"Daddy, get up! It's time to go to breakfast! Zhuang Xuexia shouted.

Zhuang Baoli turned his head.

He saw Zhuang Xuexia who had changed her clothes. Luo Lanjun came out of the bathroom, wearing yesterday's clothes.

"You fell asleep last night playing on your phone. You can't even wake up. I kept tossing and turning at night. Luo Lanjun said, "Did you just get on the boat and didn't sleep well?" If it doesn't work, you can sleep a little longer, and I'll bring you something to eat after Xia Xia and I finish breakfast. ”

"Is it seasickness?" Zhuang Xuexia asked.

"Such a big cruise ship, not shaking at all, how can it be seasick?" Luo Lanjun smiled.

Zhuang Baoli slowly came back to his senses. He sat up, looked at Luo Lanjun and Zhuang Xuexia, and relaxed, "It's okay." I just had a nightmare last night. ”

"Oh-" Zhuang Xuexia suddenly laughed gloatingly as if she had discovered something interesting.

"What are you laughing at?" Zhuang Baoli asked.

"Nothing, nothing." Zhuang Xuexia was like a little mouse that had stolen oil, covering her mouth shyly and turning her back.

She should have squeezed her eyebrows at Luo Lanjun behind Zhuang Baoli's back and made some hints.

Luo Lanjun couldn't cry or laugh, and glared at Zhuang Xuexia.

Zhuang Baoli didn't care about the little secret of the mother and daughter, lifted the quilt and got up.

"When I brush my teeth and wash my face, I'll go to breakfast."

"Okay. I'll tell you something later. Zhuang Xuexia couldn't hide her excitement.

Zhuang Baoli looked at her and didn't say anything.

Children, always want to be out of the other.

When the family of three arrived at the restaurant, they ran into Xiao Ming's family in the next room.

Although Zhuang Baoli had some opinions about Xiao Ming, he still obeyed the wishes of his wife and daughter at this time and sat down with Xiao Ming's family.

Xiao Ming is more lively than Zhuang Xuexia, and has been pestering Zhuang Xuexia to talk.

Zhuang Baoli looked very uncomfortable.

Isn't a boy at this age supposed to be annoying to girls of the same age?

While eating and chatting, the two children talked about the experience of lying on the deck chair and watching the stars last night.

The mothers of both families listened with relish.

Xiao Ming's father sat next to Zhuang Baoli and asked casually, "What does Mr. Zhuang do?" ”

"Do the finances for other people." Zhuang Baoli replied.

"Oh. That's pretty good. I run sales, I run outside every day, and the cars have changed twice. When people make more money, they actually break down. ”

The two men were chatting, when they heard Xiao Ming suddenly say, "...... We'll be on deck tonight, and we'll be able to see it. ”

"See what?" Zhuang Baoli immediately shifted his attention. He was a little unhappy that his daughter had been running away with such a crazy boy for two nights in a row.

Although everyone is on the cruise ship now, and they can only stay on the ship when they run around, the two of them are looking at the stars on the deck......

Zhuang Baoli squinted at Xiao Ming's father.

Xiao Ming's father was happy, no squeak.

This pig farmer and the cabbage grower, the mind is different.

Zhuang Baoli muttered in his heart.

Xiao Ming replied, "Look at the mermaid." Uncle, do you know mermaids? Mermaids, sirens, sirens......" he said, his eyes lit up and his hands danced.

Zhuang Xuexia was also very excited, "Can you see it?" ”

"Maybe you'll be able to see it. The route passes right past the mermaid's lair. More than 100 years ago, ocean-going trading ships were shipwrecked here. The surviving sailor said that when he fell into the sea, he heard the sound of singing, and saw a huge fishtail swimming under the water, and his long hair was attached to his face. Xiao Ming made a gesture to cover his face, "He choked on the water and fainted, and when he woke up, he was already lying on the shore." It was the merfolk who saved him. ”

Zhuang Baoli scoffed at the story told by the child, and was even more dissatisfied with his daughter's appearance of looking at Xiao Ming with interest.

Xiao Ming's father coughed dryly and interrupted Xiao Ming's narration, "Where did the mermaids come from in our country?" ”

"Oh, yes, our country is called the Shark Man." Xiao Ming has a wide range of knowledge in this area, and he also memorized a legend of the merman in ancient texts.

