Chapter 2: The Light of the Three Highs
"Beauty! Do you want to fight the landlord together? The passenger on the opposite side pulled Chen Xu back from his thoughts to the hustle and bustle of reality. The man was holding a deck of poker in his hand, and he was gathering several people to play cards together, Chen Xu shook his head lightly, closed his eyes and took a nap. Chen Xu has known that he is good-looking since he was a child, and he has become accustomed to being praised, accosted, and noticed. also caused a lot of trouble because of his outstanding appearance.
Although it is only more than 200 kilometers away from the provincial capital, it took six or seven hours to take this green slow train, and there is a fast bus between Beicheng County and the provincial capital, but the ticket price is relatively expensive, one hundred and five yuan, and Chen Xu uses the university admission letter to buy a train ticket for half price only nineteen yuan. Life has long taught Chen Xu how to save money, Chen Xu feels that taking an extra two or three hours in the car is equivalent to making money, and the train is more comfortable to sit on than the bus, no matter how you think about it, it is cost-effective.
The train was almost at the station, Chen Xu took his luggage off the luggage rack, carried it on his shoulder, and prepared to get off the train. The people around couldn't help but be a little surprised, how can today's girls carry their own big luggage when they go out? After Chen Xu got off the bus, he bought a map in the station square, looked at it carefully, and then took the bus to the hotel where he was booked, the hotel was only a few hundred meters away from Chen Xu's university, because of the beginning of the school season, it cost 80 yuan to stay a night, but fortunately, he made up for the difference between the train and the fast bus, so that he would not be so distressed. Originally, the school will open tomorrow, and there will be a pick-up bus at the train station, but Chen Xu has some things to do today, so he came a day early.
Chen Xu didn't have anything else except the set of clothes he was wearing. In high school, they all wore school uniforms, their underwear was worn out and could not be worn anymore, and the new clothes on their bodies were bought only two days ago, and I heard that there was a clothing wholesale market in the provincial capital, which was very cheap, and Chen Xu was going to buy a few sets of clothes there. In addition, when your deposit expires a few days ago, the money you withdraw also needs to be well planned and re-deposited.
During the high school entrance examination that year, Chen Xu was the first in Beicheng County, and two key high schools in Beicheng City, Beicheng High School (known locally as No. 1 Middle School) and No. 2 Middle School, competed for the top spot in the high school entrance examination. What is surprising is that she actually chose an ordinary high school, the third high school in Beicheng. Only those who know the inside story know that it was Chen Xu who took the initiative to contact the principal of the three high schools. Those who are in the top three in the high school entrance examination can choose the school freely. In order to compete for the top prize in the high school entrance examination, the first high school and the second high school both offered a high price of 20,000 yuan in grants, and what was unexpected was that Chen Xu dared to think and dare to do it, and went to talk to the principal of the third high school, if he could provide a scholarship of 50,000 yuan, he could come here. Originally, no one in the three high schools would have thought that a top student in the high school entrance examination would choose their school. As an ordinary high school, the three high schools have not been taken seriously, and the teaching facilities and teachers cannot be compared with key high schools. But the teachers are also holding their breath, why should they only teach these students with a bad foundation, they also want to prove themselves. Chen Xu grasped this point, and took the initiative to go to the office of the principal of the third high school to discuss the conditions. The principal was also very difficult, because there was no precedent before, and Chen Xu also had an additional condition: the three high schools must provide free accommodation, free tuition and miscellaneous fees, books and extended tutoring fees, and ask the school to help coordinate work-study in the cafeteria, help with meals in exchange for free meals, just like she did in junior high school. This made the principal a headache, after all, in addition to the first and second high school grants, the others were not free, but he was reluctant to let go of a good learner, so he held a team meeting, and finally decided to give Chen Xu 50,000 yuan, exempt from all costs, the canteen was outsourced, and Chen Xu's eating problem was solved after communicating with the contractor. The school cautiously signed a student aid agreement with Chen Xu and asked the guardian to sign the agreement. Chen Xu took out his ID card and said: "My parents are divorced, they haven't taken care of me for 14 years, I am 19 years old this year, and I will be 18 years old in two months." I'll sign it myself. I applied for a bursary so that I could afford to go to college in three years. ”
Chen Xu deposited the 50,000 yuan in cash he received into the bank. She compared several, only Longcheng Bank has the highest interest rate, reaching 5.8% for three years, she calculated, the interest rate due is 8,700 yuan, and she will have nearly 60,000 yuan at that time, and the cost gap of college is not large, so that she can successfully finish college if she goes part-time in her spare time.
Chen Xu put down his luggage and went to the wholesale market to buy a few sets of seasonal clothes, underwear, shoes, and a cheap trolley suitcase. The admission instructions indicate that the luggage can be brought by yourself, or you can buy it at the school, Chen Xu's own set of luggage was prepared by Teacher Lin for her before she went to junior high school, and she was reluctant to throw it away, so she packed it and brought it over.
Chen Xu is full of hope for the future, she doesn't care about the eyes of outsiders, when she left Beicheng, she deposited the 50,000 yuan she saved three years ago and the interest into the campus card issued by the school, and put the money she usually earns from part-time work into her personal pocket.
