The three of them walked out of the path, Jiang Yang noticed the two bicycles on the side of the road very obviously, Jiang Yang glared at his sister and said, "The car is not locked, you are really not afraid of the car being pushed away?" ”

"Don't look at how bad your road is, can the car go forward?" The younger sister immediately retorted.

"Why do you want to go in, you just wait here for me?"

"Then we helped you for nothing, and we knew we wouldn't help you."

After listening to his sister's words, Jiang Yang felt that he had indeed said the wrong thing, the two of them had helped him a lot, he should be grateful, how could he blame them. "I'm sorry - sister. Chen Yue, you didn't say it to me. ”

Chen Yue waved her hand and said it didn't matter. They turned around the car, pushed it to a stop on the grass path of the campus, and waited for Gu Ling.

Gu Ling pushed open the door, her mother was telling her to go out safely, she promised her mother that she must pay attention, please rest assured. She waited for her mother's footsteps to fade away behind the door, and when she couldn't hear them, she walked towards her destination. As soon as she stepped into the intersection, she saw three people, two boys and one girl, to be exact.

"Huh?" Gu Ling smiled and greeted Jiang Yang, and the doubt that had arisen in his heart just now was solved at this time: Then we will wait for you outside the door. We: There are other partners. But the first thing she noticed was the girl sitting in the back seat of Jiang Yang.

"Can you figure it out, did I show your parents just now?" Jiang Yang happily walked over and came face to face with Gu Ling.

"Nope." Gu Ling replied, although his eyes were looking at Jiang Yang, he kept an eye on the girl next to him from time to time, and the girl kept showing a lively and lovely smile.

"Then let's go, let's go to the streets!" Jiang Yang raised his fist into the air as if he was making a slogan. Jiang Yang got on the bike. Gu Ling looked embarrassed and stood there at a loss. Normally, she would choose to sit on the back seat of Jiang Yang's bicycle, but the girl behind Jiang Yang had no intention of giving up. And she was too embarrassed to persuade her to come down. She had no choice but to say hello to Chen Yue and sit down on the back of his bicycle. When the vehicle rode to the dirt road next to the school wall, for safety reasons, the two bicycles had to pass one after the other, with Jiang Yang riding in front.

"Chen Yue, I heard that you went to the fifth middle school?" Gu Ling asked in the back.

"Yes." Chen Yue replied.

"Really? Jiang Yang told me at the time, I thought it was a joke. Gu Ling was surprised. She was indeed surprised, and that sense of surprise never went away.

"It's not a joke, I'm really a student of No. 5 Middle School now."

"Then your grades should be the best."

"No, there are smarter people than me, who scored more than 700 points."

"Oh!" Gu Ling was completely frightened.

They hit the road, and the four children argued about where to go. Because Gu Ling said that they would rush home before 11:30 p.m., their play plan was to make the location not far from home as much as possible. Gu Ling looked at his watch, "It's 9:10." ”

"That's only two and a half hours?" Jiang Yang said.

"Let's not go far." Chen Yue said very subtly.

At a red light at an intersection, they stopped the car, and Xiao Ai kept pointing: "This way, this way, to the left." ”

"Where are you going?" Jiang Yang asked.

"Stupid! Look over there. ”

Jiang Yang understands that his sister is a typical cheerful girl, interested in everything new, so she is really his own sister. He looked in the direction his sister had pointed him and saw that the field under the façade of the mall not far away was crowded with people. It's like there's some kind of show. At this moment, they heard the sound of a microphone.

"There's a lot to see! Check it out! Xiao Ai said in surprise.

"Okay, listen to you."

Until now, Gu Ling hadn't figured out what the relationship between Jiang Yang and that girl was, why they could be so close, she thought that maybe she was his sister or sister? But there was not a word of title between the two. She sat on Chen Yue's side and stared at the two of them, a wave of jealousy.

"Who's that girl?" Gu Ling asked Chen Yue.

"Jiang Yang's sister."

"Oh? What's her name? ”

"Jiang Xiaoai, just call her Xiaoai." The person whose name she heard her mentioned and realized that she had forgotten to introduce herself to her new friend. She looked at Gu Ling and shouted loudly but politely, "Jiang Xiaoai! ”

"Hello."

