Wang Zhaozhao knew what Zhang Xiu'e was up to, but she didn't bother to pay attention.

This wasn't the ancient times either. A reputation could crush a person, even affecting the imperial examinations.

"What? Does Zhao owe Liu Shanhua, or does she owe you? Are you blind? She didn't come back with us, and you have to keep complaining here. If you have the time, why don't you go pick her up? You don't have to pretend. Compared to Xingwen and the others, isn't Liu Shanhua just an outsider?"

Xie Ailian rushed out and glared at Zhang Xiu'e unhappily, interrupting her chatter.

"Mom, that's not what I meant. I was just asking."

"Are you asking? How many times did you ask? Don't play tricks on me here, get out of here!"

“…”

Zhang Xiu'e's gums were about to be bitten through, and she pulled the corners of her mouth stiffly.

Xie Ailian really had no idea before. Even if she didn't like her, given Wang Erbing's situation, he could only marry a divorced woman, and it was normal to have a burden. So before the family split up, she never intentionally treated Liu Shanhua harshly.

But Liu Shanhua has caused some trouble recently, and she really wants to drive Liu Shanhua away.

However, they have already separated.

Xie Ailian would not do anything and would try her best to turn a blind eye, but they kept coming one after another and there was no peace.

Thinking of this, Xie Ailian was extremely irritated. She suddenly wondered why she had given birth to so many sons...

Bah! Bah! Bah!

Xie Ailian spat several times, saying, "More sons means more blessings. With more sons, you can stand up straight and no one in the village will dare to bully you."

She felt like she was going crazy. What was she thinking about?!

Wang Zhaozhao didn't care about that. He came back late today and had to wash his hair and take a shower first, so he had less time to do his homework.

On rainy days, it gets dark earlier. Wang Xingwen and his colleagues have to boil water, and by the time they finish, it is almost dark.

We all lit torches and finished our homework.

As for Liu Shanhua, it was not Zhang Xiu'e who went to pick her up. It was Wang Gong who went to pick up Wang Xiaomei and brought her back with him.

Zhang Xiu'e was obviously cooking dinner and didn't have hot water, which was fine.

When it was dark and time for dinner, Wang Sibing still hadn't returned. Wang Zhaozhao saw that Xie Ailian had no intention of waiting.

Wang Zhaozhao climbed onto the cabinet bed at around eight o'clock as usual. Just as he was about to lie down, he heard some noise in the yard. It was Wang Sibing who came back.

Wang Sibing ate the meal that Xie Ailian had left for him with a grunt, and then washed the bowl consciously, making less noise.

Wang Zhaozhao studied in the system space until almost ten o'clock, and went out to relieve himself as usual. When he passed by Wang Sibing's house, he heard him snoring loudly.

The next day, when Wang Zhaozhao woke up and went to school, he didn't see Wang Sibing, but he was sure that he was not sleeping in the house.

He came back so late, seemed very tired, and then went out again before dawn. I don’t know what he was doing.

The sky cleared up after the rain, but the muddy road didn't dry up so easily, and the road was actually more difficult to walk on than yesterday.

When we arrived at school, there was a teacher waiting downstairs of the teaching building, guiding everyone to go to the corner of the playground next to the cafeteria and line up to scrape the mud off their shoes.

It is not only to prevent the teaching building from being covered in mud, but also for the students' shoes and feet.

"I suddenly remembered that the final exam papers I took in the principal's office haven't been distributed yet." After scraping the mud and heading to the classroom, Wang Zhaozhao suddenly muttered to himself.

The system reward had been given to her a long time ago and had all been used up. Ren Tianan had also said so and all the teachers in the school knew about it.

Then why didn’t you give her the paper?

So I said, since she got full marks anyway, there is no need to give her the test paper, right?

"It might be useful to keep it." The system replied.

"What's the use... Can you at least tell me the results? What if I don't get the inside scoop?"

"You can ask."

The system actually thinks this is not important, but it’s worth asking.

Without waiting for Wang Zhaozhao to ask, after the second period's physical exercise, Fu Weiyi called Wang Zhaozhao and went straight to the principal's office.

After finding out the reason, the principal took her papers and went to the township and then to the county, to um... strive for educational resources.

Wang Zhaozhao: “……!”

I really want to ask if she can get any benefits from it.

"These are the workbooks for the second semester of third grade and the second semester of fourth grade. There are also fifty exercise books and twenty pencils..."

As if he could hear Wang Zhaozhao's thoughts, Principal Liu took out things one by one.

Finally, she smiled at Wang Zhaozhao and took out a box. "And the most important thing... a Hero brand pen."

As he spoke, he opened the box, and inside was a black pen.

Wang Zhaozhao's eyes lit up, a pen!

This is really valuable.

The corners of her mouth curled up unconsciously, and she reached out to pick up the pen. Ouch, it was so heavy.

"Thank you, Principal." She weighed the pen and smiled until her eyes narrowed into a line.

A fountain pen, for her era, was definitely a luxury item.

Well……

Wang Zhaozhao subconsciously glanced at the corner of the principal's desk, where there was a bottle of ink.

The fountain pen and the ink are a pair.

Principal Liu noticed her look, chuckled, reached into the drawer again, and took out a square box.

Wang Zhaozhao's eyes flashed with a murderous look as he stared at the box, waiting for the principal to speak.

"This bottle of ink is a personal reward from me, the principal." Principal Liu was amused by the look in her eyes that seemed to show she could reach out with her hands.

"Thank you, Principal." Wang Zhaozhao was so excited that he saluted Principal Liu. Well, it was a bit weird, but it didn't matter. His intention was expressed.

"Student Wang Zhaozhao, I should be the one thanking you," Principal Liu said with a smile. "I remember you said your family wasn't well off and you wanted to finish your studies as soon as possible. I promised you that if you scored 100% on both subjects this semester, your tuition would be waived next semester..."

Principal Liu reiterated the reward he had discussed with Wang Zhaozhao, and concluded by saying, "I want to tell you today that your tuition for next semester will be waived. Starting next semester, your lunch will also be covered by the school."

Is there such a good thing? Included study meals?

Wang Zhaozhao was grinning so hard that his teeth were visible.

But she also knew that there was no free lunch in the world, so she waited for the principal's next words.

"Don't worry, the school doesn't have any other requirements. We just hope that you can study hard. When the grade exam comes, well... just do well in the exam."

It sounds like nothing, but studying hard and doing well in exams is definitely not as easy as it sounds.

"Principal, you didn't sign any military orders outside, did you?" Wang Zhaozhao looked sober.

Nowadays, many comrades like to sign military orders after receiving a task.

Their team leader signed a military order in the village in order to get seeds during the spring plowing season.

"Cough!" Principal Liu coughed dryly, feeling a little embarrassed, but the look in his eyes when he looked at Wang Zhaozhao was more... well, kind.

Wang Zhaozhao: “……!”

That’s it! A cough gave the answer.