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Chapter 869: Chapter 869: Afraid to Bring Him Home
"Xiao Min, it’s not like I’m blaming you, but with all those people I’ve introduced to you, you haven’t liked any of them. What kind of person are you actually interested in?" Liu Cuixong asked, furrowing her brows.
"Mom, right now I just want to focus on my work," Zhang Min said with a slight sip on her lips. "I’m focusing on becoming a permanent teacher. Besides, you wouldn’t want me to go teach in a town or the countryside without securing a permanent position, would you?"
"That’s not acceptable." Liu Cuixong shook her head immediately and said, "You should properly teach at the elementary school and make sure to pass the exam for the permanent teaching position. Understood?"
"Mom, don’t worry, I’ll definitely do my best to pass." Zhang Min winked with a smile, thinking to herself that she’s cleared this hurdle for now.
In the stillness of the night, Zhang Min started worrying. If her parents found out about her and Gao Bin, would they be upset?
When Gao Bin and Tang Min got engaged, it was a huge sensation. Liu Cuixong had expressed that Gao Bin was quite pitiable.
But, even if he’s pitiable, would her mom agree to her being with Gao Bin?
Meeting Gao Bin was an accident. Zhang Min was teaching at the elementary school, and Gao Bin owned the Southern Goods Store nearby. Whenever she needed something, she’d buy it there, gradually becoming familiar with Gao Bin.
Once, Zhang Min fell off her bike in front of his store. Gao Bin kindly helped take her to the clinic and even paid for her medical expenses.
As time went by, Zhang Min and Gao Bin grew closer. Perhaps because of Tang Min’s involvement, even if Gao Bin was interested, he dared not express it.
Zhang Min, being a girl, was even more reserved.
Later, Zhang Min inadvertently discovered that Gao Bin was Tang Min’s fiance, leading her to start avoiding him.
This avoidance only made them more aware of their feelings. When Gao Bin sought her out, Zhang Min, perhaps without thinking, asked if it was because her name had "Min" in it.
Subsequently, they opened up to each other, and their relationship naturally fell into place.
Sigh.
Zhang Min was troubled. She found a boyfriend, but was scared to bring him home.
*
In Sea City, Mo Xiaoyu was the first to receive the news. She immediately went home to prepare a sumptuous dinner. Since it was summer in Sea City, lobsters were a must, along with other seafood dishes that were staples on the table.
To celebrate the four of them doing well in the exams, Mo Xiaoyu prepared a table full of delicious dishes and even invited Leng Hua from next door over.
Xie Tiantian loved to go next door to find Uncle Leng. Hearing that Uncle Leng was invited over for dinner, she ran over with her little legs to get him.
"Sis, is it your birthday today?" Mo Weidong looked at the table full of food with surprise, muttering, "Wait, your birthday is in winter, not summer."
Mo Xiaoyu gave him a sidelong glance and said, "Today is a good day because your college entrance exam results are out. Have you forgotten?"
"Oh!"
Mo Weidong slapped his forehead.
Wei Jiajie and Zhang Qiang exchanged a look, both in disbelief and shock. Could they have been so busy they forgot the release date of their exam results?
Tang Jun’s heart skipped a beat. He had secretly set a goal to achieve the top score in the exams. His sister was the provincial top scorer, so as her brother, he didn’t want to fall behind.
However, Tang Jun never revealed this thought.
"Sister Xiaoyu, did we do well on the exams?" From Mo Xiaoyu’s joyful expression and the lavish dishes on the table, Tang Jun guessed they did quite well, at least enough to get into the university of their dreams.
But how many points did he score?
While estimating, he told his sister he aimed for 650 points, but in his heart, he was guessing around 670.
"Yeah, sis, how many points did I get?" Mo Weidong asked excitedly.
Mo Xiaoyu raised her hand and flicked it down, saying, "Dongzi, you scored the lowest."
"Impossible!" Mo Weidong instinctively retorted, "I knew all the questions, especially in this year’s math, it seemed particularly easy."
"So, how many points did I actually get?" Although Mo Weidong retorted, his heart was racing, worried if, by chance, he had underperformed.
"599."
At Mo Xiaoyu’s words, Mo Weidong instantly broke into a grin, saying, "Sis, you scared me. This score is enough for Hai University."
Tang Jun, Wei Jiajie, and Zhang Qiang didn’t say anything but eagerly looked at Mo Xiaoyu.
Mo Xiaoyu deliberately kept them in suspense and then looked at Wei Jiajie, saying, "Jiajie, you scored one point more than Dongzi."
"Six hundred is also good." Wei Jiajie let out a sigh of relief as his anxious heart was finally at ease.
"Why did you score one point more than me?" Mo Weidong protested, glaring at Wei Jiajie.
"Qiangzi, you did well too, scoring 640," Mo Xiaoyu praised.
"That’s great!" Zhang Qiang jumped up excitedly; no one knew how hard he worked for those 640 points.
"Sigh."
Just moments before, Wei Jiajie and Mo Weidong were arguing, but hearing Zhang Qiang’s score, they stopped and exchanged a look, both sighing, remembering how Zhang Qiang used to score lesser than them but was much more diligent.
They were always focused on making money, thinking that if they could maintain their scores, getting into Shanghai University wouldn’t be a problem.
Tang Jun eagerly looked at Mo Xiaoyu.
Mo Xiaoyu didn’t directly reveal Tang Jun’s score but instead asked, "What do you think you scored?"
"660?" Tang Jun asked.
Mo Xiaoyu shook her head.
Tang Jun: "More or less?"
"Less."
"670?"
"Less."
"680?" Wei Jiajie couldn’t help but shout.
"Less."
"Tang Jun, you monster, did you score 690?" Mo Weidong clenched his fists, pretending to want to hug him.
Tang Jun had always scored better than them, but his practice exam scores had been around 650 or 660. But now, he scored even higher than 680!
"Get lost." Tang Jun punched him playfully and said, "You’re the monster, not me. Sister Xiaoyu, stop teasing me. What did I score?"
"685, the undisputed first in Wangjiang First Middle School, and the top science scorer in Jiang Province."
Mo Xiaoyu added one title after another, leaving Tang Jun a little stunned.
Mo Weidong, Wei Jiajie, and Zhang Qiang were initially thrilled.
When Leng Hua arrived holding Tiantian, he witnessed the scene and heard Mo Xiaoyu’s words. Leng Hua’s attention turned to Tang Jun, impressed by his achievement as the top science scorer.
That day, Tang Jun and his three friends were incredibly excited, drinking glass after glass. The place was already in chaos, and with the college entrance exam results meeting everyone’s expectations, they felt like they were back to the carefree days just after the exams.
Leng Hua, in a good mood, also drank quite a bit.