middle of the road

Cheng Yang took two days off, followed by the weekend.

Cheng Guangde doesn't have many relatives here, some people from the former factory who still live in this area have come, and the funeral is relatively simple.

Tao Zhiquan brought someone over in person, and read the will of the acting scribe in front of everyone. Cheng Yunsheng made a fuss on the spot, saying that the will was a fake, Cheng Guangde couldn't have written it like that, and asked the elders present to criticize it. .

Several neighbors couldn't stand it, and told him not to make trouble at this time. Cheng Guangde's bones were still cold, and his descendants quarreled in the mourning hall.

"He didn't see Cheng Linsheng as a son for a long time. How could he still treat his children? Isn't this what Cheng Yang, a little bastard, made up?!" Cheng Yunsheng pushed away the person who came up to persuade him, pointed at Cheng Yang and cursed.

Cheng Yang half lowered his head and stood silently, holding Cheng Ying and Cheng Le behind him with one hand.

"What do you mean by not talking? Are you guilty? Aren't you arrogant when you do it? You have the ability to make up, don't admit it." Cheng Yunsheng sneered, "Today in front of so many people, I put my words aside Here, the old man told me long ago that he would not leave anything to you, and now he wants me to listen to you with such a share, I tell you there is no way!"

"Enough!" Tao Zhiquan slammed the water glass on the table and stood up, "What do you mean by that, huh? I wrote the will on behalf of me. Three people went to the neighborhood committee. You want to say that the three of us are messing around?" Made it up?! Don't forget that your dad signed it!"

"What's wrong with the signature?" Cheng Yunsheng was unmoved at all, "Who knows that he was not clear-headed at that time, you can work together to deceive him, don't fucking try to deceive me!"

"Who are you talking about cheating?" Cheng Yang suddenly said indifferently.

Tao Zhiquan signaled him to stop talking, "Do you know why your dad didn't notify you that you were there when he asked me to write for me? He was just afraid that you would mess around like this!"

"What do you want? The house is already yours, but let your nephew live there for two years. You don't have the heart to be an uncle?!"

"You want to make a fuss, okay? Go to the gate of the court to make a fuss. Go now. I, Tao Zhiquan, will accompany you. Let's see if the judge listens to you or looks at the evidence in my hand!"

Neighbors also came out to speak at this time. Tao Zhiquan has been the director of the neighborhood committee in this area for more than ten years, and his character has always been obvious to all.

Several elders also helped to persuade him, Zhang Cuiping probably couldn't stand the accusation, so she quickly pulled him back a few steps, Cheng Yunsheng lost his temper, sat aside and didn't speak, but his eyes still stared fiercely With Cheng Yang.

"This is left to you by your grandfather." After the funeral, Tao Zhiquan beckoned Cheng Yang to go over, and put the money on the table, "1 yuan, count it."

If the money wasn't too fragmentary, Cheng Yang would have thought it was Tao Zhiquan who gave it to him. He didn't expect that it was true that Cheng Guangde said he would leave it to them. He actually saved the 1 yuan after so many years of hard work.

"No need to count." Cheng Yang took the money in his hand, facing the cobbled together ten yuan and 20 yuan, especially the old version of a few hundred miles, his eyes suddenly turned red, since the money said yes For Cheng Ying and Cheng Le, he wouldn't move a single cent.

"Good boy." Tao Zhiquan patted him on the shoulder, "From now on, take care of your younger brothers and sisters, and come to me if you have any difficulties. As long as you can help, uncle will do his best."

"Uncle Tao." Cheng Yang called him, turned his head away, and turned back after a while, "About the will..."

"There is nothing wrong with the will." Tao Zhiquan said, "The only thing you should think about now is to study hard and get into a good university in the future. You are the only one who got into the No. [-] middle school in our area. Everyone is watching."

After Tao Zhiquan left, Cheng Yang, in front of Cheng Yunsheng, withdrew 1 from the [-] yuan and included it in the funeral expenses, and he made up the shortfall with his own money.

Cheng Yunsheng went back by car that night, as if the matter had ended here, but Cheng Yang knew that with his sharpness, it was far from enough, but at this point, even if it was a lie, he had to insist on telling it.

He knows it's mean.

Cheng Yunsheng's house will not die without these two years, but he will.

What's more, it's not only him who is hanging on this line, but also someone who has worked hard to help him.

On the last day, Cheng Yang sorted out Cheng Guangde's belongings at home, and put them all in a cabinet that he had kept before his death. The bed boards and the like were dismantled and cleaned again. He planned to keep this room for himself for more than a year. .

Cheng Ying and Cheng Le are getting bigger and bigger, and they should have their own room. When it gets bigger, they have to prepare a separate room for them. Cheng Yang wants to wait for a while and buy them a high-low with a little more money. bed.

Although he won't move the money left by Cheng Guangde, just leaving it like this makes him feel more at ease. At least for a period of time, he can be a little less anxious, and he doesn't have to be exhausted while feeling empty and unreliable behind him.

Money is so real sometimes.

Cheng Yang went to school on Monday, and before he had time to sit down in the classroom, Huang Ming called him to the office.

Huang Ming visited his house two days ago, hurriedly left some money and left, Cheng Yang declined, Huang Ming said that he didn't leave much, it was his kindness.

Seeing that there were really not many, Cheng Yang agreed to accept it.

