Back to high school, Peking University is beckoning me

The senior high school students take mock exams according to their established learning progress, so this midterm exam is for the freshmen and sophomores.

Because each person had a desk, there was not enough space for the exam, so the school finally converted some classrooms in another laboratory building into exam rooms.

On the day of the exam, the campus was filled with a tense and serious atmosphere, and almost all the students got up early and went to the classroom for their final review.

Some students took their review materials and took a few more glances at them while others looked solemn, as if they were silently cheering themselves up.

The classroom was eerily quiet, with no other sounds except the occasional sound of turning pages and the rustling of writing on draft paper.

Many students were so nervous before the exam that they ran to the bathroom several times. Just when Lu Yixiao was about to go to the bathroom for the third time.

Lu Youning pulled her back and asked with concern, "Do you have a stomachache? Why do you keep running to the bathroom?"

Lu Yixiao also looked very distressed and said helplessly: "I don't know either, I just feel a dull pain in my stomach and I keep wanting to go to the toilet."

Lu Youning suddenly remembered that in her past life, she was in the same state when she was nervous before an exam. She immediately understood and said:

"Xiaoxiao, you're probably too nervous before the exam. Sit down first, drink some warm water, then do as I say and take a few deep breaths."

After hearing what Lu Youning said, Lu Yixiao sat down obediently, picked up the warm water on the table, and slowly drank a small sip. The warm feeling flowing down her throat seemed to relax her tense nerves a little.

She followed Lu Youning's instructions and began to take deep breaths, inhaling slowly and then exhaling slowly.

As her breathing became more regular, she felt her heartbeat gradually steady, and the pain in her stomach seemed to ease a little.

Lu Youning softly comforted him, "Don't worry too much. The exam isn't that scary. Just treat it as an ordinary practice and perform at your normal level."

Besides, you've been studying so hard lately and even borrowed my notes to look at. This is how I usually study. Don't you trust me?"

Lu Yixiao quickly shook her head and denied it, "No, Ningning, I definitely believe you."

Lu Youning smiled softly. "That's all right. We've already reviewed all the knowledge in the textbook. As long as we answer the questions normally, there will be no problem."

Lu Yixiao nodded, the anxiety in her eyes fading slightly. She looked at Lu Youning gratefully and said, "Thank you, Ningning. If it weren't for you, I would definitely have failed the exam because of my anxiety."

"You're suffering from pre-exam anxiety. It'll be fine once the test is over. Okay, let's read for a while."

If you're really nervous, just recite ancient poetry or classical Chinese quietly, paying attention to the words that are easy to make mistakes in. The test will be coming up soon."

Lu Yixiao and Lu Youning opened their books again, but Lu Yixiao was no longer as flustered as before. She took out her Chinese textbook and recited classical Chinese in a low voice.

After the morning reading class, the exam preparation bell rang. Lu Youning and Lu Yixiao went to the laboratory building to take the exam. Lu Youning was in the first exam room, and Lu Yixiao was in the third.

The two of them were taking the exam on the same floor. Before entering the exam room, Lu Youning gently encouraged them, "Come on, Xiaoxiao. Believe in yourself, you can do it."

Lu Yixiao nodded slightly and responded: "Well, let's work hard together."

After entering the examination room, Lu Yixiao found her seat and sat down. She took a deep breath and adjusted herself again.

Soon, the invigilator came into the classroom with a sealed bag and the exam bell officially rang.

Lu Youning took the newly received test paper and quickly scanned the questions, making sure there were no typos or omissions before starting to answer.

Lu Yixiao saw these two sentences in the classical Chinese fill-in-the-blank questions: "I set out on a horse-riding journey to visit the scenery in Chong'a." and "The fishermen's boats sing in the evening, and the sound reaches the end of the Pengli shore; the geese are frightened by the cold, and their cries stop at the Hengyang harbor."

She couldn't help but feel shocked. If she hadn't written the characters "骖" and "蠡" before the test, she would have lost these two points.

Afterwards, she was glad that she had carefully reviewed those classical Chinese sentences that were easy to make mistakes in before the exam.

She thought silently in her heart: "Ningning is really amazing, no wonder she always does so well in Chinese exams."

As she continued to delve deeper into the questions, Lu Yixiao grew increasingly confident. She seemed to see the joy she would experience after the exam, and she couldn't help but laugh out loud, drawing the attention of the invigilator and other students.

Lu Yixiao instantly realized her gaffe, her cheeks flushed. She lowered her head in embarrassment, pretending to answer the questions seriously, but secretly regretted her own lack of composure.

The bell rang to signal the end of the exam, and Lu Yixiao walked out of the exam room with brisk steps.

She couldn't wait to find Lu Youning and share her experience of the exam and her joy with her.

"Ningning, I'm here!" Lu Yixiao shouted as she ran over and affectionately took Lu Youning's arm. Her tone was cheerful, and it was obvious that she was in a very good mood.

Lu Youning jokingly said, "It looks like our little cutie Xiaoxiao did very well in the exam."

Lu Yixiao said with a grin, "Hehe~, I feel okay. Thanks to you for reminding me this morning to be careful about spelling mistakes when reading classical Chinese. I've already written it down."

Then he said excitedly: "Ningning, let's go back to the classroom to put our things away, and then go to eat. I want to add a chicken leg as a reward for myself."

Lu Youning was infected by her mood and responded with a smile: "Okay, then I want a chicken drumstick too."

In the corridor, many students were discussing the two sentences to fill in the blanks in classical Chinese.

Student A: "I couldn't remember the word '骖' in 'Yan Can (can) 騑 (fei) Yu Shanglu, Fang Fengjing Yu Chong'a.', so I just left it blank."

Student B: "Aren't we usually tested on 'The setting sun and the lone wild goose fly together, the autumn water and the vast sky are the same color.'? This time we're not following the usual rules."

Student C: "There's also a line called 'Fishermen's boats sing at dusk, echoing along the shores of Pengli.' I also wrote the character '蠡' wrong. I wrote it as '蟸'. It's too difficult."

Student D: "Why are you so scared? I think a lot of students lost points on these two fill-in-the-blank questions. We're not the only ones."

Student E: "I feel the classical Chinese translations at the end are more difficult. This joint exam is much more difficult than the last monthly exam."

Student F: "I'm just praying I can pass Chinese. I don't dare to think about anything else."

……

Lu Yixiao winked at Lu Youning. Neither of them spoke, but listened silently all the way.

When they returned to the classroom, they found that some classmates were also discussing the two classical Chinese text fill-in-the-blanks, and some classmates had already started checking the answers.

Lu Yixiao sighed, "It seems many students feel that this exam is more difficult. I hope the math test this afternoon will be a little less demanding."

Lu Youning took out a math problem notebook from a box at the back of the classroom and said, "After all, it's a joint exam. The teachers who set the questions probably want to see the true level and differences between the students in each tier."

Lu Yixiao nodded and took out her own notebook. "Let's go, let's fill our bellies first. Exams are really taxing, and I get hungry really fast."

So, the two of them took their notebooks and went straight to the cafeteria to get food, for fear that if they were a little late, there would be too many people and there would be no chicken legs left.