Chapter 43: Three Good Students "Please award one for me."
Yan Ning subconsciously turned his head to look——
Lu Chen pressed the handlebars, tilted the front wheel, and the mountain bike stopped steadily beside her.
He leaned forward slightly, his black T-shirt folding sharply at his shoulder blades, like a hawk folding its wings. He waved his hand casually, propped himself up on one foot, and looked at Yan Ning with a smile:
"good afternoon."
It seemed like just an ordinary encounter.
Yan Ning heard his own voice grow hoarse and responded, "Good afternoon."
Lu Chen smiled again, and without saying a word, he took out the USB flash drive that Yan Ning had given him from his pocket and returned it to Yan Ning. Then, he took out his mobile phone, unlocked it, and handed the screenshot to Yan Ning to see.
"I made two versions of this poster. One is based on your requirements, and the other is—"
The poster currently displayed on the screen was already much better than Yan Ning had imagined.
Lu Chen swiped his slender fingers and a new picture appeared.
"I added a few details, learning as I went along, so it might be a little crude."
Although he said so.
But this new poster completely fixed the problem of inconsistent styles that had been revised many times by many people. The font was changed, the background was changed, and stickers were added. It was basically just a modification of "Billion Dots".
Yan Ning's almost blank mind only had one adjective in mind:
Gorgeous.
She just stared at him.
I looked at that poster for a long time.
Lu Chen didn't urge him either.
Holding the phone, keep the same posture so that Yan Ning can see it more easily.
Until the screen goes dark.
The phone will automatically turn off the screen.
At the same time, footsteps were heard from the side, and a passerby was passing by.
Yan Ning hurriedly turned sideways toward the wall and lowered his eyes.
Lu Chen also put down his hand holding the phone.
Perhaps the scene of young boys and girls looking at each other in silence here is quite conspicuous.
A middle-aged man passing by looked at her curiously.
Lu Chen turned his head and met the man's gaze, looking back frankly and directly. At the same time, without changing his expression, he moved his mountain bike forward a little and used his body to block the person next to him. His vigilant and protective posture was too obvious.
The man felt a little embarrassed.
He quickly withdrew his gaze and walked forward quickly.
After a while.
Wait until the passers-by go away.
"Why, are you helping me like this?"
Yan Ning still had his head down, not looking at Lu Chen beside him. His voice was a little hoarse as he asked in a low voice, or perhaps he was muttering to himself.
Hearing this.
Lu Chen did not answer the question directly, but said in a relaxed tone:
"Do you know what I wanted most when I was in school as a kid?"
The unexpected change of topic startled Yan Ning, and he subconsciously tried to think of the answer to this question...
Can't guess.
So, she had to suppress the soreness in her nose, followed his words, and asked, "What?"
"Award certificate for being a three-good student."
Lu Chen said it as a matter of course.
Yan Ning pursed her lips, her emotions interrupted for a moment, and she looked up at him. It was obvious that she felt that this answer was unreliable.
Look at the small from the perspective of the big.
He is such a gifted academic.
Will I get fewer certificates?
"I'm serious,"
Lu Chen raised one hand, as if swearing, but also as if surrendering.
"Although I've always received other academic awards, the Three Good Student awards and my teachers at school always refuse to give me any because I don't pay attention in class, act like a maverick after class, and don't actively participate in school activities."
Lu Chen raised the corners of his eyes slightly, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with exposing his childhood shortcomings.
I refused to accept this, and one year I even tried to change another certificate to read "Three Good Students." I used correction fluid, taped it, and cut out a blank space from another certificate and pasted it over. It was like a science experiment. I wrote a whole page of plans, toiled for days, and still couldn't produce a decent one.
Finally, I was so angry that I just threw them all in the trash while crying."
The imagery he described was so vivid.
Yan Ning couldn't help but think about it. The little boy Lu Chen, who was several sizes smaller, sat at the table seriously and carefully, changing the certificate he wanted, but in the end, he got angry and threw it away because he was not satisfied.
It’s very…
Cute.
