The morning sun poured down on the earth. After an entire winter's hibernation, everything began to gradually wake up.
The cold winter was coming to an end, and the weather was getting warmer and warmer.
When Ye Ling woke up this morning, he could clearly feel that the temperature was a little higher than yesterday. The blanket he was using was already a little warm.
Zhen Ran ran over early in the morning as usual.
"Ye Ling, why do you still need someone to wake you up in your third year of high school?”
Zhen Ran barged into Ye Ling's room and called out to him like a little sparrow.
The girl's voice was crisp and clear. It did not sound very noisy. Instead, it gave off a cute and naive feeling.
" I stayed up late last night to write my test paper," Ye Ling said." I went to bed a little late."”
"Ah, when did you learn to stay up late to study?" Zhen Ran asked in surprise.”
"I've been doing this for the past few days," Ye Ling said casually.”
"What time did you sleep last night?"
Ye Ling thought about it." About two or three o'clock. I didn't notice."”
Zhen Ran clicked his tongue for a long time and looked at Ye Ling as if he did not know him.
"I say, why have you been working so hard recently?”
"The college entrance examination won't give Uncle and Auntie a surprise, right? If you get into an undergraduate course, won't they be so happy?”
Ye Ling smiled and did not say anything. He patted Zhen Ran's furry head, which was wearing a hat.
Zhen Ran pulled open the curtains in Ye Ling's room. The sky outside was already starting to brighten. A ray of light shone in and lit up the room.
The old tube-shaped apartment was a little crowded. Ye Ling's room was not big, only about ten square meters, barely enough to fit a bed and a desk.
Although the space was small, it contained more than ten years of Ye Ling's life memories.
This was the place where he had grown up and lived since he was born.
"Look at your room, it's like a dog kennel." Zhen Ran said in disdain.”
Ye Ling looked at it helplessly. It was a little messy, but he studied until late at night every day. How could he have time to tidy up the room?
"Alright, granny, why are you acting like my mother?”
"You're so worried. Be careful not to age before you get old.”
"Go to hell, you're the one who's old first." Zhen Ran laughed and scolded.”
" That's right." Ye Ling did not care at all."I was born a day earlier than you.”
Ye Ling and Zhen Ran were due in the same week, but Zhen Ran's mother had to go through a day of labor before giving birth to her, so her birthday was one day after Ye Ling's.
Because of this, the two children had quarreled a lot when they were young.
Zhen Ran had always been indignant about being younger than Ye Ling by a day. She cried whenever someone said she was younger. When she was young, she forced Ye Ling to call her sister.
Ye Ling, who was only three or four years old at the time, succumbed to Zhen Ran's iron fist, so he had no choice but to scream.
As the two of them grew up, Ye Ling realized that his strength was above Zhen Ran's, and his resistance finally awakened.
One day, when Zhen Ran realized that she could no longer force Ye Ling to call her sister, she was disappointed for a while.
Ye Ling smiled and said,"Quick, call me brother."?”
Zhen Ran pouted like a little squirrel and said unhappily,""Go, go, go. I'm not going to scream. Aren't you only a day older than me?”
" Even if you're older than me, you're still my brother. Hurry up and call me."
Zhen Ran pulled his eyelids with his fingers and made a face at Ye Ling.
"Bah, you want to take advantage of me? I won't call you."
" You told me to call you sister when you were young," Ye Ling said bitterly." Why didn't you say anything when you took advantage of me so much?"”
Zhen Ran felt guilty. He rolled his eyes and quickly changed the topic.
"Alright, alright. It's time to eat breakfast. If you dawdle any longer, you'll be late.”
Then, he ran away, afraid that Ye Ling would be troubled by this question again.
Ye Ling smiled helplessly.”
The two of them finished their breakfast. Wang Yan had specially prepared two sets of snacks for them to take to school to eat when they were hungry.
Ye Ling looked at the pastries in the crisper and didn't know whether to laugh or cry.""Mom, do you still treat me and Ran like kindergarten kids?”
"Thank you, Auntie," Zhen Ran said with a smile,"My favorite food is your pastries."”
