Chapter 113: Proud White Moonlight 6 Competition
Jiang Ye was baffled at the fact that he was elected as a class committee member, and after the meeting he went to Zhang Chunping to inquire about the situation.
Zhang Chunping simply showed his monthly exam report card. He was the only one who got full marks in the physics column. In addition, during military training, he took the lead in "resisting" the instructor, so many classmates voted for him.
As for the class monitor, Ali had done a great job this month, so naturally he received many votes.
Zhang Chunping pushed up his glasses. "Your classmates elected you, so you must shoulder this responsibility. But don't lead them in rebellion. Do you understand?"
Jiang Ye still remembered the revenge he had complained about the night before the opening ceremony, so he said a few perfunctory words and left the office.
The physics knowledge competition in No. 3 Middle School has a long history. It is held in each grade from the first to the third year of high school. This competition is not to compete for who has better physics scores, but the school wants to increase students' interest in learning physics through such interesting knowledge competitions.
The competition is divided into three rounds: compulsory questions, quick response questions and experimental operations.
Each class must send eight students to participate, and the number of participants in each round is 332. Finally, the top three will be selected based on the comprehensive calculation of the answer scores and the judges' scores.
There is less than a month left before the competition, and we need to select eight students to participate.
Jiang Ye thought it would be enough to simply select eight people based on their grades, but Ali disagreed: "Not every student wants to, or is suitable for, participating in such an extracurricular activity. We need to ask each student about their interests one by one."
The next day after the head teacher assigned the task, Ali gathered everyone in the study room for a preparatory meeting.
After hearing this, Jiang Ye chuckled nonchalantly, "It'll take forever to keep asking one after another."
Ali said seriously, "The study committee member and I will handle this matter. We will give you a result tomorrow at the latest."
The study committee member nodded: "I have no problem, I will listen to the monitor."
Jiang Ye didn't say anything, casually turning a pen in his hand. His eyes seemed to be looking out the window, and also seemed to be looking at her.
Ali handed out some information and said, "Everyone, take a look. Here are the rules for this year's competition. The questions will generally cover junior high school physics and some physics knowledge from high school textbooks. They may involve some parts we haven't learned yet."
She stood at the podium and spoke slowly, "The other one is from past competition exam questions that I asked Teacher Zhang for yesterday. I took a quick look at them. Eighty percent of the questions are relatively basic, but there are definitely some tricky ones."
"What I'm thinking of is, once the candidates are finalized, we'll organize a simulation test, and then assign participants to each round based on the test results, and then determine the targeted training afterwards."
After Ali finished speaking about his idea, he looked at the students sitting around him and said, "This is my preliminary plan. It may still be imperfect. Does anyone have any better ideas?"
Most people shook their heads, indicating that they had no doubts.
The student council member looked at everyone and spoke first: "We have no objection. Let's follow the class monitor's plan and we will fully cooperate."
"Yes, that's a good plan."
Ali nodded, and seeing that no one had any objection, he made the decision.
She glanced at the information in her hand, then shifted her gaze to the absent-minded Jiang Ye: "Jiang Ye, I need your help to check the questions of the baseline test. After the candidates are confirmed, you will also be responsible for the training of each person's strengths and weaknesses. You..."
Ali paused for a moment, meeting Jiang Ye's clearly unfocused gaze, and his heart began to beat fast: "Can you do it?"
Jiang Ye, who was being noticed, glanced at his watch. The school bell rang on time. He yawned and said, "I'm sorry I didn't listen carefully just now. Can the class monitor explain it to me again after the meeting?"
Ali:……?
She was slightly startled, then lowered her head to organize some information, and then explained to the other class committee members what they were responsible for.
"Then follow this division of labor. If you have any questions, feel free to ask me. I'm sorry for taking up your time. If you don't have any questions, you can leave now."
Others left the study room one after another. Jiang Ye, who was sitting in the second row, pushed himself up with his hands, and then took a light step with his long legs.
The next second, he landed steadily on the seat in the first row, instantly closing the distance between the two of them.
Ali felt his vision darken and he subconsciously took a step back, his thin back resting on the podium.
Jiang Ye just casually sat in the seat in front of her, looking at her with dark eyes: "I didn't hear clearly what the squad leader said just now."
Ali came back to his senses, took the notebook, and said in a businesslike tone: "Which part did you miss, or did you miss everything?"
Jiang Ye held down the notebook she was about to open, a hint of a smile of success in his eyes: "I didn't hear it clearly."
