Chapter 75 Childhood Memories
In the afternoon, the three-story Fenglu Restaurant was very lively. Bright flower bud lights were hung on the olive-colored walls, and the floor was also decorated in light green. The decoration of the entire restaurant was very bright.
Because it is a newly opened restaurant, it has recently placed a lot of advertisements in Arpeggio City. Its main party suite has also attracted many newly graduated students.
In the corridor, you can see many young faces coming and going, gathering together from time to time to chat and talk about recent current affairs.
"Graduated, to be honest, I'm still a little uncomfortable." Jones leaned against the window on the second floor of the restaurant, with several familiar male classmates beside him.
"Where are we going to play after the party? We can't just disperse after dinner."
"Let's talk about it later. I don't know what the girls are planning. We have decided now, and it will be troublesome if they are not satisfied." Jones felt the breeze blowing in from the window, his eyes slightly closed.
Since receiving the admission list, his parents no longer restricted him as much as before. Now he is in high spirits. Even if he does nothing, he can feel refreshed by leaning against the window and enjoying the breeze.
"Look at him, he almost laughed in his dream." Caesar, who was not far away, saw Jones like that and couldn't help but complain.
"Ahaha, I'm in a good mood now, so I won't bother with you." Jones waved his hand, indicating that he should not disturb his peace and joy at the moment.
Several people laughed and talked about where their classmates would go after graduation.
"Although our class has always had average or lower grades, there are still a few students who have gone to good schools."
"Jones is lucky, as he got into Jianmen Academy, which is ranked in the top 9 in District 7 North, thanks to his athletic ability."
"The other school I heard is pretty good, such as Duke Academy, which Huss applied for. It's a school located in District 2 North that specializes in training mechanical engineers. Tuition is free, but after graduation, students need to work at Duke for five years. It's considered a long-established strong school in District 2 North."
"Turan wanted to apply for a military academy, but unfortunately he was eliminated in the second test."
"Su Lun is said to have gone to an unknown academy in District 5 South, which seems to specialize in underwater operations."
"As for the others, there's not much to say. Most of them are from ordinary high schools in District 7 North, and they're lucky to have Sequence 3 when they graduate." A group of people shook their heads. Many of them were still Sequence 1, and it was estimated that they would have to go through all kinds of accumulation and preparation after entering high school to reach Sequence 2.
"As for the girls, what they just talked about was almost all about us boys."
"Among the girls, the ones with good academic performance are Heshia, Funara, and Pauline."
"Funara went to a waiter academy, which is said to specialize in training service staff for high-end hotels. The requirements for appearance and body shape are quite high, and the salary is said to be good."
"Pauline, I don't know much about it. She transferred here in the third year of junior high school. Her parents are said to be technical personnel transferred to a company in Arpeggio City. I guess she will study the same direction as her parents in the future, so that she can avoid many detours."
"As for Heshia, she is one of the few people in our class who was promoted to Sequence 2 in advance. It seems that she did not do well in the exam this time. She is not on the admission list of Irene Academy, which is a pity."
"Is Heshia really good at studying? I seem to have heard from the girls that she usually pretends."
"I don't know whether she is pretending or not, but it is amazing that she can be promoted to Sequence 2." The boy said casually while leaning against the wall.
"That's right. If I had reached Sequence 2 level before graduation, I would have been able to get a lot of extra points when I applied for the exam."
"Studying is too hard. It's no big deal if I don't have Sequence 2.
I can upgrade to Sequence 2 later in high school. My dad was like that back then. He said that Extraordinary Sequences are not that useful. It's more important to have money. He asked me to learn business from him in the future." "Hey, your family is like that, but we are different. If I had a rich dad, I could lie at home every day."
Everyone was talking about their future plans. Children from ordinary families in the Federation don't have high ambitions. Having a stable and good job in the future is what many of them pursue throughout their lives.
When a few people were talking about where their classmates were going, there was a sound of talking outside the suite they had booked, and soon a few girls walked in.
