Chapter 252 Summer Vacation (1)
Chapter 252 Summer Vacation (1)
Just then, Monkey and Taozi arrived, and both of them were stunned when they saw Anxin wearing a blue dress.
Liu Yi: "Try the other white one."
"Didn't your second aunt say that both dresses are the same size? If this one fits, the other one will fit too."
As An Xin spoke, she went back to her room and changed out of her dress.
Luo Xingguo: "An Xin, you look pretty. Why take it off? Just keep wearing it!"
The monkey chimed in, "Yes! Wear that dress to school tomorrow, and you'll definitely be the prettiest girl in the whole school."
"An Xin was originally the most beautiful girl in the whole school."
Even if three people of the same age praised her like that, An Xin was still just a sixteen-year-old girl.
She felt a little shy, but it wasn't obvious on the surface.
She said, trying to cover it up, "Monkey and Taozi are here, let's start class!"
……
The next day during a break at school.
Luo Xingguo said smugly to Monkey and Taozi, "My parents promised me that I can go to Qiongzhou Island with An Xin during the summer vacation."
Monkey: "Anxin, what's fun to do on the island?"
"There are so many fun things to do on the island. When you go beachcombing, you can collect fish, shrimp and many other seafood products. There are also many fresh fruits to eat this season. Most importantly, the scenery on the island is beautiful."
Taozi: "I've never seen the ocean before. It must be magnificent!"
An Xin: "Of course, the sunrise and sunset at sea are breathtakingly beautiful."
Monkey: "Taozi, let's go see the sea too."
Taozi: "Of course I want to go, but my dad definitely won't agree."
Monkey: "Then you should secretly tell your mom. If your mom agrees, your dad will agree too."
Taozi: "Unless the average score of this final exam is passing."
An Xin: "Didn't you already pass the average score in the last exam? You should be fine for the final exam."
Taozi: "Really?"
"The exam is in three days. If you understand all the key points I highlighted for you before, you'll be fine."
"If I can get an average score of 60 or above in this final exam, maybe I can talk to my family and they will agree to let me go to the island."
An Xin: "Study hard these few days, and things will be easier to talk to once you get your results."
Sure enough, the final exam three days later tested mostly the key points that An Xin had highlighted for them.
The exam results came out two days later.
Taozi's average score was 63.8, Houzi's average score was 64, and Xingguo's average score was 70.
An Xin's average score was 99.6.
Their class rankings are first, second, third, and fourth, respectively.
Luo Xingguo asked An Xin excitedly, "An Xin, how did you know what the teacher would test us on?"
"Because I used to be a teacher! When teachers test students' levels, the basic knowledge naturally makes up the majority, about 80 percent of it, and the more difficult stuff makes up about 20 percent."
"Having been a teacher for a few years makes all the difference."
"of course."
An Xin was not modest either.
Luo Xingguo's achievement of ranking second in his grade was something his grandparents and parents never dared to dream of.
To celebrate their excellent exam results and to give them a farewell dinner before their trip to Qiongzhou Island, Liu Yi and Jiang Yuting prepared a sumptuous feast to reward them.
Taozi and Monkey also got excellent grades at the end of the semester, and their families were so happy that they agreed to let them go to Qiongzhou Island with Anxin for the summer vacation.
With three boys accompanying An Xin back to Qiongzhou Island, the Luo couple felt much more at ease.
They went by train.
After a day and two nights on the train, they arrived in Nanshi, where Li Jianguo picked up An Xin and the others.
Li Jianguo drove them to the dock to board the ship.
It was the first time the three boys had traveled far from home, and they were very interested in everything.
I was curious about everything along the way.
Whether traveling by train or ship, I was incredibly excited.
After a day and a night by ship, we finally arrived at Qiongzhou Island.
The scene here was something the three boys, who lived in big cities, had never seen before.
Beaches, waves, power plants, salt fields, golden rice paddies, and fruit trees everywhere, their branches laden with various fruits.
Li Jianguo dropped off the children, who had been chattering and screaming all the way, at An Xin's doorstep and then left in a hurry, saying he had other important things to do.
No one was home; neither her parents nor the twins, including Lan Jie, were there.
It was morning, and the sun on the island was warm but not too strong. Mom liked to take Lan Jie and the twins for a walk on the beach.
Anxin told them to put down their luggage and rest for a bit.
The three boys, unable to contain their excitement, exclaimed, "The scenery on this island is truly beautiful! Let's go out and see it! What's the point of staying at home?"
An Xin, naturally pleased with her guests, led them out.
There is a grape vine in front of Anxin's house, and the vine is full of grapes.
Anxin said, "These are grapes grown by my mother. You can eat as many as you want. Just pick a bunch of grapes, rinse them under the tap, and you can eat them."
Everyone picked a bunch of grapes, rinsed them under the tap in the yard as An Xin had suggested, and then started eating.
The monkey exclaimed in surprise, "These grapes don't have any seeds!"
Luo Xingguo rolled his eyes at him.
"I ate grapes like this several years ago. They taste even better when eaten with the skin on, and you don't need to spit out the grape skins or seeds."
Taozi: "Sure enough, it tastes pretty good when eaten directly, skin and all, and it has a faint fragrance."
An Xin explained, "These are rose grapes. They are pink in color, seedless, and have a rose flavor."
They picked the grapes one by one and popped them into their mouths.
"It's delicious, and the name is lovely too, Rose Grape."
They walked on, eating grapes as they went.
Stepping out of the residential area, there is a grove of apple trees, laden with fruit, the apples densely packed, red and large.
Looking at the bright red apples, Luo Xingguo, who had already finished eating the grapes, swallowed hard.
"Anxin, can I pick it and eat it?"
"Yes, everyone can pick any fruit on the island and eat it, but you can't put it in a bag to take home. Once they're all ripe, they'll be picked and distributed to every household for free."
Luo Xingguo picked a big, red apple, wiped it on his clothes, and took a bite.
"It's delicious, so sweet and juicy."
Monkey and Taozi followed Luo Xingguo's example, picked one, rubbed it on their clothes, and ate it.
"Delicious, delicious! I've never eaten such a delicious apple before."
An Xin: "Of course! You just picked it from the tree, so it's the freshest and naturally tastes much better than what you buy at the market."
Monkey: "The apples in the market are expensive and not fresh. They can't compare to the apples here."
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