May 5th, Tuesday, marks the day when Ma Xiaolong turns sixteen.
After school at noon, I went to the police station to take the photos required for my ID card, and then took Zhu Sha and Dai Yu to my home for dinner.
Entering May, the lunch break has been increased by one hour, so I can celebrate my birthday with more ample time.
Sixteen is an age that is neither embarrassing nor embarrassing. Although he can apply for an ID card, he is not yet an adult. However, for Ma Xiaolong, who has grown to 1.85 meters tall, no one will think that he is underage wherever he goes.
Similarly, Zhusha's height of 1.73 meters is also quite outstanding, but her height has not changed for several months and it seems that she has reached the limit.
Zhu Sha is quite satisfied with this. After all, it is not good for a girl to be too tall. Currently, only Ma Xiaolong and two boys are taller than her in the class. For a girl whose height is higher than most boys, it is really embarrassing at ordinary times.
of.
Fortunately, Ma Xiaolong is tall enough, so the two of them match up well when standing together.
Dai Yu has now grown to 1.65 meters, which is considered an ideal height among girls. After a year of exercise and nutritional supplements, although she is still thin, she is no longer weak and thin, and her complexion is quite rosy.
Very healthy.
Judging from the development trend of girls, this is probably her final height.
"Brother, Sister Zhusha, Sister Daiyu, you are back!"
At home, Chen Jun walked out of the kitchen, holding a pot of freshly cooked cold noodles in his hand.
Since everyone in the family was gone, Zhang Chiling and Chen Jun got the key to Ma Xiaolong's house. In the past period, except for breakfast, they basically went out to buy and eat. The mother and daughter would come over to be with Ma Xiaolong during lunch and dinner.
Today is Ma Xiaolong's birthday, and Zhang Chiling has been here since ten o'clock in the morning to prepare for the birthday party.
Zhang Chiling's cooking skills were also taught by her grandmother. They are homely and delicious, and Ma Xiaolong likes to eat them very much. Although Chen Jun has not deliberately learned them, she has been sensible since she was a child and has long since learned to share the housework for Zhang Chiling. Zhang Chiling knows how to do it. She basically
I live in the city. After school at noon, I quickly helped Zhang Chiling prepare the birthday party.
"I'm back." Ma Xiaolong stood the transmission car against the wall and asked, "Where's mom?"
"It's in the house!" Chen Jun said: "Mom has prepared all the food and the cake is ready."
"Haha, my mother still loves me." Ma Xiaolong walked over and grabbed the pot: "Xiaojun has worked hard too."
"It's not hard." Chen Jun pursed his lips and smiled and said, "Brother, I wish you a happy birthday."
"Thanks."
Several people walked into the restaurant. Zhang Zhiling was placing the dishes and chopsticks. Seeing that today's protagonist was back, she smiled and said: "The birthday boy is back! Xiao Sha, Xiao Yu, go wash your hands quickly, we will eat soon."
"OK."
After washing their hands, several people returned to the restaurant and sat down. There were six stir-fried dishes on the table, as well as a large plate of vegetables, garlic vinegar, sesame sauce, tomato and egg marinade. There was a two-layer birthday cake in the middle with the words '
Happy sixteenth birthday to Xiaolong'.
Today's birthday cakes do not have the lotus candles or birthday hats of the future. The three girls worked together to insert the sixteen birthday candles one by one on the birthday cake and then lit them with a lighter. It was really inconvenient.
Ma Xiaolong took a few photos with his digital camera, then switched to camera mode to take pictures of the food on the dinner table and the girls.
"Let's sing happy birthday together!" Zhang Chiling said with a smile as the candles were lit.
The girls liked this part the most. They sang the birthday song sincerely. Xiaolong Ma happily took pictures of these scenes. After the birthday song was finished, Zhu Sha said: "Make a wish!"
"Okay." Ma Xiaolong handed her the camera, clasped his hands together, closed his eyes and made a wish.
After a moment, open your eyes and blow out the candle in one breath.
The girls clapped their hands.
Zhusha smiled and asked: "What wish did you make?"
"Don't say it, it won't work if you say it." Chen Jun quickly stopped him.
"Xiaojun is right, just keep it in mind." Dai Yu expressed support.
Ma Xiaolong smiled and said: "Actually, it doesn't matter. I will realize my own wish. When I make a wish, I hope for world peace."
