57. Good night, see you tomorrow
Fu Dongqing's attitude is confusing, and Wang Rui's attitude is even more confusing.
Xu Wenqiang originally thought that Wang Rui would repeatedly tell her to get good grades in the midterm exam, but in fact, the closer the midterm exam got, the less Wang Rui mentioned the midterm exam to Xu Wenqiang.
Xu Wenqiang couldn't help herself and found a chance when no one was in the office. She jokingly mentioned it to Wang Rui, "Teacher, don't be disappointed if I don't make the top 20 in the midterm exam!"
Wang Rui listened, glanced at Xu Wenqiang, and took out the math simulation test she had just graded. "Take a look at yours."
Xu Wenqiang took a closer look and saw that it was full marks.
"With your grades, how can you disappoint me?" Wang Rui glanced at Xu Wenqiang.
Xu Wenqiang said modestly: "My math grades are decent, and the other subjects are just average."
"Don't pretend with me." Wang Rui put her arm around Xu Wenqiang and said in a friendly manner, "I've asked all the teachers in each subject, and they all said that you've made rapid progress this semester. You're sure to do incredibly well in the midterm exam."
"Shh!" Xu Wenqiang made a hushed gesture. "Let's just make a splash, but let's not scare others."
"There's no one else in the office, so you don't have to hide it like that." Wang Rui suddenly remembered something and smiled vaguely. "Tell me, you've made such great progress. How much has Xiao Cheng helped you?"
"Xiao Cheng?" Xu Wenqiang was stunned. "He didn't help me much with my studies."
"Didn't he help you?" Wang Rui was already annoyed. "This guy came to me and said he wanted to help you, but was afraid of gossip, so he used my name. In the end, he didn't help you at all?"
Xu Wenqiang was stunned again.
When she was aiming to get into the top 20 on the exam, Xiao Cheng did say he'd help her. But at the time, she was still wary of him, so despite his sweet talk and even when he brought up Wang Rui, she refused to budge. Xiao Cheng didn't insist anymore, saying he'd stop interfering in her affairs and never mentioned helping her again.
But what happened later?
He kept his word and really didn't help her study anymore. But apart from studying, which of the messes she had experienced was not caused by Xiao Cheng's involvement?
"If he doesn't want to help, then forget it." Wang Rui was still sulking.
"He helped me." Xu Wenqiang came to her senses and decided to explain a few words on Xiao Cheng's behalf. However, no matter where to start, it would require a long and complicated story, which was really troublesome. In the end, she only said one sentence, "Except for studying, Xiao Cheng helped with everything he could."
The office was quiet. Wang Rui looked at Xu Wenqiang and gave her an understanding smile.
Xu Wenqiang was sorting out the test papers that Wang Rui had handed to her. There was no expression on her face, but a stream was winding through her heart, flowing to an unknown place.
The day before the exam, after the last class, Fu Dongqing came to the classroom to arrange the exam: "This classroom will be used as an exam room, so it needs to be completely cleared. Everyone, put all your books on the podium, in the desk holes, and leave nothing on the table. Today's monitors, please take the trouble to clean up after the evening study session."
After making the arrangements, Fu Dongqing knocked on the blackboard and said, "Everyone, please be quiet. I have a few words to say."
The classroom gradually became quiet.
Fu Dongqing glanced around the classroom and said, "No matter how good you were in junior high school, from the day you walked into No. 1 Middle School, everything is in the past. This midterm exam is your first exam after entering high school. Your results will prove whether you have worked hard since entering high school. I hope you will all give your all and get a good score."
While everyone was immersed in Fu Dongqing's exam advice, only Xu Wenqiang was lying on the table with a sad face.
Fu Dongqing's words were certainly encouraging, but exams were about continuous improvement, not just a few words of encouragement. Even if Fu Dongqing had called her over that day and rambled on about a bunch of "surprises" and "expectations" that left her bewildered, she didn't think her grades would have changed.
After Fu Dongqing left the classroom, Xu Wenqiang tugged at her deskmate, "Lin Tong, have you forgotten that we're both on duty today?"
Lin Tong finally came to his senses and slumped over the table with a gloomy face. "What bad luck!"
