Chapter 23 Switching Positions [VIP]

Chapter Summary: He is the kindest and softest-hearted fortune teller in the world, Gu Banxian.

Gu Linzhao glanced at the grades and then went to Sister Gao's office.

He returned before class and saw Fu Xianyin lying listlessly on the table when he opened the door.

He frowned slightly, suddenly finding girls quite amazing.

He was so smug after getting first place in the grade, like a kitten with its claws outstretched, but just a few minutes later, he's looking so dejected.

It looks just like a stray cat that can't find food.

He poked the little stray kitten's arm, and the kitten turned its face, asking weakly:

"what?"

Gu Linzhao: "Sister Gao asked you to prepare so that you can share your study experience after the seating arrangement change during evening self-study."

The little stray cat nodded, then turned its face away again.

Lin Anxu spent the break outside fooling around before heading into the classroom just as the bell rang.

He also noticed Fu Xianyin, who was looking dejected, and whispered to Gu Linzhao, "What's wrong, beautiful sister? Is it because you know you can't sit next to her in a different seat and you're in a bad mood?"

Gu Linzhao: ...

He glanced at the idiot and said speechlessly, "If you don't have a brain, don't make wild guesses."

He might have doubted this reason if it were someone else.

But his deskmate was Fu Xianyin.

Even if Gu Linzhao were insane, he wouldn't believe that Fu Xianyin was depressed because she couldn't bear not being his deskmate anymore.

He already had an answer in his heart.

The problem likely arose during the parent-teacher meeting.

He wasn't completely unaware of his deskmate's terrible family situation.

Gu Linzhao glanced at the girl's retreating figure, and his heart suddenly sank.

She looks just like a little stray cat.

The little stray cat's condition lasted for almost the entire day.

Even in the last physics class, when the physics teacher announced that Fu Xianyin had once again won first place in the grade with a score of 97 in physics, Fu Xianyin did not seem to be in much better spirits.

After school in the afternoon, Chen Nianke and Cheng Zhaozhao walked to the back gate.

Chen Nian is a big foodie and knows all the good food around the school like the back of her hand.

Since discovering that Fu Xianyin didn't like to eat, Chen Nianke secretly vowed to take Fu Xianyin to eat all the hidden gems of snacks she had discovered during her two years at No. 1 Middle School.

Chen Nianke tugged at Fu Xianyin's sleeve and called out to Yinyin along with Cheng Zhaozhao, "Yinyin, let's go eat savory pancakes this afternoon. If we go now, we can still buy the savory pancakes and then queue for skewers."

"I won't go," she said with a smile, having heard Chen Nianke mention that the lines for savory pancakes and skewers were very long. She didn't want the two of them to change their plans because they wanted to bring her food. "You guys go ahead, it's okay, I'll just eat something at the cafeteria later."

Cheng Zhaozhao said, "You just finished your monthly exams, do you really need to work this hard, Yinyin?"

“It’s not about studying,” Fu Xianyin said. “Sister Gao asked me to share my study experiences during evening self-study, so I’m organizing this to see what I can share.”

"Okay, okay," Chen Nianke said. "Then let's go together tomorrow. I've already decided what to eat tomorrow. Let's go first, Yinyin, or we won't be able to get a table."

Fu Xianyin lay on the table, took out her phone, opened her chat history with Chen Huimei, then exited, opened her contacts again, scrolled to Chen Huimei's number, and her finger hovered over the dial button for a long time, but she just couldn't press it.

Never mind, Sister Gao hasn't mentioned the specific time for the parent-teacher meeting yet. I'll tell Chen Huimei when she does.

If we can delay it for a while, we should.

Fu Xianyin found the chat box with Fu Dongyuan again.

The chat history was from three months ago, when Fu Dongyuan changed his secretary and gave his secretary's contact information to Fu Xianyin.

Fu Xianyin communicated with the secretary more often than she did with Fu Dongyuan.

