What were you laughing about on stage just now?
After the flag-raising ceremony, on the way back to the classroom, Ruan Zheng walked beside Song Yunshen and turned to ask him a question.
"I'm so happy that I did so well on my first exam." Song Yunshen kept a straight face and didn't laugh out loud.
"Keep up the good work and try to maintain this result." Ruan Zheng smiled faintly. "Don't let your efforts go to waste."
"Yes, yes, I will, Teacher Ruan." Song Yunshen turned her head away, then covered her mouth to barely keep from laughing out loud.
As the only person in the know who understood how Xia Kening achieved her results, it was indeed a bit difficult for Song Yunshen to read this speech.
I could manage to read it aloud privately in the classroom before, but when I was actually on stage, having to read it in a serious and earnest tone was really torturous.
He had no idea how Xia Kening managed to write this article.
That's even more shameless than him.
When I get back tonight, I have to give her a good laugh.
That's hilarious!
To be fair, getting third place in the grade is quite prestigious.
Before the flag was raised, Song Yunshen was a little nervous, but after stepping down from the platform, he felt somewhat unsatisfied.
I wish I could climb the flagpole on my own once someday.
Hmm... I wonder how Xia Kening is doing. I hope the teacher won't make things too difficult for her?
Meanwhile, on the other side...
After the flag-raising ceremony at the high school, everyone returned to their classrooms.
The class representatives for each subject were called over by the teacher, received their final exam papers, and were then distributed.
The homeroom teacher, Zhang Zhidong, came to the classroom with the report cards and posted them on the bulletin board at the door.
"The final grades are posted here. Check them yourself after class," Zhang Zhidong said. " Ma Xianmin, come here for a moment, I'll give you the class schedule for Monday and Tuesday."
"Oh." The class monitor stood up in response, her long, high ponytail swaying as she followed Zhang Zhidong out of the classroom.
Ningjiang Middle School has a week of classes after the final exams. On Monday and Tuesday, teachers of each subject will go over the final exam papers.
From Wednesday to Friday, the mornings are for self-study, and the afternoons are for free club activities.
It's practically like being on vacation.
Xia Kening sat in her seat, watching the class representatives hand out the test papers, and her heart couldn't help but tremble.
"I'm going to check my grades, do you want to see them?" Xu Zhuoyue raised an eyebrow at him.
"I won't watch." Xia Kening shook her head repeatedly.
It's best not to do things that will only bring shame upon yourself.
Seeing his reaction, Xu Zhuoyue immediately looked puzzled. "I remember you said before that you planned to get into the top 200 so your dad would give you more pocket money. Could it be that you're giving up because you know you failed the exam?"
Xia Kening was feeling annoyed right now. The thought of being called in by the teacher for questioning later made her scared.
Hearing Xu Zhuoyue's words, she was too lazy to pay him any attention and could only glance at him. "Idiot."
"Tsk." Xu Zhuoyue was too lazy to say anything more to him. He got up and went straight to the bulletin board, quickly finding his ranking.
320th place.
As usual, he ranked slightly above average in the middle of the class, which was in line with Xu Zhuoyue's expectations.
His English isn't great, but he's okay at science.
Although he wasn't as strong in science as Song Yunshen, he was still decent enough to rank in the top 400.
There are a total of twenty classes in the grade, with about eight or nine hundred students. He can say that he has done a good job and satisfied his parents by achieving this ranking.
With that in mind, Xu Zhuoyue continued reading and soon found Song Yunshen's grades.
The next second, his eyes widened instantly.
"Holy crap!?"
Bai Feini, who was standing next to him, was startled and immediately scolded, "Are you crazy, Xu Zhuoyue? Why are you shouting like that all of a sudden?"
"No..." Xu Zhuoyue was completely bewildered. He thought he was seeing things, so he compared the score horizontally several times and even reached out to check it again to make sure he wasn't mistaken. "Could this be a miscalculation?"
Bai Feini looked in the direction he was pointing with a puzzled expression, only to discover Song Yunshen's grades. She couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow!"
Other people who came to check on the results were also drawn to the two of them and noticed something amiss.
"How come Song Yunshen only got 23 points in math?"
"Physics only got 14 points, and Chemistry only got 8?!"
"Wow, how did you even pass that test?"
