Chapter 17 My Deskmates
The next day was Monday, and Tan Xiaoru went to school along the familiar route as usual.
Eat breakfast, enter the classroom, and say hello to your deskmate.
The person sitting diagonally opposite should be Kong Xuan. The reason why he was not sure was because he was surprised to find that Kong Xuan was holding a chemistry book in his hand and was reading with a look of annoyance on his face.
Kong Xuan's level "astonished" the whole class, but he also showed disdain for progress.
But now it seems that after a weekend of reflection, Kong Xuan has probably figured it out and needs to improve his grades. Otherwise, the monthly exam will be in two days and the results would be quite embarrassing.
Look, it’s not even class time yet and he’s already studying on his own, although judging from his expression it seems a bit strenuous.
Lin Yang whispered to Tan Xiao, "The teacher asked him out for a chat this morning, to persuade him to study, and he has been buried in his books since he came back."
Tan Xiao thought, no wonder he looked so bad.
Kong Xuan felt dizzy, and when he saw Tan Xiao coming, he pushed Lin Yang's desk back without saying a word.
Lin Yang thought it was because he was a sinner and was heard, "Don't, don't be impulsive." He felt that Kong Xuan's aggressive look was a bit scary.
Kong Xuan squeezed back so hard that half of his body was almost parallel to Tan Xiao's desk. At first glance, it was impossible to tell who was Tan Xiao's deskmate between him and Lin Yang.
This action gradually quieted down the originally noisy classroom. Kong Xuan had just (almost) fought with Tan Xiao, so maybe he was going to fight with Lin Yang as well?
"Bang."
However, Kong Xuan ignored Lin Yang, who was squeezed into a small living space, and placed a book of exercises on Tan Xiao's desk.
Tan Xiao was caught off guard and looked at him questioningly: "Huh?"
Lin Yang looked back and forth between the two of them. What did this mean? Was Kong Xuan asking for peace? Did he want Xiaozai to teach him how to do the questions?
In fact, Tan Xiao also thought so in his heart. He felt that if Kong Xuan bowed his head, he would just make peace with this bad-tempered new classmate.
"Teacher... the head teacher asked me to do it." Kong Xuan turned a page, pointed at the question and said, "I'll teach you how to do it."
Tan Xiao: “……?”
He didn't react for a moment.
Everyone was also confused: "???"
What is Kong Xuan saying? Is the subject reversed?
Kong Xuan ignored him and started talking on his own. He had no choice but to follow the local customs and ask about the taboos when entering the mountains, just like he had to have a wizard to act as a substitute before he could enter the human world. He also had to abide by the school rules and not cheat. To fulfill Tan Xiao's wish, he had to work hard himself!
He studied hard all night, and his class teacher asked them to help each other, which showed that it was God's will, and now was the time to verify it.
"No, you, I, don't need it..." Tan Xiao wanted to push Kong Xuan's book away. Teacher Ji did ask them to help each other, but no matter how he thought about it, it was unlikely that it would include asking Kong Xuan to explain the questions to him.
Kong Xuan was still unhappy: "Why can you explain the problem to me but I can't explain it to you?"
Tan Xiao: "..."
Everyone: “…”
"But you are wrong!" He felt something was wrong. He got one out of every two questions wrong. Tan Xiao stood up and wanted to get away from Kong Xuan. It's just that he didn't recognize you. It's okay that he got so angry last time, but he still holds a grudge after a week.
Under the horrified gaze of the whole class, Kong Xuan reached out and grabbed Tan Xiao, the "illegal deskmate", and strangled him, saying impatiently: "Listen carefully."
Tan Xiao: “…………”
…Help! !
…
Yu Zhenzhen got up a little late today, and hurried to get home. After getting off the car, she ate bread while running. When passing by the artificial lake, she threw the last bite into it to feed the fish.
With two minutes left, Yu Zhenzhen arrived at the door, panting. She heard silence inside and thought the teacher had arrived. She looked inside, but didn't see the teacher.
But the next second, she was shocked.
I woke up and saw Kong Xuan and Tan Xiao hugging each other!
Kong Xuan almost pushed Lin Yang to the back seat of Tan Xiao, and he himself was almost parallel to Tan Xiao, holding Tan Xiao tightly across the desk and saying something.
Tan Xiao couldn't break free. At first he covered his ears in pain, but later he couldn't stand it anymore and said, "No, no, no, you used the wrong formula!"
Tan Xiao repeated the correct solution.
Kong Xuan paused after hearing this and said, "Okay." Then he went on to the next question as if nothing had happened.