"You're okay too. What's your name?

"Gu Ling."

Gu Ling was still jealous of her just now, but now he was smiling and talking to her about witty things. In the midst of the noisy crowd, the two boys stopped their cars. They saw countless faces, countless heads, all facing the stage in front of them. On stage, a middle-aged man with a microphone shouted like crazy, pouring sound waves into the belly of the microphone and speaker, singing passionate folk songs. Everyone listened to it very fascinated, or rather, they were fascinated by the magnificent scene. Every time the singing lengthens and becomes heavier, there will be bursts of applause from the audience. However, Jiang Yang searched carefully next to the stage and saw a white table full of all kinds of household appliances. He got it all.

"Let's play somewhere else, Ai."

"Why? What a nice song to sing. ”

"I don't think he's going to keep singing, and at the end of the day, he's going to get some things to put on the table and ask everyone to buy them. It's just a way to sell your goods. ”

"Hmm." Gu Ling nodded and thought so. Chen Yue has always hated noisy places and also expressed her desire to leave.

Out of Xiao Ai's curiosity, they still met her request and walked around the stage for a while.

They set off again, driving through three more streets, and Gu Ling suggested that they all come down and take a walk.

"Look, there's a green belt." Gu Ling shouted.

"Check it out."

"Okay."

Everyone happily agreed. Bicycles are locked on the sidewalk. It's not easy to see a grove like this on a street like this, with a few paths leading to the other end of the lawn, where various violets and wild roses are planted. There are also a few tall sycamore trees that have lost their leaves standing all over the lawn. They decided to walk to a gazebo not far away. The path leading there can only be walked by a maximum of two people, lined with guardrails. Jiang Yang and Chen Yue walked in front, and the two girls walked behind shyly. They stared at the back of the boy in front of them, and finally forgot to look at the road under their feet. The two girls came back to their senses and smiled sheepishly.

"Now, Gu Ling," Xiao Ai asked, "Where did you go to high school?" ”

"Four."

"Wow! Xueba, your grades must be very good. ”

"What's the matter, Xiao Ai, what about you, how are your grades?"

"Not good."

"How many points do you usually get in the final exam?"

"Four or five hundred."

"Oh! That's going to have to work harder. But..."Gu Ling looked at the person in front of him and continued, "It's better than your brother, he's a complete idiot. ”

Xiao Ai listened and smiled bitterly.

"Xiao Ai, how is he studying in the fifth middle school, won't it still be the same as before?" Gu Ling asked seriously.

"His study..."Xiao Ai tried hard to think about how to answer, her brother's academic performance, she had long understood, he didn't take his studies to heart at all, but she didn't want Gu Ling to know his current situation and let her down. It's still the same as before. She replied. No matter how hard she hides her brother's grades, she understands.

"It's still like that, no progress!" Gu Ling complained softly.

They slowed down, moving farther and farther away from the two in front of them, until they thought they couldn't hear their conversation. "But—you still care about him, don't you?" Xiao Ai looked at Gu Ling and asked. Gu Ling also looked at her and nodded in reply.

"I admit that he is good everywhere, good people, good temper, good character, and cares about me. But..."Gu Ling couldn't go on, only then did she realize that she had unabashedly poured out these inner words to his sister. She hurriedly grabbed Xiao Ai's arm with one hand and ordered, "Don't tell him that I said these things." ”

"What's the matter, you're so blunt."

"No, no, Xiao Ai, please—don't say it." Gu Ling gripped his hand tighter.

Xiao Ai felt a slight pain in her arm, so she promised: "Okay, okay, I won't say it." Gu Ling was willing to let go.

"You don't seem to have finished your sentence just now, you said... What the? ”

"Hey—but it's a mess of studying. My parents warned me several times not to make friends with people who didn't get good grades. ”

"Even so, in the end, you went against your parents' will."

"That's right."

"Oh! You're so nice. Brother really didn't see the wrong person. ”

Gu Ling blushed and smiled slightly.

"Hmm... Tell me that you used to be Chen Yue's tablemate? Little Ai asked calmly.

"Yes, both the second and third years of junior high school."

"He was doing very well in his studies at that time."

"It's pretty good, the top few in the class, one of the top two honor students, even I can't compare to him."

