After noon on the 18th, the weather became extremely hot and muggy, and it was likely to rain heavily. However, Yang Jingxing still played a game of basketball with Zhang Yang and the others in the afternoon, using only the intensity that allowed his friends to have fun themselves.

It was only after five o'clock after playing, but the sky was already filled with dark clouds and the sun was no longer visible. The four of them were sweating profusely and went to choose a place to eat without taking a shower. They happened to meet Du Ling at her motorcycle shop.

They acted together. Of course Du Ling asked Yang Jingxing if he was interested in trying the car, but Yang Jingxing declined the offer.

Yang Jingxing has been playing motorcycles for a long time. When he graduated from elementary school, he got an old Suzuki from his uncle and went crazy for a year. Later, he begged his grandpa and grandma to drag back a Yamaha 125 from Quhang. He often got scolded and hated on the national highway.

Later, he finally broke his head and was very happy. From then on, his parents didn't even let him mention the word "motorcycle".

After dinner, the sky became overcast with dark clouds, as if it was dark. As I was aimlessly discussing what to do next, the raindrops began to gather densely, and soon it turned into a downpour, like countless

Thick water columns were shooting down from the sky, and the sound was scary. The rain was so loud that friends had to shout when talking to each other, and it was also accompanied by lightning and thunder.

This is the case in small counties. When it rains heavily, the number of cars on the road decreases sharply, especially taxis, not to mention such a rare heavy rain. After a while, Minzu Road is almost empty.

Lu Lin kicked Zhang Yang: "Why don't you ask Zhang Xuguo to send a car to pick him up?"

Zhang Yang shouted at the top of his lungs: "Lu Fengren, Lu Fengren, come pick up your brother."

While these two were pinching each other, Du Ling revealed to Yang Jingxing: "Last time Zhang Yang gave Qi Qi his umbrella and he got in the rain. It was so cool." Qi Qi is actually the daughter of Zhang Yang's grandfather's brother.

Relative, there is a very cute girl.

Zhang Yang didn't want to pay attention to Du Ling anymore: "I like getting wet in the rain, isn't that okay?"

Du Ling pointed to the flooded road: "Go, go!"

Zhang Yang's eyes widened, he looked around, hesitated for a second, took out his mobile phone and money and threw them into Du Ling's arms, then rushed out, stood in the heavy rain, spread his arms, puffed up his chest and shouted to the sky:

"Brothers, follow me!"

Didn't he do this kind of thing in junior high school? Yang Jingxing also gave Du Ling his mobile phone and wallet, and threw himself into the rain with loyalty. Xu Weihao followed closely, and Lu Lin scolded Yang Fool while cleaning his trouser pockets.

The four idiots turned into drowned rats in an instant, and were looked upon by people from far and near. Du Ling laughed so hard that her high-pitched voice disturbed the diners in the restaurant.

The four of them stood in the rain and discussed for a while, and decided to go to Lu Lin's house to pick up the bicycle. It only took ten minutes to walk there. Du Ling had to wait for the rental here, and then met the boys at the post office.

Lu Lin had a mountain bike of his own and borrowed one from the concierge. Then Lu Lin took Zhang Yang and Yang Jingxing took Xu Wei and then went to Zhang Yang's house to pick up the bike.

The concierge looked at the four young and frivolous people and shouted uneasily: "Slow down, slow down, the rain is heavy and you can't see the road clearly."

Lu Lin refused to slow down and pedaled hard, reaching a speed estimated to be close to 15 per hour. He also scolded Zhang Yang for being too heavy. After having the experience of crushing the boat, Yang Jingxing certainly did not dare to use too much force and just kept up with his friend.

Two bicycles rushed in the heavy rain, and four people shouted and laughed as they rushed from Minzu Road to Daqiao Road. As soon as they arrived at the entrance of the China Merchants Bureau, they were startled because Zhang Xuguo shouted: "Zhang Yang!"

Zhang Yang almost fell off the car, and his friends immediately stopped shouting. The four of them accepted a burst of criticism from their elders, admitted their mistakes and said some flattering words. Five minutes later, four bicycles were on the road. Zhang Yang was riding a bicycle.

*Recreational vehicle.

