As a subsidiary of the successful visit of Chinese leaders to the United States last year, in order to strengthen exchanges between China and the United States, the two sides decided to try to send middle school exchange students on a small scale. As one of the well-known middle schools in China, Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School was also selected into the list of the first batch of five pilot schools circled by the Ministry of Education. Monroe Middle School in New York, USA, will carry out a five-year exchange cooperation with Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School, sending high school exchange students to each other's campuses.

Monroe High School is known as the Ivy League College Preparatory High School, with a large number of high school graduates entering the Ivy League every year, and it also has a long history and many well-known alumni.

An announcement was posted on the campus bulletin board that there were three exchange students this time, and the U.S. government would bear the daily expenses of their trip to the United States. Of course, the other party will also send three students to China to experience a one-year exchange life, and the cost will be borne by the Chinese government.

"Isn't this just studying abroad at public expense?"

The bulletin board was tightly fenced, one of the boys said.

"Yes, you don't have to pay for it yourself, you can go to the United States to study in a prestigious school, and with such an experience, if you go to the United States to study in the future, it will be one step faster."

As a prestigious school, studying in Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School naturally has benefits that other schools cannot match, and this opportunity to go to the United States as an exchange student is an example.

The opportunity for 3 places is open to all students, after all, there will be a basic entrance test to assign grades.

Such an opportunity is no less than the ginseng fruit in Journey to the West for most students, and just looking at it makes people salivate, and they are preparing for the upcoming selection exam.

If it was an ordinary person, Qin Ran might also take a kick in such an opportunity. But now he can't get out and go to study abroad. He recalled that when he was in college last time, his undergraduate classmates teased each other that if he didn't study hard, he could only stay in China to study for research. Because the most top-notch students aim to study abroad. Who makes the academic level of foreign countries, especially the United States, at the forefront of the world.

"First-class talents go overseas, second-rate talents pick cabbage, and third-rate talents continue to stay."

Roommates have had an incisive discussion about this.

"Running overseas" means that people who study well have gone abroad, "picking cabbage" means that people with strong ability have a lot of good jobs for them to choose from, and "continue to stay" refers to people who have no way out and have to continue to stay in school.

"Hehe-"

Thinking of these, Qin Ran couldn't help but smile in his heart. In a year and a half, I'm going to college again. I hope I don't get into college anymore.

In order to cooperate with the interviewers from the United States, Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School conducted a round of English proficiency test for all students who signed up in advance to screen out students whose language skills were not up to standard, and reduce the workload at that time. After all, if you're going to study in an unfamiliar country. Language and communication skills are the top priority.

Qin Ran found a good way, which was to put the three stools in the reading room into a row, and then the whole person could lie down comfortably and take a nap. He was alone in the teacher's reading room, and there were no figures of Wang Yaxuan and Ye Linghan. So he slept soundly.

"Wow-"

Hear the voice of the person coming. Qin Ran opened his eyes and took a look, and found that it was Wang Yaxuan who came.

"You're pretty good at it!"

Since the last time she was almost made by Qin Ran, Wang Yaxuan has not spoken to him in a good voice.

"Hehe--local materials."

thought that the two were more familiar, so Qin Ran turned over and turned his face inward, leaving his back to face the girl, intending to continue to lie down for a while.

With the quiet place of the reading room, the two of them have significantly less communication in the classroom, although not much before. Wang Yaxuan is also accustomed to talking about things when she leaves them in the reading room.

"Have you heard about Monroe's exchange program?"

Qin Ran, who was originally asleep, heard Wang Yaxuan take the initiative to mention it, and his sleepiness subsided suddenly. Does this girl want to participate in an exchange program? Once he went for a year, he might even stay in the United States to study in college and not come back in the future, Qin Ran understood that the other party's family background could do it.

"Hmm...... Know. You...... Planning to go? ”

His mind was blank, Qin Ran never thought that Wang Yaxuan would leave his side so quickly, so he subconsciously agreed.

Frankly speaking, a large part of my happy high school life came from the girl behind me. The two of them have experienced many things together and have memories that are unique to both of them.

It is also a kind of happiness to be next to such an excellent girl and quietly watch her grow.

Qin Ran will not forget his previous thoughts.

"Can I give her happiness?"

This question is too heavy, even the current Qin Ran can't answer it for a while.

Although he once talked about love letters or early love on the podium, when he really faced it, Qin Ran found that it was not as simple as he imagined. Because there is still a deep gap between knowing and doing.

Do you like this girl behind you? Like! She is an excellent girl who everyone around her will like from the bottom of her heart. What about love, do you love her?

……

In the end, Qin Ran couldn't answer this question.

If you say that you love her, can you give up a qiē for her? It's like a career that has been hard to build up now, and all of them have abandoned to study in the United States with a girl?

No!

Qin Ran found that he couldn't do it at all.

Like is not love, love means responsibility, I don't have the ability or qualification to shoulder this responsibility now, Qin Ran knows this very well.

Therefore, Qin Ran was afraid, he was afraid that if he was impulsive, it would affect the girl's life trajectory, he was afraid that what he could give was not the life that the girl wanted, and he was afraid that he was likely to ruin the happiness of the girl's original life.

"Go, my family has always wanted me to study abroad."