Luo Lanjun boasted: "Xiao Ming has read a lot of books." ”

Xiao Ming's mother said modestly: "He likes to read that kind of idle book." However, his language grades are quite good. In the previous final exam, I also got a perfect score for the essay. ”

"That's amazing. Our family Xiaxia is not good at language. She is a good learner in math and has been scoring perfect marks since elementary school. It's the same as her dad. ”

The two mothers talked about learning, and the two children suddenly lost interest.

Zhuang Baoli was also relieved to see that the topic was diverted.

Xiao Ming's father looked at Zhuang Baoli and smiled meaningfully: "Children, come out to play, and see new friends, I'm more excited." Our family often takes our children out to play, and he has also met many children, and they are all in touch now. We usually go to different schools, and we can communicate with each other. He got a full score in the essay test this time, thanks to his family Haohao. ”

Xiao Ming's mother also nodded in agreement, and explained to Luo Lanjun: "It just so happened that the teachers at the school asked them to memorize Fan Wen, and they came out to play with homework, Xiao Ming watched from the side, and also heard a few words. ”

"I wrote my own essays." Xiao Ming argued.

"You wrote it yourself, but the two figurative sentences that your teacher praised you were from other people's model texts, right?" Xiao Ming's father said.

Xiao Ming was a little unconvinced, but he couldn't say anything to refute it.

Luo Lanjun was a little moved, and echoed: "That's really a coincidence. ”

Xiao Ming's mother waved her hand, "What a coincidence." Haohao is a high school attached, which is much better than our family's grades. ”

"Oops, I'm attached!" Luo Lanjun was surprised.

"The homework and papers assigned by their school are different from those of ordinary schools. They are from their own teachers. ”

"I've heard my colleagues say that before." Luo Lanjun nodded.

The more the two children listened, the more they felt bad.

Xiao Ming gave Zhuang Xuexia a look, desperately stuffed food into his mouth, and then pushed the empty plate and stood up.

Zhuang Xuexia took a step slower, but also followed Xiao Ming's movements, pushed away the empty plate and stood up.

"Let's go for a walk and eat less." Xiao Ming chewed his food and said vaguely.

Zhuang Xuexia's cheeks bulged, but she just nodded in agreement.

The three adults couldn't laugh or cry when they saw it, so they could only let them go.

Zhuang Baoli was still a little worried, but he was a step slower, watching Zhuang Xuexia run away with Xiao Ming, and when he came out of the restaurant, Xiao Ming turned his head, grabbed Zhuang Xuexia's hand who was left behind, and pulled her out with a smile.

Zhuang Baoli chuckled in his heart.

Luo Lanjun didn't notice this scene. She was extremely interested in the affairs of the First Attached Middle School, and pulled Xiao Ming's mother to talk for a while.

Xiao Ming's father is also a talkative, and from time to time he interjected a few words, mentioning several junior high schools in the college entrance examination province next door.

“…… When I was in junior high school, I grabbed it. It's hard to come out to play and play, and it's hard to read. ”

Then I talked about the situation in the first-tier cities.

“…… That's not the same thing we learn. Some have already started to learn advanced mathematics. In the summer, there is also an astronomy summer camp, organized by other schools, living in a planetarium, watching the stars every day, and learning astronomical knowledge from other professors...... On that train, the kid pointed to the sky—can't you see the stars in the mountains? He took the names of those stars, their locations, and who discovered them...... It's clearly introduced. ”

Zhuang Baoli listened absentmindedly for a while, told himself not to make a fuss, forced himself to forget the scene just now, and took the initiative to join the conversation.

Recently.

Zhuang Baoli listened to it, and felt that something was wrong.

Xiao Ming's parents strongly invited Zhuang Baoli's family to participate in a study tour next month.

“…… Spend half a month visiting the national museums across the country. The child in the first attached middle school was introduced by his mother. There is also the child from Tsinghua High School, when we asked, it turned out that they had been there before. Xiao Ming's father enthusiastically introduced, "It's not expensive, it's only more than 50,000 yuan." ”

Luo Lanjun took a breath.

"It's really not that expensive. As for the museums in the country, plane tickets, accommodation, and ticket money are explained throughout the whole process, and college students from the Department of History of Peking University are still leading the team, and they can ask them any questions on the way, which is similar to a tutor. When the time comes, talk to others and understand the situation in advance. Xiao Ming's mother persuaded.

