cheapskate

As the night deepened, Lu Xiye hesitated but still called Lu Hengshan and told him about Feng Mei's trouble today and Jiang Guozhong's disappearance.

"Did you cause Jiang Guozhong's disappearance?" Lu Xiye asked bluntly.

Lu Hengshan understood what he meant and was unhappy. "I don't do anything illegal."

“…”

"You don't have to worry too much about Jiang Zhizhi's affairs. She is much better than you and can handle things on her own. Just take care of your own studies."

Lu Hengshan still remembers vividly how Jiang Zhizhi bargained with him that day. For a junior high school student, she was so mature.

Even ten Lu Xiye can’t compare to him.

After Lu Hengshan finished speaking, he hung up the phone.

The next moment, another cell phone rang and Lu Hengshan answered it.

"Boss, Jiang Guozhong has been sent to the destination you arranged."

"Oh? How is he now?"

"He was very happy, thinking he had escaped the debts at home and was now free."

"Keep an eye on him and don't let him return home."

*

In mid-April, the results of the math league finally came out.

Xu Qingbo won the first prize and ranked tenth in the province, with a score of 116 in the first test, 172 in the second test, and a total score of 288.

Yao Jiaqi won the second prize and ranked twelfth in the province, with a score of 115 in the first test, 168 in the second test, and a total score of 283.

Jiang Zhizhi won the second prize and ranked 17th in the province, with 88 points in the first test, 191 points in the second test, and a total score of 279.

Lin Qingyu won the third prize and ranked 30th in the province, with a score of 106 in the first test, 129 in the second test, and a total score of 235.

Only Xu Qingbo, who won the first prize, is eligible to participate in the National Olympic Federation in the second half of the year.

On the last big question of the second test, Xu Qingbo missed a result and lost a lot of points. Otherwise, he would not have been ranked only tenth.

But even though he became the only one to enter the National Olympic Federation in the first grade of junior high school, he was not happy.

Jiang Zhizhi scored 88 points in the first test, but he knew that Jiang Zhizhi was capable of getting the same score as him, or even a higher score than him.

If Jiang Zhizhi's score in the first test was 116 points, the same as his, plus the terrifying 191 points in the second test, the total score would reach 307 points.

This year's provincial No. 1 only scored 302 points.

If Jiang Zhizhi hadn't lost her temper, she would have been number one in the province...

Why?

How did Jiang Zhizhi do it?

Xu Qingbo didn't understand.

He thought he worked very hard and was smarter than most of his classmates, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't seem to catch up with Jiang Zhizhi.

She was so close to him, yet so far away.

After school, the math teacher Zhou Qin asked all the students who won places in the math league to gather in the previous training room and distributed the math league certificates to everyone.

Although Xu Qingbo is in the first grade, he is among the top three in the entire No. 1 Middle School.

Yao Jiaqi, Jiang Zhizhi and Lin Qingyu are also first-year students.

Originally, Zhou Qin had no hope that they would get a ranking. Even if they did, there would only be one or two people at most, right?

But the four of them really surprised him.

He handed out the certificates one by one, and when he handed it to Jiang Zhizhi, his voice was particularly gentle, "Zhizhi, there was a little accident during the test this time. Keep working hard next year."

The high score of 191 in the second test shocked not only him but the entire provincial education bureau.

Because of Jiang Zhizhi, the Education Bureau also held a meeting with the league.

After all, the Mathematical Union selects participants for the National Mathematical Olympiad for middle school students. The first test is just the foundation, and the second test is the strength.

Jiang Zhizhi's second attempt was enough to prove that she had the ability to participate in the National Olympiad.

But in the end, the meeting rejected the proposal to allow Jiang Zhizhi to participate.

After all, if Jiang Zhizhi was allowed to participate as a special case, it would be unfair to the other second prize winners.

There are always various unexpected situations in competitions. Although Jiang Zhizhi was unlucky, luck is also part of strength.

Moreover, Jiang Zhizhi is still in the first grade of junior high school, so she still has two years of opportunities. Even with the high school students joining the Union, she still has five years of opportunities.

If it is gold, it will shine.

But because of this incident, No. 1 High School now attaches great importance to Jiang Zhizhi. Moreover, as far as Zhou Qin knows, when the teacher from No. 1 High School contacted the school to recommend the top three students, he also specifically asked about Jiang Zhizhi's situation.

*

"Oh my god, does that mean Xu Qingbo will be admitted to No. 1 High School?" Li Rongrong exclaimed in shock.

He is only in the first grade of junior high school, but he has been admitted to a key middle school!

What a monster!

"The two students in the senior year have been recommended for admission, but Xu Qingbo only has a chance. No. 1 High School will still look at his subsequent situation. If his grades drop during his second and third years, this recommendation opportunity may be revoked at any time." Yao Jiaqi rolled her eyes at Li Rongrong and explained coldly.

Li Rongrong covered her mouth and laughed, "Oh, it seems some people are jealous."

Yao Jiaqi was furious. "Why would I be jealous? I still have two years to compete in the junior league. I'll definitely be in the top three next year."

"Hehe, stop bragging. Xu Qingbo will still participate next year, and Zhizhi will also participate. Didn't you see Zhizhi's second test score? As long as Zhizhi performs normally, she will definitely be the first!" Li Rongrong has now become a complete Zhizhi pusher.

"So what? I..." Yao Jiaqi wanted to say that she would definitely be in the top three.

But then he thought again, if he said that, wouldn't he be left behind by Xu Qingbo and Jiang Zhizhi?

