Chapter 538: Unimaginable
Chapter 538: Chapter 538: Unimaginable
Lin Jiadong recalled how his second brother-in-law got up early to make breakfast for him and couldn’t help replying, “My brother-in-law is great. We’re here for training and learning, not to play around. Li Youmin, you should focus on your studies and aim for a good ranking in the exam.”
After speaking, Lin Jiadong no longer paid attention to Li Youmin and directly opened his book.
Even if the teacher hadn’t officially started the class, they could read on their own.
Li Youmin pouted, knowing that Lin Jiadong was second in the province and indeed had a chance to get a good rank.
He himself ranked tenth in the province, which was pretty low. Participating in a national elite competition, he didn’t even dare to dream of getting a rank; he was here just for the experience.
It would be even better if he could meet a few more people.
These were all elite students from various schools; in the future, they might all achieve great things.
Lin Jiadong had just turned two pages of his book when he heard another whispering sound, causing him to frown.
He heard Li Youmin whispering with two other newly acquainted classmates, “Look at that, the girl who just came in. I heard that among the ten of us this time, there are only three girls. The one with the best grades is from City No.1 Middle School, the very one who just came in. She reportedly made it into the top three. People from the city do seem different and she is beautiful, truly a combination of beauty and wisdom. Hey, do you think if we talk to her later, she’ll respond to us?”
Lin Zhi hesitantly said, “Probably, after all, we’re all here for the national competition, aren’t we? We’re comrades from the same province.”
“I don’t think so,” Xu Cheng added, “From what I know about girls, girls like her don’t often talk to people, especially guys. They tend to be aloof, and judging from her clothing, she’s definitely not from an ordinary family and might look down on us who come from the countryside.”
“You don’t say, her outfit is quite nice. It’s a style never seen in our county. Why isn’t she wearing the City No.1 Middle School uniform? Don’t they have uniforms?” Li Youmin asked.
Uniforms, huh? Ancheng First High School didn’t even have them, couldn’t even imagine.
Rumor had it that a set costs dozens, even if they did have them, students probably couldn’t afford them.
“Who knows what she’s thinking,” Lin Zhi said and urged, “Let’s get back to reading, the teacher will be here soon.”
With silence around him, Lin Jiadong looked up and saw Hu Yaping finding a seat.
Yesterday she wore City No.1 Middle School’s uniform, but today she wore her own clothes.
There were only ten of them for this training session: three girls and seven boys.
Most of the people had arrived by now, and two of the earlier girls had already sat together.
The taller boys chose to sit at the back by themselves.
Lin Jiadong, nearly 1.8 meters tall, was considered tall among them.
Li Youmin sat in the same row as him, with Lin Zhi and Xu Cheng behind them.
However, there were still many empty seats in the classroom.
If Li Youmin hadn’t waved him over, Lin Jiadong might have sat by himself.
As for Li Youmin, he usually enjoyed studying at school.
But now he seemed to have changed completely, being so boisterous, unlike someone here to study.
While thinking, a figure flashed across his front, and someone sat in front of him.
It was Hu Yaping.
His sleeve was tugged, and he saw Li Youmin next to him winking and making faces.
Lin Jiadong frowned, withdrew his arm, and continued reading with his head down.
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At noon, when Qin Yang returned from work, he brought back various fruits.
He bought three kinds of pears: white pear, Chinese pear, and red pear.
Also, tangerines, persimmons, sugar cane, and bananas.
Seeing him carrying several bags of fruits, Lin Chuxia couldn’t help but laugh, “Did you buy all the fruits you could find in the market?”
Qin Yang, looking as if to show off, said, “I’ll wash them for you, see what you’d like to eat.”
After saying so, he peeled a banana first and then took the fruits to the kitchen to wash.
Lin Chuxia reminded, “No need to wash them all, I think the red pear looks good; I want to eat that one, roasted on the heater.”
Qin Yang acknowledged and soon returned with various fruits, “Take your time eating, I’ll go cook. Don’t eat too much, too cold isn’t good for the stomach.”
Lin Chuxia placed half the eaten banana next to his mouth, “Got it, thank you dear.”
Qin Yang bit off a piece from her hand, then pinched her increasingly chubby cheeks, “Jiadong hasn’t returned yet?”
“He’s not coming back for lunch, there’s a canteen there for meals.”
These examinees have a unified accommodation and meal arrangement, but they can choose otherwise.
Lin Jiadong had told her yesterday that he wouldn’t come back for lunch, so he could spend more time reading at school after eating.
One must say, this spirit in her little brother is worthy of praise.
After eating quite a bit of fruit, indeed she had no appetite for a meal.
Lin Chuxia only had some soup, watching Qin Yang eat.
Qin Yang knew well that in her current state, she couldn’t be forced to eat. The best state was to let her do whatever she wanted.
Just as he hadn’t finished his meal, someone called him from outside, a voice so familiar that the call of “Yangyang” almost made Qin Yang fling his bowl.
From there, he saw his elder brother, Qin Han, standing at the courtyard gate.
“Elder brother is here,” Lin Chuxia got up, suppressing her laughter as she saw Qin Yang’s visibly sour face.
Seeing his wife get up, Qin Yang put down his bowl and went out to greet them.
Only then did he notice that not only Qin Han, but Mrs. Qin also came along.
“Mom, how come you’re here?”
Mrs. Qin, balancing on her small feet, was unloading things from the car.
Seeing this, Qin Yang hurried over to help, and Mrs. Qin smiled at Lin Chuxia, “Your elder brother came to deliver goods, so I thought I’d come along to check on you. Since you are pregnant without an elder by your side, I’m really uneasy.”
Usually, big brother doesn’t handle city deliveries, so clearly, Mrs. Qin had come specifically due to her concern.
Lin Chuxia stepped forward, took Mrs. Qin’s arm, and guided her into the courtyard.
“See how well I am doing, you don’t have to worry. Come inside, it’s cold outside.”
“It’s no problem, see what I brought for you?”
Mrs. Qin took a basket from Qin Yang’s hands, lifted the cloth covering it, revealing a half-basket of red strawberries.
“Wow, strawberries!”
Lin Chuxia’s eyes lit up, and looking at the bright red strawberries, she couldn’t help but start drooling, eating one straight away.
“Hey, it’s not washed yet…”
Qin Yang tried to remind her but it was too late.
“No worries, things from the greenhouse haven’t been sprayed, they aren’t dirty,” said Qin Han from behind.
Lin Chuxia, savoring with satisfaction, exclaimed, “This tastes so good, Mom, you truly are my lucky star.”
These days, her mouth often felt bland, and truthfully speaking, none of the fruits bought by Qin Yang compared to this.
Her favorite was strawberries.
“Your elder brother planted these. This is the first batch, and considering you’re newly pregnant, at a time when your taste buds get picky, I thought to bring you some.”
“Still, you know me best,” she said and didn’t forget to praise Qin Han, “Elder brother, you’re amazing, actually managing to grow these off-season fruits.”