The rain did not weaken at all, but this could not stop Yang Jingxing and the others. Four cars rushed to the post office on Huanghe Road to wait for Du Ling who had not yet arrived. The terrain here was low and the water on the road was up to their ankles. The friends put the cars in

Kick as fast as you can, then put your feet into the water to see who can make the biggest waves.

After Du Ling arrived, she was arranged to sit in a taxi and follow her. The taxi driver laughed and envied his youth.

Four bicycles rushed in front side by side, with a minimum speed of 15 kilometers per hour. The taxis followed closely behind. From Huanghe Road to Daqiao Road, then to Jianshe Road, then to Yanhe Avenue, and finally back to Minzu Road.

It's almost a circle around the county town.

When they arrived at the east end of Huaxin Plaza, everyone was exhausted and already walking at a leisurely pace. Yang Jingxing suddenly shouted: "Sprint!" and suddenly increased his speed.

The friends used their last strength to catch up, roaring together like they were charging to kill the enemy.

After realizing that his friends couldn't keep up, Yang Jingxing stopped at the entrance of the cinema. The second one to rush was Xu Wei, leaning on a tree to catch his breath. After Zhang Yang arrived, he simply sat down on the steps, and Lu Lin followed suit.

, almost lying down.

"It's great!" Zhang Yang shouted with all his strength, but his voice was only half loud and lacked any heroic spirit.

Lulin Haha joked with friends, but the effect was very poor. Friends looked at each other's embarrassment and laughed. Hehehehe hehe haha ​​is getting louder and louder, and those who watch each other can't stop.

The violent rain was still washing away the four friends who were laughing so hard that they couldn't breathe. Du Ling asked the taxi to stop in the middle of the road, hid in the car and took photos with her mobile phone, and kept them as a source of ridicule in the future.

There was a canteen next to the movie theater run by an old woman. She kindly called the four children: "Don't get wet, you have a cold. Come here and take shelter from the rain."

Maybe he had exhausted too much energy, so he was quiet for a while while taking shelter from the rain. Lu Lin knew everything and asked Yang Jingxing: "Leaving the day after tomorrow?"

Yang Jingxing nodded.

Xu Wei regretted: "I haven't been back for a few days."

Lu Lin asked again: "Have you decided which school to attend?"

Yang Jingxing shook his head: "We'll decide next semester."

Zhang Yang thought the same thing: "Let's talk about it during the winter vacation."

Yang Jingxing stretched out his palms in front of his friends: "Come on!"

The friends all turned their heads away in disgust, but they quickly clapped their hands together and cheered each other on.

After the rain subsided, Zhang Yang and the others sent Yang Jingxing home first. Du Ling stopped taking a taxi and bought an umbrella, asking Yang Jingxing to take him and hold it for him.

Lu Lin and the others had nothing to say. Only Du Ling said: "Work hard, don't look for any princess, miss."

Yang Jingxing said: "If I hadn't met you, I would have had a girlfriend long ago."

Du Ling stared: "What do you mean?"

“It’s hard to avoid having a high vision.”

Lu Lin and the others all expressed their sympathy for Yang Jingxing. Du Ling raised her right leg and turned half a circle, as if this powerful sweeper could teach several friends a lesson from a distance.

On the 19th, Yang Jingxing went to visit his grandparents with his parents. After returning home in the evening, he packed up and prepared. In addition to his luggage, he also needed to bring some things for his aunt Xiao Shuyun in Quhang. Yang Jingxing's aunt is only one year older than Xiao Shuxia.

, but her daughter is three years older than Yang Jingxing. Her aunt and uncle opened a fabric company in Quhang, and after years of hard work, they are living a good life.

At noon on the 20th, Xia Xue and Liu Miao came to Yang Jingxing's house on time to see him off. Xiao Shuxia was very surprised: "Liu Miaomiao, why are you here?"

Liu Miao said: "Xia Xue and I went out to play."

Yang Chengyi was still concerned: "Is Xia Xue's foot healed?"

Yang Jingxing took the two girls to the fourth floor, took out his guitar, and said solemnly, "You are my first audience, who wants to be the second one?"

Both girls laughed, and Xia Xue said: "You are the first, and we are the second."

