Celebration Party
On July 10th, the No. 1 Middle School in the city began its entrance examination. It was summer vacation, and all the classrooms were empty as examination rooms.
Thousands of candidates took the exam in rounds, which lasted for several days.
In the end, only less than five hundred people were able to enter.
There are ten classes in each grade of the No. 1 Middle School in the city, one key class, two second-key classes, and the rest are ordinary classes.
The key classes and second-key classes have no more than 40 students each, while ordinary classes generally have more than 50 students, but no more than 60 students.
Even students in ordinary classes are mostly top students in other schools.
Of course, this does not include those who rely on connections to get in through the back door.
The results would not be announced until August, so Jiang Zhizhi began to devote all her attention to Taekwondo training and reading books in the library.
Time passes by little by little.
On the afternoon of the first day of August, Jiang Zhizhi was reading in the library when she received a call from Li Rongrong.
"Zhizhi, the admission list for City No. 1 Middle School is out today. You're amazing! You scored 297 points! First place!"
"What about you?"
"Hehe, I scored 287, ranking 12th. We are both in the key class." Li Rongrong said happily.
Jiang Zhizhi was also very happy, "We both performed exceptionally well this time."
Li Rongrong's usual scores were around 275 to 280 points. She had always been worried that she would make mistakes during the exams and not be able to enter the key class.
"The acceptance letter should be coming in a few days. Zhizhi, are you free with Mom tomorrow night?"
Jiang Zhizhi no longer needs to tutor Lu Xiye. She goes home after training every day, and Cheng Yuping also closes her stall earlier than before.
"I should have time. What's going on?"
"My dad said he's going to hold a celebration party for us and take us to Jinhai City to play!"
"Where is Jinhai City?"
"It's a resort town in our Nanshi City. There's tons of delicious food there, and you can soak in hot springs, play games, and watch movies... It's so much fun. I've wanted to go there for a long time."
Jiang Zhizhi was a little tempted, not because she wanted to play, but because Cheng Yuping had never been to such a place before.
She was reborn and wanted her mother to live again.
"Okay, what time tomorrow night? I'll ask my mom to come back early."
"Six o'clock in the evening, right? We'll drive over to pick you up."
*
Jinhai City.
It was a little after seven in the evening, the sky was dark, and the neon lights had already come on, making this seven-story building covering over a thousand square meters in the city center look like a castle.
The shiny black BMW was led by the doorman to the underground parking lot. The luxury car that always attracted attention when driving on the road outside seemed inconspicuous in the parking lot of luxury cars with a starting price of one million.
Cheng Yuping had no idea about luxury cars, but when she came up from the elevator in the underground parking lot and saw the spacious lobby of several hundred square meters with luxurious decorations, she immediately nervously squeezed Jiang Zhizhi's hand.
People who come here are at least from middle-class families in Nanshi. For a well-off family like Li Rongrong's, they look forward to it for a long time.
Li Mingzhang asked them to wait on the sofa in the lobby and went to the counter to apply for a card.
When he came back, a waiter came with him.
Li Mingzhang gave each person a card, three adult cards, and Jiang Zhizhi and Li Rongrong were children's cards.
"Hehe, luckily our birthdays are both in the second half of the year. If you are over 12 years old, you can get a unanimous vote." Li Rongrong said happily, holding Jiang Zhizhi's hand.
Jiang Zhizhi glanced at the children's cards in her hand. Because they were girls, she and Li Rongrong both got pink bear cards. In the upper right corner of the cards were two words, neither too big nor too small: "Half Price."
"Your father thinks so too. He brings you here for a trip while he can still save money." Li Rongrong's mother Fang Yi said jokingly.
Li Mingzhang took out a blue adult card and said to Fang Yi, "Take your sister-in-law, Zhizhi, and Rongrong in. We'll meet at the hot springs after we get in."
Because there is a hot spring inside, the entrance is divided into men's and women's passages to facilitate bathing and changing into yukata and swimsuits.
Entering from the women's passage, they took a bath together first.
Fang Yi noticed Cheng Yuping's restlessness and asked with concern, "Sister-in-law, what's wrong with you?"
Cheng Yuping said awkwardly, "I didn't bring a swimsuit for Zhizhi. Can I buy one once I get inside?"
"You can buy it. Just use this card inside and pay together when you come out." Fang Yi put her wet and messy hair back. She looked beautiful and intelligent. She smiled and said, "But I bought a set for you and Zhizhi. I bought it when I took Rongrong out to play. I only wore it once. If you don't like it..."
"No, I don't mind!" Cheng Yuping said hurriedly before Fang Yi finished speaking.
She didn't even need to think to know that the swimsuits here must be much more expensive than those outside!
Although Li Mingzhang and Fang Yi treated her and her son as their own family, Cheng Yuping still knew her limits and was embarrassed to spend too much money on it.
What's more, neither she nor Jiang Zhizhi are picky people.
After coming out of the bathroom, Li Rongrong pulled Jiang Zhizhi to change into their swimsuits together.
Li Rongrong wore a pink wavy jumpsuit, and Jiang Zhizhi wore the same style, but it was aqua blue with some white plum blossom spots on it, which was delicate and cute.
The wavy skirt reaches a little above the thighs, making the two little girls' legs look long and slender.
