Jolene seemed to understand overnight why she had studied hard before, but her grades had not improved much.

Because I was too well protected.

She knew that her family was not well-off, but she never had the same vivid memories of poverty as her parents and older siblings, and she knew that the world was difficult, but she had never seen the dirtiest side of life.

Her family was like an umbrella, and although she could sense the storm outside, the wind did not blow on her, and the raindrops did not wet her clothes.

She didn't suffer enough indifference and ridicule to experience the most desperate situation. Therefore, she is not like her brothers and sisters, desperately holding her breath, and she has to read it out, so that people who look down on the Qiao family will look sideways.

In short, she can only do her best within her ability, but she does not have a domineering spirit, and she does not have the ultimate bloodiness to do it for someone or something, even if she goes to the soup and fire.

But that's no longer the case. When her mother stood up to everyone's eyes, put aside her identity as a director, and went to seek justice with Shen Chunxiao, she immediately understood why she was still childish at the age of sixteen. From now on, she doesn't have to work hard, but she has to play with her life in order to be worthy of her family's protection of her.

On the eve of the final exams, Jolene was surprisingly calm, a raging fire was surging all over her body, and there was always a voice in her heart saying - you can, what your brother and sister can do, you will definitely be able to do it!

Before the final exam, the fight between her and Shen Chunxiao passed quietly, I don't know if the school handled it in a low-key manner, or Shen Chunxiao admitted that she was wrong, anyway, there was no movement in the school.

Qiao Lin asked her mother, and Li Lanzhi simply said that the investigation was clear, and the school originally planned to report the criticism, but considering that she had a good attitude of admitting her mistakes and was approaching the final exam, it was decided to give her another chance. But this mistake has already been left behind, and if it is made again next time, it may be the punishment of probation.

Although the big war was imminent, Li Lanzhi couldn't hold back and reprimanded her little daughter, saying that she was too impulsive, how could she beat people casually? If the school really wanted to track down Shen Chunxiao, then Qiao Lin would also have to be criticized.

Li Lanzhi said something at the end, and Zhao Linlin took the initiative to find the Academic Affairs Office and testify to Qiao Lin, saying that it was indeed Shen Chunxiao who said something unbearable, and Qiao Lin did it.

Qiao Lin was still angry with Zhao Linlin and complained that she was not righteous, but after listening to her mother, she felt warm in her heart. The two days of the exam passed quickly, and Jolene had never felt so happy answering the questions, and she knew that she would win this time without having to answer correctly.

After the exam, Zhao Linlin handed herself a note, and after Qiao Lin read it, she forgave her at once.

"It's me who was too cowardly to protect you. I'll try to be brave in the future, I'm sorry. ”

Zhao Linlin kept pillowed on her arm and pointed the back of her head at Qiao Lin. Jolene's eyes were hot, and she didn't say anything, just hugged her good friend. Zhao Linlin couldn't hold back any longer, she cried out with a "wow", and the two Linlin hugged each other tightly. The boys around looked confused - why did the girls come out for a while?

When she saw Shen Chunxiao again, Qiao Lin no longer avoided it very Buddhaly, afraid of conflict like a dove of peace, but passed her by in a dignified manner. If she dared to make any small moves, Jolene would look at her without showing weakness. Shen Chunxiao was a little jealous of her after all, so she stayed away. Although Jolene did not wait for her to apologize, it was not easy to exchange for this relatively peaceful situation.

There are still two days left before the New Year, and the No. 2 Middle School, which has always been as tense as a military camp, has finally eased up a bit, basically entering a state of vacation, and the students have left school one after another. Taking advantage of the small number of people in the school, Jolene cut off a long hair in a low-key manner and cut a short hair similar to the heroine Yoon Eun-hye in "Coffee Prince No. 1 Shop", and kept it until she graduated from high school. But this drama only came out in 2007, and Jolene thought to herself, she inadvertently led the fashion trend!

Although there were not many people in the school, Jolene's haircut still caused a stir, especially the old classmates who went to high school with Jolene, who were so surprised that they couldn't keep their mouths shut. You know, that long black and silky hair is almost a sign of Jolene, she has kept it since she was a child. No. 2 Middle School just "promotes" girls to have short hair, how can she say that she will cut it?

However, most people's evaluation is - I didn't expect Jolene with short hair to be very good-looking, and she looks much more foreign than before. Zhao Linlin said enviously, people have small faces and beautiful facial features, of course, they look good with any hairstyle!

Qiao Lin didn't explain more about the haircut, only close friends knew - after all, the rules for cutting short hair were made by Mama Li, maybe Qiao Lin didn't want to embarrass her mother!

On the morning of the twenty-first day of the lunar month, Qiao Lin moved a book to her home and ate in the store at noon, but she didn't expect Xu Wei to come. When they saw each other, they both looked incredulous.

"How did you cut your hair?"

"Why are you wearing a suit?"

The two of them actually opened their mouths to ask questions at the same time, and they both laughed at the end.

