Li Qiao finished her exam and saw her classmates playing and having a snowball fight on the playground, so she tightened her scarf and joined in.
Everyone's faces were barely visible except for their eyes, and no one could recognize each other—everyone had a blast.
Boys and girls alike, some teamed up to sled down slopes, others rolled snowballs together.
Li Qiao grabbed the person in front of her to sled down the hill, and when the leader slipped back, everyone tumbled forward like dominoes, and she too took a nosedive.
They all laughed at her, and she joined in the laughter, playing several more times before having another snowball fight.
Xue Sufen walked with Xue Lingqing after class.
She said, "Li Qiao didn't come today, shouldn't you punish her?"
Xue Lingqing was annoyed, "Why are you always fixated on her? Don't you know she's taking a grade-skipping exam?"
