The next day.

Weather: sunny.

The weather has been good and there has been no rain these days, so morning exercises after the second class are still carried out as normal.

After the second class, the Athletes’ March sounded on the radio. When the students in Grade 3 (27) heard the music, they all stood up and prepared to walk towards the playground.

It must be said that at Ruxu No. 2 Middle School, someone once suggested to Wang Hongwen that senior high school students did not need physical education classes or morning exercises, and that they should concentrate on studying. It would be best if they could even reduce their sleeping time and use it for studying.

In response to this suggestion, Wang Hongwen said that the other party's suggestion was very good and asked the other party not to make such a suggestion again in the future.

"This is just nonsense!" Wang Hongwen said angrily, "The senior high school students have worked hard. Cancel the physical education class and the morning exercises. Do you want them to study with sick bodies in the future? This is not a good thing. This is a case of losing the big picture for the small one!"

"How can children learn in a better state without a healthy body?!"

After this passage was spread by a busybody, the senior high school students cheered.

After that, Wang Hongwen held a special meeting to conduct research. After that, not only did the senior high school students continue to do morning exercises, but even the two physical education classes per week were retained.

Others went downstairs one after another and walked towards the playground. Zhang Li waited until most people had left. After seeing that there were not many people in the class, she stood up and prepared to go downstairs.

Just as Zhang Li walked out of the main teaching building and was about to walk along the main road, a voice from behind called her.

"Zhang Li!"

The familiar voice made Zhang Li subconsciously stand still and look behind her with a puzzled look.

Sure enough, the person who called her was her homeroom teacher and Chinese teacher, Zhou Yu.

"Teacher Zhou!"

Seeing Zhou Yu calling her and walking towards her, Zhang Li hurriedly went over and greeted him timidly.

Seeing Zhang Li's expression, Zhou Yu couldn't help but smile kindly and comforted her, "The teacher doesn't want to talk to you about anything, don't be afraid. Mainly, I just want to talk to you about some things in life and study."

The athlete's march was still playing on the radio. Zhang Li looked back at the direction of the playground and hesitated, "Teacher, um, we still have to do morning exercises later..."

Zhou Yu was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that this little girl would still want to do morning exercises at this time. So he could only smile and say to Zhang Li, "It's okay. If the monitor asks you later, just say that I called you to the office for a talk. You don't have to do morning exercises today."

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...

Zhou Yu and Zhang Li came to the Chinese teaching and research group's office one after another.

At this time, Zhou Yu was not the only one in the office, so he didn't need to avoid suspicion. He just came to his desk, took a chair, and asked Zhang Li to sit down and chat.

Looking at the timid girl beside him, Zhou Yu tried to make his expression a little more friendly. "Zhang Li, I really have nothing to do with you this time. Normally, the teacher should have a one-on-one chat with you when school starts."

"But the teacher has been very busy, so even though I had this idea, I really couldn't do it and kept delaying it. Today, I happen to be free, so during this morning exercise, let's talk about your recent study situation."

Zhou Yu wouldn't have a one-on-one chat with everyone. Zhou Yu isn't an HR in a company, so why would he have an employee interview? He's not just doing this for nothing.

The reason why he made this excuse was that he saw that Zhang Li was visibly nervous. There was no other way, so Zhou Yu said this on purpose.

This excuse also allowed Zhou Yu to see the result he wanted to see.

After hearing Zhou Yu's words, Zhang Li's expression relaxed a little.

She was a repeater, and her father spent a lot of money to get her in. Zhang Li really didn't want to cause any trouble at school, so the school contacted her family and caused her parents more trouble.

When Zhang Li saw that her homeroom teacher, Mr. Zhou, called her into the office this time, as if just to talk about her recent studies, she finally felt relieved.

Although she didn't understand why the head teacher suddenly cared about her, a repeater, it didn't matter. Who cared?

So, Zhang Li hesitated for a moment, nodded, and told Zhou Yu that she understood what he meant.

Seeing this, Zhou Yu smiled and nodded, starting this "employee interview".

The topic Zhou Yu brought up was old-fashioned, but very practical.

He did not ask Zhang Li why she was not attentive in class at the beginning. Instead, he first asked Zhang Li how she studied at Xiangshan Middle School. Then he asked Zhang Li whether she had adapted well after coming to Ruxu No. 2 Middle School and whether she could accept the teachers' teaching methods.

These questions were in line with the topic of this conversation, so Zhang Li answered Zhou Yu's questions one by one.

Seeing that Zhang Li was completely relaxed during the chat and no longer tense, Zhou Yu asked about the real purpose of this chat. "Zhang Li, the teacher has noticed that you don't seem to have much energy in class these two days."

Seeing Zhang Li getting a little nervous again because of this question, Zhou Yu quickly comforted her, "Of course, the teacher is not blaming you for not paying attention in class. Your performance and progress during this period are obvious to everyone, and the teacher has naturally seen it."

"The teacher knows that you are a person who loves to learn and studies hard. Therefore, the teacher noticed that you were listless in class and wanted to chat with you and discuss it to see if there is a problem with your learning method or somewhere else."

After hearing Zhou Yu's words, Zhang Li was obviously stunned for a moment. She really didn't expect that Teacher Zhou wanted to chat with her just for this.

For some reason, Zhang Li suddenly felt touched and wanted to cry.

There was silence for about a minute. Zhou Yu did not urge her, but just looked at Zhang Li quietly, waiting for her to speak again.

After sniffing, Zhang Li looked at Zhou Yu awkwardly and said, "Teacher, I, I will pay attention next time and I will definitely pay attention in class."

Zhou Yu smiled helplessly, "The teacher is not criticizing you for not paying attention in class, always... In this way, the teacher asked directly, what time do you study every night?"

After hesitating for a while, Zhang Li still spoke in a low voice, "3, about 3 o'clock."

Well, case solved.

He went to bed at around three o'clock and got up at around six o'clock. This means that Long Gong only slept for more than three hours. It would be strange if he could be energetic in class.

"Zhang Li," Zhou Yu's expression became a little more serious, "The teacher is not saying that it's a bad thing for you to study so hard, but you have to know that there are not 24 hours in a day. The more time you spend on studying, the more it proves that you are working hard enough. Do you understand what the teacher said?"

Seeing that Zhang Li was still a little confused, Zhou Yu had to explain, "You only sleep three hours a day now. The results you get by pushing yourself as hard as you can are not very useful. You still have to pay them back in the end, understand?"

"Your grades may seem better now, but that's because you're overdrawing your health to get them. So, you're trading your future for your present, which is a case of losing the big picture for the small."

"This is a vicious cycle. In the end, you will find that the gains do not outweigh the losses. Not only will your grades not improve much, but your body will also be in poor shape in the end."

"Zhang Li, you really have to keep going like this, you know? You have to change this habit of staying up all night to study."