"yes. Study tours abroad are more expensive. Originally, there was also an opportunity to go abroad. It is a ten-day tour of Europe, and the international students from Oxford will lead a team to explain. Xiao Ming's father said again, drawing a number, "This price." He sighed again, "I still have to pay the national deposit." Our family really can't bear it, forget it. Just go through the domestic one. ”

Zhuang Baoli pulled the hesitant Luo Lanjun and said, "This is too expensive." Let's think about it. ”

"If you miss an opportunity, you miss it. In this study tour, in addition to museums, I will also visit various universities. ”

"Take a look in advance, it's good. When a child sees the environment of a prestigious university, he or she can also set his ambitions. And all the students who are attached to the Middle School, the Experimental Middle School, and the High School Affiliated to Tsinghua University and Peking University are all together, and they communicate with others more, and their own children also have a long experience. ”

The more Xiao Ming's parents talked, the more energetic they became.

Some retired aunts and uncles who were eating breakfast at the surrounding table heard the conversation here and interjected curiously.

Xiao Ming's father immediately greeted him warmly.

These aunts and uncles naturally don't have children in junior high school, but they have grandchildren who are in elementary school and junior high school, and they are very concerned about the topic of learning.

Zhuang Baoli saw that the people around him had gathered, and took the time to make an excuse, so he pulled Luo Lanjun away.

The two walked out of the dining room, looked back and saw that Xiao Ming's parents were still sitting there to introduce those uncles and aunts, and then they retracted their gaze and walked to the deck.

Zhuang Baoli complained: "I'll just say that their family is unreliable." ”

"But the one they said, it sounded ......"

Zhuang Baoli interrupted Luo Lanjun's words, "This sounds like a liar fooling people. 50,000 yuan, visit the museum, why do Peking University students be tour guides......" As he spoke, Zhuang Baoli snorted.

Luo Lanjun was noncommittal.

"Let's go find Kasuma first. She followed the bastard boy and listened to all that nonsense. Zhuang Baoli said dissatisfiedly.

The two soon found two children on deck.

Zhuang Xuexia and Xiao Ming changed into swimsuits at some point and were playing in the pool on the deck.

Zhuang Baoli's eyelids jumped.

He stepped forward and called Zhuang Xuexia.

Zhuang Xuexia didn't know what was going on, and when she saw her parents coming, she waved happily and sprinkled Zhuang Baoli's face with water.

Zhuang Xuexia stuck out her tongue and climbed ashore, "Dad, why are you guys?" What about uncles and aunts? ”

She was obviously asking Xiao Ming's parents.

This called Zhuang Baoli's eyelids jumped even more.

Zhuang Xuexia talked about her parents who had been at the same table since elementary school, Xia Menghui, and they all shouted "Xia Menghui's father" and "Xia Menghui's mother". How long has she known Xiao Ming? They still don't know what Xiao Ming's full name is.

Without waiting for Zhuang Baoli to answer, Zhuang Xuexia said again: "Xiao Ming said that there is a chess and card room on the ship, and there is an automatic mahjong table. Uncles and aunts also play mahjong. If you have nothing to do, go play cards. Xiao Ming and I are swimming here for a while. ”

"Where did you get your swimsuit?" Zhuang Baoli asked with a calm face.

"Just bought. Sold on cruises. Do you want to swim too? Ah, they also have a gym and a sauna on their side. There are fitness instructors. I'm going to have a yoga class later! Zhuang Xuexia was elated, "There is also a singing room!" Let's sing with Xiao Ming and them at night! ”

The more Zhuang Baoli listened, the more angry he became, and grabbed Zhuang Xuexia's hand, "Go back with me first." ”

Zhuang Xuexia was stunned, "Dad......"

Luo Lanjun hurriedly said, "We have something to tell you." ”

"Uncle and aunt, if there is something to do, I will say it at lunch. We had just changed into swimsuits and played for a while...... "Xiao Ming also came over."

Zhuang Baoli glared at Xiao Ming fiercely.

Xiao Ming was startled.

Zhuang Xuexia shouted dissatisfiedly: "Dad, what are you doing!" ”

"I'm telling you to go back." Zhuang Baoli had a calm face and looked angry.

Zhuang Xuexia was very aggrieved. She didn't feel that she had done anything wrong, and it was even more inexplicable that she was suddenly reprimanded by her father.

