Chapter 22 If There is a Shortcut in Life

After the physical education entrance examination, the daily routine of the third-grade students is to do problems, take exams, do problems, take exams, and this endless cycle.
"If only we didn't have to take the high school entrance exam and could skip doing the questions," Miaomiao stretched and sighed, resting her head on the desk.
"Not take the exam? Is there really such a shortcut? Even if there is, it's probably not for us, right?" I pondered, propping my chin on my hand.
“啊，疼啊。”感觉头发被拽了一下。我转过身，充满怨气地瞪着余昊。
“呆子，想什么呢？”小虎牙一脸你又犯二的神情打量着我。
"I'm thinking about how to avoid taking the entrance exam." I answered seriously.
"Haha, you're such a fool. Haven't you recovered from the last exam? By the way, the results came out today. It's the last exam before the entrance exam. Are you nervous?" Xiao Tiger Tooth raised his eyebrows playfully and asked.
"Being nervous won't help, the deed is already done." I kept imagining a scene without the high school entrance exam.
"It seems like there's actually a shortcut, a little insider information. Do you want to hear?" He Peng teased, leaving us in suspense.
What? What? What shortcut?" Miao Miao immediately regained her energy upon hearing the word "shortcut" and turned her head eagerly to ask.
Oh, "Do you want to hear" and "Should I say something or not" are both asking for a beating. Speaking without finishing your sentence and teasing people's curiosity, such a person should be condemned in their heart!
"Last time I went to the office to find the English teacher, I overheard them discussing the upcoming exam," He Peng said, stopping halfway.
"Why did you stop again?" Miao Miao glared at He Peng.
“I'm waiting for you guys to say 'so what’,” He Peng looked at us with a defiant expression.
“So what?” Although I was annoyed, clearly my curiosity about the shortcut outweighed my annoyance, and I questioned further.
"This kid is probably tricking us. There is no shortcut. Just focus on doing the questions and don't think about useless things." Xiao Huya saw us persisting in this shortcut, afraid that we would get too involved, so he poured cold water on us.
"It's true, I overheard the class teacher and the English teacher discussing that there is a five-year normal college recruiting students, based on the ranking of this exam and then interview, so they don't have to take the entrance examination."
"Does a five-year teacher-training college mean that you don't need to take the middle school entrance examination or the college entrance examination? It's really a shortcut!" I exclaimed as if I had discovered something important.
"This kid's words can only be believed to some extent. Don't get too immersed in it. Go, go, go, hurry up and review. The high school entrance exam is just a few days away, and we can't let our morale collapse!" Little Tiger Tooth urged us to continue practicing questions.
"Deng, deng, deng."
She's here!
Our homeroom teacher entered the classroom with the exam scores. The previously noisy classroom suddenly fell silent.
"Do you all know that the scores are out today?" the homeroom teacher asked, scanning the students in the classroom.
"Got it!" everyone shouted in unison.
"So I won't give any more introduction. As for the specific scores, I will paste them on the blackboard, and everyone can take a look during their free time. The test papers are on the podium, and the class monitor will distribute them later. Lastly, the top five students, after the rankings are read, please come out with me." The homeroom teacher finished speaking and posted one of the score sheets on the blackboard.
"First place: Yu Hao, second place: He Peng, third place: Han Zixuan, fourth place: Liu Miaomiao, fifth place: Lu Xiaoyu."
As soon as I heard my name, I finally breathed a sigh of relief. I grabbed Miaomiao's hand and followed the head teacher out of the classroom.
"Here's the thing, there is currently a five-year teacher training college that is recruiting students. The top five students in our class have the qualification to have an interview. Although it's a college, there's no need for the national college entrance exam. The tuition is free, and job placements are guaranteed, as teachers. You can discuss it with your parents when you go back home." The head teacher said while distributing the grade slips and interview notifications to us.
If there were shortcuts in life.
If the entrance exam was not required.
What would it be like?
It should be like this, right?
My emotions are complicated at the moment.