Chapter 295 Sister, I can pass the exam

Since Yao Shuxin moved back from Miao Yamin's dormitory, Xiao Tiantian and Yao Shuli have been very busy.

They're already on vacation. When school starts again, Yao Shuli will be in the second year of junior high, and Xiao Tiantian will be in the fourth grade.

Their results... Xiao Tiantian performed as consistently as ever, still coming in first place.

As for Yao Shuli... although she didn't perform as well as expected, she has made some progress, and her homeroom teacher, Miao Yamin, said there are still things she deserves praise for.

Because Yao Shula's attention has been focused on Yao Shuxin lately, she has adopted a laissez-faire approach to these two mischievous kids.

As long as they come back for dinner on time, that's fine. As for other things... it's summer vacation already, so let them graze for two days!

...

Yao Shuli and Xiao Tiantian, along with Wang Biying and the other children playing nearby, each carried a long bamboo pole with a net tied to the end...

Yao Shuli took the lead, guiding the younger ones to rub their hands together under the trees, eager to get started.

These two have stopped selling popsicles and have been spending the last couple of days wandering around under the big trees in the neighborhood.

What are you doing? Busy getting rid of the cicadas that are singing loudly in the trees near your house.

"Those cicadas are too noisy, chirping all day long, disturbing Second Sister's rest." This was a shared thought between Yao Shuli and Xiao Tiantian.

Yao Shula quickly said that they had done the right thing.

Sigh, the two of them used to say that their happiest moment was hearing cicadas singing in the trees. They said that as long as they heard cicadas singing, it meant that their favorite season, summer, had arrived, and summer vacation had begun...

Now... even the cicadas singing loudly are disturbing Yao Shuxin's rest.

This is a classic case of the idealized image turning into a grain of rice...

After two days of hard work led by Xiaotian and Yaoshuli, the cicadas were no longer heard much in the area.

Both of them did an excellent job as heads of the Sticky Rod Office.

Of course, Xiaotian and Yao Shuli didn't let their friends work for nothing; they treated everyone to popsicles and peanuts every day!

...

On the evening of July 6th, Yao Shula watched Grandma Zhou wrapping zongzi (sticky rice dumplings).

This year's Dragon Boat Festival was already over on June 1st. Everyone ate zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) that day. Yao Shula specially saved a bunch of zongzi leaves, wrapped them up, and put them in Miao Yamin's refrigerator.

Zhou Ping'an was quite capable; he managed to bring a refrigerator home before summer even arrived.

Miao Yamin and Grandma Zhou both told Yao Shula to put any leftover food from her home into their refrigerator.

Yao Shula usually only puts in a handful of bamboo leaves, besides some milk.

The frozen bamboo leaves, once soaked in water, regain their bright green color, and the wrapped rice dumplings still retain their fragrant aroma.

"Don't wrap them too big, just these three small ones. Cook them tonight, let them cool, and hang them above the door of the main room tomorrow morning. This means you'll pass the imperial examinations three times in a row," Grandma Zhou said as she wrapped them.

Yao Shula quickly agreed.

...

On the morning of the 7th, Yao Shuxin woke up early as usual. She wasn't nervous at all, just like she was taking a normal final exam.

After checking her admission ticket and the pen needed for the exam, Yao Shuxin washed up and prepared to eat.

"Big sister, I'll help you with the chores after I finish my exams!" Yao Shuxin said to Yao Shula while washing her face.

"Okay! I'll wait until you finish your exam!" Yao Shula said with a smile.

“I’ll make breakfast from now on! You can sleep in a little longer in the morning!” Yao Shuxin continued.

"Yes, my Shuxin cooks so well, you're so lucky, sister." Yao Shula still smiled.

"After I finish my exams, hand in Shuli and Tiantian's homework to me. You and Cousin Yamin can get some rest," Yao Shuxin said earnestly after wiping her face.

Yao Shula nodded with a smile.

After washing up, Yao Shuxin ate fried dough sticks and eggs, and drank rice porridge, just like before. As she walked out of the main room, she bumped into the zongzi (sticky rice dumplings) hanging above the door...

As soon as she stepped out of the main room, Yao Shuxin stood motionless at the doorway.

Xiao Tiantian, now wearing the purple underwear that Yao Shula had specially made for him, was already standing at the front door.

Yao Shuli also borrowed Zhou Ping'an's radio.

As Yao Shuli pressed a button on the radio, the most popular disco music started playing.

Little Tiantian immediately turned around and danced to disco music...

Yao Shula and Yao Shuxin were both dumbfounded.

"Second sister, you're doing great with your purple butt!" Little Tian shouted at Yao Shuxin after he finished twisting his butt.

Yao Shuxin burst out laughing.

"Yes, I'll definitely do it!"

Yao Shuxin smiled as she went out the door, where Miao Yamin was already waiting.

Yao Shula, Yao Shuli, and Xiao Tiantian watched as Yao Shuxin got on the back of Miao Yamin's bicycle...

...

Yao Shuli placed the radio in the main room of his house. He told his brother-in-law and cousin-in-law that he would borrow the radio for three days, and return it to Yao Shuxin after she finished her exams.

Xiao Tiantian quickly changed out of her purple underwear.

It will take two more days to use, so I can't let it get dirty...

"Tian Tian, ​​you'd better keep those underwear safe. You have to do a little dance for me when I take my junior high graduation exam!" Yao Shuli reminded Tian Tian.

Xiao Tian snorted, "Fine! I'll be waiting for your exam!"

Yao Shula sized up Xiao Tiantian...

He has grown a lot since I first found him. Although he is still a bit thin, he has grown taller and more cunning.

He used to wear whatever Yao Shula bought for him.

Now he has his own requirements, he thinks he looks good in certain clothes, and then he asks Yao Shula to buy them for him.

I've reached the age where I know what looks good on me...

Thinking back to Xiaotian's purple-butt disco dance just now, it was so rhythmic, with each beat perfectly timed...

Yao Shula decided that after Xiao Tiantian finishes primary school in Yun County and returns to Shanghai with Lei Jingwu, she must remind Lei Jingwu to keep an eye on Xiao Tiantian, lest he turn into a frivolous young man from the 1990s...

...

The weather in Yun County has been nice these past three days; it's hot but not humid.

For the past three days, whenever Yao Shuxin went to take the exam, Yao Shula would inquire about the exam details.

It turns out there were more people taking the exam this year than before!

This year's physics exam was particularly difficult, and many students looked grim after the exam.

Yao Shula thought about it. Yao Shuxin's expression was indeed a little bad after she came back from the physics exam, but she quickly recovered.

Yao Shula didn't ask a single question, just like always.

After the last exam was over, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sister, don't worry, I can get into university!" Yao Shuxin said to Yao Shula very seriously.

Yao Shula patted Yao Shuxin's hand.

"I knew you could do it! Okay, now you just need to rest for a few days! Don't worry about anything, just get some good sleep!"

Yao Shuxin smiled, then hugged Yao Shula's arm and started to act coquettishly.

"Sis, you're the best sister. I'll make you proud from now on! I'll make sure no one dares to bully you!"