Chapter 174: Chapter 174

Zhao Guangran was stunned as he looked at the freshly released exam results, "Why are my scores so terrible?"

Gong Ruini took a peek and the score was indeed quite touching, 38 points. Gong Ruini really didn’t know how Zhao Guangran answered the questions.

Honestly, today’s test was a bit skewed, but as long as Zhao Guangran had studied hard, he definitely wouldn’t have scored this low.

Zhao Guangran’s face turned bright red, not wanting to cover up, not wanting Gong Ruini to know, but he realized that even if he hid the test paper, his brother would still tell about this score.

"Brother, why did you make the test questions so off-topic?" Zhao Guangran said he really studied hard, "A lot of the things I reviewed weren’t on it."

Failing the test, could this be blamed on him? Zhao Xuran couldn’t understand it.

"Clearly, you were right beside me yesterday when I was studying." Zhao Guangran accused unhappily, "Bro, didn’t you say that as long as I had a good attitude in class, you’d let me pass?"

Poor kid, he really thought that Zhao Xuran standing behind him yesterday meant writing the test based on his situation?

Come on, how could this kid be so simple-minded, she wouldn’t dare to think that way if it were her. Alas, ignorant kids tend to live a bit longer.

"You think I’ll make the test from what you reviewed?"

"Maybe I could take care of you this way, but do you think once you’re in class, the teacher will take care of you ?"

"Would a teacher really say ’Zhao Guangran, whatever you know best, I’ll test on that’?"

"I always thought tests were meant for you to understand which parts you need to study more thoroughly."

Alright then, not missing the chance for a little lesson in resilience from his good brother with the best of intentions, but it’s something Zhao Guangran likely won’t agree with.

"Brother, you..." Zhao Guangran was quite unhappy, but didn’t know how to argue, his brother wasn’t wrong, "But why are my scores worse this time than last?"

Last time, he clearly didn’t study as hard, yet got better scores, nearly passing.

"Just because you think you’re studying doesn’t mean you actually are, tell me, did you really study seriously yesterday?"

"I saw you making faces with Gong Ruini a few times."

"If you really studied seriously, even if you didn’t pass, you wouldn’t have done so poorly." Thinking about the test his younger brother took, Zhao Xuran felt various kinds of displeasure—simply too disappointing.

"Quickly, go deal with yesterday’s punishment, or it’ll double."

"And Ni Zi, you also go practice calligraphy. I don’t want to see you both slacking off and turning in half-hearted work, or else..." Zhao Xuran threatened them darkly.

If it were yesterday, seeing Gong Ruini also having to practice writing, Zhao Guangran would have been quite happy, but today he’s not so cheerful. Yes, yesterday Gong Ruini also making faces with him, why did she still manage to pass and even with such good scores?

Zhao Guangran didn’t understand, really couldn’t understand.

Not understanding was fine, Zhao Guangran could ask.

Having been pestered by Zhao Guangran, Gong Ruini was at her wit’s end, "It’s not that I didn’t tell you; it’s that you didn’t study seriously."

Gong Ruini had already shared all she could with Zhao Guangran, the rest was a secret not to be told. Was she supposed to say that for her, these things were a piece of cake, and even if asked to take the college entrance exam right after the first sports meet, she’d feel no pressure?

That would really scare Zhao Guangran to death. She could only repeat herself, thankful she actually studied and looked like she was diligently hitting the books last night, or else she’d have no way to cover this lie.

Gong Ruini felt her words were true, but Zhao Guangran still thought she was hiding something. However, they lived together, if she were up to anything, he’d definitely notice right away.

After thinking for a while, Zhao Guangran suddenly had a thought, "I have to admit, Ni Zi, you’re smarter than me."

Otherwise, Zhao Guangran really wouldn’t know how to explain Gong Ruini being so good.

Being smarter than him was normal, but it’s a pity this guy didn’t mention, "You’re not as diligent as me."

"I study seriously, really. Guangran, you’re not stupid, you just don’t work hard enough. Keep it up."

Gong Ruini went off to the side to practice calligraphy. Last night she lay on the bed thinking for a long time; didn’t those time-traveling females always sell couplets to get rich? Gong Ruini didn’t believe she’d miss such a good opportunity for profit.

Not knowing any calligraphy experts was no problem; she could write herself. As long as the writing was neat, someone would always be willing to pay for it.

Did one really hope a lot of people knew how to appreciate it? This stuff was used for a year, at most two or three years, and they were consumables anyway.

Gong Ruini figured she’d write out the couplets and make templates for sale, determined to find a way to make money.

Ah, she got serious about practicing calligraphy so quickly? Wasn’t she all kinds of unhappy yesterday?

Zhao Guangran had expected Gong Ruini to throw a fit, but to his surprise, she went to practice writing without a word, unlike what he had thought.

"Aren’t you going to practice writing?" Zhao Xuran didn’t know why Gong Ruini changed her mind, but her not causing trouble was for the best, saving him the hassle of managing two people at once.

Just as Zhao Guangran was about to start writing, Cai Ming came in holding a thick stack of test papers.

Zhao Guangran, recently getting a bit allergic to test papers, immediately turned into a color palette at the sight of that many, "You’re not making me do all this, right?"

Oh man, wasn’t this trying to push him to the brink? Could it be his dad wanted to torment him for scoring badly this time?

Earlier thinking his brother was too harsh, Zhao Guangran suddenly realized his brother wasn’t too bad, not constantly coming up with papers to torture him.

Zhao Guangran’s cry made Gong Ruini’s hand slip, ruining a character. Fortunately, Zhao Xuran hadn’t required that a paper be error-free, or Gong Ruini would show Zhao Guangran just why flowers are so red. New ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄhapters are published on N0velFire.ɴet

Looking up, she found the pile of test papers Cai Ming was holding to be familiar. Weren’t these the treasures they found on Taobao last time? Why were they now with Cai Ming? Could it be because the adults had reached a decision during yesterday’s discussion?

Gong Ruini recalled that when Cai Ming visited last time, Cai Meina wanted to take these test papers out but ended up not doing so. Apparently, her parents changed their minds. Was it because Cai Ming’s words had impressed Gong Tao and them?

"These are my test papers." Cai Ming didn’t expect to find such great stuff here and was pleased in all sorts of ways. He planned to copy some while he was still here and take them back for closer study.

Despite leaving school, the habit of studying was deeply ingrained in Cai Ming’s heart.

Assured it was Cai Ming’s test papers, Zhao Guangran paid no more attention and focused on his writing.