Rebirth: Growing Up Together

The porridge boss: "Coward, look how scared you are by my mom, [ghost face]."

Jinghai said affectionately: "Don't talk nonsense, you are not that good, but your mother went out to study for a year, how come she has such an aura now, it's so scary."

Xu Cheng didn't know whether Gao Manman had discovered the secret between him and Lin Wanzhou.

I think I saw something.

After all, their cover-ups just now seemed a bit clumsy.

He recalled the scene where Gao Manman called him and said she had something to talk about.

What to talk about?

Xu Cheng pondered...

The next day.

Guo Zining and Li Qiuyang were still like children, throwing tantrums and not talking.

The two of them basically never appear in front of each other. Even during group discussions when the four of them meet together, they just turn their heads away and don't speak. Only Xu Cheng and Lin Wanzhou are left talking to each other.

In physical education class.

Xu Cheng found Li Qiuyang in the corner of the playground.

He sat on the steps of the auditorium, and Xu Cheng sat down next to him.

"I say, Qiuyang, are you going to stop talking to Guo Zining?"

"..."

Li Qiuyang did not answer.

Xu Cheng looked at the blue sky in the distance and continued, "I heard everything. You look like you're giving yourself away."

"I, I didn't..."

Li Qiuyang stubbornly retorted, "Old Xu, can you help me with something?"

"Fight?"

"It wasn't a fight. That guy was on the foreign language school football team. Our school team will play against them in the game in a few days."

"Can you pass it?"

"We can't beat them. Our No. 1 Middle School ranks last every year. Otherwise, why would I need your help?"

Li Qiuyang is a member of the school football team. Although he is rather fat and does not run very fast, No. 1 Middle School, which values ​​academic performance, has not made much progress in other aspects. The school football team, which has barely enough people, has members who are basically as mixed as he is.

Xu Cheng thought for a moment, "Let alone whether we can win or not, even if we win, will we have face in front of Guo Zining? This idea is a bit childish, and a bit selfish. Well, I'll give you some face and I won't say you're stupid."

"..."

Li Qiuyang didn't say anything and lowered his head in frustration.

And right now.

He felt another tap on his shoulder.

He raised his head and looked at Xu Cheng beside him in surprise.

The boy just looked at him with a smile in his eyes.

"But being a little childish and self-centered seems to be more what people at this age would do."

"This favor."

"Just help..."

Chapter 323: You were still young at that time

As the saying goes, if you know yourself and your enemy, you will never be imperiled in a hundred battles.

Since he had promised Li Qiuyang to help him play this game, Xu Cheng started to inquire about the other school in advance.

The person he was looking for was Tan Song, the son of the aunt next door, who was the one who called him master every day and learned to play games from him when he was a child.

Xu Cheng remembered that Tan Song was a member of the school football team in high school. Later, he was admitted to a normal college as a sports student.

I think he is quite familiar with the level of each school's team. Even though there have been many changes, he should be able to give some useful suggestions on the overall strength and competition.

It's the weekend.

Xu Cheng sat on a chair in the bedroom, turned on the computer, found the note of "Brother Zhuangzhuang" on QQ, and sent a message "Are you there?"

Because they are neighbors, Xu Cheng and Tan Song have always maintained a close relationship, and occasionally go to play ball together downstairs in the community during the winter and summer vacations.

I remember that during the Chinese New Year this year, this guy was extremely bold and brought his girlfriend home to celebrate the New Year.

However, a few days after school started in March, Xu Cheng saw this guy post a message on his QQ space saying "If you can't hold the sand, you might as well throw it away" announcing their breakup.

Not long after, Tan Song's reply came from QQ.

Brother Zhuangzhuang: "What happened to [Doghead]?"

Jinghai said: "I'm going to play in a school-level football match in a few days. I've never played before, so I'll ask you about it."

Brother Zhuangzhuang: "Which team should we kick?"

Jinghai's first affection: "Foreign Language School."

Brother Zhuangzhuang: “【Shocked】”

Brother Zhuangzhuang: "You guys play in the first middle school?"

The most affectionate thing in Jinghai: "111"

Brother Zhuangzhuang: “【Shocked】”

Brother Zhuangzhuang: "Then you can just play for fun, don't take it seriously. The Foreign Language School is a very strong team. Even the physical education teacher there is a foreigner. I often saw him before. He is very black and his coaching is also very professional."

After hearing his evaluation, Xu Cheng had a rough idea in mind.

Jinghai's most affectionate voice: "Then we will win with the probability of the Chinese national football team entering the World Cup."

Brother Zhuangzhuang: "It should be a little easier than that [snickering]"

After chatting with Tan Song for a few more words, Li Qiuyang called.

"Old Xu, I talked to the teacher and he said it's no problem and that you can play as a foreign player."

"So smooth? Your teacher is too confident in me, isn't he?"

"I've been coveting you for a long time. If the teacher hadn't always disapproved, I would have recruited you to the school team a long time ago."

"It's okay to play a few games. I really don't have time to train all the time. By the way, Lao Li, I asked others and they all said that our chances of winning this game are worrying..."

