"Is there really anything to send?"
Ye Xingxiu looked at the package with envy in his eyes, "Why don't my parents send me something?"
Cen Zhengnian only had the package in his heart. He took the things and walked towards the dormitory, his steps faster than usual.
Hearing what Ye Xingxu said, he looked at him and said, "My wife and son sent this to me."
His tone was calm, as if this was a very common thing, but Ye Xingxiu could hear a hint of arrogance in his words.
"Do you have a wife? And a son?" Ye Xingxu looked shocked: "Aren't you like me, devoting your life to scientific research?"
In order to engage in scientific research, Ye Xingsu simply ran away from all the blind dates at home, saying that his wife was just a job, which made his mother so angry that she almost severed the mother-child relationship with him.
Cen Zhengnian: "I used to be."
Ye Xingxu was waiting for him to continue, but Cen Zhengnian stopped talking. He quickened his pace and entered the dormitory.
Ye Xingxu stared at the closed door of his dormitory with scratching his heart, wishing he could open the door and let Cen Zhengnian finish what he said next.
Isn't it tempting to talk half-heartedly?
Cen Zhengnian, who was at the door, had already opened the package and took out his shirt and trousers.
He put the clothes on the bed and opened the letter from Chu Xia and Cen Huaian.
The first sentence of the letter is: Zheng Nian, you should have seen the clothes by now.
When I saw this outfit in the tailor shop, I thought it would suit you very well. I've had the clothes altered by a tailor according to your size, and they should fit you. It's a pity that An An and I can't see you wearing this outfit.
Seeing this, Cen Zhengnian's eyes showed longing. He rubbed the letter paper, and the image of early summer holding clothes for tailors to modify appeared in his mind. A smile appeared on the corners of his mouth unconsciously.
He then continued looking down.
An An is going to participate in the Go competition?
Cen Zhengnian felt a hint of regret in his heart. It was his son's first time participating in the competition, but his father could not accompany him. I don't know if he will be nervous during the competition or if he will regret that his father is not with him.
Cen Zhengnian sighed and continued to look down. He saw the grades written by Chu Xia, the puppy raised at home, and the difficulties she encountered - unable to find a suitable house to rent.
The emotions in Cen Zhengnian's eyes changed with the content of the letter. Sometimes he was smiling, and sometimes he was frowning.
Taking the letter, he began to think about his connections in Liangzhou and whether he could help Chu Xia rent a house. But she couldn't help but have the thought that it would be great if Chu Xia and An An were in the capital now. The Cen family has a house in the capital.
The house is not a building like the family courtyard where he lives. It is a two-entry courtyard. It was originally a three-entry house. However, due to various historical issues, the backyard had already been given to others when it came into his family's hands.
There is a big yard in that house. No matter how the puppy runs around, it will not affect the neighbors. The embarrassing problem in early summer is gone.
However, Cen Zhengnian suppressed his thoughts and continued to read Cen Huaian's letter.
As a result, I saw puppies again at the beginning, and Cen Zhengnian smiled. It seemed that these two puppies named Heizi and Huangzi had become Chu Xia and An An's new favorites.
Seeing what happened to Liu Tian, he frowned. Equality between men and women had been raised for who knows how many years, but there were still many people who couldn't change their minds.
Fortunately, this little girl was finally able to continue going to school, and Cen Zhengnian's eyebrows relaxed a little.
Until I saw the sentence written by Cen Huaian at the end.
Will you bring An An to the capital after the college entrance examination in early summer?
Cen Zhengnian repeatedly looked at the words written by Cen Huaian to make sure he read them correctly. He stood up and walked back and forth in the dormitory twice, still unable to restrain his excitement.
He sat on the chair again, holding the letter, and a thought came to his mind: Chu Xia and An An could actually come to the capital now.
An An can ask her uncle to help with school. He works in the Ministry of Education. Her student status in early summer can also be transferred, and she can take the college entrance examination in the capital.
Cen Zhengnian had already begun to think about the possibility of Chu Xia and An An coming over. He wanted to go out and call Chu Xia immediately.
But he looked down at the time gate on his watch and resisted the urge. It was too late now, and Chu Xia and An An were probably already asleep.
If you come to the capital, you don't have to worry about Heizi and Huangzi growing up.
Cen Zhengnian began to write a letter. In the letter, he did not directly tell Chu Xia and An An to come to the capital, but only expressed his thoughts. Whether Chu Xia was willing to come now depends on her own plans.
