If I don't have money to go to college, I can only go to slay the dragon

Chapter 593 Illinois

Su Xiaoqiang sits with her knees hugged on the shadowy steps under the eaves of the teaching building. Outside the toes of her white sneakers is the remaining sunlight. On the edge of the track, the physical education teacher bites the whistle hanging around her neck and blows it vigorously. The gentle wind blows It was as fast as hearing the starting horn. When passing the playground, the girl's skirt and the boy's T-shirt were picked up. The sun shines on the youthful and fresh flesh.

They chased the wind and ran in the sun with the whistle, round and round the runway, like annual rings one after another, which made people dizzy.The girls in white sports T-shirts on the edge of the playground cheered from time to time, and jokingly booed from time to time, clustering together like a bit of a kitsch flower, so beautiful that others were frightened.

Someone sat down next to Su Xiaoqiang. It was a girl wearing the same white T-shirt and sports shorts as her, with a high ponytail behind her, holding a bottle of mineral water in her hand and sipping it to her lips, crystal clear. Beads of sweat and cold water rolled down the slender neck together, the beads of sweat rolled down into the chest of the clothes, and the cold water fell into a deeper place to wet everything.

Su Xiaoqiang looked at the new group of people on the runway in the distance, and didn't care about the girl next to her. She didn't get close or repulsed, as if they had known each other for a long time, but they couldn't be called friends, they could only be called acquaintances.

"He's about to play," the girl said.

In the sight of her and Su Xiaoqiang, a familiar boy was standing in the middle of the runway with his legs and feet moving. The sun shone on his sweaty forehead and his face was sharp and angular because of the shadow cutting.The girls beside the runway were cheering again, louder and louder each time, making people upset.

"It's your turn to play." The girl said.

She seemed to say something natural, Su Xiaoqiang gave her a blank look, then stood up, walked into the sun naturally, and stood in front of the starting line under the stern gaze of the physical education teacher.She suddenly remembered that it was time for her to play. This was the physical examination for the first year of Shilan Middle School, the 1000-meter timed long-distance race, and everyone had to take part.

Standing in front of the starting line, she turned her head to look at the boy who was warming up and exercising on the left, wondering why she ran with him. Shouldn't the physical examinations for boys and girls be separated?On the other side of her, that familiar yet unfamiliar girl was also standing in front of the starting line, moving her legs and feet lightly, as if she was going to complete the exam together as a running companion.

Not allowing her to think about it, the whistle blew, and along with the sound of the wind and the blazing sunlight that cleared the clouds, the people on the runway rushed out. The boy ran very fast, and he was always so fast, in Su Xiaoqiang's impression In his sports, he has always been the number one. Every time he plays, he throws his opponents far away and eliminates them fiercely, so that they can't even touch his back.

For some reason, Su Xiaoqiang felt a trace of worry and panic. She didn't want to repeat the fate of those poor people who knelt on the track and wept bitterly. She didn't want to be thrown away by that boy, so after the whistle blew, she rushed I went out, but my legs and feet were limp and I couldn't use any strength. I could only watch the boy in front of me keep pulling away, getting farther and farther
The sun scorched the runway, and also scorched the girl's back and her heart. She gritted her teeth and tried to run faster, just a little, but she didn't need any strength. No matter how hard she tried, her legs and feet seemed to feel comfortable. Being pulled like a chain, every time I raise my arm, I can't feel the strength of my hands and feet. My breathing is like being covered with a wet tissue. I try my best but feel unwilling.

In the distance, he was almost completely submerged in the sunlight, and the golden pieces were like the light in heaven. He was about to disappear into the light bit by bit, and he was never in his sight.

"Then exchange?" the girl behind her asked softly.

Su Xiaoqiang was exhausted, and slowly stood still, panting heavily, and looked back blankly at the girl standing behind him. The white T-shirt was illuminated by the sun like gold, and on the glowing cheeks, pupils The eyes are also like a burning fire, looking at it is like looking at a mirror reflecting the fire, in which nothing can be reflected except the raging flames.

She stood in the light, and the light began to speak.

"Swap?" It's like the whole world is asking itself, unemotionally, emotionally.

"In exchange for what?" Su Xiaoqiang asked.

"Look." The girl said.

Su Xiaoqiang turned her head to look at the place she was pointing at, at the end of the runway, the only person who could see a vague white shadow in the sunlight was standing there quietly, as if waiting for her.

"Don't keep him waiting too long," said the girl behind her.

Su Xiaoqiang turned her head and looked at this strange and familiar girl on the runway who couldn't say anything. The fire and sunshine in her eyes became more and more intense with the extension of the silence until it covered the runway, the playground and the whole world.Only then did Su Xiaoqiang want to speak, but found that his voice was completely swallowed by the light, and the dazzling sun was like the loudest treble in the world, drowning everything in, including the entire dream.

