At the age of 38, he went to college and his children were classmates.

Chapter 66: There is a loquat tree in the yard, which was planted by my wife in the year of her death

Wang Yunpeng rolled his eyes in frustration and said, "Brother Xiao, why don't you just stick the certificate on your forehead?"

"It saves me from having to say it every time!"

Shen Yixiao looked innocent: "Isn't this what we're talking about?"

"I don't necessarily need to mention that I won third prize in the school's English vocabulary competition."

Wang Yunpeng was completely speechless: "Let's go."

"Go back and take the exam!"

"Brother Peng, let's chat for a while..."

Shen Yixiao was still not satisfied.

However, Wang Yunpeng walked very quickly and returned to the ninth examination room very quickly. After entering the classroom, he first glanced at Shen Yanran's position.

The other person was chatting with the girl sitting next to her, and the two seemed to be discussing the answers to a math test.

Shen Yanran frowned slightly, as if she didn't do well in the exam.

Wang Yunpeng scratched the back of his head in some distress. As a teenager in adolescence, he had not tasted the bitterness of love yet, but had tasted the bitterness of secret love first.

At this time, Zhang Xia and Xu Jianshe walked into the classroom again.

The candidates immediately sat down in their seats.

This subject is about English.

After the test papers were distributed, the listening part began to play.

Shen Qiushan had never practiced listening before, but because he had a very rich vocabulary, he was already familiar with various grammars.

The listening part was not difficult for Shen Qiushan. He was pleasantly surprised to find that after enriching his vocabulary, hearing others speak English was actually almost the same as listening to Chinese.

It feels a bit like listening to people from Xiangjiang speaking Mandarin. Although it is "plastic Mandarin", I can still understand what the other person means.

The listening session is over.

Shen Qiushan felt that there should be no problem with these 30 points.

Next is the written test.

Shen Qiushan answered very smoothly, and it can be said that he went smoothly all the way. From the first multiple-choice question to the subsequent reading comprehension questions, he almost encountered no questions that he didn't know.

On to the final composition.

The title is: Suppose you are Li Ming, a senior high school student at Sanjiang Senior High School, and the school is going to hold a speech on the theme of "Low-carbon campus, start with me".

Please write a speech.

When reviewing English before, Shen Qiushan memorized two English composition books.

He searched in his mind and immediately found a similar example.

Soon, an English composition was completed.

Shen Qiushan glanced at the time.

Only 120 minutes of the 70-minute exam had passed.

With cheats, it’s invincible!
Shen Qiushan sighed silently in his heart, and then checked the paper again from the beginning.

With half an hour left before the end of the exam, he handed in his paper and left the exam room.

What the hell!

So fast again!

Zhou Yu, who was sitting next to Shen Qiushan, had just finished his reading comprehension and hadn't even looked at the composition topic yet.

The other candidates in the classroom also subconsciously glanced at Shen Qiushan.

When Shen Qiushan handed in his math paper early, almost everyone thought he did so because he didn't know the answer.

After all, it is really too much to ask a middle-aged man to solve high school math problems.

But English is different.

He won the school-wide English vocabulary competition last week.

Shen Qiushan has the title of "God of English" in school!

Therefore, the fact that Shen Qiushan handed in his English test paper so early could not help but reinforce his image as the God of English.

Zhang Xia glanced at the tall figure walking out of the classroom and quickly picked up Shen Qiushan's test paper. She was also a top student who graduated from a 985 university in her early years and had a decent level of English.

She first turned to the composition part and read it from the beginning. She couldn't find any problems with it and it could almost be used as a model essay.

No wonder students say he is the God of English!

There really are two brushes.

Zhang Xia sighed silently in her heart.

At the same time, he developed a more favorable impression of Shen Qiushan.

It's not his fault that he didn't go to college. It's the fault of the times.

It’s the admissions policy’s fault!

People can still maintain this high standard even in middle age.

You can imagine how brilliant he was when he was young!

It may also be that he didn’t go to university because of his poor family background.

It seems I should learn more about his family situation.

Zhang Xia's eyes subconsciously fell on Shen Yanran. If she wanted to learn more about Shen Qiushan's family situation, then starting with Shen Yanran would be the most convenient place to start...

the other side.