Xu Zhuoyue had already returned to his seat, looking at Song Yunshen with a surprised and uncertain expression, and asked in a low voice, "What... what's going on?"
Xia Kening had expected this, but her heart was still pounding. Feeling incredibly embarrassed, she lowered her head and replied, "I wasn't feeling well that day..."
"That's no reason to get such a bad score, is it?" Xu Zhuoyue somewhat taken aback.
"My stomach hurt during the exam," Xia Kening had no choice but to say.
Xu Zhuoyue was skeptical, but he also didn't believe that Song Yunshen's true level was like that.
After all, he was teaching Xia Yunuo her math test yesterday.
Meanwhile, Bai Feini had returned to her seat and, unusually, pulled Xia Yunuo aside to chat, telling her about Song Yunshen's grades.
Xia Yunuo turned her head to look at Song Yunshen with a worried expression, her two small hands clenching unconsciously, but she didn't know what to do.
"If your score hadn't been so outrageous, I would have thought you failed the test because you weren't focused on your studies lately." Xu Zhuoyue sighed. "Are you feeling better now? You didn't even tell me before."
"It's nothing," Xia Kening shook her head, "But why can't I concentrate on studying?"
"It's all because of Xia Yunuo." Xu Zhuoyue pouted. "From now on, you can go with her after school. I'll run ahead by myself so I don't become a third wheel for you."
"Huh?" Xia Kening was taken aback, feeling like she had discovered a new continent. She narrowed her eyes and tentatively asked, "Why don't we walk home together after school?"
"You insisted on leaving school with Xia Yunuo yesterday, and you still have the nerve to say that?" Xu Zhuoyue said speechlessly. "I even switched seats with her during evening self-study to give you an opportunity. It's not too much for you to call me 'Dad,' is it?"
"Idiot."
"Idiot!"
Having obtained the information she wanted, Xia Kening retorted without hesitation with a "stupid idiot."
Xu Zhuoyue was not to be outdone and started arguing with him.
Fortunately, most people don't care about Song Yunshen's grades.
Only a few close classmates came over to ask, and after learning it was a health issue, they didn't ask any further questions.
The morning session consists of two physics periods and two history periods.
Xia Kening finished the physics class with trepidation. The short Teacher Gu didn't call on anyone to answer any questions, only expressing his desire to quickly finish the test and be free.
This relieved Xia Kening.
But just as everyone was getting ready to go to the cafeteria for lunch after history class, Song Minggui appeared at the classroom door and waved in Xia Kening's direction.
" Song Yunshen, come to my office."
Upon hearing Teacher Song's voice, Xia Kening instantly got goosebumps. She looked in Teacher Song's direction, then reluctantly got up and walked towards the back door.
Xu Zhuoyue patted him on the shoulder. "Good luck, I'm going to eat now."
Xia Kening nodded helplessly, like a prisoner heading to the execution ground.
I just hope that Teacher Song won't be too angry, considering that Song Yunshen is his nephew...
Surely they're not really going to break his leg?
Thinking this, Xia Kening followed Song Minggui into the office.
But just as Song Minggui sat down and was about to speak, there was a knock on the office door.
Xia Yunuo cautiously peeked in, then with a determined look in her eyes, she mustered her courage and walked to Xia Kening's side.
Second sister?
Xia Kening looked at Xia Yunuo with surprise, wondering what she wanted to do at this time.
" Teacher Song." Xia Yunuo's small hands clenched the hem of her clothes, her palms sweating nervously, but she still managed to open her mouth and speak.
"What's wrong? Is something the matter?" Song Minggui looked at her, thinking that Xia Yunuo wanted to ask about tutoring-related matters.
But Xia Yunuo said earnestly, " Song Yunshen wasn't feeling well on the day of the science exam, I can testify to that, otherwise he definitely would have done very well. Yesterday I even asked him for help with the math exam questions, and he could do them all."
The words had barely left his mouth.
Song Minggui showed a slightly surprised expression.
Xia Kening's eyes widened in shock.
Is this really my second older sister?!
She actually came to the office to help explain things in order to plead for Song Yunshen!
That damned Song Yunshen!
He seduced his own second sister like this, and now he's going to flirt with his own eldest sister!
They deserve to die!