amaotonovel Chapter 886: Xiao Chong Extra 8_3
Chapter 886: Xiao Chong Extra 8_3
After a meal, the familiarity between the two increased dramatically. Those who didn’t know them would surely think they were childhood friends.
After the fall outing, Seventh Middle School returned to its intense study routine.
The monthly exams came once a month, and the rankings were no longer as concealed as in elementary and middle school, catering to the students’ emotions.
Instead, they were clearly posted on the bulletin board at the back of the classroom, reminding everyone.
The September monthly exam rankings were now posted on the bulletin board, and Lin Wanwan’s performance was very consistent — consistently at the bottom of her class, similar to her middle school exam results.
Her desk mate Qi Bingqiong always complained to her about having night study sessions from Sunday to Thursday, not to mention continuing classes at external training schools on weekends, which was inhumane.
She envied Lin Wanwan for having no worries about extracurricular classes, not knowing that Lin Wanwan envied her for being able to improve with outside courses!
Studying by oneself compared to having a teacher help you consolidate key points and analyze question types takes different amounts of effort!
Fortunately, their study group had Xiao Chong, a genius-level student. If they encountered difficult questions, asking him for help was welcomed.
However, Xiao Chong was quite busy in October because the national high school group basketball championship started in mid-month.
Originally, Seventh Middle School’s basketball team was a one-day tourist in various basketball tournaments, but with the addition of super rookie Xiao Chong this year, they made steady progress, winning several matches, with hopes of reaching the finals in January.
As a result, the physical education teacher, who was also the basketball team coach, was thrilled and grabbed the team for training every day after school.
Any project that could bring honor to the school naturally received strong support from the leadership.
Xiao Chong, the new ace of the basketball team, naturally had no spare time for night study, let alone attending study group meetings.
This group of six, apart from Xiao Chong, who was a genius and the unwavering first place, Yu Bingqiong ranked tenth during the entrance exam, but fell to twentieth in the September monthly exam.
The rest, Lin Wanwan, Mi Yunzhi, Hong Yijing, and Fang Junjie, were all ranked beyond thirtieth.
It’s not that they were bad, but the class was just too competitive.
So without the genius leader, the study group became a gathering of chickens pecking at each other, with everyone losing interest.
Yu Bingqiong simply refused to participate in group sharing and discussion activities as long as Xiao Chong wasn’t there.
However, Lin Wanwan had the advantage of proximity, being Xiao Chong’s next-door neighbor, so for any difficult problems, she could simply toss a note into the study room across from hers, which was very convenient.
Xiao Chong studied at the same hours as Lin Wanwan, so she didn’t worry about not finding him.
Although Qi Bingqiong often complained to her that Xiao Chong appeared warm but was actually cold and hard to approach, disappearing right after class, making it difficult to catch him for questions, Lin Wanwan didn’t feel that way at all.
She thought Xiao Chong was quite nice. If he wasn’t seen after class, it was just because he was a bit busy. Actually, he was very eager to help classmates!
In October, Lin Wanwan attended three martial arts classes with Xiao Chong, spending half a day each time, so the progress was quite quick. She learned the basics of combat techniques and now practiced them daily on the wooden dummy.
At the end of the month, after the monthly exams were over, Qi Bingqiong shook off her depression, brightened up, took out a small mirror to check her appearance, and once again invited Lin Wanwan and others to her birthday party.
No matter how Qi Bingqiong tried, Lin Wanwan refused unwaveringly.
She hadn’t prepared a birthday gift at all, so how could she go to someone else’s birthday party?
Moreover, today was also her own lunar birthday. Before going out in the morning, her grandfather cooked her two eggs and a bowl of longevity noodles, which was counted as a celebration.
Although Lin Wanwan wasn’t fixated on celebrating birthdays, she didn’t like spending her own birthday experiencing another’s birthday party excitement.
The day after the monthly exams was more relaxed than usual; after handing in the papers there was nothing to do, plus it was Friday, meaning no night study.
After finishing the last exam, Lin Wanwan handed in the papers and returned home early, choosing not to engage in her classmates’ extracurricular activities.
Her grandfather had the night shift today, and since it wasn’t time for work yet, he was at home fixing a leaky kitchen pipe.
Taking advantage of the early evening, Lin Wanwan first cleaned up the upstairs and downstairs, then changed and washed both her own and her grandfather’s bed sheets and covers.
Their home had only an old washing machine which, when turned on, felt like it would collapse the tiles, and it ran amok as if dancing.
So Lin Wanwan generally washed clothes by hand, except for large items like bed sheets and covers when she’d use the washing machine.
Just as Lin Wanwan was holding down the dancing washing machine, she heard Xiao Chong’s voice at the front door, seemingly talking to her grandfather.
Because the sound was quite deep and the noise from the washing machine was too loud, Lin Wanwan couldn’t hear what they were talking about.
Curiosity urged her to leave the bathroom and see what Xiao Chong was here for, but she couldn’t let go of the washing machine, leaving her rather anxious.
Fortunately, before long, Xiao Chong’s tall figure appeared at the bathroom door.