During the exam, he carefully reviewed the test paper several times to ensure accuracy, and after finishing, he walked out with confidence.
Two days later, when the results came out, Zhong Yuan revealed a brilliant smile upon seeing his report card. "Great, haha, I’ve finally caught up with Jiang Mianmian," he thought with satisfaction.
Although he didn’t surpass her, tying for first place was a sign of his own progress.
"Jiang Mianmian, look, we’re tied for first place again. Sooner or later, I will surpass you," Zhong Yuan said happily, holding his report card.
"Alright, we’ll see who comes out on top in the middle school exams," Jiang Mianmian retorted strongly, facing Zhong Yuan.
The reason they both managed to tie for first place was that they had both scored full marks by answering the bonus questions correctly.
But if it really came down to it, Jiang Mianmian was still a bit better off because she had finished her exam and come out more than ten minutes earlier than Zhong Yuan.
By the time school let out that evening, Jiang Mianmian had just arrived at the teaching building when she was suddenly slapped in the face with a piece of ’paper’.
She was startled and hastily pulled down the object blocking her vision.
"Hey, Mianmian, be gentle, be gentle. That’s my report card you’re holding. Don’t damage it," Zhiwu said anxiously.
"Huh? Report card?" Jiang Mianmian took a closer look at the ’paper’ in her hand and realized that it was indeed a report card.
"Second Brother, why did you cover my face with your report card? You scared me," Jiang Mianmian complained.
"Haha, Mianmian, I just wanted to share the good news with you. Look at my report card, look at my grades," Zhiwu boasted, pointing to his scores.
Jiang Mianmian looked closely and saw that Zhiwu had scored over eighty points in two subjects, placing him in the middle ranks of his class, finally shaking off his position at the bottom.
She glanced at Zhiwen’s grades and noticed that although his scores weren’t exceptionally high, he had passed all his subjects.
"Wow, Second Brother, you did really well on this test," Jiang Mianmian said, a bit surprised.
"Hehe, Mianmian, I’m now following your advice and aiming for college in my studies. Am I not very diligent?" Zhiwu asked, looking for praise.
Jiang Mianmian generously gave him a thumbs-up and complimented, "Yes, Big Brother, Second Brother, you both have been very hardworking. If you keep it up, there’s a good chance you can make it to college."
"Yes, Mianmian, we’ll definitely work hard. Oh, and remember to tell Uncle and Aunt about this good news. We’re going home to spread the joy first," Zhiwu said before pulling Zhiwen and running home.
Upon reaching the doorstep, Zhiwu shouted at the top of his lungs, "Mom, Grandma, we’ve got our grades back!"
As soon as they entered the house, Zhiwu waved his report card and announced, "Grandparents, parents, look, I scored over eighty points in two subjects, and my big brother got passing grades too!"
"What? Over eighty points? That’s impressive," Sun Lixia said, her face full of surprise upon hearing her son’s high marks.
"Oh, my clever grandchildren, I knew you were smart from a young age. How could you possibly struggle with studies? It was just a matter of not being enlightened back in primary school. Now see, you’ve had your breakthrough, you’re learning," Zhang Guihua said, her old face blooming into a smile as she fondly ruffled both grandchildren’s heads.
Jiang Changtao was also surprised; his two sons had indeed shown very good progress in recent times. He quickly reached for the report card from Zhiwu’s hand and, after looking at it, handed it to Jiang Dashan. Follow current novels on nοvelfire.net