planetary deflection

The weather in Rongshi didn't give any face at all, until the new year was over and school was about to start, Xiang Zhiyuan was still wearing short-sleeved shorts, which was in stark contrast to Yuan Xu in the north of the motherland - he saw Yuan Xu posting on Moments It's snowing, and I took a photo of footprints in the snow, which looks very cold.

During the period, he also received a call from Su Ran, who told him a happy new year without distraction, and then asked him how to pay.

"What method of payment?" Xiang Zhiyuan was puzzled.

"Yuan Xu is going to sell his drum, let me help you find a buyer, and I'll send you the money after the sale." Su Ran obviously didn't expect that he didn't know anything, so he briefly explained to him, and said, " Now someone says he wants it, can you give me a card number or should I call you directly on WeChat?"

Xiang Zhiyuan thought about it, and instead of answering the question, he gave another answer.

"Why don't you sell it, I'll find a car and take the drum away."

He did what he said, and he really hired a car to go to the warehouse to play Yuan Xu's drums.Su Ran didn't understand what he meant, but since Xiang Zhiyuan was the only payee designated by Yuan Xu, he followed Xiang Zhiyuan's instructions and found a reason to dismiss the person who originally wanted to buy drums.

"Why do you want this? I never heard that you can play." He asked Xiang Zhiyuan who followed the car.

"No, just take it back as a souvenir." Xiang Zhiyuan said casually, "There is no shortage of this money, in case Yuan Xu wants to play again when he comes back."

Su Ran: "..."

Rich people who are speechless.

He didn't say much, and asked the people hired by Xiang Zhiyuan to take the drum away, and the other things were almost cleaned up. Once the drum set with the largest area was removed, the warehouse seemed very empty.

"Why are you so eager to move during the Chinese New Year?"

Xiang Zhiyuan didn't go with the car, he was going to pay New Year's greetings to Xiang Shaoyan's deceased family soon, so he gave the address and asked the driver to pick him up directly, so he simply stayed and chatted with Su Ran.

"Yu Ziliang is going to go abroad, and he rented this warehouse, which expires in March." Su Ran said, "Xiao Ai and I are going to be busy when school starts, so we might as well clear it out while we have nothing to do during the holidays."

Xiang Zhiyuan said knowingly: "You have to prepare for the exam, right?"

"Ah."

Su Ran usually doesn't talk much, but now he is willing to chat with him a few more words.After all, it's no secret that he likes Xiao Ai in front of Xiang Zhiyuan. It's always easier to chat with insiders. There's no need to pretend, and you can speak directly if you have something to say.

Although they didn't expect to break up so soon when they formed the band, everyone knew in their hearts that no one can go wild forever, and this safe haven has a time limit.For example, Yu Ziliang's family pressure, Xiao Ai's family's financial constraints, Yuan Xu's unknown time bomb... Everyone has their own secrets. Playing a band is not only a means for them to escape reality, but also a channel to vent their emotions.

"In the beginning, I was picked up by little Ella. Because I like her, I came as soon as she called me."

Everyone else has their own reasons for joining, only he himself is a dispensable idler, without any special pressure, he just wants to play, and his family doesn't care about him.Now that the band broke up, he was the one who didn't know what to do, and was asked to clean up the mess, which was kind of funny.

"Your affection for nightmare is no less than anyone else," Xiang Zhiyuan said quite clearly without being distracted by his train of thought, "It's just that you are different from them, you pay more attention to the relationship and bond between the four of you... so Is it a bit earthy, but I really think so."

"Fuck you," Su Ran laughed mercilessly, "To put it bluntly, I'm just making up the numbers. Now that the partnership is broken up, it's time to fight for the future."

His family is not very rich, but at least it is well-off. His parents are usually busy with work and neglect to discipline him, so he is getting more and more wild.In the past, he thought it was enough to just mess around, but recently he discovered that his parents, who seemed never to be tired, were also getting old, and he had to work hard to support the future of this family.

"Very good, everyone has their own direction." Xiang Zhiyuan said.

Not long after, the driver arrived. He bid farewell to Su Ran and said that he would play together when he was free. Su Ran smiled and said yes, whoever loses, please have a barbecue. Don't play tricks.

