Chapter 58 Suspected Cheating

Ji Ziang looked at the questions one by one and felt that he could solve each one.

It is like this in Chinese, mathematics, and English.

After taking three exams, Ji Ziang was already full of confidence.

When he got home that night, he boasted to Li Xu shamelessly: "Mom, I know all the questions this time, I will definitely do well in the exam, what will you reward me then?"

Li Xu looked at Ji Ziang with some suspicion. She was not sure whether her son really knew everything or was just bragging.

She thought for a moment and said, "That depends on your ranking. The greater your progress, the greater the reward. If you can get into the top 40, I'll buy you another box of cookies. If you can get into the top 30, I'll take you to the department store and buy you whatever you want to eat. How about that?"

There are a total of forty-six students in the class, and Ji Ziang ranked forty-sixth in the last final exam.

If I can really get into the top 30 this time, it will be a huge improvement.

So Li Xu only said this. She didn't even dare to think that Ji Ziang could make it into the top 20.

Ji Ziang waved his hand and said, "Let's wait until the results come out. The teacher said the results will be out tomorrow."

Ji Yuanyuan looked thoughtful.

Everyone’s results were announced at noon the next day.

Needless to say, Ji Zixuan is the top student in the class.

Ji Yuanyuan didn't want to be too high-profile, so she deliberately made a few mistakes in the exam and ranked 23rd in the class.

As for Ji Ziang...

Li Xu looked at the report card in disbelief, with red eyes.

After a moment, she suddenly stepped forward, picked up Ji Ziang, and kissed him hard on the face: "Son, you are so hardworking. Whatever you want to eat, Mom will buy it for you!"

Ji Ziang's performance this time was quite unexpected.

He actually ranked 18th in the class.

Li Xu never expected this ranking.

She thought her son could only rank 37th or 38th at best. Who could have thought that Ji Ziang would be so competitive?

Ji Ziang smiled a little embarrassedly in Li Xu's arms: "There are many questions, and my elder brother has mentioned them when he explained the questions to me."

Li Xu was so happy that she didn't hear what Ji Ziang said at all.

After a moment, she put Ji Ziang down and asked, "Ziang, tell me what you want, and I'll buy it for you this afternoon."

Ji Yuanyuan stood aside, looking at Ji Ziang with a smile.

I originally thought that Ji Ziang would definitely want to eat it. After all, Ji Ziang is an absolute foodie.

But what no one expected was that after hesitating for a moment, Ji Ziang said, "Mom, can you reward me with a washing machine?"

Li Xu was stunned for a moment, and said in a tone of disbelief: "Washing machine?"

Ji Yuanyuan was also stunned. Could it be that Ji Ziang had overheard her conversation with Li Xu that day?

Otherwise, why are we talking about washing machines for no reason?

But soon, Ji Yuanyuan understood.

"Why did you suddenly think of buying a washing machine?" Li Xu asked.

Ji Ziang chuckled and said, "My classmate said that he has a washing machine at home. All he needs to do is put the dirty clothes in and wait for half an hour for it to become clean. That's why his mother's hands are so soft and smooth."

After hesitating for a moment, Ji Ziang said, "Mom, if we have enough money, let's buy a washing machine. You don't have to wash clothes by hand every day. You can save a lot of time, and your hands will become white and tender."

He pulled Li Xu's arm and whispered coquettishly: "Mom, let's buy one."

Seeing this, Ji Yuanyuan also struck while the iron was hot and went forward to hold Li Xu's other hand: "Mom, buy one, other people have it at home."

Ji Zixuan naturally knew that his younger brothers and sisters were pestering him to buy a washing machine for their mother's own good.

Although Li Xu was somewhat touched, she was reluctant to buy it. Anyway, she had plenty of time, and washing clothes was not particularly troublesome. Washing machines were not cheap, and with this money, she might as well buy a TV for the children.

"How about mom buy a TV? The screen is so big and in color, you can watch a lot of cartoons and TV series on it!" Li Xu gestured.

When Ji Ziang heard this, he was shaken for a moment.

But he soon came to his senses and decided to buy a washing machine.

He touched Li Xu's hand with some heartache. It was cracked and wrinkled.

My desk mate said that his mother doesn’t wash clothes, but her hands are so beautiful, just like those of a celebrity.

"No, no, I just want the washing machine." Ji Ziang shook his head.

…

Li Xu was overwhelmed by the three children and did have some money saved up.

Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, when you guys get over the weekend, let's go and have a look and buy a washing machine, how about that?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Ziang cheered, "Okay, Mom is the best."

Li Xu felt relieved as he looked at the children in front of him.

At this moment, Ji Ziang was so happy that he lost his mind, but tragedy happened the next day.

The head teacher, Mr. Xu, called him to the office early in the morning.

"Student Ji Ziang, good students can't lie, right?" Teacher Xu asked him very gently.

Although Ji Ziang was a little confused, he still nodded firmly: "Yes, my mother also said that good children should not lie."

"Then tell the teacher, did you cheat during the exam?" Teacher Xu's tone was still very gentle.

But when Ji Ziang looked at the teacher's face, the smile on his face suddenly froze.

Sometimes, people are very strange. Ji Ziang has always been heartless and doesn't think too much about many things.

But just now, he suddenly understood.

The teacher thinks that his ability is not good enough, and if he had not cheated, he would definitely not have gotten his current ranking.

Teacher, look down on him.

There was a stuffy feeling in his chest that made him not want to talk.

He lowered his head, feeling his eyes swollen and a little sore.

Ji Ziang lowering his head made Teacher Xu feel that he was guilty.

The young male teacher sighed slightly, stepped forward, grabbed Ji Ziang's wrist, and pulled him forward: "Student Ji Ziang, it's not shameful to be bad at studying. Let's take it slow. As long as you are willing to learn, your grades will definitely improve in the future. You are a smart student and a good kid. Shouldn't we do this?"

This teacher has just graduated a few years ago and is now at an age full of passion.

Originally, he didn't think much about it. After all, he could see that Ji Ziang was never a stupid student, he just didn't like studying, so his grades were always at the bottom.

He heard from other teachers that Ji Zixuan, a fifth-grade student, was his biological brother. He thought that it was because Ji Zixuan tutored him during the winter break that his grades improved significantly.

But some classmates said that they saw Ji Ziang flipping through the book during the exam.

He just asked with a skeptical attitude.

(End of this chapter)