I opened the door and the third uncle walked in, he looked at his watch and asked, "What about the kid?" "Of course I know who he is asking, Hu Xingchen. I looked out the window, and the sky was slowly enveloped in darkness, and there was still a trace of the sunset on the horizon, like the last struggle of the day, but my cousin had not returned. Seeing that I didn't answer for a while, the third uncle continued to ask, "Did that kid run out to play again?" I came back to my senses and explained to my third uncle, "He went out to play basketball, but I have already told him about tonight's dinner, and I believe he will be back in a while." The third uncle nodded, and then lit a cigarette, and in the smoke, I saw that his brow was furrowed, and his face was still not very good. I guess it has something to do with the previous incident, but what I hope most for now is that my cousin will come back quickly, otherwise I will probably have to bear the anger that my third uncle has accumulated at the moment. In order to distract the third uncle and relieve the atmosphere that was about to freeze at the moment, I finally spoke, "Uncle, what are we going to eat tonight?" His frowning brow stretched slightly, "A new barbecue has opened in the snack street at the south gate, I heard that it tastes good, let's go over and have a few drinks." "I'm not good at words, the third uncle was blocked by his heart again, after two sentences, the atmosphere became cold again, and the surrounding silence was terrible, at this moment, Hu Xingchen finally opened the room with the key, and I was relieved to see his hearty appearance.

Chenyang Avenue, the snack street was full of people, people came and went, my cousin and I walked behind, the third uncle led the way in front, and after a while, I came to a shop called Second Brother Barbecue. The third uncle went to get the menu and ordered, and my cousin and I found a place to sit down. After the third uncle ordered the food, he came to the table and sat down, and without saying a word, lit a cigarette. However, the cousin frowned first when he looked at the green smoke that was rising.

"Dad, can you stop smoking?"

"What, I'm smoking and you're in the way?"

I vaguely remember that a few years ago, when I first came to Qucheng, at a dinner table, my cousin also stopped the third uncle who was lighting a cigarette, but at that time, the third uncle's answer was a different attitude. He smiled and looked around, "I'm really controlled by my son." Then he laughed. At this moment, the third uncle added again, "If you have the ability to control my smoking, why don't you have the ability to manage your own grades?" ”

The cousin turned his head to look elsewhere without saying a word, but the third uncle refused to stop.

"Don't be dumb if you ask me." In normal times, the third uncle would not have such an aggressive attitude towards his cousin, but today, as if he was angry in his heart, was completely ignited at this moment, or in the last second.

The cousin was in a loss and didn't want to continue arguing, "Xiaozhi is here today, I don't want to quarrel with you." ”

The third uncle was also in control of my heart, and his gloomy face looked away. The wine and food had already come up, so I took the initiative to ease the atmosphere and opened the lid of the wine bottle, "Third uncle, cousin, let's have some drinks today, I don't want to think about those unpleasant things for the time being, okay?" ”

The two of them nodded, and almost simultaneously took the glass I handed over. The topic was first opened by my cousin, "Xiaozhi, you haven't told me why you came to live here this year." ”

Before I could answer, the third uncle preemptively said, "People only joined cram schools for studying, and I saw that the house he rented was too hot, so I asked him to move in with you." Unlike some people, the mind is not on studying at all. After speaking, he glanced at his cousin.

The latter was not to be outdone, "Did I ask you?" Do you want to tell me? ”

I saw that the two were about to quarrel again, and hurriedly took over the topic, "Actually, it's because I can't go back to my hometown this year, so I don't think it's interesting, so I just tutored here." ”

My cousin nodded in agreement, "I remember that your little hair seems to have graduated from junior high school, right?" ”

"Yes, he went to school a year before me, so naturally he was a grade above me."

"How did he do in the exam? Which school to go to? ”

"The test is not bad, Chucheng No. 1 Middle School."

At this time, the third uncle also took over the topic, "Xiaozhi, you also have to move towards Qucheng No. 1 Middle School, although the current situation is very good, but remember not to take it lightly." ”

I nodded, knowing in my heart why my third uncle had such an admonition. I wanted my cousin's grades to be so good, but the final result was that I couldn't keep it all the time, so the third uncle at this time had such a sentence. Maybe it's because I'm tired of arguing, this time the third uncle didn't take the opportunity to ridicule my cousin, but my cousin looked into the distance absentmindedly.

The next day, I got up early in the morning, had a simple breakfast, and then went to the south gate to wait for the bus to arrive. From here to the homeroom teacher's community, you only need to take a bus No. 8 to go directly, which is particularly convenient. I took out my student card and swiped it and looked at the back of the car, there was a girl, with a high ponytail, melon seed face, white short-sleeved top, the sun was shining on her face, she was sitting quietly by the window. I'll admit, this is a very beautiful girl who makes people like it at first sight. I sat down behind her, not thinking about anything else, except that as I glanced out the window, I stumbled upon the woman's arm leaning against the window with a yellow watch with a slightly cracked strap. However, I seem to have seen this watch somewhere, and after recalling it in my mind, I finally remembered that it was worn by one of the two girls who were tutoring, and although I didn't pay attention to their appearance, I remember it very clearly, because she was sitting in front of me, still in a sideways position facing me, so it was this watch dangling in front of my eyes when I was distracted in class. And at this moment, I finally found out that this good-looking girl is a cram school student in the same class as me, it seems to be called Yang Shuyu, this discovery makes me excited, if it is a stranger who meets in Pingshui, we may never meet again after getting off this car, but by chance, as long as I am willing to take the initiative in the future, I will be able to know her.

Just as I was in such a reverie, the bus broadcast sounded, "The traffic police brigade has arrived." "It's time to get out of the car, I got up and walked to the back door of the car, and when I looked back at Yang Shuyu, I found that she was still sitting in her seat." Could it be that I admit that I am wrong? This thought flashed through my mind, but I was not allowed to think about it anymore, and it was too late to get out of the car.