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They were seventeen years old

By Parton BTangPublished about a year ago 14 min read
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Due to some special reasons, Gu Ximo was arranged to study in her grandmother's hometown.

Grandma's hometown is in the countryside, and most old people don't want to leave the place where they grew up because they have roots there.

There is only one high school in my hometown, although it is in the countryside, but the development is good. There is only one class in each grade, and the students are relatively few. After all, the students who stay in school there are basically the children left at home by their parents working abroad, or the orphans whose parents have died and no one to take care of them.

The congratulatory message belongs to the latter.

His parents died in a car accident. With him in the car was his own sister, who had just shouted "brother".

He was thirteen years old.

There were three in the family. None of them survived.

The reason for their accident was just to buy a birthday gift for the congratulatory message, but no one expected that this birthday became the anniversary of their death.

His grandfather died when he was very young, and his grandmother died because of that.

After that, he never had a birthday, and he became very quiet.

Until I met Gu Ximo, the girl with a smile every day.

(I)

School day, Gu Ximo wore a sports suit, tied up a high ponytail, the face is still hanging a kind smile, she will never admit that he is actually very nervous.

"Students, today our class to a new student, everyone applaud for a welcome."

Pop, pop, pop. Applause continued to ring out, and Gu Ximo also slowly walked in.

"New student, introduce yourself."

"Yes, Sir."

After smiling at the teacher, Gu Ximo looked at her classmates.

It is estimated that there are over forty students in this class.

"Hello everyone, my name is Gu Ximo, please give me more advice in the future."

After picking up the chalk to write his name on the blackboard, Gu Ximo showed a sweet smile to everyone.

"Welcome new students!"

"Welcome! A warm welcome!"

See everyone is very enthusiastic, Gu Ximo some nervous mood immediately swept away.

'Now, be quiet!

With a wave of the teacher's hand, the class fell silent.

"Mr. Gu, please sit next to the congratulatory speech."

"Good."

Looking at the direction of the teacher, Gu Ximo walked quickly over.

Went to the new deskmate sat down beside, Gu Ximo smiled at the side of the boys.

"Hello, deskmate."

"Hello."

Congratulatory speech should be casually sound, do not want to respond to this new deskmate.

"The teacher called out your name just now, but I didn't catch it. Can I see how it was written?"

Hearing this, He Ci looked up at Gu Ximo, but did not pay attention.

It was awkward.

Touch the nose, Gu Ximo took out the textbook. He was at the same table. We'll see his name later.

Congratulatory words written very beautiful, but after a class, Gu Ximo still did not see his name.

Very helpless.

"New student, why are you so sad?"

At the front table was a fat, cute girl who turned to talk to Gu Ximo.

"I don't even know the name of my deskmate."

Gu Ximo deliberately said loudly, want to let the deskmate hear, but the fact proved that she was ignored thoroughly.

"Why, you can ask me that. Your deskmate's name is congratulatory speech. He doesn't like to talk much. He doesn't talk much to us students either."

Fat girl called Shen Jiaxin, she picked up the pen in Gu Ximo's draft this wrote "congratulation" two words.

"The original is these two words ah, new deskmate, I know your name oh."

His congratulatory speech still bowed his head to write his own topic, and ignored Gu Ximo.

Skimming mouth, Gu Ximo began to chat with Shen Jia heart day.

School life is very full after a day. There is no night study in high school here, and school ends at 5:30 on time.

After school, Gu Ximo sorted out the papers ready to go home.

"Deskmate, don't you go?"

He ignored her in his congratulatory speech.

"Deskmate, you talk to me, school is not active, have to go home to eat."

He Ci stopped his pen for a while and then bent his head again to do his problem.

Seeing this scene, Gu Ximo also did not know what to say.

"Momo, let's go together. I think we're going to dinner tonight at Mr. Chu's."

"Eh?

Hear Shen heart words, Gu Ximo confused looked at her.

"Come, let's talk as we go."

Shen Jia heart pulled Gu Ximo directly left the classroom.

And shortly after Gu Ximo left, He Ci looked up at the seat next to him.

(2)

"Ah, so it is."

Walking on the road, Shen Jia heart will be congratulatory things and Gu Ximo said again.

"Yes yes ah, congratulatory message is actually very good, I will not do the question asked him, he will tell me how to do, although he just put the process on the draft book, but that is very good ah, but some students just don't like him, said he is a jinx, gram dead family."

"How could this group of people do that?"

