【010】 Transition
Gu Juan bought two sets of reference books and gave one to Gu Yinyin. Once the fruits and vegetables in the space were ripe, he stopped giving her "medicine juice" every day and instead gave her two fruits or vegetables every morning, sometimes apples, bananas, or oranges, sometimes tomatoes or cucumbers. Nowadays, many fruits and vegetables are available year-round, so there's no need to worry about anyone arousing suspicion.
On the last weekend of every month, the first and second year high school students have a holiday, and Congzhou No. 2 Middle School will arrange a monthly exam for the third year high school students. The classrooms of all three grades will be used, and the students from the science and liberal arts classes will be separated and assigned to different classrooms for the exams. This is to simulate the atmosphere of the college entrance examination, which is called a mock exam.
There are 56 students in Gu Juan's Science Class 8. In the October monthly exam, he jumped from 48th to 20th in the class, and his grade ranking (science class) improved from 436th to 159th, which surprised the head teacher, subject teachers and classmates.
No one suspected Gu Juan of cheating, as all desk drawers were emptied before the exam, and any cheat sheets written on the desks were wiped clean. Furthermore, during the exam, students were spaced far apart, and each classroom had four invigilators, eliminating the possibility of cheating.
Recently, Mr. Xie, the homeroom teacher, has noticed Gu Juan's strong academic performance and is very pleased. Gu Juan has applied for a day-school placement, hoping to return home to study after 5:30 p.m. each day. Mr. Xie declined his request. However, Gu Juan is urging Mr. Xie to approve his request if he can rise to within the top 100 in his grade in the November exam.
Teacher Xie believed in Gu Juan's determination, but was also worried that he might become complacent and slack off, so he changed the number of 100 to 50. Gu Juan agreed.
When you're fully committed to something, time flies by. Gu Juan studied diligently during the day and practiced diligently at night, and in the blink of an eye, it was the last weekend of November.
On Friday night, the students took all the books out of their drawers as usual. There were two consecutive days of exams on Saturday and Sunday.
After the monthly exam, all the teachers in the grade worked together to grade the papers, completing the process in just one day. Gu Juan's improvement was so significant that Teacher Xie became very concerned and eager to know his ranking. In her capacity as grade leader, she urged the teachers to quickly come up with the grade rankings. Gu Juan's name was surprisingly ranked 48th.
Teacher Xie was a little incredulous. He knew Gu Juan worked hard, but such rapid improvement in just over a month was still a bit unbelievable. He double-checked, confirming that there were no issues with Gu Juan's grades and ranking, and his heartbeat quickened with excitement. With Gu Juan's calm demeanor and unwavering enthusiasm, it wasn't impossible for him to sprint into the top ten in his grade. Considering their No. 2 Middle School's past provincial competitiveness, getting into one of the top ten universities wouldn't be a problem for a top-ten student!
When Gu Juan applied for day school again, Teacher Xie agreed without hesitation, but with one condition: Gu Juan's grade ranking in future monthly exams could only rise, not fall, otherwise he would have to return to live in school.
There is only a little over a month left in the first semester of senior year, and the only student who dares to apply for day study at this time is Gu Juan; and the only homeroom teacher who dares to agree to a student's day study at this time is Teacher Xie.
The head teachers of other classes also knew about Gu Juan's situation, and they all said privately that Teacher Xie was too stupid. Since this student was very likely to be a dark horse, he should be restrained. Wouldn't agreeing to let him attend school as a day student at this time be giving him the opportunity to indulge himself?
Gu Juan couldn't help but admire Teacher Xie's courage and made up his mind not to let Teacher Xie down.
From then on, he began a routine of going to school in the morning and returning home in the evening. Whether studying or cultivating, he conducted everything within the space. The abundant spiritual energy within the space was like a refreshing and invigorating medicine, subtly enhancing his memory until he eventually achieved photographic memory.
Gu Yinyin's progress was slow but steady. In November's monthly exam, her grade ranking (liberal arts class) had improved by over a hundred points. However, the proportion of liberal arts students in the school was small, so unless her monthly exam scores could consistently rank in the top 50 in the grade, she would have no chance of getting into a top university.
Presumably because of the last time Gu Juan pointed it out to her, Gu Yinyin is now very determined in her studies. In addition to studying hard as usual, she also makes a cheat sheet every day and memorizes English words or historical hot topics while doing morning exercises.
The brother and sister have a tacit understanding. They may not talk when they meet by chance on campus, but they can smile at each other from a distance and see the determination and confidence in each other's eyes.
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