"Wow, you're all here." Dudu was still wearing slightly exaggerated clothes, with a mature style that didn't match his age.
Some familiar faces also walked in behind her, including Millie, Lina, and a few other people who were good friends.
There are 46 students in their class, including 21 girls and 25 boys. Lina and Dudu are the most active girls. Most of the others also follow this circle, with only a few standing out from the crowd.
"Are all of you here?" Someone asked when they saw that almost everyone was present.
"Let's count them." Then there was the sound of counting.
"Five more missing. Let me see. They are Clara, Turan, Heshia..."
At the same time, in another suite of Fenglu Restaurant, a group of students also gathered, but it was a little quieter here, with occasional laughter.
"Clara, are you leaving early?" A young lady with short chestnut-gold hair asked curiously. The girl in front of her, who was wearing a short jacket and shorts, didn't talk much today and seemed to want to leave early.
"Well, I've basically met all my classmates, so I'll leave early. The main reason is that today is also a gathering at the junior high school, and I have to go over to take a look."
"Hey, a gathering for junior high school classmates? Where? Is it in time?" The young lady with short chestnut-gold hair is called Yilin, and she is also the initiator of this elementary school classmate gathering.
"Just downstairs." Clara gestured with a smile on her face, as if she also thought it was a coincidence.
"I'll see if I have time on the way. If I do, I'll come over." She waved her hand casually, then opened the door of the suite and walked out.
After she left, another girl came over not far away.
"What's wrong, Yilin, did Clara leave early?" Cindy came to the young lady.
"She said she had a party to go to, so I won't keep her. I'll pack a meal for her later. After all, she is a classmate and I can't forget her."
"You are still so meticulous." Cindy said with a smile.
"Cindy has become talkative, too. Ah, I won't say more. Actually, she has recently started to take over some things at home, and my parents have taught her a lot." Yilin shook her head.
Among her classmates, her family is the best. Her family runs a small beauty company with branches in Arpeggio City and several nearby cities.
"Oh, by the way, where is Tilan? Didn't Cindy say she would be back today?" Yilin thought of her childhood playmate.
"Her, I'll ask her. She should be here soon." Cindy picked up her personal terminal.
After a while, Cindy put down her personal terminal, indicating that Tilan would be here soon.
However, the truth is that Heshia had just come down from the top star tower and was hailing a hover car on the roadside.
"Okay, I know, I'll be there soon." The girl put down her personal terminal, and a hover car slowly stopped in front of her not far away.
After getting on the car, the girl directly said the destination, and the hover car started immediately.
I didn't expect to talk for so long. Heshia recalled the situation in 'Glass Dream' just now. In fact, she didn't think about going to two academies at the same time at the beginning. After all, the school spirits were quite different. But under the advice of Mrs. Isabel, she agreed to such an arrangement.
At least in her opinion, Mrs. Isabel had no ill intentions, and she didn't know much about the situation of the upper echelons of the Federation. This arrangement might also have Mrs. Isabel's special intentions.
When you are young, you should listen to the advice of your elders more. This is better than blindly bumping into things without understanding.
The girl thought about what happened today. The personal terminal in her hand vibrated slightly. Soon she received the official admission notice from Iridium Academy and Edes Academy. The notice even clearly stated the statement of joint training. It was not the kind of copy-paste standard admission notice.
"This is really..." The girl couldn't help but smack her mouth. She seemed to underestimate the importance of this matter.
Switching pages, she entered the official website of Edes Academy with the key on the notice and began to search. Soon after, she found her name on the admission list of the public examination.
This announcement was issued less than a minute ago, and it seemed that it was officially issued only after Heshia confirmed the situation.
As for Iris Academy, it is estimated that it will be later. According to the performance in the conversation just now, Iris Academy seems to be passively involved in the competition. Before leaving, the teacher Hunel also told Heshia that the official announcement will be issued later, and the follow-up training plan will be discussed in detail with the school directors in the next few days.
