between clouds and mud

Chapter 15 This Wind Changsha Cloud Old Habits ([-])
Zhou Song put his photo at the beach in the letter and sent it to the post office.

Only then did she realize that her parents didn't seem to have any photos, so when would the whole family take a picture together?

But Feng Yi and Zhou Huaiming obviously also realized this, so Feng Yi enthusiastically went to the photo studio to take a family portrait together.

Zhou Song faintly resisted in his heart, and made excuses every time.

In fact, her excuse was perfunctory.

For example, if you feel uncomfortable and don’t want to go today, or you can’t go if you haven’t completed the learning goals you set today, but at least Zhou Song will give a reason every time and maintain the most basic courtesy.

In Zhou Song's heart, he felt that his words and deeds outside represented his parents and the whole Dengxinqiao Township.

Feng Yi obviously didn't think so, she felt that dragon begets dragon and phoenix begets phoenix.

Zhou Song's excellence is all due to her innate genetic advantages, and her subconscious completely erased the memory of Zhou Song before she was six years old.

So she moved herself and thought she was at least a competent mother.

"You should really change, Comrade Feng Yi, your thinking is too lacking in awareness." Zhou Huaiming reminded more than once: "If you continue to go your own way, my daughter's heart will never be close to us."

"Then you are right, why don't you see your daughter getting close to you?" Feng Yi retorted dissatisfied.

"There is an emotion called venting anger. In Xiao Song's eyes, we are the same kind of people."

"So you think you are qualified as a father, all because of me being a bad mother? If it weren't for your professional sensitivity back then, why would your daughter be sent away? You are reluctant to take off your official hat, now."

"You're just making trouble."

While talking, the two quarreled again, Feng Yi was furious, but calmed down after getting angry.

"That young man surnamed Zhang, I saw the two of them go home several times holding hands. The last time they hugged each other at the train station, how decent is it? How old is my daughter? Do the people there know how to check? Xiao Ke still doesn't understand anything."

Hearing this, Zhou Huaiming also frowned, although his wife's words were a bit harsh, but this symptom was indeed not right, but he still comforted him: "Don't think about it, after all, they lived together since childhood, but now they are older. You should avoid suspicion, just remind Xiao Song next time."

"My daughter is not close to us. I know how to deal with it. You don't have to worry about it."

Zhou Huaiming leaned on the pillow, thinking: "Speaking of him, do you think our daughter is a bit like him in some respects. They all have energy in their bodies, and the way of thinking is also similar."

"Yes, the neither salty nor bland attitude is exactly the same, I often feel that I owe them both." Feng Yi closed his eyes and said quietly.

At the beginning of school, classes were reclassified according to the grade ranking, and Zhou Song was assigned to class five as he wished.The mobility of the whole class is not great, generally speaking, the grades are very stable, only Zhou Song is an accident.

Teacher Wen stood on the podium and introduced new students to encourage them.

The few classmates around the last school sports meet looked at her familiarly, only Chen Fan recognized her first: "Little girl, you are quite capable."

Seeing that everyone was still confused, Chen Fan pointed and said, "The girl who ran very fast in the last school sports meeting."

"Oh~~" The students cheered for a while, and you joked with each other: "It seems that we will have a savior in our sophomore sports."

Standing on the podium, Zhou Song was suddenly welcomed so warmly, and introduced himself very shyly.

Chen Fan took the initiative to invite her to sit at the same table. In high school, it was rare for men and women to sit at the same table, so the students were even more embarrassed.

"Student, you have to maintain good grades." Chen Fan reminded in a low voice, ups and downs are very common in grades, and the troubles are self-evident.

But the atmosphere of the key class is really different from that of the ordinary class. Everyone in Class [-] should play and make noise. In Class [-], it is no exaggeration to say that everyone is introverted. This is the ideological consciousness of gamers with different ranks.

Zhou Song also thinks that he is very hardworking, so he should prove a sentence-people who are better than you work harder than you.

So she also secretly joined the team of introverts, and she didn't have to bother Zhang Chengnian often anymore, because Chen Fan was almost a god of learning, not only knew a lot of knowledge in class, but also studied a lot outside of class.

Zhou Song felt that her English was already pretty good, but Chen Fan still suggested that she improve her spoken English when she had time, and by the way, introduced the foreign teacher training class she attended to Zhou Song.

So the two also went to training classes together on weekends. Zhou Song was more talented in language than Chen Fan, and she made rapid progress.

Chen Fan can be regarded as the proud son of heaven in mathematics. He has won countless medals in the Olympiad.

And he is also very willing to share. He often gives Zhou Song some Olympiad knowledge during class breaks, and Zhou Song gradually joins his Olympiad training class.

Chen Fan's academic performance is much better than that of Zhou Song at this stage. At the beginning, Zhou Song was deceived by him. After the exam, the two of them discussed the test papers together. Chen Fan sighed and said, "Oh, this time the exam is so-so."

