Ning Xin took the bus home, and she got 300 yuan for tutoring and a box of cut fruit.

Giving He Dongfan a make-up lesson is the fastest and most money among all the part-time jobs in Ning Xin's history, so she is extra serious and attaches great importance to it.

In mid-April, He Dongfan caught a cold, and spent the whole afternoon lying on his desk drowsy, coughing incessantly.

Seeing that he was uncomfortable, Ning Xin didn't talk too much, and she didn't ask him to do the question.

When the time was about to be, Ning Xin put down the prepared question book: "You take the time to do these questions, and I will check them next Saturday." ”

He Dongfan's eyes were half-open, and he looked extremely uncomfortable: "Take it, I won't do it." ”

Because of the cold, his voice was hoarse.

So Ning Xin didn't care about his attitude, and said gently: "I'll do it when you get better with a cold, don't worry, and it's just five questions, not much." ”

He Dongfan closed his eyes, already extremely impatient: "Don't do what you say." ”

Before Ning Xin could speak, He Dongfan coughed again.

Coughing and his cheeks were red, he grabbed the water cup and took a sip of water, put down the water glass with a 'bang', stood up and walked out of the study: "Don't come in the future." ”

Ning Xin was stunned for a moment, and chased after him in two steps, blocking He Dongfan's way: "What's wrong with you?" Didn't you do well in class? ”

During this time, they got along well.

Ning Xin felt so.

"Where's the good? Did you teach me seriously when I took the class? He put his face away and put his hand to his lips and coughed twice, even his eyebrows turned red, and he said indignantly in a hoarse voice, "Finish me." ”

Ning Xin immediately understood that He Dongfan was referring to not teaching him those moves well.

When he walked out of the study, he dropped a sentence: "Fool me, cough cough cough-"

Maybe because he really studied hard, and she was really perfunctory to him, so she was really said to be a little guilty.

When Ning Xin went home, she went to the vegetable market to buy vegetables and saw an old man wearing a straw hat carrying two baskets of loquat with his burden.

The loquat is big, and the color is good.

Or Ning Xin glanced at it twice, and the old man took the initiative to talk: "Little girl, buy some loquats, I planted them myself, I just picked them from the tree today, they are fresh and sweet." ”

Ning Xin shook her head, walked a few meters away and fell back: "How much is a catty?" ”

"Fifteen."

It's so expensive!

Ning Xin frowned: "Ten yuan is okay?" Buy three pounds. ”

"Count you twelve at most, you can't buy my loquat outside, look at this ......"

Ning Xin bought three catties of loquat and went to the supermarket to buy honey.

The next day, just after dawn, she got up and boiled a jar of loquat ointment.

She went to the courtyard first, because it was too early, Aunt Qin said that He Dongfan hadn't gotten up yet.

Ning Xin handed the loquat paste to Aunt Qin, said a few words and hurried to a part-time job.

In the blink of an eye, it was Saturday, Ning Xin went earlier than usual, she was really afraid that He Dongfan would not want to make up for the class, so she ran away again.

But it didn't.

Ning Xin learned from Aunt Qin that He Dongfan didn't take a lunch break after lunch, and went directly to the study to do his homework.

When Ning Xin went to the study, He Dongfan sat with his back to the door, burying his head in writing.

She walked over, and as soon as she approached, He Dongfan suddenly slammed to the side.

Ning Xin's eyes quickly grabbed He Dongfan's shoulder.

He Dongfan was startled, and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Ning Xin's face.

He straightened the T-shirt that was caught strangled, then raised his hand to tear off the headphones and hit a rake: "Why are you walking silently?" ”

Ning Xin pointed to the headphones in He Dongfan's hand, indicating that he was making too loud music.

He Dongfan pulled out the MP3 in his trouser pocket with the headphone cable, turned it off, and threw it aside.

The young man smiled very well, without a little anger, and was all cheerful: "Teacher Ning, you are really early today." ”

Ning Xin looked at him for two seconds, she felt that he was in a good mood today, maybe it was really loquat cream that worked.

Ning Xin put down her schoolbag and sat down opposite He Dongfan: "He Dongfan, I apologize to you." ”

He Dongfan raised his eyes slightly, and the clouds were foggy: "Huh? ”

"That's what we said, you listen to the class, I'll teach you some moves." She explained, "I said that at the time, it was true that I just wanted you to accept the make-up lessons, but I didn't teach you the moves because I didn't want to perfunctory you, I didn't want you to play tricks, I just didn't want you to fight, I didn't want you to cause trouble." ”

He Dongfan leaned on the back of the chair, turned the pen leisurely in his right hand, and disagreed: "You think I will only bully people, right?" ”

I don't mean that.

