Chapter 9 What did he understand in the monthly exam?
It rained lightly at night.
Some sycamore leaves were knocked down from the trees and spread on the ground, forming a mottled carpet.
The students of No. 1 Middle School welcomed the first monthly exam of the new semester.
Early in the morning.
Yan Ning opened her eyes before the alarm went off. She had been reviewing her notes until the early hours of the morning, and her head felt a little dizzy.
At the foot of the bed, faint morning light sneaked in through the corner of the curtains.
Yan Ning didn't check the time on the bedside alarm clock. He just smoothed out the quilt, stared at the light at the end of the bed, and cleared his mind for a while.
soon.
There was a slight sound of footsteps outside the door, and Lin Xinci knocked on the door. "Ningning, are you awake? Don't you have an exam today? Don't be late."
Yan Ning sat up and responded, "I'm awake. I understand."
After getting up, changing clothes, and folding the quilt, Yan Ning went through the whole process. When the bird at the head of the bed happily sang "Get up...", he calmly pressed the stop button.
After washing up, Yan Ning sat down at the dining table and started eating breakfast with Lin Xinci who was waiting there.
Today's breakfast is white porridge, meat buns, eggs, and side dishes.
Although it looks simple and ordinary, because she is worried that the breakfast bought from outside is unhygienic and unnutritious, Lin Xinzhi cooks the porridge in a pressure cooker early in the morning, mixes the dough and stuffing of the meat buns in advance, cooks the eggs according to the time, and even pickles the side dishes herself.
During normal breakfast time, Lin Xinci usually asks Yan Ning about his studies and recent plans.
Today, perhaps because of the monthly exam, or perhaps because she noticed Yan Ning looked a little tired, Lin Xinci didn't ask anything, and Yan Ning didn't say anything either.
No conversation during the meal.
After breakfast, there was still some time before the usual school time, but Yan Ning still went back to the room to get his schoolbag and said to Lin Xinci, "Mom, I'm going to school."
Lin Xinci stopped cleaning the dishes and said, "Well, go ahead. Don't be nervous about the exam. Do the questions seriously."
Yan Ning said, "Okay."
Then, Lin Xinci casually said, "Your father is going on a business trip this weekend, so we won't be going back to the north of the city."
On the north side of the city is the Materials Institute staff quarters where Yan Ning's family used to live.
Since last year, Lin Xinci brought Yan Ning to rent a house in Huize. The family of three lives in two different places during the weekdays, and when they reunite on weekends, the location will depend on the situation.
Sometimes Lin Xinci drove Yan Ning to the north of the city, and sometimes Yan Xiangrong would come to Huize.
However, if Yan Xiangrong is too busy, or Yan Ning has to prepare for exams or attend tutoring classes, the frequency of such reunions will become uncertain.
As for this weekend.
Yan Ning actually already knew that even if her father didn't go on a business trip, her mother would probably not take her back to the north of the city.
because--
Two days ago, after evening self-study class, Yan Ning was changing shoes at the entrance when she saw Lin Xinci's bag on the shoe cabinet. The zipper of the bag was not zipped up all the way, and a corner of the brochure inside was exposed, vaguely visible:
[XX High-Efficiency Score Improvement Training Camp Contact Number: Teacher Chen 13XXXXXXXXX]
It is a brochure for the tutoring class.
Even in the key classes of No. 1 Middle School, where the academic workload is busy and homework piles up on weekends.
If nothing unexpected happens, Lin Xinci will take her to a tutoring class this weekend for a trial class. The specific tutoring classes she will take will most likely be determined based on her monthly exam results...
The iron door of Room 301 was closed.
Yan Ning lowered his eyes, exhaled, cleared his mind, and walked down the stairs with his schoolbag on his back.
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No. 1 Middle School has always attached great importance to all kinds of examinations, big or small, equally.
To quote what Xin Jing had heard from countless seniors who had gone through hardships in the past, it was:
"No. 1 Middle School will not miss any opportunity to let students fight and cry bitterly on the 'battlefield'!"
Specifically, not only are the exams difficult, but even the monthly exams are arranged in a similar way to the college entrance exam.
Books were cleared and seats were spread out, with only 30 students per class. Exam numbers were posted on the top corners of the desks, and two invigilators were assigned. Because classrooms were limited, lab buildings and multimedia classrooms were also used as exam rooms.
In order to allow students to intuitively see their progress or regression, the test numbers are sorted according to the results of the previous test.
The first monthly exam in the first year of high school uses the admission score ranking.
Yan Ning's test number is 25.
