Chapter 14 Achievements
The phone was connected.
"Hello, Mom?"
"Xiao Xi, how was your trip?"
"Great, let me tell you... I also bought a lot of things. We'll all come and play together next time." Qiu Xi chatted non-stop on the phone.
Qiu Xi's mother smiled from the other end, "Good, good."
"Oh, right, Mom, did you call for anything?" Qiu Xi was a little puzzled, as she reported daily.
"Oh, oh, I almost forgot. You've been out for several days, and it's almost time for your grades to be released. Your dad and I were discussing asking you to come back to wait and fill out your university applications."
Qiu Xi was stunned, then realized, "Oh right, it's the 20th today."
"Okay, then we'll pack up and head back in the next couple of days."
"Mhm, okay."
After a little more conversation, Qiu Xi hung up the phone and flopped onto the bed, "Sisters, we have to go back."
"Ah, that's right." Tang Tang's S-shaped thought process.
"Bang~"
Lying on the bed with her arms spread wide, Hua Linglong said helplessly, "My parents just told me too."
Ni Xue raised her hand, "Me too."
...
The room fell silent for a moment.
"Ahhhhh, it's so fast!" Hua Linglong started rolling on the bed at the thought of going back.
"There's nothing we can do about it," Qiu Xi, the first to lie flat.
"It's okay, we can do it next time," Ni Xue, the second to lie flat.
"We can go back and continue sightseeing," Tang Siran, the third to lie flat.
After the "lying flat" period, the four of them began to buy tickets and pack.
The next morning, they checked out of the hotel, and in the afternoon, the group flew back.
The scenery was enjoyed by high-speed rail on the way there, and it was comfortable by plane on the way back.
Two to three hours later, they arrived back in Jinhai City.
"Xiao Xi, you go back first, we'll wait a bit longer."
Seeing that her roommates all had people picking them up, Qiu Xi waved, "Okay, then I'll head back first."
"Mhm, be careful on your way."
"Bye bye~"
With that, Qiu Xi took a taxi home.
"I'm back!"
"Sis, where's my gift?" Qiu Ge, whose mind was only on gifts, looked at Qiu Xi's suitcase with expectant eyes and quickly took the bags from Qiu Xi's hands.
"They're in the suitcase, I'll open them for you later."
"Okay!"
Looking around and not seeing anyone, Qiu Xi was a little puzzled, "Where are Mom and Dad?"
"They went to the convenience store."
Looking at her younger brother reminded her that he had also just finished his exams, so she casually asked, "Mhm, right, how were your exams?"
Qiu Ge patted his chest with great spirit, "Who am I? Don't worry, it'll be fine."
The gesture looked a little silly on the young Qiu Ge, which made Qiu Xi laugh, "Alright, then it's up to you."
Qiu Xi wasn't worried about her brother; after all, he had always been at the top of his class, and his scores were always secure.
Before, her parents had been worried about her, but after meeting Xiao Hua, Qiu Xi had also reassured her parents with her grades.
As they chatted, Qiu Xi began to unpack, taking out all the things she had bought.
"Here, Xiao Ge, these are all for you."
What she brought back were clothes, some hard-to-name small trinkets, and a lot of local specialties, mostly food.
After sorting the items, she put her parents' things in their room and stored the items for her grandparents, intending to bring them over later.
They spent half the day busy, finally finishing packing.
As soon as they stopped, they started to lounge around, and they continued to lounge until it was time for the results to be released.
"Quick, sit up straight, enter your numbers, and be ready to call when the time comes," Qiu Xi's mother said, a little nervous and impatient.
"Come, come, get the computer ready too, we'll check together."
The family sat up straight in the living room... well, maybe an exaggeration.
In short, they were taking it very seriously.
"It's time, it's time!" As soon as the time arrived, Qiu Ge immediately clicked to check.
Meanwhile, Qiu Xi also began to nervously dial the number. Although she was confident, the scores hadn't come out yet, so she couldn't be completely at ease.
"Admission ticket... ID card..."
"...Chinese 130, Math 145... Total score 686."
"Phew," Qiu Xi breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully.
Looking at the computer screen, Qiu Ge suddenly jumped up and shouted, "Mom, 686! Sis got 686!"
Qiu Xi's father and mother, upon hearing this, happily waved their hands and feet, and in the next second, they hugged each other on the sofa.
"Dududu..." Someone's phone suddenly rang.