"Your wish is too big." All the girls laughed. After all, it was just a lucky draw and they didn't care.
The candles were pulled out, and the cake was put aside to be tasted after the meal.
"Brother, this is my birthday gift to you." Chen Jun handed a beautifully wrapped gift box to Ma Xiaolong and said, "I bought it with my own money."
"Thank you, Xiaojun is thoughtful." Ma Xiaolong took the gift box and asked with a smile, "Then I open it?"
"Yeah." Chen Jun nodded: "I don't know if my brother likes it."
"I definitely like it." As he spoke, Ma Xiaolong opened the gift box. Inside was a golden pen and a card that read: "I wish my brother to be successful in the high school entrance exam this year."
Ma Xiaolong laughed after reading it: "Xiaojun is serious about it, I like it very much."
Chen Jun breathed a sigh of relief and showed a naive smile: "As long as my brother likes it."
"This is my gift." Dai Yu gave the birthday gift he had prepared to Ma Xiaolong, which was an exquisite notebook: "I hope you can write more and better works."
Ma Xiaolong smiled and said: "It's such a good notebook that I can't bear to write it. Thank you, Sister Lin. I like it very much."
Putting the two girls' gifts aside, Ma Xiaolong turned to look at Zhusha and asked with a smile: "Daughter-in-law, where are your gifts?"
"I've given you so many gifts over the years, but I always feel like there's nothing left to give." Zhu Sha took out a piece of White Rabbit candy from her pocket and said, "I'll give you a piece of candy! I hope you'll be like this piece of candy every day in the future.
Just like sugar, fragrant and sweet."
"..." Ma Xiaolong took the piece of candy and smiled: "It's a very special gift, but I like it very much. Thank you, wife."
"As long as you like it." Zhu Sha said with a smile.
"Are you too casual?" Dai Yu was not satisfied: "How can I give you a piece of candy on my birthday?"
"You are wrong." Ma Xiaolong hurriedly spoke to his wife: "The most important thing about a birthday gift is the intention, it doesn't matter what you give it. Besides, for her birthday last month, didn't I just give her a hand-knitted mobile phone chain?
!Nothing is valuable.”
Dai Yu rolled his eyes: "What you two say is reasonable, but I, an outsider, became a villain for nothing."
"How can that be impossible!" Ma Xiaolong said with a smile: "Besides, Sister Lin is not an outsider, we are all part of the same family."
"That's right." Zhu Sha hugged her, kissed her on the face, and said with a smile: "You are my good sister!"
Dai Yu blushed and broke away from her restraint: "Be more serious."
Zhang Chiling smiled and said: "You two have such a good relationship. Okay, the gifts have been given out, let's all eat!"
"I can't wait for a long time." Ma Xiaolong picked up the chopsticks and said, "First, let's have a bowl of noodles to cushion your stomach."
Birthday noodles are served in small bowls, and the main thing is vegetables. Although there are vegetable codes and braised vegetables, you can completely mix those stir-fried vegetables into the noodles as braised vegetables. This is also a special way of eating that can only be enjoyed at birthday banquets.
Although there weren’t that many people on my birthday this year, they were all people I liked, and the atmosphere was very good and comfortable.
Because they had to go to school in the afternoon, the meal did not last long. It was over in an hour. The three girls went to take a nap in the remaining time. Zhang Chiling did not sleep. The weather is hot now, and leftovers are easy to eat.
If it's broken, fold the basket and put it in the refrigerator to refrigerate. It can basically solve the problem for dinner.
Ma Xiaolong watered the tobacco leaves grown in the yard. Last year, he planted a small garden of tobacco leaves for Ma Johnson. Since then, Ma Johnson has fallen in love with cigarettes because they taste very good and are almost harmless to the body. His grandfather has tasted them.
After that, I stopped buying cigarettes from outside and snatched most of the tobacco leaves from Ma Qiangsheng. I didn’t just roll them and smoke them, I just bought a pipe, which was very convenient to smoke.
Because of this, Ma Xiaolong planted some tobacco leaves this year, which will be exclusively used by his grandfather and father in the future.
Ma Qiangsheng originally wanted to grow some tobacco leaves in the agricultural and animal husbandry base, but the tobacco leaves were not grown by Ma Xiaolong himself, so the taste and harmlessness would be greatly reduced. This cannot be compensated for by manpower, and is completely the result of system cheating.
