The Monthly Exam ended that evening.
In the classroom, the long fluorescent lights on the ceiling cast a soft white glow, illuminating the entire room.
The students in the front compared answers, while the students in the back played games, forming two opposing camps.
Wu Xiaoqi strode in through the front door with a basketball tucked under his arm, looking smug. He usually came in through the back door, but today he had used the front entrance solely because he had a new basketball.
Seeing the basketball in his arms, Guo Kunnan exclaimed in surprise, "Yo, Wu-ge bought a new basketball?"
Shan Kaiquan teased him, "How's the quality of the new basketball? It won't explode again, right?"
"Exactly, exactly. Yesterday nearly scared me to death," Hu Jun chimed in.
Wu Xiaoqi held the basketball and gave a disdainful smile. He patted it twice and pointed at the symbol on its surface. "See this logo? Do you know what an international brand is?"
"This is an international-brand basketball. It cost over eight hundred!"
"Hiss..."
Hearing such a terrifying price, all the boys in the back row couldn't help sucking in a breath, then turned their stunned gazes toward the basketball in Wu Xiaoqi's hands.
"It's actually that expensive!"
"My phone only cost seven hundred."
For many of them, it was the first time they had heard of a price like that.
Wu Xiaoqi stood proudly, taking in everyone's amazement with a faint smile.
In truth, Wu Xiaoqi's heart ached a little. The basketballs he usually played with cost around two or three hundred. This was also the first time he had bought one this expensive. If he hadn't nearly been deafened by that shoddy basketball exploding, he probably wouldn't have been willing to spend so much.
Hu Jun said sheepishly, "Wu-ge,