After handing out the homework and report cards, the time was close to noon, and the class teacher left the whole class to do a simple cleaning together before letting everyone go home.

In order to avoid receiving some criticism, Hong Xiqi rushed to the bus stop with his dead schoolbag on his back when the head teacher said to go home, hoping to admit his 'crime' as soon as possible and be punished lightly.

Gu Yi, who wanted to be the flower messenger on the way home, bumped into the oncoming competition class teacher who was holding a stack of test papers when he just stepped out of the classroom.

Damn, I forgot that I had to train today. The gang didn't even remind him.

He cursed in his heart, quickly retracted his feet and turned around, pulled the slippery bag onto his shoulder, and dragged back to his seat with a sad face.

"The tables are all cleaned up, one or three columns, two or four columns, and the seats are changed. I finished writing and went to dinner." The teacher of the competition class put the mobile phone on silent, waited for everyone to change seats skillfully, dipped his saliva, and began to send curls.

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Tao You and Song Yimian followed the crowd to the outside of the school, still discussing whether to go home first and put a schoolbag to rest before going to dinner, or go directly to the school, whether to call Song Xiaoan to ......

"Tao You!"

I just got out of the campus gate, and I didn't take two steps when I saw that the traffic was directly opposite the dense road, and Tao's father stood by the car door and waved at Tao You.

When I opened the car window, I saw Tao's mother sitting in the co-pilot patching lipstick.

"Why are my parents here?" Tao You's footsteps towards the bus stop paused, and he unconsciously took a step back to the side, vacating half a person's space between him and Song Yimian.

In the eyes of Daddy Tao, he obviously didn't do anything, but he always had the illusion of a weak heart.

In the next second, the mobile phone rang, and it was a call from Tao's mother.

"Xiao You, you wait at the place of the third tree on the right side of the school gate, and we will drive over to pick you up."

"Why are you here?" Tao You waved his hand at Song Yimian and walked towards the place designated by Tao's mother.

Tao's mother kept honking the horn, and she said as loudly as she could, "Your grandmother's house was renovated two days ago, and we will go there for the New Year this year. I'll take you and I'll go over."

"So anxious?"

"We just finished the renovation, and we had a lot of things to wash and clean up, so we went over and helped. Is there anything else going on on your side?"

"We've arrived, and we've seen you."

Before Tao You could speak, the phone was hung up.

Song Yimian's finger as he was about to reply to Song Xiaoan's message stopped, "What's wrong?"

"I may not be able to eat today, my parents will pick me up and go back to my grandmother's house now." Tao You said apologetically, with a hint of reluctance in his heart, "Otherwise, I'll take the car by myself after dinner."

Song Yimian shook his phone with a smile, "Coincidentally, Song Xiaoan said that my uncle's family was coming to eat at noon today, and told me to buy some fruit soy sauce or something when I went back."

"Owe it first, and when you come back after the New Year, we'll find time to eat." Song Yimian's mobile phone screen dimmed, and Song Xiaoan called.

"What's the matter with you, replying to a message has been 'typing', did your mother remember everything you brought back, she was in a hurry to use it." Song Xiaoan's voice crackled through the mobile phone and came into Tao You's ears, "When you come back, help me bring me a cup of milk tea, and buy some potato chips or something when I go to the supermarket, I want the original flavor!" I owe the money first, and I'll give it to you at the end ......of the month."

"Got it." Song Yimian selectively listened to the first half of the words into his ears, agreed casually, and hung up the phone.

The car stopped steadily in front of the two of them.

Tao's mother opened the car window and said with a smile, "Xiao Song is also there?"

"Auntie is good, uncle is good." Song Yimian bent down and greeted him through the window.

Father Tao tilted his body, looked back and forth between Tao You and Song Yimian without any expression, and nodded thoughtfully, "Okay."

"How is Xiao Song's final exam this time? First in the grade again?"

or

Xu is because Tao You has made great progress in this exam, and when Tao's mother laughs, her eyebrows and eyes are completely stretched, and her eyes are crooked with a smile, which is a good mood visible to the naked eye.

"Hmm." Song Yimian nodded lightly, "Auntie, then I'll go first, my mother asked me to go shopping."

"Good, good, goodbye." Tao's mother waved goodbye.

"Goodbye, aunt and uncle."

Song Yimian straightened his waist, and when he turned around, he smiled softly at Tao You, "See you later."

The car had passed two traffic lights, and Tao You could still recall Song Yimian's smile in his mind.

He didn't know what was going on during this time, he was like a ghost, and he kept smiling at her, laughing so much that she was not used to it.

Did you suddenly find yourself on his laugh?

But it's weird that it's good-looking......

She cowered in the corner of the back seat and giggled twice......

One didn't pay attention and laughed out loud.

Afraid that my parents would find out that I was committing a nymphomaniac, I pretended to pick up my phone and pretend to see some funny video.

However, because Tao You did well in the exam this time, on the way back to her hometown, Tao's mother responded to her needs, bought a lot of healthy snacks, and even made an exception to buy a whole roast chicken and a small bottle of Coke.

And indicated that she can continue to participate in the training of the tennis team next semester, and as for the things after the summer vacation, it is not too late to decide later.

