"What should I do if I can't finish the cake?" Song Qiaoxi bulged her cheeks and was surrounded by Chu Jin, so there was not much room for activities.
Chu Jinfei let her sit on his lap, and there was no meat on his lap, so sitting up was not so comfortable.
She twisted her waist in distress, tugged at the silk skirt on her body, and was rubbed by Chu Jin for a long time. The skirt was obviously full of pleats.
Why do boys not cherish beautiful clothes so much? Xixi is very distressed.
"If you can't finish it, forget it." Chu Jin used a small fork to dig out a small piece and fed it into Song Qiaoxi's mouth.
The cake tasted like caramel sea salt, sweet, salty and not greasy. It was Song Qiaoxi's favorite compound flavor. It was the first time she ate a cake with this flavor.
Turning around, Song Qiaoxi asked earnestly, "If it is not refrigerated, will it be damaged if I bring it back to Beijing tomorrow? Mom also likes to eat cakes, so I really want to give her a taste... "
"Let's go back to Beijing and look for it. There should be other cake shops that make this kind of cake and buy it for Aunt Qiao." Chu Jin pecked her chin, and the middle finger of his right hand also wore a ring of the same style, and reached out to pat it. Patting the back of her hand, "You love your family so much and need someone to take care of you, how can you live abroad?"
"That's because I have you around. If you weren't there, I would instantly become another me, the me you didn't even know..." Song Qiaoxi vacated her hand with the ring, she was not used to it With something on his finger, he picked up the small silver fork and reluctantly dug a piece of cake.
Another memory of the self who grew up in the welfare center seems to be blurred like a dream, Song Qiaoxi has been unable to distinguish which is true and which is false.
She only knows that what she has now is true, and it is not difficult for her to live independently, and she has never been the kind of girl who is squeamish and can't bear hardships.
The next day, a ground-based minibus took the group of candidates who had passed the SAT test to the airport.
Chu Jin was very careful. When packing, he asked Song Qiaoxi to put the high heels and silk skirt in his suitcase.
Because Aunt Qiao would habitually help her pack her luggage, as soon as she got home, she would take away the clothes of the past few days to wash for her precious daughter, but Aunt Qiao and Uncle Song would never touch his luggage.
Song Qiaoxi also put away the ring, put it in the compartment of her schoolbag, and packed it in a small velvet bag.
The two children continue to keep this secret silently in front of their parents.
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During the summer vacation of the second year of high school and the third year of high school, Chu Jin was already eighteen years old and successfully obtained his driver's license.
Song Qiaoxi's SAT score came out. The first time she took the test, she scored 2400 out of 2400. She got 2000, which is a very good result for the first test.
Chu Jin scored 2,390 points in the test, only ten points away from the perfect score. He got it without taking the cram school and taking the test naked, which shocked Song Qiaoxi's remedial class teachers.
Song Qiaoxi scored 115 in the TOEFL test, and she also got a very good score under the complete self-study, remedial classes and Chu Jin's private tutoring.
Song Qiaoxi went to Macau again two months after the start of the third year of high school.
This time, Chu Jin had a self-recruited interview, so she couldn't accompany her, and she didn't need Chu Jin to accompany her either. This time, Song Qiaoxi scored 2200 in the second SAT test.
With this score, you can apply for most majors in the top 20 schools in the United States, including Ivy League schools.
After that, Song Qiaoxi prepared a portfolio of photography works, and after processing the university application, she began to return to the in-class review wholeheartedly.
Whether she went to university in China or not, Song Qiaoxi did not mean to despise the college entrance examination. She agreed with what her parents said that the college entrance examination is a part of youth.
Young life, if you don't go through a college entrance examination, your life is not perfect.
Chu Jin gave up self-recruitment, because it is not his favorite major, his goal is very clear, clearing the computer department of the university, and preparing for the college entrance examination with great concentration.
In the second semester of senior year, what surprised the Song family was that Song Qiaoxi got an admission letter from an Ivy League school. In addition to the photography major of SVA, she also received the photography major of Yale, the old top Ivy League school, the photography major of UCLA, and the photography major of MICA. The admission letter, MICA and UCLA have given generous scholarships.
After considering it for a long time, although SVA is in New York, Song Qiaoxi and Chu Jin both like it very much, and the American drama "Friends" that I have watched several times is also in Manhattan, New York. Faced with future academic development and career planning, she finally chose to provide Scholarship for the UCLA Photography major.
Of course, there is also a small part of selfishness. Song Qiaoxi doesn't like dark and cold places. She knows that Chu Jin doesn't like it either.
She yearns for the sunshine in California, and the little girl grew up in an inland city, hoping to go to a university with a sea.
At the beginning of May 2008, the college entrance examination was less than a month away. The atmosphere at school and at home was all tense.
In the last semester of high school, Mr. Chu's language function basically returned to normal. The first thing he arranged was for his assistant to allocate a nanny car and driver to take the two children to and from school.
