"The teacher believes in you. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info" Teacher Xiaozhang touched Tu Ran's head and said gently.

"Thank you, teacher. I get it. I'll try. After Tu Ran figured it out, he said.

"Then I'll go home!" After talking to Teacher Xiao Zhang, Tu Ran felt a sense of relief in his heart, and couldn't help but grin and say goodbye to Teacher Xiao Zhang.

"Hmm. Go ahead! Be careful and stay safe on the road. Teacher Xiao Zhang waved his hand and admonished.

"Got it!" Tu Ran's crisp voice floated from the wind, and in the blink of an eye, she had run away.

Seeing Tu Ran walking away, the gentle smile on Teacher Xiao Zhang's face froze. Do you believe in your own fate? Teacher Xiaozhang asked himself. In fact, he didn't know the answer to this question. He told Tu Ran that his fate was in his own hands. But in reality, people are so small and fragile. Sometimes, your life is not only in your own hands, but also in the hands of others, and you can't help yourself. Tu Ran is so small, he can't experience this feeling! Why not! When I was young, I always thought that I could change my fate by myself. Now, a lot of things haven't changed.

Mr. Xiaozhang remembered that the last time he went home, he met a college classmate who worked as a clerk in a foreign company, and his monthly salary was more than that of a year. But as for myself, I am now staying in this isolated place, and I can neither take care of my mother nor see the future. Teacher Xiao Zhang couldn't help but wonder: Can life really be changed by oneself?

Teacher Xiao Zhang did not tell Tu Ran about these thoughts. Can a twelve-year-old girl understand a question that he can't even answer himself? Little ones should be encouraged to be aggressive. There are countless possibilities for them to shine in life. When they grow up, they will find that the road of life is getting narrower and narrower, not wider.

Tu Ran never thought that Ma Xiaolong would suddenly appear here.

After untying the knot from Teacher Xiao Zhang, Tu Ran walked back by himself. Unexpectedly, when I walked to the bridge, I saw a familiar figure.

"Would you like to come to the school?" Tu Ran slowly walked towards the end of the bridge. Ma Xiaolong was leaning against the birch tree by the bridge, staring intently at Tu Ran.

"Oh. There was no salt at home, so I came out to buy salt. When I think of you, I'll wait for you to go home together. Ma Xiaolong coughed and said unnaturally.

Tu Ran was puzzled. Aren't there shops in the four courtyards? Do you have to go so far down the street to buy it? However, this doubt was quickly put behind Tu Ran, and Ma Xiaolong stretched out his hand to her, and naturally took Tu Ran's schoolbag. In the past, when the two of them went home together, Tu Ran's schoolbag was also carried by Ma Xiaolong. Ma Xiaolong stretched out his hand like this, which made Tu Ran almost have an illusion: as if Ma Xiaolong had not yet graduated.

"Have you eaten at noon?" Ma Xiaolong walked beside him with Tu Ran's purple bear schoolbag on his back and asked.

"It's too hot for me to go home. I bought a pack of instant noodles to eat. Tu Ran replied truthfully. Since entering junior high school, Tu Ran doesn't go home to eat much on Saturday after making up classes on Saturdays. Normally, her mother would give Tu Ran one or two yuan of pocket money to buy her something to eat.

"Are you hungry?" Ma Xiaolong conjured up a handful of colorful fruit candies and asked Tu Ran.

"Not hungry. Hey, where did you come from?" Tu Ran said that he was not hungry, but his hand stretched out towards Ma Xiaolong. She picked an orange-flavored candy and put it in her mouth.

"My mom gave it to me. I don't know where it came from. Give it all to you, you take it home and eat it slowly. I'm a big boy who doesn't like to eat. Ma Xiaolong opened Tu Ran's schoolbag and put all the sugar in his hand into it.

"Brother Xiaolong, don't be sad." Suddenly, Tu Ran remembered the rumors that were boiling in the school, and his heart tightened.

"Sad about what?" Ma Xiaolong asked with a smile.

"That's it, it's a matter of grades!" Tu Ran said hesitantly.

"I said I'm not sad at all, you don't believe it, do you?" Ma Xiaolong asked Tu Ran, and without waiting for Tu Ran to answer, he continued: "I did feel a little sad at the beginning. But after a day, it will be fine. Actually, it's good to go to Kitahara High School. In two years, when you go there, I will be able to take care of you!"

Tu Ran looked at Ma Xiaolong's resolute side face, not knowing what to say. If you were yourself, you would be uncomfortable to death, right? But why can Ma Xiaolong be so understated? In fact, she also secretly thought that it would be great if Ma Xiaolong went to study at Beiyuan High School, and several people would spend more time together. But she can't expect Ma Xiaolong to give up the perfect opportunity because of such a little selfishness.

"Don't you want to study for another year, you're not very old, it's a pity to go to Kitahara High School like this. According to our teacher, several people from the No. 3 Middle School were admitted to Tsinghua University last year. Brother Xiaolong, in fact, I think you can do it too! Although Kitahara High School is the best high school in the county, it is still incomparable to the No. 3 High School in the city. Tu Ran plucked up his courage and said.

City No. 3 High School is the best high school in the city. This year, Ma Xiaolong and their exams made history and went up four exams. Ma Xiaolong's failure has become a regret for many people. Tu Ran was not exempt from vulgarity, she had the same concept as those people, hoping that Ma Xiaolong could do it again.

"Do you believe me?" After Ma Xiaolong listened to Tu Ran's words, he suddenly stopped.

Tu Ran looked at Ma Xiaolong inexplicably.

"What do you think of me?" Ma Xiaolong changed his questioning method and asked Tu Ran with a serious face.

"......" Tu Ran didn't know how to answer. She wanted to say, Brother Xiaolong, you are very good, you are my role model. But saying this at this moment, will Ma Xiaolong feel that he is deliberately flattering him to make him happy?

"Tu Ran, do you know? I've always believed in a word. It's gold that always shines. In fact, no matter where you go or what the external environment is, the most important thing is to look at yourself. No matter how good the environment is, if you don't work hard, you are mediocre. In the same way, as long as you work hard, no matter how bad the environment is, it can't stop you from shining. Besides, Kitahara High School is not such a bad place. It's just that it's not as good as the three middle schools in the city. Ma Xiaolong looked at Tu Ran and said in an extremely flat tone.

"But ......" Tu Ran wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Ma Xiaolong: "Beiyuan High School called me two days ago. The school promised that as long as I was enrolled in Beiyuan High School, I would not only be free of tuition and miscellaneous fees for three years, but also give me a monthly subsidy of 200 yuan for living expenses. ”

"Really?" Tu Ran was surprised.

"Hmm. In order to attract students, we need to increase the rate of going on to higher education. Ma Xiaolong said lightly.

In this way, Tu Ran was suddenly able to understand Ma Xiaolong's choice. Their family is still difficult for Ma Xiaoyue and Ma Xiaolong to study. If there were such generous conditions, according to Bruce Ma's sensible personality, he would definitely not choose to repeat a year.