She sighed and was about to turn off the screen when Chen Huimei's call suddenly came in.

Fu Xianyin went to the empty classroom across the street to answer the phone.

Chen Huimei immediately asked, "Have the exam results been released? Are you first in the grade? Why didn't you tell me right away?"

Fu Xianyin: "It's out. He's first in the grade, with the highest scores in Chinese, Math, and Physics."

"How many points?" Chen Huimei asked bluntly.

“692,” Fu Xianyin said.

Chen Huimei was still dissatisfied: "Why didn't you score over 700? You scored over 700 in your first monthly exam in senior year in Linlan. Did you slack off after coming to Beichuan? I knew it. If I didn't keep an eye on you, you definitely would..."

The feeling of suffocation returned, as if a large hand had gripped Fu Xianyin's throat. She desperately tried to inhale air, but her limbs remained numb from lack of oxygen.

"The exam papers are different, the difficulty level is different, there's no comparison. Besides, I haven't studied chemistry for two years, so I'm already quite good at this score."

It's not easy.

She was interrupted by Chen Huimei before she could finish speaking.

"Did I stop you from learning chemistry? Did I stop you from learning chemistry? Are you blaming me, Fu Xianyin?"

Her voice suddenly softened: "Yinyin, you know you have to work hard and get into Fu Dongyuan's company so that we can have a good life. Do you understand? You're all I have left."

"Do you know how hard it was for me to raise you all by myself? You're all I have left, Yinyin. I can only rely on you. How can you not understand me? How can you blame me?"

My ears are ringing.

Fu Xianyin could not hear Chen Huimei's words clearly.

She doesn't remember when Chen Huimei hung up the phone, nor does she remember when she escaped from the suffocating state.

She leaned against the wall, slowly stood up, and walked back to the classroom with heavy steps.

Cheng Zhaozhao sat in Gu Linzhao's seat, with savory sauce from the pancake still on her lips.

She asked, "Yinyin, did you just come back from dinner? What did you eat?"

Fu Xianyin forced a smile: "I'm not hungry, so I didn't eat."

"You didn't eat!"

Cheng Zhaozhao put her hands on her hips and said, "I told you I couldn't trust you. You're so focused on your studies, and you're so focused on sharing your experiences. You can't go without eating every day, do you want to ruin your health?"

Fu Xianyin smiled and said, "I don't skip meals every day. I ate breakfast and lunch, that's two meals already. The ancients also believed in not eating after noon, so I'm very healthy."

Cheng Zhaozhao pouted: "I didn't expect you to be so serious about organizing your learning experience that you didn't even eat. You don't need to take this so seriously. Before, Sister Gao would always have Gu Linzhao say something, but he would just say a few words as a formality. You're so serious."

Just as Fu Xianyin was about to speak, she heard a somewhat arrogant voice from behind her: "That's right, you even skipped meals to organize your study experience. Who are you trying to impress? What are you so smug about? So what if you got first place in the grade? Are you going to brag about it for the rest of your life?"

As Song Yaoge passed by, she slightly raised her chin and looked down at him.

“Song Yaoge, you…”

Cheng Zhaozhao was so angry that she wanted to argue with Song Yaoge, but Fu Xianyin pulled her back.

She was already in a bad mood, and her interactions with Song Yaoge hadn't gone well the last few times, so this only made her more distant and unfriendly.

She lifted her eyelids and glanced at Song Yaoge, then suddenly chuckled softly.

Song Yaoge felt a chill run down her spine from that laugh.

Fu Xianyin's lips curled slightly, but there was no smile in her eyes:

"It's one thing for Gu Linzhao to say that, he's only one point lower than me. You, who can't even beat me by using Sun Wukong's hairs to create multiple clones, have you been possessed by some evil spirit to say such a thing?"

"Of course I won't brag about getting first place in the grade forever. This isn't the first time I've taken it, and it won't be the last. But you, if you could get first place in the grade even once, let alone brag about it forever, your parents would probably take you to get an exorcism first, right?"

