"Examination tomorrow? What's wrong with examination tomorrow? Just take the examination as normal!"
Li Lei, who was among the top students in the science department of the entire senior year of Ruxu No. 2 Middle School, naturally did not understand the current psychological activities of Han Meimei, who had always had average grades.
Seeing this, Li Lei couldn't help but ask his soul-searching question, "It's just a small test, just take it casually. Anyway, we won't do worse than people from other schools!"
After hearing this, Han Meimei was both angry and amused by Li Lei's words. Han Meimei didn't even have time to feel uneasy or anxious, but rolled her eyes at Li Lei, "My Lilei, you are really talking without any pain in your waist!"
"The whole county will be ranked together for this joint exam! Your grades are very good, and you will be one of the top ones no matter what, so it won't matter! But I can't do that, my grades are much worse than yours, and if I do poorly in the exam, the teachers will definitely criticize me!"
Han Meimei couldn't help but worry about this. Her grades were originally average, neither good nor bad, just mediocre. Although if she continued to work hard and performed well in the college entrance examination, she would have no problem getting into a second-tier university, but she could see the limit at a glance. There was no hope at all for her to reach a higher level of university.
However, this year Han Meimei finally got hope. A very awesome teacher named Zhou came to Ruxu No. 2 Middle School, and she got transferred from her original class to Teacher Zhou's class, which everyone envied and wanted to join. This made Han Meimei suddenly feel the yearning and expectation for a better life.
However, this change had both advantages and disadvantages. The good thing was that Han Meimei's grades really improved as she had expected after she entered the senior class (26) taught by Teacher Zhou Yuzhou. Even though they had not taken any exams, Han Meimei and other students in her class could feel that their grades were indeed improving.
The disadvantages are self-evident. After entering Mr. Zhou's class, the pressure on these people increased dramatically. There are only so many seats in the class, and everyone has a place. If you come in, you will block the way for others! The most important thing is that this place is not permanent. You may be eliminated at any time, so no one wants to fall behind or be eliminated.
Therefore, this mock exam is a confirmation of their ideas. There are many people like Li Lei who are looking forward to this exam. Of course, Han Meimei was also included at the beginning.
But when the first mock exam of Ruxu County was approaching, Han Meimei seemed to be anxious and worried. She treated the exam with a look of both fear and anticipation.
Han Meimei is naturally looking forward to it. She thinks that after such a long period of study, her grades will definitely improve, so she is eager to pass this exam to prove to her teachers and her parents and friends that I, Han Meimei, can also get into a top university!
But after the anticipation, comes fear and worry.
What Han Meimei was worried about was what would happen if she didn’t do well in the exam?
What if my test scores aren’t as good as others in the class?
What if I do worse than those students in ordinary classes?
if......
if......
So, with all her wild thoughts, Han Meimei no longer looked forward to it, but instead looked anxious. Because her expression was too obvious, Li Lei discovered the problem.
Li Lei seemed a little disappointed with Han Meimei's appearance, but he did not show any anger. Instead, he took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down before looking at Han Meimei.
"Han Meimei," Li Lei seemed very serious. He did not call her Hanmeimei directly, but called her by her name seriously. "Do you think you have studied seriously and worked hard in the past month, almost two months?"
Originally, Han Meimei was planning to make a casual joke with Li Lei and change the subject as usual, but when she saw Li Lei's serious expression for the first time, she put away the fake smile on her face and thought seriously.
Han Meimei thought that since she entered the third year of high school, school started early during the summer vacation and she was assigned to the new third year (26) class, her life has undergone earth-shaking changes.
Driven by the overall environment of Senior 3 (26), not only the others, but even Han Meimei, who had always been indifferent, began to work hard again. Moreover, her good friend Li Lei would accompany her silently. Occasionally, the two of them would supervise each other's studies through the mobile phone screen. No, strictly speaking, it should be Li Lei, as a top student, who should accompany Han Meimei in her studies.
Ever since Han Meimei unconsciously revealed her true feelings that time, Li Lei began to take on the task of tutoring Han Meimei in her homework, intentionally or unintentionally. Not only did he help Han Meimei answer her questions during normal times, but he also helped her solve problems during evening self-study. Even after returning home from evening self-study, Li Lei would open QQ and make a voice call with Han Meimei, accompanying her in her studies.
Li Lei is indeed very perseverant. He kept QQ voice chat on every night and accompanied Han Meimei in studying until late at night until yesterday. Li Lei even felt that he could continue like this until the college entrance examination.
Thinking of Li Lei's hard work and the careful teaching of the teachers, Han Meimei looked at Li Lei with softer eyes, and couldn't help but whispered, "Thank you so much for the past one or two months, Li Lei."
Li Lei didn't expect that Han Meimei, who was always carefree, would suddenly say such a thing, and his face suddenly began to turn red.
