ALL NOVEL
Chapter 8
This question was almost her killer question now.
It was like a poor student dreading when others asked about his exam scores after the test.
Su Xiaoqi felt choosing which university was much more daunting than choosing the exam scores.
After all, if she didn't do well this time, she could try harder next time for a better result - she could say that.
But choosing a university - unless she repeated a year to take the exam again, could she do better by repeating a year?
This was a question that even Su Xiaoqi herself didn't dare to ascertain.
Her period had nearly come before the Gaokao, and it still hadn't come, she had been nervous and uncomfortable all along, affecting her test-taking. She had been distracted before the Gaokao, and had wanted to fall in love...
"Hello Ms. Liang, my name is Su Xiaoqi, today I came to learn together with Lin Min, I also took the exam for schools in Meng City, Enhua University."
"Pfft!"
Su Xiaoqi had just finished speaking when an abrupt laugh sounded.
Ms. Liang didn't reply, the one who laughed was the girl who had just greeted Lin Min.
After laughing she also felt it was a bit inappropriate, and quickly said: "Sorry, I thought a student from No.1 Middle School would have very good grades, I didn't expect you'd go to Enhua, that's a private university, my cousin went to Thirteen Middle School, he went to that school last year, it's said you can get in by paying money."
The girl's casual manner, made this apology even more of an embarrassment.
Su Xiaoqi had done a lot of psychological preparation these past few days, her complexion didn't turn ugly, she just smiled, without saying much.
Ms. Liang was quite cultured, she also didn't say anything, but evidently, this one remark, she had excluded both girls.
She didn't like that interrupting girl, she was too shallow, somewhat rude.
And as for a No.1 Middle School girl who actually tested into a private university, naturally she wouldn't consider her either. With No.1 Middle School's teaching resources being so good, testing like this could only mean she was either usually not hardworking, or really stupid. If it was just a fluke with the exam, that would just be unlucky.
She started the interview, evidently she was prepared, originally she had only prepared to print 3 articles, she would read the books herself, she didn't expect 4 people to come, she clearly favored Lin Min, giving him the book and handing out the printed articles to the others.
"I'll give you ten minutes, read this article, after reading summarize the main idea, of course best if you can recite it." Ms. Liang said and then got up and walked out, not sure if to the kitchen or bedroom.
Su Xiaoqi took the printout, seeing the dense English, her first feeling was some panic, there must be thousands of words right.
But when she seriously looked at the content, she suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
All the vocabulary was quite simple, nothing too complex.
She had been looking at New Concept English yesterday and today, so looking at this she didn't find it complex at all.
"If I were a boy again, I would practise perseverance more often, and never give up a thing because it was hard or inconvenient..."
Su Xiaoqi silently read very attentively, relaxing, she felt she had basically memorized it after reading through once.
The memory buff really was very powerful, previously she had a hard time concentrating to quickly memorize an article, but with this buff her reading efficiency was much higher.
Once, twice, three times. She read, silently recited, recited from memory once more, basically feeling there were no issues.
Then she still had the state of mind to feel the meaning of the article.
"If I Were a Boy Again"
This was a beautiful essay, the more she read the better she felt, she even felt this essay was written just for her.
"Who shuts love out, in turn shall be shut from love."
She silently read every sentence, all feeling elegant and touching.
These were what she lacked and needed, even if today she didn't pass the interview successfully, she was still very grateful for this experience.
She was grateful she had plucked up her courage to ask Lin Min.
She was grateful Lin Min had brought her here, to read such a good essay.
Letting the lost her, find some very important things.
"Finished reading it? Which of you will go first."
Ms. Liang's voice sounded, interrupting everyone.
Ms. Liang most favored Lin Min, but she saw that No.1 Middle School girl called Su Xiaoqi who had self-introduced earlier, actually had tears in her eyes, seemingly not only understanding it, but also very moved.
She was a bit surprised, and simply pointed at her and said: "You go first then."
Lin Min was somewhat surprised, going first was obviously a bit disadvantaged, after all the few people after could read and consolidate again, but this was an interview, he also couldn't help, he just smiled encouragingly at Xiaoqi.
Hinting for her not to be nervous.
While the other two breathed sighs of relief, reciting a thousand word English article in ten minutes still put on some pressure, a bit more time would of course be best.
"Thank you Ms. Liang for giving me this opportunity, letting me read such a beautiful essay, I really like it." Su Xiaoqi said.
Ms. Liang raised her brows, she didn't expect this girl to speak quite pleasantly, although she was looking for a home tutor for her daughter, speaking pleasantly was useless, but her impression did improve a bit.
Xiaoqi finished speaking, and closed the printout before her.
This time, she still couldn't help pushing her glasses, because she had looked so attentively earlier, the frames had nearly slid down her nose.
"If I were a boy again, I would practise perseverance more often, and never give up a thing because it was hard or inconvenient......If I were to live my life over again, I would pay more attention to the cultivation of the memory......if I were a boy again, try still harder to make others happy"
In the spacious bright living room, a girl in a white T-shirt, sitting on the sofa, one hand on her knee, the other holding a rolled up document, her smooth English voice, spoken with feeling, gentle, sweet, unhalting, even the cleaning maid who was cleaning the living room, stopped her motions, standing there, seemingly able to understand, an expression of yearning on her face.
Lin Min also blankly looked at Xiaoqi, he didn't expect this seemingly unsociable neighbor girl, to actually have this side to her.
She was like an elegant 18th century noble lady, her tone and phrasing gentle and intimate, subtly infectious.
He also understood the article, could summarize the main idea, and recite it, but it was more like reciting an essay, and not like Xiaoqi, elegantly and sincerely speaking from the heart.
In this moment the girl's entire body emitted light.
The other two had originally been holding the materials preparing to seize the time to read more, but now they had stopped, looking at Su Xiaoqi somewhat incredulously.
Damn... I haven't even fully understood the specific content, and she's already expressing it emotionally with tears like a foreigner... How can I compete?? No way!