Li Zheng went upstairs, in fact, to hide from leisure.

The sun was just right today, and this guest had seen it, and everything that should be talked about was discussed, and he felt that there was no reason why he had to be there, so he went back to the second floor, smoked a book, and sat on the terrace to bask in the sun.

When Yan Yueming came up to look for him, he was on the phone. Lying lazily on a chaise longue, one hand resting on the armrest, the crystal beads reflecting the broken light in the sunlight. And he probably thinks the sun is too dazzling, and he is wearing a pair of sunglasses.

As for the book, it has long been put aside.

Yan Yueming didn't bother until Li Zheng hung up the phone, turned his head, and asked, "Something?" ”

"I am...... It's just that the senior is not there, so I came to look for it. "That's the truth. Yan Yueming just found that the person was not there, so she subconsciously came to look for it. What's the special reason for that?

Li Zheng pulled down his sunglasses and glanced at him, then pushed them back abruptly, and said, "It's rare for friends to come once, let's go play with them." ”

He didn't have to manage the interpersonal interactions of his juniors.

After all, he is not a junior.

Besides, Tang Qiao was in Hudi, and it was impossible for Yan Yueming not to worry. On weekdays, I hide it well, prepare for exams and eat seriously, but there are always times when I can't suppress the worries in my heart. Sometimes muttering to the ugly grass pot, sometimes grabbing the rhubarb and talking to it about the aunt, Li Zheng bumped into it a few times, and didn't come forward to speak, but he saw it in his eyes.

Han Mei and the others came over today, and it was when Yan Yueming seemed the happiest.

"They're playing with rhubarb." Yan Yueming didn't know what Li Zheng was thinking, his friend came to see him, of course he was happy, but the senior was also very important.

He caught a glimpse of a small chair next to him, and he dragged it over and sat down next to it, and quickly made up his mind, saying, "I'll stay here for ten minutes before I go down." ”

"Ten minutes?" Li Zheng's eyebrows hidden under his sunglasses raised slightly.

"Is it much?" Yan Yueming leaned over and asked.

How should Li Zheng answer?

He was in a good mood, especially when he saw Yan Yueming looking directly at him. This junior, sometimes timid, sometimes very bold, between honesty and well-behaved, exudes an unpredictable energy.

"Whatever you want." He said.

"Then I'll stay here for ten minutes and then go down, just don't count, let's start counting now." Although Yan Yueming said a questioning sentence, he used an affirmative tone, in order not to make Li Zheng regret it, he took the initiative to divert the topic and talked about Han Mei.

The seniors all told him about his past, and Yan Yueming also had to talk to him, which is called courtesy. He talked about the past when he was a child in Pu Box, ordinary children grew up in the alley, what big things can be in the alley? The left is just a short parent, a chicken flying and a dog jumping.

This is a completely different growth experience from Li Zheng, not so thrilling, not too dangerous, and when it is brought up again in this quiet afternoon, there is a smell of time smearing.

Ten minutes is neither long nor short, Yan Yueming is loud, and the mouth has not stopped, but Li Zheng does not feel noisy at all.

He has also discovered that Yan Yueming always controls his voice within a suitable range when he speaks, his voice is not sharp or low, with the vigor of a young man, but without the impatience of a young man. Even if it gets stuck sometimes, and sometimes the speed of speech increases, it won't be boring.

It was as if Yan Yueming was so close to him at the moment, and he wouldn't feel bored. No, not only was he not bored, but when he found that Yan Yueming was talking and secretly moving the chair closer and closer, he couldn't help but smile.

"Senior, what are you laughing at?"

Yan Yueming was a little puzzled, he just talked about himself, Han Mei and other friends in the alley, helping the community staff to publish a board report, but because of the "Xiao Ming vs. Aliens" painted on a wall

What about being criticized in public?

Li Zheng pressed the corners of his mouth, "Is it you the mastermind?" ”

Yan Yueming was a little wronged, and to this day, he still feels very wronged when he thinks about it, "It's not me, just because my name is Xiao Ming, and there is Xiao Ming in the book, and then I will become the protagonist." I didn't come up with an idea at all. ”

In my ordinary life, Xiao Ming is just Xiao Ming!

