Young Again

Chapter 27 She is just my sister

After getting off the bus, the two walked towards home together.

Li Xintong felt a lot more relaxed because there would no longer be people from the school staring at her on the road.

But this relaxation is quite short-lived.

After entering Chen Wang’s residential area, the feeling instantly turned heavy.

It was not yet dark at this time. In the yard of the old neighborhood, the aunties and grandmothers were sitting together, completely disregarding her feelings. Their gazes seemed to pierce her through, shooting at her like a thousand arrows.

When I went to Chen Wang’s house yesterday, it was still quite late and there were not many people there.

And now, the community intelligence agency's all-star lineup is complete.

Holding the strap of her schoolbag with one hand and lowering her head, Li Xintong walked slowly behind Chen Wang in great agony, as if she was walking on a landmine.

"Chen Wang." At this time, an aunt suddenly called out with a smile, "Bring your classmates home to play?"

Li Xintong stood stiffly where she was, feeling so nervous that she almost broke.

When Chen Wang was called, he said naturally, "This is my cousin from the countryside. She transferred to our school and will live in my house from now on."

"Niece, haha, why do I feel like I'm about the same age as you?" a grandmother said with a smile.

The aunts and grandmothers nearby also giggled and were extremely happy.

"!" Then Li Xintong glared at Chen Wang, reminding him not to make trouble.

You want to be elbowed again, right?

Chen Wangcai was not afraid of being elbowed: "We are about the same age, but my generation..."

"Hello, aunties. My name is Li Xintong."

Before Chen Wang could finish, Li Xintong interrupted him and said politely, "I am Chen Wang's cousin. I will live here from now on."

"Cousin? What a pretty girl, like a celebrity."

"Yeah, yeah, the sound is pretty good."

"That's great. That's great."

"Then you have to take good care of your sister, Xiaowang."

Because the statement just now was too bizarre, they believed Li Xintong's cousin identity without a doubt, which made Chen Wang passive.

Damn, it’s my cousin!

"Don't mess up my plans by adding random settings."

When going upstairs, Chen Wang became annoyed when he thought of this, so he taught him a lesson.

"Then don't change this setting, so as to avoid revealing flaws." Li Xintong snorted and said.

"What month were you born? You are my cousin?" Chen Wang was a little dissatisfied and immediately planned to compete with her.

Who is older, you or me?

When asked this, Li Xintong stopped, looked at him, and said, "You speak first."

"I was born in December." Chen Wang said confidently, "12."

At his age, he is considered older in the class and can get a driver's license before graduating from high school.

Li Xintong stared at him, paused, and then asked, "What number?"

Hearing that she wanted to be precise to the number, Chen Wang became a little nervous and asked tentatively: "Number 12, what's going on?"

"December 12?" Li Xintong repeated, and then said, "I was born on February 12."

"No, you're not born in December, why are you asking me what year it is?" After learning that he won, Chen Wang said speechlessly, "I'm two months older than you."

"Two months and six days."

"Yeah, I'm older than you, so I'm the older brother."

Why does it feel a bit like playing house?
And she didn't seem to want to compare her age with mine...

Feeling something was wrong, Chen Wang took out his key and opened the door.

At this time, Zhou Yurong had already prepared dinner at home.

After putting their schoolbags away, the two of them went to the table to eat.

"How do you feel about your first day of school in our house?" Zhou Yurong asked.

"Very good." Li Xintong nodded slightly and said.

"Did you have a good meal at school at noon?" Zhou Yurong asked again.

Li Xintong was told by Chen Wang on the way back that he had used his own small treasury to support her.

Chen Wang explained to his mother that although his parents didn't want to take care of him, they would transfer a symbolic amount of money to him every month as living expenses, enough for lunch, and he was just staying at Chen Wang's house to get food and accommodation.

Under this premise, Li Xintong said: "It's OK. The school lunch is the same price for everyone."

"That's good."

Because they already knew each other's personalities, Zhou Yurong and Li Xintong got along quite naturally.

To be precise, it is a mutual display of the boundaries that can be 'invaded'.

Although it is still far from a family relationship, it is already better than that of an ordinary tenant.

Without Zhou Yurong's help, Li Xintong was already able to reach out and pick up the dish farthest from her. During this period, Chen Wang's help was quite limited.

Because of him, all we have to do when we sit down at the table is eat.

This reminded Li Xintong of a relative's brother, who was really stupid. After getting married, he lived with his family, but he never tried to reconcile the relationship between his mother and his wife. He was the kind of man with the least opinion and emotional intelligence...

Li Xintong froze halfway through her thought.

No, Chen Wang and that brother have nothing in common in terms of identity. What she wants to say is... Chen Wang has low emotional intelligence in some aspects!
Yes, that's what it means.

