Chapter 1396: Sincerity or Performance?

"Nonsense."

Shi Youxuan said with disdain: "What if it's cloudy? What if there's no sun? Wouldn't everyone fail the exam? There's absolutely no basis for this; those spreading rumors really dare to say anything, and parents really dare to believe it..."

Halfway through her sentence, she realized that it wasn't just parents who believed in such low-level rumors; there was also—Teacher Tian!

Teacher Tian always dressed conservatively, but today she was wearing a vibrant red cheongsam. Despite having short hair, she now had a high bun piled on her head, and her hair looked thick and black.

No need to guess, she was wearing a wig. With such a heavy wig on her head, wasn't she hot?

Come to think of it, this kind of disguise wasn't easy to spot when mixed in with the parents.

"What are you looking at?" Jian Yixin asked.

She whispered: "The head teacher of the First High School Experimental Class, mixed in with that crowd, praying for blessings too!"

"This teacher is truly responsible; there aren't many people left who are willing to sacrifice like this for their students..."

Before Jian Yixin could finish her sentence, she saw Teacher Tian slowly collapse, and a chorus of gasps erupted from the people around them!

After a flurry of activity.

Teacher Tian was taken away by an ambulance; the diagnosis was heatstroke.

Those who didn't know the truth all thought this teacher was very responsible, willing to stand under the scorching sun for the students in her class until she suffered heatstroke.

Sheng Hanyu said with disdain: "It's just a performance. If she didn't do this, I'm afraid no one would be willing to join her class among the new students this year."

He was right; it was the truth.

The truth is always harsh and unpleasant to hear.

The first exam was Chinese, which had the longest duration!

The candidates were answering questions seriously inside the exam hall, while the parents waited anxiously outside.

The time for the first exam was almost up when a few dark clouds quietly drifted over, soon blocking out the sun and starting to rain.

The light rain wasn't heavy, but it was refreshing, taking away much of the summer heat and sultriness.

The parents were still discussing the teacher who had just been taken away by the ambulance; if this rain had come earlier, that teacher wouldn't have collapsed from heatstroke.

"Heh, if it rained earlier, how could she put on her act? These people have no sympathy at all." Sheng Hanyu spoke up again, still just as inappropriate.

Shi Youxuan felt helpless and glared at her husband: "You'd better just shut up; it would be better if you didn't say anything."

Everyone knew Sheng Hanyu was cold and aloof, but few knew that he was very sharp-tongued and specifically liked to tell hard truths on inappropriate occasions.

The first exam was over, and the children came out of the exam hall. Shi Youxuan upheld the tradition of the high school entrance exam: not asking how they did.

If the children wanted to say, they would say it naturally.

Anyway, the exam was already over; asking was useless and would only add to the burden.

Everyone went to the restaurant for lunch and found that a small change had been made!

The meals were the same as before, but a few "recipes" had been added to the wall.

Of course, it wasn't the cooking process, but rather the meat and vegetable combinations written by a nutritionist, explaining what kind of food was more beneficial to eat under certain circumstances.

There were also a few warm little tips.

For example, people with weak stomachs shouldn't drink too much milk, don't drink coffee in the afternoon, and so on.

"So that's what you were being sneaky about this morning?" Shi Youxuan was smart and immediately linked the tips on the wall to the morning, when her husband hadn't been eating properly but was writing something on his phone.

"I was just taking notes; it's nothing shameful. If you had asked, I would have told you. You didn't ask, and what kind of word did you use? Sneaky..."

Her husband was dissatisfied.

Zichen curiously interjected: "Dad, aren't you uninterested in the kitchen? But I found you to be very sharp."

Sheng Hanyu corrected him: "This doesn't fall under the category of the kitchen, and of course, it's not just managed by the restaurant. I'll tell you the details later if you want to know, but for now, you only need to know one thing—details determine success or failure!"

Both children nodded, but only one child took it to heart.

There were ten minutes left for the final exam.

Outside the exam hall, the parents were all excitedly rubbing their hands; great, it was finally coming to an end.

Over the past year, it wasn't just the third-year high school students who were tired; the parents were actually very tired too. But all of this was coming to an end, and what awaited everyone was relaxation and joy.

Jian Yixin kept looking forward expectantly, but the direction she was looking wasn't the school gate, but another direction.

"What are you looking at?" Shi Youxuan asked.

She said: "I ordered a few bouquets of fresh flowers for the children. The exam is almost over, why aren't they here yet... They're here!"

The delivery courier finally arrived. He handed over three bouquets of blooming sunflowers, Jian Yixin signed for them, and the other three each took one.

The bouquets were quite large; it was hard to hold them with one hand, and they had to be held with both hands.

"Thank you, Yixin, you're so thoughtful." Shi Youxuan thanked her sincerely. She had just seen other parents carrying fresh flowers over and felt a bit of regret in her heart.

That's right, why hadn't she thought of that?

Before the exam and during the exam, it was fine to skip the sense of ritual to avoid adding invisible pressure to the children.

But now that the exam was over, it didn't matter. A bouquet of beautiful sunflowers, symbolizing "winning the championship," was quite necessary.

"What are you thanking me for? Look, they're coming out!"

The students came out of the exam hall one after another, different from before.

There were no more heavy expressions on their little faces; there were only happy smiles and relaxed expressions, and some students even came out skipping and jumping.

Among the three children, Litian was the first to come out.

Shi Youxuan stuffed the sunflower into her son's arms and congratulated him: "Congratulations, son, you're finally done with the exam."

"Thank you, Mom. Where's my brother?"

"Your brother hasn't come out yet. And the fresh flowers were bought by your aunt, not me."

"Thank you, Auntie." Litian was polite and generous.

Very soon, Moli also came out.

She likewise took the flowers from her mother's hands, and then they waited for Zichen together!

The students came out one after another; the school gate, which had been packed solid just a moment ago, now only had a few scattered parents waiting anxiously.

"Why hasn't your brother come out yet?" Shi Youxuan was getting anxious too.

Nothing could have happened, could it?

Please, let nothing happen.

Just as she was thinking this, Zichen came out.

The expression on his face was a bit complicated, and his complexion was slightly flushed.

Not far from him, Lu Feifei was keeping a distance of about ten meters from Zichen; she kept her head down the entire time, so her expression could not be seen.

After walking out of the school gate, Lu Feifei hurried off in another direction; Shi Youxuan took an extra look and noticed that no parents were there to pick her up.

In fact, she had noticed over the past two days that Lu Feifei had no parents accompanying her.

Stuffing the flowers into Zichen's arms, Shi Youxuan asked, "Why did you only just come out? Your two younger brothers came out long ago and were just waiting for you."

Zichen's face turned even redder, and he stammered, "I, I had something to do, I was delayed by something."

Moli winked and teased, "Was it that female classmate walking behind you who confessed to you?"

It was meant to be a joke, but Zichen got flustered: "That didn't happen, don't talk nonsense." His face turned even redder.

Although his face was flushed, there was not much surprise on it.