My Mister Ostrich

Chapter 64

Since Gu Mingxi had taken all the responsibility, no one was going to give out any blame. Teacher Dai and Teacher Zhong let out sighs and even praised Pang Qian with a few lines. Pang Shuisheng and Li Han apologized to the teachers and students, and then took their kids home.

That evening, Jin Ai’hua scolded Pang Qian a lot. Pang Shuisheng couldn’t hold her back. Jin Ai’hua was angry to death. As she yelled, she smacked Pang Qian’s head with a pa! pa!

She said, “Are you crazy? Have you gone crazy?! Do you like Gu Mingxi that much?! Ah?! He was in a bad mood, he was feeling too much pressure! So he skipped class to go play! And you just followed him?! You’ve never skipped class before! Gu Mingxi started acting badly last year. Now he’s dragged you along with him!”

Pang Qian retorted loudly, “He hasn’t gone bad! His grades are still great!”

“Who gives a damn about his grades?!” Jin Ai’hua sat down beside the table and angrily slammed her hand down. “Pang Qian, let me tell you. It’s best if you cut off this relationship. I won’t agree to you and Gu Mingxi being together! It doesn’t matter how much you like him, I won’t agree to it!”

Pang Qian had been beaten until her head hurt, but she shouted out again, “Who said I like him?! Who said I want to be together with him?!”

Jin Ai’hua knocked on Pang Qian’s head again and made herself clear. “You think I’m a fool?! If you didn’t like him, why would you skip class to go out and play with him all afternoon?!”

Pang Qian lowered her head and covered it with her arms. Gasping for air, she was unable to refute.

In the next few days, Jin Ai’hua didn’t allow Pang Qian to go over to Gu Mingxi’s house to do homework. Pang Qian didn’t care. In any case, the final exams were coming up. She didn’t mind relaxing a bit.

The first order of business was the high school certification exam. For students attending advanced high schools, this exam was merely a formality. Pang Qian easily finished the exam, thinking to herself that she never wanted to touch history or politics again.

Following that were the final exams. Since this exam marked the end of the liberal arts and science materials, Pang Qian and Gu Mingxi wouldn’t need to test in those again. This final exam would determine the class rearrangements for the final year’s classes. The school made the exam more difficult, and Pang Qian could feel that after she finished.

Without the language classes, Gu Mingxi’s grades rose up. He was 4th in the year for science, keeping his promise to his mother. Xiao Yujing was still first. Xie Yi’s rank also rose to first in Class 7, and his grades qualified him to move into the advanced class next semester.

Zheng Qiaoqiao improced, Li Xiaoyan improved, Wang Song and Zhou Nanzhong improved. Only Pang Qian’s grades dropped.

In all of the 297 students who took the science exam, Pang Qian’s scores only ranked her 245. Seeing the mess of her exam paper, she just sat in her chair zoning out.

When it was time for the parent-teacher meeting, Pang Qian snuck over to Gu Mingxi’s. He was home alone, watching TV.

Pang Qian sat down beside him. Gu Mingxi said, “There are drinks in the refrigerator if you want any.”

Pang Qian lowered and shook her head. Gu Mingxi turned to her. “You just did poorly on one final exam. Why are you so downcast? There’s still one more year. There’st still time if you try really hard.”

Pang Qian pulled at her shirt hem. In a low voice, she said, “Gu Mingxi, I don’t think I can go to the same university as you. You’ll definitely get into a top-tier school. I probably won’t even get into a third-rank school.”

“No.” Gu Mingxi comforted her, “I know that you’re feeling down recently. It’s normal that you’d have tested poorly. There’s still another year. I’ll work hard together with you. I’m sure you’ll get into a four-year university, at least second-ranked.”

Pang Qian felt that he was spewing nonsense, so she didn’t take his words to heart. She sat down a bit, and then suddenly said, “Why is Xiao Yujing so good at studying?”

“Xiao Yujing?” Gu Mingxi was startled. “You only see that she’s doing well now, but you don’t know all the efforts she put into it before.”

Pang Qian lifted her head, “How do you know?”

“She said so herself. She lived in South Africa when she was younger, so her Chinese wasn’t very good. Her mother had to go over a lot of classes with her at home. After primary school, she returned (to China) with her parents. Aside from English, her grades in other classes were all rotten.”

Pang Qian would never have imagined that Xiao Yujing had done through such a period.

Gu Mingxi continued, “After her first year of junior high, she retook the year. When it was time for the final exams, she finally caught up with the others in her class. By the end of her second year, she was first in her class. After her third year, she became first in the year.”

Pang Qian was shocked.

“She’s definitely very smart, but most importantly, she worked really hard.” Gu Mingxi looked at Pang Qian. “Xiao Yujing told me that you only live once. Human society is much like that of the African savanna. Like the law of the jungle, the strong prey on the weak. If you don’t want to be the prey to someone else, you just have to put all your efforts into running forward. As long as you do your best, even if you don’t achieve what you had planned, at least you won’t have any regrets in your life.”

Pang Qian’s eyes dropped as she considered Gu Mingxi’s words.

“Pang Pang, there’s still one year. One whole year.” Gu Mingxi sat up straight, staring at Pang Qian’s eyes. “Listen to me. In this final year, let’s not think about any nonsense. Just work hard on studying. This year might change the rest of our lives. I hope we can work hard together, get rid of any obstructions, and both get into a good school. Don’t be afraid, I’ll always be by your side. Look, Xiao Yujing could push into first with one year. Xie Yi got into the advanced class after one semester. You can try to use this semester to get into the top 20. Nothing is impossible. Pang Pang, I hope that you can trust me, and push through this final year together with me. Okay?”

Pang Qian looked at him with red eyes. Then with some effort, she nodded. “Okay.”

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