Huang Ming took over the class for half a year, and he was very troubled by this stubborn young man who didn't rely on anyone and only wanted to rely on himself.

"How's the house going now, is everything done?" Huang Ming pointed to the chair in front of him, beckoning him to sit down.

It was still early, and there was no one in the office. I wanted to talk to him outside, but it was cold outside. Huang Ming saw that he didn't wear much, so he might as well stay in the office, where there is an air conditioner.

"It's all good." Cheng Yang sat down opposite him.

"If you need help, remember to tell me. I am your homeroom teacher. I should take care of the students. Don't always be so unreasonable." Huang Ming has been saying this since he knew the situation in his family. Every time he said it, Cheng Yang would nod his head and say "hmm", but in fact, he never spoke to him once.

"Ah."

Huang Ming sighed in response to him like a routine, "How many times have I told you, you are still a child, don't take everything on yourself, there is nothing wrong with seeking help appropriately."

"I don't need any help." Cheng Yang said, "I can handle it myself."

"In this case, let's talk about it." Huang Ming took out the ranking list, spread it out in front of him, and pointed to the two-digit English and Chinese scores on it, "When will you be able to spend your time on this?"

"..." Facing a 46 and a 52, Cheng Yang didn't know what to say. He regressed. He used to be able to reach [-].

"Look at your science scores, what is the difference? Did you take the test like this? Didn't you find that your English teacher is not looking for you now? She came to me and asked me if I was squeezing your time. It’s so amazing that you got such an extreme result.”

Cheng Yang belonged to the type of person who would be carried into the office by the English and Chinese teachers every time the grades of the exams were completed. Sometimes, when two classes were held in succession, he would have to stand behind the blackboard for almost half a day, unable to get off.

If everything is a mess, it’s fine. If you pass the exam with good grades in junior high school, but you can’t keep up in high school, it’s useless to make up for it. In the end, you have to give up.

Usually this kind of people died in science, but Cheng Yang obviously didn't belong to it. For someone like him who is outstanding in science, liberal arts seems to have returned to before liberation. To put it bluntly, it's not a problem of ability, but it's just that he didn't pay attention and didn't spend time.

"At least two days a week from now on, you come over to me for evening self-study." The more Huang Ming looked at his ranking, the more he felt angina, "Don't sleep, don't do anything else, just memorize it, and you have to swallow it for me .”

Cheng Yang raised his head, "You promised me not to study at night."

"You also promised that I would improve the scores of these two subjects. Have you done so?"

Cheng Yang knew he was wrong, but he still said, "I want to work part-time, so I can't stop."

"How much is a day, I will count it for you."

"Mr. Huang."

Huang Ming threw the ranking list in front of him, "You said you can handle it, ah, you can handle it like this, you are a student, if you really don't miss it, there are plenty of jobs for you in this society."

Cheng Yang looked away and didn't say anything else. Huang Ming had never lost his temper with him. If he wasn't the head teacher, someone like him who has mastered a subject to the extreme should be his favorite student, but now he has to do it for him. Consider his future studies.

There is still a year and a half to go. Once many things are left behind, it is difficult to catch up. The burden of Cheng Yang's family is his biggest obstacle at present, and his extraordinarily strong self-esteem adds an insurmountable obstacle to this obstacle. barrier.

Just like he is sitting there now, he didn't deliberately straighten his back, but Huang Ming knew that there was an invisible steel pillar supporting him. For this reason, he was always holding his breath, sitting rigidly and straight, not He appreciates and loves knowing when to let go.

"I won't go until the second semester of the third year of high school." Cheng Yang said hello appropriately.

"What about this time?"

"I'm going to sleep less."

Huang Ming was overwhelmed, and thinking about it at this time really made it difficult for him, "I still need to sleep, you are still growing, usually I call you to come over for dinner and you come, you know, don't push back."

"Yeah." Cheng Yang could only agree, but he couldn't seem perfunctory.

"Also, I think Chi Yu's grades are pretty good, and his balance of arts and sciences is top-notch. He sits in front of you. If you have any questions, you can ask him, and I will tell him."

"……do not."

Huang Ming looked at him, "Don't what?"

"You set a goal." Cheng Yang said, "I will definitely pass the exam next time, but don't let him teach me."

On this day, Cheng Yang switched between the teachers of various subjects, especially the two subjects that did not pass the sixty points, and he did not let him go at all because he asked for personal leave.

When Fu Jin heard that he was coming, he came to see Chi Yu a few times, but no one was in his seat. By the third time, even Chi Yu began to sympathize with him.

After school in the evening, Cheng Yang went to the third class, and met Jiang Mingyang at the door, and he asked, "Has your class left?"

Jiang Mingyang was a little surprised that he came to look for Fu Jin, but he still called inside, "Fu Jin."

Fu Jin heard him shouting, ignored him, and continued to tidy up.

"Is the family okay?" Jiang Mingyang turned around and asked.

"It's okay." Cheng Yang looked at him, "Thank you."

Jiang Mingyang gently squeezed his shoulder, "Remember to find me if you need it."

"Ah."

Fu Jin didn't move in the classroom, Cheng Yang waited for a while, walked to his seat, tapped his knuckles on the table, "Didn't you say we're going back together?"

Fu Jinmeng jumped up when he heard the voice was him. Jiang Mingyang, who hadn't gone far, frowned subconsciously when he saw this scene.