Rebirth: The Life of a Scholar

The 17th birthday was still spent by these friends with Tang Xu.

Wang Linhao's university is in city b, so he still has close contacts with Tang Xu. Lin Ziyang went to city a. The school training is usually very tight and strict, so he can't go back to city b all the time, but he will call them often. If it wasn't for Tang Xu this time He probably won't return to city b for his birthday.

Lin Ziyang's height is almost 190 now, it's really scary to have such a height at the age of 19, Tang Xu instantly becomes a dwarf when standing with him.

Tang Xu doesn't know why his height is now fixed at 176 and he doesn't grow very much. With a similar height to his previous life, Tang Xu thought he could grow as long as he ate well, but found that he really thought too much.

Fortunately, Tang Xu has a slender figure, so he looks tall, thin and tall, but compared with Wang Linhao and Bai Liangshu who are more than 1.8 meters tall, he is a little shorter. Even Li Yan is 1.8 meters faster. It's over, Tang Xu's heart is stuffed, and he's at the bottom of the list.

After dinner, Lin Ziyang took them to ktv to play, saying that a birthday must be a holy place, Tang Xu sat in the private room speechless and watched them cry and howl, this group of people lost their image as soon as they entered the ktv, all kinds of noise and fun, but Looking at Tang Xu, he began to laugh. It was impossible for him to remain silent in such a lively situation.

"Hi everyone, I'm today's wheat bully Lin Hao. As a star of tomorrow, I will sing a song for our little birthday star today, two tigers. Thank you everyone." Seriously singing two tigers, the tone is completely out of tune, and being able to sing two tigers like this is also a skill.

When everyone was paying attention to Wang Linhao, Lin Ziyang walked up to Tang Xu, took out a box from his pocket, put it in Tang Xu's hand, and said in a low voice, "This is what Ji Rong sent me to give you a few days ago." As a birthday present, I originally wanted to send it directly to the school, but it was a little accidental, so I asked me to bring it to you."

birthday present?Ji Rong?Tang Xu looked down at the box in a daze. He always felt that birthday gifts were unnecessary. It would be more practical for everyone to have a party and have fun. Gifts are too expensive.

Rubbing the edges and corners of the box with his fingertips, he didn't expect Ji Rong to send him a birthday present all the way. Does this prove that he always remembers his birthday.

When returning to the dormitory at night, Tang Xu sent an email to Ji Rong. The content was very simple, saying that he had received a gift and thanked him for the gift, but as before, he still didn't get a reply.

Tang Xu opened the box, and there was a small silver mp3 inside. Tang Xu plugged in the earphones suspiciously. Because he was careful with things, the mp3 he bought before was still usable, and the surface didn't have much wear and tear. Ji Rong Why did you buy yourself another one?

After studying for a while, I opened the audio list, and there were only numbers of one, two, three, four. When I opened the audio named "1", Tang Xu laughed when the first sound came out, followed by a sour nose.

It was Ji Rong's voice. He was reading an English newspaper. Because the quality of the mp3 was very good, he could hear the voice very clearly. He could even hear Ji Rong's voice turning the pages of the book clearly.

His tone is very slow, with a sense of calmness, but his voice is really nice, and occasionally the magnetic texture of Adam's apple rubbing can make people's skin crawl.

Tang Xu listened in a daze for a long time, and by the time he recovered, the first audio had already ended, and his ears were already hot.

There are more than 400 audios in total, and each audio is about three to five minutes long. The beginning of each audio is the date and weather, the content seems to be the more important news in the selected newspaper, and the end is Ji Rong's evaluation, which is short and powerful.

Tang Xu was surprised to find that Ji Rong seemed to have been recording this audio since he went abroad. However, it was a birthday gift for him, a birthday gift with time.

In many cases, even a small matter can make people see the intention.

This feeling is very strange. Tang Xu has felt this way more than once or twice in Ji Rong's actions. Tang Xu can't figure it out. Can friends feel this way?

Thinking of this, Tang Xu didn't want to think about it any more, subconsciously.

It took Tang Xu a few days to finish listening to the mp3 audio. Occasionally, he would imagine Ji Rong's expressions and movements when recording these audios, but what remained in his memory was the old him.

Tang Xu felt that he seemed to miss him even more.

The days of the second half of the second semester of high school flew by, and Tang Xu was about to usher in the third year of high school. During the summer vacation, Tang Xu was working part-time at Yin Lianzhe while looking for hospitals and houses. His father’s surgery must be settled first. He now has more than 6 yuan. The deposit is enough for the operation fee and the later physical maintenance fee.

