Chapter 193: Missed Opportunity
It was late at night, the night light in Li Yu's bedroom was still on, and he lay in bed tossing and turning.
It turned out that his father had done so much for him without his knowledge.
He also understood his father's character, and it could be said that he was content with poverty.
His father has his own views on life, but he was forced by his mother to make progress and make money.
There was a long period of time in his memory when his father came home from outside and faced him, his smiling face could not hide his fatigue.
As for his mother, whenever he is not satisfied, she will count the money, saying how much he has spent on food and clothing, how much he has spent on cram schools, and what she often says: "I spend so much money on you, if you don't study hard, who can you be worthy of?"
Whenever he compares himself with others outside and ends up being inferior, he would definitely blame his father when he gets home.
When his father is not at home, he will use him as a target: "Your father is incompetent, so our family is so poor, but you have to work hard for me. If you don't learn well, what I say outside will be slapped back at my face. Are you willing to let your mother suffer this humiliation?"
When his father is at home, he will be scolded: "Li Jincai, Li Jincai, his name is Jincai, but no money comes into our family!"
Li Yu knew that his father had a good temper and felt that it was hard for his mother to take care of the housework alone since he was often not at home. At the same time, he was also concerned about his presence, so he repeatedly gave in in verbal disputes.
But he didn't expect that what he got in return for his tolerance was just further demands and unbridled behavior. Not only did he talk behind his back, but he even cursed him in front of his father during quarrels, saying things like "coward", "coward", "you deserve to be poor all your life", and "I'm so unlucky to be with you".
At one point, Li Yu even suspected that he was not her child, but a pet she raised that would not make her allergic to animal hair and could bring her compliments.
Even if he did things according to her requirements and passed the test and met the standards, she could change her expression at any time, criticize and educate him, and at the same time find a perfect excuse to suppress and belittle him.
"I am doing this for your own good. Only by avoiding arrogance and impatience can you go further on the road to success."
When he was a child, Li Yu would be so scared that he dared not move at all just a glance from her, even if he had not made any mistakes.
Whether at home or outside, as long as the smile on her face disappeared, Li Yu would become extremely nervous and start to get scared for no reason.
Therefore, when his father is not at home, it is the most difficult time for him and also the time when he is most reluctant to go home.
When the situation was at its worst in junior high school, which was the period before their divorce, Li Yu even resisted being in the same space and breathing the same air with her.
This is not normal. Very abnormal.
Li Yu did not realize it at that time. It was only after their divorce that his father guided him little by little and accompanied him. After he grew up, he looked back at himself at that time and finally understood it.
But his character has been formed, he is inferior, timid, and has been restricted from making friends since he was a child, so he has no friends and is not good at socializing. But at the same time, he is very sensitive to other people's emotions, and he can easily capture the subtle changes in expression and subtle tone.
Goodwill will be magnified in him, and at the same time, malice will also be magnified.
The reason why he and Tao Huayu became friends was due to Tao Huayu's indispensable proactive teasing, but the most important thing was that he felt kindness from Tao Huayu.
Not to mention Liu Wangxue, whom I met later, and the people I met through Liu Wangxue.
While interacting with them, Li Yu seemed to have suddenly become enlightened and clearly saw the flaws in his own character.
The shining points in each of them attracted Li Yu and made him truly realize that if he wanted to get close to these outstanding people, he himself must first become outstanding.
It is not difficult to realize, but it is difficult to make changes.
Li Yu looked up at them, but felt helpless.
But for some reason, the god of luck still came - Li Yu never thought that this group of people who are good enough could also find a shining point in him.
So with everyone's continuous encouragement, he mustered up the courage to take the first step.
The second step follows.
Now the third step was before him.
Admittedly, the second step is full of twists and turns.
It seemed that because of these twists and turns, he began to doubt himself and wanted to take back the steps he had already taken.
Li Yu lay on the bed and thought a lot. Sister Xuxu pushed him out, Sister Wenxi gave him a chance, President Du gave him a chance, Brother Huayu, Brother Qingsong...
His father has been working almost all these years, with no time to rest, just so that he can have a better future...
Everyone is helping him, encouraging him, and pushing him forward. What reason does he have to retreat?
He couldn't let anyone down, absolutely not.
So the next morning, Li Yu called Wenxi, thanked her sincerely, and said that he felt honored to be invited by Porcelain and he was willing to go.
The next thing to do is to apply for a passport, visa, ask for leave from school teachers, prepare luggage, etc.
There is also a little episode here.
There are no classes at all in their major by the senior year, and the classmates are either going out for internships or preparing for postgraduate entrance exams.
But Li Yu doesn't have to worry about either of them.
He also planned to pursue graduate studies, and he was originally able to be admitted to graduate school at his school. However, a classmate in his class who was planning to study abroad suddenly decided not to go and turned around to compete with him for a place in graduate school.
This classmate's name is Fu Lei, and he has a slight advantage over him in terms of awards.
When they were juniors, they signed up for the "College Student Landscape Design Competition" together. Fu Lei participated in the competition as a group, while Li Yu participated as an individual.
Under the guidance of his teacher, Li Yu not only completed various design drawings, but also made miniature landscapes.
After the finished product came out, the teacher said that if nothing unexpected happened, the first prize would definitely be his.
However, an accident happened. After he completed the miniature landscape, he locked it in his own locker in the dormitory. When he took it out on the day of the competition, he found that it was damaged.
After entering the competition venue, he discovered that Fu Lei's team also made a miniature landscape.
Although this is not included in the entry requirements released by the competition organizing committee, it is indeed a plus point if it is done and done well.
After the final score was calculated, Li Yu missed the championship by 0.5 points.
He said nothing, and went back and silently took the miniature landscapes in the cabinet back home.
He removed the parts that were severely damaged and could not be repaired, and modified the rest, which became "course assignments" and was later given to Liu Wangxue.
However, he did not expect that it was this 0.5 point that made him miss the qualification for postgraduate study at the beginning of the school year.
It doesn’t really matter whether he is admitted to graduate school or not. He studies hard and has never been afraid of exams.
The teacher who guided him in the competition was a professor of this major, named Zhou. He taught both undergraduate courses and graduate students.
He was also Li Yu's supervisor for his graduation project, and he had to study under him to be admitted to graduate school.
After knowing the result, Teacher Zhou specially talked to Li Yu and asked him not to lose confidence because of this setback.
He liked Li Yu very much and said, "Don't worry, I have already informed the Graduate School. You will definitely pass the written test. As long as you pass, you don't have to worry about the retest. Just come to me when the time comes."
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This competition really exists, but there are three first prize winners...
(End of this chapter)
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