Chapter 287: Chapter 280: Love My Elder Sister the Most

She really did not put too much pressure on herself, so she did not feel too nervous either. When it was time for the exam, she directly went in and took it.

Just as the papers were distributed, she had not yet begun to write when she heard a loud bang that startled her. She looked up to see a boy fallen to the ground with his eyes tightly shut. His face was pale, and beads of sweat were dripping down his forehead.

“Too nervous,” Tang Yuxin sighed, then took up her pen again and continued writing. Soon after, a doctor came in. Seeing the situation, the boy had to be taken out.

That would be one of the pivotal three years of high school that could never be retaken.

Tang Yuxin went on answering her paper, busy with her own world, occasionally sipping from her herbal tea.

Should she ask if she could help?

Yes, that’s a possibility, but what’s the point?

Such anxiety was not conducive to handling stressful examinations. Even if he passed this hurdle, what about the next one? The tension would eventually weigh on a person’s mind.

And if he does not perform well, then there’s no need to mention the increasingly competitive and difficult world outside.

After the student was carried out, it scared all the parents outside.

Tang Zhinian gripped Ren Li’s arm so tightly that he almost broke it.

Ren Li couldn’t help but smile bitterly.

In Tang Zhinian’s heart, Tang Yuxin was incomparable, no matter whether it was her or Chengcheng. But who could blame them? They all loved the child. Chengcheng, at his tender age, was already calling her sister instead of dad or mom, which made her heart sour for a long time.

“Don’t worry, it’s okay,” Ren Li patted Tang Zhinian’s hand reassuringly, “Look how at ease she is with the exam, and the one who was taken out isn’t your daughter, so what are you worried about?”

“But I’m still scared,” Tang Zhinian stammered, how could he not be? His daughter was taking college entrance exams.

Even if she ranked top in her studies, even if she was fully prepared, being a father, he was still worried, still in fear.

Each passing second seemed to increase Tang Zhinian’s agitation, and Ren Li genuinely worried that he would rush into the examination hall to check on their daughter, wondering if she was alright, if she was still answering questions, or if she was still—alive?

The same worries likely plagued many parents present.

Students had their own battleground inside the examination hall.

Parents had their matches outside the examination hall. Nobody was comparing who was more nervous or distressed, but everybody endured the extremely long hours.

During the afternoon examination, only the rustle of pens against papers filled the examination hall. Some students were already breaking out in cold sweat; they seemed to be on the verge of exhaustion.

This examination was difficult. Compared to previous years, this year, both in difficulty and quantity, was indeed tougher. Rarely seen topics were also included.

If Tang Yuxin had not remembered the questions and had some impression of them, she would have also struggled to answer the questions.

She stood up, handed in her paper, then picked up her things and prepared to leave. She didn’t hand in her paper first, nor did she wait till the end. When others had submitted their papers, then she would submit hers. Otherwise, she would wait.

When she finally came out, Tang Zhinian stood up, visibly relieved.

The color of Tang Yuxin’s face was calm, ruddy, and look healthy. She had not spent too much energy and effort. Her thoughts were also clear, and she didn’t look like an idiot after the test.

This day of the college entrance examination was over. In two days, they had to come again. Ren Li as a mother almost forgot about their son. Luckily, Chengcheng was easy to take care of. He didn’t pick his food, and with Sisi growing up, she could take good care of her brother. Sisi and Tang Yuxin both liked their little brother very much, and the little brother was very cheerful. Her greatest satisfaction was not her exam scores or the gifts her father bought for her, but having a younger brother, a beautiful one at that.

Tang Yuxin, sitting in the exam hall, suddenly thought of something, a smirk curling her lips. Her slightly squinted eyes revealed a sense of peace resembling moonlight reflected on a water’s surface.

She put down her pen just as the last exam was over. She could finally draw a closing mark to these twelve years of study.

She was the first one to stand up and hand in her paper, and the first one to walk out of the examination hall.

Outside, Tang Zhinian and Ren Li were waiting. They both kept their eyes peeled at the door, right until she came out. Tang Yuxin raised her face, looking at the grayish-blue sky in the distance.

The smile on her lips never faded away.

She found joy in the fact that she didn’t need to study extra hours. She could spend every day with her little brother.

After Tang Yuxin had finished her exams, Ren Li could not wait to return home. She had not seen her son for three days and didn’t know if her baby would still recognize her.

As soon as she got back, she saw little Chengcheng crawling around in his open-crotched trousers. He looked up, brightened up with a smile, then started crawling forward quickly.

Ren Li felt a tug at her heartstrings, so she squatted down, stretched out her hands to pick up her son.

However, little Chengcheng crawled past his mother, ignoring the hands she extended towards him and stopped when he reached Tang Yuxin’s side. He sat down and held his sister’s leg tightly.

“Sis… Sister…”

He called very clearly, mumbling “sister” as he dribbled saliva all over her leg.

Tang Yuxin crouched down, picked up her little brother, and pinched his chubby face. Knowing that his sister was there to play with him, little Chengcheng beamed, puckered up his little mouth, and slobbered all over his sister’s face.

Ren Li was heartbroken to see this, having raised her son through all the diapers, he turned out to be an ungrateful brat. Once he had his sister, he no longer needed his mother.

But she still couldn’t help but love him, such a well-behaved and cute little thing. If she left him for a while, she would miss him.

“Mommy…”

Chengcheng clapped his little hands and called out to Ren Li, reaching out his little hands for her to pick him up. Finally, he remembered her.