The salty life in Life of Pi

Chapter 102 Oh, you've grown up
After breakfast, Lin Miaomiao stood at the door to change her shoes, watching Wang Shengnan tenderly tying Lin Dawei's tie and adjusting his collar. She was so gentle that it seemed like she was a different person.

Lin Miaomiao couldn't help but bite her sour teeth and complain.

"They are two old men and women in their 50s, and they are still like this. I am about to throw up my breakfast."

Wang Shengnan's eyes turned cold, and she turned her head to look at Lin Miaomiao with a threatening tone.
"What are you still dawdling about? You've been changing shoes for a year now. You'd better do well in the mock exam. If your grades drop, you'll be waiting for me."

Lin Miaomiao breathed a sigh of relief with the familiar feeling. At least it proved that her mother was still the same person. She changed her shoes, picked up her schoolbag, ran downstairs, rode her bicycle to school.

Arriving at the school gate, the teacher on duty today was Tian Shanshan. Lin Miaomiao pushed the cart into the school and nodded to Teacher Tian. Seeing the faint smile on her face, she couldn't help but feel a little surprised.

"Are you so happy after getting married? It's like you've become a different person."

When I returned to the classroom, most people had already arrived, but they were all reviewing quietly, with only a few reciting in a low voice. It was a bit stressful to have a mock exam at the beginning of the school year.

Sitting back in her seat, Lin Miaomiao took a look at what Wu Xianyu was reviewing and took out the same book.

Tang Yuanming walked to the back door of the classroom, took a look at the situation in the classroom, and nodded. The key class was relatively worry-free, at least no one was sleeping at this time.

Tang Yuanming stood outside the classroom for a while without disturbing the students. When the morning reading was over, he walked into the classroom, clapped his hands, and signaled everyone to look up.
"Okay, take your exam stuff with you and go to the exam room."

Lin Miaomiao let out a long sigh, picked up her transparent pencil case, turned her desk 180 degrees, and walked out of the classroom with Wu Xianyu, heading towards the classroom in another direction.

Seeing that the original students in the examination room had not come out yet, Lin Miaomiao and Wu Xianyu stood together and complained quietly.

"The teacher in this exam room always takes a few minutes to complete, and I don't know why."

"This is one of the unsolved mysteries of the school. It seems that every school has this kind of teacher."

Wu Xianyu was also a little speechless. Fortunately, he and Lin Miaomiao were assigned to the same examination room this time, so he was in a good mood. It was not because the two of them could find any way to cheat in the same examination room, but he was simply happy because they had something in common.

After waiting for a while, the people in the classroom finally came out. After everyone inside had left, Lin Miaomiao and Wu Xianyu walked into the classroom, found their respective seats and just sat down, the invigilator came in with the test papers.

There was nothing much to say about the Chinese exam. After the test, Lin Miaomiao was too lazy to check answers with Wu Xianyu. She took the math wrong answer book and hurried to look over a few more questions. Wu Xianyu filled Lin Miaomiao's cup with hot water and put it back on her desk. Without saying a word, he returned to his seat.

The math test is not as easy as the Chinese test. Lin Miaomiao feels that the difficulty of this test paper is a bit too high. Although the school has always had this tradition that the first test of each semester will be very difficult, is it too difficult this time?

After finishing the last question, Lin Miaomiao put down her pen, breathed a sigh of relief, turned her neck, and opened the thermos to take a sip of the slightly hot water.

Just as I covered the cup and was about to check it again, the bell rang.

Seeing the test paper being taken away by the teacher, Lin Miaomiao was a little stunned. She and Wu Xianyu were still a little nervous after leaving the examination room.
"I didn't check it, so I don't know if I got any questions wrong due to carelessness."

"Don't think about it anymore since the test is over. Based on my experience, the answers you write subconsciously the first time are usually correct, but the more you revise them later, the more wrong they become."

Wu Xianyu comforted Lin Miaomiao, and they put the pencil bag back into the classroom. They happened to meet Mai Ju, and Lin Miaomiao took her to the cafeteria.

Mai Jue didn't seem nervous at all. Instead, he yawned loudly and even cried a few tears. Lin Miaomiao looked at Mai Jue with suspicion.
"What bad things did you do last night that make you so sleepy?"

Seeing Wu Xianyu's figure from the corner of his eye, Mai Ju swallowed back the fierce words in his mouth and snorted softly.

"I have been sleeping on a hard bed at home for two months, and now I have to sleep on a hard bed at school. I haven't been sleeping well. And this math test seems to be too difficult. I don't even have time to sleep."

"Yeah, you also think the difficulty of this test paper is not right, right?"

Hearing that Mai Jue could tell that the difficulty of this test paper was problematic, Lin Miaomiao suddenly became excited and looked at Wu Xianyu.

"Xianyu, isn't this math test a bit too difficult?"

Wu Xianyu thought about the math test and nodded.

