Chapter 112 Her high school life is over
The banyan tree outside the window is lush and growing wildly.
Another summer passed in the long chirping of cicadas.
During the summer vacation before his third year of high school, the school organized group remedial classes. There were only two weeks of vacation, and Lin Zixia did not go home.
With the start of the new semester, they officially entered their senior year of high school. On the blackboard at the back of the classroom were written the ideal colleges of each of them, and a calendar with the countdown to the college entrance examination was hung next to the blackboard in the front of the classroom, reminding them that time was passing day by day.
Time suddenly became tight and precious.
There were no more fighting and laughter in the classroom. During breaks, except for getting water and going to the toilet, everyone sat in their seats reading and doing exercises.
Even without the teacher's emphasis, everyone was fully focused.
A page is torn off the calendar every day, the leaves outside the window turn yellow and wither, are covered by rain and snow, and then grow new buds again.
First mock exam, second mock exam, 100-day oath-taking...
Time is approaching little by little.
Lin Zixia hunched over the table every day, and the textbooks were covered with detailed notes. Because he read the textbooks so many times, the corners of the textbooks were a little yellow.
Every time she did a set of liberal arts papers, the calluses on her middle finger joints would become thicker.
The countdown in front of the classroom gradually decreased, and finally only single digits remained.
Two days before the college entrance exam, at the end of the last class, everyone stood up spontaneously and said in their loudest and most unified voices, "Goodbye, teacher!"
Their high school life ended just like that.
On an ordinary, hot summer day.
Lin Zixia packed his things into the box bit by bit. Textbooks, notebooks, test papers, reference books...
Looking at the empty desk, I actually felt a little reluctant.
Lu Xiangye came to help her move her things. Seeing that she was staring at the desk without blinking, he raised his hand and knocked on her forehead. "What are you daydreaming about? Let's go!"
Lu Xiangye carried her two suitcases, and she only carried her own schoolbag.
As soon as I walked out of the classroom door, I met Jiang Xu coming towards me.
Jiang Xu looked at Lin Zixia, then at Lu Xiangye, raised his glasses, and said only one sentence, "Do your best on the exam!"
The day before the exam, the five-member team made an appointment to go to the temple together.
There are many people in the temple, the incense is burning, and the sound of Buddhist chants is lingering.
A few people first asked for incense at the door, lit it and worshipped in front of the main hall, and then went to worship Manjushri Bodhisattva.
Wu You even bowed devoutly in front of every temple.
Xu Wu looked at the God of Wealth in front of him and couldn't help asking, "Wu You, do you see clearly what kind of god is in front of you?"
Wu You said confidently, "Of course, I will just worship all the gods and Buddhas and ask them to bless me."
"If the God of Wealth shows up, it's not impossible for me to get top marks in the imperial examination and earn some bonus."
Xu Wu: That actually makes some sense.
We walked around the temple grounds. The solemn and majestic temple, its yellow walls swayed with dappled shadows of trees. Beneath the tree roots, a tabby cat lazily lay basking in the sun, looking indifferent and disillusioned with the world.
As they walked towards the wishing fountain, Lu Xiangye tilted his head to look at Lin Zixia and asked in a low voice, "Why aren't you talking?"
Lin Zixia then raised his head and curled his lips, "I just feel very comfortable staying in there, and it's good not to talk."
She really likes the smell of incense in the temple. It smells nice and makes people feel at ease.
She could even sit quietly in the temple for a whole day.
The bottom of the wishing pool was littered with coins, gleaming brightly in the sunlight. Nearby, on the rocks and wooden planks, a goose lay at ease, and turtles of varying sizes, stacked like Jenga, basked in the sun on the shore.
A few people leaned on the railing by the pool and watched for a while. Wu You couldn't help but sigh, "They are so leisurely. It seems that being a turtle is not bad."
Lu Xiangye glanced at him and said, "Do you want me to throw you in there and feel it?"
Wu You: "That's not necessary."
Xu Wu smiled brightly, "I see you really want it."
Wu You pursed his lips, "You just know how to bully me."
Lin Zixia pointed to a rock on the shore and said, "Look, there's a turtle there, trying to climb up."
It swam to the shore and stretched out its feet hard to climb up, but it slipped down again after just two steps. It climbed up and slid down again, with no sign of success at all.
Several people watched for ten minutes, but it still didn't work.
Lin Zixia shook his head. "This tells us a truth."
Wu You stepped forward and asked, "What's the point? Perseverance?"
Lin Zixia: “No.”
"What is that?"
Lu Xiangye put his hands in his pockets and said quietly, "You have to learn to give up."
Lin Zixia curled his lips, looked up at Lu Xiangye, and gave him an approving look.
Wu You: “???”
"It's not the day before the exam, Brother Lu, is it appropriate for you to say this?"
"Shouldn't you tell me that hard work pays off and let me take some of the pressure off?"
Lu Xiangye glanced at him calmly and said, "If it keeps struggling here, it might never succeed. If it changes to another place, it might have already reached the shore."
He raised his chin slightly and pointed at a spot not far away where there was obviously a lighter spot.
Wu You: ...
He Yan raised his hand and patted his shoulder, "If we weren't together in college, I'd be really afraid that you'd be sold out."
Wu You: Is this caring about him or insulting him?
Xu Wu couldn't help laughing out loud.
Lin Zixia took out a coin from his pocket and threw it over the pool. It fell into the water with a ding-dong sound, causing ripples on the surface.
"I hope everyone can write eloquently and pass the imperial examination!"
…
The weather was surprisingly good on the two days of the college entrance examination.
Lin Zixia's examination venue was in a nearby primary school, and her examination room was right next to the window on the first floor.
From where she was sitting, she could see a large patch of ivy outside the window.
Before each exam, the head teacher would hand out the collected ID cards to the students, reminding them to remember to write their names and fill in the answer sheets, pay attention to the time and techniques for answering, and pay attention to the events, reminding them again and again.
When the last exam ended and the bell rang, Lin Zixia couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
She slowly walked out of the classroom and looked up. The sun was still bright and dazzling.
This is just an ordinary summer.
But her high school life truly came to an end at this moment.
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