When Xia Changdian woke up, he and the fat cat that licked him awake were left in the room.

There is a key next to the bed, and there is a note under it, which says "Good morning, I'm going to school, there are sandwiches in the microwave, remember to eat." The handwriting is a bit sloppy, not the typical neatness of Brother Xiong in the past.

The fat cat crawled up on him regardless of previous suspicions, pushed and pressed its little paws, yawned and stepped on the milk, and made a purring sound from its throat.

Xia Changdian raised his hand and touched its head, then lifted it by the back of its neck and put it under the bed. He folded up a corner of the blanket beside the bed and put it on its head, saying: "I'm going to get dressed, the little cat is not allowed to look at

it ." In the next voice, the little girl screamed as if she was frightened.

After getting dressed and washing up, Xia Changdian took out the still warm sandwich from the microwave, sat at the dining table and ate it while swiping his phone.

The fat cat jumped onto the chair, clawed at the table with its front paws, and stuck its head out to look at him eagerly. Seeing that Xia Changdian didn't notice it, it tentatively stood up again and crawled forward, its neck stretched like a short and fat giraffe, and its big eyes were full of curiosity and desire for human food.

Xia Changdian waved the small half of the sandwich in front of its eyes, then withdrew its hand when it opened its mouth to eat, and stuffed it into his mouth.

The fat cat stared blankly at him for a while, then jumped off the ground angrily, with a "boom", as if it wanted to dig a hole in the floor.

Seeing the fat cat trotting all the way to the cat house on the balcony, Xia Changdian wiped his hands in a good mood, then went into the kitchen humming a song and carrying the dishes.

The fat cat poked out half of its small head from the cat house. Seeing that Xia Changdian was not in the dining room, it rushed to the table like a gust of wind, wanting to take the opportunity to steal a bite, but it still sniffed around the table like a mine detector. He didn't find any trace of food, and was caught by Xia Changdian who came out after washing the dishes.

Xia Changdian carried it to the cat food, and tapped it on the head: "Everyone eats his own food, don't make mistakes." The

fat cat smelled the delicious cat food, buried his head in eating, and held his head in the small bowl to eat it. He ran forward, as if afraid of Xia Changdian's idea of ​​hitting its cat food.

Xia Changdian rolled his eyes at it, thinking that it was simply a showman, and a narrow-minded showman.

After feeding the cat and shoveling it, Xia Changdian went to the bedroom to pick up the key and put it in, then waved to the fat cat and said, "I'm leaving, take good care of the house." The

fat cat called to him, obediently Squatting at the door, as if he could really understand.

Xia Changdian couldn't help laughing, thinking: This may be the sequelae of becoming a cat, I always feel that I can communicate with small animals.

He was too anxious to come out yesterday, and there was still some finishing work left to be done, so he came out of the family compound that Qian Erbai rented, and went straight to the company.

Fang Tongtong was riding a bicycle to school in a daze when a car suddenly drove past her.

A string in her mind suddenly tightened, she stopped the car and looked back at the black Maybach going away, frowning: Isn't that his brother's car? How did he get here from school? !

She was meditating all the way, which caused her to step on the pedals less frequently. When the wheels pushed the school gate, it was already five minutes past seven.

Qian Erbai pointed to the register book on the table, and said, "You know what to do."

Fang Tongtong signed her name, and skillfully marked "Ten Circles" on the back, pushing the car in with a dejected expression.

When she passed by Qian Erbai, a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in her mind, she turned her head and asked, "Director Lu, do you live in a nearby family courtyard?"

Qian Erbai nodded and said, "Yes , But even if you live far away, it can't be the reason for you to be late. Hurry up and go back to class for self-study."

Fang Tongtong was silent, she lowered her head and pushed the car away, feeling a little complicated in her heart.

She always knew that her brother was interested in Director Lu, but she didn't expect her brother to move to the family home in order to pursue Director Lu! No wonder she always stays out at night, and lied to her that she was working overtime. It turned out that she lived here at the school, was it because she wanted to be close to the water and enjoy the moon first?