Ning Xin changed the topic: "I just think that at your age, the most important thing is to study, and you should focus on learning." ”

He Dongfan's ears were almost calloused when he heard this.

At their age, this phrase is commonplace, and everyone says it.

He has no waves in his heart, and he doesn't talk.

He took out the textbook under the mock test paper and handed it to Ning Xin, and then buried his head in solving the problem.

Ning Xin glanced at it, it was the five homework questions she had assigned last week, and she had already done it.

She looked at He Dongfan with some surprise, she didn't expect him to be so well-behaved.

Suddenly, he laughed.

He raised his eyes and met her gaze, the smile on his face was not closed, and the tiger teeth were obvious: "I didn't expect it." ”

“？”

"You adults, and apologize."

After speaking, he lowered his head and wrote the paper.

Ning Xin didn't think much about his words, and took a gel pen from his pen holder to correct the homework questions.

Changed to the second question, He Dongfan suddenly spoke again: "Thank you." ”

Ning Xin raised her eyes: "Huh? ”

“……”

Seeing that he didn't speak, Ning Xin asked, "Thank you for what?" ”

He Dongfan paused the tip of his pen and did not raise his head: "Loquat ointment." ”

With that, the tip of the pen continued to slide on the mock test paper.

Obviously thanking him, but he didn't feel comfortable.

It's awkward at this age.

Simply beautiful.

"You're welcome." Ning Xin smiled, "It's effective for coughing, right?" This is my mother's secret recipe, which used to ......"

"It's useless." He interrupted, "Don't be narcissistic. ”

Ning Xin paused for half a second, swallowed the words back into her stomach, lowered her head and continued to change her homework.

He Dongfan spoke again: "But I will make up for it seriously in the future." ”

Ning Xin looked over, and the young man frowned slightly because of the questions on the mock test paper, sketching back and forth on the scratch paper.

It's a kind of seriousness that won't be stumped.

He didn't say anything more, and she didn't ask again.

But she had a different opinion of him.

He wasn't as unreasonable, rebellious, or difficult to get along with as she had imagined.

The time soon came to May, and as soon as Labor Day passed, the weather in the northern capital became hot and dry.

Ning Xin counted the money in her hand, and planned to take her mother to do a basic review on the weekend, and then do a detailed examination.

I had already made an appointment with Sheng Yu to go to the hospital together on the weekend, but on Saturday night, Sheng Yu suddenly called and said that he couldn't go because of something.

Ning Xin said that it didn't matter, she could do it alone.

On the weekend, Ning Xin took her mother to the hospital early to wait in line.

I did a series of tests, and it was already afternoon to get all the test results.

The doctor looked at the examination report, and after inquiring about Ning's mother's recent situation, he said that the current situation is not optimistic.

He suggested that Ning's mother be admitted to the psychiatric department and be treated systematically by a professional physician.

Ning Xin asked about the approximate cost and walked out of the consultation room with her mother.

The smell of disinfectant water and medicine fills the nasal cavity.

Wailing, sighing filled the eardrums.

It's a place where people grind.

Ning Xin took her mother's hand and passed by other patients.

She began to wonder what part-time job could make more money during the summer vacation.

When Ning Xin and her mother returned to the shantytown, they saw a woman in her forties and fifties standing in front of her house, wearing a gray work uniform and black buttoned cloth shoes.

It's Sheng Yu's mother.

Ning Xin's heart trembled, she unconsciously took half a step back, and pulled the corners of her mouth stiffly when Sheng Yu's mother cast her gaze.

She took her mother and walked up: "Auntie." ”

Sheng Yu's mother glanced at Ning Xin, and then at Ning's mother: "I want to talk to you." ”

Ning Xin nodded and opened the door: "Auntie, you come in and sit." ”

"No need, I'll wait for you at the door."

Ning Xin nodded, settled her mother, and then gently closed the door: "Auntie, what do you want to talk to me about?" ”

Sheng Yu's mother was very directly unhappy: "Ning Xin, I understand your family situation very well, Xiao Yu likes you, he is willing to do this, it stands to reason that I shouldn't say anything, but should you also understand my feelings as a mother." ”

Ning Xin clenched her fists, biting her lip and not responding.

Sheng Yu's mother breathed heavily, as if she was holding back her resentment: "Our Xiaoyu has been sensible since he was a child, and his grades are good, who doesn't say that he is a good child, and he will have a great future in the future?" However, now he is actually lying and cheating money for you for you, how can you let me accept my child to become like this! ”

Lie?

Scam money?

Ning Xin's back tightened, she raised her eyes to look over, and stumbled: "Cheating, cheating money? ”

"You don't know?" Sheng Yu's mother trembled her jaw, "In March, I asked for 900 yuan and said what kind of training it was, and I only found out what training was last week!" I asked him, he refused to say, he revolves around you every day except for studying, isn't that money for you? ”

March?

