Chapter 283: Separate, Let Us Grow Slowly ②
Huang Yan looked at Li Kai in panic, only to find that Li Kai had the same panicked expression as her, and the same fear filled his face.
In their eyes, Nie Qiu studied so hard, read so diligently, just as Nie Qiu had said, wanting to change her life through study and knowledge.
Nie Qiu woke up. Li Kai sat with Nie Qiu in silence for a while, then left. He had injuries on his face and didn’t want Nie Aifang to be disgusted.
Huang Yan brought Nie Qiu back from the emergency room to the general ward where Nie Qiu was staying. They didn’t tell Nie Aifang what had happened. Nie Aifang was still smiling and asked them where they had gone for a walk, and if Nie Qiu was tired.
When the doctor came to inform Nie Aifang that Nie Qiu needed to stay in the hospital for a period of observation, Nie Aifang asked nervously, “Does Qiu Qiu’s body still have any problems?”
The attending doctor glanced at Nie Qiu and said with a smile, “It’s not a big problem, but she needs to rest well. It’s always good to observe for a little longer. Besides, her right hand is injured, and it’s her right hand. For exams, she’ll be holding a pen in the morning and afternoon, which won’t be good for her hand’s recovery.”
Nie Aifang listened and could only nod.
After the attending doctor left, Nie Aifang managed a weak smile at Nie Qiu and said, “Qiu Qiu, don’t worry… if you can’t take the exam this year, we’ll take it next year. Don’t be sad.”
“Mom, I’m not sad.” Nie Qiu lay on the hospital bed, smiling slightly at Nie Aifang, “It’s okay with me.” She genuinely felt it was okay; another year of study or one less year didn’t matter. She wasn’t as diligent in her studies as her classmates saw her, or as they discussed privately about how serious she was about her studies, studying until midnight after school.
In fact, she wasn’t. She knew all this knowledge. She just listened attentively in class to recall the knowledge deeply hidden in her mind, as the knowledge from junior high school was from many years ago. Doing homework was enough. Listening attentively in class was not only to set an example for her classmates but also a sign of respect for the teacher lecturing in class. Whether she was a student or an auditing professor, she listened attentively.
Whether she took the Senior High School Entrance Examination to get into high school or repeated the third year of junior high school, it was all the same to her.
Perhaps the current third-year junior high students don’t understand yet, but with the Senior High School Entrance Examination approaching, what they will face is separation. They will enter different high schools, some will attend vocational high school, and some will choose to enter society and work.
She smiled and looked at Huang Yan, “Huang Yan, you have to go to Provincial First High School and wait for me.”
“Okay, I’ll wait for you at Provincial First High School.” Huang Yan nodded vigorously and smiled, “Then I’ll be your senior, a year ahead of you!”
“Then I’ll skip a grade when I get into high school.” Nie Qiu said with a smile.
Huang Yan looked at Nie Qiu and stepped forward to gently hold Nie Qiu’s left hand, “Nie Qiu, don’t worry… even if not for Teacher Yang, just for you, we will all strive to get into the schools we like.”
Nie Aifang saw that Nie Qiu and Huang Yan were talking and didn’t show any negative emotions, so she felt relieved. She had been worried that Nie Qiu would be sad about not being able to take the Senior High School Entrance Examination!
Time flew by, and the Senior High School Entrance Examination was approaching. Before the exam, the school would give the third-year junior high students a few days off. The day before the holiday, each class would take a graduation photo as a souvenir.
On this day, Nie Aifang brought Nie Qiu to the school. The school was no different from before, but compared to usual, it was much livelier. People were bustling everywhere, and even those who usually didn’t like taking photos were taking pictures with their mobile phones, some of people, some of scenery.
In these last few days, as the saying goes: we all fall in love with our campus when we are about to leave it.
