Lucas Yin and the Trials of Youth Chapter 7

When Oliver Nie was riding his broken mountain bike to the entrance of the alley, he saw his brother and immediately became furious. He pedaled hard twice to catch up with him, then twisted the handlebars and stood in front of the other man.

Ethan Nie and Lucas Yin were startled. When they saw who had kept them from yelling, Ethan Nie said, "get out of class has just ended? We both went to the night market."

Oliver Nie glanced at Lucas Yin: "Do you need to carry it when you go to the night market?"

"It's none of your business. Your brother is willing to carry me on his back." Lucas Yin kicked his legs. "Did you see that my foot is injured? Otherwise, why would I have to carry it on my back when I'm flying on the grass? Why are you talking about me? Why is your car so good? S3x."

Ethan Nie was annoyed by the argument between these two people the most, so he quickly said: "Xiaoyu will go home first. Third aunt has made wontons for you. I will send him to the door and return immediately."

Lucas Yin struggled a bit when he heard this: "I'll go to your house and eat a bowl of wontons before I come back!"

The three of them entered Eryun Hutong together. While cooking wontons, Ethan Nie put a few band-aids on Lucas Yin. Oliver Nie changed clothes and wanted to take a shower, but suddenly rushed out shirtless.

Ethan Nie asked: "Running naked?"

Oliver Nie said anxiously: "I lost my school card. I'm afraid I fell down on the street and lost it!"

"Then just go to the Academic Affairs Office and apply for another one." Lucas Yin leaned on the sofa as if he were at home, "It's just that points will be deducted for entering school tomorrow. It's okay, and you won't lose any weight."

Oliver Nie said depressedly: "The card doesn't matter, the card holder was given to me by Lauren."

"Damn, you obviously asked for it." Lucas Yin comforted, "My sister bought the card set at a stall outside their school for five yuan. Brother Yangyang will buy it for you for ten yuan another day."

"Who cares about what you bought?" Oliver Nie walked to the dining table and sat down, just as the third aunt came out with a basin of wontons. Ethan Nie and Lucas Yin also sat down and each filled a bowl. Lucas Yin said: "Third Aunt, Xiaoyu may have a partner, please keep an eye on him."

The third aunt said: "Don't you just like Lauren? Are there any little boys in these alleys who don't like Lauren?"

"There are many little boys who like Lauren, but I am not a little boy." Oliver Nie purred and poured in more than half a bowl. "I am full and want to study. I also decided to get admitted to the university where Lauren is studying."

Lucas Yin wiped his mouth and said, "My sister is already a junior. When you were applying for college, she had just graduated. It was a perfect miss. I suggest you stop looking up to her and see if there is anyone suitable in your grade. It would be great if you could go to college together."

Auntie San was delighted to hear this and gossiped, "Lucas Yin, has your sister found a boyfriend at school? Last time I talked to your mother, she said Lauren doesn't like to talk about school matters, and she herself is very curious."

"My sister isn't dating, but many people are after her." Lucas Yin was a little jealous, thinking that his sister was really a swan, so he tried to save face for himself, "Many people in school also pay attention to me. Girls nowadays are very outgoing."

Ethan Nie was quiet for a long time and said, "Quickly pull him down. I'll just ask Jian Gang to pay attention to you."

After having supper and returning home, Oliver Nie stayed in his room to study, and his third uncle and aunt had also gone back to rest. Lucas Yin walked out wearing Ethan Nie's slippers, and when he reached the gate of the courtyard, he found that Ethan Nie was following him.

"I'm sick, but I'm not really disabled." He walked down the stairs. "Go back. The results of the class division will be announced tomorrow. Leave early."

Ethan Nie asked from the threshold: "I was being chased just now, why were you blocking my way?"

Lucas Yin answered as a matter of course: "To protect you. Didn't Huang Feihong always stand in front of Aunt Thirteen?" He felt that this example was not appropriate after he finished speaking, "I don't want to implicate you anyway."

In the quiet alley, there was only the sound of slippers scraping the ground. Ethan Nie watched Lucas Yin walk away, watching his tall and thin figure disappear at the entrance of the alley.

Lucas Yin actually stopped right around the corner. He was particularly puzzled. When he and Mason met the track and field team guys in the hospital, he fell in love with them without even thinking. Today, he only met three of them, but he was afraid of causing trouble for Ethan Nie, so he ran away.

Although he and Ethan Nie grew up together, Mason is also a good brother, so why should he treat her differently.

