After New Year's Day, time is like a rushing river, moving forward without stopping. The final exam seems to be a rehearsal for the college entrance examination, and the students are surrounded by an inexplicable emotion, and many of them are nervous and anxious.

The number of days until the college entrance examination is clearly marked in the most conspicuous place in each classroom, and this number is decreasing every day. The reduced numbers have turned into throwing knives, which are stabbed into the hearts of the students.

Under the pressure, most of the students became numb. Like a spring that has been pressed to the bottom, all kinds of rebounds have begun to appear, and things that have nothing to do with studying, such as skipping class, playing ball, and falling in love, all appear in the repeater class.

Wang Qiao walked from the rugged path to a road of learning. His math scores improved with each exam, and he firmly believed that by the time he took the final exam, he could expect to pass math.

The only thing that affects learning at the moment is the entanglement with people in society.

After several battles with Liu Jianchang, Wang Qiao locked himself in the campus and devoted himself to studying. Except for Sunday make-up classes, he never leaves the campus, and his dormitory, classroom, cafeteria and small playground are his daily regular activities.

In the monthly exam before the final exam, his overall score jumped to 29th in the class, and if he could pass the math, he would be in the top 20 of the class. At this time, no one despised him anymore, although secretly there were still people who called him "9 points", and the contempt was almost gone.

And Liu Jianchang competed with the students in the repeat class several times, but he didn't take any advantage. Through a few children of Shi'an Machinery Factory in the repeater class, he learned that dozens of students in the repeater class were ready to fight with Wang Qiao, Wu Chongbin, and Hong Ping, so he dispelled the idea of entering the repeater class to fight, and concentrated on the riverside sand quarry.

In the mid-90s, fighting and collecting protection money were very pediatric in the eyes of the big brothers who were in charge of society, and doing industry to find big money - it became the consensus of the big brothers. If Liu Jianchang wants to become "Brother Liu" in the rivers and lakes, he must have his own industry.

The two gangs had their own things to do, and the neighborhood of Jingzhou No. 1 Middle School was quiet, and the incidents of fighting on the street were significantly reduced.

The day before the final exam, the students were concentrating on preparing for the exam, and an unexpected event broke the pre-exam tranquility.

On January 17, 1995, Wang Qiao was having dinner in his dormitory, when the chief of the security section walked in expressionlessly, followed by two policemen in police uniforms, one of whom was Yang Hongbing of the Jingzhou Criminal Police Team. Wang Qiao subconsciously thought that Yang Hongbing was looking for him, and made a joke: "Officer Yang, why do you have time to go to the repeat class today?" ”

Yang Hongbing's expression was serious, and he didn't answer, just nodded slightly.

Section Chief Jin stood in front of Li Xiang's bed and said, "Are you Li Xiang?" ”

The rice bowl in Li Xiang's hand fell to his thigh with a "bang", he grabbed the rice bowl, and pretended to be calm: "I am, Mr. Jin, are you looking for me?" Section Chief Jin said expressionlessly: "You come with us, learn a little about the situation from you, don't be nervous." Li Xiang's face stiffened, and he said, "I'm not nervous." I'm done eating, okay? Section Chief Jin said, "Then hurry up." ”

Seeing Yang Hongbing's serious expression, Wang Qiao realized that Li Xiang had a big deal. Li Xiang is mediocre and inconspicuous, and it is difficult to find out when he falls into the crowd. He has a gloomy personality, and he can't talk to anyone in the dormitory, if Wang Qiao is a lone ranger, Li Xiang is a dark-faced person. Wang Qiao lived in the dormitory for nearly a semester and did not say three words to Li Xiang.

Wang Qiao chewed the food, watched the changes, and pondered: "Li Xiang has never been silent in the bedroom, what can he do?" ”

A few minutes later, Li Xiang finally finished eating, and the rice fell to the ground, and he didn't realize it. Li Xiang was still about to wash the dishes, but after being stopped by Section Chief Jin, the group left the dormitory.

The dormitory was silent for a few seconds, and the chatter rang out.

Wu Chongbin came to Wang Qiao's side and asked, "Wang Qiao, is that tall policeman your friend?" What did they take Lee away for? ”

Wang Qiao spread his hands and said, "The tall policeman is my friend, and I don't know what the specific matter is." ”

Everyone in the dormitory heard Wang Qiao's greeting, and gathered around his bed, and you talked about it word by word.

Tian Feng said: "When Li wanted to eat, I noticed that his body was trembling, something must have happened, otherwise the police would not have come to him." Wang Qiao, what department is your classmate in? ”

Wang Qiao said: "Criminal police team." ”

The criminal police came to the door, it was definitely not a good thing, everyone pretended to be heavy on their faces, and their hearts were inexplicably excited, discussing what might happen.

In the afternoon, Li Xiang did not go back to school.

The next day, Li Xiang's parents came to the school and took away all Li Xiang's living and school supplies. The classmates speculated about what happened to Li Xiang, but they always couldn't get the point.

The final exam came later, and everyone left the dark-faced man Li Xiang behind. There were forty-four people in the dormitory at first, but Bao Qiang and Li Xiang left one after another, finally making a little space.

After the exam, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and after spending the semester in extreme tension, everyone could relax for a while before getting the final exam result notice.

Wang Qiao planned to stay at the school for two more days, and after receiving the notice, he would go to Shannan to meet his sister before going home. He didn't rush to pack his bags, took his books to the classroom and continued to read.