However, as a straight man, Li Lei immediately dispelled his shyness and changed the topic to Han Meimei's studies. "Look, you know you have been working hard for so long! I have seen how hard you have worked for nearly two months!"
"You study until late at night every day, and you are still studying at one or two in the morning. Even if you don't know how much you have improved, I know! I am sure that your current level is definitely not that of an ordinary second-tier university student!"
If Zhou Yu heard the conversation between the two people at the scene, he would definitely nod and agree with what Li Lei said.
Given the growth points that you two contribute every day, which are the best in the class, I won’t agree unless your grades improve!
"Not just an ordinary second-tier university?!" Han Meimei's attention was obviously diverted by Li Lei. She immediately interrupted Li Lei and asked, "What level is that?! Am I already at the first-tier level?!"
Zhou Yu knew Han Meimei's current level and the extent of her learning growth because he had turned on the perspective and could see the experience points of these students, but Li Lei didn't turn it on, so he knew nothing.
Li Lei really didn't know what Han Meimei's current true level was. He said this only because he couldn't stand Han Meimei's current self-pitying look and wanted to give Han Meimei some confidence.
So when faced with Han Meimei's questions, Li Lei just stammered for a long time without being able to say anything.
If Zhou Yu was present at the scene, facing Han Meimei's question, he would definitely jokingly tell Han Meimei that your current results are probably at the peak of the second-tier level, half a step away from the first-tier level. If you can receive the true teachings of your master's 300 years of skills, in time, you will definitely break through your current level, and reaching the first-tier level is no longer a dream for cultivators like us.
But Li Lei, a straight man, does not have such eloquence and emotional intelligence. If he really had it, he and Han Meimei would probably have a child in three years. Unlike now, the two are still in the stage of testing each other and dare not even hit a straight ball.
Seeing Li Lei's hesitant look, Han Meimei couldn't help laughing. The uneasy mood in her heart seemed to have subsided by 70% and the remaining 20% was gradually fading away. Instead, she was moved and understood what Li Lei had done.
"Alright, alright, seeing that you couldn't explain it for a long time, I guessed that you were trying to comfort me, Lilei!" Han Meimei rolled her eyes at Li Lei again and said coquettishly, "If you don't know how to talk, then don't talk. Why do you have to pretend to be an emotional mentor?"
After hearing what Han Meimei said, Li Lei immediately became anxious, "How can I comfort you? What I said is true! I can't lie to you!"
After that, Li Lei said some words that were difficult for Han Meimei to understand, such as "Heaven moves forward, and a gentleman should constantly strive for self-improvement. The earth's condition is gentle, and a gentleman should hold the world with virtue" and "There will always be a time to ride on the wind and waves, and set sail to cross the vast ocean". These words made Han Meimei laugh, and the classroom was suddenly filled with a happy atmosphere.
After Han Meimei laughed for a while, she said to Li Lei in a serious tone, "Student Lilei, I really believe what you said. Even though I don't believe in my own level, I know that you have been with me, encouraging me, and urging me for so long. With your help, my grades will definitely not stagnate like before!"
Seeing Han Meimei's serious face, Li Lei knew that her mentality had changed and she was no longer the same as before. He also discovered that Han Meimei's eyes were filled with desire for tomorrow's exam.
Seeing this, Li Lei didn't say anything more, but nodded seriously to Han Meimei, "Student Hanmeimei! Don't worry, your academic performance will definitely improve. This mock exam will prove it!"
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"Fuck, Brother Niu, are you guys at Ruxu so good at playing?"
When Xu Li learned that this joint exam was for the entire county, and that the standards were all the same as the college entrance exam, and everything was done in the strictest manner, he was immediately shocked. "How could the first mock exam be made so big?! For a joint exam for the entire county, they even ranked all the senior high school students in the county together?!"
Xu Li couldn't help but feel resentful in his heart and felt that all this was a little unbelievable.
What the hell is this? I’ve never seen such a mischievous Education Commission!
A small mock exam, but the whole county has to compete together?! If this is the case, what is the difference between this and the college entrance examination?! Let the guys feel the wonderful atmosphere of the college entrance examination in advance, right?!
As soon as he said this, his deskmate Ji Nianping, as well as Niu Dehua and Ouyang Ming behind him, felt incredible.
"No, what are you looking at? Why are you looking at me like that?!"
Seeing the other three good friends looking at him with strange eyes, Xu Li couldn't help but feel confused, so Xu Li looked at Ji Nianping with some confusion and asked, "Did I say something wrong again?"
Ji Nianping, Niu Dehua, and Ou Yangming looked at each other for a few seconds. Finally, Ji Nianping, who was asked by Xu Li, answered, "Brother Xu, our class teacher announced this a few days ago. Didn't you... hear it?"
Xu Li would naturally not admit that he was so absorbed in thinking about whether to have beef tripe or duck gizzards for dinner that he did not pay any attention to the exam details announced by his head teacher, Mr. Zhou.