The examination rooms were arranged starting from Class 1, so Yan Ning took the exam in the class next door.
The first test in the morning was Chinese.
Yan Ning reviewed the ancient poems that she was going to recite in the class for a while. When the exam was about to start, she came to the classroom with a water cup and a transparent pencil case filled with stationery.
The seats in the examination room are arranged in five columns and six rows in an S-shape.
After Yan Ning entered the venue, he looked down at the seats. The seat at the entrance was 1, and the first seat in the second row next to it was 12...
Soon, she found seat number 25, on the innermost side of the first row.
Coincidentally, the girl sitting next to Yan Ning happened to be one of Shi Caimeng's roommates, named Guan Yue. She sometimes went to the cafeteria to eat with Xin Jing and Shi Caimeng, and Yan Ning also knew her.
Guan Yue was chatting with someone else. When she saw Yan Ning coming over, she greeted her with a smile.
"Ningning, good morning~"
"Good morning."
Yan Ning also responded with a smile, then sat down and took out the stationery from the transparent pencil case one by one and put them away.
Guan Yue turned around, lowered her voice, and continued chatting with the person behind her.
There weren't too many people in the examination room, so it wasn't too quiet, nor was it noisy.
Yan Ning was silently reciting the composition materials in his mind, and the sound of conversation beside him could be heard from time to time.
"The girl at the corner of the stairs yesterday must have been Wen Shujin. I don't know what she was thinking. She made such a big fuss the day before yesterday, and she came to Lu Shen again yesterday. Wasn't it because she felt that Lu Shen was being harmed by them and was being slandered on the forums and that it wasn't miserable enough?"
"Did the Road God see her?"
"No, I heard that Wen waited for half a day, but when he didn't see him, he left."
The people behind her sneered, "Isn't this the school beauty's performance personality? She's used to being the center of attention. How can she attract everyone's attention if she doesn't make some noise?"
Guan Yue hummed in agreement, and then, with some worry, said:
"I don't know if the Road God will be affected..."
As Guan Yue spoke, she tried to tilt her head and look back, but because she was sitting sideways, it was really difficult, so she had to give up for the time being.
"If he fails the exam this time, I wonder what those trolls on the forum will say about him."
The person sitting at the back table curled his lips and said, "Haha, I think it's more likely that the haters will get slapped in the face. Have you forgotten the results of Lu Shen's daily quizzes?
Basically full, perfect, score!
This 'God' is truly a god in every sense of the word..."
The two girls looked at each other, reached a consensus, and turned their heads at the same time to look towards the front door of the classroom.
But Guan Yue failed again.
So I decided to turn around and sit sideways.
At the same time, Yan Ning finished studying the materials, thought of the campus card in his pocket, took it out, and was placing it on the upper corner of the desk.
She subconsciously raised her eyes, and her gaze happened to meet Guan Yue's.
Guan Yue immediately understood and winked at Yan Ning, revealing a knowing smile.
While Yan Ning was slightly stunned, Guan Yue continued to turn around, but at the same time, she did not forget to lean back.
Leaving a field of vision for Yan Ning.
So, Yan Ning saw at a glance the seat number 01 by the window on the opposite side of the same row.
Lu Chen.
The young man held his chin with one hand, looking into the distance outside the window with a look of boredom.
But such an ordinary action, because of the exposed side face, smooth lines, deep eyebrows and eyes, is particularly perfect in the interweaving of light and shadow in the morning light, as if it is favored by the world and has an extra layer of filter turned on.
Yan Ning heard most of the conversation between the people around him.
But now, she had no time to think about it.
With just a glance, he passed the boy by the window and looked at the clear blue sky.
The exam is important.
She couldn't be distracted.
The test papers of No. 1 Middle School are indeed as good as their reputation.
After finishing the Chinese and physics exams in the morning, Yan Ning followed a large group of students downstairs and heard a lot of wailing.
Yan Ning's Chinese is okay, but her physics is relatively weak, so writing is not easy for her.
However, after finishing one subject, just give up on it.
Before the exam started in the afternoon, Yan Ning calmed down and said to himself, "Come on."
The first one is chemistry.
After the test, we took a twenty-minute break, and then it was math time.
The math problems are still difficult.
As soon as the papers were handed out and the exam bell rang, the only sound left in the classroom was the rustling of pens.
Mathematics is Yan Ning's strong subject. Although many questions have traps, Yan Ning calmed down and answered them one by one with concentration and seriousness, and the writing went quite smoothly.
Until the paper turned to the last page and it was time to read the title of the second to last question.