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"Freedom. One day. Caesars"

"Lionheart. Chuzi Frigg."

"Entrance counseling. Is she awake yet?"

"Let her sleep more."

"Boom--"

The sun shone on the eyes of Su Xiaoqiang who was lying on the train seat. The dazzling sunlight and noise made her gradually wake up from her sleep, like a drowning person whose mouth and nose slowly surfaced.The water flowed down slowly from the tip of her nose, rolled down the sides of her cheeks, and the fresh air poured into both sides of her nose, bringing her back to reality gradually with the freshness of reality.

With a sound of "swipe", the dazzling sunlight in the carriage disappeared and was replaced by the shadow pattern of dense curtains. The blinding light that can't distinguish between reality and dream.

"Yeah..." The shade shone on her face like a splash of cold water, Su Xiaoqiang made a low nasal sound, and the vibration of her vocal cords brought her back to reality.

Gradually she became sober as if her mind had been frozen. After adapting to the weak light, she opened her eyes in a daze and saw the boy leaning out from the next seat to help her close the curtains.

Lin Nian looked at the girl who looked at him with squinted eyes like he was drunk, and withdrew his hand to close the curtain, nodded and said softly, "Are you awake? Is the sound of our talking bothering you?"

"No. It's just that the sun is too big. Where am I?" Su Xiaoqiang leaned on the soft seat with her head resting on a red velvet pillow and couldn't get up for a while. The sun was warming the floor, curled up on the seat like a cat, his legs folded together and contracted, and his feet in white socks squirmed gently, as if he was gradually feeling the existence of his ten toes.

".Are you sure you're okay?" Lin Nian frowned while looking at Su Xiaoqiang who was sleeping alone on the other side, "We're on the CC1000 express train, did you forget?"

"Yeah." Su Xiaoqiang seemed a little lazy, half of her body pulled out of the dreamland and half of her body sank in the warm village. She buried her side face in the pillow and only half of her face squinted at Lin Nian. It looked a bit like an impatient domestic cat that just woke up, its hair was hanging down on its cheeks, and a little bit of it was stained on the corners of its mouth, and she didn't even have the strength to care about it.

Lin Nian took a few glances at her and sat back in his own cubicle. His voice and the voices of other familiar people sounded from the other side of the cubicle.

"She just woke up when she had nothing to do. I remember she had some hypoglycemia. Lu Mingfei, have you had your hot chocolate yet?"

"Oh no, I've drunk it now."

"Su Xiaoqiang seems a little uncomfortable. I'll exchange my milk for you. Hiss. You..."

"Student Lin Nian! I'll change with you."

"How can you change yours to me for coffee. And I've already had milk"

"I don't mind"

"Mine is hot chocolate. I drank a little but she shouldn't mind if they are all girls. Shall I go and see her?"

"No need, sister, you can continue to give Lu Mingfei the entrance counseling, I will go."

"Boom--"

The train passed the rails and made noise again. Su Xiaoqiang finally woke up completely this time, as if he was dug out of the sand by those vague words that kept drilling into his ears. The more he listened, the deeper he dug. , until she had the strength to raise her hand to lift the drawn curtain of the porthole at the head.

A glare of sunlight hit her side face from the outside, and she couldn't help but close her eyes again. It wasn't until she slowly accepted the strong light that she could see clearly the sea of ​​flowers passing by outside the window. The wild Anna Bella flowers are blooming in patches on the open land, and the pale pink flowers are wrapped with another piece of yellow. The orange-red windmill is slowly turning on the tower of the distant hill, and the fan leaves are rolled up one after another. A petal, like an undercurrent under the water, sweeps under the sunny blue sky, and it is constantly colorful.

"We've arrived in Illinois, and the CC1000 Express will take us directly to the platform near the college, and then take the college bus or drive all the way to the Hilltop College." The boy beside Su Xiaoqiang sat down while talking.

Only then did the girl come to her senses and subconsciously twitch her legs to make room for the boy. The body that was lying on her side also slightly shrunk up and leaned against the wall by the porthole. Her little feet in white socks stepped on the seat, feeling a little at a loss as to what to do. It seems that taking off her shoes in front of the boy seems to take the initiative to remove a layer of "distance", which will make her cheeks feel hot and uncomfortable for no reason.

"That's it, don't make too much movement. I heard from your aunt that you have always had some low blood sugar, and you tend to lose your temper in the morning. Drink something to adjust your blood sugar." Lin Nian brought the hot chocolate on the table. In front of the girl who sat next to her in the seat.

