Chapter 10: Grandmother
Xiao Yao's grandmother Miao Jinfang, in addition to bringing soy sauce, also cut two catties of ecological black pork back.
She proved to be quite prescient, as two more guests came to the house.
"In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit......" Yu Luying sat at the table, scribbled a cross on her chest, and softly recited the prayer before the meal.
"Wow, meat!" The yellow-haired technical school girl came to pick up the braised pork, but was knocked off by Xiao Yao's chopsticks next to her: "Wait." ”
"Oh." The yellow-haired girl pursed her mouth, her name was Shen Tian...... What did the hell come about? Oh, celestial.
"You have to let grandma move the chopsticks first, and wait for others to finish praying, do you understand politeness?" Xiao Yao whispered.
It looked like a father was teaching a child, Miao Jinfang thought to herself.
Speaking of which, this kid is indeed a little impolite, when he was making meat by himself, Yu Luying and another girl surnamed Shen came to the soap room to help, but this Shen Tianyun has been nesting in the room and doesn't know what he's doing.
In stark contrast is the small girl on the right-hand side - judging by her dress and gestures, she should be the daughter of a large family.
I think back then, I was also the fourth lady of the landlord's family, Miao Jinfang thought to herself.
"Grandma, you can eat too." With a smile on her face, Shen Jie woke Miao Jinfang up from her contemplation.
"Good, good, good." Miao Jinfang's smile blossomed.
Since the eldest son and daughter-in-law divorced a year ago, and the eldest son went to work overseas, the eldest grandson has been living with him.
Miao Jinfang knew that he had always been alone, let alone girls, and he didn't even have many male friends. In the first semester of high school, he got very close to the girl named Yu Luying in the alley next door, but in the second semester, he stopped seeing them and asked his grandson what was going on, but he was just perfunctory.
"Shen ......," Miao Jinfang spoke.
"Shen Jie." Shen Jie reminded.
"How did you and Yao'er meet?" Miao Jinfang asked with concern.
Miao Jinfang noticed that Shen Jieleng paused, and then cast an inquiring look at her grandson.
"Ah, this ......" Xiao Yao was also stunned: "...... Acquaintance with the game. ”
"Are you still in the computer room?" Miao Jinfang's face sank, and she felt that the occasion was wrong, so she continued to turn to Shen Jie: "Of course, the combination of work and rest is also good, and the important thing is not to delay learning." ”
"Hear or not, learn." Shen Jie held back a smile and said to Xiao Yao in a serious manner.
"Learn, learn." Xiao Yao took two bites of rice.
"What school are you from?" Miao Jinfang asked.
"I'm from the city's seventh girls' middle school, and I'm in my second year of high school."
"Then you're a year older than Yaoyao." As if she was completely unaware of the embarrassing atmosphere on the field, Miao Jinfang said: "The Seventh Girls' Middle School in the city is a good school, and the granddaughter of the old lady of the Jin family is also ......."
Finally, Miao Jinfang realized that she had snubbed the other two: "What about you? ”
"Huh? Me? Shen Tianyun wiped the corners of his oily mouth with the back of his hand: "I am from Evergreen Sports School, and I am in the third year of junior high school." ”
Evergreen Sports School? It is better than Beihong Technical School...... Well, fifty steps laugh a hundred steps.
"Sports school?" Before Miao Jinfang could speak, Shen Jie spoke first in an incredible tone: "Really? ”
"Well," Shen Tianyun looked at Shen Jie's expression a little gently: "My mother said that she was too strict with her family when she was a child, so I let me decide what I want to learn and follow my interests." ”
"I see." Shen Jie nodded: "What are you practicing?" ”
"Ride a bicycle." Shen Tianyun made a two-handed grip on the handlebar.
A few girls began to chat with each other, and even Yu Luying, who had been immersed in eating, participated, and finally broke the embarrassing situation of Miao Jinfang singing a one-man show alone.
"Senior year of high school, it's actually okay...... I don't take the college entrance examination, and now I'm preparing for the IELTS test...... Where to...... Probably going to Australia. Shen Jie said.
"I don't know yet, or I will go straight to the high school of our school, and St. Francis High School seems to have students with sports talents? But it's all difficult......" Shen Tianyun supported his cheek with one hand.
"Sports specialty, this is good, fight for it." Xiao Yao and Shen Jie, who had been silent, said in unison.
"Me? Fudan. Yu Luying was concise and to the point, but her tone was firm, and she received a few admiring calls.
