Obviously, Chen Lian has gotten closer to Tao You and the others recently, and even a few minutes between classes will cross more than half of the class to chat with them without bothering.

"I'm so hungry, why do I have to eat for another class." Hong Xiqi pressed his stomach tightly with both hands, trying to make it scream quieter.

Tao You flipped through his schoolbag, but there were no snacks: "I forgot to put a small snack yesterday, and I don't have anything to eat now, if you endure it, forty-five minutes will be quite fast." ”

Hong Xiqi poured half a bottle of water and tried to hypnotize himself: "It's okay, you can do it, just endure it, and the water can withstand hunger." ”

As soon as the words fell, the stomach sounded again, and this time Tao You and several people heard it.

"Oh my God." Hong Xiqi was no longer hiding, and the big horn was half-slumped in the chair, "I'm really hungry." ”

Chen Lian remembered something, walked back to her seat, took out a pack of dried mangoes from her schoolbag, opened it and handed it to Hong Xiqi: "I brought dried mangoes, do you want to eat some?" ”

Hong Xiqi was not polite, and reached out to take a few pieces and stuffed his mouth: "Thank you." "I had something in my stomach and I finally felt better.

Chen Lian handed it to the remaining three again, and only Gu Yi took a small piece.

"I'm not hungry, thank you." Tao You had a good appetite this morning, she ate a lot, she was not hungry at this time, and she was not interested in the fruit mango.

When she was a child, she always ate her face and hands, she was dirty, and it was troublesome, unless her parents peeled it for her, and later because Song Yimian was allergic to mangoes, she was afraid that Song Yimian would be greedy when she saw it, so she simply didn't eat mangoes with him, and even dried mangoes rarely eaten, and she didn't deliberately change this habit back over the years.

Chen Lian handed it to Song Yimian again.

"He's allergic and can't eat it." Tao You kindly reminded.

Song Yimian looked at Tao You in surprise, but she didn't expect that she still remembered that she was allergic to mangoes.

Chen Lian recalled Tao You's two sentences, I don't know if what she said is true, she is unwilling, and she has some inferiority, what she bought is obviously a familiar brand, Tao You and Hong Xiqi often eat this brand of snacks in the dormitory, why are there so many things here, does Tao You look down on his own things.

Tao You frowned slightly, seeing that she was still distracted: "Chen Lian? She let out a tentative cry.

Chen Lian suppressed the thoughts in her heart, and her tone changed slightly: "Don't eat it if you are allergic, I'll go back to my seat." Xiqi, you can keep this and eat it. She put the dried mango on Hong Xiqi's table and bowed her head and left.

"Thank you." Hong Xiqi focused on eating and didn't pay attention to her changes.

Chen Lian lowered her head, Tao You couldn't see her expression, but she sensed from her words that her mood was wrong, and her intuition was because of what she said just now, but she didn't say anything excessive.

In the evening, the tennis team trained as usual, and Coach Tan unexpectedly did not supervise the court, sitting under the lamp and looking intently at the documents in his hand, sometimes frowning and thinking, sometimes nodding with a smile.

"Old Tan, how do you arrange it today?" After Gu Yi arrived at the tennis court, he asked Coach Tan who was sitting on the sidelines.

"Tsk, don't bother me, practice by yourself." Coach Tan looked at the registration form in his hand, "There is still one last place, I have to choose it quickly, and I will pay it soon." ”

"Isn't it, there are so many people who have signed up for our club, and you haven't chosen it yet?" Gu Yi was a little surprised, there must be two hundred people on such a thick registration list, nearly a quarter of the people in the whole year are here, and dozens of them are selected from so many people, but they haven't been selected yet, this efficiency needs to be improved.

Coach Tan looked up at Gu Yi and tapped his finger on the registration form: "What do you know."

"Among so many people, the ratio of those with foundation and those without foundation is one to two, the first choice with a good foundation, and the last choice without a foundation, then I have to consider the tennis team. The men's team doesn't have to worry, the women's team has only come in a few people this year, plus the sophomores, the number is not enough, and the autumn league in October is hanging. I always have to plan for the future, in these lists, there are girls with a good foundation, I plan to focus on training and training at that time, this has no foundation, after coming, you have to learn from scratch, it takes a lot of energy, how busy are our coaches during this time, don't you see? It's not blind that you're just talking here. ”

Gu Yi touched his nose: "Then I didn't know that it was so complicated." ”

"Song Yimian, the one you told me last time, Tao or something." Coach Tan nodded his forehead and tried to remember.

Song Yimian said for him: "Tao You." ”

"Yes, yes, yes, and that Hong, Hong ......" Coach Tan couldn't remember, "Anyway, the name is quite special." They ......"

