Before getting off the bus, she teased Huang Baihan, and Chen Zhu was in a very happy mood.
The two of them are still the same as before. For this friendship, the rebirth seems to have just added an experience of "it's like meeting for the first time after a long absence, cordial and fresh".
However, when he followed his memory and came to a familiar neighborhood, Chen Zhu couldn't help but start to feel uneasy.
"Would it be very uncomfortable to see my parents who are many years younger again?"
Standing at the door of his home, Chen raised and lowered his arms. He hesitated several times before gritting his teeth and knocking on the door.
"Back!"
Not long after, a middle-aged woman came over and opened the door.
She was in her forties, of medium height, with some light crow's feet at the corners of her eyes. After seeing Chen Zhu, she was probably happy and couldn't help but smile.
Crow's feet are also like a blooming lotus, gently spreading out.
This is my mother, Mao Xiaoqin, who works in the emergency department of the Municipal People's Hospital.
Mao Xiaoqin often had to be on duty when she was young. Now that she has a professional title, and there are a large number of young doctors rotating in the emergency department, she basically only has to work during the day shift. She also happens to be free to take care of Chen Zhu, a high school graduate.
"Mom~."
Chen Zhu gave an indistinct cry and walked into the house with his head lowered.
The living room is still the same as in memory. Not only the furniture and furnishings have not changed, but even the faint smell of oily smoke from the kitchen is still so familiar.
"Drink a glass of milk first."
Mao Xiaoqin took out the freshly heated milk bread. She calculated the time every day and prepared it in advance before Chen Zhu went to study in the evening.
Boys in the third year of high school are at the time when their bodies are growing, and they usually use their brains too much when studying. They are used to eating something when they come home from studying in the evening, otherwise they will feel hungry in the middle of the night.
Chen Zhu watched his mother come out with a glass of milk and subconsciously stood up and reached out to take it.
"What's the rush!"
Mao Xiaoqin patted the back of his hand gently: "It's still hot, wait until it cools down before drinking."
"Um."
Chen Zhu rubbed his nose, the corners of his eyes felt a little sore.
The mother's anger, the warm milk, the familiar living room... all of these are like the star in memory, and its huge attraction pulls the clothes of 2024 back to 2007.
Unknowingly, Chen Zhu felt a warm current in his heart, slowly calming down the uneasiness and anxiety after his rebirth. For a moment while drinking milk, he seemed to have completely immersed himself in this 17-year-old body.
"mom."
Chen Zhu swallowed a mouthful of bread. The second "Mom" was obviously much smoother. He looked around and saw no trace of his father, so he asked, "Where's my dad?"
Mao Xiaoqin curled her lips: "I guess I have some entertainment, so don't worry about him. He seems to be staying away from home all day."
His father, Chen Peisong, is a deputy director of the sub-district office. He has a low ranking but has a lot of chores. Chen Zhu understands this kind of busyness very well. He was also in the same state when he was working on grassroots poverty alleviation.
When they first met after his rebirth, Chen Zhu was still a little excited and didn't know what to say, so after asking about his father's whereabouts, he kept drinking milk quietly.
Mao Xiaoqin didn't take it seriously either. She sat across the table and looked at her only son with a smile.
She is quite satisfied with her son. He has good grades, is tall, and does not cause trouble. He has not allowed herself to worry more about him since he was a child.
He is also more patient in doing things, which is in line with the meaning of his original name "Chen Zhu", which means calmness.
If I have to find fault, it would be that he is too introverted and honest. In so many years, I have never heard him talk about which girl is beautiful or which celebrity he has chased. It seems that the only word in the world is "study".
He is that kind of "other people's child". Whenever he talks about his son for so many years, Mao Xiaoqin always looks proud.
However, Mao Xiaoqin sometimes also thinks that the qualities of "love to learn, obedience, and honesty" are advantages in junior high school and high school, but when you go to college and go out into society, you need more comprehensive quality support.
