Struggle

In the afternoon, after school, Wan Chao also rushed home.

There was only an hour and a half left before the evening self-study. She had to go back and accompany Bai Zhexi to eat dinner before coming back for the evening self-study.

Since she said that she would be back during mealtimes, Bai Zhexi just happened to serve the meal when Wan Chao returned home.

The pickled cucumber had been completely pickled, and there were two big bowls of it.

Wan Chao asked her about the cucumber sauce she had sent to the Wu family's noodle shop.

"Don't worry, that lady boss said she didn't expect us to remember their joke, so I gave her the can. Seeing that we are sincere, the Lady Boss ordered another catty of cucumber sauce. Three days later, we will send four catties of pickled cucumber to their house. The Lady Boss is quite a nice person. "

Wan Chao nodded her head, thinking that this was not on account of the free canned cucumber sauce.

After dinner, Wan Chao hurried back to school.

During the evening class, the homeroom teacher would occasionally come by to scare off the students who didn't want to study well. She paid special attention to Wan Chao.

She saw that Wan Chao's desk was covered with a math textbook, a math exercise book, and a rough draft of a math book. Wan Chao was frowning with a serious expression as she wrote down the math formulas very quickly.

Teacher Zhu nodded to herself and left without bothering her.

The evening self-study was two hours. For two hours, Wan Chao lowered her head and studied diligently, ignoring the surrounding people around her. Before the self-study bell rang, she had successfully solved her physics homework and two math problems.

As soon as the bell rang, Wan Chao packed her bag and left the classroom without a second's delay.

Liu Li, who had been paying attention to Wan Chao in the classroom, heaved a sigh of relief. She was afraid that Wan Chao would go find the teacher or the principal, or say something that would embarrass her in front of everyone.

Suddenly, Wan Chao, who had already left the classroom, appeared in her line of sight, making Liu Li's heart beat like a drum. She didn't know what Wan Chao wanted to do.

Wan Chao walked straight to Liu Li and coldly said, "Remember to bring fifteen yuan with you tomorrow morning." With that, she left the place.

The surrounding students looked at Liu Li. Liu Li's face was burning. She felt like she had been slapped by Wan Chao in front of everyone.

After gritting her teeth, she lowered her head to pack her things and hurriedly left the classroom.

When she left the classroom, fearing that she would run into Wan Chao, she did not rush down the stairs. Instead, she ran from one end of the corridor to the other and descended the stairs from the other.

She was afraid that Wan Chao would be hiding a stick like she did at noon. She didn't know when Chao would jump out and hit her with the stick, but she was afraid.

This afternoon and at night, she secretly observed Wan Chao. Indeed, she was different now, she used to curl up into a ball, wishing that no one could see her. Now, Wan Chao's back was always straight, like a sharp treasured sword standing upright in the classroom, making people unable to ignore her.

When she got home in the evening, Bai Zhexi was still making the soy sauce. Wan Chao said that she should rest early, and then she entered the room.

From her room, she pulled out her math lesson from junior high and continued to study.

At eleven o'clock, Bai Zhexi packed up her things, saw that the light in her daughter's room was still on, and knocked on the door.

"Chao'er, rest early. You'll need to study again tomorrow."

Wan Chao put down her brush, smiled, and replied, "Okay, mother, you sleep first. I'll go to bed after I wash up."

When there was no more movement in Bai Zhexi's room, Wan Chao used a piece of cloth to cover the gap between the door and door. She turned on the light again and studied until it was midnight.

The next day she was still awake at five-thirty, reciting an English text and then an ancient poem.

After memorizing both English and Chinese, it was almost six o'clock. Wan Chao then left her room to wash up.

After washing her face and rinsing her mouth, Bai Zhexi had also prepared breakfast.

After the meal, Wan Chao said goodbye and went to school.

When she arrived at the school, Wan Chao didn't go to the classroom, but went to the playground at the back of the building. Just like yesterday, she ran five laps before returning to the classroom to start her day of lessons.

Today, Wan Chao didn't take the initiative to ask Liu Li for fifteen yuan, but waited to see when Liu Li would give it to her.

During class time, Liu Li pretended to go outside the classroom. When she passed by Wan Chao's desk, she quickly threw her fifteen yuan and hurriedly left.

Wan Chao looked at the fifteen yuan on the table, curled her lips, and put the money away. Liu Li had been scared for the time being. She was waiting for Liu Li to take out the money and burst out in rage again.

This day, Wan Chao was still immersed in her studies, ignoring everyone.

Tomorrow was Saturday, which was also the time to deliver the pickled cucumbers to the ten restaurants. For the first delivery, Wan Chao had to be there.

However, the Wutong Middle School had classes on Saturday as well. Before the evening self-study began, Wan Chao walked into the teacher's office without hesitation and went to find the homeroom teacher, Teacher Zhu, to ask for a leave of absence.

Teacher Zhu looked surprised. "Wan Chao, you want to apply for leave on Saturday?"

"Teacher Zhu, I have some matters to attend to tomorrow, so I can't come."

Teacher Zhu was a bit unhappy, but she still frowned and said:

"Wan Chao, you guys are already in your second year of high school and there's not much time left before the college entrance exam. You have to make full use of every second to properly study".

Wan Chao was slightly surprised that Teacher Zhu didn't want to give her leave of absence.

"Teacher Zhu, tomorrow's matters are extremely important to my mother and me. I must apply for leave. Please approve."

In the end, under Teacher Zhu's displeasure, Wan Chao forcibly applied for leave. As for Teacher Zhu's unhappiness, she wasn't too worried.

As long as her grades were good, anything else was fine. Wan Chao was confident that at the end of the term, she could test for her outstanding grades. When that time came, how could Teacher Zhu remember any displeasure?

The next morning, Bai Zhexi found out that Wan Chao had taken a leave of absence. She wanted to say something, but when she remembered that her daughter had an idea, she shut her mouth again.

The mother and daughter put the cucumber sauce into ten small bags, each bag weighed different, corresponding to each restaurant's order requirements.

The two of them went out with 10 jin of cucumber sauce each before returning to get it after giving it away.

Carrying 10 jin of items and walking a few steps, Wan Chao felt very tired. She thought to herself that she still needed to train her body properly.