Yan Ning frowned.
It's not because of a block in thinking, but——
The afternoon sun was at its brightest, and a ray of sunlight happened to climb onto the page, irritating her eyes and making it difficult for her to open them.
Yan Ning raised his hand and tried to use the transparent pencil case in front of him to cover it, but it didn't work.
She moved the paper to the left and right, but the glaring sunlight was still there.
The light climbed up little by little and now covered a large area of the table.
Yan Ning couldn't write any more.
She turned her head helplessly and found the source of the light——
It was reflected from an open glass window in the front row on the opposite side.
Yan Ning wanted to raise his hand to ask the teacher for help, but unfortunately, he found that both invigilators were not in the classroom.
Because it was modeled after the college entrance exam, the female teacher just accompanied the female student to the restroom;
Because it was not a real college entrance examination, the male teacher was called out by the principal who was passing by for inspection. The two of them were now standing near the back door, holding folders and talking about something, and it didn't seem like they would be back for a while.
Yan Ning pursed his lips and thought, why not lie down on the table and write, using his arms to block the light, he should be able to hold on for a while.
Thinking of this, she was about to look away.
I don’t want to——
On the way, I bumped into another pair of black eyes.
In other words, it's hard not to bump into one.
Everyone in the classroom was busy writing on their papers, with only two people looking up and looking elsewhere.
That is Yan Ning.
There was also Lu Chen, who was standing on the opposite side of the same row, leaning against the wall, resting his left elbow on the table, supporting his head, spinning a pen with his right hand, and even looking a little idle.
Their eyes met for a moment.
Yan Ning saw that Lu Chen nodded to her.
He looked as if he understood.
Yan Ning:?
What does he understand?
Next second.
Lu Chen suddenly stood up from his seat without any warning, and turned his body slightly to face the window.
Yan Ning was startled, but he understood immediately -
Lu Chen should be helping her close the window.
But the window was located diagonally behind him and he had to lean over to reach it.
Without waiting for Lu Chen to make any further move.
Director Wang outside the door fully demonstrated that his nickname "Eagle Eye King" was not for nothing——
"That student is taking an exam, why are you standing up?!"
Director Wang was almost turning his back to the front door, but he immediately noticed something unusual in the classroom. He raised his eyebrows, turned his head, and scolded someone at the same time.
Yan Ning's heart suddenly tightened. She was just about to speak up and help Lu Chen explain.
However, the man who suddenly stood up in the classroom said calmly to the outside:
"Teacher, I'll hand in my paper."
At this time, there was more than half an hour left before the end of the exam.
As soon as these words were spoken.
Everyone in the class who was writing furiously gasped in surprise.
It was only at this moment that Yan Ning realized that there were so many people breathing in together that the sound of breathing could be clearly heard.
Director Wang also saw that it was Lu Chen at this time, and his voice softened. "Oh, just put the answer sheet on the podium."
Lu Chen did as he was told.
Wait until he hands in the paper and comes down from the podium.
There happened to be a breeze, blowing in through the window that reflected the sunlight.
On the desk facing the window, the corner of the test paper was blown up by the wind, and the boy sitting in seat No. 2 reached out hurriedly to press it.
Lu Chen raised his hand, showing off his height and long arms, and easily closed the glass window until only a gap remained.
The boy who was still pressing the test paper gave Lu Chen a grateful glance.
Everything was so logical, even as if the eye contact just now was just Yan Ning's illusion -
No way.
On the other side, Lu Chen did not let go of the window handle immediately. Instead, he turned his head and confirmed that the refracted light had jumped from Yan Ning's paper to the ground in front of the table.
Then, he turned his gaze and looked at Yan Ning again.
Only then did Yan Ning realize that her eyes had never left Lu Chen since the beginning.
Then he raised his eyebrows slightly.
His eyes are bright, bold, and full of youthfulness.
Just at this moment, Director Wang and the invigilator outside the door finished communicating, and the two of them were walking towards the front door of the classroom, one in front and the other behind.
I have a strange feeling that I'm going to be caught.
Yan Ning only had time to hurriedly mouth, "Thank you."
And when she looked away, she didn't see clearly whether Lu Chen's lips were really smiling...
When the bell for collecting papers rang, Yan Ning had just finished checking the test paper for the second time.
While waiting for the test paper to be passed from the back row to the front.
Yan Ning's thoughts drifted away from the question, and his gaze fell on the wall in front of him, on the warm orange sunset.
She couldn't help but recall the scene in the middle of the exam just now.
how.
As soon as I met him.
It was like she could only say "thank you".
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