As a teacher, Zhang Zhihe loves to talk about grades and scores with others. How could he not like it?
The top three students in the entire grade were all his students.
"That's definitely the level of the top student in the grade!"
"First in the grade!" Dai Donglin flicked the test paper, even more proud than if he had gotten a perfect score himself. "The top student in the grade hasn't even said anything yet, how come someone with 69 points is jumping around so excitedly!"
Dai Donglin didn't know that Chu Yu was going to repeat a year of high school, but that didn't stop him from protecting her. So what if Chu Yu was her second aunt? She was so old and still pointing fingers at the younger generation. It was better to have no relatives like that!
His words were too blunt. Mao Xia bit her lip, feeling humiliated as she had never been before.
Zhou Fangchun's expression was also not good. Mao Xia was her pride, an expensive brooch on her cashmere coat, which she always took out to show off when visiting relatives and friends.
However, Mao Xia scored 69 points on the math test, while Chu Yu actually got a perfect score?
How is this possible! Mao Xia wasn't a particularly diligent student. She studied day and night to maintain her third-place ranking in the grade. Chu Yu was self-employed and didn't even have time to study. How could she have gotten such a high score?
“Being good at math alone isn’t enough,” Zhou Fangchun said with a forced smile.
"Whether it works or not, it's better than getting 69 points!" Dai Donglin couldn't stand some people's nonsense. It's not that being good at math is useless. How dare someone who only got 69 points put others down!
Zhou Fangchun's face darkened, and she said sarcastically, "Chu Yu, where did you get this friend from? He has no manners at all!"
Dai Donglin is protective of his own, but doesn't Chu Yu also protect hers?
Chu Yu said with a half-smile, "Manners are a matter of personal taste. It's not easy to cultivate manners in someone who lacks them. Second Aunt, please be more tolerant of them!"
Zhou Fangchun nearly fainted from anger. She could look down on Chu Yu's rural household registration, but why did Chu Yu disregard her? How dare he say she was ill-mannered in front of so many people!
Being protected so fiercely by his beloved, Dai Donglin was naturally in a good mood. He smiled at Chu Yu and received a fake smile in return.
Teacher Zhang pushed up her glasses. "Mao Xia's mother, what is your relationship with Zhou?"
Zhou Fangchun chuckled and said, "This is my niece."
Teacher Zhang was surprised by the coincidence. It was one thing for Mao Xia to have good grades, but her cousin's grades were even better. Teacher Zhang thought that their family's genes were just too good.
Good students are common, but talented students are rare, and Chu Yu is undoubtedly the latter.
Teacher Zhang thought Zhou Fangchun was concerned about her niece's grades, so she smiled and said:
"She got a perfect score in math, and even if her other subjects were a bit worse, her average score would still be quite good. In my opinion, Chu Yu's chances of getting into a top university are no less than Mao Xia's. I came here this time to persuade her to study at our school."
"Borrowing a place to study?" Mao Xia and Zhou Fangchun exclaimed at the same time.
Zhou Chuyu has already dropped out of school, so how could he still attend school as a transfer student?
What kind of talk would it be if word got out that a self-employed individual went to study at a German-Chinese school, a place full of top students?
Won't this set a bad example for German middle school students?
Teacher Zhang assumed they were worried about their relative, Chu Yu, so she patiently explained:
“Studying here temporarily means studying at our school for a year and then returning to your hometown to take the college entrance exam. Although our school’s undergraduate admission rate is not particularly high this year, many students have been admitted to vocational colleges. We have earned the trust of parents, and many parents from surrounding cities send their children here to study temporarily.”
Those who came to study there were all children of big factories, the second generation of petrochemical companies, coal mines, and oil fields. They all came through connections, drawn by the reputation of Teacher Zhang, a famous college entrance examination tutor.
Teacher Zhang is very famous. If he recommends Chu Yu to study here temporarily, the school leaders will definitely agree.
Teacher Zhang just didn't want to let go of Chu Yu, such a promising talent. In his opinion, a talented student should seize his talent. How could he sell quail eggs and roujiamo (Chinese hamburger) at such a young age?
Teacher Zhang doesn't look down on self-employed individuals, but no matter how good a self-employed individual is, can it be better than a college graduate? Can it be better than a secure job?
Teacher Zhang wanted to give Chu Yu a helping hand.
Zhou Fangchun had heard from Jiang Meifeng that Chu Yu's grades were quite good in junior high school, but later she fell in love with a boy in the village, and her grades plummeted.
When Jiang Meifeng hesitated about whether to let Chu Yu drop out of school, Zhou Fangchun chimed in, and Jiang Meifeng took Chu Yu home.
Zhou Jian'an kicked the mother and her three daughters out of the house, which meant they had completely broken off relations. With things having escalated to this point, Zhou Fangchun didn't want her three nieces to achieve great things. If they did, they would inevitably seek revenge on the Zhou family. It was better for them to get married early and give up on that idea.
But she never expected that Chu Yu would have the opportunity to return to school and that she could turn her life around!
“Mom, you don’t need to worry about the transfer application process. I mentioned it to the principal before I left today. The principal used to teach math, and after looking at Chu Yu’s math test, he also thinks she’s a promising student. He said that if Chu Yu can get into the top 100 in the grade in the placement test next week, he will let her transfer to our school.”
Zhou Fangchun's smile was as forced as it could be. "It's...not bad, it's just that my niece is setting up a stall every day, and I'm worried that she'll fall behind in her other subjects."
"It's alright. I brought all the books and review materials for the senior year so that Zhou can study hard. Our school has a tradition of having relatively difficult math exams. As long as Zhou is willing to put in the effort, getting into the top 100 in the grade shouldn't be a problem."
After saying this, Teacher Zhang looked at Chu Yu with anticipation.
"Zhou, what are your thoughts? Although it's just a temporary enrollment, a spot at Dezhong Middle School isn't something you can just get whenever you want. This opportunity is truly rare!"
Teacher Zhang went bald at a young age, with only two tufts of hair left on his head, which would flutter wildly in the wind.
Chu Yu pursed her lips; how could she possibly refuse?
Money needs to be earned, and books need to be read. Doesn't Zhou Fangchun always brag that Mao Xia is third in the grade and look down on her, a self-employed individual from the countryside?
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