After the final summary meeting of the second year of high school, Zhou Xiu came down from the podium. Before she had time to open the scholarship envelope, she was pulled up and pushed by Huaxu.
Huaxu handed the camera to a classmate from Winner Class, "Come on, help me."
All the students in Class 24 gathered around her, posed in an instant, and the camera recorded this moment with a click.
After Zhang Qi took a photo, the camera was passed to Xi Shaoyuan.
Before the poor students in Class 24 had a chance to strike a pose, everyone let out a low cry of surprise and excitement.
"Master Yuan!"
Xi Shaoyuan held the camera and said calmly: "Are you ready? Three, two, one--"
He squatted down, adjusted the focus, and pressed the shutter button at the girl squatting in the center.
After Xi Shaoyuan finished taking the photos, he returned the camera to the behind-the-scenes crew.
The girls said, "Oh my god, Master Yuan actually took a photo of us!"
He even half-knelt down to take pictures for them. How gentlemanly of him!
"Sister Xu, I want all the photos he took, no matter which one!"
After taking the group photo, Zhou Xiu opened the envelopes and saw several scholarship cards in the envelopes. The award for a single subject was 2,000 RMB, and the first in the grade was 80,000 RMB. Her eyes couldn't help but curve.
Yu Qingyan came over to take a look and felt jealous.
"Fuck, Xiuxiu, you've suddenly become rich!"
She had always known that the school's scholarships were generous, but she had never expected them to be this generous. So this is what it feels like to be number one in your grade...
It was not until now that she realized that studying hard could make her rich. No wonder so many top students were willing to stay in Yude to study.
Since entering high school, Xie Cheng has almost always been at the top of his grade. How rich must he be in these two years? Yu Qingyan couldn't help but think deeply.
Zhou Xiu looked at the huge scholarship, folded the envelope slightly with his thumb, and walked out of the gymnasium.
Although Zhou Xiu hadn't had a good night's sleep in a month because of this exam, she felt that it was all worth it after receiving the scholarship.
He earned 130,500 RMB from a joint entrance examination, which would have been unimaginable for Zhou Xiu in the past.
She stretched herself and felt numb all over her bones.
Zhou Xiu tapped the envelope and said, "As expected, the school is really generous." 】
The system sighed and said earnestly: [Young man, you don’t lack——]
Now that you are no longer short of money, don't care too much about rewards.
Zhou Xiu raised the corner of her mouth, put away several scholarship envelopes, and corrected: [Who said I don’t lack money. 】
…
Classroom 24.
The classroom was full of a joyful atmosphere. The poor students opened their gifts one by one. After Lan Xin opened it, she found it was a beautiful plush ball. She touched it with joy and couldn't wait to start making handicrafts according to the instructions.
Huaxu’s gift was an intricate and beautiful hairband, Du Feiyang’s gift was a cardboard model... everyone got something they liked.
Before leaving, the students enthusiastically discussed their summer vacation plans, which were varied and colorful.
A poor student said: "I want to reward the postman who has worked hard for a semester."
Yu Qingyan asked Du Feiyang: "Where are you going?"
Du Feiyang shook his head and said, "I'm not going."
She asked Tan Ming again, "Where are you going, senior?"
Although Tan Ming was given free time during the summer vacation, due to an unexpected incident during his basketball game at the end of last semester and the fact that he would be a senior next semester, the school team cancelled its training camp.
Therefore, he had no plans for the summer vacation. For a moment, he was at a loss, "I haven't decided yet."
He secretly glanced at Zhou Xiu and planned to go to the Zhou family's small restaurant more often during the summer vacation to make his presence felt.
I don't know who started discussing organizing a trip during the summer vacation.
This proposal was actually approved by a high vote.
Huaxu suddenly asked Zhou Xiu, "Xiu Xiu, are you free during this time?"
Zhou Xiu was immersed in a biology magazine. She raised her head and said, "It seems that I am busy."
The first month was spent on training for the competition, and the next month was...she was going back to the countryside.
"I want to go back to my hometown."
Huatiao sighed with regret, and the poor students jokingly said, "It seems that if we want to go on a group tour, we have to wait until the college entrance examination is over."
Xu Qing shook his head and said jokingly, "That's not certain. What if Xiuxiu represents the country at the IMO or IBO someday?"
