Chapter 20 Study Check-in

As the homeroom teacher of Class 1, Grade 11, she still understands the family situations of the students in her class. Although the top scorer in the Lin'an City Junior High School Entrance Examination is not as good as the top scorer in Nan'an City, she still has some skills.

Her only weakness is English. In this monthly exam, her scores in other subjects were very good, but her English score dragged down her overall score. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been impossible for her to be in the top 50 of her grade.

"Zhao Zhao, do you mind if I call you that?" Old Lin felt that the name Zhao Zhao was very suitable for a girl, and that no one should be anyone else's appendage.

Gu Zhaodi was slightly taken aback, not expecting her homeroom teacher to be so gentle and warm-hearted. There was a slight, barely perceptible sob in her voice, "Teacher Lin, I don't mind."

Seeing the girl's slight smile, Old Lin asked again, "Zhao Zhao, did you write this homework specifically to address Guan Xiang's weaknesses in her studies?"

The girl looked at her homeroom teacher with bright eyes and nodded very seriously.

"You're really great," Old Lin praised sincerely.

She couldn't help but admire the girl's ability. Even a new teacher might not be able to write a solution to such a targeted question, let alone a student who had just started high school.

Old Lin's praise made the girl a little shy. She pursed her lips and smiled bashfully, her clear eyes filled with starlight.

A person's praise and affirmation can sometimes warm a person's heart and boost their self-confidence.

"Helping Guan Xiang with her studies, has it taken up your own time?" Old Lin asked with concern, mainly because he was worried that Gu Zhaodi's efforts to help Guan Xiang with her studies would leave him with insufficient study time.

Upon hearing Lao Lin's question, Gu Zhaodi quickly waved her hand and hurriedly explained, "No, while helping Guan Xiang with her studies, I am also helping myself consolidate my knowledge, and I can consider issues more comprehensively."

Sitting to the side, Guan Xiang thought that Lao Lin wanted to break up their pair, and then said, "When Zhao Zhao studies with me, my concentration is much better, and studying together is much more efficient."

As she spoke, she winked at the girl, and Gu Zhaodi, having received the signal, added to Lao Lin, "Xiangxiang is right, studying together is quite efficient."

This wasn't really said to convince Lao Lin. Studying with Guan Xiang did indeed improve my learning efficiency, probably because of the strong learning atmosphere.

Seeing the two girls trying their best to explain, Old Lin couldn't help but chuckle. "Then you two should study hard together. Zhao Zhao, you should also improve your English. If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask me. Your teacher is always here for you."

After she finished speaking, she looked thoughtful.

Gu Zhaodi hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

Guan Xiang glanced at Lao Lin's thoughtful figure as she walked out of the classroom, and felt that she was up to something.

To be fair, Guan Xiang's intuition was spot on this time; the news was announced in the afternoon.

It all started because the two girls said that studying together could improve efficiency, so Lao Lin decided to have the students in the class form groups of four to complete the weekend homework assigned by the school on Friday afternoons, with the four students supervising each other.

Supervision can be conducted online via video, or offline in a place where participants can study and check in together. Each group will be assigned a group leader to track the study progress.

This can both cure their procrastination on homework and improve their learning efficiency.

As for copying homework, Lao Lin had also considered it, but there were very few students with poor grades in the class, and everyone was very considerate, so she wasn't worried about this issue.

The whole class was shocked when the news was announced, regardless of whether they were high-achieving or at the bottom of the class.

Guan Xiang, on the other hand, was concerned about whether she was in the same group as Zhao Zhao.

"Zhao Zhao, we should be in the same group, right?" Guan Xiang said worriedly, hooking her arm around Gu Zhaodi's.

The girl pursed her lips. "We should be in the same group, since Teacher Lin knows that the two of us are studying together."

"I hope so."

Yao Xin and Dan Si, who were behind them, were also discussing this matter.

"Brother Dan, which group do you think we'll be assigned to?" Yao Xin asked dejectedly.

I just feel like Lao Lin is really looking for trouble. He only gets two and a half days off a week, and now he's going to lose half a day of his holiday.

He leaned lazily against the wall and said indifferently, "Who can control my studies?"

