Chapter 16 Chapter 16

[The most stubborn wound in the world is a wound that does not bleed. There is no good medicine, and there is no cure. 】 The final exam was over, and everyone's grades didn't change much. Chen Songqing was still the first in our class, Lin Lan was the second, Ge Xiaofei was the first in the second class, Guan He was the first in the fifth class, and Zhang Jun and I were in the top 20 in the class. rock. Long summer vacation, my favourite.I hid on the sofa in the karaoke hall, read a book and ate snacks, happy like a fairy.Xiaobo is not what it used to be. He no longer needs to wait to win a game of billiards to buy me a drink. Now no matter what time he goes, there will be drinks and snacks beside the sofa for me to eat.

I was never polite to him, and occasionally when I thought of financial problems, I would ask with uneasy conscience: "Do you want me to contribute some money? My mother raised my pocket money." Xiao Bo smiled: "How much can you eat? I can still afford this." I chewed the preserved fruit in my mouth, and asked without scruples: "Is your mother still sewing gloves?" He replied frankly: "Yes, for her, she can forget other unhappy things in her life if she is busy with things at hand." When the squid heard our conversation, he couldn't understand it at all, and shouted: "But you can support yourself now, why do you want your mother to earn such hard money? Your mother's stepping on the sewing machine for a day is not enough to sing once."

Xiaobo and I both looked at the squid and laughed, how simple and happy this person lives! One weekend night, I was tired of reading in the karaoke room, and I was going to go out for a walk.As soon as I went out, I found that the lights were blurred, people were chattering, and there were people standing on the stairs. I wondered why the business was so good tonight? Grab a young lady delivering wine: "Is there an event tonight?" She nodded, "Someone has a birthday." I squeezed through the crowd and wanted to get some drinks. Suddenly, in the blurred and flickering lights, I saw a woman with long black hair and a white dress sitting beside Zhang Jun, singing "Like Fog Like Rain Again" with a microphone. Like the Wind".

"My heart for you you will never understand The love I give you is always suffering In the lonely night I search helplessly looking for an unchanging reliance give me one more hug let me feel your warmest heartbeat i don't care if you know The heart that loves you will never grow old hehe…… You are like fog, rain and wind to me Come and go, leaving nothing but an empty space You are like fog, rain and wind to me Let my heart follow you hehe……" At that time, this song was popular all over the country with the beautiful Liang Yanling. It was almost a must-sing song in karaoke halls.

The people around me pushed me back and forth, and I was knocked forward and backward, but I didn't feel any pain. I just felt that my whole body was pulled out of my soul, and I looked at myself numbly but sadly. The people around Zhang Jun applauded loudly, whistled, and laughed, "Did you hear that? I want you to give her the warmest hug!" Zhang Jun drank and laughed, but his body didn't move. Zhang Jun's buddies booed: "Zhang Jun, it's really boring for you to act like this, the girls are all taking the initiative!" I don’t know if it was the girl’s little sister who shouted first, "Zhang Jun, kiss her!" Everyone applauded rhythmically, and then shouted, "Kiss her! Kiss her! Kiss her! Kiss her..." The shouts became louder and louder, the applause became louder and louder, it seemed that the temperature of the whole karaoke hall was rising, and my soul saw myself squeezed in the crowd, with a pale face, staring blankly at Zhang Jun, holding hands tightly became a fist.

Zhang Jun couldn't help everyone shouting, finally put down his wine glass, held the girl's hand, and kissed the back of her hand. Everyone "booed" him dissatisfied, and the booing became louder and louder, with a tendency to boo the roof. The girl suddenly half hooked Zhang Jun's neck, squinted ahead, and kissed him on the face, as if to demonstrate, but finally relieved Zhang Jun. Everyone whistled and laughed, laughing and rushing forward. I am not tall enough, so I was pushed forward involuntarily by the crowd. I don’t know who’s arm hit me, and my glasses were squeezed out. , I hurried to pick it up in a panic, still yelling: "Don't step on my glasses."

