"I won't tell you, I won't tell you, who told you not to go with me to apply for the skipping exam."

"Brother, I'm not afraid that I won't pass the test! Just tell me if it's okay! ”

"Okay! You're chasing me! Catch up with me, and I'll tell you. ”

Xiao Youchen said, ran away, Xiao Shuangning chased desperately behind, and shouted desperately.

"Brother, you wait for me, your legs are so long, how can I outrun you! You slow down, wait for me ......"

"Hurry up! It's about to catch up, hurry up, come on! ”

Xiao Youchen ran for a while, watching the distance between him and Xiao Shuangning widen, he stood down and waited for a while, beckoning to cheer Xiao Shuangning on.

Xiao Shuang stared at the point that he was about to catch up, Xiao Youchen sped up and ran again, and the two chased after each other like this, running with a smile, and going home half as fast as usual.

When the two returned home, Shumei had already finished work and was going home, and she was washing clothes in the yard. With the progress of the times, every household has long been connected to running water, and there is no longer any need to squeeze to the village's only ancient well to wash clothes, except when the water is out. Seeing the two come back laughing, Shumei was also happy when she looked at it.

"Mom!"

"Mom!"

The two of them called Shumei in unison.

"Say! It seems like I'm back later than usual today! Usually when I come back, you will already be doing your homework at home. Shumei was washing her clothes while chatting with the two.

Xiao Shuangning muttered and said, "It's not a brother yet!" I have to go to the teacher to apply for some skipping exam. ”

Xiao Shuangning couldn't pretend to be in his heart, and he didn't admit himself every time. Therefore, Xiao Youchen is not sensible, if he takes half a wrong step, she will tell Shumei word for word.

Xiao Youchen was originally going to discuss this matter with Shumei, but he didn't think about hiding it, so he didn't interrupt Xiao Shuangning to speak.

"Skipping exams? What is a skipping exam? ”

Obviously, Shumei had never heard such a lofty word at all, and her face was full of doubts. She stopped what she was doing and looked intently at the two children, waiting for them to explain to her.

"Ouch hey! Mom, you don't even understand this! It's just skipping a grade, as long as my brother does well in the exam, he doesn't need to go to the sixth grade, and he can go directly to junior high school. ”

"What? How can you do it if you don't go to sixth grade? Although I don't know any big truths, I still understand the truth that one step at a time and one bite can't make a big fat man. ”

Xiao Youchen, who had been silent, finally spoke, "Mom, come, sit down, I'll explain to you slowly." ”

He helped Shumei to sit on a stool under the eaves, and while helping Shumei pinch her legs, he said, "Mom, I have already studied the knowledge in the sixth grade by myself in the spare time on weekdays. Why waste another year of tuition, how good it is to go directly to junior high school, save money and time, and you can also leave the society a year earlier and share the burden for your family a year earlier. ”

"Youchen, I know you are sensible, but since the country has set up a six-year primary school, it naturally has its reasons. You don't have to gamble on your future to save money for your family, you need to know that for us poor people, studying is the best way out. When you have a chance, then I can also touch your light and live a good life with you. ”

"Mom, I really already know that, I don't believe you ask Ning Ning."

Shumei shifted her gaze to Xiao Shuangning, and before Shumei could ask, Xiao Shuangning blurted out, "Mom, that's the case, every day after school, my brother goes to the library to read books, and he also uses the old books from the past to go to the scrapyard to exchange for sixth-grade books." He really did a lot of preparation for skipping grades, and I'm sure my brother will be no worse than those big brothers and sisters in sixth grade. ”

"But—"

Xiao Shuangning also helped to persuade, but Shumei was still hesitant and entangled.

"Mom, I really did too much effort for this skipping exam, and if I give up, I am really unwilling. Withdrawing without trying is a sign of cowardice, and since the teachers agree with me doing this, it means that I am not doing it wrong. If I really don't do well in the exam, then I will never mention skipping a grade again, and An An will study hard step by step. ”

"It really won't affect your future?"

"Mom, if you are still not worried, then go to school tomorrow and let the teacher explain it to you in person. The teacher said that they should also ask for your opinion. ”

"I still have to go to school?"

"Hmmm! But I want you to go to school, not to stop me, but to support me. Mom, I need your support. ”

Shumei looked at the pleading in Xiao Youchen's eyes, her heart softened, and she reluctantly nodded in agreement, "I promise you, but I have something important tomorrow, can I go to the school to see your teacher the day after tomorrow?" ”

"It's—well! As long as mom agrees, it doesn't matter if it's early or late. Xiao Youchen thought about it and returned with a smile.

"Okay, then it's decided, I'll go to the school to see your teacher the day after tomorrow."

"Hmm!" After Xiao Youchen gave Shumei a deep hug, he happily rose into the air, and the whisper echoed in the yard and did not disperse for a long time.

