After handing out the test papers, Shi was deeply gratified to see that all four of them had started to work seriously.
Originally, when she heard that the parents wanted to be strict with their children, she was worried that the students were too naughty and did not listen to discipline. But now, it seemed that it was fine?
"For this test, in order to let you all get used to the pace of the exam, we will shorten the time accordingly. Hurry up and don't procrastinate," Shi emphasized from the side.
Seeing that Gu Xi and the others nodded in agreement, Shi nodded in satisfaction and looked at the time. According to the difficulty of her test paper and the number of questions, it was just right to schedule the exam within 30 minutes.
For a moment, the study room was silent. Only the sound of the tip of the pen scratching on the test paper could be heard.
Ten minutes later, Sheng Xiuyan raised his hand.
"What's the matter?" Shi asked. She paused and said, "It's time for the exam now. If there are questions that you don't know how to answer, you can skip them first. Don't ask me for now."
After Shi finished speaking, she heard Sheng Xiuyan say calmly, "I've finished."
Hearing this, Shi was not surprised at all. Instead, she frowned slightly.
"Although this is not an official exam, you still have to treat it seriously," Shi said. Subconsciously, she thought that Sheng Xiuyan was able to finish so quickly because he had filled in the questions randomly.
"Look at it carefully again. Try to finish every question," Shi said.
Sheng Xiuyan: "I've finished." What?
— — How is that possible?
Shi said in her heart.
However, on the surface, she maintained a good professional attitude and patiently said to Sheng Xiuyan, "You can't just fill in the test paper. You have to do your best to get a high score. Since there's still time, why don't you make good use of it?"
"Look, the other students …" Didn't they also not hand in their papers?
Shi was halfway through her words when she saw that Gu Xi had also checked the test paper from beginning to end. She raised her hand and said, "Shi, I've finished too."
Then, Gu Yanxiao and Gu Chenyi also handed their completed test papers to Shi.
Holding the test paper in her hand, which had been completed in less than 15 minutes, the teacher's temples throbbed. She seemed to know what the problem was with this child.
"Alright, let's take a look at your questions." The teacher took a deep breath silently and then began to mark their test papers. Even so, he couldn't help but mutter, "No matter what kind of exam it is, whether it's an official exam or not, you should still treat it seriously. This is also your responsibility."
I can already imagine what kind of 'accident scene' this exam paper would be.
[The first question is moderately difficult, so I should be able to answer it correctly.]
"Yes, the first question is correct."
The second question was a little difficult.
"I got the second question right too." However, the second question was more exclusive, so it was possible to get it right by chance.
The third question was considered a more difficult question, so it wouldn't be easy to guess.
In the end …
"Eh?" Got it right again? Furthermore, each of them did the right thing?
Surprise flashed in Shi's eyes.
Then, Shi sped up and continued reading. The more he read, the more surprised he became.
The entire test paper had 60 points, and everyone had actually gotten full marks.
Shi opened her mouth, looked at them, and asked in surprise, "You all know how to answer all these questions on the test paper?"
Getting one or two questions right by chance wasn't a big deal, but without real ability, it was impossible to get full marks just by chance.
Moreover, she was the one who had come up with this test paper, so she knew what level they were at.
There was also no possibility of the four of them copying each other. After all, Shi was watching from the side.
For the last few major questions, each of them had used a completely different method to answer them. This was enough to explain the problem.
Seeing the four of them nodding seriously, Shi felt depressed.
"Then what are you trying to supplement?" Shi couldn't help but say what was on her mind.
However, this was also the truth. If they could easily get her test paper, then they would have no problem at all passing the comprehensive exam in B City.
Coughing lightly, Shi took out another set of questions from her bag. "This set of questions is a little more difficult. It's basically close to the difficulty level of a competition, so it's equivalent to the additional questions in your exam. You all can do it."
Half an hour later, seeing that everyone had finished the test paper again and had gotten high marks, Shi was completely speechless. She felt that this was the first time in her career that she had been challenged.
"You all can study by yourselves first," Shi said helplessly. "Excuse me for a moment."
Shi left the study room and went straight to find Old Master Gu. She sincerely told him that the children in his family really didn't need supplementary lessons, at least for the subject that she was teaching.
Moreover, she kindly gave the old master a suggestion. "Strike a balance between work and rest. Don't push the children too hard."
Old Master Gu: "…" He had just started, so why did he feel like he was being splashed with cold water? This was a teacher that he had hired with a high salary.
After Shi left, Old Master Gu fell into a daze. The children were too smart, so he felt that the parents didn't have much room for improvement. What should he do?
—
Gu Xi stayed in the study room until the afternoon.
Before it was time to eat, the commotion downstairs attracted her attention.
"What's going on downstairs?"
"It seems that someone has come to our house. It's quite lively," Gu Yanxiao said as she pressed her ear against the door.
Gu Chenyi also came over. "Why do I feel that this voice sounds a little familiar?"
The two of them looked at each other and decided to go down and take a look.
—
When they went downstairs, they realized that everyone in the house seemed to be there.
Before Gu Xi could see clearly who it was, she was already hugged tightly by someone.
