Chapter 120

At first they thought they had made a mistake, so they checked Jiang Ning's school and found that it was indeed Wucheng No. 1 Middle School.

"Wucheng's results this year are pretty good. The first and second place are both from Wucheng." The competition class teacher of the Provincial Normal University High School said in surprise.

"What do you mean by first and second?" Teachers from other schools also came over curiously. As a result, they saw that the names behind the first and second places on the competition results sheet were Wucheng No. 1 High School and Wucheng Senior High School respectively.

Several teachers looked at each other in surprise. They really didn't expect that among their seven counties and districts, five districts in the city, ten schools, and two schools in Rongchang County, two schools in Wucheng actually took the lead.

If it was Wucheng Senior High School, they could still understand it, but what about Wucheng No. 1 High School?

A teacher from the Provincial Normal University Affiliated Middle School couldn't help but say sourly: "Wucheng No. 1 Middle School has produced a good seedling this year."

"Who is the competition teacher of Wucheng No. 1 Middle School?" someone else asked.

Several people looked at each other in bewilderment. Firstly, Teacher Ji was a new teacher. Secondly, No. 1 Middle School had always been eliminated in the first round of the city competition, and very few of them entered the provincial competition. Therefore, Teacher Ji was not very familiar with the teachers of the old key schools in their city.

Some people who know about it also said: "I heard that he won the first prize in the province and was recommended for admission to the winter camp."

They don't know the details.

One teacher said with emotion: "It turns out that he has been to a winter camp. No wonder he can teach such a good seedling."

Competition is so cruel. It is not enough to have good students, you also need good teachers. Contestants must be taught by professional competition teachers. Ordinary math teachers cannot teach a good competition student. This is also the case in all the key high schools in the city. There have been students with outstanding grades, and some can even be ranked in the top ten in the city-wide exams, but they are nothing in the competition, such as Wucheng No. 1 High School before.

Because there are no good competition teachers.

It was after Principal Sun took office that Hua Gaojin poached Teacher Ji and another competition teacher. Together, the two of them have made the competition results of No. 1 Middle School slightly better in the past two years.

They looked at Song Peifeng, who ranked second in two subjects and first in one, and said, "Wuzhong in Wucheng is closely followed by Wucheng No. 1 High School, and Wuzhong's scores have also improved. This time, the first and second places are both in Wucheng."

Jiang Ning's appearance also made Wucheng No. 1 Middle School come into the eyes of these teachers, and they asked them: "How many people have entered Wucheng No. 1 Middle School this year?"

They checked the list and found only two people.

Jiang Ning and Xing Hongyu.

Zhang Wenxue and Cheng Yufeng put all their attention on competing in school grades, and spent less time and energy on competitions. They were considered outstanding in Wucheng County, but compared with so many top students from the entire city, their results were not good enough. Although they were both excellent, none of those who could make it to the city competition were not excellent. The only difference was how much time and energy you spent on this matter.

They spent less time and energy on the competition, so they were naturally outdone by others.

There is nothing wrong with this. Everyone just has different choices. Not everyone can focus on both competitions and academic performance like Song Peifeng and Jiang Ning.

In fact, although they are all competition results, the results of the top five and those outside the top five have dropped drastically. Not everyone is suitable for the competition route. There are also many people who come to the city to participate in competitions and enter the provincial competitions. They also know that they may not be able to achieve good results in the competition, so they still have reservations about the competition. Although their own results have declined, they have never given up.

Only three students besides Jiang Ning and Song Peifeng are determined to take the competition route and want to compete for first, second, and third prizes in the provincial competition.

The third prize in the provincial competition can add ten points in the college entrance examination.

They are only in the second half of the year and will be in their first year of high school. If their results in the provincial competition are not ideal, it is still not too late for them to focus on the college entrance examination. If they win a prize, they will get ten extra points in the college entrance examination. If they can enter the winter camp and be directly signed by the top ten universities, it will be even better.

Last year, Peking University and Tsinghua University alone signed more than one hundred students.

Xing Hongyu is a bit wild and aggressive. After the final exams, he put all his energy into the competition. Especially during the entrance exam for the Provincial Normal University High School, he encountered the disregard and cold treatment of Wucheng No. 1 High School by other schools, which made him very angry. After the city competition, he returned to the training team and worked even harder.

He didn't know if he could make it to the provincial competition, but he wanted to give it a try. The feeling of being ignored and treated coldly before made him very unhappy.