"Hong Xiqi." Gu Yi interrupted Coach Tan, "Old Tan, you are too noble to forget things, you can forget such a name that is easy to remember, I will buy you some walnuts to make up for it when I go back." ”

Coach Tan heard this, and kicked Gu Yi: "With whom, no big or small!" ”

Speaking of walnuts, Coach Tan remembered the walnut crisp that Gu Yi brought before, and suddenly became greedy: "Gu Yi, the walnut crisp you brought last time, bring me more next week, and I will give you money then." ”

"No problem, Old Tan, take care of me." Gu Yi gestured with no problem, "No money, my family is free." ”

Coach Tan paused for a few moments, looked down at the registration form in his hand, looked up into the distance, and finally looked at Song Yimian and asked, "Where did I just go?" ”

"Tao You and Hong Xiqi." Song Yimian patiently helped him recall.

"Oh, yes, both of them, they have the basics, I chose it, but it has nothing to do with you, don't think about putting gold on your face." Coach Tan continued what he had just said.

Song Yimian smiled and nodded: "We just mentioned it to you, or their own reasons." ”

Coach Tan looked at Song Yimian with satisfaction, very satisfied with his answer.

Song Yimian looked at the list Nunu in Coach Tan's hand: "The rest of these are unfounded, how do you choose?" ”

Coach Tan also has a headache, this year is different from previous years, the number of girls who have signed up has increased significantly, it stands to reason that he should be happy, the women's team has hope, but most of them are zero-based, come two or three times a week, and can't learn anything at all, it is estimated that after two weeks, there will be few people left who are really learning, let alone the women's team.

In previous years, the members of the school team will also be selected from the team members, and most of the girls have a foundation to sign up, even if the women's team has never been full, but the strength is not bad.

"I'll show you?" Song Yimian asked Coach Tan and took the registration form in his hand.

"Chen Lian?" Gu Yi was on the side and saw Chen Lian's registration form.

Coach Tan also came over to see: "You know each other? "He didn't come into contact with these students, he didn't know them.

Song Yimian pulled out her list: "Our class." But he and Chen Lian were completely unfamiliar with each other, and they didn't speak.

Returning the list to Coach Tan, after thinking about it, he still said: "Chen Lian, study very well, these have no foundation anyway, if you want to choose, choose one that studies well, and has extra energy, although this is all voluntary registration, but when the grades drop, the club will definitely inevitably take the blame, it is better to choose one with a small probability of declining grades." ”

Coach Tan nodded, read Chen Lian's registration list again, and decided to choose her, he didn't know about the learning situation of these students, and if his grades dropped quickly, he couldn't bear this responsibility.

After choosing, Coach Tan packed up the registration form and walked towards the teaching building.

Gu Yi waited for Coach Tan to walk away and put his hand on Song Yimian's shoulder: "Why did you suddenly help Chen Lian speak?" We don't know her well. ”

Song Yimian lowered his head and patted the tennis ball: "She is Tao You's friend." ”

Music was playing in the school's radio room, the sky was dark and pale blue, the streets in the distance were full of traffic, the street lights were lit up one after another, and the school building was brightly lit and noisy.

On Friday evening, there was no evening self-study, and when the bell rang for the end of the last class, everyone began to pack their things.

"Did I say class?" The head teacher stood on the podium, and before the textbook was closed, he saw that the people below couldn't wait, "What are you doing in such a hurry?" The list of your clubs is out, and you will come up and see for yourself when you come up, and the event will start next Monday. As he spoke, he placed a large piece of paper on the podium.

As soon as the head teacher stepped out of the classroom, the students swarmed up and crowded in front of the lectern table.

"You don't have to look at it, Coach Tan chose you." Gu Yi pulled Hong Xiqi, who rushed forward.

"Really!" Hong Xiqi raised his eyebrows, "Song Yimian, this is really fake." She confirmed again

Song Yimian nodded: "Coach Tan said it personally that day, you should prepare the racket on Saturday and Sunday, and start practicing directly on Monday." ”

Tao Yougang was still very happy, and now he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when he thought of stealing the racket out under Tao's mother's nose.

Hong Xiqi has no problem, and readily agreed, wishing to start training today.

"Xiqi, Tao You, we have all chosen." Chen Lian squeezed out of the crowd, her hair was squeezed messy, she cut her hair, very excited.

"yes, the three of us are together again!" Hong Xiqi responded, she glanced at the clock behind the classroom, and urged Tao You, "Xiao Youyou, hurry up, wait for the cake to be sold out." ”

Tao You said hello and quickened the movements of his hands.

