Chapter 87: Pan Peach and Rotten Peach

In late June, the scorching sun was like fire, and the ground was like a steamer.

Even at night, one might not be able to sleep well, which was an even more unbearable torment for the students about to step onto the college entrance exam battlefield.

What should have been learned had long been learned, and what should have been practiced had been practiced. I really hope tomorrow is the college entrance exam; success or failure, just give me a quick end.

Xia Xia Yue hadn't slept well for two days.

The "Algebra" that Lu Lu Jingyao promised her arrived several days late, and the "Plane Geometry" and "Solid Geometry" that were mentioned later never arrived.

This completely disrupted Xia Xia Yue's plan because even though these self-study books were very beneficial for self-study, they needed time to digest.

The time of more than a month was already very tight. Xia Xia Yue found Teacher Hu to work overtime to organize the key knowledge, and she only grasped a general idea.

As for the subsequent geometry self-study books, she had already given up hope.

The urging letters and telegrams had been sent several times, and there was still no news, which meant Lu Lu Jingyao had broken her promise.

"Sigh~"

Xia Xia Yue sighed, seeing the sky outside the window already beginning to brighten, before she fell into a deep sleep.

But she didn't know that Lu Lu Jingyao, thousands of miles away, had also been feeling uncomfortable for several days.

Lu Lu Jingyao had originally obtained a portion of the "Self-Study Books" from Liu Watching Liu Muhan's hands; only a high-intellectual family like Liu Watching Liu Muhan's had such tight books.

But the few volumes of "Geometry" that Lu Lu Jingyao promised Xia Xia Yue were obtained through a channel from a senior.

It was just that in the end, the other party broke the contract, saying the books had already been lent to someone else.

This made Lu Lu Jingyao very embarrassed, so she had to entrust Liu Watching Liu Muhan again to see if she could buy them indirectly.

But at this juncture of the upcoming college entrance exam, where could one buy such tight goods? Liu Watching Liu Muhan had no way.

Helpless, Lu Lu Jingyao had to write to Xia Xia Yue to explain the situation, but her letter hadn't arrived yet, while Xia Xia Yue's letters and telegrams arrived one after another.

Looking at the impatient and urging sentences in the letters and telegrams, Lu Lu Jingyao suddenly felt absurd.

"I can't help you, and it's my fault?"

This made Lu Lu Jingyao very uncomfortable. Xia Xia Yue was once her best friend; how did she become so extreme now?

It just so happened that Lu Lu Jingyao also started her final exams. Laboring her heart and strength without getting any good made her suddenly feel very tired.

She returned to the dormitory feeling unhappy, fetched water to wash her face, and didn't review her lessons like usual; she fell onto the bed.

Liu Watching Liu Muhan, on the upper bunk next to her, sensed the abnormality, leaned down half her body, and asked, "You look listless? Are you sick?"

Lu Lu Jingyao shook her head: "No, just a bit tired."

Liu Watching Liu Muhan looked for a few seconds and said, "Are you sure you don't need my comfort?"

Lu Lu Jingyao smiled and said, "Go do your work! I'm fine."

Liu Watching Liu Muhan "whooshed" and retracted her body, lying on the bed reading a novel again.

Lu Lu Jingyao glanced at it inadvertently, her eyes froze, and she asked, "Watching Liu Muhan, haven't you already read that 'Lurking'?"

Liu Watching Liu Muhan squinted and said, "I've read it twice, but this kind of novel is interesting. You finish reading it, and many details are quickly forgotten, but when you read it again, it's quite interesting..."

"Quite interesting?"

"Yes, a very novel writing technique, different from traditional literature and martial arts, taking a side path, very innovative. This Seven-Inch Blade must be a very interesting person."

Lu Lu Jingyao was stunned for a long time, Li Ye's figure suddenly appearing before her eyes, but she couldn't associate him with "interesting" no matter what.

Li Ye before this winter was silly, wanting to stick to her all day, which was annoying.

Li Ye this winter was cold, keeping people at a distance, avoiding her.

Between the two, it was as if he had changed into a different person,

Or perhaps he hadn't changed, just changed into a cold heart.

