On Friday, the counselor found Ning Xin at the training ground and asked her to come over.

Ning Xin nodded, took two breaths, pulled the towel to wipe the sweat, and draped it over her shoulders and followed.

The two entered the small office next to the training ground, which was very simple, with only a desk, two chairs, and a tin storage cabinet next to it.

The counselor held a stack of materials in his hand and raised his chin to signal Ning Xin to sit down.

For Ning Xin, the counselor brought bad news.

The poverty allowance she applied for was reported anonymously.

The whistleblower said that Ning Xin did not meet the poverty standard, citing the reason that Ning Xin had the money to rent a house off campus, and the sweatshirt she usually wore was a small brand name brand of several hundred yuan.

Ning Xin needed this money so much.

She pulled down the towel from her shoulder and rested it on her lap, eagerly explaining her difficult situation to the counselor.

The counselor listened, his face gradually changed from seriousness at the beginning to sympathy later, but he didn't know that Ning Xin was in such a difficult situation.

Ning Xin lowered her eyes, and her tone trembled a little because of anxiety: "If you don't believe that I can provide supporting information, my situation can be checked, I didn't deceive ......."

"Alright, alright." The counselor interrupted softly and comforted, "Student Ning, don't worry. We haven't canceled your quota for the time being, we just received a report and asked you to understand the situation as usual. ”

Hearing that the quota was not canceled, Ning Xin calmed down a little.

She looked into the counselor's eyes and suddenly understood that her composure could be easily shattered.

She withdrew her gaze and nodded.

The counselor stood up with the information: "Student Ning, you can hand over the information you just said to me as soon as possible, I still need it here." ”

Ning Xin nodded.

The counselor approached and looked down at Ning Xin: "You can tell me if you have any difficulties, and if you can help, I will do my best to help you." ”

Ning Xin looked at the ground, clutched the towel on her legs, and nodded again.

After the counselor left, Ning Xin stayed alone in the small office for five minutes.

Then, she walked out of the room, her eyes sweeping the training ground from left to right.

Some people are hitting sandbags, some people are hitting hand targets, and some people are touching shoulders for training......

And Yang Xiaozhen was sitting on the ground chatting with Xiang Tian to rest.

Ning Xin walked over with a strong sense of purpose and threw the towel on Yang Xiaozhen's lap where he was sitting cross-legged: "Practice!" ”

Yang Xiaozhen obviously didn't react, tilted his head, and looked inexplicable: "What? ”

Ning Xin glanced at the ring.

Yang Xiaozhen gritted her teeth, stood up, straightened her chest and was not to be outdone: "Come on!" ”

Ning Xin walked to the ring, slowly wrapped her hand cloth, put on her gloves, and turned over on stage.

Someone next to him asked, "Don't you wear protective gear?" ”

Ning Xin took a quick step: "Don't wear it." ”

Yang Xiaozhen heard Ning Xin say this, and also said, "Don't wear it." ”

Yang Xiaozhen is also ready to turn over and go on stage.

All training stopped, and I gathered around the ring to watch the show.

The two walked to the center of the ring, touched their fists, and officially began.

Yang Xiaozhen jumped, her eyes defending Ning Xin's movements, and a few seconds later she took the lead in attacking in a straight line, and Ning Xin dodged sideways.

Yang Xiaozhen attacked again, and Ning Xin leaned back to open up the punch distance, finding the right time to counterattack.

She pressed up with her steps, and her punches were fast, ruthless and fierce, forcing Yang Xiaozhen to retreat, her arms in front of her, and she had no power to parry the dense attack.

Until Yang Xiaozhen was about to retreat to the ring, Ning Xin suddenly retracted his fist and took a step back.

At this moment, Yang Xiaozhen, who had been suppressed by speed and strength, immediately stepped forward to attack.

All her movements were half a beat slower in Ning Xin's eyes.

The fist hit directly, Ning Xin dodged left, pressed the center of gravity forward, rotated his waist and abdomen, and hit a liver-bursting punch.

The training ground was instantly silent, and Ning Xin heard the sound of her own heavy breathing.

Yang Xiaozhen lay in the ring, gritting his teeth in pain, and didn't scream.

Several girls rushed up and surrounded Yang Xiaozhen to care about her injuries.

Xiang Tian looked sideways at Ning Xin: "Ning Xin, are you training?" Is there anyone you train like that? You want human life!! ”

Ning Xin didn't look at them, gasped, and untied her fist gloves.

