Chapter 68 Zaohua
In fact, Xin Tianyi is afraid of this summer.
On the one hand, she was afraid of the arrival of this summer, but on the other hand, she was looking forward to it.
But time doesn't care about other people's moods. From spring to summer, the days pass by very quickly.
Xin Tianyi was trembling with fear while calling on Zhang Yang and Yuan Dabao to call Wei Ran as well. Wei Ran's ears were almost callused from talking so much that Xin Tianyi finally felt a little calmer.
As the weather got hotter, Xie Mei stopped going out and stayed at home with the fan on, absorbed in her TV series.
Fortunately, the TV shows were in the afternoons, and Xin Tianyi would come home every evening to walk with her, which always made Xie Mei happy. She especially loved telling Xin Tianyi about the latest episode of the TV series, and as she did so, she would either become filled with anger or start crying for Zaohua again.
Zaohua was the heroine of the TV series "Fence, Woman, and Dog." The old lady had recently become a fan of the show, always weeping for her and scolding Tongsuo. During their stroll, Xin Tianyi listened to Xie Mei's stories, and once Xie Mei had finished and felt relieved, she would ask Xin Tianyi if school was going well.
Xin Tianyi's grades have been very stable, and he is far ahead in Chinese and English, but he needs to work hard on math.
Even her homeroom teacher specifically approached her, telling her to spend more time on math, physics, and chemistry. After all, she'd be splitting into arts and science in her second year of high school. She'd want to see if she could improve her math, physics, and chemistry scores in her freshman year to broaden her options. And more importantly, as everyone knows, "Learn math, physics, and chemistry well, and you'll be fearless anywhere."
Xin Tianyi knew this, but after a year of hard work, she still wasn't good at math, physics, and chemistry. Even in the second half of the semester, when she went to her math teacher to ask questions, she ignored her, thinking that kind of questions were unnecessary and should be easy for everyone to solve.
The head teacher also noticed this and told Xin Tianyi that he had to decide between liberal arts and science before the holiday. In his situation, he should choose liberal arts.
After hearing what Xin Tianyi said, Xie Mei agreed. "Good kid, I also think liberal arts is good. You should study liberal arts. Your brother studies science, and you study liberal arts, which is perfect."
Xin Tianyi didn't comment, but felt that every time he came back, he had never seen Wang Mingjie, so he asked: "Grandma, I haven't seen Brother Mingjie these days."
"How could he have the time? After the Chinese New Year, your aunt simply let him live on campus, saying that traveling back and forth would waste time, so it would be better to live on campus. He can study both morning and night."
"Yes!" Xin Tianyi said immediately, "The college entrance examination is coming soon."
"Yeah." Xie Mei sighed and said, "The weather has been hot recently. If you live in school, you won't be able to sleep. Your aunt and uncle discussed it and wanted him to go home. After school tonight, he went home to live. Your aunt has been cleaning the house all day. Hey, Mingjie is taking the college entrance examination. The family is like they are facing a great enemy. Your grandfather and I don't dare to say anything."
"Grandma, do you want to come to my house and live with my grandpa for a while?" Xin Tianyi asked.
"Forget it." Xie Mei waved her hand. "Your grandpa still has to make lunch for Mingjie during the day. I won't run back and forth anymore. Besides, I'm tired too, and your grandpa is old and can't stand this kind of hard work."
Xie Mei said this, looking up at Xin Tianyi.
The old man's eyes are more cloudy than before. Unlike when he was young, once a person gets old, his whole body will age, even his eyes.
Xie Mei looked at Xin Tianyi for a long time, and finally patted Xin Tianyi's hand with satisfaction, saying: "You look a lot like your mother, and you look more and more like her."
After Xie Mei finished speaking, she looked into the distance and murmured, "But, he looks more like your dad."
Xin Tianyi heard it and also looked into the distance.
"Grandma, do you miss my mom?" Xin Tianyi asked in a low voice.
"Yes," Xie Mei said, "When people get old, they want their children to be around. God's will, I tell you, I always feel that I am about to die, and I don't know when I will leave. Your mother is so far away, I am afraid that I won't even be able to see her for the last time."
"No, Grandma. You're in good health. Besides, my mom will be home soon."
"Is your mother back?" Xie Mei didn't know the news and asked in surprise.
"Yeah, she said so herself. It's only been these past two days."
Wang Fang was urged to come back by Xin Tianyi through phone calls one after another.
According to the timeline of her previous life, Xie Mei would have left during the upcoming summer vacation. Although Xie Mei seemed to be in good health, Xin Tianyi was still very afraid. She wanted Wang Fang to come back, even if it was just for a month. If she could get through that month, Xie Mei might be able to change her fate.
If not, Wang Fang can still accompany Xie Mei through the last period of her life.
So Xin Tianyi called Wang Fang one after another. After Wang Fang finished her work, she promised Xin Tianyi that she would come back before Wang Mingjie took the college entrance examination.
The day Wang Fang returned, Xie Mei was overjoyed. She stroked Wang Fang's curly hair and kept telling her that even if she left immediately, she would be satisfied just to see her. Wang Fang frowned anxiously, saying that she hadn't come all this way back just to hear Xie Mei's words.
Xie Mei also felt that something was wrong and immediately changed her mind, saying that if she was going to leave, she had to finish watching "Fence, Woman and Dog" before leaving, and also had to see Wang Mingjie finish the college entrance examination before leaving.
The more she talked, the more she felt reluctant to leave, as she still had so many things she wanted to do.
Wang Fang listened, turned around and wiped away her tears. She finally took advantage of Xie Mei watching TV to come out and ask Wang Yuxiu why her mother was in such a bad mood. She hadn't seen her for a long time, but she had aged so much.
Wang Yuxiu sighed and said, "I've been to several hospitals, and the doctors said there's nothing wrong with me, I'm just getting old."
Wang Fang turned her head to look at Xie Mei who was sitting on the sofa watching TV, and tears fell again.
"Don't cry." Wang Yuxiu said, "It's like this when people get old. You're able to come back at this time, so even if your mother passes away, she won't have any regrets."
That night Wang Fang did not go back to her own house, but slept on the sofa. After coaxing Xie Mei to sleep, she lay on the sofa and fell asleep.
In the morning, Liu Meilan was making breakfast for Wang Mingjie. Wang Fang went over to help, but Liu Meilan smiled and said, "No need, just some simple egg noodles."
Wang Mingjie is about to take the college entrance examination. He has no appetite and can't eat anything. Last night he suddenly said he wanted to eat noodles, so Liu Meilan cooked a bowl of noodles for him.
Wang Fang glanced at the calendar by the door and whispered, "There aren't many days left. The exam will start next Sunday."
Liu Meilan hummed, then reminded Wang Fang: "Don't mention it in front of Mingjie, or else you'll be in trouble again."
"I know."
Liu Meilan looked at Wang Fang awkwardly and said, "I'm leaving school this week. I'll be studying at home for the next few days before taking the exam. I'm really a little scared. I'm always afraid I'll say something wrong and upset him. Oh, the college entrance exam, why is there so much pressure?"
"It's okay." Wang Fang said, "I'm here. Tell me if you have any problems. Mingjie is different now, he's become more sensible."
Upon hearing this, Liu Meilan sincerely said to Wang Fang, "Thank you, sister."
The author has something to say:
If you're unhappy, talk about it. Go out and get some sunshine, look at the people busy on the street, and then tell yourself that everyone is living every day seriously. Be happy. Even if there are some temporary difficulties, believe that they will pass. I hope everyone lives a good life. --------------
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