"How is that possible? I must have heard it!" Xu Li said stubbornly, then he thought of a reason, "Then I am a transfer student! And I am a transfer student from Jiahe to Ruxu, so I must be different from you! My grades will definitely not be ranked the same as yours, right?"
After hearing what Xu Li said, Ji Nianping, Niu Dehua and Ouyang Ming suddenly understood.
What you said...seems to make some sense?!
"Shouldn't it be?"
But even though they thought so, Ji Nianping and the others would definitely not say so. "Logically speaking, since we are all in school, we will definitely be ranked normally. Just like I am a repeater, won't I still be ranked normally?"
Niu Dehua explained, "Also, at this time last year, the same county-wide unified exam was arranged by the Education Committee. At that time, there was a repeater in the class taught by our head teacher! According to what you said, the repeater's grades should not have been ranked, but in the end, wasn't he ranked anyway?"
The repeater that Niu Dehua was talking about was Zhang Li. Because she was the only repeater in Zhou Yu's class, Niu Dehua, who was also a repeater, went out of his way to check Zhang Li's specific situation after learning about Zhang Li's grades.
Later, Niu Dehua learned that Zhang Li had scored less than three-book scores in the previous year, which was even worse than his score this year. She scored more than 600 points after only repeating one year in Teacher Zhou's class, and was finally admitted to Xiadong Normal University. This once again strengthened Niu Dehua's determination to repeat in Zhou Yu's class.
So in a sense, Niu Dehua was influenced by Zhang Li, and finally, under Zhang Li's inspiration, he took over Zhang Li's baton and went to Zhou Yu's class to repeat his grade.
However, after hearing Niu Dehua's explanation, Xu Li, who also has a carefree personality, did not look self-pitying and gloomy like Han Meimei from the next class. Instead, he showed an expression of uncontrollable joy.
"What the hell?! Is this true, Brother Hua?! Are you so tricky?! Can I participate too?! That's great!" Xu Li said to Niu Dehua excitedly.
Seeing Xu Li like this, even Ouyang Ming and Niu Dehua, who were quite calm, couldn't hold back anymore.
"Brother Xu, aren't you worried that you won't do well in the exam?" Ji Nianping asked cautiously.
"Worried? Of course I am worried!" Xu Li said carelessly, and then he eagerly shared his thoughts with the other three people, "Brother Ji! Brother Hua, and Brother Ming! You don't know!"
Xu Lida complained, "Why did I come to Ruxu to study?! It's because I want to pursue my dream! I dream of getting admitted to Zhejiang University! If I get admitted to Zhejiang University, or even Jingcheng University or Shuimu University, my parents will be so proud!"
"But if I fail the exam, there will be only one outcome. I will follow my family's arrangements and study abroad. Then I will get a master's degree in finance and come back to take over the family business!"
"I really don't want this to happen. I want to get into a key university in China, and then start my own business! Let my parents know that I, Xu Li, am no worse than them!"
Ouyang Ming: "......"
Niu Dehua: “…”
Ji Nianping: “…”
Damn it, it’s really frustrating to compare yourself with others.
What does it mean that if you don’t do well in the exam, you can only go abroad to study? !
The three of them couldn't help but curse in their hearts, are you fucking in Versailles? !
However, after more than a month of contact, the three people knew Xu Li's character very well, and they all understood that this young master from Jiahe might be speaking the truth.
In their opinion, Xu Li was really good. His family was rich but he didn't have those bad habits of rich people. He was easy to get along with and quite approachable. He would invite them to his house for dinner and often treat them to snacks.
Moreover, Ji Nianping once became curious about the watch on Xu Li's wrist, so he asked Xu Li what kind of watch it was and how much it was worth. Xu Li just said casually that it was a birthday gift from his parents and it was not worth much, and if Ji Nianping was interested, he could lend it to him for a few days.
Ji Nianping naturally refused, but later out of curiosity, Ji Nianping secretly wrote down the letters on Xu Li's watch and went back to check them on the Internet.
It didn't matter that he checked, the price that was displayed immediately gave Ji Nianping a shock.
A watch worth tens of thousands of dollars, worn on the wrist of a student?! Is this the plain and boring life of the rich?!
but......
Even though I have comforted myself like this, why can't I stop the tears from flowing? !
Damn, a good personality, rich and ambitious, this is a winner in life! I'm so jealous!
shift!
Xu Li: "Hey? Brother Hua, Brother Ming, Brother Ji, I'm talking about my grades, why are you crying?! Damn, are you so worried about my grades?! I'm so touched!"
"Hey, no, why are you crying even harder?! I get it, you want to tell me that I have to do better, right?! I'm so touched, Brother Hua, Brother Ming, Brother Ji, let's cheer together and work hard together!"
"The four of us will definitely have a brighter future!"
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