In fact, they all knew in their hearts that without Yu Ziliang or Yuan Xu as the bond, it would be difficult for them to find a chance to meet again.It's like this among many people. If they don't get to know each other enough, they may never see each other again if they don't get to know each other well. They are just two of the "many people".

After returning home, Xiang Zhiyuan didn't mention this matter to Yuan Xu. He didn't realize Yuan Xu until school was about to start. It didn't seem like I was going to tell him.

It's just that Su Ran didn't know him that well, so it was unnecessary to ask him how to collect the money, so he exposed Yuan Xu's plan in advance.

At some point, Yuan Xu stuffed a kraft paper bag into the outer layer of his schoolbag, and because it wasn't too thick, he never noticed it.Inside the bag is a small handmade drum, and the few flowers on the side have already dried, but they still barely maintain their original shape, which is quite unique.

He could tell at a glance that Yuan Xu bought it at the handmade musical instrument shop when they went to Wenhua Street last time. At that time, he had guessed who Yuan Xu was going to give the gift to. into his hands.

After Yuan Xu's drum kit was brought back, he placed it in the basement. It was the place where Jiang Jing put some things that would not be used in a short time. It was about half a storage room, but it was tidy and tidy, and there was still a large space. Empty, just right for drums.

He went downstairs to have a look. The drum was covered by a part-time worker with a dustproof cloth. There was no dust and it was well preserved.For a moment, Xiang Zhiyuan wanted to take a photo and send it to Yuan Xu, but after thinking about it, he still didn't do so.

In the end, he just sent another meaningless "It's so hot" in the past, and of course he didn't get a reply, because Yuan Xu had already said that he was very annoying when he sent it like this a few days ago.

"No matter how much you talk, Rongshi is still very hot, and Ningdu is still very cold." Yuan Xu said, "I can't go back, can you find something interesting next time, you are so boring."

Still got a little bit tempered, and Xiang Zhiyuan thought it was quite interesting, so he teased him a few more times, and when he noticed that Yuan Xu was about to get angry, he immediately behaved and said, "Let me send you a box of popsicles, I heard that Ningdu has popsicles." You can put it outside and eat it frozen, I will buy more, you can eat slowly."

Yuan Xu likes cold drinks, so he didn't say much when he heard the words, Xiang Zhiyuan knew that the matter was over, so he started teasing him to talk about other things.

For example, have you finished your homework during the winter vacation? How far is the teaching progress of Ningdu No. [-] Middle School compared to Rongshi No. [-] Middle School? When it came to learning-related topics, Yuan Xu immediately became serious and didn't have time to get angry with him.

After this conversation was repeated several times, the short winter vacation ended and school started.

The few lemon essences in the first class were gone, and Yuan Xu was overwhelmed by the mountain. From the first monthly exam at the beginning of school, you chased after me to compete for the first place in the ranking list. In the end, Ke Yuzhen won by one point. Became the first in the new grade.

When Yuan Xu was away, Xiang Zhiyuan felt that the grade ranking had become very boring. Seeing that he was still hovering around the top [-], he didn't have much interest in climbing up.

It wasn't until Deng Yue accidentally said a word that he suddenly woke up.

"Ningdu's progress is different from ours. It will take at least two or three months. If Yuan Xu stays there until his third year of high school, let's not talk about whether he will be delayed. At least you have a chance to catch up with him ah."

"...It seems to make sense."

"It's more than justified." Deng Yuefu continued in his heart, "Look, at his current level, you definitely can't go to the same school as him, and you'll have to be next to him anyway, but if you are here If you try harder to chase after two years, maybe you two will be together after college?"

Xiang Zhiyuan was inexplicably inspired by his words, and thought he could try it, but he hadn't experienced much in studying hard when he was so old, and he would probably have to take off his skin if he really wanted to do this.

"Try it, just experience life." Deng Yue continued to encourage him, like a spy sent by the teaching director, "It doesn't matter whether you succeed or not, don't you still have money, no matter what, you can test with Yuan Xu to the same city."

