Chapter 359 Lost
It is a warm spring.

The sunlight fills the studio and melts into the eyes of the girl who is painting.

Zhang Yunqi sat on the chair and looked at her and said, "How do you think you will perform in the Tsinghua-Mei exam this time?"

Ji Ling seemed nonchalant: "I'm not sure."

Zhang Yunqi laughed: "This is really strange. When did Xiao Ji become so unconfident? The bigger your heart is, the bigger the stage will be."

Ji Ling said: "This is suitable for people who have aspirations."

Zhang Yunqi asked: "How do you say that?"

Ji Ling said: "For example, Chu Jian has such an obsession, but it is not suitable for me. Of course, everyone wants the best in school, but it is not something that can be obtained just by wanting it. In terms of learning, how many people in our school can endure the hardship like Chu Jian?"

Zhang Yunqi shook his head.

Ji Ling said: "Yes, I am the same. I learn painting just because I like it. I applied for Tsinghua University of Fine Arts just to try it out. The probability of being admitted is very low, but I am happy as long as I am happy."

Zhang Yunqi smiled.

In fact, he quite likes Ji Ling's attitude towards life.

After all, most people are ordinary people. If they are too obsessed and think highly of themselves, they will only suffer.

But how should I put it? You have to go through a lot before you can see these things clearly, and realize that you don’t necessarily have to achieve something in your life to be considered alive. Many times, dreams are not a big deal. A life that only likes to look at the sky, walk, and eat simple meals can also be very good.

Of course, having said that, Ji Ling can understand all these things because she has them. She can be willful, independent, and have her own attitude towards life. However, most of her peers do not have such conditions.

Including him, Zhang Yunqi.

After chatting for a while, the studio became quiet.

Ji Ling is painting seriously.

Zhang Yunqi sat there doing nothing.

Time passed silently. The warm afternoon sun poured in through the window, casting Ji Ling's slender figure on the ground. Zhang Yunqi felt calm. Sometimes, he would look out the window. New green grass had already sprouted on the lawn outside the window. Sometimes, he would look at Ji Ling, and Ji Ling, who was drawing a figure sketch, would also look up at him.

When she saw him looking at her, she squinted her eyes and smiled.

Zhang Yunqi suddenly thought of his childhood. He felt that this girl had never changed. She was still the girl who sat on the haystack with her cheeks in her hands, with big, bright eyes, and a sweet, beautiful smile, watching him and a few children in ragged clothes running around on the muddy road under the blue sky and white clouds. However, many things seemed to be gone forever.

"The painting is done. What are you thinking about?" Ji Ling suddenly spoke at this time and brought Zhang Yunqi back to his senses.

Zhang Yunqi twisted his neck, stood up and leaned over to take a look.

Ji Ling put the painting behind him and said, "What are you going to do?"

Zhang Yunqi said: "Aren't you going to draw a sketch for me? Look at how well you draw me."

"Not now."

"When will you show it?"

"I'll show you when I want to."

"So when do you want to show it to me?"

"I don't know. Let's go." Ji Ling put away her paintbrush, took her painting, put on her schoolbag, and went out with Zhang Yunqi. She walked in front with a brisk pace and seemed to be in a good mood.

She looked like a little girl walking on the way home from school, skipping and jumping, seeing the cars, vendors, classmates, food stalls, tall buildings, the sky, and all kinds of life in the market, feeling contented and happy, without any pressure or worries. Looking back at Zhang Yunqi, there was a sunny smile on her delicate little face.

There were still two classes to go in the afternoon. The two of them said goodbye downstairs of the teaching building.

However, time passed quickly and school was over in a blink of an eye. Zhang Yunqi and Chu Jian waited for Ji Ling at the school gate, and brought along two little fools, Wang Xiaokai and Tian Zhuangzhuang.

The meal will be served in Nanhai Fishing Village.

Zhang Yunqi didn't drive, he took a taxi.

