Zhao Jianlan waved with a smile: "Alright, what’s between us? Besides, you’ve helped me a lot too. Without you, I wouldn’t have had any hope of getting into college."
Just then, Duan Ruilian squeezed over and sat right next to them. She took off her raincoat hood and looked at her wet pants: "We haven’t even set off yet, and my pants are already wet. Luckily, the director agreed to send a car for us. If we had to trek from the station to the exam site in the rain, our clothes would all be soaked."
Hearing this, Zhao Jianlan gossiped, "Someone went to talk to the director?"
Duan Ruilian sat up straight, "Of course. Last night, my dad invited some parents from our alley to the director’s house to talk about this, and the director readily agreed. Overnight, he had the transport team set up a canopy for the car."
Zhao Jianlan smiled at Duan Ruilian and said, "Wow, we’re lucky to benefit from that. Your dad is impressive."
Duan Ruilian quickly waved her hand, "It’s not that my dad is that clever. It was Director He who had business with my dad and casually mentioned it. That’s when my dad gathered everyone to go to the director’s house."
Yu Xinyan was sitting between Zhao Jianlan and Duan Ruilian, and the carriage was too noisy, so she didn’t hear it clearly. She tilted her head and asked, "What did you say?"
Yu Xinyan heard it clearly and quickly chimed in, "She said Director Gao is a good person and doesn’t want us to suffer. Sit tight; be careful not to bump into anyone."
Zhao Jianlan didn’t doubt Yu Xinyan’s words at all and said with a smile, "Yes, Director Gao has done an excellent deed this time."
At this moment, Teacher Chu and others grabbed a megaphone and shouted loudly, "Everyone, quiet down. We’re starting the roll call now. Respond when your name is called."
After the roll call, they found that three students were still missing. Director Qiao quickly arranged for teachers nearby to look for them, but as soon as he spoke, two students ran over.
Teacher Chu shouted, "Don’t run, be careful of the slippery ground."
After shouting, he told Director Qiao, "Only Qiu Qingmei is left."
Director Qiao said to the teachers nearby, "Does anyone know where Qiu Qingmei’s home is? Go see what’s going on?"
Two teachers indicated they knew and turned to run towards the Qiu family.
Duan Ruilian, who had never gotten along with Qiu Qingmei due to past issues, was unhappy to hear Qiu Qingmei was holding everyone up, and said, "What a day to be late. I can’t believe her."
Zhao Jianlan replied, "Didn’t they say her college spot is already secured? She has likely found a way in, so there’s no rush for her."
Upon hearing this, Duan Ruilian got even angrier, "She’s not in a hurry because she has her path, but what’s she trying to do?"
Because of the earlier roll call, the carriage wasn’t too noisy now, so everyone heard their conversation clearly, and some were immediately unhappy, "Knowing what day it is today and still leaving so late, if she doesn’t come, we don’t have to wait for her."
Qi Minghai, sitting on the outside, also had an unhappy expression on his face. If the weather were good, it wouldn’t be a big deal, and no one would be as tense. But since it looked like the rain wouldn’t stop, these people were spread across three different exam sites. Who would be responsible if there were delays?
When the two teachers arrived at the Qiu family, Qiu Jouxuan said Qiu Qingmei was changing clothes. The teachers explained the situation to him, and he then shouted into the room, "Yufeng, the factory sent cars today to take them to the city for exams. Tell Qingmei to hurry up."