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Two days of nostalgia

  Past Feelings

  Two days later, Lin Zhihui, who was supposed to return home five days later, ended his business trip ahead of schedule and returned home. Lin Fanghua's brother, Lin Zhengyu, had gone to play at a university classmate's house after the summer vacation and would not be back for another ten or twenty days. In the end, with the unanimous approval of the two heads of the household, Lin Fanghua's college entrance examination application was quickly filled out.

  Today is the day to submit the application form. Lin Fanghua had breakfast, tidied up the house, and then took the application form to school.

  The school had long been on holiday, and only the teachers and students of the third year of high school would come to school today. When Lin Fanghua walked into a large classroom used as a conference room, she found that there were not many people in the house. It was probably around 9 o'clock, and most people would arrive in a while. Lin Fanghua walked towards her class teacher, Mr. Liang.

  Mr. Liang took over the registration form and said while looking at it: "First choice, Xihua Medical University. Hmm, looks like you did a good job on the exam, how many points do you think you'll get?"

  "Nope, I did pretty average on the exam, I think I just barely made it above the key line with 525 points. Don't dare to apply for a higher one."

  "So it's like this... So you also know about President Xu of Xihua Medical University's wish."

  Lin Fanghua thought to herself, although she had smoothly entered Xihua Medical University in her previous life. But what if this time there was a butterfly effect and something went wrong somewhere? It's better to be safe than sorry.

  Then, Lin Fanghua nodded and said with a hint of anxiety in her voice: "Teacher Liang, can you please talk to the principal? I'm worried that my score might not be enough for Xihua Medical University. The actual admission scores for key universities are often higher than the published ones. Can he help keep an eye on things during the admissions meeting and give a heads up to the admissions teacher at Xihua Medical University?"

  Teacher Liang looked at Lin Fanghua, a bit surprised that this student who usually didn't talk much and was quite honest actually knew quite clearly about the recruitment. However, thinking about it, Lin's older brother had just taken the college entrance exam last year, but unfortunately didn't get into his first choice of university. Probably she also knew some things from that experience.

  "Kobayashi, don't worry! Of course, all our teachers hope that as many students as possible can get in. Principal Yu goes to the admission site every year and fights for student enrollment quotas with all his might. I'll definitely tell him about this. After all, the more students who get into key universities, the happier we teachers will be!"

  "Well, thank you teacher then!"

  "Hey - here, you didn't fill in the date, and this part isn't complete either. Take this pen and fill it in here!"

  Lin Fanghua sat down at the table and began filling out a form.

  "Teacher Liang, we've come to turn in our forms!" A gentle and polite male voice came from behind.

  Lin Fanghua's heart skipped a beat, and the pen in her hand involuntarily paused for a moment. It was just past nine o'clock in the morning, and although the summer sun was shining brightly, the indoor temperature had not yet become scorching hot. Yet Lin Fanghua somehow found herself suddenly breaking out into a fine sweat on her forehead.

  She slightly tilted her head and nodded at the two boys standing beside Teacher Liang, one tall and one short. She then lowered her head to continue filling out the form, but her handwriting speed noticeably slowed down.

  Alas, it's useless. Chen Jian, the guy I secretly had a crush on, hasn't been seen in five or six years. Unexpectedly, without any mental preparation, suddenly seeing him again made my heart skip a beat, and the long-buried emotions slightly revealed themselves from the deepest secret place.

  In her previous life, Lin Fanghua was a girl with low emotional intelligence. She and Chen Jian had been neighbors since childhood and were classmates from grade one to high school, but they had never spent time alone together. Although their parents, brothers, and sisters often interacted with each other, the two of them maintained a purely platonic relationship as classmates, not even friends. In fact, Lin Fanghua secretly felt something special about Chen Jian in her heart. However, her good upbringing made her never think deeply about this feeling. She always thought she just had ordinary goodwill and admiration for such an excellent classmate who was good at studies, playing volleyball, and got along well with others. It wasn't until they lost contact after entering university and reconnected years later when Lin Fanghua graduated and inexplicably joined the military unit where Chen Jian worked as a doctor that she still didn't understand her own heart.