Wu Chongbin found the liberal arts classroom and discussed: "After a busy semester, I finally relaxed a little, and everyone had a meal together at noon." ”

Wang Qiao said: "Okay, where to eat?" ”

Wu Chongbin said: "Let's fight in a tie and go to eat near the Hongqi Factory Office, and the Hongqi Factory Office will be our activity base in the future, so we will go to familiarize ourselves with the situation first." You continue to read, and at eleven o'clock, we leave on time. ”

Wang Qiao was so immersed in the book that he forgot about the eleventh o'clock. It wasn't until he heard someone downstairs calling his name that he remembered the lunch appointment, and reluctantly closed the book and went downstairs to meet everyone in the Hongqi Factory.

Knowing that she was going to have dinner with Wang Qiao at noon, Yan Lin began to think about what to wear, she dragged the box out from under the bed, picked left and right, and chose a black tweed short coat. Then I went to the commissary downstairs and spent two dollars to ask the proprietress to help iron it. I changed my clothes, put on lipstick, and put on a beautiful light red hairpin. It was just eleven o'clock.

Yan Lin walked up in front of Liu Hu and said, "It's okay today." ”

Liu Hu's eyes lit up when he saw his radiant friend, and said: "Women are the ones who please themselves, and it's really like this." You're dressed up so mature today, you don't look like a student anymore. When you get home, your parents will be suspicious. ”

Yan Lin smiled: "Regardless of them, let's talk about it after eating." ”

The first time Wang Qiao saw Yan Lin, his eyes lit up. Yan Lin was dressed in a black tweed short coat and a pair of brown half-heeled leather shoes, fashionable and beautiful, standing out among the many girls in the repeat class, and was particularly eye-catching.

Yan Lin stretched out her thumb and praised: "You actually took 29 places in the class in the last monthly exam, which made the teachers break their glasses, which is much better than I expected." What is the approximate level of the final exam this time? ”

Wang Qiao felt that the final exam was better than expected, and said: "The final exam will not be lower than the last test, and it will improve slightly. ”

Yan Lin stretched out her thumb again and said, "To be honest, I used to think that you had no hope for the college entrance examination, but from today onwards, you have to correct this concept and continue to develop at this speed, maybe you can really be admitted to university." ”

Wang Qiao said: "When I first came to the repeat class, I was still apprehensive, but now I am determined to get it, and I must be admitted." ”

Yan Lin said objectively: "There is no 100% thing in the world, and there is also an element of luck in the college entrance examination." ”

Wang Qiao said: "I will give you a pair of my favorite couplets, which is about the kind of desperate barbarian." If there is a will, it will be done, and the one hundred and two Qin Passes will eventually belong to Chu; Hard-working people, the sky is not bearable, lying on the salary to taste the gall, three thousand Yuejia can swallow Wu. This is Pu Songling's name pair. ”

A little star flashed in Yan Lin's eyes again, and said, "You write well, you will write this couplet to me later." ”

The two talked as they walked, falling behind the crowd. Wu Chongbin and the others listened to the conversation between the two behind them, squeezing each other's eyebrows. Tian Feng whispered: "Their business is a layer of window paper, I have to find a way to pierce the window paper." Liu Hu glared at him and said, "I hate it, don't stab it." ”

Coming to the vicinity of the Hongqi Factory office, Wang Qiao was about to visit the office, when a surprise greeting suddenly came from the side of the road: "Wang Qiao, is it you?" Emin walked out of a small shop and waved excitedly.

Wang Qiao didn't expect to meet an old acquaintance he met in Changdong here, and said in surprise: "What are you doing here, opening a store?" ”

Emin said: "After leaving Changdong, I worked everywhere, stole some crafts, and opened a small shop here. ”

After the final exam, Wang Qiao was in a good mood and joked: "Your basic skills are not good, have you ever been a pier?" ”

Ai Min said: "I really said it, my first job was a dunzi." ”

Dunzi is one of the types of chefs, the main responsibility is to cut vegetables, side dishes, this work is tired and bitter, but also easy to hurt hands, generally men are in charge, rarely see women as duns. Wang Qiao likes cooking and knows the hardships of the pier, so he glanced at Ai Min's hand, and sure enough, there were a few long knife marks, crawling on the back of Ai Min's hand like earthworms.

Wang Qiao's expression became solemn and said, "If you really have this kind of perseverance, you will definitely succeed in opening a restaurant." ”

Ai Min did not have the hesitation when he was first laid off, and said: "I opened a restaurant in Changdong for a few days, and I know that this business can make money. I don't have the capital, I can't hire a good chef, so I have to learn by myself. Yiduo is not pressing, he can be a chef himself, not only saves his salary, but also is not afraid of the chef's backlash. ”

Hearing a few words, Wang Qiao knew that Emin had entered the industry and was very happy for her.

Seeing that there were several fashionably dressed young people behind Wang Qiao, Ai Min tried to ask, "You haven't eaten, if you don't dislike it, come to me to eat." Today I invite you to dinner, and you are not allowed to pay. ”

Wang Qiao and Ai Min had an embarrassing first encounter, when Ai Min had just been laid off, and when she was poor, she came to the roadside shop to pick up customers, and the first customer was Wang Qiao, a passer-by. If it weren't for this chance encounter, she would have embarked on a path of no return to sell her body. At this time, she saw the hope of life again, and she really wanted to invite Wang Qiao to dinner.

Yan Lin has a strong interest in all the past events of Wang Qiao, and when she heard the conversation between Emin and Wang Qiao, she made up her mind to get close to Emin and learn about Wang Qiao's past.

(Chapter 47)