The two looked at the road and were silent for a while, Xiao Ai continued: "It's a pity that he didn't get into a better high school, and he didn't even reach the score line of the third middle school. ”

"It's not like that, it's a pity." Gu Ling answered in a whisper.

Xiao Ai silently didn't speak anymore, but she didn't notice that Gu Ling was looking at her. Gu Ling guessed her thoughts, then showed a smile and said, "You seem to care about him very much, huh?" ”

"Nope." Xiao Ai hurriedly turned her face to Gu Ling and said solemnly.

They had an endless discussion about the two boys in front of them. Jiang Yang and Chen Yue were walking up the steps of the pavilion at this time, they were also chatting, and sometimes they would look back at them, but they couldn't hear what they were saying. The girls looked up at their backs from a distance, each entering their thoughts. Two boys stood in the gazebo waiting for them. They were still in the distance, slowly walking this way.

"Ahh How cute. When the two boys turned to look at them, Xiao Ai exclaimed.

"Oh! Which of the two of them do you mean? Gu Ling asked.

"I mean, both of them, they're cute, aren't they?"

Gu Ling lowered his head and nodded slightly. "Hmmm! Little Ai, I think they're the cutest. ”

After turning a tortuous road, the two girls immediately reminded each other that they did not continue to discuss them, and both laughed inexplicably.

Jiang Yang felt very strange when he saw them laughing, and when they were a few steps away from here, he shouted at them dissatisfiedly, "Hey! What the hell are you laughing at? Hurry up, okay. ”

When the girls approached, Xiao Ai immediately withdrew her smile and said to her brother unhappily, "I still have to ask you - why are you walking so fast?" Come out to play, look at the posture you walk, it's like rushing to the market. Why are you going? ”

"Are we going fast?" Jiang Yang glanced at Chen Yue strangely.

"No, not at all."

"Do you hear me, sister?"

"Humph!" The younger sister pursed her mouth, hugged Gu Ling's arm, and said aggrievedly, "Sister Ling, they bullied me." ”

"That's not true! Gotta punish them. Gu Ling joined in, looking at them with an arrogant look.

"Then let's think about how to punish it." After Xiao Ai finished speaking, they all smiled mischievously, took a step back, and whispered.

Jiang Yang walked up to Chen Yue's side, "It's over—" he sighed.

When the two clever girls had finished their discussion, the boys were already sitting on their seats in the gazebo, and although it was cold under their buttocks, they could still rest their feet. Xiao Ai walked over at this time, looked around, and then jumped onto the stone table in the middle of the pavilion. Jiang Yang and Chen Yue raised their heads vigorously to see her face. I saw Gu Ling then jump up as well. The two girls stared at both of them angrily with their hands on their hips.

"You're going to—" "Oh!" The two boys stood abruptly.

"Sit down!" "Sit down!" Xiao Ai shouted, and Gu Ling also shouted. They sat down as if they had obeyed orders not to be disobeyed. "What are you doing?" Jiang Yang asked angrily.

The girls did not answer, and remained silent. They waited quietly for their answers.

"Carry us away." A few minutes passed, and Xiao Ai finally said their plan.

"Let's go, where are we going?" Jiang Yang asked, suddenly realizing that the focus of his sister's words was not here, "What?" Back? He asked again.

"Yes, Jiang Yang, come here." Gu Ling stretched out his finger and pointed to the ground below her.

Jiang Yang didn't go over, but turned his head to look at Chen Yue, who turned his hands outward and shrugged his shoulders.

"Chen Yue, you come here." Xiao Ai also stretched out a finger.

"Huh?" Chen Yue sat next to Jiang Yang, deliberately avoiding Xiao Ai's request.

"Do you know what my sister is going to do?"

"She, she... It's like they want us to carry them on our backs. ”

He naturally understood Chen Yue's explanation, but they hadn't been able to react to this request made with them, which was unexpected. The two girls stood on the stone table with their chests straight and confident, showing their arrogance. Gu Ling was wearing a pink down jacket with sleeves printed with floral edges, and Xiao Ai was a white down jacket with cartoon sleeves on both arms. Coincidentally, under their necks, they were all neatly wrapped around beautiful scarves, and they were all bright red. The two of them stretched out an arm and pointed to the ground, looking at a similar angle from the side. If others see this scene, they will think that they are sisters, and from a distance, they even look like twins.