IMO is the International Mathematical Olympiad, and IBO is the International Biology Olympiad. They were held in July during the summer vacation in previous years. For this year’s high school sophomores, this is the first month after the college entrance examination.
Although this joke is just a joke.
"What are these two O's?" asked a poor student. Other poor students immediately started to learn about science.
After hearing the popular science, others were so impressed that they couldn’t even imagine how Xiu Xiu would look like when she participated in an international Olympic competition!
"If it's not possible this year, it should be possible during next winter vacation, right?" asked a poor student.
Tan Ming coughed, "Um... did you forget that the school has make-up classes during the winter vacation? We will make up for half a month, and the top students may make up for it every day."
The poor students began to tremble in fear. It was true that the hardships that the top students had to endure were not something that ordinary people could easily endure.
Regardless of winter or summer vacations, or weekends, I contribute unconditionally to the competition.
Yu Qingyan thought of Zhou Xiu in June. She was so busy that she had almost no time to rest. It was rare for her to squeeze out time to review for the exam. No wonder her English grades were not improving.
It’s great to achieve good results in a competition, but the hard work behind it is beyond imagination.
Although it was a pity that the schedules always conflicted, the idea of group travel was indeed on everyone's mind.
After chatting, everyone said goodbye to each other and left the school in groups, facing the envious looks of others.
…
Zhou Xiu started her summer vacation life.
Although it seems like... the semester is over, it doesn't seem to be much different from usual.
Besides there are no exams, without exams there are no large rewards.
Zhou Xiu still relied on the few dozen yuan earned from writing a test paper to save up her small treasury.
During the summer vacation, Zhou Xiu went to help out at her family's store after class, and the traffic was unexpectedly good.
Zhou Cheng was busy and happy. Every night he would squat in the hall, tapping away on his calculator and calculating accounts. At the end of July, when the remedial classes were almost coming to an end, Zhou Cheng said to his daughter:
"My parents are going back to their hometown. You should eat on time during this time. Don't do your homework. You may forget to eat while doing it."
Zhou Xiu paused for a moment while writing her exercises.
Liu Mei smiled and said, "Your father and I have collected enough money. We are going back to our hometown in the countryside to get our household registration books."
Zhou Xiu said calmly: "I'll go back too."
The couple were both stunned, "Huh?"
"What did you say?"
They seemed to be unable to believe that Zhou Xiu was willing to return to that place. Zhou Cheng moved his lips for a moment and said, "Xiu'er, you, hey——"
Liu Mei said: "You stay here, this matter won't interfere with your studies."
The two of them kept nagging and persuading Zhou Xiu for a long time, but to no avail.
Zhou Cheng sighed, and Liu Mei's eyes were also full of complicated expressions.
Before going to bed, Liu Mei lay on the bed and asked Zhou Cheng in a low voice: "Is Xiu'er afraid that we will be bullied when we go back?"
Zhou Cheng glared, "We are so grown up, how can we be bullied?"
He refuted it by giving examples.
Liu Mei curled her lips.
But Zhou Cheng's voice became weaker and weaker, and seemed to have no persuasiveness at all.
…
At the end of July, the last math class.
Zhou Xiu handed the 50 math test papers she had completed this month to Lao Wang, who had just put down the chalk and had no time to wipe his hands.
He flipped through the test paper Zhou Xiu had finished, "..."
This was the first time in his life that he had met such a student. She was the most active in writing tests in the class, as if there was a reward for doing so.
It’s too difficult… The inventory accumulated over the years has been used up, and Lao Wang no longer has any test papers for Zhou Xiu to write.
After all, Lao Wang is still Lao Wang. He said to Zhou Xiu, "Zhou Xiu, wait a minute. I'll go ask other teachers if they have the test papers."
"Summer vacation is so long, if you make good use of it, it will definitely have unexpected results."
Students including Xu Haobo, Li Simiao, Zhang Qi and others who passed by Zhou Xiu took a look at the test paper Zhou Xiu handed in.
Very scared.
After leaving the classroom, Zhang Qi couldn't help asking, "Did Zhou Xiu drain Lao Wang's question bank?"
Xu Haobo and his group were speechless.
