I found a cell phone from ten years ago.

Chapter 21: Meet Again at the Skating Rink

A few days after the Mid-Autumn Festival, National Day is coming again.

Unlike Xu Haoyang, Shen Qiang and others who were looking forward to this long vacation, Li Xu didn't really like the vacation.

The gold market would be closed during holidays, so he would not be able to make money. Before he received his royalties, this was his only source of income.

This year's National Day holiday is still seven days long. Shen Qiang and He Weichen, both from Jiangning, are planning to go home.

Li Guanfu and Zhao Jiazi were planning to go out and play, one wanted to go to Huangshan and the other planned to go to Shanghai.

By the evening of September 9, Li Xu and Xu Haoyang were the only ones left in the dormitory.

"Brother Xu, let's go out and play tomorrow." Xu Haoyang looked at Li Xu and said.

"Where are you planning to go?" Li Xu sat at the desk, flipping through the "Basics of Music Theory" in his hand.

These days, when he has nothing to do, he studies the music theory books he bought, but he still hasn't figured out anything.

If that doesn't work, you still have to find a teacher. It's too difficult to study on your own.

Xu Haoyang pulled a chair over to Li Xu and said, "Anywhere is fine. Confucius Temple, Xuanwu Lake, Presidential Palace, I haven't been there yet."

"You go by yourself. I won't go." Li Xu shook his head and said.

"Just come with me. Why are you staying in the dormitory alone? It's so boring." Xu Haoyang persuaded.

"No, I still have to write a novel."

During this holiday, Li Xu didn't want to go anywhere. He just wanted to concentrate on writing and save manuscripts.

"Mystery" has started the second round of recommendations, and the collection has exceeded 10. It is expected to be on the shelves at the end of October or early November.

He must save more manuscripts in October, preferably two to three hundred chapters, and then update them for a month after the book is put on the shelves, at 10 to words a day.

Frequent updates not only attract more readers to subscribe, but the more updates you make, the more royalties you can get.

"How about we go to the Internet cafe?" After staying for a while, Xu Haoyang, who felt a little bored, suggested again.

"You go first." Li Xu said.

"Aren't you going?"

"I'll go book a room for the night later."

"You want to spend the night at the Internet cafe? Then I'll be the only one in the dormitory tonight." Xu Haoyang couldn't help but complain.

At this time, the dormitory door was pushed open, and a tall boy wearing glasses stood at the door holding a basketball and said:

"Li Xu, do you want to go play ball?"

This boy is from Class 4 of International Trade, his name is Han Jinze.

"Go, wait a moment, I'll change my clothes."

Li Xu said something to Han Jinze, put down the book "Basics of Music Theory", opened the cabinet and took out the newly bought jersey.

He would occasionally go to the playground to play ball, and it was on the court that he met Han Jinze.

"Brother Xu, I'll go with you." Seeing this, Xu Haoyang also stood up.

"Didn't you say you wanted to go online?" Li Xu looked at him and said.

"No, I'm going to play ball with you guys."

……

So, I went to the Internet cafe to type all night and caught up on sleep in the dormitory during the day.

After waking up in the afternoon, he would go to the playground to exercise for a while and play ball with others. Li Xu's holiday life was quite fulfilling.

In the blink of an eye, most of the seven-day holiday has passed.

That afternoon, Li Xu woke up and found Xu Haoyang sitting at the desk with his legs crossed, fiddling with his mobile phone boredly.

"Brother Xu, are you awake?" Seeing Li Xu getting out of bed, Xu Haoyang put down his phone.

"You didn't go out to play today?" Li Xu asked.

"It's boring. I don't want to go out." Xu Haoyang thought for a moment and said, "How about I go to the internet cafe with you tonight and book a night?"

"I'm not going to book a room for the night today." Li Xu took the toiletries from the shelf and prepared to wash up.

"Why aren't you going again?"

"I don't want to go."

In fact, Li Xu just didn't want to go to the Internet cafe with Xu Haoyang.

How can he write (copy books) with this kid around?

"So what are you going to do later?" Xu Haoyang asked again.

"Go out and eat something, then come back and read."

"Stop reading, why don't we go ice skating?"

There is an indoor roller skating rink diagonally opposite Yingcai College where you can play roller skating. Li Xu, Xu Haoyang and Li Guanfu had been there once before.

"That's fine." Li Xu did not refuse.

It's also nice to go ice skating to relax.

After washing up, Li Xu changed his clothes and left the dormitory with Xu Haoyang. They first went to the cafeteria to eat something, and then went to the ice rink outside the school.

After buying tickets at the front desk and putting on roller skates, the two entered the skating rink.

The skating rink is not big, only about 200 square meters, but the decoration is quite good. Colorful lights are hung on the ceiling, creating an atmosphere a bit like a disco.

