AMA Chapter42

“The sports competition will be coming up soon. If I get hurt, I won’t be able to dance anymore.” Yu Chengsong laughed and found a more legitimate reason: “Jia Manning will cry so hard that the teaching building will collapse.”

 

“Really?” Yin Gu glanced at him and put out his cigarette. “I can make the Changsheng Community cry.”

 

“Then it’s still you who’s awesome.” Yu Chengsong gave him a thumbs up.

 

“What time is it?” Yu Chengsong looked at his phone. The bell for class had rung for a while. The good kid had skipped class with him again. “This is the Chemistry class, right?”

 

“It’s your dear biology.” Yin Gu opened his phone and laughed, “Do you think we will die if we go back now?”

 

“Die with no body intact.” Yu Chengsong was about to stand up but sat back down again.

 

Neither of them said anything else, just staring at the big willow tree on the other side of the playground in a daze.

 

When Yu Chengsong was “staying” with Yin Gu, he felt very relaxed. He didn’t think about anything and let himself go, but it’s a feeling of knowing that there’s someone by your side.

 

He likes it very much.

 

“Oh, right.” Yu Chengsong picked up a small stone and threw it out. “I won’t go to the cheerleading inspection this afternoon. I’m leaving early.”

 

“Where are you going?” Yin Gu looked at him.

 

“I’m picking up little idiot from school.” Yu Chengsong said, “My mom hasn’t been in good shape these past two days. It’s Yu Chengyuan’s death anniversary, and she’s been having seizures from time to time for the past two months. I’m going home early to keep an eye on her, so she doesn’t cause another headache.”

 

“So are you going to leave early all the time?” Yin Gu asked.

 

“En.” Yu Chengsong nodded, the atmosphere became relaxed, and he pretended to be a tough guy, with a smile on his face: “Whether I listen or not, it won’t affect my ranking second in the grade.”

 

“Why don’t you…” Yin Gu rarely did not add a joke. He paused and said, “Bring Chengdi to my house to hide for a while?”

 

“Ah?” Yu Chengsong was stunned and didn’t react.

 

Go to his house? Go to Yin Gu’s house? Hide for a while? Live together?

 

F*ck, live together?

 

“If you keep an eye on her alone, there will always be times when you can’t notice it.” Yin Gu thought for a moment and gave an excuse: “What if your mother suddenly beats him when you’re not around like she did that day, or something worse…”

 

“I eat your food, drink your drinks, and live in your house,” Yu Chengsong said happily, “Am I the landlord?”

 

“That’s not the case.” Yin Gu smiled and said clearly, “You can just live in my house, you cook the food, and if you can make the drink, I…”

 

“Will I be paid?” Yu Chengsong also understood.

 

“No.” Yin Gu smiled.

 

“That I can’t make it.” Yu Chengsong smiles fakely.

 

“If we live together, it will also be more convenient for me to help Chengdi with his lessons as well.” Yin Gu continued to explain, “As for accommodation… buy a small bed. It’s too pitiful to always sleep on the sofa.”

 

“…Are you sure?” Yu Chengsong couldn’t help but ask.

 

Yin Gu’s words came out of the blue. He had never thought about this before. Moving with his whole family…

 

He always feels that if he agree to this, then… He really wants to agree to it as well.

 

“En.” Yin Gu looked at him with a smile on his face, “I’m sure.”

 

“It’s okay to stay for a day or two, but wouldn’t you find it annoying if I stay here all the time?” Yu Chengsong said.

 

When he was a child, he was beaten by his mother and always ran to his classmates’ homes. It was okay once or twice, but after three or four times, it was obvious that something was wrong.

 

Children are far more sensitive than adults think. Even if their faces are still smiling and their attitude is still enthusiastic, it can be clearly seen that they are no longer welcoming him.

 

So apart from Zhou Zheyu’s house, he never stayed in anyone else’s house for a long time.

 

He would rather sleep on the streets than be looked at strangely.

 

Yu Chengsong couldn’t help but emphasize to him: “There are suddenly two more living people in the family…” It’s inconvenient to go anywhere.

 

“Wow.” Yin Gu exclaimed exaggeratedly and then couldn’t stop laughing, “I’ll be scared to death if there are two more dead people.”

 

“I’m talking to you seriously.” Yu Chengsong said with a sigh, “Don’t change the subject. I’m okay, barely a cook, but that Yu Chengdi is such an annoying little idiot…”

 

“The cook is the boss at home.” Yin Gu tapped his hands on his knees and laughed, “The one who takes care of the meals.”

 

“Then you—” Yu Chengsong said.

 

“I’ll tell you right away if I’m not used to it.” Yin Gu raised three fingers and smiled, “I promise.”

 

“Then… okay.” Yu Chengsong looked at him and sighed.

 

After the second class ended in the afternoon, Yu Chengsong heard the bell and was about to get up when he was tapped on the shoulder twice.

 

“Let’s go, my deskmate.”

