Chapter II: Reporting

It seems that all students are like this, looking forward to the holiday every day before the holiday; When the holiday began, it was not even halfway through, and I was clamoring to start school.

The summer vacation of junior high school is long and short. Tao You's parents were busy with work and didn't have much time to take her out to play, and she didn't want to go out to bask in the sun and sweat, so she lay flat at home for almost the entire summer vacation. In the blink of an eye, military training will begin.

A week before going to school, Tao's mother began to help pack her luggage.

"I've brought you three bottles of sunscreen, don't be lazy, and remember to apply it every morning, on your neck, on your arms, and everywhere you see it. Don't take it with you, spray it when you rest, I specially bought the spray, it's very convenient, don't find a reason not to use it. Now is the time for the autumn tiger, when the time comes, you will have a tan, and you will regret the sunburn. This is aloe vera gel, which is applied at night before going to bed and applied to all areas exposed to the sun. I got you a big water cup, with a capacity of 1 liter, and you have to drink two cups a day. If you don't like to drink pure white water, I brought you tea and drink less drinks. Here is brown sugar, Huoxiang Zhengqi water, Yunnan Baiyao ······" Tao's mother squatted in front of the suitcase, babbling and admonishing.

"Knowing my mother, I'm not a child anymore, and I can take care of myself." Tao You walked over and stuffed some snacks into the suitcase, "Don't worry." Saying that, Tao You smiled and patted Tao's mother on the shoulder, the two brothers were like each other.

"It's better to be like this, don't just talk about it, take action." Tao's mother took out the snacks that Tao Yougang had just put in and zipped them up, "Eat less of these non-nutritious ones." ”

"Pack it up." Dad Tao just came home from overtime.

"Well, it's pretty much it." Tao You nodded and zipped up his schoolbag.

"Tomorrow we will take you to school on leave and help you clean up the dormitory." Tao's mother stood up on her knees.

The next day, Tao You stood at the school gate with a backpack on his back, looking up and squinting at the four shiny characters of "No. 1 Middle School", which shimmered dazzlingly in the sun. The large movable screen next to it plays the welcome slogan in a loop - dream come true today, and dance tomorrow!

There are people coming and going at the door, all of them are freshmen who have just come to report and are dragging large bags and small bags. This is the best key high school in Weedtown, where she is about to spend her three years of high school.

Tao You was a little excited and a little nervous.

"Don't be in a daze, let's go inside, report to the classroom first." Tao's mother came over with a suitcase.

"Where's my dad?" Tao You didn't see Tao's father.

"The school is full inside and outside, he went elsewhere to find a parking space, let's go first." Tao's mother said and walked towards the school. Tao You glanced at the big words at the door again, and took a few steps to keep up.

"This key high school is just different, it's too big." Tao's mother sighed. Tao You nodded in agreement, his eyes kept drifting around.

When passing by the tennis court, Tao You caught a glimpse of a group of boys playing there, it seemed that they should have just finished reporting, and their luggage was still on the sidelines. His eyes skimmed over the group of boys, and then returned to the boy in white T, black sweatpants with his back to her. Very tall, looks at least 1.8 meters, with a red bracer on his right wrist.

He was drinking water from the sidelines.

Under the sunlight, the beads of sweat on the tips of the hair are distinct and crystal clear. With the posture of tilting his head slightly, beads of sweat dripped to the ground, forming small circles. The sweat-soaked white T is translucent and clings to the body, outlining the back of a teenager who is slightly thin but not lacking in muscles.

Tao You stopped and stood on the sidelines staring at him. She always felt an indescribable familiarity to this back, as if she had seen it somewhere, but she couldn't remember it.

This is the second time she has seen the back of a boy since the summer vacation. She didn't know that she liked to look at the back so much.

"Tao You, what are you looking at, let's go." Tao's mother walked forward for a while, and when she saw that Tao You didn't follow, she stopped and called her.

Following her gaze, she looked at the group of boys in the court. Tao's mother looked back and forth between Tao You and the boys a few times, as if she had guessed something. Tao You heard Tao's mother's voice, and saw the boy in white T turning his head to look over here, so he quickly turned his head and ran towards Tao's mother, pulling her to leave quickly.

"Song Yimian, what are you looking at, continue training." Here, Coach Tan saw that Song Yimian had rested for a while and still didn't play, so he turned around and found him looking outside the court in a daze, and yelled at him with his hands on his hips.

"Here we are." Song Yimian finished agreeing and looked outside the field again, he seemed to hear someone shouting Tao You just now, but when he looked over, he didn't see the figure he expected to see. Could it be that he heard it wrong, and he couldn't help but feel a little lost in his heart.

Rubbing the old and somewhat faded bracer on his right wrist, he laughed at what he was expecting, after all these years, he should have contacted him a long time ago.

The coach started urging again, he drank the rest of the water, picked up the racket and continued training.

"Slow down, I didn't see you in such a hurry just now." Tao's mother was dragged forward by Tao You, panting, and was almost close to trotting.

Tao You wondered if the boy had noticed her peeking at him, and he was so weak that he didn't notice how fast he was walking.

"No, not really." Tao You heard Tao's mother's voice and realized that she had been distracted for so long, and she slowed down.

"Just watched so fascinated, looking at the boys?" Tao's mother thought about it and asked it, she was also drumming in her heart, whether she guessed correctly.