The building of the family courtyard is almost as old as the school. It is old, cramped, densely populated, and most importantly, it is far away from the company, just for the chance of chance meeting with low probability?

Love is always blinding.

She couldn't help but began to feel sorry for her brother.

Qian Erbai didn't know why the little girl's sudden pain was caused. He looked at the only signature on the registration book, sighed, and said to himself: "I hope she can do what she can today." Last time Fang Tongtong I ran eight laps in one breath, and went home to recuperate for a week. If I try to be brave again this time, I won't have to take the monthly exam two days later.

The students all knew that there would be a parent-teacher meeting after the monthly exam. Compared with pure grade rankings and rewards and punishments, the "parent-teacher meeting" obviously made the students more nervous.

Qian Erbai inspected the classrooms one by one, and obviously found that the students are in better condition today. Not only the learning attitude is serious, but the enthusiasm for learning is high, and the self-consciousness has also improved. Students who used to be in a daze in the self-study class, and even slept, are now trying to read books with energy. If they can't hold on anymore, they stand up and walk around, or go to the window to blow some air.

There are also people who have made a strange move by sticking their eyelids and eyebrows together. When their eyes are dry, they push their lower eyelids and squeeze their eyes upwards, which looks a little funny.

Qian Erbai affirmed his eagerness to learn, but did not encourage this kind of behavior learned from "Tom and Jerry".

Zhang Ming still wore a hat, but when he lowered his head, there was no obvious boundary between his neck and the back of his hairline.

The boys in the class were all making private bets, guessing what secrets were hidden under Zhang Ming's hat.

Just as the bell rang for the end of morning reading, several boys winked at each other, got up at the same time, and surrounded Zhang Ming.

One boy pretended to ask a question, which attracted Zhang Ming's attention, and the other boy quickly took off his hat.

Under the hat is a round, bald, shiny blue head.

The boys were stunned, looking at Zhang Ming, unable to recover.

Adolescent boys will try almost all kinds of hairstyles in pursuit of individuality, but there is one that they will never try, and that is bald.

In their eyes, the bald head has only two meanings - one is the big brother on the road, and the other is the master in the temple.

Zhang Ming has a handsome face, but he is too young, and with this shiny appearance, he looks like a little monk.

The girls laughed softly, and the boys couldn't help laughing too. Only Zhang Ming didn't smile, he stretched out his hand sullenly, "Give it back to me!" The

boy suddenly became playful, and said, "Here you are!" Then he threw the hat into the air.

The tacit understanding between the boys played a role. When Zhang Ming reached out to catch it, another boy jumped up to get it first, and then threw it out. The other boys stopped Zhang Ming with smiles and kept catching it. Pass it on to others.

The hat flew back and forth in the air, and some girls also joined the attack and defense of the hat, and there was a lot of laughter.

Zhang Ming's face sank at the beginning, as if he was about to lose his temper, but after chasing and snatching, he gradually realized the fun. Once he obviously grabbed the hat, but his mind froze, and he raised his hand and threw it out again. When he realized it, he couldn't help feeling remorse in his heart. He could only say "Stop messing around, give it back to me quickly" while chasing the person holding the hat. His round head was shining brightly, which was particularly eye-catching in the crowd.

Qian Erbai walked over following the sound.

The students who were letting the wind by the door watched the excitement while paying attention to the situation outside the door. Hearing familiar footsteps, he hurriedly informed: "The teacher is here!"

When Qian Erbai appeared at the door of the classroom, the chaos was ending.

The students returned to their seats, those who had no time to return to their seats sat down nearby, or stood and pretended to be discussing the problem, those who had no seats and no friends simply picked up the book and read it, and walked in the aisle with a natural expression step.