Just when Gu Xi felt that she was about to suffocate, the other party finally released Gu Xi a little.
Then, Gu Xi heard the other party say in a voice full of surprise, "Oh my, our Xixi looks better than in the photos. Did she grow taller?"
Originally, when she was at the Lin family, Gu Xi's height wasn't considered too tall among her peers. In fact, she even looked a little weak.
However, after being nurtured by Aunt Mei during this period of time, she had visibly grown a lot.
Gu Xi looked suspiciously at the person in front of her — it was a very beautiful woman with short, neat hair. She looked very young.
At this moment, the other party was looking at Gu Xi with a look of surprise.
As she spoke, she couldn't help but rub Gu Xi's face with both hands. She said, "Oh my, our Xixi is so cute."
Gu Xi's facial features were very good-looking to begin with. Coupled with the confused expression on her face at this moment, she indeed looked super cute.
Gu Xi was a little overwhelmed by this person's enthusiasm. However, she didn't dislike it instinctively and vaguely felt that it was quite warm.
However, Gu Xi was a little confused and didn't realize who this beautiful auntie in front of her was.
At this moment, Gu Xuan said, "Hey, you scared Xixi."
Hearing the familiar voice, Gu Xi realized that Gu Xuan was actually not far behind her.
"Little Uncle?" Gu Xi called out to him with some surprise.
Previously, Gu Xuan had gone to various countries to monitor the Gu family's businesses. Originally, he had planned to return at least a month later. Unexpectedly, he had returned early.
Gu Xuan walked over with a smile and took the opportunity to rub Gu Xi's head. He then pointed to the woman beside him and introduced her to Gu Xi. "This is your Little Aunt, Gu Chenyi's mother."
So this is Cui Min?
Gu Xi's eyes lit up slightly. She looked at Cui Min and called out sweetly, "Little Aunt."
"Good girl ~" Cui Min rubbed Gu Xi's face again. It was obvious that she liked Gu Xi a lot.
If it weren't for the fact that she was too busy and didn't have time, she really wanted to give birth to a lovely daughter. Then, she would wear the same mother-daughter outfit and go shopping on the streets!
"Little Aunt brought you a lot of gifts." As Cui Min spoke, she brought several gift bags in front of Gu Xi.
"Here's this. Little Aunt specially designed this for you." As she spoke, Cui Min took out a very beautiful and specially designed bracelet. She couldn't wait to hold Gu Xi's hand and start gesturing with it.
"As expected, it's very suitable." Cui Min held Gu Xi's hand and said with a smile.
"Thank you, Little Aunt," Gu Xi said.
Previously, Cui Min had specially made the costume for her when she participated in the school's art festival. Later on, Cui Min had continuously sent her many clothes and accessories through Gu Xuan.
"You're welcome! I like to dress up our Xixi. "
Only after she had passed all the gifts she had prepared for Gu Xi did Cui Min finally shift her attention to the three boys behind Gu Xi.
Her eyes lit up as she looked in the direction of Gu Chenyi, Gu Yanxiao, and the Sheng Xiuyan.
Just as Gu Chenyi saw his mother, whom he had not seen for months, walking towards him, he thought that Cui Min was going to give him a big hug. However, Cui Min actually walked up to Sheng Xiuyan first.
"Is this Little Yanyan from the Sheng family? It's only been two or three years, right? The older he gets, the more handsome he becomes! "
Gu Chenyi was speechless. Was he not handsome? Why did his mother look as if she liked Sheng Xiuyan so much when she saw him?
Gu Chenyi felt wronged in his heart.
He had no idea that when they were young, Sheng Xiuyan was the only one who could talk so much that the aunties in the neighborhood liked him so much.
Although he started to 'pretend to be deep' after he grew up, this contrast was still very much liked by everyone.
"I don't know how the Sheng family and the Shen family raised him …" Cui Min's face was full of envy as she sighed.
Then, he looked at Gu Yanxiao on the side and said with a smile, "However, our family's Baby Xiao is also very handsome."
Gu Chenyi was speechless. Double kill.
That was not all. In the next second, Cui Min handed Gu Yanxiao another gift bag.
"What is this?" Gu Yanxiao asked.
"Haven't you always wanted these? They're D-PL11 sneakers." Cui Min blinked and said, "They're signed by Mr. K."
"Really?! Thank you, Auntie! "Gu Yanxiao was satisfied.
Only Gu Chenyi, who was still staring at his mother from the side, was left.
Finally, Cui Min's gaze landed on Gu Chenyi. However, the ending was a little different from what Gu Chenyi had imagined.
"Gu Chenyi!" Cui Min's face stiffened. "You swindled Grandpa's money, brought Xixi to eat junk food, and dragged Gu Yanxiao to skip class? Oh right, you dragged Xixi to play games two days ago? Not bad, you've grown up! "
Gu Chenyi's penta kill …
Cui Min had originally planned to settle the score with Gu Chenyi. However, because the final exams were approaching, she reluctantly let this kid go.
— —
Soon, it was the day of the final exams.
Originally, Gu Xi thought that Old Master Gu was already exaggerating by letting them eat pig trotters and porridge early in the morning. He did not expect Cui Min to be even more exaggerated.
