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Time flies, and soon a few months passed, and Wang Gang and Xie Qiao also had to take the high school entrance examination.

On the day of the exam, Xie Zirun and his wife both took leave to send Wang Gang and Xie Qiao to the exam room.

Xie Zirun was not worried about his nephew. After all, Wang Gang's grades had risen sharply over the past year. By the time of the last mock exam, he was already number one in the school, and it was almost certain that he would be admitted to No. 4 Middle School.

Xie Qiao was a little behind, but after a year of intensive study, her grades improved greatly. However, her mental quality was too poor. She was fine in normal tests, but would get a fever when it came to exams.

"Qiao Qiao, don't be nervous about the exam, okay?" Mother Xie gave her daughter some water and reminded her: "Don't hand in the paper until the last minute."

"Mom, I understand." Xie Qiao took a sip of water, but he was obviously still too nervous and his hands were shaking.

"Qiao Qiao, it's okay if you can't get into No. 4 Middle School. With your grades, you can definitely get into Denghua High School." Xie Zirun fanned his daughter with a fan and said:
"You should also learn from Xie Ling. You see, he is very calm."

Xie Qiao glanced at Wang Gang who was still eating a popsicle next to him and said, "If I had Xie Lin's grades, I wouldn't be nervous either!"

Wang Gang smiled and said, "Qiao Qiao, you have to have confidence in yourself."

Xie Qiao was too nervous and didn't hear what Wang Gang said at all.

At this time, Qin's father sent Qin Chuan to the examination room. When he saw the Xie family, he came over to say hello.

"Old Xie, you are also taking the exam in this room!"

"Qin Chuan, how do you feel?" Xie Qiao asked nervously.

"No problem!" Qin Chuan was in good condition. With his grades, it was impossible for him to be admitted to No. 4 Middle School anyway.

Qin Chuan had taken part in the examination for gifted students at No. 4 Middle School before, but he failed it, which ended his hope of getting into No. 4 Middle School. Fortunately, Qin's father helped him get into Denghua High School as a sports student, so Qin Chuan felt very relaxed at this time.

"Qiao Qiao, if you can't get into No. 4 Middle School, just accompany me to Denghua High School! We will have a companion." Qin Chuan said happily.

Father Qin slapped Qin Chuan on the back of his head and said, "Shut up your crow mouth, how could Qiao Qiao fail the exam?"

Qin Chuan curled his lips and said, "What's so good about No. 4 Middle School? If you ask me, we can all go to Denghua High School together, so we don't have to separate."

Xie Qiao encouraged himself: "I must be admitted to No. 4 Middle School. My mother graduated from No. 4 Middle School, so I will definitely be able to pass."

Mother Xie said guiltily: "Qiao Qiao, is it because your mother puts too much pressure on you? In fact, it doesn't matter whether you can get into No. 4 Middle School."

Xie Qiao said firmly: "Mom, I will definitely pass the exam."

Xie Zirun and his wife looked at each other. Ever since Wang Gang's grades improved, Xie Qiao's pressure has been increasing.

Although the couple did not want to compare their daughter with their nephew, Xie Qiao still did not want to be too far behind Wang Gang, so she studied very hard.

But sometimes the more you care, the easier it is to make mistakes. Xie Qiao obviously put too much pressure on himself.

Sure enough, three days after the high school entrance examination, Xie Qiao burst into tears as soon as he left the examination room.

"Mom and Dad, I'm sorry, I didn't perform well." Xie Qiao cried.

"Silly child, why are you crying? It's okay if you didn't do well in the exam." Xie's mother comforted her, "Let's go home first. Grandma has booked a table at the restaurant to celebrate the end of your exams."

The Xie family happily comforted Xie Qiao and quickly helped her to recover.

This time, the Xie family and the Qin family celebrated together. The two families had a good meal. Xie Zirun told his daughter not to worry about grades anymore, to have fun for a while, and to wait for the scores to come out.

Thanks to the company and understanding of his family, Xie Qiao finally stopped being nervous and had a good time at home for a month.

