fake god

Chapter 24

In a certain high-rise apartment by the Jiaojiang River, the teenager fell into confusion looking at the red exclamation mark displayed on the computer screen.

Shen Yuze tapped the mouse with his fingertips, but no matter how he dragged and moved it, the red exclamation mark in the private mailbox still existed.

He...was really blocked by Lu Ping.

Shen Yuze: "?"

In order to facilitate the observation of Lu Ping, Shen Yuze re-registered a partner account, and he deliberately did not use the previous ID when naming it, for fear of attracting Lu Ping's attention.Before today, the account @rainy hadn't liked or commented. It was just hiding in Lu Ping's growing fan data and quietly observing him.

The more he observes, the more surprises Shen Yuze can find in Lu Ping.

For example - this little mouse is unexpectedly bold.

Lu Ping not only posted the group photo of the racecourse, but also deliberately wrote "my friend and I" in ambiguous language.Except for the two parties involved, who would know the truth of the matter?

It's a pity that before Shen Yuze could appreciate it enough, Lu Ping actually deleted the photo!

Shen Yuze hurriedly sent a private message to ask why, but he only said three words before he was blocked by Lu Ping... He has been treated like this since he was a star in the crowd.

He turned off the computer in a daze, and picked up the photo frame on the table—the photo in the frame was a photo of him and Lu Ping at the racecourse.In the photo, Lu Ping looked at him intently, as if worshiping a distant star with his eyes.What was Lu Ping thinking at the moment the shutter was pressed?

Shen Yuze never understood why Lu Ping stole his photos.In fact, Shen Yuze has many ways to stop this farce, but he didn't do it.

Because - he likes the undisguised longing and longing that Lu Ping looks at him.

Shen Yuze has seen greed and calculation in the eyes of too many people, but not in Lu Ping's eyes.

No one can refuse such a clear look.

He hoped that Lu Ping could always watch him like this.

……

Because of the ups and downs on the Internet, Lu Ping's mood went up and down.He didn't go out on Sunday, and was sluggish at home all day. His parents thought he was tired from playing yesterday, and didn't notice his inner loneliness.

Taking advantage of the opportunity to hang out at home, Lu Ping looked through the English textbooks that Shen Yuze gave him, and found that those books were not common textbooks on the market, but rather internal materials compiled by a certain school's teaching and research group.Later, he searched the Internet, only to find that these teaching reference books had a lot of background, and they were actually the "school secret volumes" of a well-known high school in the imperial capital.

There is a famous joke in the school, even Lu Ping, who studies in Jiaojiang, has heard of it.

Question: "A six-year-old child has [-] English words, is that enough?"

Answer: "If you're an American, it's enough; if you're from the capital and want to go to the primary school attached to x, [-] words are not enough to enter the first round of interviews."

In a word - volume!

English introversion starts from the doll!

Lu Ping didn't know how Shen Yuze collected these materials, but this gift was indeed precious to him now.

Lu Ping looked at the textbooks that looked like a hill in front of him, feeling sad and apprehensive.Shen Yuze gave him things that money couldn't buy, and what he could give him in return was some specialty snacks and an old horse for 30 yuan to ride for an afternoon.

How can he catch up with Shen Yuze and become a friend worthy of him?

——How about, let’s start by learning English well! (Shen Yuze:?)

……

It's another Monday in a blink of an eye.After experiencing the double blow of the monthly exam and parent meeting last week, most of the students in the class had a disastrous weekend.

As soon as they met, the first sentence they greeted each other was definitely: "Have you eaten firewood?"

"Of course I ate it." Usually the other person would reply dejectedly, "I was full, and I didn't get out of bed until the weekend."

When outsiders who don’t know it hear it, they must mistakenly think that “chai” is a local specialty snack, just like embedded cakes or soaked shrimps.In fact, firewood means "beating" in the local dialect. Which Xiao Ning has never been fired by her parents?Chinese New Year firewood, exam firewood, even some naughty boys will be firewood on their birthdays.

