Volume 1 Rebirth - The Eve of High School Chapter 4 Heartwarming Friends

  The next morning, Ai Zi Qing finished washing up, put on a white sportswear, her hair was tied high, revealing a smooth forehead, with two loose strands of hair hanging down on both sides, looking youthful and vibrant, the whole person's temperament changed, no longer feeling rustic.

  Put on sports shoes and start exercising, this is what Ai Zi Qing has always insisted on in her previous life. She believes that having a good body will keep her in a good mood at all times. She likes the refreshing feeling after sweating profusely.

  After exercising, I went home to take a cool shower and changed into a new set of white shirt and white casual pants. With my height of 1.65 meters, paired with a light blue single-shoulder backpack, I looked fresh and elegant, giving people a refreshing and carefree feeling.

  The school is only two stops away from home, so Aizi Qing walks to school every day. She looks up at the sky in 1997, takes a deep breath, and whispers with a smile, "Youth, I'm back!"

  When Ai Ziqing, who had decided to cherish her youth, leisurely walked into the classroom, the whole class suddenly fell silent. Countless pairs of eyes were fixed on Ai Ziqing, dressed in white, standing at the door with her right hand resting on her single-shoulder backpack and her left hand tucked into her white casual pants. Her straight back, bright eyes, and smiling lips.

  The woman in white stood there with a smile on her face, like a ray of sunshine illuminating the classroom and entering everyone's heart.

  However, the woman in white was a bit dazed herself, not because she was aware of other people's gaze, but because she had forgotten where she should sit during her junior high school days. Her right foot was numb and didn't know where to step.

  "Xiao Qing? What are you doing? Come over here!" Wang Lele shouted.

  Savior! Ai Ziqing lifted her foot and walked to Wang Lele's side, sitting down beside her. She remembered that before graduation, the two of them were seated together in the middle of the classroom, with seats arranged according to their exam scores. Wang Lele was Ai Ziqing's best friend from junior high school, without exception.

  There was originally another woman named Xu Qian, who was a good friend of the two since they were in the same elementary school together, but it seems that Zi Qing and the latter will no longer have any intersection.

  Yes, after Xu Qian and Bai Hao got together in the previous life, the two of them no longer had any intersection. Ai Zi Qing didn't even notice her good friend's affection for her boyfriend at all back then.

  Later, when thinking back to some details, I suddenly realized. Wang Lele is a sister who got together with Zi Qing in junior high school because they were in the same class, and even after graduation, she still kept in touch with Ai Zi Qing, and during holidays, she would find Zi Qing to drink and chat, complaining about her unhappy marriage life, but her children are all over three years old, for the sake of the children, she has to hold on.

  Ai Zi Qing thinks that she is still unmarried at the age of 28 or 29, and it has nothing to do with her, a living example!

  "Xiao Qing, why did you leave by yourself yesterday? I was accompanying you in the infirmary, and then I was called back to class by the teacher. At noon, I even bought lunch for two people before going to look for you, but you had vanished! You scared me half to death!" Wang Lele said fiercely, still shaken by the memory of Zi Qing's unconscious state.

  "It's nothing, Teacher Wang gave me a holiday and let me go home to rest first. Don't worry about me, I'm fine now, don't worry, baby!" Ai Zi Qing said with a smile, never had she thought that Wang Le Le was so cute.

  "Go! Who's your sweetheart, born to be ill! You're not even ashamed of talking like that!" Wang Lele turned her head away and curled up her lips, saying, the slightly red ear roots naturally didn't escape Zi Qing's sharp eyes.

  How lovely was Lele in her junior high school days? Ai Ziqing secretly smiled to herself.

  But immediately, Wang Lele's face changed, and she turned around in anger, "Good! She's Xu Qian! Not enough friends! Not enough sisters! Seduce sister's man! Not a woman! I, Wang Lele, don't have such friends! Yesterday I broke off with her! You fell into the water because of them, but you didn't even go see him! Bastard!"

  Looking at Wang Lele's chattering mouth, Ai Ziqing didn't feel annoyed, but instead felt warm and fuzzy inside.

  "Alright, alright, your thinking is too far-fetched. It's not worth getting angry over someone insignificant. Besides, it was just a naive infatuation from our youth, and now that it's in the past, let's just forget about it!" Ai Zi Qing smiled faintly.

  "What's young or old, you're acting like an old man! Hum! If you don't care, that's fine, it saves me from having to advise you and waste your time!" Wang Lele said with a pout, but in fact, Wang Lele was tough on the outside and soft on the inside. Zi Qing understood this, and Lele hoped she would retain her self-respect. Zi Qing also understood that at that time, anyone could see her feelings for Bai Hao.

