Chapter 95: Goals
Zhou Jianhua got up early the next day, as always, and after two trips to the military body, his mother had already made breakfast.
Mother knew that Zhou Jianhua was going to the provincial capital at about 7 o'clock this morning, so she deliberately prepared breakfast more than half an hour earlier than usual. His younger sister Zhou Lihua had also gotten up, and after just a few minutes of reading English, her mother called her to eat, and her younger brother Zhou Ronghua asked him to continue to sleep in his lazy sleep.
"Brother, can you come back next Monday?" As soon as Zhou Lihua entered the house, as soon as she sat down at the dining table, she glanced at Zhou Jianhua and asked in a coquettish voice.
During this time, the food at home was very good, Zhou Lihua's complexion was much better than before, her skin was more delicate and smooth, her cheeks were rosy, and she had hope for life, and her mental outlook was much better, and her smile exuded the charm of a young girl.
"Don't worry! I'll be sure to be back next Monday! Zhou Jianhua glanced at his sister, who was slightly worried, and replied.
This Sunday is the Lantern Festival, and next Monday I have to take my sister to the county seat to find Director Yan Peiyuan of the Education Bureau to help her sister go through the enrollment procedures.
"Lihua, the next few days are your last chance to work hard before you transfer to study, you have to hurry up and make up for the class! Don't leave a first impression on your teachers and classmates that you can't keep up with the teaching progress as soon as you enter the school! β
"It shouldn't be......" Zhou Lihua's beautiful eyes rolled, and she replied with a confident smile:
"I've been studying day and night for the past month, and I've seen almost the courses in the first semester of junior high school, and you and Zhong Xue have helped me figure out what I don't understand. Especially Zhong Xue. She reads with me almost every day these daysβshe said it two days ago. If I want to transfer now, there should be no problem, and the results will definitely reach the level above the midstream! Hey...... You want me to be caught up, huh! It's a bit hard! β
"Ho! Midstream level, you are self-satisfied? Don't you want to go to university in a key middle school? β
Zhou Jianhua knew that what Zhong Xue said was true.
Zhou Lihua was able to digest so much new knowledge in just one month, in addition to her own hard work, but also thanks to Zhong Xue's careful help these days. In addition to those courses that mainly rely on memorization, such as Chinese, mathematics, physics, etc., which require full understanding. Zhong Xue has been guiding her sister a lot, and she has contributed a lot to her sister's learning. But as we all know, the county No. 1 middle school is the provincial focus, which mainly refers to the high school, and the junior high school of the No. 1 middle school does not have an absolute advantage compared with other junior high schools in the county.
"Of course I'm going to keep trying! When I used to study, my grades were always very good! Hee-hee...... Much better than you! Zhou Lihua grimaced at Zhou Jianhua unconvinced, smiled and teased, then took a bite of food and added:
"Zhong Xue and I found out all your previous textbooks and notes, study materials, including extracurricular books a few days ago, she said that you don't have any decent materials, it's strange how you can learn so many skills. She said that when I started school, she would lend me her previous study materials and notes for reference. β
"The ...... who bought the cake This little spy ......" Zhou Jianhua couldn't help muttering.
Sister's words. It also reminded Zhou Jianhua of the words that Zhong Xue said to himself in the courtyard on Chinese New Year's Eve, and said that Zhong Xue's curiosity was really strong! Of course, my sister didn't realize that she had accidentally become Zhong Xue's internal agent. Alas, I'm not afraid of thieves, I'm afraid of being remembered by thieves, and the feeling of being spied on is always worrying, even if she's just a little girl.
Zhou Jianhua thought so in his heart, so he couldn't help but ask:
"In addition to talking about your studies, have you and Zhong Xue talked about anything else? Belch...... I mean, ...... that has something to do with me? β
"Oh? Brother, why do you care about her? Zhou Lihua suddenly showed a small and big look, stared at Zhou Jianhua with both eyes, and asked mysteriously and excitedly:
"Brother, do you think Zhong Xue is very beautiful?!"
"Uh......" Zhou Jianhua was so thundered by his sister's words that his head was full of black lines, and he almost choked on the rice, and said in his heart......
"I found that Zhong Xue really pays attention to you!" Zhou Lihua ignored Zhou Jianhua's embarrassed appearance and continued:
"These days, she not only asked you about your previous studies, but also asked about many other things, such as your work and rest habits, hobbies, hobbies, and favorite food...... Ask everything, I asked her why she asked you so much, she said that you are a prodigy, there must be something different from ordinary people, she said that if you can find some laws in this area from you for the benefit of mankind, it will be a very meaningful thing. β
"Uh...... It seems that she is treating me like a guinea pig......" Zhou Jianhua couldn't help but laugh self-deprecatingly.
