Chapter 22 Sandwich Cookies
Qi Lang's motorcycle took the two of them for a ride along the coastline, and the sea breeze felt very refreshing on their faces.
Bai He was like a sandwich, squeezed between the two of them. Yan Yi held her waist firmly from behind. Even though Qi Lang's speed was getting faster and faster, she was not afraid because she felt very safe.
Half an hour later, the motorcycle stopped in front of the Xincheng food stall.
Tang Xin and Bai Xincheng waited anxiously by the roadside after receiving the call. As soon as Yan Yi got out of the car, his parents pulled him aside and said, "Ayi, grades really aren't important. Really, you're doing well, that's all that matters. Don't worry, it doesn't matter if you don't do well on the exam. Your uncle and I are counting on you to be safe. If things really don't work out, we can repeat a year. I believe hard work pays off. Our Ayi works so hard, he'll definitely have a chance to succeed. Ah, stop overthinking."
Bai He supported Qi Lang's shoulders, jumped out of the car, and said, "Mom and Dad, stop nagging him. He turned off his phone because it ran out of battery."
"Then...then why did you go to the beach alone?" Tang Xin's eyes were still red. "There must be something on your mind."
Yan Yi bowed deeply to Tang Xin and Bai Xincheng: "Uncle and aunt, I'm sorry for making you worry."
"Oh, you kid..."
His sudden bow caught the couple off guard, and they knew he was worried. Although they tried their best to give him the love of his father and mother, his childhood experiences of living under the care of others made it difficult for him to let go of the psychological burden.
"You are not a stranger, why are you being so formal with us?"
Bai Xincheng also said: "Ayi, we treat you as our own son."
"Don't talk at the door. Come in and enjoy the air conditioning. I'm so hot." Bai He pulled the collar of his T-shirt.
"Come into the private room, the air conditioning is on." Tang Xin fanned Bai He with a fan. "Your dad prepared a midnight snack for you, a big plate of rabbit with hot peppers."
Qi Lang held up his helmet and said, "Uncle and aunt, you and your family can chat first. I'll go back."
"Qi Lang, come in and have something to eat too." Bai Xincheng invited, "You've been busy all night, help us find Yan Yi."
"No, I have something else to do..."
Before he finished speaking, he looked down and saw Bai He holding his wrist.
The palm meat is soft.
"What family are you talking about?" She looked at him mischievously and whispered, "When did you start treating yourself like an outsider? You weren't like this before."
Qi Lang's smile was a little forced.
Bai He could always see some of his floating thoughts.
"Let's go, you love eating rabbits the most." She pulled him and went into the box together.
Yan Yi glanced back at them, his eyes fixed on her hand that was tightly holding his.
In the private room, Bai Xincheng brought the fragrant rabbit with hot peppers to the table. Bai He stood up first and picked up a piece of tender rabbit meat for Qi Lang. Qi Lang smiled and turned his head to stare at Yan Yi, but Yan Yi pretended not to see anything and put the meat into Bai He's bowl.
Tang Xin and Bai Xincheng poked each other's elbows: "You ask."
"You should ask. You are the father...you should ask."
Bai Xincheng rubbed his hands: "One."
Yan Yi said, "Uncle and aunt, do you want to ask about the scores?"
"Uh, it's okay, Yanyi. If you don't want to talk about it, that's fine too." Tang Xin quickly consoled him. "The score isn't that important. If you can't get into a first-tier university, you can still get into a second-tier university. That's our expectation for Sayuri."
Bai Xincheng quickly pulled her hand and whispered in her ear, "What do you mean by second-tier university? Can a second-tier university student be so desperate as to go to the beach? Our Ah Yi isn't an elite student. I don't think he's even close to a second-tier university."
Tang Xin felt that what he said made sense. If one's level was usually at a key university, he would be upset if he only got the score of a second-tier university. But Yan Yi's level was fluctuating... it was hard to say.
"Could it be... a third-tier university?" Tang Xin said uncertainly. "So what? It's okay. The tuition is just a little bit higher. Our family can still afford it!"
Yan Yi shook his head: "Uncle and aunt, you misunderstood."
Bai Xincheng and Tang Xin's faces froze, their eyes clearly filled with panic. "Ah, could it be that... we can't even get into the third-tier universities?"
Bai He was also very worried. On the way back, Yan Yi didn't say a word. He sat on the motorcycle and leaned his head against her back.
Seems very unhappy.
"Mom and Dad, Yan Yi won't go to a third-tier university. He wants to study medicine, so he'll definitely choose to repeat the year."
"Isn't there a medical major in the third-tier universities?" Bai Xincheng asked.
"I don't know, maybe not enough. Medical majors definitely require good grades." Bai He sighed.
Qi Lang stared at him for a long time without making any expression, and finally spoke, saying calmly: "Yan Yi, have you had enough of pretending? If you don't get 600 points, I, Qi Lang, will walk out of here standing upside down today."
