A sudden downpour hit Shenzhen last night, waking Xia Minmin, who was already fast asleep. It took her a long time to fall back asleep.

When Xia Minmin got up at five o'clock, Xia Jianguo was cleaning the balcony. Yesterday's heavy rain had made the balcony very dirty, with water stains and some leaves.

Xia Minmin stood on the balcony looking at the sky. After the rain, the sky was clear and cloudless, and it was so blue and beautiful.

The air was filled with the earthy smell of soil mixed with the fresh scent of grass and trees after the rain. Whenever Xia Minmin smelled this aroma, she felt completely relaxed.

"Xiaomin, get up! Go wash up quickly, your mother went to buy breakfast. I'm going to open the shop later, and your mother will go with you to register."

"Okay, Dad."

After finishing breakfast at 5:30, Xia Minmin took her first-year junior high school textbooks, unfolded the folding table, and sat on the balcony to preview physics and biology.

She has almost finished previewing Chinese, math, English, politics, history, and geography. She has tried taking practice tests, and her scores, except for the essay, are quite good.

The focus of my summer vacation preparation was on physics and biology, so I also prepared several workbooks for that purpose.

These years of learning have made Xia Minmin realize many shortcomings in her previous life's learning, such as not being strict in reading questions and often missing key points; and looking for the wrong keywords, which led to the wrong use of formulas.

She finally understood the saying, "Read a book a hundred times and its meaning will become clear," and "Learning without thinking is futile." Simply reading is not enough; one must also think. Superficial reading is useless.

Since her rebirth, Xia Minmin has continuously trained her reading ability, persisting in reading every day for four years without interruption, turning reading into a hobby rather than relying on willpower. Reading too much can indeed be addictive.

When reading history books, Xia Minmin always thinks outside the box, considering the issues from the perspective of the time and wondering if there might be better solutions.

After finishing each book, Xia Minmin would take notes the next day, and this proved to be very effective, allowing her to remember more of the key points.

For the past two months, Li Chunmei and Xia Jianguo have been following the same routine as Xia Minmin: getting up at five in the morning to read and going to bed at nine in the evening.

In Shenzhen, it's already bright at 5:30 in the morning. Reading in the morning is not only good for eyesight, but also for memory.

Sitting on the balcony reading, when tired, I would look out into the distance. The Xia family's balcony faced the playground of Xia Minmin's school, and beyond that was a park with lots of green plants, which was good for eyesight.

One hour to preview the textbook, and one hour to read various books.

I got back from the Sanda class around 8:15 pm, took a shower and tidied up until 8:30 pm, spent half an hour studying English listening to tapes, and went to bed at 9 pm.

Xia Minmin fills her weekends with activities, either playing with building blocks in the morning or afternoon.

"Xiaomin, we should go! It's already 7:45." Li Chunmei had already changed into her outdoor clothes and was waiting for Xia Minmin in the living room.

"Coming, Mom. I need to go to the bathroom first. I'll be right back."

Recently, Shenzhen has been experiencing frequent heavy rains. Xia Minmin put the books and alarm clock from the folding table back into the room and locked the sliding glass door to the balcony.

Tang Meng and her mother Luo Yang jogged downstairs at 7:55, almost 8 o'clock.

"Chunmei and Xiaomin must have been waiting for a long time! Let's go! Let's go have breakfast."

"Sister Yang, don't rush, take a moment!"

Seeing that Luo Yang was sweating, Li Chunmei handed her a tissue to wipe her sweat.

"Mengmeng woke up late today! I thought she had set an alarm but I didn't wake her up, but it turns out she didn't set one at all."

"It's okay, we just arrived too."

Luo Yang is taking everyone to a newly opened tea restaurant today. "I heard that the owner of this restaurant specially studied in Hong Kong and his pineapple bun making skills are very good. Xiaomin loves pineapple buns, right? Let's order a few more later."

Li Chunmei and Xia Minmin each ordered a cup of iced milk tea and a pineapple bun.

"Why did you only order this much? Don't be embarrassed, I'll order for you." After saying that, Luo Yang picked up the menu and prepared to add some other things.

Li Chunmei quickly said, "Sister Yang, it's not that we're being polite, we already had a little breakfast around 5 o'clock."

"Your family gets up really early!" Luo Yang said with admiration.

The pineapple buns at the Hong Kong-style cafe have a molten filling that bursts with juice when you bite into them.

"Freshly baked pineapple buns are so delicious!" Xia Minmin took a bite of the molten filling pineapple bun, and the molten filling burst out.

Xia Minmin enthusiastically recommended it to everyone, "You guys should try a pineapple bun followed by a sip of iced milk tea! It's incredibly delicious!"

A bite of hot pineapple bun followed by a sip of iced milk tea is a perfect combination. Eating a hot, molten pineapple bun on its own can be a bit too much, but a sip of iced milk tea immediately cuts through the richness.

Tang Meng, true to her reputation as Xia Minmin's biggest supporter, exclaimed, "Xiao Min, it's so delicious! Your recommendation is definitely great!"

Li Chunmei and Luo Yang tried it briefly, but their expressions showed some resistance; they preferred to eat hot food first and then drink cold food.

When we arrived at the Children's Palace, the registration points were packed with people.

Xia Minmin said, "Mom, I'll go queue up! You stand over there and rest! Come over when it's time to pay."

"Okay, Mom, you and Aunt Chunmei go wait over there too!"

Most of the students who came to register today were sixth graders. There were also some particularly popular courses, such as calligraphy, table tennis, and dance, which required advance registration.

"You two have both signed up for three extracurricular classes? These three classes are all very expensive. Is your mother coming over?"

When Xia Minmin and Tang Meng signed up, the teacher in charge of registration was quite surprised, as the newly opened courses that day were not cheap. Especially tennis, and it was uncertain whether they could even gather twenty people.

When it was their turn, Li Chunmei and Luo Yang quickly stepped forward and said, "Hello, teacher!"

"Hello, are you aware that your child has enrolled in three classes?"

"Yes, I understand. Would you like to pay now?"

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