Chapter Twenty-Four: Counting is Counting
On December 20, the day came so suddenly.
The exam should be another rebirth.
It is said that many people in the school have registered, but no one knows that Xun Huan will sign up.
Cut, poor ghost! When it comes to Xun Huan, many people are this sentence.
I can't eat, and I still want to come to training, which is really ridiculous.
In this era, the streets are full of rich second generations. Training and examining every day, and the weekend is a competition.
Someone said frankly: It is difficult to produce a noble son from a poor family.
Someone asserted: Xun Huan's family background determines that she will not have a good future.
So what? Who knows?! Xun Huan thought that this year, when the media reported that Tsinghua talents received the notice, they were still moving bricks at the construction site.
Anything is possible.
Xun Huan believes that there must be a return for payout. If you don't have tuition, it's a big deal to go to the construction site to move bricks.
Because he remembered that he had an exam in the evening, Xun Huan came to the training class without eating. The front desk said that the exam would not start until seven o'clock, Xun Huan looked at his watch, and it was only five o'clock.
The front desk was beautiful and kind, and she asked gently: Have you eaten dinner?
Xun Huan shook his head and nodded again.
Would I like to order you a quick snack?
No! Xun Huan resolutely refused. I had to lie and say: Thank you, I ate it.
After Xun Huan finished speaking, he went to the hall.
It's a big wall, a whole wall of books.
Xun Huan sat there, gently touching a book with his hand.
"The Old Man and the Sea", the name of the book Xun Huan knows, I have read about it in an old magazine before. Holding it in his hand and gently opening the title page, Xun Huan was like a treasure.
The words of this book made Xun Huan forget everything around him.
The old fisherman of Santiago, his face was full of ravines, when he saw that he hadn't caught a fish for eighty-four days in a row, Xun Huan's heart tightened, this situation was much like his own father, sometimes he couldn't find anything to do for dozens of days. But the old fisherman still refused to admit defeat, but was full of fighting spirit, and finally on the eighty-fifth day he caught a large marlin with a length of 18 feet and a weight of 1,500 pounds. The big fish dragged the boat into the sea, and the old man still held on, even if there was no water, no food, no weapons, no assistants, and cramps in his left hand, he was not discouraged at all. After two days and two nights, he finally killed the big fish and tied it to the side of the boat. But many sharks immediately came to snatch his booty. He killed them one by one, until in the end only a broken tiller was left as a weapon. As a result, the big fish still could not escape the fate of being eaten, and eventually, the old man dragged back a pair of fish bones exhausted. He went home and lay in bed, and had to go back to the good old days from his dreams to forget the cruel reality.
Xun Huan read this book in one go, and felt a lot of feelings, this fisherman is a copy of his father, although he sometimes tries his best, but in the end, he is still poor, ridiculed and looked down upon by the people around him.
Covering the scroll and pondering, the corners of Xun Huan's eyes were wet.
Happy people are the same, and unhappy people have their own misfortunes.
"What are you looking at?" A boy leaned over and asked.
Xun Huan raised the book in his hand, and the tears in the corners of his eyes were still there.
Are you crying?
Xun Huan smiled bitterly: I was so moved.
It's really moving, I've read it before, I've read all the books here, and some of them have even read it a few times.
Do you come often? Is it close?
A trace of sadness suddenly crossed the boy's eyes, but soon, he said calmly: I often come, because my family is poor and can't afford to buy books, so I have to come here to read books. The boy smiled self-deprecatingly.
Is your home close?
No, there is Yan'an Road.
Are you sure? I also live there.
I'm staying there.
Oh!
is the same as the end of the world, why should we have known each other when we meet.
What school are you in?
Huaxin Elementary School?
What about you?
I couldn't get into that school. He dragged into a nearby army elementary school.
Are your mom and dad there?
No, my parents are both working in Guangdong, and I live alone with a relative's house.
Are you here for the exam today? Xun Huan asked with concern.
Yes, I hope to be in the top 20 so that I can save my mom and dad some money. The boy smiled self-deprecatingly.
Me too, hoping to get into the top 20 so I can come to class. Otherwise, there is no chance.
Then you're about the same as me. The boy smiled, looking sincere.
By the way, what's your name?
Wang Xiaoqin!
What about you?
Xun Huan.
Wang Xiaoqin took out a steamed bun from the bag at this time, smiled and said: Eat something, wait for a good performance.
Watching her eat, Xun Huan realized that he was also hungry.
