Chapter 199: Everything is Simple and Beautiful ④
Seeing that Huang Yan’s way of speaking was the same as before, Nie Qiu knew that Huang Yan had tested well. She smiled and said, “Did you test well? How was it? Did you encounter any questions you didn’t know? Or any ancient poems you couldn’t remember?”
“I wrote them all down,” Huang Yan nodded happily. “Teacher Yang asked us to memorize them, and I memorized them all. They were basically all tested. For the composition, I imitated the one you posted on the notice board and wrote one. Even if I don’t get full marks, I should at least get half the points. It’s just those current events and such, I remember the teacher mentioning them, but I didn’t remember them… However, that question was only worth five points. I thought, no matter how hard I try, I can’t figure out this question, so I might as well check it over a few more times. I checked it three times and corrected three multiple-choice questions!”
“That’s the right way to do it. If you can’t recall it, don’t waste your brain cells. Check the test paper a few more times. If you still have time after checking, it’s not too late to think about it slowly,” Nie Qiu said with a smile. “How many points do you think you’ll get?”
“Chinese is my strong suit. Out of 120 points, I can definitely score 100,” Huang Yan said confidently, clenching her fist.
“Haha… I don’t believe you!” Nie Qiu laughed, mocking her.
“Okay! How dare you laugh at me? Watch out for my Invincible Tickle Divine Skill…” Huang Yan put her hands to her mouth, blew twice, and then reached out to tickle Nie Qiu’s armpits.
Seeing this, Nie Qiu’s expression became serious, and she turned to run.
“Stop, don’t run! Watch out for my Invincible Tickle Divine Skill… Take this!” Huang Yan blew on her hands again and quickly chased after Nie Qiu.
Li Kai, who had just handed in his test paper, shook his head and called out with a smile, “Nie Qiu, Huang Yan!”
Huang Yan stopped and retracted her hands. “Hi, Li Kai, how did you do on the test?” In front of a handsome boy, girls always couldn’t help but maintain their image, even if this boy wasn’t someone they liked. This was just a simple conditioned reflex between opposite genders.
Huang Yan stopped, so Nie Qiu naturally stopped running to avoid Huang Yan’s tickling. She walked over and asked with a smile, “How was it? How did you do on the test?”
Li Kai smiled. “Not bad. I memorized what I needed to, and what I didn’t need to. The questions that were tested were pretty much what was expected.”
Zhang Haiyang ran down from upstairs. “You guys are on the same floor, and I’m all alone upstairs. How unlucky!”
Huang Yan walked over and grabbed Zhang Haiyang’s hair. “It’s exam day today, no complaining about bad luck. You should say you’re lucky today. I believe in Buddhism!”
“Ouch, ouch, ouch! Stop pulling my hair. It’s not like you’re trying to help me grow faster,” Zhang Haiyang said, grinning and making a joke. Boys develop a bit later than girls. Zhang Haiyang wasn’t very tall yet, only about 1.65 meters, a little taller than girls but shorter than the average height for boys. “God loves the world, and I’m a Christian!”
Nie Qiu chuckled. “Hey, you guys, can we not mess around today during the exam? Zhang Haiyang, how did you do on the test?”
Huang Yan let go of Zhang Haiyang’s hair. Zhang Haiyang, emboldened, put his arm around Huang Yan’s shoulder and replied, “Hey, you know what? This exam was the best I’ve ever done since starting junior high. I’m telling you, I didn’t even nap during the whole thing! I didn’t even close my eyes, I was working on problems the entire time. I’m definitely going to do well this time! Today is so lucky…” He seemed to say the last sentence deliberately.
“We have mathematics next. Good luck!” Nie Qiu said with a smile.
“Mathematics…” Huang Yan’s face changed, and she made a bitter face. “Mathematics is the most terrifying subject!”
Zhang Haiyang smiled and patted Huang Yan’s shoulder. “Don’t worry, I’ve got your back!”
Huang Yan reached out and grabbed Zhang Haiyang’s hair again, but without much force. “Got my back? How are you going to have my back? We’re not in the same exam room, and it’s not even certain if you’ll do better than me in math!”
Zhang Haiyang smiled. “How about we make a bet?”
“What kind of bet?”
“If I score better than you in math, you promise me one thing. If you score better than me in math, I’ll promise you one thing. How about it?” Zhang Haiyang asked with a smile.
“Okay, it’s a deal!” Huang Yan let go of Zhang Haiyang’s hair and extended her pinky finger. “Pinky promise.”
Zhang Haiyang smiled and pinky promised with Huang Yan.
Li Kai raised an eyebrow and said to Nie Qiu with a smile, “Nie Qiu, how about we make a bet like this too?”
Nie Qiu found it amusing. “You think you can win against me?”
“Then I can help you with something!” Li Kai said with a smile, extending his hand. “Pinky promise!”
Although Nie Qiu found it childish and amusing, she still extended her hand and pinky promised with Li Kai. ‘One thing,’ she thought. That means anything is possible, right?
The class bell rang, and the four of them returned to their respective exam rooms to take the next subject. At noon, the four of them ate together in the canteen and then returned to their classrooms to sit for a while. Because there were candidates from other classes in their classrooms, they had to return to their own exam rooms.
When Nie Qiu arrived at her exam room, a boy walked up to her holding a Dove chocolate. He approached Nie Qiu and placed the Dove chocolate on her desk, smiling. “Here, have some. You girls all like to eat this.”
Nie Qiu glanced at the boy and confirmed she didn’t know him. She only knew that this boy seemed to be from the third grade and was in the same exam room as her. “No, thank you. I don’t like chocolate.”
“Then what do you like? I’ll treat you after the exam,” the boy said to Nie Qiu with a grin.
“No, thank you. I don’t know you,” Nie Qiu said, placing the exam warm-up she brought onto her desk.
“We don’t know each other now, but we will if we chat more,” the boy continued with a smile. “Hey, what class are you in from the third grade? I saw your test paper when I handed it in, and you wrote pretty well. Can you help me out during the exam this afternoon?”
Nie Qiu raised her head in surprise and looked at the shameless boy. She suddenly found it unbelievable. Help him out? Did he mean he wanted her to help him cheat?
The boy pointed to his seat and said with a smile, “I’m sitting in the fifth row, the same row as you, just separated by someone from the second grade, so it’s hard to pass notes. I already told him this morning, and even offered to treat him to a meal, but he still wouldn’t help. To avoid being discovered, you just need to tell me the answers to the multiple-choice questions. You can just use your fingers to indicate, one, two, three, four, representing A, B, C, D.”
Before Nie Qiu could agree, he started talking to himself.
Nie Qiu took a deep breath and asked, “What class are you in?” This boy in front of her was very handsome. His hairstyle was the popular slanted punk style that boys liked. His black hair had a streak of yellow, and next to the yellow was green. Boys like this, like Li Kai, were popular with the girls at school.