"Hehe, there is indeed a big gap in strength, but you are here to help us. When the time comes, we will feed you the ball and you will score a lot of points."

"Well, football is not a one-man game. Even with the strength of Barcelona's Dream Team and Messi, they don't dare to claim a 100% winning rate. I don't really care about winning or losing. I'm just worried that you'll feel ashamed after losing and want to die."

"Why should I be upset? It's just a game. I'm used to losing."

"Can you really let it go? You can lie to your brothers. As a brother, it doesn't matter if you lie to me. But don't lie to yourself."

Xu Cheng knew Li Qiuyang's character very well.

Moreover, adolescent boys have a stubborn temper. Those things that they could laugh off later cannot be erased at this age.

After a pause, Xu Cheng continued.

"Okay, let's do some simple training tomorrow to get back on track. Anyway, the news has already spread. Even if you don't play, people will say you're a coward."

Li Qiuyang raised his voice a few notches.

"It spread? What spread?"

"You don't know yet?"

Li Qiuyang usually jumps around in the grade, and many people know him. In addition, the quarrel between him and Guo Zining that day was loud enough, and the gossip about him quickly spread in the boring campus life.

Xu Cheng explained briefly and Li Qiuyang wailed.

"Damn it, Old Xu, how am I going to survive in No. 1 Middle School if I lose this game? You must help me win this game. Without further ado, I will definitely remember your kindness, my godfather."

"...Why didn't I see you were so thick-skinned when I was a kid?"

"Hey, haven't I been fat since I was a child?"

"Go, go, go, go, go, tell me what time your team will train tomorrow and where it is."

Li Qiuyang told the time and said some words of love between father and son to Xu Cheng before hanging up the phone. Only then did Xu Cheng see that there were several missed calls on his phone, all from Lin Wanzhou.

After thinking about it for a while, he immediately remembered to go to Lin Wanzhou's house for dinner.

"Oh my god, Li Qiuyang, it's not in vain that you called me your godfather." The young man hung up the phone, got dressed hurriedly and went out.

At noon, the sunlight was so dazzling that it was difficult to open one's eyes. After being exposed to the sun for a while, Xu Cheng felt as if he was about to be dehydrated and turned into a fibrous state like the Trisolarans.

After finally arriving at Lin Wanzhou's house, the boy felt that even though they lived in the same community, it was still a bit inconvenient as it was so difficult to visit their home.

It would be better if they lived next door. At night, he could climb onto the balcony and go directly into Lin Wanzhou’s bedroom.

I knocked on the door and it was soon opened.

The one who opened the door was Lin Wanzhou.

She was wearing a pair of home shorts, revealing her beautiful white legs. She was licking a milky white ice cream, and there was white cream around her lips from the ice cream, which made Xu Cheng, who had a mild obsessive-compulsive disorder, want to help her wipe it dry.

"Why is the phone busy for so long?"

The coolness of the air conditioner, mixed with the unique fragrance of the girl, hit Xu Cheng's nose together.

He was suddenly intoxicated by the comfort of this summer.

"I was on the phone with Li Qiuyang, and I didn't see you calling."

"Humph."

The girl hummed softly and leaned forward to give the boy enough space to enter, not worrying about bumping into him at all.

At this time, Gao Manman's voice also came from the kitchen.

"Xu Cheng is here? Wait a moment, there are still a few dishes before we can eat."

"Don't do too much, Aunt Gao."

Looking around, the boy realized that Lin's father was not at home. He put on his slippers, but his hands reached out to the girl's lips and gently wiped the cream on her lips.

Lin Wanzhou's lips were smooth and soft to begin with, and felt great to the touch. After eating ice cream, her lips felt icy and soft when touched by her fingers, which made people want to invade her from the bottom of their hearts.

"I'm going to kill you."

The girl looked frightened and quietly blamed Xu Cheng.

She quickly confirmed that her mother was still in the kitchen and did not see Xu Cheng's bold move. Then she pouted and continued to glare at Xu Cheng with dissatisfaction.

Xu Cheng was no longer afraid of the girl's fierce gaze. He put his fingers into his mouth with a satisfied look and ate up all the cream on them.

Lin Wanzhou wasn't so angry anymore.

Occasionally, Xu Cheng's particularly bold move was somewhat indescribably stimulating.

But that didn't stop her from beating him.

This is very necessary.

If she did nothing, wouldn't it mean that the two of them were in cahoots with each other and were secretly colluding with each other? As long as she warned him, it would be Xu Cheng's unilateral harassment.

The girl pulled her feet out of her slippers and stepped lightly on the guy's instep.

The soft and cool soles of the feet stepping on the hot and hard insteps of the feet feel like stepping on hot pebbles, and it also feels a bit like a massage.

His feet were very big, and the girl's feet looked so small when they stepped on them, just a little bit.

The two sat down on the sofa.

Lin Wanzhou bit the popsicle stick and asked Xu Cheng curiously.

"I heard that Li Qiuyang is going to play a football game with the boy who is pursuing Guo Zining."

Xu Cheng picked up an orange and started peeling it, then glanced at her when he heard that.

"You know about this, too?"