Chapter 57 Thank You Gift

The head of the science department of the second grade of No. 21 Middle School wanted to refuse to give it to him, but the person who came to ask for it was too important.

Although Yandu had primary schools, middle schools and universities before, it did not form a complete education system until after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

All existing schools were reorganized and restocked, and many new primary and secondary schools were built. Many poor people started school 50 years later, with eight or nine-year-olds and teenagers in the same classroom, and some of them went home to get married.

No. 21 Middle School is one of these newly built schools. Its foundation is definitely not as solid as those old middle schools. The reason why it can rank among the top ten in the city is because it had a group of very powerful old teachers in the early years.

Even if these old teachers have retired, the students they taught are still fighting on the podium of No. 21 Middle School. The one who went to him to ask for the test papers was the first batch of meritorious old teachers after the school was founded, and he was still his teacher.

How dare he refuse? He quickly prepared his hands and presented it to her.

Even after I had given the papers to him, I couldn't help but ask, "Why did you suddenly want this?"

"Can I take a look?" The old man looked at him slowly. "I asked for it before but failed. I thought our school's test papers had become a state secret."

Now this set of papers is placed on Lin Qiao's desk. Except for chemistry, there are papers on other subjects, including arts and sciences. Lin Qiao sorted out the science papers on the spot.

The head teacher of Class 3 took the science and mathematics test paper and laughed, "I didn't get any credit from Lao Gao, but I got it from you."

"It doesn't matter who it is." Team leader Gao didn't care. Seeing Lin Qiao directly gave him the chemistry paper, he stood beside Lin Qiao's desk and started to look at it.

"It's OK. Their progress is not much faster than ours." Team Leader Gao took a quick look and tapped his fingers. "Let's test this first."

Lin Qiao also knew that he was holding back his anger, "Okay, pick a time, and the four classes will take the exam together."

Just as I was preparing to sort out the papers from other schools, the head teacher of Class 3 waved his hand and said, "Look at them one by one. You have sorted them out. Don't mess them up."

"Then I'll put it on the table. Anyone who needs it can come and get it." Lin Qiao stuffed the science books back into the brown paper bag according to their schools.

Just as she was about to send the Arts Department's report to the Arts Department's office, Vice Principal Qi picked up the note she had left on the table and asked, "Who wrote this?"

Although this teacher teaches science, he is a calligraphy enthusiast. You can tell from his and Qi Huaiwen's handwriting. It's not surprising that he would ask this question.

Lin Qiao had put this behind her mind, but when he mentioned it, she started to think about it again, "My wife wrote it."

This was why she felt surprised just now. After all, she was the one who asked Xu Li for the test paper, so Ji Duo's handwriting should not have appeared on it.

"Captain Ji's handwriting is good." Team leader Gao, who didn't know much about this, couldn't help but say so after seeing it, not to mention Vice Principal Qi who knew, "It's good, the brushwork is vigorous, the layout is majestic, and every stroke is majestic. It's obvious that he has practiced calligraphy. It's rare to see such good handwriting on a command post."

After all, command posts deal with soldiers all year round, not pens, unlike clerical positions which often need to write materials.

But when you think about who Ji Duo's mother is, it seems easy to understand. After all, Xu Li is not only an old teacher, but also comes from a local scholarly family.

The things were delivered to the liberal arts office. Several teachers in the liberal arts office were also very surprised. They pulled Lin Qiao aside and thanked him again and again, "You still have a way. We are also thinking about this matter."

They were all from the same school and the same grade, so news spread quickly between the two offices, and they all thought that Lin Qiao's idea was a good one.

Unexpectedly, when we just started to think of a solution, Lin Qiao had already got the test papers, not only theirs, but also those of all the top-ranked schools.

Even Empress Bi sighed: "Comparing people to others will make you die, and comparing goods to goods will make you throw them away. She herself is capable, and her husband's family is even more capable."

When Lin Qiao came back from the liberal arts office, Team Leader Gao could not wait to leave work early and was holding the examination papers of No. 21 Middle School and preparing to go to the printing factory to have someone print them.

