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"So, she is the first friend you made here？"Jin Shu asked.
She hesitated for a while, as if she was thinking, "Not really, but there is a chance to develop into friendship. So far, she prefers good classmate."
"I see, "Jin Shu touched his chin, took another sip of water, and couldn't help but sigh, "your time span is really long."
She smiled and said, "It's much better than before. It took me about a year and a half to two years to really integrate into them in junior high school. Although on the surface I look good with them, it's all official stance."
"Huh？Then I have a question. Did you have such a negative state when you were in junior high school？"
"No, I had just left Star Elementary School at that time, and it was not as...open as it is now."
Jin Shu nodded, thinking that there was indeed no more convincing reason than this sentence. As for where the "openness" came from, he speculated that either her classmates in junior high school softened her camp, or her church companions softened her camp.
People are not completely hard and emotionless things. Even if they are born to survive in the bottom of darkness or have killed countless lives for some reason, a little good stimulation - of course, the intensity will be different for each person - will definitely have some effect.
Whether it’s crying, getting angry, being kind…etc. He studied psychology in the past few years and tutored several cases. None of them remained indifferent in the end.
Jin Shu was convinced of this.
*
After the closing ceremony of Hanchung High School on June 30... there was actually no closing ceremony. This term was purely the name of the day's theme. For example, today is "Earth Day", but basically everyone still lives his or her own life. Those who want to turn on the lights turn on the lights, the fan, and maybe the air conditioner.
Therefore, the concept of closing ceremony is almost the same in Hanchung high schools
After finishing the last science semester examination subject - Earth Science that morning, it was already so hot that she almost had a heatstroke at 10:30.
The blue sky and white clouds were already so hot that Hanchung was already deserted. Only the teachers who had gone out for dinner were still there. Bemoaning the afternoon school meeting - having to face the disgusting face of the president of the parent association.
When the summer vacation officially begins, it is also the time when the first-year students are officially divided into new classes. Thanks to the extremely fast lottery adjustment and sorting by the Academic Affairs Office, the new class schedule ranked first in popularity on the school's homepage website, which is considered to be the biggest event since the graduation of the third grade.
Forgot to mention, Fu Xianghui is one of these graduating students.
As for Yu Ruoling, she really didn't feel anything about the class division. Even if she put on Li Chengguang's face, she still felt nothing except the rejection and anxiety towards the new classmates.
After a year of Jin Shu’s trash-can treatment, she gradually no longer felt “fearful” or “afraid”. That kind of psychological instinct gradually healed, but she still didn't want to face it, but she understood that it was an escape mentality - an escape mentality that was unwilling to step out of the comfort zone no matter what.
Fortunately, she is not someone who doesn't want to get up when lying on the ground. The feeling of being pressed down and beaten is quite humiliating for her.
Yu Ruoling took a deep breath, tried to put aside those complicated things, and concentrated on looking at the menu handed over by the waiter.
Today is a day for several older members of the fellowship to have lunch with two pastors. Although they are quite familiar with the priests, they have never tried to have a lunch together. After the negotiation between Lin Xinyong, He Wanying and the Lin brothers, the pastors happily agreed to the invitation, and prepared a lot of gifts for each of them.
Fu Xiangqin sat next to her and looked over. To be honest, the price of this restaurant is not cheap for these high school students who have no job and only have pocket money - Yu Ruoling relies on scholarships to "live" - and it is even a little too expensive for other adults.
A little.
The cheapest meal here costs at least US$12, while high-end dishes cost US$67. Fortunately, the portion size is decent, unlike French cuisine where a large plate only has one bite.
Zheng Wenhuan saw hot waffles with ice cream and a large dollop of something unknown. She was so excited that she drew a red mark on the menu - ice cream is her favorite - and then used the strategy of "recruiting accomplices", began to persuade several of her tablemates to order the "Waffles & Ice Cream Series" together.
Of course, Yu Ruoling was the only one who fell into the trap. The baking heat of nearly 34 Celsius degrees made her unable to resist the temptation of ice cream, but she was afraid of the too great shock of cold and heat, so she ordered pumpkin soup, and the drink was brown sugar milk tea.
