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

Chapter 259 You still want me to reward you?

It was already past 5 p.m. when we finished the barbecue.

They still had to attend evening self-study sessions as usual, and only then did everyone reluctantly part ways.

"Class monitor, are you going directly to school with Chen Shi'an later?" Qiu Yufu asked.

"Ah."

"Squad leader, I'll head back now. I need to take a shower; there's no hot water left in the dorm if it gets late."

"it is good."

After Qiu Yufu finished speaking, she also said goodbye to Chen Shi'an and the others, and then went back to school first.

Seeing this, Xiaoyan and the others were sensible. After all, they were staying at the hotel and did need to go back to take a shower first, so they told Zhizhi and the Taoist priest and left.

Xu Zihan was left alone here. Seeing that most people had already left, and that the class monitor and Wen Zhixia were clearly going to school with Dao Ye, Zihan, ever the quick-witted one, said:

"Master Dao! I'll be going now!"

"Let's go to school together later."

"No, no, I'm going to take a shower too! See you later, Daoist!"

After saying that, Xu Zihan quickly ran away.

Only the two girls and their older sister remained at home.

With fewer people around, Lin Mengqiu suddenly felt much more at ease.

Although the annoying cicada was still there, perhaps because they'd been spending so much time together lately, she didn't feel any awkwardness even with it around...

However, the two girls didn't talk much, even though it wasn't necessary.

Seeing Li Wanyin and Chen Shi'an packing their things, the two girls didn't just stand by and watch; they both came over to help.

"It's okay. If you're in a hurry to go to class, Zhizhi and Mengqiu can go first. Shi'an can go too. I'll take care of things at home."

"Hehe, Sister Wanyin, you've worked hard today! Let me help you!"

Wen Zhixia helped Li Wanyin collect and wash the used tableware, while Lin Mengqiu helped put away the chairs and folding tables outside the yard, and Chen Shi'an took a broom and rag to clean up.

"Taoist priest--"

Wen Zhixia called him from the kitchen.

"Ok?"

Do you want to take a shower?

"Let's not wash anymore. Let's change our clothes and go straight to school. We can wash when we get back tonight. Xiao Zhi, are you going to wash or not?"

"I also wash it when I get back at night."

"Did you forget your school uniform?"

"It's in my bag! I'll just put it on in a bit."

After chatting with Wen Zhixia, Chen Shi'an asked Lin Mengqiu, who was standing next to him, "What about the class monitor? He should be heading straight to school soon, right?"

"Yes, I brought everything."

With the help of the two girls, the house was tidied up quickly. Looking at the time, it was already six o'clock, and the sky outside was already dark.

"Then Shi'an, you guys go to class quickly. I'll go set up my stall for a few more hours," Li Wanyin said.

Lin Mengqiu thought of something and added, "Wanyin, would you like to come and watch the gala together on the school anniversary?"

Li Wanyin was stunned for a moment, then asked with delight, "Can I go?"

"Yes, there's an invitation from an alumni. If Sister Wanyin wants to go, I'll go get one from my dad for you."

"Okay! Thank you, Mengqiu!"

Seeing her sister thank her with a look of surprise and delight, Lin Mengqiu felt a little embarrassed.

Chen Shi'an also laughed and said, "Then Sister Wanyin can come and enjoy my performance then."

"Tch—"

Wen Zhixia and Li Wanyin voiced their disdain, and Lin Mengqiu rolled her eyes at him speechlessly. Sure enough, that stinky Taoist priest was shameless!

While there was still some time, Li Wanyin made three more cups of hot milk tea for the three of them to take with them. Chen Shi'an didn't delay any longer and left home with the two girls.

The three of them were going to class together. Chen Shi'an originally wanted to walk, but he didn't expect that the two girls knew the way better than he did. After leaving home, they went straight to the shed where he parked his bicycle.

Wen Zhixia was quick-witted and agile; before Chen Shi'an was even outside the bike shed, she plopped down on the back of the bicycle.

Seeing this, Lin Mengqiu was not to be outdone. With the mindset that she would rather carry this annoying cicada herself than let Chen Shi'an carry her, she directly reached out and grabbed the handlebars.

Wen Zhixia: "?"

"Hey, you're doing it again! You couldn't ride it last time either, and you crashed into the bushes. Why don't you let the Taoist priest ride it?"

"If you weren't swaying behind me, would I have bumped into the bushes?"

"If you hadn't been riding so badly, I wouldn't have been wobbling."

Seeing that the two girls were about to start fighting again, Chen Shi'an was exasperated with them and quickly stepped forward and said, "You two sit down, I'll push you around, okay?"

"Hmph." *2
Finally, it was a solution that both of them could accept. Last time when they were pushing the cart, Lin Mengqiu sat in the back, but this time it was the other way around, with Wen Zhixia sitting in the back.

Lin Mengqiu pushed the car out, adjusted the seat height, and sat down.

Wen Zhixia sat back down, her small hands instinctively reaching forward to hug herself.

Lin Mengqiu never expected this annoying cicada to launch a surprise attack!

She was already ticklish, and this sudden tickle almost made the girl jump.

Wen Zhixia realized she had hugged the wrong person and quickly withdrew her hand, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

This ice cube spirit has such a tiny waist...

With such a tiny waist, is there really something inside?
Lin Mengqiu didn't know if Annoying Cicada was doing it on purpose, but she turned around and glared at her.

"Let's go."

