In response to Cheng Ran's words, Gao Shijin shook his head and laughed, as if he was laughing at Cheng Ran's mischief.
However, little did they know that when Gao Shaoning's two younger brothers saw Gao Shijin's smile, they had already become silent. This was because they were distant relatives and did not know Gao Shijin's temper. If it were them, they would not dare to argue like this.
Gao Shijin no longer looked at Cheng Ran and said to Xu Lan, "So sister-in-law, is this also a job transfer?"
Xu Lan was a little embarrassed. "I took the compensation from my previous company and came here to take care of Cheng Ran and his son. We'll talk about what I'm going to do later..."
Gao Shijin nodded and said no more.
Everyone looked over and had a preliminary impression of the current situation of Cheng Feiyang's family. Cheng Feiyang's company was restructured and he was transferred to Rongcheng, which was considered a revitalization, but he was also the only supporter of the family, so he naturally could not afford to lose anything. So the mother and son followed him. Xu Lan was also laid off, and Cheng Ran's grades were not good. It was a relatively rough family...
Gao Shaoning looked at Cheng Ran a few more times. She always felt that she was controlled at home and that this was not good or that was not good. In fact, compared with this cousin, she was quite happy.
Seeing that the atmosphere seemed a little awkward, Xu Lan took the initiative to ask about the previous confusion, "It was said that there were guests coming. Did Ningning get admitted to No. 12 Middle School?"
At this time, Gao Shijin's younger brother, Gao Shichong, whom Cheng Ran calls his second cousin, explained, "Ningning is taking the high school entrance exam this year. Her grades are good, but it's not easy to get into No. 12 Middle School. It can be said that it's a very good high school in Chengdu. I had a friend who was in No. 37 Middle School in Chengdu. He was ranked in the top 20 in his grade for a long time, but he still missed the entrance exam to No. 12 Middle School by more than ten points. This year, their admission score is 595, and Ningning scored 590, which is a few points short. Brother Li who came today has connections in the education system and can help. Ningning has won a prize in a talent competition before, so this time he will be given priority for admission. He is a great help."
Gao Shijin looked at Gao Shaoning in a reproachful manner, "Look, if you had scored a few more points, you wouldn't have to beg so many people..."
Gao Shaoning muttered, "You think it's easy to get that few points..."
The dinner time was set at 6:30. There were still ten minutes left and no one had arrived. Everyone started chatting about the main guest of the banquet. "Speaking of this Brother Li, he's really a nice guy. He works in the Education and Research Office, has strong connections, and is a righteous man... And needless to say, his daughter is a student at Rongcheng No. 10 Middle School. Maybe he'll come over today... It's true that people raise their children like they do. People who work in education are different..."
Xu Lan glanced at Cheng Ran, and the mother and son looked at each other. Cheng Ran smiled, but Xu Lan glared at him, her subconscious thought was "I'll screw you!".
At this moment, Xu Lan's heart moved, and she asked again, "What is the admission score for Rongcheng No. 10 Middle School this time?"
Gao Shijin said nonchalantly, "I'm not sure about that... It's probably a little higher than the admission score of No. 12 Middle School." His own daughter didn't have the qualifications to get into No. 10 Middle School, so naturally he didn't pay much attention to that level. It was good enough for her to get into No. 12 Middle School.
Second Aunt Gao Qin started the conversation, saying, "I have a friend who is also taking the high school entrance exam this year, and her grades are pretty good, but she took the exam for No. 27 Middle School, and this year the unified admission score for No. 27 Middle School is 620, and the transfer score is 630. I'm not sure about No. 10 Middle School, but according to past practices, it should be only a few points higher than No. 27 Middle School."
When talking about children's grades, everyone seemed to become much more interested. Xu Lan turned around and looked at Cheng Ran again, with an expression that said "You're not bad!" and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly.
Chengdu is different from Shanhai. Chengdu has a large population and its educational resources have never kept up with development. Even in the future, the high school admission rate is not very high. Only 50% of the students in the city can enter high school, and this number is still declining with the explosive growth of the city's population.
The reason why Gao Shijin invited his brothers and sisters to this dinner was, on the one hand, to get closer to Li Hao in the form of a family gathering, and on the other hand, to let his brothers and sisters get along well with Li Hao, so that he could take care of his children's studies in the future.
When the time was almost half past six, Li Hao's family arrived. As soon as they came in, Gao Shijin, who had been sitting with his arms and legs spread out, immediately stood up and stepped forward to greet them. He shook the man's hand eagerly, and the whole place was filled with hearty laughter.
"There was a bit of a traffic jam. Sorry to have kept you waiting..."
"No, no, it's scheduled for 6:30. We just sat down and chatted for a while... Sister-in-law, please come in. Our Ningning was just wondering when Sister Hanhan would come..."
A man named Li Hao and his Xinjiang-born wife came in, followed by a girl wearing a dress, with deep eyebrows and a doll-like face. She responded to Gao Shijin's attentive greeting, "Hello, Uncle Gao."
Then she nodded to everyone in the room, but when her eyes fell on Cheng Ran's face, she was clearly stunned for a moment, but only for a brief moment. At this time, Gao Shaoning had already come over and held her hand eagerly. She sat down with Gao Shaoning, and when she sat down, she happened to be facing Cheng Ran who was sitting across the table.
Cheng Ran blinked and remembered...
He met this girl after he took the transfer exam to Rongcheng No. 10 Middle School. He was looking at photos of Jiang Hongshao at the time and ran into the English club coming out of rehearsal. A girl named Cao Liwen thought he was the one who had stolen Jiang Hongshao's photos before. As a result, this girl came forward to clarify that someone else had stolen the photos.
At first glance, it seemed like a way to help him out, but no matter how you looked at it, her sharp words seemed like she was teasing him by "brainwashing him".
"Although I don't know which class you are in, I only dare to secretly look at her photos when no one is around... Don't you think it's too obscene?"
"I'll give you some advice and some immature suggestions... If you like her, just go after her. What's the point of peeking here? But you won't turn back until you hit the wall. Once you hit it, you'll know that the pot is made of iron."
Thinking of the girl's sharp tongue at that time, if I really admired Jiang Hongshao, I would probably have stabbed her heart with thousands of arrows at that time, which would have been a bloodless murder.
After hearing the introductions from everyone, the girl named Li Yunhan seemed to recognize him. When she sat down opposite him, she looked over with a half-smile in her eyes.
Gao Shaoning was the first to notice something was wrong. She frowned and asked in a low voice, "Sister Hanhan, do you know each other?"
Li Yunhan smiled at Cheng Ran, and without rushing to answer her, asked, "Is this your cousin?"
Gao Shijin had already given a comprehensive introduction when he sat down, and also introduced Xu Lan and Cheng Ran as Gao Shaoning's aunt and cousin.
Gao Shaoning said, "My distant cousin, their family was not here before, and they just moved to Rongcheng."
Li Yunhan smiled and said, "I'll tell you when I come down." This made Gao Shaoning suspicious, wondering when Cheng Ran had contacted Sister Hanhan
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