Finding a hospital is a very laborious task. Tang Xu asked his mother to send over his father's case and the recent medical examination report. With the case, Tang Xu went to several hospitals and consulted many questions. The success rate is basically 50%. Half and half.

Lin Ziyang and others soon found out about this matter. Although Lin Ziyang's family is not well-known in city b, they still have a wide network of contacts. They quickly helped Tang Xu contact a more famous hospital in city b and made an appointment. Experts with rich surgical experience operated on Tang Xu's father.

Tang Xu paid the deposit and Lin Ziyang was still trembling when he came out. Although the specialist's surgery fee was a bit expensive, Tang Xu felt relieved. He also met the specialist just now. He meant that this kind of surgery is actually not difficult. His father dragged on for too long and his body was too weak. He had to eat and drink for a while before the operation, because the operation was scheduled for 20 days later.

"Don't worry, Dr. Tao is an old expert. Surgery is easier than eating." Lin Ziyang patted Tang Xu to comfort him.

"...can't be described casually, right?" Tang Xu was amused, looked up at Lin Ziyang and sincerely thanked: "Thank you very much, if you don't help me, I can't find such an expert." Like Dr. Tao It is very difficult to make an appointment for a doctor. He only performs one or two surgeries a day, and every patient needs to wait in line. If it weren't for Lin Ziyang's relationship, Tang Xu might not be able to wait for a few months.

"If you're a brother, don't be polite. When will you bring your uncle and aunt?" Lin Ziyang put his arms around Tang Xu's shoulders, but because of his height, this posture is a bit awkward.

"In the past few days, I have already found a good house." Tang Xu was a little excited when he thought of his parents coming over, and couldn't help telling Lin Ziyang his future thoughts: "When my father's health recovers, I plan to let them stay in the house." City B settled down."

"Okay, then do you want to take the B university? Are you not considering the A university?"

"Well, B is very good."

"Well, B University is also a famous school, and Wang Linhao is in it, so you two can be companions."

The two walked to the parking lot talking and laughing. Before Lin Ziyang got in the car, he received a call, signaling Tang Xu to get in the car first. After watching Tang Xu get in the car, he walked to the side and answered the phone. The caller was Ji Rong.

A few days later, Tang Xu and Yin Lianzhang took a few days off and waited for their parents at the train station early. They haven't seen them for a year and a half.

When Tang Xu received the call from his parents, he searched around and finally found them at the drink stand. Seeing his parents' emaciated figures, his nose was sore and he walked quickly to them. His parents were also rubbing their eyes with tears.

"Mom and Dad... I'll carry them. Are you tired? Are you hungry? Why don't we go eat first?" Tang Xu took the two bags brought by Tang's mother, which were a bit heavy. Tang Xu told them before They don't need to bring too many things, they can buy new ones, and the most important thing is that they will live here for a long time.

Tang's mother wanted to touch Tang Xu's head, but found that her son had grown into a young man: "It's okay, let's put things away first, we ate a lot of eggs on the train."

Although Father Tang's face was a little pale, he was in good spirits: "Xiao Xu, have you eaten yet?"

"I've eaten, then let's go back and put our things away to rest." Tang Xu smiled and took his parents out of the train station. Mother Tang helped Tang's father, who was a little weak on his feet, to follow Tang Xu. Slowly: "How about I carry Dad?"

"No, I can still walk. It's fine with such a small distance." Tang's father naturally didn't want his son to be so tired, so he refused.

Tang Xu had no choice but to walk beside him to protect him, fearing that father Tang would fall if he didn't pay attention.

After leaving the train station, Tang's father and Tang's mother couldn't help sighing at the prosperity of city b. Sitting in the black car, they kept looking at the tall buildings outside. Although there were tall buildings in their city, they were sparse and many things were not common. But it is far worse than the outside.

The house Tang Xu chose is in a residential area. There is an elevator on the third floor. The location is very good. It is very close to Tang Xu’s school. There are hospitals and shopping malls in front of it. It is 300 square meters with two bedrooms, a bathroom and a kitchen. The living room is not big and there is a small balcony attached. , the monthly rent is [-], Tang Xu signed a half-year contract, and when he goes to university, he will buy a house near the university, and now he still needs to save money.

Seeing such a house surprised Tang's father and Tang's mother a lot. They lived in a one-story courtyard. They had never lived in such a house before. There were all kinds of furniture in it. After watching around, Tang's mother's first thought was Question about money: "Isn't it expensive? Xiaoxu, we don't need to live so well."

