"On the first day, Chinese in the morning and mathematics in the afternoon, on the second day, science and comprehensive studies in the afternoon, English, on the third day, you can choose..."
When leaving home in the early morning, Gu's mother was still talking about the college entrance examination process.
Unlike the two-day college entrance examination schedule in most provinces, Zhejiang’s college entrance examination takes two and a half days.
There is a self-selected module on the last day. Choose 6 out of 18 questions to answer, with a full score of 60 points.
However, this is also the last time the province will use this college entrance examination model. After the reform next year, the optional modules will be cancelled.
Shen Guanshan also came to take the exam today. He was wearing a black T-shirt on his upper body, which made his forearms white and flawless, and his lower body was still in loose sports pants.
"In the examination room, answer the questions more carefully and don't be sloppy..." she awkwardly warned her friend.
"Okay, okay, what next?" Gu Pan agreed, then looked at Shen Guanshan teasingly.
"Then, then..." Shen Guanshan's fair face turned slightly red, obviously because he was short of words, and he was racking his brains to recall the previous teachings of the class teacher, "Pay attention to the examination of the questions?"
She's not good at this.
Gu Pan patted his friend on the back, "Really speaking of the college entrance examination, you two together are no match for me, so don't worry!"
Gu Xing on the side did not refute.
He knew about Gu Pan's ability. It was unrealistic to become the provincial champion. He would have to be lucky to have a chance. However, it was not bad to be in the top 20 in the division. He was a solid Qingbei player in the town and his examination skills were outstanding.
"You too, pay more attention," Shen Guanshan looked at Gu Xing again, "Although it's not difficult for you..."
Gu Xing responded with a smile, "We will enter the examination room later. What are you going to do?"
"Learning to drive, I'm already studying the test questions for subject one."
Shen Guanshan's answer was within his expectation.
Gu Xing heard from many classmates that he would go to a driving school immediately after passing the college entrance examination and take advantage of the nearly three months of summer vacation to get his driver's license.
Since he has to go to work during the summer vacation, he definitely won't have time to study.
"By the way Guan Shan, after I finish the college entrance examination, do you want to be a tutor?" Gu Pan is already imagining the wonderful life after the college entrance examination. "Half a day to learn how to drive, half a day to tutor, free activities in the evening!"
When Shen Guanshan heard this, his head shook like a rattle.
She was nervous even talking to strangers, so she definitely couldn't do this job.
"Okay," Gu Pan knew his friend's character, so he was just a little frustrated, "I also want to bring someone with me."
When I walked to the school gate, I saw a bunch of classmates gathered in the corner, including Ding Ran.
Gu Xing still didn't see his parents, but this time he hesitated to speak, for fear that saying the wrong thing would affect the other person's attitude toward the exam.
But Ding Ran guessed what his good brother was thinking and took the initiative to say, "My parents sent me here, but I couldn't get away from work, so I asked them to go to the company first."
He has a pretty good relationship with his parents. Otherwise, when he came back from Shanghai, he wouldn't have shown such a disappointed expression when his parents didn't come to pick him up.
In contrast, Shen Guanshan's relationship with his family is more rigid and he rarely talks about it.
The head teacher was still counting the number of students conscientiously, making sure that everyone except the students who were escorted was present, and then watched them step into the examination center one by one.
Gu Xing waved goodbye to his parents and Shen Guanshan, then took his ID and stationery, and walked through the school gate with the students around him.
After the Chinese language test papers were handed out, he knew he was in a stable position.
The test questions were not difficult for him, and the essay was an essay discussing virtuality and reality.
Concentrate on answering the questions below. Don’t expect to be outstanding in the final essay question, just be satisfactory.
Mathematics in the afternoon is Gu Xing's dominant subject, and he must strive for perfect scores.
On the second day of the comprehensive science and English exams, he handled it easily, ensuring that he got all the points for the basic questions, and then moved on to more difficult questions bit by bit.
It started to rain lightly outside the window, and occasionally there was a muffled thunder.
Gu Xing has already determined that he will be able to pass the first line.
Even if the English composition is completely blank, it will not delay him from going to college.
But Gu Xing did not relax.