Zhang Ming just took back his hat and put it on his head. He subconsciously looked towards the door, but when he met Qian Erbai's eyes, he lowered his head again. The happy look when he threw the hat just now was completely restrained, the corners of his lips were tense, and his masseter muscles bulged. He didn't know whether it was nervousness or resentment.

Qian Erbai's eyes hardly rested on Zhang Ming, he looked around the classroom, and then went out through the back door.

Ban Li breathed a sigh of relief, but didn't try to grab Zhang Ming's hat again.

The behavior just now was actually not polite. The boys came over and patted Zhang Ming on the shoulder, wanting to apologize to him. But apologizing has never been the strong point of this nation. Regardless of men, women, or children, the more they want to say "I'm sorry" formally, the tighter the vocal cords are, and they just can't make a sound.

So the boys could only praise him for his cool hairstyle, saying that he "is a handsome guy at the school grass level even with a shaved head". This is obviously flattery.

Zhang Ming accepted their "apology", shook his head to express his indifference, but followed Director Lu into the opposite classroom.

Opposite is Chen Ran's class.

Chen Ran took three days off and finally came to school today.

Ever since he was taken away by his father that day, Chen Ran has never called Qian Erbai. Even if he asked for leave, his father handled it on his behalf.

Qian Erbai was a little worried about him.

Chen Ran sat in the last row of the classroom, alone, without a deskmate.

He turned his head and looked out the window, unconsciously twirling a pen with his fingers. His skin was really too white, an almost transparent paleness that seemed to see through the light under the sun.

"Chen Ran, the director is looking for you." The classmate by the door called out to him. The class was immediately silent for a second, and then the sound of flipping books was heard all over the place.

Chen Ran seemed to be easily startled. He flinched a bit, turned his head to take a look, then stood up slowly, and walked towards the door.

Qian Erbai saw that his right leg was vaguely unsteady when he was walking, and anger rose in his heart. But now is not the time to ask.

He said, "Are you feeling better?" Chen Jingfeng asked Chen Ran for sick leave.

Chen Ran nodded hesitantly, looked carefully at Qian Erbai's eyes, his face did not have the vigor that a young boy should have at all, on his face, Qian Erbai could only see anxiety, fawning, fear, cautiousness... ...

"I am your teacher, an adult, sometimes, you should believe that I can help you, even protect you." Qian Erbai couldn't help frowning, he knew that Chen Ran's life at home must be difficult , he really wanted to help this child, but all of this had to be based on the premise that Chen Ran asked him for help.

Chen Ran pursed her lips, lowered her head, and said nothing. He didn't trust Qian Erbai. He doesn't trust anyone.

Maybe he trusted Zhang Ming before, but that day, he personally destroyed this trust.

Because of his selfishness, he desperately wanted to clarify his mind and forced Zhang Ming to accept this relationship, but he

backed down shamefully when his father found out, because he was afraid of his father's authority and his father's actions after he knew the truth. Furious, Chen Ran acquiesced to his father's misunderstanding, selfishly pushed Zhang Ming to the front, and let him bear all the accusations and abuse that did not belong to him.

"Zhang Ming is not my father's son, my father will not do anything to him." At that time, Chen Ran thought so.

But things did not develop as he expected after all. Director Lu appeared, Zhang Ming told the truth, and was slapped by his father.

He could see that Director Lu wanted to help him, and indeed blocked his father's kick for him.

But his surname is Chen, and he is the son of Chen Jingfeng. This is a fact engraved in genes and written in the household registration book. It has scientific basis and legal effect. His father raised him, and in the future he will support his father until his death. This is filial piety and the law.

Teacher Lu could protect him for a while, but he couldn't protect him forever. He knew that what awaited him was a round of beatings and humiliation when he went home with his father, but he went back with his father anyway.

He can't help it. He is just a student and has no source of income. Where can he go when he leaves home? How does he support himself? Is it "to sell" as his father said?

