Chapter 889: 889: Little Fatty's Hellish Life (4)

Chapter 889: Chapter 889: Little Fatty’s Hellish Life (4)

“I won’t drink.” Ruan Lei shook his head.

He rubbed his tummy, licked his lips, truly thirsty, then lifted his head again and said, “Well then, maybe just a little bit.”

Jiaojiao nodded, generously handed over the milk. Ruan Lei opened the bottle, slightly lifted it, and drank in the air. After a couple of sips, he smacked his lips and said to Jiaojiao, “Didn’t expect the milk to taste this good.”

He always thought this stuff was for little princesses like his sister, so Ruan Lei never touched it before. This was his first taste and unexpectedly, it was quite nice.

“Should Jiaojiao bring some for you in the future?”

“No need, milk is expensive,” Ruan Lei shook his head, fully aware that Jiaojiao’s milk was all sent by her aunt. Milk isn’t widely available yet, not to mention how expensive it is, even the postage cost alone isn’t something the average family can afford.

Hearing this, Jiaojiao didn’t say much. She watched Little Fatty take two more sips before she took the bottle back to drink the remaining bit.

While she was drinking, Ruan Feng and Lu Zishu came over. Each grabbed two buns and left. Jiaojiao shared the remaining two with Yang Tao and her deskmate.

The first class on Monday was a class meeting.

After discussing the last week’s events, the teacher said with a smile, “Next, I have a piece of good news for everyone. The results of the math competition qualifiers are out, and one of our students made it to the finals. It’s Xiu Xi. Let’s give him a round of applause.”

Amid the clapping, Xiu Xi showed not a hint of joy, but furrowed his brows and glanced at Jiaojiao sitting beside him.

Jiaojiao knew what he was thinking and immediately grabbed his hand from under the desk, smilingly saying, “It’s okay, big brother Xi, it’s just the same as me qualifying.”

Xiu Xi lowered his head to look at her small hand holding his, his expression softening a bit.

Actually, Jiaojiao also somewhat knew she wouldn’t make it, because she’s not really a top student; she just had an extra bit of memory. So she appeared to be more impressive before junior high, but math competitions like these select the best among the best, and only true top students like Xiu Xi could keep up. She, at most, was just making up the numbers.

Luckily, she had a good attitude about it, not aspiring to be a top student. As long as she held onto a top three spot throughout junior high and didn’t embarrass Shu Jiao, that was enough. She wasn’t pushing for anything else.

She turned her head to look at Little Fatty who was clapping more enthusiastically than anyone; she felt even more relieved.

The teacher continued, “Xiu Xi, congratulations on making it to the national finals. But you’ll need to discuss with your family because next month you’re going to Beidu for the competition. You’ll be our province’s representative. The school will organize a teacher to accompany you, and all expenses will be covered by the school. You just need to try your best on behalf of our school and hopefully bring back an award to make us proud.”

Upon hearing this, even Jiaojiao frowned, not expecting they’d have to go to Beidu.

She turned to look at Xiu Xi, thinking he might be reluctant, but instead saw him suddenly ask, “Firstly, is there a trophy?”

“What?” The teacher was taken aback for a moment.

“Is there a trophy for first place in the math competition?” Xiu Xi asked again.

Hu Lanzhi hesitated a bit, “It should be a medal, not a trophy.” She wasn’t too clear on the details; the school hadn’t had anyone win national first place in recent years, so she didn’t know.