Get down
After lunch, Tong Xiaolai continued to distribute his flyers, while Shao Linyin went to the company. The weekend after Tong Xiaolai finished his exam, he was going to take the operator certificate exam, and the next week the safety officer certificate exam. The two exams were held in two consecutive weeks.
The master reminded him that the exam involves practical exercises.
Whenever there was nothing to do, the master would take him to a nearby construction site and explain to him some operating procedures that he could understand with his eyes closed.
When he first arrived at the company this afternoon, his master was taking a nap, so he didn't disturb him. He sat next to him and used his mobile phone to review the question bank for the corresponding exam.
When his master woke up and was about to take him back to the construction site, he put away his phone and asked, "Master, I'd like to ask you for a favor today?"
The master looked at him and snorted twice: "You kid, just say what you want to say. Why are you being so pretentious again?"
Shao Liyin chuckled and asked, "Master, do you still have my eldest brother's school textbooks and some exercise papers? If so, would you mind lending them to me for a week? I have a younger brother who needs to prepare for an exam."
"Well, what am I supposed to do? It's only been a short time since the college entrance exam. I'm here. I'll take you back to get it."
He held onto his master, a little hesitant: "From, the second year of junior high school to the second year of high school...are they all here?"
Master: "...Well, maybe...I need to go back and check if the child's mother has been cleared out."
Finally, the children of all the colleagues in the company got together and finally found a complete set of textbooks from the second year of junior high school to the second year of high school.
It was a full sack and he almost broke his back when carrying it home.
When Tong Xiaolai came back, he was lying on the bed, reviewing the norms and standards while kneading his back with his hands.
Tong Xiaolai saw at a glance that most of his back from the shoulders down was red and swollen.
He wrung out a towel and applied it to the wound: "Why do you always hurt yourself?"
"Are you hurt?" Shao Liyin didn't know. She turned her head and saw a little red mark. She took off the towel and climbed up nonchalantly. "This, didn't I tell you, it looks scary, but it doesn't hurt. Xiaolai, come here, look at this..."
When the sack was opened and he saw the bag full of books, Tong Xiaolai had an indescribable expression on his face: "..., is it just to carry this back that you hurt your back like this?
Shao Linyin deliberately ignored the question, picked up a book at random, flipped through it, and he could understand some of it.
He looked a little distressed: "So much... a week, how are you going to look at it..."
Tong Xiaolai took the book from his hand, put it down, unfolded the towel and put it on his back again: "It's okay, I can finish it. With these, I will definitely pass the exam."
"really?"
"When have I ever lied to you?"
"Then why haven't you slept in a bed for three years?"
"..., I'll go cook."
When the food was served, Shao Linyin was squatting on the ground, sorting the textbooks, test papers, and exercise books into piles according to categories.
"Why are you organizing all that?" Tong Xiaolai asked while serving the rice.
"This way it's more convenient for you to take it!" He washed his hands and came over to sit at the small table. "It helps if I can save you some time."
He took the rice handed to him by Tong Xiaolai and chewed it: "Hmm, delicious."
Tong Xiaolai smiled and started eating.
Shao Liyin looked at him and cautiously tested him: "Xiaolai, starting tomorrow, why don't you stay at home?"
"Okay." Tong Xiaolai responded straightforwardly.
He always has to do some exercises. Although he is confident that he knows all the knowledge, he has never taken a high school exam or seen a high school exam paper.
He saw a pile of test papers on the ground, many of which they had done before. He took a look and saw if he could get used to the question types.
Shao Linyin chewed the cucumber happily again, and the cucumber made a crunching sound in his mouth.
When he came back, he lay down for a while because of the soreness in his waist. Now that he had finished his meal and cleaned up, he took a towel and clothes and went to take a shower.
When passing by the sink, Tong Xiaolai was brushing his teeth. He took a glance and noticed the blood-colored toothpaste foam in the sink.
"Why is it still bleeding?"
Tong Xiao looked at him, took out a toothbrush, and rinsed his mouth: "This is normal, nothing, it's always like this. Go in and wash it quickly, and come out and wait for me when you're done."
Shao Linyin glanced at the sink and the red-stained toothbrush that had been pulled out of her mouth twice before moving into the bathroom.
When he came out of the shower, Tong Xiaolai just opened the door and came in. He looked at the sweat on his forehead and asked, "Where have you been?"
Tong Xiaolai walked over and opened the bag in his hand. Inside was a bottle of medicinal wine and a box of plaster.
"Get down."
Shao Liyin's face darkened when he saw the plaster: "No." After a pause, he added, "I said it doesn't hurt, it just looks scary."
"Then don't hold your waist when you walk."
“…”
"Get down."
"No. Who are you talking to, you little bastard? Are you my brother or am I my brother..."
Before he could finish his words, a hand came up from his waist, grabbed him and pushed him onto the bed. He was completely defenseless and was pressed down like a puppet, lying flat on his back.