Although this sentence sounded familiar, Zhou Song didn't take it to heart. She was still secretly happy that she had performed well this time, and comforted him very hypocritically: "It's okay, just do your best."

After the results came out, Zhou Song cast a glance at him and began to compete.Chen Fan is not only better than her, but also much better than her.

Since Zhou Song left, Jiang Lele looked for her several times, but Zhou Song was so busy that she didn't have time to do so, she completely ignored this friend.

Mother Jiang looked at her gloomy daughter, so she suggested, "Why don't you go to Class [-] too."

Jiang Lele shook her head: "No, I don't like being special."

Zhang Chengnian is also very busy with his life and studies after the start of school, even more so than Zhou Song.

Until a woman walked into the restaurant where he worked part-time. The woman was dressed as a lady, with a pair of delicate high-heeled shoes on her feet, with a haughty smile on her face.

This person is Zhou Song's biological mother - Feng Yi.

Outside the restaurant, Zhou Li lay on the window of the car and watched the two chatting.

"Xiao Zhang, let's sit together." Feng Yi motioned.

Zhang Chengnian probably already guessed the reason for the woman's visit. At this moment, his self-esteem has been shaken and loose.

What she wants to talk about is a dialogue between two classes.

Zhang Chengnian looked as usual: "Sorry, I'm working now, you can order food first."

"I'm in a hurry, so I left after I finished speaking." Feng Yi led him to a seat next to him, with a signature smile on his face.

Before coming here, she had already begun to speak clearly how not to hurt him, but now it was really hard to speak face to face.

So she explained first, trying to ease the atmosphere: "Don't worry, Auntie will pay the bill later."

After she finished speaking, she also realized that her words were not appropriate.

But this is not important, Feng Yi continued to brew.

"Xiao Zhang, thank you for taking care of our Xiao Song. Auntie is very grateful to you. But now that you are so old, you all say that men and women are different. Our Xiao Song is still young, she doesn't understand anything, and it's more difficult for a girl. Need to be protected, so you understand what Auntie means."

Zhang Chengnian was silent and did not answer.

Feng Yi continued: "I know that Xiao Song has made great progress in his studies with your help. Because of your guidance, he was admitted to the key class this semester. Auntie can pay for your expenses, including your university tuition. I can support you until graduation, and I really appreciate your taking care of us Xiao Song for so many years."

The atmosphere was indifferent for a long time, Feng Yi observed his expression.

The eighteen or nineteen-year-old boy in front of him has been tempered to a certain degree of tenacity, and he remains calm.

He has the vigor of a young man, and he also reveals the stability that has been polished by life.

Zhang Chengnian has always been good at forbearance, but at this moment he couldn't help but said: "The protection method you mentioned, if I remember correctly the first time I saw her, how did you take care of her?"

"We watched Xiao Liu grow up. We not only gave her tutoring, but also took her to school every day, and went back and forth for four hours a day on the mountain road. At that time, the road was still unstable."

"Before Xiaoliu came to Changsha, her father told me many times that it was my unshirkable responsibility to take care of her."

"I don't think I should say these words, but I think Xiao Liu probably won't tell you either."

As if he didn't expect to be so straightforward with him, Feng Yi was slightly stunned. He denied her the most basic responsibility as a mother.

"you"

"One thing, although you didn't say it clearly, I can tell you clearly that I really like this girl. If she is willing, she will also be in my future life plan." Zhang Chengnian said word by word: "But I will wait patiently for her You don't have to worry about growing up."

Feng Yi became angry from embarrassment: "It's absolutely impossible between you two."

People may be able to change the future, but they cannot change their birth. This is the most essential difference between them. How can the clouds in the sky and the mud on the ground be at the same level?
"Xiao Zhang, the future is long, don't be too absolute about everything."

The gazes of the two stared at each other for a long time.

Feng Yi raised the corners of her lips inadvertently, and said mockingly: "Your confidence comes from that you are too young."

Zhou Song was preparing for the Mathematical Olympiad during this period, although she was destined to end up as cannon fodder.

But she is also eager to try if she has the opportunity to learn and compete. Maybe she is born a genius with extraordinary talent. It will be so beautiful to stand on the podium holding the trophy.

Most importantly, she hoped Zhang Chengnian could see her hard work.

He is so good, whenever she wants to be lazy or shrink back, the appearance of Zhang Chengnian appears in front of her eyes, the tireless figure of the young man is engraved into her whole youth, and also affects her life.

Zhou Song worked harder and thought happily, would he be happier if she held the trophy.

But without a doubt, she didn't even pass the preliminary round.

Chen Fan patted her on the shoulder and comforted her hypocritically: "It's okay, just do your best."

It's good to end early, she should go to Zhang Chengnian.

Thinking of this week, Song's mood improved again, and he pedaled harder on the bicycle.

