With Chef Lin gone, what are his two apprentices still doing here?
They naturally wanted to fulfill their filial duties, but now the kitchen was completely wiped out, leaving only Zhang Cui, a half-baked worker, who barely managed to hold on for half a day.
Then, Zhang Cui cried and begged her parents, refusing to go into the kitchen. That day, around mid-afternoon, the restaurant ignored the long queue of customers and simply closed its doors.
Chi Chan never expected that Zhang Cui's restaurant would shut down in this way.
After all, on the day of the food festival, the reporter even interviewed Chef Lin from Zhang Cui's family. The "Grandma Qiao" restaurant, which seemed to be thriving, ultimately failed due to Chef Lin's illness.
The outcome was different from what Chi Chan had predicted, but the result was the same.
The merchants on the street were surprised, but after the surprise came joy. Their biggest competitor was gone, so wouldn't the customers be diverted to their shops?
After a brief moment of joy, they threw themselves into the busy work of making money.
After a whole week of activities, the dozen or so merchants were all beaming with joy, their wallets bulging.
As for the "Grandma Qiao" restaurant that closed down halfway, who would remember it during this time when time is money?
Chi Chan had been keeping track of the situation at 'Grandma Qiao' restaurant, but strangely enough, even though Chef Lin's illness wasn't serious, she had never heard of him being discharged from the hospital.
Or perhaps Chef Lin was discharged from the hospital a long time ago? And just hasn't come to 'Grandma Qiao' restaurant since?
Chi Chan was unaware of all this; all she knew was that Zhang Cui's restaurant had not reopened since that day, not even a month ago.
Having tasted success, the merchants paid even closer attention to Chef Lin's whereabouts after the event, much like Chi Chan had. However, Chef Lin seemed to have vanished from the No. 1 Middle School snack street the day he collapsed.
Without Chef Lin, "Grandma Qiao's" restaurant could no longer stir up any trouble and was subjected to unanimous suppression and exclusion from the entire food street.
Soon, the Lin family could no longer make a living on this street. In a hurry, they sold the shop and left in disgrace.
The once-glorious "Grandma Qiao" restaurant has become a thing of the past.
Over time, it disappeared from everyone's memory.
Before we knew it, it was already mid-June. The senior high school students had just finished their college entrance exams, and Chi Chan had just finished her academic proficiency test.
After this exam, Chi Chan will no longer need to worry about studying politics, history, and geography during high school. She can focus all her attention on the six science subjects!
This increased focus also means that from now on, the school's attention, previously focused on the former senior high school students, will immediately shift to Chi Chan, the newly approved senior high school student.
Senior year of high school is really not far away.
When the biology teacher called Chi Chan and Ji Siyuan to the office, Chi Chan was engrossed in struggling with a physics problem.
She followed Ji Siyuan into the biology teacher's office, puzzled.
"Teacher Wang, what can I do for you?"
Chi Chan and Ji Siyuan stood side by side in front of Teacher Wang's desk, their eyes filled with doubt.
Teacher Wang: "..."
Teacher Wang really wanted to crack open Chi Chan's brain and see what was inside: "Why do you think I came to find you?"
Surely it wasn't from eating too much and getting full?
Receiving an undisguised eye roll from Teacher Wang, Chi Chan chuckled and realized what was going on: "Could it be that the competition results are out?"
Teacher Wang nodded with a hint of relief, thankfully remembering this matter.
He teased Chi Chan: "Yes, the competition results are out, one good news and one bad news. Which do you want to hear first?"
Chi Chan frowned: "Teacher, is the good news that Ji Siyuan has made it into the provincial team, or is the bad news that I've been cut? Then why did you call me here? Just to hear bad news?"
Teacher Wang didn't even want to talk to Chi Chan anymore. During the training, this child was quite quick-witted, so why is she acting so stupid now?
"You were rejected, so why did I call you here?"
Chi Chan was taken aback, then realized, "Oh right, if she was rejected, why did they need to find her?"
The other two classmates aren't here either.
"So, Li Wen and Zhang Qian were rejected?"
"No, they both performed very well and won the first prize in the province."
Upon hearing this, Chi Chan's eyes widened in disbelief.
Why did Teacher Wang not talk to the two of them separately after they won the first prize in the province, but now he specifically talked to her and Ji Siyuan?
Holy crap—what makes him so special that he's compared to Ji Siyuan and both of them are being called in by the teacher? Chi Chan had a bold guess.
"Could it be that Ji Siyuan and I have been promoted to the provincial team?"
Teacher Wang glanced at Chi Chan, trying to suppress the upturn of her lips, and said in a serious voice, "At least you still used your brain."
Chi Chan: "..."
Teacher Wang then gave a general overview of the situation to Chi Chan and Ji Siyuan.
Making it into the provincial team is equivalent to winning the top prize, placing in the top eight in the entire province.
The good news Teacher Wang mentioned was that Chi Chan made it into the provincial team, but the bad news was that Chi Chan was the last one in line to get into the provincial team.
Chi Chan, however, felt that this was not bad news at all, but only good news.
They've made it into the provincial team!
I never dreamed this would happen!
Biology has always been regarded as the humanities of the sciences, mainly because there are more knowledge points to memorize in biology compared to other science subjects.
Furthermore, because there are relatively fewer people studying biology for competitions compared to other science subjects, the competition is relatively less intense.
Naturally, the prestige of biology competitions is not as high as that of other science subjects.
Despite this, Chi Chan was quite content.
Because biology is actually her favorite subject, and the sense of accomplishment she gets from biology is unmatched by other subjects.
After leaving Teacher Wang's office, Chi Chan's smile never stopped.
Ji Siyuan noticed that Chi Chan was grinning foolishly.
The noise started outside Teacher Wang's office and continued until almost the end of evening self-study.
Ji Siyuan finally lost his temper: "It's just an exam, why are you so happy about it?"
"Of course! For you, this might just be a routine exam, but for me, it's a milestone! Wow, that's the provincial team!!"
Even the usually composed Chi Chan had a sparkle in his eyes at this moment.
Ji Siyuan didn't understand.
A while ago, Ji Siyuan successfully passed the second round of training and selection for a mathematics competition, becoming one of the six representatives. This summer, he will set off to participate in an international mathematics competition.
For Ji Siyuan, this math competition was nothing more than a series of exams that wasted both his time and energy. During the exams, he also had to spend a lot of time dealing with people he didn't like.
He has never liked competitions that drag on for too long.
However, Gu Sirou always insisted that he participate and achieve good results.
Therefore, Ji Siyuan had long been accustomed to and used to these boring daily competitions.
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