Chapter 10: 90: Spring Water Family Chapter 10: Antique Bed

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Protagonist:

Lin Xiyu

Grandma's house was an east-west oriented long tube house; its 32 square meters were divided into three rooms by wooden boards.

The bedrooms at the east and west ends were very small, fitting only a wardrobe and a bed.

The living room was slightly larger; besides the dining table and a slightly smaller wardrobe, at the west side corner of the wall sat an old item—a pear flower wood bed passed down from the Ming Dynasty.

This bed was larger than the beds in the east and west partitions, carrying the memories of a family's life changes.

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The television was directly opposite the pear flower wood bed; sitting by the bed to watch TV was clearer.

"What exactly is that classmate of yours showing you?"

Cousin didn't like watching the news; after watching for a while she lost interest, stuffed the last dumpling into her mouth, leaned back, and lay comfortably on the bed.

"Who knows, so mysterious, just tell me directly..."

Lin Xiyu was also a bit resentful; seeing that the adults had eaten almost enough, she took Cousin's empty bowl from her hand, came to the dining table, and helped clear the bowls and chopsticks.

"Today is the last day of the college entrance exam; our city has a total of XX ten thousand students entering the exam halls."

"Our station's reporter, at 7:29 AM, by the Moat, filmed a scene of a candidate, on the way to the exam hall, disregarding personal danger, jumping into the water to bravely save someone..."

News suddenly came with information about the college entrance exam; Lin Xiyu, hearing about saving someone, abruptly turned around, staring with wide eyes in surprise.

"Hey hey hey, you guys look quickly!"

"It's Xiyu, Xiyu is on television."

Cousin also sprang up from the bed like a corpse revived.

The high-pitched loud voice attracted everyone's attention; the whole family gathered around the television, staring wide-eyed at the screen.

Lin Xiyu had a moment of daze.

The television station's video recording was more shocking than what was in her memory.

From the car accident occurring, to her jumping into the water to save someone, to enthusiastic crowds giving first aid.

The whole process, through switching fast and slow motion, and moving commentary, made people's blood surge involuntarily.

This is a documentary!

Lin Xiyu watched herself saving someone in the water, her heartbeat accelerating, excited to the point of being unable to control herself.

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"It really is Xiyu!"

"Jumped into the river to save someone?"

"Our Xiyu is really capable; not only is she good at studying, but swimming too."

"When did this happen? This morning? Did it delay the college entrance exam?"

"Such a big thing, this child really has a big heart, hiding it so tightly; if we didn't watch the news we wouldn't know..."

The news only played for a few minutes; the relatives who had recovered turned their heads in unison, their fervent gazes focusing on Lin Xiyu.

Grandma's eyes showed concern; she held her hand and pulled her close.

"Didn't delay, already took the exam..."

Lin Xiyu didn't want Grandma to worry; she hurriedly explained: "Originally I wanted to say, but after coming back Zhang Dafen made a fuss, and I forgot the important matter."

"Xiyu."

Cousin interjected at the right time: "You haven't told Grandma about the documentary yet."

"What documentary?"

The whole family was stunned hearing this.

"Met a reporter at the Qiyi Middle School gate..."

Lin Xiyu did not disappoint her relatives; she told everything about the scene at that time, and about Li Yan inviting her to film a documentary after the exam, in detail.

"Can we also have guest roles?"

Cousin's eyes lit up: "Like celebrities, appearing on television?"

"Yes..."

Lin Xiyu nodded: "That's what the reporter said."

"Wow, great."

Cousin, hearing the definite reply, happily twisted his body and jumped out a magical dance step.