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Sometimes, the difference between doing something and not doing it is just a fine line or a single thought; once you do it, it becomes a completely different world.
Luo Da stayed with Li Wei until dawn before sneaking back. Before leaving, he gently covered the soundly sleeping Li Wei with a towel blanket, kissed her smooth, fair face, and truly hoped to see this face that made him feel infinitely warm every morning. He believed it wouldn't be long before he made a tough decision and climbed out the window.
However, instead of going straight home, he stretched his limbs and started running around the neighborhood, pondering his future plans. With the college entrance exam next year, there was less than a year left, so he had to hurry.
Li Wei woke up early as usual, but after sitting on the bed for a few minutes, shaking her head, she remembered that she had chatted with Luo Da for most of the night last night. No wonder she felt a little sleepy today. Sigh, school starts tomorrow, and she won't have many more chances to sleep in. She decided to continue sleeping in.
Having made up her mind, she collapsed again and went back to sleep.
Luo Da arrived carrying a large bag while Li Wei and Li Lin, who had also slept in, were having breakfast together.
Both Li's parents had gone to work, the old man had gone off to find his own amusement, and the old lady was busy in the garden. Luo Da, familiar with the place, greeted Grandma Cheng and went inside.
Li Wei quickly finished her breakfast and went upstairs with Luo Da. It had only been a few hours since they had parted ways.
Luo Da looked completely serious, as if the guy who had a nosebleed last night wasn't him at all. Li Wei suppressed a laugh and asked, "What's in this big bag? Don't tell me it's all food."
Is she really that gluttonous? Last time she bought so much food, only to find that some of it tasted terrible.
Before Luo Da could speak, Li Lin squeezed her way up the stairs, saying, "Me too! Brother Hua, do you have a gift for me? Hehe..."
Luo laughed and said, "With you and Xiaohui here, come and take a look."
Li Wei glared at Li Lin: "How can you be so shameless? You're so eager to ask for things. You're always so eager to eat, drink, and have fun. I've never seen you so enthusiastic about anything else!"
Li Lin stuck her tongue out at her sister. She ran ahead and went into Li Wei's room first, waiting to divide the spoils.
To be honest, Li Wei didn't have high expectations for what good stuff Luo Daneng could buy, especially since it was delivered so openly and brazenly. Even the trinkets that looked nice to her had probably already been mostly taken by Li Lin.
She did have a sliver of hope that Luo Da might secretly slip her something. So, looking at the pile of snacks and trinkets, Li Wei glanced at Luo Da. "Little brat," she thought, "I'm not getting excited at all."
Watching Li Lin pick out things she liked, Luo Da secretly gave Li Wei a wink. The meaning was clear: "I'm saving the good stuff for you, hehe."
Ah, that's too cunning, Li Wei—
Sure enough, this time it really was something Li Wei liked: a string of bright red coral beads, resembling chili peppers. Each coral bead was about the size of a peanut. Worn on her wrist, the red and white contrasted beautifully against Li Wei's fair and smooth skin, making her stand out strikingly.
If Luo Da's return from Shandong last time was like a sword being honed to its sharpness, then this time his sharpness has been completely concealed. He looks much more composed and peaceful, not much different from most high school boys, at least in appearance. He seems to have grown taller as well, and his voice has become deeper.
Time flies, and just as he said, Luo Da began to study diligently, his diligence far surpassing Li Wei's. Because of his good health, Luo Da could stay up all night studying, something Li Wei naturally couldn't match. Moreover, being young, she could easily regain her energy after a short nap each day.
However, Li Wei was still a little worried. When no one was around, she said to Luo Da, "You don't have to work so hard. If you can't take the exam again in your senior year, it's the same. Isn't this too tiring?"
Luo laughed and said, "It's okay, I'm made of iron. Besides, when I'm tired, you're there to cheer me on. You're my gas station, hehe."
Indeed, Luo Da usually studied with Li Wei, either at her house or his. When he got tired of studying and wanted to rest for a while, he would use Li Wei as a source of energy, taking a few breaths to replenish his strength.
Fortunately, this gas station is naturally environmentally friendly and can automatically resume production and be reused, otherwise it really wouldn't be able to meet Luo Da's needs.