  "Alright, Miss Wang Lele, how's it going? Are you confident about the middle school entrance exam?" Ai Zi Qing knew that in her previous life, Wang Lele had gotten into the city's top high school despite mediocre grades, thanks to her family connections. In contrast, Ai Zi Qing's own family could only afford to send her to their local high school by scraping together money.

  "Besides, you're not unaware of my grades! A bottle that's not full is still half full! Lele pouted and said "Which middle school did you apply to? My family insisted I apply to the number one school, how can I take the exam?! You're just relying on connections!"

  "Hmm, I'll take a middle school exam too." Ai Zi Qing thought for a moment and said with a smile.

  If I took a re-examination for senior high school, then my life trajectory would be thoroughly changed. Isn't starting all over again just for the sake of changing one's life? Even if the future is unpredictable!

  "First High? This time the total score is 760, but the admission line for First High is just 680 points. I don't know why the threshold is so high this year. So you have to get over 130 points in each subject? Are you crazy!" First High isn't a school that you can attend by simply paying money, though she didn't say that out loud.

  Wang Lele felt it was somewhat inconceivable. If she were to apply to No. 2 or No. 3 Middle School, she could understand, although the scores for No. 2 Middle School weren't low either.

  Yang City is not a small city, but among the several schools in Yang City, No. 1 Middle School is an honor for students, and all those who can enter it are the elite of Yang City. It's not an exaggeration to say that they are hidden dragons and crouching tigers. Many of them are what later generations call "rich second generation" and "official second generation". From a young age, they have been strictly trained, so their grades are naturally among the best. As long as their grades aren't too bad, and they will become high-ranking people in society, upper-class citizens!

  "Is this because you don't have confidence in me?" Ai Zi Qing's slender fingers gently rotated the neutral pen in her hand, raising an eyebrow as she spoke.

  "No way! Oh! Zi Qing, you still haven't given up on that Bai Hao?!" Wang Lele seemed to have thought of something and let out a soft cry, but it was still loud enough for the few people nearby who were paying attention to hear. They immediately threw over several disdainful and mocking glances. Ai Zi Qing swept a glance over them, but didn't reveal any embarrassed emotions.

  "I don't have the habit of eating humble pie, I just want to make my parents happy." Yes, it's just hoping to make my parents happy. Although I didn't think too much about making a big show out of it, if I couldn't even make them happy, what's the point of coming back again?

  She cherished this opportunity to start anew and live her life to the fullest. In her past life, she had a somewhat reckless personality, but it was suppressed by the societal norms.

  "Alright, anyway the second choice can still be reported elsewhere. The horizon is full of fragrant grass, although No. 1 Middle School is good, but if it's missed, just go to another school, our family's Ziqing isn't anything special!" Wang Lele apparently didn't believe Ziqing's words. She glanced at Ziqing sideways, her words implying that Ziqing's love shouldn't be hung on one tree.

  "Alright, let's review quickly. My mom has a friend who is a teacher and she's said to be very accurate at identifying key questions. She marked out quite a few important points for me, I'll share them with you." Ai Zi Qing said with a smile, of course, she didn't really have any teacher marking out key questions for her, but let's not forget, this exam was one that Ai Zi Qing had experienced in her past life!

  Although I don't remember much now, because my grades weren't good at that time either. However, the question types are still somewhat memorable, and reviewing them specifically will certainly give me an advantage over other students. Moreover, as long as I carefully review these textbooks once, junior high school questions won't be a problem for her.

  Especially when I first worked in a foreign-funded financial company, there was no problem with English.

  One day, Ai Zi Qing spent all her time reviewing with Wang Le Le, circling various question types and explaining them in a soft voice. Especially for the exam questions that were clearer in her memory, she would change the numbers and write them on paper, letting Wang Le Le do the original questions.

  It's now on the eve of the middle school entrance examination, and teachers don't come to class anymore. All classmates are doing a large number of test papers every day, waiting for the teacher to explain them again tomorrow. The classroom is quiet, with occasional creaking sounds from moving wooden desks and chairs, or students asking questions in a low voice, borrowing notes...

  Ai Zi Qing smiled.

  When Ai Zi Qing walked home from school, she said goodbye to Wang Le Le. Wang Le Le looked at her back, with a puzzled expression and slightly furrowed eyebrows, "Zi Qing seems different somehow, but I don't know what's different about her..." She blinked repeatedly, still unable to figure it out, shook her head and headed home.