Run away
Xu Nian blurted out subconsciously, "No!" He hesitated and said: "Well..., it's not impossible."
"It's a deal then." Afraid that she would go back on her word, the boy responded very quickly.
Xu Nian puffed out his lips, "What's your name? What grade are you in?"
Knowing that this girl was probably still worried about him, he readily introduced himself, "Senior year, Fang Kou."
Seeing that he was a head taller than her, Xu Nian felt that she shouldn't be greedy. She wasn't broke, but she felt that she had a weak foundation and no source of income. She agreed in the heat of the moment, thinking that since they were going back to school together anyway, he shouldn't play tricks, so she bluffed and said, "Don't lie to me, I have someone above me.
"Don't worry, Miss. Pay it quickly. They've been looking at it for a long time."
Xu Nian was embarrassed. The social environment had just relaxed a little, and he was already talking nonsense. He glared at him and said, "If you keep talking nonsense, you'll have to figure it out yourself."
Having said that, Xu Nian didn't hesitate any longer and handed the money to the salesperson. "Sister, I paid for him." She added, "We are both students of No. 1 Middle School."
At this moment, people started to come to buy things. They waved and went back to their work. The two of them walked out of the supply and marketing cooperative in boredom.
Xu Nian remained silent for some time, and someone beside him murmured, "Small eyes."
Xu Nian turned his head abruptly and snorted.
Fang Kou sneezed, rubbed his nose, and suddenly took a breath. He said to Xu Nian, "Classmate, why don't I just borrow two pieces? Are you hungry? I'll treat you to a sesame cake."
Xu Nian felt the corner of his mouth twitch. How could someone be so "open and honest"? He was really not shy at all.
At this time, the other person deliberately lowered his head, looking at her with clear eyes, waiting for a good result. Xu Nian felt that it didn't matter, and it didn't matter what happened, so she nodded proudly, as a sign of agreement.
The stall they came to was no other place. It was the sesame seed bun stall that she had been eating at for three years and still liked. Moreover, the sesame seed buns made in the past six months were even more fragrant. The only difference was that they put more sesame seeds in it. She was good at history and remembered that it was the household contract responsibility system reform in 1978, but it seemed to have started in the summer and autumn. It was probably just showing some signs now. The people had much more money in their pockets, so she was motivated to do it herself.
Xu Nian thought that buying two would be enough, after all, the pancakes only cost one cent and they were quite big, but Fang Kou disagreed. We had been waiting in line for a while, and these pancakes were in short supply. If we wanted to eat them, we should eat as many as we could. Besides, one would not be enough for me.
Xu Nian argued that there would be rice soup in the evening when he returned to school, which would definitely be enough.
After much discussion, they finally bought five. Xu Nian blamed herself for giving the money to Fang Kou and should have kept it herself. The delicious taste of the sesame cakes did not block her mouth. She swallowed the first bite and said, "Let's go quickly and give me the money."
Fang Kou had almost finished half of the meal and said nonchalantly, "Here you go, here you go."
When she came back, the old man in the school was ringing the bell, indicating the time. It was five o'clock and students were coming back from home one after another. Xu Nian stood under a big tree not far from the men's room, eating while waiting. Fang Kou gave her two cakes and asked for three for himself.
After a while, someone came out from the men's shift and handed her four dollars. "Here, take it."
Xu Nian swallowed the last bite of the cake and said, "That's too much. I want two more." He took out four cents from the box and said, "Here you go."
Fang Kou didn't answer, but pointed at the corner of her mouth and said with a smile: "You look like a matchmaker."
Xu Nian opened her eyes wide in disbelief. What? She looked like a matchmaker? All she had ever heard was praise for her being beautiful, well-behaved and cute. This was the first time someone said that to her. She reached out and touched the corner of her mouth. When she felt the touch of her fingertips, she discovered it was a sesame seed. She stepped on him in annoyance and then ignored him. He was really rich!
When she returned to the dormitory, most people were not there. She was a little tired from running around, so she simply washed up and lay down on the kang, thinking that she would turn sixteen safely in two months and nothing would happen during this period, but she still felt a little uneasy.
As she was thinking about it, she thought about her failed college entrance examination. She was so depressed. She might as well not have taken it. Now she felt so embarrassed. The country will start the second college entrance examination in July this year. Should she take it this time? I guess her classmates will definitely go back. Last year, some people regretted not signing up for the college entrance examination because they were timid, and many people failed because they chose too high a score. There will definitely be more people participating this year.
If she didn't participate, she would seem scared, and she felt particularly awkward in front of her parents. Why not give it another try? After all, she had participated twice in her past and present lives, so she didn't believe that she wouldn't be able to do it this year. Seeing her cousin going to college, her aunt was so happy, and she also wanted to make her parents proud.
After making up her mind, Xu Nian felt much more at ease and had a good sleep. Liu Xi also came back before it was completely dark. Seeing that Xu Nian was in much better condition today, she couldn't help but feel happy for her.
After adjusting her mindset, Xu Nian worked harder in her studies, studying even harder than last year. She even forgot to celebrate her birthday this year. Her teachers, friends and family all saw her efforts, and no one gossiped or disturbed her.
