Chapter 7: The Unwelcome Visitor + Gaokao Results

  A few days later, the Su and Wu families finalized the house deal for 10 million yuan. Su Qing knew that this price was very reasonable, and in another ten or eight years, it might be worth 100 million. After spending a few days together, both families felt like they had hit it off and were sorry they hadn't met earlier, becoming good friends. As Wu's couple didn't have children, out of affection for Su's siblings, they took them as their godchildren. Half a month later, Wu Jian set off on his trip around the world with his wife, and the Su family went to the airport to see them off.

  After a few days of getting along, Su Qing's mother Wang Shuqin and her aunt Shen Fangya were like close sisters. Now that they have to part ways, they are all reluctant to leave each other.

  "Take care of yourself and don't get sick when you're outside, it's not like being at home."

  "Don't worry, we're not kids, we'll be careful. I will write letters to you often."

  Wang Shuqin was a bit worried and pulled Shen Fangya's hand to say to Wu Jian, "Brother Wu, please take good care of Sister Shen. If you're tired outside, come back."

  "When you're tired of playing, return to Siheyuan, where your place will always be reserved." Su Qingyuan was a true romantic, and he was very emotional when seeing off his good friend, wondering when they would meet again.

  "Dad and mom, wishing you all the best on your journey."

  In reluctant farewell, they saw the person off on the plane. The Su family also returned home to pack their belongings in preparation for moving house the next day.

  Today, the Su family got up early, hastily finishing breakfast before starting to pack their belongings. They were busy packing and loading, having a great time. Su Qingyuan went to pick up his father-in-law and mother-in-law early in the morning.

  Su Chen received a phone call, saying that two friends were coming over to help with the move. He said there was no shortage of security personnel and it would be messy to move, so he made an excuse to visit his new home. Su Chen agreed.

  Before long, two young men arrived, one of whom Su Qing recognized. Zhou Yang, who had grown up playing together in the military compound since childhood. Zhou Yang's grandfather was the big boss of the military district, and even he himself was a year older than Su Chen. However, Su Chen's performance in all aspects from an early age to adulthood was too outstanding, and he became the leader of the new generation in the military district, and he and Zhou Yang were sworn brothers.

  Another Su Chen made an introduction to his mother and sister, "Zhou Yang knows them all, this is Li Ming, a classmate." At the same time, he also introduced Li Ming to them, "This is my mother, my younger sister Su Qing."

  Su Qing always felt that her brother wouldn't simply be friends with Li Ming, and secretly asked Su Chen, who told her that Li Ming's grandfather was the provincial party secretary.

  After introducing themselves, they started to pack up the items. The security guard drove and delivered everything to the new home. Before long, Su Qing's father, grandfather, and grandmother arrived. The whole family unpacked and put things in their places. It wasn't until noon that they basically finished. Several people were chatting and drinking tea in the living room, while Su Qing and her mother went into the kitchen to cook.

  Just as everyone was about to eat, an unwelcome guest, Su Lisha, Su Qing's elder sister, arrived.

  "Uncle, Auntie, I heard you're moving house today so I came over to see if there's anything I can help with. This house is really nice."

  Everyone in the living room was stunned when they heard this. They said they were helping, but it was already late at night when they finished their own business and came over.

  "It's fine as long as Lisa is here, there's nothing to rush about. We were just about to have dinner, you can join us too." Su Qingyuan had opinions about this niece of his, but with outsiders present, he couldn't say anything.

  "Brother Zhou Yang, you're here too! Why didn't you call me when you came?" Su Lisha exclaimed excitedly as soon as she saw Zhou Yang upon entering the door.

  "You're always busy, I didn't expect you'd have time to come today." Zhou Yang couldn't help but wonder how this ancestor had arrived.

  "My uncle's family is moving house, how can I not come? I'll be back soon and we'll go together."

  Zhou Yang is a humble gentleman, and Su Lisha has been following him since childhood. However, Zhou Yang seems to be uninterested in her, always trying to avoid her. Zhou Yang thought that the relationship between Su's sisters wasn't good, so he wouldn't meet the arrogant older sister of the Su family, but unexpectedly met her anyway, with a tragic expression. Su Qing was thinking of laughing on the side but was holding it back and didn't dare to laugh, which was quite difficult for her. Li Ming knew nothing about it but probably guessed a bit.

  Then Su Lisha was spirited and told everyone about the party she had recently attended, and everyone praised her for being beautiful and lovely. She talked endlessly, and others couldn't get a word in edgewise, so they just listened. Su Qing on the side couldn't bear to listen anymore, and almost spat out her food. In the end, Su Lisha happily left with Zhou Yang, and her brother also sent Li Ming back to school.

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  After a few days, it was the day when the school announced the results of the college entrance examination. Although the whole family had confidence in Su Qing, after finishing breakfast, Su Chen still accompanied his sister to school early. After all, everyone wanted to know the result as soon as possible, and Su Chen was curious about the score he got for each subject under the circumstances that he handed in his papers ahead of time.

