Chapter 212
"What's going on?" Xu Nianbai said with a frown as he looked at Deng Defeng's arm.
"I accidentally fell on the way home yesterday." Deng Defeng said with his head down.
He had a bandage on his arm, saying he fell and broke it yesterday. Seeing him injured, Xu Nianbai felt worried and asked, "Is it serious? Are there any other injuries?"
Deng Defeng shook his head, then said hesitantly: "Then...then the competition..."
His injured arm happened to be his right arm, and now the whole arm was in a bandage, making it difficult for him to move, let alone write. So, it was obvious that he would not be able to participate in the competition.
His words made Xu Nianbai frown even more, but health was the most important thing, so he didn't say anything else. He just told Deng Defeng not to dwell on it too much and to rest well. He would find someone else to take on the competition. It was true, with the exam less than a week away, someone else might not even be able to catch up with the make-up classes. But there was no other way now.
After Deng Defeng left, Xu Nianbai looked at the report card for the last midterm exam and his eyes landed on Yu Xiaohui's name. Yu Xiaohui's last exam was pretty good, ranking fifth in the class. However, she had a major flaw: her grades were inconsistent, sometimes high and sometimes low. On her worst days, she'd rank outside the top ten, but the next time she'd be in the top five again.
However, thinking about what happened between her and Baoya last time...Xu Nianbai looked at the others again. However, after asking, the other two candidates both said they didn't want to participate. With no other choice, Xu Nianbai finally decided to ask Yu Xiaohui. Soon, Yu Xiaohui was called over.
Xu Nianbai told her about participating in the competition, and Yu Xiaohui was very surprised. She had heard about this from Liu Lingling last time, but when she knew Xu Nianbai had already chosen someone and knew she had no chance, she felt disappointed for a while. Unexpectedly, Xu Nianbai gave her this opportunity now.
Yu Xiaohui quickly nodded and agreed: "Yes, I am willing to participate."
Xu Nianbai then told her about the tutoring, and then found some previously asked questions for her to study first, as if he had chosen her as the fourth person.
After school in the afternoon, the classmates left one after another, but Baoya was still sitting in her seat, looking down at the math problem in her notebook. This problem was left by Xu Nianbai yesterday, but she hadn't solved it yet.
At once
As Baoya lowered her head in thought, she heard someone say, "Yu Xiaohui, why aren't you leaving yet?"
Baoya reflexively raised her head upon hearing the voice, and then looked in Yu Xiaohui's direction. Yu Xiaohui's eyes met Baoya's, and within a second, she panicked and dodged away. Then, she lowered her head and said, "I, I also want to participate in the competition, so I have to stay and attend class."
"Ah? You're going?"
"By the way, Deng Defeng broke his arm and can't write, so he can't participate in the competition with us."
Xu Nianbai arrived soon and briefly told them that Yu Xiaohui would join the competition later. Then, without any further words, he started today's supplementary lessons.
Baoya didn't react at all, still listening attentively and working on her homework as usual. Xu Nianbai glanced at her a few more times, and after confirming that she had no resistance, he began to teach more attentively.
After an hour, Baoya came out to meet Tianen, then went to find Li Qingyan, and the three of them went home together. However, when Tianen saw Yu Xiaohui following Baoya out of the house, his brows immediately furrowed.
"Why is she..."
Baoya turned her head to look at Yu Xiaohui, and whispered to Tianen, "Deng Defeng from our class broke his arm and can't take the exam, so we replaced him."
Tian En wanted to say something, but Bao Ya shook her head. Tian En didn't say anything more, and took Bao Ya and Li Qingyan home together.
A week passed quickly, and the school had a five-day Labor Day holiday. Tomorrow, Baoya and the others would be attending a competition at Yucai Elementary School. Before leaving school, Xu Nianbai gave them numerous instructions, fearing any unexpected events. After all, they had spent so much time preparing, and they still had to do their best to earn their place.
"You have to be at school at 7 o'clock tomorrow. We'll gather and go to Yucai Primary School together. Don't be late, okay?"
Baoya and the others nodded, and after they finished speaking, Xu Nianbai told them to go home. When they got home, Feng Guizhi's meal was already prepared, and they opened the pot and prepared to eat as soon as they got home.
"Baoya and Tianen are going to take the exam tomorrow, right?" Chen Xiuxiu asked.
"Yes, we have to go to school at 7 o'clock tomorrow, and then the teacher will take us there.
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"Two exams, huh? Can you finish them before noon?"
"Yes." Tian'en nodded in response.
"Then can you still rush home for lunch?"
Baoya shook her head and said, "The teacher said that he would take us to eat together later~"
Upon hearing that the school also provided meals, Sun Suyun smiled and said, "They provide meals, that's great. You have an exam tomorrow, you two should do your best. Auntie is waiting for your good news at home."