There were five yuan in the bag, but Xun Huan didn't want to buy something to eat. Because there is rice in the pot, you can eat it when you go back after the exam.
Xun Huan straightened up and took the cup to find a glass of water to drink.
The beautiful woman at the front desk told her: It's about to take the exam, remember to find your own exam room.
Xun Huan looked at her and thanked her sweetly.
For a while, the hall was filled with many people. Parents anxiously told their children: be calm in the exam, don't be afraid, and check the questions after doing it.
You should review the questions carefully and don't panic.
When you're done, you have to do it backwards.
The child is very unappreciative: I know, I know, you talk dozens of times a day, it's annoying.
How many times have I said it!
It's endless!
A parent was holding a dumpling and preparing to put it in the mouth of a candidate. The examinee impatiently slapped her hand and screamed: I said I wouldn't eat it, I won't eat it, you still feed it.
Looking at their impatient appearance, Xun Huan felt very surprised. How she wished that during the exam, someone would shush her and ask for warmth. The dumpling that had been pushed away fell to the ground and glowed with a blue light. Xun Huan couldn't help but swallow his saliva, feeling even hungrier.
There were still a few minutes left at seven o'clock, and all the candidates were entered.
Xun Huan sat on the seat and warned himself that he must be calm and careful.
The first class is mathematics, and the second is Chinese.
Xun Huan has done all the types of questions, but there are still a lot of mysteries hidden in some places of the Olympiad questions, and the last finale question, Xun Huan thought about it for a long time before he came up with it.
Chinese topics are more lively. The topic is called discarding——, Xun Huan thinks this topic is easy to write, and loses his inferiority. She put out her situation in the class for several years, pouring beans into a bamboo tube. In the end, because she met a classmate, this classmate changed her lifestyle and made her no longer have low self-esteem.
After writing it, Xun Huan felt more comfortable than he had ever been. It should be regarded as a kind of venting.
Walking out of the examination room, the roadside was full of cars picking up and dropping off children.
Some open the door and wait leisurely, while others close the door and wait patiently inside.
But all this convenience is theirs. Xun Huan had nothing.
When she got out of the examination room, she hurried away. Because from here to home, there are two or three miles of road, there is no direct bus, you can only rely on two feet to walk.
The time was not early or late, it was about nine o'clock, there were not many pedestrians on the road, and Xun Huan was still a little scared.
Xun Huan! A voice shouted from behind, and Xun Huan's heart suddenly rose to his throat.
Nervously hold your hands on your chest.
Xun Huan! The man screamed again.
Xun Huan turned his head sharply.
It's you! Wang Xiaoqin! Xun Huan screamed in surprise.
Otherwise, let's go together, and we can have company.
Great, I'm just a little scared.
Such a night is a little scary. However, we waited to turn to the main road, where there were more lights and it was safer.
Xun Huan nodded and hurried away.
Suddenly my stomach growled.
Didn't you eat?
Xun Huan denied it, she said that she had just drunk water.
Wang Xiaoqin smiled and did not speak again.
The two men walked silently, only to hear the echo of footsteps. Xun Huan suddenly asked: Are there any boys or girls in the school who are particularly good to you?
Wang Xiaoqin was stunned, obviously he didn't expect Xun Huan to ask like this. After a moment's hesitation, he replied seriously: I didn't expect this, and I didn't need it. For poor people like us, who are too much of pity for others, why should I care about the little kindness of others to anesthetize myself? We have no other way out, only self-improvement is king.
Xun Huan was silent.
Do you have special classmates who are good to you?
Not...... No. Xun Huan was divided.
I will be addicted to other people's goodness, like smoking opium, so I never accept other people's good, and I am afraid that I will not be able to pay it back.
Do you want to pay it back?
Of course, personal debts are the most difficult to repay, and they can't be paid off in a lifetime.
Are you sure? If someone gave you a phone, would you ask for it?
No, it won't work.
Xun Huan let out a long sigh.
When he got home, Xun Huan was so hungry that he didn't have any strength. After hurriedly heating up a little leftovers, I hurried to do my homework.
I touched the information given by Wang Ding, and there was still a little bit left.
Why accept his information and watches?
It's only right to go back as soon as possible.
Her mom wasn't wrong.
It should be that I am too greedy!
Greed can't help but be able to get out of that little bit of warmth.
