"Hehe! Are you praising me, brother? Haha! Thank you, brother! By the way, brother, how did you do on the math test?"
"You!" Little Youchen was helpless. His well-behaved sister was getting more and more playful as she grew older. "I did..."
The two chatted and laughed all the way back to the village. Finally, their exams were over and they could enjoy their summer vacation. Of course, they were still very happy. After all, they were still children! They still had a playful spirit.
Seeing them coming back, Shumei smiled and greeted the two children, "Come back!"
"Yes, Mom."
"Yes, Mom."
The two responded in unison. Seeing Shumei carrying a full bucket of water, Xiao Youchen quickly ran over to help.
"Mom, let me carry it!" Little Youchen said, and went to grab the handle of the bucket.
"No, you're still growing. You can't do these heavy tasks, or you won't grow taller."
"It's okay. I'm grown up now. I'm the man of the family. I should help my mother share the burden."
"Youchen, that's really not necessary. Go have fun and relax during the holiday. By the way, how did you do on the exam?"
"Don't worry about studying, Mom. I'll definitely give it my all. Come on, let me bring it up, just this once. I promise I won't bring it up again."
Seeing that Xiao Youchen was so persistent, Shumei didn't want to stop him anymore and let go of the bucket handle.
"Mom, where are we taking this? What are we going to use it for?"
"It's too hot, and the pigsty stinks. I want to clean it out so we can live more comfortably, and the pigs can live more comfortably too."
"Okay!" Little Youchen carried the bucket and headed towards the pigpen. "Mom! You're so kind. You're so nice to the pigs."
When Shumei heard Xiao Youchen praising her, she felt warm in her heart and smiled without saying anything.
A few days later...
Finally, the day to check their exam results arrived, and the two of them arrived at school early. Feeling anxious, they sat in the classroom with their classmates, waiting for the teacher to hand out their report cards and final exam papers.
The classroom was noisy, with everyone shouting and sharing how and where they were going to have fun during the summer vacation.
Xiao Shuangning and Xiao Youchen were deskmates, sitting quietly in their seats. Xiao Youchen was very calm, but Xiao Shuangning was a little excited. She couldn't wait to know if she had broken the record and got first place in the exam.
"Brother, I'm so nervous! Are you nervous?"
"Nervous? What's there to be nervous about? You should have a good idea of how you'll do on the exam! It won't be too far off."
"I know, but I just want to know what place I can get in the class, so I'm a little nervous." Xiao Shuangning's face was full of anxiety and her expression was extremely unnatural.
"Okay, Ningning, it doesn't matter what place you are in. What matters is that you gave it your all, didn't you?"
After hearing what Xiao Youchen said, Xiao Shuangning felt more comfortable. She bit her lower lip and nodded vigorously, "Yeah!"
A classmate sat in the seat in front of Xiao Youchen and leaned over his desk. "Tang Youchen! Aren't you taking the sixth grade exam? Why are you still waiting for your results in our class? Aren't you going to Class 1, Grade 6 to get your results?"
"I really don't know about this! The teacher didn't let me go, so I'll just wait in our class!"
"Hey! Did the teacher tell you that no matter how high your score is, you can apply directly to junior high school?"
“I didn’t ask that either.”
The classmate asked two questions in a row, but Xiao Youchen couldn't answer either. The classmate felt a little disappointed, "Tsk! You're always so meticulous in your work, but how come you don't know anything this time?"
He said this and got up and left.
Xiao Youchen then carefully considered what his classmate had just said and wondered whether he really should go to Class One, Grade Six to get his grades.
He was lost in thought when his homeroom teacher, Teacher Li, walked in from outside, holding a thick stack of test papers. "Everyone return to your seats. The class monitor and the class teacher will come up and hand out the test papers. Those whose names I call, please come up and get your score notification."
The monitor and the class teacher went up to get the test papers, and handed them out to the students one by one according to the names on the test papers.
The teacher called the students' names one by one, and the students whose names were called went up one after another to receive their report cards.
After a while, the students all received their test papers and score notifications. Some were happy, some were depressed, and some were indifferent. Their reactions varied.
Xiao Shuangning opened her eyes wide and looked at the results on her report card. She had 94 points in Chinese and 99 points in math. She was quite satisfied with the results; they were within her expectations. She just didn't know where she would rank in the class, and whether she could even reach the first place she had never achieved.
Little Youchen looked forward to it, staring at the podium intently, listening carefully to the teacher calling his name, looking forward to hearing his own name.
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