If she doesn't want to come over, Cen Zhengnian will help her rent a house in Liangzhou. He still has classmates he knows in Liangzhou.
After writing this, Cen Zhengnian changed into a shirt and trousers. There was no mirror in the room, so he didn't know what he looked like in it, but the clothes fit him well and were very comfortable.
The clothes were washed and ironed when I got them in early summer, but now they are a little wrinkled in the package.
Cen Zhengnian thought for a moment, changed out of his clothes, and knocked on Ye Xingxu's door.
"Who?"
"It's me." Cen Zhengnian said outside the door.
Ye Xingxu yawned and opened the door: "What's wrong with you not sleeping in the middle of the night?"
Seeing Cen Zhengnian, Ye Xingxu couldn't help but feel depressed and didn't have a good look towards him.
As if he didn't notice his bad expression, Cen Zhengnian said calmly: "I remember you have an iron here, I would like to borrow it."
Ye Xingxu's eyes suddenly widened: "Are you ironing now?"
Cen Zhengnian didn't explain much and just said "hmm".
Ye Xingxu took out the iron and gave it to him, yawned again and said, "I'm going to bed. You can return it tomorrow."
After saying that, he closed the door with a bang.
Cen Zhengnian took the iron back to the house, ironed his shirt and trousers and hung them up before going to bed.
The next day, Cen Zhengnian put on a shirt and trousers. Because the weather hadn't warmed up yet, he put on the coat he had received in early summer.
When he went to return the iron to Ye Xingxu, Ye Xingxu was washing his face, and he asked Cen Zhengnian to put it on the table casually.
Cen Zhengnian did not leave after putting away the iron. After Ye Xingxu washed his face, he asked him with a natural expression: "What do you think of me wearing this outfit today?"
Ye Xingxu thought he heard wrongly and looked at him with a confused frown: "It's the same as before, what's wrong?"
Cen Zhengnian felt that Ye Xingxu had no discernment, so he decided not to ask his opinion, but he still said to him: "It's nothing. This is the clothes my wife gave me. She wants to know what I look like in them."
That's why he came to ask.
Ye Xingxu couldn't believe what he heard. Just because of his wife's words, he came to ask him what she would look like wearing it.
This is not a naked show off, what is this? Do you want to show off that you have a good wife? And send him clothes!
Grass! As soon as Cen Zhengnian left, Ye Xingsu slammed the towel on the towel rack and cursed.
No, he still wants to write a letter to his mother, he is willing to go on a blind date, and he also wants to have a caring wife and children!
While working, Cen Zhengnian didn't say much about his clothes.
However, as soon as Yan Hemin came over, he noticed that he was dressed up carefully today. He smiled and talked to him: "Zheng Nian is particularly energetic today! The clothes are also very straight. Have I never seen you wearing this before?"
Cen Zhengnian raised the corners of his lips and said, "Yes. This outfit was just sent by my wife."
Yan Hemin immediately laughed: "No wonder you are in a different state today. Not bad, not bad. You have a good wife! In fact, my wife also helped me buy my clothes."
Yan Hemin told him a few words about his old wife, and it was obvious that the two had a deep relationship.
Cen Zhengnian thought that he and Chu Xia would be like this in the future.
But this is just a small episode outside of scientific research. Once work starts, everyone forgets about it and is busy calculating experiments and solving various problems that arise during research.
Returning to the dormitory in the evening, Cen Zhengnian continued to write to Chu Xia about his colleagues' reactions when he put on new clothes today.
He also specifically mentioned what Yan Hemin said: The teacher said that I dress upright and look smart, and I think the general appearance should be the same.
I like the clothes you bought very much, but it's a pity that I can't take pictures of how I wear them and send them to you and An An to see. I can only describe them to you this way.
In the letter he wrote to Cen Huaian, Cen Zhengnian mostly praised him, also talked about some life principles and experiences, asked him about the Go competition, and apologized to Cen Huaian that he could not accompany him to participate in the competition.
After the two letters were written, Cen Zhengnian sent them away together with his salary remittance the next day.
*
Liangzhou.
Cen Huai'an's second game is now in full swing. By chance, he drew the same number as Xu Lingling.
Even Guo Lin was surprised: "I didn't expect that two of my students would actually face each other."
Outside, Guo Lin also called Xu Lingling his student and would not say that she was his niece.