The old-fashioned 28-inch bicycle was obviously quite tall, but against his height it looked particularly small, so he had to hunch over to ride it.

Lin Qiao watched from afar through the window and was preparing to pack up for the end of work. She glanced at the note from Ji Duo on the table and thought about putting it in the book she was going to take home.

But before she could ask, when she got home she happened to see Ji Duo getting off the car at the door.

The man stood in front of the gate, taking out his key and preparing to open it. When he saw her, he stopped and said, "I'm going to the hospital. Do you want to come with me?"

"Do you want to see Mr. Gu?" Lin Qiao thought for a moment and raised the book in his hand. "Wait for me. I'll take the things up first."

She had been busy since her last visit to the hospital. Although Mr. Gu didn't see her, he still asked Ji Duo to bring her a gift for the meeting.

To be honest, it was a bit expensive, a pair of gold bracelets carved with dragons and phoenixes. It was an old item, but the weight alone was heavy. Lin Qiao had to thank the old man, and she was indeed a little worried about his health after what happened.

After hearing this, Ji Duo simply took it and delivered it to her.

The man was tall and had long legs, so he was naturally faster than Lin Qiao. After he put the things down and locked the door, Lin Qiao took the opportunity to ask Mr. Gu about his nephew and his niece-in-law.

"He has been sent back to his hometown." He had asked all the questions he could, and he couldn't keep him around for free. However, Ji Duo still kept an eye on him, "I've got someone to keep an eye on him."

Lin Qiao didn't ask any more questions. The two of them got in the car, went to the cafeteria to eat, and then went straight to the Military Headquarters where Mr. Gu was.

The old man looked much better. When the two of them walked in, he was leaning against the head of the bed eating an apple that Sister Du had peeled for him.

Seeing the two of them, he hurriedly asked Sister Du to cut more. Lin Qiao was already sitting

"Don't worry, Ji Duo and I have eaten." He came to his bedside and asked about Mr. Gu's health.

After all, he had been through a lot, and he knew that someone was playing tricks on him. He held his breath and said, "If I really die of anger, wouldn't that be exactly what they want? I have to live well, and live until I find Shaozhen and find out the truth about Shaoping's death, and then I can close my eyes."

Hearing Lin Qiao thank him, he just waved his hand and said, "I saw you and Xiaoduo get married. I've also seen my grandson get married."

He also told Lin Qiao about the interesting things about Ji Duo when he was a child, "Don't look at him as serious now, he was full of bad intentions when he was a child, and he was considered a bully in this compound."

Ji Duo? A bully in childhood?

Lin Qiao couldn't believe it. She turned to look at the man and found that Ji Duo looked very calm. He even asked Mr. Gu, "Would you like some water?"

"You don't have to change the subject." Elder Gu seemed to see through him and said to Lin Qiao with a smile, "Shaozhen's mother died during a difficult birth. I have been raising her since she was born, and many people have gossiped about her behind her back. Whenever she was bullied as a child, Xiaoduo and Su Zheng were the first to run to her defense."

The old man leaned against the headboard and was nostalgic. "Once someone came to our house, and he, Su Zheng and Shao Ping were all scolded by the family. Su Zheng was even beaten. He changed his strategy and took the two boys to dig a hole at the door of the family in the middle of the night."

"Digging a hole?" Lin Qiao didn't understand what this operation was.

"Yes, we dug it at night, poured water into it, and then threw snow on top. It was winter, cold at night, and the surface was frozen in the morning."

The surface is frozen, but the inside is not frozen. If you step on it, you will be chilled to the bone...

As Mr. Gu said, "The boy from the Tang family just left and came back crying, and we still can't find out who did it. If I didn't know that he came to borrow the shovel in the middle of the night, I wouldn't have guessed it."

This somewhat overturned Lin Qiao's perception of the old cadre. After seeing Mr. Gu coming out of the hospital, she couldn't help but look at the man a few more times.

Ji Duo let her look without meeting her gaze or asking any questions, which made her wonder whether he had noticed or not.

When she got home and saw the books on the desk, she remembered one more thing and took out the note. "Did you help me with this?"