However, Ma Qiangsheng does not believe in evil and has now planted half an acre of tobacco leaves of the same kind in the agricultural and animal husbandry base, and manages them according to Ma Xiaolong's planting precautions. The results will be known after harvesting in July and August.
After taking care of the tobacco leaves, Ma Xiaolong went to the refrigerator and took a watermelon, cut it in half, and walked into the living room with two spoons stuck in it: "Mom, eat the watermelon."
Zhang Chiling turned to look at him, smiled and said: "Is it hot?"
"It's okay." He handed her half a watermelon, sat down next to her, and said, "If you want it to be warm, turn on the air conditioner."
Tomorrow is the beginning of summer. The sun has been shining every day in the past few days, and the temperature has already risen to over 30 degrees. Zhang Chiling has been busy for several hours. She is really hot and sweating now. After hearing this, she turns on the air conditioner and the cool breeze blows.
After a while I felt more comfortable.
Digging watermelon with a spoon, blowing on the air conditioner, and watching TV, Zhang Chiling took off her sandals with some enjoyment, leaned back, and sat with her legs slanted on the sofa, like a happy little girl.
When Ma Xiaolong saw this scene, he was stunned for a moment. This was the first time he saw Zhang Chiling so relaxed, with a bit of innocence and liveliness, completely different from the mature and gentle woman in the past.
"What's wrong?" Seeing Ma Xiaolong looking at her strangely, Zhang Chiling touched her face: "Is there something on my face?"
"No." Ma Xiaolong shook his head and said, "It's just quite fresh."
"Fresh?" Zhang Chiling was puzzled.
"Yeah." Ma Xiaolong pointed to her calf and said, "This is the first time I've seen you look so defenseless. You look like a little girl, so cute."
Zhang Chiling blushed and said: "How old is Mom, and she's still cute?"
"Cuteness has nothing to do with age." Ma Xiaolong said: "Anyway, I think you are very cute. It would be even cuter if you put on little girl's clothes."
Zhang Chiling chuckled: "I don't know if I'm cute or not, but if I'm seen wearing that kind of clothes, I'll be embarrassed to see others."
"Just don't let people see you." Ma Xiaolong looked at Zhang Chiling and nodded: "I'll make you a princess dress later, tie it into a double ponytail, and put on younger makeup to make sure you look 13 or 14 years old.
age."
"Don't torment Mom." Zhang Chiling waved her hands repeatedly: "I really want to toss Xiaojun, she is just the right age."
"We'll talk about it later, Xiaojun. I just want to toss you now." Ma Xiaolong chuckled and said, "Don't worry about it. I'll make it later for you to try. We won't tell anyone then, so you can just wear it for me to see."
"
Zhang Chiling blushed even more and patted Ma Xiaolong's forearm gently: "You are so courageous, even my mother dares to torment her."
"No, don't I want you to experience the feeling of being young!" Ma Xiaolong said: "I hope you can be young forever and stay with me and Xiaojun forever. Of course, I know this is definitely impossible, so while you are still there,
When you are young, experience more different things and leave more good memories, so that you will not have any regrets in the future."
"..." Zhang Chiling's eyes were a little more gentle: "My son is interested."
"That's for sure." Ma Xiaolong chuckled and said, "The main reason is that I will go to college in another three years, and I will spend less and less time with you in the future. I want to do everything I want in these three years.
, don’t leave any regrets to yourself.”
Zhang Chiling raised her hand to rub his hair and said with a smile: "Okay! Mom will cooperate with you in whatever you want to do."
"What I want to do most is to make you happy. How to make you happy." Ma Xiaolong asked: "Mom, is there anything you want to do but haven't done yet?"
"..." Zhang Chiling combed her hair and said, "I asked you this suddenly. Mom couldn't remember it for a while."
"It's okay, just think about it slowly. Anyway, as long as it is something you want to do and I have the ability to do it, I will definitely help you do it."
"Then mom, think about it carefully." Zhang Zhiling smiled slightly, put down the half-eaten watermelon, wiped her mouth, and said, "Xiaolong, are you still getting used to it during this time?"
"I'm getting used to it quite well." Ma Xiaolong said, "With you and Xiaojun by my side, I feel more comfortable than before!"
