I make your medicine

Chapter 9

"Then I turned around and ran away." Li Yuan sat at the table behind Tang Ren, resting his chin, recalling the past.

"He suddenly changed his attitude towards me, and he always apologized to me." He pouted, lowered his eyes and clasped his hands: "But I don't want to forgive him."

"He used to say that I was disgusting." As he spoke, he felt a little aggrieved.

"Then I won't forgive you." Tang Ren was mopping the floor, taking the time to respond.

"But... but I..." Li Yuan's voice was sticky, and his words were vacillating.

"You like him?" Tang Ren straightened up and put the mop into the cleaning bucket.

"..." Li Yuan looked at the corner of the table and said nothing.

Tang Ren looked back at Jing Mo's back, and didn't know what to say. He had never liked anyone since he was a child, so he didn't know much about this feeling.

His eyes suddenly stopped, and the tall and straight figure flashed in his mind inexplicably, his eyes darkened, and he continued mopping the floor.

"Xiao Tang, get off work when you're done procrastinating. Do you want to rest tomorrow?" Yi Ping turned off the computer, took out the key and put it on the countertop.

"Yes, rest tomorrow."

Yi Ping nodded, and shouted to the kitchen: "Xiao Liang, lock the door today, and take the key with you tomorrow."

"Understood." There was a response from inside, Yi Ping smiled at Tang Ren and went out to get off work.

"Are you on vacation tomorrow?" Li Yuan's melancholy eyes lit up.

Tang Ren mopped up the last area and cleaned the mop again, "Yeah."

"Our school has an art festival tomorrow, do you want to come and play?"

Tang Ren looked at him when he heard the words, with doubts in his eyes.

"Every classmate can invite their parents to watch, but my parents are too busy to go." He said, "Would you like to come to play? It's interesting. Every class has its own theme activities, and there is no time to go until six o'clock." There are cultural evenings and many performances."

Tang Ren just wanted to refuse, but Li Yuan said again: "Just take it as a thank you for giving me a lecture during this time. I invite you to try our school cafeteria. Donkey meat is very delicious!"

Li Yuan was full of expectations, Tang Ren didn't know how to say no for a while, and finally just nodded silently, which was regarded as an agreement.

"Great! Then at 02:30 tomorrow afternoon, I will wait for you at the school gate." He sat up straight, as if he hadn't been this happy for a long time.

"Ah."

Tang Ren originally planned to do the quiz at home tomorrow, but he was busy in the store these days, and he was too tired to keep his eyes open when he got home. After a holiday, he still wanted to finish the quizzes he owed.

Tang Ren, who was wearing a coat, frowned when he saw his own handwriting on the front desk.

I haven't written a copybook for several days.

Li Yuan's family came to pick him up and left happily. Tang Ren put on a peaked cap and walked out of the store against the cold wind.

The temperature has dropped suddenly in the past few days, and he sweats easily, so he has to wear a hat. After all, colds cost money to treat.

The road ahead suddenly lit up, and the familiar car slowly stopped. The car did not drive into the parking space in front of the store as usual, but slowly lowered against the passenger window on the side of the road. "boarding."

Li Che leaned forward a little bit with a smile on his face, and waved at him.

Tang Ren hesitated to speak, and got into the car after hesitating for two seconds.

"I took care of some things today, so it's a bit late." Li Che looked at the faces behind him who couldn't see clearly through the rearview mirror, and started the car.

He lowered the brim of his hat: "I can go back by myself, without trouble every day."

"He's not troublesome." Lize leaned in the seat like a master, swinging his legs carelessly, with a lollipop in his mouth, which smelled like cantaloupe.

Li Che squinted at him, not willing to scold him, and asked, "Why didn't you wait in the store today?" He went to pick up Li Ze from get off work as originally planned, but received the news that he was playing basketball at school, causing him to almost miss Tang Ren's return from get off work .

Li Ze tilted his head and nestled down again, smacking the candy ball: "I want to shoot, but I didn't play during the day." It sounds very unreliable.

He begged Li Yuan for forgiveness at noon, but was resolutely rejected. He thought about Li Yuan's words: "You, don't talk to me in the future." He felt unspeakably irritated.He didn't want to look at that repelling and dodging look in a short time, so he deliberately didn't go to the store at night.

As long as he doesn't go, the embarrassment will not appear.

Li Che didn't continue to ask, but instead asked the person in the back seat who had been quiet all the time: "Tomorrow is a holiday?"

Tang Ren was slightly stunned, a little surprise flashed in his never calm eyes, he raised his eyes to look in the rearview mirror, his eyes met each other, the boss's eyes were full of smiles, and he whispered: "Yes."

Li Che: "What's the arrangement?"

