Chapter 41
As early as the beginning of the year, many schools extended invitations to Lin Mian.
They all wanted to get Lin Mian to study in their school before other schools did. After all, who wouldn’t want such an outstanding student?
Some school leaders even found out where she lived and visited her with gifts.
But once I got there, I realized that the little things I had in my hands were nothing.
When I looked at the address, I just thought the location of her house was pretty good, but it might be an old house and the location is just valuable.
But that’s not the case at all.
The courtyard is neatly trimmed by the gardener, and a winding cobblestone path leads to the porch supported by ivory white Roman columns. The oncoming smell of money makes people actively quiet down.
Respect the clothes first and then the person, this will never go out of style.
The first person to arrive was Luo Wu, the chess player. When he knocked on the door, it was only the nanny who opened it.
There was no one at home who could speak with him, but Luo Wu was unwilling to go back just like that. If those people came and took over, he would be so disgusted that he would vomit to death.
The nanny had no choice but to call Lin Mei's secretary for instructions.
It happened that Lin Mei was free, but she had a meeting afterwards. After learning the purpose of the visit, she wanted to make an appointment with Luo Wu to talk again, but Luo Wu said that he could sit at home and wait for her to get off work.
Luo Wu knew that some rich people would just talk about making an appointment to talk later, and only if he insisted on staying would he have the chance to meet them.
Luo Wu, who had misguided thoughts, was treated very well by the nanny. The imported black tea paired with Western snacks made him unable to resist eating more even though he had restrained himself a little.
He is not a person who likes sweet things, but these desserts that are sweet but not greasy and have a smooth taste make him think that rich people really know how to enjoy life.
While Luo Wu was eating happily, someone rang the doorbell.
His eating movements froze, he didn't think that this was Lin Mei coming back.
This was indeed the case. The person who came was an admissions teacher from another school.
What he brought was much more expensive than what he brought, and he was a leader.
This made Luo Wu feel uneasy.
I didn't have much confidence to let Lin Mian come to my school in the first place, and now I have even less confidence.
What made Luo Wu even more uneasy was that the door was knocked again.
When Lin Mei returned home, the nanny took the coat she handed to her. Before she could ask about the situation at home, she looked up and almost couldn't contain her expression.
She thought that there might be more people coming later, so she told the nanny to treat them well and not to call her.
But she didn't expect there would be so many people!
This cannot be blamed on those people. They also got the news that Lin Mian went to Neon. They thought that such a student would have more personality, so they wanted to confirm the parents first.
As long as the parents have made up their minds, what else can't be done?
But when they thought this way, all they got was Lin Mei politely saying that they would discuss it after their daughter came back.
Lin Mei did not refuse those gifts. She directly asked the nanny to pick out more expensive gifts from the pile of gifts sent by others at home and give them back to them, which was considered as giving them enough face.
After all, Lin Mei also thought that if Lin Mian had any ideas in the future and happened to be from one of the schools present, it would be difficult to refuse them outright.
Lin Mian, who had just returned from a solo concert in Neon, didn't even have time to meet them. She had too many things to do.
Her schedule was packed and she really didn't want to waste time on something like this.
"Meet them and hear their offers. They're not bad. After all, high school is three years long. And wouldn't it be easier if I didn't have to take the high school entrance exam?"
Lin Mei brought milk to Lin Mian's room to discuss with her. Even though she was very busy with company matters, she could postpone Lin Mian's matter.
Lin Mian put down the chess piece. She was reviewing the chess game she played with her teacher today. She didn't say much when her train of thought was interrupted.
"I was able to study at the Beijing University of Poetry before because of connections. This time, I don't want to do that again. I want to study based on my grades."
This kid won't take shortcuts.
Lin Mei sighed softly.
"Things were different back then. Besides, it wasn't entirely based on connections. If you hadn't had good grades before, they wouldn't have welcomed you with such a smile. Ultimately, it's because of your own strength, Guo'er. It's the same here. It's not based on connections. You deserve it. It's also how those schools attract outstanding students. And you're not the only one being treated this way. It's not special treatment at all."
Lin Mei actually hoped that Lin Mian would agree so that she wouldn't have to prepare for the high school entrance examination. Seeing Lin Mian busy all day long, she felt distressed and wanted her child to have less things to do.
But this child is unwilling to give up anything now, and yet she can do everything well. It makes people want to say that she will end up losing more than she gains, but they can't.
Although this made Lin Mei feel a little proud, her child was so capable, much better than the children of her business partners.
Even the child of her former boss and current partner, Zhong Yulan, always likes to follow Lin Mian.
Lin Mian is good at all the leadership, learning, problem-solving, and social skills that others want their children to have.
