tenth year of teaching

Chapter 100 Choice
The next few days will be a strange and new trip to Africa.

The Great Northern Belt went to the equator in early summer. There was a white ring-shaped mark with a simple record on it: UGANDA EQUATOR. She stood between S and N and raised her hands in the air to take pictures happily. The staff handed over a certificate proving that she had been to the equator.

The Source of R. Nile JINIA's trip is thrilling. Isn't it magical to go rafting on a certain section of the world's longest river?There is a statue of Gandhi on the roadside, and local black people will perform indigenous dances near the river.During the boat parade on the river, you can see meter-long lizards and various unknown birds and animals on the small island in the center of the river.There are various thatched roof houses along the river with various souvenirs displayed inside, just like every tourist attraction in the world.

Looking at those hand-painted paintings, Chu Xia asked a few questions. Unexpectedly, black people bargained no less than Chinese people.Dabei laughed on the side, and finally pulled her and whispered: "I will take you to the market later, and you can get the wholesale price." Chu Xia gave up, and the black man muttered unhappily: "Chinese."

Looking towards the center of the river, there is a canoe, with one person rowing at the stern and one person independently on the bow. The upper body is bare, and the black skin and brown-black trousers seem to be integrated into one, leaving only a red forehead smear on the top of the head.The blue sky is the same color, only this black man looks like a thick brush of ink from the period, which has a unique flavor.

When Dabei was busy, Chu Xia was walking alone in the villa area and was told not to go down the mountain.This residential area is very large, and most of the private villas cover hundreds of square meters, including gardens, swimming pools, etc.There are very few people on the road, and a bunch of flowers hang down from the green wall. The gorgeous purple and pink colors form an oil painting of their own.

The telephone poles are covered with various advertising flyers, and the walls of each house are in different colors, including green, yellow, white, and blue, with flowers and plants of various colors, as well as strange-shaped trees, which exude beauty in the tranquility. color.A tall black man wearing black and green stripes and denim trousers emerged from the front, carrying a black briefcase on one shoulder, walking opposite Chu Xia.

When we passed each other face to face, the man asked: "Chinese?"

"Yes." Chu Xia nodded.

The man smiled, stretched out his long arms and gestured, "Gongfu"

"Sorry?" Chu Xia was confused.

"Gongfu." The man punched twice hard.

"Oh~" Chu Xia laughed. It turns out that in the eyes of foreigners, Chinese people, regardless of gender, have a reputation for kung fu.

Secretly looking around a hundred meters away from the foot of the mountain, I saw a large area of ​​residential buildings, bustling with pedestrians on the road, and litter birds strolling among them.The scenery was completely different from that on the mountains. When I went back and talked with Dabei, he said that those were civilians. They were really separate slums with iron houses, which were much shabbier than here.There are also some local indigenous people who live in primitive mud houses with thatched roofs, just like on TV.

Everything was magical in Chu Xia's eyes, and she was fascinated by the primitive scenery, people, and culture.The short 10 days were coming to an end, and Chu Xia was preparing to return. Dabei took her to the market to buy some local handicrafts and take them back to give away.

At the airport, the two said goodbye. Dabei held her hand and said, "Wait until I go back."

Chu Xia nodded with a smile and said, "Okay."

At this time, Wang Lulu was far away on the streets of the United States, and her mother's friend drove her to a local university campus tour.Before going abroad, search some university official websites online, click on Campus Tour, submit an application form, choose the date, and plan the route.I looked at them one by one, conducted on-site inspections, and searched for online university courses, and tried various majors one by one.

Lulu’s final goal was the University of Washington, located in beautiful Seattle.Lulu has expertise in art. She has participated in national-level competitions and won awards. Coupled with the strong recommendation of her music instructor, all she needs now is her TOEFL scores and college entrance examination score certificates.

After discussing with my family, I decided to focus on language studies first, take the TOEFL test well, and then wait until I get an offer.She quietly took out her mobile phone and sent a message to the familiar number in her heart.

"I'll be waiting for you in Seattle. If possible, I hope you can come."

Tens of thousands of kilometers away in Yuyang, in a simple three-bedroom apartment, Li Hai was shirtless and playing games, with his mobile phone screen lighting up.He hurriedly picked it up and took a look. He froze instantly and couldn't even care about the game in his hand.

What is that place?How can I go?Can I pass with this score?His mind was filled with impossibilities.After the shock and confusion, he seemed to realize why Lulu sent him this message?She wishes—can I go?
In 17 years, it was the first time I was so surprised, but it was also the first time I was so disappointed.These are such completely different emotions, but they appear at the same time so dramatically.Li Hai hugged his head and howled in pain.

Zhang Yan was doing the exercises at this time. He dug out all the exercises from the previous two years and started from scratch.The mobile phone, games, and novels were all pushed away. It seemed that his mother's ashes were still in his hands a second ago. The heavy weight forced him to find something to do every second of every day.

If he wants to pass the exam, he must pass the exam. From now on, he can only rely on himself and no one else.Chu Xia said: "It is easier to find a job if you at least get a bachelor's degree." She also said: "You can do what you like in college, and you have the ability to choose what you want to do."

He sorted through his mother's belongings. In addition to a letter, there were also house books and a bankbook.My mother was not hospitalized before she left, so the family's savings were basically unchanged. He roughly totaled it up, deducted four years of college tuition, and took out the rest to give to his third aunt.

The third aunt said with red eyes that this is what your mother left for you. Zhang Yan insisted on giving it, saying that he was grateful to the third aunt for taking her in and that he wanted to live in peace of mind.The third aunt couldn't resist him, so she had to save it first.A house is a home. Zhang Yan wants to keep a place where he can go back, so he doesn't plan to sell it.

Then he would have to work part-time to earn college living expenses, etc. He had already planned to start working part-time to make money immediately after his senior year of high school, and no longer depend on anyone.

Chen Yisi started to receive one-on-one extracurricular tutoring. According to the advice given by the teacher before the holiday, his father provided holiday tutoring for his weak subjects.Dong Li bought a set of past college entrance examination papers online and started reading them one by one. If she didn't know how to do it, she started checking her notes and textbooks to sort out the basic knowledge one by one.Li Minghai's mother found out somewhere that his art score was low, so she threw him into the studio for special study, preparing to take the joint art entrance examination.

Of course, there are many like Chen Zixu, who continue to play games at home, sleep in until midnight, and are determined to have a good time before entering their senior year of high school, preparing to sacrifice tragically at the last moment.In fact, behind the scenes, parents have already checked out the higher vocational colleges that can be assigned after graduation, and they only need to spell out the math skills at the end.

The third year of high school is a real battlefield. Everyone who is ready to go to the battlefield has his own equipment and weapons ready.Some are equipped with high-end equipment, some are semi-automatic, some are equipped with Xiaomi and rifles, and some are even naked.At the starting point of this game, the gap has actually widened, so how many people can persist to the end?

(End of this chapter)