Gu Ximo's expression was angry. Deskmate that poor person, should take more care of.

"I can't help it. After all, his family is dead because of him."

"By the way, why do you say he should go to Mr. Chu's house for dinner tonight?"

Sometimes he would find some work for himself after school to earn some money, dinner is not in time, sometimes even do not eat, so over a long period of time the health will become worse and worse, Teacher Chu is very distressed, sometimes let the congratulatory speech to his home for dinner, but I heard after dinner, he will still go to find something to do, after a long time the health is still not good, alas.

Shen Jiaxin sighed, she is really want to help congratulatory speech, but do not know how to help.

"Home heart, can you take me to the congratulatory home?

Gu Ximo thought of his deskmate, made a decision in his heart.

(3)

At ten o 'clock in the evening, congratulatory speech to slowly walk back home.

But as soon as he got near, he saw a man squatting in front of his door.

He approached slowly, frowning.

"Ah, deskmate, you finally come back, so late, I just almost fell asleep."

Seeing the visitor, Gu Ximo rubbed her eyes and stood up.

"Why are you here?"

"Wait for you ah, come, give you some porridge, go in and eat, wait for cold."

Will hand something to the congratulatory message, Gu Ximo continued to squat down, she is very cold, but must not let the table see her cold to tremble.

"Are you so kind to everyone?"

Take things, congratulatory looked at squatting on the ground Gu Ximo opened to ask.

"Of course not."

"We just met today. Why are you bringing me something at night?"

"I don't know."

Gu Ximo can only give this answer, she really does not know why she would do so, perhaps also love to congratulate it.

"Thank you."

"Ah, no need to thank, deskmate, this bowl of porridge you eat, I will go back first."

After answering the congratulatory words, Gu Ximo immediately ran back home.

Looking at the girl running away, his face showed a smile.

"Here you are."

The next day, Gu Ximo sat down to the seat, congratulatory speech will last night to drink porridge bowl handed over.

"You needn't have brought it. I'll get it tonight."

With these words, Gu Ximo could not help blushing.

"Thank you for the porridge."

He resigned expressionless will put things on Gu Ximo's table, but the heart is about to suppress the joy.

But his expression is to let Gu Ximo will be wrong.

Is he upset? Does he hate me? Looking at the expression of the congratulatory speech, Gu Ximo thought a lot in her heart, and she was absent-minded at the end of the day.

"You don't feel well, MEL?"

A school, Shen Jia heart will pull Gu Ximo home together. And on the road, Gu Ximo is not a word, the expression is very ugly.

"No."

"Then why do you look so listless?"

"Family heart, do you think the congratulatory speech hate me?"

"How can you think that, Moma? You're so pretty. Many of the boys in the class like you." Listen to Gu Ximo's words, Shen Jia heart a face of shock.

"Then why was the congratulatory speech so indifferent to me?"

"That's what congratulatory messages are for everyone. Oh, no, I got the feeling you were giving them differently, you wouldn't..." Like him. Behind the words, Shen Jiaxin did not ask out, how she thought how impossible, these two people also just know two days.

"I don't know."

To the congratulatory speech, Gu Ximo some natural affinity.

"Well, let me think about it tonight."

"Think of what?

"No, just go home."

This night, Gu Ximo did not send anything to his message, because she had something to think about.

Unbeknownst to her, tonight's congratulatory message had been waiting for her at her door for two full hours.

"Oh, she won't come."

Self-deprecating smile after a message into the home.

On the third day, he didn't say a word to Gu Ximo.

After school, Gu Ximo sat in her seat and looked at the congratulatory message left.

"Momo?

"Home heart, let's go."

Back home, grandma had prepared the meal.

"Xiao Mo, tomorrow is the weekend. Grandma will take you to the market."

Gu Ximo was still thinking of his congratulatory speech and did not reply for a moment.

"MEL?"

Clenched her fist, Gu Ximo made plans.

"No, grandma, tomorrow I agreed with my classmates to go to his home to do homework, at noon will not come back to eat."

Lying to his grandmother, Gu Ximo's voice is a little shaking, but fortunately, grandma did not find anything.

"Well, you won't be here long, but it's good to make friends."

"Uh-huh."

After the day is not bright, Gu Ximo will tidy things straight to He Ci home.

He should be home by this time.

Say Qiao is also very qiao, in Gu Ximo just to the congratulatory door, congratulatory message just out of the inside.

"Congratulations!

"Why are you here?"

Although his face was frowning, his heart was very happy.