The second college entrance examination in 1978 was much more formal than the first. Xu Nian went with Xu Fengkai this time as well. There was no other reason but that he was on summer vacation and had the most free time.
After three days of studying hard for the exam, Xu Nian felt vaguely unwell after the second day. She had a severe headache and felt a little hot. She didn't dare to be careless but didn't dare to take medicine. She only felt better after drinking plain water until she felt like vomiting.
On the third day, she still felt uncomfortable. When her family sent her out, they saw her red cheeks and initially thought she was overheating. Xu's mother brought her a newly made straw hat and put it on her. Only then did she feel her skin, which was incredibly hot. She reached out to touch it and said, "Girl, you have a fever, don't you? Why are you so hot?"
After that, the whole family was a little worried. At this critical moment...
Xu Nian felt a little light and shook his head at Xu's mother, "It's okay, Mom, I don't feel that bad." After saying that, he was about to urge Xu Fengkai to ride his bike away.
Normally, Xu's mother would have stopped her, but she tried so hard that she was almost trembling and couldn't say a word. Xu's father sighed, looked at his daughter's receding figure, and also didn't say a word to stop her.
Xu Nian was taking an exam at No. 3 Middle School, so he arrived not too late. Normally, he would have to study hard before the exam. Today, while there was still some time, he lay on his cousin's back to rest and try to recover some energy.
With something to do, the day passed quickly. Xu Nian thought he was doomed today, but it turned out to be not as good as the previous two days, but it was still okay, so he left the examination room with a smile on his face.
Xu Fengkai felt relieved and left with his sister.
Not long after the exam, all the students from this year's No. 1 Middle School returned to school to check their answers. There were 123 participants, all gathered in a large classroom. Liu Xi, Wu Xinyu and the other three all participated. Except for a few sophomores, almost all of them were seniors.
She immediately spotted Fang Kou, who stood out from the crowd, and pointed at him to Liu Xi, "Xixi, that's the sucker I mentioned last time."
Liu Xi glanced at Xu Nian and smiled. Then they checked the answers to the test on the blackboard. Xu Nian couldn't remember some of them clearly, but overall this year was definitely better than last year.
Two days later, the school invited back the classmates who had been admitted to university last year, mainly to give advice and reference to this year's candidates on how to apply to schools. Xu Fengkai was definitely there, and Xu Nian's classmates all gathered around them, wanting the senior to help.
Everyone was busy and didn't notice Fang Kou coming until he poked Xu Nian, and then Xu Nian saw him.
"what?"
Fang Kou replied: "I saw an acquaintance and wanted to ask which school you applied to and where you plan to go."
A lot of people have been asking this lately. Xu Nian and his cousin had already made up their minds to go to State University, and it was their first choice. There was nothing to hide, so they simply said, "It's the State University in our neighboring city!"
After listening to this, Fang Kou nodded, said "Oh" and left.
Xu Nian felt very confused. She had wanted to ask him about it, since they both failed the college entrance examination at the same time.
While they were waiting for the admission letter, a major event happened. The Revolutionary Committee was about to collapse, and it was heard that many people had been imprisoned. Liang Ting had often come to play with her and Liu Xi some time ago, but had not appeared in recent days. They were very worried.
But as for looking for someone, they were surrounded by enemies everywhere. It was useless for them to ask because no one would pay attention to them.
In this vigorous movement, we are just a speck of dust of the times. Apart from going with the flow, we have no power to struggle.
Xu Nian was anxiously waiting for the admission notice in mid-August. Her anxiety was not without reason. Two days later, when the results came out, she found out that she was one point away from the admission score. This time she really cried and couldn't hold back. What seemed like two times to outsiders were actually her three college entrance examinations. It's not that she didn't work hard, but she was just unlucky. She missed the success by one point.
Her mood also affected the Xu family. During the first college entrance examination, Grandpa Xu still made sarcastic remarks, but this time he really didn't dare to say anything. It was obvious that the child was a little broken. Her eyes and nose were red every day. Besides, it was not that the child did not work hard. Apart from other things, she took the college entrance examination while sick, and she got good results.
Brother Xu went to the department store in the city and bought two sets of clothes, hair ties and other things for his younger sister, but it didn't make his sister happy, and the family became more and more worried.
In the end, Grandpa Xu called his daughter and asked her to think of a solution, otherwise it would become a serious problem if things went on for a long time and a good child would be ruined.
After hearing this, Xu Qingli did not respond immediately, saying that she would discuss it with her husband.
Two days later, Xu Qingli called and said directly to the old man, "Dad, why don't you let Nian Nian come to our place to study for a year and take the exam again? I'll watch over her. We'll stay here for another year before moving again."
Things developed very quickly afterwards. Xu Nian was actually just a little confused for a while. The best Liu Xi went to study at a normal school, which had a salary, and Wu Xinyu went to the same city with her to study science and engineering. Now she was the only one left. Naturally, she felt that the whole world had abandoned her, so she allowed herself to vent her emotions and let her mood take her own turn. She never expected that she would make her family so worried and sad.
She was still thinking about it while sitting on the train, until she met Qi Meiyue, which interrupted her train of thought.
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