Manbao studied hard, reading the new text back and forth four or five times, and reviewing Bai Shanbao's notes twice before closing her eyes to recite from memory.
When the early morning lessons ended and Mr. Zhuang walked into the classroom with books in hand, Manbao quietly breathed a sigh of relief, then turned her head to exchange a small, suppressed smile with Bai Shanbao.
Mr. Zhuang, upon seeing them, glanced at the items on the two children's desks, and throughout the entire lesson, he did not call on his two favorite students to answer any questions.
This made the classmates seated behind Manbao and Bai Shanbao tense up, so much so that by the end of the lesson they were practically drenched in cold sweat.
They couldn't shake the feeling that today's questions from the teacher were exceptionally difficult, almost as if they were being targeted.
Could it be because they had been naughty and mischievous recently?
