Wang Duo, dressed in a cheongsam, stood under the shade of a tree outside the examination hall, fanning herself with a fan. Li Shuzhen, standing beside her, laughed at her nervous appearance, "Why are you so nervous? Don't I know your child? She's excellent in her studies."
Wang Duo waved her hand, "Don't say that, the more you talk, the more nervous I get. This is clearly a child's exam, how come I, as the mother, am more nervous than him?"
Li Shuzhen smiled and shook her head. She was also wearing a cheongsam today, hoping her child would have a successful start.
“Our Ruan Ruan is quite calm. This morning she even had time to discuss with me about taking her friends back to Linjia Village for the holiday.”
As they were talking, Yan Ru and Huo Qi arrived with Huo Xian and Xuan Yuan Hao Cheng. When Li Shuzhen saw Huo Xian and Xuan Yuan Hao Cheng, she exclaimed, "You two are really amazing, you got direct admission."
She was very grateful to Haocheng and Xianxian for taking care of her child. "This morning, Ruanruan told me that she had made an appointment with you to go to Linjia Village to play."
Huo Xian smiled and stepped forward to take Li Shuzhen's hand. "We had originally planned to take a graduation trip. We originally planned to go to a coastal city, but last summer, Ruan Ruan developed a phobia of islands, so we decided to take a road trip within China, with Linjia Village as our final destination."
Li Shuzhen held Huo Xian's hand and said, "You kids are all very independent. If you're going on a road trip, you should bring bodyguards with you. Safety is the most important thing, you know?"
"I know, I know." Huo Xian smiled. "Ruan Ruan is very safety-conscious. Don't worry, Auntie, we won't do anything reckless."
Yan Ru smiled and ruffled Huo Xian's hair. Her Xianxian was becoming more and more lively. "You have no idea how enthusiastically Xianxian and Ruanruan discussed things the other day. It's so good to be young."
“What do you mean being young is good? Aru, you’re still young too.” Huang Min, dressed in a plain cheongsam, gently waved a black silk embroidered butterfly and bamboo fan.
She looked at the bright sun and rubbed her forehead. "I wonder if it's hot in the exam room, Ruan Ruan."
Yan Ru took Huang Min's hand and led her to the shade of a tree. "Don't stand there. Even with bodyguards holding umbrellas for you, it's still unbearably hot under the sun."
Li Shuzhen laughed and said, "Look at you, every time I see you I hear you talking about Ruan Ruan."
Huang Min sighed, "Who can blame me for making Ruan Ruan so lovable? My youngest son is so naughty every day. I suggested Ruan Ruan be my daughter-in-law before, but you didn't want to. This time, I'll make her my goddaughter, okay?"
"Back then, I would be content if people would come to visit this old woman during holidays and festivals."
Yan Ru couldn't help but roll her eyes at Huang Min's behavior. "You, didn't you hear that your eldest son found you a daughter-in-law and you like her very much? Why are you still eyeing our Ruan Ruan?"
Huang Min retorted, "What do you mean 'your family'? It's still your family's property. I'll be Ruan Ruan's half-mother in the future, so you, her future mother-in-law, have to be polite to me."
Watching the two elegant ladies bickering, Wang Duo couldn't help but chuckle, her tension lessening considerably. "Ruan Ruan is indeed a very lovable child."
She couldn't help but feel a little regretful. She had thought the same way as Huang Min before, but now it seemed that her son had no chance at all.
Huo Xian and Xuan Yuan Hao Cheng shared a parasol, watching the ladies bicker as usual. Huo Xian felt very fortunate, "Brother Hao Cheng, luckily our family met Ruan Ruan first, otherwise we might not have been able to defeat the Fang family."
Judging from Ms. Huang's enthusiastic attitude, regardless of whether her son is willing or not, she wants to take him home first. This kind of attitude is really hard to judge.
Xuan Yuan Hao Cheng chuckled and put his arm around Huo Xian. "No, not to mention Brother Fang Si, even Ruan Ruan herself wouldn't agree. Don't let her gentle nature and seemingly easy-going personality fool you; she's actually quite principled."
Huo Xian nodded seriously after hearing this, "That is indeed true."
The group waited outside the examination hall for the first exam to finish. Just as Huo Xian and Xuan Yuan Hao Cheng got bored playing on their phones, the first examinee to finish the exam arrived outside the examination hall.
He had a smile on his face and walked with a confident stride, looking extremely flamboyant and unrestrained.
Some media outlets had been waiting outside, and when they saw the first candidate emerge, they were excited and wanted to interview them, but were protected by the police on site and prevented from taking pictures. The reporter felt it was a pity.
This candidate looks so good; if this were posted online, it would definitely get a lot of views.
Fang Lan was somewhat embarrassed as the police escorted her into the car. "My dad and brother are really overreacting..."
Is it really necessary to keep such a close eye on him?
Huang Min looked away after Fang Lan got safely into the car. "This child has no sense of discretion at all."
That's what I said, but I just couldn't bring myself to lower the corners of my mouth even a little bit.
How could Li Shuzhen not know Huang Min's thoughts? "You keep saying Fang Lan is naughty, but she's so smart and always gets first place in exams. The key is that she's sensible and obedient. It's good that she has a bit of personality."
Huang Min waved her hand, "Don't praise him anymore. If Fang Lan hears you praising him, he'll be all smug."
...
Lin Ruanruan came out together with the other candidates in the classroom, and she breathed a sigh of relief as she looked at the students around her, their youth radiating.
That's great.
But I couldn't help but recall my past life.
After being rescued from purgatory, she was sponsored by kind people to attend junior high and high school, but the kind people's families were not well-off either, and she always remembered their kindness.
However, the "cheating" incident happened later. Her teachers and classmates did not believe her. Some teachers even called the uncle who sponsored her, saying that she was of bad character and suggested that she be expelled from school.
She simply earned first place in the exam based on her own ability, yet she was slandered like this. She asked the teacher to give her a new set of questions so she could redo them.
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