Here she comes! She did not distance herself!

"Can I come and do your homework with you?"

Gu Ximo looked at the expression of congratulatory speech, lowered his head some uneasy asked.

Quietly looking at the girl in front of her, congratulatory mouth slightly up, eyes are smiling.

"Come in."

He opened the door and walked in.

Hear this sentence, Gu XiMo fierce look up, then is a big smile.

'Good!

(4)

Time flies, half a month passed.

During this period, Gu Ximo often sent him a night snack. She also studied together on weekends and became much closer to him.

"Congratulations. I made you pancakes with your favorite shredded potatoes in them. Eat them while they're hot."

In the morning to the classroom, Gu Ximo went straight to the seat, will give something to the congratulatory message, also have to watch him eat.

"Is it good?"

"Delicious."

After hearing this, Gu Ximo's face showed a sweet smile.

"Yes, I will cook it for you tomorrow."

"Tut-tut-tut, gentlemen, I'm still here."

Shen Jia heart turned around, face a helpless. She is sure now, Gu Ximo is definitely like congratulatory speech, maybe this is love at first sight, after all, congratulatory speech long handsome, two people also match.

"Do you want some, too?"

"I'd like to, but you don't have any."

"So, wait till tomorrow."

After saying that, Gu Ximo took out the book ready for class.

Today is mainly in the exam, the door is a test, this period of time the first two of the exam is basically Gu Ximo two people round, but Gu Ximo is the second place.

"Can I come first this time? Bless me, I don't want to come second."

Looking at the girl next to him, He resisted the thought of touching her head.

Don't worry, this time it will be your first.

After saying this sentence silently in the heart, he looked at Gu Ximo's eyes with a touch of pampering.

The exam paper was handed out the next day, and no one knew who it was without reading it, but this time they switched places.

"Oh, congratulations on the outstanding students did not get the first place in this test."

"Eh? So am I number one this time?"

Listen to the next classmate's words, Gu Ximo turned his head to ask. Isn't she finally the second oldest child?

"It's you."

"Ha ha ha, I finally got the first place."

Gu Ximo smiled happily looking at the congratulatory speech, completely do not consider whether the other side of the water.

"Well, that's great."

He gave a thumbs up and a little smile. In the class he basically did not smile, completely do not integrate into the collective, only in the face of Gu Ximo he will release their emotions without reservation.

"This shows that these days of tutoring is very useful. Please tell me the excellent students, what would you like to eat tonight?"

Gu Ximo questioning is not like the beginning of that period of time, now she is not a pinch.

"I want to eat the jujube porridge Gu Deskmate made. It's very sweet."

His congratulatory voice was low, and his tone was unmistakable.

"Good."

Gu Ximo slowly nodded, her face a little hot.

In the evening, Gu Ximo directly came to He Ci's home to do jujube porridge for him, waiting for him to come back.

Now she has the key to his home, which was given to her by him at that time. When He took the key, she was still confused, how can not expect He would trust himself so much.

Think now two people get along, Gu Ximo's face with a sweet smile.

He has been in love with the message, this Gu Ximo heart is very clear, and she can feel the message also like themselves.

Now she is waiting for a confession.

(5)

"Gu deskmate, are you free tomorrow, we go to play."

This is the first time he invited her to go outside to play, Gu Ximo is very excited to look at each other.

"Really, where?"

"There is a beautiful flower field on the other side of the hill. I want to show you."

'Good!

After the day is still early in the morning, Gu Ximo said hello to grandma, then came to the congratulatory home.

"Congratulations? Are you at home?"

Open the door came into the house without any sound, which let Gu Ximo once thought congratulation is not at home.

"I was, just taking a shower."

He trotted out, buttoning his shirt as he went.

"No breakfast. Look what I've got for you."

Gu Ximo took their dumplings stuffed into the congratulatory hand.

"Did you not eat either?"

"Yes, I'll eat with you today. Shall we go straight away now?"

"Well, sit down and I'll take you."

He Ci long legs a straddle sat on the bicycle in the yard, he will carefully put dumplings into the basket, then let Gu Ximo sit on the back seat.

"Put your arm around me."

"Huh?

Just sit up to hear this, Gu Ximo eyes wide open, do not know what to do, really some shy ah.

"Put your arm around me."

Congratulatory speech turned to look at Gu Ximo said again.

"All right."

After hugging He Ci's waist, Gu Ximo quietly leaned against his back, her face flushed.

The congratulatory message is the path, all the way

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