It was originally just a final exam, and Gu Xi and the others just had to go to school according to their usual schedule. However, Cui Min insisted that the three of them send them to school.
At the school gate, seeing that they were about to enter, Cui Min could not help but remind them again, "Did you bring the pens, erasers, and rulers for the exam?"
"Yes." Gu Xi and the others nodded.
Seeing this, Cui Min also nodded and then added, "Hang the lucky grass pendant that I gave you guys, okay?"
"Don't forget to draw your answer sheets during the exam. Remember to write well when you write. Yes, put the pen on the left after you use it, okay?"
The first part of the reminder was normal, but towards the end, why did the pen have to be placed on the left? It was said that Cui Min had asked an expert to do the math. It was purely a myth.
Seeing his mother's nervous expression, Gu Chenyi's mouth twitched. He wanted to remind her that this was just a final exam and that it was not that exaggerated. Furthermore, it was wrong to be a myth.
However, when he met Cui Min's glare, Gu Chenyi immediately cowered. He could only look at Gu Xuan, who was beside him, for help.
"Ahem." Gu Xuan coughed dryly and said concisely, "During the exam, be bold, careful, and calm."
"Okay, let's go in."
After hearing Gu Xuan's words, they quickly "escaped" into the school.
After seeing the three of them enter the school, Gu Xuan said to Cui Min, "Let's go back too."
At the end of the year, the couple had a lot of things to do. Gu Shao was also busy dealing with the Lin family and the Xie family. After a while, the heavy responsibility of taking care of the children fell on their family.
Hearing Gu Xuan's words, Cui Min glared at him, "Why are we leaving? We have to wait here for them to come out!"
"It's just a final exam … Do whatever you want."
After saying that, Gu Xuan glanced at Cui Min's shoes and said speechlessly, "Since we have to wait here, why are you wearing such high shoes?"
"You don't understand. There are rules to this. It's called advancing step by step, and the higher the shoes, the better."
Gu Xuan's mouth stiffened, "Don't tell me you're also particular about your outfit."
"Of course." Cui Min glanced at Gu Xuan and said, "Wearing gold jewelry means that I'm on the exam."
"What about the cheongsam?"
"Victory at the start."
Gu Xuan: "…"
"Cui Min, you're still an advanced intellectual …"
Is it really okay to wear so many fancy things?
Gu Xuan muttered to himself.
— —
On the other hand, Gu Xi and the others had already entered their respective examination halls.
The exam began.
After receiving the test papers, Gu Xi looked through the entire test papers as usual.
Because this was a city-wide examination, the test papers were also issued in a unified manner.
The test papers were much simpler than the ones she had taken in the previous examination of University A Affiliated High School.
However, the simpler it was, the more she couldn't let her guard down.
After Gu Xi finished the test papers, she carefully checked them twice and only handed them in when the bell rang to signal the end of the exam.
It was the same for the next few exams.
— —
On the last day, after they finished the last exam and came out of school, they met Cui Min's concerned gaze.
"How was it? Did you have a good time during the exam? "Cui Min asked the three of them.
It was impossible to have a good time during the exam.
Cui Min asked this because she had heard other parents say, "Don't ask your child about the exam results so often. Don't add invisible pressure to your child." Hence, she changed her words.
However, at the end of the day, she was concerned about whether the three of them did well.
Although Gu Xuan didn't ask, it was obvious that he was also very concerned about this.
Upon hearing this, Gu Xi carefully reviewed the answers of the previous exams and smiled at Cui Min and Gu Xuan. "Not bad."
Gu Xi had always been very confident about her exam results.
Gu Xuan and Cui Min smiled when they heard Gu Xi's words.
"That's good." After saying that, Cui Min smiled at Gu Xi and said, "Since Xixi did well this time, Auntie will give you a reward."
"What reward?" Gu Xi was curious.
"A gown that I personally designed for our Xixi."
The gown that Cui Min designed for the previous school event was already very stunning.
Thus, when she heard Cui Min say this, Gu Xi couldn't help but be curious.
However …
"Auntie, why did you think of preparing a gown for me?" Gu Xi asked curiously.
It took a long time to design and manufacture a gown. Obviously, Cui Min had been preparing it for a long time and didn't seem to have come up with it on the spur of the moment.
Upon hearing this, Cui Min pinched Gu Xi's face and explained with a smile, "Isn't your father taking you to the annual party? The gown was prepared for you."
Second Brother had already made arrangements for the annual party, so of course, Gu Xi couldn't drop the ball on her own.
Upon hearing Cui Min's explanation, Gu Xi understood. However, another doubt arose in her heart.
How did Auntie know that Gu Shao was taking her to the annual party?
Moreover, Gu Xi didn't know if it was just her imagination, but she felt that Auntie seemed to attach great importance to her attendance at the annual party.
It wasn't just Cui Min. The rest of the Gu family seemed to be the same.
—
This doubt had been in Gu Xi's heart all this time. It wasn't until the day of the annual party that Gu Xi suddenly realized that the 'annual party' Gu Shao was talking about wasn't the NTN Center's annual party as she had always thought, but the Gu family's annual party.
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