Luo Lanjun glanced at Xiao Ming, smiled apologetically, grabbed Zhuang Xuexia again, and said, "Xiaxia, we have something to tell you." Obedient, let's go back to the room first, and come back to play later. ”

The child's coaxing words didn't work.

Zhuang Xuexia saw that her mother was not on her side, so she shook her hand angrily and pushed Luo Lanjun away.

Roland stumbled for a moment, stepped on the water stains on the ground, and his feet slipped, almost splitting.

Zhuang Baoli was quick to see and hold Luo Lanjun, and when he turned around, he saw Zhuang Xuexia with a straight face and twisted her head, indifferent at all.

Zhuang Baoli was even more angry, and blurted out the words of reprimand: "Zhuang Xuexia, how can you do it to your mother!" ”

The argument of a family of three and the helpless Xiao Ming next to him attracted the attention of the surrounding passengers.

The gaze cast by everyone made Zhuang Xuexia's face flush.

She also raised her voice and shouted, "Aren't you just because you're afraid of ghost stories, you blame me and Xiao Ming!" You are cowardly, why are you spewing fire on us! Coward! Don't listen if you're afraid! Why scold us! Just know to take my anger out! ”

She screamed, and tears flowed out.

Zhuang Baoli's equally flushed face and Luo Lanjun's ugly face made her feel extremely embarrassed.

Zhuang Baoxia shook her head and ran to the cabin.

Luo Lanjun was so anxious that he shouted in the back: "Xiaxia-"

"You let her go! I paid to take her out to play, and I have to be angry with her? For her good, she found something for me! Zhuang Baoli was also angry.

Zhuang Xuexia's various performances after entering junior high school surfaced in Zhuang Baoli's mind. Although my daughter has not been very obedient in the past two years, she has never spoken back from time to time, but she has never done it. She likes those stars who sing and dance, likes to read comics and TV series, and will also ask Xia Menghui, the little girl, to go to the movies together, but what she watches are all popular works. The last time the two little girls watched a ghost movie was because of the director who was particularly popular in foreign countries, and when they watched the ghost movie in the room, they were so frightened that they didn't finish watching it, and they also startled Luo Lanjun in the living room......

Zhuang Baoli thought about it, and his eyes fell on Xiao Ming.

Like many parents, Zhuang Baoli felt that the child's abnormal performance must be caused by others.

Xiao Ming saw Zhuang Baoli's unkind eyes, and squeezed out a smile, "I...... Are my parents still in the restaurant? I'm going to find them......"

The boy was thin and tall, spread his legs, and ran away from Zhuang Baoli and Luo Lanjun with a puff of smoke.

Among the lively uncles and aunts watching the excitement next to him, someone interjected: "Your daughter played with this little boy last night, right?" ”

Without waiting for Zhuang Baoli and Luo Lanjun to answer, the people next to the man also spoke: "We saw the two of them last night, right?" Lying on the recliner, with their heads together, talking and laughing for a while. ”

Zhuang Baoli and Luo Lanjun's faces were ugly.

Luo Lanjun smiled dryly, "Children at this age are more skinny......"

"Hey, children of this age......" The uncles and aunts had a lot to say, and they didn't care about Zhuang Baoli and Luo Lanjun, and chatted on their own.

These people all have something to say about what an adolescent child looks like.

Zhuang Baoli was sullen when he heard it, but Luo Lanjun was relieved by the passengers around him.

She patted Zhuang Baoli and persuaded, "Listen." Everyone is like that. Little kids are like that. When you were a teenager, you must have had a big temper and didn't listen to your parents, right? ”

"When I was a teenager, I was very obedient, and I did whatever my parents told me to do." Zhuang Baoli shook his head.

Luo Lanjun said: "I was afraid of my mother at that time, but I would also secretly watch TV and play on the computer. It was discovered by my dad, that is, a few words. My mom really beat me, hit the palm of her hand, and she also had a ring ruler. After being beaten, I would secretly watch TV again for a few days. ”

Zhuang Baoli squinted at Luo Lanjun and didn't say anything.

"Okay, okay, don't be angry. I'll talk to Xiaxia later. She's having fun with her peers, and she doesn't understand the things you're worried about. When she grows up, she'll know for herself. Luo Lanjun comforted.

Zhuang Baoli did not speak again.