The scene lingers in my mind.
Before Yan Ning realized it, the corners of her lips rose slightly, and her mood became much more relaxed.
Lu Chen calmly observed the expression of the girl beside him. Seeing this, his eyebrows relaxed and he said at the right time:
"So—"
Yan Ning turned his head to look at him.
Then the young man leaned forward slightly, resting his elbows on the handlebars, holding his chin, looking up at her with a smile:
"Please give me one to encourage me to practice the traditional virtues of helping others, solidarity and friendship, and giving roses to others, which will leave a lingering fragrance on your hands."
But the more nonchalant he was, the more he used a half-joking tone to easily cover up everything that happened today.
A variety of complex emotions suddenly surged in her heart.
The more, the fuller.
"Okay, how can I help you?"
After a few seconds, when Yan Ning spoke again, his eyes were full of seriousness.
Since she accepted the other party's kindness, of course she had to repay it.
"Well, that's a problem."
Lu Chen stood up and pretended to think.
"The elementary school stationery store is too far away, and there's nowhere else to buy supplies nearby. Besides, I don't know if giving out these "Three Good Students" certificates is still popular these days..."
After all, talk and discussion.
He seemed to feel embarrassed and simply said:
"Otherwise, let me change my request."
Yan Ning nodded and continued to listen attentively.
Seeing Lu Chen's serious expression, he said solemnly:
"Next time, if you need any help, just tell me directly. I'm definitely not afraid of bothering you."
Then he smiled again.
The clear eyebrows and eyes are gentle.
"After all, I have to fit the character, right?"
The setting sun is slanting down, and there is a faint fragrance of early autumn osmanthus in the breath.
Once again.
Yan Ning's heart felt like it was wrapped in ten thousand soft marshmallows.
She nodded heavily.
Then, I heard my own slightly dry voice say, "Okay."
Also solemn.
Like some kind of oath.
-
Although the process was a bit tortuous.
The poster that was finally chosen for the radio station's recruitment of new staff was the one made by Lu Chenxin.
At the beginning of another week, Yan Ning came to school with two versions of the poster. Before submitting the final version to the school for printing, Yan Ning suggested that all members of the department vote by raising their hands to decide which version to use.
So, although Zhuang Yao repeatedly emphasized that the previous version "better condensed and demonstrated everyone's hard work", the contrast between the advantages and disadvantages was too obvious. One person opposed it, and everyone else agreed, so the new poster was selected on the spot.
On the day of freshman recruitment.
When he came to school in the afternoon, Yan Ning deliberately took a detour to the first-year teaching building.
Gazing from afar and browsing through row after row of numerous posters, she still unselfishly thought that the one made by Lu Chen was the most outstanding.
Correspondingly, there seemed to be more people stopping in front of the radio station to watch.
However, in the end, only a few people went to Han Xiayang, Zhuang Yao and others to submit their forms and register.
At school, Xin Jing also asked about Yan Ning sending messages on weekends.
That afternoon, Xin Jing happened to be taking a nap. It was only twenty minutes before she woke up and replied to Yan Ning, so she missed the opportunity.
There are many people around and they are talking a lot.
Yan Ning did not explain anything about the posters, but just found some other excuses to get away with it.
There's still low pressure at home.
Although Lin Xinci never mentioned the incident that day directly again, she would always add a sentence to Yan Ning's daily lectures:
"Don't put your mind on other things. Studying is the most important thing."
Yan Ning always nodded quietly.
Therefore, the following few months can be said to be the most physically and mentally exhausting period for Yan Ning since he started school.
In the first monthly exam, Yan Ning ranked 12th in the school.
Lin Xinci was very dissatisfied with the fact that she did not make it into the top 10. She found out that she did not get full marks in mathematics and enrolled her in an additional tutoring class taught by a famous teacher.
In the midterm exam, Yan Ning ranked 16th in the school.
Lin Xinci looked at the report card and added and changed classes for Yan Ning one by one. Once again, even on weekends, Yan Ning had tutoring classes from morning to night and had no free time at all.