Liu Miao still didn't believe it: "Can you play? Haven't you stopped practicing for a long time?"

Yang Jingxing asked the two girls to sit down on the sofa, then he moved a stool and sat across from it, saying, "If you want to save face, sing along with "Cinderella"." He has been practicing this these days, and he is already pretty good. He can read the score in the book just once

If you remember it, put it in front of the girls now.

Yang Jingxing had been preparing for a while, but after he started playing, the sneer on the faces of the girls who were sitting upright and serious quickly turned into surprise.

However, Yang Jingxing played the melody, not the accompaniment, so the two girls didn't know where to start singing, so they just listened.

After Yang Jingxing finished playing it once, he complained: "Why don't you sing?"

Xia Xue moved her butt back, as if a little embarrassed: "Good playing."

Liu Miao's smile suddenly disappeared. She stared at Yang Jingxing with a frown and asked, "Are we really the first to listen?"

"Really, repay me and sing it again."

Xia Xue shook her body slightly, full of hope: "Let's start again."

This time Yang Jingxing added a prelude, and when the melody started, he gave the girls hints with his eyes, and kept tapping his head. Liu Miao started first, and Xia Xue finished half a beat. Fortunately, soon the two female voices and the guitar were barely in tune.

: "...I can give up anything, but it's hard to leave today..."

The girls were much more nervous than Yang Jingxing. After singing two lines, they all focused on the lyrics. The tempo was obviously slower and the voices were quite quiet. Fortunately, Yang Jingxing could still cooperate.

There were two mistakes in the middle, but the girls didn't notice and just sang one sentence after another, and Yang Jingxing made up for it in time. After finishing singing once, the two girls looked at Yang Jingxing, as if they were waiting for the contestant to be rated.

Yang Jingxing condemned: "I asked you to listen to me play, but now I listen to you singing. Why do you sing so well!"

The two girls laughed. Xia Xue put her hands on the sofa between her legs and leaned her upper body forward: "I forgot about it as soon as I started singing... but it should work well together."

Liu Miao looked at Yang Jingxing seriously: "You play it again and we will listen carefully."

This time, before Yang Jingxing finished playing, Xiao Shuxia went upstairs to urge her, so she had to end it hastily. Yang Jingxing said to the girls, "Tell me what song you like, and I'll play it for you next time."

The two girls nodded. Xiao Shuxia gave her son chestnuts to eat: "Bangbangbang!"

Coming downstairs, Yang Chengyi asked the two girls where they were going and if they could give him a ride. The girls said no and stood there waving goodbye to Yang Jingxing who was driving.

Yang Chengyi changed his son before getting on the expressway, but he still felt uneasy. It was already five o'clock in the afternoon when we arrived in Quhang. His aunt's house was in a good neighborhood, a duplex building, and the rooms were sufficient, so Yang Jingxing and his family did not need to stay in a hotel.

We had dinner outside. My uncle’s name is Wang Jianhua. He drives a Passat and he laughs at himself that it’s not as good as an Audi. My aunt’s daughter is Wang Hui. She is a sophomore at Quhang University. She is not beautiful but very fashionable. When we chatted, I didn’t believe that Yang Jingxing was not there yet.

My girlfriend also said that I could introduce her to him.

After returning home after dinner, the two sisters Xiao Shuxia got busy. Xiao Shuxia put on display all the clothes and jewelry she had brought, and her sister also showed off her new collection.

Xiao Shuxia, who has a much better appearance and figure, also excels in this aspect. She has a large tourmaline diamond ring worth nearly 100,000 yuan, the necklace is even more expensive, the bag is also a new style this spring, and she has to buy clothes tomorrow.

The next day, the two families went straight to the best shopping mall in Quhang, where Xiao Shuxia was a gold card member. The three women spent the whole morning shopping, it was really brutal.

Xiao Shuxia still had to buy a suit for her husband, because the best suit in the family had already been worn at the last parent-teacher meeting, and maybe others would remember it. A suit of thirty or forty thousand suits seems to be just for the purpose of holding a parent-teacher meeting.

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After having dinner, he took a good rest for two or three hours, and then went to the theater to watch "The Peony Pavilion". After two hours, Yang Jingxing realized that he had too little knowledge of music and beauty before. He had gone to see it several times with his mother before.