"Really? That's good." Zhang Chiling breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Mom is really afraid that you will feel lonely."
"No, my dad is working hard for his dream, my mom is taking care of my dad out of love, and my grandpa and grandma are going to experience a happy life in old age, which are all good things. Besides you and Xiaojun, I
There is also Cinnabar by my side! I won’t be lonely.”
"That's good." Zhang Zhiling smiled and said, "Mom will try to spend as much time with you as possible from now on."
"Haha, okay." Ma Xiaolong smiled and said, "Why don't you and Xiaojun come and live with me? The house is so big, empty and uninviting. If you come and stay with me, I will feel more comfortable.
"
Zhang Chiling thought for a while and said, "That's fine, Xiaojun and I will come and stay here tonight."
"That's great." Ma Xiaolong clapped his hands and said with a smile, "You and Xiaojun will sleep in Xiaofeng's room. There is a partition between my room and the two of us can lie down together and chat at night."
Zhang Chiling smiled and said: "Okay."
…
After class in the afternoon, he practiced sprinting for an hour on the school playground as usual. As Ma Xiaolong ran 9.95 seconds for the 100-meter test, he also broke into 20 seconds for the 200-meter test. Coach Zhou was so excited: "Well done.
Work hard, and when you graduate from high school, you will definitely shock the world. By then, you will be a national hero of China."
"Haha." I am a national hero now, but no one knows it.
What is this called?
From a common point of view, it is said that good deeds do not leave a name; from a literary point of view, it is said that when the trouble is over, it is said to be swept away, hiding deep in one's body and name.
You're welcome, please call me Ma Feng.
When the three little ones were sitting in the stands having dinner, Ma Xiaolong said, "I asked my godmother and Xiaojun to come and stay at home at noon."
"Oh?" Zhu Sha took a bite of the meat bun and said, "It's good. With them here, the house won't be too deserted."
"I think so too." Ma Xiaolong took a sip of water and said, "Your house is going to be demolished. Someone should come to you recently to discuss the demolition payment. Remember to call me when the time comes and I will talk to them."
"Okay." Zhu Sha nodded and sighed softly: "I didn't expect it to be demolished so soon. It has only been opened a few years ago."
"So I can pay more for the demolition money." Ma Xiaolong said with a smile: "But it is still more cost-effective to change the house. When the time comes, let's change it to two two-story storefronts! One of them will be rented out, and the other one will also be rented out."
"Everything is rented out, where should I live?" Cinnabar asked.
"Live with me!" Ma Xiaolong said: "The main thing is that it takes three to five years from demolition to delivery. By then we will definitely go to the capital to go to school, and we won't be able to live here even if we want to."
"That's true." Zhusha thought for a while and smiled: "Maybe we will have gotten married by then, and there is really no need to live together."
"So it's good to earn some rent." Ma Xiaolong said: "Although our prices are not high, the rent of good shops is not cheap either. With two shops, the bigger the shop, the monthly income of 18,000 yuan is no problem.
, the money for the child’s milk powder will be enough.”
"Pfft-cough cough cough~" Dai Yu spat out a mouthful of water, choking his throat.
Zhu Sha smiled and said: "Sister Lin, are you so happy for your future nephew? I want to thank you on behalf of the children."
"..."
…
After the evening self-study, when Ma Xiaolong and Zhu Sha returned home, Zhang Zhiling and Chen Jun had moved in. At this moment, Chen Jun was still doing homework in the study room on the second floor. She was about to go to junior high school, although she had no chance of further education.
There is pressure, but if you want to get into a good class in junior high school, you still need to get good grades. Therefore, Chen Jun is still under a lot of academic pressure. He has to do homework for two or three hours every day.
Zhang Chiling had just taken a shower and was wearing summer pajamas with short sleeves and shorts. When she saw them coming back, she asked: "Are you hungry? Do you want something to eat?"
"Then eat some!" Ma Xiaolong said: "Just the leftovers from the hot spot for lunch will be fine. Wife, do you want to eat?"
"Then I'll eat something with you." Zhu Sha smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work, auntie."
"It's not hard." Zhang Zhiling smiled and said: "You guys go take a shower first, the food will be ready soon."
There were bathrooms upstairs and downstairs. Ma Xiaolong and Zhu Sha took separate showers and immediately felt much refreshed.