"The difficulty of the small questions increased a lot, but the difficulty of the big questions did not increase much. I felt dizzy while doing them."

"That's what I said. I don't have time to check this time. As long as I don't learn it well, it's fine."

Lin Miaomiao's mood suddenly improved, and her appetite also improved.

At noon, Lin Miaomiao and Mai Ju returned to the classroom. As they were sitting together chatting about girls' private matters, two girls who had not returned to the dormitory suddenly sat opposite them and looked at Lin Miaomiao mysteriously.

"Miao Miao, I remember you and Deng Xiaoqi were classmates in the first year of high school, right? It seemed like you had a pretty good relationship?"

Lin Miaomiao didn't quite understand what was going on. How did this involve Deng Xiaoqi? But she still nodded hesitantly.
"We did have a good relationship at the beginning of the first year of high school, but after she started hanging out with a few other boys, I distanced myself from her. What happened? Why did you suddenly mention her?"

"Miaomiao, don't you know yet?"

The two girls looked at Lin Miaomiao in surprise. Seeing that Lin Miaomiao was indeed confused, they excitedly called Lin Miaomiao and Mai Ju, lowered their heads and huddled together and whispered
"Do you know who Deng Xiaoqi's mother is?"

Hearing this topic, Lin Miaomiao suddenly realized that this was the matter, but she still looked confused. Mai Ju seemed to be thinking about something.

Seeing that neither of them spoke, the girl felt satisfied and started to explain.

“You may not know Deng Xiaoqi’s mother, but you should have an impression of Deng Bancheng.”

Lin Miaomiao raised her eyebrows and looked at Mai Jue. It was indeed this matter, but how come it seemed like so many people knew about it?
"You guys know about it, but that's normal. Deng Bancheng, not many people know her. I didn't expect Deng Xiaoqi to be her daughter. I was wondering why Deng Xiaoqi... It seems to be the influence of her family."

After listening to the two girls complaining about Deng Xiaoqi, Lin Miaomiao couldn't help but ask them
"How do you know these things?"

"It's because Meng Guangtou fell and Deng Bancheng lost her backer, so some people who don't like her exposed the matter. It was this person who said that Deng Xiaoqi is her daughter. Fortunately, Miaomiao, you didn't spend too much time with her."

After the two girls left, Lin Miaomiao and Mai Ju looked at each other for a long time, both of them feeling puzzled.

Not taking it seriously, Lin Miaomiao lay on the table and slept for a while.

There were no big events in the liberal arts and English exams in the afternoon. Lin Miaomiao felt that the questions looked familiar, and the answers popped up in her mind before she finished reading the questions.

After the exam, Lin Miaomiao returned to the classroom. There were still more than 20 minutes before the get out of class ended. She took out the math test paper and asked Wu Xianyu to check the answers. After getting a few questions right, Lin Miaomiao began to scratch her head.
"How come you are not sure about any of the questions? How can you check the answers?"

Wu Xianyu spread his hands, feeling helpless.

"The math test this time was indeed difficult. I will go back and ask Haozi tonight. The answers from the science class should have come out long ago."

"Okay then, I still have to go home to deal with Wang Shengnan, alas." Lin Miaomiao lay on the desk, looking very listless.

But before she could lie down for too long, Tang Yuanming walked in with his summer homework. His face did not look very good. The classroom suddenly became quiet, and Lin Miaomiao also silently climbed up from the desk.

Tang Yuanming has changed from the friendly and gentle person he was in his second year of high school. Now he has a stern face and looks at the students below the stage with his hands behind his back. Everyone who sees him looks away guiltily.

Looking up, Tang Yuanming's eyes lingered on a few people for a while, and he patted the summer homework in front of him.
"I reviewed your summer homework while you were taking the exam today. I don't care about whether it's right or wrong. It's normal to make mistakes. What I care about is how much you take it seriously. Some people wrote in such cursive that they can't even be called words. Some people are trying to fool someone. You gave me a three-five-word answer to a question in the humanities. What's worse, there was soup on the test paper. I just want to know, are you so tight on time that you have to do your homework while eating?"

There were a few chuckles from the audience. Wu Xianyu nudged Lin Miaomiao and asked with his eyes if she had done her homework while eating.
Lin Miaomiao frowned her nose, obviously unhappy that Wu Xianyu looked at her like that. Hadn't she finished all her homework in the summer class?

Tang Yuanming didn't say much. He just sent back the summer homework he thought was problematic.
"Those of you who have received your summer homework, please find time to rewrite it. Write it carefully and I will check it next week."

As soon as he finished speaking, the bell rang.

When Tang Yuanming walked out of the classroom, Lin Miaomiao breathed a sigh of relief. She felt a little guilty at the time. Doing homework while eating, or vice versa, was indeed something she could do. Fortunately, her homework was not handed down.

Walking out of the classroom side by side with Wu Xianyu, Lin Miaomiao smacked her lips as she listened to the voice on the radio.

