Rebirth: He Decides to Lie Flat-Chapter 88 - 085 Deciding to go to Jade City
Chapter 88: Chapter 085: Deciding to go to Jade City
Chapter 88 -085: Deciding to go to Jade City
Although she scored slightly lower than me in the two mock exams, it was only by a negligible margin, which didn’t affect my shot at the provincial top scholar.
The score was quite good, especially since this year’s college entrance exam was harder than previous years.
Principal Tan breathed a sigh of relief, then became excited once again.
Director Zhai also brought the ordered banner to his office and spread it out on his desk, “How does it look?”
“Good, good, very good.”
The two of them whispered excitedly to each other.
After discussing things and leaving the principal’s office, Director Zhai headed toward the senior three teaching building.
Aside from Song Jiawen, he needed to ask how others did too, like Zhu Zhen and Zhu Jin, and the two top students from class six.
But today was the first day for estimated scoring and college preference submission, and many students couldn’t decide on their own and needed to consult their families, so they took the admission information and forms and went home.
Now the classroom was sparsely populated, with less than half of the students remaining.
At the entrance of class one, Director Zhai ran into Teacher Gao and asked right away, “Is Song Jiawen still in the classroom?”
“She’s gone, there was no mystery about her college choice; she just filled in Beijing University and left.”
Speaking of this made Teacher Gao both proud and anxious. Proud because it was his first time encountering a student with such formidable strength, one who also had the potential to vie for the provincial top scholar.
The anxiety came from the possibility, however small, that her self-estimated score might be inaccurate. What if there were some minor errors? Only choosing one college, wouldn’t that be a real pity?
Take Jiang Yan, for example, he had filled out the whole form from top to bottom, not even missing out on junior colleges, which was nice to see!
Of course, Director Zhai had no idea about Teacher Gao’s inner turmoil. He was just pleased to hear that Song Jiawen had chosen Beijing University and nodded in approval, “Not bad at all, so confident. Looks like her estimated score is very accurate. By the way, what about Zhu Zhen and Zhu Jin? And Jiang Yan, what did they score?”
“Zhu Zhen and Jiang Yan scored seven hundred, Zhu Jin six hundred ninety…”
“Jiang Yan also got seven hundred?”
Before Teacher Gao could finish, Director Zhai cut him off excitedly, his face creasing into a broad smile, “Congratulations, Teacher Gao, at least three students from your class will be going to Beijing University, right?”
Without waiting for Teacher Gao to respond, he slapped his forehead and muttered to himself, “Oh no, I made too few banners; I must tell the principal right away so we can rush to make some more.”
He then turned and hurriedly ran away, leaving Teacher Gao both amused and frustrated.
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Outside the school, at the cold drinks shop.
In order to travel with Wang Xiaole to Jade City after the college entrance exam, Zhu Jin had her braces fitted before the exam. The experience wasn’t as horrifying or uncomfortable as she had anticipated; it was simply an initial discomfort of having something in her mouth, and after a few days, she got used to it.
“Hey, are you sure you don’t want to go?”
Wang Xiaole wanted her cousin to help book the tickets and was now triple-checking with everyone.
Previously, Song Jiawen had not considered traveling, but now…
She hesitated for a moment, then asked Zhu Jin, “Tell me, what’s there to see in Jade City?”
Judging by Zhu Jin’s expression, it was clear she had long yearned for Jade City and had already planned what to see first upon arrival.
Yet Song Jiawen had only heard about the ancient city and hadn’t made an effort to learn about it.
Zhu Jin explained excitedly, “You’ve heard of Yu Long, the third son of General Yu, right? Everyone says that Jade City was established by General Yu a thousand years ago, but actually, it was his third son Yu Long who truly founded the city. He was well-learned, extremely intelligent, and strikingly handsome—a man of great talent. After building the city, he defended it for forty years. The Yu family people referred to today are actually his descendants. There’s a statue of him in front of the ancient city tower, and I want to pay my respects. What do you say, Jia Wen? Want to join us?”
Wang Xiaole also looked at her with earnest eyes. They didn’t dare to say outright that they could cover the travel expenses because they feared it might hurt Jia Wen’s pride.
But when it comes to traveling, you always want to do it with friends you like.
Both of them had their doubts; when they saw Song Jiawen’s sister and brother-in-law visit, both seemed well-dressed and didn’t look strapped for cash, so why would Song Jiawen…
As it involved other people’s family privacy, they didn’t feel it was appropriate to ask.
Song Jiawen didn’t take long to decide, telling Wang Xiaole, “Book the ticket and include me, I’ll give you the money later.”
“Yay!”
The two were thrilled and turned to ask Jiang Yan and the other guys, “What about you? Are you coming?”
Jiang Yan raised his hand, followed by Xiao Qi and Yu Hang, leaving only Zhu Zhen undecided.
Everyone looked at him, and Zhu Zhen apologetically shook his head, “I’d better not go. My grandma’s health has been deteriorating; she can’t be left alone.”
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In fact, she was already at death’s door; Zhu Zhen feared that she might pass away while he was out, so he dared not go anywhere these past few days.
The group went out to have lunch together, with Zhu Zhen leaving early to return home.
That afternoon, Song Jiawen went to Shanshui Gallery to paint, while Jiang Yan went home to dismantle and assemble computers.
Traveling is expensive, and they hadn’t planned for it before, not including the cost in their budget. Now they had to find a way to earn that extra money in the next couple of days.
Watching Song Jiawen get on the bus, Jiang Yan waited for his own ride.
Before he even entered the housing complex, he saw Er Di’s minivan parked at the entrance.
Jiang Yan wondered, were they not allowed in?
As he got closer, he saw that one side of the entrance was piled with bags of rice, each bag weighing twenty kilos, and there were also some fruits scattered around.
A group of retired professors were queueing up, keeping stock; some complained, “What’s with the youngsters who distribute benefits these days? They just dump the stuff at the gate and leave, expecting us old folks with feeble arms and legs to carry it home. Who can even lift these?”
“Exactly, they used to deliver it right to our houses.”
“Lucky we have Xiaohuang this time, poor boy looks exhausted. Xiaohuang, come have a pear and take a break.”
As the professor called out, a familiar voice responded, “It’s okay, Grandpa, I’ve only made a few trips, I’m not tired.”
Peering over, Jiang Yan indeed saw Er Di dashing out of the complex like the wind, soon lifting two bags of rice, “Are these for Mr. Li? Eighth building, room 402?”
Xiaohuang?
A twitch formed at the corner of his mouth, that kid.
Jiang Yan walked over and greeted Grandpa Xu from the crowd, whom he knew well, “Grandpa Xu.”
Grandpa Xu, who had previously been disparaging and making fun of Er Di, now had a friendly expression. Upon seeing Jiang Yan, he asked with a smile, “Little Yan, you’re back. Where have you been?”
“I went to the school to submit my university preferences. Who’s next on the list? I’ll help carry.”
The professor holding the list quickly directed him, “Ninth building, room 304, just put it at the door. Hey, young man, carry only one bag; two would be too heavy.”
Jiang Yan easily shouldered two bags and smiled, “No problem.”
Then he walked away briskly.
It wasn’t until Jiang Yan was far gone that Grandpa Xu realized, turning to ask a colleague beside him, “Where did Shu Wan’s son say he was going just now?”
“Submitting university preferences. Today the high school graduates are filling out their choices based on their scores.”
“University preferences? Wasn’t he expelled from school?”
