The Kitty Became a Cutie and Was Pampered in the 80s-Chapter 862: Receiving the Award (8)

Midterm exams are looming!

Everyone lost their appetite upon hearing this news from the teacher; some even struggled to eat at all.

Xiu Xi, being a top student, naturally didn’t worry about anything.

Little Fatty didn’t care either. The Ruan Family, including Ruan Jianjun and Du Qing, never held high expectations for him. Ruan Jianjun, a chef by trade, had even considered a few times letting Little Fatty quit school to follow in his footsteps, especially since dropping out of junior high is pretty common these days.

Of course, any such notion would never become reality. If he really did drop out, the Ruanlin Family would be the first to not let him off the hook.

Ruan Jiaojiao was unusually anxious; after all, Shu Jiao had made a promise to the principal to rank within the top three of the whole school. Now with subjects extending beyond just Chinese and Mathematics, and with over a hundred students across four classes, she was truly worried about letting Shu Jiao down.

Today, Zhao Li delivered some vegetables, and Ruan Jiaojiao ate absentmindedly, pondering if there were any areas she didn’t understand and if she could secure a top-three position. She was so lost in thought that she barely picked at her food.

In the afternoon, there was a physical education class where the boys played basketball and were now starving, wolfing down their food in stark contrast to Ruan Jiaojiao’s nibbling.

Xiu Xi, concerned, placed some of her favorite radish into her bowl, while Zhao Li also picked up one of the side dishes and set it in front of her, asking worriedly, "Jiaojiao, don’t you like today’s dishes?"

"No, godmother," Ruan Jiaojiao immediately snapped back to reality, shaking her head and taking a bite of the radish, which was stewed with meat and tasted sweet and delicious. She said somewhat embarrassedly, "It’s just that the midterms are coming up, and Jiaojiao is afraid of doing poorly."

Hearing this, Lu Zishu, with his mouth greasy and cheeks bulging with food, immediately said, "What’s there for you to be afraid of? With your grades, you’ll ace the exams easily." He then grabbed another chopstickful of food, chomping down contentedly, showing no signs of exam stress.

"You’re the one who keeps yakking," Zhao Li scolded, annoyed by his ravenous eating, "Look at your sister, then look at yourself. You’ve got the nerve to eat? If I were you, I’d be too anxious to eat!"

After rebuking him, Zhao Li turned back to Ruan Jiaojiao and comforted her gently, "Don’t worry, Jiaojiao, with your grades, you have nothing to fear. The one who should be worried is your Brother Zishu; you could easily outdo him even with minimal effort, so relax."

"..." *Outdo Lu Zishu.*

Suddenly, the food didn’t seem as appetizing. He had never seen a mother so discouraging to her son.

Beside them, Ruan Lei burst into laughter.

Ruan Jiaojiao couldn’t help but laugh as well. Indeed, whether good at studies or not, the exams were upon them, and all that was left to do was to take them seriously.

She smiled at Zhao Li and began eating earnestly as Xiu Xi quickly served her, transferring all the best bits from his bowl into hers.

The midterms were taken right before the vacation, and once they were over, it was time to break for the holidays. Usually, they would stroll home leisurely together after holiday commencements, but this time was different—they went directly to Lu Zishu’s house.

It was because the Ruan Family had finalized purchasing a house right next to Lu Zishu’s.

There were only two duplex houses near Lu Zishu’s place, and the one the Ruan Family bought was recommended by Zhao Li.