I always feel too flattered. The girl leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes to think back.
What happened today seemed like a dream. Before, no one cared about the ordinary girl who had difficulty getting into a good school. Now she has become a hot commodity that top schools are fighting for.
After a while, she shook her head and opened her eyes again.
Don't think about these things for now. I'm going to the class reunion soon. I guess Cindy is waiting anxiously. She just called.
Two minutes later, the hover car stopped at the corner of the street not far from Fenglu Restaurant, and Heshia got off.
The reason why she didn't get off the car directly at the restaurant entrance was naturally to avoid some people.
She picked up the personal terminal at hand and called Clara.
"Are you there, Heshia? Wait a minute, I'll be downstairs." There was a noisy ambient sound, mixed with a burst of booing.
After a while, Clara seemed to move to a slightly quieter corridor before continuing to speak.
"The boys in the class were booing just now. Jones is expected to bleed a lot this time... Most of the others have arrived. Cindy and Irene are in 'V-31' on the inner side of the 3rd floor. You can come in from the side door. I'll wait for you there."
After hanging up the phone, Heshia straightened her hair and dress slightly on the side of the road and walked quickly to the agreed location.
Walking into the slightly quiet side door entrance, Clara was leaning against the handrail of the stairs and flipping through the personal terminal. When she heard footsteps, she raised her head.
"He... Heshia?" She looked at the girl in front of her, who was wearing a bright red and pink and white dress and had a charming appearance, and was a little unbelievable for a moment.
"It's me. Sorry to have kept Clara waiting for so long." Heshia walked over. Her appearance today was indeed a bit 'out of the ordinary', or too much beyond the impression she usually left on people.
"This dress is probably not cheap." Clara shook her head, but didn't say much.
Heshia probably didn't want to embarrass herself in front of her elementary school classmates. She spent a lot of money to buy or rent this dress. She understood that if it were her, she probably wouldn't want to appear so miserable in front of her old classmates. After all, Heshia was the center of attention, a girl who was loved and paid attention to.
"Go up this side staircase, turn left on the third floor. Your junior high school classmates are in the suite on the right side of the second floor. If you don't go downstairs halfway, you shouldn't run into them."
"Okay." The girl nodded and went up the stairs.
The carpeted stairs, the new mahogany handrails, and the corridor illuminated by hanging flower lanterns. With her sensitive perception, the various voices in the rooms not far away also faintly reached her ears.
In the shaking perspective, the footsteps were lifted step by step, and the memories in Heshia's mind kept retreating, and scenes from childhood emerged one by one.
"Heshia Tilan, this is my name."
On a warm afternoon, standing in the classroom where the sun shone obliquely, a little girl in a blue and white skirt spoke timidly.
Outside the window, the mother and the teacher looked at the little girl on the podium, cheered her up, and then watched her continue to introduce herself.
After class, several children of the same age came over.
"Hey, it's Heshia, is Tilan your last name?"
"Gray hair, oh, it's rare, can I touch it?"
"Hello, my name is Nuokai, I'm the class monitor, you can find me if you have anything." A little boy patted his chest confidently.
The little girl surrounded by the crowd was very nervous, but she still spoke slowly, and she shook her head first.
"Heshia is my name, Tilan is also my name, my hair is natural, uh, although it's different from my mother's, but my mother said it looks good this way." The little girl spoke with a little stubbornness, and seemed to be trying hard to raise her voice, otherwise it would become the faint sound of a mosquito buzzing like usual.
Because her mother encouraged her yesterday and said a lot of things, Heshia wanted to be strong without wanting to disappoint her mother and make her sad. This was her thought at that time.
After a few months, the classmates in the class gradually became familiar with Heshia.
"Wow, is it your sister who came to pick you up yesterday? What a beautiful person."
"Yes, it's my sister, she's very powerful." She may be very soft and unconfident when talking about herself, but when talking about her sister, the little girl is always happy and proud.
