Chapter 20: The Family Dinner
June 8, the second day of the college entrance examination. This morning's comprehensive exam and afternoon's math exam.
Lele went to school by himself in the morning, according to his brother secretly last night: Yesterday in the class, he made an appointment with 3 classmates who lived nearby to meet at the International Convention and Exhibition Center this morning, among them there was a girl he had a good impression of, everyone walked to school together, not only to leave the fare, but also to exercise, today to see if there is a chance to help the girl get the schoolbag. For his younger brother's initial love, Meng Fanzhu had a positive attitude, gave Lele a thumbs up, and encouraged him to cheer.
Puppy love is strictly forbidden by various schools in China, and the ninth middle school is no exception, once the signs are found, they will be killed immediately, but what the actual effect is, just look at the male and female students holding hands outside the campus, and completely imprison the love of the opposite sex for teenagers because of normal physical and psychological development, which is obviously unscientific. This not only deprives them of exploring the relationship between men and women, but also stimulates rebellion and curiosity among young people, with more serious consequences.
Meng Fanzhu doesn't want his younger brother to go through this, and don't look at it as only a freshman in high school now, Lele's learning task is not light, he came from that stage, studying during the day, tutoring at night, and taking talent classes on weekends, if there is no hazy goodwill and longing between boys and girls, how pale the days of the teenager should be, and I am afraid that it will become an unbearable memory after many years. Meng Fanzhu believes that at least 80% of domestic college students do not want to go through high school again, but fortunately, he is still two exams away from entering a new chapter in his life, and his heart is secretly refreshed, and he also deeply sympathizes with his younger brother.
At 8 o'clock, the familiar parking lot, the familiar crowds, the familiar anticipation and anxiety, the familiar fear and self-confidence. Admission at 8:30, the comprehensive exam officially began at 9 o'clock, and Meng Fanzhu answered the previous paper I very smoothly, all of which were memorization questions, no difficulty, and no waste of time. But the question of paper II is not fully grasped, whether it is the development of the marine industry or the decline of the economic status of the Northeast and the revitalization of the old industrial base in the Northeast, there are some inaccurate points, the subjective score of the college entrance examination is like this, even if you write the analysis well, the text without the score in the answer may not get points, after all, each teacher is faced with a large number of test papers, there is no time and energy to read the candidates' answers in detail, and there is no right to judge the gold content of the answers alone, so Meng Fanzhu has an empty stomach and can only answer the questions within the specified space and the specified knowledge, and write all the knowledge points in the book as much as possible。 Especially for geography questions, although the knowledge points are memorized by rote, it is really not enough to integrate them, and I don't seem to have a talent for geography, and I really have no love for this subject. After answering all the questions and checking them twice, I found that there were only 20 minutes left before the end of the exam. If you don't submit the paper in advance, put the answer card on the paper, put away the pen, and close your eyes until the end of the exam.
returned to the car at 11 o'clock, this time because he did not submit the papers in advance, which caused his mother's uneasiness and random speculation, which made Meng Fanzhu really cry and laugh, and finally let his mother feel at ease after explaining for a long time. At noon, he continued to stand in the suite of the Madier Hotel, and he had nothing to do for two hours, and finally looked forward to leaving for the examination room at 2 o'clock.
The math exam in the afternoon finally gave Meng Fanzhu the pleasure of passing five levels and cutting six generals. The battle ended in one hour and the papers were handed in! The reason why it is complicated is because some candidates think that Meng Fanzhu is a scholar and envy him for completing the exam papers so easily; another part thinks that he belongs to the category of art candidates, who seems to be very chic in handing in early, but in fact he will not be grandiose about anything.
However, what others think is not within the scope of Meng Fanzhu's thinking at all, from childhood to adulthood, he only cares about the feelings of relatives and friends around him and the people he cares about. Usually such a character will suffer after coming into contact with society, either being sharpened to a very smooth surface, or being hit in the face of reality. Meng Fanzhu in the dream is living so stubbornly all his life, he will be excluded and suppressed, and he has been silently doing behind-the-scenes writing work. Although he has produced a lot of good works, his achievements have been collectively received. Although he was appreciated by the great playwright Gao Mantang in the later period, he took him for a while, but because he was already in the age of confusion at that time, there were old and young, and he really did not have the courage to resign and go to Dalian to work hard, so he missed the opportunity. Until his retirement, he was just an ordinary senior editor and an unknown screenwriter.
