Chapter 5 Sweet March one
The breakthrough in my relationship with An Yixuan gave me confidence, but I still knew An Yixuan's character very well. Although he had changed his opinion of me, I still had to keep working hard and not relax in my studies. My biggest goal was to get into St. John's.
"There will be a mock test this Thursday and Friday. The test results will be used to rank everyone in the grade. Students should work hard to prepare." said the head teacher as he walked into the classroom holding a pile of exercises.
"Ah, another test, and ranking?" The students wailed.
Facing the nervous and complaining classmates, my reaction was completely the opposite. If I could get a good ranking, An Yixuan would definitely look at me with new eyes, and he would understand that I was not just a talker, but someone who had the ability and strength to go to St. John's!
Reading books, memorizing books and doing exercises have become my important tasks these days. I have to put An Yixuan aside for the time being. I want to go to him with the results after the exam. Hehe, I will feel proud at that time!
Even during PE class, I never forget to bring a book with me. I would go to the side and read during my free break. Because of my "weird" behavior since the beginning of the school year, other than Xun Yiran, no one else is close to me. It's good this way. When I see them, I can't help but think about their future. I don't like this kind of life of foreknowledge.
"Wow, you are so hardworking. You are memorizing the text. " Mu Yege's class was also having a physical education class. I don't know when he saw me reading a book, so he came over and said.
I rolled my eyes and didn't want to pay attention to him. I nodded coldly and continued to recite.
"I have some important . Let's take a look at them together." Muye Ge didn't seem to care about my cold attitude at all. He was holding an exercise book with densely packed questions in it.
"Are you also preparing for the exam?" It turned out that it was not about Xun Yiran. My attitude became a little better and I glanced sideways at his exercise book.
"These questions are quite difficult. Can you try and see if you can do them?" Mu Ye Ge drew a few questions for me.
I took out my notebook and wrote it down and started doing the questions. Occasionally, when I encountered something I couldn't figure out, Makinoge would give me some advice, and I quickly finished the questions he had drawn. I also learned from them and extended them to other questions for Makinoge to see.
"That's amazing, you can think of this, I didn't react that quickly, let's cheer together!" Makino Ge smiled happily, showing eight shiny white teeth.
"Okay, okay, I haven't seen many of the questions in your exercise book before !" I agreed immediately. Now these test questions are the only ones that interest me.
"You and Makino Ge seem to get along quite well." When we returned to the classroom, Xun Yiran looked at me and asked, with a somewhat forced smile on her face.
I shook my notebook and said, "We are just studying the test questions. Do you want to see it?"
"Look, I don't really want to get into St. John's." Xun Yiran shook her head, not interested at all. "But, don't you have any other reasons for wanting to go to St. John's? Is it because St. John's is good?"
"What reason could there be?" I scratched my hair, not wanting to continue this meaningless topic, and I definitely didn't want to tell her about what happened between An Yixuan and I.
Xun Yiran seemed to have given up. She picked up a book and started reading. As she read, she seemed to be talking to herself: "I always feel that something is wrong with you."
"You think too much!" I immediately and firmly denied her wild thoughts.
After school, I ran into Muye Ge again as soon as I stepped out of the campus. Sometimes it's really strange. I wanted to run into Muye Ge every day back then, but I never ran into him once. How come I run into him so often now? Muye Ge was wearing a dark blue school uniform and a sky blue schoolbag. He was holding a book in one hand and one hand behind his back. He was standing under a phoenix tree and wandering around like a prince in autumn. I wasn't sure whether to say hello to him or pretend I didn't see him and walk away. Maybe he was waiting for Xun Yiran, but I remember Xun Yiran's house was not in this direction.
"Oh, Xizi, what a coincidence." Makino Ge turned around and saw me. He raised the book in his hand and greeted me with a smile on his handsome face.
I was too embarrassed to walk away, so I could only greet him politely: "What a coincidence, what are you doing instead of going home? Are you waiting for Xun Yiran? Her house is not in this direction."
"No, I mean...well, I want to ask you to go to the bookstore to buy exercise books. I heard from the teacher that the bookstore has just received a batch of selected exercise books that are very good. Let's go take a look together." Makino Ge said as he put the books into his schoolbag.
"Why didn't our head teacher tell us about those exercises if they were so good? I think it would be enough to just finish the test papers the teacher gave out." I didn't really want to go, so I politely declined.
"Everyone has different channels, and teachers compete with each other." Makinoge whispered mysteriously, "Every test result will affect the teacher's salary and promotion. Besides, there's nothing wrong with taking a closer look."
"Well, okay, let's go and take a look." I was a little moved by what he said. After all, it's for learning, so I'd rather make the mistake than miss it!
The huge bookstore has long disappeared after 10 years. I really have an indescribable feeling standing here. The intimacy makes me feel sad for a moment. There are fewer and fewer bookstores after 10 years. I love the smell of books like this. I can't even remember how many books I have read here. I really miss it!
"You like reading very much." Makino Ge asked as she looked at me carefully stroking the book.
"Yes, reading is good, it increases knowledge." I actually came across an out-of-print book and bought it decisively. I had wanted to read it for a while but couldn't find it.
"I think you are quite different from what I imagined." Makino Ge looked at the book I chose, with a gleam in her eyes.
"That's true. There are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people. How should I be in your eyes?" I asked casually.
Makinoge fell silent, as if thinking about something. He lowered his head and bit his lip, then said after a long while: "I really can't put it into words. She's different from other girls."
"Okay, don't think about it. If you want to do research, shouldn't you also study your Xun Yiran? How's your progress? I saw you had a very happy chat that day." I asked him with a smile.
"It's okay, we're just friends." Mu Yege changed the subject, "The exercise book is here." He picked up a yellow-covered book of selected exercises for first graders in Chinese, math and English and showed it to me. It was a thick stack.
"It has Chinese, math and English. It's so thick!" I picked up the exercise book and flipped through it. The questions inside seemed quite unfamiliar. Did I encounter them in the exam that year? I can't remember!
"Then buy one." I prepared to pay.
"Let me do it. You always help me, so let me have a chance to thank you!" After saying that , Makino Ge snatched the book from my hand and ran to pay.
I stared at him blankly and couldn't help laughing. This bit of awareness is quite good. For the sake of this book, I will reveal a little bit about Xun Yiran.
"You are suddenly so nice to me. Do you want to continue to inquire about Xun Yiran? Or do you want me to give you some advice?" After leaving the bookstore, I asked Muye Ge.
Makino Ge raised the exercise book in his hand and said, "Let's finish this test first. You have been helping me all the time. I am very grateful to you."
"Okay, it's getting late and I should go home. You should go home early too." I jumped on a bus and waved goodbye to him.
"Be careful on the road!" Makinoge shouted at me.
I don't know why, but I had a little strange feeling in my heart, but it was quickly dispelled. He and Xun Yiran are a couple, and they have nothing in common with me.
After my careful preparation, I performed well in the exam and felt full of confidence after the exam. Sure enough, when the results were announced, I was in the top three in the class and the top 20 in the school. This was the best ranking I had ever had since I entered school! Although it was not the final exam, it gave me great confidence.
After the exam, it was the weekend. I took my report card and rested at home for two days, waiting for Monday to come. After the exam, I would have time to go to Anyixuan! Thinking of this, I called Lingdang and asked her to prepare my school uniform for me, and then I went out to play happily.
