Chapter 480: Issei’s only selfish act, three years later
Along the way, Qiao Simei kept chattering, and Zhou Chen sometimes responded and sometimes remained silent.
In fact, he was quite surprised, considering that it was only the 1980s, and Qiao Simei was probably only seven or eight years old, yet she could actually say such a thing.
Even decades later, those mature children may not be able to speak as well as Qiao Simei.
So I have to say that this Qiao Simei is really a strange flower in this era.
Qiao Sanli, on the other hand, seemed very quiet. She scolded Qiao Simei several times and told her not to disturb Zhou Chen while riding.
Ten minutes later, Zhou Chen sent the two sisters to school.
"Brother Zhou Chen, thank you for sending us to school."
Qiao Sanli thanked Zhou Chen weakly, while Qiao Simei also thanked him generously.
Zhou Chen said: "You're welcome, hurry in, I have to go to school too."
After waving his hands at the two of them, he rode off on the 28th pole again.
After a period of studying in class, Zhou Chen has become accustomed to the current campus life. Although he is in the relatively prosperous Jinling, there are not many classmates in his school class.
In this era, there are many people who have never gone to school. There are even more people who have graduated from primary school and cannot go to junior high school. The domestic population is large, but on average, there are really not many people who can go to junior high school.
In the first year of junior high school, Zhou Chen is not planning to skip a grade. He plans to find a way to skip to the third grade after the first year of junior high school.
There are still about eight months left before the end of the first grade of junior high school. Eight months is enough time for him to learn all the knowledge in the first and second grades of junior high school. There will be absolutely no problem in advancing to the third grade of junior high school.
After meeting Qiao Sanli and Qiao Simei that time, he didn't meet them again for a long time. However, during his weekend break, he met them twice after walking around Shamao Alley for a few times.
It was another weekend, and Zhou Chen did not stay at home. Instead, he rode around alone on a 28-meter pole, enjoying the scenery of Jinling in this era.
After walking around for a while, he came to a stone bridge and was about to cross the bridge while riding his bike. But when he was halfway through, he suddenly saw a familiar figure.
After braking to a stop, Zhou Chen pushed the car to the bridge and called, "Qiao Yicheng?"
Just a few minutes before Zhou Chen saw Qiao Yicheng, Qiao Yicheng stood alone by the bridge, staring blankly at the stack of certificates in his hand, and then ruthlessly threw them into the river.
Looking at the certificates in the river, Qiao Yicheng felt extremely sad. Thinking of what he had just done, he felt very ashamed.
Not long ago, a couple came to their home and said they wanted to adopt Qiao Simei.
Qiao Yicheng thought of his family's situation and everything he had suffered over the years, and suddenly a selfish thought arose in his heart.
He wanted to escape from Qiao's house.
He thought that if he could be adopted by that couple, his future would definitely be better than in the Qiao family, and when he has the ability in the future, he can come back to help his younger brothers and sisters and prevent them from suffering anymore.
With this idea in mind, he went to find the couple alone, but to his disappointment, the couple rejected him and they were unwilling to adopt him.
The reason why they were willing to adopt Qiao Simei was because they had a daughter before and she was more similar to Qiao Simei, so they only wanted to adopt Qiao Simei and did not want to adopt anyone else.
Qiao Yicheng, who had put his self-esteem on the line, returned disappointed. For this incident, he brought all his certificates with him, just to let them see his excellence.
It's a pity that all this is his own fault.
Qiao Yicheng threw away the certificate and swallowed all the cake the couple gave him.
He swore in his heart that just this once, from now on, he would never do such a thing again.
Just as he was finishing the cake and wiping his mouth, he suddenly heard someone calling him, and he turned around to look.
"Zhou Chen?"
Although he only met Zhou Chen once, Zhou Chen left a deep impression on Qiao Yicheng, and his two sisters also talked about Zhou Chen many times, so when he saw Zhou Chen again, he was able to recognize him at a glance.
"Yes, it's me, Qiao Yicheng, why are you here?"
Zhou Chen asked curiously, but when he glanced at the cake box in Qiao Yicheng's hand and the certificate that had not floated away in the river, he immediately understood the reason.
Because the children of the Qiao family had just watched it not long ago, he still remembered the plot. The current scene should be the plot of Qiao Simei's adoption.
Qiao Yicheng probably went to the couple who seemed to be teachers and wanted them to adopt him, but unfortunately they rejected him. This made Qiao Yicheng, who had a strong self-esteem, suffered a huge blow.
