Chapter 338 Acting

Chapter 338 Acting

Chapter 338 Acting
Sophomore year is much easier than freshman year.

Everyone is busy and has their own things to do. Besides, classmates are already familiar with each other, so there is no need to hold those boring social gatherings.

Xu Mingyuan just had a meal with his former roommate and had nothing to do after that.

After accompanying Tao Shuxin to play in Jiangcheng for a few days, Xu Mingyuan heard Xiao Yangzhi calling again and tactfully reminded him that she also needed a vacation, so he took the girl back to Nanxi.

Tao Shuxin's worries about being scolded were unnecessary. She had washed her lion-head hairstyle twice, and it wouldn't look fluffy if she didn't use a straightening iron or curling iron.

Seeing Tao Shuxin coming home wearing leather shoes and a windbreaker, He Qiong felt that she was pretty good. Even though she saw that her perm was a bit exaggerated, she only said a few words verbally that the girl was not stable at all and asked her to learn more from Xu Mingyuan.

But when Tao Shuxin saw that she was not scolded, she became a little too proud of herself and started chattering about dyeing her hair red.

Now He Qiong was a little overwhelmed. No matter how much she ignored Tao Shuxin, she was still an educator.

High school is a place where students' appearance is strictly guarded. Seeing that his daughter was getting too arrogant, he scolded her in front of Xu Mingyuan.

With Xu Mingyuan around, Tao Shuxin would definitely feel more confident, and even if it was just to save face, she would argue with her mother.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Xu Mingyuan wanted to avoid adding fuel to the fire and quickly left the place of trouble.

More than half an hour later, Tao Shuxin called and cried, complaining about why Xu Mingyuan didn't stay to help her.

The silly child is still sensible and definitely needs some education. It's good enough that Xu Mingyuan didn't cheer on her, but she still has the nerve to let me clean up her mess.

Amid Tao Shuxin's angry tone, Xu Mingyuan strolled to pick up Xiao Yangzhi and took her home.

Little Yangzhi still looked quiet and cold. I picked her up that night and sent her to school as usual the next day.

There is nothing to do at school on the last day, so we will be notified of the holiday around noon.

A trip to school is nothing more than getting the final exam results, listening to the teacher talk about the things to pay attention to during the winter vacation, and picking up a bag of holiday homework.

The car door opened and cold air instantly rushed into the car.

"How did you do on the exam?"

Nanxi is even colder than Jiangcheng, so Xu Mingyuan didn't wait for Xiao Yangzhi outside. When he saw her get in the car, he asked casually.

"Well, generally..."

Yang Zhi was just about to throw her schoolbag into the back seat when she heard Xu Mingyuan's question. She then unzipped her schoolbag and pulled out a report card stained with ink from a pile of papers.

Xu Mingyuan took a quick look and nodded encouragingly, saying, "617 points, that's pretty good. It's not as easy to get good grades in the arts as it is in the sciences."

Xiao Yangzhi is good at Chinese and scored 118 points.

But my math score is a little weaker. Although 126 points seems okay, it is difficult to get a high score in Chinese because of the subjective questions. I have to get close to full marks in math to be considered a good result.

Fortunately, she is good at subjects that require rote memorization, such as English and liberal arts, otherwise it would be difficult to get 600 points.

Moreover, the students in Xiao Yangzhi's class were slightly worse than those in Xu Mingyuan's class. With a score of 617, she ranked 37th in the grade.

If it were in Xu Mingyuan's class, Yang Zhi's results would at least be ranked outside the top 50.

It’s not because the teaching level of No. 3 Middle School has declined, but mainly because No. 1 Middle School built a new campus and snatched away some of the high-quality students.

Actually, it’s not a big deal. The fact that No. 3 Middle School is always the runner-up cannot be changed, and the Experimental High School is close to No. 1 Middle School, so the competition for students is even worse.

After all, top high schools will definitely attract many students and parents. Even if there are a group of paying students who influence the atmosphere, it is difficult to change parents' ideas.

"Brother, I didn't do as well as you in the exam," Yang Zhi asked in a low voice.

"Nonsense, I've never scored 600 points." Xu Mingyuan said casually.

"My total score in the first year of high school was 1050 points. How come I didn't get more than 600 points?"

"Ha, I forgot about that." Xu Mingyuan said with a smile.

"Brother, can I take the college entrance examination then?" Yang Zhi asked with sparkling eyes.

"What are you thinking about? Even though there aren't many new knowledge points after the second year of high school, the types of questions in the third year of high school are much more difficult than those in the second year of high school."

Xu Mingyuan glanced at her and at the same time hit Xiao Yangzhi's self-confidence.

"I've done the exercises for senior year, and they're pretty good."

