Chapter 438: Coming Thousands of Miles to Deliver Cakes
Half an hour later, Xiaoting put down her pen and said to Tunan:
"Brother, my mind is a little confused. I'll go out for a walk and come back to do it."
Tunan looked up at his sister and said with concern:
"What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Xiao Ting shook her head: "It's just... I was confused by the math problem just now. I rarely do difficult math problems so early in the morning."
"Oh, it's my fault. I forgot to ask you about your study habits during this period. Then go out for a walk, but don't go too far. If you want to go to the street, call me and I will accompany you." Tuanan apologized quickly.
It is true that everyone has different learning habits. Some people can learn English in the morning but not math problems, while others have to practice exercises early in the morning and memorize at night.
In fact, Tuanan was very confident in Xiaoting's grades, and he knew that she was interested in Fudan University. He secretly calculated her grades and was sure there would be no problem, so he didn't pursue her so closely and let her go at her own pace.
She always knew it.
What I didn’t count were those two good brothers.
Although Dongzhe's grades are also very good, they are not as stable as Xiaoting.
As for Pengfei, he is just barely getting into a junior college, and he needs to raise his score by another 10 or 20 points to be considered decent.
Xiaoting quickly got dressed and went out. At the flower bed at the end of the road, she saw a familiar figure.
Lin Dongzhe was already looking over here, so he waved vigorously at Xiaoting.
Xiaoting hurried over.
"How did you get to Changzhou? Do you know what you are doing here?"
Dongzhe laughed: "Are you asking so many questions? Didn't I agree to send you something yesterday?"
"But, I thought you were joking!" Xiaoting frowned, but for some reason she was not angry, but rather happy.
Yesterday, Dongzhe called and said he would send Xiaoting some things. Today, the phone rings as a signal, and Xiaoting should come here and wait half an hour after hearing the ring.
Dongzhe has been to Changzhou three times, once for the wedding of Huang Xiuyuan and Zhou Huailan, once for his grandfather's birthday, and once for his grandmother's birthday.
"You just believe me, otherwise you wouldn't come." Dongzhe said proudly.
Xiao Ting thought for a moment and said, "You took the earliest bus to Changzhou. You were worried that there was no place to make a phone call near your grandmother's house, so you called from the bus station. It took exactly half an hour to walk from the bus to your grandmother's house..."
"Haha, I knew you figured it out yesterday." Dongzhe knew that she was smart and would definitely be able to think of it.
Xiaoting did think about it, but she thought it was ridiculous, so she did not adopt it.
"Come, sit down."
Dongzhe pulled Xiaoting's cotton coat sleeve, and the two of them sat down on the edge of the flower bed by the roadside.
Then he took out a lunch box from his schoolbag and handed it to Xiaoting.
"What's this"
"Carrot cake, it's a pity that we took so long on the road and it's still cold even though I was covered in my cotton clothes. You like eating this kind of thing that's crispy on the outside and sticky on the inside the most, don't you?"
Xiaoting's heart was pounding.
She really wanted to scold Dongzhe for coming all the way from Suzhou to Changzhou just to bring her radish cake.
But for some reason, she couldn't bring herself to say anything reproachful at this moment.
"Don't be angry! I didn't do this just to give you something. I was just too bored and suddenly decided to sneak out to play. I told my mom I was going to play with my classmates and I'll be back in a while by bus. No one will know, haha!"
Dongzhe saw that Xiaoting didn't say anything for a long time, and knew that what he did was indeed ridiculous, so he continued to explain.
However, Xiaoting knew that he did not do it on impulse.
Xiaoting let out a breath, then picked up a piece of cake and put it in her mouth.
The cake has cooled down, and the burnt parts have turned hard, but the inside of the cake is still salty, fragrant and soft, and tastes unique.
Dongzhe was very happy to see Xiaoting start eating the cake and asked:
"Is it tasty"
"Mm, delicious."