Nine hundred?

Ning Xin immediately remembered.

It was the landlord who broke in without permission and aggressively wanted to evict people, Sheng Yu took 900 yuan to pay her three months' rent.

"Sheng Yu did give me nine hundred yuan." Ning Xin admitted and explained, "But that's the prize money of the IOI competition, Auntie, is there any misunderstanding?" Sheng Yu, he won't do such a ......"

"I hope it's a misunderstanding!" Sheng Yu's mother interrupted Ning Xin's words, "You admit that the money was given to you, right?" So, he did cheat the family out of nine hundred dollars, for you. ”

Ning Xin's lip flap opened and closed again.

She didn't know what to say.

The sun sets in the distance, and the sky behind the construction site is red.

Ning Xin's palms and back were all sweat.

Sheng Yu's mother looked at Ning Xin and didn't relent: "And the IOI competition you mentioned, he didn't participate in it at all." ”

"W-What?" Ning Xin's eyes widened.

"Did you go to boxing in early January?"

Ning Xin immediately guessed what was going on, and was speechless with red eyes.

Sheng Yu's mother finished speaking: "Your competition time collided with his competition time, so he didn't sign up for the competition from the beginning, because he had to stay here to help you take care of your sick mother." ”

Ning Xin felt that her heart had been hammered hard and firmly, and it was very painful, and she couldn't breathe in pain.

She hung her head weakly and trembled, "I'm sorry." ”

"I'm not here to hear you say I'm sorry, Ning Xin, I know you're a good boy, and it's a hard time, but Sheng Yu..."Sheng Yu's mother's voice was astringent, "Our family is not easy." ”

Ning Xin didn't dare to raise her head, didn't dare to speak, just pinched her palm vigorously.

"Sheng Yu's father and I are doing the lowest work in this city, and our only hope is Sheng Yu, but you are hindering his future now, do you know?"

Ning Xin can still remember that last semester, Sheng Yu excitedly told her about the IOI event.

He said that it was an international event, and it was not easy to get a quota.

He said that the competition was very authoritative and weighty, and if he won the award, he could get a graduate degree from a famous foreign university.

He said that the award was a strong stroke for future work...

But because of her, he gave up.

Sheng Yu's mother said in a heavy tone: "You're dragging him down!" ”

What are you...

Drag him down......

Ning Xin couldn't hold back and shed two tears.

Sheng Yu's mother closed her eyes and turned around: "I don't feel good when I say this, but he is my son, and you treat me as a villain, I hope you take the initiative to break up with him." ”

With that, she was about to leave.

Ning Xin raised her head suddenly, and finally spoke: "Auntie, you wait a minute." ”

Ning Xin entered the house, and when she came out again, she had nine hundred yuan in her hand.

She handed it over tremblingly: "Auntie, the nine hundred yuan will be returned to you." ”

She apologized again: "I'm sorry. ”

Sheng Yu's mother raised her hand to wipe the corners of her eyes, and pushed the money back: "You take it, I'm not here to ask for money." ”

Her intentions are obvious.

Ning Xin maintained the posture of handing over the money.

She wanted to plead, not to let them break up.

She is not afraid of tiredness or hardship, and she will work harder to work part-time in the future, and will not let Sheng Yu make such a sacrifice again.

So, okay, don't let them break up.

But her drag on Sheng Yu was so naked.

Her inner struggles and reassurances are so overwhelming.

Her plea, unspoken.

Sheng Yu's mother confiscated the money and left directly.

Ning Xin turned around and went back to the room, and when the door slowly closed, she saw Lao Liao standing not far away.

Lao Liao looked at her with a 'playful' demeanor.

Ning Xin felt disgusted.

The moment the door closed, she felt as if all her strength had been drained, and she slid down with her back against the door, her head buried in her knees, and her tears were uncontrollable.

She didn't dare to cry.

After a long while, Ning's mother came over and gently patted Ning Xin's head with her fingers: "Xinxin, what's wrong?" Craving ice cream? ”

Ning Xin was stunned for a moment.

She remembered the past.

At that time, she was still a girl who pretended to cry and lose her temper when she wanted to eat ice cream.

Ning Xin's legs were weak, she knelt on the ground, pounced on her mother and hugged her mother, choking and crying.

Mother Ning gently patted her on the back: "Don't cry, when your father gets off work, I'll ask him to buy you ice cream." ”

"Woo woo woo ......"

"Shin Shin, have you forgotten? Your dad's motorcycle is fast, I'll buy it for you soon, don't cry. ”

Ning Xin held nine hundred yuan in her palm, sobbing vigorously and shaking her head vigorously.

She doesn't want ice cream.

She wants Sheng Yu.

To dad.

And the former mom.