Undoubtedly, the conversation between the two ended on bad terms again, but the two still had a tacit understanding that did not carry over into their interactions the next day.
The next day, the two of them acted as if the unpleasant incident yesterday had never happened. They were still talking and laughing, eating together and returning to the teaching building together.
However, Xiang Jin was the one who spoke most. Yan Chen spoke very little, but Xiang Jin said that he always listened attentively, and then occasionally said a few words, or when she asked questions, he would answer all her questions.
Xiang Jin returned to the classroom and saw a person moving next to his seat. That person was none other than Lei Jia, who had eaten in their restaurant some time ago.
When Lei Jia saw her coming in, he greeted her with a smile on his face, "Hi, Xiang Jin, I will be your deskmate from now on, right?"
Although Xiang Jin was a little surprised that she suddenly moved next to her, when he met her expectant eyes, he still nodded slightly, "It's up to you, this position is not mine in the first place," she
All she needs to do is sit in her own seat, and she doesn't care about the people next to her.
"Well," Lei Jia nodded vigorously, and then placed a cookie on her desk, "Xiang Jin, may I treat you to a cookie?"
Xiang Jin glanced at the cookie and then returned it to her, "Thank you, but I'm not hungry!"
Lei Jia picked it up and put it on her desk, "I know, I know, you just ate, but it's okay. You can eat again when you're hungry!"
Others invited her to eat, and she could see her sincerity. Xiang Jin was not the kind of lonely person who would refuse people thousands of miles away, so she did not refuse, "Thank you.
," She picked up the envelope of biscuits and put it on the desk, thinking that in the future she might as well invite her back.
Xiang Jin was used to sitting here alone, but suddenly there was an extra person. Xiang Jin was not used to it, so after taking out the book, paper and pen, she started to write the question book directly, and there was no more
Talked to Lei Jia.
Since that day when Xiang Jin ate in their restaurant and had a brief encounter with her, Lei Jia had a preliminary understanding of her temperament, so she didn't mind. Then she took out her book, paper and pen and started to do the questions.
.
So starting from the next day, Xiang Jin found that his desks, desks and chairs often had traces of being wiped by others, and they were also wiped clean and spotless. It had been like this for several days.
Later, Xiang Jin asked Lei Jia who was standing aside, "Have you helped me clean the tables and chairs recently?"
Lei Jia nodded, "Yes, when I wiped my desks and chairs, I wiped you too. How about I wiped them clean?"
Xiang Jin nodded, "Well, it's very clean, thank you, but I'd better do it myself in the future."
Lei Jia said, "Hey, it's okay. You're welcome. It's not a big deal. It's just a little effort."
Xiang Jin asked, "Don't you go home every afternoon?"
Lei Jia said, "Don't go home. I eat my lunch at school every afternoon. I don't have enough time to go back."
Xiang Jin nodded.
Then Lei Jia suddenly came towards her, and then whispered to her with some hesitation, "Xiang Jin, if I sometimes can't solve some questions, can I ask you for advice?"
Xiang Jin asked her, "Which question can't you solve?" She knew how to reciprocate. Since people cleaned tables, chairs and benches for her every day, she should occasionally explain the questions to others.
Lei Jia looked at her cautiously and said, "There are many things that I can't do."
Xiang Jin said, "Take it out and I will explain it to you."
The corner of Lei Jia's mouth suddenly turned up into a smile, "Wait a minute, I'll take it out right now." Then Lei Jia opened her desk and took out a chemistry question book, a book in the room.
There is also a math problem booklet.
Oh, math, physics and chemistry are all there? Xiang Jin’s eyes flashed.
Lei Jia was a little embarrassed and said, "I know it's a bit much, and it might take up some of your time."
Xiang Jin said, "It's okay, bring it. Which one should I talk about first?"
Lei Jia first opened the math problem book and pointed out what he didn't understand. Then he handed over his draft book and ballpoint pen. Xiang Jin took the paper and pen, and then looked at the problem carefully.
I read it once, and then explained it to her while writing on the scratch paper.
When she explains questions to people, she does not directly write down the steps to solve the problem in a draft book like Yan Chen, and then let others slowly understand it. Instead, she explains to people in a guided manner. She just gives a beginning.