She spent too little time at home, and gradually, her and Lin Xinci had almost no conversations except about their studies.
In the second monthly exam, there were 22 students in the whole school.
When Yan Ning received his report card, he already sensed that the atmosphere at home would reach freezing point.
But I really didn't expect that——
Lin Xinci just glanced at the number on the paper casually, then slammed it on the table and accused:
"Are you deliberately going against me?"
Yan Ning was completely stunned for a moment.
This weekend, Yan Xiangrong came to Huize to reunite with them. Seeing this, she quickly tried to smooth things over, "Ningning, that's not what Mom meant."
He turned around again and whispered quickly to Lin Xinci:
"Xinci, calm down and don't be so emotional."
Lin Xinci's face was still full of anger, but she still turned sideways, grabbed the report card on the table and looked at it again.
"Okay, let me put it another way—
I've enrolled you in so many classes, why are your grades getting worse and worse? Are there other activities distracting you? Tell me!"
The voice that Lin Xinci tried her best to suppress gradually became sharper, and in the end, it turned into a complete question.
"I don't."
Except for the radio station.
After adding this in his mind, Yan Ning still felt a little guilty. He lowered his eyes and spoke in a low voice.
Lin Xinci breathed a sigh of relief. "Okay, I'll trust you one last time. If your grades continue to decline next time, I'll definitely go to school and have a good chat with all your teachers to find out where the problem lies."
Perhaps it was because of his guilty conscience that Yan Ning felt that Lin Xinci's words were suggestive.
She pursed her lips, feeling embarrassed.
Then Lin Xinci said, "Your biology test was too average this time. I'll find you a new class later."
After a round of selection, Lin Xinci finally set her sights on physics and said casually:
"I just met a famous physics teacher. Starting next week, don't go to Mr. Zhao's class. You've been studying with him for so long, and your grades aren't that outstanding..."
"no!"
Yan Ning suddenly looked up and interrupted Lin Xinci.
Lin Xinci frowned, as if she hadn't expected her daughter to retort. "What did you say?"
Yan Ning clenched his fist, his nails digging into his palm, but he didn't feel any pain at all:
"I said, 'No! Teacher Zhao teaches very well. For the first time, I don't think physics is that difficult. Why do you want to change my teacher? I finally have a familiar place to study, and, and..."
besides.
There.
There is also a boy named Lu Chen...
These days, on Saturday afternoons, although Yan Ning's schedule is still too busy, he occasionally takes other homework to the house next door to do.
But what is different from before is——
Her mindset changed.
I no longer focus all my energy on forcing myself to finish my homework as quickly as possible.
Instead, when the adults were away, she would devote half of her attention to chatting with Lu Chen in a relaxed manner, just like before.
For example, recently, Lu Chen learned a new skill and showed it to her - drawing simple sketches.
Based on his previous experience in the amusement park, drawing can be said to be one of Lu Chen’s few weaknesses.
One day, across from me, Lu Chen finished his test paper and probably had nothing to do, so he suddenly took out a book called "Beginner's Guide to Simple Drawing Techniques" and a thick notepad from his bag, and then he began to make rapid progress.
After Lu Chen finished his painting, he always showed it to Yan Ning.
At the beginning, the abstract characteristics were still very distinct, and the artist himself had to explain the picture. Within two weeks, it gradually became more vivid, and in the end, it could be said that he was very proficient in it.
And the protagonist of his painting——
It's a little dolphin.
That little dolphin is always free.
Sometimes it reads, sometimes swims, hikes, explores, and sometimes even flies in the clouds and travels in the sea of stars...
In addition, he can draw comic strips.
The little dolphin was knitting a sweater. He worked diligently until the end, but he put the sweater into the pot and it turned out to be noodles.
This kind of cold humor is quite typical of Lu Chen's style.
She knew that his intention was to help her relax.
Indeed.
These times with him.
It became the most comfortable and worry-free time for her every week.
Therefore, she could not, and would not, allow it to be taken away from her.
In the living room of Room 301.
