[Soul of Chess] What if

This day is Sunday.

There is no need to go to school today, so it stands to reason that Ah Guang can sleep in for a good night.

However, Ah Guang woke up very early.

When he opened his eyes, the room was pitch black, and he could only vaguely see the outline of the room.

Ah Guang groped for a long time before he touched the alarm clock placed on the cabinet.He slightly raised the corner of the curtains, and with the help of the dim street lights outside the window, he tried hard to distinguish for a long time before he could barely see the time on the alarm clock.

The time displayed on the clock was 4:30.

In fact, Ah Guang didn't fall asleep much that night.Although he lay down early yesterday, he tossed and turned in bed for a long time and still couldn't fall asleep.It was easy to feel a little drowsy, but it didn't take long for me to wake up again.

After tossing and tossing like this several times, Ah Guang finally lost the idea of ​​falling asleep at all.

However, it's too early to get up now.Ah Guang had to lie there with his eyes open.

Recalling the experience of the past three weeks, Ah Guang couldn't help feeling a lot of emotion.

At first, he just wanted to stand upright in front of Taya, and then he came up with the idea of ​​studying Go hard and chasing Taya desperately.In order to better learn the skills of playing chess from Zuo Wei, he wanted to have his own chessboard and chess pieces.

The idea at the beginning was as simple as that.

I didn't expect the price of the chessboard to be so expensive.Ah Guang was embarrassed to ask his grandfather for it directly, so he wanted to exchange the chessboard and chess pieces on the condition of being admitted to Haiwang Middle School.

Of course, his overreaching decision was not only ridiculed by his classmates, but even Mitsuko's mother disapproved.

When the surroundings were very unfavorable, unexpectedly, Mr. Sakurai would show support to himself.

"Although the teacher doesn't know why you suddenly want to take the entrance examination of Haiwang Middle School, after all, this is indeed a rather hasty decision. However, what the teacher wants to say is that if there is anything the teacher can help, you can always come to me Teacher!"

"The teacher knows that although you are sometimes naughty, you have always been a good boy. This semester your progress teacher has seen it, which means that you are also working hard to make yourself better."

"It's also good to take the entrance exam of Haiwang Middle School. Maybe passing this exam will broaden your horizons."

"It's just that you have to promise the teacher that you only take this exam as an eye-opening activity and don't pay too much attention to the results, okay?"

……

Teacher Sakurai's gentle words seemed to still echo in Aguang's ears.

In fact, apart from being surprised and moved by what the teacher said, Ah Guang was more embarrassed.

Because he knew that he didn't work as hard as the teacher said.

The reason why he can improve his grades is only due to Tozo's blessing.

The teacher regards this as the result of his own hard work, and therefore encourages himself like this...

This made Ah Guang feel ashamed of his teacher's trust.

However, thanks to Mr. Sakurai's help, everything became much clearer.

Aguang not only successfully obtained the admission ticket for the entrance examination of Haiwang Middle School, but also got some review materials from Mr. Sakurai.

The stack of review materials looks thin, but the content is extremely precious.In addition to the well-organized knowledge points of each subject, there are also several sets of entrance examination questions for Haiwang Middle School in previous years.

This is also the case, even though there is only a short review time of three weeks, Ah Guang is not too busy because of this.

Not wanting to disappoint the teacher's trust, but also wanting to give those people a little flair, Ah Guang put in all his energy and devoted himself to the intense review and preparation.

Ah Guang seemed to be a different person.

He doesn't sleep in anymore, he doesn't chat with his friends after class, he doesn't wander around after school, and he doesn't always think about reading comics or playing games.

Whenever he has time, he looks through the materials Mr. Sakurai gave him.Either memorize the knowledge points in it, or practice those sets of real questions tirelessly over and over again.When he encountered something he didn't understand, he would go to the office to ask the teacher for advice, and if he really couldn't understand it, he would simply memorize it in his head.

At first, everyone was watching with the mentality of watching a joke.They felt that with Ah Guang's temperament, he should give up in a few days.

But, unexpectedly, Ah Guang actually persevered.

In fact, Ah Guang had the idea of ​​giving up several times.

However, thinking of those people's sneering faces, and thinking that they were about to watch my own joke, the fighting spirit of refusing to admit defeat surged in my heart.

That's why he gritted his teeth and persisted.

When Mitsuko's mother saw that Hikaru was working so hard, she couldn't help but reflect on whether she was really wrong to deny Hikaru's behavior from the beginning.

Although she did not express support for A Guang, she took care of A Guang's life more carefully.

She took into account Ah Guang's preferences and nutrition for every meal, tried not to make any noise when Ah Guang was studying, estimated the time to deliver supper for Ah Guang, and tidied up his room for him when he was going to school... ... Mitsuko's mother did her best to provide Hikari with a more comfortable learning environment.

Remembering that Aguang first asked her to inquire about the news from Mrs. Takata next door, she went to visit even though the two families didn't have much contact.

Fortunately, Mrs. Takada is a warm-hearted person.After learning that Hikari wanted to take the entrance exam for Haiwang Middle School, although he was a little surprised, he still told Mitsuko in detail about the process and precautions that his child went through when he took the exam.

