Professor, your turtle!

With the exception of the geranium episode, the competition tutorial almost turned into a hands-on plant lesson.

Taking advantage of everyone's efforts to solve the problems, Lao Xu squatted at the door of the office and changed the pots for the geraniums.In order to prevent damage to the root system, the soil with high humidity in the original flower pot was not completely replaced, and the part close to the roots was kept.

– Anyway, with the new pots that breathe, the humidity will return to normal in no time.

While doing the questions, Ji Fan bit his pen and glanced out.

The outdoor sunlight is just right, and a long strip of shadow is projected obliquely by the door, and dust is flying.

Although the geranium that has just moved to a new home looks a little embarrassed, and a few delicate buds have been knocked off, it looks more energetic.

He stretched the branches and leaves towards the sunshine with great interest, and swayed with the breeze, the stems and leaves rustled, as if singing.

From the looks of it, he's enjoying his comfortable new home.

Thinking of "home", Ji Fan was stunned for a moment. For some reason, the image flashed in his head was not a bedroom, but a cramped and damp aquarium.

Although the water tank is small, Fu Mingyuan will always place his favorite pebbles near the nest, and the tank will be regularly moved under the window to bask in the sun, even the temperature is always suitable...

Speaking of which, taking care of a pet is really not easy.

For novices and children in pet raising, many people suggest that they start with raising turtles first.There is no other reason, just because the tortoise is easy to feed-it is called a "brick with long legs", no matter how you raise it, it will not die.

However, there is still a gap between "not dying" and "living happily".

This is the gap between responsibility and love.

The love that the breeder gives can be felt.The so-called "love" is not just playing with pets when they are happy, or giving rewards when they are satisfied, but more delicate and intimate emotions, which often require more energy and longer company.

Ji Fan's heart skipped a beat.

That person must be very concerned about me, he thought, although it may not be apparent on the surface, but Mr. Fu... is actually a gentle person.

"Ji Fan, classmate Ji Fan?"

He snapped back to his senses: "...teacher?" Taking a closer look, he was the only one left in the small classroom.

"It's almost time for class, and I'll ask everyone to take the rest of the questions home." Lao Xu shook his head helplessly, "What did you read so engrossed in just now, what's wrong with this flower?"

"No... no, I'm sorry. I... I'm leaving now." Ji Fan was caught deserting, lowered his head in embarrassment, gathered the textbooks hastily and stuffed them into the bag.

"Okay." Old Xu couldn't help laughing, "I don't mean to criticize you."

Ji Fan paused, habitually wanting to apologize, but realized something was wrong when it came to his lips, so he murmured "Oh".

Seeing him like this, Old Xu sighed calmly.

When Ji Fan came out with his schoolbag in his arms, Old Xu bent down and locked the door, and suddenly said, "Come to my office after school today."

Ji Fan was seriously thinking about what he could exchange for the monthly exam rewards in a few days, and he was stunned for a while before he understood what Old Xu meant.

These words startled him a lot. After all, "Come to my office" in a normal context is equivalent to "Your boy caused trouble" when rounded up.

"Teacher?" He was worried.

Old Xu was helpless again: "Oh, I have said that I am not criticizing you, but about the college entrance examination. I have something to discuss with you."

Ji Fan breathed a sigh of relief, but soon became nervous again.

college entrance examination?What can be discussed now is nothing more than competition bonus points and independent enrollment.The latter had already been asked by Old Xu, so there was only competition left.

The biology competition is the only one among the four subjects of mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology that is excluded from the bonus policy.

Not only the first prize cannot be guaranteed, other winners do not enjoy bonus points, so most parents do not want their children to waste time on this matter.

Could it be that...my mother found out about my secret transfer to another group?

Before Ji Fan could ask, the bell rang to signify the end of the lunch break.Old Xu was in a hurry to go to class, so he had to walk back to the classroom with a troubled face.

Xu Haifan was not in his seat.Seeing him come back, several girls surrounded him chirping.

"Ji Fan!" The leading girl was very excited, "Wang Gang just passed his 18th birthday on the day of the monthly exam. He plans to invite the whole class to dinner. Would you like to come?"

The monthly exam was over, just in time for the three-day Qingming holiday. The school graded the papers uniformly and generously granted the students three days off.

After that, make up classes on May [-]st, sprint in June...don't even think about a day off.

It can be said that the Ching Ming holiday is the last carnival for these poor seniors in high school, not to mention that the 18th birthday is a big birthday, and the treats are justified.