Ah Li glanced at his secretly exerting force on his hands and pursed his lips helplessly: "Then I'll tell you the whole story again from beginning to end."
She had prepared a speech in her mind, ready to finish it quickly in the most concise and clear way, but Jiang Ye was uncooperative, always asking some irrelevant details and not paying attention to what she was saying at all.
Ali showed great patience and answered them one by one, as if he was explaining the questions to his classmates.
Jiang Ye seemed to be finally satisfied, leaning lazily in his chair, but he didn't find fault anymore.
"...So, the above is the preliminary division of labor and time arrangement. Is there anything else you are unclear about?" Ali finished quickly.
Jiang Ye looked up and looked at her intently: "I understand."
Ali finally breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't wait to pack his bag and ran to the door: "That's good, it's getting late, see you tomorrow."
It’s so late and her grandma is still waiting for her at home. She must be getting anxious.
"Hey..." Before Jiang Ye could stand up, Ali had already run away.
He looked confused and couldn't help but said angrily: "Hey! Why are you running so fast?!"
The only response he got was the empty classroom.
*
With Ali's organization and Jiang Ye's relative cooperation, the preparations for the competition went smoothly. The eight participating students, including Jiang Ye himself, took time out every day to train and review.
Jiang Ye was not only responsible for explaining the wrong questions and ideas to other students, he also took the initiative to take on the most difficult final question. This change made Ali marvel.
Although Jiang Ye would go on strike and stand people up from time to time, under Ali's arrangement, the overall progress was not delayed too much.
During the competition group's self-study session that afternoon, Ali was absent due to a leave of absence, and the atmosphere was a bit more depressing than usual.
Jiang Ye leaned back in his chair, his pen unconsciously scratching on the draft paper. A thick collection of physics competition questions was spread out in front of him. Several classmates around him were busy calculating, sighing slightly from time to time.
He had been talking for over an hour, clearly analyzing the core ideas of several classic question types. In his opinion, the rest was nothing more than repetitive connections and proficiency issues.
boring.
The draft paper next to Jiang Ye was scribbled all over. In the past, when he was explaining the questions, Ali would still discuss with him for a few sentences, even if it was just "picking on" him for explaining the questions too fast, it was better than being so dull today.
Just then, a head popped in from the back door of the classroom. It was Bo Gao in a basketball uniform.
He winked at Jiang Ye and mouthed silently, "Let's play ball?"
It was as if someone handed me a pillow just when I felt sleepy.
Jiang Ye closed the problem set with a snap, stood up, and tersely said to the remaining students who were still pondering, "I've explained the ideas. You can practice the rest on your own. Mark any questions you have."
Without waiting for his classmates to react, he grabbed his coat that was draped over the back of a chair, took a few steps with his long legs, and walked out the back door, leaving several people in the classroom looking at each other in bewilderment.
Fortunately, they have become accustomed to Jiang Ye's style of doing things in the past few days, so they didn't say much and continued to practice hard.
Walking to the basketball court with Bo Gao and Han Zixuan, the evening breeze brought a hint of coolness, blowing away some of the dullness in the classroom, and Jiang Ye's mood finally brightened.
As he passed by the popular milk tea shop at the back door of the school, he glanced inside inadvertently.
Just this one glance and his steps suddenly stopped.
Through the bright glass window, he saw a familiar figure who unexpectedly appeared here.
Ali was wearing an apron that was obviously the store uniform. She was standing behind the counter, head slightly lowered, skillfully preparing a cup of milk tea.
Her ponytail was tied neatly behind her head, revealing her plump cheeks, and she looked a little tired.
The relief that had just appeared on Jiang Ye's face disappeared instantly.
Han Zixuan followed his gaze and couldn't help but wonder, "Isn't that Ruan Liqiu from your class? She's actually working here?"
Jiang Ye didn't answer, but frowned unconsciously.
An extremely clear thought instantly struck him: Her family was not well off? So she was working part-time to support herself?
All the previous scenes connected in his mind: her grades were already the best in the class, but she still seized every spare moment to study; she strived for perfection and was serious and responsible. Perhaps it was the influence of her family?
Even when she left in a hurry that day, was she also rushing to work part-time?
She took a day off today just to work here.
A mixture of surprise, realization, and heartache that he himself was not aware of quietly spread in his heart.
"Are you still going to play ball?" Bo Gao urged from the side.
Jiang Ye withdrew his gaze, but his eyes became somewhat complicated and absent-minded.
"No," he suddenly changed his mind, his voice heavy, "I just remembered... I have something else to do."