She had sweat on her forehead, the tip of her nose, and her neck.

She was calm and loud, "Don't you want to know why I don't have to cooperate with the training completely?" ”

"I'll tell you now." She clenched her fists and lowered her head and said, "Because before going to college, my father died in a car accident, and my mother couldn't stand the blow and had a mental condition, and my relatives avoided me." So, I have to take my mom with me to school, and I have to go back to take care of her three meals a day! ”

She breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "My sportswear was bought for me by my dad before the accident when I was in high school, and I wore three sets back and forth! I don't live in the dormitory because I have to take care of my mother, and we now live in a shantytown to the west of the school, a single room, and the rent is 300 yuan a month. Three hundred, you should be able to imagine what kind of environment it is! Also, my refusal to participate in all the entertainment activities in the team is not because I am withdrawn, nor is it because I want to work, I want to earn money to eat, I want to make money to treat my mother, and my mother and I want to survive! ”

After saying that, her chest rose and fell significantly.

It was as if everyone had pressed the 'still' button, and their eyes were fixed on her.

Ning Xin turned her head slowly, her gaze sweeping over their faces, their eyes.

Astound? Sympathize?

Ning Xin closed her eyes, she was far from being as strong as she had imagined.

She felt that her eyes were very astringent, and her vision began to be blurred by tears, which was a little astringent.

She walked to the side and picked up a towel to wipe her sweat.

This action, at the same time, silently wiped away her tears.

She put a towel on her head, covered her eyes, and said in a soft tone: "It's not easy for me to live, I did my best, please don't embarrass me." ”

With that, she bent out of the ring and walked to the locker room.

Walking into the shower room, turning on the faucet, Ning Xin dared to shed tears under the sound of 'whooshing' water.

After stabilizing her mood, Ning Xin turned off the water, turned around, and saw Yang Xiaozhen standing behind her.

Ning Xin retracted her gaze and began to dress.

In the sound of dressing, Yang Xiaozhen called her: "Ning Xin." ”

Ning Xin didn't respond.

Yang Xiaozhen took a step forward: "Ning Xin, I'm sorry, I didn't know you were in such a situation. ”

Ning Xin still didn't respond and walked out.

Yang Xiaozhen followed behind Ning Xin, and her tone sounded apologetic: "I'm really sorry, I always thought... I thought you were going through the back door and had privileges, so I targeted you......"

Ning Xin completely ignored her, put away her things, and began to blow her hair, and the shrill sound of the hair dryer muffled Yang Xiaozhen's words.

Ning Xin's hair just went over her shoulders, and after blowing it for a while, it was dry and refreshing.

She turned off the hair dryer, and before she hung it on the wall, Yang Xiaozhen came up again.

Yang Xiaozhen: "Your punch just now was useless, I know." If I tried hard, I wouldn't be able to stand up. ”

Ning Xin didn't look at her, took her coat and put it on, put on the zipper, and closed the zipper.

Yang Xiaozhen said again: "There is one more thing I want to apologize for, I reported your poverty subsidy anonymously." ”

Ning Xin was stunned for a moment and looked sideways at Yang Xiaozhen.

She didn't expect Yang Xiaozhen to admit this matter without evidence.

In the exercise just now, she just reminded her not to bully her again.

Yang Xiaozhen was weak-hearted, and didn't dare to look at her, so she hurriedly said a remedy: "Don't worry, I will revoke the report with my real name, I will accept any result, I apologize to you, I'm sorry." ”

Ning Xin paused for a few seconds and spoke, "It's okay. ”

Yang Xiaozhen's shoulders were relieved, and a little smile appeared on his face: "Ning Xin, do you need help at home?" To apologize, I can help you. ”

Help?

Yang Xiaozhen smiled with sincerity in his eyes.

The change in her attitude, Ning Xin knew that it was kindness, kindness from sympathy.

But at the moment, she has extremely low self-esteem because of her transformation.

She had just dissected herself.

Dissect it in front of everyone.

But she didn't want these sympathies, she just wanted not to deliberately target her, not to deliberately embarrass her, just that.

She doesn't need to be pitiful.

If you don't feel pitied, you don't seem to be pitied.

Ning Xin shook her head: "No." ”

With that, she put on her bag and left.

Maybe because of these things, Ning Xin especially wanted Sheng Yu today.

She took out her mobile phone and called Sheng Yu.

