After a busy day, I completely forgot to prepare food for the children. They made their own snacks, which didn't cost much and would have been a great opportunity for them to taste them. I just forgot.
So Yu Jiu and Xu Zijiang took the box apart again, put the contents back in, and then sealed it up. The box was full of goodwill.
There's no need to elaborate on how touched my old comrade was to receive the gifts.
"Mom, look, I've finished my homework, and it's all correct, isn't it!"
An'an happily brought over her workbook, a first-grade workbook that Yu Jiu and Xu Zi had specially bought for her so she could start learning. Doing more math problems when she's bored will keep her from thinking about playing all the time. However, Yu Jiu doesn't allow her to study for very long, just an hour a day is enough. But An'an is quite patient; sometimes when she gets interested, she'll study for two or three hours on her own, without needing to be prompted.
"Mom, take a look."
With her child studying so diligently, the parents naturally couldn't let her down. Yu Jiu immediately put down what she was doing, took her homework, and hugged An An in her arms. She looked at each question one by one, and yes, they were all correct.
"An'an is so clever! Today, Mom will reward you with some shrimp balls, okay?"
Yu Jiu gave little An'an a big kiss, her praise and affection evident. Children need to be praised more, and An'an nodded excitedly.
"Okay, okay! Once I've learned it, I'll be in charge of teaching my younger siblings!"
"Great~~~ An'an is so great, An'an is such a good older sister!"
Yu Jiu praised An'an to the skies, and when she was really happy, she patted her head and let her play with the dog Grey Grey by herself. Today, she would prepare the things for the New Year, and everything would be almost ready. In the next few days, she and Xu Zijiang could take An'an out for a walk.
"Something terrible has happened!"
The two were busy when Zhang Yan suddenly rushed in, her voice panicked.
"What's wrong? Tell me slowly."
Yu Jiu was afraid that she couldn't breathe, so she quickly told her to take a deep breath. Zhang Yan didn't have time to take a deep breath. She waved her hand and said while panting heavily.
"Oh no! I heard that someone cheated on this year's college entrance exam, and their scores might be canceled, requiring them to retake it!"
"What! This is impossible!"
Yu Jiu was shocked and instinctively denied it. She didn't remember hearing about such a thing in her past life. If it really happened, she couldn't have been completely unaware of it in her past life. Or was it just that the college entrance examination results for their area were canceled?
"Seriously, it's all over the place now! Thank goodness Rainbow went home, she'd be furious if she were still here! She finally did well on the test, what if her results were canceled? Oh right, shouldn't we tell her to come back quickly? What if she has to retake the test and can't make it back in time!"
Zhang Yan was nervous on behalf of Yu Caihong.
"Don't worry, I'll have Xu Zijiang go out and find out what's going on. Tell me what happened first."
Yu Jiu gave Xu Zijiang a look, signaling him to go out and inquire. The two of them hadn't gone out or interacted with many people in the past two days and didn't even know about this.
"Okay, I'll go right away."
Without saying a word, Xu Zijiang immediately went out to inquire. Zhang Yan took a sip of water and caught her breath before finally telling Yu Jiu the whole story.
"Two candidates caused trouble, saying that another person in the same examination room cheated, but the invigilator did not do anything about it. Maybe that person did not do well either. Then someone cheated and the teacher did not do anything about it. He felt very unbalanced. He felt that he could not pass the exam, and he could not let the cheater pass the exam. So he spread the news in various ways, hoping to invalidate the cheater's score."
However, all the exam papers have been collected, so there's no point in him saying anything now. For the past two days, everyone just thought he was crazy and didn't pay attention. But today, he said he went to the Party Secretary and even wrote a letter to report him, and they've already replied, saying they're going to cancel the college entrance exam scores for everyone in our area!
"No way. Even if someone cheated, if one person cheats, and the college entrance exam results of an entire region are canceled, what will happen to all the students taking the exam? That's unfair to them. It's impossible. Besides, if he writes a letter to report it, he probably won't get a reply so quickly."
Yu Jiu analyzed the situation and stuck to her opinion, believing it was impossible. At most, they would cancel the exam score of the student who cheated. Even if it was a case of collective punishment, it would only affect that class. It was impossible for everyone in their area to have their college entrance exam scores canceled; who could agree to that? It would definitely incite public outrage.
"Don't worry too much. We'll hear what Xu Zijiang has to say when he gets back."
Yu Jiu comforted her, and Zhang Yan's emotions were gradually calmed down.
"It's better if it's fake, then I can rest assured. It saves Rainbow from getting her hopes up for nothing. How could she bear such a blow?"
Indeed, exams require a burst of energy and confidence. If a score is invalidated and the student has to take it again, she might not have the same drive and confidence, which could negatively impact her overall performance. Not long after, Xu Zi returned with good news, just as Yu Jiu had predicted.
"The person who spread this news is named Liu Sheng. He was a sent-down youth and is over 30 years old. He desperately wanted to return to the city. When he took the college entrance exam, he knew his score was not ideal and he probably wouldn't pass. So he was devastated and his mind became a bit unstable. He imagined all sorts of nonsense, including writing letters to report others and getting replies from higher authorities. These are all false. His family has already come out to clarify that it is impossible to cancel the college entrance exam scores of an entire region. The cost would be too high."
"Is the cheating all true or false?"
Hearing that her college entrance exam scores wouldn't be canceled, Zhang Yan felt relieved and started gossiping again. Yu Jiu also looked at Xu Zijiang curiously and asked him if he knew.
"There shouldn't be any cheating. Some students in his class said they didn't see anyone cheating, but since we don't know which student Liu was referring to, maybe that student was sitting a little further away from them. They were just focused on answering their own questions and didn't notice whether someone in the distance was cheating. But based on my guess, I estimate that there wasn't any."
"We finally got the college entrance exam back, but if you're caught cheating, your score will be canceled and you won't be allowed to take it again. Nobody would dare take that risk."
Xu Zijiang said slowly, "After all, as long as the college entrance examination is reinstated, even if you don't pass this time, you will have another chance next year. Why block your own path?"
"That's true. Anyway, it's good that nothing bad happened. It was a close call."
Yu Jiu touched her stomach and breathed a sigh of relief. Although she thought it was impossible, she couldn't help but worry even if there was only a slight chance.
"We can tell Rainbow about this when she gets back, and scare her a little first."
Zhang Yan chuckled, a mischievous thought forming in her mind. Since the matter wasn't true anyway, she figured she might as well scare Yu Caihong. Yu Jiu just smiled and didn't stop her.
After the false alarm, Yu Jiu decided to go out and get some sun. Xu Zijiang, on the other hand, was called away by someone who said they needed his help, so Xu Zijiang went. Yu Jiu closed the door, and she took An'an's hand, while An'an took her dog, Huihui's hand. The two of them, the dog, and Zhang Yan went out for a walk.
"Mom, Grey doesn't bite, so why do we need to put a leash on it?"
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