This humble Taoist priest wants to take the college entrance exam.

Chapter 217 Previewing Results

It's a rare day off on the weekend.

Chen Shi'an didn't stay at home either. He rode his bike with the cat on the back and set off at six o'clock in the morning for a bike ride.

I originally wanted to invite Li Wanyin to come along, but unfortunately my sister took a day off yesterday. She felt uneasy if she didn't work for a day, so she went out to set up her stall early this morning as well.

Wen Zhixia took a car home early in the morning, while Lin Mengqiu went with her father to have her annual health check-up.

Fortunately, he had a fat cat who was just as idle as him to keep him company.

Chen Shi'an rode a long way in this circle.

Starting from home, I cycled south, first passing through the old town's cobblestone streets filled with the aroma of steamed buns, then along the ring road to Liuxi Park, and also strolled around the cultural and creative district in the south of the city. On the way back, I deliberately took a detour, passing by the old train station in the east of the city to watch the green trains arrive, and finally bought a jianbing guozi (Chinese crepe) and roasted sweet potato on the street near the train station for lunch...

By the time I rode back, it was already 3 p.m.

Chen Shi'an didn't go home, but rode his bicycle to the Xijiang River. Li Wanyin was still setting up her stall there.

It was a sunny Sunday afternoon in autumn, and the banks of the West River were bustling with activity. Li Wanyin's milk tea stall was especially lively. She had been setting up her stall since morning and had only managed to grab a quick bite for lunch.

"Hey, Shi'an, you're back from your bike ride?"

"Hmm, Sister Wanyin hasn't had lunch yet, has she?"

"I've eaten. Where did you cycle to along the way?"

"That's a lot."

After parking his car, Chen Shi'an naturally came over to help. While he was busy, he told Li Wanyin about the scenery and things he had seen while riding his bike that day.

The cat, who had been running around with him for most of the day, also got sleepy. It pushed the little chair into a sunny spot, jumped onto the chair, and fell fast asleep.

With Chen Shi'an's help and conversation, Li Wanyin felt much more relaxed during her busy day at the stall.

"You've been to so many places in just half a day!"

"Fortunately, I rode relatively fast on the road; I mainly spent some time wandering around in these places."

"I haven't been to many of these places you mentioned..."

"Then when Sister Wanyin is not at her stall and taking a break, I'll take you to have a look around."

Before Li Wanyin could even agree, some customers who had just overheard the conversation panicked: "Hey boss! Even the donkeys in the production team don't rest like this! I came here specifically yesterday to buy milk tea, but I couldn't find you anywhere along the Xijiang River! I think you should open a shop soon, otherwise we'll have to look for you every time we want to buy milk tea."

"Thanks for your support! I'm working hard to save money!"

Li Wanyin laughed as she listened. It was quite something to be proud of that she could have such a stable customer base even with just a stall. Among all the stalls along the Xijiang River, this was something to be proud of.

"Shi'an, you still have evening self-study tonight, right? Then I'll close up shop later and go home to cook for you."

"It's okay, I can eat at school. But if Sister Wanyin is tired, it's about time to close up shop and rest."

"I'm not tired at all..."

It's amazing.

Li Wanyin was astonished. She had been asking Shi An to give her massages frequently lately, but she never expected his technique to be so amazing. Every time he massaged her, all the soreness and fatigue from the whole day would be swept away, and she would even feel relaxed when she worked the next day, as if she had a surge of energy in her body.

Around four o'clock, Chen Shi'an's phone rang.

He stopped making milk tea and took out his phone from his pocket to look at it.

It was a WeChat call from [Zhizhi].

"Hey? What's wrong, Little Cicada?"

"Taoist priest! Where are you?"

"I'm helping Sister Wanyin set up her stall by the Xijiang River."

"Oh, I saw your post on WeChat Moments this morning. I thought you were still riding your bike outside. Taoist, do you want to go to school to check your grades later? My mom packed me a lot of fried chicken wings. Let's go to school early and then have dinner together in the cafeteria tonight."

"Look at grades? What grades?"

"The monthly exam results have been out for so many days, they must be out by now. Let's sneak a peek at them in the office!"

