Zhang Li is a senior student at Xiangshan Middle School.

Xiangshan Middle School is an ordinary high school located in Xiangshan Town. In terms of teaching quality alone, it may be slightly better than Wuzhou Middle School.

But in terms of atmosphere, it is much worse than Wuzhou Middle School.

Not to mention anything else, during the physical examination for senior high school students this year alone, Xiangshan Middle School discovered that three more girls were pregnant, which caused another stir in Xiangshan Middle School.

However, all this has nothing to do with Zhang Li.

Before the college entrance examination, her parents were working in other places and had no time to come back to accompany Zhang Li to take the exam. Her elderly grandmother knew nothing and it was impossible for her to take care of Zhang Li's daily life during the college entrance examination.

Helplessly, Zhang Li had to pay 400 yuan, choose to act in the same way as the school, and stay in the hotel arranged by the school.

The hotel arranged by the school is located next to the People's Square of Ruxu County, which is considered to be the center of Ruxu County. It is very close to No. 1 Middle School, Experimental Middle School and Ruxu Middle School.

Unfortunately, Zhang Li's examination venue is located in No. 2 Middle School in the northern suburbs of the city. It would take at least half an hour to walk there.

Therefore, during the college entrance examination, traveling back and forth between the examination venue and the hotel every day was an additional expense, which was tantamount to another burden for Zhang Li.

Fortunately, the price of taking a taxi in Ruxu is not expensive - the starting price is 5 yuan. For Zhang Li, it is not a problem if the college entrance examination is only two days long. Besides, after the two exams on the afternoon of the 7th and 8th, there is no need to take a taxi specifically, which can save taxi fares.

The girl who shared the room with Zhang Li was from the class next to hers. They knew each other, but they were just nodding acquaintances.

This girl, like Zhang Li, took the exam at Ruxu No. 2 Middle School. In this unfamiliar place, getting familiar with each other as soon as possible and sticking together is undoubtedly the best solution. So, before Zhang Li could speak, the girl spoke first.

"Zhang Li, when are you going to familiarize yourself with the examination room?"

Zhang Li was still busy packing her things. When she heard the girl ask this, she stopped what she was doing and looked at her. "Go later. I need to pack my things first."

The girl nodded and continued, "Do you want to go together later? We can carpool! Let me tell you, we are not close to No. 2 Middle School. Where was your examination venue last time?"

After getting the answer of 'Xinghuaquan Primary School' from Zhang Li, she nodded and continued, "Xinghuaquan Primary School is close, just one block away. But if you want to walk to No. 2 Middle School, it will take you a long time."

"Taxi is faster. When I went to No. 2 Middle School for an exam, I shared a car with my classmates. The price was about 10 yuan, which is only 5 yuan per person! So what I mean is, should we share a car for the next two days?"

Zhang Li thought about it and felt that doing so would undoubtedly be the least costly, so she nodded and agreed to the idea.

"However," Zhang Li added, "I only take a taxi on the way there. I won't take a taxi on the way back."

"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you. Let's walk back together. Then we can agree on a place and walk back together after the exam."

"Okay." Zhang Li nodded in agreement.

"Really? Then let's go to No. 2 Middle School together later to familiarize ourselves with the examination room!"

"Okay, I'll pack my clothes and books first, and then we'll go."

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It didn't take long to pack up. Ten minutes later, Zhang Li took her documents and left the house with her temporary roommate.

They walked and chatted along the way. Although there was an occasional breeze, Zhang Li and the others still felt the stuffiness in the air. After a while, they were sweating all over.

Fortunately, when they went out, they both brought a full cup of water and an umbrella, so they didn't have to go to a store to buy water under the scorching sun after walking for a while.

About half an hour later, the two of them walked to the No. 2 Middle School under the scorching sun. Although they held an umbrella to block some of the scorching sun, Zhang Li and the other person were still sweating profusely from the heat.

