Epiphanies of Rebirth

The small room was packed to the brim, and in the stagnant air, there was only the dull sound of chalk and blackboard touching each other.Hu Yu made the last note, retracted her hand, and looked at the black heads under the podium who were hard at work recording, she felt relieved but reluctant.

She was estimating the grades of the students in Class [-], and this was probably the last group lecture for their teachers and students in three years, but there was no way, no matter how much attachment there was, the young eaglets would leave the nest one day.

The vice-principal and a group of teachers gathered in another office for a meeting. Everyone looked solemn. After the official college entrance examination was over and they got the test papers for this year, they realized that the preparation they thought they were serious about had appeared. What a blunder.This year's college entrance examination was more difficult than expected.

Amidst the crisp sound of flipping through the test papers, no one spoke, and everyone prepared for the worst.

As for Class [-], this group of students who have always had poor grades and are particularly difficult to read any test papers have no idea. Before the test, Hu Yu reminded them to memorize all the steps to solve the big questions and write them down silently. I wrote a messy draft, the big guys chattered, discussed with each other, lamented with joyful laughter——

"I actually got this question right?!"

"Oh, this question is really wrong!"

"You wrote the problem-solving steps incompletely, you will definitely deduct points, Mr. Hu! How many points will he deduct for this?"

"Quick, do the math, do the math."

"What's your total score?"

"It seems that there are only more than 200..."

"I'll go, you can take the exam with a full score of 700 or more!"

Gao Sheng's score was estimated, and he was a little worried. Chinese is not easy to calculate, so he deducted some more, and finally calculated, it seems to be only in the early [-]s. Judging from the score line of previous years, this score is not to mention the point Yes, all three books are hanging.

Maybe it was because Lin Jingzhe had ordered him to stare at the review some time ago, Zhou Haitang unexpectedly performed better than Gao Sheng, after he estimated his score, he quietly squatted aside and waited for Lin Jingzhe's result.

Lin Jingzhe roughly finished the calculation, looked at the final total score, hesitated for a moment, and calculated again according to a higher standard.

Gao Sheng was very anxious. When he finally stopped, he was worried and looking forward to it. He couldn't even sit still. He tapped his fingers on the table quickly: "How many points, how many points, how many points..."

Lin Jingzhe silently stopped writing: "It seems... quite tall."

Gao Sheng's eyes widened in surprise, Zhou Haitang scrambled over the table, and Deng Mai hurriedly asked, "Last year, the admission score for Qunnan University was [-], can you pass [-]?"

Lin Jingzhe replied solemnly: "It should be possible."

"Oooo------"

Although he was not the one who did well in the exam, the students in Class [-] who heard the news all around cheered collectively. Gao Sheng excitedly punched the air vigorously: "Great!"

Lin Jingzhe didn't look very excited and joyful, but in fact, he felt unbelievable for the score he estimated just now.

He knew that he was in exceptionally good condition after several exams, and he also knew that he was fully prepared for the difficulty of the exam questions, but even so, the score line far exceeded his original estimate in his heart.

Lin Jingzhe took the voluntary form and filled in the last few columns with a few schools that he had originally considered. After a long silence, he picked up his pen and wrote down the first column that he never dreamed of even in his previous life. university.

Gao Sheng felt that he did not do well in the exam, so he was a little discouraged, and wanted to fill in a few randomly, as long as he was guaranteed to pass.Lin Jingzhe, who regained his composure after completing the application, stopped his hasty impulse and chose Yanshi Wutong University, which is also in Yanshi, for him.

Although this university does not have a heavy capital, it is also quite well-known. It is also one of the earliest colleges in the country to set up a computer major. It has cultivated many well-known Internet professionals in later generations. The computer major is quite good, and its reputation is not the slightest Not inferior to the top ones.

The computer major will become the most popular major with the highest score in Wutong University in the future. Numerous students want to get in even with their excellent college entrance examination results.But right now, in the 90s when computers were not yet popular enough, its value has not yet developed so unattainably.