Chu Xia knew that Guo Lin knew the level of Cen Huaian and Xu Lingling best. She couldn't help but ask him: "Teacher Guo, who do you think will win this match between An An and Lingling?"
"An'an." Guo Lin said without thinking at all: "Lingling is anxious and arrogant when it comes to playing chess. She is fine at ordinary times, but she is most afraid of these things in competitions."
Competition strength is one part, and mentality is another part. It is easy to win only if both are stable. If you are not emotionally stable enough, you can easily make the wrong move and lose the game.
On the court, Xu Lingling was extremely happy to be her opponent against Cen Huaian. She raised her head at him and said, "I won't let you go during the competition!"
There was no fear or nervousness on Cen Huaian's face. He said calmly: "Sister, I don't need you to give in."
Xu Lingling raised her chin and said, "You're not too soft-spoken. Don't cry if you lose later!"
Cen Huaian pursed his lips: "I can't."
Xu Lingling thought he said he would not cry, but in fact Cen Huaian said he would not lose.
At the beginning of the game, Cen Huaian took the lead with the black stone, and the two began to fight on the chessboard.
Xu Lingling's style of playing chess is a rush. She doesn't pay much attention to strategies, she just wants to occupy the territory first.
But not Cen Huaian. He seemed to be pressed by Xu Lingling step by step, but in fact he was able to handle it with ease.
When the time came, Cen Huai'an's black piece landed on the position he wanted. The chess game changed instantly, and Xu Lingling became the one at a disadvantage.
Xu Lingling also knew that she no longer had the upper hand. She became anxious every time she made a move, unable to stabilize her mind and think. The chess moves became more and more chaotic, and in the end she was unable to turn the game around.
Cen Huaian lost another piece and looked at Xu Lingling: "Sister, you lost."
The expression on his face has remained serious from the beginning to now, with no change.
Xu Lingling looked at the chess game with a look of disbelief: How could she lose? Still lost to a newcomer who had learned Go for less than a year! This is impossible!
But the fact is that she lost, and the judges have announced the result. The staff asked the two people to leave first.
When Cen Huaian walked up to Chu Xia, the corners of his mouth turned up and he said, "I win, mom."
"That's awesome! Mom is proud of you!" Chu Xia praised him without hesitation and touched his head, which made Cen Huai'an feel even happier.
Xu Lingling looked completely opposite to him, with a shocked look on her face. She couldn't accept that she lost to Cen Huai'an. She always felt that she was much better than him.
Guo Lin did not comfort her and asked her to stand next to him and figure it out on her own.
If Xu Lingling still couldn't figure out why she lost, she couldn't adjust her mentality. Then her journey of Go will end here. No matter how much she learns in the future, she won't learn anything. She will only learn to become more and more resentful.
After Zheng Duoping won the game, he learned that Cen Huaian had defeated Xu Lingling. His first reaction was not to believe it.
Although Xu Lingling's chess skills were not as good as his, she had learned more than twice as long as Cen Huaian, so how could she lose?
Zheng Duoping looked at his master, then at the expressions of Cen Huaian and Xu Lingling. He was sure that Cen Huaian had won. He glanced at Cen Huaian and silently walked to Xu Lingling's side.
"Lingling?"
Xu Lingling didn't want to pay attention to anyone, covered her ears and turned her face to the side. Seeing her like this, Zheng Duoping swallowed what he wanted to say.
Cen Huaian didn't care about Xu Lingling's mood. It wasn't like he couldn't feel his senior sister and senior brother's dislike for him.
It doesn't matter, he is just learning chess from the teacher, and their attitude will not affect him.
"Mom, what should we eat for lunch?"
Chu Xia asked him what he wanted to eat.
Cen Huaian immediately said: "I want to eat fish."
The Municipal Gymnasium is located on Renmin Road in the city center, and there is an old shop on this road that does very good fish.
Chu Xia still knew from Chenchen's mother that as long as there was no delicacy in Liangzhou City that she didn't know about, she had never tasted it.
She took An An there to eat sweet and sour carp, which was An An's favorite way to eat fish. Any dish that was sweet and sour was his favorite.
The fish was quite big, enough for two people to eat, and they were very full.
Cen Huaian ate his favorite dish and was in better condition in the afternoon, but now the game was almost coming to an end, and the remaining players were all powerful players.
This game is the semi-finals. Guo Lin never expected that Cen Huaian could win until now.
