Upon hearing Jiang Cuo's words, Su Qianqian's eyes lit up instantly. She turned to Su Lian and said, "Why don't you ask the school if they hire cleaners during the winter camp? You can work and study at the same time, and you can even get your tuition waived. Wouldn't that be great?"
At this moment, Su Lian stopped pretending. Her soft little face was now puffed up with anger. "Hmph, sister is so biased. I didn't pay for tutoring at all. I just missed you and came to see you. I'll leave when class is about to start. Just let me walk home by myself. Anyway, I'm just a bad girl, and nobody cares about me."
Su Lian released Su Qianqian's arm, turned around and was about to leave, glancing back at Su Qianqian with each step, looking pitiful.
Unfortunately, Su Qianqian was completely unmoved by the offer of 30,000 yuan.
Su Lian isn't cut out for this, why waste the money?
Do you know how hard it is for her to earn money?
Su Qianqian immediately covered her face, ignoring Su Lian's gaze.
Jiang Cuo naturally sat down next to Su Qianqian and even tidied up the textbooks on the table.
To bring Su Qianqian's attention back, "The questions at the winter camp will be a bit harder than the final exams, but they won't be beyond the syllabus. Given your current level, it won't be difficult for you to get bonus points for university programs, but getting a guaranteed admission will still be a problem."
Su Lian walked to the door, gazing longingly at Su Qianqian's back, but little did she expect that Jiang Cuo, that scheming woman, had already started chatting with Su Qianqian, making Su Qianqian forget about her.
...
The winter break for senior high school students is only a few days long.
The winter camp intensive course lasts only half a month, ending in 15 days. On the last day of this final sprint, a unified exam will be held.
After the exams, the school will organize a free hiking trip for students, which will be conducted in groups.
Su Qianqian stretched. (Novel group 87168??55)
Today, the winter camp exams finally ended.
She felt as if she were back in her senior year of high school.
In this part of the system world, it's quite warm even in winter, with temperatures above 10 degrees Celsius. No wonder the relaxation activity is mountain climbing.
Su Qianqian looked at the list of people who had already been grouped in the class group chat.
That group included her, Jiang Cuo, and Fang Jingjing; the names of the others were blurred out, so she couldn't see them clearly.
The results for the winter training won't be available for another three days, and her group's hiking trip is scheduled for four days later, so it seems she can take a good rest for these three days and be a couch potato.
Su Qianqian stayed in the villa for three days straight, eating and sleeping, barely getting out of bed and experiencing the life of a couch potato without leaving her room, and no one dared to disturb her.
She works so hard on her tasks just so she can live this kind of lazy, aimless life.
On the third night, I received a message from Jiang Cuo.
Jiang Cuo: [Congratulations, you have been accepted into university through the guaranteed admission program.]
Su Qianqian: [?]
Su Qianqian immediately got up, clicked on the link sent by Jiang Cuo, and went to the school's official website to check.
In previous years, there was only one guaranteed admission spot. Even Jiang Cuo thought that only she would be guaranteed admission. No one expected that the S Conference would make an exception and add a guaranteed admission spot for Su Qianqian.
Su Qianqian: 【!! Does this mean I can just relax for the rest of the year?】
Jiang Cuo: [Are you happy?]
Su Qianqian: [Of course I'm happy, incredibly happy! Of course, this wouldn't have been possible without Jiang's help. After the hike, I'll treat Jiang to dinner.]
After replying to the message, Su Qianqian threw her phone aside, buried her head in the blanket, and started laughing hysterically.
Her joy was no less than when she became the top scorer in the original world.
Because her tense nerves could finally relax.
Jiang Cuo sat in a chair in the room, her eyes fixed on the last message Su Qianqian had replied to. Her expression was incredibly gentle, and she didn't even realize that a smile was playing on her lips, filled with doting affection.
Then, a message suddenly popped up on Jiang Cuo's phone, asking what gifts to give when someone is happy. Jiang Cuo paused for a moment and accidentally clicked on it.
It says that giving roses is the best thing to do.
Jiang Cuo's fingers paused slightly.
The next day, Su Qianqian looked refreshed. When she saw the butler who had received the news of her being recommended for university admission, he looked like a kind old father watching his daughter pass the exam with tears in his eyes, but he bravely restrained himself and kept his identity in check.
Su Qianqian stepped forward and patted the butler on the shoulder.
Su Lian, however, acted very strangely, hiding behind the villa's entrance and secretly observing Su Qianqian.
Sure enough, Su Qianqian is not the same Su Qianqian as before.
Although I don't know why.
However, she knew her own feelings; she loved the Su Qianqian she was now, and she would protect this Su Qianqian, preventing her from disappearing again and ensuring she wouldn't be taken away by anyone else.
The other person Su Lian was referring to was holding a handmade flower bag.
At first glance, it looks like a large bouquet of flowers with delicate roses inside, but there are also bags tied to both sides of the bouquet, so when you wear it, it looks like a beautiful floral bag.
Su Qianqian waved to Jiang Cuo when she saw him, "Jiang Jiang, let's go to the meeting point together. The housekeeper will take us there so we can look after each other."
Jiang Cuo's ear tips were slightly red.
Su Qianqian immediately noticed what Jiang Cuo was holding.
"Wow, what is this? It's so beautiful."
Jiang Cuo didn't say anything, but simply pushed the floral handbag in his hand towards Su Qianqian, who naturally understood what Jiang Cuo meant.
