Today, An Nuonuo woke up ten minutes later than usual.
Jiang Xu had told her this when they returned from school yesterday.
The more critical the moment, the more sleep was needed.
Only then could one fully unleash their potential.
She finished her morning routine.
An Nuonuo then stir-fried the leftovers from the night before.
After eating, she set off.
"Ah!"
Just as she locked the door,
She turned around to see a person huddled in the corner, giving her a start.
The scream woke Jun Yue up.
Upon raising his head and seeing An Nuonuo,
He hurriedly stood up and with a foolish smile said, "Good morning, Nuonuo."
On his head were a few leaves and some white stuff.
That was the gift a flock of swallows had left him as they flew overhead in the morning.
In reality, An Nuonuo's mother already left home a bit after six o'clock.
However, she left in such a hurry,
Plus, it wasn't particularly bright at that time, so she didn't notice him.
An Nuonuo looked shocked: "Brother Junyue, what are you doing here?"
"Ah, you haven't been around these last few days. I thought you might not be feeling well.
So, I came a little earlier today to check on you."
"Not at all, I'm fine." An Nuonuo said: "Brother Junyue, do you want to wash your hair?"
"Why should I wash my hair?" Junyue seemed puzzled.
"Because..."
A moment later.
A scream tore through the sky.
Junyue was in tears without a trace of levity.
He realized that ever since he met Jiang Xu,
He had become extremely unlucky.
Everything he did seemed to go awry.
He used the water at Nuonuo's house to wash off the stuff on his head.
Glancing at the time, he saw they were going to be late.
The two of them hopped on their bicycles and pedaled off.
At the three-way intersection, there was no sign of Jiang Xu.
An Nuonuo was somewhat disappointed.
Jiang Xu, having waited for her until he was about to be late for school, had gone on his own.
Even though he liked Nuonuo and wanted to win her over,
He wouldn't make meaningless sacrifices without any boundaries.
He certainly couldn't jeopardize his status as the top student of the year just to wait for her.
A minute before class began, An Nuonuo rushed into the classroom.
Panting heavily.
Jiang Xu asked her why she was so late today?
An Nuonuo then relayed the morning's events.
After listening, Jiang Xu burst out laughing on the spot.
Junyue, you really are a character.
Could it be that he had been driven mad?
Unlike the naive An Nuonuo, Jiang Xu had no trace of doubt about Junyue's story.
When he fell asleep, it was definitely more than just ten or twenty minutes earlier.
Perhaps this kid arrived as early as a little after five o'clock?
For the sake of courting a girl, he was really going all out.
Wasn't this the perfect example of a loyal dog?
But when he thought about how much crazier he had been in the past, he couldn't help but stop laughing.
The exam began!
Everyone's desks were cleared.
Then the seats were spread out.
There were two invigilators.
The high school Jiang Xu attended was the best in Jiang City.
It was also the strictest.
In this semester's final exam, good grades would be rewarded with prize money.
Reportedly, quite a substantial sum.
The first exam was the Chinese language test.
For Jiang Xu, all the questions were pretty straightforward.
The essay question, however, made Jiang Xu pause.
Write an essay with 'My Father' as the title, exceeding eight hundred characters.
Jiang Xu: "..."
Immediately, many images flooded Jiang Xu's mind.
When I was a child, I always wanted the stars in the sky. My father gave me the few stars on his shoulder, I later realized, this was a form of responsibility.
I only understood when I grew up that the lamp in my father's study illuminated not only the room but was also the guiding light for the entire city.
When I was young, my father always pondered over chess games. It wasn't until I grew up that I understood, my father was contemplating not only the chessboard but also the development of the entire province.
...
He shook his head, dispelling the strange thoughts in his mind.
Jiang Xu picked up his pen to write.
The final exam took two days.
Two subjects in the morning and two in the afternoon.
The morning papers were Chinese and Physics.
For Jiang Xu, it was not challenging at all.
After finishing the two exams, some students went back to school.
Their parents would bring food for them.
Both Jiang Xu and An Nuonuo's parents did not come.
Jiang Xu's parents didn't come because they had complete confidence in him and didn't feel it was necessary.
Li Yuanjuan also didn't come because of Jiang Xu.
He had been tutoring Nuonuo for some time, and she had improved her grades a lot.
He took good care of her.
So, she felt very at ease.
On their way to the dining hall.
Jiang Xu looked at An Nuonuo, "How did your exam go?"
"Should be fine, I think it was quite easy."
"Well, that's good."
They got to the dining hall.
Both of them ladled out a heap of food.
Last night, Li Yuanjuan gave her two hundred yuan.
Said that the household was now well-off, no need to be so frugal.
An Feng sold the second batch of goods, earning tens of thousands of yuan.
And bought a second-hand minivan on the side.
He would return tonight.
And transport another batch of goods tomorrow.
"Nuonuo, how did your exam go?"
As soon as they sat down.
Brother Junyue, who was as clingy as a plaster, also came over.
He looked at An Nuonuo with concern.
"I was able to answer all the questions, it should be pretty good.
Brother Junyue, what about you?"
Jun Yue looked a bit unnatural, "Of course, I could answer all the questions as well."
But there's something he didn't mention.
Because he had gotten up too early this morning.
So, he was a bit unfocused during the exam.
And he mixed up two problems.
These were worth a lot of points.
He didn't realize it until after the exam, but it was already too late.
Such an embarrassing incident,
Of course, he wouldn't say it in front of the girl he liked.
Jiang Xu ate his meal, ignoring him.
Jun Yue had no intention of talking to Jiang Xu either.
He was disgusted by this man.
By the second day afternoon, all the subjects had been taken.
In a few days, they could get the score report.
After the exams, the class teacher came over and said,
"You all have been working hard this term.
We still have some class funds, let's go sing karaoke tomorrow night.
Meet at the school gate at five o'clock.
If there's not enough money, I'll cover it."
As the words fell, the students in the class were all excited.
Jiang Xu nudged An Nuonuo's arm, "Let's go pick mangoes."
"Okay." The girl had sparkling eyes, "I brought several bags.
We'll pick more and sell them at the market with mom tomorrow."
Although An Feng had made quite a bit of money now,
The girl had long developed a habit of frugality.
Whenever she had free time, she thought about earning some extra money.
"No, no, no." Jiang Xu shook his head, "Don't sell these mangoes, I have other uses for them."
"Huh?" The girl tilted her head, looking at Jiang Xu, puzzled.
Jiang Xu's heart suddenly raced.
This tilted head killer, naive yet adorable, adorable yet seductive.
Had a considerable impact on Jiang Xu.
Instant kill!
"Glug, glug."
Jiang Xu's throat moved, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
This little girl, her inadvertent movements, all had immense destructive power.
Made Jiang Xu couldn't help but admire her.
With no other choice, he could only silently repeat Fu Yanjie's name inside his head ten times...