Sharp first test

After the New Year's Day holiday, the study atmosphere on the third floor of the high school suddenly became more tense.

In the past, "next year's college entrance examination" has become "this year's college entrance examination".With the weekly test in a week and the final exam in a month, everyone is very nervous.Even in the corridor, there are a few students who are reciting with their eyes closed from time to time.

Of course, Mama Yang can also guess that the two children are under a lot of study pressure. The last time the two children went to Beijing to attend university together, Mama Yang was always a little worried.I finally took a leave of absence this day, so I took the bus to the school with Dad Yang, wanting to cook something delicious for the two children.

It is already eleven o'clock at noon, and the children should be out of school in about an hour.Mother Yang came to the kitchen wearing an apron, turned on the gas stove that was almost covered with dust, and planned to cook a delicious meal to reward the two children.

Father Yang came to Yang Shiqing's room, but was a little surprised to find that Yang Shiqing's suitcase was unpacked when he went out on vacation, and his clothes were piled up in a mess.Papa Yang sighed and sat on the bed to tidy up the boxes for him.

The bell rang at twelve o'clock, and soon there were footsteps coming from the entrance of the corridor. Mama Yang just finished frying a stewed chicken with mushrooms, wiped her hands on her apron, and came over to open the door: "Hey, here you go!" ...Yang Shiqing, what are you—well, it's Mingxu? Didn't Yang Shiqing come back with you?"

Mingxu subconsciously glanced behind him, only to realize that Yang Shiqing hadn't gone home with him for several days: "Oh... Aunt Yang, we left separately, he should be here in a while."

Mother Yang nodded, and smiled at Mingxu: "Okay, then you can change your shoes, Auntie cooked some dishes for you today, they should be better than the cafeteria."

Ming Xu also smiled, went in and put on his shoes, and was about to close the door when a hurried footstep sounded from the corridor: "Wait!"

Yang Shiqing slammed on the door frame, Mingxu subconsciously opened the door, Yang Shiqing walked in panting, said "uh...thank you" in a low voice, and then saw the busy mother Yang with some surprise: "...Mom ?”

Papa Yang also came out of the room at this time: "You're back? It's just right, let's have a meal together. Come on, both of you go and wash your hands."

"Dad, you're here." Yang Shiqing turned around and closed the door, and glanced at Ming Xu again, "...Okay."

The overall atmosphere at the table is not bad, happy and harmonious.Mama Yang fried three meat dishes, two vegetarian dishes, and one soup.The craftsmanship is very good, and the food is full of color, fragrance and taste.During this period, Yang's mother kept smiling to pick up vegetables for the two children, and Yang's father also served a bowl of pea soup for each of the two children.

It had been a long time since I had a meal cooked by my mother. Yang Shiqing was in a good mood and served three bowls of rice in a row.

And of course, there is always only one topic on the dinner table between parents and high school students: "Yang Shiqing, when is your final exam?"

"Huh? It's February...early?"

"Yes, early February." Mingxu nodded affirmatively.

"That means there is still one month left?" Father Yang frowned, "How are your classes going? Have you finished all the new classes?"

"There will be another quiz during the period. It won't change the exam room, but it will be ranked. Well... it's almost finished. The only thing missing is politics. It's a little slower, but it should be able to enter the review stage in another week."

Father Yang nodded, and Mother Yang turned to ask: "Mingxu, how is your study recently? Is it going well?"

Mingxu smiled: "Very good, thank you, auntie. The quiz that Yang Shiqing mentioned is the entrance exam for classes A and B. We have finished all the courses and have already reviewed in the first round."

There are three rounds of general review in the third year of senior high school. The first round is to quickly review the textbooks, the second round is unlimited mock exams and sea of ​​questions, and the third round is targeted review of special topics.Among them, the second round takes the longest time and is also the most debilitating round.

Mama Yang also knows about this, and it seems that the progress of the two classes is not much different.In this way, I can rest assured.

"Mom," Yang Shiqing asked suddenly, "how are you doing?"

