Chapter 15 Zhong Xu's Sorrow

There is strength in numbers, and the house can be built quickly. In just five or six days, one floor was completed.

After repairing one layer, it took a few days to rest. During this time, the workers were divided into two groups to build houses for Aunt Meihua's family and Zhong Xiong's family respectively.

When her family was renovating their house, Aunt Meihua helped with cooking, which was a great help. Now that it was her family's turn to renovate their house, Zhong Hui naturally had to help.

Her eldest brother's house was also being built, so Yang Fangqin thought about it and decided to discuss it with Aunt Meihua, and the two families would prepare the lunch together.

With three people, the speed is even faster. They don’t have to work all the time and can chat with each other.

"Hey, why aren't your Linlin and Xuxu here today? These two kids have been coming here to play these past few days." Aunt Meihua suddenly asked.

"I went to get the notice." Zhong Hui said with a smile.

"Oh, I forgot about this. It's true. There are no children at home, so I don't know this." Meihua said in annoyance.

"Aunt, I really envy you. Both of your children have been admitted to college and have bright futures." Yang Fangqin said enviously.

"I don't know if this poor kid Zhong Xu can pass the exam." Yang Fangqin was worried.

"After this house is built, Fangqin, let's go to the main intersection together to post the rental information?" Aunt Meihua turned around and asked.

There is a fork in the road at the main intersection. Going east leads to Shangtuan Village, and going west is their Xiatuan Village. If you go there to post rental information, the people in Shangtuan Village won't be able to find them.

"Fangqin?"

Seeing that Yang Fangqin didn't respond for a long time, Aunt Meihua stopped cutting vegetables and glanced to the side.

There was no sign of Yang Fangqin anywhere. Aunt Meihua looked around in surprise and saw Yang Fangqin rushing to the intersection quickly.

"What happened?" Aunt Meihua asked Zhong Hui hurriedly.

"What else could it be? Zhong Xu and Linlin are back." Zhong Hui smiled and pointed towards the road.

"How is it? Did you pass?" Yang Fangqin asked Zhong Xu anxiously.

Zhong Xu didn't say anything and looked dejected. Yang Fangqin was so anxious that she snatched the notice from his hand.

"What, 53 in math, 42 in Chinese, the two subjects combined are less than 100, Zhong Xu, you don't want to live anymore, right?" Yang Fangqin was so angry that smoke came out of her head. She raised her hand and hit Zhong Xu's butt a few times.

"How did you do in the exam? Your Chinese score is even lower than the last high school entrance exam." Yang Fangqin couldn't hold back her voice.

Zhong Xu must be feeling bad too. He was beaten on the street and other students saw it. Doesn’t he have any face?

"Mom, mom, listen to me. I'm telling you, this test paper is extremely difficult. Our teacher said it's really difficult. Many people in our class failed this time." Zhong Xu hurriedly explained.

"Really?" Yang Fangqin was skeptical.

"Really? If you don't believe me, ask Zhong Siqi." Zhong Xu said with his neck stiff.

Zhong Siqi and Zhong Xu are in the same class and from the same village, so Yang Fangqin believed it a little.

Just then, Zhong Siqi and a few other girls from the same village returned. Yang Fangqin quickly called out to her, "Siqi, come here. I have a question for you: did your teacher say this exam was going to be difficult?"

"It's difficult, especially difficult. I didn't do well in the exam this time." Zhong Siqi said dejectedly.

Zhong Siqi is a good child and usually has good grades. Hearing her say this, Yang Fangqin's anger subsided a little.

He also comforted Zhong Siqi: "It's okay, you have good grades, you will definitely do well next time."

"Yeah." Zhong Siqi nodded and walked home with her companions.

Zhong Xu escaped the disaster and did not even bother to wait for Zhong Linlin. He strode after her and said to Zhong Siqi, "Thank you. I'll treat you to ice cream later."

Zhong Siqi gave him a strange look and said, "You're welcome."

"I have to thank you. If it weren't for you, I would definitely not be able to avoid this meal of stir-fried pork with bamboo shoots today." Zhong Xu patted his chest as if he had survived a disaster.

"I'm telling the truth. You don't need the ice cream." Zhong Siqi waved her hand and left.

Zhong Linlin caught up with him from behind: "Brother, what are you doing? Why aren't you waiting for me?"

"Hehe, I forgot." Zhong Xu scratched his head.

He was so excited. He and Zhong Siqi were in the same class and from the same village, but they had no contact with each other. It was rare that the discipline committee member of their class helped him today. Zhong Xu felt very happy.

Zhong Linlin pouted and said, "I waited for you outside your class for so long."

"I'll buy you some ice cream later." Zhong Xu said generously.

"That's fine." Zhong Linlin was satisfied.

The refrigerator at home is full of mung bean popsicles, but they are not as delicious as the ones in the convenience store, especially the small puddings that cost fifty cents each, which are so delicious.

Seeing the two children running away, Zhong Hui couldn't stop them even if she called them, so she had to go back to ask about their grades.

"Linlin must have done well in the exam. She must have seen Zhong Xu running away and chased after him." Yang Fangqin said to Zhong Hui.

Zhong Hui nodded. She was still relieved about her daughter's grades.

Linlin has one good thing, and that is that she is self-conscious. The first thing she does after school is to do her homework. She will never go out to play until she finishes her homework.

Zhong Xu's results came out, and the bombshell finally came to light. When Yang Fangqin thought of that result, she felt furious.

The test paper was difficult, but Zhong Siqi still scored over 90 points in both subjects. She had just seen it, but she was just too lazy to beat Zhong Xu up in the street.

After all, it doesn’t look good.

"No, I'm going to the town this afternoon to sign him up for a cram school. He'll have to give me extra lessons this summer." Yang Fangqin said bitterly.

Zhong Hui had heard Yang Fangqin talk about Zhong Xu's grades, which were indeed too bad, and immediately supported him, "I think it's okay too. If he works hard to catch up, he might be able to catch up next semester."

"Yes, if your child's grades are not good, don't be reluctant to spend money on tutoring." Even Aunt Meihua supports this.

"Back then, when my daughter Xiaojuan was in high school, I didn't know how much I paid for her tutoring. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to get into university." Aunt Meihua has a particularly strong say in the matter of tutoring.

"Yeah." Now, Yang Fangqin was even more determined to enroll Zhong Xu in a cram school. If one wasn't enough, she would try two. She had to improve his grades one by one.

The three of them cooked even faster, and the meal was ready before noon.

Although Zhong Hui said she was not in a hurry, she was still curious about how many points Linlin had scored. She used the excuse of calling the workers over there to come for dinner and hurried back.

When I got home, I saw Linlin and Zhong Xu squatting in front of the sofa, eating a small pudding each.

Zhong Hui didn't even need to ask, as Zhong Linlin was already chattering about the scores: "100 in math, 100 in Chinese, double 100."

"That's great." Zhong Hui praised without hesitation.

Zhong Xu was originally squatting next to Zhong Linlin. After hearing that his sister had scored 100 points in the exam, the young man moved step by step and squatted next to the sofa.

He was upset. Why did he have to take the exam? Just take the exam, why did he have to send a notice?