However, Lu Ping is rarely criticized. He seems to have never had a rebellious period, and his grades have always been stable in the middle of the grade. Even if he failed English this time, his parents did not say a word.The couple can't even recognize the English alphabet, so naturally they dare not ask their children to be proficient in everything.

However, it is easy to explain to parents, but it is not easy to explain to teachers.

During recess, Lu Ping was called to the office by the English teacher.

As soon as the English teacher saw him, he began to sigh: This kid Lu Ping is good at everything, and he studies very hard. Every homework is handed in the most timely. go up.

"Lu Ping, why is English lagging behind again this time?" The English teacher took out the overall grade ranking and said sadly, "Your head teacher came to me specially and asked me to chat with you. Look, your grades in the other subjects are good. Not counting English, you can rank in the top [-] of the grade, and once you count English, you immediately dragged down so much... You are [-] points lower than the grade average every time, are you not in a hurry?"

Lu Ping murmured: "Worry..."

"Worry, you should work hard!" The English teacher took the paper in his hand, and turned through the composition, reading, and cloze in turn. He really wanted to find a weak part of Lu Ping and let him work hard, but turned over and over again. , found that everywhere is weak.

The teacher was helpless, and finally turned to the listening question at the beginning of the paper: "Look at your listening. There are many basic questions, which can be solved by listening more. In addition to memorizing words and grammar in English, you also need to read more and listen more. You can't only know 'dumb English' and 'exam English', otherwise you will go to university and fail to pass CET-[-], and the school will not issue a diploma!"

The teacher is not scaremongering. Now that all universities are focusing on English, the level [-] certificates are linked to the undergraduate diplomas.The teacher didn't want to see Lu Ping struggling to get into the university, but in the end he got stuck because of English.

Lu Ping nodded silently, expressing that he would work hard when he went back.

"If you have any questions you don't know, you can ask the teacher. If the teacher is not in the office, you can also ask your classmates... Isn't Shen Yuze your deskmate? This time he got full marks in English, you should get closer to him, Try to be friends with him, I believe that classmate Shen is not that kind of selfish person, he will definitely help you."

"..." Lu Ping knew that the teacher's words were purely kind, but in Lu Ping's ears, it made Lu Ping feel as if he approached Shen Yuze and became his friend just to prostitute an English tutor for free.

Why do you think so much about making friends? It depends on family background, appearance, and grades.

There seemed to be an invisible balance between them. The weight Shen Yuze threw casually weighed a thousand catties, but Lu Ping felt all over his body, and could only hold out a bare heart.

Before Lu Ping left the office, the English teacher said: "By the way, after you go back, let student Shen come to the office for a while, I have something to ask him."

Lu Ping agreed.

When he returned to the classroom, there were many people around Shen Yuze's desk as usual.

Because of his sky-high monthly exam results, Shen Yuze has now become a celebrity in the whole school, not only in the second year of high school, but even in the first and third year of high school, all the students in the first and third year of high school have heard of this "the bottom one in the grade" with perfect English scores.

As for the beating incident that was circulated before... Hey, classmate Shen is handsome and smart, his hands are used to hold pens, how could he beat someone?It must be a rumor.

Shen Yuze has a cold personality, and he doesn't like to socialize with unrelated people the most, but his cold face can't stop the enthusiasm of his classmates. Every class, the front of his seat is as lively as a vegetable market.

Even if Shen Yuze ignored them, they could still find a topic to chat on their own.

This one said: "Shen Yuze, don't you usually play games?"

That one said: "Hey, since the ID card binding system came out, now I can only play games online for one hour a week."

"You are stupid, you use your sister's ID card."

"No, my sister is going to university in other places, and she has to blink every time for face verification. I was spotted with my sister's photo!"

"I bound my dad's WeChat, and my dad's ID is used by default when entering the game, but my dad runs a restaurant, and the account name is 'Pork Head Meat Specialty Store', and every time I form a team, I always meet those people who speak badly."

"This kind of people are everywhere on the Internet, just block them directly."

... Pull black?

Hearing the key words, Shen Yuze, who was originally silent, raised his head.