"Yes, just do well on the test. Don't feel stressed. Just write down everything you know and don't be nervous."
"They have to go to school at 7 o'clock tomorrow, right? Then you have to get up early. Is Jianye free to take them to school? If not, ask Jianshe to do it."
"There's still time. I'll take it there." Song Jianye said after taking a bite of the dish.
"Okay." After the adults at the table finished speaking, Yuanbao and the other children also started to cheer for Baoya and Tianen.
"Little Sister Xiaobao, don't be nervous tomorrow. You're such a good student, so don't be afraid no matter what the test is. I think you'll definitely get first place this time!"
"Fifth brother, don't forget to ask Third Uncle to adjust the time on your alarm clock so you don't get up late."
"You two will definitely be in the top three, maybe even first place. We're waiting for your good news!"
"Xiaobao, just treat it like any other test you take. Don't be nervous, okay? Otherwise, it will affect your ability to answer the questions."
"Grandma, can you give Xiaobao and Fifth Brother a perfect score tomorrow?" Yuanbao turned and said to Feng Guizhi.
The 100 points Yuanbao mentioned refers to a fried dough stick, two eggs, and a pair of chopsticks, which together form the shape of 100 points. With this implication, many people eat this when their children are about to take exams. So, Yuanbao also remembered and said.
"Okay." Feng Guizhi agreed with a smile.
The night passed quickly, and Song Jianye got up early on the third day. After washing up, he went into the room to wake up Baoya and Tianen. When the two little ones woke up, they were still confused, but then they realized that they had to take an exam today, and the sleepiness disappeared immediately.
After hurriedly getting dressed, the two children ran out to wash up. For breakfast today, Feng Guizhi fried two poached eggs as Yuanbao said, and then asked Song Jianshe to go out and buy some fried dough sticks. The two children were almost full after eating. Seeing that it was getting late, Song Jianshe
Ye hurriedly finished his meal and sent them to school.
It wasn't even seven when we arrived, but quite a few people were already standing at the school gate. Xu Nianbai was standing at the front, and when he saw Baoya coming, he breathed a sigh of relief. Then he came up and greeted Song Jianye:
"I'm Song Yunlai's teacher, and I'm the one who's taking them there today. My last name is Xu."
Song Jianye responded politely, and the two chatted briefly. Song Jianye had to go to the factory today, so he didn't stay long. After encouraging the two younger children, he turned and left.
Soon, around seven o'clock, everyone who was going to participate in the competition arrived. After Xu Nianbai counted the number of people and confirmed that everyone was there, he and another teacher took them to Yucai Primary School.
After arriving at their assigned exam rooms, Baoya turned around and looked around curiously. Yucai Elementary School was larger than their own, and the desks were two connected, giving it a distinctly different look. However, Baoya turned around and realized Yu Xiaohui was sitting right behind her. After a moment's pause, she turned her head and looked away, pretending she hadn't noticed.
At eight o'clock, two invigilators came into the classroom with test papers and said, "Pass the test papers to the back." Then they handed the test papers to the people sitting in the first row.
The test papers were then passed one by one to the next person. When it came to Baoya, she turned around and placed the test paper on Yu Xiaohui's desk without any extra expression on her face. It was as if Yu Xiaohui was just an ordinary stranger, not the one who had deliberately wronged her before.
The exam started. This time, the first test was Chinese, and the next one was math. Baoya got the test paper and started writing seriously. This test paper was indeed a little harder than the midterm exam in her school, but after finishing, Baoya felt that it was okay. She answered all the questions, but she didn't know if the results were correct.
After the Chinese language test, everyone had a 30-minute break. At this time, the room suddenly became noisy, and several people from the same school gathered together and started to review the answers they had just given.
Baoya sat quietly in her seat, took out her notebook and reviewed the questions Xu Nianbai had asked her before.
Thirty minutes passed quickly and the math test began.
A small incident occurred. Time passed by minute by minute, and when the invigilator said "collect the papers", everyone stopped writing. Some were happy, while others wailed.
After handing in the test paper, Baoya went out, and then Xu Nianbai took them to have dinner together.
"How did you do in the exam? Did you feel okay?" Xu Nianbai asked.
Several people answered, feeling that this time's math problems were more difficult. Then, they told Xu Nianbai about what happened in the class during the math test: "Teacher, during our test, someone tried to copy the answers, but the invigilator caught them!"
"Yes, all his test papers were confiscated."
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Xu Nianbai hadn't expected something like this to happen, so he took this opportunity to speak up: "So everyone, don't try to imitate him. Whether you do well or poorly on the test, we all just have to rely on our own strength."
After dinner, everyone returned to school and was picked up by their families.
The results of this competition came out a week later.
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