Chen Shi'an placed one hand on the bicycle frame behind Wen Zhixia's buttocks, walking behind the bicycle and pushing the two girls on the bike with one hand.

Lin Mengqiu seemed very excited, which reminded her of when she was learning to ride a bicycle as a child, and her dad would push her from behind in the same way. It gave her a strange sense of security and was quite fun...

Wen Zhixia was unhappy. Just then, a gust of wind blew in her face, and Lin Mengqiu's long hair, like willow catkins, flew around and covered her face.

"Hey Lin Mengqiu, can you please tie your hair up? The wind is blowing it all over my face!"

"You don't have to sit in the back."

“Okay, you sit in the back and I’ll ride.”

"No change."

"Tie your hair up!" "No."

"It got into my mouth!"

"??"

Upon hearing what the annoying cicada said, Lin Mengqiu immediately felt disgusted and quickly told Chen Shi'an to stop. She took out a hair tie from her pocket and tied her hair up to prevent the annoying cicada's saliva from getting everywhere.

Chen Shi'an didn't bother with the interaction between the two girls. He let them bicker as they pleased, as long as they didn't take it to heart.

It was precisely Chen Shi'an's attitude of not taking sides and not meddling that created a wonderful harmony among the three of them.

Chen Shi'an pushed the bicycle slowly, just at a normal walking pace, but he pushed it very steadily. Even at such a slow speed, the bicycle did not wobble from side to side.

At one point, Chen Shi'an secretly took out his phone and took a picture of Lin Mengqiu and Wen Zhixia, who were riding on the same bicycle.

In the photo, Wen Zhixia looks sullen, arms crossed, sitting silently in the back seat of the car, staring at Lin Mengqiu's back as if her gaze could pierce him.

Lin Mengqiu ignored her completely, placing her long legs on the pedals and holding the handlebars with both hands, looking relaxed and whimsical, enjoying being pushed while riding the bike.

Chen Shi'an's camera shutter sound was not turned off.

When the click sounded, the two girls on the bus turned around at the same time.

At that very moment, the shrimp-headed Taoist priest, who had just been caught taking photos without doing anything, decided to go all the way and snapped another picture of them both looking back.

"Delete it!" *2
"Hehe, I won't delete it."

Chen Shi'an put his phone back in his pocket, thinking that if the two girls became good friends in the future, it would be especially interesting to show them this photo and stir things up.

The bicycle continued to be pushed forward steadily. As dusk fell, the streetlights lit up one by one, lengthening the shadows of the three people in the deepening night.

Wen Zhixia was ultimately not as composed as Lin Mengqiu. She turned her head and started chattering with Chen Shi'an again.

"Taoist priest, what's your estimated score for this month's exam?"

Lin Mengqiu perked up her ears.

"The grades should be released after evening self-study, right? Does Xiaozhi want to check the grades ahead of time again?"

"It's too late. What's your estimated score? What's your estimated score?"

"It should be around 730 or 740."

Wen Zhixia: "(｀Д)?!"

Lin Mengqiu: "???"

Fortunately, it was Chen Shi'an who was holding the bicycle and pushing it, otherwise the bicycle would have plunged headfirst into the green belt with the two girls on it again.

Seven hundred and thirty or forty?!

Such an unimaginable score came out of Chen Shi'an's mouth so casually that the two girls initially thought he was joking.

"Taoist priest, are you telling the truth?"

"You're the one who told me to estimate the score, I feel it should be about right."

Wen Zhixia was numb.

Lin Mengqiu felt even more numb.

The class monitor sat in the riding position, and she turned her head to look at Chen Shi'an behind her with an incredulous expression.

"Hey! Squad leader, watch where you're going! You're about to crash into a telephone pole!"

"...!"

Lin Mengqiu then came to her senses and quickly straightened the handlebars.

Seeing the Ice Spirit's stunned expression after being shocked by the Taoist's estimated score, Wen Zhixia felt a little smug. She happily swayed back in the car and said to Lin Mengqiu:
"Taoist priest, if you can get first place again this time, I want to reward you!"

“×××××!”

"Is this another reward?"

Chen Shi'an chuckled: "So what will Little Zhi reward me with this time?"

"Hmm, New Year's Day is almost here. Have you received any New Year's gifts, Taoist priest?"

“I have received New Year’s gifts before. Every year during the Chinese New Year, my master would give me some new clothes and shoes.”

"It's not that New Year, it's the New Year on New Year's Day."

"Well, that's not important. What, is Little Cicada going to give me a New Year's Day gift?"

"Okay! I'll reward you for getting first place; I'll give you a New Year's present!"

"What are you going to send?"

Lin Mengqiu perked up her ears again.

That stinky Taoist priest and that stinky cicada, talking about New Year's gifts after winning first place right in front of her, do they even respect her?

But if that stinky Taoist priest really scored 730 or 740... Ugh! Is that even a human test-taker's score?!
"Hmph, since it's a gift, it was definitely a secret before I gave it to you~"

"tell me the story."

"Don't~"

"What type is it?"

"I won't tell you~"

"Are you going to secretly give me a computer?"

"...Hey! You're really daring! I don't have any money, and I have so little pocket money now, it's all your fault."

"Why are you blaming me for not getting enough pocket money?"

"It's all your fault."

Wen Zhixia was unwilling to reveal information about the gift, so Chen Shi'an cooperated and kept it a secret for the time being.

He looked up again at Lin Mengqiu, who was silently standing in front of him.

"Monitor."

"..."