Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation-Chapter 83 - Positioning
Chapter 83: Chapter 83 Positioning
Chen Qian saw the twins talking and looked at them, but he couldn’t tell which one was Chen Siyu from his class.
He simply gave up distinguishing and said,
“She is Xue Yuantong.”
“Sitting in the front row, her grades should be average.”
Speaking of Xue Yuantong, Chen Qian felt somewhat regretful. Such a cute girl was always hanging out with Jiang Ning, it was said that they were together every day going to and from school.
Xue Yuantong looked like a good student, but unfortunately, she didn’t read much and always rested her head on the desk after class as if she hadn’t woken up.
It seemed that she had been significantly influenced by being close to a student like Jiang Ning.
Good students always feel a certain superiority when they face poor students.
Grades are a hierarchy in school, there are indeed failures and top students who are good friends, but it is rare, as their “circles” are different.
Jiang Ning was formidable in fighting, but in Chen Qian’s mind, what good does being able to fight do? Would he become a security guard after graduation?
He really didn’t dare to provoke Jiang Ning, but in terms of prospects, what was Jiang Ning worth?
Chen Siqing wondered, “I thought Xue Yuantong’s grades were pretty good; whenever the teacher asked her a question, she always answered correctly.”
Chen Siqing and her sister, Chen Siyu, had switched classes once and had happened to see Xue Yuantong being questioned by the teacher, questions she didn’t understand but Xue Yuantong answered correctly.
Chen Qian glanced at Chen Siqing, confirmed that she was indeed Chen Siyu from class 8, and felt a sense of accomplishment knowing he had distinguished between the twins.
In front of the three girls, Chen Qian naturally stated,
“The questions the teacher asks in class are the simpler kind.”
“Qingfeng, when you stand up to answer questions, you never get them wrong, right?”
Dong Qingfeng: “Indeed, all correct.”
“I’m the same,” Chen Qian said indifferently.
Chen Siyu and her sister looked at him admiringly, and Chen Qian was overjoyed, no longer restraining his words:
“The teacher’s questions don’t represent anything. I don’t know if you’ve heard this saying but on a test, some people score one hundred because their capability is only one hundred, while others score one hundred because the full score of that paper is only one hundred.”
“Just like the questions asked by the teacher in class, it seems like Xue Yuantong answered correctly, but it’s still different from me.” He spoke until his mouth was dry and took a sip of purified water from his plastic cup.
Dong Qingfeng thought Chen Qian was somewhat pretentious but still reasonable, and he followed up,
“Wait until this monthly exam is over; then you’ll see what the gap really is.”
Chen Qian was confident, “My goal is already set, top fifty in the grade.”
Wang Yong interjected, “Top fifty might be a bit difficult, the three experimental classes are too strong, I heard they get one more test paper than us in routine practice.”
Chen Qian felt that Wang Yong was being a slight downer and said,
“They indeed scored higher than us in the middle-school examination, but that’s only temporary prominence, not forever. This time, we’ll surpass them. Just watch.”
Bai Yuxia had been silent, but now, watching Chen Qian full of fighting spirit, she agreed,
“Indeed, we shouldn’t fear the experimental classes and be afraid to face them. Our future rivals will include Second Middle School and Tu County No.1 High School, especially the top students section. Tu County No.1 High School is even stronger than Second Middle School, and we will definitely compete against them in the college entrance exams.”
Seeing the most beautiful girl in the class, Bai Yuxia supporting him, Chen Qian was elated:
“I’ll cover today’s meal, consider it an early celebration for our success.”
Wang Yong looked at him oddly, thinking that Chen Qian was really buoyant today, normally very steady, but after drinking a few bottles of mineral water, he started to pontificate.
However, Wang Yong wasn’t too bothered, Chen Qian’s haughtiness aside, he really had the competence; his scores in mathematics and Chinese languages stood out tremendously, and his essay writing skills were quite high, praised several times by the Chinese teacher Dai Yongquan.
…
During evening self-study, Mr. Shan came over to explain the precautions for tomorrow’s monthly exam. In the first year, there is no separation between arts and sciences, not only the main subjects of language, math, and foreign languages will be tested but also all elective subjects.
Mr. Shan distributed the exam list for class 8, letting everyone pass it around to see, to memorize their own examination room and number.
Then he took out a stack of exam numbers and divided them in half:
“Zhongfei, stick these next to each seat.”
He took the other half: “Longlong, take these and stick them.”
Wang Longlong joyfully ran to the podium, took over the exam numbers, and felt immensely proud.
What did this signify?