"I'm so envious..." The other children surrounded Heshia.
Two years later, everyone grew up a little.
"Tilan, do you want some candy? My mother bought me a big box yesterday, and I'll give you some too." Yilin held up a small and exquisite box with colorful candies in it.
"Yilin always favors Heshiya so much. Every time she has something good, she always brings a portion for Heshiya." The classmates around her said with a little jealousy.
"Thank you." When Heshiya was a child, her face was a little chubby. She accepted the box of candy.
After school, she found the classmate who had just spoken and opened the box in her hand.
"Here."
There were 4 candies of different colors in the palm of her little hand. Although the children did not understand the specific brand, they also knew that this kind of candy was not cheap. It was a rare and expensive T4-level candy.
"Want to give it to me?" The classmate looked at the box in Heshi's hand. The cylindrical box was not big. Although it was very delicate, there were only 20 candies in total.
"Well, here you go." Heshiya opened her black eyes wide, revealing a pure sincerity.
"Well..." After taking the candy, the child opened the candy wrapper, took it out and put it in his mouth. A rare sweet and mellow feeling came from the tip of his tongue.
"Okay (surround), I (no) won't say bad things about you in the future." The child was a little embarrassed to come while eating candy.
Under the sunset of the simulated sky, Heshia continued to give him 5 of the remaining candies before leaving, and then followed her father home.
The next day, Heshia brought a return gift from her mother, which was an oriental-style pastry.
"Is it for me, Tilan? Thank you." Yilin happily accepted it, and the two held hands to swing.
Time slowly passed, and everyone grew up another year.
"How do you do this question, Tilan?" Young Cindy stood beside the girl in confusion. She didn't want to ask the teacher because there were still several children around the teacher.
"Let me tell you." At that time, Heshia confidently picked up the pen and wrote to her good friend.
Outside the window, the children were playing with balls, chasing each other, or sitting in the shade of the trees looking through the newly bought picture books in school.
"Why hasn't Tilan come yet? Could it be that she forgot to make an appointment with me, a rare activity time on Friday afternoon." Yilin looked around with the picture book in her arms, and then trotted back to the classroom and saw the girl who was talking to Cindy in the corner.
"Sure enough, I'm being pestered by them again." Yilin walked over and lay down across the table where they were sitting, waiting bored.
In the fifth grade, it was Heshia's birthday.
"This is the cake we made for Tilan~"
Several boys held candles, with cream on their faces, cheering enthusiastically, and opposite them, Heshia, who was surrounded by many girls, walked out slowly and shyly, standing in front of the cake full of candles.
"Thank you everyone." Her face was red, and she bent over to thank them. This was her first birthday at school.
Because her sister went to high school and gradually showed extraordinary talents, her parents' attention unconsciously shifted to Themisia. She felt a little neglected at home recently. Every day she heard and saw adults talking about Themisia, and some big people came to visit from time to time, and she had to hide in the bedroom.
Knowing that Heshia was unhappy recently, her good friends invited her to school to celebrate her birthday together. After school today, everyone stayed and accompanied her.
"What wish did Tilan make?" After she closed her eyes and prayed and blew out the candles, everyone asked her this.
"I hope we are all good friends forever."
The scene in the memory finally stopped at this frame. At that time, Heshia, Cindy, Irene, Noka, Mackey, and other familiar friends held hands and gathered in front of the big cake, talking about the simple and flawless wishes at that time.
Has time passed so long without knowing it? Heshia slowly woke up from her memories. She hadn't seen those faces in her memories for many years.
Since her sister passed away, her family changed drastically. She also moved out of her former residence and stayed away from her former classmates and friends. Later, she even deliberately avoided them because of her inferiority complex and didn't want to be seen in such a destitute and poor appearance.
Three years have passed, and many things have changed. Everything is no longer the same as it was yesterday.
She came to the closed door of the suite, held the handle, and slowly opened it.
"I'm back."
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