Chapter 5 High School Entrance Exam Begins

Saturday, May 6, sunny.

At six o'clock in the morning, Li Luo got up, washed, changed into school uniform, went to the balcony and opened the window.

A cool breeze in the early morning greets you.

Li Luo closed his eyes and recalled what he had gained last night. He felt very calm, but also a little excited.

"You're up so early?" In the living room, Li Guohong, who had just gotten up to make breakfast, saw Li Luo on the balcony and asked in surprise, "Did you get enough sleep?"

"Dad, I'm full of energy now." Li Luo turned and walked back to the living room, grinning, "I feel like I can even get into the No. 1 Middle School."

"..." If it were usual, Li Guohong would probably roll his eyes at him, but today was the high school entrance exam, so he could only smile and pat his son on the shoulder a few times, "Okay, keep up the momentum!"

Having confidence is always a good thing.

After washing up, Li Guohong started to make breakfast.

Li Luo returned to his bedroom, took out a draft book, wrote and drew on it, and reconfirmed the test questions that he had already solved in advance last night.

By the way, taking advantage of my fresh sleep, I opened the memory palace deep in my mind and recalled the science and English papers I will take tomorrow.

time flies.

In the blink of an eye it was already past seven in the morning.

Lin Xiuhong had also gotten up and was helping to make breakfast in the kitchen.

After she finished, she shouted towards the bedroom: "Li Luo! Go next door and call Xixi over to have breakfast together."

"Got it." Li Luo responded, put down the pen in his hand, stood up and walked out of the house.

Walking to the door of Room 402 opposite, Li Luo felt his way in from the side of the couplet pasted on the door and took out a key stuck behind the couplet.

However, Li Luo did not open the door directly. Instead, he knocked on Ying Chanxi's door several times before inserting the key.

The familiar living room layout unfolded before his eyes.

Ying Chanxi was awakened by the knock on the door. He opened the door of his bedroom with a sleepy face, wearing a cute panda pajamas and walked out rubbing his eyes.

Ying Chanxi, who had just woken up, looked still drowsy. Her oval face with a little baby fat looked even more cute and tender at this moment.

"My mother called you to have breakfast."

"Oh..." Ying Chanxi nodded, covered his mouth and yawned, walked past Li Luo and went to the bathroom, "I'll wash my face first."

"Then I'll go back first."

"Wait." Ying Chanxi walked to the bathroom door, turned his head and said to Li Luo, "There is a set of school uniforms on the balcony, can you help me get it?"

"Row."

"And socks, white ones."

"understood."

Li Luo walked to the balcony, reached out to take down the clean school uniform T-shirt and pants that were hung out to dry, and picked up a pair of white socks by the way.

Ying Chanxi walked into the bathroom, simply brushed her teeth and washed her face. She didn't need to apply any skin care products. Fifteen years old is the most perfect age for skin care. Just washing her face with cold water, her whole face became so pink that it seemed as if water could be squeezed out of it.

"Come over after you change your clothes." Li Luo threw his clothes on the sofa and went back to 401.

After Ying Chanxi finished washing up, she took off her pajamas, changed her clothes quickly, and walked towards the opposite door while tying her hair.

……

After breakfast, it was already half past seven.

Li Luo packed his schoolbag and made sure he had everything he needed.

Ying Chanxi, who was standing by, carefully checked it for him before handing the bag to him with confidence.

After everything was ready, the group of four walked out of the house.

Yinjiang District Yucai Middle School is not far from Li Luo’s home, just two intersections away.

So Li Guohong didn't drive, and the four of them just walked there, and arrived at the school gate in seven or eight minutes.

At this time, security guards had set up a yellow cordon at the entrance of Yucai Middle School, and cars and people were coming and going on the road.

Candidates wearing uniforms of various middle schools gathered here, holding their admission tickets in their hands, and lined up to enter the school gate under the inspection of security guards.

Even though the soul in his body is already 35 years old, Li Luo still feels his heart surging and a little nervous when he faces this scene again.

"Hello, Mr. Zhang."