  It wasn't until a gathering with old classmates that Lin Fanghua heard Chen Jian had gotten a girlfriend, and she suddenly felt a pang in her heart. She couldn't control herself and ran to the bathroom, locking the door and crying uncontrollably. It was then that she realized she had unknowingly liked him for so long. Afterwards, she became depressed for a period of time, but since they had never been close, it was just a vague infatuation from their youth. Moreover, after learning about Chen Jian's marriage, Lin Fanghua buried this feeling deep within her heart, and even at several class reunions, there were no signs of it.

  That day on the bus, Lin Fanghua was shocked and stunned, her mind too confused to notice Chen Jian. Now that she's calm, suddenly running into him, she didn't expect her heart to be racing? Lin Fanghua took a deep breath, wiping her hands on her skirt, thinking: The past is just the past, I'm not a lovesick teenager anymore, and Chen Jian was just an ordinary classmate back then. But at this moment, there's a faint voice in her heart saying: Don't forget, you've been reborn. He's still just a young man, he doesn't have a girlfriend yet. You should seize the opportunity to confess your feelings to him! That way, you won't have any emotional regrets!

  No, no! Not right! The voice in Lin Fanghua's heart that was called "rationality" said again: My body has been reborn, but my mind hasn't changed, I'm still the woman who has experienced many hardships and is over 30 years old. Is it possible that when people go back to the past, their emotions also regress? No way, I'm a mature woman now, I can control my own emotions. Secretly being in love isn't a mature emotion. Chen Jian is just an adolescent, he's not suitable for me. Alright, that's it! Don't be nervous, nothing's wrong, I've let go!

  Lin Fanghua's heart finally calmed down a bit. She continued to fill out the form, while secretly glancing at Chen Jian with the corner of her eye. The 17-year-old was smiling and chatting with He Chao and Teacher Liang beside him. Although his figure still had a hint of youthful thinness, it exuded a strong and upright demeanor like a pine tree; his face still retained some of the innocence of a student, but the faint stubble on his upper lip already revealed a hint of maturity. The most striking feature was his bright and shining eyes, which seemed to see right through to one's soul when he looked at someone seriously. Lin Fanghua couldn't help but think: what a handsome and vibrant young man! It was worth her secretly admiring him for so long back then!

  Chen Jian seemed to have sensed something and walked a few steps to Lin Fanghua's side: "Lin Fanghua, which school did you report to?"

  Lin Fanghua, after all, lived twenty years more, quickly gathered her girlhood infatuation, and swiftly repositioned Chen Jian back to an old classmate, no longer having any lingering thoughts. She raised her head with a big smile and said: "I'm going to Xihua Medical University, planning to be a doctor in the future! How about you?"

  Chen Jian raised an eyebrow: "I'm going to report to the military academy in Nanjing, majoring in Communications Engineering!"

  As expected, just like in my previous life, I'll probably graduate and work at a communication station of a military research institution four years later. Lin Fanghua said without surprise: "Not bad! Now is the information age, studying telecommunications has great prospects!"

  "Haha, you're not bad either! As a doctor, you'll never have to worry about losing your job or being unemployed!"

  Lin Fanghua wiped his sweat: "For human health, I'd rather lose my job!"

  Mr. Liang and He Chao couldn't help but laugh when they heard what the others were saying. Lin Fanghua handed her watch to Mr. Liang, then politely asked He Chao which school he had attended. In fact, she of course knew that He Chao had also been admitted to a prestigious domestic university of science and technology, later went abroad for his Ph.D., and worked and settled in the United States. Lin Fanghua hadn't seen He Chao since the college entrance examination. The He Chao back then was short and plain-looking, but he was indeed smart. His grades in high school were pretty good, but not the best; however, he later became the only foreign Ph.D. among his classmates, which made him the most accomplished one.