Later, let others think for themselves, and then write down the answers and steps they understand. If there are mistakes, she will explain them to others according to the correct ideas.
After a while, Lei Jia said that she understood, and then nodded to Xiang Jin. Then Lei Jia asked her to explain another physics question. She said that she only understood half of this physics question, and there was still half of it.
Unable to figure it out, Xiang Jin read the part of the solution process she had written on the question booklet, and then after confirming that her half of the solution process was correct, she picked up the pen and continued to explain the rest of the solution process.
In about half an hour, Xiang Jin told Lei Jia a total of five questions, and the other party understood all five questions. Later, when Lei Jia put away her books, she came in front of Xiang Jin.
He whispered to her, "Xiang Jin, you are actually a very nice person and easy to get along with. You are not arrogant at all!"
Xiang Jin was surprised, "Am I arrogant?"
Lei Jia said, "Oh, those are all nonsense said by others. Don't take it seriously. In fact, I think they arranged it for you more because they were jealous of you. But don't worry, I have never been jealous of you.
I didn't arrange it for you either.
Maybe it’s because you are a dormitory student and I am a day student, and we have never sat at the same table before. You are in group three and I am in group one, so we don’t have much time to socialize with each other and we are not familiar with each other.”
Xiang Jin asked, "Then why did you suddenly come to be my roommate again?"
Lei Jia said, "That day you were eating in our restaurant. After I chatted with you for a few words, I suddenly realized that you were not as cold, arrogant and unattainable as they said. In fact, you were quite easy-going.
If you have good grades, I will be your deskmate and I can ask you questions." After saying the last sentence, Lei Jia suddenly covered his mouth with a look of regret and embarrassment.
Xiang Jin said, "Is this the main purpose of being your deskmate with me?"
Lei Jia was embarrassed, and then he tentatively said to her with a guilty conscience, "Xiang, Xiang Jin, you, you won't be angry with me, right?"
Xiang Jin said, "No, although your words may not be heard, they are still honest. Instead of listening to your lies and hypocrisy, I would rather listen to your truth. I like to deal with honest people. No.
I like to deal with hypocritical people."
Lei Jia said, "It's easy to talk, it's easy to talk. I am the most honest person, and I hate hypocritical people who do one thing to their faces and another behind their backs." After saying this, she moved a little closer to Xiang Jin, and then
He asked her in a low voice, "Hey, Xiang Jin, have you found a suitable house?"
Xiang Jin shook her head, "Not yet." If it didn't work, she would go back to Fuyun Town to look for him.
Lei Jia suddenly became happy, "Really, that's great!"
Xiang Jin frowned, "Why are you so happy when I don't find you in my house?"
Lei Jia quickly apologized to her and explained, "Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, don't get me wrong, I definitely don't take pleasure in others' misfortunes!
Actually, I wanted to tell you that day when I was your roommate, but I wasn’t very familiar with you at that time, so I kept it quiet and wanted to wait until I got to know you better.
Jin, why don’t you come and stay at our house?”
"Your family? Does your family have a house for rent?" Xiang Jin asked.
Lei Jia shook his head, "We don't have a house for rent, but we have three rooms, one for my mother, one for my grandma, and one for me. When you come, you can live with me in one room, or, or
If you are not used to living with others, I can go live with my mother, and my mother and grandma both agree."
"You live with your mother, but what about your father? Where does your father live?" Xiang Jin asked again.
The expression on Lei Jia's face dropped, and then he said to her, "My, my dad passed away."
Seeing her look, Xiang Jin immediately said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I didn't know!"
A smile appeared at the corner of Lei Jia's mouth, "Hey, it's okay. It's been several years since my dad passed away. If I didn't look at his photos, I would hardly remember what he looked like."
Seeing her pretending to be strong, Xiang Jin smiled slightly and said nothing, but Lei Jia continued with her, "That year, our family built the house on the street, and the family didn't get much money. Later, my father
I just followed people outside to work.
But before they reached their destination, the long-distance bus they were traveling in collided with another large truck going in the opposite direction on the road. Then both vehicles overturned, and my dad died in that accident.
Already."
It sounded like a very heavy topic, so Xiang Jin sighed, and then reached out and patted her shoulder to express comfort, as if you were telling people at this time, "It's all over."