I know that Lin Xinci’s anger is accumulating.
But Yan Ning did not give in. For the first time, he looked straight ahead with a stubborn gaze.
There was dead silence for a few seconds.
Lin Xinci was furious. She suddenly slammed the table and yelled, "Yan Ning! You're becoming more and more disobedient!"
“Kindness!!”
Yan Xiangrong remained silent for a long time, then spoke sharply, drowning out what Lin Xinci was about to say.
Lin Xinci's chest heaved violently several times, and she finally swallowed back all those sharp and hurtful words.
Yan Xiangrong stood up and walked between his wife and daughter who were in a state of confrontation, separating them, and looked at Yan Ning.
Yan Ning pursed her lips and looked back with a determined look, determined not to back down.
Like a fighter who is doing his best to protect the last bit of territory.
Yan Xiangrong spoke in a gentle voice:
"Let's discuss the matter with the physics teacher when your next result comes out, okay?"
The territory was protected.
Yan Ning's shoulders slumped, and he returned to his usual obedient and gentle self.
"I understand," she said.
then.
Improving academic performance becomes something that must be accomplished.
-
The end of the year passes quickly.
In the blink of an eye, it was mid-January, the time for the final exams of the first semester.
On the first day of the exam, Yan Ning was awakened early in the morning by a hurried knock on the door.
As soon as I opened my eyes, Lin Xinci's urging voice came through the door:
"What time is it? Why are you still lying in bed? Don't you have an exam today? Are you trying to be late?!"
Yan Ning quickly sat up from the bed, turned around, and saw the alarm time -
It's really too late.
She didn't even hear the alarm.
Yan Ning got up quickly, washed and dressed, and went to the breakfast table. Looking at the table full of porridge, side dishes, fried dough sticks and buns, she had no appetite at all.
When reviewing last night, in order to keep himself from feeling sleepy, Yan Ning opened the bedroom window a little wider, wore thin pajamas, and sat at the desk until the early morning.
After finishing the last page of her notes, she went to bed and fell asleep almost immediately as her pillow touched her face.
The window was left open.
Now.
Yan Ning felt a little dizzy and thought that she might have a cold.
I feel sleepy after taking the medicine.
I am worried that it will affect my state during the exam.
Furthermore, not wanting to be blamed by Lin Xinci again, Yan Ning simply said, "It's getting late, I'll take it with me and eat it on the way."
There are two buns in the plastic bag.
However, Yan Ning still had a headache and no appetite, so she didn't eat anything until the exam started. She just asked her deskmate for two candies to take away to prevent hypoglycemia in the exam room.
The first test was in Chinese.
Yan Ning lowered his head, ignored all discomfort, and focused on writing the questions. He answered them smoothly.
Until the composition is finished.
She moved her wrist slightly, looked up, and glanced at the time——
There are still more than twenty minutes until the end of the exam.
Yan Ning lowered his head again and began to carefully check the answer sheet.
But after she was no longer so tense, her stomach started to feel uncomfortable, probably because she hadn't eaten breakfast.
The discomfort gradually intensified.
Yan Ning drank a few sips of hot water, forced himself to check his answers twice, and then raised his hand to signal the invigilator that he wanted to hand in his paper early.
The teacher saw it, nodded, and walked over here.
Yan Ning packed up his things and was about to get up and leave the examination room.
In no mood.
As soon as she stood up.
Suddenly, everything went black, and I fell back into my seat. My head felt like it weighed a thousand pounds, and I fell forward uncontrollably.
Next second.
The intense pain from her forehead hitting the corner of the table forced her to wake up briefly.
At the same time, it seemed as if some warm liquid was flowing down her forehead.
Yan Ning reluctantly raised his head and subconsciously reached out to touch it.
There were exclamations from classmates and teachers all around:
"Ahh! You're bleeding!!"
"Are you okay?!"
The touch of the hand is smooth, warm and cool.
Yan Ning looked down and saw that her hand was bright red.
And the cocked screw on the table, slightly stained with blood.
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