When the car arrived at the school, there was already no one outside. He Nan parked the car and saw that she was still holding the piggy bank, his brows slightly raised.
"If you trust me, then go take your exam with peace of mind. Leave all your things with me."
Shen Mianmian’s eyes lit up. She had been worrying about where to put these things. "Thank you, Brother He. You go ahead with your work. I can leave my things with you for now; I’ll come to your place to get them tomorrow."
On the way there, she had already thought it through: after today’s exams, she definitely wouldn’t be able to go to the city. There were exams tomorrow morning too, so she planned to stay overnight at Lu Siyuan’s place.
She would go to the city after finishing the exam tomorrow.
Just right, after the exams, the shops in the city would start to open, and she could rent a room and have Xiaocui move in with her.
While on break, she could also spend some time teaching Xiaocui.
He Nan glanced at his watch. "Go and do your exam!"
Today, he had planned to deliver some tea leaves to Zhao Xianlai. Considering that today was her high school entrance exam, he arrived a bit earlier but hadn’t expected to run into this situation. Tʜe sourcᴇ of thɪs content ɪs 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹✦𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✦𝓷𝓮𝓽
Thinking of Shen Jianhua, He Nan’s expression darkened. What a dereliction of duty as a father.
Shen Mianmian nodded, slung her backpack over her shoulder, and ran into the school. She happened to bump into Chen Jie, who was coming out. Seeing Shen Mianmian, Chen Jie immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"Why are you so late? Hurry, come with me to the exam room. Lu Siyuan saw you weren’t here and insisted on going to find you."
If it hadn’t been for Chen Jie stopping him, Lu Siyuan would have run out long ago.
Shen Mianmian pursed her lips and told the truth, "My mom locked me up; she didn’t want me to take the exam."
Only then did he notice that Shen Mianmian’s hair was disheveled, wet strands sticking to her face. Clearly, she had broken out in sweat. It seemed she had struggled quite a bit to get out of her house.
Such a good student, but with parents like that, Chen Jie felt indignant on behalf of Shen Mianmian.
But now was not the time to discuss this. He said, "When the high school entrance exam is over, if they still don’t allow you to go to school, the principal and I will go and work on changing their minds. You need to focus on your exams; don’t think too much right now."
"Thank you, Teacher Chen," Shen Mianmian forced a bitter smile. "I’ve already severed ties with them. Starting today, I will not go back. I don’t need them to take care of me for high school."
How could a child support herself through high school?
If she didn’t go home, where could she go?
Chen Jie thought that Shen Mianmian was speaking in anger and didn’t argue with her.
Shen Mianmian and Lu Siyuan were in the same classroom for the exam, while Zhou Siyu was in another classroom. At this moment, Zhou Siyu, unaware that Shen Mianmian had already arrived at the school, sat at her desk with an air of triumph, waiting for the exam to start.
Lu Siyuan, on the other hand, was ignoring the principal’s attempts to stop him and making a fuss about going to fetch Shen Mianmian.
"If Shen Mianmian doesn’t come to take the exam, even if I get into First Middle School, I won’t go there," he declared.
The principal’s face darkened. "Nonsense. Think of your parents. They sent you here to study, and they have been looking forward to your middle school exams. How disappointed would they be if they heard you talk ?"
The fact that Shen Mianmian, the top student in three subjects, had not come for the exam was also a huge worry for him, so he had asked Chen Jie to go and look for her. He was still not certain if she could be found. If Lu Siyuan, a promising student, also decided not to take the exam, the school would lose two high-performing honor students at once. How could that be allowed?
These two students had been his bragging rights in front of other school principals for the past six months.
"My parents stopped caring about me a long time ago. I don’t care if they’re disappointed," Lu Siyuan roared, pushing past the principal and starting to leave.