A reed to sail

Chapter 8 The Dirty Little Secret

Throughout the summer vacation, Yu Hang spent almost every day with Ying Zhen, most of the time Ying Zhen gave Yu Hang homework, and a few times Ying Zhen would take Yu Hang around Beizhou for fun.

After the summer vacation, Yu Hang will be in the third year of junior high school.The transition from junior high school to senior high school in Beizhou No. [-] Middle School is not very stressful for most students, because their background is relatively better than that of other schools after three years of junior high school, so it is not difficult to go straight to high school, let alone Every year, surrounding schools come to use money to recruit students.

There is not much pressure to enter a higher school, and the learning atmosphere is good. When the atmosphere is good, students' grades will not be bad. This is a unique virtuous circle in Beizhou No. [-] Middle School.

Unfortunately, Yu Hang is not among the majority of them, he is one of the very few exceptions, except for English scores, other subjects are a mess.

Yu Hang has always had an attitude towards learning as he pleases, both good and bad. After all, since he was a child, he has never been praised for doing well in exams, nor scolded for doing poorly in exams.

The first time Yu Hang realized that his poor academic performance was a problem was at the dinner table.

While eating, Xue Ming suddenly looked at Yu Hang and asked him, "Are you guys going to take the high school entrance examination in one year?"

Yu Hang, who bowed his head to eat, nodded, "Yeah."

"Your homeroom teacher, Mr. Han, called me last week and said that your grades were not very good, and asked me to urge you to study more. He also said that with your current grades, you will definitely not be able to enter the high school."

Xue Ming coldly repeated what he heard on the phone, and Xue Ting put down her chopsticks anxiously, "What should I do? Although Hang Hang's grades have not been very good, but no matter what, I still have to study in high school." !"

"Xue Ting, don't worry, I have a friend who runs a private high school, and the teaching resources are not bad. Most of the students graduate and study abroad. At worst, let Yu Hang go there to study, and go abroad directly after graduating from high school."

"really?"

"Really, if you don't believe me, I'll take you to see it some other day."

Yu Hang, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke, "I will be admitted to Beizhou No. [-] Middle School."

Xue Ming and Xue Ting looked at him together, Xue Ming looked contemptuously, but Xue Ting was very happy.

Xue Ming doesn't like himself, and wishes to go as far as possible, Yu Hang doesn't know.If he didn't worry about Xue Ting, Yu Hang didn't want to stay here and watch Xue Ming's face, but he also didn't want to let Xue Ming manipulate his life casually.

In fact, there is another reason deep in Yu Hang's heart that he is unwilling to leave, but this reason is a secret that he himself dare not believe.

From that day on, Yu Hang began to pay attention to his studies. In class, he forced himself not to be distracted. He bit the bullet to understand every astronomy-like theorem and formula in the textbook. During the holidays, she took the initiative to find Ying Zhen for tutoring.

Ying Zhen was very pleased to see that Yu Hang was keen on studying. Every time after tutoring, he would take out a few pieces of chocolate from his pocket as a reward for him.

Time passed day by day like this, Ying Zhen was nervous about studying in her second year of high school, and now she seldom went home to eat in the afternoon, and they all settled in the school cafeteria nearby, so except for Fridays, Yu Hang would walk home alone after school.

So Friday became Yu Hang's most anticipated day of the week. Yu Hang would wait for Ying Zhen to push the car by at the school gate, and Ying Zhen also knew that Yu Hang would wait for him to go home with him on Friday afternoon. will go back.

As the sun set, the afterglow of the sun shone on the two teenagers, leaving long silhouettes on the path lined with sycamore trees. Yu Hang sat in the back seat of Ying Zhen, and naturally put his arms around his waist, revealing the Go through the school uniform to feel his body temperature.

A gust of wind blew by, rustling the branches and leaves on both sides, and the little secret hidden in Yu Hang's heart also crept up his eyebrows and lingered in his heart.

When Yu Hang heard Lu Xiao's name from Ying Zhen for the first time, they were having lunch in the cafeteria.

Lu Xiao is Ying Zhen's classmate. Since childhood, his parents divorced and his mother has been dependent on each other. The leak in the house happened to be raining overnight. Not long ago, his mother was found to have uremia. Lu Xiao had no choice but to drop out of school and work part-time to earn money to treat her mother.

After hearing what Ying Zhen said about Lu Xiao, Yu Hang didn't feel much in his heart.

Most people in the world have their own difficulties, and Yu Hang has no expectations for this world, let alone compassion.

On Friday afternoon, Yu Hang waited for Ying Zhen outside the school gate as usual. Not long after, Ying Zhen appeared in Yu Hang's sight pushing a cart.

"Brother Ying Zhen!" Yu Hang waved to him from a distance.

Ying Zhen walked over pushing the car, and said guiltily, "Yu Hang, I'm sorry, I may not be able to drive you home today."

Yu Hang didn't understand, so he asked, "Brother, why?"

Ying Zhen explained, "This week, I organized my classmates to donate some money to Lu Xiao's family. I asked the teacher for the address, and I want to send it to her."

Yu Hang nodded with a smile and said, "Brother Ying Zhen, can I go with you?"

So Ying Zhen took Yu Hang, a little follower, through most of the city to the place where Lu Xiao's house lived.

