Chapter 1: Returning Home
Pushing open the door, there is a dark corridor in front of you, and you can faintly see specks of light in the distance.
The smell of rust and wood mold poured into Zheng Qing's nose and made him sneeze.
"Ahh
With this sneeze, the iron door behind him slowly closed.
It blocked the light behind him, and also cut off the bells of Westminster Abbey that came from a distance behind him.
"A strong sense of déjà vu," the young student chuckled, no longer having the anxiety of the last time, but skillfully pulled out his law book, turned the title page, and read softly:
"Bi Xiaoxing, three or five are in the east!"
The flashing starlight suddenly appeared in front of Zheng Qing at three or five o'clock, like huge fireflies, flying happily, drawing beautiful light marks in the dark basement corridor, illuminating the surroundings.
It's a common lighting spell for students, with a low mana cost and a cold glow, perfect for deep in the library or hunting. Compared with spells such as 'The East is Bright, the Light of the Moonrise' or 'The Sun Rises and the Moon Rises', 'The Little Star of the Moon' is very demanding in terms of skill and is often used by everyone to compete to see who summons the most small stars and has a beautiful flying trajectory.
Zheng Qing learned this spell from Dylan.
After walking dozens of steps along the corridor, turning a corner, the familiar staircase stood quietly not far in front of Zheng Qing.
"Click. ”
Zheng Qing opened his pocket watch and glanced at the time.
At 9:46 p.m., it was less than a minute before he left Phuket and the school where he had lived for half a year.
"Magical magic. The young wizard muttered under his breath, carefully tucking away the pass that hung from his chest. This is the proof that he will return to school in two weeks.
Then he took the heavy luggage out of the gray cloth bag and began to climb the stairs panting.
"I'm back!!"
As he crawled, he yelled.
......
Zheng Qing returned home on the night of the eighteenth, that is, stepping on Xiao Nian's tail.
At that time, the family was sitting around eating and watching TV. In the incense burner under the statue of the king of the stove in the kitchen, wisps of green smoke are rising from the fine incense that has just been renewed, and on TV, the New Year's program year after year is the same as last year.
Not surprisingly, Zheng Qing's sudden appearance at the door of the house startled the family.
"Didn't the school inform us that you could only come back tomorrow? Why did you come back at night!" Father Zheng was angry about Zheng Qing's sudden appearance, and he was already planning to drive to Chang'an Airport to pick up the station the next day.
For students whose family members are not wizards, First University will adopt the method of blocking information and obfuscating magic to ensure the distance between the wizarding world and the white ding world. Correspondingly, the school also has a special agency responsible for gifts for the New Year's holidays, or calling, sending and receiving letterheads on weekdays.
It's like coming home this winter break.
The return date notified by the school to the parents of the students is about one day later than the actual return date of the students, so as to prevent some parents from actually going to the airport or dock to pick up the station, which can complicate the situation.
As for the relevant explanations, the school also has a unified statement.
"The school has been notified at the end of the year, and the flight to our school has been advanced. Zheng Qing rolled his eyes in his heart, but explained seriously: "Originally, I thought of calling home when I went to Chang'an...... But thinking about it, it didn't go far, so it wasn't tossing. ”
The family did not have any doubts about Zheng Qing's explanation, but only complained about the school slightly.
Compared with her father, Zheng Qing's mother's concern is much more practical.
"Everyone is back, why are you still talking about those useless things?" she said, adding a pair of dishes and chopsticks to Zheng Qing, and at the same time urged: "Wash quickly, go to the dust, and then eat first...... I haven't eaten dinner yet!"
Zheng Qing was vague, without affirmation or denial.
In fact, he had just eaten dinner less than four hours ago, but looking at his mother's expectant eyes and listening to the joyful tone, he really didn't have the courage to refuse.
"Then I'll go wash up first. He grunted, piled a few large bags in the doorway, and headed straight for the bathroom.
Behind him, there was a faint conversation of parents complaining to each other.
"I said a long time ago, wrap the dumplings today, and tomorrow the child can eat them directly, you have to get them tomorrow. ”
"Wouldn't it be fresher tomorrow! Who knew he'd be back tonight......"
......
When Zheng Qing was eating, Professor Zheng, who had already rested, also got up and came to the living room.
"Are you back?"
"Is it hard to study in college?...... Don't be too relaxed when you enter the university, I remember that your studies are bachelor's, master's and doctor's degrees, right, this kind of requirements for your usual grade points, you can't be sloppy at all!"
The old man sat on the sofa, chattering, talking about Zheng Qing's studies. While eating, Zheng Qing chose beautiful words to answer the old man. Zheng's father and Zheng's mother had the heart to stop the old man from talking about those heavy topics, but it was not good to really interrupt, so you could only push me, I will push you, and Zheng Qing, who was watching, laughed secretly.
After sitting for a long time, perhaps lacking energy, Professor Zheng got up and planned to go back to rest.
Zheng Qing could almost hear the sound of his parents breathing a long sigh of relief in the living room.
"Oh, yes. After getting up and walking two steps, Professor Zheng suddenly remembered something, turned around, and said to Zheng Qing: "Mr. Wu has not been in the store recently...... When I went out a few days ago, he mentioned it to me and asked you to take some time to check it out in the store...... It's the New Year soon, and when you go to the store, remember to clean up, post a door god couplet or something. ”
"Oh, no problem. Zheng Qing agreed, but he couldn't help but be a little disappointed in his heart.
Although he had heard Mr. say it before, and he was also mentally prepared that he would not meet Mr. when he went home for the New Year, before he went home, he still had a little bit of extravagant hope in his heart.
Professor Zheng didn't notice his grandson's expression, and still commanded unhurriedly, "...... There is also the yellow civet in Mr. Wu's shop, when he left, he also instructed us to take care of it more, you pay attention when you go to the store to clean, if the cat is in the store, take it home. Anyway, it's not bad these days. ”
When Zheng Qing heard this, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
That yellow civet needs to take care of itself? That's a funny joke. However, considering that Mr. should not speak without purpose, Zheng Qing did not hesitate and agreed.
After making arrangements, Professor Cheng walked to the bedroom satisfied.
As he walked, he muttered, "I don't know where the fat rat at home is...... Go back and let the cat look for it, maybe it will find ......"
Zheng Qing knew that the fat rat that the old man said should be the 'fat rui' who had lived at home for a long time. Because it has been a long time, the old man is very sensitive to that little thing full of aura, so he will never forget it.
Of course, he also knew that Fei Rui had now returned to Phuket Island, and no matter how powerful Mr. Huang's brother was, he couldn't find the fat mouse at home.
It's just that he will never tell his grandfather about this kind of thing.
There are some things that can only rely on the power of time to slowly wash away the traces they once left.
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