Chapter 8 (5)

  After learning the truth, Yu Xiang's face turned pale and he rushed into his parents' room, saying: "Dad, Mom, I'm going to the county key school."

  "Nonsense! The key point of education in our city is good, we've all made contact, aren't you happy? What's wrong this time? Too much pressure, afraid of not keeping up?"

  "Uh-huh."

  "In short, once you enter Shenzhen No. 3 Middle School, it's equivalent to having one foot already in the university!"

  "May..."

  "Don't be like this, we're busy for you, you should understand and show some consideration!"

  "But..."

  "Don't be rude, you must respect your parents!"

  The result came quickly, and Yuxiang's resistance was as futile as an arm trying to stop a cart. The saying goes "one's fate is in one's own hands", but his hand may not follow his will, heaven knows whose hand holds the hand that holds his fate.

  Please eat, send gifts, and finally have a finale. Yuxiang, as a long-distance runner with special athletic recruitment status, paid 30,000 yuan and received the admission notice from Shiniuzhong Middle School. The admission notice was like an unmarried pregnant woman, forcing Yuxiang to surrender. Yuxiang didn't feel excited at all, but Lin's mother was afraid that no one would know, so she called everywhere to inform them. Then he received a training task and said he had to go for summer training in mid-August. Three-quarters of the summer vacation passed peacefully, without Susan's phone call, only sleeping, eating, sleeping, and outsiders' endless praise.

  Forty-four days have passed in the blink of an eye. During these forty-four days, Yu Xiang tried his best not to think about those things that had gone wrong and been turned upside down. The day before he left for school training, his family was bustling with activity, helping Yu Xiang pack up and preparing a grand farewell feast, inviting many people to come and see him off. At the banquet, Yu Xiang suddenly remembered what Shen Xi'er had once said: "Susan will definitely go take the exam and will definitely get into Tsinghua." His passion was ignited again, thinking that since a gentleman takes revenge, ten years is not too late, then why should a gentleman's reunion be any different? So he stood up and declared...

  "I must get accepted..."

  Just as she was halfway through her sentence, Lin's mother, who had a slightly drunken tone, interrupted her and said: "Don't talk nonsense about which university you'll get into now, just focus on studying well for the next three years of high school..."

  It's very frustrating when someone sings a discordant note, especially when you're cut off mid-sentence. It's like being beheaded like Guan Yu. Back then, Guan Yu was executed, his body in Dangyang and his head buried in Luoyang, his body and head separated, suffering extremely. Yuxiang's words were the same, not only cut off but also stirred up into a mess, his lofty ambitions vanishing instantly.

  Mrs. Lin had been a butcher for a while, and under the influence of alcohol, she revealed some inside information, causing everyone to make "shh" sounds. After the banquet was over, Mrs. Lin was exhausted from her hard work and fell asleep immediately. Yu Xiang stood on the balcony looking at the stars, thinking that tomorrow he would have to go to Municipal Third Middle School, and couldn't calm down for a long time.

  The next day, the whole family got up early. The school required them to arrive a little earlier for registration, so Lin's father was busy arranging for a car, while Lin's mother was reviewing what else they needed, with large boxes and small packages all over the bed. Lin's mother was meticulous, afraid of any unexpected situations, and had a backup for everything, including toothbrushes, toothpaste, towels, and more, all appearing in pairs like officials at an entertainment venue. She counted them once, then again, until she was certain that these few large packages could guarantee Rain's basic daily needs.

  The long journey of high school is about to begin from here.

  Things were slowly being moved into the car. The sky began to drizzle with fine rain, but unexpectedly, this light rain was extremely limited in scope and couldn't even cross districts or counties. By the time we arrived at Sanzhong Middle School in the southern part of the city, the sun was still shining brightly. The school gate of Sanzhong Middle School was majestic and powerful, with a classical style that seemed to have been transported from the Taj Mahal without its dome. However, the remote-controlled gate at the entrance somewhat ruined the classic beauty, giving the impression of an ancient person wearing a pager on their waist.

  As soon as we entered the gate, there was a wide road with dense trees on both sides. After a turn, we arrived at the Husheng Building. All the buildings in Sanzhong Middle School were named after famous writers from different dynasties. The Husheng Building was the administrative building, with five floors in total. There were many conference rooms, followed by teachers' offices and toilets.

  After reporting for duty, we were informed that we would first receive our belongings and arrange our dormitories, then attend a meeting at 3 pm, and finally have training at 5 pm. Lin Mu had brought all the necessary items with her in the car, but it turned out that Sanzhong Middle School did not allow personal items, and everything had to be uniform and obtained from the Zhongshu Building.