She originally thought that although Zhang Chengnian would not be very happy seeing her, he would not be salty or indifferent, and even had a somewhat indifferent attitude.

Zhou Song began to take the initiative to find topics, let's talk about his recent studies, yes.So she opened her mouth and said Chen Fanba lala, Chen Fanpa lala.
Zhang Chengnian became even more reticent. He put a piece of ribs in her bowl: "Zhou Song, talk less while eating."

He called her Zhou Song, and this was the first time Zhang Chengnian called her that.

It can be seen that she is really in a bad mood recently, and she is in trouble.

After eating, the two sat in the library, Zhou Song whispered, "Why are you in a bad mood?"

"No."

"Obviously." Zhou Song grabbed his braids: "You were not like this when you were a child, why do you get more awkward as you grow up?"

"No." Zhang Chengnian sat a little further away.

Zhou Song got closer, and acted like a child like a child: "Brother."

Zhang Chengnian closed the book and glanced at her, as if he was holding back, but in the end there was nothing he could do: "Xiao Liu, you are really annoying sometimes."

During this period of time, he was disturbed and restless.

But Zhou Song obviously misunderstood what he meant, her heart sank, and she sat a little further away silently.

"Oh." said a sentence.

Then the two read their own books by themselves and stopped communicating.When they sent her home at night, the two were also silent all the way.

When she was unhappy when she was a child, Brother Nian would hold her hand.But now he remembered that the promise to Feng Yi was also a promise to Benxin, so he held back.

At the gate of the community, Zhou Song left without saying goodbye.

In the past, he would always coax her right away, but not this time.

One is forbearing, the other is waiting.

This is the first cold war between the two who can't figure it out.

Zhou Li's little round eyes rolled, and he stopped fooling around with his classmates after school every day.

The driver at home is a trouble, sometimes Zhou Li finds a reason to get rid of him, and he goes to sit in Zhang Chengnian's restaurant.

He is not greedy, he only orders one drink at a time, but he never settles the bill.

When Zhang Chengnian finished his work, Zhou Li bit his straw and said, "Brother-in-law."

"Don't bark." Zhang Chengnian looked at him helplessly with his schoolbag on his back: "Go after drinking."

"I didn't bark, you must be my future brother-in-law." Zhou Li said confidently: "I have the same heart with my sister, and I know what she thinks."

"My sister must like you." Zhou Li said with a smile.

"." Zhang Chengnian knew that it was impossible for Zhou Song to say these words: "It's closing time, and you haven't come home yet."

"Call my sister and ask her to pick me up." Zhou Li cheekily said, "It's so late, I'm not safe even with a child."

"I do not have a phone."

"Take my cell phone." Zhou Li seemed to be thinking about something again, and his tone was a little frustrated: "My sister never answers my phone."

"Let's go, I'll take you home first today."

Zhou Li also carried a small schoolbag, and followed Zhang Chengnian out of the door.

When he reached the side of the road, he skillfully reached out to stop a taxi, saw Zhang Chengnian's stunned expression, and waved his hand: "Brother, get in the taxi."

When getting out of the car, Zhou Li tilted his head and said, "Brother-in-law, thank you for taking me home."

"If you really want to thank you, don't call me brother-in-law." Zhang Chengnian looked at Zhou Li's appearance and couldn't help holding his hand.

Zhou Li felt a little awkward being led. It's not suitable for two big men.

"Zhou Li." Zhou Song also rode his bicycle home, and the three just bumped into each other.

Zhou Li also wanted to leave a two-person world for them.

But Zhang Chengnian and Zhou Song obviously didn't think so, they just greeted and said goodbye indifferently.

Zhou Song pushed his bicycle to interrogate his younger brother, and Zhou Li explained clearly, showing that he had done nothing wrong.

But what Zhou Song said refreshed his imperfect three views.

"Zhou Li, do you know that the drink you ordered is his part-time salary for a day."

Zhou Li opened his mouth, but he couldn't open his mouth what he wanted to say.

He didn't dare to say, in fact, he took a taxi just now.

"Sister, so he is so poor." Zhou Li was a little incredulous: "No wonder mom doesn't like him."

"Do you think so too?" Zhou Song asked him.

Zhou Li didn't understand, and after thinking about it, he didn't know how to answer this question.

"Zhou Li, although he was born in poverty, he possesses traits that cannot be bought even with money."

"What is it?"

On the way home, Zhou Song was pushing the bicycle, her voice intertwined with the night breeze, talking eloquently.

"The road he has traveled is unimaginably difficult for ordinary people. The pressure of studying, the poverty of life and the self-esteem before others have never crushed him."

"And what supported him to straighten his spine was his thirst for knowledge and firmness of mind."

"Zhou Li, the level of a person should not be measured by money, my brother knows how to cherish it better than everyone else."

(End of this chapter)