Lu Yibei nodded.
It's not just at Shan Gao High School... Xin Cheng High School, and indeed, all high schools have people like this.
"When I entered high school in my first year, I thought it would be a failure if I didn't get into a top-tier university. By the end of my second year, I was willing to accept a second-tier university. As for the end of my third year, I thought, 'At least let me get into a vocational college'—but my grades afterwards... ha, even I find it laughable, I was only good enough for a private college—"
Xiong Song was furious.
What he hates is his past self who was so useless.
Lu Yibei offered a few words of comfort: "Brother Xiong, your barbecue restaurant is doing very well. You don't necessarily need to study."
Xiong Song then smiled and said, "Speaking of which, this is where I want to thank Junior Sister Ji."
Ji Qingqian pointed to her own nose.
She hadn't thought anything of it before, but now she was starting to seriously doubt whether this guy had mistaken her for someone else.
I?
What does this have to do with me?
"Brother, I don't know if you know this, but once a person relaxes, it's hard to get tense again. As the saying goes, it's not easy to learn well, but it's easy to learn badly. When my college entrance exam results came out, not only did my parents scold me, but I was also disappointed in myself."
Xiong Song sighed heavily again: "At the time, I originally thought about repeating a year, but I didn't feel any urgency. In addition, the gap between my grades and the others was too big, and I thought that even if I repeated a year, I probably wouldn't get good grades. These thoughts were fighting in my head. As a result, the results of my second year of repeating a year were only slightly better than the first year. At that time, I felt that I was definitely ruined and wanted to repeat a year, but I couldn't make up my mind. So I found some temporary jobs and drifted through a year in a daze."
As he spoke, he looked at Ji Qingqian, who still seemed oblivious and thought, "What's it to me?"
"—Then I heard that Ji Qingqian from Shan Gao repeated a year of high school. She casually said, 'If I don't do well on the exam, I'll try again next year,' and that's how she started repeating a year..."
Even now, Xiong Song still showed the expected shock upon hearing this news.
But Ji Qingqian didn't realize anything at all. It's just repeating a year of high school, didn't you repeat a year too...?
“Brother, you haven’t studied in the mountains, so you probably don’t know what Ji Qingqian is like in our eyes.”
Xiong Song said to Lu Yibei: "She's beautiful, cool, and unconventional. Being cool means most people wouldn't dare talk to her—and I've heard her family is very well-off..."
At this point, Xiong Song glanced at Ji Qingqian again.
Ji Qingqian remained noncommittal.
“At that time, I felt like, ‘Wow, Ji Qingqian is going to repeat a year of high school. Someone like her is still working hard. How can I just give up?’ — Although I had no desire to study at that time, I couldn’t just work one day and rest for two. I had to find something worthwhile to do.”
Xiong Song smiled and said, "Then I started selling barbecue—I ran it near my alma mater for over a year, and it's finally much better than before."
At this point, Xiong Song looked at the stunned Ji Qingqian:
“During the darkest days of my life, I was very grateful to her because she helped me out.”
Ji Qingqian was at a loss for words, so she looked at Lu Yibei.
Lu Yibei chuckled: "It wasn't her who pulled you up, it was you who pulled yourself up. At that time, you were already disgusted with your life, and you showed that desire, so many people could have pulled you up."
Xiong Song nodded in agreement: "It just so happens that the person is Ji Qingqian. Since it happens to be her, I should thank her—and I should also thank her for the reason that forced her to go to Jiangnan University."
Xiong Song didn't say much, but glanced at Lu Yibei twice and then smiled.
"I'm not very familiar with Junior Sister Ji; we've always been from two different worlds, so I never thought I'd have a chance to talk to her after graduation. But I'm still grateful to God for giving me this opportunity to thank her in person. Thank you, and... thank you."
Xiong Songgang had just finished speaking.
Lu Yibei and Ji Qingqian had not yet answered.
On the other side, a woman's voice yelled, "What are you slacking off for! Come here! Serve the food!!"
Xiong Song: "...My waiter."
He had barely finished speaking when the woman's voice yelled again:
"Don't think you can shirk work just because you're the boss!!"
Xiong Song smiled apologetically, quickly finished his drink, and then turned back halfway through, saying, "Eat more, this time it's on me!"
Xiong Song's figure squeezed into the kitchen.
Ji Qingqian remained silent for a long time before finally looking at Lu Yibei:
"Abei, I didn't know such a thing existed."
Lu Yibei pondered for a moment before saying, "Perhaps the connections between people are closer than we imagine."
During a certain period of time.
While Lu Yibei was regarded as a beacon by Ji Qingqian, some people also regarded Ji Qingqian as a beacon.
"Redemption"... that word is too profound, Lu Yibei doesn't like to use it.
only.
Lu Yibei felt that his entire journey with Ji Qingqian—from acquaintance to friendship, recognition, and love—could bring a little bit of positive change to the world…
That's really great.
Very good.
While the dishes were being served, Xiong Song jogged over to Lu Yibei's side again:
"Hey Bei-ge... I'll just call you that now, you don't mind, right? If you're free later, let's grab a couple of drinks!"
Lu Yibei was about to answer.
My foot was lightly kicked.
Lu Yibei laughed awkwardly: "I'm getting off-topic. We'll talk about it another time... another time."
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