Jiang Ye took a deep breath, as if he had made up his mind. He walked over and opened the door of the milk tea shop, and the wind chimes made a crisp sound.
Ali turned around when he heard the voice and saw it was him. A trace of surprise flashed across his face, and then he asked, "Hello, what can I do for you?"
Jiang Ye walked to the counter, without looking at the menu, his eyes fell on her busy hands, and he spoke carefully, his tone was stiff and awkward as never before: "...Are you tired?"
Ali looked up in confusion, not understanding what he meant.
Jiang Ye also realized that what he said was wrong, and his eyes were a little annoyed. He simply said more directly: "I mean, if you need help..."
He even subconsciously touched his bag, wondering if it would be more practical to give her some financial support directly, but that would definitely hurt her self-esteem.
At this extremely awkward and delicate moment, the back curtain of the milk tea shop was suddenly lifted, and a girl with a bun walked in with a box of raw materials, just in time to see the scene in front of the counter.
Sun Huiyue recognized Jiang Ye at a glance.
The annoying guy, the paratrooper, who had provoked Ali on the first day of school and bullied Ali during military training!
Seeing Jiang Ye chasing here, Sun Huiyue became furious.
She suddenly put down the box, rushed over in a few steps, and stood between the two of them without any hesitation. Like a hen protecting her chicks, she looked up and glared at the tall and long-legged Jiang Ye, but her momentum was not inferior at all.
"Hey! What are you doing here?!" Sun Huiyue's voice was crisp and bright, with a clear hint of hostility. "If you're not buying milk tea, please get out and don't block other customers!"
Jiang Ye was stunned by the sudden interruption and questioning, and frowned.
Sun Huiyue didn't even give him a chance to speak, and continued with a barrage of words: "Do you think our Ali is easy to bully?! Don't go too far!"
Ah Li was startled and quickly came out from behind the counter and grabbed Sun Huiyue: "It's okay, don't be angry, he didn't say anything just now."
It was rare for Jiang Ye to be scolded by someone, but he couldn't refute it: "I didn't mean to bully her, I just wanted to help her..."
"Help?" Sun Huiyue frowned, then suddenly an idea struck her. "Oh! Do you think Ali is working part-time here to earn money because her family isn't well off, and you want to help her?"
She put her hands on her hips and said in a strong voice: "Do you think she is the Cinderella who needs you to save her?"
"I'm telling you, stop being so self-righteous. Ali is covering for me. I had something urgent to do at home, so I asked her to come and help out!"
The air froze instantly.
Jiang Ye froze in place, and for the first time, his expression became almost blank.
He suddenly looked at Ali behind Sun Huiyue.
Ah Li didn't expect her bestie to tell him everything. She pulled her arm and whispered, "Yueyue, don't say anything..."
Jiang Ye finally understood, and an unprecedented sense of embarrassment surged in his heart, and he wanted to turn around and leave.
Since Young Master Jiang was born, he has never encountered such an extremely embarrassing situation.
He turned around almost in a panic, pushed open the door of the milk tea shop, and his back looked like he was escaping.
Until the celebration party after the competition, Jiang Ye never took the initiative to speak to Ali again, and avoided her all the time.
Class 1 won the first prize in the competition without any suspense. Zhang Chunping invited the students who participated in the competition and the students who organized the competition to have dinner together near the school. The private room in the restaurant was filled with laughter and the unbridled noise of young people.
As the main person in charge, Ali was naturally the center of attention and thanks. She responded to everyone's toasts with a smile, but due to her personality, she felt very tired after being in the lively atmosphere for a long time.
She looked at the time and it was already late, so she quietly picked up her schoolbag, said something to her head teacher, and prepared to leave.
As I walked to the door of the private room, I almost bumped into someone.
It's Jiang Ye.
I don't know when he came out. He was leaning against the wall beside the door, holding his school uniform jacket in his hand. He seemed to be about to go out for some fresh air, but also seemed to be waiting for something.
"Are you going to run away early?" He spoke first, his voice was particularly clear in the relatively quiet space of the corridor, less cold than usual, with a hint of imperceptible gentleness?
Ah Li didn't expect to run into him here. Thinking of the awkward moment in the milk tea shop that day, he couldn't help but blush: "Well, it's a bit late. I'll go back first."
"I'll take you there." Jiang Ye responded almost immediately, his tone so natural that it seemed as if it was a matter of course.
Ali was stunned and quickly waved his hands: "No, no! My home is not far from here, I can go back by myself."
Jiang Ye had already stood up and walked out, not giving her a chance to refuse.
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