Zhang Shu's interview was broadcast that evening.
It was the time before evening study, and the screens in almost every class were showing news from NUST.
Title: The brave young man Zhang Shu returns to school to prepare for the college entrance examination and is warmly welcomed by his classmates.
As soon as the words "Let's look at the detailed report" were spoken, the screen immediately cut to the scene in the corridor of Class 6 where small flags were waving and students were shouting "Warm Welcome". The scene of Shengxia giving flowers only flashed by quickly, and her face was not captured.
Shengxia breathed a sigh of relief in the audience.
Fortunately, it is a more serious media.
What follows is Zhang Shu’s interview at the school gate.
Reporter: "You haven't been back to school for a long time. Are you excited now?"
Zhang Shu: "There's nothing exciting about going to school. It's very hard... but I really look forward to seeing my teachers and classmates."
There was a burst of laughter in the class.
"Brother Shu accidentally told the truth, hahahaha!"
“It wasn’t cut off!”
Reporter: "There are less than 50 days left until the college entrance examination. Are you confident?"
Zhang Shu: "Do your best and don't regret it."
Reporter: "What are your expectations for the college entrance examination?"
Zhang Shu: "Just don't regret it."
Reporter: "Your courageous actions have touched many people. This year, you were selected as one of the top ten young people in NUST. What do you think?"
Zhang Shu: "I am grateful for the care of the government and the community, but I can't say I was being brave. It was just an accident for me that day. I was just passing by and ran into someone. I thought I could come back alive, so I rushed over. I had my reasons."
Reporter: "Many people passed by, but you were the only one going against the flow."
Zhang Shu: "Maybe I was in good health and reacted quickly. I believe that any student from NTU High School who passed by would do the same if they could protect themselves, because our school motto is to be virtuous and loving."
The scene then cuts to Zhang Shu studying in class, with the voice-over wishing him good luck on the college entrance examination.
As soon as the news came out, everyone turned off the TV.
The class fell into discussion.
"Brother Shu is awesome. He even praised the affiliated high school. The admissions office will give you money!"
"Top Ten Youths, what's the use of that thing?"
"The book of merit, glorious!"
"The mayor will present the award when the time comes!"
"Wow."
Xin Xiaohe leaned close to Shengxia's ear and said, "He said he was just passing by. He wanted to refute the rumors online that he was on a date with you and got injured to save you, right?"
Shengxia's gaze passed through the figures and fell on the back of Zhang Shu's head.
He must have known about it from Hou Junqi, about the fight between her and someone else that day.
He didn't tell her he knew, nor did he offer direct but ineffective comfort.
He seems to always be like this, doing things and solving problems.
"Yeah." Shengxia nodded.
He was not a person who liked to be discussed, although he was not afraid of being discussed, but it was impossible for him to actively start a discussion. Of course, it was because of her.
Shengxia felt warm inside and wanted to take the letter back and add a few more words to it.
The third mock exam came unexpectedly.
When the exam arrangements were announced, everyone was a little dazed. Why was it only the third mock exam?
Didn’t we just finish explaining the second mock exam paper?
Have you digested it well? Then take the third mock exam?
Everyone says that the third mock exam will be very simple and the marking will be relaxed, which will put everyone in a good mood to face the college entrance examination.
But when the actual exam came, people were scratching their heads everywhere.
What happened to the simple promise?
The Education Bureau is crazy.
This is how everyone feels after taking a math test.
Shengxia also felt that the questions seemed a bit biased. I don’t know why they were still doing this for the third mock exam.
But the English and comprehensive science exams on the second day were much better and average, with the difficulty of comprehensive science significantly reduced.
Everyone was guessing that this time the score would depend on mathematics.
The third mock exam is still a joint exam in the city, with unified marking.
The days of waiting for the results were undoubtedly torturous. Xinfeng was filled with posts of people anxiously waiting for the results, and of course there were also a few posts guessing Zhang Shu's score.
The popularity remains high. Generally speaking, there are more people who are pessimistic than those who support it.
During lunch, Hou Junqi asked, "Shu, how do you think you did in the exam?"
Zhang Shu raised his head and thought for a moment, "About 50 to 60 students, all on campus."