On the day the results were announced, Xie Zirun asked Wang Gang to call and check the scores first, and the whole family stayed by the phone.

As expected, Wang Gang's result was several tens of points higher than the score line of No. 4 Middle School, and he even had a hope of winning the top spot in the high school entrance examination.

Xie Zirun and his wife were very happy, but Xie Qiao became even more nervous.

Wang Gang hung up the phone and handed it to Xie Qiao.

"Dad, please help me call! I'm scared." Xie Qiao said with tears in his eyes. "Okay, I'll call." Xie Zirun took the phone and dialed the score inquiry hotline.

A minute later, Xie Zirun announced Xie Qiao's score and asked his wife to take a pen and paper to write it down.

"649 points!"

After Xie Zirun announced the score, the whole family jumped up.

"I scored 649 points." Xie Qiao couldn't believe it himself.

Wang Gang congratulated him and said, "Qiao Qiao, I told you that you will be fine! This score is enough to get into No. 4 Middle School."

Xie Qiao finally reacted then and jumped up happily.

"Let's go find Qin Chuan and see how many points he got in the exam." Xie Qiao finally smiled, feeling relieved.

Wang Gang accompanied Xie Qiao to Qin's house. At this time, Qin Chuan had already checked the scores.

"Qin Chuan, how many points did you get in the exam?"

"470 points. How many points did you get?" Qin Chuan replied.

"649 points."

"Such a high score! How did you get it?"

"Xie Lin's score was even higher, he scored 695 points! He is probably the top scorer in this year's high school entrance examination!" Xie Qiao said.

"What the hell! With the 50 points in physical education, Xie Ling is almost getting a perfect score, right?"

When Mr. and Mrs. Qin heard Xie Qiao's score, they all ran over happily to congratulate her.

"Qiao Qiao, congratulations! With this score, you will definitely get into No. 4 Middle School."

"Uncle Qin, can Qin Chuan get into Denghua High School with his score?" Xie Qiao asked with concern.

"I will definitely get in!" Qin Chuan said confidently: "Denghua High School is not a key middle school, the admission score is already low, and I am a sports student, so I will definitely get in."

Qin's father said unhappily, "You're capable of getting into Denghua High School. If you can, you can get into No. 4 High School like Xie Qiao and Xie Lin."

Qin Chuan hesitated and stopped talking.

Mother Qin advised her husband: "Okay! It's good enough that our son can get into high school, so you should stop saying a few words.
It’s just that the three children will be separated from each other in the future. This is the first time they will go to school separately.”

Qin Chuan and Xie Qiao were both a little sad when they heard this. They grew up together and went to the same school since kindergarten. After this separation, they didn't know when they would be able to reunite.

Wang Gang didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Why are you guys making it seem like we're parting forever? It's not like we don't see each other on a regular basis. Don't we have to go home after school?"

Xie Qiao turned to Qin Chuan and said, "Qin Chuan, you must study hard when you go to Denghua High School. Let's try to get into the same university and continue to be classmates!"

Qin Chuan nodded and said, "Okay, if we can't go to the same high school, we can go to the same university. Which university do you plan to apply to?"

Xie Qiao said: "I want to get into Peking University or Tsinghua University."

"Hiss!" Qin Chuan took a breath and said, "Peking University is the top university in the country. Your goal is too high!"

Xie Qiao said: "There are still three years left, Qin Chuan, I believe you can do it. Do you remember the last IQ test? Your IQ is higher than mine!"

Qin Chuan gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I will work hard for three years and make sure I get into Peking University and Tsinghua University."

When Qin's father and mother saw their son say that, they didn't take it seriously. With Qin Chuan's grades, it would be a blessing for him to be admitted to a university, and there was basically no chance of him getting into Peking University or Tsinghua University.

Only Wang Gang knew that Qin Chuan still had potential, he just lacked the motivation to learn, and perhaps the agreement with Xie Qiao could become his motivation. (End of this chapter)