I have few friends, but many childhood sweethearts.

Chapter 243. About High School
As time went by, life gradually returned to normal, and the six of them resumed their junior high school life, going back to school, home, and the market every day.

The eighth-grade curriculum was much more difficult than the previous semester, so the girls had to spend more time studying.

Learning in this atmosphere of mutual encouragement and assistance makes it difficult to feel too much pressure.

I am surrounded by a group of close friends I've known since childhood. The topic we discuss most often is "I've come up with another solution to this problem." Even the most boring and tedious studying becomes interesting with the support of my good friends.

One good thing about junior high school is that it never lets down a person's efforts; if you're not smart enough, you can make up for it with hard work.

So-called key high schools are not difficult to get into. As long as you have perseverance and willpower, and persist in studying intensively for at least ten hours every day, even if your elementary school foundation is poor, if you persist for a year, I would say that more than 99% of people will be able to get into a key high school.

This approach doesn't work in high school. The questions are much more difficult, and the examiners intentionally want to eliminate a group of students. The proportion of difficult and error-prone questions in the college entrance examination is much higher than in the middle school entrance examination.

The peaceful and cozy days passed quickly. I don't know when it started, but a countdown sign that read "Only 100 days left until the high school entrance exam" was hung in the most conspicuous place at the corner of the teaching building.

Don't get excited, that's a countdown for the ninth graders, it has nothing to do with them, the eighth graders.

“Brother Qingfan, it’s been a hundred days!” Lin Wanning said, pointing to the red ’100’ displayed on the machine.

"Does this mean we get another holiday when they have exams? That's awesome! A five-day holiday without any adjustment period!" Xiao Ruanwen clearly remembered that in the second semester of seventh grade, they had a five-day holiday on Saturday and Sunday to make room for exams.

"Still thinking about a vacation? Next year it'll be your turn." Xu Qingfan tapped the unreliable girl on the head.

“Oh yeah, where do you guys think we should go to for high school?” Xiao Ruanwen asked, completely unconcerned about being beaten, as she put her arms around Xia Xiaoxiao’s shoulders from behind.

"I don't know, we'll see when the time comes," Xia Xiaoxiao said calmly, glancing at Xu Qingfan out of the corner of her eye.

"I'll definitely apply wherever Brother Qingfan applies!" Lin Wanning didn't hesitate much.

Wu Lingyu nodded and said in agreement, "I still want to go to the same high school as everyone else." After saying that, her gaze subconsciously fell on Xu Qingfan.

“If we maintain our current grades, we can get into almost any school except for Hong Kong Normal University Affiliated High School and Guangdong Experimental High School. It’s too early to talk about these things now. Let’s focus on our studies first.” Xu Qingfan tilted his head and thought for a moment, but did not give a definite answer.

Upon hearing the names of the two high schools Xu Qingfan had just mentioned, Lin Wanning clenched his hands in a somewhat uncertain manner. The total score for the Licheng high school entrance exam was 810 points, while the minimum admission score for both high schools was always above 740 points.

It's important to know that points will definitely be deducted from the two subjective subjects, Chinese and Politics. A score of 120 in Chinese and 80 in Politics are considered good results. Lin Wanning's score is slightly better than that, but he will still lose about 40 points.

81 minus 40 equals 770. In other words, excluding physical education, Lin Wanning can only lose 30 points in the remaining four subjects: physics, chemistry, mathematics, and English. This is an almost impossible goal for her.

[And who knows if chemistry will be as difficult as physics] Chemistry is only taught in ninth grade, and Lin Wanning felt more and more guilty as he thought about it.

She tugged at Xu Qingfan's school uniform hem and whispered, "Licheng Middle School's senior high school is also very good."

The cutoff score for the senior high school section of Licheng Middle School is only around 680 points, so Lin Wanning is quite confident if he can get into this high school.

"High school is fine too, we'll see when the time comes." Xu Qingfan instantly recalled the memories of his four years of high school in his previous life, the bits and pieces that happened at this school. He glanced back at Xia Xiaoxiao behind him, then patted Lin Wanning's head and laughed. "What do you mean 'we'll see when the time comes'? Tell me now, right now!" The girl persisted, tugging at his clothes and shaking him.

"Wan Ning, do you want to go to the high school? I originally wanted to go to Gangcheng so I could visit my dad during holidays. If you all take the high school entrance exam, I'll go to the high school too." As they reached the stairwell, Xiao Ruanwen let go of Xia Xiaoxiao's hand and said.

"Hehe~ No, it's just that the high school was only built a few years ago, the environment is nice and it covers more than 300 acres, and I heard the cafeteria is delicious, they even have roasted chicken wings!"

Lin Wanning didn't want her companions to know that she said she wanted to go to the high school because she was afraid of not getting into another school, so she kept saying nice things to them.

"The high school is really good, the teachers are all excellent." Lin Wanning kept turning around to chat, and Xu Qingfan grabbed the girl's hand to prevent him from falling because he wasn't watching where he was going, and said at the same time.

"Brother Qingfan thinks so too!" After receiving Xu Qingfan's approval, Lin Wanning immediately felt less guilty and boldly patted his chest to say.

"Okay, but you still have to pass the exam. Next semester's chemistry might be really difficult."

"Brother Qingfan, stop looking down on me! I'm sure I'll pass the exam!" The girl pouted like an angry little cow, making an angry engine-like sound.

"Hahaha"

The six of them returned to the classroom shortly afterward. The next class was physics, and the physics teacher was already standing on the podium. They jogged back to their seats.

"Today we'll learn about buoyancy. Students, please turn to Unit 4 in your textbooks. Before we begin, I'll tell you a short story." After the bell rang, the bald physics teacher began to tell them the story of Archimedes taking a bath.

Xu Qingfan recalled the story that happened in his high school days in his previous life, but he didn't listen. He spent the whole class staring blankly out the window.

Whether or not to repeat high school is indeed a question.

The educational resources of Licheng Middle School's senior high school are not bad. Of course, they are far inferior to the century-old famous schools in Hong Kong such as Gangya and Gangfu. However, their class of 2019 produced 3.3 students who were admitted to Tsinghua and Peking Universities.

Why 3:30? Because there was a maverick girl who ranked in the top ten in the province, but unexpectedly ended up staying at a 985 university in the province.

In his previous life, Xu Qingfan wondered if Xia Xiaoxiao knew he wouldn't get into Tsinghua or Peking University no matter how many times he repeated his studies, so she deliberately chose a 985 university in the province to encourage him.

To be honest, if it weren't for HKU as a benchmark, Xu Qingfan might not have been able to get such a high score on his second college entrance exam in his previous life.

However, considering his later experience of studying abroad, it seems that this is not the case.

Unfortunately, there's no longer a chance to ask the girl from my past life in person, and our relationship has improved a lot in this life as well.
Xu Qingfan stared blankly at Xia Xiaoxiao's profile, lost in thought.

(I'm not feeling well today, so only two updates. Sorry, sob sob. QAQ)

(End of this chapter)