CHAPTER 308: CHAPTER 305: CINDERELLA’S COMEBACK 50

Anning met Zhou Guangshen when she was about to go to Capital.

He came with Wu Linna.

They said they wanted to treat Anning to a meal.

The three of them went to a small restaurant and ordered a few dishes.

Wu Linna and Zhou Guangshen were always very thankful to Anning.

If it wasn’t for Anning, Zhou Guangshen’s leg might really have been amputated.

Zhou Guangshen realized during his stay with Xiao Yuan that Xiao Yuan was no ordinary doctor.

Many officials and nobles brought money to ask Xiao Yuan for treatment, but Xiao Yuan did not necessarily agree.

Moreover, Xiao Yuan’s medical fees were particularly high and the Zhou family could not afford them at all.

If it were not for Anning’s sake, would Xiao Yuan know who Zhou Guangshen is? It would have been even less likely for him to treat him for free.

Wu Linna also understood this in her heart, and she was especially grateful to Anning.

The two kept toasting Anning with juice, expressing their gratitude during the conversation.

Anning smiled at Zhou Guangshen: "If you really want to thank me, then treat Nana better in the future."

Zhou Guangshen looked at Wu Linna, his deep affection unmistakable: "Definitely, I will treat her well all my life."

After the meal, Anning pulled Wu Linna aside to quietly ask and learned that Mr. Wu and Mrs. Wu were no longer managing Wu Linna much.

They really dared not manage anymore.

What happened with Zhou Guangshen falling from the building scared Mr. Wu and Mrs. Wu.

They feared that if they interfered again, Wu Linna might also end up in trouble.

Mrs. Wu fully left it to fate.

Mr. Wu was thinking of saving more money, to later provide Wu Linna with some security.

In the couple’s words, nothing is more important than life; the path is chosen by Wu Linna herself, whether it turns out good or bad in the future, she cannot blame others.

Anning felt quite moved by the difficult situation of Mr. and Mrs. Wu.

She admonished Wu Linna: "Make sure not to fall behind in your studies, haven’t we both agreed on it? We’ll be schoolmates in college, I’m going to apply to those two universities, if you don’t get in, I definitely won’t bother with you."

Wu Linna nodded repeatedly: "Yes, definitely, I will study hard, and we will go to the same college."

She had a bright smile on her face.

This girl had become much thinner after this incident, no longer the slightly chubby girl she was.

She was now thin to the point of looking a bit bony, but this slimness made her features even more delicate, making her exceptionally beautiful.

Anning was about to leave for Capital, so she did not stay long with Wu Linna.

She went home to pack her luggage.

When she got home, Mrs. Gu gave her several sets of clothes: "These were picked out by your Sister Xiao Yu and me, try them quickly to see if they fit."

Anning took the clothes and changed into them, indeed they fit perfectly.

She knew they must have been chosen by Sister Xiao Yu; if they were selected by Mrs. Gu’s taste, they definitely would have been those brightly colored ones.

Mrs. Gu had a smile on her face: "It looks pretty good, very generous."

Anning changed into her home clothes and began to pack what she needed to take.

Mrs. Gu also came over to help.

While folding clothes, she instructed Anning: "Don’t wander around aimlessly when you get to Capital, stick close to your teachers, you know, and don’t let yourself be wronged. I’ll give you some money later, buy whatever you want to eat."

Anning nodded continuously: "I know."

Mrs. Gu’s face was smiling, looking very proud: "I never imagined that my Ningning would be so awesome, number one in all four subjects in our province. If she wins first place in the finals this time, she might even get to compete abroad."

Mrs. Gu and Mr. Gu had now become quite familiar with the academic competition scene.

She knew that if Anning could win a national first prize, she could be admitted directly into one of the top two universities in the country.

Every time they thought about this, Mr. and Mrs. Gu were full of energy.

Anning hugged Mrs. Gu: "Mom, don’t worry, this time I’ll definitely bring back a national first place for you."

"Mom is waiting."

Mrs. Gu smiled like a blooming flower.