"Zhizhi, you look really good in this swimsuit, but especially your hair. Don't wear a ponytail later. I'll give you a princess braid. I'm really good at doing hair!" Although Li Rongrong is young, she loves beauty very much. Her clothes look good every day, and even her hairstyle and hair accessories are rarely the same.
In the class, she is a little princess that everyone loves and gets along well with everyone.
Fang Yi wore a light pink polka dot bikini, showing off her slim figure, sexy and beautiful.
She had several bikinis, and was afraid that Cheng Yuping wouldn't be able to adapt to them, so she prepared a one-piece swim skirt for her that covered all the necessary parts.
After they dried their hair in the lounge, Li Rongrong took Jiang Zhizhi to the mirror nearby to do a princess braid.
She took out her teddy bear bag from her suitcase, which was filled with all kinds of pretty little clips and rubber bands.
It only took Li Rongrong a dozen minutes to skillfully do a princess braid for Jiang Zhizhi, and even put a pink butterfly hairpin on each side.
"How is it? Doesn't it look good?" Li Rongrong said with satisfaction, "I learned this hairstyle by watching Barbie cartoons. It's super cute."
In her two lives, Jiang Zhizhi was dressed like a little princess for the first time. Although it was a little childish compared to her current age, Jiang Zhizhi was still very moved.
"Rongrong, thank you."
"Why are you being so polite to me? You are my savior, and we are good sisters!" Li Rongrong said happily.
Fang Yi also gave Cheng Yuping a simple hairstyle. After changing into a swim skirt and getting her hair done, Cheng Yuping seemed like a completely different person, no longer looking rustic at all.
Looking at herself in the mirror, Cheng Yuping couldn't believe it.
When Jiang Zhizhi saw Cheng Yuping coming out of the room with Fang Yi, she was also surprised.
"Mom, you look so beautiful like this!"
In her previous life, Cheng Yuping died very early. She suffered all her life and never enjoyed any happiness.
In my impression, my mother is always rustic, wearing old clothes, bending over and doing work.
Jiang Zhizhi pursed her lips. One day, she would make enough money to let her mother live a good life and always be beautiful.
Cheng Yuping smiled embarrassedly when her daughter praised her like that.
*
It was already eight o'clock when we gathered at the hot spring.
They stopped soaking in the hot springs and instead bypassed the hot spring area and took the elevator up to the food court on the fourth floor.
They found a place to sit down first. Li Mingzhang said to Cheng Yuping, "Sister-in-law, you stay here and look after Zhizhi and Rongrong. Fang Yi and I will go get the food."
Jinhai City has VIP areas and ordinary areas. The place where they are now is just the ordinary area. The VIP area has dedicated service, while in the ordinary area, students need to pick up their own food.
But for them, this is already a very luxurious and grand event.
It was the first time that Cheng Yuping appeared in a place with so many people wearing a swimsuit, but she was already dressed very conservatively. There were many people around her wearing bikinis like Fang Yi. They were confident and generous, talking and laughing without any scruples while eating dinner.
Gradually, Cheng Yuping was not so nervous anymore.
Li Mingzhang and Fang Yi went there several times and brought back a lot of seafood and side dishes, almost filling up the table.
"Sister-in-law, take a look at what you want to eat and go and choose it." Li Mingzhang said.
Cheng Yuping quickly waved her hands, "No, no, this is enough."
Li Rongrong pulled Jiang Zhizhi to her feet and said, "Dad, I want to get some cakes."
"Go ahead, don't run around, come back when you're done."
The small cake was not far from them, so Li Mingzhang agreed, but he still gave one more reminder.
"knew!"
Li Rongrong pulled Jiang Zhizhi and ran out.
When she arrived at the small cake shop, Li Rongrong was dazzled by the choices. Each small cake was exquisitely made and cute. She couldn't help herself and took eight at once.
"Zhizhi, you should pick one too." Li Rongrong urged Jiang Zhizhi when she saw that she didn't choose any.
Jiang Zhizhi said, "You've picked so much, you definitely can't finish it. I'll just eat what you picked."
Li Rongrong chuckled, "Then let's eat together."
She picked so much that she felt a little embarrassed, as if she was a big eater.
When they returned to their seats, Li Mingzhang had already peeled crabs and prawns for them.
"Today is a celebration for Zhizhi and Rongrong. They are both promising and have both been admitted to the key class of the No. 1 Middle School in the city. Especially Zhizhi, she even ranked first in the entrance exam! You two should continue to work hard in the future and strive to be admitted to a good high school and a good university!" Li Mingzhang said.
Jiang Zhizhi said politely, "Thank you, uncle."
She looked at the crabs and shrimps on the plate and felt warm in her heart.
Jiang Zhizhi picked up the small spoon and carefully took two mouthfuls of crab roe.
The two families were enjoying their meal when Li Rongrong suddenly cried out "Ouch!"
"Zhizhi, why is your face so red? It looks like you have a rash?"
The three adults immediately looked at Jiang Zhizhi.
Cheng Yuping quickly touched Jiang Zhizhi's forehead and said, "It's so hot, is it a fever?"
"Is it a seafood allergy? Can Zhizhi not eat seafood?" Fang Yi asked hurriedly.
Cheng Yuping was panicked and at a loss, "I, I don't know..."
She had never taken Jiang Zhizhi to eat seafood.
"I'll go find a doctor!" Li Mingzhang ran out hurriedly.
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