At this moment, Chen Jun had just finished his homework. When he saw Ma Xiaolong from downstairs, he called out sweetly: "Brother, you are back!"
"I'm back." Ma Xiaolong wiped his hair and asked with a smile, "Have you finished your homework?"
"Yeah." Chen Junhan smiled and said, "Brother, we will live together from now on."
"Yes! Are you happy?"
"I'm happy." Chen Jun nodded repeatedly: "I won't have to separate from my brother in the future."
"Hehe, yes!"
While talking, Zhang Zhiling brought the hot food over: "Xiaolong, come over and eat! Xiaosha hasn't come down yet?"
"I'm here." Zhu Sha, who put on her pajamas, walked down from upstairs and said with a smile, "Has Xiaojun finished her homework?"
"Well." Chen Jun looked at her, stood up to the more proportional mountains, and said: "Sister Zhusha, my mother and I will live here from now on, will it disturb you?"
"How could that happen?" Zhu Sha narrowed her eyes and said with a smile, "It's so deserted with just the two of us, but it will be much more lively when you come."
"……Um."
"Let's eat quickly!" Zhang Zhiling took two cans of ice tea from the refrigerator and placed them in front of the two of them, saying: "The weather has been hot recently, so I bought two boxes of ice tea. When I come back from school, remember to take a can of ice tea in the refrigerator to relieve the heat.
"
"I know, thank you mom (aunt)."
Zhang Chiling sat down on the sofa next to the two of them with a smile, looked at the young couple, and asked, "Are you nervous about studying lately?"
"It's not bad." Ma Xiaolong opened the ice tea ring, put it next to Zhusha's hand, and said: "I have learned everything I need to learn. These days, I basically listen to the teacher's key points every day, do the test papers, repeat again and again. Before the exam, I basically
That’s it.”
"Is it okay to get into No. 1 Middle School?" Zhang Chiling asked.
"It's not a problem at all." Ma Xiaolong said: "In terms of study, you don't have to worry at all. The main thing is to care about Xiaojun. Although grades are no longer considered when entering junior high school, Xiaojun still has to look at the placement after entering junior high school.
How are your grades now?"
"It's pretty good." Chen Jun said: "The grade score has always been in the top ten, so I should be able to be in a good class."
"Yeah." Ma Xiaolong nodded and said: "This score is more than enough to go to No. 1 Middle School. If you can't go to junior high school, just go to No. 1 Middle School! Then your sister Sha and I will be able to take care of you nearby. Our mother's training center is only a few steps away from No. 1 Middle School.
There are only a few walking trails, making it easy to get to and from school.”
"Well, that's what I think too." Chen Jun nodded and said, "But Chadian Elementary School is a direct admission from the second middle school, and you have to take a separate exam to go to the first middle school."
"Then let's take a separate exam." Ma Xiaolong said: "I'm telling you, the junior high school in No. 1 Middle School will be abolished in two years and will be dedicated to high school education. Take advantage of the opportunity now and go to No. 1 Middle School if you can. Otherwise, in the future
I don’t even think about it.”
"Is there such a thing?" Zhang Zhiling was stunned for a moment and asked: "Xiaolong, where did you hear the news?"
"Don't I know the people above? I heard a bit of it while chatting." Ma Xiaolong opened his eyes and told lies.
He didn't have time to chat with the people above, it was just a memory from his previous life.
"Oh." Zhang Zhiling nodded and said, "There really are people above who can do things easily. In this case, Xiaojun will just take the entrance exam for No. 1 High School when the time comes! Can he pass the exam?"
"I don't know." Chen Jun shook his head: "I don't know what the admission score of No. 1 Middle School is, and I don't know what the state was like during the exam. Are the questions difficult? Only after finishing the exam will I know whether I can pass the exam."
"No problem." Ma Xiaolong said: "I have some confidence in myself. When I entered high school, the admission score of No. 1 Middle School was 20 points higher than that of No. 2 Middle School. As long as Xiaojun performs normally, it will be more than enough to get into No. 1 Middle School."
"Yeah." With Ma Xiaolong's analysis and encouragement, Chen Jun's confidence is much stronger than before.
After the meal, the four of them chatted for a while, then turned off the lights downstairs and went to sleep on the second floor.
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