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Chapter 31 Jane's Courtship (Second Change)
Chapter 31 Jane's Courtship (Second Change)
Tuesday
Today's school holds a parent meeting once every half term. Jian Mei's school is considered a relatively famous school in the urban area. No matter the number of students or what, it is among the best. The parent meeting is obviously held in the afternoon, but in the morning, outside There were a lot of parked cars and waiting parents, which caused the class to be a little impetuous. Many children looked outside from time to time and talked a lot.
"My dad has come."
"Wow, if you look at that car, you don't know who owns it. It's very expensive at first glance."
"My mother also asked for leave today."
Because the teaching building of Jian Mei's class happens to be the closest to the street, from the students' windows, you can see the street outside not far away, although some distances are not too clear, but you want to see a car or something from a distance. no problem.
Jian Mei was sitting in the third row, and his deskmate Liu Can had been writing letters all morning. This was a task assigned by the teacher. He said that he wanted to leave a letter to his parents and write some thoughts from his heart. He wrote Looking at Jian Mei halfway, he said, "Mei Mei, why are you painting and not writing letters?"
Jian Mei drew on the paper with a pen, turned her face when she heard the words, and answered hesitantly, "My family... Maybe no one is here."
Liu Can looked at him in shock.
Jane's smile was a little far-fetched, but Liu Can comforted him instead: "How good, I don't want my parents to come, and then I will definitely ask the teacher about my grades again, and go home and scold me."
In fact, Liu Can's grades are considered to be lower than average, but he is usually a little naughty.
Jian Mei said, "It doesn't matter, you did well in the test this time."
Liu Can sighed, he also gave up writing the letter, and instead began to look around the students in the class, and then said in a low voice: "This parent meeting is very interesting, we have to stay and have a meeting together, and then the teacher We will come over and let the outstanding class representatives speak on the stage, and let the parents of the excellent class representatives speak on the stage.”
Jian Mei said: "Anyway, my grades are not my turn."
The two of them were talking when the bell finally rang for the last get out of class at noon. In the afternoon, there was a parent-teacher meeting, so there were already parents who could enter the school at noon. Liu Can chatted with him for a while, and his own parents also When he was about to arrive, he left the classroom and went out to pick up someone. Although he complained before, he couldn't hide his joy now: "My mother is here, I'll pick him up."
Jian Mei nodded: "Well, you go."
The class gradually became lively, and many children led their parents back to the classroom. They all followed their parents and introduced their classmates to their parents enthusiastically, so they didn't leave to sit in the third row alone. One person seems to be very conspicuous and simple, and many will come to speak:
"Mom, this is my classmate Jian Mei"
"Dad, this is Jian Mei, the one I told you about being a transfer student."
"My aunt is my aunt"
Jian Mei was at a loss. He didn't know how to get along with the parents of his classmates. When the parents looked over, he had to say hello one after another with smiles, and then he would receive cordial greetings from the parents: "Why is this child so different? People are here, and my parents haven't come yet."
Jane replied, "No."
Shen Meina is on a business trip out of town. Jian Shencheng will not come for several very important surgeries today. He has invited his brother, but Jian Changjia has also clearly rejected her. This is the first time she has asked her parents to ask for it. At the event he attended, he contacted the nanny at home to attend on his behalf. According to reason, it should be there in a while.
As time passed, the classroom became more and more lively.
Jian Mei didn't feel anything at first, but when the laughter and laughter around him became more and more eager, he felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, as if such excitement belonged to other people, and he was isolated, especially the same people. Table Liu Can's mother also came, Liu Can leaned over and asked him in a low voice, "Mimi, your family hasn't come yet."
Jian Mei's heart clenched, and the amplified helplessness and loneliness made him pull out a somewhat ugly smile: "Well... let me call and ask."
Liu Can nodded: "Okay, you have to hurry up, it will start in a while."
Of course Jane knows.
Taking out his mobile phone from his pocket, he dialed the nanny's number, and the nanny, who always answered his calls quickly, didn't know why, but this time he never answered the phone, so he had to send the nanny wechat, but no one was there. replied, but believe that the auntie will not go back on her promises, but it may be that something has been delayed on the way.
Although he thought so, but as time went by, the class was full, and when the nanny still didn't reply to the message, and there was no figure, Jian Mei was really panicked, and he clasped his hands. In the lively environment of the classroom, he seemed a bit striking and out of place.
There were even some small discussions behind:
"Why didn't the child's parent come?"
"Is he the one with leukemia as you said?"
"This child is too pitiful, how can the parents be so irresponsible."