Because it was at the critical moment of the third year of high school, Song Jianguo and Qiao Qin did not refuse, which would save the two children a lot of time on the road and have more rest.
Beijing in May is neither cold nor hot, and the climate is suitable. It is a season full of vitality in late spring and early summer.
During the afternoon lunch break, Song Qiaoxi always felt a little dizzy. She was often car-sick and sea-sick when she was a child, and she was very sensitive to slight shaking.
She also asked her deskmate, "Zhou Jie, do you feel that the school building is shaking?"
"No, you're not sleeping, right?" Zhou Jie stretched and poked Song Qiaoxi's face, disapprovingly.
"Oh..." But Song Qiaoxi really felt dizzy just now.
On this day, as soon as she and Chu Jin got home, they listened to the news from the TV at home, and both of them were stunned.
Mother Song was also at home. Just as she was about to turn down the volume of the TV, the phone beside her rang. She wiped her tears and quickly picked it up, "Hello, husband?"
"Daughter-in-law, I have to work overtime today. Don't wait for me to eat tonight. You and the children eat first." The amplifier on the phone was turned on, and Dad Song's voice on the other end of the phone was in a hurry.
On May 12, 2008, the Wenchuan Earthquake hit a magnitude of M7 and 8, and residents in some cities such as Dongcheng District and Haidian District also felt a slight tremor.
On this day, Song Qiaoxi and Chu Jin sat in front of the TV for a long time.
Qiao Qin hesitated for a while, and did not urge them to go upstairs to study as usual. The children are older, and the world is not a vacuum. Natural disasters and man-made disasters and impermanence in life always have to be experienced.
"It's so pitiful..." Song Qiaoxi held back her tears and whispered, "Is there any way we can help them? I'll donate all the lucky money I've saved."
"It will be fine," Chu Jin hesitated for a while at home, did not hold Song Qiaoxi's hand, patted her knee lightly, and comforted, "It will all be fine."
Xu Shi had been with Song Qiaoxi like Little Sun for a long time. Chu Jin felt that his heart was getting softer and softer. He was also deeply touched by this disaster.
After dinner, Chu Jin and Song Qiaoxi went downstairs to take out the garbage. Song's mother always let them take the opportunity to spend 15 minutes outside, take a walk and then come back up to ensure a combination of work and rest.
As soon as the two went out, they found someone squatting on the ground next to the elevator corridor and crying.
The sensor light came on, and she could see clearly that it was the neighbor next door, and it should be the hostess.
They have lived in their home in Beijing for three years, and they don't even know the names of their neighbors. Occasionally, when they meet, the other party always nods coldly and enters the house.
"Sister, you, are you alright..." Song Qiaoxi couldn't help but ask, walking over and patted the well-maintained neighbor's shoulder with barely any signs of age.
"My parents are in Sichuan, not far from the epicenter, and their phones have been unable to get through..." The neighbor was sobbing, holding the phone in his hand, "What should I do, the phone has been unable to get through, I dare not stay at home Hit, for fear of scaring the child..."
"Sister..." Song Qiaoxi's body trembled slightly when she heard it. She wanted to comfort her, but she couldn't think of words to comfort her.
"Don't worry, the news and the Internet have said that the signal base stations in Sichuan are being repaired, and now all calls from all over the country are going to Sichuan, and the lines must be crowded." Chu Jin walked in front of them and said calmly, " Don't scare yourself, what if it's all right?"
Song Qiaoxi raised her head in surprise. This was the first time she saw Chu Jin comforting someone she didn't know well. He seemed to have changed. He was warmer and more talkative than before.
"Come on, natural and man-made disasters are not under our control." Chu Jin pulled Song Qiaoxi, walked into the elevator, and pressed the elevator button, "The college entrance examination will not be delayed because of the earthquake, and you can't relax in your studies because of external factors. "
Chu Jin said this because he was afraid that Song Qiaoxi would be disturbed by external factors. The little girl is smart, but her mentality is not very stable.
"Well, I know." Song Qiaoxi nodded, she could distinguish the priority.
After that, the school also organized donations. After the grief, the students of the third year of high school resumed their tension and busyness.
The school teacher said the same thing as Chu Jin, the college entrance examination will not be delayed because of the earthquake.
On June 7, 2008, the college entrance examination in Beijing arrived as scheduled.
After a short period of two days, this group of the earliest post-90s generation in China finally welcomed the "great liberation".
Song Qiaoxi breathed a sigh of relief. The day after the exam was her eighteenth birthday. This year, the Song family and Grandpa Chu celebrated her together.
Mom and Dad gave her a new Apple laptop.
And Grandpa Chu's gift was very special. He gave Song Qiaoxi a necklace of his wife's favorite emerald gemstones and a few tickets for the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics.
After the birthday banquet, Qiao Qin was called aside by Aunt Fang to see the photo of her son's little princess who was just full moon. Song Jianguo and Zheming discussed motorcycles together.
