pjbooks Chapter 84 There are still silver dollars
Chapter 84 There are still silver dollars
"What does Teacher Tian want with you?"
At dinner, while eating steamed buns, Song Siyuan asked Tang Huaiyi a question.
"Nothing much, just focus on your studies," Tang Huaiyi said.
"Then why is He Genbao still here?" Song Siyuan asked again.
"I don't know either. He only talked to the three of us about studying, while He Genbao is a different matter," Tang Huaiyi said.
Guan Xiaolin chimed in, "I know about He Genbao's situation; I'll definitely help him avoid Zhao Weimin. As for the three of you—you probably got praised for doing so well on the exam, right?"
"More or less," Tang Huaiyi replied.
"I've done a rough calculation, and your total score is over 600. The biology exam hasn't been handed out yet... So, if you add biology, wouldn't it be around 640 or 650?" Guan Xiaolin said.
Tang Huaiyi nodded.
Guan Xiaolin exclaimed in amazement and envy, "Really? You three are the top three in the class, right? What are you in the whole school?"
"Second," Tang Huaiyi said.
Guan Xiaolin exclaimed with admiration and envy, "Your grades are really good! What's Li Xiujuan's ranking in the whole school?"
"fourth."
"That's amazing!" Guan Xiaolin put down her chopsticks, placed a hand on each of Tang Huaiyi's and Li Xiujuan's shoulders, and said, "If I ever have any problems with my studies in the future, I'll be counting on you two!"
Song Siyuan laughed and said, "Me too! Tang Huaiyi, I'm counting on you to help me improve my grades!"
Tang Huaiyi smiled and said, "Let's help each other out. If you do well on the next exam, I'll have to ask you for help too."
As they were talking, Wang Man stepped over and asked, "What are you talking about?"
"Tang Huaiyi ranked second in the entire school," Guan Xiaolin said with a smile.
Wang Man was startled: "Huh? He's that good at studying?"
"How many points did you get?" Guan Xiaolin asked again.
Wang Man's laughter turned awkward: "We hadn't finished handing out the exam papers yet, I didn't even know..."
"How many have been released so far?" Guan Xiaolin asked.
"Oh, please don't ask," Wang Man quickly said, then asked, "Who's the top student in the whole school?"
"I don't know either," Guan Xiaolin asked Tang Huaiyi. "Hey, Tang Huaiyi, do you know?"
"I don't know," Tang Huaiyi said.
Wang Man peeked into his hand and saw the coarse grain bun he was still holding, and couldn't help but say, "You're second in the whole school, why don't you eat something better to celebrate?"
Tang Huaiyi glanced at her speechlessly.
"hehe."
Wang Man's face immediately turned red with anger. Although she later realized that what she said was a bit "easy for her to say when she was not in the situation," this guy was just too infuriating!
Being second in the whole school is amazing, if you're so capable, be first in the whole school...
However, she didn't dare say it aloud.
She knew that if she dared to speak rudely, Tang Huaiyi would definitely give her another sharp rebuke.
After dinner, they went to evening self-study. After the self-study, Wang Man and Guan Xiaolin left after school, while Zhao Weimin and his friends waited for He Genbao.
"He Genbao, let's go!"
"Let me show you something new today. The video arcade next to the station has new Hong Kong movies. I heard they're really exciting..."
He Genbao shook his head: "Teacher Tian asked me to go to his office, but not today."
Zhao Weimin was a little suspicious: "You're making excuses, aren't you? Come on, I'll go with you to the office to take a look."
He Genbao walked into the senior high school teachers' office. Teacher Tian glanced outside, handed He Genbao a test paper, and said, "Write as much as you can before the lights go out."
Zhao Weimin followed behind, watching this scene, and spat out a "pui" from outside.
Okay, you're going to the teacher again. Looks like you weren't beaten enough!
………………
After the classroom lights were turned off, Tang Huaiyi and Li Xiujuan walked around the campus. Li Xiujuan was more energetic than usual.
"Huaiyi, we both did pretty well on the exam this time, so we can explain things to our families when we get home!"
"Um."
Tang Huaiyi nodded.
"I hope we can all go to the same university after we get into college," Li Xiujuan said with a longing look on her face.
She wasn't very talkative in front of her classmates, but in the quiet of the night on campus, in front of Tang Huaiyi, she found herself becoming more talkative.
Tang Huaiyi pondered for a moment and said, "A good school is still more important... We should choose the most suitable school in the future, and avoid not being admitted or applying to a bad school."
Hearing this, Li Xiujuan did not respond, but thought to herself: No matter what, I must go to the same school as him.
"You've been very diligent during this period since the start of the school year. I remember that although your grades were good in your second year of high school, they weren't as good as fourth in the whole school," Tang Huaiyi said again.
"You worked so hard to get this learning opportunity, so of course I can't waste it."
Li Xiujuan said in a low voice.
Seeing that Tang Huaiyi was right beside her, she couldn't help but boldly reach out and grab Tang Huaiyi's sleeve. Tang Huaiyi reached out and grasped a pair of slender, cool hands.
The contact between hands felt like an electric shock, a tingling sensation.
The two stopped in the darkness, stood quietly for a while, and then walked forward hand in hand.
After walking a few more steps, Li Xiujuan returned to the girls' dormitory first.
Tang Huaiyi didn't have to wait long before a crow and an owl landed on his shoulder, each bird bringing a silver dollar.
"There's more?" Tang Huaiyi asked, somewhat surprised.
The crow cawed softly: Yes, there is more.
Did you find the money jar that the old landlord buried? Or what's going on?
Tang Huaiyi reminded the crow and owl to be careful again, and then helped them preen their feathers before returning to the boys' dormitory.
He Genbao finally returned to his dormitory before lights out today, and he didn't smell of smoke or alcohol on him.
However, he remained depressed, his face was still pale, and he still did not communicate with his roommates.
Tang Huaiyi didn't say much and went to bed.
Song Siyuan's words were reliable; he didn't go around bragging that Tang Huaiyi had ranked second in the entire school, otherwise his roommates would have had a lot to say to him.
The next day was another day of studying.
There is no biology class in the morning, only in the afternoon.
When the biology test papers were handed out, Tang Huaiyi indeed scored 42 out of 50.
By this time, other students in the class were also calculating their scores. Tang Huaiyi, Li Xiujuan, and Hao Qiangsheng all scored over 600 points, and for a time they became the most popular figures in the class.
Some classmates couldn't help but ask them for a compliment.
Hao Qiangsheng had a stern face, showing little joy. Whenever anyone asked, he would simply say, "You didn't do well on the exam, you failed."
Tang Huaiyi wouldn't go that far; when classmates came over to say nice things, he would just politely respond.
Having life experience, they wouldn't stoop to someone's kind words with a long face.
After biology class, there was another class, and then the big cleaning on Friday afternoon began.
Tang Huaiyi, Li Xiujuan, and Song Siyuan were all assigned tasks, and Guan Xiaolin, as the class monitor, was naturally a brick in the wall, going wherever she was needed.
The whole school was instantly filled with dust—after all, the playground was all dirt, and they still had to do a big clean-up, sweeping everything with brooms, so naturally dust was flying everywhere.
The cleaning soon came to an end, and the students returned to their classrooms or dormitories to tidy up their clothes and bedding. Dinner would be served soon.
Just then, He Genbao, his face bruised and swollen, with several shoe prints on the front and back of his clothes, went back to the classroom with his head down.