"Me?" Mother Yang hesitated for a moment, and smiled, "It's good. After your uncle was discharged from the hospital, my life became much easier. Now I go to work normally, and occasionally come to school with your father to see you. Don't worry about us , you just mind your own business."

Yang Shiqing nodded and glanced at Mingxu.

Father Yang took a sip of the soup, looked at Yang Shiqing and smiled: "Actually, you still have this potential. You have improved by more than 30 at a time, and you have achieved something that many people can't do. .My mother and I are happy for you."

Yang Shiqing nodded, making his parents proud of him, and Yang Shiqing was also very excited.In fact, Yang Shiqing is the happiest person who can improve in the exam.Hearing what Father Yang said, Yang Shiqing suddenly felt that all the hard work and dedication he had done before was worth it in this instant.

"Ming Xu, you've made progress during this period. Your uncle and I took a look at your report card, and your mother also felt very happy. She should come back next month to give you something Bar."

Mingxu nodded, as if he remembered something, the movement of picking up vegetables became a little slow.

"Okay, you two have to work hard on your own, just let us know if you need anything, and we will try our best to meet it."

Mother Yang's expression was very serious, Yang Shiqing and Ming Xu looked at each other, and tacitly recalled their agreement - to take the same university entrance examination together.Yang Shiqing suddenly felt his nose a little sore, the two of them nodded at the same time without speaking.

They all carry the expectations of their parents, and they are the most prosperous age.In fact, what to do now and what not to do, already have the answer in the hearts of the two of them.

Papa Yang had finished his meal and went to the balcony to bask in the sun.Yang's mother cleaned up in the kitchen.Yang Shiqing and Ming Xu remained at the dining table, sharing the last two dishes.

The atmosphere was a bit delicate, Yang Shiqing suddenly picked up two pieces of mushrooms with his chopsticks, and put them into Mingxu's bowl.

Mingxu's eyes followed the owner of the chopsticks, but Yang Shiqing didn't look directly at him, but gnawed on a chicken leg a little stiffly.

Yang Shiqing was taking the initiative to show his favor to him.

Ming Xu softly curled the corners of his lips, sighed again, changed his expression complicatedly, and finally said: "I'm sorry..." I shouldn't disturb you at this time...

Yang Shiqing was startled, and subconsciously looked in the direction of the nearest kitchen, as if afraid that their conversation would be heard by Yang's mother.After confirming that Yang's mother was concentrating on washing the dishes and didn't notice the movement in the living room, Yang Shiqing turned around with a sigh of relief.

And Ming Xu is also looking at himself at the moment.

"It doesn't matter - I've thought about it too, right now... we have more important things to do, right? That matter..." Yang Shiqing hesitated in his heart, finally gritted his teeth, looked into Mingxu's eyes and said, "Just pretend it didn't happen, okay?"

This was the best answer Yang Shiqing could think of.

"Okay." Ming Xu smiled, his eyebrows and eyes were curved, and the corners of his mouth were pursed, a little childish.

The entrance exams for classes A and B are scheduled for mid-January, and there is still a week and a half away from now.

Yang Shiqing's study group is very motivated, last time their average score was a little behind others, this time they have to catch up head-on.

But Yang Shiqing had a firm and ambitious goal hidden in his heart.Wanting to stand at the same height as Ming Xu, this point will not change no matter what.

After breaking the ice at the dinner table, Yang Shiqing and Ming Xu resumed their usual relationship.Although they still went to school and did their homework together, Yang Shiqing inevitably felt a little strange in his heart.But seeing that Ming Xu really seemed like a normal person, Yang Shiqing was too embarrassed to fuss over something.

Both of them turned a blind eye.

Today was the day for the small group meeting. Yang Shiqing planned to arrive at the classroom earlier, so he wanted to go downstairs to buy breakfast 10 minutes earlier.Before going out, Mingxu suddenly poked his head out from the door of the room and called him: "Are you leaving now?"

Yang Shiqing gave a "hmm" and added, "I have something to do today, why don't I... I'm leaving first?"

