The Kitty Became a Cutie and Was Pampered in the 80s
Chapter 562: Three Naive Ghosts (11)_1

Chapter 562: Chapter 562: Three Naive Ghosts (11)_1

Ruan Jiaojiao didn’t mind at all. She glanced at Yuan Xiaodong, who seemed very anxious, and when she stepped outside she was surrounded by a few older brothers.

"Little sister, how did you do on the test?" Ruan Wei asked.

"You must have scored double hundreds," Ruan Qun said with a face full of admiration. Ever since Ruan Jiaojiao had skipped ahead of him to third grade, she became the person he admired the most, after Ruan Hao.

Ruan Jiaojiao smiled modestly and didn’t estimate her own score.

Little Fatty still had a conflicted expression on his face, both hoping that his sister would get double hundreds and afraid that she actually would. He was really putting himself in a tight spot.

Yuan Xiaodong and Xiu Xun finished their tests at the same time. The principal collected their papers without looking at them and sealed them immediately. Stepping out of the classroom, he said to the group, "You should all head home now, don’t loiter outside, understand?"

Everyone answered in unison, watching the principal walk away with the exam papers in hand.

Yuan Xiaodong, clutching his head, said to Xiu Xi with great distress, "Xi brother, I think I might not be able to skip grades after all. I think I got several of the last questions wrong."

Xiu Xi glanced at him and simply uttered one word, "Dumb."

"..." Yuan Xiaodong, although he had known not to expect any comfort, felt especially deflated upon hearing that word.

Ruan Jiaojiao was particularly curious about Xiu Xun. She knew he was smart; in her previous life, he had graduated as the school’s top student, which attracted the attention of those above him, and then his family had taken him back home. However, in that life he hadn’t skipped grades; he finished all six years of primary school properly.

She wondered if, in this life, his skipping grades would cause him to skip over his fate as well?

Yet she couldn’t warn him, couldn’t tell him, "You should just go through primary school properly, right?"

Xiu Xun, seeing Ruan Jiaojiao looking at him, thought she was wondering about his test results. He was about to approach her and tell her voluntarily, but then he saw Xiu Xi pulling her away.

Xiu Xi, holding onto Ruan Jiaojiao’s wrist, hurried along in front, "Don’t hang around outside, let’s go home!"

Ruan Jiaojiao was pulled along the whole way, accompanied by several older brothers and the lively Yuan Xiaodong. She had no chance to speak with Xiu Xun, only able to watch as he stood behind them somewhat forlornly, watching them move further and further away.

After leaving the school gate, it was still early. After saying goodbye to Ruan Jiaojiao and the others, Yuan Xiaodong stood still. Seeing them walking together, playing as they went, and then looking at the path he had to take, devoid of people in the afternoon, he felt a twinge of envy and pursed his lips. He too wanted to go home with them.

When Ruan Jiaojiao had walked about ten meters, she looked back casually and saw Yuan Xiaodong still standing there. She asked with some confusion, "Yuan Xiaodong, why aren’t you going back yet?"

"My parents aren’t home today, and my grandfather is on duty at the hospital." Yuan Xiaodong’s eyes darted around before he blurted out a lie, "Can I go back with you guys?"

"..." Ruan Jiaojiao.

"Sure, come on over," Ruan Qun immediately agreed since they had a good relationship with Yuan Xiaodong because of Xiu Xi’s involvement.

Yuan Xiaodong immediately scurried over.

Ruan Jiaojiao’s gaze, however, was still fixed on the school entrance, as she saw Xiu Xun come out but not walking down their path. Instead, he took another road.

She recognized that road. There was a kiln factory over there – it was the kiln factory mentioned by the Ruanlin family.