Chapter 257
Since Su Miao became busy at home, the frequency of her gatherings with her friends from No. 1 Middle School has been reduced to once every two weeks. However, this has not affected their friendship. On the contrary, as time goes by, they have more topics to talk about.
Huang Jiaqi reported to Su Miao: "Miao Miao, Wang Xin actually ranked 26th in the grade in this month's exam, a record high."
Wang Xin had a look on his face that said, "Come and praise me!" But he actually said, "Oh no! I didn't perform well. I could have gotten higher."
"Then you can join the training team next semester?" Su Miao asked.
Wang Xin shook his head and said, "No, no, I've already told my homeroom teacher that I won't go to the training camp. I'll just stay in my original class. I can't handle too much academic pressure. Going would only make me feel worse. The grade leader also agreed."
"Okay, Jiaqi, how do you rank?"
"The three of us are all in the top ten in our grade, thanks to the knowledge points you organized for us. They are much easier to understand than the textbook. We preview them first, mark the ones we haven't mastered, and then focus on listening to the teacher's explanations in class, which makes things much easier."
Su Miao nodded with satisfaction and said, "That's good. If there's anything you don't understand, you can always ask me."
Zhang Bilian said with some concern, "But you're going to skip to the third year of high school next semester. Preparing for the college entrance exam is a big deal. We can't take up so much of your time anymore."
"Don't worry, I'm already confident about the college entrance exam. And you don't know me yet. If I really close my ears to the outside world and just open my eyes to read the textbook, I'll be suffocated to death."
The way she shook her head amused everyone. Wang Xin said, "Don't worry about her. She's just like that. She's lazy all day long and then takes advantage of others not noticing to get first place in the exam. I'm used to being hit so hard. I'm numb to it."
After laughing and joking for a while, they still didn't neglect their studies. Su Miao was able to give targeted explanations based on their shortcomings. The all-round player was really no joke.
When the show ended at five in the afternoon, Su Miao specifically pulled Wang Xin and asked him to leave a little later because he had something to tell him.
"What's wrong?"
Su Miao asked him, "Have you been back to Ning County during this time?"
"Yes, didn't I tell you that I have to go back to see my grandfather every two weeks? What do you need me to bring back anything?"
Su Miao said carefully: "You didn't come to bring anything, but did you see Yuanyuan during your two visits back home?"
Wang Xin replied, puzzled, "Yes, I have. Her windows face mine. Every time I go back, we always have dinner together. And hey! You know what, she's lost a lot of weight lately. Her face isn't round anymore. It's not pretty anymore!"
Su Miao exploded on the spot: "You noticed that she had lost weight, but you didn't ask why? You didn't ask if she was doing well in school, what friends she made, etc.?"
"Ah? This... is it something you need to ask? She used to chatter away all the time, but this time she didn't say anything. I thought she didn't want to talk about it."
Wang Xin scratched his head in confusion, then met Su Miao's murderous gaze and suddenly shuddered. "Okay, okay! I didn't ask last week, but I'll ask next week. Um... what was the question? Losing weight, making friends, what else?"
Su Miao was really defeated by Wang Xin's thick skin: "As a childhood friend with such a good relationship, you should pay more attention to her and ask her about her school life. It's not like she's encountered any difficulties. Oh, go back and think about it yourself."
"Ah! You're asking me to ask, but you don't tell me what I should ask... I'm leaving! Bye!"
Wang Xin was still muttering to himself, but was frightened away by the iron sand palm raised by Su Miao. He didn't know where she learned this palm technique, but it was quite painful.
After returning home, Wang Xin pondered the matter more and more. Why did Su Miao suddenly make him care so much about Yuanyuan? Was there something really unusual going on? Then he couldn't help but ask his mother.
Mother Wang was cooking. He leaned against the kitchen door frame and asked, "Mom, the last time we went back to Ning County and had dinner at Yuanyuan's house, did you think there was something wrong with her?"
Mother Wang gave him a strange look, but she didn't stop chopping vegetables. She said, "Yuanyuan? There's nothing wrong with her. She just got thinner, taller, and prettier. Why are you asking this all of a sudden?"
Wang Xin banged his head against the door frame twice in confusion and continued, "Think carefully again, have you noticed that she's become less talkative? She used to be like a little sparrow, chirping and making a lot of noise. But last time, she seemed much quieter and not as noisy."
Mother Wang stopped chopping vegetables and thought carefully. "You call her that? That's what we call lively, okay? But the last time I went back, Yuanyuan seemed quieter than before. But it's normal for a little girl to become quieter as she grows up. Do you think everyone is as loud and noisy as you, a brat?"
"No, Mom, you are my real mother. Just praise me, don't step on me!" Wang Xin jumped up immediately.
"Haha, speaking of which, you'll be in the third year of junior high next year and have to prepare for the high school entrance exam. The teaching resources at No. 1 Middle School are definitely better than those in Ning County. When you go back, give Yuanyuan extra lessons and give her a copy of the materials you sent her."
Wang Xin answered bluntly, "It's not my turn. She and Su Miao are very close. I'm sure she gave her the summary of knowledge points that Su Miao compiled."
"Notes are notes, but face-to-face instruction is still different. But then again, Su Miao is truly outstanding. She's beautiful, smart, has excellent grades, is well-mannered, and is so friendly and helpful to you old classmates. It's truly rare. I wonder how she was trained like that."
Every time Su Miao was mentioned, Mother Wang couldn't help but admire her. Seeing his mother indulged in Su Miao's charm again, Wang Xin covered his head and slipped away to prevent his mother from turning around and looking at him with displeasure.
Because he had to go back to Ning County on Friday, Wang Xin asked for leave and left early from the last class of the day as usual. This was also a privilege he had earned now that his grades had improved. If a student at the bottom of the class had been so presumptuous, he would have been criticized long ago.
Wang Xin's father borrowed the company's car to pick up his wife and children. Before Wang Xin came to Nanning to study, he stayed at his aunt and uncle's house.
The daughter of my aunt and uncle went to Shanghai to study at university, and they felt that their home was quite lonely, so when Wang Xin's parents wanted to arrange accommodation for him, they took the initiative to suggest that Wang Xin live with them. Firstly, Wang Xin had been liked by them since he was a child, and coming to live with them would add some popularity to the family, and secondly, they would be able to better supervise his studies.
Now that his grades have improved greatly, Mother Wang took sick leave a month ago, rented a small house near the school, and decided to take care of her son as he prepares for the high school entrance examination.
As for after he goes to high school, he is already an adult, so let him live in the school dormitory. Anyway, being able to go to high school has already met his parents' expectations of him.
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