After feeling depressed for a while, Chen Bing suddenly felt relieved and smiled gently twice.
That's true. It's better for Old Chen to be able to fool around so carefree and joke around with me like a friend than for him to have toiled for me in my past life. The reason I've matured so early in this second life is precisely to lighten the burden on my parents and prevent them from having to work so hard and worry about me like they did in my past life.
I never expected that Chen Shichao, who had unleashed his true nature, would be so different from the father I remembered from my previous life. He had completely turned into a mischievous old man.
As Chen Bing thought this to herself, her gaze softened as she looked at the chat history.
Old Chen, you must have had a tough life in your past life...
Chen Shichao: We're heading to a nearby island tonight to go diving and catch giant lobsters (evil grin).
Ugh, I've never even tried scuba diving before! Just thinking about it makes me so angry!!!
No, I have to tell Yueyue and make her punish Lao Chen properly. Thinking this, Chen Bing opened her chat history with Liu Yue again, just about to expose Chen Shichao's despicable behavior to her, when she saw that Liu Yue had sent her a message first.
Mom: Son, Mom and Dad caught a lot of seafood on the boat. We'll send it to you as soon as we get ashore. Remember to give it to your Aunt Xuan! (pats head.jpg)
My dear mother: (Seafood photo.jpg)
My dear mother: (Seafood photo.jpg)
My dear mother: (Seafood photo.jpg)
Upon seeing the message, Chen Bingxin almost melted. All the negative emotions she had felt earlier because of Chen Shichao vanished, replaced by a profound sense of relief.
Hmm... never mind. I'd better not tell Yueyue about the bad things Lao Chen did, so as not to spoil her fun.
Old Chen, I'll let you off this time.
...
In June, the weather became increasingly hot and dry.
"Hey! Look, look, they're back!"
The student who had been staring at the scenery outside the window suddenly turned around and shouted to the people in the classroom. Everyone knew what the student meant by "returning," so they rushed to the windowsill, opened the windows, and, ignoring the sweltering heat of June, rushed into the air-conditioned room, cheering noisily to the people passing by downstairs.
That's right, these people who returned were the ninth graders who had just finished their high school entrance exams. They were dressed in brightly colored clothes, and their faces were beaming with joy. Regardless of how they did on the exams, it's all in the past! Now it's time to enjoy a wonderful summer vacation!
The eighth-grade students... no, they're now in ninth grade, Class 1, stared at the older students getting off buses outside the school, watching them form a spectacular crowd that kept surging towards the dormitory and teaching buildings.
"That's great, they're all free now, no homework during summer vacation, they can just play."
Someone suddenly uttered this remark by the window, which resonated with many people.
"Yes, yes, we still have a year before we are liberated."
To be precise, it should be one year and one month, because the middle school and college entrance exams next year will be postponed due to the possible arrival of the epidemic.
Chen Bing silently added in her mind, then patted Xiao Shang's head as he looked in that direction and said, "Stop staring. It's our turn to go to the battlefield this afternoon. Study hard."
"Oh~ okay." Xiao Shang playfully stuck out her tongue, then lowered her head to continue reviewing the knowledge points of biology and geography.
Every year after the National College Entrance Examination (Gaokao), the Junior High School Entrance Examination (Zhongkao) in various cities follows closely behind. After the Zhongkao, in order to avoid the inconvenience caused by repeatedly arranging examination venues, Asatsu City rescheduled the geography and biology proficiency tests for second-year junior high school students to the afternoon after the Zhongkao.
So this afternoon, the eighth-grade students will board the school-rented buses outside and be taken to the place where the high school and middle school students fought, to complete their biology and geography exams.
That being said, the students in the class didn't seem particularly nervous. After all, the results of the high school graduation exam didn't count towards the high school entrance exam, and their impact on college admissions was negligible. The only thing that mattered was perhaps the grade—whether it was an A, B, C, or D—on their student records.
Besides, judging from previous years, the difficulty of this exam is not actually that high. Take, for example, the top classes at Baishi No. 1 Middle School. Out of fifty students in a class, at least twenty or thirty students can get double A grades every year.
At most, only one or two students will get double Cs. Even if you include biology and geography, the total number of C grades won't exceed a handful. Therefore, there's nothing to worry about. And based on Shang Yunmiao's grades, unless she forgets to fill in the answer sheet, misses two or three major questions, or falls asleep in the exam room, she's guaranteed double A's.
But the little girl seemed to have her own ideas. She was never completely at ease about the exam, and even though she had studied thoroughly enough, she still wanted to study a little more.
Chen Bing, who shouldn't and couldn't advise her to give up on her studies, could only encourage her and stay by her side.
"Alright, alright, stop looking outside. The exam is this afternoon, so let's hurry up and review."
Suddenly, the geography teacher appeared on the podium, carrying his ruler. He gently stroked the ruler as he spoke slowly. Seeing this, the students didn't dare to linger and quickly returned to their seats, picking up a geography or biology book and pretending to read it.
In order to prepare for the afternoon's exam, all classes this morning were self-study sessions, with biology and geography teachers taking turns supervising the classes.
This method sounds good, but in the lead-up to exams when people are restless, the effect is visibly not very good.
The geography teacher seemed to have anticipated this, and instead of using his long-established authority in the class, he simply let the students be restless, only reminding them a few times not to disturb the other students.
With less than ten minutes left before the end of get out of class, he emphasized the important points for doing the problems one last time before dismissing the get out of class.
Seeing this, the students, who could no longer suppress their physiological hunger (in the literal sense), poured out of the classroom in droves and ran towards the cafeteria. Because of the high school entrance exams these past few days, the school's food had improved significantly; the day before yesterday it was beef, yesterday it was mutton—it was like opening a lucky blind box, exciting everyone, with no idea what delicious food would be served today.
After most of her classmates had left, Shang Yunmiao, calm and composed, had almost finished reviewing the key points for the third time. She closed her book, shut her eyes, tilted her head back, and silently reviewed them once more.
"Is it done yet?" Seeing Xiao Shang's triumphant expression, Chen Bing also felt a sense of accomplishment, as if she had been learning for a long time. "Are you hungry? Let's go get something good to eat and replenish our nutrition."
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