A foreign city, dear you

"Wow, it's so exciting in school!" Ye Lian and Cao Xueqin stood on the balcony and saw the scene in Anbao Middle School. They couldn't help but feel excited and moved.

The day after tomorrow, senior high school students will rush to the college entrance examination.

Anbao Middle School is now brightly lit and bustling with activity. All students in the school are not in evening self-study. The senior students have completely relaxed, while the younger students in the first and second grades are shouting and cheering for their seniors.

The teaching building was full of students, holding colorful flags, waving glow sticks, and shouting all kinds of inspiring slogans.

From a distance, Ye Lian couldn't hear clearly, so she asked Cao Xueqin: "Did you hear what they were shouting?"

"I heard one sentence," Cao Xueqian said: "The kings of heaven and the tigers of earth all got 985 exams!"

“Haha,” Ye Lian laughed, “They are really good at making up stories.”

"And," Cao Xueqian continued to listen with his ears pointed, and then told Ye Lian: "The Pagoda to Suppress the River Monster is at least 211; if you take the full test, you will get all the answers right!"

……

The students are really talented and their compositions are catchy.

But Cao Xueqin couldn't hear many of them clearly.

Not long after, the students started singing again. Their voices were high-pitched, passionate, exciting and joyful, which brought the atmosphere of the entire campus to a climax!

*

At about ten o'clock, Cao Lanshan came back with a box of sticky notes in various colors.

"What are these?" Ye Lian asked.

"They were all written to me by my classmates." Cao Lanshan put the box on the dining table.

"No love letters, right? Can we take a look?" Cao Xueqin asked jokingly.

"Whatever, love letters are okay." Cao Lanshan said very generously.

"It seems there is no love letter." Cao Xueqin smiled and began to look at the sticky notes with words written on them.

Ye Lian also looked at the notes one by one.

Some of these notes were written by students in the top class, and some were written by students in Class 5 () where Cao Xueqin used to stay. Many of them still addressed Cao Lanshan as "Uncle Shan".

"Master Shan, your writing is so beautiful, as if you were inspired by God."

"Master Shan, who else can win the college entrance examination but you?"

"Master Shan, you are so talented and knowledgeable that you will surely pass the imperial examination!"

……

"Wow," Ye Lian said with a smile as she looked at them, surprised, "So many people in Class 5 still remember you?"

Cao Lanshan smiled and nodded: "Yes, many of them come to see me on weekdays."

"What do I want to see you for?" Cao Xueqin asked.

“Most of the time they come to me with questions.”

"He's really popular." Ye Lian is proud of her son.

"So many people wrote me notes, and I had to reply to them one by one. I spent the whole afternoon writing today." Cao Lanshan said this with a hard yet proud look on his face.

"Where are your books? Where are your notebooks?" Ye Lian asked.

"I don't want any of them. I'm giving them to my juniors."

"Have you given them all away?" Ye Lian asked.

"Yes, many of my classmates' books and notebooks have been reserved long ago."

Ye Lian paused and said, "Maybe the juniors think that your books and notebooks are treasures. Now you are free from books, and the day after tomorrow you will really show your skills."

"You guys were really excited tonight when you shouted from the building," said Cao Xueqin.

"Yes, you heard it too?" Cao Lanshan asked with a smile, excitement in his expression.

"It was so loud that we could hear it on the balcony, but a lot of it couldn't be made clear," said Ye Lian.

Cao Lanshan seemed to be still immersed in the atmosphere of shouting. After hearing what his mother said, he excitedly told his parents some of the interesting words and slogans in the shouting. The whole family burst into laughter from time to time.

*

The atmosphere became tense the day before the college entrance examination.

The government service center began to remind nearby residents that information would be blocked during the college entrance examination, and checkpoints would be set up on nearby roads, which would be closed during the exam.

Ye Lian naturally attached great importance to it as it was the top priority for the family this year, but she could not appear too nervous. She always reminded herself to stay calm and have a normal mind so as not to affect Cao Lanshan.