Tao You wanted to say that there would be no important games next semester, but in the autumn of the third year of high school, there was still a league to participate in, but Tao's mother's last sentence directly blocked her back.

She was even more worried that Mother Tao was only saying this now because she was still on the verge of getting good grades, and if the emotions passed for a while, maybe she would have to retract what she said now.

After all, she hadn't experienced Mama Tao's rollercoaster emotions before.

Thinking of this, she hurriedly agreed to what Tao's mother said now.

The rest ...... Just talk to Tao's mother, let's talk about it later.

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Towards the end of the evening, I finally entered the house.

After eating, Tao's mother took off her makeup all the time, changed into clothes that were convenient for work, and put on gloves. He also brought a set of shabby and old sweaters to Daddy Tao, trying to squeeze out the last bit of its usefulness.

In order for Tao You to study well in her hometown, Tao's mother took great pains to first move the old desk in their room to the small balcony outside Tao You's room, and then specially installed a wireless network outside her room to facilitate her to check information online.

In addition to these, Tao's mother is even more practical, calling Tao You to get up at seven o'clock in the morning without moving, and pulling out the network cable on time at ten o'clock in the evening to urge her to sleep. It's more regular than ever.

Such a healthy routine has not appeared in Tao You's life for a long time, and the compact life on campus has suddenly relaxed, which makes her have the illusion that the college entrance examination has ended.

is also because of this regular life, so that the number of contacts between her and Hong Xiqi and the others has decreased a lot, after all, their life after the holiday is basically not waking up in the morning and not sleeping at night.

Every time she sent a message, she had to wait for the afternoon or even evening to get a reply, and before she could talk for long, it was time for her to go to bed.

Obviously in the same country, but living a life with a time difference of eight or nine hours.

She also learned from the chat with the jet lag that Hong Xiqi was locked up at home for three days because of the failed exam, and she was supposed to be sent to a cram school for 'further study' after three days, but fortunately, she was clever, and called her grandfather every day when she got her mobile phone to say that she missed her, and now she is locked up at home every day and wants to pass the New Year as soon as possible.

The grandfather and grandfather who were far away in the province were happy, and after hanging up Hong Xiqi's phone, he called Hong's mother and asked them to go over early, the chickens, ducks and pigs were ready, and they were waiting for them to go back.

Every day at three o'clock in the afternoon, two calls are made on time.

Facts have proved that Hong Xiqi's trick is quite effective, her parents were urged, and she thought that it would not be bad for a few days, and she would deal with the last bit of things

Love, closed the studio and took Hong Xiqi on the road, and originally planned to go around her grandmother's house, but she was no longer on the list, and it became a two-person world trip for her parents.

She didn't escape the cram school, and after the third day of the Lunar New Year, she had to go home by herself and go to the cram school next to the school every day.

Gu Yi passed the school exam within three days after the holiday, and he needed to go to school every day to participate in the training camp to prepare for the math competition after the year. From his mouth, it is busier than when he was in school.

Except for Song Yimian.

He took advantage of the last bit of the year to go to Tong Lin's company as promised, and after several days of thinking and discussion, he decided to follow the competition to try it.

However, he has not yet said this decision to anyone.

But no matter how busy he is, he will always be the first in the group to reply to Tao You's message, and he is also the only one in the group who has the same time difference as Tao You.

Because of this, Tao You and Song Yimian were in contact more frequently than when they were in school. Messaging each other every day seems to have become a habit.

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Two days before Chinese New Year's Eve, more people began to return to their hometowns, and more relatives came to visit Grandpa Tao and Grandma Tao every day, carrying large bags and small bags.

The utility room at home is gradually piled up with all kinds of milk, nuts, drinks, biscuits...... The elders in the family don't like to eat these, and Grandpa Tao and Grandma Tao are even more reluctant to eat by themselves, but Tao You is cheaper.

In addition to studying and going to the field to help pick vegetables, Tao You also had to follow his parents to the town to make up for the New Year's goods. Hong Xiqi had to check in advance to see if her schedule was time.

On the morning of Chinese New Year's Eve, Tao You got up early in the morning and went to town with Tao's father to eat meat and side dishes at noon and evening.

"Tao You, come here." Father Tao was carrying a large bag of ingredients, standing at the door of the fireworks shop, beckoning to Tao You, who was not far away.

Just the fireworks in front of the fireworks shop, he is about to pick and choose.

Tao You lifted the heavy fruits in small sacks with both hands, and said as he walked over, "Didn't you just buy fireworks two days ago? Do you want to buy it again?"

Dad Tao was the first to walk into the store and picked up two bundles of fairy sticks, "I bought big fireworks the day before yesterday, and I bought some small ones for you to play with today." How about this, you were cute and playful when you were a child." Saying that, Dad Tao picked up the cupola on the side again, "This is not bad, I remember when you were a child, you used to pull your cousin to put it at the back door during the Chinese New Year, and put several at a time, take it." Look at which one you like, and buy them all today."

"You said you were a kid." Tao You reluctantly took the fireworks handed over by Tao's father, and the slightly raised eyebrows and the corners of her mouth that couldn't help but rise betrayed the little joy in her heart.