Rebirth: The Life of a Scholar

Chapter 17

A few days after the end of the competition, the campus became excited again because of the release of the monthly exam results.

In the first year of high school, there were two tied for first place, Xu Jiang from Class 1 of Senior One and Tang Xu from Class 2 of Senior One.

The difference between the two is only 1 point, which is the perfect score in all subjects. One problem is in physics, and the other is in English. The flaws are highlighted.

Tang Xu was very discouraged when he got the English test paper. He was only 1 point away, and he was really unwilling.

Frustrated, he put away the test paper. Sure enough, his English is still too bad, and he has to make up for it!This time Tang Xu was even more determined to go to the library to read all the English books. He felt that the scope of his study was still too narrow, and now he wanted to expand his study without scope.

In the next few days when Tang Xu started to eat, sleep and hug books again, the three of Bai Liangshu could only shake their heads helplessly when they saw his appearance, and tried to persuade him to go to bed early, and he had to stay up late to read books every day after working part-time. How Xu survived.

This day Tang Xu went to work as usual, and happened to meet Ji Rong when he entered the door, and he was accompanied by Wang Linhao.

"Tang Xu!! Why are you here!" Wang Linhao suddenly jumped to Tang Xu's side: "Hey! Does Tang Xu like desserts? I like them too! Come, come, I'll treat you today!" He dragged Tang Xu inside, hesitating in front of the dessert cabinet: "Which one does Tang Xu like? Which one is delicious~"

"Uh, this Strawberry Crisp is very good, you can try it." Tang Xu replied without thinking.

"Ah! Good! Tang Xu, do you often eat here!"

"No, I work here."

"Oh~ work, I'm going!! What! You work here! Why why!"

"Because I need money."

After Tang Xu finished speaking calmly, he saw Wang Linhao's annoyed expression, and smiled at him: "I'll go change my work clothes first, and you can call me if you need it." Then he nodded at Ji Rong, who stood frowning, and entered the staff behind room.

Wang Linhao felt something was wrong when he asked, and the piercing eyes reminded him of Tang Xu's family background, but he didn't expect Tang Xu to say that kind of thing without awkwardness at all, and the honesty made Wang Linhao feel uneasy.

"It seems that you need to cure the problem of talking too much." Ji Rong took a cold look at Wang Linhao and sat down in his old seat. Tang Xu's performance was too indifferent. Ji Rong opened the textbook and did his homework irritably, but seemed to be doing nothing. I can't write any more.

Wang Linhao was a little baffled when he saw Ji Rong angry. This guy has become more and more strange recently. As Ji Rong’s neighbor, Wang Linhao used to go home with him every day, but recently Ji Rong completely left him, and the time to go home is getting shorter and shorter. It got late and blocked Ji Rong several times. Wang Linhao finally blocked him today, so he pestered him to come to this dessert shop. He didn't expect Tang Xu to work here.

Wait, is Ji Rong here every day recently?It's strange, it's really strange, no matter how you look at it, these two are people who don't have deep negotiations.

After Tang Xu changed into his work clothes and came out, he saw Wang Linhao waving towards him, picked up the menu and walked towards them: "Senior Ji Rong, do you still order milk tea today?" He first asked Ji Rong.

Ji Rong nodded: "Taro milk tea." He didn't look up from his homework.

Tang Xu wrote it down and looked at Wang Linhao: "Then senior, do you want the strawberry shortcake?"

"Yeah, yeah, let me order another milk tea too!" Wang Linhao likes desserts, and he asked Ji Rong to bring them a few times before, so it seems that the last time Ji Rong brought him must have been bought here .

Tang Xu obediently went to fetch food for the two of them. Wang Linhao raised his chin as he watched him bustling around: "This child is really hard. He studies so well and still needs to work to support himself."

Wang Linhao didn't mind if he didn't get Ji Rong's answer, and continued: "I always feel that he will be promising in the future. Ji Rong, do you think we should establish a good relationship with him now, and take care of anything in the future, and wait for Tang Xu to have something? If we are successful, we can also enjoy the glory hahaha."

"Do you still want to be honored by others? Go back after eating." Ji Rong put down his pen and rubbed the center of his brows. He never thought about what Tang Xu would do in the future, and Tang Xu probably never thought about it. No one can guess what the future holds.

When Ji Rong said this, Wang Linhao lost interest, and lay down on the table wearily: "Where do you want to go to Jirong University? I heard that uncles and aunts are already arranging for you to go abroad." The third year of high school has passed It's been more than a month, and the days go by so fast, a year will pass soon, if Ji Rong really goes abroad, he will lose a playmate.

"I'm not considering this issue for the time being." Ji Rong already knew that his parents wanted him to study abroad, and Ji Rong didn't think there was anything wrong with it. It's always good to go out and see, so he never worried about these issues.

"Why don't I go with you! Even if my grades are mediocre, my parents will agree to let me go haha. After all, returnees are so popular now, and they must be sought after after going abroad for a few years." Wang Linhao said more and more vigorously, thinking I want to be a little excited.