Her words were so direct that Song Yaoge was completely taken aback and was stunned for a moment.

Suddenly, Ji Zhumiao, who had been silent until now, spoke up: "Fu Xianyin, just because you got first place in the grade, do you look down on people who don't do as well as you? Everyone starts from a different point. Why are you so arrogant and contemptuous of everyone, ignoring other people's efforts?"

Fu Xianyin smiled, her eyes crinkling, but her words were sharp and cutting: "Which ear of yours heard me say that I look down on people whose grades are not as good as mine? If your reading comprehension is really like this, you'd have a hard time getting more than half of your Chinese exam."

She leaned against the desk, her posture languid, but her words were blunt and undisguised: "I don't look down on people whose grades are worse than mine. I look down on Song Yaoge, and you, what's your name, Ji Zhumiao, right?"

"Don't flatter me. When your father curses, he never targets the general public. He's very selective."

Once the floodgates of cursing were opened, they couldn't be turned off. Just as Fu Xianyin was about to say a few more words, a hand with distinct knuckles suddenly appeared in front of her.

That hand was carrying a cup of oden, a rice bowl, and a cup of mango pomelo sago.

Gu Linzhao stood in front of her and tapped the table: "Evening self-study is about to start. You can still finish eating now. If you want to scold or argue, wait until after evening self-study. The food can't wait, it will get cold."

Fu Xianyin's words caught in her throat. She looked at Gu Linzhao and suddenly blurted out, "How did you know I hadn't eaten?"

Gu Linzhao: "I'm just guessing. So have you eaten? If not, hurry up and eat."

"As expected of Gu Bansian," Fu Xianyin thought to herself.

She looked at Gu Linzhao with a complicated expression.

What does this resemble? You're arguing in the middle of something, and then your mom calls you home for dinner?

Fu Xianyin picked up a string of fish balls and bit into her mouth.

Song Yaoge and Ji Zhumiao remained frozen in place.

They didn't know how much Gu Linzhao had heard, or whether it was all of it or just a part of it.

The people they had just argued with were now eating, and Song Yaoge felt like she was dreaming.

Gu Linzhao would bring food to Fu Xianyin. Gu Linzhao knew that she hadn't eaten dinner, but Fu Xianyin didn't know how Gu Linzhao knew that she hadn't eaten dinner.

More importantly, the two of them didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with bringing their own lunch, which showed that they had done it many times before.

Moreover, not only the two of them, but Cheng Zhaozhao and Lin Anxu next to them also did not show any surprise, as if this scene was happening every day.

Gu Linzhao inserted the straw into the mango pomelo sago dessert. Fu Xuanyin took a sip very naturally, then turned to look at Gu Linzhao: "You didn't add..."

"Crispy pops, I added them." Gu Linzhao said helplessly, "Can't you just push the straw all the way down and take a sip yourself? How many times have I bought you mango pomelo sago? Do you think I'd forget?"

He also knew that Fu Xianyin loved to drink mango pomelo sago!

He also knew that Fu Xianyin loved to drink mango pomelo sago with crunchy boba!

He also made Fu Xianyin Mango Pomelo Sago with crunchy pops on many occasions!

Song Yaoge's world collapsed.

Her eyes reddened, and she ran away.

Ji Zhumiao watched Song Yaoge run away and said, "Yaoge, where are you going? Wait for me!" Then he ran out of the classroom after her.

Fu Xianyin had a konjac knot in her mouth, somewhat puzzled.

Gu Linzhao didn't even glance at Song Yaoge, tapped the table, and said, "Eat quickly, we have to go to evening self-study soon."

Fu Xianyin finished the last piece of chicken cutlet right as the evening self-study session started.

With the last two tofu puffs stuffed in her mouth, she jogged off to throw away the trash.

When he returned, Gu Linzhao had already projected the new seating chart onto the whiteboard.

Lin Anxu remained the Right Protector; he didn't need to move the table, so he went to help Cheng Zhaozhao move it.

