Seven days ago.

Haidong No. 1 Experimental Middle School.

The First Experimental Middle School is the top middle school in Haidong City, and it is also well-known in the country, and there are at least thirty or forty candidates who are admitted to Qingbei from here every year.

Today is January 2nd, and the results of last week's grade exam have been announced, and the door of Class 17 of the third year of high school is full of people at this time.

A group of youthful students gathered in front of the report card, nervously looking up their names, some cheered, some silently lamented, it was really a few joys and a few sorrows.

A girl with a ponytail and a thin face squeezed in from the crowd, she lifted her red-rimmed glasses, and her eyes fell on the top of the list:

"Chen Suqin, Chinese 138, Mathematics 142, English 145, Literature Comprehensive 236, total score 661, class rank: 1, year rank: 11."

The ponytail girl was slightly stunned, her eyes seemed to be a little lost, and a slightly chubby girl next to her suddenly hugged her and said happily: "Su Qin, you are the first again!" I really envy you, you have a good personality and great grades. With your grades, it is definitely not a problem to be admitted to Tsinghua University and Peking University next semester. ”

"Thank you......" Chen Suqin smiled politely, trying to make herself look happy.

"Alas, compared with you, my grades are so bad that I ......" The chubby girl tilted her head and sighed: "My parents can only take one or three exams when they see my grades, and they plan to arrange for me to go abroad after the college entrance examination." It's possible that I'm going to the United States, and maybe I won't come back in the future. ”

"It's also good to go abroad, maybe you will be a well-known turtle in the future, and many big companies are rushing to hire you." Chen Suqin said sincerely.

"My parents think so too, but I heard that studying in the United States is precious, it costs five or six hundred thousand ...... a year" Wei Fat said this, suddenly realized something, glanced at Chen Suqin, and said with a smile: "Alas, don't talk about this, you did so well in the exam, I invite you to dinner." ”

"Ah, I...... I brought the ...... of the rice," Chen Suqin whispered.

"Alas, how can you eat that little bit of stuff to grow your body, and look at how thin you have become? If you want to consume energy for learning, how to replenish energy if you are not full? ”

"I can eat enough ......"

"I think it's a thank you for helping me with tutoring this time, okay, my elementary school bully. If you hadn't taken the time to help me tutor during this exam, maybe my essay synthesis would have only scored 60 points! ”

"Good...... Okay, then let's have a casual meal in the cafeteria......" Chen Suqin knew that she couldn't resist her, so she could only agree.

"How can you eat in the cafeteria, I'll take you to eat Peking duck!"

"Don't...... I'm going to break the bank again......"

"Well, who of us is with whom. Besides, when I go to the United States in the future, I won't have the opportunity to invite you to dinner. The chubby girl said as she dragged Chen Suqin outside.

"Good...... Well......"

Chen Suqin was a little apprehensive, she had never eaten Peking duck, of course, there were too many things she hadn't eaten.

……

At night.

Chen Suqin carried a white packing box and returned to his residence.

The school's student dormitory costs more than 1,000 yuan a semester, and Chen Suqin has no extra money to live on campus. She rented a basement in an old-fashioned house opposite the school for only 85 yuan a month, and it was almost 1,000 yuan a year.

But the basement is much larger, just enough to fit two beds for her and her brother to live together.

Chen Suqin entered the corridor, and the light on the first floor was a little dim, which could only illuminate the place under his feet. Because the rooms on the first floor are relatively small, many tenants have left their garbage fees outside the door, making the whole corridor permeate the smell of sourness.

Chen Suqin had long been used to it, she walked to the end of the corridor, and around the corner, opened the iron door in the basement.

The iron door creaked open, revealing a descending staircase only one man wide.

The stairs here were even darker, and there was even a wet breath coming to his face, but Chen Suqin took a deep breath and only felt that his entire chest was warm.

Click, Chen Suqin walked down, and a man's voice suddenly came from below: "Suqin, are you back?" ”

"I'm back, brother." Chen Suqin responded happily.

She turned the stairs and saw a thin-looking teenager sitting in front of an old desk, reading a book by the light.

The young man turned his head and smiled gently, "How did you do in the exam this time?" ”

Chen Suqin pursed his lips when he heard this, and said a little unhappily: "I didn't enter the top ten, I missed one place, and I didn't have a scholarship from the school......"

"Eleven?" The young man smiled happily, but did not mention the scholarship, and said: "My good sister, the 11th place in the grade is already great, and my brother's best result that year is only the 15th!" ”

"That's because my brother wants to go to school and make money part-time at the same time......" Chen Suqin's eyes were red and he lowered his head.