 

“En…?” Yu Chengsong looked up. Yin Gu had packed his schoolbag and was looking at him.

 

He had just woken up and didn’t react for a while. He squinted his eyes and looked at Yin Gu dazedly. “Where are you going? To the supermarket to buy water?”

 

“You must have slept until you became a fool.” Yin Gu gave him a look that was hard to describe. “Your dear brother will be out of school soon.”

 

“Oh.” Yu Chengsong scratched his hair and was about to look for a rubber band on the table when he was handed one. He tied a bunch of hair with it and suddenly realized, “That’s not right, where are you going?”

 

“I’ll go with you.” Yin Gu had already stood up, looking at his phone, and handed him a bottle of Wangzai milk. “Get up, there’s no time to sleep anymore.”

 

“Are you going too?” Yu Chengsong casually stuffed some things into his schoolbag, put it on his back, and followed him out.

 

“Yes.” Yin Gu said. “After all, skipping classes won’t affect me getting first place in the grade.”

 

“You are so awesome.” Yu Chengsong applauded him.

 

As soon as they walked out of the back door, they ran into Zhou Zheyu, who was arguing with the oga from the next class.

 

Zhou Zheyu saw the two of them and the bags they were carrying and immediately became alert: “Where are you two going? Are you going to sneak around behind my back again…”

 

“Pick up Chengdi after school.” Yu Chengsong interrupted his performance, showing off his full Chinese language skills, “Are you going?”

 

“No.” Zhou Zheyu glanced at them both with pride, “Why would I join in the fun if you two go?”

 

“Then do you want me to bring anything?” Yu Chengsong yawned, not quite awake.

 

“Oh!” Zhou Zheyu’s expression changed instantly, and he came over to hug him with a smile. “The spicy hot pot across from the elementary school, extra spicy and vinegar, you know it.”

 

“Don’t worry.” Yu Chengsong looked at him with a smile. “I’ll put it in my belly and bring it back to you.”

 

“F*ck, my brother, why are you still holding a grudge against me!” Zhou Zheyu regretted his outrageous words that night. He turned around and saw the man standing silently but with an explosive presence. He changed the subject and said, “Then I’ll ask Brother Gu to take care of it for me.”

 

After saying that, he opened his arms enthusiastically towards Yin Gu: “Good brother! Let’s—”

 

“Don’t.” Yin Gu stretched out his hand to stop him and smiled, “No need to do that, just give me the notes of what you want to eat.”

 

“Okay!” Zhou Zheyu was touched. He took Yin Gu’s hand and patted it and said earnestly, like a family member, “You, child looks stable. I will now hand Chengsong over to you. You must treat him well.”

 

“What kind of TV series are you watching again?” Yu Chengsong kicked him. “You’re fucking obsessed with it.”

 

The elementary school students were dancing wildly after school, even more so than the junior and senior high schools, mainly because their parents also joined in the dancing. Yu Chengsong and Yin Gu, each with a bicycle, became a beautiful sight in the line of children waiting at the gate to finish school.

 

“I’m dreaming of Yu Chengdi’s parent-teacher conference.” Yu Chengsong couldn’t help but complain in a low voice when he heard the words “my son blah blah” and “my daughter blah blah” in his ears.

 

“Very… normal.” Yin Gu didn’t know these parents well, so it was quite interesting to hear them out of the blue.

 

His family has never had a practice of picking them up from school. At first, they hired a driver, but later, when they grew up, they just walked by themselves.

 

He rarely hears these down-to-earth words, so he was not so disgusted by them.

 

“Take off the green rope on his handlebars.” Yu Chengsong gave him a look of disdain, “An idiot.”

 

“Really? I think it’s quite fresh.” Yin Gu pulled it.

 

The bike was sponsored by Zhou Zheyu; otherwise, there’s only one seat for Yu Chengsong to sit in, and Yu Chengdi would have had to chase the bike.

 

The class ended and the bell rang. Within ten seconds, the first kid rushed out from the door of the teaching building opposite, followed by the second, the third… and a group of them.

 

The parents quickly squeezed in, while Yu Chengsong and Yin Gu retreated tactically. From a distance, they saw Yu Chengdi, who had a circle of gauze on his head, looking stupid, walking out with four or five classmates. He was chattering about something, and no one knew what was going on. The kids looked quite excited.

 

Yu Chengsong felt that Yu Chengdi’s eyesight was not very good. When he walked to the school gate, he glanced in his direction several times but didn’t see the two living people. He argued loudly among himself: “If I choose A for that question, I will eat sh*t!”

 

The fat guy next to him was shocked, but the skinny guy was unmoved: “If I choose B for that question, I will also eat sh*t!”

 

“He really works hard.” Yu Chengsong said happily. Teacher Gu Gu taught really well. He raised his hand and shouted, “Yu Chengdi!”

 

Yu Chengdi was stunned for a moment, then turned his head suddenly. The moment he saw him, his expression switched from dumbfounded to surprised in less than a second, and he opened his mouth and shouted, “Ge!”

