Chapter 296 Boil the Frog in Warm Water
There is residual summer during the day and cool autumn at sunset.
Once my daily study and life become regular, time passes very quickly.
After entering October, the daytime gradually starts to feel autumnal.
Not forgetting the agreement to get together once a year, during the National Day, Wen Susu, who was studying in Yanjing, returned to Baitan Town and had a good reunion with everyone she hadn't seen for a long time.
During the seven-day National Day holiday, Wen Susu stayed on the island for three days, eating and staying at Fang Wei's home.
On the first day, I reunited with my classmates and strolled through Baitan Middle School;
The next day, I went to the beach with Fang Weiwei for a barbecue;
On the third day, after having dinner together at Fang Wei's house, Wen Susu followed Fang Wei and Cai Ling Zhiyi back to the city. After staying in the three-person nest for one night, Fang Wei and the other two had to go to class the next day, and then Wen Susu set off to return to Shanghai. After another three days of vacation, she would go back to Yanjing to attend classes again.
This time, Wen Susu took away a lot of things. Of course, she took photos as souvenirs when she revisited the old place. She also took away the fifteen sets of signed books that Zhiyi gave her and the two best paintings by Du Peipei.
Because Wen Susu's art exhibition will be held soon, Pepe is an art student and was influenced by her to choose the path of painting. On weekdays, the teacher and student often contact each other by phone to exchange ideas about art.
The art exhibition is a rare opportunity to display one's own works, so Wen Susu specially selected Pepe's best works to take away, preparing to put them in her own student work area and display them together in the art exhibition.
At this moment, each of us has entered the most important period of our lives. Not to mention the high-intensity study every day, the holidays have become fewer and fewer. However, even though it has become difficult to see each other, our relationship is still very good.
Thanks to the development of technology, we now have QQ groups. As the class monitor, Fang Wei pulled everyone into a group.
Group chat is still very new these days, and it is fun to chat and gossip together when everyone has nothing to do.
Probably the most unexpected thing was Liu Zhiyi's activeness in the group chat.
When meeting offline, the girl always stayed quietly in the corner without saying a word, but unexpectedly she often popped up in the group chat. Her favorite thing to send was various emoticons. Occasionally, when others were chatting enthusiastically, an emoticon would pop up from a pile of text. You could tell it was Liu Zhiyi without looking at the avatar.
But as long as the topic involves her, she will immediately dive. When it has nothing to do with her, she will just look at the chat history and eat melons, occasionally sending an emoji to show her presence, mainly to peek at the screen.
"Hehe, this is amazing. I found that many people in our class who don't talk much on weekdays are very talkative in the group!"
Liu Zhiyi held the phone and blinked her big eyes to peek at the screen. It felt great to hide behind the screen and watch everyone chatting.
Even though she didn't seem to communicate with others much in Class 2 at first, she knew all the personalities of her classmates. Once this group chat was established, she found that there were many people in the class who were as shy as herself offline. On the contrary, classmates like Fang Wei, who were very good at interacting with others offline, rarely showed up on weekdays.
As for Cai Ling, she likes chatting online and offline, but she is a slow typer and can't help but complain: "It would be great if I could send voice messages! Typing is so troublesome!"
Liu Zhiyi disagreed: "Of course it's better to type. It's embarrassing to send a voice message. Then, then isn't it the same as making a phone call?"
Perhaps this was the difference in the personalities of the two girls, so they came to ask Fang Wei what he thought about it.
"...Um, you can send a voice message or a text message."
"What do you think? Pick one!"
"For me, I usually speak in voice and then convert it into text before sending it. This way I don't have to bother typing and it's faster for others to read!"
"What? How can voice be converted to text? Besides, will we really be able to send voice messages directly in the future?"
"Haha, don't underestimate the development of the times!"
Fang Wei found it funny. He estimated that when Cai Ling could send voice and video calls, she would probably contact him through a video call, and Zhi Yi would probably still prefer typing on the keyboard...
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After October, the weather gradually became cooler.
The girls can finally put their cool little hands in Fang Wei's pockets like they did in previous winters.
Last year, putting his hands in his pockets was the most anticipated thing, but this year, there is something more anticipated.
On the weekend nights when there are no classes, the three of them would snuggle up in the same bed to keep warm and release the stress accumulated from a week of study.
Compared to summer, the warmth and snuggling of lying in bed without clothes in winter is sweeter all night long.
After sleeping together more often, the three of them have now tacitly developed a relatively fixed sleeping position.