He first listed the outline of the composition on the draft paper, and then chose words and sentences, using concise and accurate words as much as possible to express his meaning.
After finally confirming that it was correct and no longer revising it, Gu Xing just transcribed the English composition on the draft paper onto the answer sheet bit by bit.
The handwriting is neat and the format is standardized.
When the bell rang for the optional modules on the last day, Gu Xing watched his answer sheets being collected and sorted on the podium, knowing that his previous twelve years of study had come to an end.
Sitting by the window, he cast a last glance at the town playground in the distance and said goodbye to his high school days.
The examination room was in a state of excitement!
The classmates packed up their stationery and whispered to each other about their plans for the summer vacation. They were full of excitement.
The huge boulder called the college entrance examination that weighed on their hearts finally disappeared without a trace the moment the bell rang.
For Gu Xing, what will greet him in the future is a new life.
Everything is unknown.
The rush of time left him no time to make complete preparations.
But this is his own choice.
After leaving the examination room, Gu Xing successfully met with Ding Ran and Gu Pan.
"The paper is too easy, isn't it?" Ding Ran said happily, "Can it be made more difficult?"
Gu Pan hummed a little tune in high spirits, presumably because he was comfortable with the question type and didn't encounter any obstacles.
The parents outside the examination room had kind smiles on their faces and allowed the children beside them to chirp. The scene was extremely warm.
Gu's mother had been waiting there early. When she saw a pair of children appearing in her field of vision, she waved vigorously to them.
"How did the exam go?" She looked concerned.
"There's no problem at all," Gu Pan held her mother's arm in a friendly manner, "It's almost the same as I usually feel after taking a mock exam!"
Ding Ran's father finally showed up.
He drove a dark Mercedes-Benz. The moment he saw his son, his tired face softened a lot.
"Are they Gu Xing's parents?" He took the initiative to shake hands and say hello, "Ding Ran came back from the Shanghai market before, and I couldn't get away from home at the time, so I need you two to take care of me..."
"It's not troublesome," Gu's father did not forget to praise Ding Ran, "this kid is quite sensible."
On the other side, Ding Ran knew that time was running out, so he was still whispering to Gu Xing, "Please come back and call me. Brother Xing, are you leaving tomorrow?"
"Yes," Gu Xing nodded, "The train is at eight o'clock tomorrow morning."
"I should take some time to go to VG during the summer vacation. Let's meet again then," Ding Ran patted him on the shoulder, "Come on for the game, Brother Xing!"
After saying this, he got into the car with his father and slowly drove away from the examination room.
It wasn't until the car drove away that Gu Xing withdrew his gaze, followed his family, and rushed towards Guxi Community.
This evening, my family closed the shop and gathered together to have a nice dinner.
Seeing that summer life was about to begin, Gu Panle blossomed, and her voice was as clear and sweet as a lark, but she noticed that Gu Xing's expression was not relaxed and comfortable.
Sensing that something was wrong in the atmosphere at the dinner table, Gu Pan guessed that her parents and brother had something to say alone. After filling her stomach, she dragged Shen Guanshan, who was confused, and shouted that she wanted to go to the other party's house to play.
After the two girls left, Gu Xing took out a bank card from his pocket and said, "The club gave 16,000 first, I kept 6,000, and I will keep the remaining 10,000 at home."
"No need, just keep the money you earn," my mother subconsciously refused. "The conditions at home are not that good, but it will be no problem for you two to go to college."
Gu Xing hesitated for a moment, but still pushed the bank card over, "The club takes care of food and accommodation, so it doesn't cost much. I heard Gu Pan said before that he had to take a driver's license test during the summer vacation, so I'd better take it..."
He suddenly felt that this seemed to show that he cared too much about his sister, so he added, "Looking at Gu Pan, he will definitely have to fail the driver's license test several times. If he takes more re-tests, should he have to pay extra?"
Gu Xing has never taken the exam and doesn’t know much about it.
Seeing that they couldn't resist it, my parents accepted the bank card.
Father Gu did not forget to remind him, "Gu Xing, you have been very sensible since you were a child. When you work in a club, you have entered society. You must know what you shouldn't do and what you shouldn't say..."