"Brother, congratulations, I wish you good results in the exam and successfully enter the junior high school gate."

"Hmmm! Ning Ning, my brother will definitely live up to your and mother's expectations, and he will definitely get a good score in the exam. ”

Xiao Youchen stepped forward and grabbed Xiao Shuangning's hand, and the two held their hands tightly together, jumping happily together in the courtyard.

Shumei couldn't help but smile with satisfaction when she saw the two children so happy.

This skipping a grade is not a trivial matter, although she knows that Xiao Youchen is sensible and will not do anything bad, but it is still necessary for her to inform Bo Yi about such a thing.

The next day, she simply packed up and set out on her way to prison.

As with every prison visit, she sat behind the glass of the interview room, excitedly waiting for Bo Yi to come out.

On the way to the meeting room, Bo Yi was very puzzled, the time of Shumei's visit to the prison has not changed for so many years, why did it suddenly advance this time, he was very uneasy, thinking that something bad had happened at home.

His steps were getting faster and faster, and his expression was unusually heavy, as if he was preoccupied.

Shumei saw him come in and smiled all over her face.

When he saw Shumei's expression, his uneasy mood calmed down a little, but it was only for a moment, and after a moment, worry hit his heart again. He excitedly threw himself into his seat and picked up the conversation receiver.

"Is there something wrong at home?"

"No! The family is very good. ”

"That—then why did you come to see me so early, isn't it the end of the month every time? Don't hide it from me, I'm also part of the family, and I have the right to know anything. ”

"Hmmm! There's one thing I want to tell you, but that's not a bad thing. Xiao Youchen came back to me yesterday and told me that he was going to apply for what grade skipping exam, and he would go directly to junior high school after finishing the fifth grade. Shumei made her intention clear briefly.

Bo Yi thought thoughtfully for a moment and asked, "You agreed?" ”

Shumei's face was still a little embarrassed, "I don't understand this either, Xiao Youchen said that he thought very clearly, he knew the knowledge of the sixth grade, and he didn't want to waste an extra year." I saw that he was so persistent, and it was not easy to forcibly stop it, so I reluctantly agreed. There's almost a month left until the final exam, and if you don't want to, I can stop him again. ”

"I believe in your decision, and I believe in Xiao Youchen, I also support you, since you have promised the child, let him do it! It's good that he can have his own opinions. ”

"Okay, since you said so, then I'm relieved, you've been okay lately! This time I came in a hurry, I didn't prepare too many things for you, if you lack anything, tell me now, and when the child's grades come out, I will come to see you again. ”

"I don't lack anything, you take care of yourself, and the family will work hard for you."

The two chatted calmly until the instructor of the guard shouted that the time was up, and Shumei reluctantly left.

On the third day, Shumei came to school with her two children, and the teacher gave her a detailed explanation of the situation. Since she promised Xiao Youchen yesterday, she will not return today, although the teacher still asked her to persuade Xiao Youchen to think twice, but she politely refused.

Next, Xiao Youchen reviewed more desperately, looking forward to the arrival of the final exam.

On the day of the final exam, in the first class of the fifth grade, the classroom he was in, his seat was empty. In the classroom of the first class of the sixth grade, there is an extra temporary desk.

When the bell rang for the exam, the students in the first class of the sixth grade sat down in their places and fell silent. The moment he walked into the classroom with the stationery box, all the dozens of students cast strange looks at him, and for a while, he seemed to have become a monster.

He sat down at the makeshift desk, and the students stared at him intently, and he smiled awkwardly at them.

Before the teacher arrived, a boy asked him, "Are you a new transfer?" ”

He shook his head.

"Are you from another class? Why haven't I seen you? ”

He smiled again and shook his head.

"Are you mute? Won't you be silent? "The boy sat in the back row, and at first glance he wasn't an honor student. He saw that Xiao Youchen had been silent and said unceremoniously.

"I-I'm Tang Youchen from the first class of the fifth grade, and I'm glad to be able to take the final exam with you."

The boy was surprised and said, "What? Fifth grade class, did you go to the wrong classroom? This ......"

Before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by the teacher who came in. The sound of the teacher slapping the podium frightened everyone to sit quietly.

"Be quiet, don't look around, whisper, do your own thing, come, hand the test paper back. If you find that there is cheating, you will be disqualified from the exam directly, please parents. ”

The test papers are passed down from the first person in the front row to the back row one by one.

The boy who was talking to Xiao Youchen just now, while handing the test paper to Xiao Youchen, quickly said, "This is the sixth grade test paper, hurry up and tell the teacher that you made a mistake." ”

Xiao Youchen responded with a smile, "Thank you, this is the set of test papers I want to take." ”

Xiao Youchen's words made the boy very puzzled, he was still thinking about it when he was taking the exam, and he couldn't wait to end the exam quickly and ask about it.