The principal's office is still very reliable. Ye Xiaoxiao received the school award after school.

Ye Changyuan jumped up and down excitedly as soon as he got home from school.

"Xiaoxiao, you really are a money witch."

Ye Xiaoxiao: "It's not that serious, it's just a bet."

Ye Changyuan: "That's pretty impressive, luckily Qian Fenfang doesn't teach you in Class 9, otherwise she would definitely give you a hard time."

"Let's go, we got the award from school, let's go out for a good meal tomorrow night."

Ye Xiaoxiao waved the money in his hand.

Ye Changyuan was surprised. "Does our school still have this system? Sheng Ge'er always ranked first in the exams before, and the principal didn't even mention any rewards."

Ye Changsheng: "It should be because of this incident."

Ye Xiaoxiao: "Yes, this is the principal's hush money."

Ye Changsheng: "Qian Fenfang's family has connections, and the principal didn't want to offend her, so he stepped forward to help her clean up the mess."

Ye Changyuan: "It's actually quite worth it. We get paid."

Ye Xiaoxiao: "You're right, let's go to the restaurant tomorrow to try the food."

The three of them first went to their old family compound behind the school to tell Aunt Sun that they would not be returning for dinner.

Then we found a newly opened restaurant not far from the school gate.

Nowadays, not many people open their own hotels, because state-owned hotels still exist and not many people are willing to do it.

But those who have confidence in their skills have already started to give it a try.

This hotel is very clean and the service is better than that of state-owned hotels.

As soon as the three of them sat down, someone came over and asked them what they wanted to order.

Ye Xiaoxiao: "What are your signature dishes?"

"Here is the menu, take a look! I recommend you order the duck with soy sauce."

"good."

Ye Xiaoxiao ordered the restaurant's signature dish.

"Let's try it. If it tastes good, we'll bring some back to our parents and brother and sister-in-law next time."

As soon as the dish came, Ye Xiaoxiao discovered it.

The food here is more generous than in state-owned hotels, but the prices are cheaper.

No wonder the business is better than that of state-owned hotels.

They ordered three of the restaurant's signature dishes and finished them all.

Ye Changyuan collapsed on the stool and touched his stomach: "It feels so good!"

Ye Changsheng pushed him and said, "Let's go back and study."

Ye Changyuan: "You are so cruel. You let me study right after we have finished eating."

Ye Changsheng: "It's not physical work, what does it have to do with you just having a full meal?"

Ye Changyuan: "I can't argue with you. I'm going to participate in your conscription. If I can be conscripted, it doesn't matter whether I take the college entrance examination or not."

Ye Changsheng looked at him with a look of resentment, "No matter what, you have to take the college entrance examination."

Ye Changyuan: "Let's go."

Ye Xiaoxiao also stood up, and the three of them walked out of the restaurant together.

When they arrived at the gate of the courtyard, the gatekeeper shouted loudly, "Ye Xiaoxiao, there's something for you!"

Ye Xiaoxiao asked Ye Changsheng and the others to go back first, and she ran to the door of the duty room to get her things.

"Thank you, Master."

She took the cardboard box that her grandfather handed to her. It was as big as a radio and very heavy. She didn't know what was inside.

"Master, who put this here?"

Grandpa 꺶 waved his hands and said, "I don't know, he is a soldier."

Ye Xiaoxiao: “…”

That should be Lu Han.

Giving gifts to yourself without saying anything is the other person's style.

Ye Xiaoxiao went home with the things in her arms.

Ye Changyuan and Ye Changsheng are already studying in the living room.

Ye Changyuan looked up, curious about the baby's appearance, "Xiaoxiao, who gave you this?"

Ye Xiaoxiao held the box and said, "Friend..."

Ye Changyuan: "..."

Xiaoxiao has a lot of friends.

Ye Changsheng patted him on the head and said, "Study hard and I will tell you the solution again."

Ye Changyuan became depressed and no longer had the heart to ask about other people's affairs.

Ye Xiaoxiao went back to the room and opened the cardboard box. There was a wooden box and a key inside.

There is no need to worry about losing it.

She used the key to open the wooden box, which was filled with cash and various bills.

Ye Xiaoxiao closed the box again with a "click".

Lu Han was crazy.

She had to call the other party to find out what it meant.

Ye Xiaoxiao closed the box and stuffed it into the quilt.

He stood up and walked around the room twice.

The places where I could make phone calls are closed now, so I have to wait until tomorrow to make another call.

She finally found out the phone number that Lu Hanxiao left the first time.

I decided to ask for clarification tomorrow when I have time.

…

Ye Xiaoxiao remembered that there was a phone in the principal's office. In order not to waste time, she went directly to the principal to borrow the phone.

But the call didn't go through the first time I called.

Ye Xiaoxiao was not sure which phone number Lu Hanxiao gave him. Could it be that he had not returned home yet?

"Student Ye Xiaoxiao, are you interested in taking part in this math competition? It's a national competition. If you do well, you can get a chance to be recommended for admission."

The principal handed her an explanatory document.

After reading it, Ye Xiaoxiao replied, "Principal, I'm actually not interested in getting recommended. I want to apply to Jinghua University to study medicine, and there are too many rules and regulations for recommendation."

The principal was excited: "Jinghua University... Oh! There has never been a student from Jinghua University in our entire county. You are a little too ambitious."

Ye Xiaoxiao: "Principal, I am from Beijing. I think I can pass the exam. Recently, I have been studying some study materials provided by teachers in Beijing. The difficulty is higher than that provided by teachers in our county."

The principal put his hands behind his back and said, "Ye Xiaoxiao, you still have study materials from Beijing.

To be honest, among the students in our group, only Li Bowen has the conditions, so we always recommended him to participate in the previous competitions.

Because other students may occasionally get first or second place in the exam, but when it comes to competitions, they can’t even begin to compare.”

Ye Xiaoxiao: "Principal, is Ye Changsheng one of the students you mentioned? He has been adding more questions to himself recently. You can let him try the competition."

The principal nodded, "Okay! I'll think about it!"

"About that...about the entrance exam to Jinghua University...work hard on it."

The principal did not discourage the children's enthusiasm. It is a good thing to have ambition.

It takes a few more blows to face reality.

If he could really pass the exam, it would bring honor to their Bairu No. 1 Middle School, and he would be so happy that he couldn't contain himself.

…

Qian Fenfang stood on the podium and knocked on the table with a scroll.

"In this national mathematics competition, our school has two spots, both of which were given to students in our class.

Li Bowen, Ye Changsheng... after class, you two come and get the registration form, fill it out and give it to me.

The school recommends you to go, which shows its trust in you. You must perform well and don’t let down the teachers’ hard work.”

"I understand, teacher."

Li Bowen and Ye Changsheng said in unison.

Ye Changsheng's deskmate whispered, "Changsheng, you guys are going to the capital. The competition will be held in the capital."

However, Ye Changsheng was not as happy as he had imagined.

The travel expenses to Beijing, the cost of food and lodging, and the registration fees for the competition were a huge expense for his family.