Chapter 4013 4015 [A little commemoration]
Time flies by and it’s early July. After the final exams, the school officially goes on summer vacation.
On the first day of summer vacation, Xiang Nan, Wang Di, Huang Shu, and Feng Xuejiao gathered at McDonald’s.
“There is a parent-teacher meeting at school today, and my mother has already gone. I don’t know how my grades are going to be.” Feng Xuejiao said worriedly.
"Don't worry, nothing will happen to you." Huang Shu smiled and said, "You usually do well in your homework, and there will be no problem this time."
"I don't dare to think that, as long as it's not too bad." Feng Xuejiao waved her hand and said, "Qin Li, it's better for you. I have been recommended to Dongda University and I won't be with you in the second half of the school year."
"Yes." Xiang Nan nodded, "In the second half of the year, I will go to Dongda University to report. But it doesn't matter. I basically don't live on campus. I will go home at night, especially on Saturdays and Sundays. By then, It’s easy to meet.”
Upon hearing this, Huang Shu smiled and nodded.
"Qin Li, I really envy you. You can go to university and don't have to take the college entrance examination." Feng Xuejiao added, "I wish I could be like you."
"You only wanted to learn the Mathematical Olympiad in your senior year of high school. It's already too late. You'd better review your homework and try to do better in the college entrance examination next year." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "Today is the first day of summer vacation, so let's have fun. Starting tomorrow, I will continue to help Huang Shu with her homework, and if you two like it, you can come too. "
“Qin Li, you are not idle during the summer vacation, are you?” Feng Xuejiao said in surprise.
“We are not afraid that top students will be educated, but we are afraid that top students will have summer vacation.” Xiang Nan said with a smile, “There is less than a year left before the college entrance examination. You need to review four subjects, with an average of three months for each subject.
Summer and winter vacation last for three months. If you just play, your score will be zero in one subject, which is equivalent to losing 150 points. I originally had the opportunity to study for 985 and 2 Yaoyao, but it suddenly became one and two books.
Think about it, you have been in school for eleven years since you were six years old, and all your hard work is for next year's exam. Are you willing to ruin eleven years of hard work just for a three-month vacation? "
“Qin Li, you really should become a teacher. You can deceive people better than Lao Fan.” Feng Xuejiao rolled her eyes.
Fan Chengzhi often urged his classmates to study, which annoyed them all. For this reason, he was nicknamed "Lao Fan'er". Because Fan Chengzhi worked as a prison guard before, he specialized in watching prisoners in Dabei Prison.
“I think a lot about poor people’s children being able to take charge of their families early on.” Xiang Nan said with a smile, “Of course if you don’t want to listen, just don’t listen. I won’t tell you this in the future.”
He knew that Feng Xuejiao’s family was well off. Her grandfather was a retired official, her father was the captain of the criminal police detachment of the Public Security Bureau, and her mother was now doing business...
For her, taking the exam is no longer the only way out, so it doesn’t matter if she doesn’t study hard. In the play, after finishing college, she went abroad to study for graduate school, and found a very good job after she came back.
"No, I'm just joking, Qin Li, you still have to urge me to continue studying." Feng Xuejiao waved her hands when she saw what he said.
Although she likes to complain a little, she also knows that Xiang Nan's tutoring has indeed been of great help in improving her grades. Her previous results were in the middle of the pack, probably around 20th.
After Xiang Nan’s coaching, she is now firmly in the upper reaches, above the top fifteen. If he plays well, a top-10 finish is also possible. So why wouldn't she be willing to let Xiang Nan tutor?
“Okay.” Feng Xuejiao nodded.…
The next day, Huang Shu, Wang Di, Feng Xuejiao and others all knew their final exam results.
Wang Di did the best in the exam, ranking fourth in the class, with a total score of more than 650 points. With this score, he would have no problem taking the 985 exam.
Feng Xuejiao followed, ranking tenth in the class. She and her parents are quite satisfied. Huang Shu ranked twelfth in the class. Such a result is already very impressive.
After all, when she first came to Yuying, she was ranked last in the class. Even the big idiot Hu Kaizhi has better grades than her. Now she is ranked twelfth in the class, firmly in the upper reaches of the class, and even Fan Chengzhi is pleasantly surprised.
"Qin Li, my grandpa asked me to give it to you." Feng Xuejiao handed a seagull watch to Xiang Nandao, "He wanted to thank you for helping me and for saving his life."
If Xiang Nan had not reminded her to pay attention to Yang Shusen's health, his condition may have been delayed. Now he has undergone heart stent surgery and has no problem living for another ten years.
"Your grandpa is too polite. I didn't do anything, so you don't need to thank me so specially." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said.
"Yeah, give something good as a gift. Who else wears this kind of watch now? Everyone wears electronic watches and LCD watches." Wang Di curled his lips and said, "This watch is old and broken, and the chain is all broken." The paint is peeling off, who would bother wearing it?”
"Wang Di, don't talk nonsense. My grandpa saved up for a long time to buy this watch when he first started working. It cost him half a year's salary." Feng Xuejiao glared at him and said, "My grandpa likes it. I still wear this watch, but I still don’t want to give it to it.”
“Is it that valuable? It’s just a watch.” Wang Di curled his lips and said.
"You don't understand this. Back then, this watch was worth more than a hundred yuan. But back then, people's monthly salary was only twenty or thirty yuan." Xiang Nan waved his hand and smiled, "So this watch was indeed very valuable back then. When I married a wife, , pay attention to 'three turns and one ring', one of which refers to the watch. "
“What do the other two turns and one sound mean?” Huang Shu asked curiously.
“The other two rings are bicycles and sewing machines, and the first ring is the radio.” Xiang Nan explained, “In those days, it would be difficult for a young man to get married without a watch, so for her grandfather, this watch is indeed very commemorative.
Feng Xuejiao, please return the watch to the old man. I dare not accept such a meaningful gift. Let the old man keep it as a souvenir. "
“No, my grandpa specially gave it to you, you can’t let it go.” Feng Xuejiao insisted, “What’s the point of asking me to take it back.”
"Well...well, thank the old man for me and say that I will take good care of this watch." Xiang Nan thought for a moment and said.
This old Seagull watch from the 1960s is actually not worth much.
Because domestic watches are different from those foreign famous watches. Foreign brands such as Omega, Rolex, Piaget, and Longines are designed and manufactured as jewelry. They pay attention to inheritance, art and taste, so the older the watch, the more valuable it is.
Domestic watches only started to be manufactured after the founding of the People's Republic of China. They were used as timers, and the design concept was also aimed at "practicality." Therefore, unlike foreign watches, domestic watches lack the attributes of luxury goods.
Even an old watch made thirty or forty years ago is not very valuable. It is good if it can be sold for a few dozen yuan. It is more about its commemorative significance, so Xiang Nan is not prepared to win over people's love.
Because this watch has commemorative value for Feng Xuejiao’s grandfather, and to him it is just an old watch. But she insisted on giving it away, so Xiang Nan had no choice but to accept it, just think of it as an encouragement from an old senior.