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As a result, Li Wei and Zhou Xiaoyan waited at the school gate for half an hour, but Zhou's father was nowhere to be seen. Li Wei couldn't stand it anymore and asked Zhou Xiaoyan, "Did your dad say when he's coming? Why don't you come to my house for a while?"
Zhou Xiaoyan was also anxious. What was her father doing? He messed up the first time he came to pick her up. It was infuriating! Just as she was about to say something to comfort Li Wei, her father's bus slowly pulled up. As soon as it stopped in front of the high school, Zhou's father immediately got out of the bus and said somewhat anxiously, "Hehe, you guys must have been waiting long. Hurry up and get on the bus. Quick, the bus had a little problem on the way here, hehe..."
Mr. Zhou has always had a good temper, especially towards Zhou Xiaoyan; he is a truly devoted father.
Li Wei and Zhou Xiaoyan got into the car and sat in the back. The driver was a young man, and Zhou's father sat in the passenger seat.
Mr. Zhou was also good at socializing, and he would ask Li Wei questions from time to time about how she was doing with her studies and how she was adjusting to life. Zhou Xiaoyan would also try to distract her with her coquettishness, making the atmosphere in the car quite lively.
It seemed like Mr. Zhou was having a rough day. Just when they were almost home, the car broke down again. Li Wei and Zhou Xiaoyan watched from inside as the driver and Mr. Zhou fiddled with it for ages without any improvement. Zhou Xiaoyan kept complaining in frustration.
Seeing that it was getting dark, Li Wei knew she would miss dinner if she didn't get home soon. Looking back, she saw a bus approaching in the distance. Li Wei quickly jumped off the bus and said to Uncle Zhou, "Uncle Zhou, why don't we take the bus home first? Should I ask my dad to help you when we get home?" It seemed that she noticed her dad was quite familiar with the bus and often fiddled with it himself.
Mr. Zhou was a little embarrassed: "Okay, you and Xiaoyan can go together by car, so you don't need to trouble your dad. I'll give you a phone number, and when you get home, please call Mr. Liu Fuzhong to come and take a look at me. Uncle is really sorry."
Li Wei exchanged a few polite words and then she and Zhou Xiaoyan got on the bus and left.
Zhou Xiaoyan's attempt to show off backfired, leaving Li Wei to wait with her for ages and ultimately have to take the bus home. Li Wei felt embarrassed and didn't know what to say.
Li Wei noticed it too, and smiled: "It's okay, it's not like your Uncle Zhou did it on purpose. Besides, I actually quite like taking the bus, it's spacious and well-ventilated, haha."
It was dark when Li Wei got home. Cheng Min saw that Zhou Xiaoyan had also arrived and offered her dinner there. Seeing that Zhou Xiaoyan insisted on leaving, Li's father had to drive her home. Otherwise, no one would let her, a young woman, go alone.
Li Wei called Mr. Liu. He asked for details about the location of the breakdown. She figured there shouldn't be any problems, and Li Wei felt relieved.
Cheng Min was quite happy. Since the children went to high school, they rarely came home. Today, they were finally able to gather together again. The whole family was together, enjoying a meal together happily. She picked out pieces of meat for this person and fish for that person. Everything looked incredibly delicious. Even Li's father, Li Zhaoxing, who was usually quite serious, had a rare smile on his face.
Grandpa Cheng went home early that evening, so they didn't go together. Therefore, the next day, Li Wei and her two siblings went to their maternal grandfather's house to pay their respects after breakfast.
The old man and woman were overjoyed to see their three grandchildren all grown up. They brought out all the sweets and snacks their children had given them, letting Li Wei and the others choose whichever they liked. They touched this one, pulled that one, and asked about things at school. The old and the young alike were enjoying themselves immensely.
Soon after, Li Lin brought Wu Feng over as well. Li Lianhui went to play with Erpangzi. They decided to have lunch at Grandma's house. Li Wei and Li Lin helped with the cooking. Grandma's cooking guaranteed quality. It tasted significantly better than Mom's cooking.
Li Wei also observed carefully. Actually, her grandmother didn't use many seasonings when cooking; just ordinary oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, scallions, and garlic. She didn't even use MSG or starch. The key was controlling the heat well, making the meat tender and flavorful. The vegetables were fragrant, with a strong home-style taste.
Unlike her mother, who used a lot of seasonings but always seemed to be in a rush when cooking, making dishes quickly but with a far inferior taste.
After having lunch at their maternal grandmother's house, the three siblings said goodbye and went home to pack their things to go back to school. Cheng Min originally wanted her husband to take the children, but Li Wei thought taking the bus would be better, as it was cheaper, saved her father the trouble of going back and forth, and reduced the danger of traffic, so she refused.
Li Lin and Li Lianhui didn't care at all. Unlike Zhou Xiaoyan, even if her father sent her, he wouldn't send her to school. Who would she be showing off to?
Cheng Min gave the children their living expenses and had considered giving them all to Li Wei to manage, but Li Lin strongly objected, so she had to distribute them among herself. However, the monthly salary given to Aunt Gao, as well as the expenses for utilities, food, etc., were still managed by Li Wei.