"Ah?" Hou Junqi didn't believe it. "You are being humble, right?"
Shengxia also felt humbled.
Everyone can see how hard Zhang Shu has been working lately. In the middle of summer, he goes to bed at 1 a.m. and starts to sort out the wrong questions of the day. It takes him at least until 2 or 3 a.m.
Arriving in the classroom at 6 a.m., earlier than he had ever been before.
Because he was taking medication and felt sleepy due to the effects of the drugs, he would apply cooling oil on the tip of his nose, behind his ears, and under his eyelids to refresh himself.
In last week's weekly test, he did very well. He got full marks in math and English, and his comprehensive science score returned to its previous level.
Only my language is still a little bit worse.
Zhang Shu raised his eyebrows: "Then you wait and see. The scores this time won't be that different. The high ones won't be very high, and the low ones won't be very low. So the front row might be piled together, and maybe several people will tie for first place."
On the day the results were announced, Shengxia and Hou Junqi looked at each other from a distance and expressed shock to each other.
The situation is too consistent with Zhang Shu's conjecture.
Did he hack into the Education Bureau system?
Zhang Shu ranked 43rd, and there were four first places, with the second place going directly to fifth place, and there were also several ties with the same score. The score difference between each of the following places was very small.
Therefore, there was a gap of 42 places between Zhang Shu and the first place, and the score difference was less than 20 points.
On the trade winds, those who had previously criticized Zhang Shu came out to "prove the truth"——
"Look, you got 43rd place on such a simple question. What's the point of getting that?"
"Yes, in previous years, there were about 40 students from the Affiliated High School who were admitted to Heqing and Haiyan. Isn't this too much?"
"Zhang Shu is dying."
"Bet on someone else, talk to someone else, I'm tired of watching."
"No matter how high the odds are, you can just pick any 985 university. I wonder how high your ranking is? Can you get into a 211 university? Why are you worrying about others?"
"It's the same old saying. What a pity."
"If that's the case, why not tutor Zhang Shu? It's such a pity."
"You guys are already deciding the outcome of a mock exam. Aren't you being too lenient?"
"Isn't it possible to have a reasonable discussion? The person who should have won the first prize is not allowed to speak?"
It's so noisy. We quarrel every day.
There are also many new accounts mixed in. Judging from the tone and format of their posts, they are not "native" and are most likely from other schools joining in the fun.
Shengxia didn't want to read it at first, but every time Li Shiyi saw a message, she would mutter to him, sometimes even swearing.
Students from Class 6 would sometimes reply, and if they couldn’t come to an end the argument, they would just sulk in class.
Shengxia recalled what Zhang Shu used to say: learning is one's own business.
But after all these things happened, the situation he wanted became increasingly impossible to achieve.
This time, the grade director did not talk to Zhang Shu.
There is even less vice-president.
The situation seems to be just as what is said in the post: the affiliated high school has also given up on Zhang Shu.
give up.
That's too hurtful a word.
I felt so upset in the midsummer that I couldn't eat or sleep well for several days.
She did quite well in the exam, especially in mathematics, where she scored higher than Xin Xiaohe and Yang Linyu, with 130 points.
This score was Shengxia's peak performance in mathematics.
Not to mention, this time mathematics is a subject that will pull down your scores and is relatively difficult.
It's amazing.
I didn’t find it that difficult in midsummer.
She knows it is difficult, but she doesn't think it is difficult.
That's the magic.
I felt like I had done all of them before. In fact, the questions were new, and many students said they were very biased and weird.
When sorting out the collection of wrong questions, Shengxia found that many of the questions were knowledge points and techniques that Zhang Shu had asked her about before, and she had asked the teacher again and explained them to him again, so they were particularly impressive.
Although the techniques seem to be quite different, the core knowledge points remain the same.
Zhang Shu ranked first in his grade in mathematics with 143 points.
In the past, the top students in math grade always got full marks, or close to full marks.
He still scores the worst in Chinese.
During evening study, Wang Wei and Fu Jie both came to talk to him.
Shengxia took his Chinese paper and looked at it.
I answered the reading questions in a mess, and I lost points on the ancient poetry dictation, and I lost very little points.