Yu Zhenzhen: “…”
She looked back, considering whether to re-enter the classroom. Why did she see Kong Xuan forcing Tan Xiao to explain the questions?
Lin Yang called out to Yu Zhenzhen: "Class monitor! Persuade your deskmate!"
It is so cruel that no one can bear to watch it. Is this persecution? Is Kong Xuan persecuting people?
"Student Kong Xuan, what are you doing?" Yu Zhenzhen tried to stop him.
Kong Xuan answered absentmindedly, "He also gave me a lecture last week. I'm repaying him."
What kind of repayment? This is called revenge!
Yu Zhenzhen: "...Then you can't do it. It looks like you're fighting."
Kong Xuan glanced at Tan Xiao and actually let him go, then continued to talk to Tan Xiao arrogantly. If it were normal times, with such a perfect face close to someone, staring at someone and talking attentively, everyone would envy Tan Xiao.
At this moment, the students in Class 3 had only one consensus: Kong Xuan was good-looking, but he had a strong desire for revenge.
Whenever Kong Xuan was explaining a question, Tan Xiao would point out his mistakes and ask him to explain it again. Gradually, the onlookers could not tell who was explaining the question to whom.
——Tan Xiao originally wanted to sue the teacher, saying that Kong Xuan was taking revenge on him. But he found that Kong Xuan also had a painful look on his face when he listened to his explanation, and he felt like "killing one thousand enemies but losing eight hundred of his own", after all, he was a person who didn't care about knowledge.
So he gradually became less anxious and said, "Just continue talking if you want to. I'll treat it as a review."
He even had some doubts as to whether the teacher originally wanted Kong Xuan to study with him, but Kong Xuan was stubborn and didn't tell the truth.
So the atmosphere on the scene became harmonious...
The classmates around were dumbfounded. What are you two doing?
At eight o'clock, the radio sounded.
Kong Xuan was interrupted by the sound of music. He listened carefully and found the tune was quite exciting. "What kind of music is this?"
Tan Xiao gave him a strange look, then locked Kong Xuan's arm. "Are you tired of listening? Change the subject. This question is very important. Listen to it first before you leave!"
Kong Xuan: “…………”
"Let's go." After finishing the question, Tan Xiao put the book down and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. "Let's go raise the flag."
Accompanied by the "Athletes' March", all the teachers and students in the school took action and walked towards the playground in twos and threes. After Tan Xiao's classmates blended into the crowd , he gradually lost the ability to locate them.
But as long as he remembers where his class stands, everyone will line up in a fixed order when they get there.
The playground of Nanchu No. 1 Middle School is right next to the artificial lake, where there are several ducks, a lot of fish and shrimps, and even crab shells that have been caught. It is usually a place for students to spend their spare time after school, and everyone likes to come and feed the ducks and fish.
These ducks are not afraid of people. When Tan Xiao walked over, some ducks circled around his feet, recognizing him and wanting to eat him.
"There are no more buns." Tan Xiao would sometimes feed him a few bites of leftover breakfast.
Kong Xuan walked beside Tan Xiao not too close, and many people around were looking at Kong Xuan. Almost all the teachers and students in the school were here. With Kong Xuan's demeanor and appearance, he was the most dazzling one in the crowd even in school uniform.
Others noticed the subtle atmosphere between Kong Xuan and Tan Xiao. The well-informed students from other classes all knew that Kong Xuan and Tan Xiao had become enemies.
Tan Xiao turned around and reached out to Kong Xuan who was walking beside him: "Is there anything to eat?"
Kong Xuan was stunned.
He actually had it, which Tan Xiao bought yesterday as a gift to him.
How could he be so shameless? He had the nerve to ask for back the fruit that he had given to him and even gave him a cold look in the classroom.
Kong Xuan took out an apple from his pocket, but did not give it to Tan Xiao immediately. Instead, he looked at him with a slanting look and said, "If you want it, just ask for it."
Tan Xiao immediately realized from his eyes that the person who was always hanging around him was not Lin Yang, but Kong Xuan. He suddenly remembered that the Peacock God who gave him a sense of similarity was none other than Kong Xuan. However, the Peacock God was much more helpful than Kong Xuan.
So Tan Xiao turned the tables and said in revenge: "Teacher! He ate while raising the flag."
Kong Xuan: “…………!!”
...It was you who wanted it! Kong Xuan quickly stuffed the apple back.
Tan Xiao walked away triumphantly.
The students who passed by and witnessed the whole process: "..."
