It feels great to make grand promises, but it's miserable when Jing sits at her desk engrossed in her book.
Although she had a certain foundation after a month of tutoring, it would be quite difficult for her to get into the top ten in the class in such a short time. What if she didn't get that score on the midterm exam? Wouldn't that be incredibly embarrassing for her?
Having been a slacker who had been out of school for several years, Shi Jing now had to study hard. He couldn't sit still at his desk; his whole body felt like it was being bitten by ants.
Help! Making money is so hard!
Shi Jing slammed his head on the desk, on the verge of tears.
Or... or maybe I should watch it later, and take a break first...
She couldn't resist her procrastination.
The system promptly reminded you: "Host, 500,000 is waiting for you."
"Waaah..." A storm raged in her mind, but Shi Jing could only miserably sit back down in her seat and start reading. Thankfully, it was only the second year of junior high; after tutoring, at least she could still understand the material.
But what about the future?
"System, will all the tasks from now on be studying?" she couldn't help but ask the system.
"Study hard and make progress every day, host."
Shi Jing was speechless and choked with emotion, but could only force herself to continue reading. She had already made her point; what else could she do?
"I'll study Chinese first; it should be easier to memorize this..." Shi Jing muttered to himself as he switched to a different book.
On her first day of class, Shi Jing listened attentively and read diligently. Whenever she lost focus, the system would remind her. Although there was no punishment, it was as if she had a parent following her to school, and Shi Jing couldn't do anything about it.
Finally, the bell rang, signaling the end of the morning classes. Shi Jing immediately stood up from her seat and dashed out of the classroom like lightning.
After a long morning, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Following my memory, I found the cafeteria. The cafeteria of this private elite school looked incredibly luxurious, with each window sparkling clean. The cafeteria ladies serving food were all dressed in neat and tidy uniforms, standing ramrod straight in front of the windows. Besides these large windows, there were also smaller, individual cafeterias that offered à la carte service, with a wide variety of dishes at exorbitant prices.
The original owner used to eat at the small canteen often, but now Shi Jing wouldn't even consider it. A single meal there would cost several hundred yuan, which was too extravagant for her. At the large window, ordering two meat dishes, one vegetable dish, and a soup would cost fifty or sixty yuan and provide a very satisfying meal.
When Shi Jing appeared in the cafeteria, she indeed attracted a lot of attention. After she chose a seat, the area around her was completely empty.
The power of "campus celebrities" should not be underestimated.
She couldn't be bothered with it. As long as these people didn't bother her, she would just ignore them.
However, this meal was destined to be unsettling. She had only eaten half of it when she noticed a stream of water running down her face.
She turned slightly to the side and saw Lin Lu looking at her with an arrogant and provocative expression.
"Is your food too dry? Let me add some water to moisturize it."
unlucky!
Shi Jing was furious. Everything was expensive at this prestigious school; this meal cost her fifty-eight yuan, and she hadn't even finished it—what a waste!
"Lin Lu, do you know what it means to know that every grain of rice on your plate is the result of hard work?"
"Tch, what's wrong? Did your family go bankrupt?" Lin Lu said dismissively.
"Childish!" Shi Jing didn't want to get entangled with her and said directly, "I don't like Jiang Lin anymore. If you like him, go find him yourself and stop following me."
Instead of wasting time with these little brats, it's better to study hard.
Lin Lu scoffed, not believing it at all. Shi Jing didn't indulge her either, saying directly, "Whether you believe it or not, I'm not interested in Jiang Lin anymore. I just want to focus on my studies from now on, so please don't bother me again."
"What do you mean!"
Shi Jing laughed too: "What, don't you understand?"
She said, word by word, "Don't... bother... me... anymore!"
Lin Lu was furious. She took a step forward, intending to grab Shi Jing by the collar. Shi Jing stepped back, avoiding her. Now that Lin Lu's two lackeys weren't around, she wasn't afraid of her.
"I already told you I won't pursue Jiang Lin anymore, why are you still angry? Are you standing up for your idol and afraid I'll stop pursuing him?"
"Pah, you're just saying that." Lin Lu assumed she was playing hard to get.
There's no way around it; the original owner's image has been so deeply ingrained in people's minds over the past two years that it can't be changed overnight.
Shi Jing didn't want to get entangled with her either; wasting time on such a thing would be a waste of money.
"I'll say it one last time, I'm not interested in Jiang Lin anymore, and I mean it." After saying that, she looked at Lin Lu seriously, "If you don't believe me, just wait and see."
Since they couldn't finish their meal, Shi Jing didn't want to argue with this love-struck girl anymore, so she simply grabbed her things and left.
Shi Jing was still a little hungry before she finished her meal, so she went to the supermarket to buy a loaf of bread, which cost her another twenty-odd yuan.
Although the bread was delicious, Shi Jing couldn't help but complain that everything here was far too expensive. Maybe she should bring her own snacks from now on; spending money like this every day was unsustainable.
After finishing her bread, she was about to take out her phone to check the news when the system announced in her mind: "Host, there are still forty-one days until the midterm exam."
Shi Jing paused as she took out her phone, unable to bear it any longer. She sighed, put her phone back in her pocket, and obediently returned to the classroom.
She sat back down, opened her Chinese textbook, and was reading when a sudden electronic sigh echoed in her mind. Shi Jing felt a wave of embarrassment wash over her and couldn't help but ask, "System, what's wrong?"
"Based on the host's current learning method, progress will be minimal even by the end of the semester. *Beep!* Activating learning assistance function..."
After a long busy tone, the system voice finally sounded again. To Shi Jing's astonishment, the system immediately issued a task: "Please open your English textbook. Begin by reviewing the new lessons. After school this afternoon, please go to your local bookstore to purchase study materials, including: 'Middle School Must-Read Books,' 'Complete Guide to Math, Physics, and Chemistry,'..."
After the long electronic voice finished speaking, Shi Jing finally managed to close his gaping mouth, and asked in shock and gratitude, "Aren't you the Wealth System? You can also tutor me?"
"To better assist the host in completing the task, the learning assistance function will be activated randomly. Please study hard and do not let this system down."
Shi Jing nodded repeatedly, a surge of excitement welling up inside her. As a hopeless student who habitually gave up on her studies, she too had once dreamed of becoming a top student. She had fantasized more than once about having someone or a system to push her, plan her learning tasks, and make her smarter and more capable. Unfortunately, the reality was that she lacked both willpower and guidance from renowned teachers, so those dreams of becoming a top student remained just that—dreams.
Now, a system is actually willing to tutor her like this! She was feeling down about how to work hard and where to start, and now that the system has stepped in to save her, how could she not be excited?
"Little Fortune, you're so good to me!" She couldn't help but burst into tears.
"...From now on, please work hard, make the most of every second, and improve your academic performance as soon as possible. Don't let the system down..."
"......knew."
Seeing that the system's every word was detrimental to learning, Shi Jing was touched, but he couldn't help feeling that this God of Wealth system might have to be renamed the Learning System in the future.
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