For many students of St. George's Primary School, the fifth grade exam is an important opportunity to determine their lives.
If you pass it successfully, you can not only go straight to the middle school, even if you choose to drop out, although the elementary school education is not as popular as the middle school, you can still find a job that is enough to support your family. In the Golden Oak Kingdom, there is no special child labor protection regulations. Many factories All have similar situations.
And once they fail, the parents of these children will often not pay another year of tuition fees. Most of them can only go back to their families sadly and assume their own responsibilities. The gap between the students is already the gap between heaven and earth.
When it came to the day of the big exam, James and Mrs. Sterling didn't sleep well all night, but they controlled themselves and didn't make the slightest sound.
With Wu Ming's top academic performance, they didn't worry about this at all, but for some reason, they were just a little bored and couldn't sleep.
"Come on, eat more!"
During breakfast, Mrs. Sterling deliberately added a slightly browned fried egg to Wu Ming's dinner plate, without mentioning a word about the exam.
"Good job!"
When James and Wu Ming went out together, the man touched Wu Ming's head: "Anyway, I must help you go to the middle school, and the two younger brothers and sisters also. Year!"
James' tone was quite firm.
Wu Ming pouted: "It's just an exam... Instead of worrying about me, you might as well worry about Brandon and Angelina!"
These two younger siblings have also reached the age of enrollment. Although they are only one year younger than Wu Ming, they do not have his talent. They did not enter school until they were seven years old, and they are still wandering in the lower grades.
Moreover, the grades were not very good, hovering in the middle and lower reaches, which made James very distressed.
"well… "
Hearing this, James didn't say much. He had a bitter face. It's useless for outsiders to worry about this kind of study. He can only continue to support Brandon and Angelina's studies. Expect a miracle to happen.
At the same time, he also pinned more hopes on Wu Ming, which was obvious to the whole family.
The result of this is that the two younger brothers and sisters are now respectful and afraid of Wu Ming, and vaguely alienated - the indifference of the traveler may also be one of the reasons for this result.
"Okay, I'm off to school!"
Wu Ming waved to the back of the door, and then two little heads came out: "Brother, you go first, I have something to do with Angelina!"
Brandon said stubbornly.
"Who said I have something to do, I'm fine, brother Steven wait for me!"
A red shadow flashed beside her, and Angelina came to Wu Ming wearing a uniform skirt with a big red bow tied on her chest.
"Well, Steven, I'll leave everything to you!"
Seeing Angelina like this, James seemed very relieved, and directly took the bus to work.
"What plot do you have today?"
Wu Ming stared at Angelina with scrutiny in his eyes. This sister was uncharacteristically today, which gave him a very strange feeling.
"No... nothing!"
Angelina moved her fingers uneasily.
"Oh, let's go!"
Wu Ming had no choice but to walk ahead, and when he reached the school gate, Angelina suddenly leaned over and took his hand.
"Um?"
Wu Ming became even more strange, but immediately, he saw several lower grade students at the door, who seemed to be his sister's classmates.
"I'm going to school, see you, brother!"
Angelina shook her hand with a smile, and immediately ran into her small circle.
Wu Ming moved his ears, and some faint voices came in.
"Huh? So Steven is really your brother?"
"Is that Steven? I heard that he is a senior in the fifth grade. Every time he tries to find out, he is the first in the grade. He was selected as the prefect by the teacher. Even in a noble school, he is quite an outstanding figure!"
"Unexpectedly, Angelina, you are actually his sister!"
"Is Brandon also his younger brother? With such an older brother, your future must be very happy!"
…
The elementary school students chattered like sparrows, and Angelina, who was surrounded in the center, seemed to enjoy the atmosphere and giggled.
Wu Ming listened to this, but he was a little speechless: "So it's like this, does the little girl have vanity?"
He has always been low-key, even indifferent. Coupled with his heavy schoolwork load, there is little communication between different grades. Now, there are still many students who don't know his relationship with Angelina and Brandon.
"only… "
He looked at Angelina's back and curled his lips: "I'm afraid soon... you will hate having a brother like me, because all your achievements will be compared with mine, no matter how much praise you get, They will be weakened by reasons such as 'that person's younger brother and sister'...even, they can only live in my shadow for the rest of their lives!"
Because of this consideration, he didn't make any publicity, and he didn't take much care of his younger siblings in school.