When I first watched TV, many people commented that Qiao Yicheng did this so that he could help his younger siblings in the future.
But from Zhou Chen's point of view, there may be such a reason, but more probably it is Qiao Yicheng's selfishness that is at work. He just wants to leave the Qiao family and this place, so he does such a thing
.
However, in Zhou Chen's opinion, this kind of behavior is completely normal.
After all, Qiao Yicheng is just a teenager. Since his mother passed away, he has endured so much pressure that ordinary adults may not be able to bear it. It is really impressive that he, a young man, can persevere until now.
not easy.
Who doesn’t want to have a good environment? Who doesn’t want to live for themselves?
Except for those who call themselves saints, no one is qualified to criticize Qiao Yicheng's actions.
Qiao Yicheng's eyes were a little evasive. What had just happened had become a secret that he most didn't want to be revealed. He didn't want anyone to know.
"Nothing, just passing by."
"oh."
Zhou Chen was sensible and didn't ask any more questions. Instead, he changed the subject and asked, "By the way, the guy who bullied your sister last time, how did you deal with him later?"
Since that incident, Zhou Chen did not deliberately inquire about Li Heman's fate, but he had seen that the grain and oil store where Li Heman owned was closed, so he guessed that Li Heman was most likely arrested.
, but he still wanted to ask specifically.
Speaking of this matter, Qiao Yicheng calmed down.
"Li Heman, that guy, has been arrested. I reported him."
When he talked about this matter, he felt infinite anger in his heart.
After Qiao Zuwang took the knife and left that day, he was still full of expectations, but in the end it was proved that his expectations were really wrong, and that kind of father was not worth his expectations at all.
For a few hundred dollars, they actually let Li Heman go. In the end, they even wanted to make Sanli forget about that incident with a meal of xiaolongbao.
After knowing this, he almost fell out with Qiao Zuwang on the spot, but fortunately, the last bit of filial piety in his heart made him restrain himself.
Qiao Zuwang could let Li Heman go for money, but as the eldest brother, he couldn't accept it, so he took the initiative to report Li Heman to the police station afterwards.
The only thing that comforted him was that although his sister Sanli had some changes in her temperament, she didn't change much, but her personality became much duller.
"Then how many years was he sentenced?" Zhou Chen asked.
Qiao Yicheng replied: "It seems to be more than three years."
Zhou Chen hesitated for a while, and then asked: "Have you ever thought that three years will pass quickly, and if he comes out, will it be detrimental to you?"
Qiao Yicheng was shocked, "No way?"
Zhou Chen shook his head and said: "You can't be sure of this kind of person. I think you still need to be on guard and don't give him any opportunities."
Qiao Yicheng nodded solemnly, remembering in his heart that he was not a virgin bitch, especially when it came to his sister, so he would not be careless.
"Zhou Chen, thank you for the reminder."
Zhou Chen smiled and said: "That's not necessary, that kind of person is too disgusting. Sanli is a good child and shouldn't suffer that kind of crime."
Qiao Yicheng only thought that Zhou Chen was loving, and did not think about anything else. After all, his sister Sanli was only nine years old, and Zhou Chen was not that old, so it was impossible for him to think about the relationship between men and women.
"Qiao Yicheng, I see you don't have a bike, do you want me to give you a ride?"
Qiao Yicheng: "Thank you, no need, I want to go shopping by myself."
"Okay, then I'll leave first."
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Three years have passed and Zhou Chen has grown three years older. At the age of fifteen, he is already 1.75 meters tall, tall and well-proportioned. Except for his slightly dark skin, he can definitely be called a handsome boy.
In just three years, Zhou Chen has improved his physical fitness to the point where it is almost approaching its peak.
Strength:20(22)
Physique:19(22)
Spirit:20(20)
Agility:17(20)
If this trend continues, he will be able to reach the best physical condition in two years at most, but if he wants to improve after that, it will be very difficult.
In three years, in addition to the huge improvement in physical fitness, his academic performance has also improved by leaps and bounds. In the second half of 1983, he will be a high school senior.
He skipped one year in junior high school and one year in high school respectively. Next year he can take the college entrance examination, and he will only be sixteen by then.
The reason why he was able to skip two grades was naturally because his academic performance was recognized by the school leaders. He had been ranked first all year round. Even after skipping a grade, he could still maintain the first place. How could the school leaders not agree to his request?
The family of three had lunch happily.