It's better to bear it, the beating will hurt for a while. His father is a criminal lawyer. He knows the seriousness and will not beat him to death. As for those insults, what he has heard since childhood can also be compiled into an encyclopedia Well, just pretend to be deaf.

Sometimes he also thought about resisting, but resisting would only double the pain.

His father once told him that even if parents beat and scold their children in a hurry, it will not constitute a crime. If they want to be sentenced, they must reach the level of minor injuries. He checked what kind of standard is a minor injury, scalp torn, corneal injury, organ function damage, this is a minor injury, and he only has a few bruises...

So when he was beaten, he hoped that his father would do it To be more ruthless, it is best to hit him on the head.

Once, his right leg was broken and he was so happy that he didn't even feel the pain. He thought that this time his father could finally go in for three years, but the reality gave him a slap in the face. His father took the medical bill and the film and asked him calmly: "Do you want an injury appraisal, or do you want me to pay for your medical expenses, tuition fees, accommodation expenses, and living expenses?"

He chose the latter.

He will never forget his father's sarcastic smile at that time.

He couldn't do without his father, so he could only bear it.

He sometimes wonders, is it because his mother left that his father hated him so much? Later, I thought, it should be because my father has always been such a "advocate of force" that my mother would leave him.

He didn't hate his mother, he just couldn't figure out why his mother didn't take him away with her.

After returning home from the badminton hall, he was asked by his father to inherit the family law - tied up and whipped with a belt. While beating him, his father cursed him with the most vicious words in the world. This time the beating was more severe than ever before, and he couldn't even remember how long he had been beaten. His right leg, which had been fractured but grew back, suddenly limped for some reason.

Every time his father beat him, he would treat him very well, and this time was no exception. He not only cooked for him, gave him medicine, but also asked him to rest at home.

But Chen Ran is no longer the little boy who still had illusions about the word "father". He has learned to pretend. He knows that the more frightened he is, the more guilty his father will be, and the better he will treat him. . Afraid, but without a trace of resentment. He has already mastered this set of facial expressions.

He couldn't even help himself to use it on every adult who might threaten him, just like facing Director Lu now.

Although Director Lu said that he would protect him, Chen Ran didn't believe it. His biological mother had abandoned him, and blood and family relationships were unreliable. A stranger? How sincere can you be?

Facing Qian Erbai's kindness once again, Chen Ran still chose to refuse. He would rather endure it until he has the ability to be independent, when he grows up until his father is old enough, until the day when the situation is reversed...

Qian Erbai has no way to pry open a muscle without cutting off the shell muscle. A clam with its mouth tightly shut.

He could only let Chen Ran go back, and before he left, he said worriedly, "If you need my help, come to me anytime."

Chen Ran walked back to the seat with her head down, sat down obediently, and continued to look out the window, not knowing how much she had heard.

Qian Erbai is indeed blessed with a halo in teaching, but in these fields that involve psychology, he can't open the students' hearts. He couldn't help feeling a little discouraged. It seemed that he was still a long way from becoming an excellent teacher.

He said to Lu Liuliu: "Help me customize a psychology course." It shouldn't be too late to start learning again now.

Lu Liuliu nodded in response, then cut off the call with 741 and started looking for suitable books and courses.

Lu Liuliu established a two-way direct communication channel with 741 overnight yesterday, and now he can finally talk remotely.

After learning about Xu Mengyao, 741 was also at a loss. It was just a rebirth auxiliary program, and it took less than two hundred years from the factory to the small world to be put into use. It has never encountered a similar situation.

Things seem to be back to where they started.

The two were unable to do anything together, and in the end they could only take one step at a time.

Regarding the increasingly fantastic trend in the small world, 741 still did not tell Qi Siyi. Qi Siyi is still studying hard and doing odd jobs in her spare time to earn tuition fees.

Although the municipal government can give her an orphan subsidy of 700 yuan per month, when she becomes an adult and goes to college, she will have to rely on herself for everything, so she saves more money now so