"So, Xiao Yao also has to work hard." Yu Luying glanced at Xiao Yao and said slowly: "The final exam is coming soon, and it was Teacher Yao who asked me to help Xiao Yao make up for the class." ”
"It's so hard for you, Yingying." Miao Jinfang said movingly.
"Teacher Yao didn't say that you took the initiative...... Whew. Xiao Yao asked Yu Luying in a low voice, and before she finished speaking, she screamed, probably because she was trampled on.
"Ah, make up the lessons?" Shen Tianyun's eyes looked at the ceiling, and he deliberately lengthened his tone: "Some people's cowhide is blown out." ”
"What's wrong?" Shen Jie didn't seem to be as restrained as she was at the beginning, and asked with interest.
"No, I just thought of fun things." Shen Tianyun cleared his throat: "My dad bragged to me all day long, when he was in school, how good his grades were, I could only take the sports school, bala bala bala bala ......"
Shen Jie put the cup in her hand, twisted her head to the side, sprayed the water in her mouth on the ground, and then covered her mouth and laughed wildly. She laughed so wildly that her shoulders shook violently.
"Right...... Hahahahaha...... I'm sorry...... I...... Hahaha......"
"Ah, it's here again." Shen Tianyun continued to look at the ceiling.
While laughing, Shen Jie took out a handkerchief and bent over to wipe the ground: "Grandma, I'm sorry...... Ahem......"
"It doesn't matter," Miao Jinfang said busily: "Let me come!" ”
Yu Luying took out a pack of tissues, handed it to Shen Jie, and reached out to pat her back.
Xiao Yao had already stood up halfway, and when he saw that Yu Luying was already filming, he sat down again.
"And what does your dad do now?" Stopping the laughter, Shen Jie asked again. The words were asked Shen Tianyun, but his eyes looked at Xiao Yao.
Shen Tianyun's body leaned to the side: "What else can an adult do?" Asking is going to work. People can't see it, they will only make a wish in the air, fulfill the Year of the Monkey and the month of the horse, and don't mention him! ”
The teenagers' conversation didn't stop at their studies and their futures, and soon they turned to talking about recent movies, pop songs, hobbies, and gossip about their respective schools.
"Little girl, you speak the language of the devil." Miao Jinfang suddenly touched Shen Tianyun's arm.
"Oh yes, you are like the two of them, speak the language of the Demon Capital," Xiao Yao said, "Although grandma can understand Mandarin, it is quite difficult." ”
"Huh? I won't speak," Shen Tianyun looked embarrassed: "I can understand the words of the Demon Capital." ”
Miao Jinfang was stunned for a moment, didn't say anything more, just sat on the side and listened with a smile.
It's also strange to say, although Shen Tianyun has a lot of things that Miao Jinfang doesn't like, Miao Jinfang can't hate this overly lively and naughty child.
She had an inexplicable feeling that the child was her granddaughter.
This intimacy ...... It makes no sense to talk about it, it's weird. Miao Jinfang shook her head, as if she wanted to get rid of something.
The Shen Jie next to her is knowledgeable and reasonable, most of the time she has a maturity and stability beyond her age, and she is everyone's beautiful demeanor.
As for Ying Ying...... She seemed to quickly withdraw from the discussion circle, and sat there playing with her long hair, as if she was preoccupied.
In the end, Miao Jinfang set her sights on her grandson. He looked at Shen Jie for a while, and Yu Luying for a while, with the heat of a young man in his eyes.
An unwarranted worry gradually replaced her joy - really, it was hard to have so many friends by her side, but don't scare everyone away.
The floor bell rang loudly, and Miao Jinfang yawned lightly.
"Grandma is sleepy, let her rest." Shen Jie keenly caught this signal: "Grandma, you don't move, let's clean up the dishes and chopsticks." Xiao Yao, you send your classmates back. ”
"I'll just go back myself." Yu Luying proposed.
"Yes, Mom...... Uh, Shen Jie, just let her go back by herself. Shen Tianyun happily seconded, pretending not to see Yu Luying glancing at her.
"I have something to tell you alone." Shen Jie patted Shen Tianyun's arm.
"But ......," Shen Tianyun said unconvinced.
Yu Luying had silently walked to the door of the soap room and opened the door: "Grandma, I'll go first." ”
"Ah, okay." Miao Jinfang glanced at Xiao Yao, who had already picked up a thin coat and hurriedly chased him out.