In the children's competition, he also knew that there were several children who were good at learning chess. For example, Cen Huai'an's opponent in the second game last week had a very good level.
In that match, Guo Lin thought that Cen Huaian could not win, but he did not expect that he won in the end.
When reviewing the chess game, Guo Lin discovered that Cen Huai'an won because his mentality was stable enough. If his opponent was as stable as him in the end, there was no telling who would lose and who would win.
Cen Huaian was lucky to face Xu Lingling in the last two games, because Xu Lingling was lucky not to meet a strong opponent in the last two games. Her mentality was not as good as that of Cen Huaian's opponent in the second game, and she was still arrogant.
Losing the game was no surprise.
However, it would be a bit difficult for Cen Huai'an, the top four, to win. Guo Lin also said to Chu Xia: "An'an is very good now. He lost this game and is also the biggest dark horse in this children's competition."
Because the top four players are now standing on the stage, the other three are obviously older than Cen Huaian, and he is the most eye-catching.
Chu Xia stared at Cen Huai'an on the court, smiled and nodded: "I know, I always think An An is the best."
Even if he didn't reach the semi-finals, he was still unique in Chu Xia's heart.
At this time, numbers have already begun to be drawn on the field.
Cen Huaian and Zheng Duoping are both among the semi-finalists. Guo Lin said: "It is possible for them to face each other."
However, the two did not draw the same number. Cen Huaian's opponent was a round-faced girl, while Zheng Duoping competed with another boy.
As soon as the game started, Cen Huai'an felt that the round-faced girl's chess skills were on par with the boys in the second game.
The round-faced girl was more stable than the boy. She and Cen Huai'an played chess in a leisurely manner, but there were traps at every step.
Cen Huai'an pursed his lips, focusing all his attention on the chess game. He was trying to figure out how to make a move.
In short, the two of them were in a stalemate while playing chess, and for a while, neither could do anything to the other.
Zheng Duoping and another boy were having a hard time. Guo Lin seemed to have a calm face and was not worried about his students, but in fact, his hands behind his back were clenched so tightly that veins appeared.
Chu Xia was completely calm. She could not decide whether to win or lose. As Guo Lin said, Cen Huai'an's ability to compete so far has proven his talent and strength in learning chess.
The time gate passed by one minute and one second. Chu Xia was not worried about the result of the competition. She was more worried about Cen Huaian's body.
The game has gone on for too long, and playing chess consumes so much energy and energy. Cen Huai'an is still young and his health has only just recovered. Chu Xia is worried about whether he can survive.
Chu Xia saw the girl opposite Cen Huai'an holding the chess piece for a long time without falling. She picked up two chess pieces and placed them in the lower right corner of the chessboard.
Although Chu Xia doesn't know how to play chess, she has seen Cen Huaian play chess so many times, and she also understands some of the etiquette rules of chess, and knows that it means surrendering.
After putting it away, the girl stood up and left, her round face cold and she walked quickly.
The judges declared Cen Huai'an the winner. He staggered a little when he stood up, and Chu Xia immediately saw that something was wrong with him.
When he walked up to her, he saw that his face was very pale and his forehead was covered with sweat.
Chu Xia quickly hugged him and let him lean against her. While wiping his sweat, she asked worriedly: "Is there anything uncomfortable?"
Guo Lin found this situation common, and said to Chu Xia: "Don't worry, he just spent too much energy, just go home and rest."
Chu Xia had already quietly held Cen Huaian's wrist and felt his pulse.
She felt relieved after she was sure that he was indeed what Guo Lin said, that he had spent too much energy, was too tired, and had no other problems.
The finals and third place competition will be next Sunday. Chu Xia told Guo Lin and took Cen Huaian home first.
On the bus, An An fell asleep directly against Chu Xia. She looked at his pale face with distress and touched his head.
After returning home in a daze, Cen Huaian climbed into bed and continued to sleep. He didn't bother to talk to the two puppies that came up to him. He didn't wake up until it was completely dark.
Cen Huaian touched his belly and regained his energy completely. He got out of bed with full blood and ran outside to call Chu Xia: "Mom, I'm hungry!"
He felt like he was so hungry now that he could eat a whole pot of rice, and his stomach kept growling.
She didn't eat dinner in early summer, but she made it and put it in the pot. Because Cen Huaian was too tired from playing chess in the afternoon, she specially cooked ginseng porridge to replenish Cen Huaian's health.
