The Late School

Maybe it was Zhang Tan who had been watching the entrance of the Little Red Horse Academy for too long. The guardian came up and asked him vigilantly if he was okay.

Zhang Tan smiled and said, "Old Li, don't you recognize me? Me, Zhang Tan."

The visitor was stunned and looked at him up and down, first in confusion, then in a daze.

"Oh, it's Shao Zhang! I didn't recognize the haircut. Is this summer vacation?"

Zhang Tan: "I graduated from university and I am back to Pujiang."

"After graduation, I will live in Pujiang, right?"

The two were chatting, and suddenly there was a loud noise in the academy. A group of people came out. Walking in the front were two men and women in police uniforms. The woman hugged a little girl. Behind them, they followed a group of crying Local children.

A little girl in a red dress ran out of the school building violently, holding a water gun in her hand, chasing after the police, holding one of them, not letting go, or she would shoot and aim at the gun.

"You nasty bad guys~~~~~ Grab my baby! Don't use it if you have the ability~~~"

The little girl in the red dress was talking in Sichuan dialect and looked fierce. She seemed to want to fight and was ready.

The teachers in the academy came to persuade them, and if you have something to say, don't use your sword or gun.

"What's wrong?" Zhang Tan asked suspiciously.

The guard Lao Li straightened his security uniform and straightened his waist.

"This is the police from the district police station, the park director called."

"Hey, there is a little girl in the garden, 4 years old this year. She was hosted here the day before yesterday. She has not been taken away, and her family cannot be contacted. She is probably abandoned."

"You can only call the police station and ask them to take the children back to see if they can find their relatives."

"What is this now?" Zhang Tan asked.

When Lao Li saw the children led by the red clothes, they were chasing and intercepting the two policemen, he was startled and cried.

"The kids are reluctant. The little girl in the red dress is called Xiaobai. Haven't you seen it? I just came three months ago."

"This kid has only known Xiaomi for a month."

Little Red Horse Academy has existed for more than ten years, but Zhang Tan didn’t understand. Before, he had no interest in the academy. He never cared or asked but didn’t know anything about the operation. He only knew about bars, clubs and luxury goods. , Beautiful women are interested.

"Listen to what you mean, it seems that there are a lot of abandoned children in the school?" Zhang Tan asked.Old Li's expression and tone seemed to be rare.

Sure enough, the doorman Lao Li nodded and said: "There have been several times before, and you know that if you can send your children here, the conditions at home are not very good."

The Little Red Horse Academy covers an area of ​​more than 900 square meters. It used to be a formal and qualified kindergarten. The children in the villages in the city basically go to school here.Three years ago, my grandfather and grandmother transformed into a late-night school. The business hours are from 5:30 pm to 1 am. The service targets are night workers in big cities. For example, the takeaway boy Zhang Tan saw just now, because it needs night At work, there is no one around to bring the children, so he takes care of him in the Little Red Horse Midnight School, and picks up the children after get off work.

Pujiang is a city that never sleeps. The Little Red Horse Academy is located in a prosperous urban area. The adjacent Chang'an Street is full of gold and white-collar workers in suits and shoes during the day. At night, the lights are feasting and even more lively. The bar entrances are full of fashionable men and women coming in and out, shops Open all night.Behind this bustling are a group of ant-like strugglers, ordinary people can't see them, and if they dive down, they can see a large number of them near the mud.

The Late Night Academy serves them.

The children who were sent to the late-night school had poor family conditions, and belonged to the middle and lower-class laborers in the city of Pujiang that never sleeps.

Struggling in an international metropolis like Pujiang, the pressure is so great that some parents can't make it anymore, so they abandon their children in the school.There are not many things of this kind, but it's not uncommon. The door guard Lao Li has seen some, so he is not surprised at this scene before him.

The little girl in the arms of the policeman cried with rain, trying to break free.

A large group of children chased and shouted, angry little milk sounds everywhere, chasing and intercepting the police, but the teachers' persuasion did not help.

The female police officer holding the girl said helplessly: "Children, the aunt is not a bad person, we are the police, and I took Xiaomi to find my mother."

"President Huang, look at this, you can't go."

Head Huang Yuan is a woman in her 50s and a villager in the city. She has known Zhang Tan's grandparents for decades and has been managing this school.

"I'll persuade everyone."

"Xiaobai, Xiaobai~~ Let go first, okay? The police aunt is a good person, and she took Xiaomi to find her mother."

The little girl in the red dress was stunned when she heard the words. She continued to hold on to the female police's clothes, screaming fiercely that Xiaomi is her good friend and cannot be taken away, and she is not a badass.