After shopping, I dragged it back to the hotel and went to the bank near the school with my bag on my back. She grabbed several filled out slips and handed them to the window with her bank card ID card, "Please help me take out 45,000, 5,000 for six months, 10,000 for one year, 10,000 for two years, and 20,000 for three years, thank you!" The teller reacted for a minute, and then let out an "oh". After swiping the card, she said as she operated, "You still have six thousand seven in the balance of the card." Then he did Chen Xu's deposit business one by one. After more than 20 minutes, the salesman finally breathed a sigh of relief and handed over the bank card ID card and four deposit receipts, "Please put it away!" Chen Xu leaned over and said into the microphone: "Thank you, this is my college tuition, so I have to save it separately, I have caused you trouble, thank you." Saying that, Chen Xu took the things and looked at them carefully, put them in his bag, then stood up and took a step back, bowed and left. The salesman watched Chen Xu leave, and only pressed the button to call the next one after a few seconds.
The school's tuition, books, accommodation and medical insurance deducted 7,000 yuan, and Kari still has 6,700 yuan for this semester's living expenses.
In high school, although the teachers were satisfied with Chen Xu's grades, they didn't like her, thinking that this child was too calculating, especially in terms of money. Chen Xu understands the teacher's dislike, but what can be done? The only thing you can rely on is yourself, and you can't live without money. In the eyes of others, she values money very much, and even collects the books discarded by students to sell for money, and she never buys the test papers from the bookstore designated by the teacher, but borrows the test papers of her classmates to copy the questions. Chen Xu turned a blind eye to the mocking eyes of teachers and classmates. The joys and sorrows of human beings are not the same, how can she respond to the question of "why not eat minced meat" in others? Suffering is not a medal, revealing one's own scars will only add new wounds, and the only thing that can be done is to ignore the attitudes of others.
Chen Xu looked at the new mobile phone in her hand, she hadn't figured out all the functions yet, this was the reward given to her by Sangao after she received the university admission letter, she didn't have a mobile phone before, this prize was very practical and timely. The day when he received the admission notice and distributed the prizes was the highlight moment of Chen Xu, and it was also the highlight moment of the three highs. Because Chen Xu has no home, the address is the school, Chen Xu does not have a mobile phone, and the phone number left when he registered for the college entrance examination was the head teacher's. After the college entrance examination, Chen Xu continued to work as a nurse in the hospital, and left the phone number of Aunt Li in the hospital management service to the head teacher, so as soon as the notice arrived, the head teacher immediately called Aunt Li and informed Chen Xu to come to school the next day.
Chen Xu came to the school and found that the battle was really a bit big, and the TV reporter was waiting there. Obviously it was a holiday, but the school leaders and the teacher who taught Chen Xu were there. School leaders, class teachers and other classroom teachers were interviewed one after another. Then the head teacher handed over the notice to Chen Xu was filmed, followed by the principal awarding awards on behalf of the school - a new mobile phone and a new school bag, and then all the leading teachers took a group photo with Chen Xu. At the end of Chen Xu's interview, the Chinese teacher said with a little regret: "I forgot to prepare a speech for Chen Xu." Unexpectedly, Chen Xu faced the camera and said his gratitude to the leading teachers of the three high schools with sincerity, highly praised the conscientious and responsible work spirit and full teaching enthusiasm of the teachers of various disciplines in the teaching process, and expressed his gratitude to the teachers for their help in filling in the volunteer link.
Until this moment, Chen Xu was still embarrassed by the president's speech in the interview, and the president said passionately: "Chen Xu is the first student to be admitted to a key university in the 60 years since the founding of our school, and he is the light of the three highs!" …… Beicheng County No. 3 Senior High School has witnessed her growth, and Chen Xu will become the first person on our school's celebrity list...... I hope that Beicheng students and parents trust the three highs, and welcome Beicheng students to choose the three highs......" Chen Xu was treated as a prop man, but no matter what, it is always pleasant to be affirmed.
After the TV station broadcast, Chen Xu's father Chen Zhigang, who had disappeared for many years, suddenly found her and said that he was going to hold a college banquet and let her attend it when the time came. Chen Xu gritted his teeth and asked, "Since the entrance banquet is held in my name, how much tuition do you plan to pay me?" Unexpectedly, the father, who had disappeared for 17 years, said shamelessly: "Holding a college banquet is to collect the gift money I have gone out with over the years." Besides, you sentenced me back then, and your mother should give you living expenses every month, but she hasn't given it all these years, right? You go to college and ask her for money! Chen Xu sneered, "You also said that I sentenced you at the beginning, and you haven't given me a penny for so many years, should I also care if you ask for money." Chen Zhigang immediately turned his face, "Don't be embarrassed!" Your grandmother has supported you all these years, and she can take care of you without looking at me? Chen Xu didn't laugh angrily, "My grandmother supports me?" I'm scavenging scraps from the garbage heap to feed myself! I don't have anything to eat if I don't pick it up for a day. Why are you still showing up? You actually have the face to hold a college banquet in my name, it's really shameful! Wouldn't it be okay for us to treat each other as if each other were dead? Why did you come out to cheat the corpse? Chen Zhigang raised his slap to greet Chen Xu in the face, but Chen Xu didn't dodge or dodge, "If you dare to hit me, I will report and warn you for intentional injury, and at the same time sue you for abandonment." Chen Zhigang put down his hand and lost the battle, "Whether you go or not, the college entrance banquet will be the same!" He walked away.