Quiet summer with stars in the sky.

Xu Teng climbed to the roof of the old staff building of the Weixian Chemical Plant, lay on the sloping earth-red eaves tiles, and pillowed his head with his hands, enjoying the beautiful leisure of this moment.

A few years ago, he set four goals for his second junior high and high school career.

1. Increase the height by more than 5 cm, supplement more calcium, exercise more, and ensure sleep time; CET-2 and CET-6 English; 3. The second main line of the college entrance examination; Fourth, develop more hobbies, strive to get the national second-level athlete qualification, and add 10 points in the college entrance examination.

Looking back now, the six-year junior and senior high school career seems to be free and easy, which is the envy of many students, but it is actually quite difficult, and every second counts.

There was one thing that exceeded his expectations.

As we enter the WTO this year, international trade is a popular major.

The international trade class of Yangtze River College of Jiangzhou University of Technology should have two in his session, one pilot class and one ordinary class, both of which are recruited in the province.

The pilot class enrolls 40 people, belongs to the Provincial Department of Education approved by the citizens to jointly run the pilot reform project of higher education, English level 6, other conditions in line with the principle of awarding a bachelor's degree in economics to Jiang University of Technology, you can participate in the graduation defense of the School of Economics of Jiang University of Technology, once you pass guò, it is natural to take the graduation certificate and bachelor's degree of Jiang University of Technology.

There seems to be no difference on the certificate, but the words "Yangtze River College" are missing, and the name of the principal is not the same, but in fact, there is a world of difference.

Therefore, although the pilot class belongs to the third batch of undergraduate enrollment plans, and this year is about to join the WTO, international trade is a popular major, and the actual admission line is close to two.

Xu Teng used to be an ordinary class, and he remembered that the pilot class even had a few one-line ones, because they filled in the volunteers first and then took the college entrance examination, and there were many people who filled in the wrong volunteers.

In June, when he filled in the volunteers, he found that the situation had changed, and the enrollment plan of the two classes was adjusted to recruit 30 people each, which basically belonged to the small class system, and they were all pilot classes, Class A was a provincial plan, and Class B was a provincial plan.

The most unexpected thing is that there are also two joint pilot classes for computer science, which also recruit 30 people each.

It was a bit of a surprise to him, and he didn't know what had changed.

These changes must have nothing to do with him, and besides, he doesn't have the ability to do so.

Fortunately, he played normally in the college entrance examination, 14 points higher than the second main line in the province, and there are sports bonus points, which should be very stable.

This means that as long as he continues to study hard for four years in college, he can seize this shortcut, and finally end his academic career with the graduation and degree certificate of the popular major of 985 universities.

Instead of challenging the unknown, it is better to grasp the opportunities that he is familiar with, not to mention that the most difficult level 6 English has been overcome in advance by taking advantage of the crazy hard practice of his high school days.

This is what he thinks.

He loves the coolness of summer nights, a new chapter in his life is about to begin, and the bright stars in the sky symbolize his future.

"Xiao Teng, Lily's call, you can pick it up." Grandma pushed open the window and looked up to greet her, still as always, nagging and pointing at Xu Teng for a lesson, "Why are you climbing so high, you must be careful when you come down, don't think that you are an athlete, you can jump monkey!" ”

"Grandma, don't worry, I've been crawling for five or six years, and I'm very familiar." Xu Teng laughed, grabbed the iron ladder of the skylight, bounced and jumped, and jumped down in one go.

This is the old staff building built by the Weixian Chemical Factory in the 70s, the area is very small, each building has four floors, and each floor has three families, all of which are very crowded.

Xia Li's family also lives in the chemical compound, when they were children, they played very well, and after junior high school, they slowly became estranged, until they became friends again in college, and the two also matched each other for each other's dormitory friendship, and they became a couple.

Xu Teng and Yang Yun are one of them, although they can be together, it is more due to another fellow senior sister.

This was before.

After being reborn, Xu Teng never stayed away from Xia Li, always went to school together and went home from school together, without giving Chen Yulong any chance.

Every time he thought of Chen Yulong, he felt a chill, he had never seen it, and he never thought that a man could be cold-blooded and ruthless to that extent.

"Xu Teng?"

"Hmm, what's wrong?" Xu Teng held the old microphone in his hand, and for some reason, when he thought of Chen Yulong, everything in his hand became heavy and terrifying, revealing a bit of bone-chilling coldness.

"I went to the school in the afternoon to help you check, and you were right, this year's international trade major is really hot, and the provincial score line of the pilot class of Yangtze River University is actually ten points higher than the second line, fortunately, you must be fine."

Xia Li felt a little resentful in her heart, "But have you ever thought about it, you have a lot of things, in case you miss, you don't have the opportunity to go to Jianggong University to defend in the end, it's not cost-effective." Although Yangtze River University is said to hang the signboard of Jiang University of Technology, it is after all a private school. ”

What she means is this, you play too many things, there must be a lot of things to do when you go to school, maybe there are girls chasing after you, are you sure you can study with peace of mind and ensure that every subject meets the standards?

