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"Hello everyone, I'm Lin Qingyu. I graduated from the primary school affiliated with No. 1 Middle School. Since second grade, I've been the class monitor, serving everyone and handling all sorts of class matters. I studied dance, and I actively organize class activities and motivate everyone..."
Lin Qingyu stood on the podium and confidently ran for acting class monitor. Although it was just an impromptu preparation, her logic was clear, she was very organized and she was not at all stage fright.
Just like her name, she has a slim figure, big eyes, and a small face, as pretty and lovely as a lotus flower emerging from the water.
Lin Qingyu spoke for about five minutes, and when she finished, the whole class burst into applause. Everyone liked her very much.
After she came down, two more boys came up to run for election, but their response was mediocre.
Until Yao Jiaqi stood up from his seat and walked onto the podium.
Yao Jiaqi has a completely opposite style to Lin Qingyu. She is tall, with neat short hair that looks a bit masculine. She wears a white short-sleeved top and casual pants. If you look at her from behind, you can easily mistake her for a boy.
"Hello everyone, I'm Yao Jiaqi. I graduated from Foreign Language Primary School. I've been the monitor of our class since first grade. In terms of seniority, I think I'm no worse than any of the students running for election."
"I won first place in the 5th Nanshi Elementary School Mathematical Olympiad and the 6th Nanshi English Speech Contest. I don't know if you've ever bought the collection of outstanding elementary school essays published by Nanshi Publishing House; two of my essays are included. In fifth grade, I participated in a quiz show on Nanshi TV and won first place. As for extracurricular activities, I've also participated in quite a few, winning awards in piano and Go. When I become class monitor, I'll set an example for everyone and help you improve. If you have any questions, feel free to come to me..."
Her series of first places stunned her classmates.
Jiang Zhizhi also knew that Yao Jiaqi was very outstanding, but she didn't expect that she was so outstanding and had won so many awards outside.
Li Rongrong snorted disdainfully, "You brag so much about yourself, but you only got second in your grade."
Her voice was not loud, but it was clearly heard on the podium. Yao Jiaqi's face became very ugly, but she endured it, said a few more words to canvass for votes, and then came down from the stage.
After the canvassing ended, everyone began to vote by secret ballot.
After everyone handed in their tickets, before the head teacher could say anything, Li Rongrong raised her hand and said, "Teacher, teacher, I'll count the votes."
The head teacher nodded to Hai Lan and said, "Okay, Li Rongrong, you will count the votes."
She called two more colleagues to come up, one to supervise and the other to record on the blackboard.
Li Rongrong separated them one by one, and found that only Lin Qingyu and Yao Jiaqi received votes, and the votes for the two were almost evenly matched.
When Lin Qingyu's name was read, Li Rongrong wanted to raise her voice eight times, and when Yao Jiaqi's name was read, she looked impatient again.
The counting of votes gradually came to an end. There were a total of 38 people in the class, Yao Jiaqi had 14 votes, Lin Qingyu had 13 votes, and only 3 votes were left.
Li Rongrong was a little nervous for a moment. If Yao Jiaqi got one more vote, it would be difficult for her to catch up.
She opened the next ticket and saw the name inside, and her expression relaxed.
"One vote for Lin Qingyu!"
She picked up the next one and couldn't help but repeat to herself, "It must not be Yao Jiaqi, it must not be."
When she opened it, she saw that it was not Lin Qingyu. Her heart subconsciously skipped a beat, but soon she realized that it was not Yao Jiaqi either.
Yes, there are other candidates besides these two.
"One vote for Zhou Wentao."
This person only has four votes so far, so he is not a concern.
Last ticket.
Li Rongrong gritted her teeth and couldn't help rubbing it in her palms. When she opened it, her face froze.
"Yao...Yao Jiaqi, one vote."
All of a sudden, she wilted like an eggplant hit by frost.
How is it possible? Lin Qingyu actually lost!
Actually, this is normal. Lin Qingyu was recruited through special admission, and most of the students in the class got in through their own real abilities. Now that no one knows each other, they naturally have a better impression of Yao Jiaqi who got in through the same exam as them.
It’s already very good that Lin Qingyu can get so many votes.
"Okay, Yao Jiaqi got 15 votes. From now on, she will be the acting monitor of our class." The head teacher said to Xiang Hailan.
Li Rongrong walked off the stage in disappointment. Seeing Yao Jiaqi standing across the aisle from her, she couldn't help but spit in her heart.
She was really pissed off.
However, as soon as she sat down, the head teacher said, "Lin Qingyu has 14 votes and is the acting deputy monitor. During the military training, the two of you will be responsible for class discipline and various affairs. After the military training is over, the monitor and other class cadres will be determined."
"Yao Jiaqi, you and Lin Qingyu, take a few boys to the Academic Affairs Office to move the books. Afterwards, take a count of the heights and weights of the students in the class. The school needs to make military training uniforms and school uniforms..."
After making the arrangements, the head teacher left the classroom.
Yao Jiaqi and Lin Qingyu took a few boys with them to move the books.
As soon as they left, Li Rongrong couldn't help but say, "I'm so angry! Why is she the class monitor? All the classmates have been fooled by her bragging!"
Xu Qingbo said calmly, "Lin Qingyu was the first to go on stage, and she was the last. By the time the votes were cast, everyone had already forgotten what Lin Qingyu had said before. Yao Jiaqi's results were truly astonishing and left a deep impression, which is why so many people chose Yao Jiaqi. She's using psychological tactics."