Words like "It will be true later" are relatively practical and truthful, but they inevitably give people the impression of being sarcastic, cold-blooded and somewhat hypocritical, so it is better not to say anything at all.
Lei Jia saw that she was silent, so he said, "Oh, it's okay. Although I feel a little sad when I think of my dad, it has been so long and the sadness has faded a lot. It may be more of a regret.
It’s a pity that my dad passed away without even enjoying any blessings, so I have to study hard and let my mother and grandma enjoy my blessings when the time comes.”
Xiang Jin nodded towards her, "Yeah!"
"Xiang Jin, you are just talking. Do you want to stay at our house? Don't worry, our family won't charge you any money." Lei Jia then brought the topic back up.
Xiang Jin said, "How can that be done? I must pay for renting a house."
"Then you agreed?" Lei Jia was immediately happy.
"Oh, that's not the case yet. There are only three of you in your family: your mother, your grandmother, and you. Are there anyone else?"
Lei Jia said, "I know what you are asking. Don't worry. My mother didn't bring in a new wife or remarry. There are only three of us in our family. My mother said that the house was built by my father. She can't
Let other men move in.
And she also said that someone like her who has been married and has such an older child is not suitable for remarrying. If I get married again, others may not be kind to me as my stepdaughter. She doesn't want me to look at other people's faces, so she doesn't marry anymore.
, just live with me, my grandma and the three of us.
Then she took care of the small noodle shop with my grandma. Their biggest purpose in life is to provide me with education. Their biggest wish is that I can have a good future in the future. However, I am not smart enough and my academic scores are only above average.
A little bit."
"Your mother is amazing!" Xiang Jin suddenly felt a sense of admiration for her mother. She felt that her mother was much more respectable than Yang Juyun, a woman who couldn't distinguish between the five tones and the six yangs, and was also selfish.
She is so self-interested that even if it is her own flesh and blood, she would not care about the gain or loss of her own interests.
Lei Jia nodded proudly, "Well, I also think my mother is great! My mother never wants me to suffer a loss from my grandma, and she always takes care of me first when there is something delicious. My grandma does the same, too.
You treat my mother like your own daughter. Anyway, I have never seen a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law who have a more harmonious and friendly relationship than the two of them."
"It's good. If the family is harmonious, everything will prosper."
Lei Jia nodded solemnly again, "Well, my mother and grandma said so too."
Xiang Jin asked, "Do you have other uncles and aunts?"
Lei Jialiu shook his head, "No, grandma only has one child: my dad. My grandpa also died early. My dad passed away when he was only two or three years old. Later, my grandma did not remarry, and then she was alone.
I raised my dad up and then married him."
Xiang Jin nodded again, "Your grandma is also amazing and great!"
Lei Jia laughed again, "Yes, I think so too! What do you think, come to our house?"
Seeing her expectant expression, Xiang Jin smiled slightly at her again, "Shall I think about it first?"
"Ah? Do you still want to think about it? Do you dislike our family?" Lei Jia's face suddenly fell.
Xiang Jin asked, "How could that be? I just feel that your house is not spacious enough. If I live in your house again, it will seem even more crowded. I think you are also accustomed to living in a room by yourself since you were a child.
Yes, I would be too embarrassed to occupy a dove's nest."
"What, where is the dove occupying the magpie's nest? The worst thing is, let my mother live in the same house as my grandma!" Lei Jia said.
Xiang Jin hurriedly said, "No, no, no, no, no. Your mother and your grandma are already tired enough from working in the store during the day. If they don't have a good rest at night, they will definitely be unable to bear it the next day."
Yes, so you’d better let me think about it again.”
Seeing that she had this idea, Lei Jia felt better immediately, so she said, "Okay, okay, then you think about it, think about it carefully, think about it slowly, anyway, we still have about twenty days before the holiday."
As for the time, if you have thought about it then, just let me know and I will help you move it if you have anything you need to move there."
"Okay, thank you!"
Lei Jia waved his hand and said, "Hi, thank you, thank you. That's right."
"Huh?" Xiang Jin looked up at her.
Lei Jia said, "I mean if you help me talk about the topic, it's right for me to help you move things. It's the so-called reciprocity."