Fu Xianyin moved to the second row on the left. Her new deskmate was Yin Zexuan, the math class representative.

Cheng Zhaozhao moved to a position two rows behind Fu Xianyin, while Gu Linzhao moved to the first row on the right, right diagonally opposite her.

She glanced at the seating chart again and this time saw Gu Linzhao's deskmate.

It's Song Yaoge.

Gu Linzhao returned to his seat and said, "Pack your bag, I'll move a desk for you."

Fu Xianyin looked at her desk, which was filled with books, and said "Oh".

She packed the remaining stationery and test papers into her schoolbag, and then she saw Gu Linzhao put his arm over the table and lift it up with a little force.

"Get your own chair."

"oh."

Yin Zexuan had already changed seats. When he saw Gu Linzhao arrive, he moved his own table to make it easier for Gu Linzhao to place Fu Xianyin's table.

The new seat was by the window, but it was still a bit far from the window, so Fu Xianyin was quite happy that she didn't need to go through Yin Zexuan to get in and out.

Gu Linzhao put down the table for her and then went back to get his own. Fu Xuanyin had just sat down when she heard Yin Zexuan say:

"Could I take a look at your math test?"

Fu Xianyin paused for a moment, then said, "Oh, okay."

She handed the test paper to Yin Zexuan, glancing at his paper as well.

143.

I didn't lose any points for multiple choice or fill-in-the-blank questions, but I lost 5 points on the final question and 2 points on the steps in the earlier essay questions.

Yin Zexuan had already sorted out his thoughts on her final question, while Fu Xianyin picked up her pen and continued to draft.

"Hurry up, stop dawdling."

Gao Ying appeared at the front door at some point. At her command, those who hadn't finished changing seats sped up their movements, and the class quieted down in just two or three minutes.

Gao Ying walked up to the podium and said, "I'll have a brief class meeting to talk about two things. First, the sports meet has been scheduled for two days, on October 26th and 27th."

"Yay! No school for two days!"

Some people below were jeering.

"Quiet."

Gao Ying tapped the table and said, "Don't be too happy yet. The date for the second monthly exam has also been set. It's a week after the sports meet. You all need to focus on your studies and not do terribly after the sports meet. This monthly exam will still be set by No. 1 Middle School, but there will be a midterm exam in half a month after the monthly exam. That time, the city will set the questions and it will be a city-wide joint exam."

A city-wide joint examination.

Fu Xianyin tensed up for a moment.

Gao Ying continued, "Third, the evening self-study session next Monday night will be canceled. There will be a parent-teacher meeting at 7 pm. Please remember to tell all the parents. I will also send a notice in the group. If you can't come, please ask me for leave in advance."

"Okay, that's settled. Fu Xianyin, come up and share your learning experience. Listen carefully and learn how others take the exam."

Fu Xianyin took her draft and stood in front of the podium.

"I already talked about Chinese this morning, so let me talk about math first. Actually, it's not just math; for me, most science subjects are learned through one method: doing lots of practice problems. It's a sea of ​​problems strategy. Once you've seen enough problems and enough variations, you automatically start to combine all the formulas when you encounter a problem. Of course, doing practice problems is also purposeful. If there's a knowledge point you don't understand, you focus on it and make a good mistake notebook."

"The significance of a mistake notebook is not simply copying or pasting. It's about making sure that this type of question doesn't end up in the mistake notebook again. That's the real purpose of a mistake notebook. Without that, copying mistakes is no different from practicing calligraphy. If you really want to practice calligraphy, you might as well find a calligraphy model, which will be more standard."

Some people below couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Fu Xianyin continued, "As for English, memorizing vocabulary is a great way to improve in the short term. Like Chinese, English is more about accumulating knowledge in the humanities. However, the advantage of English over Chinese is that it is more effective as long as you work hard. For example, if you start memorizing vocabulary and reviewing grammar now, and work hard for another month, you should see a significant improvement in your English score in the next monthly exam."