He really wanted to give Xiang Zhiyuan something to think about, otherwise he would have to fall behind in the next exam with him like this.At the end of this semester, there will be arts and sciences, and the usual grades are still an important reference standard. He doesn't want Xiang Zhiyuan to be affected by emotions and delay the class division.

His words really had an effect. Xiang Zhiyuan cheered up after that, and went straight to the top [-] in the second monthly exam, and got full marks in mathematics. There were only two full marks in the whole grade, one was a one Ban Li Junyao, and the other is Xiang Zhiyuan.

The math teacher's glasses were shocked, and he asked Xiang Zhiyuan in front of the whole class: "Why are you suddenly willing to write honestly about the calculation process without skipping steps?"

"Didn't you always remind me conscientiously?" Xiang Zhiyuan looked innocent, "Why, it's not good to get full marks in the exam?"

These words were simply out of necessity, the teacher told him to sit down dumbfounded, thinking that he had suddenly opened up and wanted to study hard, but he didn't expect that there was another reason for it.

After Xiang Zhiyuan started to work hard, he would occasionally communicate with Yuan Xu remotely about his learning experience. At first, he only asked for notes unilaterally, but later he started to discuss issues with Yuan Xu, which can be regarded as mutual progress.

Yuan Xu had already noticed that something was wrong with him, but he didn't say anything until the first semester of high school was about to end. He guessed that Rongshi No. [-] Middle School was about to take a placement test, so he pretended to ask Zhiyuan casually, "Art and science?"

"Science, I can't learn liberal arts with my brain." Xiang Zhiyuan's answer is still the same as a few months ago, but now his choice is much wider than before, and it is not a big deal if he really chooses liberal arts "What about you? It's much harder for an all-around player like you to make a choice than me."

"I didn't think about it," Yuan Xu said, "Maybe when the test scores come out, choose whichever side has the highest score."

"So casual?"

Xiang Zhiyuan obviously didn't believe it.

Yuan Xu is a person with his own ideas. It is unlikely that this kind of choice related to the next two years or even longer will be decided by chance. The only possibility is that he has already made a choice, but he has not yet pressed the final confirmation button. , or don't want to tell others for the time being.

"Really," Yuan Xu said bluntly without hiding anything from him, "I originally wanted to choose science as you do, but my father used to study liberal arts, and I talked with him a lot a while ago, and I feel that choosing liberal arts is also a good choice .”

Yuan Shiwen's situation is not bad, and now he has found a small company to work as a clerk. Although his major is not suitable, it is still a decent and not tiring job.Yuan Xu always felt that he wanted to continue to be a teacher, but the environment in Ningdu was like this. It was obviously impossible for him to return to the teaching profession in this small city without being affected by gossip. Let's talk about local life.

He told Xiang Zhiyuan all this, and the advice he got was that he could move back to Rongshi with his father in the future. Yuan Xu didn't say whether it was good or bad, but said that he would seriously consider it.

Before, he always wanted to try his best to pull his father out of the mud and let him live under the sun again, but now he would think that he hadn't even made a decision about his own future, so how could he interfere with his father's choice?

"I'm not telling you to come back to Rongshi. After all, you can go wherever you want, and I can keep up with it. It's just that if Uncle Yuan wants to change his living environment, Rongshi is indeed a good choice." Xiang Zhiyuan looked Seeing that he was hesitating, he said a few more words according to his own thoughts, "Your mother and Uncle Fang are here, and they can take care of Uncle Yuan when you go to school, and if Rongshi is concerned, my parents can help I've been busy..."

"I know, thank you." Yuan Xu interrupted him, "I will seriously consider it."

Xiang Zhiyuan didn't know what he said wrong, but Yuan Xu didn't sound very happy, so he quickly found an excuse and hung up the phone.

This matter was related to Yuan Xu's own secret, and he couldn't ask anyone casually, and he couldn't figure out why after thinking about it for a long time.Two days later, he couldn't bear it any longer. Taking advantage of the two days of school holiday after the examination and marking papers, he bought a plane ticket and ran away empty-handed.

The author says:

I didn’t finish writing yesterday, and today I was robbed of all my attention by the ff14 fan festival, and I started writing at night, and I accidentally dragged it to this point... Fortunately, this chapter is relatively long, everyone will just read it, maybe tomorrow have.