209: Youth is about to end

Recently, the school leaders frequently spoke with Teacher Zhang, and in their conversations, they always brought up Lin You, the student who was expected to be the top scorer.

Teacher Zhang was like a concubine in a palace drama, gaining status through her son; he gained status through his student!

The school leaders had also spoken with Lin You before, but Lin You stated, “I listen to my Class Teacher, Teacher Zhang.”

Lin You's attitude of only recognizing Teacher Zhang elevated Teacher Zhang greatly. The school leaders were discussing whether it was Teacher Zhang's effective guidance that produced a potential top scholar who went from 400 points to a stable 700 points.

Lin You was happy with this. Anyway, he would only stay at Ancheng No. 7 Middle School for a little over a month, but Teacher Zhang might still have twenty years until retirement. If there were benefits, they should naturally go to Teacher Zhang.

After all, Teacher Zhang was a good person, and his teaching ability was also very strong.

The principal had already promised Teacher Zhang promotions in title and position. Teacher Zhang knew this was his opportunity but also brought up the other teachers in grade 12 class 7.

When one person achieves success, their associates also benefit. Lin You had already “benefited” the teachers in grade 12 class 7.

Lin You was first among all test-takers in both the Nine Provinces Joint Examination and the subsequent mock exams, making his chances of being the top scholar very high.

Ancheng No. 7 Middle School had produced several top scorers of the College Entrance Examination this century, but it had been almost ten years since the last one.

And a top scorer in the college entrance examination brings a huge bonus to a key high school; both the fame it brings and the revenue from the education system are considerable.

It can also continuously attract more high-quality students to the school, injecting fresh blood for several years of positive cycles.

Many parents of junior high students, as long as their child's junior high grades are excellent, feel that their child has the potential to be a top scholar three years later and want to send them to a key high school that has produced a top scorer in the college entrance examination.

Even his mother, Wang Huilin, and father, Lin Zhijun, had already bought new dresses and new shirts, respectively, and were ready for interviews after the College Entrance Examination.

Mainly, Lin You was too calm; his mindset was unhurried, and his scores never dropped after rising above 700. In every weekly exam and mock exam, except for Chinese Language and Literature, he scored full marks or close to full marks.

For other potential top scholars, people around them might not dare to show too much anticipation, fearing added pressure, but Lin You... this fellow kept getting terrifyingly high scores while almost finishing the university-level mathematics textbooks.

Because Lin You's self-study progress was too fast, Professor Zheng, who was far away in Nandu City, once worried if it would affect Lin You's College Entrance Examination... until Lin You sent Professor Zheng his score reports from the recent mock exams.

Professor Zheng was delighted after reading them. This student is great! So worry-free!

...In early May, Lin You even suddenly remembered that he should probably enroll in a driving school before the summer vacation, otherwise, if a large number of grade 12 graduates flooded the driving schools during the summer, it would be crowded and hot to learn and practice driving.

So, a month before the College Entrance Examination, Lin You added a daily task of getting a driver's license.

It can only be said that it was fortunate the progress bar system granted permanent certification... In early June, because Lin You paid extra for a fast-track course at the driving school, he had already taken time off to complete Subject Two, and was just waiting to schedule Subject Three and Subject Four after the College Entrance Examination to get his license.

Of course, Lin You passed Subject Two on his first try. During this time, Lin You also discovered that... a maxed-out Sports Expert actually provided a bonus to driving.

Why else would they say racing is also a sport!

...In the last month before the College Entrance Examination, the grade 12 students of Ancheng No. 7 Middle School voluntarily returned to school for Evening Self-Study. As more and more students voluntarily returned for Evening Self-Study, the school also arranged staff to start ringing bells according to the previous Evening Self-Study schedule.

The Self-Study Squad of the Flow Study Room officially disbanded after nearly eight months, and the four members returned to their respective classes for the last month of Evening Self-Study.

Lin You also returned to the grade 12 class 7 classroom to attend Evening Self-Study with the rest of the class.

Every night, the grade 12 teaching building was brightly lit, and even some grade 11 and grade 10 boarding students were influenced, coming to the teaching building to study voluntarily.

Students were memorizing, doing practice problems, and filling in gaps, while teachers also voluntarily worked overtime, all coming every night to escort the students through their final month of sprint.

June 5th.

In the morning, students in each class finished their last lesson of their high school careers. In the grade 12 class 7 classroom, the class representatives for each subject presented flowers to every teacher, and emotional students shed tears in the classroom.

In the afternoon, students gathered in groups and, led in batches by various class cadres, departed from school to visit the examination venues. On the way, the students were nervous, excited, or confused.

That evening was the last Evening Self-Study for the grade 12 students.

At 9:30 PM, a quarter of an hour before the last Evening Self-Study class ended, a

A few seconds later, a clear female voice sounded from the broadcast.

“Good evening, all grade 12 Junior Female Students and Junior Male Schoolmates. This is the campus broadcasting station, and I am the broadcaster from grade 11.”

“There are less than two days until the College Entrance Examination. At this moment, you are still diligently studying at your desks; this perseverance is admirable.”

“I believe that the sweat of our Junior Male Schoolmates and Junior Female Students over the past three years will surely condense into strength on the examination field, transforming into swords to cut through the thorns ahead.”

“All teachers and students in the school are your backing. Persist to the end, and that is victory!”

“At this moment, on behalf of all Junior Female Students and Junior Male Schoolmates, I dedicate a song to you and send our sincere wishes.”

“May your pens be sharp, and may all your wishes come true.”

“College Entrance Examination — You must win!”

As soon as the female voice on the broadcast finished speaking, a light and cheerful melody slowly flowed out... “Where exactly is the world full of flowers? If it truly exists, then I will definitely go...”

In the grade 12 class 7 classroom, Lin You's Comprehension lasted for another ten-odd minutes today, but like everyone else in the class, he slightly raised his head, listening to the melodious and energetic female voice from the broadcast, and the song that followed.

Why do songs played on the school broadcast always seem better than those in headphones?

Because the music video is right in front of you.

As “Chasing Dream with a Child's Heart” ended, the broadcast did not stop, and the second song, “The Wind Rises,” immediately began.

“Stopping and going along this journey, following the traces of youth's drift...”

The boys in grade 12 class 7 began to put down their pens, stand up, and walk out of the classroom. Lin You smiled, put down his pen, and joined the crowd walking out of the classroom to the corridor.

Looking around, the circular teaching building had students standing on the opposite sides, countless people pulled out their phones, filming this scene, like tiny stars lighting up.

No one knows who started it, but gradually, more and more people joined the chorus.

“I was once unable to extricate myself from the vastness of the world, and also indulged in its dream talk...”

As the grand chorus ended and the melodious outro slowly faded, the grade 12 teaching building fell into a brief silence, as if youth was about to end... But the next moment, the prelude to “Sunny Day” sounded from the broadcast again.

Cheers immediately erupted in the grade 12 teaching building. Lin You joined the cheering, and heard Class Monitor Hu Yunfei shout.

“Classmates, don't lean on the railings, be careful!”

Accompanied by the prelude to “Sunny Day,” Lin You shouted with a smile, “Go, Aruba Old Hu!”

Immediately, Li Qingbo, Chen Yang, and others rushed forward with Lin You... This is youth!