"No, I'll be fine soon."

Yang Shiqing stopped his movements and waited at the door for a while.Ming Xu changed his clothes as fast as he could and walked out with his bag, and opened the door: "Let's go."

Walking along the way was very hasty, when Yang Shiqing was queuing up next to the breakfast stall, Mingxu couldn't help reminding Yang Shiqing not to forget to write English today.Yang Shiqing was amused, thinking that I didn't write the English test paper some day?But his mouth also responded in a cooperative manner.

When the two passed by the stairs, they were bumped into by an acquaintance, and they laughed and joked, "Hey, I'm going to class with my boyfriend again."

Unlike usual, today Yang Shiqing was suddenly a little embarrassed, scratched his head with a dry smile, didn't say anything, took a few steps forward unconsciously, and took the lead upstairs.Ming Xu, who was left behind, blinked, and a complex emotion flashed through his eyes.

The group pre-examination meeting is mainly to talk about the goals of this exam.

Several team members talked about their goals one by one, and some were a little shy, so they gave a rough outline.When it was Yang Shiqing's turn, Yang Shiqing was actually a little embarrassed, afraid that if he said it, he would not be able to slap him in the face.But in fact, he has a very clear goal in mind.

This time he wanted to get into the top ten in the class.

Seems a little greedy?After so many exams in the third year of high school, he only got into the first page once, and he started to fantasize... But if he wants to be admitted to that school, it will be a bit dangerous if he doesn't make it to the top ten in the class this time.

Yang Shiqing came out of the way halfway, and his progress was much later than others.In their entire school, there are only a few students who can be admitted to Tsinghua University and Peking University every year. If the grades are unstable, there is no hope of being in the top ten of the grade.It's not a joke to say it's stressful.

In fact, if you want to talk about reality, the idea of ​​Yang Shiqing wanting to get admitted to that school is already quite illusory.What was he thinking at that time?

But now that you have the determination, let's try our best to get closer to that direction.

But Yang Shiqing had this idea in his heart, but he was actually a little embarrassed to share it with others.I feel that if I say too much, I will be suspected of bragging, and if I fail, I will be slapped in the face.

Seeing Yang Shiqing faltering for a long time, Liu Bingyang became a little curious: "Yang Shiqing, do you want to be the first in the class in the next exam? Can't you tell everyone?"

Yang Shiqing raised his eyes and looked at Liu Bingyang. Liu Bingyang's sneering words last time still echoed in his ears, and Yang Shiqing's expression was unconsciously stiff: "No...how could it be."

"I also said that next time you take the first place in the exam...it's unlikely." Liu Bingyang smiled, and then asked, "Then what is your goal? I can make a record, and we will summarize after the exam."

"Just make progress."

"How much progress?"

Yang Shiqing was a little irritable: "Just make progress."

"Success." Liu Bingyang wrote a few words in his notebook, "Then let's stop here for this small meeting. Let's work hard for the exam. This exam is a joint exam with Class A, and the ranking can be used as a very important reference material……"

Yang Shiqing didn't listen to what Liu Bingyang said later.Of course Yang Shiqing knew this, but Yang Shiqing just felt a little uncomfortable when he heard Liu Bingyang say that about himself.

What does it mean that the first test is unlikely?

I still want to take the first place in the exam!

Yang Shiqing counted the subsequent major and minor exams together, and then made a rough plan.

There are two major exams left in this semester, eight more in the next semester, and countless small exams.So according to my own progress, if it goes well, the next exam will be in the top ten of the class, which is about the top [-] to [-] in the grade, and then the final exam will stabilize this score. The next semester will start, and the first exam will be in the top ten of the class. Five, the second exam is the top three in the class...

Yang Shiqing divided a big goal into small goals in several stages, and made a plan for each period of time.One, three, five are politics, history, and geography, and two, four, and six are languages.

The road to the future is long, with no end in sight, which makes people confused.But as long as he follows his plan and walks step by step... Even if he doesn't know whether the end point is the place he expected, but at least—he won't leave any regrets.