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Chapter 59 Good News

The first class was math class. Teacher Cheng was called out halfway through her class. After a while, she returned to the classroom with Teacher Huang.

She glanced at the whole class, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, she pushed her black-framed glasses and said, "I have good news to announce today."

Qiu Huoming realized it later and he looked up at the two teachers on the podium.

"The results of the Mathematical Olympiad held in the provincial capital are out, and both the first and second place winners are from our class!"

"Qiu Huoming, Gu Xiaoran! They are the pride of Wucheng Middle School. The certificates and prizes will be delivered to our school on Friday, and the principal will present them to them personally..."

Principal Cheng is old and often disappears. I didn’t expect him to come and preside over this time.

There was constant applause in the class. Ding Yu poked Qiu Huoming's arm and said, "Huozi, that's awesome!"

"As expected, you are Brother Canghai." Gu Xiaoran said, looking back.

Immediately, waves of voices rose in the class, "As expected of Brother Canghai..."

Qiu Huoming stretched lazily. The glass window behind him was open. The afternoon sun shone on a camphor tree not far away. Part of its shadow was imprinted on the windowsill, changing shape slightly with the wind.

The whole class burst into laughter. Qiu Huoming's ears turned red and he looked at the textbook awkwardly.

Maybe parents will feel proud.

Director Zhou took the delivery note and went to the door to arrange the goods. He came back ten minutes later and said with a smile, "Don't worry, it's arranged."

Li Ming answered loudly, and the sound of turning pages of books was heard from below.

"Uncle Zhou, can you help me deliver the last batch of goods to the city? I will settle the balance with you today."

Director Zhou was lying on the last wooden table, sleeping soundly. His military cap was placed on the table with one of his hands resting on it.

Teacher Huang asked in confusion: "What is Brother Canghai?"

"It's no problem in the city. I just happen to have a batch of goods to deliver..." Director Zhou was overjoyed when he heard that.

A few people were playing and soon crossed the moat and came to the alley. Next to the cart at the door, two workers were carrying several bundles of materials. Meihua was counting the number with the help of a crutch.

Ding Yu sat coquettishly on the back seat, trying to talk to Gu Xiaoran. Gu Xiaoran was so annoyed by him that he simply kicked the car hard a few times, and the speed of the car instantly increased, and he passed Qiu Huoming and rode in the front.

The address was written on the delivery note, including the name of the contact person, Heizi.

"Hey, let's go." After an unknown amount of time, Gu Xiaoran's voice sounded in his ears.

Ding Yu quickly advised: "Everyone has a car, go for a ride."

"Gu Xiaoran, I'm going to your uncle Zhou's printing factory in a while, do you want to come with me?"

"She knows a lot of things, even if I tell you you won't understand..."

Then he turned his head to look at Qiu Huoming and said, "Little comrade, why are you here today?"

Having a car is convenient. After going back to school to get the car, Qiu Huoming rode a 26-bar bicycle with Ding Yu, and Gu Xiaoran followed closely behind on a Phoenix .

Qiu Huoming mixed the noodles before starting to eat. The noodles were average and the soup was indeed delicious. After the noodles were finished, he picked up the bowl and drank the soup in one gulp.

There are homemade dried radish and chili sauce on the table.

The morning class ended quickly. Ding Yu treated us to lunch at noon. There were many restaurants near the west gate, so we just found one that served chicken noodle soup. The chicken soup these days was really chicken soup. After the noodles were cooked, sprinkled with chopped green onions, and finally drizzled with two spoonfuls of chicken soup, a bowl of fragrant noodles was ready.

Gu Xiaoran met his eyes and they suddenly laughed together.

Ding Yu rushed over excitedly, "Hey, Meihua, are you well?"

Ding Yu reluctantly sat behind Qiu Huoming's car seat and waved at Meihua, "Next time I'll bring you comic books. I have a complete set of Yue Fei's Biography!"

"Uncle Zhou, don't forget about the delivery. Ask that Heizi to sign his name on the receipt..." Qiu Huoming reminded again.

Meihua stood there, smiling and nodded.

Qiu Huoming sat quietly by the side and listened to their conversation. He was not one to ask about his friends' privacy. If she wanted to talk, she would naturally say it.

Qiu Huoming replied: "I'm here to settle the balance. Is Uncle Zhou here?"

He held his chin, looking a little drowsy.

Gu Xiaoran nodded, "I will take the exam and return..."

Qiu Huoming and Gu Xiaoran walked in one after another, and Ding Yu stayed at the door chatting with Meihua.

He then moved a chair and sat next to Gu Xiaoran and asked, "Are you going to take the college entrance exam?"

"Uncle Zhou, business is coming!" Qiu Huoming shouted heartlessly.

Meihua smiled and said, "It's been a long time since I got here. Why are you guys here now?"

"What, your household registration has also been transferred?" Director Zhou stood up with a snap and almost knocked over the chair behind him.

"Here I come." Director Zhou sat up with his military cap in his hand in a daze.

When he looked closely, he saw that it was an old acquaintance, "Xiao Ran, why are you here? Come and sit down!"

After Teacher Huang left, Teacher Cheng coughed lightly and the class gradually became quiet.

Director Zhou touched his hat and said, "Isn't this good enough? I chose it myself, so I can accept it myself..."

He rubbed his eyes, "Would you like to chat for a while?"

Qiu Huoming rode his bicycle out of the alley and said to Ding Yu, "You are really not shy. When did you become so familiar with Meihua?"

"Okay, let's continue the lecture. Which question did I just talk about?"

But just from these few words, he could probably guess what had happened to them.

Gu Xiaoran frowned slightly, "Okay, Uncle Zhou, I know how to handle my affairs, but how did you end up like this?"

Director Zhou nodded, "Don't worry, I've given you all the instructions!"

Teacher Cheng opened his lecture notes and looked up and asked.

They chose these paths themselves, and they must be aware of the consequences.

Qiu Huoming finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the matter came to an end.

"Okay, let's go together. It's boring to go back to school at this time."

The bicycle came to a stop with a creak.

"Yes, I'm taking a nap."

Qiu Huoming counted out 200 yuan and put it on the table, then kept the receipt he had written.

"Huozi, don't chase me! Let me change direction first." Ding Yu was sitting backwards, unable to turn around for a while, and screaming in the back seat.

Meihua's mouth corners turned towards the workshop.

Without saying a word, he opened the drawer, took out the receipt and started writing.

Qiu Huoming was daydreaming as he held the textbook in his hands. Unfortunately, the current college entrance examination did not give extra points for Olympiad mathematics scores, so this so-called ranking was nothing but a false name.

Gu Xiaoran's back was far ahead, and Ding Yu shouted, "Huozi, hurry up and chase him. You let a girl catch up with you. How can you be so ashamed?"

Ding Yu outside the door kept circling around Meihua like a puppy. Meihua didn't dislike him and kept answering his questions in a gentle voice.

"We're done talking." Gu Xiaoran smiled and turned to walk out the door.

Qiu Huoming said bitterly: "If you lose 20 pounds, I can ride like a rocket..."

I feel quite low today. I failed in the second round. I am likely to fail.

There are a few missing pieces in the follow-up reading...it’s the time and the fate.

The title of the article is good news, but the article is bad news...