From childhood to adulthood, Jian Mei was actually most afraid of the sympathetic eyes that were cast on him. What he envied and desired most was to be a normal ordinary child, and he no longer needed to accept strange eyes, but slowly Slowly, he also had to get used to it, and he had to try to accept it all.
Although he clearly knew that his parents were busy and everyone was busy, he knew that he shouldn't blame anyone, but at this moment, when he was isolated and helpless, the sadness that couldn't be restrained still flooded up. In fact, his achievements this time It’s also good, but who can I talk to, and who can I expect to come…
Just thinking about it, suddenly, the door of the classroom was pushed open, and a familiar voice came: "Is this the third class?"
The classroom was quiet for a moment.
The boy standing at the door is very tall. He wears a light coffee-colored coat lined with small white buttons and black suit pants. The overall style is British retro style. He looks elegant and generous, but the boy has a rebellious face. The sharp and flamboyant aura made him look unusually eye-catching, like someone who came to collect protection fees.
In the silence, a surprised voice sounded: "Brother?"
Jian Changjia raised her eyebrows, found Jian Mei in the crowd, walked over with her long legs, sat down beside him, and began to complain: "What's the layout of your school? Find it for a long time."
Jian Mei just looked at him with a smile: "Why are you here?"
"Can't I come?" Jian Changjia said a piece of nonsense righteously: "The nanny just called me to say that she couldn't come because of something. She asked me to come for her. It's really annoying."
Jian Mei said with concern: "What happened to Auntie, is it serious? The traffic on this road is very congested. Could something have happened to her?"
Jian Changjia felt guilty: "I don't know, there is no danger to her life. I saw that she had a normal tone when she called me. I guess there is something at home. Why do you care so much."
Jane looked at him thoughtfully.
Jian Changjia: "What to see!"
"No." Jian Mei's big round eyes were full of a smile, and she said softly, "I haven't seen my brother pass through like this before. If you look at it this way, it's very handsome."
...
Jian Changjia, who was still shouting just now, choked in his throat, his earlobes slowly dyed red, and finally snorted: "That's up to you."
She always felt as though she was seen through by her younger brother, Jian Changjia wanted to regain some face, so she said, "I'm coming back, but I'll just sit here and listen, don't expect me to give a speech or do anything for you, you know? ?"
Jane said, "Okay."
The two were talking, and the people around were looking at them. They said that it was a parent-teacher meeting. In fact, there was a sense of comparison. Whose mother wore the famous brand, whose father drove what car, and whose family did what job. Yes, not only adults, but even children will discuss in private, so when Jian Changjia appeared, many people began to look at it.
Then I found out that the brand of the clothes was not recognized at all.
Some parents still wanted to see it, and caught Jian Changjia's unkind gaze. Correspondingly, the parents saw the scar that was originally covered by the collar. It was dazzling and ugly, and it was very scary. He sighed, and quickly retracted his gaze.
"Squeak."
The door of the classroom was pushed open, and the head teacher walked in.
Teacher Li's entry made the whole class fall into silence again. She said, "Hello, parents, first of all, thank you very much for taking the time out of your busy schedules to attend the parents' meeting..."
The normal process is to give a speech first, and then start to mention the grades, but this year focuses on interactive education, so in order to increase the communication between parents and children, the head teacher suggested a small game to liven up the atmosphere.
The small game is to pass table tennis with a racket, and let parents and children form a team. If the ball is passed within one minute, one point can be awarded for every ten balls, and the points can be exchanged for a small red flower. This small red flower is available in the class. It has a great effect, not only a symbol of honor, but also can be offset once on duty and exchanged for various small prizes.
The teacher asked at the front: "Who wants to participate?"
Many enthusiastic children below raised their hands and pulled their parents to pass the table tennis ball in front of them.
Jian Changjia, who said she would only sit in the seat and not participate in anything, snorted softly, "boring."
Jian Mei propped her chin up and watched others play, a little envious.
When Liu Can returned with a reward, he saw him and said, "Mimi, why don't you go?"
Jane said: "I..."
"I passed ten to my mother!" Liu Can held up the counting sticker in his hand, and said ostentatiously, "Look, getting a little red flower can offset one duty!"
Jian Mei was happy for him: "It's good."
Because his position is to sit outside, many children who come back will also say to him, "Look at me, I got the little red flower, my dad is really awesome!"
As the event heated up, more and more people came.
Jian Changjia looked at Jian Mei's envious gaze from the side and felt a little annoyed. He said, "Isn't it just a little red flower? You haven't graduated from kindergarten yet, and you still want that kind of thing."
