A foreign city, dear you

"I was in the first grade of junior high school. My grades were pretty good and I was admitted to the county town." Ye Lian replied.

"If it really doesn't work, we can provide some financial support," said Cao Xueqin.

"Well, we'll see how the situation develops. We can provide temporary support, but they still have to be able to handle it on their own. However, Ye Lu's salary is higher than before."

"Really? Ye Lu got a raise?"

"Didn't I tell you? In the second half of last year, Ye Wei saw an opportunity to arrange Ye Lu to work in her company. Foreign-funded companies offer better treatment and are more formal. You don't have to work overtime so late every night."

"Did you tell me?" Cao Xueqin recalled, and said, "Then I forgot. Ye Wei is good. She can take care of her sisters. We paid for her to go to college. Now she is capable and knows how to take care of her relatives and contribute to the big family. It can be said that she has lived up to our efforts."

"Yes, Ye Lu is protected by Ye Wei, so I feel much more relieved."

……

The bacon was so delicious that Cao Xueqin finished his bowl of rice and then went for another bowl.

Ye Lian didn't dare to eat too much, so she just watched Cao Xueqin eat.

"No, I'm too full." Cao Xueqin finally put down his chopsticks, with some rice still left at the bottom of the bowl.

"Not eating anymore?" Ye Lian asked.

"No, I'm full."

"If you don't want to eat, go wash the dishes."

"Why do you want me to wash the dishes?" Cao Xueqin looked unhappy.

"Why can't you wash the dishes?"

"I still have something to do."

"what's up?"

"I need to use the bathroom."

"Wash after you come out."

"I need to make another call."

"Wash after I make the phone call." In the past, when Cao Xueqin was unwilling to not wash the dishes, Ye Lian was angry but let him do it. But tonight she was very determined.

“I don’t wash dishes properly.”

"Cao Xueqian! Don't think you can get away with it tonight. I haven't even settled accounts with you because you complained about my shortness. Why are you making excuses to avoid doing the dishes when I asked you to?"

Cao Xueqin was helpless. Who was he to cause trouble in the first place?

Cao Xueqian began to collect the dishes and said unwillingly, "Okay - I'll wash the dishes - but I declare that I don't mind your shortness, and you can't force me to accuse you of a crime."

"If you wash the dishes properly, I won't say anything to you, otherwise this matter will not be resolved."

"Washing dishes is so good?"

"Isn't that right?"

"Then kiss first."

"You have quite a lot of extra conditions."

"Otherwise I won't be able to wash the dishes clean." Cao Xueqin said, turning one side of his face towards Ye Lian, with one eye still flashing electric glances at Ye Lian.

Ye Lian really had no choice but to give in and obeyed Cao Xueqin with a giggle.

Cao Xueqian looked satisfied and carried a pile of bowls into the kitchen...

Ye Lian was also proud for once. She had finally tricked Cao Xueqin into washing dishes, so she could enjoy the leisure time without having to wash dishes.

However, when it comes to reforming Cao Xueqin's way of doing housework, the revolution has not yet succeeded and comrades still need to work hard.

Therefore, Ye Lian is still on the long road of reforming Cao Xueqian...

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This is the first day of the new semester.

For a student, a new semester means new goals and new hopes.

Like other students, Cao Lanshan had breakfast early and went to school.

Ye Lian and Cao Xueqin also went with them, eager to know which class Cao Lanshan would be assigned to this time. Of course, the whole family hoped that he could be assigned to the top class.

If you go by your midterm and final grades from last semester, there should be no problem in placing you in the top class.

Last semester, Cao Lanshan performed exceptionally well in the midterm exam and ranked fourth in the grade. Together with the top five students in other grades, each of them received a branded mountain bike as a reward from the school.

In the second half of the semester, Cao Lanshan's grades fluctuated, and in the final exam he ranked 25th in the grade.

Logically speaking, this ranking of grades meets the requirements for transfer to the top class, but the school will also use the high school entrance examination scores when transferring from junior high school to high school as a reference indicator, so it is difficult to say.

The family entered Anbao Middle School from the east gate.

This was the second time that Ye Lian and Cao Xueqin entered Anbao Middle School. The last time was when the new students started school. This time was also because it was the first day of school and many parents had to send their luggage or wanted to see their children’s class placement.

It is understandable that as a school, campus safety is of top priority, and parents are prohibited from entering or leaving unless there are special circumstances.

There are relatively few people entering and exiting from the east gate because the main teaching area is close to the west gate.

The family walked towards the west gate and came to an elevated hall under the senior high school teaching building. There were quite a lot of people gathered here, bustling with students and parents who came to see them off.

A group of people gathered in front of a bulletin board, searching for something.

Ye Lian and the others judged that the class list should be posted there, so they walked straight there.

Sure enough it is.

Ye Lian's heart began to pound.

There are a total of twenty-one classes, with fifty students in each class. When the class lists are pasted together, they look like a large area.

The whole family didn't say anything, but went to look for the top class without any prior arrangement.

The top class has the smallest number of students, only thirty.

I searched line by line, but didn't see the three characters "Cao Lanshan";

I searched through the columns one by one, but still couldn't find the three characters "Cao Lanshan";

Worried that I had missed it, I pointed at the names one by one with my fingers, but still couldn't find Cao Lanshan's name.

This means that Cao Lanshan did not enter the top class as he wished.

The whole family felt a little disappointed, but they quickly adjusted their mood and went to look for Cao Lanshan's name in each class.

Senior one (5) class.

Cao Lanshan’s name appears in Class 5() of Senior High School.

This further proves that it is a foregone conclusion that Cao Lanshan will not be selected into the top class.

The family came to one side, and Ye Lian said in disbelief: "They are still in the parallel class. Have the top students not changed?"

"There are adjustments," Cao Lanshan said with certainty, "I saw Liang Ziyang's name. In addition, several students from other parallel classes have also been transferred to the elite class."

Liang Ziyang was Cao Lanshan's classmate in the first semester of his freshman year. His grades were more stable than Cao Lanshan's. When Cao Lanshan ranked fourth in the grade, he ranked third. His final grades were also outstanding, ranking among the top five in the grade.

Cao Lanshan and Liang Ziyang have a very good relationship, and they both agreed to take the entrance exam to the top class together.

But the current situation is that the two good friends are about to separate.

Speak of the devil, here comes Liang Ziyang, followed by his father.

The two good friends waved from afar and called each other's names loudly.

"You are going to the top class, congratulations." Cao Lanshan patted Liang Ziyang on the shoulder.

"What about you?" Liang Ziyang asked.

"I didn't. I was assigned to Class Five."

"No way, we agreed to go together." Liang Ziyang didn't believe it and went to the top class to find out. He saw his own name, but he did not see Cao Lanshan's name.

Liang Ziyang didn't go to Class 5 to look for it because he knew it was all true.

"It's okay," Liang Ziyang patted Cao Lanshan on the shoulder: "It's the same for Class 5. I'm optimistic about you."

Cao Lanshan smiled: "Are you trying to comfort me? It's not that serious."

"Okay, then I'll take my dad to the dormitory to put the luggage." Liang Ziyang's home is far away and he is a boarding student.

"Okay," Cao Lanshan said, "Go ahead."

……

Liang Ziyang took his father away, and they were naturally happy.

Ye Lian was a little unwilling and suggested: "Should we go find the principal to find out how the scoring is calculated and why we can't get into the top class?"