Chapter 18 Taking Home a Certificate of Merit
The graduation dinner started at around 5pm and lasted until 8pm.

It was obviously not alcohol that I was drinking, but the sadness brought by parting was more intoxicating than alcohol.

After night fell, everyone said goodbye in front of the Jiangnan Restaurant.

There were two more sentimental female classmates. Since their homes lived in the city, they might not go to high school in Yinjiang District. They hugged their good friends and cried their hearts out.

For those whose families live far away, some parents have already driven over to pick up their children.

Li Luo and others lived near the school, so after saying hello to Teacher Zhang, they left along the sidewalk with Ying Chanxi and others.

"Burp~" While walking on the road, Li Luo touched his slightly bloated belly, "It feels like half of my stomach is full of juice."

In the first half, everyone went to the teacher to toast at the dinner table.

When they were let go in the second half, the little kids started to imitate the adults, toasting each other and expressing their true feelings. If they didn't drink, they would be looking down on their friends.

Just bringing cultural dregs to the drinking table.

It seems that this is the only way to show one's growth.

During this process, three boys ran up to Ying Chanxi and confessed their love to her when it was almost over.

One from Class 5, and two from Class 6 next door. They usually kept a low profile, but when it came time to part ways completely after graduation, they finally plucked up the courage and decided to put this relationship on fire and burn it completely.

Why do I say that... Because no one went there with the idea that Ying Chanxi would agree.

Rather than a confession, it is more like an explanation for the youthful excitement I experienced during my three years of junior high school.

Including those boys who have not confessed their feelings, who has not had some fantasies about a white moonlight like Chanxi?

But Ying Chanxi's polite smile of thanks and refusal still sent such fantasies to the grave of beautiful youth.

The rest of the boys looked at him with envy, watching Li Luo, that bastard, helping Ying Chanxi carry his schoolbag so naturally.

Many people in the class knew that they were childhood sweethearts and lived next door to each other.

It's just that the two of them never expressed anything, and they were still like good friends since childhood.

Even so, for many people, being able to stay with Ying Chanxi every day and listen to her talk is something to be envied enough.

Li Luo, who was unaware of the blessings he had, burped and opened the zipper of Ying Chanxi's schoolbag. He checked his certificate and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that there were no damaged wrinkles.

"Do you have to be so careful?" Ying Chanxi, who was standing by, saw his useless look and couldn't help but laugh, "This kind of award actually has no practical significance, it just sounds nice."

Unlike the title of Outstanding Teacher which can be used as a basis for competing for a teaching title, the Outstanding Graduate Award issued by Yucai Middle School is simply an award without any practical benefits.

At most, you can wait until you enter high school and then use this to fool your homeroom teacher and classmates at the beginning of the school term to compete for the position of class leader.

But Li Luo raised his eyebrows and said to Chanxi righteously: "As a certificate wholesaler, you naturally don't understand the pain of a poor student like me."

"I've been studying for more than ten years, but this is the first time I've won such a prestigious award."

"I have to frame this directly on the wall of the living room so that my parents can admire it every day."

Ying Chanxi smiled and asked, "Can I hang this photo of mine on your wall?"

"Why are you hanging your certificate in my house?" Li Luo said speechlessly, "Do you have to show it off in front of me?"

"No." Ying Chanxi blinked and said, "I have too many award certificates. There is no room for them at home. I would like to borrow your wall."

"...Ying Chanxi, don't act so stiff in the future. It's a bit annoying."

"Then I won't ask you anymore. I'll go back and ask my uncle and aunt."

"Then I beg you, wait for me to take out the certificate and show it to my parents first."

"Since you've begged me so much, I'll have to agree reluctantly."

The two of them chatted and bickered along the way, and soon they had talked about all the classmates who were originally traveling the same way.

When they came to their senses, there was no one else around them. Only the two of them were left walking side by side towards home.

……

8:30 in the evening, Jincheng Community.

Li Guohong sat back on the sofa, a cigarette in his mouth, quietly enjoying the feeling of the white smoke curling up.

On the other side, Lin Xiuhong was talking on the phone with a smile on her face.

"Oh, that's right! 555 points!"

"Oh, that's right. Affiliated No. 1 Middle School is indeed stable."

"No, no, it's not that exaggerated. It's all because of that kid's own efforts."

"Yes, that must be done. I called you."

"It's next weekend, are you two free?"

"Okay, okay, it's settled then."

From the time she returned home after the breakfast shop closed in the evening until now, Lin Xiuhong has made more than ten phone calls.

Now, basically all the relatives who are on good terms know that Xiuhong’s son Li Luo scored 555 points in this year’s high school entrance examination and has been confirmed to be admitted to the No. Affiliated Middle School.

By the way, we have decided to hold a graduation banquet for Li Luo next weekend to celebrate his successful admission into the No. 1 Affiliated Middle School.

Originally, Li Guohong wanted to help make the phone call.

But Lin Xiuhong pushed him away and insisted on calling the phone by herself. It took her more than two hours to finish calling all the relatives she had a good relationship with.

If your mouth keeps firing for two hours, a normal person would have a dry mouth.

But at this moment, Lin Xiuhong felt refreshed. She hadn't felt so energetic for a long time, as if her entire soul had been sublimated.

"There should be three tables of people in total." Lin Xiuhong put down her phone and said to Li Guohong, "The restaurant at Shufen's house has no reservations for next weekend. Why don't we book three tables in advance? We can get a discount if we have a family."