"This is outrageous. You're becoming more and more disrespectful..." He muttered, lying on the pillow. After a while, he angrily made a final struggle, "I don't need that plaster thing."
Then a palm gently rubbed my back and waist, and the medicinal wine seeped into my skin, giving me a hot and cool feeling.
He also felt much more comfortable, and just as he was feeling comfortable, he heard a "ripping" sound in his ears, the sound of the ointment being torn apart.
He turned his head and glared at Tong Xiaolai, threatening him without much momentum: "Tong Xiaolai, if you dare to use this thing on me, get out!"
Then he felt a plaster on his waist. He fell silent instantly, even his breathing stopped, his mouth and nose buried in the pillow, his whole body tense and he didn't move.
When the plaster first touched his skin, he instinctively resisted as if he had received an electric shock, and his body trembled uncontrollably. Then he felt a warm hand gently patting his back, more like a caress.
A soft voice whispered in my ear: "Brother Li?"
He was tense, his hands tightly gripping the sheets, his face buried in the pillow without responding. Tong Xiaolai stroked his hair in front of his forehead with some concern, wiped the sweat from his forehead, his face full of worry. He didn't know Shao Linyin's reaction would be so big.
"Brother Li, it's okay. How are you?"
He suffocated in the pillow for a long time. When he was about to suffocate, he pulled his head out of the pillow, recovered his breath, turned his head, looked at the gray wall, and said in a muffled voice: "Get out."
The person behind him really straightened up, rolled out, and rolled into the bathroom. After a while, the sound of splashing water was heard.
He turned his head and lay on the pillow. The touch on his back seemed to still be there. He listened to the sound of water, looked in the direction of the bathroom, and smelled the fragrance of shower gel.
Suddenly I felt that it was great to have a younger brother.
I was so exhausted from staying up all night that I fell asleep while lying down.
In a trance, it was as if someone's fingers brushed across the area where the plaster was applied, and someone leaned over to his ear, feeling distressed and guilty: "I'm sorry, Brother Li, I didn't know you would be like this. I won't do it again in the future."
When he was woken up by the alarm clock, Tong Xiaolai was sitting next to the small window, with headphones in his ears, a blank piece of paper in front of him, and a pen in his hand. He would write a few English words from time to time, and then instantly come up with a paragraph.
Shao Linyin walked over quietly. The broken cell phone was plugged into the charger, and faint sounds like the English morning paper could be heard from the earphones.
Knowing that Tong Xiaolai was listening silently and practicing his listening skills, he did not disturb her. He tiptoed to the balcony, closed the door, and washed up carefully. After a while, the balcony door was opened and Tong Xiaolai came in to boil water and cook noodles.
Only then did he boldly turn on the faucet and wash his face.
"Brother Li, you don't have to be so careful. It won't affect me."
"Oh, okay, I understand." He said perfunctorily while wiping his face with a towel.
He cleaned up and Tong Xiaolai's noodles were cooked.
He put on his clothes and started eating noodles. "Xiaolai, let's exchange phones. You see, my phone is useless to me because you're the one doing the shopping and cooking. You don't even need to scan codes anymore. Besides checking the time, an old phone is more useful than mine."
Tong Xiaolai didn't say anything.
"Look, you need a cell phone to listen to English, look up information, and so on. Cell phones are always inconvenient. They get hot if you keep them connected to a charger. What if they explode and start a fire? This is more useful for you."
Tong Xiaolai didn't refuse anymore and replied, "Okay."
Shao Linyin immediately put down his chopsticks and started to stir the food happily. By the way, he took a look at the software he was using and found that it was all downloaded before he picked up the bowl of noodles again.
When I came back in the evening, my hands were full of things.
A box of milk, a bag of apples, a bag of oranges, and a set of five-year and three-year college entrance examination simulations for Chinese, math, English, and comprehensive science.
Tong Xiaolai went over to take it, but he walked around Tong Xiaolai and put the thing directly on the ground, then handed the set of five-year college entrance examination and three-year simulation to Tong Xiaolai.
"I asked my teacher. His son just finished the college entrance examination and was admitted to a prestigious university in Beijing. He said this question is the best. Although they are all college entrance examination questions, they are all points that you should know in your first and second year of high school, so I brought them to you to see.
When I was sorting out my papers yesterday, I realized that the test papers I brought back yesterday were all filled with answers. They weren't very useful, so I had to buy new ones."
Tong Xiaolai took it over, and after thinking for a moment, he added, "Hey, don't put too much pressure on yourself, just do it casually. I was afraid you'd get too anxious, so I thought I'd help you out. Big Brother said it's normal that you don't know how to do it now. Well, we originally wanted to take it step by step."
While rambling on, she stuffed milk and fruits into the refrigerator, filling it up completely. "Also, I checked on my phone, and people say that bleeding gums are mostly due to a lack of vitamins, and I need to eat more fruits.
From now on, add an apple after drinking milk in the morning. You can eat oranges at any time, but it’s best to eat them at night, before drinking milk.”