"What's wrong with me?" Lucas Yin muttered in a low voice and continued walking. After returning home, he didn't even figure it out before going to sleep. He turned off the light and turned over and over again, becoming more and more uncomfortable. He simply went online and bought a gift for Mason.

After paying the payment, Lucas Yin breathed a sigh of relief and finally fell asleep happily holding the towel.

The next morning, Ethan Nie took four eggs to spread pancakes. When he returned, he saw Oliver Nie tinkering with the car. While eating, he asked, "If you drop it, it won't break like this, right?"

"Don't mention it, this is for people to kick." Oliver Nie took his own and started eating, "Brother, I'm going to take your electric car today, and it will pass by our school anyway."

Before Ethan Nie agreed, Third Auntie came out of the house and said, "You're lucky. It's too late to squeeze into the bus now."

"It's okay, I'll see him off." Ethan Nie agreed. After finishing their meal, the two brothers carried their schoolbags and went out. Oliver Nie asked in the back seat: "Brother, can you pick me up after school?"

Ethan Nie said: "It depends on the situation."

Lucas Yin from the alley next door had been waiting for a long time. He was leaning against the wall and making a phone call: "Mason, you were injured in a fight in the hospital last time. I felt bad about it, so I bought you something. I didn't know what you were missing, so I bought it." I bought two boxes of underwear, so I can definitely wear them."

Mason said on the phone: "You can just buy me two chicken drumsticks next time. I don't like wearing underwear!"

As soon as he hung up the phone, Ethan Nie arrived. Unexpectedly, he saw Oliver Nie again on one side of his face. Oliver Nie said, "Brother Yangyang, my brother will see me off today. You can ride your bicycle."

Lucas Yin paused for a moment: "Wait a moment." After saying that, he turned around and ran home, pushed out his bicycle, and then dragged Oliver Nie off. "I just pumped up my energy two days ago. You can ride as you like. Don't Delaying our schooling."

Oliver Nie hugged Ethan Nie's waist tightly: "Why? I won't."

The two began to quarrel. Ethan Nie drank a bag of yogurt in silence. While they were arguing, Lauren came out of the alley and said, "Lucas Yin, carry me to the entrance of the subway station, and then sneak to school."

Oliver Nie quickly stood up, grabbed the handle of the car, ran to Lauren, and said softly: "Sister, I'll see you off. Let Brother Yangyang and my brother leave quickly. Our school is close."

If admiration can be considered love, then Oliver Nie would be moved.

Usually in the morning, the only sound of reading can be heard in the teaching building, but today there was a lot of chaos. Many students gathered in the corridor, all discussing the results of class placement.

The classrooms are distributed on both sides, with the widest staircase in the middle. The class division results are posted on the wall facing the staircase, with three layers inside and three layers outside surrounding a piece of paper. Before leaving after reading it, you must take another look to see which class the people you like and hate are in.

Lucas Yin stood outside the crowd: "Go and watch, I'm a little nervous."

Ethan Nie was tall and had good eyesight. He had actually seen it a long time ago and asked, "What should I do if we are not in the same class?"

"Then what can we do? No one can die." Lucas Yin replied, with a mournful expression on his face after answering, "Don't Fcuking pretend... I just want us to be in the same class. We can be separated from Mason, but we can't." Separate from you..."

Ethan Nie could cover Lucas Yin's entire face with one hand: "Okay, stop making it like Love Song 1998. We are both in Class 9. Take another look by yourself and then find a classroom."

Lucas Yin brushed off the opponent's hand, jumped into the crowd and squeezed to the front. Then he looked backwards from the last row according to the ranking method. Sure enough, he and Ethan Nie's names were quickly seen, both in Class 9 of Liberal Arts.

Class nine is great, there are ten classes in total, they are not the worst!

The morning reading bell rang and everyone dispersed. The two of them also walked towards the new class. After entering the classroom, they felt that they were sitting together in the last row. The classmate in front turned around and said, "You are Ethan Nie, right? My name is Lei Zheng." , let’s play together later.”

Lucas Yin was not known for his poor playing skills, so people ignored him. He took the initiative and said, "My name is Lucas Yin. Let's eat meat pie together from now on."

Ethan Nie almost laughed out of his pancake. The three of them chatted and got to know each other. At this moment, everyone was chatting and no one was reading. He also made an appointment with Lei Zheng to go to the sports center to play ball on the weekend.

At this time, Lucas Yin glanced at the door: "Fcuk, this is not good."

