Met in early autumn of 2001

Xu's second child had three children, the eldest and second were boys, and the third was a girl.At that time, in their small town, family planning had not yet been implemented. Xu's second wife, Lou Meili, went to a small private hospital in the county for surgery after giving birth to a girl.When the neighbors saw the three children, they all praised the couple's good fortune.Especially Xu's eldest brother, his wife's belly is not up to date, and she has given birth to three daughters. Every time he looks at his younger brother's boys, Xu will sigh a few times and feel very depressed.

Seeing the two sons gradually grow up to be young men, the second son Xu remembered that it is an honor to raise a son now, but in the future the son will marry a wife when he grows up, and marrying a daughter-in-law will cost a lot of money. There is nothing left in the broken house on the first floor, right? !Then which family's daughter is willing to marry the eldest and second child of his family?

Xu's second son's parents left many years ago, leaving only a few acres of land for the two brothers to divide.Xu Laoer didn't read when he was a child, and now he doesn't have much ability. He just relies on the harvest of the crops in the allotted fields to support his family and support his three children to study.But now that Second Xu thinks about it, he feels that it is completely impossible to raise a son with such a small income!

"I said the child is still young, what's the use of thinking about it so early?"

At night, the husband and wife were lying on the bed, and the second son Xu told his wife these things.Lou Meili was also born in a farming family. When she married Xu's second son, she didn't want to be rich or wealthy, she just wanted to live in peace.She listened to her husband's worries, a little disapprovingly.

Second Xu turned over and said, "It's not young anymore, Xiaochen will be nineteen after the Chinese New Year." He paused and sighed, "Speaking of which, if this Xiaochen is admitted to university, then Money for college is still an issue.”

The little Chen mentioned by the couple is their eldest son, Xu Yichen. Two years ago, he was admitted to the best high school in the county. It's close to home, and the teacher of Ren No. [-] Middle School said that the tuition fee will be reduced.The husband and wife discussed it and both felt good, so they discussed it with the eldest son.At that time, Xu Yichen was excited about going to No. [-] Middle School for a long time, but when his parents told him the news, he really didn't react well.

Xu Yichen was a well-behaved and sensible child since he was a child. In the three years of junior high school, he was not as rebellious as other boys who had entered adolescence. As the eldest of the family, he also understood that it was not easy for his parents to raise three brothers and sisters.So, after a day of sadness, he agreed to go to No. [-] Middle School to study.But now, he is already a third-year student in high school, and he is fighting for the college entrance examination every day.

Lou Meili sat up and got out of bed, and walked outside the house.Seeing the small light in the bedroom where the two sons lived, she knew that the eldest son was still staying up late to read his homework.She walked back gently, and said to her husband who was still thinking about things, "If Xiaochen goes to college, I will borrow some money from my sister to help him study!"

Second Xu frowned, "Even if I borrowed it, don't I have to pay it back? I don't think it's appropriate."

"Okay, don't think about it, go to bed early!"

"You go to bed first, don't worry about me."

Second Xu said and turned off the dim light, the room was pitch black and there was a little light from the door, it was Xu Yichen who was still studying hard in a hurry.Second Xu looked at the light at the door and felt mixed feelings in his heart.

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The last biology exam at the end of the last semester of the third year of senior high school, with the ringing of the deep bell, the answer was over.

Xu Yichen waited for the papers on his desk to be taken away before he slowly packed his stationery and schoolbag.He thought for a while, at the end of this semester, he answered every subject quite well, so there shouldn't be any problems.If the results are really as he expected, he wants to make an exception and make a request to his father.Thinking of this, he couldn't help but smile happily.

"I said, what are you doing smiling so happily by yourself?"

Xu Yichen was patted on the shoulder. He turned around with a pen in his hand, saw the person who came waved his hand, and asked with a smile, "How did you do in the exam?"

"What else can I do, Keke failed!" Xu Zhengqi shrugged his shoulders indifferently, stared at Xu Yichen again and said, "Seeing how happy you are smiling, you must be number one again."

Xu Yichen just smiled, picked up the bag and put it on his back, and the two of them walked out of the classroom that was already empty except for them.As Xu Zhengqi said, every time Xu Yichen took the exam, his grades were always No.1 in the science category.Xu Yichen didn't care that much about this, the school he went to was only a No. 1 middle school, and getting No.1 here was far from enough.There is also a No. 1 Middle School there. You must know that No. [-] Middle School has the highest enrollment rate in the county. I don't know how many good students there are.If he compares with them, he probably won't be much better.Therefore, Xu Yichen doesn't care whether he is No.[-] or not. He only cares about whether his total score is advanced or retreated, and whether it is serious or not.He wants to get into a good university, which is his only dream at present.

"Are you going to go to sea with your dad after the holiday?" Xu Yichen asked suddenly when he walked to the playground full of dirt and grass.

"Go, seafood is expensive during Chinese New Year."

Xu Zhengqi's father owns a boat, which he bought second-hand from someone.Ueda County faces the sea in the east, and his father floats in that sea area every day of the year, catching all kinds of seafood and asking his mother's family to help him sell them in the market in the county.During the holidays, Xu Zhengqi would go to sea with his father to help out.

Xu Zhengqi looked at Xu Yichen, stopped talking when he saw him, and asked clearly, "What's the matter, do you need my help?"

Xu Yichen didn't dodge, nodded and said, "I want you to go to the Internet cafe with me."

"Internet cafe?!" Xu Zhengqi yelled in disbelief.

The two just walked to the school gate, and Xu Zhengqi's yell caused the gatekeeper to stare at him.Knowing that the school strictly forbids students to go to Internet cafes, Xu Yichen was taken aback, and hurriedly took Xu Zhengqi's hand to tell him to leave quickly.

When the two of them were far away and couldn't see the school gate, Xu Zhengqi asked curiously, "Why did you suddenly ask me to take you to the Internet cafe?"

Xu Zhengqi always thought that Xu Yichen was just a good baby. When the boys in his class reached this age, they either learned to smoke and fight or pick up girls, but Xu Yichen didn't like it either, and read his book quietly.But today he heard from Xu Yichen that he was going to an Internet cafe, wouldn't this surprise him?I wondered if it was a sex change, right? !Xu Zhengqi stroked his chin, thinking it was good, then he would have friends to play with.

"Why do you suddenly want to go to an Internet cafe?" Xu Zhengqi asked.

Xu Yichen's eyes shone brightly, "I want to go and see the university I'm going to take an exam in. I heard from the teacher that the information can be found on the computer."

Xu Zhengqi stared at Xu Yichen who was quite excited, and the corner of his mouth twitched, it really was because I was thinking too much!

"How about this, you see which day you want to go, just let me know in advance, if I don't go to sea with my dad that day, I'll just have to."

Seeing that he was approaching the door of his house, Xu Yichen stopped and said, "But I have to look at the test results this time, and then discuss it with my dad."

Xu Zhengqi was startled, "What did you tell your dad when you went to the Internet cafe?" Parents at this age would not allow them to go to these places, and Xu Zhengqi always went behind his back every time he went.

"Isn't the Internet cafe in our town closed? I have to go to the county. I don't have money to take a car."

"No way, don't you hide your private money?" Xu Zhengqi made a gesture of "I'm down".

Xu Yichen smiled, "No!"

There are three children in their family, and their parents rarely give pocket money.If Xu Yichen got the money, he would usually buy some food to fill his stomach during evening self-study, so that he would have the strength to fight.

Xu Zhengqi sighed, waved his hand and said, "Then tell me when you're sure."

"Okay." Xu Yichen waved to him in response, and walked towards the house.