Tong Xiaolai stood beside him, watching him busy and busy, his eyes felt hot, and his voice was a little muffled: "Brother Li..."
"Hmm?" Shao Liyin didn't stop what she was doing. She turned her head to look at him and saw that he looked unhappy. "Why, you don't like this?"
Tong Xiaolai didn't say anything.
"Hey, I'm telling you, you can't be picky about food..."
"Who's as picky about food as you?"
Shao Liyin: “……!”
Tong Xiaolai was feeling a bit depressed until dinner time. Shao Linyin looked at him, a hint of worry in her eyes: "Is the pressure too great?"
"A little bit." Tong Xiaolai responded casually.
"Otherwise, we can go to the principal tomorrow. After all, we can go to school even if we don't take the exam."
"Brother Li, eat quickly. After you finish eating, vacate the table and come out to read."
“……!!!”
I'm always mad at this kid lately!
Shao Linyin angrily shoveled a bowl of rice into his mouth, then took the bowls and plates inside and let Tong Xiaolai sit on the table and write.
He was leaning against the head of the bed, memorizing two textbooks for the exam he was about to take. When he turned around, he saw Tong Xiaolai's long legs bent and his back hunched in front of the small wooden table.
So, the next day, a desk was added to the already crowded ten-square-meter room, and there was an eye-protection desk lamp on the desk.
Shao Liyin: "Sister Chen's son thought this one was too small, so I moved it back. It's just right for you."
Tong Xiaolai looked at the brand new lacquered wooden tabletop without a single scratch: "Brother Li, next time you can scratch the tabletop a few more times."
Shao Liyin had just finished assembling it and was moving the book onto the table when she turned to look at him: "???"
Tong Xiaolai: "Just like that new phone, you can tear off the protective film from the factory first."
Shao Liyin: "...! Tong Xiaolai! You're the only one who's smart, aren't you?"
Tong Xiaolai immediately turned around and went into the kitchen to prepare food. Facing his anger that had no intimidating effect, Tong Xiaolai always slipped away first as a sign of respect.
He laughed and sat down on the chair next to the desk to rest, picking up the 5-3 he bought yesterday.
I was able to finish the math and science exams quickly, from start to finish in a single day. However, the content was a bit hard to describe...
The multiple choice blanks were just marked with a pencil, as if there was no intention of doing them.
For the big question, the first part was just two simple numbers written at most, with some geometric shapes connected by a line, and then there was no follow-up. I don’t know if he didn’t know the answer or what.
I only wrote two extra lines for the last two big questions, but only two lines, and then there was a stroke of pencil, probably because I couldn't write more.
Hearing the noise of someone coming out, he hurriedly put the book down and pretended he saw nothing, for fear of hurting the child's self-esteem.
Seeing that Tong Xiaolai still had earphones in his ears, he reached out and unplugged the end connected to the phone, and then took the earphones off his ears: "Just play it out loud at home. It hurts your ears to wear this all the time."
The content playing on his phone was the BBC Daily, which he had listened to very fluently and quickly when he was taking the self-study exam. He just felt that this version was more advanced, with more research reports and the like, while he mostly listened to daily news.
After dinner, Tong Xiaolai wrote and drew on the desk. He lay on the small wooden table and wrote and drew.
A week goes by really fast.
During the exam, he waited outside the classroom. After the exam, the teacher was marking the papers inside. Tong Xiaolai was very calm, but he was nervous.
"Xiaolai, do you want some water?"
"Do you want to go to the bathroom?"
"Don't be nervous. It doesn't matter if you don't do well on the test..."
Tong Xiao looked at him and said, "I'm not nervous, you look more nervous."
Shao Linyin: “…”
The results came out, and the principal stood at the door looking at Tong Xiaolai with a complicated expression...
Shao Liyin: "......Principal, we agreed that if you don't do well in the exam, you can go straight to the second grade, right?"
The principal turned his head stiffly and looked at him: "He...your brother..." He looked at Tong Xiaolai stiffly again, "Did you really drop out of school in the first grade?"
The results are out.
Mathematics 150, English 148, Chinese 135, comprehensive science 273, total score 706.
This is no longer an average score, this is the top ten score in their grade as sophomores.
And the points were deducted in the comprehensive science subject, but there was no problem with the answers. It was probably because I had not systematically learned the answering mode of comprehensive science subject, and some questions were answered irregularly. If I started to study systematically, I would have no problem getting full marks.
Shao Linyin left the school happily.
Tong Xiaolai was led by the principal into the school's key class, Class A, Grade 12, and then the principal took him to collect school uniforms and textbooks.
On the way, he was promised that if he could be in the top ten in the first formal grade examination, he would be given a scholarship of 10,000 yuan.
If he can rank among the top three in the grade in the unified examination at the end of the semester, 10,000 yuan of his school selection fee will be refunded. If he can rank among the top three in the city at the end of the academic year, the remaining 10,000 yuan will be refunded.
Tong Xiaolai grabbed the principal and stared at him, eyes wide open: "How much is the school selection fee?!"
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