It's hard to comment on this. How come the handsome guy's hostile approach is almost like that of an elementary school student? I thought it would be very intense.
…
After a week of Kong Xuan “maliciously lecturing on questions”, Tan Xiao finally had his monthly exam.
After the exam was over and the scores were announced, the chemistry teacher came into the classroom with the test papers, put them down and said, "There are two people in this monthly exam who I want to especially praise, Tan Xiao and Kong Xuan."
Tan Xiao raised his head slowly. What happened?
The teacher praised: "I have been passing by your class these days and often see Tan Xiao studying with his deskmate. It is reflected in the test paper. Tan Xiao has made great progress compared to the last monthly exam and is ranked in the top five in the grade."
Tan Xiao: “…………”
He glanced to the side.
What desk mate? It was obvious that Kong Xuan had been pushing to the back. Lin Yang was almost squeezed into a paper man. He and Kong Xuan shared Tan Xiao's desk.
Wow, everyone else is singing "You, My Deskmate", but Tan Xiao is singing "You All, My Deskmate".
Just because Kong Xuan had been illegally explaining the questions in a malicious way, Tan Xiao, in order not to be affected, concentrated the whole time to distinguish whether what he said was right or wrong, and then explained the questions himself in reverse to consolidate his impression, for fear of being affected.
In this way, he reviewed a series of exercises with great concentration, and he himself did not expect that it actually helped improve his grades... killing one thousand enemies and losing eight hundred of his own, turned it into mutual help.
Tan Xiao was suddenly shocked. Could this be the blessing of the Peacock God? In this way, he was asked to improve himself? No wonder there is a saying that one should not make random wishes.
"As for Kong Xuan, he just transferred here. His progress is different from ours and his foundation is weak, but he passed this time. He needs to keep working hard." The teacher has mentioned Kong Xuan. Maybe his paper was too good, so the marking teacher gave him one point out of sympathy, and Kong Xuan surprisingly passed.
Under normal circumstances, the teacher might have scolded him, but he had seen Kong Xuan's original level!
After the joint efforts of him and Tan Xiao, he was able to pass the exam, which shows that the child is still eager to learn, so he should encourage him.
Sure enough, when the chemistry teacher saw Kong Xuan turning around and looking at Tan Xiao in understanding, he couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction. This is what we call an effective study partner, a good deskmate.
Tan Xiao saw Kong Xuan's smug look when he turned back: "..."
…
After school, Tan Xiao bought some vegetables and planned to go back and offer some new dishes to the Peacock God.
Although the process was a bit torturous, my ranking really improved in the end, so I still have to fulfill my wish.
But he felt that he would not dare to make random wishes in the future...
After buying groceries, he saw a beagle wandering around in the distance, digging the soil outside his yard with its legs. Tan Xiao saw that this thing could dig a big hole, so he quickly shouted, "Go away! Go home!"
It’s someone else’s, and it’s not on a leash.
When Tan Xiao chased the beagle away, it snorted and ran away with its big ears wagging.
When Tan Xiao got home, he first replaced the incense with new ones and lit them, then replaced the fruits with new ones. During this time, he saw the peacock leaning against the altar, his eyes sparkling brightly, as if he was very proud of his masterpiece.
"How are your grades?"
"Great God, you have blessed me very well. Please don't bless me next time." It was you who did it, Tan Xiao said dryly.
Kong Xuan raised his eyebrows: "What do you mean?"
Just as Tan Xiao was about to answer, he heard a familiar female voice coming from upstairs: "Tan Xiao? Are you back?"
Tan Xiao was caught off guard and asked in surprise: "My mother is back?"
Kong Xuan was also a little surprised. He didn't pay attention to it, but still said calmly: "Your mother, you ask me?"
Tan Xiao asked doubtfully, "I'm going to school, isn't the Master staying at my house?"
Kong Xuan: “…………”
Kong Xuan was choked and wanted to roll his eyes.
Tan Chunying had already come down from the stairs, she felt a little dizzy from walking so fast. She looked very young, with curly hair and a snake-shaped tattoo on the left side of her neck.
According to Tan Chunying, it is similar to the snake dance. After setting up the altar, the spiritual master will have a snake tattoo on his body to show his deterrence to snakes. However, when it comes to Tan Xiao's generation, he should not tattoo randomly, otherwise he may not be able to pass the civil service exam in the future.
"Son, come and help me."
Tan Xiao stepped forward to support Tan Chunying. It seemed that she had not fully recovered from the concussion. "Why didn't you tell me you were back?"