Shen Yuze said: "Under what circumstances would you block someone?"

Several boys looked at each other, and the one who talked the most answered first: "Those who always swear will definitely be blocked."

Shen Yuze shook his head: "What if you didn't swear?"

"Uh, yin and yang are not allowed."

"What does yin and yang strange energy refer to?"

"The yin and yang strangeness is just..." The boy scratched his chin and gave an example, "I improved ten in the monthly exam and posted a space news, but someone said: 'I am so happy to improve ten, when will you be the first in the grade? ah?'"

The girl next to me answered: "I went out to play and posted a few selfies, and my junior high school classmates commented, 'Who is such a good-looking person, why have I never seen it'?"

Another person said: "On my birthday, my dad gave me a pair of limited-edition sneakers that I really like. I posted it on the basketball forum I often go to, and an ID I didn't know said that I was a 'rich second generation'."

The three of them each gave an example, but after hearing this, Shen Yuze didn't feel any fluctuations in his heart.

There was a trace of confusion between his brows: "Is this called yin and yang strange energy?"

Three people: "..."

Being said to have good grades, good looks, and rich family, in Shen Yuze's case, it's really not called yin and yang, but a statement of facts.

Just when this conversation was deadlocked, Lu Ping squeezed through the gap between the crowd like a little mouse, and returned to his seat with difficulty.

As soon as he appeared, Shen Yuze's eyes fell on him immediately.The other students around also breathed a sigh of relief, thankful from the bottom of their hearts that they don't have to continue the embarrassing topic just now.

Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on him, Lu Ping flinched a little out of habit.

"Uh...Shen Yuze, the English teacher is looking for you."

Shen Yuze: "What's the matter?"

"I don't know, the teacher didn't say anything." Lu Ping shook his head.

Shen Yuze happened to get tired of being in the crowd, so he took this opportunity to leave the cramped classroom.

As soon as Shen Yuze left, those who had been around him also dispersed. They were like a group of seagulls who had finished grabbing the bread, flapping their wings and leaving without a trace of nostalgia, leaving only bird droppings all over the floor.

Lu Ping has long been used to such scenes, and he is happy alone.

However, his side was clean, and the other corner of the classroom became lively again.

This is always the case during breaks. The students in the class are divided into different small groups and hold seagull parties in different places around the classroom.

But this time, the central figure holding the bread has become Chen Miaomiao.

Chen Miaomiao's family is very rich. Her father's factory is in the shoelace business and is a well-known local taxpayer.Before Shen Yuze transferred, Chen Miaomiao had always been the most influential figure in the class.She can always bring out the latest electronic products and put on the latest clothes. She has even been to Disney in Shanghai several times.

The only problem is... her grades are really bad. After this monthly exam, she can eat "firewood" all she can eat.

But even so, Chen Miaomiao still held her chin high, showing off to the seagulls around: "My mother hired a foreign teacher for me, one-on-one, and it costs 800 yuan an hour!"

"800 yuan an hour? That's too expensive!" a seagull exclaimed, "It's only 100 yuan an hour to find a college student from the British College."

"Foreign teachers are different. They are native speakers of English, so they must teach better than college students." Chen Miaomiao was very sure, as if she had seen her English grades improve by leaps and bounds, jumping from the bottom of the grade to the sky.

Jiaojiang is a small city. There are no large multinational companies or well-developed international hubs here. Blonde and blue-eyed foreign faces are rarely seen in the city.There are very few opportunities for students to meet foreigners in this city, so of course Chen Miaomiao has to show off.

Chen Miaomiao: "I only had a class on Sunday, and I found that the foreign teacher's teaching methods are really different! She doesn't speak words or grammar, but chats with me in English, although I only have a class , but I feel that my listening skills have improved a lot!"

"What are you talking about?" Seagull asked.

"She told me that she was only a few years older than me, and that she came here as an exchange student and usually lived in the university town. She also said that she and her foreign classmates often had coffee in a cafe in the university town, When people see that they are foreigners, they often chat with them..."

