"Hehe, it's not even close to being established yet, it's too early to say."
Teacher Liu then whispered to Ji Xia, "You deserve a lot of credit for the Commune Middle School's achievements this year."
"Teacher, you're too kind. It's clearly the result of your hard work. All the students know how hard your teacher has worked these past few months."
Ji Xia was very modest, which made Teacher Liu feel even better about her.
Humility, sincerity, and generosity—these exam papers were all painstakingly obtained from Beijing. She shared them with all her classmates in middle school, effectively creating dozens of new competitors for herself.
Having lived through that era, Teacher Liu knows that some people are narrow-minded at that time, and when the people around them become outstanding, some people can't help but take advantage of them.
Not to mention sharing it generously with others, Ji Xia's actions were greatly admired by several teachers and the principal of the school.
He even suggested to the principal that once the results came out, Ji Xia should at least receive a bonus to make up for the expenses she incurred in getting the test papers back.
He had heard from Chen Jing that Ji Xia had spent over a hundred yuan to prepare these test papers and key points!
Ji Xia didn't have too many thoughts on it; she had already passed the art exam.
With a professional score of 200 and a general education score of only 150, the combined professional score brings the total to over 300, which is enough to guarantee admission.
Whether her classmates' grades were high or low had absolutely no effect on her.
As for being the top scorer in the college entrance examination, she never even thought about it.
Only about seventy students from two classes in the middle school took the college entrance examination, and in less than half a day, everyone had estimated their scores.
Teacher Liu registered their estimated scores one by one, informed everyone that the results would be available in about a week, and that they could use this time to consider which schools to apply to, before letting them leave.
After leaving school, Ji Xia was invited to lunch by several classmates.
I glanced at the list and saw that all the students scored over 200 points. Whether they go to university or a junior college depends on the overall performance of all the test takers this year.
With a wave of her hand, Ji Xia politely declined the invitation from a group of classmates and got on the back of Chen Jing's bicycle.
The bicycle twisted and turned, and then began to zigzag.
Ji Xia screamed and patted his shoulder a few times: "Ah, I'm going to fall—"
"Don't worry, I'm here, you won't fall."
Chen Jing laughed and stopped teasing her. He quickly steadied his bicycle and sped off towards the village brigade.
Ji Xia smiled and put her arm around his slender waist, while holding up a parasol with her other hand, yawning as she leaned against his back.
The afternoon sun shines on the shade of the trees on both sides of the path. A mountain breeze blows, the shadows of the trees rustle, bringing a touch of coolness and relieving the summer heat.
Back at the brigade, Chen Jing stopped his bicycle, took two burlap sacks off the crossbar, and carried one of them into the house.
Hearing the noise in the yard, Chen's mother came out of the kitchen with a mixture of surprise and delight: "You're back?"
"Mother, we're back."
Ji Xia shyly took a bag of gifts from the car and placed it in the living room: "Mom, these are food for you. Please put them away when you have time."
Chen Jing also picked up a snakeskin bag and handed it to his mother: "This is a watermelon that weighs over ten kilograms. Soak it in the well water for a while."
"Okay, I understand."
Chen's mother took the bag, her arm feeling a little heavy, but she couldn't stop smiling: "The exams are over, right? How did they go? Were you confident?"
"It's alright, I think I'm about 70-80% sure."
Ji Xia nodded and smiled shyly, "Mother, I'm going back to my parents' home to visit."
"Go back, your second brother is back too, it's a good time to go home and visit him."
Chen's mother waved her hand readily, picked up the watermelon, and went back to the kitchen with a smile.
Chen Jing carried another large watermelon and a gift, accompanying Ji Xia back to Ji's home.
In the Ji family courtyard, Ji's mother was sitting in the yard, taking care of the children while preparing lunch. Hearing footsteps, she looked up and saw Ji Xia, and her face immediately lit up with joy.
"You're back? Are you thirsty? Want some water?"
As she spoke, Ji's mother wiped her hands on her apron and went back to the living room to pour water for the two of them.
Ji Xia carried two cans of milk powder into the house, saying, "Mom, I'm not an outsider. You can pour yourself some water if you want."
"well."
Ji's mother still brought her a glass of water, carefully examining her complexion, and couldn't help but feel a little sorry for her: "Look at you, your face has gotten so thin. Have you not been eating properly lately?"
"Where? It's too hot!"
Ji Xia unconsciously wiped her sweat with the back of her hand. Her mother shook her head, handed her a wet towel, and brought Chen Jing a glass of water.
Chen Jing filled a basin halfway with water and put the watermelon he had brought into it to soak. Ji's mother couldn't help but laugh and say, "In this hot weather, aren't you hot carrying such a heavy thing?"
"Mom, it's because the weather is hot that we need to bring back a watermelon. It'll make you feel better."
As he spoke, he turned around, took the bowl of water from Ji's mother, and drank it all in one gulp.
Ji Xia put the milk powder in her mother's room, changed into a slightly worn shirt, and came out to sit down in the yard.
Ji's mother and Chen Jing were sitting together, picking vegetables and talking about the college entrance examination.
Ji Xia glanced at it and said, "Mom, it's too hot, I don't have much of an appetite. Do you have any alkaline noodles at home?"
"Yes, your brother brought back a few pounds of noodles a few days ago. Is he craving noodles?"
"Hmm, let's have some cold noodles for lunch! Something refreshing."
She found some alkaline noodles in the kitchen cabinet, took out more than a pound of them, cooked them, and then prepared the side dishes.
Shredded cucumber, bean sprouts, cilantro, shredded green onion, minced garlic, and other seasonings are added to make a sauce with garlic water, balsamic vinegar, sesame oil, and soy sauce.
Cook the noodles, rinse them in cold water, pour in the seasoning sauce, and finally sprinkle with shredded green onions and cilantro.
I also cut a large piece of watermelon rind for her, peeled off the outer skin, then shredded it, marinated it with salt for a while, filtered it with cold water, and then added seasonings and stirred it.
Early in the morning, Ji's mother stewed a winter melon, kelp, and pork bone soup. In addition to cold noodles and cold dishes, she also stir-fried leeks with eggs, tomatoes with sugar, lettuce with oyster sauce, and braised pork belly with dried bean curd.
When Secretary Ji, Ji Zhijun, and Ji Xiangjun returned, Ji Xia had just brought out the lunch she had prepared.
Upon seeing Ji Xia and Chen Jing, Ji Xiangjun couldn't help but smile and say, "You're finally back?"
Ji Xia sweetly called out "Dad," then pouted at Ji Xiangjun with displeasure, "You still have to talk! You said such nice things a while ago, saying you'd send me to the exam and wouldn't come back until I finished?"
"I was planning to take you there, but something happened on the way. My car was impounded in southern Anhui for two days, so I couldn't get back."
Ji Xiangjun apologized repeatedly, and Ji Xia finally smiled and let him go.
The father and his two sons washed their faces with the cool well water before leisurely walking over.
Taking the watermelon offered by Chen Jing, Secretary Ji asked gently, "How did the exam go? Are you confident?"
Ji Xia proudly raised her chin: "Of course I'm confident. Today, the school teachers gave us an estimate of our scores after comparing answers. I'm more than 300 points ahead, so getting into university won't be a problem."
Secretary Ji nodded with a smile, but his mother suddenly cursed angrily, "When the notice comes down, we'll give those people a good slap in the face."
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