I am reborn and just want to concentrate on my studies - Chapter 97 If I could stay

Still received a call from Ma Siyu.

Yi Yang was actually very puzzled as to where the other party got his phone number. Ma Siyu on the other end of the phone smiled and said, “I won’t tell you, but I have a way.” He just didn’t tell you, and he didn’t bother to get to the bottom of it. The two made an appointment to meet at the school gate.

Yi Yang was packing his schoolbag when someone poked him from behind.

He looked back and saw Ye Pingting with her head lowered, looking a little sad and tired, and asked: “Are you free this afternoon?”

Yi Yang left late, and while Ye Pingting was talking, two more people walked out of the classroom. Now the classroom was completely empty, with only the two of them left.

“No time.” Yi Yang replied very calmly and continued to pack the books.

Ye Pingting showed a sad expression and said: “Oh…”

“Well, you should go back early.”

She didn’t respond.

When Yi Yang walked to the door of the classroom, Ye Pingting said loudly: “Yi Yang… I regret… I broke up with Wang Lin.”

Slightly startled, Yi Yang stopped and looked back at Ye Pingting and said, “It’s okay. Regret is also part of growing up, but there is no need to tell me this kind of thing.”

Ye Pingting remained silent, and Yi Yang went out without looking back.

…

Arriving at the school gate, Ma Siyu was sitting in front of a huge tree in front of the school, bored. This tree is one of the school’s symbols. It is as thick as three or four people holding hands. I don’t know what kind it is. It is said that it has been around since the Qing Dynasty. Ma Siyu was not wearing a school uniform today. Her hair had grown a lot and could touch her shoulders slightly. She lowered her head and stared at the bottom of the big tree with great concentration.

Yi Yang walked to Ma Siyu, but she didn’t even notice.

I lowered my head and saw that at the root of the big tree, several ants were biting hard at a fat fly… Strangely, one of the fly’s wings was broken, and it looked like it had been deliberately torn off.

“I didn’t expect you to have such a hobby?”

Yi Yang’s sudden voice rang in his ears, making Ma Siyu jump in fright.

“You are so annoying…”

“Ah……”

Ma Siyu stood up and squatted for a long time, and his legs were a little sore.

Yi Yang said: “What do you want to eat?”

“Have you given out scholarships?”

“No, but no matter whether you send it or not, I will treat you to dinner. It doesn’t make any difference.”

“Well… let’s go eat Malatang, the one on the corner.”

“No, it’s too small there…” It’s just a small facade with two small tables inside.

“What do you say.”

“Well… let me treat you to some Western food.”

“Western food?”

…

Strictly speaking, this place cannot be called a “Western food restaurant”, it is a tea restaurant. In this era, the consumption concept in small counties is not so open. Generally speaking, they are a bit frugal. Too high consumption is not acceptable. So naturally it won’t be authentic Western food. Most of the meals inside are snacks such as mace potatoes and fried tenderloin.

But such consumption is also relatively expensive for students.

When a child of this age says “I’ll treat you to a meal,” neither the person inviting nor the person being invited will assume that the price is more than 100 yuan for a meal.

Ma Siyu smiled and said, “It’s a waste of money.”

Yi Yang shrugged: “The commendation meeting has been postponed until tomorrow morning, otherwise I would have given you a scholarship and treated you to better food.”

“That’s it, it’s pretty good.”

Another reason why Yiyang chose this place is that it is a restaurant with relatively low prices and separate booths. After all, in order to fulfill his promise, he didn’t want others to misunderstand that the two were friends. The county town is very small, so if someone you know sees it, it might spread within a few seconds.

“Didn’t you come to class today?”

“Yeah…I won’t be allowed to go to class.”

“What are your plans? Are you panicking?”

“I’m still quite panicked. But, things have already happened, so there’s no point in panicking, right?”

Yi Yang was silent for a moment.

At this time, the waitress opened the curtain of the booth and came in with a portion of wolf-toothed potatoes. Before leaving, she glanced at Yi Yang and Ma Siyu. There is clearly a little bit of…envy in his eyes?

Yi Yang stuck a potato with a toothpick, took a bite, and asked again: “So Uncle Ma Dongxi is your uncle.”

Ma Siyu was stunned for a moment, and said with some surprise: “Do you know my uncle?”

“I’ve met a few times.”

“Hey…I heard someone say that you are a relative of my uncle.”

“Shouldn’t you know best?”

After saying this, Yi Yang couldn’t find the topic for a while, lowered his head and continued to insert potatoes with toothpicks.

Ma Siyu looked at Yi Yang, suddenly took out a folded piece of paper and handed it to him.

“What?” Yi Yang took it but didn’t open it and said, “As I said before, I don’t want to fall in love now. Is this a love letter?”

Ma Siyu has always been bold and fiery, but still a little embarrassed to say: “No… just open it and take a look. You will know after you take a look.”

Yi Yang opened it slowly and was slightly startled.

It turned out to be a painting, and it was him. He seems to have some sketching skills. In the painting, he is leaning on the balcony with a… huh? cigar?

Yi Yang said with some surprise: “You can also draw?”

“I’ve been learning it since elementary school.”

“I accepted the painting, but the cigarette painting is too thick.”

“You don’t understand, this is called a cigar.”

“Why should I smoke a cigar?”

“The cigars are smoked by the eldest brother. You are the eldest brother in my mind.”

“ha……”

Yi Yang folded the painting, put it in his pocket, and said, “But I can’t guarantee that it can be well preserved.”

“It doesn’t matter, they are consumables anyway.”

“Eat something.”

Ma Siyu basically didn’t eat much of what was served. Strictly speaking, the two of them didn’t talk much. But it still surprised Yi Yang. Even so, it wasn’t particularly embarrassing.

When they were almost done eating, Yi Yang asked, “What are your plans for the next step?”

“I…what plans can I have…just wait.”

“Wait a minute…”

“Um.”

Yi Yang fell silent for a while… He still had great confidence in Uncle Ma Dongxi. For some reason, he felt that the uncle could settle this matter, but the price he paid would certainly not be too small. I hope the lessons learned this time can make Ma Siyu grow up a little.

Ma Siyu suddenly said: “By the way Yi Yang…”

“Um?”

“If…I mean if.”

“Um.”

“If I’m not fired, can I ask you a favor?”

“You speak first.”

“If I can stay, I…can you give me some extra lessons?”

“Make up a lesson?”

“I hope it’s the same as you.”

“What?”

“It really improved my grades.”

Yi Yang fell silent for a while.

Ma Siyu lowered his head: “You still don’t believe me…”

Yi Yang inserted another potato into his mouth: “Let’s talk about it…”