"The results will be released tonight, why do you need to check now?"

"Don't you want to know your grades in advance? It's the midterm exam!"

"Okay, Little Cicada is back?"

"Okay! I just got back to my aunt's house. Let me change my clothes, then you can come pick me up, Taoist priest~"

"it is good."

Chen Shi'an hung up the WeChat call and then noticed that there were three more WeChat messages from Lin Mengqiu.

Ling: [You rode your bike that far?]
Ling: [Are you back?]
Ling: [Want to go to school early together?]
This last message was sent half an hour ago.

Judging that the girl was getting impatient, Chen Shi'an was typing a reply to her when the class monitor called via WeChat.

"Hey……"

"Um, what's wrong with the class monitor?"

"Did you see the message?"

"I just saw it and was about to call you when your call came through."

"……Do not believe."

"real."

Where are you?

"I'm setting up a stall with Sister Wanyin by the Xijiang River."

"Then do you want to go to school earlier?"

Why go to school?

"...If you want to see the results, I can take you to see them beforehand."

"Is it the class monitor who wants to see it?"

"...Then do you want to go to school earlier?"

"Okay."

"...When are you going?"

"When does the squad leader want to start?"

"Now?"

"can."

"Ok, bye."

After saying that, the girl hung up the phone.

As if there was something she couldn't say over the voice message, the very next second after hanging up, another WeChat message appeared on the screen:

Ling: [I'm at home]
Ling: [Could you pick me up on your way?]
Chen Shi'an: [It's not on my way. I'm at this end of the school, and you're at the other end, class monitor.]
Ling: [Could you come pick me up?]
Chen Shi'an: [Okay, I'll take a detour to pick you up in a bit.]
Ling: [How long will it take to arrive?]
Chen Shi'an: [Wait here, I'll message you later]
Ling: [Smiling]
Chen Shi'an: [Grinning face]
The class monitor was so angry he was kicking his legs on the bed; I really wanted to strangle him through the screen!!

Ahhhhh!
How embarrassing! How could I possibly say something like asking him to pick me up...!
……

Seeing that Chen Shi'an answered two calls, Li Wanyin asked curiously:
"Was that Zhizhi and Mengqiu calling?" "Yes, they asked me to go to school early to check the grades."

"Have your midterm exam results come out yet?"

"I don't know, she should be out by now. Wanyin, I'll head to school now? Are you managing things here?"

"It's okay, it's okay! Shi'an, go check your results with Mengqiu and Zhizhi. I'm also very curious about your results this time. If they come out, remember to send me a message to let me know."

"Okay, I'll eat at the school cafeteria tonight. Sister Wanyin, you should go back and rest and eat too, don't overwork yourself."

"Yeah, let's go."

Fei Mo stayed behind to help Li Wanyin with her stall, and Chen Shi'an helped make a few more cups of milk tea before riding away on his bike.

He wasn't in a hurry to find the two girls; he went home first to change out of his martial arts uniform.

Lin Mengqiu took his school uniform jacket last night, and he didn't know if the class monitor had washed it for him. Luckily, he had two jackets, so Chen Shi'an put on the other one first.

With his backpack packed with food, Chen Shi'an went out.

I first rode my bike to the building where Wen Zhixia lives.

Chen Shi'an didn't make any calls or send any messages. He sat on his bicycle, one foot on the ground, looked up, and shouted towards the fourth floor:
"Little cicada—"

The voice wasn't loud, but it seemed to have a strong penetrating power. Not long after the words were spoken, half of a pretty figure peeked out from the fourth-floor balcony.

Wen Zhixia initially thought she had misheard. She was still in her room when she suddenly heard the Taoist priest's voice. She hurriedly ran out in her slippers to see what was going on. The black-haired guy sitting on his bicycle downstairs waiting was none other than the stinky Taoist priest!

"Taoist priest—you arrived so quickly—"

"Hurry up—come down quickly—"

"Coming, coming—let me put on my shoes—"

While Xiao Zhi went downstairs, Chen Shi'an sent another message to Lin Mengqiu, who was waiting there:
Chen Shi'an: [Class monitor, it's about time to pack your things and come downstairs.]
Ling: [1]
Chen Shi'an switched to his browser and searched on Baidu: "What does it mean when someone sends '1' in a WeChat chat?"

