After evening self-study on June 3, the homeroom teacher stood on the podium and gave a heartfelt pre-exam blessing, signifying the official end of three years of high school life. From then on, it was unknown when everyone would reunite again.
Many classmates cried silently, and Jiang Xia's eyes were also red. He had experienced the same scene twice. Although he was busy with his career after his rebirth and rarely interacted with other classmates, they were still teacher and student.
The homeroom teacher went on and on about the important points he had already mentioned countless times during the college entrance examination, offering his best wishes to each student, and finally, with great flourish, wrote two lines of couplets on the blackboard:
First line: With boundless ambition, let's see our No. 2 Middle School students reach the summit and claim their prizes amidst the mountain of books!
Second line: In the sea of learning, let's see our Class 6 students brave the waves and win the championship!
Horizontal scroll: Passing the imperial examination with flying colors
Thunderous applause immediately erupted in the classroom.
After the teacher left, the students, who had just been filled with strong emotions, suddenly cheered loudly. After studying hard for three years, they were finally free.
Some threw books, others shouted loudly, doing whatever made them feel good.
Jiang Xia quietly tidied her desk, watching Wang Ming vigorously tear up some textbooks and test papers, but her heart remained calm.
In his past life, he was one of those mischievous students, but now he is a mature adult.
"Old classmate, thank you for taking care of me these past two years," Jiang Xia suddenly said with emotion.
"You should thank your girlfriend instead of me. All the problems I've explained to you are not as helpful as the progress you've made by dating her," Chen Yao said calmly.
Jiang Xia chuckled. Although his academic improvement had nothing to do with dating, in other people's eyes, it was only after he got together with the top student in the grade that his grades started to improve by leaps and bounds.
He's now consistently ranked in the top 15 of the entire school, and occasionally even manages to break into the top 10.
"Let's keep things separate. To be honest, being your deskmate is a very happy thing."
Chen Yao slightly curled the corners of her mouth, and the faint freckles beside her nose made her look playful and cute.
"Um... I'm also extremely honored to be sitting next to Boss Jiang." She said earnestly, "Could I brag about this sometime? A certain Boss Jiang used to be my deskmate."
Jiang Xia couldn't help but chuckle.
Thank you for your kind words.
"Well then, goodbye old classmate, good luck on the college entrance exam. Oh right, with your current grades, the possibility of you doing poorly is almost zero."
She tidied her desk, looked up at the classroom door, and saw Lin Yanwan standing at the door with her schoolbag on her back.
"Your girlfriend is here."
She said it casually, then walked towards the girls' dormitory without stopping.
Jiang Xia smiled, intending to reveal some information about his past life to her, but then thought better of it and decided to tell her another time when he had the chance.
Lin Yanwan swaggered into the classroom, and the others didn't seem surprised at all. Some even joked, "Sister-in-law, here to see Jiang Xia again?"
"If you don't come to me, who else would you come to?" Jiang Xia turned around and said with a laugh, while Lin Yanwan blushed slightly.
Then he called out to Lao Wang, and walked over to his wife with his schoolbag on his back.
When did you finish?
"Just now, but Teacher Ding said that no one is allowed to go crazy. Opening champagne in the middle of the game could cause trouble. We should wait until the college entrance exam results are out before laughing. That's what it means to have the last laugh," Lin Yanwan said.
Jiang Xia gave a thumbs up and praised, "Teacher Ding has great wisdom."
She changed the subject: "I've been watching from outside the door for a long time, and you two seem to be having a great time chatting."
"High school is over, so this is just a polite greeting," Jiang Xia explained.
She wrinkled her nose: "Hmph, I have no interest in knowing what you all talked about."
“Boss lady, I can vouch for this. The boss is only devoted to you and never flirts with other girls.” Wang Ming nodded righteously.
"You two are in cahoots, I don't believe a single word you say." Lin Yanwan snorted softly, then smiled and said, "Wang Ming, from now on, I'll be paying your monthly salary, you know what that means?"
Jiang Xia's lips twitched. What a ruthless wife! She's already so strict even before they're married. If they get married, she'll probably give him fifty yuan of pocket money every month.
“Boss lady, the boss never flirts with other girls, except for Chen Yao.” Wang Ming was very shrewd.
Lin Yanwan stared at him with an unfriendly expression.
Jiang Xia: "???"
"Old Wang, you should be honest. How could you slander someone's innocence out of thin air!"
Lin Yanwan's gaze swept over the two of them, and she said lightly, "Wang Ming, if you lie again, I'll dock your pay!"
"Baby is brilliant!" Jiang Xia was overjoyed and looked at his best friend with a gloating expression.
Now it was Wang Ming's turn to be dumbfounded. He realized that his attempt to flatter had backfired. He immediately understood that if the couple were just flirting, his impulsive response would be like offering himself up to be slapped.
The three of them walked out of the classroom. Wang Ming looked around but couldn't spot that familiar figure.
He hesitated before asking, "Sister-in-law, why haven't I seen Shen Ying?"
"Her father came to pick her up, but he's already left."
"Okay." Wang Ming felt a little disappointed. He had prepared a lot to say to her tonight.
Lin Yanwan sighed: "Focus on your exams first, don't think about anything else."
"Okay, sure."
At this moment, Jiang Xia took out his admission ticket and asked, "Where are you taking the exam?"
“I’m on this school,” Lin Yanwan said.
"What a coincidence, I'm also at this school." Jiang Xia took his wife's admission ticket and glanced at it. "Unfortunately, we're not in the same exam room."
Wang Ming then let out a wail: "Damn it, why are you all at the main school, and I'm the only one at the affiliated high school?"
Jiang Xia was immediately delighted. Thinking of how he had been admitted to the Central Academy of Fine Arts in his previous life, he said, "Don't worry, you'll definitely perform exceptionally well in this exam."
"If that's really the case, I'm willing to work for you for free for a month," Wang Ming sighed.
Clearly, even he himself doesn't believe this. He doesn't expect to perform exceptionally well, which is a low-probability event; he just hopes to perform normally.
"It's a deal." Jiang Xia said with a smile.
Lin Yanwan couldn't help but show a look of pity. She was one of only two people who knew the inside story, and this guy was going to lose his salary for the month.
"Old Wang, you should focus on your studies for the next three days. Put the original artwork aside for now," Jiang Xia said.
Wang Ming raised an eyebrow: "Are there really bosses who would stop their employees from working just to avoid paying wages? No wonder they're capitalists; they never let go of any opportunity to make money."
"You saw right through me?" Jiang Xia laughed and scolded, "Get ready to work for me for free for a month."
The three of them slowly walked out of the school gate, and Jiang Wende, who had been waiting by the roadside for a long time, gently honked the horn.
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(Sorry, I was busy moving all day, so there's only one chapter for now. I'll definitely make up for it with an update tomorrow.)
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