But many players didn't choose to go elsewhere.
Any circle requires interpersonal communication. Living here allows you to get to know other contestants and it is also convenient to go to the examination venue. Why go somewhere else when it is close by?
Chen Ru called the hotel early and reserved a room. After getting off the plane, she took Wen Ying straight here.
There was a sign in the reception hall that read "New Concept Competition Check-in Area". Several groups of people were gathered on the sofas in the hall. They were all contestants who came to participate in the semi-finals.
The New Concept Writing Competition is divided into three groups: A/B/C. Group A is composed of graduating high school seniors and sophomores, Group B is composed of high school freshmen and junior high school students like Wen Ying, and Group C is composed of young people under the age of 30, excluding middle school students.
Therefore, Wen Ying could see the contestants for the semi-finals waiting in the hall. Some of them looked mature and were obviously young people who had left the school environment. There were also junior high school students who were younger than Wen Ying and had childish faces.
Song Chan arrived in the Magic City earlier than Wen Ying. She came down from upstairs, chatting and laughing with several female contestants, and it seemed that they had become familiar with each other.
Seeing Wen Ying, Song Chan just nodded and did not leave her companions to come over and greet her.
Chen Ru saw it just as she finished checking in.
"You know him?"
"A senior from the second year of high school has also made it to the semi-finals this time. It seems she got there before us."
The semi-finals are tomorrow, and Chen Ru thought that arriving today was early, and that she would have plenty of time to participate in the semi-finals tomorrow after a night's rest. However, she found out after arriving that it was already late to arrive in Shanghai today!
Some contestants even arrived a few days early, and not only got to know other contestants, but may have even secretly met the judges for the semi-finals in private.
What a mistake. I shouldn't have been so stingy with the expenses, shouldn't have been reluctant to take more leave, and should have come a few days earlier like everyone else.
At least, we should have set off last Friday night. Anyway, we don’t have classes or work on weekends, so we might as well do more activities in Shanghai.
Thinking that Wen Ying might fall behind other contestants in the competition because she didn't think it through at the moment, and might not get the first prize which would mean lower admission scores, Chen Ru felt like a stone was pressing on her heart, and she lost all her desire to take the opportunity to travel.
Wen Ying was not Chen Ru's confidant, but she didn't know what Chen Ru was thinking. Her mother became unhappy when she was checking in, and she was still a little depressed until she put her luggage in the room.
Wen Ying was puzzled, but Chen Ru thought about the rematch tomorrow and didn't want to distract Wen Ying by telling her what she had observed. So she reluctantly suppressed her annoyance and took out the New Concept series of books she had bought from the suitcase so that Wen Ying could sharpen her skills before the battle.
If you don’t know the judges, you can only rely on your strength to compete with others.
Wen Ying couldn't say that reading these books was useless. She felt Chen Ru's anxiety and stayed in the room to read.
Qin Jiao and Wang Shuang came to Shanghai to join an exchange group, and it was time to go home. Qin Xianming had kept the fact that Mrs. Qin was beaten by Yu Wenhao a secret from his children, and Qin Jiao still didn't know the situation until now.
The original intention of joining the exchange group was to allow Qin Jiao to avoid the counterattack of Yu Wenhao and his son. Now that she is here, Qin Xianming also hopes that his daughter can spend this half month fully. Before Wen Ying came to Shanghai, Qin Xianming was afraid that she would let the cat out of the bag, so he specifically reminded her.
Qin Jiao and Wang Shuang were very happy when they knew Wen Ying was coming to Shanghai for the competition. They asked for leave from the leader of the exchange group and went to see Wen Ying together.
"Mom, Qin Jiao and the others are here, I can't get downstairs?"
It was almost time for dinner, and Chen Ru knew that there was no point in being anxious, so she didn't stop him.
"Just eat at the hotel. Don't run around with them. You have a rematch tomorrow."
Although Wen Ying's grades were better than Wang Shuang's, Chen Ru knew that she couldn't compare to Wang Shuang in terms of future prospects. The Wang family was wealthy and powerful, and if Wang Shuang couldn't get into a good university through the college entrance exam, they had other options, such as sending him to study abroad.
Not to mention Qin Jiao, she doesn't even need to lower her score to be eligible for admission. Even if she has to take the exam, with Qin Jiao's grades, she can almost choose any domestic university she wants.
So Qin Jiao and Wang Shuang both have no worries about their future, but Wen Ying is different. This essay competition is the key to whether Wen Ying can go to a prestigious school. Chen Ru is afraid that Wen Ying will be too excited after meeting Qin and Wang, so the three of them go out to eat together.
Overeating is not a big deal, but having an upset stomach is a big deal. Do you still want to have a good rematch tomorrow?
Wen Ying was not a real child and was not that playful. She knew that what Chen Ru said made sense, so she promised Chen Ru not to eat randomly and had dinner with Qin Jiao and Wang Shuang in the hotel restaurant.
As for Chen Ru herself, she had no plans to have dinner with Wen Ying and the other two. One of Chen Ru's college classmates was assigned to work in Shanghai after graduation. They did not lose contact after graduation, but they each started a family and had no chance to meet.
Since she was in Shanghai this time, Chen Ru wanted to meet her old classmates.
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