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Xiao Yong never contacted me again. Later, I heard that he was expelled. The reason was that he bullied girls and extorted protection money from classmates.
When the exam results came out, I did quite well. I thanked Gaoyuan. Gaoyuan asked, "How do you want to thank me?" I replied, "..." I hadn't thought of that yet.
The homeroom teacher announced, "This time, the exam results are good, and the school is planning to organize a class outing to let everyone relax." The classmates cheered. However, I wasn't that happy because I knew this meant I would have to save money for two weeks.
After returning home, I called my grandmother. "Hello?" she answered. "Grandma!" I said. "Oh, baby," she replied. "I miss you," I told her. "Grandma misses you too," she said. "Grandma, guess what? I ranked ninth in the class on this exam!" "Wow, baby is amazing!" she exclaimed. "Hehe," I chuckled.
"Should Grandma buy you a gift?" she asked. "No need, Grandma, you should keep the money for yourself," I replied. " baby, Grandma has money," she insisted. "I know, Grandma, but you're getting older; you should save some money for yourself," I advised. "Alright," she sighed. "By the way, Grandma, our school is organizing a class outing."
Grandma: "Really? Where are you going?"
Me: "I don't know yet, the teacher said this weekend."
Grandma: "Then baby should have a good time."
Me: "I will."
...
I chatted with Grandma for a long time until Mom called me for dinner.
At the dinner table, Dad asked me, "How did you do on the exam?"
Me: "It was okay."
Dad: "What do you mean by 'okay'? Be specific."
Me: "Ninth in the class."
Dad: "..."
He was silent for a moment and then asked, "How many people are in your class?"
Me: "Thirty-nine."
Dad: "..."
He sighed and said, "Li Wan, you need to work harder."
Me: "I know."
Dad: "Knowing is not enough; you need to take action."
Me: "I will."
Dad: "I hope you can get into Tsinghua or Peking University and bring glory to our family."
Me: "..."
I lowered my head and quietly ate my meal.
Dad always has high hopes for me, but I feel like I've disappointed him.
...
That night, lying in bed, I remembered the times I climbed mountains with Grandma when I was little.
Back then, I was six years old, and Grandma was seventy.
We had so much fun on the mountain.
On our way down, we passed a temple, and I curiously asked, "Grandma, what is this?"
Grandma told me, "This is a temple."
Me: "What is a temple?"
Grandma: "A temple is a place to worship Bodhisattvas."
Me: "What is a Bodhisattva?"
Grandma: "The Bodhisattva is a deity; he can bless people with peace and health."
Me: "Then I want to worship the Bodhisattva!"
Grandma: "Alright, baby worships the Bodhisattva; you will definitely be safe and healthy."
Me: "Mm!"
That was my first time entering a temple. I knelt before the Buddha, clasped my hands together, and made my first wish in life.
...
On Saturday morning, after getting up, I went to the kitchen to make breakfast.
After finishing breakfast, I started packing my things.
I wanted to bring some cookies and egg tarts so that my classmates wouldn't be bored during the ride.
Once I finished packing, I was ready to head out.
At that moment, my phone rang.
I picked it up and answered, "Hello?"
A gentle female voice came from the other end: "Hello, is this Li Wan?"
I replied, "Who is this...?"
The woman said, "I am Zhou Shu."
I responded, "Aunt Zhou?"
Zhou Shu: "Yes, it's me."
I asked, "What do you need me for?"
Zhou Shu: "Li Wan, I heard from Gaoyuan that you are going on a picnic today. Auntie has prepared some chips, cola, cookies, jelly, chocolate..."
I was speechless and said, "Auntie, I'm not going on a picnic; I'm going to play with my class."
Zhou Shu: "Oh, oh! Do you still want some chips?"
I replied, "..."
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