Chapter 298: Joy and Sorrow When Parting ③
Yes! They all understood, just like now, they studied hard, and they never regretted it, because they studied hard, so they learned a lot of knowledge they didn’t know, they learned about history, they learned about law and politics, they learned about the mysteries of biology and the mysteries of the Earth in geography, and they learned about quadratic functions in mathematics. They always knew that electricity existed in this world, but they didn’t know about electrical resistance, positive and negative poles… there was so much that made them feel amazed, this was the charm of learning. Because they studied hard, they received praise from teachers, parents, and others from the outside world. Usually, when they went upstairs or downstairs, they would hear some fast-class students from the first and second grades say, ‘Look, those are people from Class 10 of the third grade.’ The tone was not the sarcasm and scorn directed at Class 10 of the first and second grades, but wonder and admiration. Teachers would also always praise them in class, mentioning them to the students in other slow classes, telling them to take them as role models. This praise from parents, teachers, and others was something they couldn’t even imagine before they studied hard.
Of course, the most important thing is that they were admitted to high school.
Many of them came from ordinary family backgrounds. A City High School was just a public school, so it was natural to have students from commoner families. However, if they didn’t study hard, the possibility of attending vocational school was very high, and even more likely, they would leave campus and enter society.
Most students on campus were curious about the unknown society, but more so, they were afraid. As Nie Qiu said to them for the first time when she stood on the lectern last semester, they might become sales assistants at supermarkets, sales assistants at clothing stores, or waiters at restaurants… these workers who achieved nothing. Such jobs usually didn’t pay well, and for people without a diploma, high-paying jobs naturally meant working in factories. Could they really handle such a life without restraint?
Does this mean… they have to rely on their parents their whole lives? Or does it mean that after five years… or ten years, when they get married and have children, they will still depend on their parents?
Everyone has their own life. Parents will grow old one day, and they also have to work hard and move forward for their future and their dreams.
“You are the pride of my teaching career. In the future, I can also tell my slow-class students, look at your seniors…” Saying this, Teacher Yang smiled, picked up the wine bottle by his hand, poured a glass into his cup, and raised the cup with a smile, “This is the first time I’m sitting down to eat with you. I believe that in the future, when you are successful and we have a class reunion, I will have the opportunity to sit with you again and have such a meal. For your future, let’s have a drink. Today… let’s not be so particular. Whether you are eighteen or not, raise your cups and have a drink. Teacher is… happy today.” As he said this, he became a little choked up.
The slightly more sensitive girls’ eyes were already red. Everyone stood up and raised their cups. Li Kai placed Nie Qiu’s cup beside him, poured a cup of orange juice for Nie Qiu with his own tea cup, and placed it in Nie Qiu’s hand.
Teacher Yang smiled knowingly when he saw this and didn’t say anything. “To be honest, I’ve seen off batch after batch of students, and I’ve had this graduation meal with every batch of students, but I’ve never been this happy. Teacher toasts you, I’ll go first!” After speaking, he brought the wine glass to his lips and drank it down.
The beer wasn’t spicy enough; instead, like a carbonated beverage, it had bubbles. The feeling inside was like the best drink to stimulate tear ducts, and Teacher Yang’s eyes were also a little red.
The classmates in the class raised their cups and drank the beverages in their hands in one gulp.