He knew Yan Yi's true performance very well, the boy who won the national gold medal with him in the Mathematical Olympiad in junior high school.
They even had comparable scores.
How could a guy who could tie with him not be able to reach the key level? He must be pretending.
Yan Yi said to the confused couple, "Uncle and aunt, I got 729 points."
"Ah???" Tang Xin's mouth opened wide.
Bai Xincheng opened his mouth even wider than his: "??!!"
Bai He looked at Yan Yi in disbelief: "What the hell is this! 729?!"
Yan Yi explained calmly, "I got full marks in math and science, but lost a few points in English and Chinese."
"No, is this true?" Tang Xin couldn't believe it. "Ayi, you... you've never gotten such a high score before. Did something happen to you?"
Bai He collapsed and held his head: "No! Ah Yi, please get back to normal!"
At this moment, Bai Xincheng received a call from the head teacher of the Speech and Translation Science class and stood up to answer the phone.
"Yes, yes, I am Yan Yi's uncle and also his guardian."
"What? The top scorer in science? The top scorer in science is our family's interpreter?"
Tang Xin and Bai He hugged each other and screamed.
"Thank you, Teacher Song, for your careful training over the past three years! Thank you so much! I will definitely bring Yanyi to visit you someday to express my gratitude!"
Bai Xincheng hung up the phone, his eyes filled with unconcealed excitement and joy. "Teacher Song said that this year's science questions, especially math, were incredibly tricky and difficult. But our son, A-yi, got full marks in both math and comprehensive science. He's the only one in the province who got full marks!"
"Oh my god, our Ah Yi has made it big!"
"We have to add a few more dishes today!" Bai Xincheng paced back and forth, "I'll get you something delicious to reward our science champion!"
Tang Xin also stood up: "I'll get you some plum wine. We must celebrate tonight!"
My parents walked out of the private room and told everyone they met that our Ah Yi was the top scorer in science, which was such an honor, and Bai He also did well in the exam!
Everyone congratulated them, saying that they had finally made it, and that all their hard work in raising two children for so many years was worth it. The brother and sister will both have a bright future, and they will be blessed in the future.
Tang Xin and Bai Xincheng were laughing so hard that their mouths could not close.
Bai He whispered to Yan Yi, "How did you do so well on the test?"
"I'm just lucky." Yan Yi said modestly.
"I almost thought you were going to repeat a grade. Seriously, that was scary..." Bai He breathed a sigh of relief. "So, kid, you're not an emo anymore, so you went to the beach. You were just too excited, weren't you?"
Yan Yi couldn't help laughing: "Yeah, I want to go to the sea to calm down."
"I understand." Bai He said seriously, "If I also get the first, second, or third place in the imperial examination, I will have to swim in the sea for three days and three nights to calm down."
Yan Yi just looked at her, smiling faintly, with a faint dimple at the corner of his mouth.
The way he laughs is so touching.
Bai He couldn't bear to look away, she really loved seeing him smile.
"Don't worry now, we won't have to repeat the year."
Yan Yi nodded: "Yes, let's go to college together."
In fact, no matter how many points he got in the exam, if Bai He wanted to repeat the year, he would definitely have to repeat it too. After all, he was not yet an adult, so it didn't matter if he delayed for a year or two. No matter how many times he took the college entrance examination, he was confident that he could get into a key school.
Most importantly... to be with her.
In previous exams, his translation level fluctuated. During the college entrance examination, he also thought about what score would be appropriate because he was not sure about Bai He's score.
In the end, Yan Yi decided to let go of all his worries and aim for a high score, because if he scored high, he still had room to maneuver. If he scored low and couldn't catch up with her... he would definitely not allow Bai He to repeat a year just to accompany him.
So with this relaxation, Yan Yi scored the highest score in science.
Qi Lang stared at Yan Yi expressionlessly, his eyes gradually turning colder. "How many points did you get?"
"729."
It was more than twenty points higher than his score.
Although the liberal arts exam is more subjective and generally has lower scores than the science exam, he really didn't expect that the verbal translation exam would surpass him.
This is the first time.
There is no excuse or reason, his score is just higher than his.
From childhood to adulthood, Qi Lang has never been surpassed, and his desire to win began to take effect.
At this time, Bai Xincheng brought the hot braised fish to the table, smiling happily: "Come on, the carp leaps over the dragon gate."
Tang Xin poured them some green plum wine. Bai He said that Yan Yi was not yet an adult and didn't drink, so she went to the front desk to get a bottle of Coke and poured it for him.
Qi Lang was in a bad mood, but he didn't want to spoil the fun, so he raised his glass to Yan Yi and congratulated him.
"Thank you." Yan Yi replied.
Tang Xin and Bai Xincheng each took one side of Yan Yi, constantly picking up food for him, and also told Bai He to eat by herself, saying that there was no need to be polite to her own daughter.
"I have to go to the cemetery tomorrow," Bai Xincheng said. "I have to tell his father the good news."