This time, Ji Duo took over the conversation, "I saw that there were still a few schools missing, so I asked for help. Are these not enough?"

"That's enough." Lin Qiao was just surprised that he would help, after all, it was Xu Li that she was looking for at that time.

This was the second time that she didn't ask him for help, but he just listened to a few words and helped her get the job done.

Lin Qiao had never experienced this before. After all, her parents in her previous life were so busy that they didn't notice these details. She had been attending boarding school since kindergarten, and she spent more time with her teachers than her parents. Occasionally, when she had something to ask them, they would either push it away or argue with each other, and it was rare that the problem could be solved so quickly.

This made her feel a little complicated, and she looked at the man without saying anything for a while.

Ji Duo put the coat he had just taken off on his arm and just looked at her without saying a word.

He did all this for Lin Qiao because he wanted to do it, and he didn't want to get anything from Lin Qiao. But he did it, and he didn't hide it.

Lin Qiao is independent by nature and doesn't like to rely on others. After all, there is no one around her whom she can trust and rely on.

Including him, he is probably not on her trust list. Instead of talking nonsense and asking her to trust him, he might as well take the initiative to do something.

Ji Duo was so frank, his eyes were even direct, which reminded Lin Qiao of the subtle atmosphere that night when he talked about Zheng Huifang's lover.

But the complexity eventually faded from her eyes. She looked at the man and blinked, "Should I say thank you?"

Regardless of whether the man did all this for her out of protection or because she stood up outside the nursing ward that day, he still had to be grateful.

As Ji Duo listened, only one thought came to his mind - is this girl only able to say thank you?

He raised his hand to unbutton the first button of his shirt, and leaned back on the desk beside him. "I don't remember ever saying such a polite thing to you."

This brought up some emotions. Lin Qiao thought about it, then stood on tiptoe and kissed him on the chin.

It was really light, like a dragonfly touching the water, but Ji Duo's eyes suddenly deepened. He held her and lifted her up, then followed with his lips.

Compared to Lin Qiao, his attack was much more aggressive. Soon, Lin Qiao's panting voice came from the room, "Your coat fell off."

"I'll pick it up later."

"Light! The light is not off!"

The answer she got was darkness that instantly filled the room.

Until the remaining light in his vision disappeared, and the person was pressed on the bed, Lin Qiao suddenly felt something was wrong, "Wait a minute!"

She leaned against the man's solid chest and said, "I think I'm coming."

Last time she said the wolf was coming, she was just teasing him, so Ji Duo continued to kiss her.

"I'm serious." This time Lin Qiao pushed the man away, picked up her coat and put it on, then turned around and ran to the bathroom.

When she came back, the sanitary napkin in her hand was indeed gone. Ji Duo stared at her for a long time, then resignedly took her thinly dressed body into his arms and said, "Go to sleep."

The man was much warmer inside than outside. Lin Qiao arched his back, took off the coat he had put on when he went out, threw it on the chair beside the bed, and turned off the light.

Ever since that time when she was hugged by the man, she soon fell asleep. Now she is used to sleeping in the arms of the man, and she subconsciously retracts her legs and places them on the man's legs.

Ji Duo was already upset, and when she stepped on him, he couldn't help but wrap her tightly and patted her on the butt through the quilt, "Stop making trouble."

"What did I do wrong?" Lin Qiao was obviously dissatisfied. As he spoke, he moved and put it in a warmer place.

Ji Duo's breathing even stopped for a moment. He was considering whether to push the annoying person out of his arms when a small hand with a hint of coolness touched him.

"Aren't you incapable?" He heard his own voice, which was a degree lower, in the darkness.

"As long as you can do it, that's all." Lin Qiao's dishonest little hand went all the way down and kissed him on the jaw again, "A thank you gift for you."

It is unknown whether Ji Duo was satisfied with this thank-you gift, but Lin Qiao's hands were obviously not very satisfied. When he was writing on the blackboard the next day, he decided to kick this benefit out of the options.

Some things have to be enjoyed together. I don’t know how men were able to be so service-oriented and patient before.

The printing factory worked very quickly. Within two days, the papers sent by Team Leader Gao were printed. A complete set of six sheets was brought back in a thick stack.