“Of course,” she smiled, “everything is based on my personal experience. If there are any differences, please take your own advice.”

"That's all, thank you everyone."

A round of applause erupted from the audience, and Sister Gao looked at Fu Xianyin with approval.

"Alright, let's continue with evening self-study."

Sister Gao sat on the podium and tapped the table.

During the three evening self-study sessions, Fu Xianyin summarized the wrong questions from the monthly exam and also finished all her homework.

The bell rang to signal the end of evening self-study. Fu Xianyin had just finished her homework and was packing her schoolbag when someone nudged her arm.

"What's wrong?"

Fu Xianyin turned her head and saw the blank space on Yin Zexuan's test paper. She understood immediately: "You have a question to ask?"

Yin Zexuan: "I have absolutely no idea how to approach this problem."

Fu Xianyin pondered for a moment, drew an auxiliary line on his test paper with a pencil, and then said, "Now, I'll give you a hint. Think about it yourself."

She was stunned after hearing this.

She rarely explains problems to others, and when she does, she usually uses the most straightforward language to explain her thought process clearly.

This is the first time I've encountered a situation where someone gives me a hint and then encourages me to put in the effort.

As she stood there in a daze, Yin Zexuan suddenly exclaimed with delight, "I understand, thank you!"

Fu Xianyin: "Ah, it's nothing, you're welcome."

She simply drew a line; there was nothing else to write.

As Yin Zexuan watched her pack her things, he suddenly asked, "Then, if I have any questions I don't know how to answer in the future, can I ask you? You don't need to spend a lot of time on me, just give me a general idea."

This is not difficult, Fu Xianyin nodded; "Sure, but I can't if I'm doing homework, but I can if I have time."

"It's alright, it's alright." Yin Zexuan shook his head and said, "I'm very perceptive and won't bother you when you're busy."

Fu Xianyin nodded and packed her schoolbag. Cheng Lingling had just finished packing and waved to her from the aisle.

Fu Xianyin slung her backpack over her shoulder and said, "Then I'll be going now."

Yin Zexuan waved to her: "Bye-bye."

Fu Xianyin: "Bye-bye."

Looking at the two people through the window from the front door, Lin Anxu said, "I didn't expect this pretty lady to be so outgoing. Yin Zexuan is usually quiet, but they've only been deskmates for one evening study session and they've already chatted so much. Have they known Cheng Zhaozhao for a long time?"

"What are you saying?" Cheng Zhaozhao took two steps, her ponytail swinging over her shoulder. "You heard my name? Are you talking bad about me?"

"No way, I wouldn't dare," Lin Anxu said with a laugh, trying to avoid her.

Song Yaoge's desk was decorated with colorful decals, a stark contrast to Gu Linzhao's empty desk, which was devoid of any books.

Fu Xuanyin looked at the two tables and suddenly asked, "So the class monitor can only sit by the door? Otherwise, how did you move from the back door to the front door?"

"Tsk, how did you get 150 on your math test with such a pattern-finding ability?"

Gu Linzhao was somewhat speechless.

"What? What do you mean, how can I only get 150 on a test with my pattern-finding ability? I'm really good at finding patterns, okay?"

Fu Xianyin retorted, unwilling to admit defeat.

"Yinyin, come quick, come quick."

Ahead, Cheng Zhaozhao beckoned her over from the stairwell. Fu Xianyin quickened her pace, when suddenly she heard a voice beside her:

"I won't tell you those things either."

These words came out of nowhere, but Fu Xianyin understood them.

"So what if you got first place in the grade? Are you going to brag about it for the rest of your life?"

"It's fine for Gu Linzhao to say that."

A draft blew through the room, ruffling Fu Xianyin's wispy hair.

She jogged towards Cheng Zhaozhao, leaving behind a message that she carried to him on the wind.

"Of course I know you won't tell."

You are the kindest and softest-hearted fortune teller in the world.