As mentioned last time, the ice jelly lady suddenly called out to Shang Yunmiao, and it was unclear what she wanted to do.
Chen Bing and his assistant stopped walking and turned back to look at each other. She turned and went back into the control room, disappearing from their sight. Then came a series of thumping and rummaging sounds, the sound of someone rummaging through things, though it was unclear what she was doing.
About ten seconds later, the strange noises stopped, and the proprietress reappeared in their sight carrying a small bag.
"Come here, these are the seeds used to make ice jelly in my shop. If you want to make it at home, just rub them like I told you."
It turned out that the conversation with the shopkeeper had inspired the proprietress to give away the ingredients for the ice jelly.
"This thing isn't sold around here. If you want to buy it and make it yourself, it'll probably take a lot of work. Here, Auntie is giving it to you."
Overwhelmed by the kindness and generosity of the aunt, Xiao Shang repeatedly expressed her gratitude. The aunt smiled and told them to go back to school and rest early.
And so, Chen Bing and Shang Yunmiao left carrying a pile of bags. On the way back, Shang Yunmiao kept praising the aunt's kindness and her own good fortune, her little mouth chattering away, looking incredibly happy.
Chen Bing was genuinely happy to see the little girl so happy. He wanted to reach out and pat her head, but he had to give up because he was still carrying the ice jelly.
After returning to the classroom, the two went to the Chinese language office to give Yunxuan a serving of the ice jelly they had bought. Since she wasn't there, they simply placed it on her desk. Meanwhile, the thoughtful Xiao Shang left a note to let her mother know that she had bought it and that it was edible.
After finishing these tasks, the two returned to the classroom and began preparing for the afternoon's exam.
Because they still had to take a bus to the examination hall of Shangping Experimental Junior High School, students began to return to the classroom one after another before the lunch break bell rang. Shang Yunmiao was also able to give the ice jelly she bought to her close female classmates to taste.
After receiving one thank you after another, Shang Yunmiao's mood improved more and more.
She hummed a little tune and continued to immerse herself in her studies with great enthusiasm.
In this cheerful mood, the time for the high school entrance exam quietly approached.
"Ahem, students, please quiet down. Look around and see if everyone is here. I'm going to start handing out your admission tickets now. Those whose names are called, come up and collect them. Those whose names aren't called, stay here and pack your things for the exam. We're leaving soon, so don't dawdle. Those who aren't here, go and call them." Fang Anmin appeared on the podium at some point. He was holding a file folder, which he opened as he spoke to the students.
"Bai Xiaoli, come up here, come on up."
"Chen Bing".
"Dong Tianen..."
After receiving their admission tickets, the students were eager to see how their photos looked, but many were greatly disappointed.
"Oh my god, why did you take such an ugly picture of me?"
"Ugly? Let me see... That's what you look like, what's ugly about it?"
"Oh no, that's hurtful!"
Hearing the boys' playful banter behind her, Shang Yunmiao suddenly became interested in Chen Bing's photo. However, since the homeroom teacher was standing in front, she couldn't very well turn around and talk to him, so she could only exchange exam admission tickets with her deskmate Wen Xin to take a look.
"Put your exam admission tickets in your pencil cases. Don't lose them, or you'll never have them again, you hear me!" When Fang Anmin saw some students playing around with their exam admission tickets halfway through the distribution, he couldn't help but shout at them sternly.
In that instant, the class fell silent and began to become orderly.
Fang Anmin was not pleased at all; instead, he subtly glanced at Shang Yunmiao. Seeing that she had already put her exam admission ticket into her pencil case, he felt a little relieved.
Thank goodness, I don't think I scolded her just now.
After regaining his composure, Fang Anmin continued distributing the admission tickets.
About two or three minutes later, the document bag was empty; everyone had received their exam admission tickets. He then called out several more times, asking if anyone still didn't have one. Seeing that everyone said they did, he waved for everyone to line up and take the bus to the exam hall.
Upon seeing this, several boys excitedly roared and rushed out of the classroom, as free as wild horses or the Monkey King returning to Flower Fruit Mountain.
Several girls looked at the naughty boys with disdain and strange expressions, then picked up their belongings and left with the rest of the group.
When the group was halfway through their journey, Shang Yunmiao, who had been walking with Wen Xin and the others, suddenly stopped and glanced back at Chen Bing, who was lagging behind. Chen Bing understood and quickly moved up to her, smiling as she took her hand from behind.
Xiao Shang didn't say anything, just held Chen Bing's hand and slowly followed the group onto the bus.
However, because the two arrived late, the bus was already full. Large passenger buses usually carry between thirty and fifty people, and the buses rented by the school could only carry forty people at full capacity. Even with some people standing, they could only accommodate seven or eight more.
Considering that there are also repeat students in the third year of junior high school, the number will be more than 400, so the school rented a total of ten cars. For the second-year junior high students, that's one car for each of the eight classes, and the extra eighty or so students will fill the remaining two cars.
So there's no need to worry about not having a seat.
Although the bus was already full, Fang Anmin wiped the sweat from his brow as Shang Yunmiao hadn't boarded yet. He certainly didn't want Director Shang's daughter to share a bus with those struggling students from other classes, but he couldn't very well ask the other students to get off. So, he could only find her a good seat, arrange for another classmate to sit next to her, and then subtly instruct a capable classmate to take good care of her. Of course, he used a rather discreet method.
"Who in our class doesn't have a seat? Raise your hand so I can see!"
In a flash, more than ten students, including Chen Bing and another student, raised their hands. Then, Fang Anmin shouted into the car, "Class monitor! You and Ma Shaolong, keep an eye on the students and make sure they don't run around."
After saying this, Fang Anmin personally led the ten students to find the two "mixed vehicles".
"K311, K311...Found it, it was here all along." After finding the car, Fang Anmin first boarded it and glanced inside. He saw that it was already mostly occupied, with a few young men in loafers, tight pants, and slanted bangs covering their eyes, making a lot of noise.
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