Lu Jingyao suddenly asked inexplicably, "Liu Muhan, do you think that Seven-Inch Blade can get into Beijing University?"

Liu Muhan, who was reading, said subconsciously, "Beijing University? That's hard to say. It's true that Seven-Inch Blade can write novels, but being able to write novels doesn't necessarily prove that his Chinese grades are good enough, let alone others..."

Liu Watching Liu Muhan stopped here, and then she was like a flexible monkey, flipping down from the upper bunk and scurrying onto Lu Lu Jingyao's bed.

"You said Seven-Inch Blade wants to take the exam for Beijing University?"

"I... no... just asking."

Liu Watching Liu Muhan was the type of person who was best at capturing people's subtle emotions; she saw the panic in Lu Lu Jingyao's eyes at a glance.

Girls in the early 1980s still had a good impression of poets and writers, so Liu Watching Liu Muhan was instantly excited.

"The author introduction of Seven-Inch Blade is a young writer from Dongshan Province, and you are also from Dongshan Province. Tell me, do you know him?"

"........."

Lu Lu Jingyao didn't speak, but the fluctuation in her eyes couldn't be hidden from Liu Watching Liu Muhan.

"You know Seven-Inch Blade very well, don't you?"

"........"

Liu Watching Liu Muhan was really surprised. She squeezed Lu Lu Jingyao to the inside of the bed with her butt and said excitedly, "Tell me, what does that Seven-Inch Blade look like? An old man or a middle-aged man?"

Lu Lu Jingyao didn't speak, or wanted to speak, but couldn't open her mouth bitterly.

Liu Watching Liu Muhan asked in surprise, "Lu Jingyao, what's wrong with you?"

After a long silence, Lu Lu Jingyao smiled awkwardly and said, "He is just my former... classmate."

"........."

Liu Watching Liu Muhan was also stunned, and it took several seconds for her to react.

She widened her eyes and asked Lu Lu Jingyao, "Your former... boyfriend?"

Lu Lu Jingyao didn't speak, which counted as tacit consent.

Liu Watching Liu Muhan was speechless for a long time before she couldn't help but ask, "Then he... is he very ugly?"

Lu Lu Jingyao shook her head.

Liu Watching Liu Muhan asked again, "Then is he very short? Very dark? Does he have any special problems?"

Lu Lu Jingyao smiled and simply said, "He is 1.8 meters tall, looks... a bit better than Lin Qiang. But that person... in short, we don't see eye to eye."

"..........."

Liu Watching Liu Muhan looked at Lu Lu Jingyao blankly for a long time, then slowly got off the bed and slowly climbed back to her upper bunk,

muttering while climbing: "You rejected the Queen Mother's pan peach, let's see how you choose the rotten peaches and rotten apricots in the future... You're miserable!"

July 7, 1982, the 17th day of the fifth lunar month in the Renxu year, suitable for marriage, opening a business, praying for blessings, and traveling; taboo for digging wells, logging, and raising livestock.

A little after five in the morning, Han Han Chunmei quietly got out of bed, pushed away the arm wrapped around her body, put on her clothes nimbly, and went to the kitchen.

Today is the day of Li Ye's college entrance exam. He came home to live two days ago, so she had to prepare breakfast early.

But when Han Han Chunmei entered the kitchen, she found that her mother-in-law, Wu Wu Juying, had already started working.

She smiled awkwardly and hurriedly went up to help.

She wasn't a lazy daughter-in-law; today, it was purely because this mother-in-law was unusually diligent.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law cooperated silently, one kneading the dough, the other mixing the filling. Chive and egg dumplings quickly filled the steamer.

It was still early, so the dumplings didn't need to be put in the pot yet. Han Han Chunmei sat in the kitchen with Wu Wu Juying, feeling a bit awkward.

Suddenly, Wu Wu Juying asked, "Have you gotten used to it lately?"

Han Han Chunmei was stunned for a moment and hurriedly said, "I'm doing fine, Mom, it's all in the past."