It's just that now it seems that everything seems to be counterproductive.
"Forget it... I hope their hearts are strong enough!"
Wu Ming scratched his head helplessly and walked into the classroom.
"Hey! Steven!"
Vidi immediately surrounded him like a pug, winking and hinting: "It's done, it's up to you!"
Because of the big exam, the atmosphere in the classroom is quite dignified. Many students are nervously doing the final review sprint and organizing stationery.
"What happened to Neville?"
Looking at the front, Neville, who was getting along well with him, was lying on the table, looking sullen, Wu Ming couldn't help poking Philip next to him.
"what else… "
Alice fiddled with the corner of her skirt, approached slightly, and lowered her voice: "I heard... Neville's parents have already told him that they will never repeat a grade for him again."
Wu Ming looked at Neville with some sympathy.
His academic performance is only in the middle and lower reaches, and the chance of passing the major exam is not great. Not to mention, even if he passes, given his family situation, his parents might immediately let him drop out of school and go to work to make up for family expenses.
It's not about being cruel, it's just for the sake of survival!
The misery of life was borne prematurely on these children who should have been playing carefree. This is the main theme of the times, and no one can escape it.
"That is to say... Neville is likely to drop out of school?"
Wu Ming touched his chin, his eyes suddenly shone with light.
He had a lot of plans, so it was inconvenient for him to do it himself. Now it seemed that this Neville was an honest man, and he didn't have much thought. Maybe he was suitable to be his initial agent
Although it is embarrassing to base happiness on other people's pain, Wu Ming is not the culprit of all this, and will give Neville more in the future, and even change the trajectory of his life, which is a matter of peace of mind.
"Steven!!!"
The classroom door opened, and a tall boy with blue curly hair walked in.
"It's Ryan from the class next door!"
Vidi immediately stood behind Wu Ming, and the same was true for Philip and Alice. There was a faint confrontation between the two small groups.
"Today is the big exam!"
Ren took a deep breath: "This time... I will definitely surpass you this time! I won't lose again..."
"oh!"
Wu Ming nodded, and sat down calmly to organize the stationery.
Ren felt as if he had punched the cotton with a punch, turned his head angrily, and walked out of the classroom.
"Steven, actually, I think... Ren is also quite pitiful..."
Vidi looked at Ren's back and suddenly sighed, while Philip and Alice kept nodding their heads in agreement.
This Ren, who was originally the prefect of their grade, was also the top student in the eyes of all the teachers before Wu Ming arrived, taking first place every time.
With Wu Ming's arrival, he can only take second place...
Not only that, in any event, as long as Wu Ming participates in the end, Rennes will only have one end as an opponent - to be slapped by fancy slings.
In the end, Wu Ming couldn't bear to bully people like this anymore.
It's just that Ren seems to have a temperament that becomes more and more courageous. Although he has never been as good as Wu Ming in everything, he has the taste of repeated defeats and defeats. This time he came to the challenge again.
"Sorry... I'm going to hit you again!"
Wu Ming shook his head.
Although he doesn't care about the rankings, the Stirlings value this very much.
Moreover, the better the development is now, the richer the circle he can come into contact with when he grows up, which will naturally help him explore the whole world, so this time it can only make Renn discouraged again.
Fortunately, judging from his thick nerves, he should definitely be able to bear it.
"Okay, let's start the big exam today!"
Not long after, several patrol teachers with stern faces came in: "Anyone who reads the name, follow me to the first examination room! Fulin, Andrew, Steven, Vidi... Remember, only pens are allowed, other If you are caught, it will count as cheating!"
All the way to the examination room, Wu Ming looked at the location and found that Vidi was just behind him, so he secretly gave him a thumbs up.
Although this kid is not good at studying, his ability to speculate and exploit is not trivial. Perhaps it would be more appropriate to let him do business.
"Scene one, literature!"
After the bell rang, the invigilator handed out a roll full of questions, and Wu Ming quickly scanned it, and he had an idea in his mind: "Even the poetry of the Philero Dynasty is involved, this question is very tricky! "
Of course, no matter how difficult it was, it was only at the elementary school graduation level. It was nothing to Wu Ming, who had read extensively and memorized extensively.
After waiting for half the time scratching his head, Vidi finally saw Wu Ming in front of him making a secret sign, and he couldn't help being shocked, his eyes sparkled...