Anyway, Dan Si won't be controlled by anyone. If he doesn't want to study, no one can control him. Besides, none of his classmates dare to control him.

Looking at his nonchalant attitude, Yao Xin felt a little envious, but she couldn't be as carefree and happy as him.

He didn't want to do any study check-ins, but he was afraid that Lao Lin would complain, and then his father would break his legs.

According to his father, academic performance doesn't have to be ideal, but the attitude towards learning must be correct.

Obviously, Lao Lin had taken into account the troublemaker in the class, thinking that he was close to Guan Xiang, so he directly assigned him to Guan Xiang's group.

As for Yao Xin, her inseparable and carefree follower, she was ruthlessly assigned to Deng Xixue's group, just in case the two of them getting into trouble if they stayed together.

"Damn it, Old Lin did this on purpose, didn't he? He sent me away and put Ji Hao in here." Yao Xin looked at the names on the group list and became agitated.

He had always been inseparable from Dan Ge, so being suddenly separated from him was a bit hard to get used to. What made him feel bad was that he was assigned to Deng Xixue's group.

Everyone knows that Miss Deng's bad temper is notorious.

Dan Si was also a little unhappy, but it had nothing to do with Yao Xin; it was because he didn't like Ji Hao.

He seemed so pretentious, like a wolf in sheep's clothing; you had no idea what he was up to.

One of them was the school bully, and the other was the school heartthrob. They were both unattainable figures in the eyes of their classmates, and people often compared them, so neither of them could stand the other.

Dan Si especially disliked him. People always said that she was not as good as the school heartthrob Ji Hao in terms of grades, nor as gentle as him, and that she only had a good family background.

Dan Si openly showed his dislike for him, while Ji Hao was all smiles in public but full of malice in private.

At this moment, Ji Hao walked over with a gentle expression. "Gu Zhaodi, I'm in your group. You're the group leader. Please give me your guidance in our studies."

Ji Hao's academic performance was the best in the entire grade, and his humble and warm attitude made Gu Zhaodi a little embarrassed.

The girl could only purse her lips and say, "I don't deserve the class monitor's guidance. We encourage each other and make progress together."

Ji Hao clearly hadn't expected the girl to be so disrespectful, not allowing him to display his humble attitude.

However, a look of surprise flashed across his face, and soon his expression was gentle. "I misspoke. Let's improve together from now on."

After saying that, he looked at Guan Xiang and Dan Si sitting in their seats and said, "If you two have any questions in the future, you can ask me. I will answer them patiently."

Guan Xiang didn't say anything, not even sparing Ji Hao a glance.

The nonchalant young master, who had been leaning back in his chair, spoke sarcastically, "Wouldn't it be beneath me to ask you a question?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ji Hao's face was clearly visible with anger and embarrassment.

However, he held back, ultimately because he couldn't afford to offend Dan Si, whose family background was beyond his reach.

"Look at what you're saying, Dan Si. Asking questions is mutually beneficial. I'll head back now."

After saying that, Ji Hao returned to his seat.

Guan Xiang pursed her lips and glanced sideways at Ji Hao, "This guy is really good at enduring things. You can know a person's face but not their heart."

Gu Zhaodi was a little surprised. It turned out that she wasn't the only one who thought Ji Hao was difficult to get along with and that he could easily use her as a tool.

"It's good that you know. I don't even want to talk about his dirty secrets." Dan Si shook his head, his face full of disdain, and the contempt in his eyes could not be hidden.

Although Dan Si is a wild and unruly school bully who usually causes a lot of trouble, he rarely looks down on anyone.

Hearing Dan Si mention this mess made Guan Xiang angry; she felt that Ji Hao was a real scoundrel.

Seeing Guan Xiang's face full of resentment and her eyes filled with murderous intent, Gu Zhaodi was a little curious about what could have made the carefree Guan Xiang remember it so much.

What did he do to make you so angry?

The girl's curious expression instantly deflated Guan Xiang's anger by half; her puffed-up face deflated like a punctured balloon.

Because she had never seen such a vivid expression on Zhao Zhao's face before; this was what a high school girl should look like.

Full of energy and curiosity, with anticipation for the world, bravely explore the unknown.