  Lin Fanghua looked at her classmates she hadn't seen in "twenty years" and felt a bit strange, wondering how she hadn't noticed the signs of this future Ph.D. and expert-level talent back then. But thinking about it, a person's life is so long, and their middle school grades and one high school entrance exam can't determine their entire life. People like He Chao are probably those who are more persistent and always stick to it, able to "bloom late" and achieve something in their studies and career. And there are also some classmates who didn't attend university but still achieved success or had a happy marriage after experiencing ups and downs in society. As for her past self, although she started off well and attended a prestigious university, she later became complacent and wasted her youth, no longer continuing to enrich herself, ultimately reaping a bleak life. Fortunately, she has this chance to start again. So this time, she should learn from He Chao's example and strive to achieve something.

  Then Lin Fanghua smiled and said: "Unfortunately, the schools we applied for are not in the same city, so it may be difficult to meet again in the future. Don't forget to keep in touch!" He Chaoping was often ignored by girls because of his short stature and introverted personality, so he thought Lin Fanghua's words were just polite remarks between classmates. Although he nodded in agreement, he didn't take it seriously in his heart. Chen Jian smiled at Lin Fanghua and said: "That's a promise, don't forget to reply to our letters!"

  The three of them bid farewell to Teacher Liang with smiles and left. Teacher Liang smiled and put away the application forms of the three students. A teacher from the teaching affairs office who came to help chimed in, "Teacher Liang, those three students seemed very confident just now?"

  Mr. Liang looked at the three vigorous silhouettes outside the window, and his smile deepened: "I think it's not far from ten, usually these few are quite down-to-earth, this score should be low but not high, all three should be able to get into a key university."

  "Go, Little Liang! And then there's Zhang Wenjin, the top student in our grade, and Yan Song, who won first prize in the provincial physics competition and has already been admitted to Z University. With just these five students from your class going to key universities, plus the regular college admissions, you'll have around ten students total. This is your first time teaching a graduating class, and it's setting the highest record for our school's high school entrance exams!"

  "Nonsense! An ordinary key school couldn't possibly have such a high promotion rate. It's mainly because these kids have a good foundation and family education. Almost every parent is an alumnus of an old prestigious university or a senior engineer. They've dedicated their lives to the country in the mountains, we can't afford to hold back their children!"

  Three people took different routes home and parted ways at the school gate. Fang Hua turned a corner to go to the vegetable market to buy vegetables, and after returning home, she cooked dinner when it was almost time. Lin Dad and Lin Mom returned from work, saw the clean and tidy house, simple and delicious food, and couldn't help but feel "overjoyed", praising their obedient daughter for several sentences.

  Throughout the summer vacation, Lin Fanghua, with a clear plan in mind, spent her days doing household chores, reading English books in her free time, and swimming at the reservoir after dinner to exercise her body, quietly preparing herself for the arduous journey of medical studies ahead.

  But Lin's parents couldn't be as calm as their daughter, and they often contacted the school teachers to understand the scores and admission matters. As a result, everything went smoothly. The estimated score of the daughter was not different from one point; the principal had already made contact with the admissions teacher of Xihua Medical University, and the teacher also admitted Lin Fanghua at the first time. In the month, Lin's parents finally received the admission notice, feeling that their daughter's high school exam was very smooth, compared to last year when their son took the high school exam, they were worried and anxious, and didn't know how many times more smoothly this time was. They couldn't help but sigh, it's still good for daughters!

  This year's Gaokao results also made the research unit, which had been isolated from the world in the mountain valley for a long time, lively for a while. More than 30 students who took part in the Gaokao this year, 12 of whom were admitted to undergraduate programs, 10 to junior colleges, and 8 graduates directly entered technical schools. It can be said that the promotion rate is the highest among all classes. This record has not been broken since then. Because three years later, the institute moved away, and several subsidiary schools were abolished. The old generation of military industrialists who dedicated their youth and life to the country finally didn't have to sacrifice their children anymore. The state established a modernized key high school for their descendants.

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