Chen Miaomiao's voice was too penetrating, even if Lu Ping didn't eavesdrop on purpose, those voices still poured into Lu Ping's ears continuously.

University Town...Foreigners...Cafe...Chat...English Improvement...

Lu Ping's heart itched.

He definitely can't afford the 800 yuan a class with a foreign teacher.But he can save the country with curves!What if he had the guts to go to that cafe and strike up a conversation with those foreigners?

...No, no, stop thinking about it.

Knowing how poor his English is, he couldn't even pass the exam, so he went to practice oral English with foreigners?Maybe even foreigners can't understand his accent.

... But no matter how bad he is, how can he be worse than Chen Miaomiao?Chen Miaomiao only scored [-] points in her monthly English test!She dared to talk to the foreign teacher, why didn't he dare?

Lu Ping was caught in a tangle for a while.

There seemed to be a little mouse on each of his left and right shoulders.One little mouse has an angel halo on his head, encouraging him to pursue his dreams bravely and not to be afraid; the other little mouse flaps the wings of a devil, telling him not to talk foolishly about dreams, which will only increase the number of jokes.

Just as he was wavering, a figure suddenly appeared beside him.

A hand stretched out in front of him, snapped his fingers, and suddenly brought him back to his senses.

Lu Ping shunned that hand and raised his head in a daze - Shen Yuze, who didn't know when he came back, was standing in front of him, with one hand on his desk, lowering his body slightly, with a trace of concern in his eyes

"What's the matter, are you uncomfortable?" Shen Yuze asked, "You keep frowning."

"Ah? No, no, just thinking about something." Lu Ping replied vaguely.

Seeing that he was fine, Shen Yuze returned to his seat.They are at the same table, stationery is occasionally mixed, and textbooks often cross the border. Shen Yuze casually put a piece of paper on the table. Lu Ping looked down and found that it was actually a registration form.

Lu Ping subconsciously read the words on the form: "Jiaojiang English Speech Contest for Senior High School Students..." He finally came to his senses and exclaimed, "The English teacher told you to go to the office to sign up for the speech contest?"

This competition is very famous and is held every year, with students selected by the school to participate.If you can get the top two, you can represent Jiaojiang City and go to the province to participate in the competition!Provincial competitions are broadcast live on TV, and there are bonuses to be won!

During the competition in the city last year, the school even organized students to watch the competition on site.At that time, Lu Ping was sitting under the stage. He looked at the confident and flamboyant contestants on the stage with envy.Even though they are all the same age, they can stand under the spotlight and give a speech in fluent English, but he can only applaud stupidly... The gap is really too big.

Shen Yuze was originally not interested in this competition. When the English teacher took out the registration form, his first reaction was to refuse.He hates all troublesome things, this kind of inexplicable speech contest is a complete waste of his work.None of the perks that his English teacher talked about — bonuses, TV appearances, even extra marks for the college entrance examination — held any appeal for him.

But... after seeing Lu Ping's adoring eyes, Shen Yuze's desire to refuse suddenly loosened.

Shen Yuze: "...do you think I should participate?"

"Of course I want to participate!" Lu Ping was extremely envious, his eyes were round and bright, with a hazy watery light, "Shen Yuze, you are really good! Your spoken English must be very good!"

"...Mmm." Shen Yuze nodded reservedly, it was impossible to ignore his adoring eyes.

Shen Yuze suspected that Lu Ping did it on purpose, he deliberately looked at himself with those wet eyes, making Shen Yuze lost step by step.

"Didn't you already know that my English is taught by a foreigner?"

The signature pen in Shen Yuze's hand twirled around his fingertips - if Lu Ping really wanted to see him win the championship, then he would reluctantly sign up.

The moment Shen Yuze picked up a pen and signed his name on the registration form, Lu Ping was thinking about another thing.

He is an out-and-out English scumbag, but Shen Yuze's English is so good.He wants to narrow this gap, he wants to catch up with Shen Yuze, he doesn't want to be said: "You don't match him in everything, how can you be friends?"

——He decided that he was going to a coffee shop to practice his English with a foreigner.