Song Qiaoxi and Chu Jin stood beside the wheelchair and talked with the old man Chu.
"Xixi, I heard you before. You have an organization in the Qizhou compound called the 'Little Five'? Those little friends, did you make an appointment to come to Beijing to watch the Olympic Games in 2008? You Open the envelope and see, Grandpa has prepared tickets for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games on August 8 for you, and asked your friends to go with you." Mr. Chu, sitting in a wheelchair, said slowly with a smile.
"Grandpa Chu, do you remember all this?" Song Qiaoxi was so shocked that she couldn't close her mouth. She thought that Grandpa Chu was in a coma at that time and couldn't hear her nagging.
Then, Song Qiaoxi stuck out her tongue and smiled embarrassedly, "Thank you grandpa, I received this birthday present. Grandpa really gave me the best birthday present."
"Huh?" She opened the beautifully packaged envelope and counted it. There were seven tickets inside. She raised her head and asked Grandpa Chu with wide eyes, "Why seven?"
"Hahaha," Old Man Chu smiled heartily, turned his head and found that Qiao Qin and Song Jianguo didn't pay attention to them, he blinked at Song Qiaoxi and whispered, "You didn't say that there are two twin children, one named Ding Miao and the other named Ding Ding. One, do you already have an object? It's not good to leave the object behind and watch the opening ceremony by yourself..."
"Ah..." Song Qiaoxi shrank her neck and laughed even more embarrassedly, "So grandpa heard it, but Jiang is old and hot, and I can't hide anything from you."
The old man Chu shook his head and joked: "Yes, but that's Wang Junyang, grandpa still loves him very much. The seven of you, the six of you are all in pairs, and he is still quite pitiful... ... If he also finds a girlfriend, you tell grandpa, and grandpa will get him another ticket."
"Ha?" Song Qiaoxi was stunned for a moment, then scratched his head and looked at Chu Jin, "Well, Wang Junyang doesn't seem to have a girlfriend, right? After he went to the Shanghai market, he didn't talk to our girls much."
"I don't know." Chu Jin shrugged, his tone pretending to be relaxed.
He hoped that Wang Junyang would go to Australia as soon as possible, and the farther away from Song Qiaoxi, the better.
"Xixi, when will you confirm your relationship with Jin Jin?" Old Man Chu smiled and patted her arm lovingly, "Grandpa is waiting to call you grandson-in-law."
"Shh..." Song Qiaoxi hurriedly put her index finger to her lips and looked around nervously. She was not ready to let her parents know, so she hurriedly said to Grandpa Chu, "Grandpa, please don't talk to me. Mom and Dad brought this up, my dad, oops, my dad is more sensitive/sensitive, so please don't mention it to him. Please... "
"Cheng, don't worry, when you and Jin Jin agree, I will go to your old Song family to propose marriage." Grandpa Chu seemed to be in a good mood, and said cheerfully, "I will let Jin Jin wear the necklace for you, your skin White, and emeralds complement your complexion."
Song Qiaoxi never dared to accept priceless jewelry.
She opened the box and saw that such a big dark green gem, how dare an eighteen-year-old girl bring this
Song Qiaoxi handed the box to Chu Jin, "Return it to Grandpa, I can't take this, my parents will be angry if I take it."
In the past, Chu Jin would help him reject Grandpa Chu's gifts.
But today, Chu Jin just smiled at her lightly, put the box back into her hand, and put it in her ear and said, "Just take it for you, you will take it, he will feel better."
"This is something from your old Chu family. I want to take it with you, but I don't dare to ask for it..." Song Qiaoxi pushed the box back into Chu Jin's hand, jumped three times, and held the Olympic Games in her hand. Tickets for the opening ceremony, escaped far away.
"Save it with you first, I'll let her take it when we get engaged." Chu Jin put the box in his hand on the coffee table beside him, and said to Grandpa Chu lightly.
For more than a year, the relationship between grandfather and grandson has become more normal.
Although there is no way to be as close as ordinary people, but as long as Chu Jin is willing to talk to the old man Chu, the old man is already very happy.
The old man became more and more casual with Chu Jin, and was no longer as careful as before, always afraid that he would make his grandson unhappy.
In the previous mode of getting along, Mr. Chu felt that he was the grandson of Chu Jin...
"Oh, it's all, this is what your grandma brought when she got married, and I also want Xixi to bring it when she gets married." Mr. Chu is not happy anymore, just give Xixi a set when he gets engaged, this is more commemorative meaningful.
"When you get married, Xixi's jewelry can only be given by me." Chu Jin raised his eyelids and poured a cup of warm water for Mr. Chu.
The old man was very excited all afternoon. Song Qiaoxi's 18th birthday was more lively and delicate than his 70th birthday, and he didn't have much water to drink.
Seeing that the old man had drank the water, Chu Jin said in a flat tone, "Also, the color of the jewelry you gave is really not auspicious. How can you wear green jewelry when you get married."
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