"But I still have to remind you that although there are relatives like Ding Ran in the club, there are good and bad things. You should always pay more attention."
Gu Xing agreed with a correct attitude.
"That's about it. Eat more food!" Mom pushed the chicken wings to her son, her tone couldn't help but be a little sad, "When you go to Shanghai, Mom will have no chance to cook for you.
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Gu Xing's heart moved slightly, but he retorted, "Mom, what are you talking about? It's only a two-hour drive. If I miss home, I can come back during the holiday!"
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Shen Guanshan's family.
Gu Pan watched as her best friend ran to the kitchen refrigerator and brought over two cans of drinks.
She glanced at the red package and asked, "Why is it Coca-Cola?"
"You don't like drinking it?" Shen Guanshan saw this and wanted to give his friend a bottle of orange juice.
"It's not whether I like it or not. To be honest, I can't tell the difference between it and Pepsi," Gu Pan explained to the other party, "but Gu Xing prefers Coca-Cola, so I drink Pepsi."
"He listens to Jay Chou, and I prefer to listen to JJ Lin. Although in my opinion, their songs are not bad, I just want to go against Gu Xing."
Shen Guanshan didn't know what he should say.
After thinking about it, he pulled Gu Pan to his bedroom.
The house is also 50 to 60 square meters, but it looks much more spacious than the Gu family.
The main reason is that there is no one to live in during the day. Shen Guanshan's parents are doing business in the capital, and they only return to their hometown during holidays.
She herself lived in the school dormitory most of the time. The old house in Zhenhai was very deserted, with not much furniture.
"This is what you call a bedroom!" Gu Pan had been here many times, but he still couldn't help but be envious when he saw Shen Guanshan's room.
The total area is equal to the two cubicles she lives in.
There are several Jay Chou posters on the wall, and there is a computer and a printer on the desk.
Apart from the red-covered Modern Chinese Dictionaries and Oxford Dictionaries, the bookshelves on both sides contain certificates and trophies, textbooks for various subjects, mathematics competition books and college textbooks.
"Can I use your computer?" Gu Pan asked, "We can watch some TV series together."
Shen Guanshan turned on the computer without much thought, and entered the desktop directly without setting a password.
"Eh?" Gu Pan's eyes were sharp and he found a familiar game icon on the desktop, "You also play League of Legends?"
"...I just got off the game not long ago, so I'm not very good at playing." Shen Guanshan explained hurriedly.
I looked around and thought for a moment.
Shen Guanshan took the opportunity to pour ice-cold Coke into his mouth to calm down his shock, trying to cool down the hot ears quickly.
"Then can you teach me?" Gu Pan requested.
She wanted to see what fun this game had.
"Ah?" Shen Guanshan was stunned for a moment, "That's possible, but I'm not very good at it and can only fight against humans and machines."
While responding, I breathed a sigh of relief.
However, she drank too much and soon ran to the toilet outside the bedroom.
Gu Pan looked at Summoner's Canyon, which was extremely unfamiliar to him, and did not dare to move. He just used the mouse to control the ice shooter to circle around the spring.
He moved his sore neck twice and glanced aimlessly at his best friend's bookshelf twice before looking back.
After eating and drinking enough, my brain reaction slowed down a beat.
After Gu Pan looked away, he realized something was wrong and looked up again.
There are two picture frames on the middle shelf of the bookshelf.
The top of one of the photos was marked in red font, ‘2015 China Mathematical Olympiad (31st National Middle School Students Mathematics Winter Camp) Group Photo’.
The front row is the team leader, and the back row is the participating members. Dark blue camper IDs are hung around everyone’s necks.
The other photo is a group photo of members of the town’s own provincial team.
There were only five people in total, including Shen Guanshan, Gu Xing and Ding Ran. They all looked relaxed and smiled happily at the camera.
Originally this was nothing unusual, Gu Pan had seen it before from his brother.
But the crux of the matter is the difference between the frames!
The photo frame for the group photo had obviously not been wiped for a while and was stained with dust.
This is normal.
After all, Shen Guanshan doesn't come back often, so it's okay for Sister Li to miss cleaning the photo frame.
