The next morning, Wu Mei came over on her bike early and proudly showed Zhou Xiaoyun the pocket money she had brought with her: "Big sister, my mom gave it to me to keep for buying books. Twenty bucks!"
Zhou Xiaoyun smiled slightly, she had just told her dad and mom yesterday that she wanted to go to the bookstore, Zhou Guoqiang didn't even blink before taking out 30 yuan for her, it was already in her pocket!
Wang Jingjing came over in a little while, excitedly saying: "My mom gave me over ten yuan, today we can go buy two good books to read. I especially like 'One Thousand and One Nights', let's set off!
Xiao Bao wanted to follow this time but no one paid attention to him. It's better for boys to stay away from a gathering of several 'girls'!
Three girls rode their bicycles, chatting while riding, leisurely heading to the Xinhua Bookstore. Unexpectedly, they met Xu Meili on the way.
Xu Meili sat on her father Xu Dashan's motorcycle, recognizing the three figures in front from a distance, and hurriedly signaled to Xu Dashan to speed up the motorcycle to catch up with the three people.
The earsplitting motorcycle sound made three 'girls' look to the side at the same time: Oh, this is really a narrow road for enemies!
Why did I run into you again!
The three of them let out a collective sigh.
Zhou Xiaoyun was the first to react and greeted Xu Dashan: "Uncle! Where are you all going?"
No one expected a response, it's just the Chinese way of greeting. "Have you eaten?" "Where are you going?" "What are you doing?", The person asking is very casual, and the person answering
No need to be clear about it. It's just a polite small talk anyway.
Zhou Xiaoyun asked and didn't expect Xu Meili to answer hastily: "I just finished my exam, Dad wants to take me to the city for a stroll and buy me a new dress."
The language is full of boastful words, typical "Xu Meili style" language.
If Wang Jingjing had thrown two sarcastic sentences at ordinary times, today she saw Xu Dashan barely holding back.
Xu Dashan asked: "What are you three going to do?"
Zhou Xiaoyun smiled politely: "The three of us are going to Xinhua Bookstore to take a look around and buy some books."
Xu Dashan nodded in approval and said: "Hmm, buying books is quite good." He then turned his head to Xu Meili and said: "Why don't I take you to buy some books too?"
Zhou Xiaoyun and the other two secretly prayed in their hearts: Don't go with us! Whatever you do, don't agree.
Xu Meili finally did not disappoint everyone's expectations, shaking her head and refusing: "No more, Dad, I still want to go buy new clothes. After a few days when the results come out, I will be able to attend Yingming Middle School, you promised me that you would buy me a new dress."
Wow, so confident!
Wang Jingjing could no longer bear it and deliberately turned her head to talk to Wu Mei.
Zhou Xiaoyun left with a satisfied chat with Xu Dashan, and finally Xu Meili had enough of showing off and began to urge Xu Dashan to drive faster.
The three of them finally breathed a sigh of relief as they watched the motorcycle disappear into the distance.
Wang Jingjing couldn't help it anymore and had to say what she had been holding back in her heart for a long time: "I think Xu Meili is also too...
"It's laughable, isn't it? The exam just ended and the results aren't even out yet, but she's already shouting like this without any shame. Heaven forbid her from getting into that prestigious middle school, so I can thoroughly mock her."
Wu Mei and Zhou Xiaoyun deeply sympathize with each other.
Zhou Xiaoyun thought to herself, it's better to keep a low profile and not say anything, if she can't get in then it'll be a disaster. Who would want to lose face like this!
Arrived at Xinhua Bookstore and browsed for half a day, everyone picked out their favorite books. After paying the bill, it was already noon. Riding back home would probably mean missing lunch at home.
Wu Mei suggested simply finding a nearby restaurant to eat at, and both Zhou Xiaoyun and Wang Jingjing were in agreement.
Xinhua Bookstore is located between Yingming Middle School and Qiming Middle School. Walking a few steps to the left, there are many small restaurants, especially for students who work part-time, with low prices and good taste. So the three of them found a relatively clean little restaurant and went in.
What's for dinner? The dishes are a bit expensive, let's just have a bowl of noodles each!
Three girls each ate a bowl of meat noodles and rode their bicycles home with full bellies.
As they passed by the gate of Qiming Middle School, Wang Jingjing said wistfully: "If we three can all come to this school next semester and be in the same class, it would be great!"
Wu Meizhu said with a sigh: "Alas, I'm afraid there's no hope for me."
Zhou Xiaoyun comforted Wu Mei with a couple of words, hinting to Wang Jingjing not to bring up the topic again. Wang Jingjing quickly changed the subject and started discussing summer vacation plans.
Wu Mei was delighted again, just like this
It wasn't until three o'clock that I finally got home after taking a leisurely stroll and chatting along the way.
The following days were just waiting for the day when the grades came out and the admission letters arrived.
For Zhou Xiaoyun and the others, these days passed very slowly. Although there were only more than ten days left, each day seemed to pass particularly slowly. Perhaps it was because they had too many expectations, added anxiety, and unease. In short, it was torture!
The day when the grades were officially released to the school, all the fifth-grade students flocked to their classrooms waiting.
Fang Wentao is busy in the principal's office getting his transcript and admission notice, he won't be able to come for a while.
The students were discussing together, and the topic was always centered on which middle school they could take. The atmosphere was unprecedentedly warm.
Zheng Bing had long since used his privilege to take Zheng Haoran and run to the principal's office.
This made everyone in the classroom even more tense, with one person saying something and another person responding, it was like a bustling vegetable market.
Li Tianyu pretended to be nonchalant, but Zhou Xiaoyun, who was familiar with his little habits, knew he must be very nervous and anxious as soon as she saw him lightly tapping the table.
He would tap his hand on the table whenever he felt restless, and Zhou Xiaoyun only discovered this habit of his after living with him for several years.
"Brother, it's a pity that you're going to study in the city middle school, and we two brothers will have to part ways."
Li Tianyu came to comfort Gu 'Spring': "Don't say that, we both passed the exam!" Although this may not be a big deal, it's not nothing either!
Spring arrives with drumming
"After being encouraged, he slightly regained his spirits: 'You're right, I shouldn't give up easily since the outcome is still unknown.'"
Wang Jingjing's heart beats faster and she can't sit still, seeing Zhou Xiaoyun's carefree appearance makes her especially envious: "Zhou Xiaoyun, with your grades being so good, getting into Qiming University is definitely a sure thing, how can I be so nervous and afraid that I won't get in?"
Zhou Xiaoyun smiled and comforted Wang Jingjing: "Don't think about it, when Teacher Fang comes later, everything will be clear. Thinking more now is useless."
Although it is said that Zhou Xiaoyun's heart is also very tense, under the calm and waveless exterior, his inner heart has been turbulent for a long time, but others can't see it.
Zheng Haoran walked in with a brisk pace, the excited look on his face and the 'excited' expression couldn't be hidden, making it clear at a glance that he must have done very well on the exam.
Zhou Xiaoyun looked at him and saw that Zheng Haoran nodded slightly, hinting that Zhou Xiaoyun had also passed the exam.
Zhou Xiaoyun's heart suddenly burst into bloom with joy beyond expectation, and her heartbeat began to accelerate.
