Rebirth to Save Myself

Hearing her classmates' discussion, Su Xia smiled and responded. They had already talked about it when she arrived by plane, and now seeing her whole family involved, it was impossible not to feel envious. This kind of attention to every competition a child participates in, accompanying and encouraging her, doesn't put too much pressure on her. If she wins, they're happy for her; if she loses, they comfort her, saying it's just a competition and she shouldn't take it too seriously.

If it were Su's parents, they definitely wouldn't have come along, or they would have thought that coming to the capital for the competition was unnecessary, a waste of time, and if they didn't win, they would fall behind in their studies. So Su Xia only briefly told her parents over the phone, without going into too much detail, for fear of spoiling their fun before it even started.

Su's parents always believed that if she was good at studying, then she should study. If she wasn't, she shouldn't expect them to pay for her education. Elementary and middle school were part of the nine-year compulsory education system, and since Su Xia attended a public school, it didn't cost much. But high school was different. Tuition increased, and schools were divided into "good" and "bad" schools, both public and private. Public schools required high scores and good grades, while private schools could accept students with poor grades but who could afford to pay.

Su's parents had already told Su Xia that if she did well on her high school entrance exam, she would go to a public school. If she didn't, she would go to a nursing school and become a nurse, as the family couldn't afford the high tuition fees for her. However, when Su Yaoche's high school entrance exam results were poor, they spent the entire summer pulling strings and using all sorts of connections to get him into a private high school that cost over ten thousand yuan per semester.

Su Xia shook her head, clearing her mind, and continued looking down at the math problems. Thinking about these things now was useless; taking the math and physics competitions seriously was the most urgent matter at hand.

On the day of the math competition, Su Xia met Chen Yuan and her family at the entrance of the examination hall. Chen Yuan waved excitedly when she saw Su Xia, but was warned by security guards that this was an examination hall and she should not disturb the candidates.

"Teacher, my parents are over there. I'll go say hello," Su Xia said to the teacher in charge.

"There's still a while before it's time to go in, go ahead, but don't take too long." The teacher expressed understanding, saying that it wasn't unreasonable for the student to go over after the parents had traveled such a long distance.

Upon hearing this, Su Xia ran over and first told the security guard, "Excuse me, they are my family members who came to cheer me on."

Seeing that she was a student competing and that she was quite nice, the security guard wasn't so fierce and just said calmly, "As long as you don't make too much of a fuss."

"Thank you!" Su Xia said, then turned to Mr. and Mrs. Chen and said, "Didn't you say I didn't need to come? I'll come find you after the competition."

“How could we do that? Of course we’re here to cheer you on,” Chen Yuan said.

"It's very sunny here, you should go back first."

"We'll go back after you enter the exam room, and then come back when it's almost over," Chen's mother said, assuring her that everything was arranged perfectly.

"Well, I can't be away from the team for too long, so you guys shouldn't stay too long either."

"Go ahead, go ahead," Mr. Chen said understandingly, waving Su Xia away first.

Soon after, the exam hall opened, and a large number of candidates poured in and then dispersed to various classrooms. Then, the invigilators entered the classrooms with the exam papers and opened the sealed bags to take out the papers when the first bell rang.

"Please distribute the test papers, teacher. Please distribute the test papers."

"Ring ring ring, the exam has begun. You may begin answering the questions. The exam has begun. You may begin answering the questions."

As the announcement was broadcast, all the candidates began to furiously write in their books. Looking down from the podium, one could see a mix of students: some scratching their heads, some pale-faced, some calm and collected, and some feigning composure. Everyone hoped to achieve a good ranking in this competition, a ranking that would be a stepping stone to a prestigious university.

"Ring ring, the exam is over. Please stop answering the questions."

Su Xia put down her pen and waited until the teacher collected all the test papers before putting her stationery in her bag and leaving. Along the way, everyone was discussing how difficult and bizarre the questions were, and some were even comparing answers. After comparing, they realized they had chosen the wrong answers and started wailing. Su Xia didn't join in. Instead, she walked to the teacher waiting at the school gate and said, "Teacher, I'm going to meet up with my parents first."

"Okay, go ahead. The physics team is already on their way and should arrive in the next day or two."

"okay, got it."

After Su Xia and Chen Yuan met up, they slept in the hotel for a whole day and night, which almost scared Chen Yuan to death. Later, Su Xia was so hungry that she got up to eat, and Chen Yuan gave up the idea of ​​taking her to the hospital.

"Do you know how scared I was?!"

"I'm just tired from this period of time, and now that the math competition is over, I want to get a good night's sleep."

"Let's go, I'll take you downstairs to eat."

"Um, where are Mom and Dad?"

“They went out for a stroll. If you weren’t still breathing, we would have moved you to the hospital long ago.”

"Hehe, I'll be more careful next time."

The two went to the hotel's second-floor restaurant and picked out some food. Su Xia thought she could go back to sleep after eating, but she was so energetic that she couldn't fall asleep until midnight. With no other option, she started looking at her physics problems.

"Xiaxia, aren't you asleep yet?" Chen Yuan woke up groggily and found Su Xia still sitting at the table with the small lamp on.

"You probably slept too much before. You should go to sleep first."

"Oh."

Early in the morning, Su Xia appeared at the door of the room and saw Mr. and Mrs. Chen, who were also going to have breakfast.

Good morning, Mom and Dad!

"You child, have you been sleeping irregularly lately? You've been sleeping for so long." Chen's mother rushed over and gently patted Su Xia's shoulder a few times.

"Was Xiaxia under too much pressure during the competition, so she relaxed as soon as the exam was over?" Mr. Chen asked.

"Hehe, a little, but I've recovered now." Su Xia scratched his head and laughed awkwardly.

"Let's go have breakfast. Where's Yuanyuan? Isn't she up yet?" Chen's mother asked.

"No, she went to bed quite late last night. Let her sleep a little longer. I'll pack some food for her to eat later."

"it is good."

After the three of them finished breakfast, Su Xia took a steamed bun, a mantou (steamed bread), and a cup of soy milk upstairs for Chen Yuan. She had to return to the hotel where the exam was held that afternoon. They had originally planned to go out and have some fun together, but Su Xia had slept in until the rest of the group had arrived in the capital. So they had to go back first and come back after the physics competition to go out together.

Chen Yuan had already prepared a detailed itinerary, planning to visit one attraction per day to enjoy herself fully and avoid getting too tired, while still having the energy to continue the next day. Su Xia was very satisfied with Chen Yuan's itinerary; it was clear that she had put a lot of thought into it.