I played a lot, but there was no gain at all. Today, I felt too much.

Wang Hui also made fun of Yang Jingxing: "He looks at it so seriously that he doesn't even blink!"

Xiao Shuxia was still intoxicated and discussed with her sister: "She sang really well, she did a better job. It was better than the last time in Puhai, she is still the best!"

Xiao Shuyun is also a fan of stars: "I wanted an autograph last time, but I squeezed my head and couldn't get in."

What is especially enviable is: "How come you haven't aged after all these years!?"

Yang Chengyi asked his son: "Does it look good?"

Yang Jingxing nodded.

Yang Chengyi smiled: "Arty... Opera is not a commercial movie, and it cannot be judged by whether it is good or not. This is culture, and culture is not just for looking good. You have to read more and learn more about various cultures, otherwise music will be the same

Bai Xue."

Wang Hui was the most excited after learning that Yang Jingxing wanted to enter a music school. Xiao Shuxia asked Wang Hui if any of her friends were studying in music schools and if she could help Yang Jingxing.

Wang Hui said that one of her classmates had passed the art exam, but failed the re-examination, and then she became concerned: "Don't give up if you have good academic scores. The art exam is a bit difficult, and it won't be fun if you fail."

Yang Jingxing suddenly became bold and bold: "I am determined to win."

Xiao Shuxia touched his son's ears, and Yang Chengyi sneered several times.

Wang Hui asked Yang Jingxing again: "You don't want to play karts anymore?" In the past, when Yang Jingxing arrived in Quhang, he wanted to stay in the kart club all day long.

Yang Jingxing said: "I won't be my opponent even if I don't play for a few years, so don't worry."

In the next two days, Yang Jingxing's attention shifted to Kun Opera. Xiao Shuxia finally found a close friend and proudly taught her son a lot. Mother and son bought a large flower basket and dedicated it to their common idol.

Zhang Zhihong.

On the morning of the 24th, the family got on the plane to Puhai. Shangpu School is located in the southwest suburb of Puhai, a place with beautiful scenery. It is quite remote, so parents can rest assured. If students from other places want to go shopping on weekends, they can take the bus to the subway station first.

, it takes an hour to get to the city center by subway. The entire school covers an area of ​​about ten square kilometers, but most of it is open space and gardens.

Shangpu was founded ten years ago. At that time, so-called aristocratic schools were springing up all over the place. But nowadays, there are very few schools that are developing as fast as Shangpu and becoming more and more famous.

There are two schools in Shangpuri: junior high school and high school. Yang Jingxing is one of the few freshmen who came here only in high school. He was quite uncomfortable at the beginning, so he once wanted to go back to Jiuchun and live his life as a local gangster.

The school does not have a hotel, so parents who come from out of town for parent-teacher meetings can only stay in the city. Yang Chengyi rented a car and was responsible for transportation for the next two days. In the evening, Yang Chengyi accompanied his wife to do hair and skin care, and also touched up herself.

Xiao Shuxia's beauty sleep has never stopped for so many years, but she got up very early on the 25th because she had made an appointment with a beauty salon for a facial. The well-groomed Xiao Shuxia really made Yang Chengyi proud, and she used him to please her

In my wife's words, she is elegant and noble. Xiao Shuxia has also done her best to make her husband appreciate her.

When I arrived at Shangpu on time at nine in the morning, there were already many cars in the parking lot, including Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Land Rover and Bentley. A Rolls-Royce belonged to Tao Meng's family, who would sometimes pick her up from school on weekends.

Yang Jingxing and his parents went to the auditorium of the library to meet with others. They were seated in different classes. Tao Meng, who was active in work, was responsible for leading the seats at the door: "Yang Jingxing..." After checking the register, he said to Yang Chengyi and Xiao Shuxia

Bow slightly: "Hello, please come with me."

Xiao Shuxia looked at Tao Meng for a while, then said thank you with a smile.

Tan Dong had arrived first, and it seemed that only his father was here. Tan Dong came to say hello to Yang Jingxing, and to Yang Chengyi, and then the parents on both sides also said hello.

A teacher came to distribute brochures to parents, explaining the arrangements for the two-day parent-teacher conference and the student learning plan for the coming school year.

