Chapter 74 Come on
Chapter 74 Come on
As the days passed, the numbers on the blackboard decreased.
The blackboard posters at the back of the classroom were changed again and again, from slogans such as "Ride the wind and waves, and cut through thorns and brambles" to more motivating words such as "Get one more point, and kill a thousand people."
Everything emphasizes the importance of scores and the sense of urgency of time.
Even day students like Tao Shuxin had to attend evening self-study classes until 10:30 p.m. with the boarding students.
This kind of miserable behavior naturally had nothing to do with Xu Mingyuan. It was his habit to leave at a certain time.
As for the rules and regulations, Xu Mingyuan knew how to abide by them and even Lao Gao couldn't keep him.
Seeing that Xu Mingyuan was addicted to the life of a lazy fish and couldn't extricate himself, Tao Shuxin was worried.
Whether being tough or soft, they tried both soft and hard tactics, but none of them worked.
Mature comprehension combined with youthful memory can often achieve twice the result with half the effort.
Although it was difficult to improve further after Xu Mingyuan raised his score to around tenth place, he vaguely felt that he was still making progress.
He also had a strange idea, as if he vaguely remembered some types of questions in the college entrance examination.
But he was not sure, but sometimes when he saw a certain question, he would feel somewhat familiar.
Regardless of whether it was the same as he guessed in his mind, Xu Mingyuan would write it down and do it several times to deepen his impression.
In the last semester of senior year, the school will give some preferential treatment and the management will be relatively relaxed.
Sun Hongwei and Li Cheng, two like-minded buddies, secretly dyed their hair dark red outside of school. It looked okay in the classroom and it was not noticeable unless you looked close.
But when the sunlight shone on them outside the classroom, the two of them were as conspicuous as traffic lights on the road.
Senior high school students don’t have to do morning exercises during breaks, and Mr. Gao doesn’t have to worry about them embarrassing themselves by spinning around in front of the whole school. He just said a few words and didn’t do anything else.
The two guys got bolder and wanted to persuade Xu Mingyuan to dye his hair as well, but he already had short hair and didn't want to do something stupid with the comics, so they just let them play aside.
Seeing that Xu Mingyuan's approach was not working, Li Cheng went to instigate other classmates. Unexpectedly, three fools actually followed him.
Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, Lao Gao dragged a few people out of the school during class and dyed their hair black.
But it doesn't help much. Just squeeze more shampoo and rub it a few times, and the color can still be seen.
There were also a few female students in the class who secretly dyed a few strands of hair at the ends chestnut brown, and they could not see it because they covered it with their hair.
The repressed nature is about to be released, but the time of waiting is the most difficult.
Looking forward to a better future, or feeling confused about the future, we always do things that are beyond the red line to relieve the anxiety in our hearts.
The teachers understand, and the school understands too. After all, kids these days are not that well-behaved.
No. 3 Middle School is okay. After all, it is a key school and the students have the intention but not the courage to do anything too excessive.
But the students in the vocational school have already started to study the prototypes of non-mainstream styles: boys have bowl cuts and girls have fluffy hair. In two years, all their hair will stand up.
Those born in the 1980s came at a good time and returned to mainstream society after they grew up.
When the Internet became well developed, the post-90s generation lived up to expectations and took on this heavy responsibility, cheering for the further development of non-mainstream careers and shouldering a big blame.
Xu Mingyuan observed all the changes around him with great interest. This was the fastest developing period in the country. Not only were high-rise buildings rising from the ground, but there were also fierce clashes of ideas.
Xu Mingyuan naturally enjoyed it very much as he immersed himself in the matter from the perspective of an outsider.
Since Lightning Technology was to be sold off, the old employees who did not need to expand new business had not much to do. Xu Mingyuan went to Jiangcheng once after the New Year and has not been there since.
Tao Shuxin also noticed something and sneaked up on him after school on Sunday.
Just as Xu Mingyuan opened the car door and got in, he saw a figure rushing over and squeezing him inside.
"Go, go, go, go..."
Tao Shuxin kept greeting the driver.
"Where are you going?" the driver turned around and asked.
"Uh, Xu Mingyuan, where are you going?"
Tao Shuxin also turned to look at him.
"I'm going home. Where else should I go?" Xu Mingyuan was puzzled and looked at the dusty Tao Shuxin with a puzzled look.
"Then tell me the address."
Tao Shuxin was leaning against the car window, and when she saw the little sisters walking towards them, she immediately kept pulling at Xu Mingyuan's sleeve.
"Master, go to the Plastic Steel Family Residential Quarter, the one on Jinjiang East Road." Xu Mingyuan said in confusion.
"Jinjiang East Road? That residential complex is in a good location. I heard it has large property rights. Many of the residential buildings in the early years were collectively owned with small property rights. Now they are seeing demolition and distribution of housing and money, and they are leading people to make a fuss."
The driver smacked his lips and asked, if the land was to be demolished, why not give them two good houses?
"hehe."
Xu Mingyuan sneered and ignored the driver's behavior of rubbing salt into his wounds.
"Master, let's go to the Jiangnan Market first."
Seeing that they were getting farther and farther away from the crowd, Tao Shuxin breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said to the driver.
Xu Mingyuan thought she wanted to go buy something, so he didn't mind taking a detour. A few minutes wouldn't matter.
When they arrived at the small market, Tao Shuxin glanced at the number on the odometer, took out a small wallet made of wool, and handed over five dollars.
You are so lazy, taking taxis all day long!
The starting fare for a taxi in Nanxi in 04 was four yuan. It cost four yuan without going far. Tao Shuxin took the change and put it back into her wallet with a sad heart.
Xu Mingyuan, who was dragged out of the car, was even more confused. When he asked Tao Shuxin, she refused to say anything and just held him back and refused to let him go.
They entered a large fruit supermarket together. When Tao Shuxin saw the prices above, she was stunned for a moment and then swallowed her saliva.
Seeing Xu Mingyuan sitting there lazily doing nothing, Tao Shuxin clenched her fists with a look of pain on her face.
Most of the New Year's money had been spent on him, and now he wanted to buy fruit. Tao Shuxin suddenly felt that her life was hopeless.
There will be no pocket money next month, or the month after next.
Although it is already the middle of February, the temperature in Nanxi is still below zero, and out-of-season fruits are still quite expensive.
Tao Shuxin picked up a few bunches of grapes, then a bunch of very heavy bananas. He counted the money in his pocket and picked out a relatively cheap large grapefruit.
"This fruit looks good but tastes bad, except for the grapes. Why did you buy it? Are you going to give it to someone as a gift?" Xu Mingyuan asked.
"You carry it."
Tao Shuxin handed over the bag.
"I won't carry it. You should carry what you bought yourself."
Xu Mingyuan turned and left.
Xiao Yangzhi is just a little girl of fifteen or sixteen, and Xu Mingyuan had the nerve to let her carry herself, let alone Tao Shuxin?
Seeing Xu Mingyuan walk away so shamelessly without any intention of helping her share the burden, Tao Shuxin almost vomited blood in anger.
But there was no other way. She couldn't just throw it away, so she had to carry the heavy bag herself and take small steps to catch up.
"Master, go to the Plastic Steel Community on Jinjiang East Road."
Tao Shuxin chased the taxi until she put down the bag and told the driver the address.
"Are you going to my house?" Xu Mingyuan asked.
"Humph."
Tao Shuxin was still sulking and would not pay attention to him for three to five minutes.
"Come if you want, what gifts do you bring?"
Xu Mingyuan also realized that she was going to follow him home.
"..."
Tao Shuxin subconsciously touched her deflated wallet, a look of sadness on her face.
(End of this chapter)