Amidst Su Ge and Xiao Mo's constant bickering, the final exams arrived as scheduled.
After the school exams, there is no immediate holiday. There are a few days of free time for students to explore and exchange ideas. During these days, the school does not arrange formal classes. Students can freely form groups to study their own interests or learn about the international study programs offered by the school and choose a place they want to go during the holiday.
For specially admitted students like Bai Xinyi, they don't have any special talents. The only thing they can boast about is their grades. They don't want to waste time on these extracurricular interests, so they formed a competition team to challenge the annual Olympiad problems.
Although the school does not arrange for teachers to give formal classes, they will appear in each group if needed. Therefore, if they have any questions, these top teachers invited from various schools will answer them. Everyone's life is both grueling and fulfilling.
After two days of group study, Su Ge bit her lip and walked up to them: "Can I join? I promise I won't bother you. I want to learn too."
Seeing her like this, no one dared to refuse her outright, and they tacitly accepted her joining. However, no one spoke to her. Of course, their group had a strong study atmosphere, and they spent most of their time thinking about how to solve problems, so there weren't many people talking to begin with.
Su Ge still felt like she was being targeted, and she looked fragile and depressed.
But she couldn't let her guard down. This final exam was harder than she had imagined. The courses she usually took were very simple, so why were most of the exam questions not based on the textbook?
She hadn't considered that exams aren't about rote memorization, but about expanding thinking and integrating understanding. Wasn't that how it was in junior high? High school would only broaden the scope of knowledge further. When have exam questions ever been based solely on the textbook content? It's just that after entering high school, her mind was on other things, and she became lax.
What made Su Ge even more devastated was that she couldn't understand most of the Olympiad problems that Bai Xinyi and the others were discussing. Was there really such a big gap between her and Bai Xinyi? When they first entered the school, Bai Xinyi's ranking was even lower than hers.
After a full day of discussion, Bai Xinyi felt she had gained a lot. After packing her schoolbag, she met Su Ge's hesitant gaze. She picked up her schoolbag and pretended not to see him. They had already talked so openly, how could Su Ge still have the nerve to come looking for her?
Su Ge did want Bai Xinyi to help her. They were both special admissions students. If Bai Xinyi could help others with their problems, why couldn't she help her?
“Xinyi…”
"You can ask the teacher if you have any questions. I'm going home now. I don't want to waste my time on you. My time is also very precious. I hope you can understand. You have Xiao Mo to rely on, but I can only rely on myself. Studying is my only way out." Bai Xinyi left after saying that, not giving Su Ge a chance to say anything more. Once you get involved with this person, there will be endless trouble. She doesn't have time. She can't trouble Ji Ye and Zhou Yuanyuan every time.
Su Ge's face flushed red and then turned pale, feeling as if she had been humiliated. Why did everyone think she could rely on Xiao Mo? She and Xiao Mo were clearly just ordinary boyfriend and girlfriend, and she had promised her mother that she would focus on her studies from now on.
So when Xiao Mo learned that she wanted to study hard and hired a tutor for her, Su Ge refused. She wanted to prove to everyone that she could do it on her own.
After seven days of free exchange, the school's results came out, and the principal organized a final parent-teacher meeting. Song Xia attended in full regalia at Ji Ye's invitation, while Su Ge's mother, dressed simply, looked at her daughter's pale face with concern.
"Su Ge, what's wrong?"
Su Ge shook her head: "It's okay, Mom."
All she can do now is pray that all the good-for-nothing rich kids at school will do so-so, and that her grades will at least surpass theirs!
Su Ge's mother was still sighing, "I have to say, the school environment is really good. You mustn't let your dad know you got the scholarship this time. I'll save it for you."
"Um."
Su Ge led her to a seat, and when she saw that the assistant from the Xiao family was sitting next to her, Su Ge's mother's face darkened. The two of them had actually become tablemates!
Su Ge couldn't bear to look directly at him and hurriedly left the classroom.
In the next class, Song Xia was chatting with Han Jie's mother with a relaxed expression. Han Jie's mother knew Song Xia's abilities and had heard about this excellent stepmother from Han Jie many times, so she had a particularly good impression of Song Xia. The two chatted in a relaxed and comfortable atmosphere.
A short while later, Bai Xinyi also brought her mother in. Bai's mother was also dressed simply, but she didn't feel uncomfortable at all. With Song Xia's help before, she now had a much different view of rich people.
Besides, everyone knows their daughter is a special admission student, so why pretend? Just be what you are, it's no big deal.
Bai's mother greeted Song Xia naturally, without any servility. They were both parents today, not employer and employee. Even if everyone knew about their relationship, it wouldn't matter. Working hard to earn money was not shameful.
After leaving the classroom, Su Ge was still uneasy. She had heard that the grades would be sent directly to the parents later. Wasn't that incredibly inhumane? Wasn't the Education Bureau advocating against ranking grades?
She didn't realize that rankings are mostly prohibited in elementary schools. If students don't know their grades by high school, how can they identify and fill in the gaps in their knowledge, and how can they prepare for the college entrance examination?
Besides, this is a private elite school. In fact, most parents don't care much about exam scores. As long as students learn emotional intelligence and develop interpersonal skills, the school is not a waste of time, because their families have already arranged their future. If they can't get into a good university in China, studying abroad is easy.
In Class One, the teacher handed out the report cards right away. The report cards not only included the class's rankings but also the grade rankings. Song Xia looked at Ji Ye, who was ranked first on both report cards, and her smile widened. It's so great to have such a good child!
Although most parents don't care much about grades, they still congratulated Song Xia after seeing Ji Ye's score, saying that the Ji family's child was indeed extraordinary.
Following Ji Ye were Bai Xinyi and several other specially admitted students. Bai's mother breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the scores. She knew that her daughter was sensible and would not be blinded by wealth, and would continue to study with peace of mind.
Climbing the social ladder can never compare to the peace of mind that comes from one's own hard work; she only hopes that her daughter will be down-to-earth.
In the next class, Su Ge's mother's expression was not so good. She knew that there were ten specially admitted students who came in with her daughter this school year, but her daughter's grades were ranked 30th!
In other words, not only did her daughter fail the special admissions exam, but her grades were also worse than those of the rich kids. You have to understand that this prestigious school only has four classes, with about twenty-five or twenty-six students in each class. Her daughter only managed to get an average score!
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