Jian Mei turned around and replied softly, "No, I just think it's fun."
Jian Changjia didn't play anything with a group of friends since he was a child, and he disdain: "What's the fun, it's a trick for children to play at home."
"Is that so?" Jian Mei's fair little face slid a smear of gloom, he looked back at the front again, his voice was low, but like a boulder hitting Jian Changjia's heart, he whispered, "I've never played before. "
...
For some reason, he was mocking Jian Mei, but now, Jian Changjia felt even more annoying.
Just at this moment, another child came and said: "Mimi, I got the little red flower, why don't you go with your family?"
Jian Mei smiled and replied, "We won't go, my brother said he doesn't like it..."
Just as the classmate was about to nod, she saw Jian Changjia standing up, not only standing up by herself, but also carrying her younger brother to the front. Very strong: "Go."
Jian Mei was stunned: "Where are you going?"
"Pass the ball, what do you say?"
"Didn't you say you won't participate?"
"It's too noisy to sit in your position, why don't you come and pass the ball."
"But……"
"But what?" Jian Changjia looked back at him fiercely.
But there are more people passing the ball here, and it is more noisy.
Jian Mei raised her face and looked at her brother, her round eyes blinked, and finally she showed a gentle smile: "It's nothing, let's go grab a better racket!"
Jian Changjia was dragged away by him.
The boy who originally said he would not participate in anything, was very serious when he played games. He was young, quick to respond, and always loved to play. He moved faster than many unfamiliar parents. After a full 30 balls, Mr. Li was surprised. This was the highest score in the class.
A middle-aged man came over and said, "Young man, why are you fighting so hard? Let us elders grab the ball so fast."
"This gentleman." Jian Changjia is not used to him: "I have always heard that the big one will let the small one, but I have never heard of letting the small one let the adults go. I also rely on my own ability to grab the ball, you are right. Bar."
The middle-aged man's expression changed, not to be outdone: "You don't understand how to respect the old and love the young?"
The most annoying thing about Jian Changjia is this kind of bullying. He was about to reply, but his always-tempered younger brother came out, and Jian Mei said, "You are not old."
The middle-aged man was almost out of breath, and he couldn't care about children.
He scolded and went back, while saying that it's no wonder the parents didn't come, no wonder the two uneducated children got sick, maybe it was because the family did something wrong, but they couldn't let the children play with people like Jian Mei.
...
When the parent-teacher meeting reached the second stage, there was a break in the middle, and Jian Mei went to the toilet. Jian Changjia was waiting, but found that the goods never came back. After hesitating again and again, he got up and followed the past, approaching Around the corner of the toilet, he heard the voices of a group of children talking.
"Mimi, your brother looks so fierce."
"I never heard you mention that you have a brother before."
"Yeah, I just saw it, the scar on his neck is scary."
"Terrible."
"How is your relationship, I never heard you mention it?"
Jian Changjia's footsteps stopped, his eyes slowly darkened, leaning against the corner of the wall, just in the shadow of the light, he always looked like such a strong young man, but now his figure is a little lonely.
However
A crisp and familiar voice sounded: "What's so scary."
"That scar is nothing, haven't you seen the injury." Jian Mei asked them: "The injury is not what he wants. If you go to define a person's good or bad because of this, it will not be more terrible."
The other children were silent.
Jian Mei is also an honest person: "As for my relationship with my brother, our relationship is not very good, but..."
Everyone was listening to him, even Jian Changjia by the wall raised his head unconsciously. Jian Mei's voice was soft, but full of firmness and sincerity. He seemed to smile and said to others. : "He treats me very well, I like him very much."
...
Jian Changjia doesn't care much about what other people say.
He slowly walked back to the classroom alone, and kept repeating in his mind what Jane said just now. In fact, he hated his younger brother from a long time ago. It seemed that he was angry with Jane because of the scars, but it didn't count, only He himself knew that he was angry with himself. He was angry that even if he was injured, after learning that Jian Mei was discharged from the hospital, he still wanted to secretly visit Jian Mei. In his heart, he still didn't really hold a grudge against Jian Mei.
From before, until now, he was angry with himself.
Annoyed that he has no future, he cares more about this younger brother than anyone imagined.
Back at the desk and chair, Jian Changjia noticed that there was a letter under Jian Mei's book. This should be a letter to the parents. The child also wrote it and sealed it in an envelope. In a corner, he stretched out his hand and pulled it out. On the envelope was written—Brother personally opened it.
...
How dare this guy be sure he will come?