However, after learning that only he and Jiang Ning were among the students from No. 1 Middle School who entered the city training team, Xing Hongyu was so happy that his face secretly turned red, and he felt very shy.

Because he felt that this was an unspeakable fate between him and Jiang Ning.

Otherwise, why didn’t Zhang Wenxue and Cheng Yufeng, who were ranked second and third in the school, make it into the city training team, so how come only he and Jiang Ning made it?

And he and Jiang Ning have more things in common. Jiang Ning originally jumped directly to the first place in the grade from a parallel class that was ranked outside the top 200 in the whole grade. He also jumped from the 60th place in the grade in the high school entrance examination to the top 5 in the grade.

A young man with spring in his heart, after developing different feelings for a person, will always rack his brains to prove that he has a different fate with this person than others.

Jiang Ning originally wanted to take advantage of the summer vacation to come to Shanghai with Jiang Bai. Firstly, she could see the current decoration of the villa, and secondly, she could buy a shop near Jiang Bai's school. She didn't want to make any money, but just wanted to give Jiang Bai something to do so that he would feel more at ease. Secondly, she could afford the shop with the money she had now. In another two years, the housing prices in Shanghai would skyrocket, and she wouldn't be able to afford it even if she wanted to.

Even if I don't do anything with this shop, just collecting rent will be enough for me in the future.

Unfortunately, plans don’t move as fast as changes. Who could have thought that during her summer vacation, she would be locked up in the training team and not have a single day off.

After waiting for a long time for the city competition results to come out, they thought they would have two days off, but Jiang Ning and Xing Hongyu were sent to the city training team along with the people from Wuzhong.

Because there were only two of them going to No. 1 Middle School this time, when Jiang Ning chose to sit by the window, Xing Hongyu consciously sat next to Jiang Ning and was secretly delighted. He pretended to look out the window from time to time, but was actually looking at Jiang Ning out of the corner of his eye.

No. 1 Middle School arrived early. Teacher Ji thought of his girlfriend. It was so hot, so he went downstairs and ran to the school gate to buy three bottles of soda. He brought one bottle each for Jiang Ning and Xing Hongyu. When he saw the two of them sitting together, he pointed to other seats on the minibus with a soda bottle and said, "We are few in number, so the bus has enough space. We don't have to squeeze together."

Teacher Ji was very thoughtful. The soda bottles he bought were already opened. Xing Hongyu and Jiang Ning didn't hesitate to say thank you and sat back in their seats.

Xing Hongyu smiled and said to Teacher Ji: "Thank you, Teacher Ji. The students from Wuzhong haven't arrived yet. I don't know how many people there are. I'll just sit here first."

Because there were fewer people this time, the two schools chartered a minibus instead of the large bus like last time.

Teacher Ji thought about the long-standing confrontation between No. 1 Middle School and Wu Middle School, and felt that it seemed nothing wrong for two No. 1 Middle School students to sit together.

Soon, two teachers from Wuzhong came out with six students from Wuzhong.

Only fifty people were selected for the city training team this time, two from No. 1 Middle School, six from Wuzhong, and the rest of the schools basically had around four to five people.

The people from Wuzhong were not surprised to see Jiang Ning and Xing Hongyu drinking soda when they got on the bus. They estimated that Jiang Ning from No. 1 Middle School would definitely be admitted this time, but they didn't know what her ranking was in the city's exam.

Because there were only a few people from the two high schools going this time, only eight in total, the directors of the two schools did not go along, but instead arranged the registration and military training for the incoming freshmen at school.

The leading teachers of the two schools are Mr. Liu and Mr. Zhou from Wuzhong, and Mr. Ji and Mr. Su from No. 1 Middle School.

Teacher Zhou and Teacher Ji are a young couple. Without the director accompanying them, Teacher Ji had already come to greet Teacher Zhou with a refrigerated drink of soda before they got in the car. The two sat together as soon as they got in the car.

When we arrived in the city, the people from No. 1 Middle School got off the bus first in front of the city hospital.

Teacher Ji and Teacher Su bought some fruits and a bouquet of carnations at a store opposite the hospital, and took Jiang Ning and Xing Hongyu to the municipal hospital to visit Director Zhang, the former director of the Academic Affairs Office of No. 1 Middle School.

Director Zhang is still hospitalized in the municipal hospital and his wife is taking care of him.

Director Zhang was extremely happy to see Jiang Ning and the others coming over. He even wanted to get out of bed, but was stopped by his family members.

Teacher Ji and the others immediately said, "Please lie down, please lie down." They also hurriedly gave flowers and fruits to Director Zhang's family.