There weren't many people playing at the moment, only a couple of parents with their children, and three girls holding hands, holding the railings, sliding carefully, and it was obvious that they were novices.

Xu Haoyang bent over, took a figure-eight step, and moved slowly, almost sitting on the ground accidentally. Seeing Li Xu skating back and forth over there, skating very fast and showing off his skills from time to time, he couldn't help but say, "Brother Xu, don't just play by yourself, teach me too!"

Li Xu slid over to him and said, "Didn't I teach you last time? Just practice slowly."

"Then you take me with you." Xu Haoyang said again.

"It's useless for me to lead you. You have to be brave and not be afraid of falling. You will naturally learn it after falling a few times." After saying that, Li Xu no longer paid attention to the boy and prepared to slide to the side.

At this moment, a girl slowly slid over holding onto the railing and greeted Li Xu with a smile: "Come over and play too!"

Seeing Li Xu looking at her doubtfully, the girl pretended to be unhappy and said, "Why, you don't remember me? We met in the Internet cafe last time, and you even picked up my card reader. Have you forgotten?"

After hearing what the other party said, Li Xu suddenly realized and said, "Are you Liu Xin?"

"You finally remembered it!" Liu Xin said with a smile, appearing very lively.

Li Xu looked her up and down in surprise. "You've changed so much, I can't recognize you."

The impression the other person left on him last time was that of a lively and cute little girl.

But today she parted her bangs and dressed up a little, and instantly turned into a bright and charming little beauty. Her whole temperament changed a lot.

"Have I changed a lot? I just changed my hairstyle and put on some simple makeup." Liu Xin touched her face and said with a smile.

Then, as if she suddenly remembered something, she said, "By the way, how's your novel going? Have you finished it?"

"How can it be that fast? There are millions of words."

"Millions of words?" Liu Xin widened his eyes in surprise, his face full of disbelief.

Li Xu couldn't help laughing.

Her expression is so funny, she's a complete emoticon package.

"What are you laughing at?" Liu Xin asked.

"nothing."

"Did you come here with your classmates?" Li Xu said, glancing at the two girls not far away.

"Yes, they are my roommates." Liu Xin also turned his head to take a look.

"I just saw that you skated very well. Do you come here often?" she asked.

"No, this is my second time here."

Li Xu actually hasn't played roller skating much, but he can ice skate. When he was a child, he would go ice skating every winter.

"How about I take you with me?" Li Xu offered.

"Okay, I was just looking for you to teach me." Liu Xin nodded with a bright smile on his face.

She seems to like laughing very much. When she laughs, she looks a little silly, but still very cute.

"Then hold my arm." Li Xu handed one arm to Liu Xin and started sliding with her.

The speed was slow at first, but as she gradually adapted, she gradually increased the speed.

After sliding for a while, Li Xu stopped and said, "Try it yourself. Be brave. I will watch you and won't let you fall."

"Okay, then I'll try it myself, you have to watch carefully." Liu Xin said with a smile.

Then she slowly slid down.

"Not bad!" Seeing her skating very well, Li Xu praised her in surprise.

"This is not difficult. I feel like I have learned it." Liu Xin said with a little pride.

"Hey, slow down, don't skate too fast." Li Xu reminded her when he saw her sliding faster and faster.

"Don't worry, I won't fall." Liu Xin said carelessly.

However, before she could finish her words, she slipped, stumbled, and fell flat on her face.

"Ouch!"

Li Xu quickly slid over and pulled her up, "Are you okay? Didn't I tell you not to slide so fast?"

"I'm fine, I'm just feeling really low!" Liu Xin said with an embarrassed smile.

Such a low point?
Li Xu was stunned when he heard this.

"I meant it was embarrassing," Liu Xin explained.

"You learn very quickly, you are quite talented." Li Xu said with a smile.

"Really? You're not trying to comfort me, are you?"

"of course it's true."

Li Xu was telling the truth. Liu Xin was indeed a quick learner, had good psychological qualities, and was quite courageous. He was much better than that kid Xu Haoyang.

The last time he came, he took Xu Haoyang skiing for more than half an hour, but the boy didn't make any progress at all.

"Then you practice for a while, and come to me if you have any questions." After Li Xu said that, he slid back to Xu Haoyang.

"Brother Xu, you care too much about women over friendship. I asked you to take me with you, but you refused. You are so concerned about other girls." Seeing Li Xu coming back, Xu Haoyang immediately complained.

Li Xu glanced at him and said unhappily, "Would it be any use for me to guide you? Look at others, they can do it in just a short while. Look at you."

"By the way, who is this girl? She's pretty. How did you get to know her?" Xu Haoyang asked with a gossipy look on his face.

"It's the girl I met in the Internet cafe last time. You've seen her too." Li Xu explained casually.

"I met him in the Internet cafe. I've seen him before too?" Xu Haoyang scratched his head and thought for a long time, but still couldn't remember.

……

(End of this chapter)