  Su Qing was shocked by the scene in front of her when she arrived at school, thinking that she had come early enough, but now feeling like she was the last one. The huge high school entrance exam scores gathered layer upon layer of students and parents. Their expressions were also a mix of joy, worry, and anxiety. Su Qing thought it wouldn't be easy to get to the front, so she simply sat down not far away to enjoy the scenery. Su Chen didn't have his sister's patience, wanting to squeeze into the crowd to see the scores. Su Qing rolled her eyes and pulled him towards the office building.

  A few high school students walked out of the office, one of whom was holding a banner. As members of the student union, they came to help today. "This Su Qing senior is really impressive, look at how happy the principal and director are, their faces are almost blooming with joy."

  "Of course, 723 points in liberal arts, and the champion of the national exam."

  "It's strange though, I've never seen her perform so well before, she must have had an exceptional performance this time."

  "She's younger than us, she must have been low-key and didn't want to be noticed by too many people before."

  "I think so too, I heard she always hands in her papers early for every exam, can someone without real ability really do that?"

  "Look, isn't that Su Qing walking over here?" One of the male classmates shouted and everyone surrounded Su Qing.

  "Su Qing, congratulations on being the top scorer in the college entrance examination."

  "Su Qing you're so awesome, share your learning secrets with me"

  "Su Qing, you're really my idol."

  Su Qing and her brother were surrounded by enthusiastic classmates, who thanked everyone for their congratulations and promised to give them their study notes. This news made them extremely happy, and Su Qing also took the opportunity to slip away.

  The two already knew the exam results and still went to the office, after all, it was necessary to thank the teacher who had taught them.

  The atmosphere in the office was harmonious, and the teachers were delighted that the top scorer of the college entrance examination had been taught by them, with a sense of pride on their faces. At the same time, they also said that Su Qing was the pride of the school and the teachers, encouraging her to continue working hard to bring glory to her alma mater and so on. After that, she left the school and went home.

  The family members and friends soon learned about the good news. The people living in the quadrangle courtyard were overjoyed, as expected. Su Qing's grandfather even called to invite everyone in the military district compound to have a meal together to celebrate, although he wasn't particularly fond of this granddaughter, but her excellent academic performance and becoming the top scorer was indeed something worth celebrating. After all, his grandson Su Chen, who was also excellent, had only ranked second in Beijing last year.

  Good friend Chen Shan knew about it and directly shouted on the phone that Su Qing should treat her to dinner.

  "Su Qing, we're good friends, you're really not making enough of an effort. You're younger than me and skipped grades to take the college entrance exam ahead of me, that's already a bit much. And now you've gotten such an incredibly high score, no matter what, you have to treat me to dinner, I'm going to eat until you're broke."

  "I've prepared enough food for you, eat as much as you can when you arrive, but be careful not to overeat and get a stomachache."

  "Don't worry, I'll just pick the expensive ones when the time comes."

  Chen Shan said so, but a few days later, the two of them went out to eat Beijing snacks, and didn't spend much money.

  Su Qing thought of Old Man Bai, who lived nearby, a kind and gentle old man with an extraordinary aura. Su Qing always felt that this old man was not ordinary and had great energy, but she didn't let the Queen Bee investigate his background. Her intuition told her that the old man genuinely liked her. Now that she had passed the college entrance exam, she should tell Old Man Bai about it too.

  Su Qing had been to Old Man Bai's place several times, each time only seeing Old Man Bai alone, but Su Qing's divine sense discovered that there were several guards with decent martial arts skills hiding in the dark.

  "Suzhi girl, you've come, and brought gifts for the old man too." Old Bai was delighted to see Suzhi arrive, seemingly with a thoughtful gesture as well. The pastries from Su's house were simply top-notch.

  "Grandpa Bai is in a good mood today, and I didn't bring much, just almond cookies and rose cake."

  "Yatou is here and I'm in a good mood, plus there are delicious dim sum. Why did you come over at this time today? Is school on holiday?"

  Su Qing thought about it and realized that she had come either in the late afternoon or on weekends previously. It seemed that Old Man Bai had misunderstood.

  Bai Lao took a bite of the rose cake, and the fragrance lingered in his mouth. "Su Yaotou's rose cake is really good, even better than the osmanthus cake last time."

  "You'll like it when I bring it next time. Today, my brother and I went to school to check the college entrance exam results, just got back a while ago."

  "How was your brother's exam? Why didn't he come?"

  "Grandpa Bai, my brother is a freshman at Peking University, and I'm the one who took the college entrance exam this year." Su Qing felt depressed that she hadn't made herself clear, causing misunderstanding.

  "Qing Yaotou, you're taking the college entrance exam this year? You're so young!" Bai Lao was taken aback by this answer.

  "This year I'm actually 13 years old, but when I was in school, my household registration added two more years."

  "I didn't expect you to be so young, how was your Gaokao score?"

  "Scored 723 in liberal arts and became the top scorer. I knew you'd be thrilled for me, so I came."

  "Qing Yaotou is quite good, come over and sit down often when you have nothing to do." Bai Lao's mood was very good, his face almost burst into bloom with a smile.

  The two of them drank tea and chatted for a while before Su Qing went home.