Back to high school, Peking University is beckoning me

"A military parade will be held on the morning of the last day. We will face the rostrum, salute, and march in step. For this purpose, we will learn to march in step today." After Instructor Zhou finished speaking, he demonstrated it himself.

Although Lu Youning had learned all these contents, she still followed the instructor's instructions meticulously and practiced every movement seriously.

Stand upright with your heels together and your toes pointed outward about 60 degrees.

"Keep your legs straight, tuck in your abdomen, and lift your chest naturally.

Keep your upper body straight and slightly lean forward. Keep your shoulders level and slightly back.

Let your arms hang down naturally and straight, keep your fingers together and slightly bent, with the tip of your thumb placed on the second joint of your index finger and your middle finger placed on the crotch of your pants.

Keep your head and neck straight and look straight ahead.

Keep your feet straight when marching... "

The instructor's voice echoed in his ears. Following the command, Lu Youning kicked forward with his left foot and quickly followed with his right foot. His movements were clean and neat.

At first, there were frequent problems during practice: sometimes the students on the left walked fast, sometimes the students on the right walked slowly, and sometimes the boys in the back row took too big steps and accidentally stepped on the heels of the girls in the front row.

Despite this, everyone continues to try and make progress amidst laughter.

……

The final rehearsal is over, and the parade will be held promptly at 9:00 AM tomorrow. During the final evening study session, every class is intensively practicing, hoping to achieve excellent results in tomorrow's parade.

At nine o'clock the next morning, the march began, the national flag was slowly raised, and the school leaders delivered an enthusiastic speech. The head of the group asked loudly, "Comrades, are you ready?"

So the freshmen responded: "Always be prepared, always be prepared."

We were born under the red flag and raised in the spring breeze. When the people have faith, the country has strength, and the nation has hope. Wherever we look, we see China. The five stars shine, representing our faith. We dedicate our youth to defending a prosperous China.

All classes proceeded in an orderly manner according to the content of the rehearsal, and every student showed their best.

The parade ended successfully. When the instructors were surrounded by the crowd and said goodbye, several girls' eyes were red. Lu Youning has always been a person who easily cries, but she couldn't help but feel tears at this moment.

Just as she was about to lower her head to hide her emotions, a slender hand handed her a tissue.

Lu Youning saw that the owner of the hand was squad leader Lu Yuanlang, smiled at him, waved his hand and said: "No, thank you."

She stood quietly by and watched the classmates surrounding the instructor, saying don't forget them, remember to think about them, etc.

As the crowd gradually dispersed, the campus returned to its former tranquility. But the mark left by the military training was deeply engraved in everyone's heart.

……

Lu Youning planned to go home for the weekend. Although it was already Saturday noon, she was happy to go back and stay for one night before returning to school.

I haven't seen my parents for a long time, and I miss them a little.

After picking up the math and chemistry exercises in the classroom, I went back to the dormitory to get my schoolbag and went downstairs.

Yesterday, I agreed with my younger sister to go home together. When I left the dormitory building, I saw her sitting on a stone bench under a big banyan tree.

Lu Youning walked over quickly and said embarrassedly, "Sorry, little sister, you've been waiting for a long time, right? Let's go now."

"Ningning, how are you doing in Class 8? Are you adapting well? What is your head teacher like? Is he fierce?" Because their classes are not on the same floor, it is difficult to meet him/her unless you look for him/her deliberately.

So, when Pan Xiaomei saw Lu Youning, she couldn't help but ask about her situation.

"Fortunately, our homeroom teacher teaches English. She's very pretty and quite gentle when she's not angry. What about you? Are you easy to get along with your classmates?"

They talked about interesting things during military training as they walked towards the school gate, and laughed out loud when they talked about funny things.

They arrived at the bus stop just in time to catch the No. 9 bus, which had two window seats. After settling in, they sat far away, making it difficult to chat, so Lu Youning pulled out her MP3 player to listen to English listening, reciting silently as she listened.