Xu Wei naturally sat opposite Qiao Lin, touched her little hair, and asked with a smile, "Why are you willing to cut your horse's tail?"

"Study hard!"

"Don't fool me, isn't it good to study when you haven't cut your hair?"

Qiao Lin couldn't hide it from him, so she whispered, "In order not to embarrass my mother, do you know?"

Xu Wei was so moved that he was about to cry: "My God, your mother is so harsh on you, you still think about her so much, you are really the best girl in the world!"

"I understand my mom a little bit now, and even though I still don't understand a lot of it, at least I know she's doing it for my good," Jolene said. ”

Xu Wei looked at her smooth short hair, and couldn't help but reach out and touch it, which made Qiao Lin a little annoyed: "Why are you touching my head?

"Xiao Linlin is angry, it's so cute. Xu Wei couldn't help but scratch her chin twice and looked at her with a smile.

Jolene turned her head, got rid of his claws, and asked, "You haven't answered me yet, why are you wearing a suit today? ”

Xu Wei sighed: "No way, blind date!"

"Blind date?" Jolene's eyes widened, and she immediately became excited: "How can you be like this?

Xu Wei hurriedly covered her mouth, for fear of being heard by her father, and said in a low voice: "The girl my grandmother introduced to me, can I not go?"

Thinking of the old lady dressed in gold and silver, red and green, Jolene couldn't help but shudder. If the aunt's eyes are attached to her forehead, then Mrs. Xu's eyes are hanging on the top of her head. In the past, when the Xu family was still living in the compound, the old lady sneered at the Qiao family when she had nothing to do, especially in the years when the Qiao family had frequent accidents, she often said that "the poor will only get poorer and poorer, and they will never be able to turn over", so angry that Qiao Jianjun didn't talk to her for several years.

Qiao Lin didn't like the old lady very much, and as soon as Xu Wei mentioned it, she was unhappy. Fortunately, Xu Wei saw her dissatisfaction and explained: "I can't get used to some of my grandmother's practices. But what can I do, she is my grandmother, and she loves me the most among the grandchildren, so I have to pretend to arrange things. ”

Qiao Lin was still very disappointed: "I thought you had a deep affection for my sister, but it turned out that less than half a year after my sister went to the United States, you started a blind date." ”

"Little friend, I'm just going to deal with it, if something really happens, can I tell you so frankly?" Xu Wei said tiredly: "A lot of little girls in our school died for me, but for Sister Lu, I have been guarding like jade, is it easy for me?"

Qiao Lin rolled her eyes, and Xu Wei muttered in a low voice, "How can you understand my kind of ...... What about the feeling of being almost uncontrollable?"

Qiao Lin didn't hear it, but Qiao Jianjun walked past him, Xu Wei didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore, and asked with a smile: "Uncle Qiao, has there been no news from Qiao Nan yet?"

"No, we don't know where he is or what he's doing. ”

"Watching some military documentary programs, I feel that their training is hard! Especially Qiao Nan, who participates in the competition, I feel that I am going to suffer. Fortunately, my score at that time was not enough to be admitted to the military school, otherwise I would probably have a fever in my brain and suffer with Qiao Nan. ”

"Manly, it's right to suffer a little when you're young. Qiao Jianjun cleaned up the dishes and said nonchalantly, but quickly got into the back kitchen and stopped discussing this topic with them.

Jolene went back to school in the afternoon to move her things, and there were still a few boys in the classroom who hadn't left. There will always be a few military fans in each class, and Class 8 is no exception. Anyway, it was also a holiday, and there was no teacher to take care of it, and a few boys looked at military magazines openly and commented on the new weapons.

"Qiao Lin, when will your brother come back? I really want to ask him for advice!" A boy also wants to be admitted to a military academy and regards Qiao Nan as an idol.

"I don't know, he's preparing for the game. ”

"What game?"

A group of boys quickly surrounded her, and Jolene was startled by them. She thought for a moment and said, "What kind of elite sword is it called?"

"Elite Sword? I've seen it in Tieba! It's a competition held by cadets from several military academies and national defense students from local universities? Wow, it's really great that your brother can participate in this competition!" Yang Xu said excitedly.

Jolene didn't expect the level of this competition to be so high, and she was a little proud to hear their admiration for her brother, but she still said modestly: "It's so-so!

Yang Xu took the magazine and flipped it to Qiao Lin page by page. The young soldiers are fully armed, wearing professional sports gloves, doing those difficult movements, their eyes are firm and sharp, and they are indeed heroic and handsome. Jolene's male classmates were all enthusiastic, and everyone wanted to get a set of such equipment and want to experience these projects.

But Qiao Lin knew for the first time that her brother's training camp was to practice these high-risk projects, and she couldn't stand it after looking at two or three photos.

She admits that at such moments, her brother is invincible, but she doesn't want him to participate in such a training camp at all.

In her subconscious, the identity of "brother" is always greater than that of "warrior", and she only hopes that he is safe and not injured.