Xiang Jin smiled slightly again. She felt that the chance of her staying at their house was not very high. She might still go back to Fuyun Town to look for a house. There are many streets and lanes there, so it should be easy to find.
house.
But the most important thing right now is to cope with the exam. She still has to get the scholarship for the final exam this semester, so that even if she is no longer the woman Yang Juyun, in the eyes of outsiders, she still has money to spend. That is because she has another
Because of the large scholarship, I don't doubt whether she has other ways to make money.
So next, Xiang Jin focused all her attention on studying, and didn't think much about finding a house. She had already thought about it. Anyway, they would not leave school until the day after the exam. At worst, she would have to go early in the morning.
Get up and drive back to Fuyun Town early. She didn't believe that she couldn't find a place to stay after spending a whole day. Even if she couldn't find a suitable rental immediately, she could still find a hotel to settle down first.
I'll look for it again in the next two days.
When the last exam was over, Xiang Jinzhen returned to the classroom with her stationery. Lei Jia met her on the walkway outside, and then ran over to her and asked her, "Xiang Jin, have you thought about it? I'll tell you whether you want to go or not."
Are you living at home? If you go, I will go to the dormitory with you to pack your things?"
Only then did Xiang Jin remember that she hadn't replied to her yet, so she patted her forehead and said apologetically, "Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot to tell you about this because I was preparing for the exam recently, Lei.
Jia, thank you. Please help me tell your mother and grandma when you go back. Just tell me.
I thanked them for their kindness, but I still want to go back to our town to have a look first. Our Fuyun Town has many streets and more houses on the streets. If I find something suitable there, I will go there directly.
I'm staying here, and if I don't find a suitable one, I'll come back to you, what do you think?"
Lei Jia's expression suddenly became a little lost, "Okay then!"
"Yeah," Xiang Jin nodded towards her.
At this moment, Yan Chen walked towards them. When Lei Jia saw him, he hurriedly said to Xiang Jin, "Xiang Jin, I'm going to the classroom first?"
Xiang Jin nodded slightly towards her, "Well, okay!"
Lei Jia entered the classroom, and Xiang Jin stood there looking in the direction of Yan Chen, waiting for him to approach.
Yan Chen walked up to Xiang Jin and said to Xiang Jin, "Is there anything else going on in your class later? If not, hurry back to the dormitory to pack your things. Uncle Tao will come to pick us up later."
"Uncle Tao? Uncle Tao is here?!" Xiang Jin was a little surprised.
Yan Chen nodded slightly, "Well, Uncle Tao came yesterday and is on his way here now."
Xiang Jin smiled coquettishly at him, "Yan Chen, I was just about to tell you that I have already found a place to live, so I won't go back with you. You can go back on your own later!"
"
Yan Chen frowned and looked at her without blinking, "Have you found a place to live? When did it happen? Where is it?"
Xiang Jin said, "I've already found it before, but I forgot to tell you. My deskmate's house is hers. She said they could rent me a room. Don't worry, their family is very simple. Just like her."
Mom and her grandma will be fine, so you don’t have to worry about me."
Yan Chen's lips were pursed very tightly, and he looked at her as if he was trying his best to hold back something. Xiang Jin had never seen Yan Chen like this before, and she almost didn't dare to look at him.
But at this moment, Lei Jia walked past them with a stack of books in his arms, and then greeted Xiang Jin, "Xiang Jin, let's go. I'll see you when I get my transcripts!"
Xiang Jin turned her head away speechlessly, with a depressed and annoyed look on her face. Did this slap in the face happen too quickly? She gave Lei Jia a fierce wink, but Lei Jia didn't know whether he really didn't understand or not.
Pretending that she couldn't understand on purpose, she looked confused and said, "Xiang Jin, what's wrong with you? Are your eyes uncomfortable?"
Xiang Jin really wanted to rush over and beat her up. Damn it, your eyes are uncomfortable. Didn't you see me winking at you? If you want to leave, don't leave quickly. Even if you don't leave, don't say anything.
My station?
Sure enough, Yan Chen stared at her and said sarcastically, "Hey, haven't you already found a place to live? Why did you meet your deskmate when you got your transcripts after you found a place to live?"
