Chapter 296, Part 1!

Chapter 296, Part 1!

When they went to sleep that night, Yao Shuxin hugged Yao Shula's arm and talked for a long time.

She said that when she finished the last exam, she felt a wave of exhaustion, as if all her strength had been drained, and she had no energy at all.

The tension that had been building in my heart suddenly eased.

"Sis, I don't think I did as well on the test as I expected. I did badly on physics! I couldn't solve the last big question, and my answers to several of the earlier questions were different from what the teacher gave."

But then I thought, if I can't do it, others might not be able to either.

As long as I do well in all the other subjects except physics, I'll be fine! So I eventually put physics aside.

"Sister, really! Many of the questions on the college entrance exam weren't taught in school. If it weren't for the question sets that Brother Jingwu brought, I really wouldn't know where to start," Yao Shuxin whispered to Yao Shula.

"Yes, I will definitely thank Brother Tiantian properly."

"Alright, the exams are over, don't think about it too much. Starting tomorrow, you should rest and recuperate at home. Your face is so thin; you can tell you were staying up late studying when you lived at school." Yao Shula pinched Yao Shuxin's cheek.

Yao Shuxin moved closer to Yao Shula.

"Sister, I'm not tired! Really! I just want to get into a good university and make you proud. I want everyone in Yun County to know that I was raised by my sister and that my sister helped me get into university."

Yao Shula smiled and touched Yao Shuxin's face.

"Okay, okay! I know, go to sleep! Tomorrow is another day!"

...

In another room, Yao Shuli and Xiao Tiantian were also chatting.

"Brother Shuli, my second sister has finished her exams. I think she will definitely get into a university in Shanghai."

Yao Shuli turned her head and looked at Xiaotian on the pillow next to her.

"You've already calculated it?"

"Yes, I dreamt that I asked Guanyin Bodhisattva, the Bodhisattva that my eldest sister burns incense every day, and the Bodhisattva said that my second sister would pass the imperial examination with flying colors."

"I'm very familiar with the Bodhisattva," Xiao Tiantian said proudly.

"You're very familiar with the Bodhisattva?" Yao Shuli was surprised.

"That's right! I bring the Bodhisattva a piece of sponge cake and two pieces of candy every day! The Bodhisattva must remember me."

I also prayed to the Bodhisattva, just like my eldest sister, wishing my second sister success in her exams and hopefully even first place! Little Tiantian said as she turned over.

Yao Shuli...

Okay, Xiaotian is getting more and more eccentric these days!

"Brother Shuli, my second sister is going to university in Shanghai after she gets accepted into university. At that time, it will just be the two of us left at home."

In two years, I'll be going back to Shanghai for school. Then it'll just be you and my older sister left at home. I'll miss you both. Would you like to come to Shanghai with me?

"We'll see! Wherever my older sister goes, I'll go!"

...

The next morning, Yao Shula had stayed up a little late because Yao Shuxin had kept her talking the night before, so she woke up a bit late as well.

When she woke up, she looked around and saw that Yao Shuxin had already gotten up.

Looking further into the yard, white smoke was already billowing from the kitchen chimney.

She knew that Yao Shuxin was already busy in the kitchen.

He quickly got dressed and headed to the kitchen.

Yao Shuxin had already cooked the mung bean porridge, chopped the scallions and set them aside, and was cracking eggs to make egg pancakes.

"Sister, you're awake!" Yao Shuxin, wearing an apron, said to Yao Shula with a smile as she stirred the batter.

"Shuxin, why didn't you rest for a couple more days?" Yao Shula sighed.

"I wanted to cook for my eldest sister as soon as possible. She's been so busy all these years, and I wanted her to rest soon!" Yao Shuxin said with a smile.

Yao Shula...

Yao Shuxin is so sensible that it breaks my heart.

"Shuxin, let me help you!" Yao Shula said, reaching for her apron.

Yao Shuxin quickly pulled Yao Shu away and pushed her outside.

"Sister, go wash up. After you're done, check if Shuli and Tiantian are up yet. You don't need to do anything. From today onwards, all the kitchen work will be mine."

After saying that, he closed the door to the kitchen.

...

On the first morning after the exam, the Yao family's breakfast consisted of mung bean porridge, scallion and egg pancakes, a salted duck egg for each person, and a plate of finely chopped dried radish.

"Hehe, my second sister's breakfast is just as delicious as my eldest sister's," Yao Shuli chuckled.

"Mmm, it tastes just like a restaurant!" Little Tiantian praised as always.

"Okay, after you finish eating, your second sister will watch you do your homework. Hurry up and eat, then go do your homework. I'll come watch you do your homework after I finish washing the dishes. Don't make your eldest sister worry about everything." Yao Shuxin gestured for the two to eat breakfast quickly.

Yao Shuli, Xiao Tiantian...

Okay, the things that my second sister did wrong to them immediately after the exam came out.

...

In those days, there was no way to check scores online or by phone. To check scores, you had to wait for the scores to be sent to the county education bureau, and then teachers from each school would check them.

Yao Shula wasn't in a hurry. Anyway, the exams were over, and Yao Shuxin didn't care about this anymore, so why should she rush?

If Yao Shuxin can't pass the exam, then there aren't many people in Yun County who can pass this year.

Haha, that's how confident I am!

Yao Shuxin went to great lengths to cook delicious meals for her family.

If it was something she knew how to make before, she would pester Yao Shula to buy the materials and make it again, as if she wanted to make everything that she hadn't been able to do for everyone in the past three years.

Yao Shula wasn't in a hurry, but Miao Yamin and the old house were more anxious than anyone else.

After Yao Shuxin finished her exams, both Miao Yamin and Grandma Yao secretly asked Yao Shula about it.

How did Shuxin do on the exam? Were you confident?

Grandma Yao even told Yao Shula that she had secretly bought firecrackers and was just waiting for Shuxin's grades to come out so she could set them off in front of Yao Shula's house and the old house.

"Shura, as long as Shuxin gets into university, Grandma will host a dinner party at your third sister-in-law's restaurant for everyone."

"Grandma's paying! This is a momentous occasion, a truly auspicious event for the Yao family, we must celebrate it properly." Grandma Yao and Yao Shula said this more than once.

Yao Shula's heart pounded.

Does this count as popping champagne at halftime...?

Pshaw! This is because everyone has confidence in Shuxin, okay?

...

That day, Yao Shuxin and Yao Shula made some chive dumplings and were about to deliver them to Grandma Zhou next door when Miao Yamin hurriedly pushed her bicycle out the door.

"Cousin, where are we going?" Yao Shula asked, startled.

"The school!" Miao Yamin exclaimed, her face showing a hint of excitement.

Yao Shula and Yao Shuxin were both taken aback. School was out for break, so why was Miao Yamin so excited to go to school...?

Yao Shula sat down in the convenience store, forcing down her trembling hands.

She kept her eyes glued to the phone, while Yao Shuxin waited quietly beside her for the call to start.

Half an hour later, the phone finally rang...

Yao Shula quickly answered, "Hello!"

Miao Yamin's excited voice came from across the room, "First place... Shuxin got first place!"