Seeing that he insisted on adding this wish to himself, although Gao Sheng didn't stop him, he didn't have any expectations in his heart.After all, Wutong University is quite well-known. According to the score he estimated this time, he would have to be lucky to get in.Seeing Lin Jingzhe's serious expression when he filled in for himself, Gao Sheng felt a little amused, but also a little moved.It's not inferiority, but his learning ability, even his mother Hu Yu never dared to have high expectations. In this world, I am afraid that only Lin Jingzhe would not look down on him.

But Lin Jingzhe knew how sure he was in the decision he made.

His advantage lies in reliving it all over again. Some details of this world may have a butterfly effect due to his changes, but the general development will definitely not be shaken by him ten times over.

This group of students had no idea, but he knew that the unprecedented difficulty of this year's college entrance examination would have an impact on the subsequent enrollment process.

The threshold of Wutong University last year seems a bit high for Gao Sheng, but what if it lowers the score line?

Because of this, after helping Gao Sheng fill out the application, Lin Jingzhe was enthusiastic for a while, and also instructed other students in the class to choose an additional application that was slightly higher than his estimated score.

After finishing all this, Lin Jingzhe suddenly remembered that Zhou Haitang disappeared at some point.

It seems that since today's assessment, his mood has been particularly low.With the lessons learned from his previous life, Lin Jingzhe did not dare to slack off in his small life. He dragged Deng Mai and Gao Sheng to search for a long time, and finally found Zhou Haitang who was smoking a cigarette by the uneven bars next to the playground.

Zhou Haitang was squatting on the ground with his back leaning on the uneven bars, and for the first time his face, which was so heartless and a little silly, showed a deep color.

He showed a mature smile towards Lin Jingzhe who was approaching aggressively: "Jingzhe, I don't want to go to... ouch!"

Lin Jingzhe didn't even listen, kicked him with his legs up, pulled the disgusting cigarette butt from his mouth, and raised his hand to beat him.

Zhou Haitang's pretentiously mature expression was completely shattered, and he didn't dare to fight back. While dodging with his back arched, he couldn't stop begging for mercy.

"You still dare to smoke!" Lin Jingzhe waved the back of his head, frowned and shouted, "Stop talking nonsense, go up and fill in the volunteers!"

Zhou Haitang crossed his arms and maintained a defensive posture, with a bitter expression: "Jing Zhe, I really don't want to go to school."

"Tell me a reason." Lin Jingzhe looked at him expressionlessly, "If you can convince me, I will leave immediately."

"I can't let you go. That's not what I meant." Zhou Haitang smiled wryly, "A few days ago, my mother went back to her natal family to borrow money because of my tuition and living expenses, but she didn't get it."

Zhou Haitang's family shouldn't have been so difficult in the first place. His parents were both employees of the Liyun Thermos Bottle Factory. In this day and age, a dual-career family can't say that the economy is good, but they certainly don't have to worry about food and clothing.But the bad thing is that in the middle of last year, his mother was suddenly laid off by the factory.

The two sources of income were cut in half immediately. The food, clothing, housing and transportation of the family of three, Zhou Haitang's tuition fees, and the support of the two elderly people all focused on Zhou Haitang's father's monthly salary of 200 yuan.

Zhou Haitang sighed: "Jing Zhe, I'm not like you. I'm sure I won't be able to enter a key university, and I'm sure I won't be able to get a scholarship. If I really go to university, I don't want to be separated from you and Gao Sheng. But I'll do the math, if I also went to Yanshi, not to mention the tuition fee of several hundred yuan per semester, even the living expenses of 100 yuan per month, my parents definitely couldn’t afford it. The money can be borrowed, but how can I repay it? After I graduate , at least four years."

Thinking of the suppressed crying of his mother who was hiding in hiding the other night, Zhou Haitang made up his mind that he would go out to work to relieve some pressure for his parents.

He looked at Lin Jingzhe seriously, his eyes filled with his firm belief, he felt that Lin Jingzhe would definitely understand his choice, but unexpectedly the other party suddenly raised his hand and gave him a loud slap on the back of the head.

"Fart!" Lin Jingzhe really convinced this group of brats, she thought she was mature, but in reality she was extremely childish!