Just as originally planned, Li Wei chose the humanities class in her second year of high school, her former deskmate Lin Xiao studied science, while Ding Anni and Cai Lianhua studied humanities like Li Wei and were assigned to the same class.
Zhou Xiaoyan, like Li Lin, also chose science, and Li Lianhui and Luo Da were assigned to the same class.
There are only three classes in the humanities stream, which accounts for one-third of the more than ten classes in the second year of high school—a very small portion.
Surprisingly, Geng Xinyang also studied humanities, but he wasn't in the same class as Li Wei.
There are also Qin Ling and Gao Yue, both of whom study science. Qin Ling is in the same class as Luo Da and Li Lianhui, while it's unclear which class Gao Yue went to.
Li Wei's original classmates were not many of her classmates anymore. There were more than fifty people in her class, with about twenty boys, which was the opposite of the original class where there were more boys than girls.
Therefore, the liberal arts classes became the domain of girls. Girls could talk and laugh loudly and freely, while boys were relatively more obedient and spoke softly. It truly was a woman's world.
Li Wei also felt much freer, able to choose to sit at the same table as Cai Lianhua. At first, Ding Anni was unwilling; she also wanted to sit at the same table as Li Wei, but Cai Lianhua beat her to it, so there was nothing she could do. However, given Ding Anni's temperament, she quickly became familiar with everyone.
Later, Li Lin told her that Wu Feng and Erpangzi had also chosen science. Li Wei couldn't help but wonder if humanities had become the choice for less intelligent people. Among the people she knew, anyone who thought they were smart had studied science.
However, this was actually due to the circumstances. Generally speaking, at this time, it was still an era where mastering mathematics, physics, and chemistry meant you could go anywhere without fear. Science universities had a relatively large number of students admitted, so the admission rate was also higher.
Conversely, fewer students are admitted to arts programs. Since it's already a highly competitive field, people naturally want to choose a more accessible option. Therefore, the lower number of people choosing arts programs is a result of the current economic climate.
It has been announced that there are several students in the second year of high school who will be taking the college entrance examination this year, more than in previous years. Li Wei knows Qin Ling, Gao Yue and Luo Da, but she doesn't know the other two.
Li Wei had confidence in Luo Da's intelligence, but she didn't quite understand Gao Yue and Qin Ling. These two hadn't shown any outstanding performance before, so how dare they take the college entrance exam so rashly? What if they didn't do well?
However, Li Wei was too lazy to think about their affairs.
As for Luo Da, he hardly goes to the martial arts school anymore. He only trains outside for a little over an hour in the morning, and then he reads and reads and reads some more. This worries his third uncle a lot. It would be bad if his eldest son became a bookworm.
Luo Da found a moment to talk to his son, but dismissed him with a few words: "Didn't I tell you? I'm taking the college entrance exam in July after the New Year. I'll just be busy for a while. Once I pass the exam, I won't have to study so much."
Uncle Luo found that his son was becoming increasingly out of control. Although he didn't want Luo Da to become a bookworm, he, like most parents, hoped that his son would go to university. So he asked somewhat awkwardly, "Son, which university are you planning to apply to, Peking University or Tsinghua University?" In Uncle Luo's memory, these were the two most famous universities. It was already quite an achievement that he knew about them while making money.
Luo Da—
"Dad, that's the place for bookworms, okay? I haven't decided yet, we'll talk about it later."
Actually, Luo Da had a general idea. During the summer vacation, he went to his master's place and met several other senior brothers. Two of them were doing very well in the public security system and gave him some advice, which suited Luo Da's taste quite well.
As for the third senior brother, I don't know which department he retired from. In October, he was transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department of the Municipal Public Security Bureau as a head, and he plans to get married at the end of the year. I also told Luo Da that he should join the police force. With their group protecting him, he will definitely not suffer any losses.
Luo Da was young and impetuous, and didn't care about connections, even though he knew they were important, otherwise his father wouldn't have been so eager to pull strings.
But upon reflection, he realized that being a policeman was indeed more exciting; otherwise, doing some other clerical job wouldn't suit his personality at all.
So Luo Da decided that when his third senior brother got married at the end of the year, he would take advantage of the fact that all his senior brothers were gathered together to have a good discussion about which school he should attend.
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