Tang Xin immediately said, "Then let's all go tomorrow and have Yan Yi tell his dad in person how great it is! Our little Lily also did well in the exam. It's a double blessing! His dad will definitely be delighted if he knows."
"Of course, Yan Yi has made it big, and we have done our best to live up to his father." Bai Xincheng said with red eyes.
Tang Xin pushed him: "It's a happy day, what are you doing?"
"Yes, it's a happy day. Let's raise our glasses and have a drink with Yan Yi."
Yan Yi stood up, respectfully picked up the Coke cup, and thanked everyone.
In the joyful atmosphere, Bai He sensitively noticed that Qi Lang, who usually talked the most, seemed to be...silent today.
He was also laughing, but that laugh was not from the heart. He just didn't want to spoil the fun, so he was laughing along.
Bai He kept putting rabbit meat in his bowl, until it was piled high like a mountain.
In fact, when her parents were praising Yan Yi, she really wanted to interrupt and say that not only Yan Yi was the top scorer, but Qi Lang was also. He was undoubtedly the top scorer in liberal arts this year.
But on second thought, based on her understanding of Qi Lang, he definitely didn't want to join in the fun.
Yan Yi has always been a lonely boy. Tonight is his highlight moment as the protagonist, and Qi Lang will not be willing to share a piece of the pie with him.
So Bai He suppressed his temper and didn't say anything.
She poured herself a glass of green plum wine and calmly touched Qi Lang's glass beside her.
"Congratulations," she mouthed silently to him.
Qi Lang raised the corner of his lips.
From Bai He's eyes, Qi Lang knew that she could understand some of his secret thoughts.
Even the proud and arrogant young man sometimes envies others.
He envied Yan Yi for having such a family and love... something he could never dream of.
No matter how outstanding he was or what grades he achieved, his father would simply say, "You still need to work harder."
There are many children in the family, but he has not yet achieved what he wants, and it seems that he will never achieve it. Sometimes, Qi Lang also feels very bored.
What lay before his eyes seemed to be a lonely wasteland and wilderness. No matter how hard he ran, he would never reach the end.
He couldn't see his future, he just felt empty...
That's why he's so eager to fill himself with lots of love and friendship, noise and excitement.
Bai He seemed to understand things that the girls couldn't understand. They were childhood sweethearts, had a deep affection for each other, and had a tacit understanding that was unmatched by ordinary people.
Qi Lang clinked glasses with her and smiled at her. It was not his usual mischievous smile, nor was it his teasing or contemptuous smile. This smile was incredibly gentle.
Bai He's heart melted, and he had a physiological reaction as if he was instantly struck by an electric current.
Yan Yi took in all the undercurrents in the two people's eyes.
He calmly withdrew his gaze and lowered his head to drink his Coke.
…
After dinner, there were still customers in the restaurant, so Bai Heyan and Qi Lang went home first.
Bai He looked at Yan Yi carrying the drunken boy on his back and said in surprise, "He just had a few glasses of plum wine, is he so drunk? I didn't know that before."
"He never drank with us before." Yan Yi nudged him and said expressionlessly, "He only drank with his cronies."
"Don't say such harsh words."
Yan Yi changed the wording: "a gang of foxes and dogs."
“…”
Bai He pulled Qi Lang's sleeve and said, "You get drunk so easily. Don't drink with others when you go out next time."
Otherwise, you won’t even know that you’re being taken advantage of.
Those people might have taken advantage of him being drunk and used his phone to pay for his purchases. But... he didn't care about that.
But Bai He cares, she cares about everything about him.
Yan Yi looked down at her tiny shadow and said, "Your relationship with him has improved a lot."
"Really? We have always been like this." Bai He was very calm.
I will not say more about the translation.
He knew that Qi Lang would not want to make her his girlfriend because he was afraid, he was more afraid than Bai He of losing their friendship.
Bai He and Yan Yi sent Qi Lang back home. Yan Yi threw the drunk on the bed. Bai He quickly said, "Be gentle."
He was not gentle at all towards him, just threw her away casually and turned around to leave.
Bai He carefully took off his shoes, went to the bathroom to wring out a clean towel to wipe his face, and even lifted up his T-shirt to wipe the sweat off his body. Then, with a red face, she kept poking his solid abdominal muscles and pectoral muscles with her fingers.
"Oh my god, it's so hard."
Yan Yi couldn't bear to watch this anymore, so he walked over and grabbed the towel, glancing at her: "You're the one who took advantage of him when he was drunk."
Bai He chuckled: "He doesn't know anyway."
Yan Yi cleaned him up and put him to bed safely. Bai He considerately covered him with a small blanket and turned the indoor air conditioner to 25 degrees.
The two walked out of the front door of the villa, and the cool moonlight sprinkled on the ground and on them.
Yan Yi held Bai He's wrist, just like she had held his when they were children.
Bai He felt that his palm was very hot and very strong.
He used so much force that she had the illusion that he would never let go...even if he died.
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