Go back to the year of the high school entrance examination

It was already dawn when we got out of the station, and it dawned early in summer. As soon as we got out of the station, the hustle and bustle of the train station immediately appeared in front of our eyes. Ji Shi and Ji's father took their luggage and took a step forward, and were immediately submerged in the turbulent flow of people. inside.

Ji Shi and the others were obviously not the first batch of students who came to Beijing to report, and many of the people who got off the bus were students, but it was too early at this point, and there was no one to pick them up at the station, and the father and son dragged their luggage to eat Had a breakfast.

After taking a sip of the hot porridge, both of them felt like they were finally alive.

Although I ate some instant noodles and eight-treasure porridge in the morning, the porridge was cold. Coupled with the unique smell in the carriage, my body felt stiff and unable to stretch.

Not only did Ji Shi feel uncomfortable, but Ji's father also felt a little uncomfortable.

After waiting outside the train station for a while, the two set off to the school, taking the subway first and then the bus. It took a long time before they saw the iconic gate of Peking University.

It's easy when you arrive at the school gate. At this moment, the work of welcoming new students has begun. Ji Shi took the admission notice to register, the dormitory allocation, and the detailed rules for entering the school... Ji Shi and Ji's father were busy for a while before getting the beds in the dormitory Okay, I bought some necessities for life. For this trip to Beijing, he and Ji's father both brought enough cash with them. The tuition and living expenses have already been put into Jishi card through the bank, but Ji Dad and the others have never been very comfortable with using cards, and have always used cash more.

So Jishi slept soundly during this trip, but Ji's father was always thinking about the money in his pocket, so he never dared to sleep too deeply, and woke up several times during the night.

His sleep was not as stable as Ji Shi's.

Ji's mother sleeps best in the Ji family, because Ji's mother doesn't hide things in her heart, doesn't think much, and lives steadily every day. Both Ji Shi and Ji's father occasionally suffer from insomnia. The next time, Ji Shi's insomnia situation improved greatly, mainly because he arranged enough study time for himself every day, and naturally he didn't have the mind to suffer from insomnia after he finished reading the book.

"Dad, let me take a picture of you at the school gate."

"Your mother should come with you. It would be great for us to take a picture together at the school gate." Ji's father thumped his thigh. I don't want to go to the big city, and my family still has work there, so I don't have time to solve any problems at home in Beijing.

But Ji Shi knew that there was another reason. His mother was reluctant to spend money. The trip to Beijing cost money for the two of them, the food cost money, and the hotel cost money. In order to come to Beijing city, Ji’s father went to the county Ji's mother herself is not willing to spend the money on buying a new suit of clothes. In addition, the family will build a house in the second half of the year, so there are too many places to spend money.

Although there is Ji Shi's bonus over there, Ji's parents and Ji's mother can think that they will not spend the money unless they have to. Ji's mother even thought about taking the money as they owe Ji Shi, and so on When they were running out of money, they returned the money to Ji Shi.

The main reason is that the four years of university are very critical. No matter whether Ji Shi will continue to study or come out to work in the future, it is always good to have a sum of money. Their ability is limited, but they always want to give Ji Shi better.

Ji Shi naturally doesn't know what his parents think. It is difficult for him to change his parents' ideas, but he has already thought about it. The four years of university have focused on studying, and the colorfulness of Beijing has nothing to do with him. In his vision , as long as there are not too many expenses other than the necessities of life, his pocket money is definitely enough.

After all, he no longer had the extravagant thoughts of adolescence, and at most he would buy something delicious when he was hungry.

……

Ji Shi used his Nokia to take a picture of his dad, facing the school gate, Ji's dad pointed his finger up, showing a mouthful of big white teeth, he was originally black, but in the photo it was even darker, making his teeth look particularly white .

Ji Shi showed his dad the photos on his phone, and his dad squinted his eyes for a while: "You didn't take a good picture."

If it doesn't look good, I'll take another one. Unfortunately, the resolution of the mobile phone camera is not good, and the memory is not large. Ji Shi took a few pictures for his father at the school gate, and took a few pictures inside the school.

The two ate their first meal in the school cafeteria.

