Gu Changge was about to frown, but he controlled his expression: "Let me answer your question now. Why did Teacher Zhao say you would affect Lin Yi?"
"The two of you have chosen different paths, but in order to forcefully come together, one of you will surely waver."
"The senior year of high school is inherently stressful, and any wavering may be fatal."
Gu Caiwei disagreed: "But... I didn't ask Lin Yi to go abroad with me. I am willing to stay with him."
"You changed your life plan for him, which also increased his burden. Can he remain indifferent?"
"This time you gave up going abroad for him. What if you fail the college entrance examination? Will he accompany you to repeat the study for a year?"
"On the other hand, what if he fails?"
Gu Caiwei protested loudly: "Mom, why don't you have any confidence in us?"
Gu Changge sighed: "Xiaowei, this is not a question of whether mother has confidence in you or Lin Yi. These things are inherently uncontrollable."
"Do you know why teachers and parents don't support your puppy love?"
"Because at your age, you can't even control your own destiny. It's really difficult to bring another person with you."
"I just talked about the external factors that are beyond your control, and there are also some things that you won't doubt now but may happen in the future."
"What if he changes his mind? What if you change your mind? Will you regret the sacrifices you make for each other now in the future?"
Gu Caiwei's expression was firm: "Absolutely not."
"Xiaowei, every one of those people who have regretted it was once as steadfast and confident as you are now."
"Mom, why are you so pessimistic about us? I thought you would bless us."
This sentence made Gu Changge ponder for a moment: "Xiaowei, I will always bless you, but I have to prepare for the worst for you."
She felt that there was no point in continuing to argue with her daughter: "Well, you tell Lin Yi and I want to see him."
"What are you going to tell him?"
Gu Changge was amused by his daughter's suspicious eyes: "Xiaowei, mom is not the boring feudal patriarch in the TV series. Don't worry, I won't write him a check to let him leave my daughter."
…
When the cell phone rang, the Lin family was also eating.
Lin Yi took out his mobile phone and looked at the caller ID. He put down the bowl and quickly said "I'll answer the phone" before hiding in his room.
He came out not long after and was eating as if nothing had happened. Ms. Yu Xiujuan asked casually: "Classmate, why did you call me just after the holiday today?"
Lin Yi swallowed his food: "I forgot my summer homework at school and didn't bring it back. I have to go there again tomorrow."
Ms. Gu Changge did not ask to see him tonight, and it was hard to make excuses for going out at night.
"It's holiday, is there anyone in the school?"
Lin Yi said this level of lies casually: "Liu Pengfei, do you remember? The middle bed sleeps on the top bunk. He has two physical and chemistry competitions to prepare for. He has to stay in school throughout the summer vacation and cannot go home. Compared with
I’m very busy on weekdays, but I don’t even have weekends.”
Lin Guoqing nodded when he heard this: "My classmates are working so hard, so you can't slack off. If you leave your summer homework, go get it back early."
This is considered a pass.
The next morning, Lin Yi finished breakfast and said goodbye as if nothing had happened. After leaving the community, he deliberately walked a little further before taking a taxi and going straight to Gu Caiwei's house.
The last time he came here was on New Year's Day. He sent Gu Caiwei downstairs, and when he turned around, he saw Ms. Gu Changge sitting in the car.
This time he followed Caiwei's instructions, went directly to the door of his house, and rang the doorbell.
"Ding Dong".
The person who opened the door was Gu Caiwei. She was wearing comfortable home clothes and playfully stuck out her tongue at Lin Yi without looking too worried.
Lin Yi followed her in and walked through the entrance to the restaurant. Ms. Gu Changge was standing behind the island in the open kitchen. She nodded and said hello when she saw him coming in.
"Have you had breakfast? If not, let's eat some together. Xiaowei just got up."
"No, auntie, I've eaten at home."
Gu Changge did not pretend to be polite. She only brought a breakfast to Gu Caiwei, and it seemed that she had already eaten it. Then she brought two cups of hot milk from the kitchen and placed one cup each in front of Gu Caiwei and Lin Yi.
I don't know if it was because of Lin Yi's presence, but Gu Caiwei ate in small bites, looking very gentle.
Gu Changge took off his apron, washed his hands and came out, then waved to Lin Yi: "Xiaowei is eating here, let's go to the study and have a chat."
"no!"
Before Lin Yi could agree, Gu Caiwei grabbed Lin Yi's palm and squeezed her fingers tightly together, making it look like they were clasped together.
"Say it to my face."
Lin Yi knew that doing so would not be helpful for today's conversation, but he did not reject Gu Caiwei's intention and held her hand tightly.
Ms. Gu Changge didn't make a fuss or bother with their little actions, and sat directly across the dining table.
"Lin Yi, can I call you that?"
"certainly."
"I heard Xiaowei say that you want her to give up her plan to go abroad for you and stay to take the examination for students with special talents and the college entrance examination?"
Gu Changge did not care about their relationship status first, but directly asked about the topic last night.
Lin Yi glanced at Gu Caiwei and didn't know what she said.
Gu Caiwei held the spoon in her other hand and ate seriously, but her face was a little red.
"Auntie like that, I know you arranged for Gu Caiwei to study abroad for her own good, but in fact she doesn't want to go abroad."
"On the contrary, if you study in China, with Gu Caiwei's music level and performance experience in the choir, you have a good chance of getting the music qualifications of some universities."
Gu Changge shook his head: "I discussed it with you, Teacher Zhao, when I was a freshman in high school. Even if you get the qualification of a special student, Xiaowei's grades cannot guarantee that you will get into the first grade."
Lin Yi threw out the rhetoric he had thought of before: "Auntie, actually the two are not in conflict."
"First of all, we are still about a year away from the college entrance examination, and it is not an unattainable goal to get into the first line."
"Secondly, the road you prepared for her to go abroad is completely feasible as a retreat in terms of time."
"Because the semesters and academic years of overseas universities are different from those in China, even if the college entrance examination results are not satisfactory, there is still time to prepare to go abroad, and they can still be considered to be in the same class. Many seniors and seniors have had such precedents in previous years."
"At best, I will only enroll a year and a half later. In fact, because the academic system of overseas universities is more flexible, if I plan well, I can still graduate at the same time."
Gu Changge nodded.
Of course she could think of what Lin Yi said. What she recognized was that Lin Yi was obviously more thoughtful than Gu Caiwei herself. She appreciated this habit of always leaving a way out.
The two of them didn't insist on being together, as if they would turn into butterflies if they were separated. Lin Yi was rational and had a plan.
In contrast, my daughter was so stupid that she was obviously hot-headed and had no overall plan at all.
Although it is said that they do not conflict with each other, the two completely different paths to higher education require different preparations, and trade-offs will definitely be made.
Of course, this kind of second-best option is definitely not enough for top overseas prestigious schools, but Gu Changge did not expect his daughter to apply for Hayes Ma.