Li Zhengwan, "What about Han Mei?" She's not your head? ”

"Oh." Yan Yueming replied honestly, "She is an alien godmother." ”

The alien godmother grew up to be a people's teacher...... You can do it too. Li Zheng thought.

At this moment, there was a burst of laughter and barking dogs from downstairs. Yan Yueming couldn't help but run to the railing of the terrace to look down, and saw Cao Yu taking a photo with Rhubarb on crutches.

How could Rhubarb cooperate, so he ran away from him and finally played a game of throwing balls.

Han Mei was watching the battle, looked up and saw Yan Yueming upstairs, and waved to greet him. Yan Yueming also waved to her, poked her head out to take a closer look, only to find that Cao Jue was also standing under the porch.

The two nodded in greeting, and because they were not familiar, their demeanor was slightly official. However, Yan Yueming didn't have time to show more, because as soon as he nodded, he was pulled back by Li Zheng.

"Stay safe." Li Zheng said.

"Got it." Yan Yueming shrank back, but she was still strong and grabbed the railing to greet her friends downstairs over there. Downstairs had fun, he also watched happily, the whole person relaxed, and the worries, stress and worries were much lighter unconsciously.

He didn't notice it, and unconsciously, the distance between him and Li Zheng was getting closer and closer. His arm was leaning on the other party's arm, and he saw the rhubarb downstairs jumping bravely to catch the hairball, and reached out to pull Li Zheng, but Li Zheng didn't dodge.

The afternoon sun is just right, and the breeze is gentle. Han Mei downstairs looked at the people upstairs and also felt that it was picturesque.

"Whew!" Rhubarb wagged his tail and was full of pride. But when it looked around, it didn't see the familiar human, and when it turned around, it found a person standing upstairs.

What's going on, how did he stand with that dangerous human again.

Wait for me to find out!

Rhubarb dropped the ball and was about to run upstairs. It has explored all the roads in the past few days, and has run back and forth upstairs and downstairs 800 times, and it can definitely reach its destination in the shortest possible speed.

As soon as it ran a few steps, it was choked by the back of fate.

"Good." Han Mei grabbed it, stroked the dog's head, and whispered: "Don't go up and disturb them, okay?" ”

Rhubarb didn't understand what she was talking about, and her first reaction was, of course, to break free, but who knew that she couldn't break free. It looked back in astonishment, glared at her, and saw it

She smiled softly and kindly.

Rhubarb: "Wang! Barking! ”

Han Mei: "What a good dog, obedient, ah." ”

Rhubarb went from struggling to rotting, and it took only five minutes before and after.

When Cao Jue made a phone call and brought it a cart of high-end snacks and toys, it became happy again, and this happiness lasted until the evening.

As the guests had left, it scurried to the second floor, trying to find the humans to show off their loot again, when it heard the two humans in the same room with the door closed.

Rhubarb was full of resentment, so he ran downstairs to find Wen Renjing, who was doing his homework when he came home from school.

In the study, Li Zheng was standing in front of the bookshelf flipping through the books.

Although there are housekeeping aunts who come to clean regularly on Garden Road, outsiders are not allowed to enter the study, and the frequency of cleaning is not high, so it is inevitable that dust remains. The hardcover book in Li Zheng's hand was twice the size of a normal book, and the pages inside were thicker than ordinary paper.

It's a very special book, but Yan Yueming has no time to care about it at the moment, he is still waiting for Li Zheng's answer.

Today, Han Mei and Cao Yu came to see him, which really made Yan Yueming very happy. Life seems to have gradually returned to normal, and it is easy to play with friends in this ordinary life.

In the evening, Que Ge came again, sent Ang Ding's little golden axe back, and informed him of the date of the preparation of the exam, saying that it had just been set.

It is said that for this big exam, the Gas Phase Bureau specially commissioned someone to calculate, engaged in metaphysics, and finally chose the most auspicious June 6th. Of course, this can't be said to the outside world, and Que Ge will spit out with his juniors.

Today is May 22, and it is only half a month before June 6th.

The date was set, and the big stone in Yan Yueming's heart was half lowered. In fact, he has been thinking a lot about it these days, so when he went to the study for self-study after dinner, he said to Li Zheng: "If I am admitted to the establishment of the Gas Phase Bureau, can you take me with you when you go to Hudi, senior?" ”

Li Zheng did not answer.