Li Lin wasn't interested in this matter, and Li Lianhui didn't care. Anyway, the couple had never objected to the things he asked to buy. Because they had plenty of material things, he usually didn't need much money. Li Wei would also give him money when he needed it, so Li Lianhui usually kept his living expenses with Li Wei.
Li Wei naturally didn't care about the small amount of living expenses her mother gave her, but she was worried about what her mother would think if she didn't accept it. After all, her mother always seemed quite happy to give money to everyone, and as a filial daughter, she certainly couldn't let her mother down.
The three siblings didn't take anything from home except money, so their bags weren't heavy. They chatted and laughed all the way back to their home.
After tidying up my things and getting a good night's sleep, I went to school as usual the next day.
The classroom was unusually quiet today, everyone seemed to be waiting for something. Li Wei found it a bit strange, as the discipline wasn't usually this good during self-study periods. She whispered to her deskmate Lin Xiao, "Why is everyone so well-behaved? Is today some special day?"
Lin Xiao leaned closer, staring at her with wide eyes, and said, "I really envy you. Your memory is so bad, you've completely forgotten about the monthly exam! The results are coming out today!"
Huh? She roughly knew the results would be out by Monday, but did she really need to be so tense? It's like a catastrophe is about to strike; everyone looks like they're afraid to even breathe. If this continues, they'll all be going crazy by the time the college entrance exam comes around.
Li Wei didn't say anything. Perhaps it was because it was the first large-scale exam, and everyone was taking it seriously. She continued studying. As the saying goes, "Grades, grades, grades—the lifeblood of students; exams, exams, exams—the teacher's magic weapon." It seems that's absolutely true.
Thinking back to her previous life, it seems so distant now, and the memory is becoming increasingly blurry, but I guess it was probably similar to what students do now.
As expected. The first class started, and the teachers of each subject began to distribute the monthly exam papers. The results were also tallied. Because this was a unified exam for the first-year students of several high schools, each school would report its own results together. The leaders and the heads of the teaching and research groups of each school would also discuss and study the results. The teachers were very busy all weekend.
The math tests were handed out first. Li Wei, having mastered the textbook material well and being very careful, only lost a few points on the last challenging question, scoring 97 points, the highest in the class, two points ahead of second-place Hong Wei. There weren't many students scoring above 90. Li Wei counted the results on her report card; fewer than twenty. Conversely, nearly thirty students scored above 80, and the remaining dozen or so scored between 60 and 70, with no one failing.
Li Wei didn't know how others studied, but given that some of the content involved courses they hadn't yet covered, the fact that the students achieved such results was quite telling.
Considering the effort she put in, I couldn't help but feel a sense of awe. This student who managed to get into a top high school truly has exceptional qualities. Thinking about myself, without that much advance preparation, it's hard to say whether I could even get a 60 or 70.
So, despite Li Wei's good test scores, she was actually not in a good mood. Although she had always known that her intelligence in learning was not outstanding, only slightly above average, or just average, otherwise she would not have been able to get into a regular high school in her previous life.
But when faced with such a stimulus, she still felt heavy-hearted and uncomfortable. Admitting that she was stupid was not an easy thing, Li Wei thought to herself with a self-deprecating smile.
From then on, Li Wei dared not be careless at all. There's a saying that genius is 99 percent perspiration and 1 percent inspiration, but isn't that just to comfort people like her? She could only wait and see if the 99 percent perspiration really worked.
Li Wei's deskmate, Lin Xiao, also scored over 80 points. Looking at Li Wei's test paper, Lin Xiao was incredibly envious and exclaimed, "Li Wei, you're amazing! This time you even beat that top seed! Now I don't believe my middle school classmates who say they're better than anyone in our class anymore. You really made me proud, hehe." Li Wei—
As the two were talking, Gao Yue came to borrow the test paper again. After hearing Lin Xiao's words, she smiled and said, "Be careful. Humility makes one progress and pride makes one fall behind. Li Wei didn't say anything, so why are you making a fuss?"
Even Lin Xiao could tell that there was something fishy about those words. She looked at Gao Yue and said, "I'm happy that my deskmate did well on the test, is that a problem? Do you have a problem with that?" These people are so annoying. Li Wei is such a good person and studies so hard. They don't need to be so jealous.
Li Wei was truly helpless. Although she didn't really have anything to be proud of, it would be embarrassing to argue with these girls, since she seemed to be the victor now.
So after seeing Gao Yue leave with her test paper, she looked at Lin Xiao helplessly and said, "Xiao, you're the best. Come here, let me give you a kiss first."
Lin Xiao shoved Li Wei: "Get lost! Who told you to be my deskmate? Besides, they're the ones who are annoying. If you're so capable, just work hard yourself. What's the point of complaining that others are better than you? It's really despicable!"
Hearing Lin Xiao say this, Li Wei was puzzled: "Hey, I'm not the only one with higher scores than them, so why do you keep coming here to nag me? Why don't you go find someone else?"
Lin Xiao sized up Li Wei a few times: "You really don't know?"
Li Wei shook her head, then thought for a moment and said, "Could it be because I'm prettier? If that's the case, I'll forgive them. After all, they have such good taste, hehe."
Lin Xiao said irritably, "That's part of the reason, but I think the main reason is that you seem easy to bully. You must have been bullied a lot when you were in elementary and middle school!"
Li Wei —
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