The Power of 124 Role Models
During dinner that evening, Li Wei asked Li Lin, "Xiao Lin, do you think I look easy to bully?" She had been looking in the mirror for ages since she got back. She just has a chubby, baby-faced look, so how could she look easy to bully? Besides, she used to be the one bullying people. After all these years, hasn't she developed any domineering spirit or anything?
Li Lin glanced at her sister a few times while biting into a rib. After a while, she finished eating the meat on the rib and said, "I really didn't notice until you mentioned it. It's true, there is a bit of that. Like if there's a cute little kid on the side of the road and no adult is watching, most people would probably want to go over and pinch him a couple of times to tease him, right? If someone is even more malicious, they might even take him away."
Li Lianhui chuckled and joined in the teasing, "Yeah, sis, compared to you, all the girls in my class are like the Big Bad Wolf, and you're more like a little lamb, haha..."
Li Wei slammed her chopsticks on the table: "You two are asking for it! How dare you make fun of me, the boss! Do you still want to eat ribs, shrimp, and fried chicken legs in the future?!"
Li Lin and Li Lianhui were already laughing hysterically, completely ignoring her threat. Li Wei sadly realized that she didn't seem to have any domineering aura at all; why were they so obedient in the past?
Oh right, we have Luo Da in charge! Luo Da is terrifying!
After the two younger boys finished laughing, Li Lianhui noticed that his sister seemed a little unhappy, so he asked with concern, "Sis, what's wrong? Did someone in your class bully you? Tell me, and I'll go and teach him a lesson!" Which clueless boy would dare to bully his sister! Although his sister did look a bit... tough, she should be able to handle a girl or two without any problem, so it could only be a boy.
Touched, Li Wei placed a piece of spare rib on Li Lianhui's plate: "Xiaohui is so good to his sister. Here, eat quickly, or Xiaolin will eat it all. Don't worry, no one is bullying me. I only asked you because some classmates think I look honest."
This time it was Li Lin's turn to be surprised: "Although you're not that smart, how are you honest? Your classmate must be nearsighted, only seeing your surface. She hasn't seen your inner self and your past." What do you mean she ate all the ribs? Xiao Hui ate more than me, okay?!
Li Lianhui looked at his sister again: "Sis, is it true that no one is bullying you? If someone is, you can tell me."
"Yes, yes, I will definitely find you to avenge me, don't worry. By the way, Xiaohui, how did you do on your exam this time?"
Before Li Lianhui could speak, Li Lin said loudly, "Eat, eat! Don't mention the exam at the dinner table. It will ruin your appetite. We'll talk about it after we finish eating."
Li Wei knew from these words that Li Lin hadn't done very well on the exam. Otherwise, she would have been showing off long ago.
As expected, Li Lin knew she couldn't get through it. Finally, after finishing her meal, she sat on the sofa and confessed. Except for math and physics, where she scored in the seventies, the other three subjects were just over eighty. Seeing her sister's unpleasant expression, she quickly added, "I'm ranked tenth in our school."
It would have been better if she hadn't said anything. Li Wei got even angrier after she did: "Really? Then you can have your fun in your own class. Don't go around telling anyone. If my classmates find out that your school's tenth-ranked student is tenth-to-last in my class, they'll make your school a laughingstock."
Although Li Lin knew her score wasn't high, she still couldn't believe that No. 1 High School's scores were so ridiculously high. She retorted, unconvinced, "Then tell me, what was your score? What's your class ranking? Our teachers all said the questions were difficult this time, outside the scope of the exam. How good are you guys?"
Li Wei looked at Li Lin and said, "You know the situation in my class. It doesn't represent the whole. You should listen to Xiao Hui's class first, and then I'll talk about my class."
Li Lianhui was also waiting to hear the news, and when his sister called his name, he leaned back on the sofa and said, "Well. Your school is a bit lacking. My average score is 89, which ranks ninth in my class. If your score is like that, you'd probably be ranked 30th or lower. So, your grades are a bit low." He looked down on his second sister's ungrateful attitude; what kind of lousy grades did she have to be so proud of?
Li Lin fell silent. Her grades were originally similar to Li Lianhui's. Although she didn't score as high as Li Lianhui in the high school entrance exam, she always believed it was due to her poor performance, not a lack of ability, so she was never quite convinced. She couldn't compare to her sister's incredible diligence, but surely she could compare to Li Lianhui!
Moreover, Li Lin has always believed that as long as she works as hard as Li Wei, she will definitely do better than Li Wei in her studies. She can decide when to work hard whenever she wants.
Now she realized with a bad feeling that the gap between her and Li Lianhui seemed to be widening, but she still found it hard to believe that her sister could be better than Li Lianhui. So she asked, "Sister, what's your class like? And what's your score?"
Li Wei glanced at Li Lin. She really didn't want to upset her. You don't know how shocking it is until you compare. But now is not the time to indulge Li Lin. She needs to wake up.