Jiang Yang put his hands on the edge of the stone chair and hesitated to get up. He looked at Chen Yue and asked in a low voice, "What should I do?" ”

"I don't know."

The atmosphere was silent again. The two girls may also have felt a little embarrassed and did not continue to give orders, waiting for their decision.

Jiang Yang looked into Gu Ling's eyes and saw that she was also looking at him. He broke the embarrassment, stood up, and walked to Gu Ling's side. Gu Ling was very surprised that he was able to accommodate her request. She leaned forward and pressed her hands on Jiang Yang's shoulders.

"You—you put your hand behind you."

Jiang Yang did so. Immediately, he touched Gu Ling's two knees with both hands, she was wearing cotton pants on her lower body, and the shape of the skeleton on her knees was obviously felt from the touch of his palm. He swallowed, trying to calm himself.

Because Gu Ling felt that if Jiang Yang carried her like this, it would seem to make him a little difficult, so she put her arms slightly forward to hug his neck, put her arms on his shoulders, her legs and feet were tightly combined, and the two kneecaps just landed in the palm of the boy's hand, stabilizing her body. But no matter what, Jiang Yang no longer cares about the weight of the person on his back, and the unprecedented excitement hits his brain, and this excitement is getting stronger and stronger.

"Let's go?" Gu Ling said.

"Go-go? Go - where to go? Jiang Yang didn't dare to move.

"This way, get out of here." Gu Ling replied.

Jiang Yang stepped forward in response, slowly walking down the steps of the gazebo step by step like a mechanic, towards the other side of the lawn. At this time, only Xiao Ai and Chen Yue were left in the gazebo. Xiao Ai looked at Chen Yue blankly, and Chen Yue also looked at her blankly. When Gu Ling and her brother left here and stayed alone with him, she suddenly realized that her situation was completely different from hers. They hadn't said anything that the couple had said in private, and they hadn't had any emotional beginnings, and now they were asking him to carry her on their backs, which was indeed a bit bold.

Xiao Ai withdrew his arm pointing to the ground, and his eyes also moved away from Chen Yue's face, staring at the plane tree next to the pillars and beams of the pavilion. She didn't insist that he come over, but she didn't say she wanted to give up either, giving him all the initiative. Because of Jiang Yang's bold behavior, Chen Yue seemed to be a little encouraged, but he still sat there without moving, half out of shyness, half out of fear. He looked at Xiao Ai and found that she was no longer looking at him, and the eyes that avoided him revealed dissatisfaction. He stood up, and Xiao Ai immediately cast his gaze. He stared at her, trying to convince himself that he was just having fun together—just a favor among friends. He bent down with his back to Xiao Ai so that she could lie on her stomach. They followed the step-by-step approach of taking care of Ling and Jiang Yang, and he carried her on his back. Chen Yue's strength was not great, but Xiao Ai's body was very light, so it didn't put any pressure on him. Immediately, however, those delicate little hands touched his ears, and his sensitive cheeks were instantly hot and flushed.

"Hey-Jiang Yang, stop, wait for them." Gu Ling patted Jiang Yang's shoulder. Jiang Yang stopped, turned around and looked back.

"Oh! Xiao Ai, why are you so slow, come over quickly. Chen Yue was about to catch up with them with Xiao Ai on her back, and Gu Ling beckoned eagerly.

"You go first." Chen Yue said after catching up.

So, they walked forward together. Beside them, an elderly middle-aged man walked by on the lawn, and when he saw them, he stood on the side of the road and observed for a while, then shook his head and walked away.

They walked from the crooked path to the lawn, Gu Ling pointed his finger to the side and said, "This way, this way, let's go back from here." ”

"Back to the gazebo?"

"Hmm."

They walked around the lawn and returned to the junction that led to the gazebo at the beginning. When they entered the narrow path again, the boys slowed down significantly. "Am I heavy?" Gu Ling put his mouth to Jiang Yang's ear and asked in a low voice.

"Oh, it's heavy, it's heavy, you're getting fat."

As soon as Jiang Yang finished speaking, the flesh on the left side of his face was gently pulled by a small hand. "You're fat!" Gu Ling complained coquettishly. He looked unusually excited. He could feel every word she spoke, every breath she breathed.