"Hmph! Qingyu was the first to go on stage, and she still got so many votes. If she was the last to go on stage, her votes would definitely be higher than Yao Jiaqi's. This person is so insidious." Li Rongrong said angrily.
Jiang Zhizhi comforted her, "It's okay, I'm just acting squad leader. Qingyu will still have a chance after the military training is over."
Xu Qingbo also said: "Lin Qingyu is now the acting vice-class monitor, and he will have the opportunity to show more in front of his classmates. When the time comes, everyone will know who is more suitable to be the class monitor."
After hearing what Jiang Zhizhi and Xu Qingbo said, Li Rongrong finally calmed down. "That's right. After spending more time with her, everyone will naturally know what kind of person she is."
There was almost nothing to do on the first day. After receiving the books, we submitted our height and weight. Yao Jiaqi also arranged for everyone to bring 200 yuan for class fees and 300 yuan for school uniforms and military training uniforms next year. We spent the rest of the time studying on our own.
For students in key classes, there is no question of whether they can understand the content in the textbooks. Those who can enter the key classes of the No. 1 Middle School in the city have already learned it during the summer vacation.
Jiang Zhizhi touched these books.
Compared with elementary school textbooks, junior high school textbooks are more valuable, costing 5,000 yuan per subject.
Jiang Zhizhi was the first to open the mathematics book and began to study rational numbers from the first chapter.
*
School was over at 5:30 in the afternoon and Jiang Zhizhi hurriedly packed her schoolbag.
The Taekwondo training class will have to wait a few more days before resuming training. While Jiang Zhizhi still has time in the evenings these days, she will rush to the library to study.
"Jiang Zhizhi, do you still need me to get you extracurricular books?" Xu Qingbo was also packing his schoolbag in front and turned around to ask her.
Jiang Zhizhi nodded and said with a smile: "If it's convenient for you, you can bring me one or two books when you have time. If it's not convenient, forget it. After all, it's quite tiring to carry one or two extra books every day."
"It's okay. I'll get you two or three books a week. Now that you're in junior high school, the workload is heavy. We should focus on studying first." Xu Qingbo said.
"Yeah, thank you." Jiang Zhizhi said gratefully.
Li Rongrong said from the side, "Zhizhi, you have to study hard and keep our top spot. Don't let that Yao Jiaqi snatch it away!"
Now she is so arrogant even though she ranked second. If she ranks first in her grade in the future, she will be so proud that she can climb all the way to the sky. Thinking of that scene, Li Rongrong felt very disgusted.
Jiang Zhizhi smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. Even if I can't get first place, there are still Xu Qingbo and Lin Qingyu."
"Li Rongrong, you have to work harder. You only ranked 12th in this recruitment exam. You must be in the top ten in the grade in the future," Xu Qingbo advised.
Li Rongrong nodded quickly, "I know, I know. I will study hard!"
"Where's Lin Qingyu?"
"She seems to have gone to the bathroom."
"Okay, let's go."
The three of them left the classroom one after another.
As soon as they arrived at the corridor, they saw Lu Xiye and Wang Wei walking from the back of the corridor. Behind them were a few unfamiliar boys, who should be new classmates in the class.
"Brother Ye, there's a new internet cafe opened on Shangyuan Street. Do you want to go check it out?" Wang Wei walked over excitedly, like a follower.
Lu Xiye also saw Jiang Zhizhi coming out of the key class at this moment. For a moment, he felt uncomfortable all over and said with a lack of interest: "Forget it today, I'm too lazy to go."
"Then let's go watch the car race at No. 4 Middle School. I heard it's pretty exciting..."
Jiang Zhizhi and Li Rongrong looked back at them.
Lu Xiye felt like he was almost petrified.
"Brother Ye? What's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell today?"
"Don't get so close to me."
Lu Xiye pushed Wang Wei away irritably.
Li Rongrong pulled Jiang Zhizhi downstairs and said with a pout, "Really? I don't dislike Lu Xiye anymore, but why does he always like to hang out with Wang Wei and his group? It's annoying just to see him."
Jiang Zhizhi pursed her lips and said nothing.
"I thought I wouldn't see this guy after coming to No. 1 Middle School, but I didn't expect him to come in. He must have come in through the back door." Li Rongrong said irritably.
Just as she finished speaking, she heard Wang Wei behind her shout, "Brother Ye, when are you going to buy a motorcycle? Zhou Qi, a junior high student in our school, has a motorcycle that's really cool. If you buy a motorcycle, you'll be so handsome!"
Li Rongrong rolled her eyes at him and couldn't help but grumble, "What a cool guy! Minors can't ride motorcycles. I'll take them all to the police station later."
Her voice was neither too loud nor too low, but just loud enough for Lu Xiye and Wang Wei to hear.
But before Lu Xiye and Wang Wei could say anything, Li Rongrong hurriedly pulled Jiang Zhizhi down the stairs.
*
Lin Qingyu came out of the bathroom, her eyes slightly red, as if she had just cried.
But at this moment, she regained her composure and washed her face silently.
Looking at himself in the mirror, Lin Qingyu took a deep breath and forced a smile.
"It doesn't matter, there is still a chance, Lin Qingyu, come on." She whispered to herself to encourage herself.
Yao Jiaqi is so outstanding that Lin Qingyu doesn’t know if she can beat her if she takes the exam.
Her results were worse than those of Jiang Zhizhi and Xu Qingbo. Since Jiang Zhizhi's results improved, she could only rank third.
Now here comes Yao Jiaqi...
She has to work harder in the future!
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