"It's not expensive, I've already signed a contract with the landlord, and I'll let you live in a better and bigger house in the future." Tang Xu seldom boasted, and comforted his mother: "Dad just needs to take good care of himself, and Mom, you only need to take care of Dad." .”

"My son has grown up... My son has grown up... It's all because Dad is useless for making you work so hard..." Tang's father was heartbroken along the way. Others said his son was promising, and they took them to the city It's coming, but who knows the hard work of his son, if his body is not like this... his son will live several times better than now.

"Dad...don't be like this, just wait until you get better." Tang Xu embraced his parents' shoulders and leaned against them. Without his parents, he wouldn't be able to live such a fulfilling life with such goals, only his own world It's scary, everyone needs to have a motivation to move forward.

In this way, Tang's father and Tang's mother settled down, and Tang Xu gave his mother thousands of dollars at once to let her save money. Tang's mother is not a person who can spend money. I heard from Tang Xu that Tang's father had to replenish his body before the operation. I don't know what to buy. The things in the city are expensive, the authenticity is very confusing, and she dare not buy randomly. After Tang Xu went to the vegetable market with her a few times, she gradually let go. Later, she and the family next door After the housewife got acquainted, the two always went to the vegetable market to buy vegetables and fruits together.

Tang's mother's cooking skills are average, but she is very attentive. She cooks three dinners in different ways in the morning, middle and evening. Tang Xu saw that she was interested and bought her a few cookbooks of home-cooked dishes. Tang Mule studied how to eat to be nutritious every day. .

Father Tang no longer stays at home every day like before. Some old people downstairs in the community like to play chess and chat. Father Tang will go downstairs to have a look when the weather is good. If he feels tired, he will go home and sit on the balcony. Basking in the sun, the balcony is just facing the living room, and you won’t feel bored when the TV is on.

Summer is hot, Tang's father is not in good health and dare not blow on the fan, shake the small fan and eat some fruit and you won't feel hot anymore. It used to be so hot in the countryside and you can get through it now, can you still get through it?

Tang Xu hasn't returned to the dormitory for half a month. He goes home every day after get off work. His mother cooks a lot of delicious dishes. Hearing his parents talk about the day's affairs is very satisfying. It seems that he likes this kind of life, Tang Xu thinks this is enough.

Half a month later, Tang's father's complexion was obviously better than when he first arrived, and his weight also increased. Tang Xu took his parents to the hospital to see Dr. Tao. After seeing it, Dr. Tao felt that he was almost the same, so the operation time remained unchanged.

On the day of the operation, Wang Linhao and Lin Ziyang both came, and Bai Liangshu and the others were in their hometown, so they could only call to express their condolences. Tang's mother was very pleased to see that Tang Xu had made so many good friends, and thanked them repeatedly, which made Wang Linhao so cheeky. I'm all embarrassed.

Tang's father was pushed into the operating room for more than two hours. Tang Xu and Tang's mother stayed outside nervously until Tang's father was pushed out.

"The operation was successful, and there should be no sequelae. However, this period of time is very important. You must take good care of yourself. When your body recovers, try not to do heavy work. You will be hospitalized for observation for a few days. If there is no problem, you can leave the hospital." Dr. Tao He took off his mask and looked at Tang Xu with a smile: "Although it's a bit late, it's still too late to have the surgery. After a good recovery, I can live a normal life. If it's a few years later, I won't have the surgery."

What Dr. Tao said was very clear, if it wasn't for the operation now, it might be useless in the future.

Tang Xu and Tang's mother bowed to Dr. Tao with great gratitude. Tang's mother cried out excitedly. The feeling of the stone that had been pressed in her heart for 20 years disappearing at once would really break people down. Tang Xu kept patting Tang's mother's photos. He comforted her back, but he couldn't help but turn his eyes red.

Wang Linhao and Lin Ziyang couldn't understand and intervene in such a situation, so they left silently to buy some food for the two, and reported the situation to someone by the way.

Tang's father in the ward was sleeping with the nutrient solution on. After Tang's mother vented, she sat quietly on the side of the bed and held Tang Xu's hand. Her eyes never moved away from Tang's father's face. Tang Xu was just pulled by her for a while. at every turn.

Wang Linhao and Lin Ziyang saw such a situation when they came back. The Tang family felt like Tang Xu, simple and clean, so no wonder there was a son like Tang Xu.