The rising sun shines on the red flag in the center of the school. A gentle breeze blows, and the red flag flutters in the wind, making a rustling sound.
Sun Ye stopped and looked up, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he lowered his head after a while.
Seeing that it was still early, she took Sun Miao to walk around the school and see the primary school where she had studied for six years.
"Ye Zi, look, there's our height carved on that pillar."
Sun Miao ran over, stood with his back to the pillar, which was much taller than the carved mark, and grinned with joy.
"Come on, come on, let's see if you've grown taller."
It was when she was in the third grade, and it seemed like it was during the afternoon break, when Sun Miao suddenly had the idea of leaving a mark to record her growth process.
Sun Ye took steady steps, and sure enough, she had grown a lot taller, now a head taller than Sun Miao.
"Ye Zi, why is this happening? We eat the same food, but how come you're taller and whiter than me?"
"Bai is probably because I don't go out to play, right?"
Sun Ye tilted his head and thought for a moment, then answered Sun Miao very seriously.
Sun Miao has healthy wheat-colored skin and bright eyes, and he looks full of energy.
"Really? If I don't go out from now on, will I be as white as you?"
“………”
"Would you like to try?"
Sun Ye answered tentatively. She really didn't know whether Sister Miaomiao could get it back, but she thought it was unlikely.
Aunt Sun and Uncle Sun are not white people, so Miaomiao’s wish to be white may not come true.
Sun Miao thought about it and shook his head. "Forget it. Not letting me go out is more uncomfortable than not letting me eat."
Sun Ye snorted lightly and did not express his opinion.
The two continued strolling and came to the first grade classroom. Teacher Li Qingqing was still teaching there, and there were a group of new faces. Some of them were still dozing off and were about to fall on the table, but miraculously they stood up again with their eyes half closed.
Sun Ye and Sun Miao nodded to Teacher Li Qingqing and continued.
"Ye Zi, I still remember when you were in first grade, you stunned the whole class and told them to go east and not west. Now that I think about it, it really was..."
Sun Miao was stuck for words. The words were on the tip of his tongue but he couldn't say them. He couldn't spit them out or swallow them.
Sun Ye raised his eyebrows, hummed lightly, and looked at Sun Miao to see what words she could say.
"Forget it, let's not talk about this. I still remember that there was a 38th parallel carved on the table in second grade, and you were not allowed to cross. I didn't expect you to be so well-behaved, Ye Zi. On the contrary, I often pretended not to see it."
Talking about the interesting things that happened at school would take days and nights to finish. Sun Ye recalled them one by one, and they were indeed very childish and cute.
All the students in this class are here, but not everyone can pass the entrance exam to junior high school. Even if they can, whether they have the money to spend it is a problem.
Sun Ye’s eldest brother Sun Sen is now in the third grade of junior high school, and the second brother Sun Lin is in the first grade of junior high school. To be honest, it was beyond the expectations of the whole family that Sun Lin was able to be admitted to junior high school.
Sun Ye's family doesn't have the money to support three children to go to junior high school together, so the two of them have to tighten their belts and carefully calculate what to buy on weekdays. Sun's mother would like to spend every penny carefully.
But Sun Lin passed the exam but refused to go. Not to mention how hard he felt, even his mother and the others would find it difficult to face their second son, as his son's future would be in his own hands.
Sun Ye and Sun Miao were sitting in their seats. Some of their classmates were silent, hoping to pass the exam and also hoping not to.
Some students already knew that they probably wouldn’t pass the exam, so they simply gave up their studies and went home to farm.
Most of the students in the class stopped studying after elementary school because their families could not afford junior high school. The only one who could attend a complete elementary school was this elementary school which was free for the students in the Qianjin Brigade.
Generally speaking, the class was quiet, with a sense of resignation.
Sun Miao leaned over and whispered in Sun Ye's ear, "Ye Zi, do you think I can pass the exam?"
After all, Sun Miao was also very nervous. Her grades were sometimes good and sometimes bad. When her grades were good, she could make it into the top three, but when her grades were bad, it was common for her to fall out of the top fifteen.
"Do you want to pass the exam?"
Sun Ye's ears were tickled by Sun Miao's breath, so he turned his head and blew a breath of hot air into Sun Miao's cochlea, deliberately slowing down his voice.
Sun Miao suddenly pushed Sun Ye away, covered his ears and rubbed them hard, opened his eyes with moist eyes, and looked at Sun Ye with grievance, as if Sun Ye had done something incredible.
Sun Ye's body tilted, and she quickly grabbed the table to avoid falling. She had nothing to say at this moment.
This movement naturally attracted the attention of the whole class, as if it had suddenly broken some kind of unspeakable solemn atmosphere. The classroom came alive and the students began to communicate loudly.
"Ye Zi, what are you doing?"
Before Sun Ye had the chance to ask Sister Miaomiao what she was doing, Sister Miaomiao took the initiative to ask her. Was she trying to turn the tables?
"You were the first to do that. I thought you liked talking like that."
Sun Ye also started to lie with his eyes open, speaking in a wronged voice, saying that the questioning did not sound like a question.
“…”
Sun Miao thought so when he heard it. It was her who started it first, so it was not Ye Zi’s fault.