Wu Wu Juying pulled a long face and said in a deep voice, "Once you've entered the Li family's door, the Li family won't treat you unfairly. Those two girls, since they have the surname Li, will definitely not be allowed to suffer, but there is one condition..."

"The Li family only has one seedling, Li Ye. If he is happy, everyone is fine. If he is unhappy, then no one should be fine."

"Mm-hmm, I know, Mom."

Han Han Chunmei hurriedly agreed. She had long understood who would be in charge of this family in the future.

One thing subdues another; in the end, it all comes back to Li Ye.

For the sake of Li Ye's college entrance exam, the whole family revolved around him, even the sister-in-law's child wasn't allowed to stay over these few days, lest he annoy Li Ye and affect the exam.

Fortunately, starting last year, this little demon king changed his nature. Although he was occasionally frighteningly domineering, he was more reasonable and treated his two daughters better.

As long as he treats the daughters well, it's better than anything.

Around six o'clock, Li Juan came to the kitchen, sleepy-eyed. As soon as she entered the door and saw Wu Wu Juying, her sleepiness vanished instantly. She nimbly lit the fire, boiled water, and pulled the bellows.

My brother is taking the college entrance exam today, why did I wake up late?

At six-thirty, Li Ye was woken up by Wu Wu Juying, washed up, ate, and had his clothes straightened three times.

"Grandma, I'm going to take an exam, not going on a blind date. No need to be so stiff."

"What are you babbling about? Who are you going on a blind date with?"

Wu Wu Juying was very unhappy and said, "That Teacher Ke brought her daughter over the other day. You behave yourself in the future, don't let people laugh at you."

"Fine, fine, fine, I'll remember."

Li Ye took his schoolbag, pushed his bike out the door, and the whole family came out to see him off, just like a life-and-death battlefield.

The same familiar routine: first to County No. 2 Middle School, then lined up to set off.

It was just that this time, Li Ye was assigned to Yuhong Middle School, a junior high school with conditions much worse than County No. 2 Middle School.

Enemies often cross paths; at Yuhong Middle School, Li Ye saw that bastard cousin Cui Aiguo again, only the two weren't in the same exam room.

The two bumps on his head had disappeared, but if you looked closely, there were still traces. It was estimated that he would have to shed a few layers of skin after this summer to fully recover.

"Hmm, he's considered clever; he didn't cause trouble yesterday."

Cui Aiguo didn't go to the Li family to sleep yesterday. Li Ye didn't know if it was Wu Wu Juying who spoke up and didn't allow this grandson to come over, or what, but he thought the other party was afraid of him.

But just as Li Ye flashed this thought, Cui Aiguo raised his left hand, showing off a brand-new watch.

"..........."

【Is this... challenging me?】

Looking at Cui Aiguo's "if you have the guts, come and hit me" expression, Li Ye couldn't help but feel some emotion.

This bastard cousin not only inherited his father's ugly appearance but also inherited his vicious little schemes.

How stupid is it to fight in front of so many teachers at the scene of the official college entrance exam?

Li Ye just made a slight move, stretched his arm, and revealed the Plum Blossom watch in his sleeve.

Cui Aiguo's eyes widened instantly, and it looked like fire was about to come out.

Because of that Plum Blossom watch, he was beaten by Li Ye into a big-headed monster and didn't want to see anyone for many days.

Now... was that beating in vain?

Li Ye smiled and walked into his exam room.

If your psychological quality isn't up to par, don't go looking for trouble. If you get angry and affect your exam, you're the one who suffers.

The first exam, Chinese.

Li Ye did everything smoothly in the front, and there was nothing beyond expectation. Occasionally, a few knowledge points he hadn't reviewed could be guessed after deliberation.

Opening the essay on the last page, Li Ye smiled.

Essay topic: "Be the first to worry about the world's troubles, be the last to enjoy the world's joys."

History hadn't changed; everything was within expectation.

At the same time, the others in the eight-person small group were all beaming with joy and heart-blooming.

Is there anything better than guessing the essay topic correctly?

So, while lining up to return to County No. 2 Middle School, Hu Man and the others all leaned in and chattered at Li Ye.