It's just...he was a little confused, isn't he and Wang Gang still having conflicts?As for the biology tutoring class just now, that person still refused to say hello awkwardly.

Thinking of this, Ji Fan tilted his head and glanced at the gap between the girls, and saw Wang Gang sitting on the desk with a big grin, chatting with a few other boys, but his eyes flicked to this corner one after another.

Seeing Ji Fan looking at him, he immediately turned his head nervously, pretending not to see it.

"Wang Gang's parents seem to be from Z University, maybe they can meet some of our future mentors!" The little girls chirped and thought, "Ji Fan, are you coming?"

"Huh, he doesn't need it. His parents are..."

The words were not finished, but everyone understood.Another girl stuck out her tongue: "Hey, I forgot."

Even though he knew that the people in front of him were not malicious, Ji Fan still had a slight stab in his heart.He shook his head and said gently: "I may have something to do, you guys have fun."

At this moment, Xu Haifan came back from a stroll.

Ever since the blood was seen in the fight in the classroom last time, everyone was a little afraid of his ruthless look, and now they didn't dare to gather around his table anymore, and they disappeared in a hurry.

"what's the topic?"

Ji Fan shook his head: "Wang just celebrated his birthday, and he plans to invite the whole class. Are you going?"

"If he dares to invite me, I'll go." Xu Haifan looked like a bully, and arrogantly glanced at the flushed classmate Wang, then lowered his voice and whispered to Ji Fan, "Look at me, I can't eat enough. He pretends to be forced every day." .”

Ji Fan couldn't hold it back, and burst out laughing: "You just hate the rich."

"Oh yes," Ji Fan spread out his English book and suddenly remembered, "You should go first after school today. I'm going to the head teacher's office. I don't know how long I'll be here."

"About the group transfer?"

Ji Fan paused, then shook his head uneasily: "No. I don't know."

He really couldn't figure out why Old Xu asked him to go to the office.Therefore, my heart was always in a state of anxiety throughout the afternoon, and when the students were almost gone, I dawdled up and walked to the office.

The class teacher has to prepare teaching arrangements and class reports. He has a lot of responsibilities and works hard. He usually leaves work late.

Ji Fan looked down at the light shining through the crack of the door, and knocked on the door hesitantly.

"Come in."

Only Lao Xu was alone in the office, and the sunset was about to set, leaving only a small patch of golden red by the window.The pot of geraniums happened to be placed in that position, and even the leaves were coated with a layer of light, which was very beautiful.

"sit down."

Geranium's proud and upright posture attracted Ji Fan to look at it twice, and then sat down at the table.

"I called you here today, it's about the college entrance examination," Lao Xu pushed his glasses, and pulled out a stack of materials from the hill-like pile beside him, "I know you are very interested in biology, so I just want to ask if you are interested in this... ...Of course, this is just a personal interest, the teacher is not forcing."

As he spoke, he pushed an admissions introduction in front of Ji Fan.

"Look, it's about the zeroth batch of admissions for Z University's Agricultural Science."

According to the local college entrance examination regulations, the college entrance examination enrollment is divided into several batches, namely the zeroth batch, the first batch, and the second batch... People are familiar with one book and two books, but few people know about the zeroth batch.

All special majors that require political review, national defense students, and targeted enrollment, etc., are all included in the zeroth batch.In addition to special institutions such as National Defense University and military academy, the zeroth batch also includes many ordinary universities, and even many key universities.

Generally speaking, for the same school, the enrollment scores of the zeroth batch will be much lower, but the same, there are certain restrictions on students after enrollment, such as certain majors are not allowed to transfer abroad, national defense students are not allowed to go abroad, and after graduation, they must be in special education. The position has been served for more than a few years, etc...

Right now, what Ji Fan is holding in his hand is the enrollment brochure for the zeroth batch of agriculture.

According to his previous results, it is still very dangerous to get into Z University.

However, agriculture is different.It is also a biological category. Bioengineering sounds so lofty, but "Z University Academy of Agricultural Sciences" sounds rustic when you hear the name.

Therefore, compared with other biological fields, the scores of agriculture will be much lower, not to mention that this targeted training contract also includes tuition fee reduction, which is actually a perfect choice for Ji Fan who wants to escape the influence of his family .

Teacher Xu, the teacher in charge, really bothered.

