Chapter 51 Apple
November, the Light Snow in the 24 solar terms.

Six months after Zhang Yunqi’s rebirth, the results of the first semester midterm test of Jiangchuan No. 6 Middle School were announced.

Winter has passed, and the campus of No. 168 Middle School is bleak. However, in the teaching buildings located in the corridors, all grades and classes are discussing the report cards of this midterm exam. As the bell rang, Jiang Lihua walked into Class of the first grade of senior high school to announce the results. This is also the first battle since the beginning of the new semester. The results will be announced soon.

Some people say that high school is a watershed that puts the fate of different people in two completely different directions.

China's exam-oriented education, which began in 1986, has come to the end of 1992. After experiencing a decade of catastrophe, the "hard-hit areas" of China's exam-oriented education have recovered. Under the stimulation of the market economy, it has become more utilitarian and more realistic.

Although those pairs of pure eyes in the classroom are still filled with confusion, in this era where academic performance determines one's circumstances, many people are looking forward to seeing the future written on a piece of paper.

"Liu Xiaochuan, 468 points."

"Qian Yue, 452 points. Wait, take this note with you too, why are you in such a hurry!"

"Lin Yueying, 568 points."

Every time Jiang Lihua read out a name, someone would come up and take the transcript.

Lin Yueying got her results and ranked 14th in the class. Her total score for the midterm exam was 750. Although she was ranked relatively high, the score of 568 still made her feel a little depressed. She estimated that she would not be able to make it into the top even in a better class.

As she walked down, she looked around the class, thinking that the strength of her class was really lacking. The only thing she was looking forward to now was Zhang Yunqi's results. Zhang Yunqi was the top scorer in the senior high school entrance examination. She didn't know how high his score would be this time, but only a few people in the class knew that he was the top scorer. It was estimated that when the results were announced, everyone would be shocked.

What shocked everyone was the first sight.

When her midterm exam score of 688 was announced, it caused a sensation in the class.

This result is probably among the best in the entire grade group, not to mention the whole class. Everyone was shocked and had mixed feelings and different opinions about this girl who was both beautiful and intelligent. Their previous friendliness turned into awe, and some boys even looked at her with fiery eyes.

There is no doubt that Chujian is excellent. Even the class teacher Jiang Lihua has a smile on his face, and his joy for Chujian is beyond words. However, when he sees Zhang Yunqi's report card, which he was looking forward to very much, the expression on his face becomes a little dull.

"Zhang Yunqi, 625 points."

Jiang Lihua placed Zhang Yunqi's report card on the edge of the table. A low commotion broke out in the classroom, very quiet but not sensational. However, this score was obviously not low for Class 168. It was the highest score so far except for Chu Jian.

Under the gaze of his classmates, Zhang Yunqi walked straight to the podium and took down the transcript. On the transcript was his ranking: second in Class 168.

This does not mean that he did well in the exam. A score of 625 points definitely does not make him among the top in the school. He is totally unworthy of being the top scorer in the county's high school entrance examination. It only shows how weak their class is. He is just the best among a group of noobs.

"Zhang Yunqi, come to my office for a while. The rest of you can study on your own." After announcing the grades, Jiang Lihua walked away with his hands behind his back, leaving behind these words in a lukewarm tone.

The classroom was very quiet. All the students' eyes were focused on Zhang Yunqi with a hint of envy, probably because they thought Zhang Yunqi was going to be praised. Every time the grades were announced, the head teacher would talk to the students with excellent grades.

During this time, there were still some people who knew the real situation, such as Lin Yueying, Yu Xiaorui and Zhao Han. They looked at Zhang Yunqi silently and frowned when they first saw him. Only the silly Wang Xiaokai smiled and patted Zhang Yunqi on the shoulder and said, "The teacher thinks highly of you. He asked you to go to the office first. Tsk tsk, students with good grades still have human rights."

Zhang Yunqi smiled, glanced at Jiang Lihua's back, stood up and left the classroom, and went to Jiang Lihua's office.

Jiang Lihua looked at Zhang Yunqi with the report card in his hand. This time he did not politely ask Zhang Yunqi to find a chair to sit down. Instead, he asked directly, "Are you satisfied with your results in this exam?"

Zhang Yunqi thought to himself, no matter if I am satisfied or not, you are definitely not satisfied: "Overall it is good, but there is still a lot of room for improvement. I will definitely keep working hard and strive to get a better score next time."

Zhang Yunqi's light words blocked Jiang Lihua's words that he wanted to say. When dealing with such a promising young man with mature thoughts and good grades, he often felt helpless.

After holding it in for a long time, he asked, "Do you know where your high school entrance exam results ranked in the whole school?" Zhang Yunqi said, "I don't know."

Jiang Lihua said, "If you scored three more points in the second place, you would be the top scorer in the city's middle school entrance exam. But in this midterm exam, you dropped directly to 168th place. Your grades dropped so much. I don't know if it was caused by the overall environment in our class or some other reason."

What else can Zhang Yunqi say?

Why was I such a top student in my previous life? Is it so hard to be a lazy person who just eats and waits for death? Oh, it's all the sins I committed in my previous life.

Of course, Jiang Lihua was not satisfied with the score he got in the midterm exam, but he was already very satisfied. It was impossible for him to study hard, not in his lifetime. All the top students in the city's No. 1 Middle School were perverts who studied hard. He still wanted to live a few more years.

Seeing that Zhang Yunqi didn't say anything, Jiang Lihua continued, "Before the midterm exam, I thought you had the ability to score more than 700 points, but I didn't expect it to be so far off. Can you explain to me the reason?"

Zhang Yunqi said: "Teacher, thank you for your appreciation, but maybe you overestimated me."

Jiang Lihua frowned and asked, "Do you think this exam reflects your true strength?"

Zhang Yunqi nodded and said yes.

Jiang Lihua asked: "Then how did you get the top score in the high school entrance examination?"

Zhang Yunqi said: "Extraordinary performance."

This reason left Jiang Lihua speechless for a long time. There was no need to continue the conversation at this point. He waved his hand a little annoyed and said, "Go out."

Zhang Yunqi left Jiang Lihua's office directly.

Now that he has laid his cards on the table with Jiang Lihua, he won't have to waste his energy on this crap anymore. He feels very clear about this. Anyway, this is just my ability, above average. I won't hold you back and won't be a bother to you. Don't expect too much from me. There are so many little fools in the class eagerly waiting for your care. So don't waste your energy on me.

Thinking this, Zhang Yunqi went out and turned to the toilet to pee. On the way, he met Chu Jian who was walking towards the toilet with two apples. He greeted Chu Jian and they went to the toilet together.

When Zhang Yunqi came out of the toilet, Chu Jian was still washing apples in front of the sink. He walked over to wash his hands. Chu Jian suddenly asked him, "What does the head teacher want to see you about?"

Zhang Yunqi smiled and said, "I did well in the midterm exam, and my homeroom teacher praised me."

"to be honest."

"To be honest, I got criticized."

"Then why are you laughing?"

"I'll find a chance to cry for you some other day."

Chu Jian rolled his eyes and pursed his lips and said, "By the way, Yunqi, now that the results have been announced, the seats in the class will be re-arranged tomorrow. Where do you plan to sit?"

Zhang Yunqi said: "The current position is pretty good."

Chu Jian said "Oh" and stopped talking. After a while, she wiped the water droplets splashed on her face with the back of her fair hand, and then handed an apple to Zhang Yunqi: "Wash it clean, here you go."

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(End of this chapter)