If Xu Teng's original plan was to hit a line, he might not be able to do it, but he deliberately wanted to take a shortcut and save a lot of time to toss his hobbies.

"Uh-huh." Xu Teng was also a little surprised, the score of the pilot class of international trade of Yangtze River University was higher than he expected, fortunately his score was enough, and his smile was a little perfunctory, "Xiaoli's lesson is right, but there is no way, this year I am filling in the volunteer first, I am a little overestimating myself." ”

"You just rely on yourself to have sports points, nonsense." Xia Li really wanted to teach him a lesson with a straight face, at the beginning, Xu Teng's first and second books were the same as her, and when she applied for Jiang Normal University, she was very happy, and only after a closer look did she find that there was a problem.

Because it is difficult for Xu Teng to reach the first line, the normal performance is a little more than the second line, but he applied for the second major of international trade at Jiang Normal University, according to the popular characteristics of this year, this is an ironclad skater, unless he can perform exceptionally in the college entrance examination this time.

The miracle didn't happen.

Wanting to say nothing, she asked Xu Teng tentatively, "Do you want to repeat the study, and directly impact the international trade major next year?" Actually, if you really want to concentrate on studying, it's no problem at all. ”

She tried her best to hide the soft worries in her heart, because Xu Teng had said more than once that she was always too melancholy and not good.

Joining the WTO is imminent, international trade is the hottest major this year, whether it is 211, or 985, the scores of the two international trade majors are a bit exaggerated, and from time to time there is news that the top student in liberal arts and sciences in a city has fallen off the list of Peking University and Tsinghua University's international trade major.

For this kind of thing as the college entrance examination, it is not difficult to have two books, just grasp the basic score.

One is really not easy, and the other is up to 30 points, which is completely based on IQ.

"No, this year is not a failure, and you may not be able to take a test if you repeat it for a year. There are 365 days in a year, how many 365 days can a person have in this life? Xu Teng is still very clear about himself, there are some things that he can't say, only perfunctory.

The truth is not as others say, as long as he concentrates, a book is easy.

His three years of high school seemed to be free and easy, sports, literature and art, and Go...... There are too many things to play tickets, in fact, they have been working hard since junior high school, and they have been working hard since the second year of high school, and they have gone all out to prepare for the college entrance examination in the third year of high school.

"Well, do you want to think about it again?" Xia Li's voice is always timid and soft, perhaps, she knows best the efforts behind Xu Teng's free and easy work, but she is unwilling for him to go to the so-called private colleges.

From the first year of primary school to the third year of high school, she, Xu Teng, and Qi Xiaopeng have always been classmates, and they are childhood sweethearts and threesomes.

She knows Xu Teng very well, as long as he identifies the goal, he can basically complete it, but he is not without misses.

For example, in the county's amateur Go competition last year, his plan for junior high school was to reach the amateur fifth dan, and there was no problem with his level in the past two years, and last year was the best opportunity to complete the plan, but at the same time as the sixth-level English exam, the result was tragic.

At the beginning of the rank match, he lost three sets in a row, so he could only give up strategically, and the disgraced wolf Bèi fled.

"It's better not to repeat it." Xu Teng, a mature man, easily saw through Xia Li's thoughts, and refused very tactfully, "Actually, they are all studying in Jiangzhou, I think it's good, Yangtze River College is in the university town of Jiangzhou, and Jiang Normal University may also move there...... Wait a minute. ”

He looked downstairs from the window, and a black Audi A6 with very dazzling high lights on, abruptly broke into the chemical compound, which seemed incompatible with the shabby silence around him.

"Uncle Lin, Uncle Guo, long time no see." The driver didn't seem to know that his high beams were too dazzling, and he couldn't open the eyes of the neighbors who were taking a shade under the nine staff buildings.

People can't see it, just like ghosts, they know who is coming back by listening to the voice.

In addition to Xu Dachang's cowhide household, who else could there be?

This is the third son of the old Xu family, Xu Teng's father, who is famous for bragging and unreliable.

He used to be the sales section chief of the factory, but after being laid off, he was unwilling to stay in the county to work, so he went to the Southern Special Economic Zone to make trouble.

He himself has been boasting about doing big business, the money is not seen, every year when he comes back, he drives a good car to show off, in fact, there are more than hundreds of families in this chemical compound, who is not the root of the door, who does not know that his car is borrowed from friends, and he rents it if he can't borrow it.

"Yo, Mr. Xu, I made a lot of money this year, I drove the Honda Crown in the first two years, and the license plates are different. Official car, don't the leaders of the provincial party committee also take this car? ”

"How else to say it, what if it's called an official car?" Xu Dachang parked the car in front of the corridor, took out a pack of soft China, and happily gave the neighbors a cigarette.