But there are too many people, and everyone rushes forward involuntarily.Not only did I fail to pick up the glasses, but I was almost trampled by the crowd. The glasses were kicked to a person's feet. I was about to pick them up, but a high-heeled shoe stepped on them and smashed them to the ground. The owner of the high-heeled shoes screamed, "Oh, what is this?" Everyone lowered their eyes after hearing the sound, and saw me crawling on the ground in embarrassment. Unknowingly, I chased my glasses to the sofa where Zhang Jun and the others were sitting.Just now I kept staring at Zhang Jun, but I didn't realize that Xiaobo was also present.He picked me up from the ground, resisted it, and didn't yell, "Do you know how dangerous it was just now? There are so many people and the music is loud. Once you are stepped on, no one will notice you."

I said aggrievedly: "I want to pick up my glasses." Zhang Jun's girlfriend said apologetically, "I'm sorry, little sister, I didn't see it. I'll buy you another pair later." Xiao Liu called: "Xiao Bo, your horse?" Influenced by Hong Kong black films, it is popular to call girlfriends "Ma Zi", but I really hate this term. Xiao Bo hurriedly said, "No, ordinary friends." "Let her come over, let's have a few drinks together and make friends." Xiao Bo laughed and said, "She's still young and doesn't know how to drink."

Xiao Liu smiled and said nothing, and someone beside him naturally said for him, "Xiao Bo is the boss now, and his temper is much bigger than before, Brother Six can't even invite him." Afraid that Xiaobo would be in trouble, I tugged at his sleeve, indicating that he was fine, and took the initiative to sit next to Xiaobo. Xiao Liu handed me a small glass of red wine, "Which school?" "One middle school." "Good school, the same school as my brother Zhang Jun, right? Zhang Jun?" Zhang Jun only nodded indifferently. I was about to do my best, Xiao Bo took the wine glass from my hand, and said with a smile: "Sixth brother, she really doesn't know how to drink, she can do the etiquette, and I will drink the wine."

Sixth Brother stopped laughing and stared at Xiao Bo, who did not flinch and met his gaze.The people around couldn't help holding their breath. After a while, Sixth Brother smiled and nodded, "Okay! Since you said so, I can't force it. If you want to drink it, just drink it!" Xiao Bo immediately drank it down, "Thank you Sixth Brother." The man next to Sixth Brother put an unopened bottle of liquor in front of Xiao Bo, "It's not that glass, it's this bottle." I was shaking with anger, but I know that this is the rule of this circle, if you want to stand up for others, you have to accept the way the other party draws, if you don't have that ability, you should put your tail between your legs and be a man as soon as possible.