He asked this question a little nervously, wondering if this was considered a factory reset switch in Tang Ren's opinion.

Tang Ren: "I'm going to see Li Yuan's art festival."

Li Ze broke away from the embarrassing memories instantly when he heard this, and looked at his brother: "Oh yes, we are going to the art festival tomorrow, will you go?"

Li Che glanced at his younger brother with satisfaction, feeling that the money spent in these years was spent wisely.

"Well, what time?"

"Starting at 02:30 pm, there will be a party at [-] pm."

Li Che raised his eyebrows: "Did you practice guitar these days because of a performance?"

Lize nodded: "The band is performing."

Tang Ren listened to Li Ze briefly chatting about their small band, writing songs, practicing singing, and posting them online. It was difficult for him to even follow the description to imagine the picture.

In his high school, he only knew that there were a few bricks at the entrance of the alley, and some music performances. The school teachers couldn't catch skipping classes, so how could they encourage students to do these recreational activities for self-cultivation.

Li Ze is not a talkative person, but facing his elder brother who has only really gotten to know him recently, he can't help but want to talk to him more, talk more about himself.His brother didn't interrupt, and listened quietly, occasionally responding with a few words.

From time to time, Tang Ren looked at Li Che's eyebrows and eyes staring at the front through the rearview mirror, and he would turn back to stare after just looking away for a moment, as if he was a little addicted to those mature eyes.

Today's 10 minutes passed quickly, and when they arrived at the door of the house, Li Che asked him before getting off the car: "I'll pick you up tomorrow?"

Tang Ren paused and shook his head: "I'll go by myself." Then he opened his mouth and added, "See you at school tomorrow."

Li Che burst into a smile: "Well, see you tomorrow."

The car door closed, and Tang Ren watched the two of them leave.

Li Ze looked at the gradually shrinking figure in the rear right mirror: "Do you like him?"

Li Che asked back: "It's not obvious?" It's okay to not be obvious, that person is like a gourd, if he is really not obvious, I'm afraid he won't make great progress for a while.

Li Ze choked, and looked at his brother's serious side face miraculously: "Obviously, very obvious, it's almost on the face."

Li Che drove the car happily with an expression of "that's right".

"That high school classmate of yours... When did you get the assignment?" Li Zexin was straight, unable to hold back.He has been thinking about this question for a long time, and at this moment, the desire to know the truth has reached its peak, and he is really curious: "Yes, after Dad got sick?"

If this person answered "yes", Li Ze suspected that he might cry again.

But fortunately, Li Che was straightforward: "No, I'm thinking too much." He turned his head to look at the side of the car, and said flatly: "University credits, if it's not suitable, I'll get credits."

"Oh." Li Ze heaved a sigh of relief, and comforted lamely: "It's quite normal not to go to the old one and not to come to the new one."

Li Che looked at him with crooked eyes, and said jokingly, "Your speech has the potential of a scumbag."

Li Che was startled for a moment, then came to his senses, and quickly explained: "I'm not, I am, don't you have someone you like, it's not very good."

Li Che laughed softly, gave a low "um", and after a moment of silence, he warned uneasy: "Don't fall in love early, it's no good."

Li Ze sat up straight and said solemnly, "I'm not a scumbag."

On the second day, Tang Ren spent the morning of the good vacation on all the simulated questions of the college entrance examination. He was a little bit overworked in order to catch up with the progress, and he was still faintly sleepy when he got off the bus.

No. 27 Middle School is extremely lively today. Parents’ cars have already blocked the road in front of the gate. Pedestrians can’t help but stop to watch the bustle.

Tang Ren entered through the small pedestrian gate, but was stopped by the security guard halfway: "Hi, may I ask which class you are the parent of?"

He was taken aback, not knowing how to answer.

"Grade 27, we're together." A familiar voice came from behind, and he turned around to see that it was the boss in casual attire.

Li Che usually dresses more formally and business-like, not in suits and leather shoes, but at least he can tell what class he is. This is the first time he has seen a down jacket, hoodie, and jeans like this today, and he still wears a bit of something when he is relaxed. Neglected maturity.

"Uncle, these two are my parents, and I'm in Class 27." Li Yuan had seen Tang Ren from the window in the lobby a long time ago, but his legs and feet were not good enough, and he was already tired after running for a hundred meters You have to get angry.

Seeing a student claiming it, the security guard waved his hand to let it go.

Li Che looked up at his hairstyle, which was much neater than yesterday and was almost the same as an inch, and asked, "Have you had your hair cut?"

Tang Ren looked at the boss: "Well, it's convenient to be short."

Li Che nodded: "It's cold in winter, put on a hat, and be careful not to catch a cold."