The head of Huang Yuan and others kept persuading the crying children, with little effect, and the scene was difficult to control. In the end, there was no way. The teachers stopped the children and asked the police to take Xiaomi and leave.

This is even more serious, the crying and shouting have increased by several decibels, it is really like a goodbye.

They were all crying, only Xiao Bai did not.

Not only did the kid not cry, but he became more fierce, like a stray little milk dog, roaring with a little milk voice.

The children were all caught, but Xiao Bai broke free and chased after her, trying to chase her Xiaomi back.

Just when she was about to catch up, a hand stretched out from the diagonal stab and caught her.

It's Zhang Tan.

The two policemen gave him a grateful look, and hugged Xiaomi and left in a hurry.

"Xiao Mi'er--" Xiaobai shouted, biting his sighing hand.

"Ah~"

Zhang Tan was in pain and let go of his hand subconsciously. Xiaobai immediately jumped out like a bunny, chasing behind the police car and shouting until he fell and fell on the ground. The water gun was also released and watched the police car disappear. In the field of vision, I could not help but yell sadly:

"You guys who are assholes~~~"

She finally cried, tears streaming down, just like other children.

Half an hour later, Zhang Tan sat in the clinic, injected a tetanus, and bandaged the wound.

"I'm so sorry, Zhang Tan, I just encountered this when I just came back. I will definitely educate Xiaobai when I look back."

Chief Huang Yuan also came to the clinic.

Zhang Tan thought of the little white boy's shoes that cried the most miserable last, and couldn't help but blame her, and shook her head helplessly: "Forget it, the children are unintentional, she is really anxious, maybe we should let them say goodbye."

"It's been a long time since we said goodbye, the longer the time the more reluctant."

"..."

"You haven't eaten dinner yet, come to my house."

"No, I'm not hungry now."

"You're welcome, knowing that you are coming today, specially prepared."

When I came to Aunt Huang's house, her husband was also there, and the table of dishes was very rich, waiting for him.

"Zhang Tan is here? What's wrong with your hand?"

Zhang Tan explained.

"It turned out to be Xiao Bai."

It sounds like Uncle Huang is also familiar with Xiao Bai.

"Where are Afang and Aberry?" Zhang Tan asked.

Aunt Huang arranged for him to sit down and set the table and chopsticks: "A Fang is married, he bought a house in Minhang, and he has a home. A Berry went to Guangdong on a business trip, and it will take a few days to come back."

"Time flies so fast."

"Yeah, drink some bar."

"No, no."

Yesterday I had a hangover and my head hurt for a long time before I dared to drink it.

"It's good not to drink. Drinking can hurt your body, so eat more vegetables."

"Aunt Huang is really good at cooking."

After dinner, Aunt Huang’s husband cleaned up the dishes, Zhang Tan and Aunt Huang returned to the school again.

Aunt Huang said: "I'll take you to the room first. It's ready. It's on the third floor."

She said she wanted to help Zhang Tan carry the suitcase, but Zhang Tan took it in his hand first.

There are 4 rooms on the third floor. Aunt Huang vacated the one at the end of the corridor for Zhang Tan, which was also the largest, with more than 90 square meters.

"It turned out to be the children's bedroom. It has been remodeled by someone. It is quite spacious, but the furniture is a bit outdated. If it doesn't work, I will make it up tomorrow."

There is a living room, a bedroom, a balcony, and a bathroom. The furniture is all available. Just as Aunt Huang said, it's a bit old but kind. They are all moved from the ancestral house.

Zhang Tan’s graduation back to Pujiang was decided temporarily. It was decided today and arrived immediately. The house here will be remodeled after the Spring Festival this year. Because the Zhang family’s old house is old and Zhang Tan has no place to live, Aunt Huang transformed it into Zhang. Sigh's residence, lest he return to Pujiang without even a home.

"The cleaning is very clean, and the furniture is very good. You don't need to buy new ones. That's it, thank you Aunt Huang, for bothering you." Zhang Tan thanked.

Aunt Huang couldn’t help looking at him a few more times, especially when Zhang Tan wore a yellow and purple pigtail during the Spring Festival this year. Drunk, broke into the academy and scared the children screaming.She drove him away, but was told harshly that he was in charge of the school and wanted to drive her away.

Huang Auntiequan thought Zhang Tan was drunk and said nonsense, and she was not relieved, but her impression of him was really bad, and she even planned for the worst, and even if she was expelled, she was just sorry for the two old people’s advice. .

Zhang Tan came back today, and her eyes were bright, without the dazzling weird hairstyle, fresh and refreshing, stable and mature, treat people with sincerity, respect others, thank you for being like two people in the past.

Possibly, the death of his grandpa and grandmother made him grow up instantly. Aunt Huang felt relieved, and only hoped that this was not a temporary act.

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