"This is Xiyan, your Xiaoteng exam is really good, I heard that they have all been admitted to Jiang University of Technology, there are hundreds of households in our compound, and your family is the first family to have children admitted to Jiang University of Technology! Good university, both 985 and 211, the five major universities in our province, this is the first to be known. ”

"That's, I'll give you a few points!" Xu Dachang took out a gilded and shiny Dupeng fireer, but he was not in a hurry to light the fire, and praised himself, "Uncle Guo, you know best, our family Xu Teng has been smart since he was a child. ”

"Huiying and I are doing business outside, and we are busy from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, and it is rare to come back twice a year. Xiao Teng is sensible when he is a child, and he never wants us to worry about it. We are also enlightened education, what he wants to learn, then let him learn what he wants, basketball, Go, calligraphy and music, play everything, and take out a little bit of skill to engage in exam-oriented education, and still be admitted to Jiang University of Technology. ”

"To be honest, we don't care what school he can be admitted to, anyway, he doesn't have to go out to find a job, and he ...... graduate!"

"Dachang, do you have a concept of time, tomorrow at four o'clock in the morning, you have to send me to Jiangzhou Airport, how can you have time to be idle, hurry up and come over to move things." Lan Huiying's expression was a little cold and arrogant, and she didn't want to get close to these neighbors who were already strangers, so she took out a large bag of gifts from the trunk of this black Audi alone.

"Uncle Lin, Uncle Guo, and a few brothers, let's talk later!" Xu Dachang is also notoriously afraid of his wife, so he hurriedly ran back and greeted him across the four floors, "Xiao Teng, come down, my parents heard that you were admitted to 'Jiang Institute of Technology', and you came back by plane overnight, and you went around most of China." You see, this is the 'laptop' that Dad bought for you, a 14-inch LCD monitor, and a high-end configuration of the 'American Dell' professional brand. ”

The voice was subdued, high-pitched and loud, and each key word was pinched very clearly, just like reading the lines in a script, for fear that the entire chemical compound would not be able to hear clearly.

Xu Teng really wanted to jump off the building, if there was a hole in the ground, he would get into it, so he could only hang up the phone with Xia Li first, with a black face, and did not go downstairs, so as not to be stabbed by the eyes of the neighbors who saw jokes.

Even if you are reincarnated, there are some tragedies that can never be changed, such as your parents.

Xu's mother used to be a cashier in the factory, at most she was a powerful eye, a little violent, and liked to quarrel with Xu's father with a kitchen knife, as for Xu's father, it was really strange.

Let's put it this way.

As far as Xu Teng knows, Xu's father went to the Shenzhou Special Economic Zone after the wave of layoffs in 94, his first job was to sell all kinds of disorderly health care drugs, and his second job was to sell insurance.

It's a pity that he lost it all quickly, and in order to make a living, he even took the turn of a shareholder as a network administrator.

Comrades, have you ever seen a forty-year-old network administrator!

In the end, it really can't be mixed, it just so happened that Xu Teng and his wife Yang Yun bought a house in the suburbs of Jiangzhou, this "Mr. Xu" returned to Jiangzhou in his fifties, sold second-hand cars in the provincial capital, and also engaged in micro-business, and the business card is still printed with a bunch of titles such as chairman, director, consultant, etc.

In short, don't have any hope for "Mr. Xu", don't believe him, just don't be cheated by him.

Xu Teng only made one change to this "Mr. Xu", that is, he agreed to move to live with his grandparents, so that "Mr. Xu" had the opportunity to sell the house and gather 20,000 yuan to go to the Shenzhou Special Economic Zone with Xu's mother.

Anyway, Xu's mother is an accountant, and she also likes to use kitchen knives, fruit knives, mops, washboards and "Mr. Xu" to theorize life.

Perhaps, as "Mr. Xu" said, since the day she got married, Mother Xu, a female intellectual, in the provincial capital, has been married, and she looks down on "Mr. Xu" at all.

When Xu Teng lived to be thirty years old, except for his admission to university, marriage, and the birth of his daughter, he had never seen his mother, and one day he was really happy, always as if he had some kind of unspeakable pain.

For him, educated youth is a very distant term that he cannot understand.

It wasn't until he and Yang Yun decided to divorce, and the only thing they couldn't let go of was their daughter, that he understood that if it weren't for his savings, Mother Xu would rather live alone.

It's an ordinary family, and it's a crazy family.

Xu Teng didn't go downstairs, he stood at the window on the fourth floor and looked at his parents, thinking of the scene six years and ten months ago, to be exact, it was a scene fourteen years later, he drove through the Jiangwei Expressway, suppressing the anger in his heart.

His parents had been arguing in the back seat about his and Yang divorce, blaming each other and abusing each other until they were hit by a truck into Qinglu Lake.

There are always rumors that there are water monsters in the Qinglu Lake outside the ancient Buddhist temple, and their whole bodies are shining.

That day, before he was drowned, he seemed to have actually seen it.

A few years ago, he went to swim in Qinglu Lake alone, trying to look for water monsters there, but he found nothing, but he suddenly believed that there are gods in this world, gods in the underworld, who hold the power of reincarnation.

He wore a very ordinary sour branch wood rosary on his wrist, and the sparse eight beads reminded him that this was his mission, to save the eight most important people from the sea of suffering.