But the photo frame containing a group photo of five people from the town was too clean and tidy!
This photo frame was not a new one. Gu Pan was sure that she remembered that her best friend had used it before.
For two photo frames placed side by side on the same shelf, normal logic must be to wipe them together...
Why does Shen Guanshan only erase one piece?
Gu Pan stood up and observed carefully, and found that his brother in the group photo in the town had a bright smile, full of energy and high spirits.
Her intuition told her something was wrong!
At this time, Shen Guanshan came back from washing his hands with a box of Oreos in his hand.
During the 18 years of fighting Gu Xing, Gu Pan has developed a lot of acting skills, and he can be called an experienced actor, which comes in handy now.
She adjusted her expression and looked at her best friend, "...how on earth is Ai Xi going to play with this?"
Seeing that the time came to 10:20 in the evening, Gu Pan was satisfied that he had finally defeated the human machine. He said goodbye to his friends and ran back to his home.
Gu Xing was still packing his luggage in his cubicle. It was summer when he went to Shanghai, so he brought a lot of shorts and shorts with him.
Just as I was rolling up my socks and throwing them into the box, I heard my sister's voice, "Aren't you going to take these Jay Chou posters with you?"
Gu Xing took a deep breath and suppressed the urge to quarrel with her, "Gu Pan, can I still come back? Just go to the Shanghai market to buy a few posters."
"That's it," Gu Pan started the conversation with the poster, then naturally continued, "What about the photos?"
She pointed to the photo of members of the Zhenhai Middle School Mathematics Competition Provincial Team on her brother's desk, "It can be considered a good memory."
Gu Xing followed his sister's fingers and glanced at Shen Guanshan in the group photo. He, who also had a keen sense of smell, realized something and immediately made a confused expression, "If you don't take it with you, the suitcase is no longer light. Put a photo frame on it and then What to do if it’s crushed?”
The tone is natural and flawless.
The window paper hadn't been pierced yet, and he didn't want his sister to know.
Gu Pan stood behind and stared at his brother for a while, but still couldn't get any definite evidence, so he had to go home in frustration, pack his clothes and get ready to take a shower.
Late at night, with a thin door in between, Gu Xing gave instructions before leaving.
"Be careful when you go to learn to drive. Don't drive other people's cars into ditches."
Gu Pan wanted to jump up and beat him up, but in the end he thought that they would probably never see each other again throughout the summer vacation, and his martial arts value was not very high, so he was forced to calm down the anger in his heart.
"When you are a tutor, remember to put your safety first. I heard that there are many people who deceive young girls like you. It will be bad if something happens to you." Gu Xing became serious and said softly, "You really can't hang up under the institution, go
It’s okay to hold classes in crowded places.”
Gu Pan squirmed in the bed.
The words coming out of her brother's mouth still made her feel uncomfortable.
Gu Xing finally added, "Try not to let your parents worry. It's not easy for them to raise us."
"...I know." Gu stared at the ceiling, blinking hard to hide the sudden moisture from the corners of his eyes.
Early next morning.
Gu got up and checked his luggage again to make sure nothing was left behind, and then accompanied by his father, he left the old house where he had lived for eighteen years.
Gu Pan, who was sitting at the dining table eating fried dough sticks, turned around, swallowed the food in his mouth, and said goodbye to him.
"When you have a chance during the summer vacation, you can take your parents to Shanghai to play around and watch my competition." After Gu Xing finished speaking, he picked up his suitcase and walked out of the room.
The door of Shen Guanshan's house was closed tightly. Gu Xing took a deep look and walked quickly downstairs.
The suitcase rollers make a unique sound when they touch the ground.
The window of the south bedroom on the top floor of the residential building was suddenly pushed open.
Gu Xing seemed to notice something, turned around and took a look, and looked at Shen Guanshan for a moment.
He took out his cell phone from his pocket and waved it.
Shen Guanshan understood what Gu Xing meant and nodded in agreement.
But the two of them were 20 meters apart, and she was afraid that the other person wouldn't be able to see her, so she nodded quickly.
Looks silly.
Gu Xing couldn't hold back, smiled, turned around and walked out of the community, towards his new world.