The composition seems to have returned to the period before liberation.
During this period, he spent a lot of energy to recover his grip on the exercises, and Chinese was neglected.
Chinese seems to be a subject with extremely low cost-effectiveness, and it is difficult to improve after reaching a certain level.
But right now, language is Zhang Shu's lifeline.
Shengxia drew up a "Chinese Language Score Improvement Plan" and called Zhang Shu out.
This time they were sitting outside the corridor discussing their studies seriously, but there were still many people with their heads raised in the class.
Because this time it was Shengxia who took the initiative to call Zhang Shu!
I feel a little uncomfortable in midsummer.
Zhang Shu glanced at her nervous expression, grabbed her hand that was placed awkwardly on her knee, and squeezed it under the table.
Shengxia raised her eyes suddenly and saw that his mouth was slightly bent and his eyes were sticky and sticky.
"I can't bear to see it..."
Qi Xiulei passed by, clicked his tongue twice, and entered the classroom.
Shengxia pulled her hand back abruptly, slapped the "Score Raising Plan" on his chest, and said angrily: "Look!"
Zhang Shu still had that slightly smiling look on his face, held the notebook tightly, and said, "Okay, I'll take a look."
He glanced at her quickly, but from the corner of his eye he caught her anxious expression as she looked around.
After a while, he couldn't help himself and reached out to rub her head: "Great writer, do you know there is a phrase called "the desire to hide is more obvious than the truth?"
Her expression was one of righteousness and aloofness. Did she think that others would think they were learning?
Shengxia said seriously: "Do you know there is a phrase called 'burnt eyebrows'?"
Zhang Shu suppressed his laughter and nodded: "I know, I know, the fire has burned my eyebrows, burned, very hot, please blow on them..."
midsummer:……
Just burn him to death.
"You, don't force yourself to smile, at least in front of me." Shengxia added.
Zhang Shu was stunned.
Are you forcing a smile?
A little bit. No one really doesn't care about the eyes of people around them.
No one can remain calm when facing great difficulties.
It just depends on the severity.
Zhang Shu also lowered his voice: "I can adjust. Don't worry about it. Otherwise, I will worry more about your worries."
Shengxia stared at him.
"The grassroots counterattack and the falling of stars are both scripts that people love to watch. People envy the former and sigh at the latter. In essence, they are all benchmarking themselves and looking for a balance."
Zhang Shu spoke in a deep voice, put down her notebook, grabbed her hand under the table again, and played with it in his palm.
Shengxia subconsciously wanted to break free, but when she saw his serious expression, she behaved herself and did not move.
Zhang Shu continued: "Watching the grassroots counterattack is like stewing a bowl of chicken soup, hoping that I can do the same; watching the stars fall is like lamenting the fickleness of fate, giving myself a psychological hint that 'feng shui will always turn around'."
"That's how negotiation works. People are talking about you, but they're really only interested in themselves. They don't really want to get to know you."
He looked back at her, "So don't be bothered by these words, just live your own life."
Live your own life.
Shengxia looked at the young face in front of her and found it a little hard to believe that he was the same age as her.
Zhang Shu is really a wonderful person.
Sometimes, he is so childish that one wants to beat him up, and sometimes he says something shocking.
Shengxia asked: "Then you won't be sad?"
Zhang Shu frowned slightly. He was sad to hear this question, and she was afraid that she would not be able to sleep tonight.
If I say I'm not sad, she probably won't believe me and I won't be able to sleep.
She always worries too much.
Zhang Shu said, "Then if you let me read the love letter, I won't be sad anymore, okay?"
God knows. I gave him a letter and told him not to read it, saying he could only read it after the college entrance examination.
Zhang Shu has never been so speechless. Why not send it after the college entrance examination if you can only see it?
When it comes to suffocating him to death, Shengxia really has countless ways.
"No." Shengxia refused.
Zhang Shu: “Why?”
Shengxia: “It just won’t work.”
Zhang Shu: "Are you going to suffocate me to death?"
Shengxia: "Then give it back to me."
Zhang Shu: "Okay, I won't watch it."
Shengxia looked at the time, it was 11 o'clock.
"I'm home."