At half past nine, everyone arrived, and the parent-teacher meeting officially began. First, the principal came up to speak and was warmly welcomed. The principal was in his fifties, a well-known scholar, and quite prestigious. He bowed first: "Thank you, parents."

I took out precious time from my busy schedule to cooperate with the work of our school. I also congratulate the students on a precious and enjoyable summer vacation. Why do I say precious..." He quickly got to the point. From what he said, it seemed that the senior year of high school

It's really scary.

The principal’s last concluding remarks are quite interesting. They seem to mean that no matter whether the education system has failed or not, and no matter what the students’ future plans are, they should all work hard this year: “Burn the passion of youth and cheer for life!”

The students applauded and cheered in support of the principal.

Then the director of the Academic Affairs Office came to the stage to talk about plans and arrangements, which meant repeating the contents of the booklet. Then the teachers came to the stage to speak. At this time, the competition between classes became apparent. Whenever a teacher of his own class came on stage, the students

Everyone clapped and cheered hard. Looking at the principal's smile, he liked the atmosphere very much.

Teacher Jiang, the head teacher of Class 3, is in her forties and teaches English. This woman has never dressed herself up like the parents in the audience, but her prestige in the eyes of her students even exceeds that of her parents. She reminds her students: "Now

, our collective is no longer Class 2 and Class 3, but Class 3 and Class 3. Let’s work hard together!”

Finally, it was Tao Meng who took the stage as a student representative and asked all the students to stand up and take the oath after her. In addition to her speech, her group of relatives and friends was also very grand. It seemed that she was the only one who brought her grandparents.

At noon, all the teachers, parents and students ate in the big cafeteria, where there were all kinds of stir-fries, soups, fruits, etc. The students complained that this was a lie, saying that the usual dishes were not of such good quality.

In the afternoon, I went to the Student Activity Center. There were many computers and many bulletin boards here. Teachers were also here and several information desks were set up. The purpose was to introduce some of the selected universities to parents.

It seems that many parents want their children to study abroad, and the study abroad area and the information desk are the busiest. Speaking of studying abroad, there is indeed a talented person in the first class, with a CBT score of over 100, a SAT score of 2,330, and a dozen AP courses.

The school's grades in all subjects are excellent or above, and the goal is the Ivy League. This guy actually used to be from another school, and was later poached. The purpose is obvious.

Yang Jingxing's family looked around. Yang Chengyi also wanted to look for his alma mater, Quhang Business School, but couldn't find it. And there were about 200 students in the entire senior high school. It seemed that apart from Yang Jingxing, there were no art candidates, and there was no relevant introduction at all.

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It was still necessary to prepare in many ways. Yang Chengyi and his wife showed their son two future goals, namely East China University of Science and Technology and Puhai University. They consulted for relevant information and then looked online.

Yang Chengyi was still very worried: "Cultural performance must be stable, and it is best to improve it!" He did not trust his son's own plans and plans.

Because the initials of the surname were last, the meeting and conversation between Yang Jingxing's family and the teacher was arranged until tomorrow afternoon. After there was nothing interesting to see, Yang Jingxing sent his parents off and stayed at the school today.

After dinner, he went back to the dormitory. Tan Dong had a very comfortable summer vacation and kept talking to Yang Jingxing, but Yang Jingxing was listening to music.

In the afternoon of the next day, Yang Jingxing and his parents walked into the teacher's office. The head teacher and several main teachers were there, and Teacher Jiang welcomed them: "Mr. Yang, Mrs. Yang, I have wasted your time."

Of course Yang Chengyi said: "Thank you, teachers, for your hard work."

During the last parent-teacher meeting, Xiao Shuxia brought a lot of things as gifts, but they were completely rejected. It was very embarrassing, so she didn’t bring them today.

Teacher Jiang saved time and got to the point directly: "Yang Jingxing is a very smart student. Our math teacher and physics teacher both think he is talented. We generally don't use the word talent."

Physics teacher Bo Er nodded: "Although he is not very diligent, Yang Jingxing's physics scores are pretty good. It can be seen that he still likes this subject."

The math teacher said: "This student, Yang Jingxing, is very systematic in his studies. He has good mathematical ideas and especially good spatial imagination."