"Is this a gift for me?"
Jiang Cuo pursed his lips, but his phoenix eyes shone brightly as he looked at Su Qianqian's face.
Su Lian's eyes were red with anger. How could she not have thought of giving a gift? Then she raised her voice and shouted, "I was wondering why the flowers in the back garden were bald. Turns out someone plucked them and is using them as a substitute for something else. Sister, don't these flowers look familiar?"
Jiang Cuo pouted slightly, looking aggrieved. "I made this myself. The petals are all made of cardstock. I didn't pluck your flowers."
Su Qianqian turned her head and glared at Su Lian, signaling her to calm down.
Even after all this time, Jiang Cuo's dislike for her remains at zero; it hasn't turned into affection.
How could such an obvious opportunity to build a good relationship be ruined?
Su Lian was glared at by Su Qianqian, stomped her foot, bit her lip, turned around and ran into the house.
Unaware that Su Lian had changed a lot recently, Su Qianqian looked at Su Lian as if she were a child and didn't take her seriously.
"Don't listen to her nonsense. I know Jiang Jiang isn't that kind of person. Thank you, Jiang Jiang. I really like this gift, but I didn't prepare a gift for Jiang Jiang, so I feel a little embarrassed."
"It's okay, I don't blame you."
Su Qianqian: Huh?
She was being polite, but Jiang Cuo actually believed her.
When we arrived at the meeting point, the homeroom teacher was already waiting.
Su Qianqian looked around and saw familiar classmates, but because they didn't have any roles, the system didn't give them names. Fang Jingjing stood in the corner, giving off a sneaky feeling, like she was secretly watching someone.
Everyone knew that Su Qianqian had been admitted to university through the recommendation program, so her classmates all came up to congratulate her.
He casually complimented Su Qianqian's exquisite floral bag, while Jiang Cuo stood beside Su Qianqian, looking quite proud of her.
Fang Jingjing glared angrily at Su Qianqian and Jiang Cuo's retreating figures.
Su Qianqian is so rich, why doesn't she just buy a spot for herself?
She was unexpectedly admitted to university through special admission; if it weren't for Su Qianqian, she could have earned an extra ten points on the college entrance exam.
She worked so hard, step by step, to get to this high school and prepare for the college entrance exam, all for those ten points.
Only by adding those ten points can she work even harder.
Only then can one have the chance to become the top scorer, receive the prize money, and escape poverty.
Once she goes to university, she won't need to apply for hardship grants every year, and she can enjoy life to the fullest.
While hiking, Su Qianqian and Jiang Cuo naturally ended up together. Su Qianqian carefully protected her flowery bag and proudly told everyone that it was a gift from Jiang Cuo.
Fang Jingjing secretly followed Su Qianqian and Jiang Cuo.
While waiting for her lunch break, Su Qianqian decided to find a place to relieve herself and put her flowery bag aside.
Seeing that no one was watching closely, Fang Jingjing quietly picked up the flowery handbag and threw it to a relatively steep cliff.
Jiang Cuo watched from afar, frowned slightly, and immediately followed.
Fang Jingjing thought that since Su Qianqian liked the bag so much, she would definitely look for it when she found it missing. When Su Qianqian bent down to reach for it, she would accidentally give her a push, since no one would see it anyway.
If Su Qianqian is gone, there will be an extra spot available, and that spot will be hers.
Fang Jingjing was too nervous to see clearly that it was Jiang Cuo who bent down to pick up the bag.
Su Qianqian relieved herself not far away.
My inner monologue.
'Can't this system be a little more careful? There are public restrooms even when hiking, but this is the middle of nowhere, what if something happens?'
[Useless System: Host, please immediately rescue Jiang Cuo. If Jiang Cuo dies, the system world will collapse.]
Su Qianqian had just pulled up her pants when she saw Fang Jingjing sneaking around behind Jiang Cuo from afar.
What are you doing?
Unfortunately, it was too late. Fang Jingjing made her move, and Su Qianqian ran a few steps forward and grabbed Jiang Cuo's hand as he lost his balance.
Jiang Cuo clutched the floral handbag tightly in his hand, his gaze deep and thoughtful.
Behind them was a bottomless cliff; one wrong step and they would both perish.
When Fang Jingjing saw Su Qianqian, she was so frightened that she turned around and ran away.
Su Qianqian cursed inwardly, one hand supporting herself on the rock, the other gripping Jiang Cuo's wrist, her palms bleeding from the friction.
"Jiang Cuo, hurry up."
Finally, a surge of brute force arose in his consciousness, pulling Jiang Cuo up and causing him to collapse to the ground, panting heavily.
Su Qianqian: "Are flowers so important that you'd risk your life for them?"
Jiang Cuo lowered his eyes, his gaze dark and unfathomable, looking at Su Qianqian's bleeding palm. His phoenix eyes were filled with grievance and shock. "I thought Fang Jingjing just threw it away because you liked it. I didn't expect her to push me."
Su Qianqian didn't immediately look at her injured palm. Instead, she struggled to her feet and circled around Jiang Cuo, asking, "Are you hurt? Are there any scrapes or abrasions?"
Jiang Cuo silently shook his head, then grabbed Su Qianqian's wrist, laid Su Qianqian's injured palm out in front of him, lowered his head slightly, like a proud fox assuming a submissive posture, and gently blew on Su Qianqian's palm, as if trying to reduce the pain in Su Qianqian's palm.