Because Cailing likes to sleep with someone in her arms, and Zhiyi likes to be held by someone when sleeping, so most of the time the three of them lie on their sides facing right, with Cailing on the left, Fangwei in the middle, and Zhiyi on the right.
Fang Wei hugged the cute and soft Zhiyi into his arms, while Cai Ling wrapped around him like an octopus, like a big teddy bear.
This is basically the sleeping position before falling asleep, but it may not be the same after falling asleep.
Sometimes Fang Wei lay flat on his back, with the two girls entangled around him, one on the left and one on the right; sometimes Fang Wei lay on his left side, then Fang Wei would hold Cai Ling and Zhiyi would hold him.
Fortunately, sleeping is comfortable no matter how you sleep. Fang Wei is now very experienced and will not easily press down the girls' hair scattered on his pillow.
Cailing and Zhiyi are also very experienced. They can make Fang Wei, a stubborn man, behave himself when he is disobedient.
I am not worried that such happiness will affect my studies. In fact, it will only have a negative impact on people when they cannot get the love they want and are worried about gains and losses.
Now the relationship and way of getting along among the three of us have even greatly alleviated the pressure brought by daily study and training. When I think that no matter what happens, I still have people I love and there are people who love me, then I will have the confidence and courage to face difficulties and pressure.
There is still a monthly exam every month, and Fang Wei and Zhiyi's grades are still stable, ranking first in both liberal arts and science.
After returning to the city team, Cai Ling consolidated the improved results she had achieved in the provincial team, and even made steady progress. After all, she broke through to a new level.
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The year 2005 came quietly as time passed.
This year's New Year's Day, Fang Wei and his two friends still celebrated the New Year together.
Before I knew it, it was the end of the semester. After the exams on January 21st, the school started its winter vacation.
This year's Spring Festival is not as early as last year. It is celebrated in early February, and the winter vacation is on February 21st, which is exactly one month. It's a pity that this time is just for reference. Only the first grade of Xuanzhu No. 1 Middle School will have a holiday according to this time, because they still need to make up for the lessons. In total, the winter vacation is estimated to be only twelve days.
Because of the short holiday time and the Spring Festival in between, Cailing did not need to go to the provincial team for training during this winter vacation. However, while Fang Wei and the others were taking make-up classes, Cailing was not idle either and still had to go to the city team for training every day.
It is not until the 28th day of the lunar year that the remedial classes are over and we can go home to celebrate the New Year.
Sister Caiwei’s coffee shop also closed on this day and did not reopen until the seventh day of the Lunar New Year.
Fang Wei opened the trunk of his motorcycle and took Cai Ling, Zhiyi and Sister Cai Wei back to the village to celebrate the New Year.
The New Year scene in the countryside is so lively, with lights and decorations and a bustling crowd.
We clearly agreed last year that we would not play with fireworks this year as we were adults, but in the end we still had a lot of fun.
After the Chinese New Year, Fang Wei Cailing knew that Asheng was now eighteen years old.
Although their actual ages are still a little off, Fang Wei's birthday is in May, Cailing Zhiyi's birthday is in June, and Asheng's birthday is in July, but in the countryside, age is calculated based on the virtual age. In short, they are one year older after the Chinese New Year, and they are all 18-year-old girls and handsome boys now!
Nowadays, if young men and women in the village who have not gone to school and are working are 18 years old, they should be thinking about getting married, having children and starting a family.
For example, Sister Caiwei is facing such troubles now.
“Aaaaah! This is so annoying! I’m only 22! What kind of blind date is this? I’m not going!!”
"Look at what you're saying. I'm asking you to go and have a look, but I'm not asking you to date. The guy your aunt introduced to you is very good. You're already 22 years old this year!"
"Well, Teacher Wen is already 28 years old. Teacher Wen is not in a hurry. I'm only 22, so why should I be in a hurry? I won't go!"
"How can you compare with Teacher Wen! Teacher Wen has what kind of qualifications. How can she be ordinary people? Shouldn't we ordinary people consider things when we reach our age?"
"I want to make money! I only care about making money! When I am worth tens of millions, I can choose whoever I want!"
Sister Caiwei, who is extremely career-oriented, is unwilling to just settle for getting married and having children. Unlike the older generation, young people nowadays are very disgusted with blind dates. It would have been fine if Sister Caiwei had never been out, but she has broadened her horizons in the big city and has her own career to work hard for. How could she be willing to just get married and have children like this, as she is independent and self-reliant?
