After speaking, he turned and walked into the rain, fearing he might delay her.
At the moment he turned around, a large smile appeared on his lips. Fortunately, in such heavy rain, no one saw it, otherwise, they might have been frightened.
Itâs not that his smile was too ugly to be frightening, but because He Jinxuan always had a serious expression, very few people had seen him smile like that.
Xinyan finished breakfast, packed the items she needed for the day into her backpack, hung it in front, then put on the gear He Jinxuan had sent over yesterday, locked the door, and headed out.
When she arrived, people were already waiting at the gate of the residential compound. Due to the rain, fearing that people couldnât hear clearly, a teacher shouted through a loudspeaker, "Students attending the college entrance exam, gather here."
She looked up and saw Teacher Chu, who was standing not far ahead, attentively reminding the students.
At that moment, Teacher Chu also turned and saw her, waving, "Xinyan, come over quickly, itâs time to prepare to get on the bus."
Once she approached, she heard Teacher Chu telling everyone, "Director Gao specially arranged buses today to take us to several exam venues in the city. You all must do well and not disappoint the directorâs considerate effort. The teacher wishes you all success."
Everyone responded loudly, "Okay."
Seeing that the rain intensified, Teacher Chu shouted to the students, "Itâs about time, everyone begin boarding the bus, be sure to stay safe, Iâll call roll once weâre done."
Watching everyone start to queue for the bus, Teacher Chu turned to Xinyan, "Once you finish the test today, if you have time, make sure to check your answers more than once, remember?"
Xinyan understood Teacher Chuâs intention; usually, she would submit her paper after checking it once. Of course, Teacher Chu hoped that everyone would be more meticulous than usual since this was the college entrance exam and one should review thoroughly.
Xinyan nodded with a smile, agreeing, "I remember, I will check several times, donât worry."
Upon hearing Xinyanâs words, Teacher Chuâs face was full of relief, "Good, the teacher wonât say much more, keep it up."
Just after they finished talking, Principal Feng and Director Qiao also walked over, "Teacher Chu, howâs it looking, is everyone here?"
Xinyan noticed they had work to discuss and was about to leave, but Principal Feng looked at her, "Student Xinyan, do well on the test, weâre waiting for your good news, keep it up."
Xinyan, smiling, nodded at the two school leaders, and made an encouraging gesture, amusing everyone present.
As she was about to queue at the back, she heard Zhao Jianlanâs voice, "Xinyan, come over quickly."
Upon hearing the shout, Xinyan greeted the school leaders and teachers and walked towards Zhao Jianlan.
Today the factory arranged two Liberation trucks directly, and last night, the transport team received the task and worked overnight to set up a rain shelter, even creating seating with wooden planks, deeply touching everyone.
A parent sending their child laughed and said, "Look, our mechanical factory indeed has prestige, today you must perform well on the test, donât let the factoryâs efforts go to waste."
Xinyan and Zhao Jianlan found seats in the middle, Zhao Jianlan looked at her outfit, "When did you prepare all these things? Why didnât you mention it? Last night, I even asked my mom to borrow a pair of rain boots from the aunt next door, thinking if it rains today, Iâll give them to you.
Seeing you wear these, I asked my mom to return them."
Xinyan was very touched hearing this, "Thank you, Jianlan, please pass on my thanks to Auntie as well."
Xinyanâs gratitude came from the heart; she was indeed lucky to have made a friend like Zhao Jianlan, who constantly considered her needs.