"Chen Zhu."
Mao Xiaoqin tore open a small piece of bread, placed it in front of Chen Zhu, and then said in a casual manner: "After you are admitted to college, my mother has a suggestion for you. You might as well go to the student union to exercise. Good academic performance is only one aspect, excellence is
Talents must be developed in many aspects.”
Chen Zhu was stunned for a moment. Although he also had this plan, as a deputy director, joining the student union cannot be called "exercise".
Wouldn't the word "guidance" be more accurate?
Mao Xiaoqin looked at her son's expression and thought he was resisting, so she said with a smile: "When your dad and I first met, he always stuttered when speaking in meetings. Now he can talk for three hours without turning around. Mom thinks
You can still get some exercise by joining the student union."
"Three hours of unscripted speech?"
Chen Zhu thought that I could do it too. It was just that the theory focused on complete sets and the speech focused on parallelism. As long as you mastered these sets of words, your unscripted speech would be completely fluent.
However, he didn't want to argue with his mother, so he nodded and said, "We'll talk about it then."
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After drinking the milk, I returned to the bedroom. What I saw was a desk with slightly peeling paint, and a sticker of Son Goku's Super Saiyan second form from "Dragon Ball" on the desk.
Chen Zhu looked through it here and touched there. Every corner in the bedroom carried its own growth trajectory. The small desk lamp that was not very sensitive to switches had witnessed how many people wrote and wrote late at night.
"Right!"
Chen Zhu suddenly thought of something, then bent down and took out the diary hidden in the drawer.
How does it feel to re-read the diary from high school when you are over 30 years old?
Looking at those immature, sensitive, inferior and proud words, Chen almost dug his toes through the floor.
Sure enough, who would keep a diary?
Or maybe I was not a serious person at heart, but my subsequent career choices forced me to become a serious person.
After flipping through the diary, Chen Zhu started playing with the Backgammon repeater on his desk.
This is really an old thing and has been gradually phased out since 2010. However, for children in ordinary families today, this repeater, which costs more than 200 yuan, is still very practical.
Not only could he practice his English listening skills, but he could also secretly listen to popular music. Chen Zhu bought a lot of genuine Jay Chou tapes and pirated Mayday tapes.
Just thinking about the past like this, time passed by little by little. It wasn't until his mother urged him to take a shower that Chen Zhu reluctantly opened the door.
"A change of clothes is here."
Mao Xiaoqin casually stuffed Chen Zu with a pile of fragrant clothes.
Chen Zhu took a look and saw that he still had his own boxer briefs. He suddenly remembered that before going to college, it seemed that his mother had helped wash all the clothes.
I didn't think there was anything wrong with it before, but now it's a bit embarrassing.
"mom."
Chen Zhu stopped Mao Xiaoqin and said sheepishly: "I will wash my underwear myself from now on."
Mao Xiaoqin seemed a little surprised, but did not agree: "The college entrance examination is coming soon. You will spend all your time doing laundry on studying, and you won't have to do housework for the time being."
Chen Zhu sighed silently. Maybe in the eyes of his mother, there is almost no difference between a son in high school and a son in elementary school. Even if he is naked, there is nothing strange about it.
After everything was packed and went to bed, it was only after 11 o'clock when Chen Chu felt sleepy.
After he first started working, Chen Zhu often worked overtime and late, and was under great pressure. He would even close his eyes and think about work, and he gradually suffered from severe neurasthenia and sleep disorders.
This young body does not have these problems at all, and it falls asleep when it touches the pillow.
I don't know how long it took, but Chen Zhu, who was sleeping soundly, felt the bedroom door being pushed open, along with a strong smell of alcohol.
It must be that my father is back.
Lao Chen stood silently at the door for a while, and then left quietly.
The lights were turned off in the dark night, but my father and mother were standing outside. I am only seventeen years old this year.
This night, Chen Zhu slept extremely soundly.
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