But this might be the consequence of letting a child fly. The older Lin Mian gets, the more he will follow his own ideas.
"Studying isn't that tiring for me. Taking a break to read and review can be considered a break."
Isn't this the dream child of any parent?
Lin Mei stopped trying to persuade her. As long as Lin Mian knew what was going on, it would be fine. She just had to do what she had always done, let go and give her child enough confidence.
When Lin Mei left the room, she hadn't finished drinking the milk. Thinking that the milk might spill onto the chessboard if touched, Lin Mian stopped playing chess.
She walked to her desk, opened the drawer, and looked at the photos of New Storm performing at the New Year's Eve party at the neighboring university. Everyone looked like they were enjoying the stage so much.
Jin Zixuan has become more extroverted and more empathetic.
Zhong Yuqi has become more lively and direct, and the lyrics she writes are becoming more and more interesting. The song she sang at the party this time was a song she wrote herself.
He Xintong, who joined the team after Shi Luyi and Wu Bingxia left, started learning drums from scratch and constantly changed everyone's views. He became more persistent and gentle.
Everyone had a very happy time, but this happiness could not last.
During a practice session, everyone somehow ended up talking about further studies.
The three people mentioned three schools, and only Jin Zixuan chose to go directly.
When three pairs of eyes stared at Lin Mian, each had their own expectations, wanting her to give the same answer as theirs.
Lin Mian chose to remain silent.
The non-stop daily routine is very tiring.
But she actually already had the answer.
The karting clubs in the north city all have small indoor tracks, which is not enough.
Even when Lin Mian took the opportunity to participate in a piano competition abroad, he also went outdoors, as the feeling was completely different from that indoors.
What Lin Mian wants is to compete with top racers in high-level competitions, so what she is doing now is far from enough.
The teachers from Experimental No. 15 Middle School contacted Lin Mian very early on, when she got to the second level.
As Lin Mian won more awards, the number of chips awarded continued to increase.
The fact that tuition is free and students can get scholarships upon entering the school does not attract Lin Mian.
Ever since Lin Mei started her own company, her family has become richer and richer. Lin Mei is very confident in her, and Lin Mian's pocket money is so much that she can spend it as she pleases.
And freedom is the best bargaining chip in Experiment 15.
As a private high school, they did not restrict her freedom. As long as her parents agreed and wrote a note, she could skip classes.
The school proposed this because it took into account that Lin Mian might often go abroad to participate in competitions and would need to practice regularly.
Lin Mian needed this. She had talked about the future with Lin Mei before. Lin Mei hoped that she would stay in China to study high school and undergraduate courses. If she wanted to continue her education abroad, she would have to do so after she became an adult.
Now the company cannot do without Lin Mei. She wants to stay with Lin Mian all the time. She also believes that she will have opened up the overseas market by the time Lin Mian becomes an adult.
Only then, with her by Lin Mian's side, could Lin Mei feel at ease.
Lin Mian has her own ambitions, but she doesn't want to be separated from Lin Mei too early, so her favorite high school is Experimental No. 15 Middle School.
She wants to go abroad to compete and train, and continuously improve her abilities.
But Lin Mei only thought that Lin Mian practiced karting to relax, and Lin Mian had not yet had a proper discussion with her about this matter.
Lin Mei said that her only expectation for Lin Mian was that Lin Mian would grow up well and healthily.
But racing is an extreme sport after all, which runs counter to Lin Mei's wishes.
This was the only wish that Mom had, and Lin Mian didn't know what to say.
If it were in the past, Lin Mian would choose to give up to let Lin Mei feel at ease, but now Lin Mian will not give up.
After six months of practice, Lin Mian clearly realized his talent in this area.
Now, she enjoys being on the stage with countless eyes chasing her, enjoys the cheers and applause that are raised every time because of her presence, and enjoys the sense of accomplishment that comes from achieving things that others think are impossible.
She is the protagonist of her own life.
Lin Mian knew that it would be difficult to convince Lin Mei about this matter, but she didn't expect that Lin Mei would not give in until the high school entrance examination was approaching.
The opportunity for her to agree was that she secretly went to watch Lin Mian training in the karting club, which made her change her mind.
Lin Mian made it clear to her. Lin Mei knew that her daughter wanted to participate in more exciting events than karting in the future, but she could not refuse the focused and determined eyes under the helmet.
However, before filling out the application form, Lin Mei called Lin Mian to the study and pointed to a thick pile of papers on the table and asked Lin Mian to sign.
"This is the gift your mother wants to give you, a gift that will help you fly higher and be more confident."
Lin Mian opened the document, confused, and went from casually browsing it to wide-eyed. No, what was the meaning of asking her to sign this?