After the bell rang for the final evening study session, nearly ten minutes passed, and no one in the classroom moved. The exam was tomorrow, and everyone was eager to cram the textbooks into their heads before the test.
Xu Wenqiang and Lin Tong still had to clean the classroom, so they could only wait.
Lin Tong was shy and kept advising Xu Wenqiang to wait a little longer.
Xu Wenqiang couldn't wait any longer, so she stood up and walked to the back of the classroom, picked up a broom and started sweeping the floor. She deliberately made a lot of noise, and then someone started to pack up and leave.
"Xu Wenqiang, you are so lucky that you are on duty today?" Gao Zhe said with a grin.
Xu Wenqiang deliberately extended the broom under Gao Zhe's feet and said, "Cleaning, move aside." Gao Zhe stood up hurriedly and jumped to the side.
As Gao Zhe left, his deskmate Xiao Cheng's legs and feet were exposed, and Xu Wenqiang stopped her broom.
"Cleaning, please make way." Xu Wenqiang said while bending over.
The legs and feet in front of him didn't move. A voice came from above his head asking, "Xu Wenqiang, do you need help?"
Xu Wenqiang stood up and smiled brightly: "Thank you very much."
Xiao Cheng was distracted by Xu Wenqiang's smile and thought to himself, she is becoming more and more impolite.
"We are all friends, so I won't be polite with you." Xu Wenqiang patted Xiao Cheng.
friend?
Xiao Cheng glanced at Xu Wenqiang. This name was quite interesting.
With Xiao Cheng, it was like adding Gao Zhe. Later, Ning Yi was added.
But the speed of the five people was not much faster.
Because Gao Zhe had always been curious about Ning Yi, he kept asking him, "Why did you stay? Are you helping Xu Wenqiang or Lin Tong? How did your relationship become so good?"
Ning Yi was constantly questioned, and finally could only stammer, "When we were arranging seats on the first day of school, someone laughed at me for being skinny, and Xu Wenqiang spoke up for me."
"What did she say?"
"She cursed directly."
"How did she curse?"
"If you can't produce ivory from your dog's mouth, stop barking."
"The scolding was quite harsh."
…
In the brightly lit classroom, some people were sweeping the floor, some were mopping the floor, some were tidying up desks, and some were gossiping and taking advantage of the situation.
"Gao Zhe, stop bothering Ning Yi and go wash the mop." Xu Wenqiang shouted at the person who was trying to take advantage of the situation.
"Xiao Cheng, go wash the mop." The person who was taking advantage of the situation instructed the person who was tidying up the desks, "I'm all implicated by you."
Xiao Cheng said nothing, picked up the rag and threw it at Gao Zhe.
Gao Zhe dodged it with a quick move, but kicked over the bucket, causing the water inside to flood half of the classroom.
Four people, eight eyes, stared at Gao Zhe together.
"I was wrong, but I didn't mean it!" Gao Zhe admitted his mistake and moved towards the door.
Xu Wenqiang winked at Lin Tong, who quickly walked over and closed the classroom door. Immediately, a chase and interception drama began to unfold in the classroom of Class 4, Grade 1.
Five minutes later, the captured Gao Zhe was mopping the floor alone with a mop and sighing, while the other four people were supervising him diligently.
"Don't you feel guilty?" Gao Zhe asked, raising his head.
The four of them shook their heads and said in unison: "No."
After cleaning the classroom and closing the doors and windows, they realized they were the last to turn off the lights in the Grade 1 building. A few people inevitably gave Gao Zhe a few more scorns. It was all because of you...
After walking out of the school gate, several people said goodbye to each other and went home.
When Xu Wenqiang was about to leave, Xiao Cheng stopped her.
All the shops near the school gate were closed, and the vendors selling pancakes and grilled sausages were also preparing to close. Across the street, two boys were smoking; I wondered if they were students from No. 1 Middle School. Not far away, three girls were sitting on the sidewalk, chatting earnestly, occasionally arguing over who was right and who was wrong.
Xu Wenqiang thought Xiao Cheng would say something like "I wish you good luck on your exam tomorrow" or "You must get good grades", but Xiao Cheng just said, "Good night, see you tomorrow."
So Xu Wenqiang also said to him, "Good night, see you tomorrow."
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