"What's there to say? Are you afraid that I'll come back and disturb your studies?" Tan Chunying said with a smile, and walked to the altar and touched a newly placed apple to eat. The offerings to the gods are usually eaten after a few days, but she didn't care, it was so funny.
Kong Xuan: “!!!”
He stared at Tan Chunying in disbelief.
Tan Chunying bites an apple with a "crunch, crunch, crunch" sound.
Tan Xiao looked at them strangely. He found that his mother had no reaction to the Peacock God beside him. "Mom, can't you see?"
Even if Peacock God is a ghost, Mu Fei and Tan Xiao could see him when he appeared last time, but Tan Chunying didn't seem to notice anything. What's the problem? Tan Xiao was curious about the mechanism of ghosts and gods appearing.
"I saw it!" Tan Chunying gave a thumbs up.
Tan Xiao looked at the thumb and had a feeling that she and he might not be on the same channel.
"Your monthly test results, right? Your school sent a text message saying you did very well. Mom is dizzy and can't cook, so I'll take you out for hamburgers tomorrow, okay?" Tan Chunying said cheerfully. She had never imagined that Tan Xiao was referring to the god next to her and kept praising her.
Tan Xiao is busy outside all year round, and his strong independent ability makes her worry a lot.
Kong Xuan looked at Tan Chunying, the unpromising spiritual master, thoughtfully and said, "One of her spirits is missing from her body, so she can't see me."
Tan Xiao: "What?!"
Seeing him startled, Tan Chunying reflected in her heart that she didn't know her son's hobbies had changed. She thought, "My son has grown up and doesn't like fast food anymore. Why don't you like hamburgers anymore? Then order whatever you want."
Just as Tan Xiao was about to speak, Kong Xuan said calmly, "Don't be frightened."
"...No, I don't really want to go out to eat, let's just eat at home." Tan Xiao swallowed his words. He knew that Tan Chunying had gone to visit the shaman, and he didn't know what happened there. The concussion might be related.
But Peacock said that the lost soul should not be frightened again, so Tan Xiao could only pretend nothing happened and did not dare to ask Tan Chunying whether she could see Peacock.
Tan Chunying had no idea and pointed upwards and said, "What did you buy? It's the big thing in the study. I wanted to open the cabinet to clean it, but it wouldn't open. There was a blue light coming out of it. Is it 3D?" Tan Xiao had a lot of pocket money. After all, she had been working with her since she was a child, so she gave Tan Xiao a share of the profits. Besides, he had his own plans, so Tan Chunying didn't really care what he bought.
Tan Xiao: "..."
My goodness, Tan Xiao almost forgot that there was a A Jin on the second floor. It was a bit dangerous.
"...Yes, don't wipe the inside, that's my lab homework." Tan Xiao asked in a roundabout way, "Mom, didn't you want to tell me about your experiences in the north? What are the shaman rituals like there?"
"It's quite interesting. I recorded a video and will send it to you." Tan Chunying said with a smile, "It's a shaman dance, with things like walking on a mountain of knives and diving into a sea of fire.
"My boy, we don't know how to do this. You can analyze the principle used to do it after watching it, and then we can learn from it. My god, it's so lively, and tourists will definitely love it."
Kong Xuan looked at Tan Xiao with an indescribable look in his eyes.
His acting wizard, the descendant of Chu Wu, was deceiving people in the underworld like this? He even wanted to continue to develop deception techniques?
Tan Xiao also noticed Kong Que's gaze and nodded without any psychological barriers, "I have studied this a long time ago, but I haven't tried it yet. I will learn it right away."
Hey, I signed a contract with Peacock God to continue writing "Classic of Mountains and Seas". How does this conflict with my family's continued development of folk performance projects?
Kong Xuan: “…”
"Okay, just send it to me. I'll go put down my schoolbag." Tan Xiao asked Tan Chunying to send the recorded video to him, and then went to the second floor. He wanted to ask the Peacock God some questions.
Tan Xiao walked into the study with a frown. He had also heard about the lost soul incident, but Tan Chunying had just behaved quite normally, so he didn't think too much about it. It was Peacock who pointed it out.
Kong Xuan followed slowly behind and entered the study together.
Just as Tan Xiao was about to speak, he and Kong Xuan both stared at A Jin who was standing in the corner of the study, and fell silent.
I saw that its square, black matte metal shell was polished to a shine, and the top was covered with a piece of floral cloth, with elastic bands wrapped around the corners to keep it tightly wrapped around the top of the cabinet.
A Jin: "Oh, your mom said to prevent dust."
Tan Xiao: "..."