"How? I can't walk anymore. ”

"It's really tiring to walk so far." Jiang Yang said as he turned to look at Chen Yue.

"Haha, the punishment I discussed with your sister is good for you. Look, it's so far away. ”

Seeing Gu Ling enjoying himself like this, he immediately said, "Then you have to take a look, I will be able to arrive!" It's nothing, and maybe it's not a punishment. Ha ha. ”

"It's not punishment, what is it?"

Jiang Yang stopped and turned his head towards Gu Ling, who hurriedly dodged his head shyly. "Yes—reward." He replied.

After the repetition of the course, the two boys put the man on their backs back safely back on the stone table, and they themselves sat down in the same place as the stone chair.

"Now, where are we going to play?" Gu Ling asked. The two boys looked at Xiao Ai, where to play this kind of thing, it was only up to them to decide, and they understood this very well.

"I'll think about it." Xiao Ai tilted her head, raised her index finger under her lips, and meditated bitterly. All three were waiting for her to make up their minds.

"I remembered where to go." Xiao Ai suddenly jumped off the table.

"Where?" Gu Ling also jumped down and asked her.

"Near my fellow student, Chen Yue." She shouted.

"Huh?"

"You've taken me there before."

"Wow-" Gu Ling grabbed Xiao Ai's arm tightly and pulled her to the path excitedly.

"What are you doing? Sister Ling. ”

"You're going to be honest with me, when did you start?" Gu Ling almost put his face next to Xiao Ai.

"When did something start?"

"Don't pretend to be garlic, you just said - I took you before... Say! ”

Xiao Ai understood what she meant, pulled her arm away from between her hands, and said nonchalantly, "It's nothing at all." ”

"Nothing?" Gu Ling narrowed his eyes and glanced behind him, then stared at Xiao Ai's eyes.

"It's really nothing, it's just that at that time, I often went shopping with me on weekends."

"God, it's nothing!"

Gu Ling's eyes kept staring at Xiao Ai, which made her a little uncomfortable, so she pursed her lips and said unconvinced: "Yes, how can you compare with you and my brother, you - what a sweet pair." ”

"Huh?" Gu Ling hurriedly blocked Xiao Ai's mouth, "What do you say, what should I do if I hear it for him?" ”

"If only I heard that."

"Don't talk nonsense, it's not good at all."

They talked about everything from their personalities to their habits, their habits to their dress, and so much more, and they were very interested in anything that could be done with them. Of course, they did it quietly and kept their distance from the boys.

The four children walked out of the lawn and returned to where the bikes were parked. The two boys unlocked the car and pushed the car onto the road. At this time, both girls had their own minds and wanted to sit in the back seats. However, no one brought it up, and in the end they were seated according to the seats they had come. The younger sister waved her arms and pointed the way at every intersection she passed. It's not a long way to go, and after crossing a few avenues, it's not far from your destination. My sister clapped her hands, "This is it, put the car inside." ”

They entered the gate and parked their bikes under a pine tree. It's a gymnasium, and there happens to be a middle school opposite, but because it's still the Chinese New Year, there aren't many people in the courtyard of the gymnasium, only the house in the distance has a family member drying clothes. They looked around, walked a long stretch of gravel pavement, and then went up the stairs to the main entrance.

"Let's go inside." Xiao Ai said.

Several people walked in side by side. Plenty of space inside and very clean. In the center of the room, there are two pool tables, and tripods filled with balls are quietly placed on them. In the corners on either side, there are also several tables with a bench in front of and behind them. There are chess, Go, and backgammon for everyone to choose from. They passed a pair of middle-aged men playing backgammon, and both of them looked up at them. "Kids, it's okay to come here to play, but don't break things." One person reminded.

"Oh! No, no, no. Xiao Ai hurriedly shook his hand and said.

Inside, there were two elderly men, so engrossed in playing chess that they didn't notice anyone walking past them. The four children jumped up the stairs to the second floor. As soon as they stepped onto the second floor, a shuttlecock flew towards them like a dove in mid-air. Jiang Yang caught the ball in time and returned it to the person who ran to pick it up. "Excuse me, do you have any extra rackets?" Jiang Yang asked as he handed the ball over.