Xiaoting smiled at him and held the lunch box in front of Dongzhe, indicating that he should eat too. Dongzhe happily took a piece and ate it.
The two of them didn't talk much.
The two of them never talked much.
It was almost time, Dongzhe stood up and said goodbye to Xiaoting:
"Go back quickly! They must be worried if you stay out for too long."
"Well, you should go back soon too! If you can't catch the bus, come to grandma's house. Don't be afraid of being scolded." Xiaoting instructed.
"I know, I will go to pay New Year's greetings to my aunt on the seventh day of the New Year!" Dongzhe nodded.
"good."
Dongzhe waved at her, “I’ll watch you go into the alley.”
Xiaoting was afraid of missing the bus, so she went home.
When they entered the alley, she turned around and saw Dongzhe stretching his neck to look at her. She hurriedly waved her hand to signal him to hurry up. Dongzhe then tightened his cotton coat, walked backwards for several steps, and finally turned around and ran away reluctantly.
Xiaoting's heart was still beating wildly as she walked to the door of her house.
She took several deep breaths before returning to her grandmother's house. Everyone in the family was chatting in the living room.
Seeing her come back, Zhou Huaiyi pointed to her water cup, which contained the water he had poured earlier. It was no longer hot and was just right for drinking.
Xiaoting had just eaten cake and walked quickly when she came back. She was thirsty, so she picked up the water and drank half a cup in one gulp, then went back to the study.
Huang Ling sniffed and looked at Zhou Huaiyi, and Zhou Huaiyi was also looking at her.
Xiaoting sat down at the table again. When she sat down at the table, she first closed her eyes and cleared her mind.
My mother once said that you must focus on whatever you do and be able to block out all noise and distractions. Those who can learn can learn anywhere.
She silently recited what Huang Ling had taught her, and then began a new round of selfless learning.
Tunan was sorting out documents at the dinner table. During this time, he went to see Xiaoting and came back to whisper to Huang Ling:
"Mom, Xiaoting will definitely be fine. A liberal arts student with this math score can get into any school."
Huang Ling smiled and said, "Let's put her thoughts first. She doesn't want to be too far away from home, so let her study in Shanghai. That's fine."
"Of course, it would be great to be admitted to Fudan University." Tuanan nodded.
(I learned from a friend that in the 1980s, candidates from cities around Shanghai preferred Fudan University to Tsinghua University and Peking University. In some years in the 1980s, Fudan University's admission score was even higher than Tsinghua University and Peking University. I welcome criticism and correction if this is wrong.)
Dongzhe planned it at just the right time so that he didn't miss the bus back home. As soon as he got home, he called and said he wanted to chat with Tuanan, but in fact he wanted to tell Xiaoting that he was home so that she could rest assured.
Song Ying was cooking in the evening and was looking in the refrigerator for the radish cake she hadn't finished making on New Year's Eve, but she couldn't find it.
"I clearly remember there were some left! Where did they go?"
Dongzhe came over at this time:
"Mom, I ate it. I was very hungry in the middle of the night, so I got up and made it for myself."
Song Ying remembered that she heard noise in the kitchen in the early morning. She thought it was Yiming who got up to make food for Xiaohu, but she didn't expect it was Dongzhe.
"Oh, if you're hungry, just tell me to get up and make it for you. Why do you do it yourself?"
"It's not like I don't know how to do it." Dongzhe was very proud. He felt that his skills were pretty good.
"Okay, okay, I'll get you in. It's vacation now, and you can't do this when you go to school. If you can sleep five more minutes, then do so. Don't delay your studies! Otherwise, if Xiaoting gets admitted to Fudan and you don't, I wonder who you'll cry to." Song Ying said.
This hit the nail on the head, and Dongzhe turned and left.
"What are you doing?" Song Ying asked, sticking her head out of the kitchen and looking at her son's back.
"Study!" Dongzhe answered without turning his head.
He opened the book, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, cleared his mind, and then began to study immersively.
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