"Let's go sit over there in the teaching building, drink some water, and take a break!" The temporary roommate fanned the air with his hands, trying to drive away the heat. "It's really too hot. I can't stand it any longer."

Zhang Li couldn't stand the heat any more, so she agreed to her companion's suggestion. She held an umbrella and stood at the gate of No. 2 Middle School, looking inside. She saw a flower bed under the shade of a few trees not far away, so she pointed there and said to her companion, "Let's go sit there!"

The two of them quickly walked to the shade of the tree to rest and drink water. At this time, there were other people resting here as well.

There were a lot of people who came to the examination hall to check out the exam in advance today, but I don’t know if it was because of convention or because the weather was too hot, everyone went to each class quietly to check, trying not to make any noise.

However, just as the two of them sat down to drink some water and rested for a short while, they heard a rather noisy and bustling sound coming from the way they came, which made Zhang Li and the other person who were chatting in a low voice frown.

The sound came closer and closer, becoming clearer and clearer. The content of the boys' conversation also reached Zhang Li and the others' ears more clearly.

"Can you please walk faster, Lu Qian? You're the slowest. Do you know how hot it is right now?"

"What the hell are you comparing yourself to? Can you blame me for walking slowly? I just accompanied you to No. 3 Middle School to see the exam room, and you didn't even bother to pay for a taxi! You had to walk over here!"

"Alright, alright, Lao Pan and Lao Lu, stop talking. Let's hurry up and help me find the examination room. After you check my side, we'll help Lao Lu to find the examination room at No. 4 Middle School!"

The three people walked farther and farther away, and the noise gradually became quieter. Zhang Li and her roommate's frowns slowly relaxed.

"How uncultured! Making such a scene in public." The roommate muttered quietly, trying to find a sense of identity with Zhang Li beside him, "Right, Zhang Li, do you feel the same way?"

Zhang Li just smiled and didn't answer. Instead, she stood up and said to the girl, "Let's go quickly. If we finish this sooner, we can go back to rest and read earlier."

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According to the information on the admission ticket, two people were assigned to each classroom.

Originally, the temporary roommate politely said that she was familiar with No. 2 Middle School and could help Zhang Li find an examination room first, but in the end she found her own examination room first.

However, Zhang Li did not say much. After her temporary roommate found a seat through the classroom window, the two left and helped Zhang Li find the examination room again.

Unexpectedly, when Zhang Li was about to find the classroom, the three people she had just met were walking towards them.

The man in the middle looked like the leader of the three. When he passed by Zhang Li and the other person, he glanced at Zhang Li, but after just a deep look, he no longer focused his attention on her and started chatting with his two companions.

"Would you like to go online for a while after we get back?"

"Are you fucking crazy? You're still surfing the Internet today? We're staying in a hotel arranged by the school! How are you going? Li Guowei came with us, and he's keeping a close eye on us!"

"Just be patient and wait until the college entrance examination is over!"

The content of the conversation between the three people successfully attracted Zhang Li's attention.

When Zhang Li turned around, the three people had just disappeared at the stairs.

Zhang Li shook her head, thinking that after such a long day, people who were still thinking about going online were either academic geniuses or academic losers. However, these three people did not seem to be the former. They were probably the kind who knew that they had no hope of passing the college entrance examination and were ready to give up on themselves.

Thinking of this, Zhang Li put these three people out of her mind and turned around to concentrate on finding a seat.

The seats were found in a short while, and after that, Zhang Li and her friend did not waste any more time and returned to the hotel.

After a night's rest, Zhang Li woke up on time the next day at the prompt of the alarm clock.

After washing up and taking the documents needed for the exam, Zhang Li went downstairs.

After eating the breakfast provided by the hotel, the team leader gathered the team and confirmed whether everyone had brought all their documents.

After confirming, Zhang Li and her temporary roommate hailed a taxi on the roadside and sped towards No. 2 Middle School.