Shen Qiushan walked into the school cafeteria humming a little tune.

The reason why he handed in his paper half an hour early was that he wanted to go to the cafeteria to eat early, while the students had not yet left school and the cafeteria was very quiet. He did not need to queue if he wanted to eat on the first floor.

Shen Qiushan was a little tired of the stir-fried dishes in the staff cafeteria on the second floor, but the big pot dishes on the first floor were quite refreshing to eat occasionally.

He took a plate and ordered an order of egg yolk chicken wings, a plate of braised spareribs, and a plate of mushroom and lettuce.

After that, I ordered another 4 taels of rice and a bowl of free egg drop soup.

Shen Qiushan originally wanted to find a seat randomly. He glanced around the cafeteria and suddenly saw a mushroom-headed boy sitting alone in the corner of the cafeteria.

Shen Qiushan remembered the mushroom-headed guy. He was a top student in the Tianjiao class and they won the first prize in the school's English vocabulary competition together.

This little mushroom-headed girl came to the cafeteria earlier than me, which means she handed in her paper earlier.

He is truly a top student!
It’s comparable to plug-ins!

Shen Qiushan sighed silently in his heart, then took his plate and walked straight to the table where Mushroom Head was sitting and sat down opposite her.

Xu Loquat, who was chewing a steamed bun with her head down, felt her vision was blocked for a moment. She raised her head and saw Shen Qiushan.

"Uncle, there are empty tables nearby."

Xu Loquat reminded with a frown.

Shen Qiushan didn't expect that this little mushroom-headed kid was such a troublemaker. He smiled and said, "I also prefer a quiet corner."

"Oh."

After all, Xu Loquat is just a little hedgehog covered with thorns and is not actually very aggressive.

After hearing Shen Qiushan's answer, she didn't know what to say and continued to eat the steamed bun with her head down.

Shen Qiushan glanced at the plate in front of her and was very surprised.

There was only a steamed bun, a free bowl of seaweed egg drop soup, and a small handful of pickled mustard greens on Xu Pihua's plate.

It was obvious that she brought the pickled mustard greens herself, and including the half steamed bun left in her hand, it meant that she only bought two steamed buns in the cafeteria for this meal.

When receiving the award that day, Shen Qiushan could tell that the little mushroom-headed boy's family was not well off, but he didn't expect it to be so poor.

At the same time, Shen Qiushan also realized why she handed in the paper so long in advance.

Because the earlier you hand in your papers, the fewer people there will be in the cafeteria, and adolescent boys and girls are at their peak self-esteem.

So, the little mushroom-head wanted to secretly eat steamed buns and pickles when there were the least people in the cafeteria.

However, she just won first prize in the school's English vocabulary competition last week!
Because Shen Qiushan was not enrolled in Sanjiang High School, the 2000 yuan scholarship was exclusively for Xu Pipa.

With a scholarship of 2000 yuan, I can still afford a normal lunch.

Unless she has some other unspeakable secrets.

"We are comrades who have won awards together. What's your name?"

Shen Qiushan forgot the name of the little mushroom-headed boy and asked proactively.

"Loquat."

The little mushroom-headed boy said his name while chewing the steamed bun in his mouth.

Xu loquat!
Shen Qiushan silently repeated the name of the little mushroom head.

His expression suddenly became heavy.

He has been reviewing Chinese recently and reading a lot of ancient poetry.

In Ming Dynasty writer Gui Youguang's "Xiangjixuanzhi", there is a line: "There is a loquat tree in the yard, which was planted by my wife in the year of her death. Now it has grown tall and majestic like a canopy."

The meaning is roughly: There is a loquat tree in the courtyard, which was planted by my wife herself in the year she died. Now it stands tall, with lush branches and leaves like an umbrella.

If the person who named Xu Loquat knew "Xiang Ji Xuan Zhi", then this is most likely a sad story.

Considering the fact that Xu Pihua's family was poor, Shen Qiushan's guess was likely to be true.

In other words, the year Xu Pihua was born, her mother died.

That's why someone gave her this name.

(End of this chapter)