Su Xiaoqiang took the hot chocolate and took a sip lightly feeling the temperature on the wall of the cup. It was not so hot, so she took another sip. The sweetness and subtle bitterness of the chocolate made her mind clearer.

She looked at Lin Nian who was sitting next to her. Her two socked toes were just touching the other's trouser legs, neither advancing nor retreating. If she retracted at this time, would it appear that she disliked him, but her feet were tasteless? Ah, not to mention fragrant and fragrant, it is also clean after frequent washing.
The train of thought in his head was a little unclear, probably caused by hypoglycemia, Lin Nian looked at Su Xiaoqiang who was staring down at his feet in a daze, and said, "Aren't you awake yet? Do you know where we are now?"

"On the train" Su Xiaoqiang noticed that Lin Nian was also staring at his white socks, and subconsciously shrank his feet to answer.

"The number of the train?"

"CC 1000 express train?" Su Xiaoqiang rubbed his temples that were a little hot from being baked while sleeping, and felt that his entire hair seemed to have been buried in warm sand, and his whole body exuded a wave of warmth.

"Where is the exact location?"

"From the Chicago train station all the way to Cassel College in Illinois." Su Xiaoqiang said.

Then she slowly realized something, and turned her head to look at the sea of ​​flowers passing by outside the curtain on one side, "Annabella sea of ​​flowers. We have arrived in Illinois."

"Welcome back." Lin Nian leaned lightly on the sofa, "You looked a little bit wrong when you got off the plane and waited for the train. It must be because of the jet lag. You can remind me next time you take the plane again. Prepare a few tablets of melatonin, eat to sleep better."

"Ah, melatonin shouldn't be of much use to me. I used it for a while when I couldn't sleep at night, and I was a little resistant to the drug. The doctor said that I can only take triazolam or Quafe, and the effect will be better." Su Xiaoqiang held the hot water in one hand. The chocolate cup rubbed its eyes, "Well, why don't I remember how I got on the train?"

"You fell asleep on the chair at the train station. I carried you on the train. At first I thought you were sick, but my sister showed you and found that you were just too sleepy. It was the first time I saw you. Someone fell asleep during the whole entrance counseling." He looked at Su Xiaoqiang as if he was meeting her for the first time, "General students will suffer from insomnia due to excessive stress, like Lu Mingfei who fell asleep while waiting for the train. I had a nightmare and jumped up and almost gave Wei Lewa a chill. But it's the other way around here, and I fell asleep until now."

"Are you carrying me on the train? Oh my God." Su Xiaoqiang couldn't help but pressed her forehead and felt distressed. She couldn't imagine that she was 18 years old and was carried on the train by a boy. That scene was absolutely certain. It's not beautiful, but it's full of joy.

"It's not heavy, I've memorized anyone no matter how heavy it is." Lin Nianhui was wrong.

"I didn't mean that." Su Xiaoqiang exhaled, feeling the sweetness of chocolate in his mouth.

After waking up, she didn't realize until now that she took out her phone to check the time, it was two o'clock in the afternoon.I looked at the missed calls and text messages again. Two or three calls were from my parents, and there were a few text messages from a few high school girlfriends. They were probably asking her about the movie theater that night.

"You probably slept for ten hours along the way, right? If you sleep an extra hour or two, you should go directly to the college to report. Professor Guderian and I are still worrying about how to give you newcomer counseling when the time comes." Lin Nian read Su Xiaoqiang, who quickly replied to the text message to report that he was safe, said, "Are you awake now?"

"I'm awake, I've never been this energetic before." Su Xiaoqiang put down the phone and bent his arms to make a vigorous movement, but he looked very energetic.

Probably because of the hot chocolate or the beautiful view of the sun outside the window, her spirits were lifted, and she felt better when she realized the journey she was on and the people around her.

Lin Nian pointed to the place where his cheekbones were slightly higher, Su Xiaoqiang was taken aback for a moment and didn't understand what it meant.

"Anyway, it's not for you to kiss me here." Lin Nian pointed to the same place again.

Su Xiaoqiang realized that the other party was saying that there was something on her face, she looked down at the hot chocolate and wondered how she couldn't drink it so far from her mouth.She stretched out her hand to scrape it, but it turned out to be slightly wet, which surprised her a little.

"Before I took the time to take a look at your sleeping situation, I found that your expression was not very comfortable, you kept frowning, you cried for a while when you fell asleep, and then calmed down again. Did you have any dreams?" Lin Nian looked at Su Xiaoqiang's face with some obvious tear stains under the sun and asked.

".Dream." Su Xiaoqiang grabbed the hot chocolate in a daze, lowered her head, and the previous dream suddenly appeared in her mind.

　ps: Well, I woke up without sleep, and my work and rest are messed up, so I need to adjust my energy

　　
　
(End of this chapter)