"Okay, my good sister, didn't you say you wouldn't mention it again?"

The young man came over and hugged Chen Suqin and comforted her: "Look, my brother is already in college, why are you still mentioning those sesame rotten grains." Yo, it's so fragrant, it's so fragrant, you little mouse, what good things have you stolen again? ”

"Who is the little mouse...... Chen Suqin smiled, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said: "It's a classmate who invited me to dinner, and I can't give up...... I couldn't eat it, so I packed it and brought it back. ”

Chen Suqin didn't say anything, in fact, she didn't eat a bite under the pretext of having an uncomfortable stomach, and packed it all back.

But how could she say that this brother who loves her the most doesn't know how much he has paid for her.

Since childhood, their parents died in a car accident, leaving two orphans in the world, and it is precisely because of the strength and maturity of her older brother, Chen Wenhua, that they did not starve to death on the streets. From every meal to every tuition, Chen Wenhua earned it bit by bit with his sweat and perseverance.

"By the way, Su Qin, after this semester, you don't want to be a tutor. At the beginning of the next semester, you have to concentrate on sprinting for the college entrance examination and cannot be distracted. ”

Chen Wenhua took out Chen Suqin's lunch box, divided half of the roast duck into her lunch box, and then ate a few bites with satisfaction.

"No, I also have to do some part-time work, otherwise my brother's pressure will be too great." Chen Suqin said urgently.

"Your first task now is to study hard, not to make money, to make money with me!" Chen Wenhua patted his chest and said.

"Brother......" Chen Suqin suddenly lowered his head and said in a low voice: "I actually ...... I don't want to take the Peking University ......"

"Why?" Chen Wenhua was stunned, with Chen Suqin's results, being admitted to Peking University was not a problem at all, this was something they had discussed before.

"I also want to be admitted to Haidong University ......," Chen Suqin whispered.

"Silly girl!" Chen Wenhua was puzzled: "Peking University is the best school in the country, where can Haidong University compare?" Your grades are more than 100 points higher than the admission line of Haidong University, aren't you wronged when you apply for Haidong University? ”

"But...... My brother was also admitted to Peking University back then, wasn't it because he stayed to take care of me that he was admitted to Haidong University......

"At this time and at that time, I don't need to take care of it, why are you staying in Haidong City?"

Chen Wenhua was a little annoyed and a little distressed: "Our parents are gone, for so many years, we have worked a hundred times harder than others to study, isn't it just to get rid of the current poor life?" You graduated from Peking University, and you graduated from Haidong University, the starting point is completely different, if you are admitted to Haidong University, it will be in vain for so many years of hard work of my brother......"

"I ...... I understand......" Chen Suqin sniffed, trying to control his emotions.

"My good sister, I see, are you worried about the tuition fee?"

Chen Wenhua thought of something, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, I have already earned about your tuition!" The next step is the money for your air ticket, the first time you take a plane in your life, it must be the ticket that your brother personally bought for you. ”

"The tuition fee of the university is several thousand, how can it ......be so fast," Chen Suqin only felt warm and distressed in his heart.

"You don't know."

Chen Wenhua smiled, took out a work card, and said mysteriously: "Recently, a senior introduced me to a good part-time job, which was in the go-kart club in the north of the city, doing site cleaning. It's a little farther away, but half a day's salary is lower than the previous day's salary, and I calculated that as long as you do it during the winter break, you will have the tuition for your first year of college! ”

"Go-karts?"

"Yes, a small race car, it's fun. When you get to the winter break, I'll ask my current steward for a favor and let you play for free. Chen Wenhua rushed happily.

Chen Suqin nodded, she didn't have any interest in go-karting, but when she saw her brother's expectant eyes, she didn't want to disappoint him.

"By the way, today's small exam has just ended, do you want to relax, my mobile phone will play for you."

Chen Wenhua handed over his mobile phone and admonished: "But you can't play for too long, just relax appropriately." ”

Chen Suqin looked at the mobile phone handed over by his brother, this mobile phone is worn out, and Chen Wenhua bought it back in the second-hand market.

Although the mobile phone is a little old, it does not affect the use, Chen Suqin was tired of studying before, so he used this mobile phone to relax and entertain. Of course, she also downloaded the most popular game of "Honor of Kings" in her class. It's just that that game is too simple for her, and before she knows it, she has also hit the king rank.

"No...... No, I won't be playing the game today. ”

A strange picture flashed in Chen Suqin's mind, and he involuntarily touched the pocket of the school uniform, where a square card was placed.