  The Zhongshu Building was a library, which according to the school's introduction, housed over 1 million books. However, building such a large structure just for 100,000 books seemed somewhat excessive and pretentious. The Zhongshu Building also had a classical style, but it was enormous, with the 100,000 books scattered across many rooms. Often, one book would have its upper volume in the second reading room, while the lower volume would be in the ninth reading room, making it impossible for them to be reunited.

  The Zhongshu Building was newly built, so many books were placed on the corridors without a home to return to, like soldiers trapped in Dunkirk during World War II, who couldn't wait to retreat.

  The temporary collection point for students' daily necessities is set up in the reading room on the fourth floor of Zhongshu Building. The highest floor of Zhongshu Building is only four floors, and what puzzles Yuxiang most is why the school would let people move things to the fourth floor just to move them down again after two days. An old lady is guarding these things, also complaining that the person in charge of the school is stupid for moving things to the fourth floor. Yuxiang thinks this might be because smart people are too smart and become foolish as a result.

  The old lady finished distributing the things and was busy complaining to the next person. This kind of complaint that puts oneself in others' shoes caused dissatisfaction among others, all blaming the school. The athletic students had arrived one after another, and it seemed that many people had come to watch. A thin and weak boy wearing shorts claimed to be a shot put athlete, but Rui Xiang thought that even if he threw the shot put as far as possible, it would not exceed his height, and the guilt in his heart grew smaller and smaller.

  The campus of Shi Nan No. 3 Middle School is the largest among suburban high schools. After leaving Zhongshu Building, you have to walk a long way with bedding and sheets in your arms to get to the dormitory. At first, Lin's parents followed the crowd, but after walking for half a day, they found that the sports students' parents who were leading the way were not heading towards the dormitory, but instead went straight to an "Audi" car, loaded their stuff and drove directly to the dormitory. Everyone else was left behind, cursing as they ran after the car. The dormitory is located in a corner of the campus, built three years ago, so it's still about 80% new. The boys' and girls' dormitories are separated by an iron gate, to show that boys and girls are different.

  Yu Xiang was temporarily assigned to the third floor of Building No. 2. Each floor had four rooms, and each large room was divided into two small ones, with four toilets for each. The high jump team members were staying in the same room as Yu Xiang, all of whom had slender hands and feet like mosquitoes, busy sorting out their bedding. A parent who came to help with the move didn't notice until the last minute that there were no power outlets in the dormitory, rendering the electric fan they brought useless, leaving them complaining on behalf of their child. Yu Xiang was sleeping on the top bunk, and as he climbed up to get used to it, he felt like his field of vision was broadened, with a panoramic view of all the surrounding mountains, but turning over was inconvenient, and every movement above made the whole bed shake, making him feel like a dead person when he really needed to sleep.

  The school rules that parents leave the campus before 3 o'clock. As the deadline approaches, Lin's father gives Yu Xiang 300 yuan as living expenses for 15 days. After the parents are gone, a sports student in the dormitory suddenly has nothing to say and everyone is doing their own thing.

  Yu Xiang walked out of the dormitory building, to get familiar with the campus. Inside the school, there was a large road that spanned east and west, with green trees on both sides. The closest to the dormitory was the experimental building, hidden in a patch of greenery. Next to the experimental building was a small pond and a large garden, the scenery was no different from other gardens, but it seemed extremely unusual because it was located in a high school campus. This garden occupied a lot of space, and it was said that it would be expanded outward, which could be seen as a place for early lovers to gather. "People can't live on love alone", not bad, love is an abstract thing, to survive you need to eat, with both food and love life will be wonderful. Next to the garden was a cafeteria, three large characters were faintly visible - "Yu Guo Tang", the three characters below should be the signature of this calligrapher, unfortunately these three characters were entangled like worms, Yu Xiang couldn't recognize them. Yu Xiang thought that this name was well chosen, interpreting Victor Hugo as a type of food, very creative, following this line of thinking, in Yu Guo Tang you could buy Bakin Kasimi, and ask for a serving of Stir-fried Fei Er Ding and Austin, plus a white Zhan Re Mu Si Ji and roasted Gao Er Ji, right, also want to roast a Si Kong Shu, a Nu Ai Man, already very rich, can't digest, eat a few grains of Peng Tuo Bei Dan. Thinking about it, he amused himself, laughing heartily at the Yu Guo Tang, which was shaped like an armory.