Some students saw him on the street, and he was obviously confused. Wasn’t it not long since he had just finished his midterm exam?

When Lin Qiao and Team Leader Gao really came into the classroom with the papers and said that we would do a set of papers in the next two classes, just like an exam, everyone became even more silent.

Team leader Gao also emphasized, "This is what your teacher Lin took great pains to get from No. 21 Middle School. You must cherish it."

The students remained silent.

Someone couldn't help but say, "Teacher, are you asking us to be grateful to Teacher Lin, or are you asking us to blame Teacher Lin?"

Team leader Gao was so angry that he laughed. He nodded at the boy and said, "I'll see how many points you can get this time."

Then he added earnestly, "If it's to save trouble, the teacher won't be willing to give you the test papers. After the test, you still have to mark them, and after marking, you still have to explain them. Not to mention that in order to do this, your teacher Lin has used a lot of connections. In the end, isn't it just to hope that everyone can make progress and get good grades?"

After returning, he mentioned this to Lin Qiao, "These brats are really bold enough to say anything."

"Do you believe that if you gave them all those papers, they would thank my ancestors for eight generations?" Lin Qiao was not surprised at all.

This made Team Leader Gao laugh. "That's true. As a student, who wants to spend all day taking exams and doing homework?"

"Children love to play, and so do adults." Lin Qiao said this as if she was only a few years older than the students.

But she still said: "For the rest, the questions with too many repetitive types should not be given to them for examination.

I will sort out a few more. "

In addition to being used by students, these papers are also very useful for teachers. By comparing the papers of several schools, you can know which key points are most likely to be tested. Especially those that are tested by several schools at the same time are definitely the most important points, so you need to pay special attention to them when reviewing.

Team leader Gao was not ready to hand out all the papers. "We don't have time to take all the exams. Let's go to No. 21 Middle School first. I went to find out their average scores."

In order to see how big the gap is between the two schools, they supervised the exam very strictly this time and collected all chemistry-related textbooks and homework in advance.

After two days of reviewing the exams, we finally calculated the average score for the entire grade.

"69.2, not much lower than our own midterm results."

This time, their grade average score reached an unprecedented 70, but they had not compared it with other schools. Team leader Gao thought that the questions were too easy and the scores were artificially high.

Lin Qiao asked about the average score of No. 21 Middle School in this midterm.

"73.6," said Team Leader Gao. "That's 4.4 points short. I remember the last time I was 8 or 9 points short."

Fortunately, he still had the report card from the last joint exam, which he had moved up when he moved the office. Team Leader Gao hunched over and searched for a long time before finally finding it under the cabinet. "It's 8 or 9 points behind, 8.9 points. If you count by that, we're almost half as far behind them."

He gestured with his hands and quickly found the corresponding position on the report card. "It should be around 40th. The ones behind are in a tight race."

The teaching quality of the top ten schools dropped almost precipitously. In the middle, even a 0.1 point difference could lead to a drop of several places, and then it started to drop precipitously again.

Team leader Gao was relieved. "As long as we can maintain this score and get into the top 40, we will be able to surprise everyone in this final exam."

He smacked his lips again and said, "I really didn't expect that we were only 5 points behind No. 21 Middle School. Did they perform poorly in the midterm exam?"

This is purely out of anxiety. After all, I have been a younger brother for so many years, and anyone would feel it is unreal if I suddenly made so much progress.

Lin Qiao smiled and said nothing. Just as she was about to make herself a cup of brown sugar water, Li Xiaoqiu knocked on the door and came in. He glanced around the office and asked, "Is Teacher Lan not here?"

"I just went to the restroom." Seeing that it was a classmate from his class, Lin Qiao asked, "Do you have something to do with Teacher Lan?"

"It was Teacher Lan who asked me to come." Li Xiaoqiu lowered his head and spoke in a voice so low that it was almost inaudible. "I went off topic again when I was taking the test paper this time."

Li Xiaoqiu's Chinese has always been a problem. In this midterm, she almost slipped out of the top ten in her grade because she failed Chinese. However, she did better in math, physics and chemistry, with 93 in math, 96 in chemistry, and once again got full marks in physics, three points more than Qi Huaiwen.