Ji Rong gave him a disgusted look and said nothing, but Wang Linhao knew at a glance that Ji Rong didn't want him to follow, and all kinds of dissatisfaction began to rage.

When Tang Xu brought them the food, he saw Ji Rong pushing Wang Linhao impatiently, put the things down and left silently.

During this period of time, because Ji Rong came here frequently, the business in the store was better than before. Most of the customers were young girls, and students from Dehui High School accounted for most of them. Needless to say, Tang Xu knew that these children were He came here for Ji Rong, so Qian Yue privately regarded Ji Rong as the treasure of the store, and sometimes gave Ji Rong some gifts, hoping that Ji Rong would come on time every day.

Seeing Ji Rong brought friends over today, Qian Yue specially picked a big cake as a gift for Tang Xu to send together. Wang Linhao found the extra cake and looked suspiciously at Tang Xu who was already busy, and then at Ji Rong with a normal face: " Didn't you call the cake?"

Ji Rong took the piece of cake in front of him and took a bite with a spoon. The taste was quite light, not particularly sweet, and the cream melted in the mouth, which was not bad.

"Hey, don't you not like desserts?" Wang Linhao ate his cake suspiciously: "Wow, it's delicious!" After shouting, he tasted it happily.

Ji Rong didn't bother to talk to him. He looked at Tang Xu who was ordering food for others, and habitually reached out to push the glasses on the bridge of his nose. The lenses blocked his eyes, which made people unpredictable.

"By the way, Tang Xu seems to be learning English very diligently recently. I heard from other people that Tang Xu's name is on the library card for English books in the library. This guy is really hardworking. Maybe it's because he deducted a point for English in the monthly exam. Well, you can torment yourself too much." Wang Linhao found that Ji Rong was looking at Tang Xu, and the topic changed back to Tang Xu.

Ji Rong knew about this a long time ago. The last time he went to the library, he wanted to find a famous foreign book. He accidentally saw Tang Xu’s name on the library card. Then he opened another English classic that still had Tang Xu on it. Tang Xu’s name, so he went to the English section to prove something and opened the library cards of many books. As a result, almost all the English books in that area were borrowed by Tang Xu. Maybe others would not think that much. There is nothing, but to Tang Xu, maybe that point is very important.

"That's right, why don't you teach Tang Xu your English is so good! My idea is really good!" Wang Linhao waved to Tang Xu excitedly as soon as he slapped the table.

Ji Rong was helpless, he really wanted to snap off Wang Linhao's claws because of the headache, it's not that he didn't think about it, he was just waiting, waiting for Tang Xu to come to him by himself.

Tang Xu noticed Wang Linhao's exaggerated movements, smiled and walked over: "Senior, what do you need?" He lowered his eyes and looked at the cake Ji Rong had eaten naturally, and took a few bites. He ate more than the last time, it should be I really like this taste, so I will ask Qian Yue to give more of it in the future.

"Tang Xu, how are your sophomore books?" Wang Linhao also knew how to make detours. Although most of the time he spoke bluntly, the detours were always misleading.

Tang Xu didn't expect that Wang Linhao would suddenly ask him this. The book belonged to Ji Rong, so Tang Xu thought it was Ji Rong's meaning when he heard this, and turned to look at Ji Rong: "Is the senior going to use it? I haven't read it much recently. Senior, if you want to use it, I will return it to you tomorrow." Tang Xu felt embarrassed to borrow something from others, but he has been reading English textbooks and other books for the past few days, so if Ji Rong needs it, he will return it right away. give him.

"No, let you go." Ji Rong still twitched the corner of his mouth lightly and didn't say much, but Wang Linhao was anxious: "No, Tang Xu, I just want to ask if you are learning English recently."

"Well, my English is not very good, so I need to read more and learn more." Tang Xu felt that this topic was very good, and unconsciously began to talk more: "It's just that the spoken language is a bit awkward."

"It's not easy! Isn't there an English master here! He has been the champion of English for more than two years! He speaks English like a foreigner. Ji Rong learned it early when he was young, and his family invited him to speak English. The tutor taught him mouth to mouth, so if you have any questions, don't ask him politely, he is amazing!" The more Wang Linhao said, the more proud he became, this is his bamboo horse!

Foreign tutors... mouth to mouth?Uh, Tang Xu automatically ignored Wang Linhao's weird description, thinking that it's no wonder that Ji Rong's spoken English is so good because he was cultivated since he was a child. Tang Xu didn't dare to think that he could speak as well as him. But at least it can't be as awkward as it is now.

So Tang Xu looked at Ji Rong with admiration and hesitation after listening to Wang Linhao's suggestion. He had already troubled Ji Rong to lend him a book, and if he troubled Ji Rong again, he felt that he owed Ji Rong too much... …

Ji Rong could see Tang Xu's hesitation, but he didn't open his mouth. He flicked the pen on the table with his fingers, looking very careless.

If Tang Xu really wanted to learn English to the best, he would definitely not be able to stand the temptation of Wang Linhao abandoning him, but if Tang Xu had any concerns, then Ji Rong would have his own way to sway Tang Xu.