L.F-Hist.Novelist Chapter 7 Becoming a Parent's Pride
Chapter 7 Becoming a Parent's Pride
The midday delay and a minor mishap meant I definitely wouldn't make it home in time.
Lu Yuan and Gao Zhe went straight back to school together.
Gao Zhe didn't care; it didn't matter where he took his afternoon nap.
The afternoon classes were still led by the teacher for review, with less lecturing and more time for students to practice problems on their own.
For senior high school students, the past six months have been spent enduring a monotonous cycle of review and exams.
Lu Yuan had fallen behind in so much knowledge that he would have to work twice as hard as others if he wanted to get a decent score in the college entrance examination.
Fortunately, he was reborn and vaguely remembered a few questions from this year's college entrance examination, which allowed him to focus his review on specific areas. This was a rare bonus.
On the other side, Xu Lingjing was so angry at noon that she didn't even eat her lunch. She was still holding a grudge: even if Lu Yuan came over to apologize to her in the afternoon, it wouldn't be so easy to let it go.
Unless he tries to coax her with a hundred times the sincerity he usually does, she will never give Lu Yuan a second glance.
She was determined to make Lu Yuan know what the consequences would be for angering her.
Throughout the entire afternoon, she secretly glanced at Lu Yuan countless times, but Lu Yuan never once looked in her direction.
This only made her angrier.
Couldn't Lu Yuan tell that she was angry?
To get Lu Yuan's attention, while the whole class was quietly working on their problems, she deliberately pushed her pen to the ground and exclaimed softly, "Ouch!"
Sure enough, the surrounding students' eyes were immediately drawn to him, and even Gao Zhe, who was dozing off on the table, looked up.
Xu Lingjing was certain that, given Lu Yuan's past personality, he would immediately come over and eagerly pick up the pen for her and hand it to her.
Lu Yuan didn't even look up; he remained seated, focused on doing his problems.
"Xu, here's your pen."
Li Xian seized the opportunity to show off and quickly bent down to pick up the pen.
Unfortunately, his enthusiasm did not earn him a single word of thanks from Xu Lingjing, nor even a glance.
Even so, Li Xian did not blame Xu Lingjing, but instead cast a venomous glance at Lu Yuan.
In his view, it was all because Lu Yuan had angered Xu Lingjing that she was so cold towards him.
It's all Lu Yuan's fault.
Lu Yuan had no time to dwell on these trivial matters. He spent the afternoon peacefully on campus and rushed home as soon as school was over.
The Lu family owns the largest garment factory in Jiangcheng, with a constant stream of orders. The parents spend most of their day working at the factory.
Lu Yuan's father, Lu Xin, usually didn't get home until it was completely dark, while his mother, Huang Li, would arrive home before Lu Yuan got out of school to prepare dinner in advance.
In his past life, Lu Yuan did not hesitate to transfer the house to Xu Lingjing's name in order to marry her.
After marriage, Xu Lingjing bluntly stated that she did not like living with her elders, and forced her parents to return to their rural hometown.
Later, the Lu family went bankrupt, and his father died of a sudden illness. His mother was also depressed and became estranged from him.
After that, Lu Yuan lived in endless regret, and in the end, he was never able to get his parents' forgiveness.
With that thought in mind, he rushed home at almost the fastest speed he had ever traveled.
As soon as you enter, the aroma of food wafts over you.
The sounds of pots and pans clattering came from the kitchen. Lu Yuan walked to the kitchen door with indescribable excitement and immediately saw the figure that made him feel so guilty in his past life that he was ashamed to face it.
Objectively speaking, his mother was of ordinary appearance and would be inconspicuous in a crowd, but in Lu Yuan's heart, she was the most beautiful person in the world.
He stared blankly at his mother, too excited to utter a single word, only feeling his breathing grow heavier and heavier.
He was even a little scared that all of this was just a beautiful dream.
If he wakes up from this dream, everything he is desperately cherishing at this moment will vanish into thin air.
When he was eighteen, his parents still cherished him and doted on him.
In his past life, Lu Yuan regarded this love as a shackle that bound his freedom, and only realized it when he had nothing left: the most precious and unwavering people in this world were his parents.
Her eyes welled up with tears uncontrollably, and just as the tears were about to fall, her mother suddenly turned around.
"ah!"
His mother was startled. "You silly child, why didn't you make a sound when you came back? You scared me to death!"
This genuine and familiar reproach made Lu Yuan completely certain that this was not a dream, and that everything was real.
Seeing that he was just staring blankly at her without saying a word, and his eyes were red, his mother became worried: "Yuan, what's wrong? Did something happen at school?"
Lu Yuan quickly composed himself, avoiding his mother's gaze, and forced himself to remain calm: "It's nothing, it's just... I got some sand in my eye."
As he spoke, he casually rubbed his eyes.
"Oh, I thought it was something serious." The mother breathed a sigh of relief. "Alright, go wash your hands and eat."
The food was already on the table, all familiar home-cooked flavors etched in his memory, and a surge of warmth welled up in Lu Yuan's heart.
He no longer wallowed in sadness and happily ate the meal his mother had prepared.
Being reborn is not about wallowing in sadness, but about living a life that makes parents proud.
After dinner, Lu Yuan went straight to his room, sat down at his desk, and began planning the next hundred days.
The most important thing, of course, is the college entrance examination.
His grades are almost at the bottom of his class, with a total score of just over 200 points, to the point where he might not even get into a junior college.
In his previous life, he performed exceptionally well in the college entrance examination, barely scoring a little over 300. In the end, his father spent a lot of money to buy him an admission qualification so that he could go to the same university as Xu Lingjing.
In this life, he would never do such a foolish thing again, nor would he resort to any means for Xu Lingjing.
Two paths lay before him:
First, he accepted his father's arrangement and spent money to get a degree from a second-rate university abroad. These days, having an overseas degree is still quite advantageous in China.
Secondly, one can rely on their own abilities to get into a university they desire.
After a moment's thought, Lu Yuan decisively gave up the idea of studying abroad.
Instead of drifting aimlessly abroad for a few years, it's better to take a chance now and learn some real skills.
He also wanted to achieve good grades on his own, both to give his youth a proper ending and to make his parents truly proud of him.
Today, his understanding of knowledge points far surpasses that of his peers, his memory is exceptionally good, and his learning efficiency is extremely high.
In addition, he clearly remembered a lot of the content of that year's college entrance examination, especially the essay topics in Chinese and English, which left a particularly deep impression on him.
With targeted practice and a systematic approach to identifying and addressing weaknesses, it's entirely possible to achieve a breakthrough.
Secondly, we need to take good care of Gao Zhe and Ye Yixian.
They are his most important friends in this life, and if he has the chance, Lu Yuan must help them out.
Gao Zhe is doing alright for now, without any major difficulties, but Ye Yixian is different.
She is having a very difficult time now, and even getting enough to eat is a problem.
Lu Yuan had considered giving her money directly, but given Ye Yixian's personality and strong sense of self-respect, giving her money out of the blue would only make her resentful, which was definitely not the best approach.
More importantly, he didn't want to just give Ye Yixian a sum of money to get rid of her; he wanted to keep her by his side and give her a stable and better future.