After watching Lin Miaomiao leave the school on her bike, Wu Xianyu turned and walked towards the cafeteria.

After dinner, he returned to the dormitory and caught Jiang Tianhao soaking his feet. Wu Xianyu sat opposite him and took out the math test paper.
"Haozi, this math test is a bit difficult, right? Have you sorted out the answers?"

"This test was really difficult. Many people in our class got anxious halfway through the test. The answers came out, but there is no guarantee that they are all correct."

Jiang Tianhao reached out from his bag and took out the test paper and handed it to Wu Xianyu

"Just check the answers. They were all discussed by our class, but Qian Sanyi did not participate in the discussion."

Wu Xianyu took the test paper and chatted with him

"What's wrong with Qian Sanyi? Why is he so unsociable?"

"Many people in our class thought he went to the junior class, but they found out he was back in school. They were a bit sarcastic. Some people even talked about Deng Xiaoqi. I don't know how everyone in the class knew about her mother's affairs. It was quite boring."

As he spoke, Jiang Tianhao half-opened his eyes and yawned in boredom. Taking exams for a whole day was indeed tiring.

"Oh, you've grown up. You were always the first one to do something like this before."

Wu Xianyu smiled and turned the page of the paper in his hand.

"tsk"

Jiang Tianhao felt that Wu Xianyu was taking advantage of him, but he had no evidence. He shook his head and leaned back in his chair.

"I don't have time to think about those things right now. I'm under so much pressure, and I don't know if my parents can use the online store well."

"It's been a summer vacation, and the stock hasn't been sold out yet?"

"Almost done, but my parents just opened a small shop, so I want to continue to run and sell."

"Then just leave it to them. Why do you think so much? Change your mindset quickly. Your most important task now is the college entrance examination."

Wu Xianyu saw that Jiang Tianhao had deviated a little from his original idea, so he spoke up and pulled him.

After a brief silence, Jiang Tianhao patted his face and muttered to himself

"Don't think about that anymore, study, study"

After checking the answers, Wu Xianyu returned the test paper to Jiang Tianhao, who casually asked:

"Is that all? How many points do you think you can get?"

"According to your answer, it's estimated to be around 120, but I think your answer is probably wrong."

Wu Xianyu did not hide it, Jiang Tianhao nodded, with no expression of surprise
"Normal. I myself don't really believe this answer. After the exam in our class, some people discussed it in the classroom for the whole afternoon. It's still difficult this time. Okay, I won't say anymore. I have to go to bed after soaking my feet. I'm so sleepy."

After putting away the test papers, Wu Xianyu got up to wash up. When he came back and saw that the other three had gone to bed, he simply turned off the lights and went to bed himself.

The next day, when Wu Xianyu arrived at the classroom, he found that the girls in the classroom were gathered in groups of three or four, discussing something. Sitting back in his seat, Wu Xianyu looked at those people curiously and asked Lin Miaomiao beside him,

"What are those people talking about so heatedly so early in the morning?"

"We talked about Deng Xiaoqi and her mother. Actually, we started talking about it yesterday at noon."

Upon hearing this, Wu Xianyu immediately lost interest, shook his head, took out his math test paper, and handed it to Lin Miaomiao.

"I got the answer from Haozi last night, but it may not be authentic. Their science class didn't come up with an answer after discussing it."

"Just take a look first, so you can have a better idea of ​​what's going on."

Lin Miaomiao had already taken the test paper and started to compare the answers with her own, but her eyebrows were getting tighter and tighter. After she finished, she said to Wu Xianyu with a look of doubt:
“There’s something wrong with his answer.”

"You've noticed it, too. I had the same reaction as you. Let's wait for the teacher's answer. I guess the science class is still discussing this test paper right now. They might have already started arguing."

At this time, the science class had indeed started to quarrel, but not because of the test paper, but because
"Try saying that to Xiaoqi again!!"

Qian Sanyi finally couldn't stand his classmates talking bad about Deng Xiaoqi behind her back, so he slammed the table, stood up, and looked at the people behind him with an angry face.

Those people were startled and didn't say anything for a while. Qian Sanyi saw that they didn't dare to speak and snorted coldly.

"You only dare to speak ill of others behind their backs. If you have the guts, say it to their faces."

The people behind Qian Sanyi slowed down, and one of the boys also slammed the table and stood up, pointing at Qian Sanyi's nose and started to curse.

"Just say it to your face. You got her pregnant and everyone in the school knows about it. You said you don't want to go to the junior class anymore, but what's the truth? If I say you were rejected, people will believe it. After all, they don't want people with bad morals."

I have been quite lazy recently and have not had much time to write. These days, I have been taking my elderly family members to the hospital for checkups. There are no public hospitals in Suqian, only private ones. I want to take my elderly family members to Nanjing, but they are unwilling to go. So I have been busy these days.
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