When Li Guohong saw Li Luo's class teacher, he took the lead to step forward and say hello.

"Hello, hello." Zhang Wei glanced at Li Luo, then said with a smile, "Are you Li Luo's parent?"

"Yes, yes, yes. Usually, Mr. Zhang has to take care of Li Luo."

"It's as it should be, everywhere."

Parents and teachers echoed each other.

Li Luo and Ying Chanxi walked up to Zhao Rongjun.

As the only boy in the class who was admitted to the independent enrollment of the Affiliated No. 1 Middle School, Zhao Rongjun was asked by the class teacher to do the hard labor and help distribute admission tickets to classmates.

After seeing Li Luo arrive, Zhao Rongjun fumbled in his bag and handed over Li Luo's admission ticket.

"Li Luo, did you really go back to review yesterday?" Zhao Rongjun asked curiously.

"Yes." Li Luo blinked, a little puzzled, "What else do you think?"

"Ahem..." Zhao Rongjun didn't expect that Li Luo would suddenly change his temper, but he still said, "Then I wish you good grades. Come on!"

"That's for sure." Li Luo nodded. "After the class monitor's guidance, I think I can be admitted to the Affiliated No. 1 Middle School. We can still be classmates in the future."

"Overconfidence is arrogance." Shao Heqi, who appeared out of nowhere, suddenly interrupted from the side and said, "I suggest you be more pragmatic. Affiliated No. 1 Middle School is not what you think it is."

Li Luo glanced at the deputy monitor and paid no attention to his words.

I was just bragging to people close to me.

His true level is obvious to everyone. If it weren't for the memory palace, he would know exactly what level he is at.

But Ying Chanxi, who was standing next to him, patted his shoulder, smiled brightly, and encouraged him: "Everyone should have dreams. I believe in you."

"The squad leader is right." After hearing what Ying Chanxi said, Shao Heqi immediately changed his words, "Anyway, let's all work hard."

Li Luo looked at Shao Heqi and could only sigh for him. It was a bit pitiful that he was still a dog-licker at such a young age. In his memory, when he graduated from high school, he heard that Shao Heqi confessed his love to Ying Chanxi.

But the result was obvious, Ying Chanxi refused quite straightforwardly.

"It's almost time, you guys go in first." Zhao Rongjun looked at the time, it was almost eight o'clock in the morning, so he spoke.

So Li Luo and Shao Heqi took their admission tickets and lined up to enter the school first.

After a while, the fat girl with freckles, Jin Yuting, also came in from the queue outside and met them at the entrance of the examination building.

Shao Heqi had nothing to say to Li Luo. When he saw Jin Yuting coming over, he smiled and said with a hint of sarcasm: "Do you know what Li Luo said outside just now?"

"What?" Jin Yuting looked confused.

"He said he can get into the No. 1 Middle School." Without Ying Chanxi around, Shao Heqi did not hide his sarcasm and just thought Li Luo was very funny.

Jin Yuting, who had just arrived, laughed out loud when she heard this: "No, Li Luo... I'm not even 100% sure I can get into the Affiliated No. 1 Middle School, so why are you saying that?"

Li Luo was too lazy to pay attention to them and sat down on the steps next to him and closed his eyes to rest.

Judging from the academic performance of deputy monitor Shao Heqi, who is ranked in the top 50 in the school, it is definitely more than enough for him to be admitted to the No. 1 Affiliated Middle School.

But for Jin Yuting, who usually ranks around 100th, getting into the Affiliated High School No. 1 is not easy.

But it is still much better than Li Luo, who has been ranked outside the top 300 all year round.

It was understandable that the two little brats looked down on him, and Li Luo really didn't have the heart to argue with them.

Soon, with fifteen minutes left before the exam started, the examination room opened and the candidates entered the classroom one after another and found their seats and sat down.

Li Luo followed the crowd into the examination room and sat in a seat that was strange yet somewhat familiar. Unlike the tense and solemn atmosphere around him, he gradually calmed down.

The invigilator stood on the podium, explaining the examination rules and discipline, showing the sealed bag in his hand, and pulling out stacks of test papers from it.