She just won't accept it!

"Hmph! Just wait and see!"

In the blink of an eye, it’s time for the midterm exam again.

Jiang Zhizhi once again performed steadily and won first place.

Xu Qingbo was second, Yao Jiaqi was third, and Lin Qingyu was fourth.

This seems to have become a rule in the first year of junior high school, with the top four places being taken by these four people.

But these four people vaguely sensed subtle changes.

This time, Xu Qingbo's score was only 3 points lower than Jiang Zhizhi's, and he tied for first place in mathematics and biology with Jiang Zhizhi. The difference in Chinese was only 2 points.

Although Yao Jiaqi was still in third place, he was seven points behind Xu Qingbo.

What made her feel even more stressed was that Lin Qingyu's score was only one point lower than hers.

Mathematics was originally Lin Qingyu's weak point, but since everyone started training together in the mathematics league, her mathematics has gradually improved. Although it is not yet at the level of the three people in front of her, it is already very close.

In addition, Lin Qingyu always performs stably in liberal arts and has never performed poorly.

Looking at the scores this time, Yao Jiaqi felt an unprecedented sense of urgency.

The top three would be fine!

She absolutely cannot allow herself to fall to fourth place!

“I’ll go!”

When Li Rongrong took Jiang Zhizhi to the bulletin board to check the total scores, she suddenly saw Lu Xiye's score.

Total score 675, ranking 132?

"Am I seeing things? Is this Lu Xiye? Chinese 112, Math 124, English 118, History 79, Biology 81, Geography 89, Politics 72… He actually scored over 100 in all three of his core subjects? Math 124, he's almost catching up with me?" Li Rongrong exploded, looking at Jiang Zhizhi in shock. "Zhizhi, what kind of drug did you give Lu Xiye? Give me some too!"

Jiang Zhizhi smiled slightly and said softly, "Actually, he's working very hard now."

In the past, he would do whatever task Jiang Zhizhi assigned him.

But now, he has taken the initiative to memorize words and theorems, and listens attentively in class.

"Oh my God, Zhizhi, I really want you to tutor me too!" Li Rongrong said resentfully.

She really couldn't believe that Lu Xiye, the college loser, was about to catch up with her. It was like a dream!

If one day, Lu Xiye passed the exam higher than her, I wonder how he would mock her!

Ahhhh! Li Rongrong couldn't bear it any more when she thought of that scene.

"If you want tutoring, you can go to the library with us after school." Jiang Zhizhi said gently.

"Is it possible? Is it really possible?" Li Rongrong was overjoyed.

"Of course."

However, if Li Rongrong went with them, Jiang Zhizhi would not plan to go to the teacher's private collection room.

After all, it is always inconvenient if there are too many people.

After school in the afternoon, Jiang Zhizhi and Li Rongrong took the bus together to go to the library for tutoring.

Li Rongrong was extremely happy along the way.

After getting off the bus, Li Rongrong was speechless when she saw Lu Xiye waiting for them on an electric scooter by the roadside.

"Lu Xiye, you're so stingy! You already have an electric bike, so why do you let Zhizhi take the bus every day? Is your electric bike so expensive? Zhizhi is your tutor! You stingy guy!"

Lu Xiye glared angrily, "I'm stingy? She doesn't want to ride in my car, okay?"

"Still lying? I remember you said before that your electric bike is not for others to ride. Do you think I don't remember?" Li Rongrong snorted.

Lu Xiye was choking with anger, but he couldn't let it out. He pointed at Li Rongrong angrily and said, "Jiang Zhizhi is tutoring me, what are you doing here?"

"I want to take tutoring too!" Li Rongrong said unwillingly.

"Have you paid? I paid for tutoring, one-on-one! If you want to ask Jiang Zhizhi for tutoring, you have to pay too!" Lu Xiye shouted.

Yes, Lu Xiye paid the money.

Li Rongrong then remembered.

However, she didn't back down and said confidently, "Who said I asked Zhizhi to tutor me? Can't I do it myself? Zhizhi and I are good sisters. If there's anything I don't understand during tutoring, can't I just ask her?"

"Hehe, don't sit at the same table with us!" Lu Xiye snorted coldly.

"Who wants to sit at the same table with you?"

The two people engaged in a heated argument, neither willing to give in.

"Okay, let's go in." Looking at the two people, Jiang Zhizhi reminded them helplessly.

Instead of going to the elder's private collection room, they found an empty seat outside.

After Jiang Zhizhi assigned Lu Xiye today's tutoring tasks, she went to the library alone and started looking for books to read.

After the midterm exam, she can relax for two days. While tutoring Lu Xiye during these two days, Jiang Zhizhi plans to read a few more books and continue to make money.

She now has more than sixty in her hands, which is still some distance away from one million.

There is only half a year left.

Although she knew that her mother was fine now, she could not slack off until the last moment.

Li Rongrong and Lu Xiye sat diagonally across from each other at two tables, each doing math problems.

Jiang Zhizhi came over with seven books, and Li Rongrong was stunned.

Can you finish reading so many books?

When Lu Xiye saw Li Rongrong's expression, he felt secretly proud that he was the only one who understood Jiang Zhizhi's daily habits.

Jiang Zhizhi applied for the top-level library card, which allows her to borrow six books at a time.

Of these seven books, six will be taken home, and I will finish reading the remaining one here today.

Jiang Zhizhi opened the book on top and read it.

Li Rongrong looked at the title of the book curiously.

"The Future of Life"?

Popular science books?

It turns out Jiang Zhizhi likes watching this kind of thing.