"What guinea pig ......?" Zhou Lihua asked casually for some reason, and then immediately put the question aside, and continued to talk about Zhong Xue with great interest:
"Then, Zhong Xue also went to the county library to borrow a lot of books these days, such as "The Origin of Life", "The History of Human Evolution", "The Theory of Biological Evolution", "From Cells to the Universe", well, and "Food and Nutrition", haha...... She is now reading these books every day when she is studying with me. She said she might be able to find the answer to your relevance in these books! β
"Oh...... Hehe...... That's good......" Hearing Zhou Lihua say this, Zhou Jianhua sighed with relief, and his heart was relieved, and he said that as long as Zhong Xue didn't go to find books about "wormholes" and "crossing", otherwise I am afraid that I will go crazy.
You say yes, too? Hehe...... "Zhou Lihua asked more and more excitedly:
"Brother, do you like Zhong Xue or not? I think Zhong Xue seems to be quite like that for you......"
"What are you talking about?! At a young age, I wondered about these things all day long! Are you ashamed?! Zhou Jianhua's face sank, glared at his sister and said:
"I'll tell you! Now you have to take advantage of the time when you are young and your brain is good, and devote all your energy to learning more knowledge, otherwise. In the future, even if you have money, you don't have to worry about eating and drinking. It's not much different from a walking dead! It's too late for you to regret it! β
Zhou Lihua was suddenly taught a lesson by her brother. The excitement just now was extinguished at once, she pouted, glanced at her mother, who had been sitting silently eating next to her without interjecting, and weakly protested: "Brother! I'm talking about you, how did you get involved with me......"
During this time, the family's economic situation improved, and Zhou Lihua not only no longer had to do housework, but also her desire to study was about to come true. Not only does she eat well now, but she also has new clothes and beautiful scarves, and even has luxury goods such as a single player that ordinary families don't have, and the sense of superiority in her heart suddenly arises, Zhou Jianhua was afraid that her sister would lose the motivation to struggle in the future because of good family conditions, so she deliberately took the opportunity to beat her sister a few words, but when she saw her sister's pitiful appearance, she couldn't bear it anymore, so she quickly changed the topic and said:
"Hehe, Lihua. I'm just reminding you, and it's for your own goodβI'm going to the provincial capital again. Do you want me to bring you something back? β
"Hmm...... I don't want any gifts......" Zhou Lihua thought about it, and suddenly said:
"Brother, I heard that there is a zoo in the provincial capital, and there are many kinds of animals in it, so it would be nice if we could go and see it when we can......"
"It's not difficult to go to the provincial city to play, but you are very short of time now, so you can't do it for the time being......" Zhou Jianhua shook his head hesitantly and said:
"So be it! If you study for a semester and your final grades can rank in the top 10 of your class, how about I take you to the provincial capital for a few days during the summer vacation? β
"Okay! I'm going to try to finish in the top 10! Zhou Lihua suddenly became happy and said confidently:
"When I was in elementary school, I was always in the top 3, so a top 10 is nothing! You have to remember your words! β
"It's different! There is only one class in one grade of our good seed farm children's primary school, and there are only about 30 people in one board, and there are 6 classes in one grade in the junior high school of the county No. 1 middle school, and each class is fifty or sixty people! Zhou Jianhua reminded:
"If you finish in the top 10 in your class, you're only in the top 60 in your grade. But junior high school and primary school are not the same, now there are many children who have graduated from primary school but do not go to junior high school, and students who can enter junior high school generally have better academic performance! β
"Of course I know! Zhong Xue told me everything. Zhou Lihua said:
"But Zhong Xue said, my learning ability is still very strong. Now I've only been studying for a month, and as soon as I transfer to the class, my grades should be above the middle stream, and if I have a few months to adapt and improve after the transfer, it is not difficult to get into the top ten in the class! β
"Hmmm! If only you had this confidence! Zhou Jianhua looked at his sister approvingly and said:
"You have to have higher goals every semester in the future, make a little progress every semester, and wait until the third year of junior high school, your grades should be stable in the top 10 of the whole grade, although the junior high school of the county No. 1 middle school is relatively strong, even if the top 50 of the whole grade want to be admitted to the county No. 1 middle school, it is possible, but you don't plan to be at the bottom of the high school when you enter, right? Therefore, your goal in the future must be to be in the top 10 of your class, only then can you be sure that you will be able to get into a better university in the future! β
"Oh! I see......" Zhou Lihua nodded in response.
Zhou Jianhua's words made Zhou Lihua feel a lot of pressure, she didn't have any perceptual understanding of the situation in middle school, her understanding of middle school and confidence in learning came from Zhong Xue and her brother's introduction to the middle school, and now she can't say that she is ugly.
"Your learning ability is indeed very strong, as long as you can continue to study as hard as you do now, it will not be difficult to get the top 10 in the whole grade in two years!" Zhou Jianhua smiled and looked at his sister and encouraged:
"I believe that in 5 years, there will be a college student in our family!"
Zhou Lihua took a deep breath, looked at Zhou Jianhua with a firm gaze, and said slowly:
"I'm going to try to be in the top 10 in my grade! I must learn the real thing like you! (To be continued......)
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