“Ruoling, isn't your combination really too strange？"
Huang Yinke collected the menu and was about to take it to the front desk to check out. She accidentally saw the small notes written by everyone - so she could tell which meal belonged to whom - and immediately discovered from the pile of notes that Yu Ruoling's "different" lunch combo.
"No, I often eat like this."Yu replied calmly.
Ever since she drank a glass of passion fruit juice at a roadside stall "across the strait of Taiwan" a long time ago, with rice balls, pearls, coconut, and what looked like chemical spices added, she went to an amusement park again with her mother.
Then, after playing some "speeding through the cave", she lay on the bed in the room of her grandmother's house（mother's mother）in the middle of the night... It was spit out beautifully, and the ground was covered with completely undigested passion fruit and other small things.
Okay, after that time she will never have a bad stomach again. It can be regarded as a live version of "blessing in disaster".
Seeing her serious look, Huang Yinke couldn't help but twitch her lips and walked away with the menu.
Why did she think Ruoling was scary when she first met her？
Yu is obviously a "female psycho"...
"Do you really want to eat like this？Are you sure you won't have a stomachache？"Fu Xiangqin was lucky enough to witness her friend's unusual lunch, and she looked like she had a stomachache before eating.
"Hey, you're biased. Why doesn't anyone see Wenhuan？She is the real mistake hole, okay？"
"At least Wenhuan only ordered that dish, and the drink was honey and black tea, which is much more normal than yours."
"Oh. "Yu was silent for a while, then raised a smile that was not a smile, and said, "Don't worry, I have practiced before, don't be afraid."
Fu Xiangqin rolled her eyes at Yu. How could she think that Ruoling was dignified and had a dark and mysterious personality？
Her friend is basically a "female psycho".
"Wow~ Your table is very lively！"Pastor Lin Juezheng said with a smile, the three bags in his hands were heavy, "We two pastors gave these to you. We have never given presents to you before.”
“Thank you, pastor~"Zheng Wenhuan took the bags and vaguely saw hers a black box with a gold frame inside, and was startled.
"Then I wish you a happy meal. We are all at the table at the back. If you need anything, just come to us."
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"Okay~"
Zheng Wenhuan, who was sitting at the outermost position, said on behalf of the remaining two people who were nodding and smiling.
Besides, she is the oldest here, so if she doesn’t answer, who else（just kidding）.
"Huh？Did the pastors give these to us？"
Huang Yinke had just returned from paying the bill when she found a golden paper bag in her place. A white abstract breeze pattern was drawn in the middle of the bag, and the word "Yinke" was carefully written on it.
“This bag is so beautiful！"
"Yes, the pastors gave them to each other. It's different for everyone."Zheng said.
"What's yours？"
"I am... eh..., a bottle of perfume with the smell of 'Ocean Breeze' and a small word frame, "Zheng Wenhuan took out the word frame and said, "Look, 'The Lord is my shepherd'."
"Haha, Psalm 23, verse 1！But giving perfume is too cool！Ah, how about Ruoling and Xiangqin？"
"I have a navy blue bag with a silver-white cross in the upper left corner. "Yu Ruoling, who also wanted to show off the gift bag for no reason, raised her eyebrows and said, "The pastors also gave me a word frame, the same as Wenhuan's. In addition, there is...a box of various flavors of chocolate that looks very expensive."
How did the pastors know she liked chocolate？How come this word frame is delivered so well？She thought about it and felt that He must inform the pastors according to each person's different situation.
"Hahaha, chocolate is perfect for you！I know you are a chocolate fan."Huang laughed.
Yu Ruoling shrugged and gave an unusually ambiguous smile. For that man - Fong Xuan thought He was an uninvited guest at first - as long as she understood that He loved her, loved them, and loved everyone in the world, she felt very happy. Complete.
He is the strongest backer that will never fall, fail, or break promises. If anyone lean on this rock, they will never have to worry about one day falling into a situation where they cannot bear the burden.
Owning Him is equivalent to owning the whole world and the entire universe. This is what she thinks, and this is indeed what she has experienced.
Otherwise, she would have suffered a nervous breakdown in the muddy waters of the past.