 

Yu Chengsong smiled and nodded.

 

Yu Chengsong rarely picked him up from school. Yu Chengdi knew that his elder brother also had to go to school and was busy. He was very envious when he saw his classmates were picked up by someone, but he never said anything either.

 

Today, his eldest brother suddenly picked him up! He also brought Brother Gu along!

 

Yu Chengdi almost jumped up.

 

“Is that person your brother?” The little fat boy opened his mouth wide, looked at Yu Chengsong, then looked at Yu Chengdi, his eyes full of admiration: “He’s so handsome, so cool! He looks familiar, has he been to our class?”

 

A girl with a ponytail nodded and said, “Your brother must be an alpha, he’s so tall!”

 

“En.” Yu Chengdi suppressed the corners of his mouth hard, but they were still curled up. He pointed at Yu Chengsong and calmly said, “My brother is here to pick me up. You guys go back by yourself today. I’ll take my brother’s bike.”

 

“Are they both your brothers?” The skinny boy said with envy, “They are both alphas? They look so strong!”

 

Children don’t understand anything, they just think those who are tall and good-looking are strong.

 

“The one on the left who has curly hair like me is my brother. He came to the parents’ meeting.” Yu Chengdi ruffled his hair, his eyes full of pride. “The one on the right is his good friend, also my brother.”

 

A group of little guys immediately let out envious “wow” sounds.

 

Yu Chengdi walked towards this side with his head held high and chest puffed out like a young general who had won a battle. As he walked, he suddenly started to run, and his eyes were almost invisible from laughing.

 

Yu Chengsong supported the bike with his legs, bent down, and stretched out his hand.

 

Yu Chengdi jumped hard, jumped into his arms, and hugged his neck tightly.

 

“Ge, Brother Gu!”

 

“You’re about to strangle me to death.” Yu Chengsong laughed.

 

“Why are you guys here?” Yu Chengdi jumped back to the ground, tiptoed and struggled to get on the back seat of Yu Chengsong’s bike, his little face flushed with excitement.

 

Yu Chengsong turned around and rubbed his head. “To pick you up.”

 

Yu Chengdi clenched his fists and hugged his elder brother’s waist.

 

That bunch of little kids also came over, and Yu Chengdi said goodbye to them.

 

Yin Gu took out a handful of candies from his pocket and shared them with them. The group of people looked at the two of them as if they were stars.

 

“Bye bye.” Yin Gu waved to them with a smile.

 

“Gege, bye bye!”

 

“Brother Song, bye bye!”

 

“Brother Gu, bye bye!”

 

……

 

“I took an English test today,” Yu Chengdi poked Yu Chengsong’s back on the way and said nonchalantly, “I got 82 points.”

 

“Aiyo, so amazing ah.” Yu Chengsong shouted, “The child’s mother, he got 82 on the English test.”

 

“En?” Yin Gu rode side by side with him and looked at Yu Chengdi in surprise. “You’ve made such great progress. What do you want to eat tonight? I’ll treat you.”

 

Yu Chengdi was about to speak when he was interrupted by his elder brother.

 

“What’s wrong with that 18-points mistake?” Yu Chengsong said disdainfully while trying not to laugh, “Have you learnt it? If you haven’t learnt it and haven’t corrected it, then what’s the point of eating?”

 

Yu Chengdi gritted his teeth and tugged at his clothes angrily.

 

Yu Chengsong was so happy that he couldn’t stop laughing. He sighed and said seriously, “If it were me, not to mention eating, I wouldn’t be able to even drink water. I won’t sleep until I understand it. You still have the nerve to eat?”

 

“Stop it.” Yin Gu said as he took out two candies from his pocket, one for the elder brother and one for the younger brother. “What are we having for dinner?”

 

“Asking you.” Yu Chengsong slapped Yu Chengdi with his palm. “What to eat for dinner?”

 

Yu Chengdi was angered by his elder brother that it took a long time for him to react and said, “I want to eat meat.”

 

“Are you a dog?” Yu Chengsong sneered mercilessly.

 

“Then should we order braised pork? Braised beef in soy sauce? Roast duck?” Yin Gu asked.

 

“Don’t show off your wealth.” Yu Chengsong said. “Did you get your money for ordering takeout from the wind?”

 

“Brother Gu, are we eating at your house?” Yu Chengdi widened his eyes.

 

“Otherwise?” Yu Chengsong teased him, “You can go home and eat with mom. You can eat the bowl while they are having a meal.”

 

Yu Chengdi ignored him and cast his excited eyes towards his Brother Gu.

 

“You and your brother are going to stay at my house for a while.” Yin Gu touched his head and said with a smile, “How is it?”

 

“……” Yu Chengdi’s eyes widened, and after a long time, he suddenly shouted excitedly and grabbed Yu Chengsong’s waist.

 

“Ai, f*ck.” Yu Chengsong almost threw him down. “Let go of me.”

 

“Understood!” Yu Chengdi continued to shout.