Wang Yaxuan pulled out a chair and replied, but after hesitating for half a second, she pursed her mouth and asked again.

"I've already signed up, would you like to go with you?"

The boy in front of him was still lazily lying on the chair with his back to him, Wang Yaxuan stopped the movements in his hand after speaking, looked at his back motionlessly, and waited for the other party to answer with some apprehension and expectation in his heart.

"Nope."

As soon as these two words came out, Wang Yaxuan's originally bright eyes dimmed. There were already tears rolling in his eyes.

"You know my English scores, so don't waste paper as cannon fodder."

Forced to make a smile, Qin Ran cheered up and joked. A girl has to pursue her dreams alone. The current self will definitely not stop it.

"Oh-"

Fortunately, Qin Ran couldn't see it, so Wang Yaxuan hurriedly wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with her hands.

As the girl sat down, the entire reading room quickly fell silent.

The boy pretended to be asleep like a dead pig, and the girl was secretly sad and in a daze, and the two of them had their own concerns.

"Tuk-tuk—"

There was another voice outside the corridor, and Qin Ran knew that it was Ye Linghan who was here this time, because the difference could be heard between her and Wang Yaxuan as they went up the stairs.

"Huh. It's all there! The opportunity to go to the United States for an exchange student, do you know, there are many people who get together to discuss it at the beginning of the meal. ”

As soon as you enter the gate. The short-haired girl said.

"Hmm-"

Qin Ran snorted and signaled to hear.

"I've already signed up, what about you?"

Immediately after, he heard Wang Yaxuan's voice.

"Me too."

Ye Linghan replied holding the registration form.

The scene was quiet for three seconds, as if Ye Linghan asked Wang Yaxuan with his eyes. What is Qin Ran's situation.

"He. Not participating. Right, classmate Qin Ran? ”

"Yes, good luck to you!"

Qin Ran heard that Wang Yaxuan was asking about himself, and hurriedly answered.

Then, the two girls briefly discussed with each other the preparation for the written interview.

Listening to the sound of their conversation, Qin Ran was even more irritable in his heart, but he couldn't show it, so he had to continue to pretend to be asleep.

Two days later, the preliminary examination is held during the lunch break. On that day, almost 70% of the students in the school took the written test.

Qin Ran was bored in the reading room and looked at the empty seats on the other side of the table, and the two girls went to take the written test. I couldn't help but feel a burst of melancholy in my heart.

After two days of adaptation, he has begun to gradually accept the reality that Wang Yaxuan is about to leave. But with a hint of luck, if the girl didn't pass the interview, she didn't have to leave No. 1 Middle School immediately, and she could stay by her side. After thinking about it, but if even Wang Yaxuan is not qualified, who can represent Jiangzhou No. 1 Middle School? What's more, now that there is another Ye Linghan, it doesn't seem that they are idle, and the two of them have a very good chance of winning.

"Heavenly Evil Lone Star!"

Qin Ran said to himself in a muttering voice.

The situation was as Qin Ran expected, Wang Yaxuan and Ye Linghan made it to the next round very smoothly, and also passed the first round of interviews. Only the last round is left, and the number of exchange places in the United States will be generated.

The taste is the same as chewing wax, whether it is work or study, Qin Ran can't keep up his spirits. When dealing with affairs in the company, he also lost his temper for the first time and damaged the director of a company who came to participate in the bidding speech of the Jiangnan Group's information system, because he kept boasting about the background of the US parent company. Such an abnormal appearance made the rest of the company's subordinates suppress the unfavorable situation that was about to be reported and hide far away.

Today is the day of the final round of interviews, and the 15 students who make it to the final round will compete for the final 3 places.

Qin Ran was still blowing the wind in the reading room, leaning against the window and waiting for the results to be revealed. Originally, he thought that this was just the two of them playing tricks on him, but secretly following behind them and seeing them walk into the final interview classroom, Qin Ran had to accept the reality.

"Tuk-tuk—"

Ye Linghan walked in lightly first.

"How?"

Holding back his unhappiness, Qin Ran pretended to be very calm and asked.

"It's okay, I played well, I didn't disgrace us Chinese."

The short-haired girl replied with a little pride.

"What about her?"

No matter how real he pretended, he couldn't hide Qin Ran's eagerness to know about the other girl.

"She also played very well, and the two of us sang a song "My Heart Forever" in English just now. You weren't there, and the interviewers slapped their palms red. She used her position to inquire about the final results, and I came back to rest first. ”

Hearing Ye Linghan's story, Qin Ran could imagine the warm applause from her words.

"I knew you two would definitely do it, don't forget to write a letter or call when you arrive in the United States!"

The tone was a little sour, but Qin Ran still pretended to finish speaking easily.

"Well, yes, it's a shame you don't attend!"

Looking at the happy smile on Ye Linghan's face, Qin Ran wanted to say something but couldn't say anything.

"Wow-"

The long-awaited moment for the verdict finally came, and Qin Ran heard that it was Wang Yaxuan's footsteps.

"It's done, we've both passed!"

Seeing Wang Yaxuan's excited appearance, especially when he heard the word "passed", Qin Ran could clearly hear the sound of "popping" in his body, as if something had cracked. (To be continued......)

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