Lan, the Chinese teacher of Classes 3 and 4, sighed more than once, "If Li Xiaoqiu's Chinese was half as good as her math, physics and chemistry, she would have been in the top three in the grade long ago."

Unexpectedly, her mid-term composition went off topic, and she went off topic again when she was doing the No. 21 Middle School test two days ago. No wonder Teacher Lan asked her to come to the office.

Lin Qiao didn't know what to say, so she just asked her softly, "Do you want to come over and drink some water while we wait for Teacher Lan to come back?"

Li Xiaoqiu hesitated for a moment, then shook his head, "Thank you, Teacher Lin, I'll wait here." He stood aside obediently and flipped through the Chinese paper.

It's not that this girl doesn't work hard. She studies harder than anyone else in the morning and always gets all the answers right in dictation. But when it comes to reading comprehension and writing, she's a mess.

Unlike her quick aptitude in science, she seemed to have no talent for Chinese and could only memorize things by rote.

Not long after, Teacher Lan came back and saw Li Xiaoqiu standing there obediently looking at the paper. She sighed and said, "Come here and tell me how you understand the composition this time."

Li Xiaoqiu walked up timidly and spoke haltingly. Not only Teacher Lan, but even Lin Qiao could tell there was something wrong with what he said.

Teacher Lan was really at a loss and could only break it down and explain it to her. She then said, "Ji Yinghong and Chi Bo in our class both wrote good essays this time. You can borrow some from them. To learn Chinese, you need to read more. If you are too embarrassed to ask, the teacher will help you borrow it."

To say this, it really shows that he is very considerate of Li Xiaoqiu. Li Xiaoqiu blushed with shame, "No, no need, I can borrow it myself."

As soon as she left, Teacher Lan couldn't help but sigh with Lin Qiao, "She was originally a promising student who could get into Peking University or Tsinghua University, but she is lagging behind in Chinese. I don't know what to do with her."

Generally speaking, any teacher would feel depressed if they encounter a student who is excellent in other aspects but has to teach the one who is not good at science.

Lin Qiao also felt it was a pity. Li Xiaoqiu's brain was really good at science, especially physics. Whenever she scored below 96 points, it was definitely a poor performance.

Such a good seedling should be sent to a good university for further study at a time when the country is in urgent need of scientific research talents. However, she is lagging behind in Chinese.

"There's still more than half a year left, let's think of a solution." Lin Qiao thought about how they had improved their Chinese in their previous lives.

To be honest, it is not very useful as references. After all, children have been studying for composition and reading since primary school. It is not like now, the only thing they can get is comic books. Later, the four great classics that even kindergarten children are familiar with were only available in Xinhua Bookstore in the past two years, and they are not easy to buy.

In those days, ordinary primary and secondary schools did not have libraries, otherwise handwritten books would not have become so popular and sought after by so many people.

Lin Qiao could set up a reading corner in the class, bring a few books from home, and let students bring a book from home, so that they can borrow books from each other.

But that is a slow cumulative process, and has limited effect on students like Li Xiaoqiu who are severely unbalanced in their studies.

Lin Qiao was still thinking about this matter until he got off work. Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked out of the school gate, he saw a familiar jeep not far away.

This was a bit rare, after all, the two of them were going different directions, and Ji Duo only walked her there a few times when she needed liquid soap.

Junzi was not far behind Lin Qiao. When he saw Ji Duo's car, he immediately frowned and said, "Teacher Lin, Captain Ji is here to pick you up after get off work."

Only officers of a certain level in the army can be equipped with cars. Many people have already noticed this, and after hearing what he said, all their eyes fell on Lin Qiao.

Ji Duo happened to open the door and get out of the car at this time. Hearing this, he paused for a moment before striding up to Lin Qiao.

Lin Qiao didn't think much about it. She walked over quickly and asked the man in a low voice, "Why did you come here suddenly? Is there something wrong?"

Ji Duo looked normal, but his voice was a little deeper than usual. "Su Zheng just called me and said there was news about Shaozhen again."