Xiao Bo picked up the wine bottle, didn't even use the wine opener, directly bit the bottle cap with his teeth, spit out the bottle cap in one gulp, leaned his neck towards the wine bottle and poured it. With the sound of "gudong" and "gudong", the whole catty of baijiu was drunk, Xiao Bo put the empty wine bottle on the table, and said with a smile, "Thank you, brother six." Brother Six ignored Xiao Bo, and asked others with a smile, "Hey, why don't you sing anymore? Sing!" The woman next to him immediately picked up the songbook, ordered songs, and clicked "Ping Ju", and the sixth brother hugged her and began to sing together. Xiao Bo bid farewell to Sixth Brother, Sixth Brother waved his hand impatiently like a fly, I quickly accompanied Xiao Bo to the bathroom, he poked my throat with his hand, forcing myself to vomit, I was sorry and guilty, but I didn’t know that I could All I could do was pat him on the back. After he vomited, he rinsed his mouth, wiped his face, and said with a smile, "It's okay, I've drank more than this." I asked softly, "Why do you want to block the wine for me? It doesn't matter if you drink that small glass of red wine. During the Chinese New Year, my parents will let me drink some red wine." He explained with a smile, "In this circle, guys who want to get girls drunk start with the first drink, which is irrelevant. Once they have the first drink, they have no way to refuse the second drink. They always have all kinds of things. If you want to refuse, you have to start with the first glass. I only drank one bottle just now, but I blocked all the subsequent drinks for you. Everyone present today understands that under any circumstances, you No drinking, no one will ever let you drink again." Only then did I truly understand the malice behind Xiao Liu, and Xiao Bo's tone gradually became serious, "Qi Qi, for girls, the first thing is drugs, no matter if it's a so-called soft drug or not, no matter how nicely others say it, in fact It’s not poisonous, it’s actually not addictive, you can’t drink it, and the second is alcohol, you can’t drink a drop.” "I know, you can drink with your parents at home, not with these people." Xiaobo patted my head like a puppy. After Xiaobo vomited, although he was not feeling well, he still wanted to continue doing business. I went to Squid and asked him to urge Xiaobo to take time to eat something. Xiaobo is not happy for helping me hold back the wine, but who cares if he is happy or not?After I finished what I had to say, I turned around and left. Holding a book, I squeezed out of the crowd. It was completely different from the last time. When everyone saw me, they gave way to me. In the hall, the song "Like Fog Like Rain and Like Wind" sounded again. "hehe…… You are like fog, rain and wind to me Come and go, leaving nothing but an empty space You are like fog, rain and wind to me Let my heart follow you ..." I rushed out of the karaoke hall quickly, and stood on the street where cars were passing by, feeling very confused and sad. Suddenly, I started running and ran along the street. After more than 20 minutes, I reached the riverside out of breath. I stood by the river, listening to the rush of the river, the moonlight sprinkled on the undulating water, dancing with silver light. I stood for a long time, thinking a lot in my mind, but I didn't seem to think about anything.It wasn't until a person on a bicycle passed by the bridge that I suddenly realized that it was time to go home, otherwise even the parents who adopted a loose education would be angry. I ran all the way home, it was already eleven o’clock, my mother’s face was ugly, I didn’t wait for her to ask, I took the initiative to apologize, “Xiaofei and I were watching Doraemon at a classmate’s house late, and we didn’t pay attention to the time.” Few installed phones. Mom and Dad's expressions softened: "Go to bed quickly, and pay attention to the time next time." I nodded and immediately went to brush my teeth and wash my face. Afterwards, I often saw Zhang Jun with that woman in the karaoke hall. Everyone said that she was Zhang Jun's girlfriend. I vaguely knew that she had already joined the work and was a kindergarten teacher, but more, I would I don't want to know, even her name, I refuse to hear it, even if I hear it, I refuse to remember it, it seems that as long as I don't know her name, I can pretend that she doesn't exist. The shadows of my summer vacation, which was happy to compete with the gods, came to the fore. For the first time, I knew that when I stared at a person, my chest would hurt, and when I heard a song, I would cry. Jun holds out any hope, but maybe I have illusions deep down in my heart that I don't even know about, so it will be very sad when I see it with my own eyes.I even thought viciously, why doesn't this woman look down on Zhang Jun like Guan He?It would be best for her to get rid of Zhang Jun. That woman likes to sing "Like Fog, Like Rain and Like Wind" very much, and she must sing this song every time she goes to a karaoke bar. Every time I hear this song, I don’t feel like doing anything. “Like Fog Like Rain and Like Wind” is listed as the most annoying song by me. I naively hide all the tapes of this song in the karaoke hall It's okay if the other guests can't sing, but the girl is very stubborn and insists on singing this song.Xiaobo looked around desperately, and said "I'm sorry" to the girls over and over again. I couldn't see it, so I could only dig out the belt from under the sofa, pretended to have just found it, and handed it to them as if nothing had happened. The girl happily took the tape, said "thank you" repeatedly, and kindly invited me to play with them. I said coldly and extremely disrespectfully, "I don't like singing." The girl smiled awkwardly, "I see you are playing in the karaoke all day, but you don't like singing?" Xiaobo pushed me out of the box before my dog ​​spit out stabbing words again.Zhang Jun sat on the sofa indifferently from beginning to end, a kind of staying out of the way of watching other people's stories. The door of the box was closed, I thought sourly, do you still have this expression after closing the door? The young lady who brought them drinks asked Xiaobo and me, "Is that Zhang