The next morning, Dad sat opposite Xun Huan for breakfast, and he said casually: Xun Huan, although we are poor, we have to be so poor that we have backbone, and other people's things, even if it is a piece of paper, we will not want it. Xun Huan lowered his head, very embarrassed.
After a few seconds, she suddenly said to her father: We can't rely on other people's good, then we will be addicted like opium.
By the way, when we become addicted, others will ask for it in turn. Are you sure?
Don't say it, Dad, I know it's wrong.
Xun Huan carried her schoolbag to school, and when she passed by the gardenia tree, she said to her softly: Thank you for your love, Doudou, I can't be too greedy.
Li Yuting was waiting for her on the road.
Xun Huan ignored her existence, raised his head and walked forward, his heart had nothing to do with it, and his actions were naturally fearless, Xun Huan felt that he was very open.
Li Yuting caught up with Xun Huan and said angrily: Where did you go yesterday? What the hell is the place? What for?
Where am I going to report to you? Is there such an obligation?
You're not going to find a male classmate, are you?
Xun Huan thought of Wang Xiaoqin, so she deliberately got angry and said: What if you find it? You have to take care of it.
You are really a watery Yanghua woman, Wang Ding has only been away for a few days.
Yes, I'm a water-based poplar, now you can rest assured, no one will fight with you.
Li Yuting also did not show weakness: Which male classmate can take a fancy to you, it must be in the water in his brain, you poor ghost, don't drag others down.
Yes, these days, there are more people with water in their heads, and you can't care about it.
Hehe, it's really not worth it for Wang Ding.
It's not worth it for yourself, it's Wang Ding Wang Ding all day long, would you die without Wang Ding? Will you die if you put your mind into studying? Will you die if you don't mess around looking for a love rival? Can you be a little ambitious, don't stick to me like a dog all day long, did I mess with you? You care who goes with whom Beijing, what is the matter with me all day long?
Li Yuting actually cried. She covered her eyes with her hands, wiped them and hurriedly ran to school, looking at her departing back, Xun Huan had a special refreshment.
As soon as she arrived at school, Yang Yanni told her: Li Yuting went to the teacher to complain.
What is the complaint?
Say you humiliated her on the way.
Xun Huan lowered his voice and said: Wang Ding Wang Ding all day long, she is not annoying to others. Is it because this boy doesn't eat and doesn't live?
Hey, do you have to draw a line with Wang Ding so soon?
No, we can't affect our lives because of one person. No matter how good this person is, he is not here, just keep him in his heart, why bother tossing and turning day by day.
Yang Yanni looked at her hesitantly, and said in disbelief: You have changed too fast, and I haven't even adapted to it.
No way, too many things, forcing yourself to grow. Moreover, we poor people must learn to regain our dignity on our own, instead of being submissive and bullied by others day by day.
As soon as Xun Huan's words fell, the head teacher called her to the office.
The head teacher asked straight to the point: Xun Huan, did the boys in other classes give you a lot of gifts?
No, there is no merit.
So what's the matter with the watch?
I own my own watch, I don't know anything else, and besides, I won't accept other people's things.
Someone complained that you are very close to Wang Ding?
How to approach the law? Is Beijing close to Hunan?
It's the time before!
What do you want to bring up the past? Teacher, I don't understand, you believe everything others say, and you have to confront me, do you think I'm that kind of person? Calf love? Avarice? a man and a woman? Shameless?
The head teacher was dumbfounded, she didn't expect Xun Huan to count her down like this, and her jaw dropped in shock.
Oh, the teacher embarrassedly cleaned up the books on the table, and then said to Xun Huan: Go out if you have nothing to do, the teacher still believes that you are a good child.
Xun Huan walked out of the office.
Li Yuting stopped her in the corridor and snickered: Mess with the relationship between men and women, see if the teacher doesn't cure you.
Fuck your sister! Xun Huan was not angry.
Someday you'll pay the price!
It's you, if you like a person, you will take despicable means, there is reincarnation in the way of heaven, and the sky will spare anyone.
You dead beggar, dare to talk to me like that. Li Yuting stretched out her hand and made a gesture of wanting to fight.
Xun Huan pushed her away, lowered his voice and said fiercely: When I grow up, I will definitely be richer than you, tens of thousands of times more than you.
Li Yuting didn't expect Xun Huan to dare to push her and say these things to her. I didn't come back to my senses for a moment, and stood there stupidly watching her return to the classroom.
Did you take the wrong medicine for the dead virus? Li Yuting muttered to herself in disbelief.