June 7 is a good day for job hunting, exams, and negotiations; it is not a good day for construction, groundbreaking, and consecration.
Because she went to bed early last night, Zhang Li woke up before seven o'clock in the morning, just like Gong Jinkang.
Like Mr. and Mrs. Gong, Mrs. Zhang also let Zhang Li sleep a little longer after seeing that she woke up so early.
Otherwise, there are still two hours before the exam, and Zhang's mother is afraid that Zhang Li will be exhausted by then and go to the exam tired, so that Zhang Li will not be able to perform at her 100% level.
However, Zhang Li directly rejected Zhang's mother's words.
Zhang Li went to bed early before nine o'clock last night, so even though she woke up before seven o'clock, she still got enough rest.
Zhang Li saw it somewhere, saying that if the body has rested enough, lying down in bed again will not only fail to make the body feel relaxed, but will increase physical fatigue.
After hearing her daughter's eloquent words and seeing Zhang Li's energetic look, Zhang's mother knew that her daughter had probably had a good rest, so she stopped trying to persuade her.
The mother and daughter found a relatively clean breakfast shop near the hotel and had breakfast. Even if Zhang's mother was usually good at saving money, she would not be so stingy as to save a few unnecessary dollars on her daughter's meal.
"Eat two tea eggs and a fried dough stick. It means my daughter will get 100 points in the next exam!" While peeling eggs for Zhang Li, Zhang's mother said the only auspicious words she knew.
Zhang Li found it a little funny and corrected her, "Mom, you can't just get 100 points. We have to get 150 points for each course, so the total score is 750 points."
"That's what I meant. How could I not know that your total score was 750?" Zhang's mother was not annoyed. She put the peeled eggs in her daughter's bowl and watched her daughter eat breakfast. She said to herself,
"Mom asked the Bodhisattva for you yesterday. The Bodhisattva said that today is a good day to take the exam, and your horoscope is very compatible with today and tomorrow. Judging from the hexagram, no matter what happens in the next two days, it will turn out to be a good thing and help you. I wish you smooth sailing!"
Zhang Li smiled, nodded, and responded, "Okay."
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"Luckily there was such a strong wind and heavy rain yesterday, otherwise if the weather had been the same as yesterday, you would have suffered a lot during the exam today!"
On the way to No. 2 Middle School, Zhang's mother kept nagging her daughter, trying to convince her that her divination was really accurate, so she told Zhang Li not to be nervous. "I told you that you will have smooth sailing in the next two days! The weather is so good today, and when the exam starts later, you will be able to take the exam calmly!"
However, compared to Zhang Li who looked calm, it was Zhang's mother who seemed a little more nervous, which led to the fact that a large part of what she said was to comfort herself.
"Okay, we're here. Mom can't go in inside the school, so you go in by yourself!" When they arrived at the examination site of Ruxu No. 2 Middle School, Zhang's mother handed the things in her hand to Zhang Li and watched her daughter enter the examination room.
The gate of No. 2 Middle School was already full of parents who came to send their children to the examination room. After sending their children to the examination room, most of them did not leave directly. Instead, they either waited at the school gate or gathered in groups of three or four in front of other shops nearby, waiting to look for their children after the examination was over.
After sending her daughter Zhang Li into the examination room, Zhang's mother did not leave, but took a few steps back, intending to find a seat at the back to sit down.
However, Zhang's mother was disappointed after all.
At this moment, it was difficult to even stand near No. 2 Middle School, let alone a place for her to sit down.
Mother Zhang smacked her lips regretfully. Just when she was about to try her luck somewhere else, she was addressed by a middle-aged woman behind her who looked about the same age as her.
"Sister, are you also sending your child to take the college entrance examination?" the middle-aged woman asked.
Zhang's mother nodded with a smile and said happily, "Yes, yes, our child goes to this school. This time, the college entrance examination was assigned to this school, which is indeed a lot more convenient!"
The middle-aged woman nodded. "That's great! But my grandson is not so good. He went to No. 1 Middle School, but he got a bad score in the exam, so he was assigned to No. 2 Middle School. He has to get up so early in the morning, and the child can't rest well!"
"It's hard to do this to the child. We are afraid that if he doesn't perform well, he will get into a second-tier university, and his life will be over!" The middle-aged woman's words sounded very worried, but from the smile on her face, it didn't seem like that.
"By the way, sister, how are your granddaughter's grades?" the middle-aged woman asked tentatively.
My granddaughter?!
Hearing the name from the middle-aged woman, Zhang's mother's face darkened immediately, "That's my daughter."
"Your daughter?!" Looking at Zhang's mother's weathered face and her rather rustic dress, the middle-aged woman felt that compared to her daughter, Zhang's mother was more like Zhang Li's grandmother.
There is no way around it. I work on the farm at home all year round, searching for food in the land, and am exposed to the wind and sun all day long. It is completely unavoidable that I look much older than my actual age.
After all, Zhang's mother can't sit in the office all day like those white-collar workers, sheltered from the wind and rain.
Without dwelling too much on how old Zhang's mother actually was, the middle-aged woman immediately ignored the question and abruptly turned the topic back to grades, "Sister, how are your daughter's grades?"
When Zhang's mother saw that the other party was asking about her daughter's grades, the slight unhappiness caused by the misunderstanding quickly disappeared.
Zhang Li's mother is very proud of her daughter Zhang Li's current grades. "My daughter's grades are pretty good! In the previous mock exams, she only scored around 640 points!"
In fact, it is not just people in Zhejiang Province who value academic performance. No matter where you are, parents of students with high academic performance will be superior to others and will be envied and respected by others, just like Zhang's mother and the middle-aged woman in front of us.
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged woman immediately concealed her disdain and asked in surprise, "More than 640 points? No. 2 Middle School? Oh my goodness, isn't your daughter a guaranteed 985? This score must be one of the best in No. 2 Middle School, right? Is she studying arts or science?"
Seeing the other party's surprised expression, Zhang's mother's mood immediately improved a lot, and a smile spread across her face. "Oh, how can it be possible for a liberal arts student to be one of the best! The best he got in the exam was only 10th in the whole school!"
As soon as these words were spoken, not only the middle-aged woman in front of her, but also some parents nearby were attracted by Zhang's mother's words and immediately joined in the conversation.
"Hey, big sister, your child's grades are so good? How did you teach him? Can you tell me?"
"Sister, your child's grades are so good, do you have any secret?"
"Sister, can you sell me a copy of your daughter's class notes? My youngest son is still in the first year of high school, and these notes should be useful to him! The price is negotiable!"
"Big sister..."
Surrounded by so many parents, Zhang's mother was not afraid at all. Instead, she felt that this was the happiest day she had had in all these years.
Moreover, this was the honor brought to her by her daughter, which undoubtedly made Zhang's mother feel more comfortable, just like having a sip of ice beer in the hottest summer, which made her feel cool and happy.
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The rest will be made up tomorrow morning.
I have nothing to do tomorrow, I will definitely be able to finish it, I will definitely be able to.
I promise.