Shen Nian scratched his head. Telling the truth shouldn't get him roasted online, right?
But his conservative estimate really was a hundred and forty.
"Do you have any more questions?"
"...No, that's all. Thank you for accepting our interview!" The reporter bowed slightly.
Shen Nian nodded and slipped back to where he parked his scooter.
During the interview, people nearby had gathered around. Whether they just wanted to get on camera or join the fun, Shen Nian didn't really care. He just didn't know why an auntie kept gently patting his shoulder with a look that seemed like she was sizing up a potential son-in-law.
Riding his electric scooter to the No. 2 High School, Xia Yanchun was already there waiting.
"Let's go home."
"No, I'm going to wait for Shiyan for a bit."
"Hmm? Isn't her family picking her up?"
"I don't know, so let's just wait for her. There's no rush."
"Alright."
So Shen Nian accompanied Xia Yanchun, standing under a tree waiting.
Perhaps the inspection took a while, as Li Shiyan only came out after more than ten minutes.
"Shiyan, over here!" Xia Yanchun waved at her.
"Coming." Li Shiyan trotted over brightly, her hair bouncing with every step. So cute.
"How did the exam go?"
"It felt about the same as usual, the difficulty was okay."
"I thought so too, hehe. Is anyone coming to pick you up?"
"Yeah, my mom is picking me up."
Xia Yanchun waited with Li Shiyan a bit longer until she watched her skip into a black BMW, and only then did she head home with Shen Nian.
She had wanted to eat out, but Shen Nian insisted on going home to cook, claiming he was worried outside food wouldn't be clean and might cause a stomachache in the afternoon.
Since Shen Nian was being so diligent, she couldn't say much.
They had potato and beef stew for lunch, cooked personally by Shen Nian.
Xia Yanchun took a bite, her eyes sparkling, and gave a thumbs up. "You're at half my level now."
Shen Nian's mouth twitched, not even sure who Xia Yanchun was praising.
Whatever, Chunbao is always right.
Today was Sunday, so Shen Yue was also home, but it wasn't time for her to wake up yet.
Shen Nian set aside some food for Shen Yue so she could just heat it up in the microwave when she woke up.
"Other people's older sisters wear qipaos to wish their younger brothers victory, but what about mine?" Shen Nian shoveled a mouthful of rice into his mouth and complained.
"She's sleeping," Xia Yanchun muttered.
"Uh, no, I mean you."
"...?"
"Chunbao, you've disappointed me so much. You should have worn a qipao for me this morning to wish me victory, and then changed into regular clothes for the exam. You have no self-awareness at all."
"You should have said so earlier. If you bought me a qipao, I'd definitely wear it for you," Xia Yanchun hummed, not embarrassed in the slightest.
After all, Shen Nian hadn't bought a qipao. If he really could pull one out of thin air, wearing it for him wouldn't be a big deal.
Obviously, Shen Nian didn't have the ability to conjure a qipao out of nowhere.
"Looks like I'll have to go to the mall tonight and see if there are any qipaos for sale."
"You pig, even if you buy one, I won't wear it."
"You just said you'd wear it for me, but now that I'm actually going to buy one, you're not willing."
"Because you're a pervert!" Xia Yanchun said in a low voice, kicking Shen Nian's calf under the table before resting her small foot on the back of his foot.
She was going to eat all the beef and leave all the potatoes for Shen Nian. Serves him right for being such a pervert.
But to be fair, Shen Nian's cooking skills were actually quite good. The beef was incredibly fragrant, slurp slurp.
Nap time.
Xia Yanchun mumbled softly, clinging to Shen Nian with both arms and legs as if he were a body pillow. With her small face pressed against his chest, she fell into a sweet nap in the most comfortable position possible.
This is exactly what younger brothers are used for.
"Go to sleep now, good afternoon."
"Good afternoon to you too." Xia Yanchun lifted her head, pecked Shen Nian on the cheek, her eyes curving into crescents.
"Careful, or I'll make you get up and go to sleep all over again later."
"If you dare disturb my sleep, it seems you don't want us to be on the best of terms anymore."
"Then hurry up and sleep."
"Sleeping!" Xia Yanchun immediately closed her eyes.
Shen Nian gently stroked Xia Yanchun's hair until her breathing gradually evened out.
Although he really wanted to cuddle up with Xia Yanchun, on a day like today, it was better to let her get some proper rest.
In the afternoon was the math exam.
Shen Nian's energy remained high. After entering a state of deep focus, his brain became exceptionally active, and solving the problems felt much smoother.
The main questions were the same types he had done before; the problem-solving methods were very similar, making them a breeze to write out.
It took him less than an hour to finish the entire paper.
There were fewer people handing in their papers early compared to the morning's literature exam.
Math really was too intimidating.
Even though he didn't intentionally speed up, he was still among the first few to walk out of the entire testing center.
Reporters swarmed forward, and three microphones suddenly appeared in front of Shen Nian, each belonging to a different broadcasting platform.
"Student, student, may we interrupt you for a moment? We are from Cinan TV..."
"Student, student, could we please get an interview!"
"Student, student... Hmm? Didn't we just interview you this morning?"
Shen Nian: ...
Seriously man, the microphone is about to be shoved up my nose.
Shen Nian didn't know for a moment whether this was his charm stat acting up or his Luck +5 kicking in. It wasn't like he was the very first one to run out of the testing center.
"Student, student, how was the difficulty of the math exam this time?!"
"It was alright."
"Then how did you plan your exam time? When you encounter a question you aren't sure of, do you skip to the next one or continue spending time on it?"
"Skip it, definitely." Shen Nian gave them a deadpan look. He couldn't believe they were actually asking such a question.
"And your estimated score for this exam..."
"A hundred and forty!"
"Your estimated score is so high, is it because this exam was relatively easy?"
"Can't it just be because I'm quite amazing?" Shen Nian pointed at himself.
"Student, student, do you have anything you want to say to future underclassmen?!"
"Ad space for rent."
"...??"
Held up by these reporters for ten to twenty minutes, Shen Nian had to deal with them one by one before he could finally escape.
The reporters practically scared him to tears.
Why were there people trying to shove microphones right into his mouth? Thank goodness he had fast reflexes.
None of them had any professional etiquette; they just swarmed up to interview him because he looked like an easy target.
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