Zhou Haitang had no idea what he was giving up in the decision he made now, was it just four years of college life and the burden of his parents?Big mistake!

But it doesn't make sense to reason with a kid. Lin Jingzhe grabbed his collar and pulled it in the direction of the teaching building: "Okay, stop talking nonsense, I will help you solve the tuition and living expenses. Now you hurry up and fill out the volunteers!"

Zhou Haitang struggled: "I don't want you to pay for me!"

Lin Jingzhe endured it for a long time, but still couldn't hold it back, raised his leg and kicked it fiercely: "Shut up! You think well, who will give you money! I mean to let you earn it yourself!"

Earn it yourself?Zhou Haitang was at a loss. As a high school student who had just grown up, he could only earn four years of college tuition and living expenses?But Lin Jingzhe was obviously going crazy with anger, and he didn't dare to touch the tiger's butt anymore, thinking that he had to use a delaying strategy, so he could only return to the classroom obediently.

He didn't want to go to college, so he didn't do his homework at all, so he could only copy Gao Sheng's words with a joking attitude, and used it to appease Lin Jingzhe.

Hu Yu was taken aback when she withdrew her wish. The goals of the children in Class [-] were completely beyond her expectations.

The other students are okay, although the first choice is a little higher, but the choices of the alternates are still reasonable, but...

She took out three volunteer forms, her expression a little dignified, what majors did Gao Sheng and Zhou Haitang fill in?computer?

However, the score line of this Wutong University last year was more than 470 points, and the possibility of them being admitted is not high anyway, let them go, but Lin Jingzhe's one--

Hu Yu stared in astonishment at the "Yanshi University" filled in the column of his first choice, and paused for two full seconds before his beating heart calmed down.Looking further down, Lin Jingzhe has filled in four universities in total, all of which are located in Yan City. The majors with the lowest admission scores in the previous session were all several points higher than Qunnan University!

Ever since Lin Jingzhe gave up his recommendation quota at Qunnan University, Hu Yu had been worried that he would be too aggressive in his selection, but now her worries had finally become a reality, and her whole body became a bitter chrysanthemum.

How dare she submit this volunteer?If you hand it over, Lin Jingzhe will be harmed!

Yan City University, what is that concept?Lin Jingzhe chose the popular finance major. Last year, this major was [-] points higher than that of Qunnan University!

No one knows better than her a senior high school teacher what [-] points represent in the college entrance examination score, and since she taught in Li Yun, a small city, Yanshi University, not to mention that the score line is [-] or [-] points higher every year. , that is, Qunnan University, there are very few students who can be admitted by their own grades.

Lin Jingzhe was misled by the second model's sudden improvement in grades!But where is the difficulty of the second-mode exam questions at the same level as the college entrance examination?What's more, she has carefully analyzed Lin Jingzhe's grades. When this child was in class one, his best performance was also inferior to that of the No.1 Yu Zhiliang at the time. As a teacher, Hu Yu was never afraid of students who didn't like learning. What I'm afraid of is a child like Lin Jingzhe who loses his normal mind because of a certain outstanding performance.

Hu Yu found Lin Jingzhe and wanted to persuade him to change the first batch of volunteers, but Lin Jingzhe resolutely refused.

She was so worried that she didn't want to ask her son why he was the first choice to fill in the computer major. She could only find Qu Yuan, the vice principal, and tried to persuade everyone together.

Where did Qu Yuan dare to go?Although he is the acting principal now, he had personally witnessed the scene where Du Kang attached great importance to Lin Jingzhe during the inspection by the city leaders before. Therefore, after Tao Fangzheng fell from power, he was particularly afraid of this unremarkable student in the past.

Several other teachers in the third year of high school also felt that these aspirations were too unrealistic, it can be said to be a fantasy!

But they understood that children of this age must be stubborn, so the chemistry teacher persuaded: "Why don't you help him change it? How is that possible for Yanshi University? Move one place forward and fill in Qunnan University." , plus a few second-category volunteers, Lin Jingzhe’s grades in Qunnan University should be no problem, but if he really can’t get in, there is also a second-category choice.”

This proposal has been approved by many teachers: "Yes, when the results come out, he will definitely thank you, kid, sometimes we have to help if we go astray."

