At this moment, the two of them were walking home. After the evening self-study, the two of them went home together. Seeing Liu Zhiyue's sluggish appearance along the way, Zhou Shiyan actually felt a little worried in her heart.
In the physical education class, the teacher was very satisfied with Liu Zhiyue's long-distance running. Even though he deliberately pretended to be unable to run, he was seen through at a glance in front of professionals.
After all... when he was running, although he pretended to be panting and unable to run, he did not sweat a lot, and his lips became stuck and his face turned pale.
The physical education teacher, who was used to seeing this kind of scene, rejected Liu Zhiyue's suggestion that he didn't want to participate and resolutely signed him up for three.
The 100-meter race, the 5,000-meter race, and...the triple jump.
The rest of the items were randomly selected and filled in by a few unlucky ones.
Originally, the head teacher left the selection to the physical education teacher, so he did not expect to win any awards at this sports meeting.
After all...he knows his students best.
Just gather the number of applicants.
Zhou Shiyan said something to cheer her up, which surprised Liu Zhiyue who was walking beside him. He looked to his side and found Zhou Shiyan looking at him with a serious expression.
It can be seen that she is serious.
Before Liu Zhiyue could speak, he heard Zhou Shiyan's voice next to him again.
"After discussing with several other students in the class today, we decided to form a cheerleading team."
Um?!
Although Zhou Shiyan said this sentence in a very calm tone, it had a different meaning to Liu Zhiyue's ears.
Cheerleaders?
Liu Zhiyue still had some impressions from the sports meets two years ago.
The cheerleaders he had seen were all wearing specific uniforms, holding two cheerleader flowers, jumping up and down, exuding a youthful atmosphere...
Then they shouted in unison "XXX you are awesome, XXX come on!"
His eyes moved downward involuntarily. Liu Zhiyue's eyes moved down from Zhou Shiyan's face uncontrollably. A picture that shouldn't have appeared in his mind.
"puff!"
He quickly reached out his hand to cover his mouth and pretended to wipe it around. He almost choked on his own saliva.
This move made Zhou Shiyan a little confused.
Liu Zhiyue quickly turned his eyes to the side and looked at the night sky with his head raised, looking indifferent.
But his rosy complexion, which was different from usual, proved that his heart was not at peace at the moment.
"Since...since you are so diligent and have even formed a cheerleading team, I will work hard this time and try to get first place."
"Well, come on."
Zhou Shiyan nodded in response, and then stopped looking at Liu Zhiyue. She looked forward and walked at a steady pace.
This made Liu Zhiyue a little uncomfortable.
Although it was not the same as the expected conversation, he did not take the initiative to say anything and glanced furtively at the short Zhou Shiyan.
In my mind... I pictured the opponent wearing a cheerleading uniform and cheering for me...
They arrived at their destination soon. After saying goodbye to Liu Zhiyue at the door, Zhou Shiyan opened the door and entered the house.
Liu Zhiyue didn't stay too long, turned around and left the place.
Zhou Shiyan opened the door to go home and saw Lan Yixian sitting on the bedside, combing her hair with a comb. She was humming an unknown but familiar tune.
Noticing the movement of Zhou Shiyan opening the door, she looked back while combing her hair.
"Did Zhiyue send you back today again?"
"Um."
Putting her schoolbag on the chair, Zhou Shiyan walked towards the bed, followed her mother's posture and sat on the edge of the bed, looking at her sideways.
Hearing her daughter's response, Lan Yixian's face showed joy.
"What a good boy, sensible and considerate, just like his father."
"..."
"I don't know if Liu Changqing is still busy with work now. During that time, he came home very late every day..."
As if talking to himself, Lan Yixian always had an inexplicable smile on his face when talking about Liu Changqing.
Mother... has become very different from before.
This is how Zhou Shiyan feels.
She could see that compared to her mother a few years ago...who always led her life with a bitter look on her face, she looked a little more cheerful now.
Like...there's something to look forward to.
Unlike the days before, where she always worked silently, now...even when she is selling breakfast, she always smiles.
Looking into the distance from time to time...
Ever since her mother paid off all the money she owed Uncle Liu, she became optimistic.
Ever since Zhou Shiyan could remember, she had rarely seen her mother looking so happy.
Hands, clenched a little tighter.
Zhou Shiyan looked at her mother who was humming a little song beside her. After a long silence, she opened her mouth and made a sound.
"Our school's sports day, Mom... you should go too."
"Hmm? Sports meeting?"
The action of combing her hair stopped, Lan Yixian turned her head and looked at her daughter with a serious expression, not sure why she said this.
"Sports day...what should I do?"
"Liu Zhiyue signed up to participate. His father loves his children so much that he should also go and see it."
"Will Liu Changqing go too?"
Lan Yixian's face lit up with joy, and then she realized that she was talking to her daughter at this moment. The joy only lasted for a few seconds, and then she quickly covered it up.
"Mom won't go, the breakfast shop... will still be open."
"It's okay to take a day off occasionally. As Uncle Liu once said, work requires a balance between work and rest. You haven't had much rest recently."
"But……"
"I also formed a cheerleading team with other female classmates in the class. Mom will also check it out then. This is my first time participating in a cheerleading team."
"..."
Looking at his daughter's serious expression, Lan Yixian did not respond for a while. Instead, his daughter looked at each other and nodded after a while.
"Okay, that's what you said."
"Um."
A smile appeared on Zhou Shiyan's expressionless face, although it was very shallow.
He reached out his hand and hugged his mother gently.
Lan Yixian was just stunned for a moment by her daughter's behavior, and then he hugged her with the same smile on his face.
The palm of his hand gently patted his daughter's back.
She always likes to act like a baby like this...
I've liked it since I was a kid.
With his chin gently resting on his daughter's forehead, Lan Yixian placed the comb he held in his other hand beside the bed, and then hugged his daughter well.
In her mouth, she hummed another tune that was familiar to Zhou Shiyan.
She hasn't heard her mother sing for a long time.
Zhou Shiyan slowly closed her eyes.
Feeling the warmth of mother's arms.
Just like before, the mother and daughter cuddled together. No matter how terrible things happened, the mother always hugged her, like now...