Ji Fan knew this very well in his heart, he held the brochure and didn't say anything.

"Here we have given a quota to our school alone, and the score can be reduced by another 40 points, which means that we can go to the first line." Old Xu said, "This quota is given priority to our biology competition group, and other students in the group The students all said they don't need it. It just so happens that you are also interested in this aspect, and your talent is not bad, so I thought I would ask you before making it public."

"Ji Fan, this contract can basically guarantee your admission to Z University. Although it is not as good as God's top university, it is also a top ten key university..."

Yes, as long as you sign it, you will definitely be able to focus.

But in contrast, as long as you sign it, no matter how outstanding your college entrance examination results are, you cannot apply for other schools.

The corners of Ji Fan's lips were tightly pursed, and his left hand hidden under the table was clenched into a fist.

"Oh, I also know that you want to prove yourself, but..." Lao Xu was about to persuade him, when the phone rang suddenly, he raised his eyes, turned his head and said, "You should think about it first, teacher, go out Answer the phone."

Ji Fan sat in front of the table silently, without moving, struggling in his heart.

After a while, he reached into his pocket and touched the smooth pet egg.

When I took it out, I saw a message flashing on the screen.

——After waiting for a long time to get a pet from home, Mr. Fu started to lose his temper again.

"If you don't come back, you will lose your precious pebble." The little man poked the turtle shell angrily.

Although such a threat, this person must be reluctant to do it.

Rubbing the surface with his fingertips, Ji Fan couldn't help but smile, and felt relaxed.

He remembered the "walkie-talkie" he had just bought.It lies quietly in the props column, which is convenient to take at any time.

Maybe...you can listen to Mr. Fu's opinion?

Ji Fan tried to press the prop, and the "Voice Input" interface popped up, with a 5-minute countdown next to it.He cleared his throat and tentatively said, "Fu... Mr. Fu?"

The voice is converted into text, and "sent" is displayed after a few turns.

Soon, the other party replied: "Little turtle?"

"Hmm..." Ji Fan replied in a low voice, feeling itchy for some reason, and said with some shame, "Yes, it's your little turtle."

The other party seemed to smile, and Ji Fan could clearly see that the expression of the villain on the screen next to him was much brighter.

"What happened?"

Ji Fan briefly stated the pros and cons of the two choices, and finally asked: "... Which do you think I should choose?"

The specific expression of the villain is not clear, but it is obviously not very happy.

He said bluntly: "This should be your own decision, why ask others?"

Ji Fan opened his mouth, but was unable to speak.

——For a long time, from childhood to adulthood, every choice he made seemed to please others, so that he almost forgot that these should be his own decisions.

He felt a little unexplainably sad, and asked cautiously, "Are you angry?"

The other party seemed a little helpless, "If you give the right to choose to others, it is equivalent to transferring the risk that should be borne by yourself to others..."

Ji Fan was stunned, and said dryly, "I, I didn't mean that."

Fu Mingyuan paused for a moment, softened his tone, and replied: "No, I'm not afraid to take risks for you, and I even hope to help you. I just want to ask, why do you care about my opinion?"

Holding the pet egg, Ji Fan was completely stunned.

Yeah, why does he care what he thinks?Obviously the two have only known each other for a few months...

After a while, Ji Fan closed his eyes, and said very softly: "Because...you are very important." The only remaining sunset in the sky seemed to be shining on his face, his skin was so hot that it seemed to be burning, he stumbled Explain, "I don't know either. I just feel like, you seem to be... important to my choice."

The other party seemed to laugh, and the villain's brows and eyes were curved, showing a gentle expression.

The man said, "Do you want to see me?"

Ji Fan paused for a moment, and gave a shy "Yes", which was an admission.

——I don't know why, the secret longing in his heart, from the moment he saw Fu Mingyuan, quietly broke his shell.

He is his perfect ideal.He wants to become the same person as him, to stand in the same position as him, to...be as dazzling as him.

A small seed sprouts out, struggles to stretch upwards, until it grows into a towering tree.

"I want to be like you." He added secretly in his heart.

"I understand your choice." Fu Mingyuan replied, "I believe in you."

"Ah."

The time ticked away, and the 5-minute conversation counted down, and there were less than ten seconds left.Just when Ji Fan thought the other party was offline, the last message came.

"Come on." Fu Mingyuan's tone was a little unnatural, as if he was not used to expressing his emotions.

He cleared his throat and said, "Actually, I really hope... to see you."