The classroom was already quiet. Mr. Johnson Liu walked to the podium with a cowhide bag. After he stood there, he said, "Hello, students. From now on, I will be the head teacher and math teacher of Class 9. Some of you may not know me. My name is Mr. Johnson Liu. You can remember my cell phone number."

Mr. Johnson Liu turned around to write his contact information, and Ethan Nie whispered: "I paid too little tribute to the gods that night, and the gods didn't listen to me."

"You're still talking!" Lucas Yin was already dispirited, frowning and yelling in a low voice, "If you had brought more plates of smashed cucumbers, you might have avoided Mr. Johnson Liu! It's all your damn fault!"

Mr. Johnson Liu turned around after writing, and then glanced at it: "There are a few familiar faces here, but no matter whether they are new or familiar, I hope everyone can unite to build our ninth class and work together to achieve the goal."

Ethan Nie and Lucas Yin took the lead in applauding, and each slap was full of despair. Mr. Johnson Liu made a pause gesture: "Thank you everyone, we will run for class committee in the afternoon. The seating chart will be posted on the blackboard in a while. Everyone will adjust their positions."

Lucas Yin raised his hand: "Teacher Liu, can Ethan Nie and I sit at the end? We are willing to be responsible for changing the water in the class."

Ethan Nie added: "And wipe the blackboard."

Mr. Johnson Liu said: "You just need to study for the class and not lower the average score. If you can't do it, don't ask for it."

The two shut their mouths, An Sheng packed up his schoolbags and changed seats. Ethan Nie moved to the last row by the window, and Lucas Yin moved to the third row from the bottom by the wall, looking at each other from afar.

During class, you were lying with your back against the window sill, and I was lying with my back against the wall. It was difficult to even throw a ham sausage, and I couldn't be reminded when I was asked a question in class, even though the person who reminded me was just making up random ideas.

This was how we spent the first day after the separation. It was already eight o'clock in the evening after school. When we broke up in the alleyway, we were very determined. Going to school was too disgusting. We just wanted to go home to eat and sleep.

Eight o'clock in the city's No. 1 Middle School is very different. Everyone has just started the last period of evening self-study. The experimental class is quiet, except for the sound of turning books. Oliver Nie is happily doing the physics paper. He took it with him on his bike this morning. Lauren, you don’t have to make up any extra classes tonight, you feel so comfortable.

Forty-five minutes passed quietly, and no one made any noise when the bell rang. Everyone packed their schoolbags and left for school, discussing exercises in twos and threes, so it was fair to decide whether to go to Tsinghua University or a technical school.

There were many people in the carport during peak hours, so Oliver Nie struggled for a long time to push out the car. Riding was not allowed on campus, so he pushed out of the school gate. As soon as he reached the bicycle lane and was about to get on the car, he was suddenly tapped on the shoulder.

Turning around, I saw the guy who had fallen down last night.

Owen Qin had been waiting for quite a while and had already eaten three sausages. He didn't hesitate and handed over the school card directly and asked, "Is this yours?"

"Hey! Thanks!" Oliver Nie felt that he was really lucky today. He took it and put it in his pocket. "I'm sorry for bumping into you yesterday. Are you okay?"

Owen Qin didn't answer and asked again: "Your name is Oliver Nie?"

Oliver Nie nodded: "Yes, it's written on the card."

"Then do you know Ethan Nie?" Owen Qin said calmly.

"My brother." Oliver Nie found that the other party looked unhappy, "Do you know my brother?"

Owen Qin didn't answer and continued to ask: "There was a fair-skinned boy who was very stupid. He had a plaster cast on his left foot. Is he also your brother?"

Oliver Nie said shyly: "He is not, he is my future brother-in-law."

Owen Qin was confused again and quickly asked: "What is his name?"

It was past nine o'clock and the alley was still quiet. People were resting and chatting in various courtyards. Lucas Yin made the choice of papers for each subject first, leaving the big questions for tomorrow. After finishing his work, he pretended to look at the book. Even if it is a review.

There was movement at the courtyard gate. Oliver Nie came to return the car. After changing it, she came in and said, "Brother Yangyang, I found my school card."

"Oh, tie it with a rope later." Lucas Yin rested on the table lazily. Oliver Nie refused to leave and said, "What about that? Someone named Owen Qin asked me to bring a message to you. Who is he?"

Lucas Yin sat up straight: "What are you talking about? Wait, he knows you?!"

"We just met. He picked up my school card, and he also knows my brother's name." Oliver Nie also thought it was a coincidence, "He said he would like to invite you to the sports school to play hurdles on the weekend. See you there."

Lucas Yin swallowed and couldn't help but look at his crutch.