Chapter 139 It goes without saying
Shen Xuewei's campus life remains busy.
After school, other students either study, read extracurricular books, or play around with their friends.
At school, Shen Xuewei would go straight to the computer lab after lunch and in the afternoon, and wouldn't go back until just before the afternoon nap bell and evening self-study bell were about to ring.
She submitted her manuscript a few days earlier than expected.
After sending the last part of the manuscript to Yunli, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Next, she needs to prepare for the final exams.
During this period, Feng Xuemei would come over from time to time to inquire about how much of that domineering CEO novel had been written and when she planned to submit it to them.
Shen Xuewei made an excuse that she was busy and didn't write much, only a little bit. She said she would write more and then send it to her depending on the situation.
Feng Xuemei then subtly inquired about what she was going to be busy with next.
Shen Xuewei honestly replied: "I need to study hard for the final exams. If I don't get first place in the grade, my uncle will beat me when I get back."
Shen Xuewei didn't think that her uncle's words that day were just a casual remark.
If she doesn't get first place in the grade, she'll really be in trouble later.
Feng Xuemei sat at her computer desk, saw the message from Shen Xuewei, and fell silent.
Yes, this is a child, and a child who gets to be first in the grade.
There's no need to rush them, day after day...
It was now January 9th, 2005, with only four days left until the final exams.
After evening self-study, when she and Ye Meiling were running on the playground, Ye Meiling sighed as she ran.
Shen Xuewei couldn't help but glance at her sideways, "Meiling, what's wrong with you?"
Ye Meiling said with distress, "I haven't learned anything this semester, and I failed every subject in the final exams. I don't know how to tell my grandma when I get home."
Shen Xuewei remained silent.
Is it too late to think about this now?
Ye Meiling's mind is not on studying at all right now.
In the eyes of several teachers, she was one of the students who had been abandoned.
"So... what did your grandma say when you came back from the bottom of your class?"
Ye Meiling's eyes dimmed. "She didn't say much because her family said that it was useless for girls to study, and that finishing junior high school was enough."
“My mom told me a long time ago that the family could only afford to send my brother to school. Even if I did well in school, they wouldn't give me money to go to high school…”
"As for my grandma... she doesn't have any money, and my parents don't give her much money either."
Shen Xuewei listened to her in silence without offering her own opinion.
Ye Meiling's situation is a microcosm of many rural girls' plight.
The two gradually slowed down their running pace and sat down on the steps to the side.
Having not opened her heart for a long time, Ye Meiling spoke for a very long time.
After venting her frustrations, she regained her usual lively demeanor.
She shook Shen Xuewei's arm. "Weiwei, I wish I could be in the same exam room as you. That way, if you finish writing, you can put your paper over a little so I can copy it. Maybe then I can get a few more points."
For each midterm and final exam, student ID numbers are shuffled and exam rooms are randomly assigned.
With so many exam rooms, the chances of being assigned to the same room and being able to copy someone else's answers are extremely small, almost impossible.
Shen Xuewei smiled and said, "It depends. The school hasn't decided on the exam venues yet."
Generally, the exam room assignments are determined the day before the exam, and students only find out their assigned exam room the day before.
Ye Meiling rested her chin on her hand and sighed, "I think the chances are probably not very high."
As Shen Xuewei had predicted, she and Ye Meiling were not assigned to the same examination room.
The final exams lasted two days. Each classroom had an average of about sixty seats, and it was always packed with people during the exams.
Coincidentally, Shen Xuewei and Zheng Feng were not only assigned to the same examination room, but they were also deskmates.
The school is only so big, and all three grades (7th, 8th, and 9th) take their exams on the same day.
Therefore, in order to make full use of the examination room, it was formed that first-year junior high school students and second-year junior high school students took the same examination room, second-year junior high school students and third-year junior high school students took the same examination room, or first-year junior high school students and third-year junior high school students took the same examination room.
Before the exam papers were distributed, Shen Xuewei and Zheng Feng, who was standing next to her, looked at each other.
Zheng Feng glanced at the podium. The teacher was still organizing the test papers and didn't notice the students below.
He then took the opportunity to speak with Shen Xuewei: "I heard last week that your grandmother's house was being built. How many stories?"
Shen Xuewei also glanced at the podium and lowered her voice, saying:
"Two stories. It's already built. My grandma and her family said they'll be having a banquet in a few days to invite relatives over. They've also told my godparents. You can come along then."
The house built by the Chen family is said to be two stories, but to be precise, it should be two and a half stories.
The upper half of the floor consisted of two rooms used to store grain.
The remaining half of the roof will be used for drying grain later.
Zheng Feng's eyes lit up. "Of course I'll go to such a great banquet. Remember to come to my house when we pay our New Year's visits."
Shen Xuewei nodded gently, "Okay, I won't forget."
Zheng Feng was about to speak again when the proctor finished distributing the exam papers, glanced around the classroom, and focused on Zheng Feng.
"Alright, the test papers will be passed from the front to the back. If you don't get a test paper, remember to tell the teacher."
"Also, it's final exam time now, so no talking and don't disturb other students. If you need to go to the restroom, remember to ask..."
There was some noise in the classroom, but after the proctor said those words, it became completely quiet.
Shen Xuewei looked at the test paper in front of her, glanced at the questions, and breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Fortunately, the difficulty level wasn't too high, and I should be able to get a good score this time.
When the bell rang again, it was time to start the exam.
Shen Xuewei ignored Zheng Feng beside her and quietly picked up her pen to answer the questions.
Zheng Feng glanced at the exam paper casually.
He hasn't been paying much attention in class this semester, and he can't answer nine out of ten questions on this test.
After barely managing to write down the few questions he knew how to do, he faced Shen Xuewei and half-lyed on the table.
He twirled the pen in his hand while watching Shen Xuewei answer the questions.
Shen Xuewei seemed oblivious, completely unaffected.
She answered the questions on the exam paper one by one until she finished the last essay, then she looked up at the clock on the wall in front of her.
There are still more than twenty minutes left, so we can do a final check.
She checked the test paper, crossed out two misspelled words with correction fluid, wrote the correct words, and nodded slightly.
She was suddenly poked in the arm and turned her head to look.
Zheng Feng remained lying on his side facing her, but he pulled out the test paper that had been pressed underneath and placed it within Shen Xuewei's line of sight.
He didn't speak, but simply pointed with his pen to the blank space on the test paper where the answers were still left, and then looked at Shen Xuewei.
The meaning is self-evident.
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