Although he had agreed to his mother's request to let the aunt accompany him for dinner, Xu Li had nothing to talk to this aunt who had an obvious generation gap with him, so that the dinner table fell into silence for a while, and the only sound was the sound of the two people chewing their food.

Although Xu Li didn't have much to talk about and didn't feel there was anything awkward, Aunt Song felt that it was really uncomfortable for her to stay silent for so long.

So, after a moment of silence, Aunt Song finally spoke up, looked at Xu Li and asked, "How do these dishes taste? Xu Li, are you used to eating them?"

Although the dishes did not look as exquisite as those in the five-star hotels Xu Li had been to before, the dishes made by Aunt Song tasted really good.

So after hearing Aunt Song's question, Xu Li nodded repeatedly, swallowed the food in his mouth and replied, "I'm used to it, Aunt Song, the dishes you cook are really delicious, even better than the ones our aunt cooks!"

After saying that, he did not forget to pick up another large piece of fish into his bowl, and quickly shoveled a big mouthful of white rice into his mouth.

Seeing Xu Li eating so happily, Aunt Song's anxious heart finally relaxed. Hearing this, she smiled and said, "It's OK as long as you are used to it. It's OK as long as you are used to it! Your mother has already arranged the menu for tomorrow's lunch. If you want to eat anything else, you can tell me and I will arrange it separately!"

"Well, okay, if there's nothing else I want to eat for now, let's just follow the arrangements!" Xu Li responded casually, and then busied himself with eating like a glutton.

"Yes, okay!" Aunt Song saw that Xu Li's request was so simple and felt very lucky to have met such a wealthy and easy-going customer.

Thinking of this, Aunt Song couldn't help but ask the question that had been in her mind for a long time, "Xu Li, your family is so rich, and you live in a big city like Jiahe! How... why did your parents send you to a small place like ours to study?"

Aunt Song just felt that the wealthy boss she met acted really strangely. Not only did he not keep his son by his side and teach him carefully like other wealthy people, or simply send him abroad, but he did the opposite and sent his precious son to a small place like theirs.

Thinking of this, Aunt Song could only attribute this to some kind of quirk of rich people.

After seeing Xu Li deep in thought, Aunt Song quickly explained, "I was just asking casually during the meal. If you think there is something wrong with it, then don't say it!"

Aunt Song has a clear distinction between curiosity and job.

As for the reason for coming to Ruxu No. 2 Middle School, Xu Li felt that there was no secret behind it. He was just studying in Ruxu on a temporary basis, not immigrating for the college entrance examination.

Besides, even if you immigrate based on the college entrance examination, you will immigrate to places like Beijing or Shanghai. The next best thing is to immigrate to places like Xinjiang or the Northeast!

Even dogs wouldn’t go to a place like Anhui Province where the competition for the college entrance examination is so fierce!

"Ah, actually there's nothing wrong with it!" Xu Li explained casually, "One of my tutors works at Ruxu No. 2 Middle School. My parents think that the teacher is very capable and can help me improve my grades quickly, so they simply sent me here to study!"

"Of course, not only my parents, I feel the same way!"

After listening to Xu Li's explanation, Aunt Song nodded in understanding. Although she didn't know why Xu Li's parents didn't just send their child to a good school like Ruxu Middle School, but instead sent their child to a second-rate school like Ruxu No. 2 Middle School because of a tutor.

but......

Never mind, it has nothing to do with me anyway.

However, Aunt Song's curiosity was satisfied, and Xu Li's curiosity also aroused.

When Xu Li saw Aunt Song stop talking and start to concentrate on eating, he looked at Aunt Song curiously and asked, "Aunt Song, how about your child? Is he going to high school or college this year?"

When Xu Li mentioned his child, Aunt Song smiled happily and quickly replied, "My son is one year older than you and he just got into college this year."

"Oh, that's great! Which school did you apply to?" Xu Li asked curiously.

"I got into Zhejiang Province," Aunt Song said with a proud look on her face. "Zhejiang University! Majoring in clinical medicine. I just received the admission letter!"

Xu Li was immediately in awe. Although Zhejiang University enrolled the most students in Zhejiang Province, the score line was not low. Clinical medicine was the trump card major of Zhejiang University, and the score line was one of the highest among all majors.

Students from the province need more than 600 points to be admitted to Zhejiang University, not to mention students from other provinces. Therefore, the fact that Aunt Song’s daughter was able to be admitted to Zhejiang University shows how valuable its admission is.

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After dinner and a short rest, Xu Li packed up his things and prepared to walk towards Ruxu No. 2 Middle School, to the school he had never known before, to start his one-year learning journey.

After locking his bedroom door, Xu Li carried his bag, said hello to Aunt Song who was still busy in the kitchen, then went downstairs and walked slowly towards the north.

It only takes a few minutes to walk from the community where Xu Li lives to Ruxu No. 2 Middle School. For this reason, Zhao Mingfang and Xu Jiacheng have never considered buying a bicycle or other means of transportation for Xu Li.

First of all, Xu Jiacheng and Zhao Mingfang were worried about letting their son ride a bicycle alone in this small county town hundreds of kilometers away from them, fearing that something might happen if they were not careful.

The second reason is because of Xu Li’s health problems.

It was fine when he was a child. Xu Li ran around and played naughty things in the countryside, and his physical fitness was always pretty good.

But since returning to Jiahe's home, Xu Li has been addicted to various electronic products and has been staying at home and not willing to move around. For this reason, Xu Jiacheng and Zhao Mingfang plan to let Xu Li walk to school every day so that Xu Li can walk more and exercise.

After a while, Xu Li came to the campus of Ruxu No. 2 Middle School, which he had only been to and visited once, carrying a huge schoolbag.

In Xu Li's eyes, there was really nothing interesting to see in this shabby school. If it weren't for the fact that Teacher Zhou was there, he would not have been willing to go in at all.

Although Ruxu No. 2 Middle School has been developing rapidly in recent years, with a new teaching building and other hardware facilities, in Xu Li's eyes, the school is still small and shabby, and cannot be compared with Jiahe No. 1 Middle School where he studied for two years.

Xu Li, who had no interest in visiting this shabby school, went straight towards his destination.

Both his parents and Mr. Zhou told him that the class he would be attending was Grade 3 (27).

As for the location of the classroom, his parents and Teacher Zhou had also taken him to see it, so Xu Li walked directly towards the main teaching building.

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