I have few friends, but many childhood sweethearts.

Chapter 254. Still in High School

After a week of intensive preparation, the crucial final exam has finally arrived.

The exam is only held on Friday. Geography and biology are tested in the morning, and history is tested in the afternoon.

The bell rang, signaling the end of the afternoon's last exam, history. The six students walked out of the exam room, feeling relaxed.

Of course, it wasn't exactly easy either, because next Wednesday is the final exam.

This feeling is like during university exam week, when you've just come out of the advanced mathematics exam hall and are about to breathe a sigh of relief when you remember that you have a university physics exam tomorrow, so you have to hold back your breath and continue studying late into the night.

After Xu Qingfan finished the exam, he went to the restroom. When he returned to the classroom, the five girls were already sitting in their seats.

"See? I told you the test wasn't difficult," he said, putting his bag behind the chair.

"Don't get too cocky. When the score comes out, it will be 79."

"You?"

"you!"

Seeing that the two were about to start another nested doll-like argument, Xiao Ruanwen quickly interrupted, saying, "It's not difficult, but the final exam grade won't include these three subjects, which is a real loss."

Lin Wanning was still basking in the joy of knowing how to do all the questions on the test, but his face fell immediately upon hearing this: "That's right, if we don't count these three subjects in the overall ranking, it will be very difficult to get into the top six in the grade in the final exam."

"Waaah~ Wanning!"

"Waaaaah~ Ruan Wen!"

The two underachieving students looked at each other, and could only huddle together for warmth, feeling like crying but unable to.

Xu Qingfan chuckled and shook his head. He wanted a drink of water but realized his water bottle was empty. He poured some from Lin Wanning's bottle for himself and said:

"I've said it so many times, don't take rankings too seriously. Getting sixth in the grade means you'll go to Licheng High School, and getting sixtieth in the grade also means you'll go to the high school section. So as long as you can get into the top sixty in the grade, it doesn't matter which rank you are."

"So, Brother Qingfan, are we going to the high school section?" Lin Wanning asked, her eyes sparkling as she noticed the key point.

The others also looked at Xu Qingfan upon seeing this.

"So you've decided to take the high school entrance exam? Then I won't have to work so hard next semester!" Xiao Ruanwen said.

Xu Qingfan had indeed thought about this issue very seriously. With the current grades of the six students, if they maintained them and tried to get into the affiliated high school of Shanghai Normal University, it would be no problem for them. However, he was worried that Lin Wanning and Xiao Ruanwen would fall behind in their studies after entering high school.

After all, even the questions that he and Xia Xiaoxiao could answer with a glance in junior high school required the two girls to think for a long time, while high school questions were much more difficult than junior high school questions.

Going to a prestigious high school full of top students and suddenly becoming a bottom student is one thing, but the most important thing is that the teachers there are unlikely to slow down the pace of teaching just for one person.

If Lin Wanning really went to the Affiliated High School of Hong Kong Normal University for high school, Xu Qingfan could already imagine the scene of Lin Wanning secretly sleeping in his dormitory every night.

While the Affiliated Secondary School of Hong Kong Normal University is a good school, the worst students graduating from there are still from the neighboring Hong Kong City Normal University (a 211 university). However, it is not suitable for Lin Wanning and Xiao Ruanwen, nor is it particularly suitable for Xu Qingfan.

Not to mention that I still have a cheat device containing the 2014 college entrance examination questions that I have hidden away. Although I don't remember much of the content, I can still get full marks on the Chinese and English essays, which is already 80 points. Getting into university will definitely not be difficult for me.

Xu Qingfan had even considered whether Xia Xiaoxiao could become the provincial top scorer if she got a perfect score on her Chinese composition and took the college entrance exam again. However, given the girl's current internet addiction, he figured it was unlikely.
After thinking it all through, he smiled and said, "Yes, let's go with the high school section. I feel that the academic pressure at Hong Kong Normal University Affiliated High School is too great. As for a second-rate high school, it's better to just go directly to our own district key high school, which is close to home and has a good environment."

"Hehe~ Then I'll listen to Brother Qingfan. I won't care about rankings in exams anymore, as long as I can get into the top sixty!" Lin Wanning was very happy. A huge weight had been pressing on her heart, and she could even go to the same high school as Brother Qingfan. "I'm fine with anything." Xia Xiaoxiao shrugged. The girl didn't really care which high school she went to, because the high school entrance exam involved filling out applications before the exam. She just needed to fill out the exact same application as Xu Qingfan, and they would definitely be in the same high school.

"I'm with everyone," Wu Lingyu said, glancing at Xu Qingfan.

"Together."

The six of them nodded in unison, and the decision of which high school to attend was thus made.

After the class representative finished asking the teacher and wrote the week's homework on the blackboard, the students began to leave the classroom in twos and threes.

"Let's go."

They quickly finished writing down this week's homework, packed their bags, and left.

School ends an hour earlier on Fridays, and with exams this week, it's even earlier by more than twenty minutes.

It was only four o'clock when the six of them left the campus. After putting their backpacks back in their secret base, they could then take Xiaobai and wander around.

This is probably the most anticipated moment of the week for them. Tomorrow is a holiday, and there are still two hours before they have to go home for dinner. During these two hours, they can go wherever they want and do whatever they want.

Because I was still wearing my school uniform, but without the pressure of going to school the next day, everything I did felt more interesting than usual.

Each of them held a grilled sausage in their hand, and even Xiaobai had one in its mouth. However, because Lin Wanning was pulling it along, the dog could only hold it in its mouth and couldn't eat it, drooling all over the ground.

Lin Wanning finally stopped, pulled the dog leash and turned around to look at Xu Qingfan, asking, "Brother Qingfan, can we still be in the same class in high school and be deskmates?"

While the girl paused to speak, Xiaobai was finally able to drop the sausage he was holding on the ground and start eating.

"There's still more than a year to go, we'll talk about it then." Xu Qingfan finished the last bite of the grilled sausage and casually tossed the bamboo skewer onto a haphazardly parked car.

"It's always 'we'll talk about it when the time comes,' Brother Qingfan, you always say the same thing!" Lin Wanning pouted, feeling wronged.

"Your mouth is so big you could hang a coat hanger on it." Xu Qingfan laughed and took a tissue to wipe the oil stains from the corner of her mouth. "High school classes are randomly assigned, right? Unless you use connections like in junior high."

"Hehe~ With Aunt Zhang here, everything will be fine!" Lin Wanning instantly cheered up again, and like Xu Qingfan, she threw the bamboo skewers onto the car. "Hehe~ Xiaobai, let's go for a run!"

"Awoo~" Little White looked back at the half-eaten sausage on the ground, its four paws being dragged and brought to a frantic stop.

"Haha~ Xiaobai hasn't finished eating his sausage yet."

The six people walked on the bustling cross-river bridge, the setting sun shining on them, every strand of hair radiating light.

"Haha~ Hurry up and keep up!"

"Wang Wang!"

Lin Wanning had already run quite a distance when the man and the dog turned back and shouted at them.

"coming!"

They were like travelers walking on Sunset Boulevard, unknown to anyone but the wind.

(End of this chapter)