Hu Yu sat in the office and thought about it all afternoon, circling this suggestion in her mind, she struggled so hard that her heart ached, but in the end she still didn't do it.

In any case, this is Lin Jingzhe's own meaning. As a teacher, she can give advice, but she cannot make choices on behalf of the other party.

If you can't, just repeat it. He is only in the third year of high school, he is still young, his brain is so smart, and his future life is so long. If he really fails, he can also add some lessons to his life.

With a deep sense of powerlessness and guilt, Hu Yu handed in these volunteers as required.

******

Lin Jingzhe hesitated for a long time, but still went to Zhou Haitang's house, he felt that he should tell Zhou Haitang's state of mind to his parents, and let his parents come forward to stabilize him.Although I have volunteered to fill it out now, there is still a long time to wait for the results. Lin Jingzhe is worried that Zhou Haitang will make mistakes during this time.He understands that his childhood friend, although he is kind and sincere, is also an out-and-out single-minded person.

The thermos bottle factory is a relatively large state-owned enterprise in Li Yun. Zhou Haitang's home is in the staff dormitory in the factory area. The building built around 1980 is so old and dark that it is difficult to describe.The life of the Zhou family was obviously not very easy, but knowing that Lin Jingzhe was coming, Zhou's mother still asked someone to cut the meat, and went to the ice cream factory next door to buy a box of not cheap cream sorbet.

"Hurry up, don't let Haitang see you, you're so skinny... you're exhausted after the exam, right? Auntie bought a tube bone, which has a lot of meat, and I'll make corn soup with the tube bone for you." Mother Zhou sat down with a haggard face. On the other side of the table, looking at Lin Jingzhe kindly digging ice cream with a spoon, sighed, "Haitang is so stupid, she has always been cheated since she was a child, and she didn't learn it well a while ago. .If you hadn't persuaded him, he wouldn't have been so obedient. Auntie really doesn't know how to thank you..."

The extremely rich fragrance of bone soup accompanied her voice echoed in the dark corridor, and floated in through the crack of the door, which made Lin Jingzhe hungry.His deepest impression on Zhou's mother was her excellent cooking skills. She was able to cook wild wild vegetables that were so astringent that they cut their throats, and they all tasted like a full banquet.

But this is a miserable woman. In her previous life, she died earlier than Hu Yu.

Zhou Haitang's family has never been rich, but now is not the most difficult time. Although Zhou's mother was laid off last year, the family still has Zhou's father as a labor force. But in a few years, after the reform of state-owned enterprises, this only labor force will also Lost source of income.

In the previous life, after Zhou's father was laid off, he went to other provinces with Gao Sheng's father to work in various construction sites.But after only a few years of working, an accident occurred on the construction site where he worked. The accident caused very tragic consequences. Gao Sheng's father died on the spot. Although Zhou Haitang's father recovered his life, he was also seriously injured. Below the knee, a complete amputation.

Mother Zhou, a miserable woman, weeps for her husband's experience, and worries about her son's abnormal working environment. Maybe she is over-concerned. In short, she was diagnosed with cancer within a few years, from diagnosis to death. , with only a short interval of two months.

Lin Jingzhe was in Yan City at the time and was troubled by all kinds of troubles, so she couldn't make it to her funeral. On the same day, Zhou Haitang called and cried hoarsely on the phone.

He came back to his senses suddenly, only to find that his mouth was numb.He stopped mechanically filling his mouth with ice cream and took a deep breath.

The bone soup was probably ready. Zhou's mother pulled two towels, puffed and blew, and brought in a puffing casserole from the coal stove in the corridor.

This pot of soup is really too fragrant, rich meaty flavor mixed with wonderful seasoning, coupled with the refreshing and sweet smell of corn, it is so thick and gorgeous that Lin Jingzhe feels like he is participating in a grand salon.In the dark corridor, people kept passing by pretending to be casual, and they always poked their heads in, following the source of this fragrance with probing eyes.