Even without calculating, Lin Mian knew how much wealth these real estates and stock funds would amount to.
"Guo'er, sign it," Lin Mei pointed to the signature area. "This is what Mom started saving a long time ago. It's what Mom wants to give you the confidence to live in this world. You don't have to care about anyone else's opinion or what they think."
"You just need to do whatever you want to do. This is the best blessing from your mother."
All this happened so suddenly that Lin Mian was unable to react.
"Mom, I don't need these. I can earn money later. These are all earned by your hard work, and they should belong to you."
"What are you talking about? What's yours is yours, and I didn't give you all of it. This is just a part of it. I hope you'll feel more confident when you think about what you have in your hands in the future. Don't make excuses anymore. If you want to train abroad, you have to sign this. You know, if I don't agree, you can't go abroad."
He said this like a bad person.
Lin Mian laughed, no longer insisted, and signed a pile of documents.
She was thinking wrongly. Why should she and her mother make such a clear distinction? In the future, when she took out something of equal value, her mother would also sign for it.
Because they know that this is just the other person's love, and they give what they think is the best to express their love.
After these documents came into effect, Lin Mian herself was not sure how much wealth she actually had. This was not what she cared about now.
After the high school entrance examination, Lin Mian went to Europe for training like a fish from a pond swimming into the sea.
She also has a promotion tournament this year, and she has to finish her training before the tournament, even though this makes her Go teacher a little angry.
As Lin Mian's personal assistant, Chen Xiaoqiu would also accompany him when he went abroad, but she had no complaints.
Over the years, her salary has been increasing, her food and accommodation abroad are reimbursed, and she also receives bonuses. She really doesn't want to give up this job.
She was a retired soldier who was introduced to Lin Mei by Zhong Yulan. At that time, Lin Mei was divorced and had to work hard and take care of the children, which was really tiring. Zhong Yulan originally wanted to keep Chen Xiaoqiu, but when she saw Lin Mei's irritability, she was really worried and introduced Chen Xiaoqiu to Lin Mei.
Lin Mei felt assured by Chen Xiaoqiu's self-discipline, fighting ability and personality, and she felt at ease having her by Lin Mian's side.
Especially the kidnapping incident that year made Lin Mei feel scared. Lin Mian asked Chen Xiaoqiu to stay in the car and did not let her stay with him, so she was kidnapped so quickly. Chen Xiaoqiu also blamed herself. Even if Lin Mei didn't say it, Chen Xiaoqiu would follow Lin Mian closely when they were outside.
But now she is more like a double agent. Chen Xiaoqiu did not tell Lin Mei about Lin Mian's secret participation in karting training after Lin Mian went abroad to compete, at Lin Mian's request.
This went against her professional ethics and made her uneasy for a long time. Fortunately, Lin Mian reported it to Lin Mei later, and Lin Mei did not pursue the matter.
In fact, this made Lin Mei appreciate Chen Xiaoqiu even more. What she wanted was not to control her daughter's every move, but her daughter's safety. As long as Chen Xiaoqiu protected Lin Mian, he was fulfilling his responsibility. Lin Mei did not have such a strong desire for control.
When Lin Mian received the call from the school, she was training at the karting training base in the Netherlands. Her hair was wet with sweat, and every time she shook her head a few times, the sweat would fall down her hair.
While she was quietly drinking electrolyte water, Chen Xiaoqiu handed her the cell phone.
At this time, it is night in China, right?
"Hello?"
"Is that Lin Mian?"
"Yes, what can I do for you?"
"Oh, we couldn't get in touch with your mom. We searched for a long time before we saw your number. Congratulations, you got first place in North City this time! You're the top scorer in the North City High School Entrance Examination! We haven't heard such news in Beishi for a long time. You're really great, and everyone is very happy."
The person on the other end of the phone was so happy that he was a little incoherent.
Lin Mian was also very happy. Although she had won the first place in the city joint examination many times before, it was still different from the high school entrance examination.
But she was too tired now and could only express her gratitude to the school over the phone.
As for the school's request for her to return to school to give a speech, she refused on the grounds that she needed to participate in a competition.
After hanging up the phone, the teacher from the Beishi Middle School teaching department said to the teacher next to him, "The one who got first place in the exam is different from the others. He's unfazed by praise or criticism, and he's even competing in a competition abroad. His energy is truly unmatched."
"Yes," the teacher nodded in agreement. "It's a pity she didn't choose direct admission. Otherwise, we would have another top-scoring student in the college entrance examination."
Who said it wasn't? This also made the cheerful atmosphere in the office stagnate.
Everyone knows that Lin Mian can bring achievements and honors to any school he goes to.
Is this something they don't want? It's clearly Lin Mian who doesn't give them this opportunity.
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