"I, I, I support my sister!" Cai Ling raised her hand and shouted.
"Look! Cai Ling supports me!"
"What does Cailing know? Do you believe what she says?"
"What are you talking about! What do you mean by 'you believe what Cai Ling said'?"
Cai Ling was not convinced: "I know a lot more!"
"So what do you know?"
"...Anyway, there are so many! If you have any questions, you can ask me! Humph!"
Seeing Cai Ling's confident look, Sister Caiwei was a little confused. Could it be that this little girl was really more adult than her?
Fang Wei, who was lying on the top of the wall and listening to the conversation between the mother and the two daughters, did not dare to say a word.
But to be fair, he also supports Sister Caiwei. It's not that getting married and having children is a bad thing, but he knows that, at least for Sister Caiwei at this stage, the people she comes into contact with and the ones introduced by relatives and friends are not worthy of her.
Instead of wasting time and energy in this prime year of her life, it would be better to climb to the top of the mountain first, where there might be scenery that is more suitable for her.
Fortunately, Sister Caiwei has made some achievements now, which has given her the confidence to not go on blind dates. Her parents are just talking about it and will not really force her to go on a blind date.
Since Sister Caiwei's coffee shop opened in April, it has become the most famous and popular coffee shop in the city.
The number of employees expanded to twelve. After deducting material costs, rent, employee salaries, water and electricity expenses, the net profit was more than 20,000 yuan per month. In those days, earning more than 20,000 yuan a month was quite remarkable for a girl who had just graduated from junior high school.
According to this development progress, Sister Caiwei estimates that in one or two years at most, she will be able to return to Shanghai and open a store in Shanghai.
For Sister Caiwei, this is the most important thing.
Like many entrepreneurs who have already achieved financial freedom but still choose to work, Sister Caiwei does not just seek to make enough money. She just enjoys the feeling of her career growing bigger and bigger. The pleasure that brings her is incomparable to many other joys.
Based on this point, the only person who can be considered a good match for Sister Caiwei is probably someone who truly understands and identifies with her.
Fortunately, Fang Wei Cailing knew what she was thinking and didn't need to worry about these things. As long as she was still studying and attending classes, the elders would never mention urging her to get married. Instead, they would advise her to study hard and not fall in love too early. Once she graduated, they would probably change their tone and start urging her to find a partner.
Of course, the current relationship between the three of them cannot be told to the elders.
However, Fang Wei and Cai Ling knew what was going on and had already come up with a plan, the main strategy being the "boiling frog in warm water strategy"! Time solves all problems!
The three of them have been together since childhood, and they will continue to be together in the future. By the time the elders realize, "Why are you three still together when you are old enough to get married and have children?", perhaps the friendship between the three of them has already deteriorated and they have been together for a very long time and cannot be separated.
Maybe she even has a baby!
……
Of course, fireworks, firecrackers, red envelopes, playing cards and other elements are indispensable during the Chinese New Year. Taking advantage of the New Year holiday, Fang Wei and his friends had a great time for a few days.
Happy times always pass quickly. On the ninth day of the New Year, Fang Wei Cailing knew what was going on and packed her bags to go back to school to start tutoring in advance.
Entering the second semester of the second year of high school, the entire high school curriculum is almost finished. I estimate that the review phase will officially begin around the midterm at the latest.
Since the end of her advanced studies at the end of January, Wen Susu no longer has to go to CAFA this semester. However, she still spends most of her time in Yenching Academy, studying with some senior artists and well-known professors, or participating in some projects.
With the support of famous teachers and students and large-scale projects, Wen Susu now has a certain fame in the art circle!
The main reason is that her works are of high quality. Unlike those who are just here to gild their reputation, Wen Susu has real talent! She has won countless awards for her works this year.
With the recommendation and help of senior artists, Wen Susu's personal exhibition has also begun to be prepared.
The event will be held in Shanghai on May 1st, and many well-known artists, critics, collectors, art lovers, and media will be invited to attend.
The main purpose of this personal exhibition is to increase visibility in the industry and sell personal paintings, which is the ultimate dream of every artist.
Wen Susu is not short of money. In fact, if she wanted to, she could have held an art exhibition a long time ago. But compared to the kind of leisurely exhibitions held by rich second-generations that would make people laugh, she would rather have works that are truly worth showing off. After two years of study and accumulation, she finally took this step!
"Fang Wei! Are you guys free on May Day? Come over and support me!"
"Of course! Don't worry, sister! Our Baitan backup team will be there on time!"
(End of this chapter)
