Another mock exam is coming up!
Upon hearing the news announced by their homeroom teacher, Wu Yingjie, Zhou Chen was taken aback.
Before he knew it, a month had passed since he returned to school. Just two days after he came back, he had to take the exam. This time, it was his first real mock exam.
Because in the last mock exam, he relied entirely on his previous foundation.
After a month of review, I've picked up a lot of the knowledge I learned before.
He had been looking forward to this exam for a long time, and he was eager to see how many points he could improve and how many places he could get into after working hard for a month.
He was also very curious to know.
Zhou Na felt that his grades were embarrassing for her, saying that his return was a waste of time. She said that in this mock exam, he should at least achieve a relatively good score so that Zhou Na could see his results.
"Zhou Chen, are you confident that you can get into the top 100 this time?"
"have."
Faced with Wu Yingjie's question, Zhou Chen was unsure, but he had to maintain his confidence and not lose morale.
Wu Yingjie nodded in satisfaction.
"Your sister's homeroom teacher, Ms. Zhang, asked your sister, Zhou Na, and she said that her goal this time is to be among the top five in the whole school, and to improve by five places at once."
Don't put pressure on yourself. You've just returned, so there's no need to try to prove yourself and let it affect your performance. Just stay calm and focused. Even if your results aren't ideal, it's okay. I believe in you; you'll catch up and even surpass your sister.
Wu Yingjie suddenly changed the subject and mentioned Zhou Na.
However, Wu Yingjie was not comparing him to Zhou Na to help him quickly surpass her, but rather to help him stabilize his mindset.
It seems that Wu Yingjie has noticed that his relationship with Zhou Na is rather cold, including some rumors circulating among classmates.
I don't want him to be affected by this.
Faced with Wu Yingjie's concerned advice, Zhou Chen smiled and said, "Teacher Wu, I'm in a good mood, you don't need to worry."
"Seeing you so relaxed makes me feel relieved. Go ahead."
Wu Yingjie waved his hand, Zhou Chen nodded, said "Goodbye, teacher," and turned to leave the office.
Wu Yingjie sighed as he watched Zhou Chen leave.
Regarding the relationship between Zhou Chen and Zhou Na, although he was a teacher and an outsider, he could sense that there might be considerable conflict between the two siblings, otherwise they wouldn't have had so little contact with each other at school.
He clearly remembered that Zhou Chen had given up his own studies to give the opportunity to go to school to his three siblings. Logically speaking, the three siblings should be grateful to their eldest brother, Zhou Chen, for doing this.
However, judging from Zhou Na, as well as Zhou Ling and Zhou Chuan who later entered high school, there seems to be no gratitude towards Zhou Chen, their older brother.
Zhou Chuan only knew how to coast through life, and later he simply stopped coming to school, not cherishing the opportunity to go to school at all.
Zhou Ling even dropped out of school to hang out with hooligans outside of school.
Zhou Na did go to school and her grades were quite good. However, Wu Yingjie later discovered that Zhou Chen's second sister, Zhou Na, was very cold. Every time Zhou Chen was mentioned in front of her, Zhou Na would frown and sometimes a look of disdain would flash in her eyes.
Zhou Na's indifference made Wu Yingjie feel a chill on Zhou Chen's behalf.
He guessed that Zhou Chen's sudden return to school might be because she realized this and wanted to pick herself up again.
Therefore, Zhou Chen must have been holding a grudge.
This is why he was worried about Zhou Chen and told her to relax.
“As the eldest brother, you almost gave up your life, but it’s not too late for you to wake up. You still have time to catch up with and surpass your sister.”
"Keep it up, young man!"
Wu Yingjie suddenly smiled.
As Zhou Chen left the office, she bumped into her second sister, Zhou Na, again while passing the playground.
To be honest, he and Zhou Na hadn't really run into each other much at school, which was largely due to the fact that they would immediately turn around when they were about to bump into each other.
However, Zhou Na didn't notice him this time because she was walking ahead with several female classmates.
The group was discussing the test they had done that day.
Zhou Na seemed to have answered very well, which aroused the envy of several girls in the group, who praised Zhou Na for being capable and smart.
Zhou Na raised her head with a smug look on her face.
"Zhou Na, I feel that you will definitely be able to get into the top five in the whole school this time."
"I heard that the third-place student in the last mock exam didn't score as high as you on today's test. You'll definitely be in the top five."
"Zhou Na, how many places do you think you can improve this time?"
When asked by her classmates, Zhou Na smiled and said modestly, "I would be very happy to improve by one place. As for the top five, I dare not hope for it. I can only try my best and hope that I can do it."
However, although Zhou Na spoke modestly, she was determined to be in the top five, because she wanted to show Zhou Chen how excellent she was and let him know the gap between them.
So what if you can earn hundreds a day now?
In terms of academics and grades, Zhou Na is the most outstanding. Once she goes to university, she will earn much more than Zhou Chen.
No matter how hard Zhou Chen tries, he will only become her foil.
"Big brother, I have a chance to get into the top five in the whole school. What rank can you get?"
"If it's still outside the top two hundred, then it proves I was right."
"It's been three years. You used to be a good student, but now there are many people who are better at studying than you. Your era has passed."
Zhou Na couldn't help but think of a poem: "To find truly remarkable figures, look to the present." Even if Zhou Chen had been a good student before, what good were those three years? Everything had changed.
They are younger, more energetic, and smarter; a new generation is replacing the old.
"Hey, is that person from our school? He looks so much older than us."
"They might be transfer students or students who have repeated a grade."
"I feel like I've seen this somewhere before?"
As Zhou Chen rode his bicycle past several of Zhou Na's classmates, it immediately sparked a discussion among the girls.
Zhou Chen's tanned skin stood out from the other senior high school students.
Zhou Na stared at the departing figure, slightly taken aback.
Did Zhou Chen hear what she just said to her classmates? If Zhou Chen knew that she had a chance of getting into the top five, what would he think?
Shock, jealousy, or immense pressure?
Just as Zhou Na was lost in thought, a female classmate next to her suddenly exclaimed, "I know who he is! I saw him at the night market a couple of days ago. He sells stinky tofu, and his stinky tofu is especially delicious."
"Stinky tofu? Is it really as delicious as you say?"
"It tastes really good. Although it smells bad, it smells amazing. If you don't believe me, let's go and try it tonight."
"Okay, now that you've made me hungry."
"Zhou Na, are you coming with us? I guarantee you'll love their stinky tofu after you try it."
The girls immediately reached a consensus and asked Zhou Na for her opinion.
Zhou Na knew that Zhou Chen was running a stinky tofu business, so of course she wouldn't go with her classmates. That would only embarrass her and make her the center of attention. So she shook her head and politely declined, saying, "You guys go ahead and eat. I want to go back and continue studying."
"Oh well."
Several girls, looking disappointed, had no choice but to part ways with Zhou Na.
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