Even though it was a pity that some internal information could not be obtained, it was better than nothing. What Mrs. Gao Tian said could be considered to have slightly eased Aguang's anxiety about the upcoming exam.

Three weeks were spent in Aguang's earnest preparation for the exam, forgetting to sleep and eat.

Then, the day finally came.

Ah Guang felt that he had been lying down for a long time.

It's just that when he checked the clock again, he found that only 10 minutes had passed.

Just when he was wondering how to continue to endure, he suddenly heard a faint rustling sound from downstairs.Although the voice was very subtle, it still seemed a bit abrupt in this very quiet morning.

Are there mice in the house?

Or... a thief?

Ah Guang swallowed, then slowly got up, tiptoed to the door, and opened the door as gently as possible.

Great, no noise!Ah Guang secretly cheered for himself in his heart.

He moved down the stairs very slowly, step by step.Then, Ah Guang found that the light in the kitchen was on at this time.And the sound I heard came from the kitchen.

When Aguang finally came to the kitchen, he found Mitsuko's mother standing there.

At this time, the kitchen was a busy scene.

In the small kitchen, several pots were running non-stop, and the thin mist gathered together, making it look hazy and unreal.There is a faint smell of rice and grilled fish in the air.And mother is shuttling among them.

Although her movements seem to be relatively large, her voice is very slight.It seems that it was deliberately suppressed.

"Mom?" Seeing this situation, Ah Guang couldn't help asking in doubt.

"Xiaoguang?" Mitsuko stopped working after hearing the voice.

After she turned around and saw Ah Guang standing at the door, she couldn't help saying apologetically: "I'm sorry, did it affect your rest? Mom thought the movements were already very light..."

Hearing his mother's self-blaming words, Ah Guang hurriedly said, "No, actually I woke up a long time ago. Where's Mom? Why did you start cooking so early?"

"Mom really can't sleep, so I thought about getting up and preparing breakfast in advance." Mitsuko said, holding her cheek, "Xiaoguang, don't you sleep for a while? If you wake up too early, you will lose energy."

"No, I'd better read the book for a while."

Only then did Ah Guang realize that his mother seemed very nervous about taking the exam.Thinking that I even had resentment towards my mother before, I couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.

After Ah Guang finally looked through the stack of documents again, nearly two hours have passed.

After a brief tidying up, Ah Guang sat at the dining table and silently ate a steaming breakfast.Mitsuko's mother seemed to want to say something, but she was worried that it would affect Hikari's mood, so she silently prepared the supplies for Hikari to take for the exam.

Breakfast ended in this slightly dull atmosphere.

"I'm going out." Before leaving, Ah Guang whispered.

"Is it true that you don't need to go with your mother?" Mitsuko asked worriedly.

"No need." Ah Guang said, and walked out of the house.

Seeing Ah Guang's insistence, Metsuko had no choice but to say, "That's fine. Be careful on the road."

The examination room is located in Haiwang Middle School, and the requirement is to enter before 8:30.However, since Haiwang Middle School is only three stops away from Ah Guang's house, even though it was already eight o'clock when Ah Guang set off, there is no need to worry about being late.

Although Ah Guang was a little nervous before, it was still within his tolerance.After waiting for the tram, the tense atmosphere immediately stimulated Ah Guang's nerves.

There are many children and parents in the carriage who seem to be going to the examination room.Although they didn't speak much, the tense expressions still filled the air with tension.Affected by them, Ah Guang couldn't help sweating a lot in his palms.

And this sense of tension became more and more intense as the school approached a little bit.

After getting off the tram, I saw a large number of people waiting here.They stood in a row on both sides of the road, saying hello to the candidates who passed by, and cheering the students on.There is also a big banner with the words XX Academy or XX Nengyan beside them.

Maybe they are the teachers of the so-called private schools.Ah Guang silently guessed as he walked through the crowd.

Seeing their teachers, the candidates were also very excited. They ran over to shake hands with their teachers, greeted them, and waved to the teachers as they entered the arena. The scene was quite spectacular.

After seeing this scene, Ah Guang, who had no familiar teacher and no parents to accompany him, couldn't help feeling a little envious, and at the same time, a little lonely.

Ah Guang, come on!Zuowei looked at A Guang gently.

Hearing Zuo Wei's voice, Ah Guang's eyes lit up.

Yes, I am not alone.There is obviously Zuo Wei by my side!

These days, I am busy preparing for the exam, and I have no time for Zuo Wei to play chess to my heart's content. At most, I open the chess collection and let Zuo Wei relieve the anguish of not being able to play chess.Even so, Zuo Wei did not cry about playing chess as usual, and even served as his social studies tutor...

Thinking of all the trivial things that Zuo Wei had done for himself these days, Ah Guang's heart suddenly softened a lot, and his spirit was not so tense.

Um!Aguang smiled slightly at Zuowei.

He took a deep breath, solemnly hung the admission ticket on his body, and then stepped into Haiwang Middle School.

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