"What about the ones in Xiangqin？"
"Me？"Fu Xiangqin took out the gift box and looked around, and found a line of small words at the bottom, "It's a headscarf！It's great. My sister and I both like headscarves."
"Xianghui seems to have gotten a headscarf too, but it's probably different from yours. "Huang Yinke sat opposite them and naturally saw the gift box in Fu Xianghui's hand. Not only their table, but everyone - except those sitting at the table with the priests, to avoid embarrassment - were admiring their beautiful bags.
"This box is beautiful."
“Oh, there’s also a poetry album by the Joshua Band！”
"Really？"
"It's so awesome！"
"Which album？"
"《Strong Love》."Fu Xiangqin shook the CD card in her hand, placed the small lyrics book that came with it on the table, and said, "This is my first time receiving a poetry album as a gift. It's super cool."
Huang Yinke flipped through the lyrics book and couldn't help but think of the miserable situation during the band's practice. Without Brother Tianmo's rescue, she doesn't know what the song would have been like by the members of the band.
Several people were chatting happily, and the warm and lively atmosphere gradually became elegant and calm as the meals gradually arrived. Facing these high-end meals with decorated plates and full of colors and aromas, they always feel that if they continue chatting like crazy, that will look like primitive people.
Among all the meals, the most anticipated one was Zheng Wenhuan and Yu Ruoling's "Hot Waffles & Ice Cream", so that when these two plates were brought to the table by the waiter, they seemed like the indispensable dishes in the scenery photos. And was almost immediately surrounded by everyone.
Since Yu and Zheng ordered different types, they were told to "must have a bite of waffles with ice cream" because "just want to see your expressions." Of course, Zheng Wenhuan looked happy while eating, and Yu Ruoling looked expressionless while eating.
As for the golden and crispy thing on the plate, they didn't analyze it even after the dinner. What is unexpected is that this restaurant also has a backyard and a pond. The pond is home to dozens of ornamental koi carps that are two-thirds the length of an adult's arm. In addition to these, there is also another garden in the courtyard for five cats.
A separate space for seven rabbits, just in case the cats has nothing to do and wants to show off its skills to the rabbits.
The dinner party that was supposed to end at three in the afternoon was delayed by their eyeballs attracted by fluffies, and it didn't really disperse until five p.m.
*
In the second week of July, Yu Ruoling's piano lessons with Fu Xiangqin and Huang Yinke officially started. As expected, Lin Tianmo was the teacher of the three of them. After the first class, these three, who are considered to be the new generation of pianists in church, are almost ready to meet Jesus.
Huang Yinke was the first to lament what is called "professional". Lin is worthy of being a top student graduating from the music department. She looked at the four densely packed handouts in the folder -
- It’s all music theory.
What is music theory？Music theory is music theory, the most annoying thing.
Lin Tianmo said that it is a "basic concept" and they must first be familiar with it before can use it quickly and smoothly between the keys. In addition to becoming more proficient in skills, the level will also increase to another level.
Of course, worshiping God in spirit and truth is absolutely the basis of these theories. Without this most important element, no matter how powerful a musician is, it will be nothing.
Although the music theory was difficult and boring, they still studied it seriously, but they walked out of the church with about half their souls gone.
Compared with Huang Yinke's lament, Fu Xiangqin and Yu Ruoling didn't say much other than nodding, but used more practical actions - posting these shits on IG's limited-time to updates their stories, expressing that Brother Tianmo was "tragically strong" in Piano lessons, by the way, to show off the strength and terrifying power of their teacher.
The three pianists, who were dizzy and on the verge of restarting, decided to have lunch together. Of course, most of the topics are still discussing music theory. Even though it is difficult and so difficult to understand, they are very addicted to learning.
In the end, the three pianists who had turned off their brains didn’t know how they were going home. Anyway, when they turned on their brains again, they were already at home.
Yu Ruoling collapsed on the sofa on the second floor of her grandma's house and stared at the ceiling in a daze - she would come here during the holidays - she was decadent for a while before remembering that she had to go back to Hanchung High School to find her class tutor to get textbooks at three o'clock in the afternoon.