"Okay, let's settle it first." Li Guohong nodded, "Is my uncle coming too?"

"I'm here." Lin Xiuhong said, "I want to talk to them about the house, so I'll invite them to dinner and talk about it in detail at the table."

"Hmm." Li Guohong thought for a moment, nodded slightly, and then said, "What about Wei Dongrong..."

"Let's wait for now?" Lin Xiuhong thought for a moment. "After all, the house issue with my uncle hasn't been finalized yet. After we are sure we can buy it, we can refuse Wei Dongrong's request, right?"

"That's right." Li Guohong agreed with his wife's idea, and then couldn't help but sigh, "It's like a dream. How could Li Luo do so well in the exam?"

As he said this, Li Guohong felt Lin Xiuhong moving towards him.

The next second, a slap hit him lightly on the face.

"No...what are you doing?" Li Guohong covered half of his face and looked at his wife in surprise.

"You said it was like a dream." Lin Xiuhong laughed, "Does it hurt? If it hurts, it's not a dream."

"Thank you so much."

The old couple were chatting at home when they heard the sound of keys at the door.

The next second, Li Luo opened the door and walked in.

Ying Chanxi followed behind.

"Dad, Mom, your pride is back!" Li Luo walked into the house, put on slippers, and walked to the living room with a proud look on his face, opened his arms and announced loudly, "Do you miss me?"

I don’t know if it’s the effect of hormones in a young body, but Li Luo is now becoming more and more adapted to the identity of a 15-year-old child.

But Li Guohong and Lin Xiuhong looked at their son and said to Ying Chanxi at the back: "Xixi, come and sit down."

Ying Chanxi sat obediently next to Lin Xiuhong, glanced at Li Luo, and after seeing his eye signal, he had no choice but to open his schoolbag, pick out a certificate from it, and hand it to his uncle and aunt.

"Auntie Lin, look, what is this?"

"Huh?" Lin Xiuhong was stunned for a moment and took the certificate from Ying Chanxi.

Li Guohong, who was standing next to him, also came over and read: "Congratulations to Li Luo for winning the title of Outstanding Graduate of Yucai Middle School...Class of 2014?"

"What kind of award is this?" Lin Xiuhong asked curiously, "Is it given by the school? Or did he buy it from a grocery store himself?"

"No... Mom, your questioning is really heartbreaking." Li Luo said unconvinced, "Of course this was given by the school! I even went on stage to receive the award at the graduation ceremony today! I'll ask Teacher Zhang to bring back the photo of us receiving the award some other day."

"Of course I am willing to believe you." Lin Xiuhong glanced at her son, "But if even you can get a certificate, then our Xixi must have one too. Otherwise, even if it is true, this certificate is of no value."

Li Luo: “…”

Seeing Li Luo's speechless expression, Ying Chanxi, who was sitting next to Lin Xiuhong, immediately covered his mouth and laughed secretly, his shoulders shaking with laughter.

In the end, there was really no other way, so Ying Chanxi had to take out her certificate from his schoolbag.

"Aunt Lin, I actually received it too." Ying Chanxi kindly explained to Li Luo, "This award for outstanding graduates is only given to 11 people in the whole school. Li Luo is already very impressive."

"Oh, it's true." Lin Xiuhong took Ying Chanxi's certificate, looked at it carefully, and said immediately, "Then I have to stick your two certificates together."

"Why not just post mine?" Li Luo complained, "It's a rare opportunity for me to have such a chance."

"It's because it's so rare that we have to put Xixi's certificate on it as well!" Lin Xiuhong said, explaining to him seriously, "Only when Xixi's certificate is put next to it will your certificate have enough value. Otherwise, who knows what kind of fake award it is?"

I ride a horse...

Li Luo was so angry that his teeth ached.

Ying Chanxi laughed even more happily. He hugged Lin Xiuhong's arm and laughed until he was shaking. He couldn't stop.

However, Ying Chanxi still thought about Li Luo, and took out a copy of the full-mark composition from his schoolbag and handed it to his uncle and aunt.

"Auntie Lin, look at this." Ying Chanxi introduced patiently, "This time, Li Luo got full marks for his Chinese composition. It's this one. It's so well written. I didn't get full marks many times in my three years of junior high school."

"Wow!" Li Guohong was surprised when he heard it, "The composition got full marks? Then I have to take a closer look."

Lin Xiuhong and Li Guohong watched it seriously and sometimes even read it out loud, which made Li Luo feel a little embarrassed.

But seeing his parents' happy faces, Li Luo felt very happy at the moment and satisfied in his heart.

However, the couple had low educational background and limited appreciation level, so they could only say that it was well-written.

After we finished chatting about all this, it was already past nine o'clock in the evening.

Ying Chanxi said goodbye and went home. After Li Luo sent her back to the next door, he went to the opposite door to use the computer. He called the editor Qianzhou on QQ and asked if he was there.

The social animal editor was still online even at this time, so Li Luo returned home and found that his father had finished taking a shower and went back to the bedroom to rest. He then pulled his mother, who was about to take a shower, to sit down on the sofa.

"Mom, do you know why I write so well?"

"Why?" Lin Xiuhong asked curiously, "Do you have any other tricks?"

"Of course there is." Li Luo nodded repeatedly, then restrained his expression and said seriously, "Actually, it's like this. Let me tell you a secret..."

　【Push Street Diary】: Asking for monthly tickets~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)