Ji's father was worried that Ji Shi would not be used to Beijing's food, so Ji's mother packed a can of shredded jellyfish in the suitcase that Ji Shi liked to eat.

As a result, when he went to the school, Dad Ji was really intimidated by the size of the school cafeteria. The windows were one after another, and there was everything he wanted to eat. It was much bigger than the cafeteria in Z, so he didn’t have to worry about getting used to it, and After all, this is the city of Beijing. Could it be that the majestic capital doesn't even have places to eat?

"That's right, there are tens of thousands of people here, right?" Papa Ji muttered, "It's really big."

"I'm so happy that you can get into this school every now and then. You fell to the bottom of the class in the second year of high school. I am very worried for you, thinking about what you will do if you don't get into the university in the future? Fortunately, you know that you have to study. , and finally came to Beijing."

This is the first time Papa Ji came to Beijing. Some people in their village have been to Beijing, and they described how beautiful and rich people are here, but Papa Ji is not envious, because those are all working in Beijing, but his It was different this time, he was here to send his children to school, he took photos at the gate of Beijing University, and ate in the cafeteria of Beijing University!

Here are the best students and the best teachers.

Among these people, Ji's father actually has a bit of low self-esteem, because everyone is well-dressed, and the other parents either look very knowledgeable, or look rich, but he is just a fool.

But Ji Shi didn't care at all, and Ji's father felt calm.

Among other things, there are countless people in their town who are more glamorous than him, but can they enter the gate of Beijing University dignifiedly?

No, this is the glory his children fought for him.

Ji Shi was silent for a while after listening to his father's words. His father never mentioned this in front of him. Maybe he came to school today so he felt it.

His father never mentioned this in his previous life, even if his grades were terrible and he had to go to a school that disappointed them in the end, he never said anything about Ji Shi.

That's where the guilt comes from.

But now, when Ji Shi's performance far exceeded his expectations, his father raised his concerns.

When things are going in a good direction, his parents dare to tell themselves the negative things they think, but if he still fails to get into the ideal school and disappoints them like in his previous life, his parents may never can you speak?

But not saying it doesn't mean it doesn't exist, Ji Shi is very clear about this.

……

In the next few days, Ji Shi took his dad to climb the Great Wall. Ji Shi was panting heavily while climbing. His dad was walking faster than him with his bag on his back. He went to *** to watch the flag raising. Ji's father asked Ji Shi to take a huge picture of him, and he wanted to take a photo with his grandma, because "your second aunt wants to come too", and he wanted to make his second aunt, uncle, and uncle envy them.

They also went to the Forbidden City, went to the Temple of Heaven, and visited the surrounding attractions, large and small, several times.

Ji's father was reluctant to stay in an expensive hotel, Ji Shi was tough once, and wanted to pay from his own pocket money, Ji's father gave in.

Ji Shi seldom saw his dad so happy—or, before the third year of high school, he had never seen his dad so happy.

But Ji Shi thought, if given a choice, who wouldn't want to let himself live a happy life?

It’s just that there are too few choices in reality. Ji’s father was not top-notch when he was in school, but he was not particularly bad. But at that time, Grandpa Ji didn’t care about the children, and grandma was too frugal. Waiting for guests to eat at home.

He didn't even have money to buy hot water at school, so he had to go to the frozen river to fetch water to wash his face in winter. Later, he failed the university entrance exam because of English and had no money to repeat his studies. He wanted to be a soldier but was eliminated due to physical reasons. He was 19 years old. He went out to work in the province, and because of his small stature, he was disliked by others for not going to work. He took the train on the way home and got separated from others.

So he placed high hopes on Ji Shi and didn't want him to repeat his mistakes.

It's a pity that Ji Shi in his previous life didn't understand this truth.

Fortunately, there is still a possibility of salvation.

Ji's father squinted his eyes and checked Ji Shi's mobile phone one by one. He had no other requirements for taking pictures, but he wanted Ji Shi to take clearer photos of him and several landmark buildings, so that people would know that he had been to Beijing. , to make others envy him.

"I took pretty good photos." Ji Shi boasted, "I also adjusted the photos for you. Do you think you are not so dark?"

