For example, regarding the eighth goal of literary reading, after seven or eight years, Chen Bing has already completed the goal of reading one hundred books two years ahead of schedule, and exudes an aura of knowledge from the inside out.
It's that kind of air that makes people know at a glance that you've read a lot of books and have a lot of knowledge.
The changes brought to Chen Bing by reading one hundred literary works were certainly not limited to his appearance. He was transformed as a whole, his thoughts became as profound as the starry sky, and his words as beautiful as poetry. He had experienced the vicissitudes of history during the Napoleonic Wars and felt the good and evil of humanity beside the bell towers of Notre Dame.
Today, his mind is as free as the bird in Tagore's poem, no longer troubled by worldly distractions. He can also maintain a clear mind amidst the complexities of the world, just like Hamlet. Everyone who speaks with him can feel his profound knowledge and humble attitude.
The fantastical scenes from "A Midsummer Night's Dream" often floated into his mind, and his thoughts roamed in the ocean of literature.
He understood the principles of family rise and fall in "Dream of the Red Chamber" and also grasped the spirit of perseverance in "The Old Man and the Sea".
Now, when faced with life's setbacks, he bravely meets the challenges, much like the old man in Hemingway's novel. A hundred literary classics, like the teachings of a hundred wise men, have elevated his soul. He has found the true meaning of life in books and become a true poet of life.
Just kidding.
While reading is important, if it were truly that powerful, everyone would just spend all their time reading classic literature.
Besides cultivating his mind, Chen Bing also exercises his body regularly.
Because she was worried that exercising too early would stunt her growth, Chen Bing focused on developing flexibility, cardiovascular fitness, coordination, and balance before fifth grade. Specifically, this included cycling, stretching, rope skipping, running, and various ball sports.
Moreover, the intensity mentioned above is not high; it is mainly for warming up the muscles and bones to lay a good foundation for the future.
After reaching fifth grade, although her body had not yet begun to develop rapidly, Chen Bing still couldn't resist engaging in some moderate exercise.
Of course, he also has measures to prevent himself from not growing taller due to exercise, such as supplementing his nutrition and taking more calcium tablets.
These efforts combined to make Chen Bing, at the age of twelve years and five months, not only reach a height of 159cm, which is several centimeters taller than the boys in his class, but also show some muscle definition and become stronger.
Overall, we have performed well over the past two years and should continue to work hard and make persistent efforts.
After striking a cool pose in front of his reflection in the mirror with his upper body bare, Chen Bing pressed the shutter button on his camera.
Great, you look even better than you did two months ago.
As Chen Bing was happily looking through the photos, Liu Yue suddenly pushed open the door.
"Mom, could you knock before coming into my room?"
When Chen Bing saw her elderly mother coming in from outside, she turned away awkwardly.
Liu Yue, seeing the scene before her, felt no embarrassment whatsoever from Chen Bing. She had just noticed her son wasn't wearing a shirt and was about to close the door and leave, but upon hearing Chen Bing's words, she immediately became unhappy.
“You are my son, and I am your mother. What haven’t I seen of you since you were little? When you were a baby, I was the one who washed your bottom when you pooped in your pants. Now I’m standing here and not moving, watching you put your clothes on.”
Could things be the same when you were a kid? Back then, I couldn't even control my sphincter muscles, why don't you mention that?
Under pressure from her mother's authority, Chen Bing had no choice but to obediently pick up the short-sleeved shirt from the ground and put it on, then apologize to Liu Yue with a forced smile.
"Sister Yue, I was wrong."
Seeing him like this, Liu Yue's anger subsided considerably. After pinching her son's cheek hard, she abruptly turned her head and flicked her ponytail at Chen Bing's face before crossing her arms and leaving the room.
"Hurry up and get ready, we're going to look at houses."
Speaking of houses, Chen Bing's family is quite wealthy. They hadn't moved before because they were used to their current place and wanted to spend their money wisely.
Now that Chen Shichao's bigger business is on track, he has suddenly had more spare money, so he can naturally buy a few more houses to live in elsewhere.
Of course, buying it is one thing, but whether or not one will actually move in is another matter entirely.
After Chen Bing got dressed, she jogged to catch up with her family and left the house.
Although we said we were looking at houses, we had already finalized our purchase plans for most of them. The main reason for going again was to create a sense of ceremony. Just think, it's so meaningful for the whole family to go together and sign the purchase contract, confirming what our little family's future home might be.
As a member of the Chen family, Chen Bing had already seen the house they were going to buy. It was a newly built mid-range mixed high-rise and low-rise residential community in Shangping County.
After all, how high-end can a county town have? These few detached villas are already among the best properties in Shangping County. Not only are they close to the bustling commercial street, but they are also only two traffic lights away from Shangping Experimental School, where Shang Zhengxin works—Chen Bing's high school alma mater in her previous life, and who will most likely attend in this life. Furthermore, they are quite close to the hotel building owned by Chen Shichao.
In summary, it's a convenient place for studying, living, and working.
After signing the contract at the sales office and completing the property transfer and other procedures at various locations, the house finally belonged entirely to Chen Bing's family.
As a kind of celebration, the whole family took a photo in front of the new house, and then Liu Yue and Chen Shichao went shopping at a nearby mall.
Don't ask Chen Bing why he didn't go; it's definitely because he's lazy, you know how lazy he is!
After being taken back to Baishi Town by taxi, Chen Bing felt a little resentful as he thought about how Old Chen and the other man waved goodbye to him.
Ugh, I suddenly really want to go shopping with someone.
Chen Bing thought angrily that Shang Yunmiao had gone to her maternal grandmother's house with her parents a couple of days ago and wouldn't be back until this afternoon. Her younger classmate didn't really know where they lived, and more importantly, didn't have any way to contact them.
As for my classmates in the same neighborhood, there are only two girls, and we're not close enough to go out alone together. More importantly, if I were to ask them to go shopping, Xiao Shang would definitely lose my Little Pearls if she found out.
But if I just go straight home, whether it's practicing the piano, drawing, studying, or anything else, it all feels so boring.
No, no, why do I have to go shopping with other people? Can't I go shopping alone? Will I be unhappy?
Chen Bing, you're a mature adult now, and you should learn to enjoy the pleasure of being alone.
With this thought in mind, Chen Bing made up her mind to go for a walk on the street by herself.
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