Li Wei slowly said, "Your score is among the bottom ten in my class. As for me, my average score is 98, which is first in my class and first in the grade. But I don't think there's anything to be proud of. You know I started studying the first-year high school textbooks during the summer after the middle school entrance exam. Do you know how many exercises I did? If I didn't do well on the exam, then I really would have a problem with my intelligence. I might as well not study anymore and go into business with my aunt. I could earn more money and save myself from wasting time at school."
Li Lin was indeed taken aback. Although she knew that Li Wei was a good student, the gap was still so large and shocking. For the first time, Li Lin, who had always been regarded as an outstanding student by her teachers and classmates, suddenly felt less confident.
After a long silence, she looked up at Li Wei pitifully and asked, "Sister, what should I do? Do you think I can still catch up?" It seems that her sister used to teach them their homework a long time ago.
Li Wei was afraid of provoking Li Lin too much and making her give up entirely, but Li Lin was obviously not that bad. She was very happy but did not show it. She just patted Li Lin on the shoulder and said, "Of course you can. It will just be a little tiring. As long as you can spare half of your time for watching TV and shopping, catching up with Li Lianhui will not be a problem."
"Then what about you? How can I catch up with you?" There's nothing to brag about catching up with Li Lianhui; catching up with her sister is the ultimate goal.
Li Wei looked at Li Lin and said, "Don't take me as your goal. You can read as many books as I do, but don't compare yourself to me. I'm not that good. This time, I just had good luck and was well-prepared. But luck is unreliable."
Who knows when I might not be as good as those hardworking and smart guys, and then I'd disappoint and make Li Lin doubt me. Li Lianhui is obviously a more realistic target.
That evening, the three siblings chatted for a long time, talking about their respective classes and their feelings, which was a great exchange of ideas for both Li Lin and Li Lianhui.
What kind of place is No. 1 High School? Every student who gets into No. 1 High School was once a top student in their own school. Now that they are in No. 1 High School, it is not easy to stand out again. No matter how glorious they were in the past, now they have to obediently rank in the middle or even at the back of the list. After all, there are only a few top positions, and a difference of one or two points can make a big difference. For many students, this is very cruel and painful. This can be regarded as the first major setback in their smooth life.
Perhaps Li Lin and Li Lianhui didn't fully grasp the situation, but they certainly felt the undercurrent of intense competition. With Li Wei as a visible role model, they saw hope but also felt a sense of unease.
In fact, it wasn't just Li Lin who was affected; Zhou Xiaoyan and Ding Anni were as well. Their scores weren't high either, similar to Li Lianhui's. Ding Anni, in particular, faced the awkward situation of being moved to a back row seat.
So the next day at noon, the two of them went home with Li Wei for lunch without saying a word. Li Wei roughly knew it was because of the exam. Just as she was thinking about how to liven up the atmosphere, Zhou Xiaoyan spoke first: "Um... Li Wei, could you lend me your workbook to take a look at? Can you give me some advice? I'd like to buy two of them too."
Li Wei nodded: "Sure, no problem. But don't say I didn't warn you, there will be so many practice papers and worksheets that the school will be giving out soon that you might not be able to finish them all."
Ding Anni couldn't help but ask Li Wei, "To be honest, did you do a lot of the exam questions before? Otherwise, how could you have gotten so many points? My teacher praised you a lot, but you didn't see how ugly the top student in our class looked."
Li Wei thought for a moment and said, "Pretty much. To be honest, there are only so many types of questions. Once you've seen them a lot, you'll naturally get the hang of it. But as you know, I started studying on my own a long time ago, so it's normal for me to get more points. If you two were like me, you might do much better."
Ding Anni, always confident, despite this setback, boasted, "That's right, looks like I need to do more practice problems... By the way, Zhou Xiaoyan, what score did you get? You look so listless." Zhou Xiaoyan glanced at Ding Anni, then at Li Wei: "An average of eighty-five. What about you?"
After hearing what Li Wei said, Ding Anni felt much better. Now, after hearing Zhou Xiaoyan's grades, she felt even more at ease and a smile appeared on her face: "My average is 87.5. If I hadn't been careless in my calculations, I probably would have scored much higher."
Li Wei suddenly remembered Luo Dalai asking, "How did Luo Jianhua from your class do on the exam?"
Ding Anni laughed: "His average score is quite high, I think it's over ninety, but he's not ranked high enough."
Li Wei and Zhou Xiaoyan asked at the same time, "Why?"
Ding Anni took a sip of soup before saying, "Because... he missed the last two physics and chemistry exams. I think he didn't come that day. I guess he was sick."
Nonsense! Li Wei clearly remembered that Luo Da went to see a romantic movie that night. Although he looked a bit gloomy, he seemed perfectly healthy. Could it be an internal injury? Or did he suffer a qi deviation during his martial arts practice?
Li Wei couldn't figure it out, so she simply stopped thinking about it and decided to ask Luo Da when she got to school. This kind of attitude towards studying was really too unserious, so she took the opportunity to talk about it. It had been a long time since she had such an opportunity.
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