The two walked slowly towards the school. When they passed a mobile phone store, Lin Yanwan suddenly stopped.
"Is your phone bill due for monthly fees soon?"
Jiang Xia paused for a moment, then said, "I think so."
"How much is the package deal? I've paid for it."
"I don't know either, let me make a call and ask."
He then dialed customer service on his phone and was told that the 49 yuan monthly fee only included 150 minutes of free talk time and up to 30MB of internet data.
"It's so dark..."
Jiang Xia complained that as a reincarnated person, he was used to the 10GB 5G data package that cost 39 yuan in his previous life, and now that he was using the 3G data that was expensive and had limited data, he felt completely out of place.
But this is a limitation of the times, and even if you're unhappy about it, you have to keep using it.
"It's not like you're the one paying."
Lin Yanwan rolled her eyes slightly, turned around and walked into the business hall, took out 50 yuan and paid Jiang Xia's phone bill for this month.
"Hehehe, thanks, honey."
"Hmm~ You should save your own money to buy drawing paper, you know?"
"I was just about to say, why don't you buy me the drawing paper too?"
"Dream on. We agreed that we would only cover your phone bill."
Back at school, before the two even entered the classroom, they saw that the corridor outside the teachers' office was crowded with people.
"What's going on over there?" Jiang Xia asked, pulling aside a male classmate who was coming back from that side.
He glanced at Lin Yanwan beside Jiang Xia, and couldn't help but feel envious.
"The results of the last monthly exam are out, and now everyone is checking how many points they got."
Thanks.
Jiang Xia nodded, took his wife's hand, and walked towards the classroom, not even thinking about looking at the grades.
"Aren't you going to take a look?" Lin Yanwan asked him with a smile.
He shrugged: "No need. I estimated my score after the exam, and based on the grade distribution, I should be able to get into the top 50 in the grade."
"So confident?" Lin Yanwan was slightly surprised, as she knew very well how bad Jiang Xia's grades were at the moment.
It seems impossible for him to improve his grades so much in such a short time, especially since he is a reincarnated person and has probably forgotten all the knowledge he learned back then.
He smiled and said, "It's the same as how I can guess you're still number one in the grade even without looking at your report card."
"That's not necessarily true. Your deskmate always gets very high marks on every exam." Lin Yanwan's face gradually broke into a smile: "You still haven't told me her name."
Jiang Xia's eye twitched. He didn't believe his wife didn't know Chen Yao's name. After all, their rankings were very close, and they had faced each other countless times, both openly and secretly, throughout their high school years.
"Chen Yao is a freak who spends all her time studying. I've never seen her show any interest in anything else. Compared to her, Bao Bao is much more impressive. Even someone like her can easily outshine her."
"Hmph, before I met you, I also spent all my time studying, okay? Otherwise, do you think there are really that many geniuses in the world?"
Watching Lin Yanwan walk into Class 1, Jiang Xia let out a long sigh of relief. Luckily, he reacted quickly enough, otherwise this person who was jealous of even his own little sister would have asked him all sorts of questions.
As soon as I got back to my classroom, I saw Wang Ming rushing towards me.
"Holy crap, Lao Jiang, you've really pulled off this time!"
Jiang Xia quickly realized that Wang Ming was definitely talking about grades.
"So, what score did I get?"
"you do not know?"
"Didn't watch it, too lazy to watch it."
Just as a strong person never looks back at an explosion, as long as the results are within their expectations, they are acceptable.
"48th in the grade! Damn it, you actually guessed right." Wang Ming said in disbelief.
After all, he suddenly climbed from the middle level of the grade to the top level, skipping several intervals in one go, which amazed the teachers.
"Not bad. How about you? What's your ranking?"
"I did poorly on the test, ranking 35th in the grade. I carelessly missed several easy questions, otherwise I could have moved up a few places."
Jiang Xia's face twitched slightly. Was this guy really not deliberately showing off in front of him? Even if he lost points due to carelessness, his final ranking was still higher than his.
"I just don't understand. You draw every day, and I've never seen you do any homework during the ten-minute breaks between classes. How did your grades improve so quickly? Is this what they call the power of love?"
"You wouldn't believe it, but every night when it's quiet, a beautiful girl who's ranked first in the grade tutors me. It would be a wonder my grades don't improve."
Wang Ming was stunned. He quickly realized that this bastard was showing off again. One-on-one tutoring in the dead of night, who knows if it was legitimate or not.
Just like how he sometimes looks at the teachers in Japan, which helps him vent his frustrations.
Who is number one in the grade?
"Who else could it be but your wife? But..." Wang Ming glanced furtively at the window seat in the back row and continued, "But your deskmate got second place in the grade, the difference between them is only 5 points."
Jiang Xia nodded. Heaven is fair; anyone who works hard enough will surely be rewarded at some point.
Wang Ming suddenly realized that the top two students in the grade both had a good relationship with this guy. If this trend continued, wouldn't it mean that he would be ruthlessly surpassed by Jiang Xia in the next exam?
"Damn it! I'm going to study hard too. From now on, I'm officially cutting off all contact with the internet. Any entertainment will affect my speed in answering questions!"
Jiang Xia couldn't help but chuckle softly.
If this guy can last more than three days, he'll be considered a winner.
Back in her seat, Chen Yao remained oblivious to everything around her, quietly reciting English words.
"Your grades have improved a lot, congratulations." Chen Yao glanced at him out of the corner of her eye and said softly.
"You too, you were just one step away from taking the top spot in the grade."
She shook her head, and fine strands of hair brushed against the freckles on her cheeks.
"This is indeed my best exam score, but your girlfriend's total score is about 10 points lower than last time. And unlike me, who is focused on studying, she also has to focus on dating. Simply put, I am not as good as her."
Jiang Xia sighed helplessly. Was this person being a little too rational? Even if things weren't going well, he should still be happy to have gotten second place in the grade.
"Why do you have to compare yourself with others? As long as you improve in every exam, that's enough."
"That's true," she murmured to herself. "I only compare myself to myself."
Then he ignored Jiang Xia and continued memorizing English words.
He smiled silently, turned around and took out a new animation positioning sheet from his bag. After pondering for a moment, he took out a pencil and solemnly wrote down—
Episode 2: Invisible Ink
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(Hopefully I won't get a fever and sweat tonight, sob sob)
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