"It's your grandfather who is black, and your grandma is not white, so what does it matter to me?"

Papa Ji's skin is dark, and he can't get sunburnt. After working too much in summer, it will become very dark, and his hair will be greasy and shiny. When he smiles, his teeth will look whiter. It will only look whiter in winter, but it is still whiter than normal. People black.

It's just after the end of the summer vacation, and there is still some work to be done at home. Ji's father came to Beijing for the past few days. After he returned, he had to be busy with work for the second half of the year, and he also had to prepare for building a house. Things will probably be very, very busy.

"Are you coming back for National Day?" Father Ji asked Ji Shi.

"Maybe I will come back." Ji Shi said, "Ms. Zhu called me to go to junior high school to talk about my experience."

"That's why I should go, even if I come back, it will be troublesome."

Ji's father was very happy to go to junior high school to communicate with Ji Shi. After all, the teachers in junior high school took good care of Ji Shi at that time, and the teachers in junior high school were also very responsible.

"When I go back, remember to take care of yourself. The climate here is different from ours. Don't catch cold." Ji's father asked him again, "Do you have enough money? If not, I'll give you some more. Things are more expensive than at home, you still need to use them where you should, and go out to eat more with your classmates, don’t try to save us money.”

"Understood,?? Shoutout." Ji Shi whispered.

"I'm still not talking about other people? What do I care about other people?" Ji Shi kept saying that the money was enough, but Ji's father didn't listen to him, and just stuffed him another 1000 yuan.

Ji Shi couldn't push his dad at all. When it came to giving money, his dad never gave less, only more.

Even though the family didn't have much money, Ji Shi knew very well that if he wasn't at home, his parents would drink winter melon soup and loofah soup in exchange, and in winter they would have pickles and porridge, all of which were free from his own family.

"You and my mother also buy some meat to eat, don't eat vegetarian dishes all day long, there is no oil at all, especially when you are busy, you must eat good food."

"You are also... reticent, can I not know?"

"Then don't complain that there is no meat to eat, let my mother buy everything, and you have no legs and can't run? You can't buy meat by riding a bicycle to the vegetable market?"

Ji's father was silenced by Ji Shi's gag, he couldn't say that he was easy to be cheated for everything he bought, could he?The fruit seller can't hide it from Ji's mother, but he always puts bad oranges and bad apples under the net pocket and takes them back to him. He still doesn't know how to counter the price, and he will pay as much as he asks, with "taken advantage" engraved on his face. three words.

Ji Shi packed things for his dad, it was a rare trip to Beijing, Ji's dad decided to bring some souvenirs back, even though Ji Shi is here in Beijing, it's the same for Ji Shi to take it back on vacation, but he Anyway, I came here, and I failed this trip without bringing something.

Ji Shi wanted his dad to go back later, but before he came, his dad had already bought the train ticket to go back. It was hard to buy a ticket during the time of school, and his dad didn't want to go to the Beijing station to queue up again, so he rushed to the earliest one. Take the train home.

"Dad, send me a message when you get in the car."

"Can I still know about this?" Before entering the station, Ji's father muttered to Ji Shi again, "It's a good thing you went to Beijing University, everyone here is very good, you can do well in Z The first place in the exam, there must be no hope for the first place in the exam here, you just stay in there honestly, don't you want to know?"

"Understood." Ji Shi glanced at his father, "I didn't get the first place in Z exam a few times."

"Isn't the college entrance examination the first?" His father was not happy when he was so modest when listening to Ji.

Watching his dad entering the station, watching his figure disappear into the crowd again, and waiting for the train to start, his dad called him to say that he was on the train.

Ji Shi stayed at the train station for a while, then got on the subway and rushed to the place where he would live for the next four years.

For him, this is a strange city and a strange school, but it is a place beyond his dream in his previous life.

In my previous life, there was a joke on the Internet, "I am waiting for you at Peking University", but it was actually "I am waiting for you at XX Vocational School 1000 kilometers away from Beijing University".

But in this life, this high school senior, this 18-year-old, he can finally say that he has come to Beijing University and is waiting for you at Beijing University.

There may be regrets in the future, but at least this year, he has no regrets.