Of course, the parents who send their children here are all wealthy people, and teachers cannot ask them to send their children to study natural sciences or do research. Teacher Jiang said: "Yang Jingxing also has a wide range of hobbies, so he should spend the holidays with his father.

Mom has discussed it and has we come up with a clear purpose? We can work towards it together."

Yang Chengyi looked at his son: "Tell the teacher what you think."

After listening to Yang Jingxing's heart-warming plan, several teachers were surprised and didn't know what to say for a moment. Yang Chengyi laughed at himself: "He is just like this, too romantic, has never suffered hardship since he was a child, a playboy Shao Weinan.

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Teacher Jiang smiled and asked Yang Jingxing: "When did you have this idea?"

Yang Jingxing said that he had actually thought about it a long time ago, but he only made the decision during the summer vacation. In order to prevent his son from being seen all over the place, Xiao Shuxia said that he practiced guitar day and night at home during the vacation.

There was no other way, so Teacher Jiang had to call the music teacher. In Shangpu, music is an extracurricular activity. The female music teacher was quite young, in her mid-twenties, and she seemed surprised that she was still sending students to the school today.

Used.

The music teacher introduced herself to the parents as Hu Yiqing. She graduated from Quhang Conservatory of Music and majored in music education. Of course, she was also good at playing, playing and singing.

Hu Yiqing has a not-so-standard oval face, her eyes are a bit small, her skin is decent, her lips are thin, her nose is small, and she is pretty. Her clothes are fashionable and dignified, but her hair and makeup are quite simple.

Hu Yiqing didn't understand the situation yet, so she asked Yang Jingxing expectantly: "How long have you been studying music?" He had taken so many music classes before, but he had never seen Yang Jingxing perform well. Maybe he looked down on his average teacher?

Yang Jingxing smiled: "It hasn't started yet."

Hu Yiqing still didn't understand, so she asked again: "What level is the piano?" There were several students in Class 3 who could play a little, but Yang Jingxing had never touched the keys during class.

Yang Jingxing hehe: "I haven't learned anything."

Hu Yiqing looked at Yang Jingxing a little confused, then looked at the others, and then asked: "Where is the music theory?"

Yang Jingxing shook his head: "I started from scratch."

Hu Yiqing was speechless. She was stunned for a long time before asking: "Do you have to learn to compose music?"

Yang Jingxing nodded: "That's what I thought."

Hu Yiqing didn't even care about the other party's face: "If you want to take the composition major, you must at least pass the piano, which is very difficult."

Xiao Shuxia asked: "Can't the guitar work?"

Hu Yiqing shook her head: "No, unless you play extremely well...there are very few such people." She could even imagine what Yang Jingxing's guitar would be like!

Yang Jingxing did not feel embarrassed and said: "Teacher Hu, I know that my current idea is quite funny and the timing is very wrong. But this is the first time since I was a child that I want to learn on my own, and my desire is very strong. What I don't want to miss is

It’s an opportunity to work hard for your own ideas. The result is not that important. I hope you can help me.”

Yang Chengyi nodded for his son.

Hu Yiqing still didn't want to waste energy: "Studying in the third year of high school is very intense. You basically can't spare time. This is not something that happens in a day or two."

Yang Jingxing said: "I just want to go all out."

Hu Yiqing asked: "Are your parents very supportive of you?"

Teacher Jiang helped and said: "The parents' request is that it does not affect learning, and we must cooperate with this."

Hu Yiqing looked at Yang Jingxing and said helplessly: "Let's try it, but I can't guarantee it."

Yang Chengyi smiled: "We don't have any hope. Teacher Hu, it's all your fault."

Hu Yiqing smiled hard.

My parents are going back to Jiuchun tomorrow and will go to the city for dinner together in the evening. Yang Chengyi still means the same thing: "You can learn music at any time in the future. You must not forget the main thing in an impulse. It doesn't matter how well you do in the exam, a must-have

ensure!"

Xiao Shuxia also became nervous: "Ever since I was a child, studying has never worried me. Alas..."

Yang Jingxing was full of confidence: "Don't worry."

"I also learned to speak big words!"
Chapter completed!