She did not participate in summer cram school. Because she really wanted to get away from it and have a good rest, and because she didn't want to face her peers and the noisy environment, she sat up and looked at the clock.
It was already half past two.
All right. She thought, she just went back there to get books, and besides, she was lucky, even if she was divided into new group, she still had the same teacher. This time she didn't have to enter the class when she went back, she just walked into the office directly.
The black-haired girl took a deep breath with an expressionless face, turned around and went up to the third floor - her former room - and started to change clothes.
This is a common rule in every school. One cannot enter the school without wearing uniform.
She looked at the green shirt and purple pant she took out of her bag, and deeply felt that Hanchung High School might be full of all kinds of weird Hulks.
For example, while putting on her school uniform, she thought that Xiao Mushuang was in the same class as her, so she heard from some news that this girl who had already entered the entertainment industry had officially signed a contract with an agency to become an actress. And the monthly income is guaranteed to be more than 2,000 US dollars a month.
Yu Ruoling curled her lips, feeling a little envious, but after thinking about it again, she no longer felt envious. After all, one semester = 5 months = more than 150 days for Xiao Mushuang, who lacks almost one-fifth of the attendance rate.
Xiao is often busy with announcements, job assignments, advertisements, and temporary performances. Not only does she often lack sleep, but also cannot keep up with her homework.
Therefore, there are gains and losses. Although it is one of Xiao Mushuang's interests and work, it is not Yu Ruoling's. Even if she is interested, her "point" is not in this field.
Uh-huh, she curled her lips again, would she say that she was invited by the manufacturer to be a model for children's clothing shoots many years ago？If she hadn't been afraid of being cheated, she would have given it a try.
After knocking on the door, she went straight into the English department office. There was a small cardboard box on the class teacher's seat, and the books in it were all hers. Since there aren't many classes during the summer vacation, the only new textbooks she needs to bring back are Chinese textbooks and history textbooks for the first semester of second grade, and English magazines for August.
She left a note, took away three textbooks from the carton, which totaled about 8 or 9 centimeters, and left Hanchung High School without looking back.
Even if the instinctive aversion and vigilance against peers are eliminated in the future, let’s forget about a place like school that ruins people.
After returning home, she went up to the second floor and turned on the TV. She unexpectedly found that the movie channel was playing "Transformers 5: The Last Knight", so she stopped here happily, hugged the magazine and spread the pillows on the ground in front of the TV, making them soft.
And made a doghouse on the ground, turned on the electric fan. Then she got in contentedly with her English magazine.
Yu memorized the words and imitated the characters in the movie plot while reciting the lines.
"roughly..., r o u g... Who dare to challenge me...？Yeah, Boss is so handsome. "Her eyes were always looking at the magazine, perfectly multitasking. Many people say that multitasking is not a good way to study, but sorry...
The best way for her to study is to read while watching TV or listening to music. A reading environment without sound is simply a nightmare for her.
"...That is not Optimus. Hey, am I the only one who thinks that Cade has the ability to block plots that the audience will complain about？"She said to herself, "Generally, at this time, shouldn't everyone be wondering, 'What's wrong with you！What happened to you！' And then they have to go through a lot of reminders from others to realize that the Boss is not the Boss？"
She turned the magazine to the next page, and a very clichéd plot appeared in her mind for no apparent reason.
She couldn't help but twitch her mouth, and slapped a magazine on her forehead.
"Only I can come up with this kind of idiotic plot. It's so nonsensical and stupid... "Yu Ruoling reached for the table behind with his right hand, and a pack of coconut cream sandwich biscuits was torn open with a "zilla" sound.
"Stop thinking, second grade. Sir, please memorize the words carefully, okay？Fong Xuan will be beaten if you continue like this. "She paused strangely and continued to talk to herself, "...Don't know what it feels like to be pressed to the ground and rubbed by 'meself...'”
'...It doesn't matter to me if you want to try.'
Fong Xuan, who had nothing to do, just looked at what the other one was doing, in the background sound was the all-powerful gentleman laughing and gasping hard -
- She said this sentence with an expressionless face and gritted teeth.