Jian Changjia was puzzled, but out of curiosity, he still wanted to see what was written in the letter, so he opened the envelope, but he was even more surprised. His fingers holding the paper tightened unconsciously, and when he saw the content, his pupils Miniature, for a moment, it was as if the psychological defense line was collapsing. He even felt that even if Jian Mei wrote a long essay to himself, he would not have this moment, which would make his mood complicated.
This is a very abstract painting.
But he could see what the painting was. It was a warrior with a sword in his hand to fight off a little monster. The warrior wore his most common clothes and had the same inch cut as him, looking a little silly.
Jian Changjia remembers that Jian Mei has been most afraid of these little monsters, monsters and so on since childhood, and in his paintings, he is the warrior who repels evil beasts, who will always protect him, the one who stands in front, even if he has never He didn't give him any good looks, but his stupid younger brother didn't treat himself with the same narrow heart.
"elder brother……"
A slight, somewhat suspicious voice sounded from the side.
Jian Changjia looked up and saw Jian Mei standing in front of her, looking at herself with puzzled eyes, a look of hesitation and worry: "What's the matter with you..."
Why does my eyes seem a little red?
Jian Changjia lowered her head and put away the painting. After a while, the boy adjusted his mood. He raised his head and said, "Why did you make me so ugly?"
Jian Mei came over, looked at it seriously, and showed a silly smile: "Where is it ugly, isn't this much prettier than the little monster?"
"...Your drawing is so ugly, I confiscated it."
"Hey? You give it back to me, so I can change it!"
Jian Changjia took every inch: "I can give you the chance to make corrections. Just paint a new one for me. I will confiscate this one to urge you to improve your painting skills in the future."
"...You are so unreasonable."
Jian Changjia glared at him: "What did you say?"
"No." Jian Mei changed his words: "I said my brother is really wise."
Jian Changjia nodded satisfactorily, and for the first time showed a disgusting smile to her brother: "It's almost the same, work hard, I'll check it out in the next few days."
Jian Mei was stunned for a while, and it took a long time to react: "These days? Brother, you are not living outside, are you moving home?"
Before, Jian Changjia had always hated her family and refused to come back to live there.
Jian Changjia said casually, "I'm tired of living outside, can't I come back and change my taste?"
Jian Mei smiled: "Of course!"
The parent meeting ended a little faster than he thought, but it was the happiest day he had ever had since school started. My brother was able to come to the parent meeting, accept his paintings, and be willing to move back. The surprise was like a dream, and the happy Jane even ate an extra bowl of rice when she got home.
After returning to the bedroom, he sent a message to Lu Xingwang: "I'm back. Today the school held a parents' meeting, so I came back a little faster than usual."
Lu Xinglang replied after a while: [Parents meeting? 】
"Yes." Jian Mei chatted with him incidentally: "In fact, my parents didn't go, and I didn't do well in the test. Anyway, my brother won't scold me, but my mother will definitely tell me."
Jian Mei thought for a while and said, "But you definitely don't understand the psychology of a scumbag like me. You are so smart, what is it that you can't do anything about it? Even if you don't go to school now, I believe that with your ability, you will be the same in the future. Mom's pride."
After the message was sent, there was no reply for a long time.
After a while, Jian Mei came back from eating out and saw the message replied on the phone. It was a short line of words, which was an understatement, but it made him freeze in place. Lu Xingliang: [She has passed away]
...
In Stan Star's palace, the young man who was sitting at the desk reading the manuscript had a cold expression. When correcting the materials sent by the major general, he wrote quickly. He seldom mentioned his mother's affairs to outsiders. At that time, for some unknown reason, he actually revealed more. In fact, he was not very envious of others. The crown prince was always controlled by the queen, the second highness was also implicated by his mother, and he was burdened with the hope and hatred that his mother had placed on him. To live, Jian Mei's family is complete and happy, which is beyond his reach.
"Ding Dong"
There was news, and the other party replied.
Jian Mei is always sensible and polite: "I'm sorry, I don't know."
Lu Xingliang showed no expression: [Don't care about your business]
Just when he thought that this matter could be uncovered, after all, even if Jian Mei could give him an accident at ordinary times, he couldn't find any waves in this kind of matter, but he received the news again.
Jian Mei is very sincere, and her tone is full of tenderness: "It's okay, don't be sad, we are good friends, my mother is your mother, and when we meet in the future, just treat my home as your own.!"
...
Lu Xingliang looked at this jargon and fell into contemplation.
According to their Stan Star tradition, only couples who have closed the case will recognize each other's parents as relatives. Even friends would not say such words. Jian Mei may not understand what his words mean to a conservative Stan.For a star, it may be tantamount to courtship.
So, does he agree or not?