After a long while, Qi Yaguang said, "What's so great about that? I have also finished the test paper assigned by Lao Wang."
Zhong Simiao said calmly, "It seems that Zhou Xiu had already finished our current homework last semester. What she is writing now is the latest one."
It was Qi Yaguang's turn to be speechless.
After a while, Lao Wang returned to the teachers' dormitory building with great interest and knocked on every door, asking for the test paper for Zhou Xiu to write.
When the teachers heard that it was a test paper for Zhou Xiu, their eyes lit up and they excitedly took out their years of inventory.
"Is Zhou Xiu so hardworking?"
"Come on, come on, you're welcome. These are the best papers I've summarized."
Half an hour later, Lao Wang returned to the classroom and enthusiastically handed the test paper to Zhou Xiu. He said, "Take it back and work on it slowly. If you encounter any questions you don't understand, contact me immediately."
When Zhou Xiu saw the test papers piled high in his arms, like a mountain, she was stunned and couldn't say a word for a long time.
Lao Wang said with a smile: "I'm kidding, you can pick two books and take them home to do. Quality is more important than quantity. Just practice more during the summer vacation and keep a sense of the questions."
Zhou Xiu carefully read the catalog and selected test questions on number theory and calculus.
Zhou Xiu said thank you to Lao Wang. Lao Wang wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "No need. It's more tiring to teach you a single student than to teach a whole class. Just do well in the league."
This kind of tiredness is not physical tiredness, but mental tiredness. Lao Wang was always worried that Zhou Xiu would rush to study biology on impulse, and he often haggled with Teacher He about time allocation.
After the exam, I always feel nervous, but when the results come out, it's as exciting as riding a roller coaster.
Zhou Xiu: “…”
"Thank you, teacher. I will work hard."
She watched Lao Wang leave the classroom. It was a hot summer day and Lao Wang was wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt. He was sweating profusely and the wet T-shirt stuck to his back, gradually getting darker in color.
Zhou Xiu withdrew his gaze and ran over to help Lao Wang share a few test papers.
…
Zhou Laidie got off the bus and asked passers-by where "Yude Middle School" was with a piece of paper in her hand.
It was not until she reached the gate of Yude Middle School that her eyes were filled with surprise and panic.
This school is as beautiful as the one you see on TV, tall, imposing and solemn. There were tall and mighty guards standing on both sides of the school gate. Before Zhou Laidie could take another step, she was stopped by the security guards.
It happened that the students of the Mathematical Olympiad class were finishing school. The students came out in twos and threes, and the handsome boys and beautiful girls were dressed fashionably and beautifully.
The city students were dressed so beautifully and looked so energetic that Zhou Lai Di shouted, "Zhou Xiu!"
Qi Yaguang turned his head and found someone calling Zhou Xiu.
She stopped and Zhou Laidi enthusiastically took Qi Yaguang's hand, "You know my sister, right? My sister is Zhou Xiu!"
Qi Yaguang glanced at Zhou Laidie suspiciously. Although she knew that Zhou Xiu was a student transferred from the countryside, she didn't expect her to be so rural.
Zhou Laidi was dressed like a refugee.
Zhou Laidie had dark skin, wore rustic and outdated clothes, and wore cheap plastic shoes. Her palms and nails were dirty, which was far beyond Qi Yaguang's imagination.
When Zhou Xiu first transferred to the school, she was dressed simply and plainly, but she seemed quite reserved and arrogant. Qi Yaguang
But if you look closely, this person in front of me doesn't look like Zhou Xiu.
Qi Yaguang pulled his hand back. Zhou Laidi didn't care. She said angrily, "Zhou Xiu is so heartless. He lives a life of luxury in the city and ruins our family..."
Qi Yaguang had no interest in listening any further. She silently took out her cell phone and wanted to call Zhou Xiu. Suddenly she remembered that she didn't have Zhou Xiu's phone number saved, so she sent a message to Huaxu.
"There's someone claiming to be Zhou Xiu's sister. She seems to be looking for trouble. She's at the gate of our school. If you're near the school, come over."
After receiving the news, Huaxu rushed to the school.
She was accompanied by Yu Qingyan, Lan Xin, Tan Ming and others. They stood at the school gate. Du Feiyang hooked a thumbs up at Zhou Lai Di:
"Come here, we are Zhou Xiu's classmates, what do you want to tell us?"