"Nope." The man replied hurriedly, then took the ball and ran away.

They try to go to the wall as much as possible without disturbing the play of others.

"They said there was no ball, so didn't we come for nothing?" Gu Ling said.

"You have to bring your own," Xiao Ai explained, "There is only a place here, and you still have to bring the ball yourself." ”

Jiang Yang thought of something, and suddenly called out to Chen Yue, "Chen Yue, I remember that you have a badminton at home." ”

"Yes."

"How about we bring it over and fight together in the afternoon?"

"Okay." "Well, good!" Xiao Ai and Chen Yue both agreed. Gu Ling didn't say anything, and Jiang Yang immediately found out about this. Walked up to her, "Gu Ling, can you come out in the afternoon?" He asked.

"I..."Gu Ling looked at the road and frowned, "Maybe I can come out, maybe I can't." ”

Jiang Yang was disheartened, lowered his head and pondered. Xiao Ai couldn't understand, and immediately came over, "Sister Ling, why can't you come out?" She looked at Gu Ling and asked.

"Come out in the morning and come out in the afternoon, my parents won't agree."

"What's the matter, just talk to your parents, and you'll definitely agree."

"It's useless." Gu Ling shook his head, and then said, "Once Mom decides not to allow it, no matter how much I ask, it will be useless. ”

Oh! How so. Ai muttered.

Because they didn't have the tools to play the ball, they had to go back the way they came. When going down the stairs, Jiang Yang deliberately put his steps slowly and followed behind. Gu Ling hugged Xiao Ai's arm and walked shoulder to shoulder, in the gap between Xiao Ai chatting with her, she glanced back at Jiang Yang, and found the depressed expression on his face, she felt extremely uncomfortable.

The four children returned to the hall on the first floor, and two middle-aged people playing backgammon sat on stools and covered their heads in thought. And the two old people who were playing chess happened to walk out together, which showed that they were just engaged in a fierce endgame. Jiang Yang was still sullen and walked behind the three of them, Chen Yue noticed his unhappiness in time and stopped waiting for him.

"What's wrong?" Chen Yue asked.

"It's fine."

Although he said that it was okay, Chen Yue still felt that he was absent-minded and understood that he was still worried about Gu Ling's affairs.

"Come on, let's play a game of chess." Chen Yue walked to the side of the chess table.

Jiang Yang hesitated for a moment and accepted the invitation. Xiao Ai looked back, and Gu Ling also looked back at them, came to their chess table, and watched them play. However, they did not know chess, and as soon as the boys moved a few pieces, they became impatient.

"Let's go, Xiao Ai, let's go over there and have a look."

"Uh-huh, okay."

The two girls walked away. Although Jiang Yang had something on his mind, he also put it aside and focused on the chess game, so that Chen Yue also achieved his original goal. As soon as Jiang Yang's "horses" crossed the river boundary, Xiao Ai shouted at them, "Come here, come here, come here." They came back to reality from the chess game and looked at Xiao Ai together. I saw that she was sitting face-to-face with Gu Ling at a table. "Why?" Jiang Yang asked loudly.

"Come on if you tell you to come, you two are so involved in playing, you don't care about us, come on. Come on—let's play poker together. Xiao Ai beckoned them vigorously and asked them to pass.

They threw the captured pieces into the board, got up and walked over. Take a seat in the remaining two seats. Now, the four of them just formed a table.

"What do you want to play?" Xiao Ai took the playing cards in the palm of his hand and asked.

"Four people can just fight the landlord." Gu Ling prompted.

So, the four children played a game of poker, and after three rounds, Gu Ling looked at his watch, and the time was very urgent, "Ah, it's almost half past eleven." She said anxiously.

"I remember you said you were going home by 11:30?"

"yes. If I play too late, my parents will scold me. ”

Jiang Yang casually threw away the poker, "Let's go." He pulled Gu Ling up, and then let go again.

After a while, riding through the wall of the primary school, Gu Ling asked to get off the bus early. "You will wait for me here in the afternoon, and if I don't come out, you won't wait for me." Gu Ling said hurriedly after getting out of the car.

"Well, your parents must be in a hurry, hurry up and go home." Jiang Yang said.

Gu Ling walked away quickly.