The matter came to a close, and there was almost no further commotion. If there was any change, it was probably that after the cheating incident, Shi's father, perhaps out of some sense of compensation, increased Shi Jing's monthly allowance to 30,000.

As Ms. Yan said, this kind of money is free money; you might as well take it.

Besides, who knows how long this sense of compensation will last? Maybe one day his elusive little wife will throw a few tantrums and it will all disappear.

Besides, during the time that Shi Jing was engrossed in her studies, the distance between her and her classmates seemed to fade away without her even realizing it.

She didn't know when it started, but suddenly someone began speaking to her. It was just a casual greeting, and Shi Jing didn't immediately notice the change.

That greeting was like opening Pandora's box. Day by day, more and more classmates started talking to her. She was no longer an invisible person detached from the class, and Shi Jing's popularity in the class improved.

Even the school heartthrob Jiang Lin could occasionally speak calmly to Jing.

In late June, after finishing the final exams, the school was about to have a holiday.

Today was Shi Jing's turn to clean up. Because of the holiday, there was a lot of trash in the classroom, and she and her classmate Qi Shuang spent quite a while cleaning it up.

"Shi Jing, after we finish cleaning, do you want to go shopping?" Qi Shuang, who was on duty with her, asked.

Shi Jing thought about how, ever since he transmigrated, he had been either reading books or doing exercises every day and had never had any real fun.

Final exams are over, and summer vacation is just around the corner. She doesn't have any tasks for now, just waiting for her grades to be released and her rewards calculated. Going out for a stroll might be a good idea.

"Okay, where do you want to go shopping?"

"Let's go to the pedestrian street. Qi Yan said she wants to buy some clothes. She has to wear her school uniform every day at school, and it's been a long time since she bought any new clothes."

Shi Jing nodded: "Okay. I'll go take out the trash, we'll go together later."

Qi Shuang quickly said, "Wait, there's a lot of trash, I'll go with you."

The two of them took the trash bags out to throw them away, then went back to the classroom to get their schoolbags before leaving the classroom together.

"Let's go," Qi Shuang said.

The two walked out side by side. At the school gate, a female student in a school uniform was talking to someone with her back to them. Qi Shuang called out from afar, "Qi Yan."

Qi Yan turned around when she heard the voice: "Hello, everyone." Then she looked at her classmates and said, "My friend is here, we'll be going now."

As she spoke, she ran toward Qi Shuang and Shi Jing.

"Here, I bought this for you two, have some drinks."

As she got closer, Shi Jing noticed that she was holding two bottles of chilled drinks.

The two accepted it and thanked him.

"How do we get to the pedestrian street?" Shi Jing opened his drink bottle and took a sip.

"My driver is right outside the school, just take my car," Qi Yan said.

"OK."

The three of them walked out of the school together, where Qi Yan's family car was waiting not far away.

Qi Shuang then said, "Wait for me a moment, I'll tell the driver that we'll be in the same car later."

Qi Shuang's car was parked not far away. She quickly ran over, knocked on the window and said a few words to the driver, then quickly ran back.

Qi Yan's car was very spacious, and the three girls sat comfortably in the back seat.

After getting into the car, Qi Yan couldn't help but ask, "Shi Jing, what was the answer to the last math problem today?"

"m\\u003d2,n\\u003d√3."

"Ah, I made a mistake again." Qi Yan cried out in despair, instantly feeling somewhat frustrated.

Qi Shuang quickly comforted her, "You've finally finished the exams, so let's not talk about studying anymore. Quickly think about which store you want to go to to buy clothes later."

Qi Yan rubbed her face: "That's true. It's been a long time since I bought new clothes. I'm going to pick some out today so I can wear them when I go out to play during the summer vacation."

After saying that, she looked at the two of them again: "What are your plans for summer vacation? Do you want to go abroad together?"

Qi Shuang said helplessly, "What else can I do? My mom hired another piano teacher for me, so I'll continue practicing during the summer vacation."

Qi Shuang's mother wanted to cultivate her artistic sensibilities, but Qi Shuang was simply too restless to sit still.

"Alright. Shi Jing, what about you?"

This topic surprised Shi Jing; she hadn't thought about what to do during her vacation. She wondered if the system would assign her any more tasks.

"We'll see, they should be in China," Shi Jing said.

If nothing unexpected happens, she might go stay at the Shi family's house for a few days. It's really a headache because Ms. Yan keeps brainwashing her every now and then, trying to get her to be close to that cheapskate father.

"If I have time then, I'll ask you to go out and have fun," Qi Shuang said.

“Okay.” Shi Jing had no objection.

"Okay, I'm going out to play now. My brother said he'd take me to an island. I'll come find you guys when I get back," Qi Yan said.

The car soon arrived at the pedestrian street, and the three girls got out of the car and walked hand in hand onto the street.

Summer nights come late, and when they arrived at the pedestrian street it was only 6:30, and the sky was still bright.

The three of them glanced around briefly, and the pedestrian street was already bustling with people.

Qi Shuang suggested, "Let's grab something to eat before we go shopping, we're all starving."

"Okay, but what do you want to eat?"

The three of them thought for a while, but still couldn't decide what to eat. They mostly ate in the cafeteria, so they really didn't know what good food was available.

"How about we see what we can eat first?" Shi Jing suggested.

“Sure, let’s go.” Qi Shuang responded enthusiastically.

The three of them walked in, and as they walked, Qi Yan pointed ahead and said, "That Mingren Snack Shop is pretty good, why don't we go there to eat?"

Neither Shi Jing nor Qi Shuang were picky, and they both nodded in agreement with Qi Yan's suggestion.

The three of them entered the store, which was almost full. They were only able to find a seat with the help of the waiter.

Although it's called a snack shop, it's actually quite large. Located on the main street of the busiest pedestrian street, it has two floors and receives a lot of customers.

The three sat down at the table, and the waiter brought them a menu to order. The menu was very extensive; they simply checked off whatever they wanted.

"Their pumpkin porridge and mung bean soup are their signature dishes, and they're quite delicious," Qi Yan introduced.

"Then I'll have to try it. Give me a bowl of mung bean soup, please." Qi Shuang said quickly. "For dessert, I'll have custard buns and sweet potato with soft filling."

Shi Jing doesn't like mung beans, so she ordered pumpkin porridge and a crispy milk.

Qi Yan quickly ordered her favorite dishes and handed the menu to the waiter.

The three of them drank barley tea while waiting for their meal to be served.

There were many customers dining at that time, and the restaurant wasn't very quiet, but sometimes things just happen by chance.

A sweet, coquettish female voice rang out from not far away: "Honey, there are so many people here, I'm not feeling well."

Shi Jing shivered from the cloying voice. Before she could recover, she heard a somewhat familiar male voice say, "Be good, bear with it. I'll buy some mung bean soup first, and then I'll take you out for a big meal."

Shi Jing looked at it and exclaimed, "Tsk, who else could this be but her cheap father?"

Her nearly fifty-year-old adoptive father was seen embracing a young woman who looked to be no more than twenty years old. The woman's belly was protruding, indicating that she was pregnant when she took the position.