191. Those who are capable should do more work.

Li Wei also pondered how to make the smiling tiger happy. Deep down, Li Wei felt that if she wanted to truly make her third senior brother happy, she should do something practical: find him a tigress.

Luo Da ruthlessly rejected this suggestion: "Don't underestimate Third Senior Brother just because he's not young anymore. He's got eyes on the top of his head. He looks down on most people, not because of looks, but because he says he wouldn't even look at a green bean. If it weren't for the fact that he finds you pleasing to the eye, he wouldn't have interfered in our relationship at all. So, forget it." Besides, tigresses aren't everywhere. Are they that easy to find?

Li Wei hadn't really expected to act as a matchmaker, especially not for someone as eccentric as her third senior brother, so it was just a casual remark. As for the farewell ceremony for this smiling tiger, she'd think about it slowly; there was still time, and she was quite busy these past few days.

On Tuesday, the midterm exam results for each subject were released one after another. Li Wei continued to perform steadily, and it seemed that staying at the top of the class would not be a problem.

The most popular person in her class now isn't Li Wei; everyone's gotten used to seeing her in first place, it's become second nature. The one who's been attracting attention since last semester is Gong Jianzheng, consistently in second place. Li Wei thinks he looks like a model student, strong and handsome, the campus prince charming, increasingly resembling Gao Jin from the next class. She feels sorry for the boys.

Look at those two, their figures, their looks, their intelligence—tsk tsk, so many guys couldn't catch up to them even if they tried to fly!

In this midterm exam, the darkest horse wasn't Gong Jianzheng, nor was it the consistently fair-skinned Ma Gaojin, but rather Luo Jianhua from Class 1!

Ah, she finally found Yan Ruyu in the book before her classmates. Plus, she is indeed very smart. Her brain is usually not very active, but now when it does work, it is amazing.

His grades are approaching those of the young gambling god Gao Jin, making him a well-known figure among the bookworms in the new semester. Originally, Luo Da was only famous among a group of fun-loving and athletic students, but now he has finally achieved both physical and intellectual prowess.

Luo Da acted mysterious all morning, refusing to say anything even when Li Wei asked him at lunch. Finally, in the afternoon, he received all the exam papers. He tried to control himself, but couldn't. He quickly rolled all the papers into a tube, ignoring everyone else who was studying. He stood up, went to the door of the next classroom, and waved to Li Wei, who was handing out the last English exam papers.

Li Wei gestured for him to wait a moment, quickly finished handing out the papers, and then calmly and composedly left the classroom. Moving away from the doorway, she lowered her voice in a corner of the classroom where she wouldn't be easily seen: "What are you doing here? Let me tell you, if the school comes looking for us this time, I won't let you off the hook! By the way, isn't your class in self-study right now? What's up?"

Luo Da was in an extremely good mood. He completely ignored Li Wei's criticism and warnings. He was so happy that his teeth almost fell out: "Hehe. Look, look. These are my exam results. What do you think? Hehe..."

He proudly handed the paper tube to Li Wei, his smugness evident in his expression. It looked quite impressive.

Li Wei took the test paper, opened it, and looked at each answer one by one. Huh? I didn't expect this guy to be so good. He didn't score much lower than me!

Li Wei was also quite pleased. She immediately praised the professor, "Not bad, not bad. Did you perform as usual or exceptionally well?"

Luo Da straightened his posture even more: "I performed at a level that was above average for others. I'm always quite low-key. I don't like to argue about scores, hehe."

Li Wei flipped through the test paper as she said, "Oh dear. The test was pretty good. But it seems like you'll have to get as good a score as this or even better in the future. Otherwise, my mom said... you'll..."

Luo Da suddenly realized his mistake. He should have steadily improved his career, climbing the ranks step by step. That way, Aunt Li might have been more pleasing to him, and his relationship with Li Wei would have been more legitimate, without always having to cater to Aunt Li's whims. Oh dear, how could he have been so blinded by his victory? He hadn't even thought of such a simple thing. If Li Wei hadn't pointed it out…

Thinking of this, Luo Da's smug expression changed: "Um... Xiao Ming, my darling..."

Li Wei's hair stood on end, and she looked around to make sure no one was watching. She quickly said, "Stop, stop! Just say what you have to say. Don't make me feel disgusted by this tone, especially in a place like this. You don't want me to get called in by the teacher for a chat, do you?"

"Um...look, if your mom doesn't ask, don't tell her. But if she does ask or you have to report your grades, could you...report a little less? What if I can't take the exam next time? We need to leave me some room for improvement. If I take too big a step at once, your mom will be suspicious. What if she suspects me of cheating or something? That would ruin our futures!"

They had just learned the word "乖舛" in their Chinese class, and Luo Da immediately used it, secretly pleased with himself.

Li Wei glanced at Luo Da's cunning expression: "No way, I'm going to tell my mom the truth about our studies. I won't lie. We have to be honest with ourselves. Let me tell you, one lie has to be covered up with another, and I'm not going to bother with that. Otherwise, I'd be letting my mom down, letting myself down, and letting you down too. Don't even think about it." This Luo Da guy only knows how to cheat and be cunning. Where did his diligent and hardworking spirit for practicing kung fu go?