Wang Lianhua always came to pick her up on time.
Zhang Shu sent her to the corridor entrance, then returned to the classroom and continued to work hard.
Everyone in Class 6 has gotten used to it. They don't need to eat midnight snacks if they stay in the classroom at night because there will always be dog food.
Zhang Shu returned home at 12 o'clock. Zhang Sujin was busy preparing for her wedding recently and was often not at home.
No one cared even though he studied till three o'clock.
He took out the "Chinese Language Score Improvement Plan" and read it carefully.
The sight of that beautiful handwriting made him more and more distracted.
Such beautiful words, writing love letters...
Who is treated like this?
It’s him, it’s Zhang Shu?
What did she say that day: "If you peek, I'll be angry?"
Just be angry, he will comfort you.
Zhang Shu took out the envelope from the box, which he had read countless times but never opened.
Take out the letter paper inside.
The seemingly simple fan letter paper, when viewed under the light, has faint dark patterns and gold powder, making it extremely delicate.
The stationery of Disney princesses is indeed different from others.
Zhang Shu opened the first page and saw only one line of words:
[How should I put it when I met you? It was like a dazzling star lighting up a desolate little universe.]
He had never seen such beautiful words and characters.
Page 2.
Line by line, like a diary.
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July 28, sunny
[The scorching sun shines through the dense camphor trees, and the laughter and fragrance fade away.] 1
If I hadn't panicked, would the beginning of the story have been better?
August 1, sunny
[It is better not to meet a beauty who is so charming that one cannot forget her.] 2
The rosy clouds are thousands of miles long, and the whole city is covered with brocade.
Would the story have turned out better if I hadn't panicked?
August 15, sunny
【I envy him for his strength to move mountains and his arrogance to surpass the world. 】
The windows are bright and clean, and the morning sun shines brightly.
But there is no scenery in my eyes.
August 20, sunny
【Year after year, the house is full of distinguished guests, year after year, I hope you will not forget me. 】
Happy birthday, I want to be a part of every year in the future.
September 4, sunny
【Summer Tour, who is the most charming youngster on the field?】3
Basketball, youth and sunshine.
Physical education classes are so interesting.
The scenery before my eyes will never change in my life.
October 6, sunny
【I have known thousands and thousands of people, but none of them are as good as my family.】
The river is like me, for whom is it surging?
November 8, sunny
[There are trees on the mountain and branches on the trees. I love you but you don’t know it.]
It turns out that I like the taste, it’s my first time to taste it.
November 15, sunny
[After getting drunk, I didn’t know the sky was in the water, and my bed was filled with clear dreams and the Milky Way. ]
You looked at me, just looked at me, and I thought to myself, romance lasts until death.
December 25, sunny
[She walked away shyly, leaned against the door and looked back, but she smelled the green plums. ]
If this is a misunderstanding, it is intoxicatingly beautiful.
January 1, sunny
[At dawn I look at the sky, at dusk I look at the clouds. When I walk I miss you. When I sit I miss you.]
Wouldn’t it be nice if the vacation was shorter?
February 1, sunny,
【May I be like a star and you be like the moon, shining brightly every night. 】
Wish me a happy birthday, very happy and very happy.
February 27, sunny,
【But I let down the crystal curtain and looked at the exquisite autumn moon. 】
The sunshine in Yifang Bookstore is always good.
I'm waiting for the wind and for you.
March 11, sunny
【Life in this world is like a traveler on a long journey. 】
There was a power outage and it was pitch dark.
The road two people walk together can also feel lonely at times.
…
【When will we meet again? It is embarrassing at this time and night.】
…
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Zhang Shu seemed to understand, but it didn't affect his soft heart.
Page 3.
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Shu, timely rain.
But every memorable day since I met him has been a sunny day.
Don’t you think God is miraculous?
Lately, I’ve been seeing 44 sunsets in one day.
I'm waiting for my rose.
Lucky as I am, he came from the wind with sunshine on his sleeves.
He is my rose and my little prince.
Fortunately, he has a whole summer.
If he wants.
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Zhang Shu stared at the letter in a daze, and began to understand why she didn't let him read it.
Now it was 1 a.m. and all he wanted was to drag her to get married.