“Ah… Yeah, I don’t know where Cheng Ran is either. I checked my grades, and I got 624, you know I got 624… Hey, why are you all so impatient… I performed exceptionally well, but no one praised me… Yes, yes, yes, I know you want to know about Cheng Ran… I immediately called Cheng Ran’s home to ask if his grades were out, but no one answered…”
"Then I went over and knocked on the door, but there was indeed no one there. Then I checked the online space where I often played outside, and Cheng Ran was not there either... I came back after playing games for a while... 706, I knew he got this score no earlier than you guys! It was my dad who told me after I came home from playing games!"
Yu Xiao was holding the phone at home, talking to the other end until his mouth was dry. "Secret? How would I know what his secret is... Hey Yao Beibei, how do you talk like that? What do you mean I don't know the secret just because I play with Cheng Ran every day... Cheng Ran builds a cultural wall every afternoon, you all know that! Is it possible for him to complete that cultural wall without spending time? Do you know how many times I went to cram schools before the high school entrance examination? I took English classes on Mondays and Tuesdays, physics and chemistry on Wednesdays and Thursdays, and math on Saturdays and Sundays... What, why didn't I get the same score as Cheng Ran? I really want to know why I didn't get this score! That guy is a pervert! Pervert, you know!..."
After hanging up the phone, Yu Xiao was still angry, but before she could hang up for long, the phone rang again. She picked up the phone and heard a voice from the other end, "Yu Xiao... This is Liu Ying... Did you see Cheng Ran today..."
Okay!
Yu Xiao smiled bitterly again.
He received ten calls today, nine of which were from the children of the big courtyards asking him about Cheng Ran. It was simple, Cheng Ran's home phone was not answered, or only his parents were there, so he, Cheng Ran's inseparable best friend, became the target of the phone calls.
Expressing excitement, shock, surprise and confusion... Phone calls bombarded him one after another, and Yu Xiao was also very desperate... He hadn't seen Cheng Ranren today, but he had been completely shrouded by his shadow.
In those few dozen days before the high school entrance exam... Yu Xiao actually discovered that Cheng Ran was becoming more and more different.
It was like waking up from a deep sleep... After that... Listening to his friend's shocked inquiries on the phone, Yu Xiao wanted to smash the phone on the spot... How could this guy, who had been walking side by side with him at the bottom of society and who could even warm and comfort each other sometimes, suddenly become someone else's child!
Surrounded and bombarded by all kinds of phone calls, Yu Xiao seemed to be standing alone in the center of the world's storm. He felt so resentful...
How can you just ride away like this...
This is abandoning your poor brother from the countryside who once struggled with you on the contempt chain!
but…
That’s 706 points…
Why do I feel so excited when I think about it, mixed with jealousy, reluctance, and...
What about the genuine pride and satisfaction
A toast to tomorrow, a toast to the past.
brother.
I toast to you!
…
…
After qualifying with the scores, Cheng Ran, who was nowhere to be found the whole afternoon, walked back to the company compound, carrying the pocket of his swimming trunks and goggles, which he had taken off after swimming in the city gymnasium's swimming pool.
His hair was not completely dry after swimming, but the moisture was gradually dissipated in the warm breeze of midsummer, and it was blown by the wind, becoming a little messy.
It was about six o'clock, the time for cooking and eating in the compound. A few dozen meters away from here, three women in the five apartment buildings were carrying cooked food that they had bought outside and met in the corridor. They could be heard greeting and chatting.
Cheng Ran could clearly feel that the company compound was still the same compound... but some things had changed.
The group of middle-aged women saw Cheng Ran walking into the compound, and then the gossiping about family matters stopped. They pointed and whispered from a distance, their eyes revealing surprise and disbelief...
These people had no connection with Cheng Ran's family and were outside their circle of friends, so naturally they didn't say hello.
Suddenly, a sharp brake sound came from the other side of the road.
Cheng Ran looked in the direction of the sound and saw a Toyota sedan carrying Zhao Pingchuan and his son Zhao Ziwei. They were probably in a hurry to eat, so they were driving very fast. After braking, they slowed down and drove slowly. Zhao Pingchuan, who was driving, stared at him as if he was looking at a panda, while his usually arrogant son Zhao Ziwei, who was sitting in the passenger seat, could not hide his confusion and surprise.
The expressions of the father and son were extremely strange and complicated, with a mixture of incredible shock and red-eyed jealousy, appearing on their faces.
The two sides crossed each other across a green belt, and saw Cheng Ran looking at them with a leisurely look.
Woo!
The Toyota accelerated again, and sped away as if avoiding the plague or venting some kind of anger.
Escape in panic.
…
As soon as I opened the door, I could hear the sound of my parents frying spicy oil in the room.
Then Cheng Ran saw his parents who were cooking staring at him, and both sides looked at each other in confusion.
"I went to the gym to swim this afternoon. I left a note for you guys... I'm so hungry... Can I eat now?"
Cheng Feiyang put the pot aside and wiped his hands. Xu Lan came over quickly and grabbed his face, pinching and kneading it. "Ah... son, you are so great! So great! This is not just an extraordinary performance, it's an explosive performance...!"