Wang Yan glared at him and said,"You'll always be children in Mom's eyes."”
She sighed." Mom still remembers when you were just born. I was really afraid to hug you. You were so small and your whole body was as soft as tofu. I was afraid that I would drop you.”
"You've grown so big in the blink of an eye."
Wang Yan reached out and patted Ye Ling's head. Her eyes were filled with love.
Ye Ling's heart ached when he heard that. He could not help but hug her.
A mother's embrace was always warm. Although Ye Ling was no longer a child and his height had long surpassed his parents after puberty, this embrace was always his harbor of attachment.
Ever since Wang Yan passed away from cancer, Ye Ling had wanted to hug his mother many times.
In her dreams at night, she would always dream of her childhood when she was by her mother's side.
However, the scene seemed to be covered by a thin veil. It was blurry and could not be seen clearly.
When she opened her eyes, all that was left was a tear-soaked pillow.
Before Wang Yan was diagnosed with cancer, Ye Ling's relationship with his family was at its worst.
At that time, he was full of thorns and could not listen to any advice. He lived a negative and dejected life.
The pressure of the third year of high school made him feel at a loss. He could not find any sense of accomplishment in his studies and could only pin his hopes on video games.
During that time, Ye Ling was addicted to internet cafes and arcade games. The colorful screens and deafening sound effects stimulated his brain and gave him a brief sense of pleasure.
When he returned to reality, he realized that he was still a third-year student who had achieved nothing and had a bad life and studies. Nothing had changed.
As time passed, the conflict with his family grew.
At that time, Ye Ling felt like he was cut off from reality. He could not find any sense of reality.
Everything around him was meaningless, and he could not find the value of his existence.
Later, Wang Yan was suddenly diagnosed with cancer.
Ye Ling was suddenly jolted awake from his muddled world.
He realized that he had to get rid of this kind of life and make some changes.
Wang Yan smiled and said,"Alright, how old are you? Why are you still acting coquettishly with your mother?"”
Ye Ling inadvertently wiped the corner of his red eyes. Every time he recalled those memories, it felt like a lifetime ago.
His mother was still sitting in front of him. It was not a black and white photo, nor was it a shadow that he could not touch in his dream.
Everything that happened in his previous life seemed like it was just yesterday, but it was completely different.
" Mom," Ye Ling couldn't help but say," I just feel that life is too good now."”
Wang Yan was stunned. She did not know why Ye Ling suddenly felt this way.
However, it was best that her son was sensible.
She nodded." You know, our family's life is already envied by countless people."”
"Do you still remember that cousin from our hometown?”
"Other people's grades are much better than yours. Unfortunately, our family can't afford the tuition fees.”
"I told your dad that he probably can't afford to go to university.”
"You're already good enough. As long as you can get into university, your parents will sell everything to support your studies.”
Ye Ling thought for a moment and asked," Is it Ye Yuan?”
"Yeah, you played with him when you were young, remember?”
Wang Yan said as she heated the milk for Ye Ling.
" I heard from his father that the child is really hardworking. He doesn't have any revision materials at home, so he borrows them from his classmates. Sigh, really…"
Ye Ling remembered that Ye Yuan got into a first-tier college entrance examination in the end. However, his family was penniless and could not even take out the travel expenses to school.
At that time, Wang Yan's cancer required surgery, chemotherapy, and medical expenses. Even if their family wanted to help, they could not.
In the end, Ye Yuan helplessly chose to enlist in the army. He heard that he was very appreciated in the army and even made contributions before. It could also be considered to have some accomplishments.
Although Ye Yuan's growth process made people sigh, fortunately, the ending was not bad.
Actually, capable people would shine no matter where they were. Ye Ling did not doubt in the slightest that if Ye Yuan could attend university, he would similarly become a very outstanding youth.
Ye Ling had met this cousin once. He was wearing a dark green military uniform, tall and straight, and had a resolute personality. He had been trained into a man of iron and blood.
This incident had also shocked Ye Ling. It made him understand that some people could still work hard and live a good life even if they were not blessed by fate.
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