After waking up, Meng Fanzhu still has no intention of changing, benefiting from the large amount of social experience and literary and artistic wealth brought by Nan Ke's dream, coupled with the escort of the system, he can't mix up his personal appearance, wouldn't he be ashamed of his ancestors.
Back in the car, looking at the expectant eyes of his parents, he smiled brightly, stretched out his hand and gestured in a triumphant posture and said, "Mom, Dad, don't worry, Peking University is guaranteed, the provincial liberal arts champion is not easy to say, wait for the results to come out." ”
The old mother trembled in surprise and said, "Peking University is guaranteed! My son is amazing!" The family did not have the slightest doubt about the boy's words, and did not feel that Meng Fanzhu was exaggerating his achievements. Dad sighed and sighed, "Our family is going to be born in Peking University!" This is a good thing for the glory of the ancestors, and then go back to the Guanli family (another name for the Meng clan ancestral hall in the northeast), my waist will be hard!"
Mom patted my dad on the shoulder angrily, "We haven't been soft when we go back before, hurry up, go to Taoyuan Hotel, the old people are waiting there!"
Dad hurriedly lit the car on fire, "Go, go, go, I was excited, I forgot, Duoduo, your grandparents and grandparents are waiting for us in the hotel, today I will celebrate your high school graduation and the successful conclusion of the college entrance examination, and then ask your uncles to celebrate your victory in the college entrance examination after the results come out." ”
"Then let's go pick up Lele first," Meng Fanzhu loved his brother the most.
"No, Lele hasn't finished school at this time, I'll send you over first, and your mother and I will be able to pick up Lele again." "The things at my father's house are arranged very well, and Meng Fanzhu doesn't say much, hugging his mother in the back seat, chatting with his parents, feeling the joy of his parents, Meng Fanzhu's heart is also full of joy. In Meng Fanzhu's view, the greatest significance of a person's life is not how high the achievements are, not how much power they hold, not how much wealth they make, but whether they share their income with their families, whether they make their families feel happy and happy because of their actions, and whether they accompany their families as much as possible on the road of life in the past few decades. Because in this world, only family members can trust and support themselves unconditionally, but unfortunately this simple truth has been forgotten by many people. So there are constantly regrets in the world that I want to tell a story to my child to coax him to sleep, but suddenly find that my child has grown up, and I constantly want to accompany my lover to the mall to buy beautiful clothes, but I suddenly find that my lover is tired, and I feel fortunate that I know how to cherish my family when I have no heart!
As soon as I entered the private room, I saw my grandfather and grandfather chatting, Meng Fanzhu's grandfather is a Xianzi generation, called Meng Xianzhong, with a strong figure and a ruddy complexion, and his grandmother Ma Yujie are both retired cadres of the agency. Grandfather Jia Minguang and grandmother Lin Xinmei are retired soldiers, both worked in military hospitals in their early years, one was an administrative cadre, and the other was a doctor. is different from grandpa, grandpa is thin, has a Chinese face, and has a literati temperament.
I hugged my grandparents separately and just sat down. Grandma and Grandma came back together, and they had already ordered all the dishes, all of which Meng Fanzhu and Lele loved to eat. When the four old men heard that they had done well in the exam and could go to Peking University, they were all so happy that they couldn't keep their mouths shut. Grandma and grandma each gave Meng Fanzhu a big red envelope, not counting it, it is estimated that each red envelope is not less than 2,000 yuan, and kissed the four old people on the faces one by one as a thank you. Grandpa took the opportunity to say, "Lao Meng, our family is such a happy event, do you have to drink two sips to celebrate" Grandpa cooperated very tacitly, "The eldest grandson did well in the exam today, you have to drink some, Duoduo will go to college soon, let's have some beer..." You can't drink a lot, alcohol hurts your body!" "Grandma and grandma are naturally a united front, and grandpa and grandpa will inevitably be defeated." In the end, it was stipulated that the two old men could only drink 2 halves each, and ordered a bottle of red wine to drink, and Meng Fanzhu and Lele could only drink juice.
Mom and Dad led Lele into the private room, and Dad handed a black bag in his hand to Meng Fanzhu, "This is the graduation gift that Dad bought for you, Toshiba's latest, use it well this time, don't explode again!" Mom slapped Dad and handed Meng Fanzhu a small black box, "Can you say something auspicious, this is Mom's gift, Nokia's latest, call card wait until BJ to do it, so it's easier to contact" Get two of the latest models at once, Meng Fanzhu sighed that happiness came really fast after the college entrance examination!
As soon as the grandfather's congratulatory speech came out, the dinner officially began, and happy laughter came from time to time in the private room.
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