Chapter 26: Ask for leave for you

It was 3:23 PM.

After its weighted training, Fire Fang Dog came over to Qiao Sang.

After adapting to the training over the past few days, Fire Fang Dog’s stamina had improved significantly, and it could still stand properly even after the training ended.

Qiao Sang took out the qi yuan milk she carried with her and handed it over.

With the current training volume, Fire Fang Dog needed to drink 8 or 9 bottles of qi yuan milk every day.

Watching Fire Fang Dog chug three bottles of qi yuan milk, Qiao Sang felt a bit of financial anxiety again.

The money was being spent too quickly; in less than a week, she only had about 30,000 alliance coins left, and she estimated that by the end of today, her assets would start with a 2.

She still needed to find a way to earn money.

It wasn’t that Qiao Sang hadn’t thought of directly asking her mother for money, but seeing her mother leave early and return late every day, and still having to cook meals and Pet energy meals when she got home, she found it hard to ask.

However, for now, the Middle School Entrance Examination was the priority; earning money could wait.

Once Fire Fang Dog finished drinking the qi yuan milk, Qiao Sang took it and boarded bus number 28.

…

Xinhai Bookstore.

Because it was a holiday today, there were many people in the bookstore, most of them students.

Qiao Sang stood in the middle school book section on the second floor, selecting what she wanted to buy; she planned to buy a set of Middle School Entrance Examination past papers to practice.

Just as Qiao Sang finished selecting and was going downstairs, a voice called out to her.

“Beauty!”

“Hero!”

“Heroine!”

“That beauty with the Fire Fang Dog!”

Only then did Qiao Sang turn her head.

It seemed like she was the only one with a Fire Fang Dog in the entire bookstore.

A girl with a bun and air bangs quickly walked over.

“Why aren’t you answering me?” the girl complained.

A little familiar…

Qiao Sang couldn’t recall where she had seen her, but she was certain she had.

“Woof.” Fire Fang Dog barked, clearly recognizing who this person was.

Fire Fang Dog actually knew this person?

“Oh, it’s you. I didn’t notice just now,” Qiao Sang said calmly.

“I recognized you at first glance, especially the Fire Fang Dog next to you; it’s too noticeable,” the girl said with a smile.

Qiao Sang blinked, motioning for her to continue.

“I haven’t thanked you for what happened on the bus last time, but I messaged you, and you didn’t reply,” the girl continued.

Qiao Sang remembered.

It was Bai Yunmiao, the one who sat next to her on the bus the day she received 50,000 alliance coins.

“I haven’t been checking my messages much lately,” Qiao Sang explained.

These past few days, she had been busy training Fire Fang Dog and reading, so she really hadn’t checked her phone much.

“A heroine is just different; she can resist looking at her phone. I can’t,” Bai Yunmiao said admiringly.

After speaking, she noticed the materials in Qiao Sang’s hand and asked curiously, “Why are you buying Middle School Entrance Examination past papers?”

“Isn’t the Middle School Entrance Examination in a few days?” Qiao Sang replied with a question.

“The Middle School Entrance Examination and you buying… Holy crap!” Bai Yunmiao reacted.

Unlike when she called out earlier with a suppressed volume, this time her voice came out unreservedly, sounding particularly abrupt in the quiet bookstore.

The people around who were reading frowned and looked over.

Bai Yunmiao quickly covered her mouth, then looked at Qiao Sang in disbelief, lowering her voice to ask, “Are you still a middle school student?”

“Don’t I look like one?” Qiao Sang was a bit depressed. Could it be that she looked more mature?

“No, no, I just didn’t expect it,” Bai Yunmiao quickly shook her head.

Now that she thought about it, the girl in front of her indeed looked younger than her.

It was just that she hadn’t associated her with a middle school student.

Who would have thought that the person who exposed the Eight-Tube Coral, caught the thief, and even contracted a Fire Fang Dog was a middle school student?

What did it mean for an ungraduated middle school student to contract a Pet? It meant she was a self-awakened genius!

Their school didn’t have a single such talent.

No wonder she dared to contract a fire-type Pet as her first Pet, and even trained Fire Fang Dog to be so obedient. Bai Yunmiao subtly glanced at the Fire Fang Dog next to her.

“Why do you still need to take the Middle School Entrance Examination? A genius like you should be directly admitted,” Bai Yunmiao asked.

“Do you have some misunderstanding about geniuses?” Qiao Sang said helplessly.

What kind of genius like her still had to worry about whether she could pass the minimum score for the Middle School Entrance Examination?

Bai Yunmiao only took it as humility and asked, “What school are you planning to test into?”

Qiao Sang replied, “Saint Water Middle School.”

Bai Yunmiao looked over with an ‘as expected’ expression.

Qiao Sang was too lazy to explain how bad her grades actually were. Thinking that time was precious now, she said goodbye, “I still have to go home and do the papers. I’m leaving now.”

As she turned to leave, Bai Yunmiao grabbed her, saying aggrievedly, “Genius, you haven’t told me your name yet.”

Qiao Sang: “…”

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On the bus home, Fire Fang Dog enjoyed the scenery outside the window as usual, while Qiao Sang took out her phone, ready to add Bai Yunmiao’s name to her contacts.

Upon seeing the message interface, she noticed a prominent red 99+ in the upper right corner.

Qiao Sang was stunned and opened it.

Her classmates, who usually didn’t contact her much, had all sent messages asking what was wrong with her.

In her classmates’ eyes, taking such a long leave right before the Middle School Entrance Examination must mean something big had happened.

Qiao Sang was a little touched and replied to each of them, saying she was fine.

After feeling touched, she saw a message from her mother, sent two hours ago.

“[When is the special admission for Hanggang Sixth Beast Taming Middle School? I’ll call the teacher to help you ask for leave.]”

Qiao Sang became anxious and quickly dialed the number.

The call connected in a moment.

“Mom, did you call the teacher?” Qiao Sang felt a little guilty.

“I did.”

“Mom, actually I…”

“But it didn’t go through.”

Qiao Sang immediately gave up on what she was about to say.

“Actually what?” her mother asked.

“Actually, I want to test into Saint Water Middle School,” Qiao Sang changed the subject.

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone. “Are the special admission times for the two schools conflicting?”

“No, Hanggang Sixth Beast Taming Middle School is on June 9th, and Saint Water Middle School is on June 10th, a day apart,” Qiao Sang replied.

“Then that’s fine, go to both,” her mother said.

Ye Xiangting hadn’t asked about Saint Water Middle School’s special admission time at first because she didn’t care.

That day, she really couldn’t stand the faces of the school teacher and that woman, so she impulsively wanted her daughter to apply for Saint Water Middle School’s special admission.

After two days, she calmed down and knew in her heart that her daughter had a 99.99% chance of not getting in, so she didn’t mention Saint Water Middle School to her daughter again.

But her daughter clearly still remembered Saint Water Middle School’s special admission, and she was the one who brought it up first, so there was nothing she could do.

Ye Xiangting was only glad now that Hanggang Sixth Beast Taming Middle School’s special admission was before Saint Water Middle School’s; otherwise, if Saint Water Middle School’s special admission came first and affected her daughter’s mindset for the Hanggang Sixth Beast Taming Middle School exam the next day, it would be bad.

“Mom, don’t call the teacher. I’ve already asked my homeroom teacher for leave,” Qiao Sang instructed.

“Oh, I know,” Ye Xiangting replied.

Since she had already called, she naturally wasn’t going to call again. If it weren’t for her daughter, she wouldn’t want to deal with these teachers.