Chapter 187 High School If Line: Why do you want to be a firefighter?
The restaurant fell into silence.
Shen Yankai silently glanced at Madam Shen, whose expression was not very good.
This is not the first time Shen Xichuan has brought up this matter.
“Snap—”
Mrs. Shen put down her chopsticks forcefully, “I don’t agree with this matter.”
The head of the Shen family frowned slightly and said nothing.
Shen Yankai also put down his chopsticks.
Shen Xichuan looked calm, “I have decided, I will sign up when I am in my senior year.”
Upon hearing this, Madam Shen’s face instantly darkened.
When she was about to get angry, the head of the Shen family quickly held her hand.
"You've only just started your first year of high school. You still have two years to think it over. There's no need to rush into making a decision."
Shen Xichuan slowly swallowed the food in his mouth and put down his chopsticks.
"I've thought it through. I told you this so early just to prepare you mentally for the next few years."
Shen Yankai frowned and shook his head at him.
Don't say anymore.
Didn’t you see Madam Shen’s ugly expression?
Shen Xichuan retracted his gaze indifferently, and continued calmly, “It is enough for the Shen family to have only one eldest brother. I have no interest in the company.”
After saying that, he got up and went upstairs.
Mrs. Shen's chest heaved violently, but she endured it again and again.
After hearing the last sentence, she couldn't help it and slammed the table hard.
"You rebellious son, you're really going to piss me off to death."
She touched her chest and breathed hard.
Patriarch Shen quickly supported her, "Wife."
"mom."
Shen Yankai also stood up worriedly and walked over quickly to help support him.
Mrs. Shen was so angry that she couldn’t even eat.
…
In the bedroom on the second floor.
“Knock knock—”
There was a knock on the door.
Shen Xichuan sat on the sofa and casually flipped through a book about firefighting.
He paused and said, "The door is not locked, come in."
The bedroom door was opened from the outside.
Shen Yankai walked in with two cans of Coke.
He glanced at the information in Shen Xichuan's hand, and his eyes paused.
Then he handed over the Coke.
"You know Mom won't agree to you signing up for the fire service."
Shen Xichuan took the Coke and took a sip, “I know.”
"But brother, you should also know that I must go."
Shen Yankai sat on the sofa beside him and saw the determination on Shen Xichuan’s face.
After a while, he sighed.
"Have you really thought it through? Even if this road is difficult, are you still going to go on?"
Shen Xichuan nodded and closed the information book.
He lowered his eyes to look at the can in his hand, and the cold mist slowly wet his fingertips.
"Well, no matter how difficult it is, I will not regret it and will keep going."
Shen Yankai shook his head helplessly, "You could have been the second young master of Shen, living a life of luxury, but you chose the most difficult path."
"What made you so determined to make this choice?"
This is also what Shen Yankai is most curious about.
It’s not like Shen Xichuan hadn’t mentioned before that he wanted to be a firefighter.
But at that time, he was not as determined as he is now.
When Shen Xichuan heard this, a picture seemed to appear in his mind.
He curled his lips and said, "Maybe it's because... I want to be the light, the light that gives people hope."
Shen Yankai looked at him quietly for a few seconds. "Then I wish you success."
"I'll talk to your parents for you, but you have to be mentally prepared that it might not be that easy to convince them."
Shen Xichuan nodded, “Yeah, I know.”
…
This month.
Xu Jialan has slowly become accustomed to Shen Xichuan's presence.
Today is the last day of September.
The October holiday begins tomorrow.
After school, Xu Jialan was packing his schoolbag.
She is going to take some homework back.
While cleaning up, Xu Jialan noticed from the corner of his eye that the boy next to him was still sitting in his seat, seemingly in a daze.
She was stunned for a few seconds, and her packing movements slowed down.
Shen Xichuan glanced to the side out of habit, his expression paused, “What’s wrong?”
"nothing."
Xu Jialan came back to his senses and shook his head.
Hearing this, Shen Xichuan raised his eyebrows slightly.
…
On the way back.
Shen Xichuan had already noticed Xu Jialan's gaze falling on him from time to time.
He took a few steps forward, then turned and walked backwards.
"Come on, after watching me all the way, what do you want to say?"
Xu Jialan was stunned.
She clutched the strap of her schoolbag tightly, "I... wasn't looking at you."
Shen Xichuan chuckled, “Little deskmate, are you questioning my poor eyesight?”
Hearing this, Xu Jialan was silent for a few seconds.
She mustered up her courage and spoke, "So what were you thinking about just now?"
During this month, they became much more familiar with each other than when they first started.
She is no longer as nervous and unnatural when facing boys as she was at the beginning.
Shen Xichuan raised his eyes slightly, and the arc of his mouth deepened.
"You said you weren't just looking at me, you even saw what I was thinking."
Xu Jialan did not answer this question.
Shen Xichuan smiled lightly and didn’t tease her anymore.
His brows softened and his voice was gentle. "Nothing much. I was just wondering whether I should go to the open house."
"What open day?"
Shen Xichuan replied, “It’s from the fire department. You can go in and visit it on the open day.”
He turned around and walked beside the girl, one hand in his pocket and the other holding the strap of his schoolbag.
"I plan to sign up to be a firefighter after I graduate."
Hearing this, Xu Jialan's eyes widened slightly, with obvious surprise and unexpectedness flashing in his eyes.
Shen Xichuan saw it and raised his eyebrows, “What? This look, do you not believe me?”
Xu Jialan quickly shook his head, "That's not what I meant."
Shen Xichuan didn’t mind and smiled, “So what do you mean?”
Xu Jialan glanced at him, lowered his eyes, and pursed his lips. "Why... do you want to be a firefighter?"
Hearing this, Shen Xichuan's expression paused, as if he was thinking about how to answer this question.
After a while, he said, "Maybe I thought firefighters were cool, so I wanted to be one too."
"But now, this idea seems to have changed."
Xu Jialan asked subconsciously, "What's different?"
Shen Xichuan raised his beautiful eyebrows and looked at her sideways.
The dark and deep eyes looked over intently.
Xu Jialan's breathing was slightly stifled.
When she was about to be unable to withstand such a look, the boy withdrew his gaze.
She also breathed a sigh of relief.
Shen Xichuan didn't answer but asked, "What about you, little deskmate? What do you plan to do in the future?"
Hearing this, Xu Jialan pondered for a few seconds before answering seriously, "I want to be a laboratory technician."
Shen Xichuan lowered his eyes to look at her, "Want to do scientific research?"
Xu Jialan's lips curled slightly, and he hummed, "I hope that in the future we can develop a drug that can cure cancer, so that all cancer patients can..."
She paused, "See the light."
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