Xiang Jin immediately responded with awkward words. Only then did Lei Jia realize with hindsight that she seemed to have caused trouble for Xiang Jin, so she apologized to Xiang Jin, "That Xiang Jin, no
Sorry, I didn’t mean to tear you down!”
Xiang Jin hurried over, turned her around, looked at her with a smile on her face and said, "Don't you still have something to do when you go back? Go back quickly?" Then while speaking, she couldn't help but say
Stare at her and wink.
Lei Jia reacted quickly this time, so she nodded quickly and said, "Oh, yes, yes, I have to help my mother and the others with work when I go back. As for Xiang Jin, should I leave first?"
Xiang Jin nodded towards her, and then Lei Jia hurriedly left with the book in her arms.
Xiang Jin turned to look at Yan Chen, and then said uneasily, "I don't want you to worry, and I don't want to cause you any trouble. The most important thing is that I don't need other people's pity and sympathy!"
Hearing this, Yan Chen became even more angry and looked down upon her, "Who has pity and sympathy for you? I'm just worried about you and want to help you?"
Since you said that I am your friend, when your friend is in trouble, and I also have this ability, should I help him?
If one day I am in the same difficult situation as you, and you know it, and you have the ability to help me, will you just stand by and watch?"
Xiang Jin said without thinking, "Of course I can't!"
"That's it!" What Yan Chen wanted was her words, and Xiang Jin was speechless.
After seeing this, Yan Chen added, "Grandpa is also here with you. He is here to pick you up and take you back to our house!"
"Ah? Grandpa Zeng? No, Yan Chen, how could you do this? How could you tell Grandpa Zeng and the others?" Xiang Jin suddenly became very entangled and embarrassed.
Yan Chen said, "If you don't tell them, are you allowed to live outside? I can't help you, so I have no choice but to tell them, so do you think you can go back?"
Xiang Jin frowned and said, "You are making me very embarrassed like this?"
Yan Chen said, "What's so embarrassing? You still don't understand what kind of people my grandparents are? Even if they have a good relationship with your adoptive mothers, the reason why they really have a good relationship with them is because
you.
Without you, the relationship between them and you adoptive mothers would be just average, a little better than other people in the bay. So what do you have to be taboo and worried about? What are you afraid of when they get there?
Has the relationship between the two families become strained and deteriorated?
Are my grandparents such unreasonable people? Are we still afraid that our relationship with them will deteriorate? I’m not afraid, and my grandparents are certainly not afraid either! You are such a grown-up person, so you are extremely stupid.
Or if your limbs are not diligent, what trouble can you cause them?"
Xiang Jin just lowered her head and said nothing. What else could she say? Could she still refuse? An elder of her age personally came to pick her up to live with their house in such a hot weather. She just didn't know how to be human.
I don't know what to do, but I also know that I can't live up to this sincerity.
Yan Chen saw that her expression was relaxed with a hint of helplessness, and the corners of her mouth slowly curled up, and then she softened her tone, "Let's go, I'll help you pack whatever you need to bring back."
Xiang Jin nodded, and then said, "Actually, I can't bring anything, just a few books."
Yan Chen said lightly "Hmm", and then walked towards their classroom first. Xiang Jin had to follow, but out of sight of her, the corners of Yan Chen's mouth curled up slightly, like,
I still can’t take care of you? I still want to live outside alone. How is that possible?
After she took a few books on the main courses from the drawer under the desk, she also took a few comprehensive question books. Yan Chen said, "We can bring less question books. Han Che also asked Uncle Tao to bring them to us.
Some of them are summer question books published by several key middle schools in the province, which contain many college entrance examination questions from previous years. If we do them, we probably won’t be able to finish them when we have to make up classes.”
"Oh," so Xiang Jin only brought back a comprehensive question book and put the others back on the desk.
After picking up the books and topics he wanted to bring, Yan Chen said again, "Let's go, I'll take you back to the dormitory to pack your things first."
Xiang Jin refused and said, "No, I will go back by myself. You don't have to worry that I won't go back. Grandpa Zeng is here. I have to go back no matter what. Otherwise, it will be too shameful and disrespectful. You should go back and clean up."
Keep your own things. When they arrive, just send me a message."
Yan Chen smiled and said, "Okay!"
Then Xiang Jin locked the desk and followed the two of them downstairs!