When Zhou Laidie saw Tan Ming, Xu Qing, Du Feiyang and other boys, her eyes suddenly flashed and her head felt dizzy.
Oh my God, does Zhou Xiu usually go to school with these beautiful and good-looking people?
Qi Yaguang simply whispered a few words to Huaxu.
Huaxu walked over, grabbed Zhou Laidie, and several people took her to a tea restaurant near the school gate.
Huaxu threw her bag away and tapped the table with her thumb, "Sit down."
Zhou Laidi was startled and sat down.
Huatui asked: "We are all Zhou Xiu's friends. She is not here now. If you have anything to say, you can tell us. What do you want to do here to see Zhou Xiu?"
Yu Qingyan said: "Don't be nervous, we are very friendly."
She smiled.
When Zhou Laidie saw these beautiful and handsome boys and girls and the place that looked incredibly exquisite and expensive, she felt jealous and scared and was speechless for a long time.
Du Feiyang threw the menu away and looked at her with a dark face, "No, we are not Zhou Xiu's friends, we hate Zhou Xiu."
Xu Qing unexpectedly gave Du Feiyang an admiring look.
Zhou Laidie's eyes lit up. Did Zhou Xiu offend these city students? Just like in the TV series?
She immediately started to spill all the beans, revealing all of Zhou Xiu's past.
"... Zhou Xiu is very hateful. You don't know that she is married and still refuses to give up after receiving the betrothal gift. She is the best at pretending to be pitiful. She coaxed and coaxed others into giving up 50,000 yuan and ran away to the city to regret the marriage."
"Her husband is in a terrible situation now. The wedding banquet was arranged, but his wife ran away. The whole village is laughing at him..."
Listening to the behind-the-scenes footage, I couldn't help but count on my fingers.
Tan Ming's face darkened when he heard this.
How is it a scam to save a dropout teenager with 50,000 yuan? It’s not even enough to cover the cost of a class dinner.
Huaxu ordered some food, waved to Zhou Laidie, and casually sent her away.
"Take it. We have something else to do so we won't entertain you."
Zhou Laidi couldn't believe it when she saw the waiters bringing in delicious and expensive cakes and snacks in a steady stream.
"All, all for me?"
Hua Tidbits nodded.
After Zhou Laidi finished speaking, Xu Qing asked for her contact information. It was the first time for Zhou Laidi to have a handsome and gentle boy ask her for her contact information. Zhou Laidi didn't have a cell phone, so she shyly but excitedly gave Xu Qing her address.
After Zhou Laidi left, several people were still immersed in shock, as if they were living in a dream. They had not yet woken up and fell into deep thought.
Recalling the half-piece of information about Yuan Shao's family sponsoring Zhou Xiu, everyone fell silent. They originally thought that Zhou Xiu's family was poor enough, but they didn't expect them to be so poor and so miserable?
These people were frightened.
Yu Qingyan thought of the composition written by Zhou Xiu again, and her imagination couldn't stop thinking about it. She turned her head and quietly wiped away her tears.
The tidbit said: "Xiu Xiu once said that she would go back to her hometown after she finished her competition courses."
This sentence was like a depth charge, waking everyone up.
Du Feiyang asked in surprise: "Why would she go back to a place like that?"
Aren’t you afraid of being caught by your nasty relatives and exchanged for the bride price?
Tan Ming said: "No, we can't let her go back."
Huatiao hesitated for a while and thought that this was not feasible. If someone else had gone through what Xiuxiu had experienced, they would probably never want to go back to the countryside in their entire life, but she still planned to go back, so it must be something important.
"Do you think Xiuxiu doesn't know her limits?"
Everyone was in a dilemma after thinking about it. Xu Qing said calmly, "Why don't we go to the countryside?"
"Xiuxiu's hometown should be a tourist city, with beautiful scenery and magnificent mountains and rivers. It is really a rare and good place."
Behind the Scenes & Yu Qingyan & Lan Xin & Du Feiyang & Tan Ming were all shocked: "..."
They looked at Xu Qing with admiration.
Oh shit, that sounds so reasonable. I’m so excited. What’s going on?
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