Lu Xiao's family lives in the fringe area of ​​the city, and Beizhou No. [-] Middle School can stay there, so Lu Xiao basically only returns home once a week.

Ying Zhen pushed the cart through several narrow aisles, and Yu Hang silently followed behind him.Ying Zhen found the door of Lu Xiao's house according to the address. Lu Xiao just poured out a basin of water when he saw Ying Zhen and the others, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"Come in!"

Lu Xiao held the basin in one hand, and opened the door with the other to let the two of them in.

The one-story house of Lu Xiao's family is quite old at first glance, the house is not sunny, and the house is dark in broad daylight.Lu Xiao turned on the light, and the dim light illuminated the whole room. Yu Hang felt that the air was filled with a damp and corrupt atmosphere.

Ying Zhen said softly, "Lu Xiao, is Auntie okay?"

Lu Xiao looked distressed, "My mother just finished taking the medicine and was sleeping in the house. What's the matter with you?"

"Lu Xiao, you haven't been to school for a week, and our teachers and classmates really want you to go back to class."

Lu Xiao chuckled, "Ying Zhen, you have also seen that my mother cannot do without people in this situation."

Ying Zhen took out a small bag of things from her bag and stuffed it in Lu Xiao's hand, "This is a kindness from our classmate, you use this money to hire a nurse for your aunt, and then come back to class, all of us will help you tide over the difficulties .”

"There is also a school. I asked the teacher. In this case, you can be exempted from tuition and miscellaneous fees, and you can also apply for a poor student subsidy from the school. Moreover, you can get a scholarship every year with such good grades. If you are not good enough, you can go to the bank for a loan."

"" Lu Xiao, can you hold on a little longer, don't give up your life easily, there will always be a way. "

Lu Xiao silently looked at Ying Zhen in front of him, holding the wad of money that Ying Zhen gave her, and said after a long time, "Ying Zhen, thank you!"

Ying Zhen wanted to say some words of encouragement, but before he could speak, Lu Xiao spoke again, "But, Ying Zhen, you are so naive, I really can't go back."

Lu Xiao's voice was choked with sobs, "Ying Zhen, do you know how much it costs for dialysis? Do you know how much it costs for hospitalization, examination, and medicine? I am very grateful for your help, but to be honest, these are nothing more than It’s just a drop in the bucket.”

"My mother gave me life. I can't selfishly give up her life for my future. I need money, a steady stream of money, so that I can keep her. Do you understand?"

Lu Xiao finally said, "Ying Zhen, thank you, let's go!"

Before Ying Zhen left, she took out a stack of notebooks from her schoolbag and put them on Lu Xiao's desk, saying, "Lu Xiao, these are the class notes for various subjects this week."

Ying Zhen felt very sad, sad like never before, and felt powerless for the first time in her life.

Yu Hang followed Ying Zhen and left Lu Xiao's house. Yu Hang turned his head inadvertently, saw Lu Xiao's face was full of tears, and silently said two words to Ying Zhen's back.

"Thank you!"

For a long time since then, every Friday afternoon Yu Hang would follow Ying Zhen across most of the city to Lu Xiao's house.

Every time, in addition to leaving Lu Xiao with the class notes of various subjects that week, Ying Zhen would also buy some fruits, or take some nutritional products from home, and the pocket money she had saved would be secretly placed in a certain place. in this notebook.

Yu Hang watched Ying Zhen doing all this from the sidelines. In fact, he felt a little dissatisfied in his heart, but he knew that he couldn't let Ying Zhen find out.

He always thought that he hid his emotions well, until one day a long time later, he reunited with Lu Xiao at the bar.

Lu Xiao sat across from him, took a sip of the beer in front of him and said to him, "Yu Hang, did you really hate me then?"

Yu Hang put down the wine glass in his hand, smiled and said, "How do you know?"

Lu Xiao said, "Because the way you looked at me at that time was very similar to the way a bitter woman in the palace looked at a little bitch who stole your husband's favor, full of jealousy and hatred!"

Yu Hang smiled deeper, with dimples all over his face, "I think you've watched too many Gongdou dramas!"

The truth is that, at that time Yu Hang was indeed like a child whose candy was snatched away, silently angry but not daring to cry, for fear of making the adults angry, and the candy he gave would be taken back.

On the eve of Yuhang's mid-term exam, Lu Xiao sold the old house in order to treat his mother's illness, and moved out of the original residence with her mother. Since then, there has been no news or contact.

Ying Zhen didn't know when Lu Xiao moved out, that Friday he went to her house with his notes as usual, but unexpectedly, the building was already empty.

Ying Zhen was very disappointed. Although he always knew that there was very little he could do to help Lu Xiao, he always had a glimmer of hope. He hoped that everything would be fine and that Lu Xiao could go back to continue his studies.

Now his hope was completely exhausted with Lu Xiao's disappearance. He sat in front of Lu Xiao's house for a long time, watching the sun go down.

Yu Hang understands Ying Zhen's kindness, and he also knows what Ying Zhen is sad about. Yu Hang sits silently beside Ying Zhen and watches the sunset with him quietly.

In this world, although there are no gods and Buddhas who can save all living beings, there are always kind and compassionate people who use their sincere hearts to save others.

Yu Hang thought that perhaps because of the existence of people like Ying Zhen, the world seemed not so bad.

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