Sheng Yu answered after a while, covering his voice, and was extremely soft: "Xinxin, what's wrong?" ”

"Are you in class?"

But it's not class time.

Sheng Yu explained: "It's not a class, it's to discuss some professional things with the professor. ”

Ning Xin immediately sensible: "Then I'll hang up first, so I won't bother you." ”

"Wait." Sheng Yu asked, "Xinxin, is there something wrong with you calling me?" ”

Compared with Sheng Yu's business, Ning Xin felt that her emotions were not enough, and she casually pulled out a reason: "It's okay, I just want to ask if you want to come to dinner, I'll buy vegetables." ”

"I'm afraid not today."

"It's okay, when are you coming, just let me know in advance." Ning Xin stopped the conversation, "That won't bother you, bye." ”

Hanging up the phone, Ning Xin felt a little better.

Maybe it's because she has a stronger ability to regulate her emotions now.

Maybe it was because she heard Sheng Yu's voice.

Or both.

At eight o'clock in the evening, Sheng Yu still came, bringing roasted sweet potatoes.

He said that he was not at ease, so he wanted to come and see her.

Ning Xin didn't hold back and hugged Sheng Yu.

At that moment, she felt like she was hugging the whole world.

He rubbed the back of her head, "What's wrong?" ”

She shook her head over his shoulder.

He paused for a moment and patted her on the back: "Xinxin, wait for me a little longer, everything will be fine, everything will be fine." ”

She nodded.

The pain is temporary.

The future will be better as he said.

On Saturday, Ning Xin went out early, took the bus for more than half an hour, and got off the bus and went into the small alley.

She stood in front of the courtyard and saw that it was still early, so she wanted to wait before entering.

There is a tree in the courtyard with branches sticking out of the wall, and the branches are luxuriant.

The sun shines through, and the shadows of the trees are faint on the ground.

Ning Xin boredly stepped on the shadows of the trees blown by the breeze with her toes.

Therefore, she obviously felt that the shadow of the tree was shaking much more violently than before, and even the branches were shaking.

Ning Xin looked up and saw a person lying on the tree, with his back to the outside of the wall, slowly moving out.

Suddenly, a call came from within the wall: "Little Sail—"

The person on the tree was obviously in a hurry, and the soles of his feet rubbed twice on the tree and did not find the next foothold, so he directly hooked his arms to the branches and hung his whole body down.

He rattled the branches.

Ning Xin's first reaction: The boy's arm strength is good.

"Boom-" sounded, and the boy bent his knee on one leg to cushion the gravity of jumping from a high place, and landed steadily.

Ning Xin's second reaction: a repeat offender.

Ning Xin narrowed her eyes, looked inside the wall, and deduced that this teenager was her tutor.

This is... Running away again?

Thinking that because of his last escape, she missed three hundred yuan, and when the young man stood up from the ground with one hand on his knee, Ning Xin stepped forward and raised his hand to press his shoulder from behind.

The boy turned his head in a slight panic, and the shadows of the flickering trees were imprinted on his face.

At the age of fifteen or sixteen, the youthfulness has not completely faded, and the facial features have begun to see hard lines.

Kind of familiar.

After looking at each other for two seconds, the boy smiled, revealing his tiger teeth.

The breath on his body was vibrant, as bright as the warm sun of this spring day.

His arm was still pressed back, but he was not anxious, and he sighed in a fluttering tone: "Sister, why are you again!" ”

The picture flashed in Ning Xin's mind and remembered.

It was the oolong last week, the one she thought was blackmailed, the teenager.

So, last week he skipped tutoring and went online?

Ning Xin suppressed the unhappiness in her heart, took out the kindness that a tutor should have, and said softly: "Yes, it's me." ”

The young man paused for half a second, as if he realized something, put away his smile and explained: "Don't get me wrong, I'm a thief, this is my home, but I don't take the usual path." ”

This is a very popular advertising slogan nowadays, and it circulates in the mouths of middle school students.

Ning Xin nodded gently in understanding: "I know you're not a thief. ”

The young man's heart was relieved, and he showed his tiger teeth again, looked at the hand on his shoulder that had not let go, and was puzzled: "Then what are you doing here?" ”

Ning Xin's eyes curved slightly, and she smiled: "Introduce yourself, I am your tutor." ”

The boy's eyelids twitched slightly, and his smile froze.

Ning Xin: "You can call me, Teacher Ning." ”