When we arrived at the gate of Nanhai Fishing Village, several people got off the car.

Chu Jian and Ji Ling were walking in front arm in arm, while Zhang Yunqi was lighting a cigarette on the roadside behind them. At this time, a boy and a girl wearing the uniform of No. 7 Middle School passed by, looking around as if they were looking for somewhere.

The boy saw Zhang Yunqi and asked politely, "Classmate, do you know how to get to Guangyuan Hotel?"

Zhang Yunqi glanced at the boy, who looked even younger than him. The girl next to him was holding a bouquet of flowers, and they were obviously a couple in premature love.

He pointed ahead and said, "Go straight ahead and turn right at the intersection."

The boy said thank you and left with the girl.

Wang Xiaokai next to him was a little puzzled: "Isn't the place you are referring to Xinhua Bookstore?"

Zhang Yunqi glanced at Wang Xiaokai's cockscomb haircut and said, "Don't you understand what I mean? I hope they can find themselves lost in the ocean of knowledge."

"Hey, why do I feel like you're talking about me? But you're no different." Wang Xiaokai pointed his lips at Chu Jian, who was walking in front and talking to Ji Ling: "It's not the case these days that officials are allowed to set fires but the people are not allowed to light lamps."

Tian Zhuangzhuang disagreed with Wang Xiaokai's words: "Compared with Chu Jian, he is the best in the school, and being in a relationship does not affect his studies at all."

Wang Xiaokai said: "That couple just now might have checked into a hotel to study English."

Zhang Yunqi smiled and said, "You are so experienced. It seems that you and Yu Qingqing often check into a hotel together to study English."

Ji Ling, who was standing in front of him, saw that Zhang Yunqi had not entered the restaurant, so he poked his head out of the door and said to the three brothers: "Why don't you come in? What are you talking about?"

Zhang Yunqi said: "We should study English well so that we can keep up with the international standards in the future."

Several people walked into the Nanhai fishing village.

This place is his regular dining hall for entertaining guests.

The seafood there tastes really good, but what impressed Zhang Yunqi the most about this first high-end seafood restaurant in Jiangchuan City was that after it closed down, it was taken over by another boss and turned into a karaoke room with a service of "99 yuan for a night of singing", as well as the advertising slogan "99 yuan for a night of prostitution" that has been sung by Jiangchuan people for a long time.

After the seafood was served, everyone brought red wine. First, they wished Ji Ling a successful school entrance examination, and then they ate and talked about everything. With Wang Xiaokai around, no occasion would be lonely or boring. He was particularly good at acting like a peacock spreading its tail, and he could stir up trouble in any situation.

Wang Xiaokai bit into a large shrimp and said, "By the way, Chu Jian, which school did you get into?"

Chu Jian was stunned for a moment. She seemed a little absent-minded tonight and didn't eat much. When she heard Wang Xiaokai ask her, she put down her chopsticks and said, "The school's recommended admission quota is Fudan University and Zhejiang University, and I have given up."

Everyone was a little surprised to hear this, but on second thought, they felt that if someone else said this, it would indeed affect the appetite, but when Chu Jian said it, it seemed very logical.

As the top student in the entire senior year of Jiangchuan City, and the top student in many large-scale joint entrance examinations of high schools in the city, her only goal is to enter Tsinghua University and Peking University, and she must enter Tsinghua University and Peking University with outstanding scores. Other schools are not considered. Otherwise, the countless days and nights in the past three years would be a waste of this girl.

Wang Xiaokai continued: "Boss Zhang, now that Chu Met Ji Ling and the others are probably going to the capital, which university are you planning to go to?"

When I first saw him, I subconsciously turned my head to look at Zhang Yunqi.

Zhang Yunqi said: "To be honest, I haven't thought about it yet."

Tian Zhuangzhuang said: "What else do you have to think about? Chu Jian wants to apply to Tsinghua University or Peking University, so you will definitely go there."

(End of this chapter)