So dedicated... Shen Heng nodded and replied:
"I'm not taking the college entrance exam!"
"Then what are you doing here?"
"Someone in my family is taking the college entrance exam, and I'll be responsible for picking them up and dropping them off these next few days!" Shen Heng replied.
"I knew it! I thought you changed your mind at the last minute, wanted to take the college entrance exam, and then were late and couldn't get in, so you're stuck here!" Zhou Hong nodded in realization.
He looked at Shen Heng again, and asked with some doubt:
I didn't know someone in your family was taking the college entrance exam. Was it a brother or a sister?
"An older sister!" Shen Heng replied.
"How are you doing? Is your studying going well?"
"Hmm... it's alright!"
Zhou Hong nodded, but didn't ask any further questions.
In his understanding, as long as Shen Heng's score was above the undergraduate admission line, that would already be considered acceptable.
"I wonder how difficult this year's exam will be..."
The two chatted idly at the school gate.
Soon, the bell rang, signaling the end of the college entrance examination.
Not long after, the first student walked out of the examination room, and reporters and bloggers immediately surrounded him.
"Hello, student, was this year's Chinese exam difficult?"
What is this year's essay topic?
"Did you get any of the questions...?"
"..."
As more and more students left the examination room, Shen Heng and Zhou Hong's conversation also came to an end.
Zhou Hong started looking around at the school gate, hoping to spot a student he knew who had good grades and then ask them about this year's college entrance exam papers.
However, several minutes passed and he still hadn't seen a suitable candidate. He did know some people, but they were all average students, so he didn't go up and ask them.
It wasn't that he discriminated against them, but the exam in the morning was Chinese. Unlike math, where you can't answer a math question if you don't know it, you can ask an average student to get a general idea of the exam's difficulty.
But when it comes to Chinese, whether you can write something or not, if you want to know how difficult the exam was, you should ask those who got good grades, because they have a better grasp of the overall difficulty of the exam.
Seeing that most of the students had already come out, and still not seeing any of his familiar, academically gifted students, Zhou Hong couldn't help but become a little anxious.
His gaze swept across the faces of the students who came out, and suddenly fixed on one person's face— Shen Shuning.
After considering it for a moment, he slowly shook his head.
Forget it, it's best not to ask people you're not familiar with.
Zhou Hong sighed softly; it seemed he would have to wait outside other schools that afternoon...
He turned to look at Shen Heng, and was about to ask Shen Heng if the person he was waiting for had come out, when he saw Shen Heng raise his hand and wave.
"What, has your sister come out yet?" Zhou Hong asked.
"Yes!" Shen Heng replied.
Zhou Hong nodded without giving it much thought, his gaze continuing to wander around the school gate, hoping to see if any of his favorite high-achieving students would come out from behind.
Their gazes shifted and landed once more on Shen Shuning, who was walking towards them.
Are her family members here?
The thought flashed through Zhou Hong's mind, but his gaze continued to move towards the school gate.
When Shen Shuning walked to a distance of about ten meters from them, Zhou Hong's gaze subconsciously fell on him again.
His human instinct compelled him to see which family had raised such a wonderful child!
However, as Shen Shuning approached step by step, especially with her gaze fixed on them, the expression on his face gradually stiffened.
He turned to look at Shen Heng, and said somewhat stiffly:
" Shen Heng, Shen Shuning, Shen? Is she the older sister you're talking about?"
Shen Heng turned his head, met Zhou Hong's gaze, and nodded.
"Um!"
Zhou Hong stared wide-eyed at Shen Heng, opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.
Shen Heng looked at Zhou Hong, thought for a moment about the other party's purpose in waiting here, and said:
"Aren't you looking for someone? Should we ask her about this year's exam results while we're at it?"
Zhou Hong opened his mouth, but didn't say anything.
"What, aren't you going to ask?" Shen Heng asked again.
"Ask, of course I'll ask!" Zhou Hong replied, then said somewhat exasperatedly, " Shen Shuning is so good at studying, how come you didn't inherit any of that!"
"..."
Shen Heng withdrew his gaze, somewhat speechless.
Shen Shuning walked to Shen Heng's side and shifted her gaze to Zhou Hong.
Who is this?
"This is my homeroom teacher, Zhou Hong. After the gambling incident was brought to the school, he was the one who kept communicating with the students, and that's how I ended up staying!" Shen Heng introduced.
Shen Shuning nodded and bowed slightly, "Thank you, Elder Zhou!"
"You're welcome, you're welcome. It's what I should do as a teacher!" Zhou Hong waved his hand with a smile. "By the way, Shen, may I ask you about the exam?"
"Mm!" Shen Shuning nodded gently.
"This time..."
"..."
Shen Heng watched the two communicating from the side, his gaze lingering on Zhou Hong.
That's just how people are; they have different attitudes towards different people. Like a teacher, when facing good students, their attitude unconsciously becomes more formal...
After asking a few simple questions, Zhou Hong smiled and said:
"Alright, I won't bother Shuning any longer. Go back and eat and rest so you can prepare for your exam this afternoon!"
"Okay, then we'll be going now, Elder Zhou!" Shen Shuning nodded in acknowledgment.
"Yes!" Zhou Hong nodded with a smile.
"Let's go, teacher!" Shen Heng waved.
"Drive carefully on the road. Your only purpose now is to take your sister to the exam!" Zhou Hong said.
"Yes, I know!"
Shen Heng waved his hand.
He picked up Shen Shuning and got into the car, then drove towards home.
Looking at the scenery around him, Shen Heng asked:
Have you decided which university you want to go to?
"Yes, it's all settled, Capital University!" Shen Shuning replied.
"It's already been agreed upon?"
"Yes, someone came to talk to us before!"
"Then why did you even take the exam?"
"You get paid for the exam!"
"..."
16:52 in the afternoon.
Shen Heng stood at the entrance of Linhai No. 2 High School. His gaze swept across the area and he saw his homeroom teacher Zhou Hong, walking over with a smile.
June 9th, 18:10.
Shen Heng glanced at the sullen Zhou Hong, "What's wrong?"
Zhou Hong Hongdao: "The school just issued a notice saying that starting next semester, evening self-study time will be shortened, and it cannot end later than 8:30 pm."
Upon hearing this, Shen Heng's gaze sharpened immediately. Beside him, Zhou Hong said angrily:
"You're saying that if evening self-study time is shortened by more than an hour a day, how much less time will they have in a year? If this continues, how will they study...?"
Shen Heng nodded slightly in agreement.
Perhaps it was due to his professional sensitivity, but he didn't feel that this reduction was without reason.
Is it because headquarters judged that the invasion of the Calamity Beast was intensifying, so they wanted to shorten the students' study time to reduce their chances of encountering the Calamity Beast...? Shen Heng pondered silently.
Soon, the exam ended, Shen Shuning came out.
After Zhou Hong inquired about the exam papers as usual, the two said their goodbyes.
As he was leaving, Shen Heng paused, turned to look at his old teacher, and said:
"By the way, teacher, try to go home earlier after your evening self-study session from now on, otherwise it could be troublesome if you encounter any danger on the way!"
Watching Shen Heng leave, Zhou Hong couldn't help but mutter to himself:
"Why is this guy talking so strangely lately!"
Supervision Bureau, Restaurant.
Everyone sat around the dining table.
Wang Hai turned his head and looked around at everyone, his gaze lingering on Han Ling for a moment.
"There's something I need to say today. Something's happened with Le Gu Nan; she might not be coming to our Linhai City Supervision Bureau anymore!"