He turned around and pulled the book out of the shelf, flipped through it casually in his hand, and then asked, "Do you want to pick up your aunt yourself?" ”

Yan Yueming nodded, "If I can pass the assessment of the Gas Phase Bureau, it means that I also have a certain ability to protect myself, and I will try not to hold everyone back." For me, my aunt is my only relative; It's the same for my aunt. Auntie's status in the dismissal should not be low, otherwise she would not resurface in the dismissal because she entered the gap again. And I'm the intersection between the gas phase bureau and my aunt, and if I go in, maybe I can help? ”

He said these words very calmly and rationally, so that Li Zheng couldn't help but look at him again. The two looked at each other in silence, and at the end, Li Zheng handed him the book in his hand, and then walked back to the chair by the window and sat down.

"You know I'm going to go?" He asked.

"Hmm."

"So sure?"

Yan Yueming nodded again, holding the book in both hands, and was actually a little nervous in her heart.

Li Zheng raised his side face, the corners of his mouth curved slightly, and looked at him in the warm yellow light, "You seem to know me very well." ”

At this moment, Yan Yueming became even more nervous. How could he explain it? Say how much he usually pays attention to him, pays attention to many details of him, and peeks into his heart?

Fortunately, at this time, Li Zheng said again: "Look at the book in your arms." ”

Yan Yueming was slightly stunned, and then quickly looked down at the cover of the book. I saw that the cover was bronzing, and a line of iron was painted in silver

The big words of the hook jumped on it -

Hudi Encyclopedia Guide

"The bark and ink of the Hudi are specially made, and there is only one in the whole city. There is a manuscript in the gas phase bureau, but the words on it can only be preserved for half a year. ”

Li Zheng said.

"The book...... Show me? ”

Yan Yueming was a little surprised.

"Hudi is a place with a relatively complete worldview structure, and if you want to go there, you have to understand it first." Li Zheng sat up slightly straight, "I can promise you, but the premise is that you get the first place in the gap assessment." ”

First place? Yan Yueming's heart was a little abrupt.

Li Zheng didn't give him time to hesitate, his smile retracted, his eyes were calm, and he stared at him and continued to ask: "Yan Yueming, can you do it?" ”

Yan Yueming wanted to say "I can" categorically, like the protagonists of many film and television dramas, with a mouthful of spit and a nail, the cowhide blown out will definitely be realized, and it will slap the faces of the viewers. However, the reality is that the big test for the establishment of the gas phase bureau is that thousands of troops have crossed the single-plank bridge and boasted of Haikou, so they must have the strength of the sea.

Who wouldn't say nice words, but the hard thing is whether there is the ability to cash in.

He didn't answer immediately, just like he made that request to Li Zheng just now, and Li Zheng didn't answer him immediately. And Li Zheng didn't urge him, like a calm sea without sorrow and joy, Yan Yueming could only see his own reflection in his eyes, examine himself, torture himself, and finally make a choice.

Yan Yueming thought about it for a long time, and Li Zheng waited for a long time, without the slightest impatience.

After a long time, Yan Yueming finally said, "I will work hard." ”

Li Zheng said: "Is it just hard work? If you have predetermined for yourself a way out, if you have predetermined a failure, you will never succeed. ”

Hearing this, Yan Yueming's brain was buzzing, and he looked at Li Zheng again, as if he finally understood what he wanted to convey. His fists clenched slightly, he took a deep breath and asked rhetorically, "Senior believes in me, right?" That's why you're asking me that? I have basic knowledge, and I have followed you to the crevices a few times, through the orange town, and I have experience. ”

Li Zheng leaned leisurely on the back of his chair and did not answer.

Yan Yueming finally made up her mind, and her eyes became resolute, looking extra bright under the warm yellow light, "I'll take the first place, senior." ”

Li Zheng hooked the corners of his mouth, "Okay." ”

If there is anything missing in Yan Yueming, it is self-confidence.

"If you take the first, I'll give you a gift." Li Zheng said again.

"What kind of gift?" Yan Yueming was curious.

"Keep it secret, but you can mention it yourself."

"No, no, I like everything sent by my senior."!