At 7:30 in the morning, a fleet of buses drove into the No. 2 High School campus.
This college entrance exam was divided into several examination venues, just like before, with No. 2 High School being one of them, though many students had to go to other venues.
Before heading out the door, Su Zelin stretched out a hand, speaking succinctly: "Guys, give it your best!"
Qin Shiqing placed her hand on top: "Get into the university of your dreams!"
Tang Yan was the third: "Perform extraordinarily, and may your wishes come true!"
Lu Haoran extended his hand but then retracted it, feeling a bit embarrassed.
"Lu Haoran, are you still acting like a man with such hesitation?"
Tang Yan glared at him, grabbing the honest man's hand and placing it on her fair wrist.
I-I actually touched a girl's hand!
Lu Haoran was so moved he wanted to cry.
Another first-time experience with Tang Yan.
"Smooth sailing!"
Lu Haoran also voiced his wish.
Four hands tightly stacked together, symbolizing the deep friendship among these young people.
They arrived at the school gate.
Tang Yan and Lu Haoran were assigned to the same venue, headed to No. 5 High School, while Su Zelin and Qin Shiqing went to No. 1 High School.
Before parting, Su Zelin said, "Rat, I'm leaving Xiaoyanzi to you, you better take good care of her!"
"I will."
Lu Haoran nodded seriously.
Tang Yan glared: "Do I need your care? I should be taking care of you!"
"Yes, yes, I'm sorry."
Lu Haoran mumbled apologetically.
"Alright then, Xiaoyanzi, I'm entrusting Rat to you. Oh, by the way, he's a bit shy, so he might feel out of place at a different school's venue."
Su Zelin said with a half-smile.
"No worries, I'll first show him around the venue!"
Tang Yan patted Xiong Da, boldly loyal.
"Xiaoyanzi, I-I'm fine, you don't have to trouble yourself!"
Lu Haoran waved his hands hurriedly.
"No arguments, I said so, now get on the bus!"
Without further ado, Tang Yan tugged Lu Haoran onto a bus heading to No. 5 High School.
Qin Shiqing couldn't help but smile.
If Xiaoyanzi and Lu Haoran ended up together, it should be quite amusing.
Although Xiaoyanzi was a bit strong-willed, she was the perfect match for the honest Lu Haoran.
Besides, it seemed like Su Zelin was trying to matchmake them.
"Zelin, let's go!"
Qin Shiqing also took Su Zelin's hand, heading towards the bus to No. 1 High School.
That jade-like hand was warm and soft, making Su Zelin's heart flutter.
Well, after the college entrance exam, scenes like this won't happen again, let's consider this the last time!
For the sake of childhood friendship!
After boarding the bus, they found a double seat, and Su Zelin let Qin Shiqing sit by the window because she got carsick easily.
Only then did the hands, once held tight, quietly release, with both feeling slightly embarrassed.
Qin Shiqing looked at the scenery outside the window, while Su Zelin pretended to check his admission ticket and stationery.
The bus soon filled up and slowly left the campus.
There were still quite few cars on the road during this era, even in the city there wasn't much risk of traffic jams.
Fifteen minutes later, the bus arrived at the destination.
Although both were taking the exam at No. 1 High School, they were in different teaching buildings.
Walking side by side to the fork in the road, Qin Shiqing stopped.
She softly said, "Zelin, you must try your best in the exam!"
"Of course I will, chatterbox. It's better to take care of yourself with your free time than advise others!"
Su Zelin replied impatiently and then sauntered away.
At that moment, Qin Shiqing suddenly recalled the words said by the scoundrel when they met in the playground one evening.
"I can't help it, we've walked together for so long, but your studies are good, and you walk fast. For someone like me, managing to keep up so long is already a miracle, eventually I'll fall behind."
It was quite infuriating at the time.
But now the anger has subsided.
The girl's gaze was as gentle as water.
"Zelin, it's okay, if you don't walk fast, I'll walk a bit slower, so you won't fall behind!"
...
At 8:55 in the morning, the supervising teacher for the Chinese exam distributed the test papers.
There were five minutes left before the start of the exam, during which candidates could read through the questions. This way, they could start writing immediately when the exam officially began, without wasting time.
Qin Shiqing carefully browsed from beginning to end, and when she saw the final essay topic, her pupils suddenly contracted.
It really was a flood relief themed essay!
...
After the 150-minute Chinese exam ended, the two of them took the bus back to No. 2 High School.
Upon entering the classroom, they found Tang Yan and Lu Haoran had already returned.
They were all enthusiastically discussing the just-finished exam.
Upon seeing Su Zelin, Lu Haoran shouted, "Zelin, you guessed the essay topic right, it was spot on!"
"Master Su, you're back, please have a seat!"
At this moment, Xiaoyanzi's reverent attitude was like seeing a deity, just short of worshiping directly.
She was truly convinced this time!
No wonder he had a dream of his grandfather guiding him to win second prize in the lottery, his perception was so accurate!
Fortunately, bearing the mindset of rather believing in its existence than dismissing it, she had looked at several model essays on flood relief beforehand. When it came time to write, inspiration flowed like a divine aid, and Tang Yan felt she performed quite well, her essay likely scoring high.
When she saw the essay topic during the review phase, she was extremely thrilled, her confidence boosted, and she was in an excellent state. If nothing unexpected happened, her Chinese scores would exceed her usual performance.
"With the essay as a foundation, Xiaoyanzi and I think we did well, how about you guys?"
Lu Haoran asked with a smile.
"Not bad!"
Qin Shiqing smiled slightly.
She was quite humble, no matter how well she performed, it was always "not bad." Furthermore, Qin Shiqing had recovered from her cold, with no other influencing factors, she was surely stable, so Tang Yan and Lu Haoran weren't worried.