The boy lowered his eyes to avoid the emotion of not wanting to be seen, and there seemed to be no smile on the corners of his lips. He whispered, "Okay, thank you."

Usually, Tang Ren delivered meals to this school through the railing, and that railing faced a vegetable garden, so he couldn't see the inside of the campus.Today was the first time he came in through the main entrance, and he couldn't help the surprise in his heart, his brows and eyes were filled with curiosity.

The square area of ​​this campus may be larger than the park in his hometown. The open space is clean and surrounded by a circle of towering trees. desolate.

"Are you still doing exercises between classes?" Li Che looked at the familiar campus and felt a lot of emotion.

Li Yuan suddenly frowned: "No more, now it's cold and it's time for jogging."

"Is this the place to practice between classes?" Tang Ren looked at Li Che beside him, and was even more surprised.

"Yes, exercises between classes, early flag raising, summer welcome party, and military training are all here." Li Yuan cheerfully introduced him to the things in the school: "That red-roofed house over there is a small supermarket. They call it Little Red Riding Hood, and the canteen is on the curved top next to it, and there are a lot of chickens behind it, we can go and have a look later.”

"This is our teaching building. The third year is a separate building, which is the yellow building on the second floor opposite." He led the two into the hall and said, "The third year is also miserable. They can't participate in today's activities. They are all studying."

"Li Che." As soon as Li Ze came down from the stairs, he saw a familiar figure. He wanted to call him brother, but he felt a little hard to say. He hadn't called him in seven or eight years, and he was a little awkward for a while. After hesitating for a long time, he called his name.

When Li Yuan saw him, he turned his eyes away and said to Tang Ren, "Let's look at the classes on the first floor first. The themes of each class are different. We can go through each class. Anyway, there is plenty of time."

"Okay." Tang Ren looked around the seemingly old but clean and bright front hall. He looked at the countless outstanding teachers at the provincial level on the photo wall, and his eyes were heavy.

The four walked around the classrooms of each class in a weird and subtle atmosphere.These students were allowed to open up their pretensions, and the houses they designed were all kinds of strange and varied.

One class was designed as a botanical garden. The room and walls are full of artificial plants. Once you enter, you feel like entering a primitive jungle. A group of boys are still wearing monkey hair costumes, which is very retro.

On the second floor, there is a class full of cross-dressing. The boys are all in bubble skirts and lolita outfits, and the girls are all in suits and leather shoes. There is a huge paper shell plaque at the door of the classroom that reads Reverse the World. Once you enter, all the tables and chairs made of props are hung. On the roof, the floor is pasted with holed ceiling wallpaper, and the words on the blackboard are mirrored upside down. Here, even the gender is reversed.

Li Yuan and Lize's class is also very special, the plaque only has two words, magic circle.

They stood at the door and looked inside. There was a student standing in the middle. Parents and other students were taking pictures and videos. The student was squatting on the ground with one knee on the ground, with his palms pressed against the floor. A huge Western-style magic circle spread out at a speed as fast as it could cover the entire room, and then the blood-red magic circle instantly shot a circle of red light to the ceiling to surround the boys. The blood faded away, and the boy went out, nodding in satisfaction, the experience of pretending was excellent.

"How do you do this?" Tang Ren looked a little dazed. Seeing a girl go in, the magic circle turned purple again on her side, the patterns were more gorgeous and complicated, and even the music was changed to a cold and alienated style.

"We have a big programmer in our class, and a classmate who does lighting special effects at home. The literary and art committee is a master at painting, and the sports committee can also write songs. They worked together to make this set of things." Li Yuan also took out During the process of taking pictures with the mobile phone, I obviously like purple very much.

"There are six magic circles in total, and they will be played randomly." Li Ze watched from the sidelines with his arms in his arms, and said, the next person who went in to pretend to be aggressive would randomly get a deep red Chinese talisman. The rune of the matter, the atmosphere suddenly became strange with the music of the flute and qin ensemble.

"What were you doing at the art festival?" Li Ze looked at his brother.

Li Che smiled wryly: "Walk the catwalk." Recalling that period of dark history, he would die for himself back then: "Clothes made from recycled waste, put them on, and then walk the catwalk."

"Hiss!" Li Ze gasped, and couldn't help sighing, "Fortunately, he was born late."

"Are you a student here too?" Tang Ren turned around, a little surprised.

Li Che nodded: "Yes, it turned out to be in Class 1."

"Class 1?" Li Yuan was surprised: "A few years ago, the smaller the class number, the better the grades. Isn't Class 1 equivalent to Class [-] now?"

Li Che: "Well, it seems that the provincial and municipal science champions are all in our class."

Tang Ren stared straight at him, this time he didn't avoid his eyes, the emotion in his eyes didn't have time to hide, there was a dark light, just watching like this.