As the exam time approached, the Chinese test papers were distributed on the table. Li Luo took a deep breath and reviewed the questions while comparing them with the Chinese test paper in the memory palace.

very good!

The title is correct.

Li Luo was completely relieved.

When the exam bell rang, he picked up his pen and began to answer the questions.

……

The Chinese language test is held from 8:30 to 10:30 in the morning.

The weather in Yuhang City in June is hot enough to fry eggs on the asphalt road.

Many parents left after sending their children to school, and only came back around ten o'clock.

But there were also many parents who stayed at the school gate and waited for their children to come out of the examination room.

"Has Li Luo been asking you to review recently?" During the quiet waiting, Ying Chanxi asked curiously to Zhao Rongjun beside him.

"Ah?" Zhao Rongjun was obviously stunned and didn't react.

What does it mean to ask him to review?
When Li Luo asked him to play basketball, he would be bullied on the court whenever he mentioned anything about reviewing.

"No?" Ying Chanxi showed a deeply puzzled expression on his face and looked him up and down with suspicion.

Zhao Rongjun felt a little scared when he was looked at like that.

He was not good at talking to girls, and being looked at by Ying Chanxi like this made him sweat on his back.

However, relying on the tacit cooperation with Li Luo over the years, Zhao Rongjun still kept his composure: "Well... I can't say for sure about this question."

Anyway, just fool around for now.

But in Ying Chanxi's view, this reaction was completely confirmed.

"Really?" Ying Chanxi sighed, "Don't hide it for him anymore. He told me yesterday. I thought he really gave up. It turns out he's been secretly asking you to do something for him every day."

Zhao Rongjun: “……?”

He now had absolutely no idea what Ying Chanxi was saying.

When did I give special treatment to that guy Li Luo?
Does it count if I buy him spicy noodles if he loses the game?
But at this time, Zhao Rongjun knew that silence was the best answer.

While Ying Chanxi was chatting with Zhao Rongjun, Lin Xiuhong and Li Guohong were waiting at the school gate and had not left.

When it was past ten o'clock, Lin Xiuhong wiped the sweat from her forehead under the shade of a tree, and she heard someone calling her from behind.

"Isn't this a show of red?"

Lin Xiuhong turned her head and looked back, and saw her cousin Zhang Xuefen coming towards her.

Different from Lin Xiuhong's simple dress, Zhang Xuefen was dressed in designer clothes, a necklace, bracelets and sunglasses, and the powder on her face was thicker than the dough Lin Xiuhong kneaded in the breakfast shop.

"Oh, Xuefen." Lin Xiuhong responded simply, not wanting to talk more.

But Zhang Xuefen obviously didn't intend to simply say hello. She walked over to the couple and started chatting: "Is your Li Luo also taking the high school entrance exam this year?"

"Yes."

"How are your grades?" Zhang Xuefen said with a smile, "You have been smart since you were young, so your son must be pretty good too, right?"

"It's okay." Lin Xiuhong replied helplessly, not wanting to say more.

"You are just being modest." Zhang Xuefen shook her head. "Our Chunchun is usually only in the top 100 in the school, but he will definitely have no problem getting into the No. 1 Affiliated High School. Your Li Luo will definitely be able to do the same."

Lin Xiuhong took a deep breath, responded with a forced smile, and finally waited for the bell to ring indicating the end of the exam. She then hurriedly pulled Li Guohong and walked towards the school gate.

"Your cousin is still the same as always." Li Guohong started to complain at this time, which made Lin Xiuhong roll her eyes.

"If you and your son could do better, I wouldn't have to endure this."

"Okay, okay, Li Luo will be out soon, let's not talk about this."

After the exam bell rang, the invigilator began to collect the papers, and a few minutes later, the candidates came out of the teaching building one after another.

Ying Chanxi returned to Lin Xiuhong, tiptoed to look inside, and soon saw Li Luo's figure. He raised his hand and waved in that direction.

"How did you do in the exam?" Ying Chanxi asked with a little concern.

"Stable."

(End of this chapter)