"Did you push me just now?"
Sun Ye pretended to pout and turned her head away from Sun Miao, indicating that she was angry. In fact, Sun Ye was laughing secretly because she saw that Sister Miao Miao was too nervous, so she wanted to liven up the atmosphere and help her relax.
Sun Miao was fooled. She grabbed Sun Ye's hand and kept saying, "I'm sorry, Ye Zi. I overreacted. Please don't be angry with me. I feel so sad when you are angry..."
Sun Ye felt relieved after hearing this. He turned around and said, "I'm not angry. I just want to look at the scenery outside the window."
Sun Ye's seat was next to the window, and he could see the lush ginkgo tree at a glance. This tree carries the happy times of many people.
"Okay, little leaf, hum!"
This time it was Sun Miao's turn to be angry. He pouting like he could hang an oil bottle on his mouth. He crossed his arms over his chest and looked like, "Come and coax me, otherwise I'll be even angrier."
The knocks tightened and loosened. I'm afraid Sister Miaomiao didn't have time to think about her grades at the moment, and she didn't show any nervousness at all.
"Sister Miaomiao, what's wrong with you? Who made you unhappy? Tell me and I'll help you teach her a lesson."
"This person irritated me."
Sun Miaomiao pointed at Sun Ye with her little finger, her eyes full of anticipation for a good show. She just wanted to see how Ye Zi would teach her a lesson.
Before Sun Ye could teach himself a lesson, the principal and teacher Wu Xinyi came in with the test papers and admission letters.
At this moment, no one in the class spoke anymore, and everyone stared at the test paper that would determine their fate.
Sun Ye saw that there were very few admission letters, only three or four thin ones.
Sun Miao now held Sun Ye's hand tightly. She felt that her hope was slim and there was an 80% chance that she could not go to junior high school.
Sun Ye didn't say anything to comfort her at this moment. She knew that no matter how many words she said, they would be pale and powerless. Sister Miaomiao might really not have passed the exam.
She was sure to pass the exam. Not to mention that she always got first place in the final exam every year, Professor Liu had taught her carefully for many years. If she couldn't even get a junior high school admission notice, she would just find a piece of tofu to hit herself to death.
The principal straightened the papers in his hand, coughed, cleared his throat, and began his last speech to the class.
"Classmates, we are about to graduate. I was so happy when I saw you all entering the school one by one. Now, you are about to graduate and leave the school. I also hope that you will have a bright future."
"No matter what the future holds, whatever we do, we must be down-to-earth and conscientious, and be worthy of our country and our people..."
“………”
"Now I will distribute the test papers to the students. Those who did well should not be proud. You should know that there are always people who are smarter than you. Those who did not do well should not be discouraged. When God closes one door for you, he will also open another. You have other advantages that others do not have..."
"Student Sun Ye..."
Sun Ye was the first to go up to the podium to receive her test paper. She stood up calmly, walked to the podium, and took the test paper. When she saw the score on it, she was not surprised at all, as she had expected it.
“Work hard!”
The principal managed to say something, a warm smile on his face.
The second one is a repeater, Li Yaojun from the Lotus Brigade.
Sun Miao was the twelfth name called. Although the principal had said in advance that he would not read out the students' scores, the test papers were also shuffled in order.
But Sun Miao's face was still pale, his hands and feet were cold, and his feet seemed out of control, as he staggered to the podium.
“Work hard!”
The principal also said this with a smile on his face, as if everyone had done well in the exam.
Sun Ye was a little worried about Sun Miao as she sat in her seat. She knew how ambitious Sun Miao was and that he would never let anyone down.
Sun Miao walked back with a look of laughter and tears, sat down heavily, and kept silent with his head down. His slightly trembling shoulders showed that his test results were not ideal.
Sun Ye patted Sun Miao's shoulder gently, just to comfort her. The award ceremony was not over yet and was still going on.
"Now, your teacher Wu Xinyi will distribute the admission notices to the town's junior high school."
Teacher Wu Xinyi pushed his glasses up on his nose, spread out four sheets of paper, and said with some excitement:
"Classmates, this year is the best year for our school in all the years we've had in the exams. We're ranked tenth in the town and commune, which is five or six places higher than in previous years."
"This year's acceptance rate is also the highest, with a full four. Don't underestimate the four, because in previous years, two was the best. The teacher is proud of you."
"Now, please invite these four students to come to the stage. They are Sun Ye, Li Yaojun, Wang Xiaoni, and Sun Daniu."
"Let us give a round of applause to congratulate these four students for successfully passing the junior high school entrance exam."
Thunderous applause broke out in the classroom. Sun Miao wiped away her tears and clapped her hands vigorously. Although she did not pass the exam, her sister Ye Zi did.
Sun Ye and the other three stood at the front desk, holding a thin piece of paper, to welcome the applause from their classmates and teachers.
…………
After returning home, Ye Zi gave the double 100 test papers to Sun's mother and father, and showed them the admission letter.
Before Sun's mother and father could be happy, Sun Ye announced something loudly:
"I'm not going to junior high school yet!"
Grandma and Dad were so shocked that they stood there, unable to recover for a long time.
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