Han Huifang put the meat into Zhou Chen's bowl and said with a smile on her face: "Xiao Chen, eat more."
"Thank you, Mom."
Zhou Chen was not polite and ate big gulps. In the past three years, his body had grown very fast, and his food intake alone was greater than that of Zhou Jianguo and Han Huifang combined.
But Han Huifang was never reluctant and often bought delicious food for Zhou Chen. Most of their wages were spent on Zhou Chen's food and drink.
"Xiao Chen, you will be your senior year of high school when school starts. Mom bought you a new set of clothes that you can wear when school starts."
"Mom, I have clothes to wear. There is no need to buy new ones for me. I grow fast, so I might outgrow them soon. It would be a waste of money to buy new ones."
Han Huifang didn't care at all: "If you can't wear them, buy new ones. You don't have to worry about money. Your father and I's salary is enough to support our family."
This is true. Three years later, Zhou Jianguo has been promoted to another level in the textile factory, and his salary has naturally increased a lot.
Zhou Jianguo also smiled and said: "Your mother is right, you are so ambitious. Not only did you not spend money to go to school in the past few years, but you also received a lot of scholarships. Your mother and I saved them for you."
Because Zhou Chen's grades were so good, the school leaders were afraid that he would be snatched away by other schools, so they really had nothing to say in terms of treatment. There was no tuition fee, which was the most basic. Various other scholarships were given out for various reasons.
Zhou Chen wanted to keep this good seedling.
Seeing that his parents were resolute, Zhou Chen stopped saying anything. After eating, he said something to his parents.
"Dad, Mom, I'm going out to play for a while and I'll be back later."
"Then slow down and don't run too far." Han Huifang urged.
"I know, Mom."
Zhou Chen did not go far, but ran to the nearby Jinling City Wall.
Since the first time he came here, in the past three years, the place he visited most was the city wall.
Standing on the city wall and enjoying the wind made him feel peaceful and relaxed. He liked this feeling very much.
As soon as he arrived at the city wall, Zhou Chen discovered that someone was already standing on the edge of the city wall. His footsteps attracted the attention of the two people.
The two people on the edge of the city wall turned around and saw Zhou Chen. They were surprised and said: "Zhou Chen, why are you here?"
"Qiao Yicheng, Qi Weimin, it's you two."
Zhou Chen walked over and greeted these two people.
"I haven't congratulated you on getting admitted to college yet. I heard that one of you got admitted to Jinling University and the other got admitted to Jinling Normal University. Congratulations."
Qi Weimin said: "You are the one congratulating us now, and we will be the one congratulating you next year. Compared with this guy like you, the two of us are far behind."
Qiao Yicheng and Zhou Chen met three years ago, but Qi Weimin met Zhou Chen a year ago because they were from the same school.
Both of them were famous figures in the school, so they knew each other, and Zhou Chen felt that Qi Weimin had a good personality, so even though they were two years apart, they still had a good relationship.
Especially when I later learned that Zhou Chen and the Qiao brothers and sisters also knew each other, the relationship naturally became better.
"No way, you are still the top pick."
Zhou Chen teased Qi Weimin, and then asked Qiao Yicheng: "Qiao Yicheng, your grades are enough to get into Jinling University, why don't you apply to Jinling University?"
He learned from Qiao Simei that Qiao Yicheng's grades were not as good as Qi Weimin's, but he actually had great hopes of getting admitted to Jinling University. However, he ended up applying to Jinling Normal University. He guessed it might be because of the tuition fee.
Qiao Yicheng said: "I thought Jinling Normal University was good, so I applied. I didn't think much about it at the time."
In fact, Zhou Chen's guess was correct. It was indeed because of the tuition fees. The tuition fees for normal schools were low, and since he had good grades, he could be exempted from a lot of them.
But Jinling University is different. The tuition is relatively high, and his grades are not advantageous. It is difficult to get the qualification for tuition exemption. So even though he knew that Jinling University was better, he still chose Jinling Normal University in the end.
Qi Weimin laughed and said: "The normal school is not bad. I might be able to become a teacher in the future. A teacher is a guaranteed rice bowl."
Qiao Yicheng snorted coldly: "I'll lend you some good advice."
Zhou Chen walked to the two of them, and the three of them leaned against the city wall and looked at the scenery in the distance.
Among the three of them, Qi Weimin and Qiao Yicheng are about the same age, and Zhou Chen is the youngest. However, Zhou Chen is taller and stronger than them both, and he can't tell that he is the youngest at all.