It is made from white Poria cocos, ginseng and japonica rice. It has a good effect of strengthening the spleen and replenishing qi.
Chu Xia served Cen Huaian a full bowl and told him to drink it all. His state after playing chess today really scared her.
"An'an, do you still feel uncomfortable somewhere?"
Cen Huaian swallowed the porridge in his mouth, shook his head and said, "Mom, no."
Chu Xia touched his head and looked at his face. She had indeed regained her energy now. She breathed a sigh of relief and asked him how he was doing in the afternoon.
Cen Huaian didn't know either: "When I was playing chess, I only thought about how to play and didn't pay attention. I felt very tired after I finished playing."
The two children have been playing Go for almost three hours, and Go requires a lot of calculations and they have to sit down all the time. Cen Huai'an is only six years old, how can he not be tired?
"What if you're this tired every time you play chess?"
Cen Huai'an ate the food with great gulps. When he heard his mother's obviously worried words, he shook his head and said, "No, mom. I will grow up in the future and my chess skills will improve, and I won't be tired by then. Besides, I and other people in front of me will I didn't feel too tired while playing chess."
He likes to play chess. When playing chess, he is immersed in the game and the feeling of thinking hard to solve the problem fascinates him.
Chu Xia touched his head: "Are you tired when you study?"
Cen Huaian: "I'm not tired."
That was this time. He took too long and spent too much energy to get tired.
Chu Xia was relieved, but An An had to continue to replenish his health. From today's perspective, he seemed to be in good health, but he was still weaker than other children.
She happened to be going to the hospital for a follow-up visit, and the nutritional supplements at home also needed to be replenished. There are also food supplements. If you eat well, your nutrition will naturally keep up.
Now the food in Chu Xia and Cen Huai'an is very good, and they can often eat meat.
But the next meal was better. In early summer, I bought beef, various fish, ribs, fruits, and fresh vegetables, and fed them to Cen Huaian in different ways every day.
When she went to the hospital for a follow-up visit, Li Guanzhong gave Chuxia good news. Her body had basically recovered and she no longer needed to take medicine.
Next, she just needs to be careful not to catch cold on purpose, eat too cold food, or not take care of her body, and she will be fine.
Of course, she couldn't treat herself harshly. Li Guanzhong said to her: "You should eat and drink. Although your body no longer needs medicine, it is still worse than ordinary people, so you must not lack the nutrients you should supplement." ."
Chu Xia understood that she, like Cen Huaian, wanted to eat more and better.
However, I didn't buy many nutritional supplements in early summer. I only bought cod liver oil from the hospital. The other thing is that they drink milk, eat eggs, meat, fruits and vegetables every day. This way the nutrition is balanced and harmless.
These days, not only Chu Xia and An An were kept in high spirits, but also the two puppies were kept smooth and growing very fast. After all, they ate meat with them every day.
As their bodies grew bigger and bigger, it was obvious that the twenty-square-meter cabin was not enough for them to run around. As soon as Cen Huai'an came back, they immediately ran over and screamed "bark, woof" to go out and play.
I discovered in early summer that Cen Huai'an used to love playing chess. When he wasn't playing chess, he would do Sudoku puzzles at home and watch TV. He liked quietness but not movement.
Now he takes two dogs out for a run every day, and he is healthier than before. Children still have to go out and do more activities.
Walking the dog is very good. Huangzi and Heizi are big and very lively. They have to run when they go out. Cen Huaian also has to run with them. They have enough activities every day.
But as the puppy gets older, the desire to find a house becomes even more urgent in early summer. After a while, it will be really unsuitable to live in a family building with a puppy.
Unfortunately, there is still no suitable house. She has looked at two houses. One house is too dilapidated and needs major renovation before moving there. The other house is too far away from the Third Textile Factory, making it inconvenient for Cen Huaian to go to school.
Just when she was in trouble in early summer, she received a letter from Cen Zhengnian.
Chu Xia almost choked on her saliva when she saw Cen Zhengnian writing down his colleagues' comments about his clothes.
Cen Zhengnian would actually do such a thing? She couldn't imagine it. But seeing how much he valued the clothes he sent, Chu Xia couldn't help but feel a touch of sweetness in her heart.
She continued to read down, and at the end, what impressed her most in early summer was the courtyard in the capital! There is no way. When future generations talk about the capital, they will talk about houses, and when they talk about houses, they will talk about courtyards.
