Chapter 223 Collapse
Not long after the college entrance examination scores came out, summer vacation arrived as scheduled.
This summer, according to Wang Shan's original plan, she wanted to go to a painting studio in Hangzhou for intensive training. After all, the studio is more familiar with the direction of the art exam and can provide more targeted training.
However, this idea was denied by Guo Dongyuan.
He believes that if Wang Shan spends a lot of energy on sketching skills in order to pass the art exam, and forcibly learns painting as a science or a craft, she will fall into a formulaic and programmed learning mode, which will be a waste of her talent and so many years of study.
Wang Shan thought about it seriously for a long time and decided to listen to him.
Teacher Guo was finally relieved to see that she was not obsessed with making money.
He not only offered suggestions, but also spent more than a month personally taking her to several well-known art academies, asking friends for help, appreciating the works of students from the academies, and carefully analyzing and explaining to her the characteristics of excellent works.
Wang Shan gained a lot from this trip. She worked harder after returning. According to the schedule of the training class, she spent a lot of time practicing basic skills. She also took time out to follow Teacher Guo to practice sketching and life drawing in the streets.
The two-month summer vacation passed in the blink of an eye.
A week before school started, Wang Shan attended Huang Jiahao's graduation banquet with her family. Looking at Huang Jiahao, who was in high spirits and Uncle Xing and Aunt Ayun, who looked proud, she was sincerely happy for them and believed that she and her parents would feel the same next year.
After entering the third year of high school, Wang Shan, unlike other students, focused her studies on painting.
So in the first mock exam in her senior year of high school, Wang Shan fell out of the top 50 in her grade for the first time.
Although she had prepared herself mentally, she still couldn't help feeling sad. When she was practicing painting at night, she was absent-minded and her paintings were a mess.
In the end, I couldn't help crying.
She felt like a complete failure. Not only had her academic performance declined, but now even her drawing skills were so bad.
With such grades, how can I get into my ideal school?
She squatted on the ground, her tears falling one by one onto the floor. Her throat was choked and she could only make whimpering sounds like a little animal.
I covered my mouth again because I was worried that my parents would hear me.
Her previous confidence was shattered by the reality. She began to doubt herself, wondering if she could really do both culture and painting.
She even recalled what her two class teachers in junior high and high school had said. Did she really choose the wrong path?
She was confused.
Lin Qiu and Wang Xiuren have been paying attention to what is happening in the study.
When we picked up our daughter from school today, we noticed that she didn't look right. The couple didn't dare to ask any more questions at this time and just pretended that they didn't notice anything.
When she got home, she went straight into the study and closed the door. I don't know whether she was doing homework or drawing in there.
"How about I go to the door and listen?" Wang Xiuren was a little restless.
But Lin Qiu pulled him back, "What if she suddenly opens the door?"
"We can't just sit there and wait. I see that Shanshan is in a bad mood today. She has been in there for such a long time and hasn't come out to wash. It's almost twelve o'clock." Wang Xiuren was worried.
"I know it even if you don't tell me, but I have to find a legitimate reason." Lin Qiu was also very anxious.
"How about going in and giving her a glass of milk?"
"Then I'll go put the milk in the microwave."
After the milk was heated, Lin Qiu held the cup and walked to the door of the study. Before he could knock on the door, he heard a choking sound.
She opened the door without thinking, and saw her daughter squatting on the ground crying with her hands covering her mouth.
"Shanshan, what's wrong?" Lin Qiu quickly hugged her daughter into her arms and put the cup aside.
Wang Xiuren also walked in quickly, "What's the matter? Just tell me if you have anything to say, Dad is here!"
When Wang Shan saw her parents come in, she could no longer hold back and burst into tears.
Lin Qiu hugged her and kept stroking her back, tears falling from her eyes. She had to coax her, "Don't cry, don't cry, mom is here!"
When Wang Xiuren saw his daughter crying like this, his eyes turned red with anxiety. He squatted aside with a tissue box and wiped the tears of the mother and daughter.
Wang Shan cried for a long time before gradually calming down.
She leaned in her mother's arms and sobbed, "Mom, am I useless? My grades have dropped and I can't draw well. If this continues, what will I do for the college entrance examination next year?"
As he spoke, tears began to flow down his eyes again.
"Who said you're useless?" Lin Qiu comforted her softly, "My daughter is so outstanding. Your father and I never have to worry about her grades. She can participate in art exhibitions at a young age, and her paintings can be sold to buy us gifts. Others envy me so much that I can't wait. How could they think you're useless?"
"That's right! Our Shanshan is so outstanding!" Wang Xiuren also said.
"But, but my grades are starting to decline, and I can't draw well either." Wang Shan sniffed.
"Everyone will have times when they don't perform well. If we didn't do well in the exam or draw well this time, we can just do well next time. There's no rush, take your time." Lin Qiu wrapped her nose with a tissue and let her blow her nose.
"What if I don't do well in the exams or draw well?" After blowing her nose, Wang Shan looked at Lin Qiu eagerly, with tears in her bright eyes.
"How could that be? You have to have confidence in yourself!" Lin Qiu pointed at the awards posted on the wall and the medals and certificates on the bookshelf and said, "Look, these are all recognitions of your abilities and efforts, which shows that you are an excellent person!"
"Besides, no matter how well you do in the exam, how well you draw, or whether you are excellent or not, you are still mom and dad's daughter. Mom and dad will always support you and believe in you!" Lin Qiu gently kissed her forehead.
"As long as you muster up your courage and move forward, no matter what the road ahead holds, your parents will always be your retreat. As long as you look back, you will see that your parents are always following behind you."
"Your mother is right. We will always be your strong support." Wang Xiuren held his daughter's hand, looked into her eyes, and said seriously: "Your mother and I have simple expectations for you. We just hope that you will be safe, healthy, and happy. As for academic performance or painting, if you can get good results, we will certainly be proud. If not, we will not feel regretful."
"Mom and Dad, why are you so good to me? I feel like I can never repay your love for me." Wang Shan was so moved that tears welled up in her eyes again.
"Silly child, you are your parents' child. We brought you into this world, so of course we will love you and treat you well!" Lin Qiu wiped away her tears.
"Besides, we have to thank you. Thank you for being our daughter. Thank you for bringing so much happiness and beauty to our lives."
Wang Shan looked at her father and mother lovingly, and responded solemnly: "I also thank you for being my father and mother, and for allowing me to grow up and live so happily."
After saying that, she wiped her tears, stood up, pulled up her parents, and hugged their waists, "I'm going to take a shower and go to bed. Mom and Dad should also rest early!"
Tomorrow is another beautiful day!
She believes it.
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