Director Zhang said arrogantly, "Next time, just come and see me. You don't have to spend money to buy food. Look at what I have piled up here. I can't finish it. You can take some back when you go back later."

Ever since Director Zhang fell ill and was hospitalized, his students have come to visit him every day, buying piles of fruits and health supplements that he doesn't need at all.

For him, the happiest thing is that students are willing to visit him.

Director Zhang was very happy to know that two people from No. 1 Middle School had made it into the team. He encouraged Jiang Ning and Xing Hongyu: "Study hard in the training team and bring honor to the school!"

Jiang Ning, Xing Hongyu and others didn't stay in the hospital for long and went back.

Director Zhang was very reluctant to see them go back.

His family members were too strict with him. He was not allowed to go anywhere or eat anything. He could only lie in bed every day, which made him very uncomfortable. When some students came to visit him, he wanted them to talk to him more, but he also knew that they were still busy with their studies and work.

So when they left, the little old man watched them eagerly as they walked out of the ward, then stretched his head to look down from the window, watching the two figures in the blue and white school uniform of No. 1 Middle School all the way through the hospital gate, and he could no longer see them. Only then did he lie back on the hospital bed dejectedly.

After Director Zhang fell ill and was admitted to the hospital, he officially completed the retirement procedures. Now the Director of the Academic Affairs Office of No. 1 Middle School is the former Director Xiao Wang. At the same time, a new director has been promoted to the Academic Affairs Office, that is, Mr. Wang, the former head teacher of Class 3 of Grade 1, who likes to walk like a model.

Because both directors had the surname Wang, the former Director Xiao Wang became Director Da Wang, and Teacher Wang became Director Xiao Wang. People joked privately and called the two directors of the Academic Affairs Office "Big Wang and Small Wang."

However, having just left the teaching position for which he had worked all his life, Director Zhang felt very lonely and had not yet adjusted his mentality.

His family saw him looking at the student's back as he walked away, and they peeled an apple for him while saying, "If you really want to go back to school, listen to the doctor, stop drinking, take good care of your illness, and come back to school when you're better. After all, it's close, and you can still see him."

Only then did Director Zhang nod obediently.

During this training session, Jiang Ning and his classmates no longer stayed in a hotel, but in the new dormitory of the Provincial Normal University Affiliated High School.

Because school had not started yet, the new dormitories were still empty, so Jiang Ning and Ruan Hong from Wu Zhong were assigned to the same dormitory.

After the two put down their things, they were called by the teachers to go to the training team's class.

The training team is divided into three classes: physics, mathematics, and chemistry. However, there are also students like Jiang Ning and Song Peifeng who have signed up for all three competitions. So in addition to small class teaching, there are also large classes.

The first training team class was a large class.

Students from the city's local high schools began arriving one after another starting at around eight or nine in the morning.

They knew that they had joined the city's training team, but they didn't know their specific scores. It was not until they arrived at the training team that they saw the top 50 ranking list posted on the wall. However, all of these students were representing their city to compete in the provincial competition. Behind their names on the scoresheet were only scores, and no school was written.

It’s just that a few schools in the city, like the schools in Wucheng, often take joint examinations together, so everyone is more or less familiar with the names of each school.

But they really couldn't remember the names of Jiang Ning and Song Peifeng on the top.

So when they came into a school, they would ask each other whether Jiang Ning and Song Peifeng were from their school. When they came into another school, they would ask again. As a result, students from the city's schools came in one after another, and soon all of them were there, but they still hadn't figured out who was Song Peifeng and who was Jiang Ning.

However, the people ranked third, fourth, and fifth have all arrived. When asked, they all said that they were not from their school and had never heard of it.

We waited until after ten o'clock when people from Wucheng Senior High School and Rongchang No. 2 Middle School arrived. When we went over to ask, we found out that Song Peifeng was from Wuzhong Senior High School. We also asked them if Jiang Ning, who was ranked first, was from their school.

Students from Wuzhong and Rongchang No. 2 Middle School also shook their heads.

However, a student from Wuzhong said: "We know Jiang Ning, she is from Wucheng No. 1 Middle School."

"Wucheng No. 1 Middle School?"

“Is it amazing?”

Jiang Ning and her friends were the last to arrive out of all the schools because they were visiting Director Zhang. She and Xing Hongyu, led by their teacher, had just entered the training team's class when they saw everyone inside looking towards the door. Someone even whispered, "Look, look, is this Wucheng No. 1 Middle School? People from Wucheng No. 1 Middle School are here."