A middle-aged woman who passed by three times couldn't help but stop and sigh: "Oh, mother of the Zhou family, how do you cook this dish? I put seasonings like you do, but why can't I cook the taste! "

Listening to their greetings, Lin Jingzhe took a sip of the soup quietly, feeling the power of the rich aroma exploding in the taste buds and throat.

In his previous life, when he was in Yan City, when he was not down, relying on his father's strength, he could be considered to have experienced the life of a high official.He ate and drank with the serious second-generation ancestors, and tasted all the famous private restaurants in the corners of Yanshi. Those restaurants cost hundreds of thousands of dishes, but there is no chef who can cook Zhou Haitang. This smell of mother.

He took back those memories, finished a bowl of soup, and finally told Zhou's mother why he came.

Zhou's mother paused for serving the soup for him, and her eyes widened immediately: "What did you say? Haitang refuses to fill in the application to go to college?!"

"Damn child!" Zhou's mother put the bowl on the table with a bang, "I told him a hundred times, Mom and Dad will find a way about money, but he just won't listen! He is You're going to piss me off!"

Losing her temper, Zhou's mother's eyes flushed again: "If I hadn't been laid off last year, he wouldn't have thought so much. It's me who is incompetent as a mother."

"Don't say that." Lin Jingzhe reassured her, "I'm telling you this, not to make you blame yourself, but I want to tell you that we will solve Zhou Haitang's tuition, but before we solve it, I hope you Bian can help stabilize him. I am worried that he will sneak away to work, and it will be troublesome if he loses contact with him."

"What can you do?" Mother Zhou laughed through her tears and didn't take it seriously, "I know, I will keep him safe, anyway, there are still several months until the start of school, and I can't lose money even if I sell everything He goes to school."

Lin Jingzhe finally drank the second bowl of soup as he wished. He was silent and knew what he was talking about. Now that his words are empty, he suddenly said that he could solve such a large sum of money. If Zhou's mother could easily believe it, then she must be mentally retarded.

Therefore, he didn't bother to explain, and simply drank the soup seriously. It would be a pity to let it cool for such a delicacy in the world.

Zhou's mother was so grateful to him, she desperately scooped a large piece of meat into his bowl, and couldn't stop thanking: "Jing Zhe, it's really thanks to you, Auntie saw what you did, Haitang can have For a friend like you, I don’t know where the blessings came from.”

Lin Jingzhe smiled, and suddenly asked: "Auntie, you are so good at craftsmanship, have you ever thought about starting a business by yourself?"

Zhou's mother was taken aback when she heard the words, with a puzzled expression on her face, she was about to ask what it meant when there was a rush of footsteps at the door, accompanied by Zhou Haitang's loud yell: "Mom! Are you buying meat?! What day is it today, the people downstairs smell so bad they can't walk!"

As soon as the words fell, he rushed in like a monkey with a basketball in his arms, his eyes were like searchlights, and he caught the big casserole on the table the moment he entered the door, and then he saw Lin Jingzhe.

When the eyes of the two sides met, Zhou Haitang was very puzzled: "Jing Zhe, when did you come? Why didn't you tell me?"

Lin Jingzhe didn't answer, she raised her chin toward the door, and said calmly, "Go take a bath."

Zhou Haitang's stomach full of questions was not answered, but she has subconsciously developed a good habit of listening to him, and immediately turned and ran towards the toilet in the corridor. Zhou's mother hurriedly found two clothes and a towel to catch up.

In the toilet, Zhou Haitang took a basin full of cold water and flushed it down from his head. His bare feet were so cold that he stamped back and forth on the ground. Zhou's mother did not leave, but said to him through the door: "Haitang, which university did you apply for? It's about money. Mommy's done it."

The sound of Zhou Haitang watering the water paused: "Huh?"

Zhou's mother's tone is very relaxed: "Mom has a friend who heard the news that you are going to college, and in the morning directly asked someone to send 1000 yuan. If you study obediently, mother will give you 150 yuan for living expenses a month later! "

Just as he was talking, the door of the toilet was suddenly opened, and Zhou Haitang poked out his wet head, stretched his neck, and opened his eyes wide, like a deer looking for food.

He asked, "Mom, do you still know such rich friends?"

Mother Zhou frowned and said, "Mom had a lot of friends when she was young!"