Feeling the vibration in his pocket, Qiu Xi's father took out his phone to look.
"Teacher Rong, Xiao Xi's homeroom teacher," he murmured, also looking confused.
"Hello..."
"Congratulations!"
As soon as he answered, before he could say anything, he was excitedly interrupted by the teacher, who started with congratulations.
Qiu Xi's father was a bit bewildered, "Ah? What's wrong, Teacher Rong?"
"Oh, oh, you don't know yet? Qiu Xi's ranking is third in the province and first in the city. She's the city's top scorer! The school just received the news."
"What? City's top scorer!!" Qiu Xi's father was stunned and blurted out.
Qiu Xi's mother, who had been anxious, heard her husband's words and was also taken aback, stunned into silence.
"Oh, okay, then I'll send her to school in a couple of days."
"Thank you, Teacher. Okay, goodbye." He mechanically hung up the phone.
Grabbing his wife, Qiu Xi's father said quickly, "Wife, did you hear that? The city's top scorer!"
"I heard, I heard. It's truly ancestral merit." Holding her hands tightly, Qiu Xi's mother began a superstitious ritual.
After a long while, the two finally calmed down.
Meanwhile, Qiu Xi received a group video call from her dormitory.
The girls had almost all started chatting in the group as soon as their scores were released.
"Xiao Xuehua got 632, a bit unexpected, that's great." Hua Linglong spoke eagerly, sharing with everyone, not wanting to be the only one to receive a shock.
"Mhm, then what about you, Linglong?" Qiu Xi, upon hearing this, was also a little surprised. Perhaps she could continue with Xiao Xuehua in university.
At the same time, she was curious about Hua Linglong's score, as she had been studying hard for a while.
"Hehe, let me tell you, I got 565. My goodness, even my parents were shocked, and they've already started preparing to hold a banquet for me."
"Not bad, not bad, you've finally taken off." Hua Linglong, who had previously shouted about the vastness of the sea of learning and turning back to shore, finally achieved a good score and reached this temporary safe haven.
"What about Tang Tang, have her scores come out?"
"Yes, Mom and Dad have made arrangements too." Tang Siran sounded a little down. After all, as soon as the scores were released, the time for them to separate began to countdown, and she was reluctant.
"Tang Tang, you should be happy. Our dorm has finally made it ashore~" Qiu Xi clearly felt it, but it wasn't the time to say it yet.
Seeing the situation, Ni Xue and Hua Linglong also guessed something.
Ni Xue changed the subject, "Xiao Xi, what about you? Hurry up and tell us." She was genuinely curious and preparing to brace herself for a blow.
Hua Linglong chimed in, "Oh right, Xiao Xi, what about you?"
"Me? I checked and got 686. The teacher also called."
Hua Linglong, shocked, exclaimed, "My heavens, Xiao Xi, tell me, are you cheating?"
"Uh..."
Heh, there was a bit of a mysterious atmosphere, how to put it.
It was just that she met Xiao Hua.
Before Qiu Xi could speak, Ni Xue interrupted her.
"Xiao Xi, I knew your grades would be good, but I didn't expect them to be this good, really...!" Ni Xue was also a little surprised.
"Didn't expect it, did you? I'm a little surprised too, but I've accepted it now, hahahahaha~" Qiu Xi was not being modest now; they were close sisters, so she could show off.
"Alright, now we've achieved a great victory," Tang Siran was also swayed a little, her mood changing, and she started to be happy for her sisters.
"Yes, yes, yes!!" Hua Linglong was now like an unrestrained husky, looking a bit silly.
Ni Xue also grinned happily, "Yes, we've finally walked one-third of the 108,000 miles."
"Mhm, mhm."
At this moment, Qiu Xi felt a sense of time freezing, as if it were the moment they had made their promise.
"Oh right, do we have to go back to school in a couple of days?" Tang Siran suddenly remembered.
Qiu Xi thought for a moment, "Yes, we have to go back to report our scores and fill out applications, I think."
"I think that's right. The homeroom teacher notified us," Ni Xue's affirmative answer.
As for Hua Linglong, she was still grinning foolishly.
"Siran, come here for a moment."
Then she heard someone calling Tang Siran.
Tang Siran looked back, "Okay."
"Then we'll see each other at school in a couple of days. We can talk about universities then." Seeing the situation, Qiu Xi decided to end the call for today.
"Mhm, okay."
"Bye bye."
With that, she hung up the video call.