The bus drives slowly and stops at the platform, regardless of whether anyone is getting on or off.

After an hour's drive, Lu Youning arrived at the station, said hello to Pan Xiaomei and got off the bus.

Pan Xiaomei still had two stops to go. Watching the bus go away, Lu Youning thought about her past life and hoped that her butterfly wings could flutter and change her fate.

When I got home, Lu's father and mother were not there. They might have gone back to the village to visit their grandparents.

She hadn't eaten lunch and was very hungry, so she went to the refrigerator to see if there was anything delicious. Seeing some packaged wontons in the freezer, she decided to cook a bowl of wontons, which was simple and convenient.

After eating and cleaning up, he went back to his room to do physics problems. When doing physics problems, Lu Youning liked to finish an entire chapter first and then check the answers later.

If you get the questions wrong, copy them into your notebook, analyze the answers and avoid making the same mistakes next time.

Time flew by as Lu Youning focused on the questions. It didn't feel like much time had passed, and it was already past five in the afternoon. Looking at her results, she thought, "Hmm, I was pretty productive this afternoon."

She stretched herself and prepared to cook. Combining the ingredients in the refrigerator, she made a tomato scrambled eggs, a pork and loofah soup, and a vegetable soup.

It was almost six o'clock, and Lu's parents hadn't returned yet. Lu Youning called Lu's mother and asked, "Mom, did you go back to your hometown today? Why haven't you come back yet? I've prepared the food and am waiting for you."

When Mrs. Lu received the call from her daughter, she was overjoyed and quickly replied, "Your father and I will be home in ten minutes." Father Lu, who was standing by, was also very happy to hear that his precious daughter was at home.

Hearing the door open, Lu Youning immediately threw herself into Lu Ma's arms and said coquettishly, "Mom, why did you come back so late? I missed you so much."

Mother Lu said, "You're already in high school, and you're still hugging me and acting like a spoiled child at such a grown-up level. Let me see, you've gotten a little tan." Although Mother Lu said this, she was still very happy in her heart.

Father Lu saw this and said jealously, "Now he only sees Mom and ignores me."

"Who said that? I miss my dad too."

"I apply sunscreen diligently every day, but the sun is too strong. My classmates are much darker than me. Mom and Dad, let's eat and talk. I tell you, military training is fun.

......"

On Sunday afternoon, Lu Youning took the No. 9 bus to school again.

There are two English classes on Monday morning, and two Chinese classes after the morning exercises.

The Chinese teacher was an old man with slightly gray hair but exceptionally bright eyes. He was about fifty years old, wearing a simple plaid shirt and had a kind smile on his face.

"Hello, students! My name is Li Jianhui, and I am your Chinese teacher." His voice was steady and powerful.

In the following class, Mr. Li displayed his unique teaching style. When he talked about ancient poetry, he could easily draw on various historical allusions, as if those distant ancient people were old acquaintances of his.

He is knowledgeable but does not show off. He explains every knowledge point in a simple and easy-to-understand way so that people can understand it at once.

The first class in the afternoon was a class meeting, probably because I saw that the students were still not focused.

The head teacher reiterated the school's rules: "Boys, hair must not be longer than the ears, no long nails, no beards, and no exaggerated jewelry."

"Girls, you can't dye your hair or nails, and you can't wear exaggerated jewelry. And you must wear your school uniform to the flag-raising ceremony on Monday."

"Military training is over, and it's time for you to focus on your studies. In the future, you will understand that separation and reunion are the norm in life.

Time flies. Maybe in less than three years, after half a year, the students will be divided into arts and science classes, and some of my classmates will no longer be in my class.

So you should cherish the time you spend studying together now.”

Lu Youning then remembered that their class had indeed been divided into arts and science classes in the second semester of their senior year. According to the Education Bureau's regulations, they were a class subject to experimentation.

"Oh!" Lu Youning sighed softly.