Haha, I've learned something new again. I feel like I've integrated a lot more with the younger generation.

Soon, the sound of footsteps coming down the stairs could be heard in the hallway. A short while later, Wen Zhixia, wearing a school uniform, came running towards Chen Shi'an carrying a thermos and a schoolbag. She then tiptoed, sat down on the back seat of the car, and reached out to hug his waist.

"Sit still!"

"Little Cicada is back so early?"

"Yeah, I should have stayed home today. I just remembered there's a parent-teacher conference next week. I should have asked my dad and his family to bring my winter clothes over..."

"So you're going back empty-handed this time?"

"No, I brought some clothes, and I also brought this—"

The bike was already in motion when Wen Zhixia picked up the thermos she was carrying in her other hand and showed it to Chen Shi'an.

Chen Shi'an glanced back quickly and asked, "What's inside? The fried chicken wings you were talking about?"

"Hmph, yeah, my mom made it herself, it's so delicious fried, let's go to the cafeteria to eat together later."

"Okay, thank you, Xiaozhi."

Before long, the two rode to the school gate.

Wen Zhixia jumped off the back seat of the car, but Chen Shi'an didn't go in with her.

"Xiao Zhi, go upstairs and put your things down first. I'll come back later and we'll go check the results together."

"Hmm? Taoist priest, aren't you going in? Where are you going?"

"The class monitor also asked me to check the grades, and asked me to pick her up on my way."

“┗|｀O′|┛”

Cunning ice spirit! Stealing, foul-smelling Taoist priest!
You can forget about eating any of my chicken wings!

……

Although it's not on the way, having a bicycle really doesn't make it a problem.

When Chen Shi'an rode his bike to the intersection, he saw Lin Mengqiu waiting for him with her schoolbag on her back.

Like Wen Zhixia, she had also changed into her full school uniform and stood in the autumn afternoon sun.

When Chen Shi'an came into view, he saw that she was looking in the direction he had come from, and only when the car stopped in front of her did the girl's gaze turn away.

"Has the class monitor been waiting long?"

"...No, I just arrived."

Actually, she had already come downstairs and was waiting here fifteen minutes earlier. Thinking about it, she was really weird... In the time it would have taken to wait for him, she could have walked to school by now, but why did she insist on waiting for him to pick her up?

Just like last night, when she sat in the back seat of his car and wrapped her arms around his waist, Lin Mengqiu suddenly felt that waiting another fifteen minutes would be worthwhile.

"Did the class monitor take a shower so early?"

"Hmm. How did you know?"

"I can smell it. The class monitor must have just washed his hair. It smells really nice."

"...shrimp head."

Lin Mengqiu muttered something under her breath. She should have been angry, but he praised her hair for smelling nice, and she couldn't help but feel happy.

She tightened her grip on the thermos flask in her arms and said again:
"I washed your school uniform for you."

"Okay, thank you, class monitor. Did you bring it?"

"It's in my bag."

"What's in the squad leader's thermos?"

"……Soup."

"Did Uncle Lin make this?"

"Ah."

As we talked, the street scenes changed as we cycled, and before we knew it, we had arrived at the school gate.

The crowd started to grow, and the class monitor, sitting in the back seat, became a little shy. She felt that many people were staring at her, which made her blush and lower her head.

She curled her fingers and gently tugged at Chen Shi'an's clothes at the waist.

"Let's go to the cafeteria for lunch together later. There's plenty of soup; I'll share it with you."

"Okay, thank you, class monitor."

"...Then you don't need to pick up Wen Zhixia tonight, right?"

"No need, I already took Xiao Zhi when I came over."

“××××!”

That disgusting, foul-smelling Taoist priest!
You can forget about getting a single drop of my soup!

(Thank you again, Qiuqiu, for the generous donation of 100,000 to Sister Wanyin! Boss Qiuqiu is so generous! May you prosper! Thank you so much for your support!)

(End of this chapter)