Li Wei felt that if she went along with Luo Da, she would be harming him, making him lose his ambition and instead prefer opportunism.

Luo Da had come full of enthusiasm, but left with a bitter face. Good heavens, he could already imagine that from now on, his seriousness would have to be tied to books, otherwise he could forget about being able to keep up with Xiao Ming.

Regardless, Luo Da's rapid improvement in grades surprised many people. Of course, some also speculated behind his back that Luo Da might have used some underhanded tactics during the exam, such as shaking his head and stealing the fruits of others' labor.

Of course, those familiar with Luo Da didn't think that way. This guy was usually a total idiot, so it wasn't surprising that he scored a few extra points; it would be surprising if he didn't do well.

Li Lianhui's academic performance is quite stable, with little improvement but no decline either. He stays firmly within the top 100 in the school's rankings, so he should be able to get into university without any problems.

Li Lin consistently ranks among the top students in her school, but her grades always lag behind Li Lianhui's. She did relatively well in the last final exam, narrowing the gap somewhat. However, this gap seems to have become an insurmountable obstacle for Li Lin, and it's impossible for her not to feel frustrated.

Ding Anni didn't perform as well as Zhou Xiaoyan on the exam this time, and her seating arrangement was moved one row to the back.

Unlike Ding Anni's slight fluctuations, Zhou Xiaoyan was more stable, ranking in the middle of her class, with little change, and she was also very hardworking. Unlike Ding Anni, who liked to wander around.

Another thing that made Li Wei happy was that her deskmate Lin Xiao also did well on the exam and was in the top fifteen of the class. Lin Xiao was overjoyed.

As for Geng Xinyang, he ranked fifth. He's consistently hovered around this position, which is considered stable.

Conversely, Qin Ling and Gao Yue, whom Li Wei also kept an eye on during each exam, had probably been up to no good. Overworking their brains had drained their energy, and both had fallen to below twentieth place. Gao Yue stopped borrowing exam papers from Li Wei, and Qin Ling stopped nagging her.

Li Wei had heard Cai Lianhua mention it. Apparently, these two will be taking the college entrance exam after finishing their second year of high school, and they're currently preparing actively.

Li Wei looked up to the sky and thought to herself, "God, our school has plenty of geniuses. Why did they choose these two to embarrass us?" Even if they weren't embarrassing, they probably wouldn't behave themselves. If their behavior were to become widely known, Li Wei could already imagine one of them immediately threatening to take the college entrance exam.

This person was none other than her husband, Luo Da!

Now that he has some free time, he's been secretly plotting how to get married. And clearly, Li Wei understands that what Luo Da considers marriage is just a euphemism for sleeping together. Calling it marriage is the official term; in Luo Da's private mind, it just means getting into bed together.

He didn't know from which rat hole he heard it, but apparently many college students in big cities are now living together, and newspapers, magazines and media are worried and condemning it, which made Luo very happy.

Therefore, Luo Da is now determined to go to university with Li Wei, and it has to be a university in a big city like Beijing or Shanghai. His mother Cheng Min's requirement for him to do well in school is just a convenient excuse.

So, after hearing Cai Lianhua mention that some not-so-great talents wanted to take the college entrance exam early, Li Wei specifically instructed Cai Lianhua: "Don't tell anyone about this. I went to the teachers' office the other day and heard some teachers say that although they can take the exam early, if they don't do well or their results are not ideal, and they want to retake the exam the following year, they will be treated as repeat students and will receive extra points. So the teachers don't really approve of it. We shouldn't spread this around in private either, or it will make everyone feel uneasy, which wouldn't be good."

Cai Lianhua was always a steady, meticulous and considerate person. Upon hearing this, she nodded and said, "I wouldn't have told anyone else anyway. It's because we're close that I told you. Besides, let them do whatever they want. Whether it's good or bad, it's none of our business. I stay far away from them to avoid accidentally upsetting the two empresses. It's not worth it."

Li Wei has been particularly busy this week. Every night, Luo Da accompanies her to training for more than an hour of running. I don't know what Luo Da was thinking, but he actually brought along the physical education teacher, whom he calls Old Pan. Every time they go running, Teacher Pan gives Li Wei some professional advice on breathing, rhythm, and some posture.

This made Li Wei feel that if she didn't do her best to bring honor to her class, she would be letting down the people.

In her spare time, Li Wei pondered how to make her third senior brother leave happily. After Luo Da inquired, she learned that her third senior brother was fond of eating and having fun, especially fish. This gave Li Wei an idea, but it was just a general idea and she needed to refine it further.

There's no need to mention the other trivial matters at school; whether she likes it or not, she has to deal with them. It's because she's a good student that the girls feel that only by making Li Wei do things will her studies not be affected—other people's time is very precious.

This is entirely due to jealousy.