Early the next morning, the school sent a car to pick up Anning.

This time, in addition to Anning, several students from the school were going to the Capital to participate in the finals.

To ensure the students’ safety, the school arranged for a car to take them to the airport.

Anning, carrying her suitcase, got into the car and waved goodbye to Mr. and Mrs. Gu.

As she turned around, she saw Xiao Yuan standing at a distance, watching her leave.

Since Xiao Yuan had some business and had not returned to the Capital, Anning stayed with her classmates in a hotel booked by the school.

She shared a room with a senior from First Middle School who was participating in a chemistry competition.

As soon as this senior entered the room, she set down her luggage and started reading her books.

Anning took a break for a while, then changed her clothes, took her room card, and was ready to go out.

Before leaving, she asked her roommate if she wanted to go out together.

The senior shook her head, indicating she needed to practice more problems, and told Anning to go by herself.

Anning didn’t go far, just walked around near the hotel, then called Mr. and Mrs. Gu to tell them she had arrived safely.

Later, Anning sent a message to Xiao Yuan: "The teacher said that if I am to stay in the Capital alone after the exam, a relative should come to pick me up."

Originally, when Anning left, she told the teacher accompanying the examination that she would not return to Qing City this time because she had several more exams coming up, and traveling back and forth was too troublesome. Since she had relatives in the Capital, she would stay at their home.

The teacher agreed, but requested that Anning’s relatives pick her up and that the teacher needed to meet the relatives personally to be assured.

It was actually a matter of responsibility towards Anning.

But Anning felt a bit troubled.

Should she ask Xiao Yuan to pick her up?

What would the teacher think upon seeing Xiao Yuan?

After sending the message, Xiao Yuan replied after a while, "Okay, I will have Miss Xiao come to pick you up."

Uh?

Was this meeting the parents in advance?

Anning was not opposed to Miss Xiao picking her up, nor was she nervous about it.

She put away her phone, bought some things nearby, and then returned to the hotel.

The senior rooming with her had already worked through several difficult problems.

Seeing her roommate studying so intensively, Anning also took out the books and papers she brought and started to work on them.

Students from Qing City No.1 Middle School arrived earlier; Anning and her group arrived in the Capital in the afternoon. They could rest the next day and would officially take the exams the day after.

The next day, the teacher accompanying the exam knocked on each student’s door to warn them not to eat random food, informed them of the meal times, and instructed everyone to gather in the lobby on the ground floor where the teacher would lead them to eat.

This was to prevent students from getting stomach upset and affecting their exams.

The students present were all highly self-disciplined and understood the teacher’s good intentions, naturally, no one would eat carelessly.

The senior rooming with Anning was actually very fond of snacking, but she refrained from eating any snacks to maintain her best condition for the exam.

On the day of the exam, Anning got up early, checked her stationery, made sure nothing was missing, and went to the lobby to gather.

Then the teacher led everyone to the exam venue.

This timeline and the Olympiad times that Anning had experienced in some other timelines were slightly different.

This timeline has the final stages of the Olympiad packed quite tightly.

From the biology competition at the end of October to the mathematics competition in mid-November, it spanned just over a dozen days.

Anning had to take four subjects, really tightly scheduled.

This time she was taking biology.

During the written exam, Anning answered very smoothly, and after finishing, she still had plenty of time for checking.

When it came to the experimental part, Anning could hear sighs from the surrounding students intermittently.

This biology experiment was really quite difficult and obscure.

However, this could not stump Anning, who completed her experiment very quickly.

After leaving the examination room, the accompanying teacher didn’t ask Anning how the exam went but rather asked if she was going to her relative’s house now.

Anning gave a very affirmative answer. Once everyone had finished their exams and returned to the hotel, Anning was just going to the lobby when a very beautiful woman smilingly walked towards her.

Xiao Yuan had sent Anning a photo of Miss Xiao.

Recognizing her, Anning quickly smiled and called out, "Auntie."

She led Miss Xiao to the accompanying teacher, and after they talked for a while, the teacher let Anning go upstairs to get her luggage.