"What cake? You're eating cake again? Gu Yi asked, a little surprised, can't this person live without the cake, how can he eat it every week, won't he get tired.

Hong Xiqi was in a good mood, and it was rare that he didn't go back: "The shop where I bought pastries for Grandma Tang last time is called, Miracle Halfway." Their family has a new blueberry mousse cake, which is delicious! If you are so happy to join the tennis club, of course, you have to buy a cake to celebrate. ”

When Gu Yi heard the name of his cake shop, the corners of his mouth twitched: "That cake is so expensive, it's only a small piece, is it worth it?" ”

Hong Xiqi lowered his head to help Tao You sort out the book: "Of course it's worth it!" Eating sweet food can make people feel happy and increase their sense of well-being. ”

"Don't talk about it, see you next Monday, we'll go first." Hong Xiqi pulled Tao You and waved goodbye to them.

Chen Lian packed her schoolbag and caught up with Hong Xiqi and Tao You at the school gate: "Xiqi, I'll go with you." ”

Since the dried mango that day, Tao You hadn't talked to Chen Lian for a long time, and he didn't take the initiative to talk to him at this time.

"Okay, okay, together." Hong Xiqi also noticed that Tao You and Chen Lian were wrong these days, and wanted them to solve the misunderstanding.

At the door of the store, Tao You and a few people lined up last, looking at the distant queue and sighing.

"I don't know if we'll have cake when it's our turn." Hong Xiqi probed his brain, tried to see the situation in the store, and said worriedly.

Tao You and Chen Lian have never been to this store, so it is not easy to judge much.

While queuing, Tao You thought about how to bring the tennis racket to school without Tao's mother knowing.

"It's here." It didn't take long for the three of them to enter the store.

There was still the last piece of blueberry mousse cake left, and Hong Xiqi hurriedly asked the waiter to pack it for her.

The cake shop is filled with the strong smell of baking, some dried flowers are hung on the wall, a few pots of meat are placed in the window, the lighting is warm yellow, and soothing music is played, which makes people feel inexplicably comfortable.

Tao You looked at the tempting cake in the transparent cabinet, looked at the price, and also chose a piece.

Chen Lian has never eaten these since she was a child, except for her birthday, her father would buy a whole cheap cake home for her birthday, every time she heard her classmates say how delicious the cakes in these cake shops are, she is very curious, I want to taste it, but it is too expensive.

This time, Chen Lian weighed the pocket money in her wallet and decided to buy one to taste, just like Hong Xiqi said, entering the tennis club is something worth celebrating, she seems to be able to foresee that her future life will be more colorful and she will meet more friends.

"Hello, twenty-eight dollars in total." Miss Cashier said with a smile.

Chen Lian took out the banknote and handed it to her.

The cashier's young lady paused for loading the cake, took it without changing her face, counted it, and continued to smile and said: "Twenty-eight for you, this is your cake, thank you for patronizing." ”

"Thank you for coming, go slowly." The waiter at the door helped open the door.

Chen Lian put the cake in her schoolbag at the door of the house, and then opened the door and went in.

"Why did you come back so late?" Chen's mother has dishes and chopsticks on the dining table.

Chen Lian put the schoolbag back in the room and came out to help, not telling the truth: "It's nothing, I did my homework in the classroom for a while." ”

Chen's mother said earnestly: "Our family is not like your classmates, we don't have extra money for you to go out to play, wait for you to get into a good university, find a good job, have money, you can spend it as much as you want, don't forget me and your father, and your brother when the time comes." ”

Chen Lian knew that Chen's mother was beating her, telling her not to think about going out to play, and she was silent and did not answer.

After a meal, Chen Lian finished brushing the bowls, her parents went to work the night shift, and her younger brother went to play games with his classmates. She went back to the house, locked the door, and took out the cake she had bought in the evening.

There is not enough space in the bag, the box is a little squeezed and deformed, and the cream on the surface of the cake scratches against the box, which does not look as good as when I first bought it. Chen Lian didn't care about this, she carefully scooped a piece with a small spoon and put it in her mouth.

The cake is as delicious as the classmate described, it melts in the mouth, the cream is sweet and not greasy, the cake embryo is delicate and very soft, and the fruit on it is also very fresh, it is the best cake she has ever tasted in her life.

Chen Lian took a small bite, wanting to extend this time infinitely, tears came out of her eyes and dripped on her glasses, she raised her hand to wipe away her tears, wiped her glasses clean, sobbed and ate the last few bites, taking advantage of the fact that there was no one at home, she went out and threw away the bag, leaving no trace.