When the bell rang, Ms. Li collected the test papers and left.

"These questions are way too difficult. I didn't even finish half of them."

"Me too, I don't know anything about it. The high school entrance exam shouldn't be this hard, right?"

"How long has Teacher Li been preparing for this? Could it be the final exam paper?"

The student who mentioned the final exam papers, you're right! After hearing this rumor this morning, Teacher Li Aimei rushed to print out the papers.

This set of questions was originally intended for the final exam...

This week, before each class, every teacher had to identify who Chen Niannian was and then use her answers as the standard to explain the mock exam papers.

Teachers also have their own channels for receiving information.

The entire school knew about Chen Niannian's background, how she got into school, which class her twin brother was in in the second year of junior high, which class her stepsister was in in the first year of junior high, and that the cheating illegitimate daughter was first revealed by her stepsister.

The usually sentimental Chinese teacher had already imagined a whole melodramatic soap opera, and sighed bitterly in her office.

"No wonder her face was swollen a while ago. It was obvious she had been slapped. Tsk tsk, what kind of parents would be so cruel? This child must have been abused at home."

Upon hearing this, Wang Xue seemed to be deep in thought. She took a break during self-study time and called Chen Niannian to the corridor.

"Chen Niannian, you did very well on this exam. If you keep it up, you will have no problem getting into the top high school in the province."

"Understood, I will keep it up."

"Well, things will be better once I get into high school and live on campus."

When Teacher Wang suddenly said that, Chen Niannian was stunned for a moment, and immediately realized that Teacher Wang must know something.

So, she said sensibly, "Thank you, Teacher Wang, I understand."

Seeing how quick-witted Chen Niannian was, Teacher Wang couldn't help but sigh again. How much grievance must she have suffered at home to be able to understand things so easily?

If Chen Niannian knew what the teachers were thinking right now, she would definitely admire their ability to fill in the blanks.

"Niannian, why did the homeroom teacher call you over?" Li Mengmeng asked curiously as soon as she returned to the classroom.

"It's okay, just let me study hard and get into the top high school."

"Ahhh, high school is so hard! I don't want to be separated from you. I need to study hard too. Niannian, tomorrow is Saturday. Don't forget, you promised me last week that you would go with me to buy reference books."

"I haven't forgotten. Let's meet at the Xinhua Bookstore entrance at 9 a.m. tomorrow."

"Okay, rain or shine."

The first class in the afternoon was English, and Li Aimei walked into the classroom with her test paper.

"Good afternoon teacher"

Good afternoon students

After exchanging greetings, Ms. Li began announcing the results; the English scores from the last in-class quiz were out.

"First place: Chen Niannian, 98 points; second place: Zhang Yao, 85 points; third place..."

Teacher Li read out the scores on the podium, and the students below the podium erupted in an uproar.

"Chen Niannian scored 98 points on such a difficult test?"

"Teacher Li was standing behind her the whole time, so she definitely didn't cheat."

"It seems that they are indeed capable, and that's why people are jealous and spread rumors."

Zhang Yao blushed deeply, her heart churning with shock. Just by looking at the fact that some students even scored only 30 or 40 points on the exam, she knew how difficult that test was.

Was she really inferior to this transfer student? Zhang Yao bit her lower lip hard.

After announcing the results, Teacher Li looked at Chen Niannian somewhat awkwardly and said, "Chen Niannian, I had some misunderstandings about you before. Please forgive me."

Then, facing everyone, he said, "Classmates, I can assure you that Chen Niannian did not plagiarize. She truly earned her first place in the grade through her own hard work and talent."

Immediately, the classroom erupted in a burst of applause.

"Niannian, you're amazing! I knew they were just jealous of you. Now, they've finally been proven innocent."

After class ended, school was over. As they walked towards the school gate, Li Mengmeng held Chen Niannian's hand and chattered away.

"Those who are pure will themselves be pure..."

"Stop nitpicking your words. You always talk like an old man." Li Mengmeng frowned.

"Has my secret been discovered? I'm going to silence you." Chen Niannian raised one hand, making a throat-slitting gesture.

"Hahaha, come and chase me then, chase me and kill me."

"Don't run away, wait for me."

The two little girls chased each other, their laughter filling the air.

When Chen Niannian got home that evening, she told Chen Bangrui that she was going to accompany her classmate to Xinhua Bookstore to buy books the next day.

Chen Bangrui readily agreed, as he has always been very supportive of his child's education.

The driver came to pick up Chen Niannian at 8 o'clock the next morning.

"Ms. Chen, we've arrived at Xinhua Bookstore," the driver announced.

"Okay, thank you. You can go back now. I'll take the bus home by myself later."

Chen Niannian didn't want the driver to see her whereabouts, so she wanted to get rid of him first.

"It's okay, it's okay, I'll wait for you outside. Otherwise, you're unfamiliar with the area, what if you get lost?"

The driver waved his hand, indicating that he would wait at the door and that she should get out of the car and go inside quickly.

As soon as Chen Niannian got out of the car, she saw Li Mengmeng standing at the entrance of Xinhua Bookstore. It was the weekend, so she didn't have to wear her school uniform.

At this moment, Li Mengmeng was wearing a pink thin cotton coat and white sneakers. Her ponytail was tied high, revealing her full forehead, making her look incredibly youthful and cute.

Chen Niannian was stunned for a moment. She looked down at herself and saw that she was wearing a black cotton coat, black pants, and black shoes, all dressed in black.

It wasn't that Zhang Xinyue intentionally prepared these clothes for her; it's just that she always unconsciously chooses to wear dark-colored clothes.

Seeing Li Mengmeng, Chen Niannian suddenly realized, "Yeah, why do I always have to act so old-fashioned? Aren't I 14 years old now? My previous life was already so boring, do I have to be like this again?"

No, in this life, I want to live more easily and freely, like a teenage girl. Anyway, life is still long, so I shouldn't waste these precious years.

"Chen Niannian, I'm here, here!" Li Mengmeng spotted her and ran over, jumping and shouting.

"You're here really early! It's not like this at school."

"Hehe, I'm afraid you won't see me when you get there, what if you leave? Let's go."

Li Mengmeng pulled Chen Niannian forward.

"Hey, where are you going? You're going the wrong way," Chen Niannian said, reminding Li Mengmeng as she pulled her along.

"Go to the bank ahead and get the money first. This is for my own purchases, and I'll have to use my own money."

"Oh, you have a bankbook?"

“Yes, I save all my New Year’s money, birthday money, and various allowances in the bank. My dad says this is called cultivating financial awareness from a young age.”