On July 28th, a group of people gathered in front of Jiang Xiaoli's landline.
Before she could even dial the number to check her scores, the landline rang.
Even the usually good-tempered Li Guizhi couldn't help but complain, "Who is this? Calling at this hour? They have no sense at all!"
Chen, oblivious to the situation, excitedly shouted on the other end of the phone, "Top scorer! Jiang Xiaoli! You're the top scorer in our province's college entrance examination this year!"
Li Guizhi quickly shut up and pressed the speakerphone button on the landline.
Jiang Xiaoli asked with a smile, "Teacher Chen, how many points did this year's top scorer in the college entrance examination get?"
Chen accurately reported the scores, "Total score: 746! Except for Chinese, where I lost 4 points, all other subjects were full marks!"
Xiao Muyu screamed upon hearing the score, "Xiao Li, you're amazing!"
Hearing their cheers, Chen Zhe smiled and said, "I knew you guys were waiting to check your scores. I notified you as soon as I got the news. Xiao Li, come back to school in the next couple of days. I'll organize the classmates to take a graduation photo for you and Xu Xing."
Jiang Xiaoli nodded repeatedly, "No problem, Teacher Chen, please make the arrangements, I will definitely be there!"
After hanging up the phone, Li Guizhi hugged her excitedly, "Xiaoli, you are your parents' pride! Let's go talk to your father right now!"
A few days ago, on the anniversary of Jiang Weimin's death, they had just visited him at the Martyrs' Cemetery. Today, Li Guizhi, beaming with joy, brought her daughter to the tombstone to share this good news with him.
"Weimin, Xiaoli has grown up. She is extremely outstanding. Our daughter is the top scorer in Qin Province's college entrance examination this year! Weimin, you must bless our Xiaoli to be healthy and safe..."
Listening to her mother and father talking, Jiang Xiaoli stood quietly to the side.
Finally, Li Guizhi's eyes reddened, and her voice choked with emotion.
"Weimin, if only you were still here, you could have seen with your own eyes how wonderful our little pear is..."
Jiang Xiaoli stepped forward and hugged her. "Mom, Dad wants us to be happy. He definitely doesn't want to see you cry."
Li Guizhi wiped away her tears, glanced reluctantly at the photo on the tombstone, and left with her daughter.
...
Just three days after the college entrance examination results were released, Jiang Xiaoli received an admission letter from Kyoto University.
She once suspected that the notification letter might have been sent out before the results were even released.
I can't believe it's true!
On the day they went back to school to take graduation photos, Xu Xing smiled and said to her, "When the college entrance exam results came out, did you not receive any calls from various universities?"
She nodded. "Yes, that's right. Why?"
Xu Xing chuckled, "It's because your choices are too clear. You rejected offers from Tsinghua University and Peking University one after another. Which other school would come to invite you? Besides, I heard from Teacher Shang that the admissions officers at Peking University have been bragging to other schools about how you got accepted by Peking University."
Jiang Xiaoli was speechless. "What do you mean I was won over by Peking University? I clearly chose Peking University!"
Xu Xing shrugged. "The result is the same, isn't it?"
Okay, okay.
When Chen saw the two of them chatting on the side, he quickly pulled them to the very center of the group.
"With the two main characters not in place, what kind of show are we all putting on?"
Everyone was standing on the steps in four rows. She and Xu Xing were arranged to sit in the middle of the first row. The principal was next to Xu Xing, and Chen Zhe was next to her.
"Click!" The photographer took many group photos as Chen had requested.
After the group photo, Chen Zhe took many individual photos of Jiang Xiaoli and Xu Xing around the school.
After taking countless "last photos," Jiang Xiaoli finally couldn't take it anymore. "Teacher Chen, isn't that enough? I'm dying of heat!"
Seeing the sweat on her and Xu Xing's foreheads, Chen Zhe finally nodded to the photographer, "Alright, please develop the photos as soon as possible."
Finally, Chen gathered all the students together, including those who had chosen the humanities stream in their second year of high school.
Chen Zhe and all the classmates offered their blessings to the two girls. Everyone shouted in unison, "Jiang Xiaoli and Xu Xing, may you ride the waves and have smooth sailing in the future!"
Jiang Xiaoli received their most sincere blessings. She suddenly turned around, and tears welled up in her eyes.
Xiao Muyu was the first to run to her side and hand her a handkerchief, "Quickly wipe yourself, Jiang Shen's reputation can't be ruined now!"
She chuckled again, her voice slightly nasal, "Mmm, I know."
Xiao Muyu turned around and made a "shh" gesture to her classmates, and everyone cooperated.
Jiang Shen cares about his image! They understand!
At noon, Jiang Xiaoli and Xu Xing treated all the students and all their teachers to lunch at a restaurant.
After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, they left, but Chen stayed behind.
"Jiang Xiaoli and Xu Xing, you are the smartest, most talented, and hardest-working students I have ever met. You will always be my pride, and our alma mater is proud of you!"
Jiang Xiaoli and Xu Xing bowed to him in unison.
Jiang Xiaoli smiled and said, "Teacher Chen, you are also our most beloved teacher!"
Xu Xing nodded in agreement, "Yes, Teacher Chen, thank you for taking care of me these past two years."
Chen's eyes were slightly red. "All good things must come to an end. We will part ways one day. I look forward to seeing your future!"
For the remaining two days, Dafu temporarily handed over the management of the branch factory to Deputy Factory Director Han Xue.
Zhong Yuan promoted his "backup plan" to be the manager of "Guizhi Steamed Bun Shop".
Jiang Xiaoli and her friends Chen Jing, Xie Yitao, Yuan Man and others had seven or eight farewell dinners.
...
The day after receiving their graduation photos, Jiang Xiaoli, Li Guizhi, Dafu, and Zhong Yuan boarded a plane to Kyoto.
Zong Jia was picked up at the airport, and Da Fu and Zhong Yuan warmly hugged him, saying, "Brother Zong, we're here!"
Zong Jia was overjoyed to see his two brothers. "It's so good to see you two. It feels like we're back to how we used to be."
Zhong Yuan nodded smugly, "Absolutely. As soon as I heard Xiao Li say that you, Brother Zong, couldn't possibly navigate Kyoto without me, I immediately wanted to fly over, but she managed to stop me."
Dafu interrupted, "Tell Brother Zong what you two were doing when Xiaoli stopped you?"
Zong Jia looked at Zhong Yuan with curiosity.
Zhong Yuan touched his nose guiltily, "Xiao Li and I are now teammates who just watch the drama unfold, we're a team. Hey, Zong-ge, don't throw your luggage on me, it's heavy..."
Dafu, who had seen through everything, nodded with satisfaction from behind.
This feels right, the familiar atmosphere is back.
very nice.
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