"No, I don't. I just kind of want to play tennis. Tao You's face was normal, but he was panicked in his heart, and his volume increased unconsciously. Her palms began to sweat, she grabbed the corners of her clothes, and looked ahead with her eyes, not daring to look at Tao's mother, for fear that she would notice something.

"You should know how important the three years of high school are. The most important thing now is the college entrance examination, tennis or something, and it's never too late to think about it when you go to college. Seeing Tao You say this, Tao's mother didn't think about anything else, grabbed Tao You's shoulders and reminded her.

"Mom, you don't know my level, I've had it at most." Tao You quietly breathed a sigh of relief, her mother was really diverted, and she applauded her wit in her heart.

The dormitory building is very lively, and the corridors are full of students and parents, crowded with people, moving luggage in and out, and packing up the dormitory.

Tao You's dormitory is on the 4th floor, 403. She rubbed her hands together, let out a low cry, lifted her suitcase, which weighed half her weight, and scrambled her way up the crowd.

"I'm so tired, I'm so tired." Tao You stood at the door of the dormitory with his waist crossed, panting, wiping the sweat from his forehead, and opening the door.

The dormitory is a four-person room, but a girl in Tao You's class has suspended school due to physical reasons, so it becomes a three-person room.

In order to solve the problem of crowded toilets during peak hours, each dormitory has its own toilet and small balcony, and there are public toilets outside.

Tao You didn't come early, there was a roommate who had arrived, the things had been packed, and the dormitory had been cleaned.

"You guys have a nice dorm. The three people live just right, the sun is good, most of the dormitory can be illuminated during the day, and the clothes are estimated to dry quickly. Mother Tao looked around the dormitory and nodded with satisfaction again, "This dormitory has been cleaned, don't forget to thank your roommate." ”

Tao You's bed was by the window, and Tao's mother and her finished cleaning up the bed and clothes as quickly as possible, but they were still sweating. wiped the sweat, turned on the fan to second gear, moved the stool, and the mother and daughter sat under the fan to drink water and dissipate heat.

"Hasn't Dad parked the car yet?" Tao You said and took out his mobile phone to make a call.

At this time, Tao's mother's mobile phone rang, it was Tao's father: "Hey, wife, there is no parking space near the school, and I am not allowed to park if it is far away, I am driving around in a circle, so I won't go up, you pack up and tell me, I will drive to the school gate." ”

"We've cleaned up early and we've all rested for a while. Come on, I'll go out now. Mother Tao stood up and put the stool back in place, her tone slightly helpless.

Tao You stood up and planned to go out with Tao's mother.

"Don't go out, it's too sunny outside, and it's cool in the dormitory." Tao's mother put on her bag, opened the door, and turned around and advised, "Study hard, have a good relationship with your classmates, take care of yourself, wash your clothes in time and dry them, don't be lazy, remember to call us if you have anything." ”

"Okay, okay, goodbye, Mom." Tao You leaned against the door frame, waved at Tao's mother, and waited for her to disappear at the staircase before closing the door.

Tao You lay on the bed and opened the photo album. Flipping out that back, zooming in, zooming out, zooming in, she has watched it countless times during the summer vacation, but she still can't see enough. It was the first time in fifteen years that she had been so uncontrollably so obsessed with a boy.

The back of the court just now gradually coincided with this back, and Tao You's heart stirred up a layer of waves. No, she must be stunned, but these two figures are too similar. Before she could think about it, she was interrupted.

"Crunch." The door was opened, and two girls entered. Tao You came back to his senses from the photo, put down his phone and got up from the bed to look at them.

The one in front of her wore a high ponytail, a white loose short-sleeved shirt tucked into dark red cargo pants, white sneakers, ice cream in one hand, and a large plaid sack bag that didn't match her in the other. The one who walked in the back wore black-framed glasses with thick lenses, a student's head, a somewhat old brown dress, black canvas shoes, a backpack, and a suitcase that was bulging and small, and felt like it would be broken at any moment.

"Ah, you're here." When the girl in front saw Tao You, she showed a bright smile, "I've put things here for you." She placed the sack in her hand in front of the remaining bed.

"Okay, thanks, thank you." The girl who came in from behind had her head bowed and her voice was quiet.

"We're all here! Let me introduce myself, my name is Hong Xiqi. My name is easy to remember, strange, Xiqi. The girl took a bite of the popsicle and pointed to the famous brand on the bed to introduce herself, "You are Tao You, you are Chen Lian." I'm here early, and I've seen your nameplates. Nice to meet you guys! ”

"Hello." Chen Lian greeted and bowed slightly, but never raised her head.

"I'm glad to meet you too." Tao You smiled. She was worried about whether her roommates would not get along well, but she saw Hong Xiqi so cheerful and lively; Chen Lian doesn't talk much, she should be introverted and slow to heat, and she seems to be easy to get along with.

With a bang, Chen Lian's bag on the edge of the bed slid down more than half, she was quick to move, stretched out one leg to hook the bag, held the handle of the bag with one hand, and pulled it back before the bag hit the ground.

Tao You sighed inwardly that Chen Lian's response was sensitive: "Do you want to help?" "I thought she should have a lot of things, and I wanted to go over and help her.

"No, no, I can. Thank you. Chen Lian hurriedly shook her head, turned her back to Tao You, and stepped in front of the bed, covering the half-opened bag.

Tao You nodded, sat back in his chair, and was not reluctant.