Zeng Cheng parked the bike in the lane and said, "Little sister, we're all late. You wait for me outside. I'll squeeze in and find a good spot."
Wang Xiaolan said, "You're so big, you're taking up the space of two people. Let me go in!"
Zeng Cheng disagreed and said, "No need. You're so weak. If anything happens to you, my parents won't forgive me. You should just wait for me outside!"
Just as the brother and sister were talking, Wang Shanhu ran over and said, "Sister Wang, you're here."
Zeng Cheng saw Wang Shanhu and said, "Little sister, someone is here to talk to you. I'll go in and help you check your scores." Then he said to Wang Shanhu, "Tell me your admission ticket number."
Wang Shanhu quickly took out her admission ticket from her pocket and said, "Brother Zeng, this is my admission ticket."
Zeng Cheng took the admission ticket and said, "Please take care of my little sister."
Wang Shanhu said happily: "Don't worry! I wish I had a brother."
Wang Xiaolan said, "Don't you have a brother?"
Wang Shanhu said angrily, "Humph! What kind of brother is that? I'm just their cash cow. This time they took a lot of money from my biological mother. I have completely cut off all ties with them."
Wang Xiaolan said, "Using money to buy off this relationship is not a good thing either."
Wang Shanhu said, "You're right, but it's hard on my adoptive father. He was the one who treated me the best in that family."
Wang Xiaolan said, "You feel bad for your adoptive father, so just go visit him more often without telling his family."
Wang Shanhu said, "I think so too. If he has no one to take care of him in his old age, I will still take care of him."
Wang Xiaolan asked, "Where is your adoptive mother?"
Wang Shanhu lowered her head slightly, her eyes becoming deep and dark, as if lost in a distant and painful memory. She bit her lip tightly and remained silent, as if time had frozen at this moment.
Finally, she slowly raised her head, her expression as gloomy and depressing as the sky before a storm. Her once beautiful face was now distorted by anger and resentment, giving people a chill.
She only said in a low and cold voice: "I have always been clear about gratitude and resentment. I will repay others' kindness to me double; but if anyone dares to make an enemy of me, I will never let it go. As for that damn old woman... Humph!" When she said this, Wang Shanhu could not help but snorted coldly, and a trace of hatred that was difficult to conceal flashed in her eyes.
"Back then, when I was little, she used to torture and bully me. She called me a money-loser all day long. At the time, she didn't even know that I was the daughter my adoptive father had exchanged for his dead daughter. She treated me like this. If she knew I wasn't her biological daughter, she would have sold me long ago."
She paused for a moment and said, "Do you think I'll take care of her in her old age? Let her wicked son take care of her!"
Wang Xiaolan said appreciatively, "You did a good job. I give you a thumbs up."
Wang Shanhu blew out air through her mouth and rubbed her red, frozen fingers.
"It's so cold, so cold. Why haven't the results been announced yet?"
When Wang Xiaolan saw how cold she was, she asked, "Why didn't you wear gloves when you went out?"
Wang Shanhu said, "Because I got up late today, I ran out in a hurry and forgot to wear gloves."
Wang Xiaolan pulled out a pair of gloves from her space like a magic trick, then pretended to be very casual and took them out of her shoulder bag. She said with a smile: "I bought this at the department store yesterday. I was going to give it to my mother. Since you don't have gloves on, you can use them first!"
Wang Shanhu widened her eyes and stared at the amazingly beautiful pair of sheepskin gloves in front of her, secretly marveling in her heart.
She knew that these gloves were definitely expensive, far beyond her means. After much hesitation, she said with a stammer, "These... these expensive gloves, I... I'm really embarrassed to take them!"
Seeing this, Wang Xiaolan, who was standing by, stuffed the gloves into Wang Shanhu's hands without hesitation, and scolded her: "Hey, just take them when I told you to! Do you really want to freeze your hands? Don't worry, we will go to the department store later and pick out a pair for my mother!" As she said that, she patted Wang Shanhu's shoulder gently, signaling her not to refuse anymore.
Wang Shanhu said, "Then I'll give you money." Then he was about to take out the money.
Wang Xiaolan stopped him and said, "Do you think I'm your sister? If I am, then you don't have to pay."
Wang Shanhu accepted the gloves sheepishly and said, "Thank you, sister."
Wang Xiaolan said, "Why thank me? It's just a pair of gloves, not worth much."
Just as everyone was chatting in groups of three or five, there was a sudden noise. Someone in the crowd shouted at the top of his voice, "Look! The teacher who posted the school bulletin board is coming!"
This cry was like thunder, instantly drawing everyone's attention. Then, another voice rang out, "Everyone, stop blocking this place! Get out of the way! Let the teacher go in and post the list!"
As the words fell, the people who had gathered together began to move and quickly made way for a passage.
The teacher, holding the red list, walked steadily down the newly opened path. With a faint smile on his face, he said, "Don't worry, everyone will see their scores."
At the same time, some quick-witted people quickly picked up brushes and paste and ran to the wall to get busy. They skillfully brushed a thick layer of paste evenly on the wall, then carefully took the red list from the teacher and worked together to post it firmly on the wall.
The crowd watching only saw a red list and felt a little disappointed.
Someone said: "There are so many people taking the exam in the city, and only a few dozen people pass. This is too difficult!"
Someone else echoed, "Yeah! It seems we are all here to serve as a foil."
Just when everyone was disappointed, a girl in the crowd screamed.
“I, I passed the exam.”
Someone said dissatisfiedly: "Why are you shouting? Are you afraid that others won't know whether you passed the exam?"
Everyone's eyes were focused on her. When the girl heard this, she immediately covered her face and rushed out of the crowd.
At this moment, the scene suddenly became quiet.
Someone in the crowd was unconvinced and said, "With so many people taking the exam across the city, it's impossible that only a few dozen people passed. I think there must be more names on the list that haven't been posted yet."
Amidst the bustling crowd, a loud shout suddenly rang out, the voice as clear and loud as a bell: "Teacher! Is this the only list you have?"
These words were like a huge rock thrown into a calm lake. Everyone looked at the teacher who posted the list. There were all kinds of complicated emotions in these eyes, and most of them wanted to get a satisfactory answer from him.
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