In the future, owning a courtyard house, especially one with a large area and a good location, will really cost you hundreds of millions of dollars.
But this is not her house. Chu Xia just hopes that she can buy one in the future.
But Cen Zhengnian's letter was a timely blessing for early summer.
He completely considered all the issues, including how the two of them would go, how the puppy would go, and what arrangements would be made after leaving, including Cen Huai'an's plan to learn Go after arriving in the capital and her college entrance examination.
This letter was sent, which solved all Chu Xia's worries. She really couldn't refuse. Especially when she couldn't find a suitable house in Liangzhou for so long.
She didn't have to study in school all the time in Chu Xia. She had her own review plan. When she studied in Liangzhou, she would review and do questions at home and only take part in the school's unified examination.
Therefore, her going to the capital does not hinder her studies, she just changes her place to continue reviewing and solving questions. Moreover, there is no Luo family in the capital, and it is not as lively as the family home. Maybe her review status will be better.
But Cen Huaian wants to suddenly change school environment, leaving a familiar place, leaving friends and classmates he knows. I wonder if he will agree?
When Cen Huai'an came back from school and took the dog to go out to play, Chu Xia stopped him: "An'an, come back later. Mom will discuss something with you."
He looked at Chu Xia, his big eyes filled with confusion: "What's the matter?"
"Your father said we can go to the capital now."
Before Chu Xia finished speaking, surprise popped into Cen Huaian's eyes: "Really? Mom."
"Really." Chu Xia smiled and nodded in affirmation: "I thought about it, we can go now. But if you go to the capital, you will have to leave the family home, the attached primary school, and your friends. Are you willing to let me go? Kunzi, Maozai and the others?"
Cen Huai'an hesitated for a while and shook his head: "Mom, I don't want to let go. But I want to live with my father."
In his heart, there is a ranking of status. Mom is the most important, followed by dad, and then friends like grandparents, Kuniko, and so on.
Bangzi is a very important existence to Cen Huai'an, and he is the one he hates to part with the most.
"Mom, it would be great if Brother Bang could go to the capital with us."
Chu Xia ruthlessly broke his perfect illusion: "This is impossible, An An. You can't have your cake and eat it too, you can't have both."
Cen Huaian looked at Chu Xia in confusion: "What do you mean you can't have your cake and eat it too?"
Chu Xia told him this allusion, and Cen Huaian understood it. He sighed like a little adult: "Mom, I still want to find dad."
He liked living with his parents, and he was also happy when he was with Kuniko, but it was different from being with his parents.
"I understand, you go walk the dog. When you finish the Go game the day after tomorrow, we will leave for the capital. You and your friends remember to say goodbye these days."
Cen Huaian was originally very happy to hear that he was going to the capital soon, but when his mother told him to say goodbye to his friends, his happy mood was like a layer of gray mist, and he was no longer so happy.
An An and the two puppies ran to Kuniko's house. They were counting the money they earned after school this afternoon.
Seeing Cen Huaian come in, Bangzi immediately asked him to help him count.
There was a lot of money, but Cen Huai'an could count it quickly and accurately, and with several children together, it didn't take long for them to count and keep accounts.
Maozi and Chopsticks squatted down to pet the dog. Bangzi put the money away and took Cen Huaian out to walk Huangzi and Heizi together.
When he came back, Bangzi casually pulled out a piece of dogtail grass, bit it in his mouth and asked Cen Huaian: "Little rag, what's wrong with you? My family has always looked unhappy."
Cen Huaian looked at Mao Zai and the others who were having fun with Heizi and Huang Zi, and said in a dull voice: "Brother Bang, my mother and I should be leaving for the capital soon."
Kunzi frowned: "Why are you going to the capital? It's so far away. Do you have any relatives there?"
Cen Huaian nodded: "We are going to find my father."
The dog's tail grass fell from Kunzi's mouth, and he was stunned for a moment, and then he immediately laughed, still looking so unruly: "This is a good thing, why are you unhappy?"
He patted Cen Huai'an on the shoulder and said, "I want to find my dad, but he's not here yet."
Cen Huaian looked at Bangzi's face: "Brother Bang, if you don't want to laugh, don't laugh."
Kunzi laughed even louder: "I don't want to laugh. I'm happy for you."
Cen Huaian stopped talking, and the two walked in silence for a while. When they were approaching Bangzi's house, Bangzi suddenly said, "Don't forget our brothers when you go to the capital."