She still only paid attention, not asking any questions, leaving everything to Cao Lanshan. She didn't even remind Cao Lanshan to go to bed early, because she knew Cao Lanshan would make his own arrangements, and a special reminder would only make the college entrance examination more important, making people more nervous.

What Ye Lian was most worried about was Cao Lanshan’s sleep problem.

Cao Lanshan used to sleep very well, I hope he can also have a good sleep on the eve of the college entrance examination.

Fortunately, the students of Anbao Middle School take their exams at their own school, so it is quite convenient and they don’t have to stay in a hotel.

*

The first day of college entrance examination.

Ye Lian and Cao Xueqin prepared breakfast for Cao Lanshan as usual and watched Cao Lanshan walk to school.

Ye Lian and Cao Xueqian did not go to see Cao Lanshan off for the exam. They acted as if everything was normal. They wanted to send Cao Lanshan a signal: the college entrance exam is just like any other exam. Don't be nervous. Just keep a normal mind. But in fact, they were very nervous, fearing that Cao Lanshan would make some mistakes on this day.

Not long after Cao Lanshan left the house, Ye Lian and Cao Xueqin followed him out. After all, they were worried. After all, this was a very important day. After all, this was Cao Lanshan's big test in life.

When I arrived at the school gate, Cao Lanshan had disappeared. He must have gone into the examination room. Other candidates were entering one after another.

The school gate is very busy, with many parents sending their children to take the exam.

When Ye Lian saw the scenes of parents sending their children to take the exam, she found it very strange and funny. Of course, it was also the parents' good intentions.

Many mothers wore red cheongsams.

I can understand this lotus leaf and know its meaning is a good start and a successful victory.

But Ye Lian couldn't understand some of the ways. Some people were holding sugar canes? Some were holding bananas? Some were holding sunflowers?

What does this mean?

Ye Lian couldn't understand why these parents were making such a fuss. Wouldn't this only add to the invisible pressure on their children? Didn't they think the pressure on their children wasn't big enough?

*

At noon, Cao Xueqin did not go home for lunch.

Ye Lian specially cooked Cao Lanshan’s favorite dishes, hoping that Cao Lanshan could eat well and then take a nap.

When Cao Lanshan was taking a nap, Ye Lian didn't dare to go to sleep, for fear that something might happen that she was not aware of, and also afraid that something might affect Cao Lanshan's rest.

"Hiss-hiss--" A sharp sound of drilling through the wall came from the roof.

Ye Lian jumped up in shock.

Oh my god, what's going on? Why are you drilling at this time? Don't you know that the college entrance examination is today? Don't you know that it's noon now?

Ye Lian immediately rushed out of the house and ran upstairs to stop the driller.

He went to the thirteenth floor above his head and asked. They said that they were not drilling, so Ye Lian rushed to the fourteenth floor.

At this time, a middle-aged man followed behind and asked whose family was drilling. He was probably the parent of a college entrance examination candidate.

Parents all over the world are the same.

I arrived at a house on the 14th floor at the same address, knocked on the door and asked. An old man came out and said that they were drilling at home and that they didn't know that today was the college entrance examination.

Okay, okay, no need to explain, stop drilling immediately, the lunch break is so short, I hope the child can still sleep for a while.

Cao Lanshan took a break and asked Ye Lian, "Mom, what was going on upstairs just now? It was so noisy?"

"An elderly man was drilling holes in his home to install something. Didn't you get any sleep afterwards?" Ye Lian asked, looking very worried.

"Well, then I didn't fall asleep, so I took a nap."

"Is that okay?"

"It's ok, Mom. I'm leaving."

"Ok, bye."

……

Cao Lanshan left, and Ye Lian came to the balcony again, watching Cao Lanshan walk out of the unit door, turn left and walk towards the school...

Thinking that Lan Shan did not get a good rest at noon, Ye Lian couldn't help but pray in her heart, hoping that Lan Shan could still be in a good mental state and still perform well.