On June 9, Li Mengran sat on a wicker chair on the balcony, sipping watermelon juice and calculating on a paper. Although it was scorching outside, the home was very cool and comfortable.
After forgetting it a few times, Li Mengran put down the pen and frowned. Mother Wu at home came over with the cut oranges and said, "Of course, eat some fruit?"
Although Wu Ma is a babysitter, she has stayed in Li's house for many years. Li Mengran feels very much about her. She said in a coquettish tone: "Wu Ma, I guess my score is more than 630, so I definitely won't be able to go to Peking University!"
"Hey, 630 points, one line is definitely no problem... You can do your best. If you can't go to Peking University, you can't go to school. Girls go to school so far away, so worry about the family!"
Li Mengran barely smiled.
On the mobile phone, her classmate asked her if she wanted to come out to play, but Li Mengran's strict tutoring meant that she could not go out without her father's permission. She could only regretfully refuse.
Finally, there is no need to review. She also wanted to relax. She took out the tablet and watched a movie, only to see half of it. When her father came back, she was so scared that she hurriedly closed the tablet and hid it.
With a suit in his hand, Dad opened the collar of his shirt with his fingers, poured a glass of water and drank it freely. Li Mengran stared at his father’s apple, his heart almost touched his throat.
Putting down the cup, Dad sat on the sofa and put his arms around her and said, "I took a long vacation today and came back. It's so hot outside. You have to go outside and peel off your skin... By the way, how many points do you estimate?"
"Six... Six hundred three."
"What!? Show me."
Li Mengran tremblingly handed the calculated score to his father's hand. Father watched, his hands began to tremble, and the living room was so quiet that it was suffocating. Father seemed not to believe it.
With a "pop", Dad threw the paper on the table and stared at Li Mengran. Li Mengran held his hands, curled his neck, and swallowed hard.
"Don't fill in the volunteers. Your score is bad enough. I'll find a better college entrance examination remedial class for you, and I will go to class tomorrow."
"But I... I don't want to repeat it."
"You don't want to? You think I do? How much will it cost to finish the third year of high school? You just come up with such grades, who are you worthy of!" Dad kept tapping the paper on the table, as if it was a shame. Nude photos.
"Of course this grade is okay, and the first line is proper. She has been in the top ten in the school since she was in high school." Madam Wu interjected.
"Don't interrupt!" Dad yelled, and then glared at Li Mengran, "I work hard outside to make money for you to eat and wear, and to create such a comfortable environment for you. Look at the college entrance examination champions in those poor valleys. Their qualifications are comparable to yours? You said, why do you take this score?"
Every time her father said something, Li Mengran shuddered, and she said aggrieved: "I understand all the knowledge points, and there is no major loss."
"Throw a little here, lose a little there, do you know why?" Dad's fingers almost pierced the coffee table. "You didn't learn well enough, and the knowledge in your stomach was not digested cleanly. You still have room for improvement. upside potential!"
"But I don't want to repeat it, I don't want to go to Peking University, can't I have a normal copy?"
"No!!!" Dad yelled, "You are my daughter, you have to go to Peking University. I was only two points short of being admitted to Peking University. I can’t work hard for one more year! What did Dad raise you for? Do I want you to raise me in the future? I am not for your own good. In order to make you a master, it’s not as hard as Dad!"
"Mr. Li, stop talking..." Wu Ma weakly persuaded.
Li Mengran thought of the hell-like high school life, and cried aggrievedly. Seeing his daughter crying, his father seemed to feel softer. He stood up and waved, "Come here."
Dad took her shoulders to the balcony and pointed to the outside: "Looking out from here, what do you see?"
Li Mengran was crying speechless.
"What do you see?" Dad shook her, urging.
"Lo!" Li Mengran sobbed.
"Yes, you can see from it, there are a lot of tall buildings, why? Because you are standing high! Look at the people below, those who stand under the big sun, sweep the streets, and open rentals. What can they see? The rubbish, dirt, noisy vehicles and people on the ground, because they are at the bottom! The higher you stand, the farther you can see. When you stand on the highest floor, you can overlook all living beings... Of course, you want to Stay at the bottom for the rest of your life, or stand on the top?"
Li Mengran didn't know how many times she listened to this passage since she was a child. She cried and said nothing.
Dad continued: "The college entrance examination is equivalent to climbing the stairs for the first time in your life. Some people climb to the tenth floor and some to the twentieth floor. As for those who give up the college entrance examination, they are at the bottom of their lives. In your life There are also the second and third times of climbing. If you are thrown away by others every time, you will be thrown away a lot in the end, okay? So if you don’t try your best, you will never be able to become a human being. Master's!"
Li Mengran cried and said, "I don't want to be a master."
Dad slapped her on the shoulder, "A lot of truths. When you grow up, you will understand. Dad urges you now. I don’t want you to regret it later. I regret that I didn’t study hard!" Then, Dad took out his mobile phone and gave a tutor counseling. The center called, "Hello, I'm looking for Director Liu... My daughter's grades this year are not very satisfactory, and I want to use this summer vacation to tuition..."
Li Mengran suddenly opened his hand and the phone flew out. She yelled: "I don't want to repeat my studies, I want to go to university! Not being admitted to Peking University is your own regret, don't impose it on me! I didn't make your dream come true. substitute!"
"It's against you!" Dad slapped angrily.
Li Mengran covered his face and glared at his father, "I'm not your daughter anymore, who wants to be it!" Then he grabbed his phone, slammed the door and slammed the door, and his father's roar came from behind: "Stop for me! Stop for me!"
Madam Wu stopped Li Mengran's father and said, "Mr. Li, Mr. Li, I'm going to get Ranran back, so please calm down first."
His father looked at his slightly painful hand and regretted it. He hadn't beaten Li Mengran for almost ten years. He sat down on the sofa and held his head, "Hey, why don't you understand the adult's good intentions!" "
When Li Mengran left, there was no news at night, and the phone could not be reached. Wu Ma came back a few times and found that she hadn’t gone home and went out to search. Her father called other parents and relatives, and she was like a hot pot at home. Ants on the ground.
At one o'clock in the morning, when Ma Wu went upstairs panting, she suddenly screamed: "Mr. Li, Mr. Li."
Father rushed out the door, only to see Ma Wu with a frightened face. Her finger was pointing in one direction. He slowly turned his head and saw a black plastic bag hanging on the doorknob, and blood was falling drop by drop.
He stretched out his trembling hand to pick it open. When he saw the contents inside, he only felt that his heartbeat, breathing, and consciousness all stopped...