"I won't." Cen Huaian said firmly, "I will write to you."
Kunzi waved his hand: "What kind of letter should I write? It's a waste of money. Besides, Mao Zai and I don't know a few words."
"Brother Bang, it would be great if you could go to the capital in the future." Cen Huaian still had illusions.
Kunzi thought this dream was good. He raised his eyebrows and said, "That's not necessarily true. What if my brothers become rich in the future and come to the capital to find you."
Cen Huaian also laughed when he thought of that possibility.
As the sun set, the silhouettes of the two good friends were elongated by the setting sun, and in front of them were the figures of Catboy, Chopsticks, and Gray Hair, who were happily playing with the two puppies.
When Cen Huaian came back, he was in a good or bad mood. He had an indescribable feeling in his heart. He didn't know what it was called, but he just didn't feel very comfortable.
Chu Xia noticed it. She touched his head and said, "Your father has left us his phone number. We will give him a call after we have dinner."
Cen Huaian's mood improved.
Parting didn't affect eating. When eating, he was still the same An An who loved to eat. Today he ate more than half of the sweet and sour pork ribs made in early summer.
In the evening, Chu Xia went to the canteen to call Cen Zhengnian. No surprise, he didn't answer the phone, but the person who answered the phone told her to call her back when Cen Zhengnian came back.
Waiting and waiting, until after ten o'clock, An An fell asleep, and she heard the canteen owner's voice asking her to answer the phone.
Cen Huaian woke up immediately, rubbed his eyes and went to the canteen with her.
The boss was still yawning and said impatiently: "Whatever call you make in the middle of the night, if it's not from a family home, I will definitely not pay attention to you right now."
Now, unlike in later generations, most people go to bed after ten o'clock in the evening, and no other sound can be heard outside except the chirping of insects and the barking of dogs.
Chu Xia smiled and said sorry to her boss. The boss waved his hand and went into the back room, asking her to remember to close the door when she went out.
After getting on the phone with Cen Zhengnian, Chu Xia heard a familiar gentle voice: "Chu Xia, it's me."
Cen Huaian clung to Chu Xia's body, his ears perked up, wanting to hear what his parents had to say.
"Zhengnian, I received your letter."
When Cen Zhengnian on the other side of the phone heard Chu Xia's words, he held his breath and unconsciously clenched the phone: "Then..."
Before he finished speaking, Chu Xia spoke: "I have discussed it with An An, and we are going to the capital now. But there is no need to transfer my student status. I will go to the Ninth Middle School and ask the principal if he can agree that I will only come to take the preliminaries. and the college entrance examination."
Ninth Middle School had accepted her as a student, but now she couldn't just leave.
The school accepted her just for the chance of getting into the college entrance examination and gave her so much convenience. Now she just leaves. This is unethical and does not conform to her principles of doing things.
Cen Zhengnian was very happy when he heard what Chu Xia said. He almost couldn't control the joy that surged in his heart. Now naturally, Chu Xia said what he said.
"I'll listen to you."
Chu Xia: "You really need to make arrangements for An An's school, as well as his learning of Go. When his final game is over the day after tomorrow, I will take him to the capital."
She told Cen Zhengnian this to give him a time to prepare. It would be too embarrassing if she and An An arrived in the capital and found that the house was uninhabitable.
Cen Zhengnian naturally understood what Chu Xia meant: "Don't worry, I will make arrangements."
Chu Xia asked him again how he was adapting to the capital. The two of them didn't say a few words. Seeing that it was getting late, she gave Cen Huai'an the phone and asked him to talk to Cen Zhengnian.
Cen Huai'an couldn't wait to tell Cen Zhengnian about his game. He played four chess games with others and he won them all!
Opposite Cen Zhengnian listened to Cen Huai'an's childish voice, the corner of his mouth raised a curve, and his eyes were full of smiles.
"An'an, you are so powerful! Dad can't beat you now."
Cen Huaian hesitated and said, "Dad, next time we play chess together, I will give you a few pieces."
Cen Zhengnian couldn't help but chuckled: "Okay."
After hanging up the phone, Chu Xia held Cen Huaian's hand, and the two went back under the moonlight, and soon fell asleep in bed.
Cen Zhengnian, who was far away in the capital, was lying in his dormitory but couldn't sleep. He was thinking about Chu Xia and An An coming to the capital, and how to let them come without any worries.