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Chapter 58 Youth

What Qiu Huoming didn't know was that after he finished reading the poem, he said another sentence, "You should call me Brother Canghai..."

Qiu Jianshe stood shoulder to shoulder with him and rejected his proposal on the spot: "No, you are my son Canghai!"

"Well said, I am your son of the sea..."

The eldest and the youngest sisters were laughing so hard that they couldn't even stand up straight. Chen Suniang reluctantly went to the kitchen to get them some hot towels...

Fortunately, he blocked this memory.

Today is Wednesday. As Qiu Huoming just walked out to the little yellow dog, he saw Ding Yu sitting on his brand new 28-bar Forever bicycle at the gate of the compound, with one foot on the ground and a cool posture.

"Huozi, I'm here to pick you up for school!" Ding Yu said with great pride.

“Fuck, you learned it?” Qiu Huoming walked up the slope to the intersection and slapped him on the shoulder. “Not bad, I think you might be an underestimated genius…”

Ding Yu smiled awkwardly and stepped off the car. "You ride, take me with you."

He added, "Practice with me on the playground after school. I can only strike a pose now. I get nervous when the wheels start moving..."

Qiu Huoming suppressed his laughter and said, "No problem, I promise to teach you until you learn it."

He lifted the handlebars, slid gently, lifted his foot and got on the bike. The bike slid forward gently, "Get on."

Ding Yu trotted and sat on the car. The car turned and then accelerated towards the school.

"Hey, Fatty, go ask your dad to get me a bicycle ticket. I want to buy one too."

"No problem, you can also buy the Phoenix brand, it has many styles."

"Thanks. It doesn't matter what brand it is. I'm just giving you a ride. Hey, do you still remember Bao Jun?"

"Little Eyes Bao Jun, of course I have an impression of him, I fought with him before."

Qiu Huoming's eyebrows jumped. "Doesn't he work in the meat processing factory? Do you know which workshop he is in?"

"I don't know, but Bao Jun has always had a good relationship with Li Ming. I can ask him later."

"good idea."

"Huozi, I think you are plotting something again. Your great uncle is also in the meat processing factory. Are you..."

"Fatty, have you been possessed by another spirit? How come you are so smart all of a sudden?"

"Really? That's what I said. You've been bullied to this extent, but you don't do anything. You can only put on the sack as a friend..."

Qiu Huoming:...

It’s too early to praise.

When they arrived at the school, they still saw Director Jiang supervising the duty at the gate. Qiu Huoming got out of the car and greeted him. Ding Yu, who was sitting in the back, also greeted him reluctantly.

When they were far away, he asked, "Why are you so close to Jiang Heizi?"

"He was the one who led the team in the last game. He's actually a pretty good guy."

"That means you can't judge a person by his appearance." Ding Yu muttered.

Qiu Huoming locked the car, threw the key back, and Ding Yu flew over to take it.

"Bought another car?" Gu Xiaoran asked as he was pushing a car into the carport.

"My car. Classmate Gu is home from school. Do you want to watch me learn to drive?" Ding Yu looked at her expectantly.

"No need." Gu Xiaoran parked the car, took out a book from his bag and handed it to Ding Yu, "This is the first volume of The Legend of the Condor Heroes, there are three volumes in total, I'll change the others for you after you finish reading them."

Ding Yu was overjoyed and took it with both hands, "Thank you, classmate Gu, I'll treat you to lunch at noon."

Gu Xiaoran paused for a few seconds and said, "Okay."

Ding Yu was even happier, as he originally thought she would decline.

"My aunt has taken a leave of absence, so I will be eating out these few days," she explained.

Three people walked up the stairs, and students followed them one after another.

Ding Yu happily turned the pages of the book in his hand. This was a simplified Chinese version with pictures and text. He fell in love with it as soon as he read the first page.

When they returned to class and sat back in their seats, Gu Xiaoran asked, "Student Qiu, have you submitted your paper?"

Qiu Huoming put down his schoolbag and rubbed his cheeks that were a little stiff from the wind. "I voted, but there is no response yet."

Ding Yu came over and said, "I'll think of an article and submit it, too."

"If you want to submit, just do it. Last year, I submitted a poem to Liaoning Youth and received five yuan in royalties." Gu Xiaoran said casually.

"Wow, poet, what did you write?" Qiu Huoming immediately became interested.

"The song 'Untitled' is actually a song I just can't remember what to name it." Gu Xiaoran said with a wry smile.

"What is the poem about?"

"Forget it. I was quite pretentious last year. What I wrote seemed okay then, but when I look at it again now, I can't bear to see it..." Gu Xiaoran turned his head, took out the English book from his schoolbag, and prepared for morning class.

"Ring, ring, ring..." The bell for morning class rang.

"Mysterious..." Qiu Huoming muttered, "Once I publish it, I will make it known to the world!"

Gu Xiaoran in the front row burst out laughing. She supported her chin with one hand, opened the book in front of her and started flipping through it.

Ding Yu was already addicted to the martial arts book in his hand. Jin Yong's martial arts conception was really irresistible to the young people in China at that time. The chivalrous style and patriotic feelings were blended together to form a colorful, strange and vivid world.

Qiu Huoming took out the chemistry textbook and began to flip through it. He had already memorized all the information in the textbook, and now his main task was to consolidate his memory.

After the break, Qiu Huoming waited for Li Ming at the corridor entrance.

"Squad leader, do you know Bao Jun's current situation?" Qiu Huoming followed Li Ming upstairs.

"He came to my house a few days ago. He was a worker in a workshop at the meat processing plant. I think he was in charge of the feed section."

“How is the meat processing plant related to feed?”

"Some of the meat collected is substandard and can only be made into feed. Their feed is quite popular... I don't know anything else, so I just listened to him bragging."

"I want to talk to him about something. Are you free? Come with me on Sunday." Qiu Huoming added, "I'll pick you up at your house on my bike."

"Okay, morning or afternoon?" Li Ming asked.

"It's morning. Have you moved yet?"

"old place."

"Hey, thanks, buddy." Qiu Huoming patted his shoulder, quickly walked past him and walked towards the classroom.

Li Ming grinned, leaned on the handrail of the balcony on the third floor, and looked at the distant sky.

Chen Yong had tried to find Li Ming several times before, but all he got was lukewarm courtesy, and gradually he stopped coming closer.

Li Ming was about to turn around and go back to the classroom, but unexpectedly He Xinxin walked towards him. One of them was the class monitor and the other was the study committee member, and they had a lot of communication between them.

Li Ming didn't take it seriously and asked casually, "What's the matter?"

He Xinxin asked him in a low voice, "Class monitor, which school are you going to apply to?"

Li Ming said: "My father has arranged for me to take the entrance exam for the Political Science College. I just need to see if I can pass it this time. If I fail, I will join the army..."

He Xinxin seemed a little lost.

Li Ming asked back: "What about you?"

"I am applying to a normal university, and I plan to be a teacher after graduation." He Xinxin said, her hands in her pockets, not taking them out for a long time, and the letter in her hand was already wrinkled.

"It's good to be a teacher. I have two holidays a year..."

"Well, it's just..."

The bell rang and she breathed a sigh of relief, "It's time for class."

"Let's go." Li Ming followed without noticing.