Jun really in the same grade as Qiqi?" I ignored her, and Xiao Bo replied kindly: "It's the same grade." The young lady said in amazement: "He really doesn't look like a child, he's even more grown-up than an adult." I immediately said: "Although he is in the same grade as me, he has repeated a grade. He is two years older than me. He is an older repeater." Xiao Bo has probably never seen me so mean. He glanced at me, smiled and said to the little sister: "A person's age is in the heart, not in the face. You are fifteen years old, and many people who are as old as you are just in the second year of junior high school." , Still sitting in the classroom playing around, but you have already worked outside to earn money, not only to support yourself, but also to send money home for your brother to study, if they see you, they must not believe that you are the same age as them. " The young lady left with a tray, "Everyone's fate is different. They are children in the city, and I am a child in the countryside. There is no comparison." Every summer vacation, there are two grades that scratch people's minds, one is the grades of the senior high school entrance examination, and the other is the grades of the college entrance examination. After the results of the high school entrance examination come out, No. 1 Middle School will post a list at the school gate to announce the results.No. 1 Middle School is very funny. On the right is the grades of my junior high school students, and on the left is the name of the students who have been admitted to the high school. Therefore, countless anxious parents and candidates are crowded in front of the school gate, including No. 1 Middle School and candidates and parents of other middle schools. Because Wang Zheng took the exam this year, Xiaofei was very concerned, and dragged me early in the morning to watch the No. 1 Middle School release the results.Although Xiaofei and I are taller than our peers, we are still short when we stand with adults. When we were about the same, we finally squeezed to the front to see the list clearly. Xiaofei started to read from the first one, I didn't say a word, quietly started to read from the last one, Wang Zheng's grades had already been heard, it was a waste of time and energy to read from the first one, but of course, this cannot be said to Xiaofei Fei said. Soon, I saw Wang Zheng's name. According to the grades after the name, it was obvious that not only did he miss the key high schools, but also the ordinary high schools. He should only be able to apply for the technical school. Xiaofei still focused on looking down one by one, and I was also staying, so I accompanied her to look from the front. After looking at forty or fifty names, I found a familiar name, Chen Jin.I stared at it for a few seconds, and the name was so plainly sandwiched in a pile of names. There were nearly 400 candidates in the No. 1 Middle School. When I saw the back of each one, my eyes were already blurred. Finally, Xiaofei saw Wang Zheng's name. She stood silently, watching it over and over again, as if not believing what she saw.I have never been good at comforting people, so I can only stand silently. All of a sudden, she began to cry loudly, loudly and hoarsely. God!All the students who failed the exam did not cry, but she cried as if she had failed the exam.Parents and students at the school gate all looked at us. Xiaofei cried and burst into tears. She didn't care what others said. Some parents were already sullen because their child failed the exam. When they saw Xiaofei crying so sadly, they pointed at the child and scolded: "Look at you, there is no reaction at all if you fail the exam. At least you know how to cry if you fail the exam." , I know that I regret not studying hard before.” His child is depressed, and I am even more depressed! I don't know how to persuade people, so I can only watch Xiaofei cry in silence. Xiaofei is really like a person made of water. After crying for half an hour, there are still tears.I felt distressed when I saw it, and said in a muffled voice: "do not Cry!" While weeping, Xiaofei asked anxiously, "What should we do? He didn't pass the high school entrance exam, and I'm going to college in the future. Isn't it that we can't be together?" "You don't dislike him, it's fine if you don't!" "Then why does he despise me?" I really doubted that Xiaofei's brain structure is different from that of human beings, so I said helplessly, "How could he despise you? You will be a college student in the future!" Xiaofei was skeptical, but the tears finally stopped slowly. I originally wanted to invite her to eat ice cream and Liangpi, so as to make up for her lost vitality, but I didn't expect that this guy has only lust in his eyes and no friends. "Qiqi, I I can't play with you anymore, I want to go to Wang Zheng, he must be very sad now, I want to go see him." It's not that Wang Zheng failed the exam, but his grades have always been poor. He should have expected his own results in his heart, and he would have been sad if he wanted to be sad. Why wait until today to be sad?However, he could only say to Xiaofei, "Okay, then you can go find him." Xiaofei rode her bicycle away in a hurry. I had nothing to do, so I simply walked to the red list on the left to see who was admitted to the high school of No. 1 Middle School.A total of 400 people were admitted to No. 1 Middle School, and Chen Jin's name was between 200 and 300, so it was really hard to find.Next to me were two women who were watching the fun like me, discussing in a low voice, "Is this Chen Jin the son of our deputy director?" "That's it!" "Didn't you hear that her son is very smart?" "In the past, it seemed that the deputy station had contacted the Provincial Writers' Association, and wanted to compile her son into the New China's 100 Outstanding Youths. Later, the child did not live up to it, and she had no choice but to give up no matter how high she was." I stared at Chen Jin's name, thinking about hurting Zhong Yong, wondering if his mother regretted letting him skip a grade, but Chen Jin... thinking about his appearance, I always felt that he was not like Zhong Yong, Zhong Yong was just a bookworm , far less cunning and cunning than Chen Jin.