They were told it would be a three-day exam, but they had only spent two and a half days. They had finished all nine subjects, and it was already Friday. They had to attend only two classes in the afternoon. No one thought about the math competition because they had forgotten about it.
After the first afternoon class, Shuishui was called by the math teacher. "Qian Shuishui, come out for a moment."
Shuishui had also forgotten that the results of the math competition would be announced that day, so she was also confused. She wondered why she was called.
Mu Zilin had guessed what was going on. When Shuishui returned, she held something in her hand. Mu Zilin took it from her hand. "What do you have there?"
Mu Zilin read it out loud, but he did not react. "First Placer in the City Math Championship."
"Mu Zilin, what are you talking about?" The other students heard Mu Zilin, but they wanted to be sure that they heard it right.
"First place in the City Math Championship. What competition was it? Oh my god! Shuishui, could it be that you went to the first high school to participate in the math competition?" Mu Zilin suddenly realized what he had read. With one hand on Shuishui's shoulder, he said, "Awesome. You're too awesome. This is a city-level competition. You participated in the competition with other high schools and even got first place. I've underestimated you in the past."
Shuishui slapped Mu Zilin's hand away. "Don't be so rude. I'm also a little surprised because when I took the exam, I wasn't too sure about the method I used to solve the equations."
She was also very surprised at herself. She even received the prize money. She was quite satisfied. After all, she could use the money.
"Wow. Qian Shuishui, you are really amazing." The other students also walked up to Shuishui to congratulate her. They were proud of Shuishui.
Mu Qing suddenly appeared and yelled. "Treat!"
The other students stared at Shuishui. They also wanted Shuishui to treat them, but because they were not very close to Shuishui, they could not make a fuss out of it as much as Mu Qing could.
After a long while, Shuishui nodded. "I received some prize money. What do you want to eat this afternoon? My treat. But it can't be too high-end. I'm afraid the money is not enough."
"Really? All of us?" Luo Ji couldn't believe it.
"Yes. Everyone will get a share." Shuishui saw through the thoughts of the group of children around her. She wasn't a stingy person. Even if she took out a portion of the money to share with them, it wouldn't affect her.
Everyone joined in the fun, and Shuishui gave out the money. All of a sudden, most of the students in the class joined in the fun. It was a very rare occurrence, so they had decided to join the merriment. Xu Die's friends, however, who were not very close with the rest of the class, kept quiet in the other end of the room. They were not very eager to join in the fun.
Around thirty people wanted to join and celebrate with Shuishui. They had to choose a larger venue. Everyone started to name suggestions on where to eat, but they were quickly shot down.
Shuishui said, "Let's go to a larger snack bar. We can directly book the entire place if we go."
"Sure. Don't we have one here in school? The place is not bad. Although the space is a little small, it can still accommodate us," one of the students said. They all thought that it would be the best choice.
When the bell rang for class, Mu Zilin clapped his hands and said, "How about this? In order to prevent others from occupying the place, we will go there as soon as class ends. I remember that there are five big tables over there. At least five people must go over to occupy the tables. Then the others can follow. Otherwise, it will be difficult for us to get seats and look for another place. It's hard to gather so many people."
"Okay. We will be responsible for occupying the tables. It won't matter if you girls are slower," one of the boys said. He felt that the plan could easily be carried out.
During the last class, the teacher was very sullen. She noticed that for some reason, the students looked especially excited that day. As soon as she had said that the class was over, the boys rushed out of the classroom like wolves.
The girls moved much slower. They knew that there would be a lot of people in the snack area after classes, so they wanted to leave as soon as possible.
Shuishui was a typical girl. She was not in a hurry, so she moved quite leisurely. She knew that once the seats were occupied, Mu Zilin would go and order the snacks and drinks. If they went there immediately, they would only be too early and would end up waiting for quite a while.
Mu Qing was also not in a hurry. She was used to being around Shuishui and became a bit like her.
On the way to the snack area, Shuishui and Mu Qing dropped by the library. Shuishui had returned the books she had just borrowed and then borrowed a few more new books.
"Shuishui, you are not only beautiful, you are also a straight-A student. There is simply no one else like you." Mu Qingsaid when she saw that Shuishui borrowed books that she would not have preferred to read herself. Mu Qing thought they were too boring. She did not know how Shuishui found the books interesting to read.
Shuishui smiled and said, "You are beautiful too."
Mu Qing giggled. "Let's go. They should have arrived by now. We would be the last to arrive. Mu Zilin will definitely start talking about us later." Mu Qing pulled Shuishui as they walked towards the school gate.
They quickened their pace and rushed to the snack bar. When they arrived, they saw that the place was filled with people from their class. Many other students wanted to sit in the snack area, but when they saw that it was too crowded, they left.
One of the boys in her class was in high spirits. He suddenly stood up and said, "Today, we want to congratulate Qian Shuishui for winning first place in the math competition! Because Shuishui won first place, we have this opportunity to eat with her and celebrate!" Shuishui was amused by her classmate's short speech. The others also couldn't help but laugh.
Shuishui sincerely expressed her gratitude. "Thank you, everyone."
Everyone sat down and began to order snacks. There were many of them, so they ordered food in large quantities.
It was rare for the snack shop to be so lively, and the staff had become busier than ever.
Passersby were all very confused. They wondered why the snack shop was unusually lively and crowded. They knew that even after class hours, there wouldn't be as many people.
When passersby saw that the area was full of students, they were all amazed and wondered what the group was celebrating.
Mu Zilin encouraged everyone. "Everyone, try to eat as much as you can. Order whatever you want, but make sure you eat everything. We should not waste food."
Shuishui did not mind and ordered the snacks that she wanted to try.
Mu Qing did not hesitate to order what she wanted to eat. After all, she knew Shuishui came from a wealthy family. Shuishui had won a few thousand yuan as prize money. Mu Qing thought that if she hesitated, she would regret wasting the opportunity to eat a lot.
The others had ordered whatever they wanted to eat. Some of the girls were even hesitant and glanced at Shuishui. When they saw that she was smiling, they felt that she was not worried about the expenses, so they joined in the fun along with everyone else.