The entrance exam for Linjiang No. 1 High School was far more difficult than Xie Li had imagined. She worried that Xie Li would be too severely affected and become discouraged.

Hurry up and whispered, "Miss, would you like to reconsider? Mingde International School is also a very good option..."

Xie Li shook his head: "No need, let's just go with No. 1 Middle School."

Aunt Zhang grew anxious and gritted her teeth: "Or how about you consider No. 2 Middle School? It's also a key middle school in Linjiang City..."

No. 2 Middle School is only well-known in Linjiang City. When it comes to the whole country, it is not good enough and is far inferior to No. 1 Middle School.

However, Madam Xie's family has connections at No. 2 Middle School. Old Master Ding was the vice principal of No. 2 Middle School in his early years. Although he has retired, his connections are still there.

Wang Zhian and Xie Yunqiu both knew exactly what Zhang Ma was up to.

The two exchanged a glance without saying a word, especially Xie Yunqiu, whose lips slowly curled into a mocking smile.

She held her coffee cup and sipped it, her gaze sweeping lightly over Zhang Ma and Xie Li before heading towards the stairs.

Ornate floral branches entwined around the wrought iron handrail, Ding Huizhu's fingers clenched tightly, her face gloomy.

“Zhang Ma!” she called out coldly, “Since she wants to take the entrance exam for No. 1 Middle School, let her take it.”

She's hoping to use her family connections to get Xie Li into No. 2 Middle School? Dream on!

Back then, because Xie Li got lost in the Ding family's house, Old Master Xie was furious and almost severed all ties with the Ding family.

Even if it is eventually proven that the child was not lost by the Ding family, but by the eldest branch of the Xie family, Old Master Xie will still be stubborn and will not like the Ding family at all.

The Ding family was not powerful in those years and their status was far inferior to that of the Xie family. Her marriage into the Xie family was considered a high-status marriage, and she had to be subservient to them quite a bit.

During the month or so that the child was missing, he was constantly in tears. Old Master Xie even wanted to withdraw all cooperation with the Ding family, which almost drove the Ding family to desperation.

Fortunately, the Ding family finally turned their fortunes around. The head of the family, Ding Zhao, passed the intermediate pharmacist exam, joined the Pharmacist Association, and established connections with the capital city.

Now that the Ding family is about to rise to prominence, they can't wait to use the Ding family's connections. Have they even asked the Ding family beforehand?!

When Zhang Ma saw Ding Huizhu's expression, her heart sank, and she knew she had made a mistake.

"Madam! But..."

Ding Huizhu waved her hand, as if she didn't want to say anything more.

Zhang Ma stood to the side with a bitter face, looking somewhat dejected.

She knew about the feud between the Ding and Xie families, so she didn't dare mention No. 2 Middle School at first.

She originally thought that Xie Li was, after all, Madam Xie's own flesh and blood, and had been lost for so many years. In order to make up for the lack of maternal love over the years, Madam Xie should be able to ask for help.

I never expected the lady to be so resistant.

The scene fell silent for a moment.

Xie Yunqiu had seen enough of the joke before she stood up. "Belle, let's go. Since you want to get into No. 1 Middle School, you need to work hard now."

Jiang Baili obediently said, "Okay, Mom, I'll go to my room to study now."

After taking a few steps, he turned back and said, "By the way, Xie Li, you used to live in the countryside, so your textbooks might be different from ours. You probably haven't seen a complete set of teaching materials before."

"I do have some documents here, would you like to borrow them?"

Ding Huizhu pursed her lips. She said that she wanted Xie Li to take the entrance exam for No. 1 Middle School, but it was just a sentence she said in the heat of the moment. She wanted to teach Xie Li a lesson for her arrogant and ignorant nature. She didn't expect Xie Li to actually do anything.

Now, Jiang Baili's words reminded her of Xie Li's actual level of education.