After dinner, Chen Wang saw that the two had not finished eating yet. If he left, they would be alone together. So, after serving a bowl of soup, he took the initiative to start a conversation: "Mom, why don't you watch the singing program on the toilet channel recently?"

"We're eating. What toilet station? That's the mango station." Zhou Yurong glanced at him and said, "I only like one little girl in it, but it's a pity for her."

"Auntie, you are talking about Jia En, right?"

Li Xintong immediately responded.

"You like her, too?"

Zhou Yurong's eyes lit up as if she had found someone with the same interests as her.

"Yes." Li Xintong nodded, "I really like listening to her songs. It would be great if she wasn't banned..."

"I still don't understand why she was not allowed to perform. It's such a pity. The girl was so pretty and cute." Zhou Yurong's tone was full of regret.

Chen Wang knew who they were talking about and had a very deep impression of this person.

She was selected from a domestic original singer audition. She has a gentle voice, a very sweet look, and a signature canine tooth. She is quite famous among young people.

However, it was only popular for a few months before it fell into a breach of contract crisis. It was then banned by big names in the circle, and soon after, it disappeared from the circle.

The reason why Chen Wang had such a vivid memory was that he remembered that during an evening study session in his second year of high school, many girls in his class secretly skipped class to watch a performance, saying that a star had come to Jiangchuan.

In a county like this, concerts are basically never held, and only some old singers who have passed their prime come to perform at commercial events. But one day in January, a female singer who had appeared on TV and was very popular was invited by a real estate project in Jiangchuan to perform at the opening ceremony, which was definitely big news in the local area.

But at that time Chen Wang was not interested and did not go to see it.

But Zhou Yurong likes her so much, so I'll skip class and take her to see it.

"But speaking of Jiaen..." Zhou Yurong observed Li Xintong and smiled admiringly, "I feel that she is not prettier than Xintong. Can you also make your debut?"

“Ah, I don’t have any talent.”

Li Xintong smiled and waved her hand, but did not deny that she was almost as pretty as Jiaen.

"By the way, do you want to sign up?" Chen Wang remembered the task that Lao Jiang had assigned to him, and asked.

"What?" Zhou Yurong asked curiously.

"The head teacher asked Chen Wang to be the class's arts and cultural committee member to select programs for the New Year's Eve party," Li Xintong explained.

"You're an official now?" Zhou Yurong found it a little strange.

"The class committee members on the list have average power, so there's nothing to be happy about."

Chen Wang drank the soup without any smug look on his face.

"Then Xintong can sign up for a show. She's so pretty and has a nice voice." Zhou Yurong continued to praise her.

Still not denying that she was good-looking and had a nice voice, Li Xintong said embarrassedly: "But I have rarely participated in such activities, so I have no experience."

"It's okay, just give it a try. What if someone posts it online and it becomes popular and you get signed as a star, that would be great."

"This..." Li Xintong fell into thought, then looked at Chen Wang.

"Do you want to join?" Chen Wang, like a salesman trying to recruit people, directly urged, "If you want to join, I'll sign you up."

Unlike the aunt who could provide him with emotional value and praised him endlessly, Chen Wang was just doing it to get the job done.

Li Xintong, who didn't have very good singing skills, didn't plan to work hard: "Forget it."

"That's fine."

Chen Wang was not discouraged. After all, there were still two days left, so he would wait until no one came to sign up for him.

That’s how we finished our meal.

Chen Wang also returned to his room and sat at the desk.

At this time, my deskmate Zhao Tingting sent a message.

Zhao Tingting: Let’s sing Xu Song’s “If You Become the Wind” together
Chen Wang: Can’t you find someone else?

Zhao Tingting: No, the boys in our class don’t have good voices, and the few who can sing don’t have the right tone, so it’s you!

Chen Wang: But I refused
Zhao Tingting: Chen Wang, you are so boring [disdain]
Lao Jiang asked him to submit at least two programs. Since it was his first time doing this job, Chen Wang hoped that at least one person from his class could pass the audition, otherwise it would seem that he was incompetent.

So, the more programs reported, the better.

It's rare for Zhao Tingting to be so positive...

Chen Wang: How about this, if there is no one in the class who wants to sing a duet, we can sign up for Wu Song's duet.
Zhao Tingting: It belongs to Xu Song. If you yell that again I’ll beat you to death!
Chen Wang: Wu Song Wu Song Wu Song Wu Song

Zhao Tingting: [knock][knock][knock][knock]
In this way, Chen Wang recorded Zhao Tingting's program as one of the alternatives and wrote it on a piece of paper.

Thinking of her behavior of copying lyrics during the day, Chen Wang, holding a pen in his hand, also came up with an idea to copy lyrics.

However, these are lyrics from a song that was not released in 2013.

(End of this chapter)