Chapter 15 A Song for Seventeen (Part 2)
Zeng Shengnan's grades have always been average in the class and can occasionally enter the top ten.
According to the admission rate of No. 1 Middle School in previous years, she is definitely expected to be 211, and even challenge 985.
However, in the monthly exam in March, her English and comprehensive performance were both abnormal, with only 556 points in total score, and her ranking dropped to 25th place.
With less than 100 days before the college entrance examination, her grades suddenly dropped like this, and it is conceivable that the blow to her parents and class teacher will be hit.
The head teacher talked to her for an hour first, then talked to her parents for half an hour, and then her parents talked to her for another hour.
All kinds of big truths, all kinds of criticisms and accusations, all kinds of expectations and encouragement... Finally, they gathered into a huge shadow and suppressed it.
"If you continue to be confused like this, don't say 985, 211, you may not be able to get on the main line."
"Now there are only two months before the college entrance examination. It will pass in a blink of an eye. If you don't wake up, you will really have nothing left? Do you want to repeat the exam for another year?"
"Your dad and I save money to support you in school, and we don't need you to eat or wear. Isn't it just that you can get into a good university and find a good job in the future? Who do you think you can get these scores?"
"You don't let you care about anything at home or worry about it. Just let you study. Why can't you study well?"
"Your father and I didn't want to go to school and couldn't get into college. You are now fine, and you have all the conditions, but you just don't want to go to school well."
"Why can Tang Yingzi get into the top five in the school every time? You can't even get into the top five in the class? Is she more brain than you?"
...
Those voices lingered in the mind, intersecting each other, and eventually resonated in the mind, removing her ability to think.
She felt that the whole environment had become extremely depressing and she felt that she could no longer absorb oxygen.
She escaped from the study room and walked aimlessly to the basketball court. A thought arose in her heart: her life is hopeless.
As if she was in a desperate situation, she was fighting against her parents and head teacher in her heart. She roared and refuted them, questioned them, and unscrupulously venting her inner grievances and resentment. Finally, she came to an idea:
Perhaps only when they die will they care about all this and will feel regret and pain.
She sat under the basketball rack, thinking about her way of death, and the reactions of her parents and teachers after her death, and felt a sense of pleasure.
Just then, she heard a sound of footsteps, raised her head indifferently, and saw the music teacher Yu Sheng'an walking over.
Teacher Yu, the most popular teacher in the school now, may also be the most popular teacher in the country. It is said that a song earns millions, and everyone likes him. Moreover, he doesn’t need to take the college entrance examination, and the teacher won’t scold him, so his parents must be proud of him.
I really envy him!
"Student, which grade are you from?" Yu Shengan walked closer and asked gently.
"Senior High School." Zeng Shengnan whispered.
"Which class is in the senior year?"
“Class 15.”
"Oh, from Teacher Tian's class." Yu Shengan said, sitting on the ground beside him, asking casually: "Don't feel good?"
Zeng Shengnan said nothing and prepared to get up and leave.
Yu Shengan suddenly sighed: "I remember when I was in my third year of high school, I didn't do well in the exam and was beaten by my father. I was so angry that I almost ran away from home. I thought at that time that adults are really selfish, just thinking about us giving them face, and never caring about what we are thinking."
Of course, this experience was compiled by Yu Sheng'an, purely to draw conclusions and enlighten the girl.
"My sister is also in the third year of high school this year, and she is in the first high school."
Zeng Shengnan said: "Teacher Yu's sister can reach the next high school level, and her grades will definitely be very good."
"It should be a little better than when I was in my third year of high school, but she was under a lot of pressure, afraid of letting down her parents' expectations and sometimes she would have insomnia. I am preparing to write a song for her these days to give her some encouragement." Yu Shengan said in a real and honest manner.
"Your sister is so lucky."
"Fortunately, I bullied her a lot when I was a child." Yu Shengan smiled, and then suddenly realized something and said, "By the way, I haven't given my new song yet. Why don't you sing it to you first and give me advice. You are all graduates and you will definitely resonate with you."
"No, Teacher Yu, this is not good. I don't understand music, and this song is for your sister..."
Yu Sheng'an said sincerely in a tone: "Just do the teacher a favor, okay?"
Zeng Sheng is a bit introverted and belongs to the kind of good girl type. As a student, she inevitably has a natural sense of respect for her teachers. In addition, Yu Sheng'an's current momentum and status, she naturally cannot refuse if she asks her for help seriously.
"Teacher Yu, I may not be able to give any good advice..."
"That's okay, don't mention any professional advice." Yu Shengan smiled gently.
Zeng Shengnan nodded uneasyly.
Yu Shengan began to pat his hands gently and beat the beats, and then sang in a loud and slight voice:
"Every time, I am strong in loneliness, and every time, even if I am very injured, I will not shine. I know that I have always had pairs of invisible wings, taking me flying, flying through despair..."
The playground in the quiet night is dotted with stars, and the glimmer of light emitted from the teaching building is vaguely visible.
The entire playground is still dark and dirty, like a huge turtle shell.
Yu Sheng'an's singing softly floated out, mixed with the night wind, which seemed particularly clear.
Zeng Shengnan, who was originally in a state of decay, felt a little trembling for no reason after hearing a few words.
"Don't think about it, they have beautiful suns. I see that the sunsets will change every day. I know that I have always had pairs of invisible wings, taking me flying, giving me hope..."
Sometimes, the touch brought by music is irreplaceable to any language, because it is not a purposeful persuasion, but a spontaneous infection and soothing. It seems to reach the heart and cleanse the soul.
"I finally saw that all dreams bloom, the youth is chasing, the loud singing, I finally soar, stare at it with my heart without fear, wherever there will be wind, just fly as far as you want~~~"
Zeng Shengnan had never heard of such a song, and even because she had been busy studying, she hadn't listened to any songs seriously for a long time.
Listening to Teacher Yu's singing in a low voice but full of power, she felt something in her heart was slowly recovering.
Her sensitive mood and singing subtly blended together, and she suddenly realized in horror that she had fallen into a dead end of her thinking, the grievances she had nowhere to express, the thoughts of revenge, pessimistic escape, and the retreat in despair - all of this almost completely occupied her body and mind, causing her to go astray and surrender to her weakness.
In an instant, this new thought made her both afraid and glad, as if she had walked away at the gates of hell.
A quick and strong impulse encouraged her to face all the pressure brought by the college entrance examination. There were more than two months left, and she still had enough time!
"How do you feel about this song?" Yu Shengan asked with a smile after singing a song.
"Teacher..." Before he could finish his words, tears suddenly fell like rain.
Yu Shengan didn't speak, and looked at her quietly. After a while, when she calmed down, she asked:
"Have you had time to ask your name?"
"Teacher, my name is Zeng Shengnan." Her tone was still sobbing.
Yu Shengan nodded and said, "Student Zeng Sheng, I want to give you a sentence as a teacher: Our life is not a single track, but an endless wilderness. Don't talk about a monthly exam, even if you fail the college entrance examination, it is not a dead end. You can choose to go in other directions, or even look back. Everyone is only for a lifetime, and it's no big deal."
"Yes!" Zeng Shengnan emphasized his head.
"If you don't want to attend class tonight, I can ask Teacher Tian for leave."
"No need, Teacher Yu, I'll go back to self-study now."
"Yeah." Yu Shengan nodded.
Zeng Shengnan stood up, took a few steps, suddenly turned around and bowed deeply to Yu Shengan, saying, "Teacher Yu, thank you!" Then he turned around and ran away again.
Chapter completed!