The heavy stone that Zhou Haitang had been pressing on his chest for a long time finally fell to the ground after hearing the news. He said with a naive smile, "150 yuan is too much, and 100 yuan for me will definitely be enough for a month, maybe You can save some money."

Mother Zhou sighed, smiled and rubbed her son's head.

******

In the early morning, when the sun was rising, Lin Jingzhe took the drowsy Zhou Haitang, Gao Sheng and Deng Mai, and boarded the bus bound for the provincial capital.

Liyun City is located in a mountain nest. Although it is not far from the provincial capital, because there is only one winding mountain road, there are very few buses going outside the city every day, let alone outside the province.

Gao Sheng and Deng Mai fell asleep from the moment they got in the car. Zhou Haitang carried all the luggage of the three of them, and Lin Jingzhe sat by the window. Along with the bumping of the car, he silently watched the scenery receding from the car window.

After being reborn for so long, he finally took the first step out of Li Yun.

Zhou Haitang took out water from his pocket and handed it to him, yawned, a little puzzled: "Why do you suddenly want to go to the provincial capital?"

They came out this trip without telling the family. They only said that they would stay at a classmate's house for two days. If they told their family to go to the provincial capital to play, their parents would definitely not agree.

Lin Jingzhe touched the car window with her finger, without looking back, raised her hand to take the water, but just held it in her hand, without any intention of drinking.

His voice was particularly ethereal and clear in the wind blowing in: "You don't want to go?"

"I want to go." Lin Jingzhe rarely answers other people's questions. Zhou Haitang has long been used to it. Hearing this, he smiled excitedly: "I haven't been to the provincial capital yet. Gao Sheng and Deng Mai said there It's much more powerful than Li Yun, and there are tall buildings everywhere."

Lin Jingzhe smiled and looked back at him: "Do you like high-rise buildings?"

Zhou Haitang nodded shyly: "I definitely like it."

"Then I'll take you to see it." Lin Jingzhe turned his gaze back out of the window, his gaze was like a calm pool of water, unfathomable.

*******

After driving for three hours, Gao Sheng and Deng Mai each vomited once. Lin Jingzhe didn't stop for a moment, and pulled the three of them into another bus.

This is the bus bound for Shen city. Li Yun doesn't have a direct bus, so he can only transfer in Qunnan city.

Gao Sheng and Deng Mai were going crazy: "My God, where are we going?"

Lin Jingzhe threw them the motion sickness medicine and bread bought at the station just now, and told them without question: "Hurry up and finish eating, stop talking nonsense."

This is an air-conditioned bus, and the air-conditioning is filling the compartment. Zhou Haitang raised his hand to touch the position of the air-conditioning outlet in a novelty.The car started slowly, left the station, and headed towards the city.

Zhou Haitang stared straight at the endless stream of cars on the road, pedestrians dressed in completely different clothes from Li Yun's, and peers wearing white Nike shoes whizzing by on trendy bicycles that were completely different from 28 weights. The tall buildings on both sides are really tall, and there are modern buildings that are much taller than Li Yun's landmark buildings everywhere.

As an authentic hillbilly, he couldn't hide his excitement at all, and kept approaching Lin Jingzhe: "Look! Look at this building, this building!"

"Damn, this car is so beautiful!"

"Why are there still women driving?"

"Wow, this house is so beautiful, People's Hotel?"

He tugged on Lin Jingzhe's sleeve, pointed to the side of the road: "Look at that house!"

Lin Jingzhe followed his guidance and looked. It was a ten-storey small building, an unconventional building, wide at the bottom and narrow at the top, like a rectangle. It was considered a very trendy and special building in the well-regulated houses of the 90s. .

This is an office building, and there is a huge row sign in front of it, which lists all the companies working in the building.

Lin Jingzhe's eyes flicked across the extremely eye-catching words "Qiqing Real Estate" at the top of the row.

Amidst Zhou Haitang's voice marveling at the special features of this house, he slowly closed his eyes: "I'll sleep for a while."

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PS: Due to the needs of the plot and harmony, some backgrounds in the text may be different from reality, please understand.