Cheng Feiyang laughed at the other end, while Cheng Ran's face was grabbed by his mother, stretched, squeezed, and deformed, and his hair was repeatedly scratched, tossing it back and forth like a dog...
It was so funny that Cheng Ran wrote a note on the shoe cabinet after finding out the score: "I have found out the score, the total score is 706! I have nothing to do in the afternoon, I will go swimming and come back before dinner." Just to avoid the current situation...
But when Xu Lan kept kneading her face like dough, until her whole face became numb and didn't seem like her own anymore, Cheng Ran thought... I'm still too naive!
…
It was an exceptionally sumptuous meal.
There were not only cooked food that the two of them bought, but also their own homemade specialties. The frozen fish in the refrigerator was thawed and made into red oil fish with fermented soybean paste, shredded pork with fish flavor, braised chicken, tomato and vegetable soup... The table was full of dishes. Cheng Feiyang also opened the Wuliangye liquor that he only drank during the Chinese New Year, poured himself a full glass, and opened a bottle of beer for Cheng Ran, which was absolutely forbidden to drink under normal circumstances.
Cheng Feiyang sat up straight, "Come! Have a drink with Dad! I tell you, you can't drink normally, but you can celebrate today!"
The lights are coming on.
The warm yellow light in the dining room illuminated a table full of delicious food. Xu Lan's face was full of smiles, and she seemed to have returned to her youth, as beautiful as a flower.
Cheng Ran was fiddling with his chopsticks. On the one hand, he was hungry from swimming, and on the other, the food was beyond his parents’ usual standard… Could it be that his cooking skills would improve proportionally when he was in a good mood… In short, he was eating so much that he had no time to stop.
Cheng Feiyang took out a piece of paper in a very serious manner. Cheng Ran glanced at it and saw that it was his report card. On it was Cheng Feiyang's standard regular script handwriting, which was very beautiful and could probably be framed directly.
"There are three main things to celebrate today. Um... The first point is that during the period before the high school entrance examination, you got up before dawn to run and reviewed until late at night. We all saw your positive attitude towards study and life..."
Cheng Ran glanced at the serious Cheng Feiyang, and thought to himself, you didn’t care much about your transformation at the beginning... You didn’t see the look of “obvious to everyone”!
"The second point is that we kept telling you that as long as you work hard, you will get rewards! Look, after you really make up your mind and work hard, fate will never let down anyone who tries his best! This... 706 points! It's a milestone result. This score is very high! But don't be proud! There are many people who can get this score in the high school you are going to! You are not down-to-earth, and you are easily carried away by success. You can't relax..."
What's going on here... You were praising me but you got off track. Dad, you usually criticize me very smoothly but you can't get used to it for a while, right
But Cheng Ran was only focused on eating and stuffing food into his mouth. At this time, he could only nod continuously.
Seeing Cheng Feiyang's summary today, it's clear that he is abnormal...
"The third point... is to be modest and not arrogant... Haha, your dad worked hard in the mining barracks to get into the military academy because he was unwilling to accept the fate! People must fight against fate and fight bravely, so that they can forge ahead bravely, go to the wilderness they want to go, and run freely! This shows that our Cheng family's genes are still excellent! My son has inherited my gene of not accepting the predetermined fate of life!"
"You are as brave as Dad! Come, let's have a drink!"
Cheng Ran raised his beer glass and clinked it with Cheng Feiyang, "Dad... I finally understand. You said so much, but this is just a disguised way of praising yourself..."
Cheng Feiyang and Xu Lan were stunned for a moment, looked at each other, and then burst into laughter again.
In this old residential building, under the warm light of the dining room, the occasional laughter of a family can be heard.
When drunk.
Cheng Feiyang drank another full glass of wine, and drank it with the report card, pointing to one of the items on it, "So I'm telling you, you need to be humble and not impatient... Look at this... This math... I got 146 points..."
Cheng Ran opened his eyes and blinked, well, what next
"This shouldn't be the case! Since I can get 46 points per cup, it means I can get full marks, there is no problem... Where did these four points go? If I were more careful, could I avoid it? If these four points were not deducted, could I get full marks? The total score should be increased..."
“Also, the three points deducted for English are the most regrettable… If you check it more often, the three points won’t be deducted? You should strive for perfection… Hahahaha…”
Cheng Ran's mouth twitched, his face looked very Spartan...
Dad, don’t go too far... You look like your face is about to break from laughing... and yet you’re still so tense...
Why don't you just say that this score is only 44 points away from the full score of 750... If I try harder maybe it can be perfect
Writer Xuansemm held a wedding in BJ and met many old friends. Lao Mao’s new book “Dao Chaotian” was also published on Qidian yesterday! We were eating crabs and chatting yesterday. This book is very good... Let’s go and read it!
During this period of time, we have been talking about literature and ideals all the time, making suggestions and expressing our opinions. It really feels like life is just a drunken journey... The photos will be posted on the public platform.
Also, I heard that those who voted today will be in a good mood all day long :)