It signified the class teacher’s trust in him; replacing Zhongfei as class leader was not far off, the future looked promising.
The two of them went along the aisles sticking the exam numbers.
Other students were perusing the list of exam participants.
Since this was the first monthly exam and middle-school scores were not used as references, this time the arrangement of the exam rooms and seats was random.
This also meant that top students would sit next to poor students.
Many students in the back rows of the classroom harbored a glimmer of hope, thinking that if they sat next to a student from the experimental class, wouldn’t they be able to cheat blatantly?
Mr. Shan stood on the podium, facing the whole class, and reminded them,
“I know what you’re thinking, but don’t count on luck, don’t deceive yourselves. You can fake your grades now, but can you do that during the college entrance exam?”
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“Two cameras in front and behind the exam room, and two or three proctors—do you think you can cheat?”
As Mr. Shan said this, the students below didn’t take it seriously. The college entrance exam was still a long way off; they thought, cheat now, enjoy now.
Guo Kunnan checked the seating arrangement for the exam and said to Dan Kaiquan,
“I’m in room 3, and you’re in room 9; we’re not together.” He seemed inexplicably disappointed.
Dan Kaiquan thought to himself, luckily I’m not with you, otherwise I’d be in tears.
Dan Kaiquan said, “I don’t know if there are any good students in room 9. I’ll meet someone tomorrow and buy them a bottle of water.”
Guo Kunnan responded, “I don’t need that. I’ll just search for answers with my phone.”
“That won’t work, Fourth Middle School’s monthly test has jammers, you can’t search.” Dan Kaiquan had specifically asked around.
“Damn, what shall I do?” Guo Kunnan was very clear about his own academic level.
“Let’s take a look at the exam room tomorrow.”
The roster made its way to Jiang Ning, who confirmed that he was in room 8, the same as his previous life, but his exam number had changed from 17 to 16.
Jiang Ning speculated that probably because Song Sheng had been sent to the hospital, missing the monthly test, so his number had moved up one.
Desk 16, hmm, second row in the classroom, Bai Yuxia’s desk had just been tagged with the number 16 by Wang Longlong.
This was not a good spot, right under the teacher’s watchful eye, not easy for any mischief.
It didn’t matter; Jiang Ning didn’t need to cheat.
…
After the evening self-study session ended and the rain had stopped, Jiang Ning met Wang Longlong on his way home.
Wang Longlong greeted the two of them. He had received the class teacher’s approval today and was in a great mood, practically floating as he walked.
After returning home, Wang Longlong locked himself in his room and started preparing his “work report.”
Every day after evening self-study, he would report to Mr. Shan on what happened in the class that day.
Except for weekends off, he never missed a day.
After thinking for a long time, Wang Longlong began to record:
“Mr. Shan, after you left, the evening self-study was supposed to be quiet, but the sound of discussion from the front row carried far, as Dong Qingfeng was debating with someone again.
Shen Qing’e took out her lipstick and applied a stroke to her lips. I couldn’t help but want to shout:
‘Are you here to study?’
But I held back.
This should have been something for the class monitor, Huang Zhongfei, to handle; I just can’t understand why.
In the back, Dan Kaiquan was singing, Hu Jun was laughing loudly, and Pang Jiao was arguing with someone.
I think I should take a look; it’s my fault for always taking on troubles not meant for me, even though I’m not the class monitor.
I went over to intervene, and as a result, I got doused in Pang Jiao’s saliva and got an undeserved scolding.
Still, my heart is tied to the class, and I can’t change that.
School is always like this, my eyes are sharp, I noticed Miao Zhe’s anomaly, I have a good memory for bad things, so I kept an eye on him.
This time, I clearly saw him put his phone under the multimedia to charge.
When he came down from the podium, I spoke out what I saw, but unexpectedly he kept his smile and left displeased. Later, I realized I shouldn’t have spoiled his mood.
I really can’t do anything about him because I’m not the class monitor. This isn’t my personal view, just truthfully telling you, Mr. Shan.”
Wang Longlong confirmed it again and sent it to Mr. Shan through QQ.
…
Staff building.
Mr. Shan poured a cup of tea and checked his phone.
He was quite pleased with Wang Longlong as a student, hardworking and responsible, much more so than Huang Zhongfei.
Mr. Shan saw that Wang Longlong wanted to be the class monitor, yet he felt that he was better suited to be a “shadow.”
He responded,
“Read, good job, keep it up.”
Wang Longlong replied, “Alright, alright.”
Then, he pulled a few classics from the shelf, pondering how he could step on Huang Zhongfei in the future to highlight his own righteousness and greatness.