"That means you haven't encountered any problems yet."

"Yeah, brother, you're right, I promise I'll keep working hard!"

Yang Zhi pursed her lips slightly. She could be very obedient, but on this matter, she just didn't want to let him do what he wanted.

"..."

As expected, Xu Mingyuan was left speechless by her words.

Thinking that Xiao Yangzhi had just had her holiday, Xu Mingyuan did not take her home for dinner and planned to eat out.

"Brother, let's go back to our old home. I want to eat there."

"The plastic-steel family building? It's about to be demolished, right? What else is there to eat?" Xu Mingyuan said.

"Just take it as a walk..."

Yang Zhi continued to make suggestions. After being with Xu Mingyuan for a long time, she was no longer like a puppet, not saying anything. "Okay, let's go for a walk."

Xu Mingyuan turned the car around and drove towards the plastic steel family building.

During the golden age of real estate, real estate developers moved at an extremely fast pace.

It usually takes no more than three months from confirming the demolition notice to signing the demolition contract, after which the residents in the area to be demolished will be cleared out.

Unless the residents have connections and background and can ask the developer for more money, they can only move out with the compensation stipulated in the contract.

Xu Mingyuan hadn't passed by the plastic-steel family building for several months. He was a little surprised when he came back this time. The building had not been demolished, only the windows had been removed.

Probably because it had started snowing when the residents were evicted, the developer removed all the windows first to avoid any further complications.

After getting off the car, Xiao Yangzhi trotted all the way to the gate of the community. Seeing that she was about to go inside the fence, Xu Mingyuan quickly grabbed her.

"Aren't you afraid that the house will collapse?"

Xu Mingyuan grabbed her collar and kicked her on the butt.

"No way, look, there are footprints on the snow, more than one person went in..."

Yang Zhi pointed at the footprints on the ground and said in a low voice.

"Why not? These are red brick houses built around the 1980s. Rain and snow have been hitting the houses for three or four months. Maybe the load-bearing walls have been hit. Who knows if they will collapse?"

"Oh……"

Yang Zhi was timid, and after hearing what he said, she didn't dare to go in. She just lay down on the edge of the fence, staring at the empty window from afar, and began to daydream.

Yang Zhi is not a nostalgic person, but she is still a little girl after all, so she is somewhat sentimental.

When she first came to Nanxi, the community here was quite nice and didn't look old. And compared to some newly built communities, the gardens here were much larger, which helped her daydream.

Later, when Xu Mingyuan returned home, he would drag her around the community garden to run and play badminton.

However, people grow up and society changes. Yang Zhi's idea of ​​staying where he is is simply unrealistic. It will always become a relatively beautiful memory.

Seeing that Xiao Yangzhi was starting to act silly again, Xu Mingyuan pulled her along and said as they walked, "Don't look at her anymore. We need to move forward."

"Um……"

Yang Zhi responded in a low voice.

Judging from her tone, Xu Mingyuan knew that she didn't listen, so he took her to a roadside tree and said, "Look at this ginkgo tree. It won't move away. If you miss it in the future, come and see it."

"it is good……"

Yang Zhi sighed softly.

"Tsk, you unlucky child, it's not over yet, is it?"

Xu Mingyuan pulled off her knitted hat and slapped her head with a "snap".

Yang Zhi rubbed his head and felt embarrassed to continue daydreaming.

Xu Mingyuan looked at the snow on the tree, kicked the trunk hard, and without waiting for Xiao Yangzhi to react, he bent over and ran away.

Little Yangzhi's head was soaked by the falling snow from the tree, but he still stood there stupidly, not even trying to brush off the snow, just staring at Xu Mingyuan motionlessly.

"Why don't you run? Bend down and brush off the snow for you."

Xu Mingyuan carried Xiao Yangzhi to the side, cleaned the snow off her body, and put a small hat on her.

"But if I run away, it will be no fun."

Only then did Yang Zhi answer in a low voice.

"Hey, you can do this, have you played with your classmates?"

Xu Mingyuan was quite surprised. He thought Xiao Yangzhi would not play with his classmates.

"No, I've seen classmates do this."

"Then why don't you join in? It's so boring just watching others play."

It seemed that he had thought too much. Xu Mingyuan pinched her face helplessly.

"I don't want to play, it's so childish..."

Yang Zhi raised her eyes, bit her lips lightly, and gave a hint.

Seeing her like this, Xu Mingyuan pinched the back of her neck and said, "Hey, you are quite courageous. You dare to say that I am childish?"

"I didn't, it was my brother who said that."

Yang Zhi blinked innocently.

She is a natural actress, and she is very good at playing pitiful roles...

(End of this chapter)