I have few friends, but many childhood sweethearts.

Chapter 35. Midterm Ceremony
"Students whose names are called, please come to the stage to receive your awards. First place: Wu Lingyu, Class 3, Grade 1; Xu Qingfan, Class 16, Grade 1; Xia Xiaoxiao, Class 16, Grade 1; Fourth place: Grade 1..."

Inside the conference hall, the first-year mid-term ceremony was being held, and the names of students with excellent exam results were being read out by the grade head.

"Brother Fan is awesome!"

"Brother Fan, I'll treat you to spicy snacks after school!"

Xu Qingfan waved his hand, got up, and walked towards the stage with Xia Xiaoxiao.

Having studied diligently for over a decade in his previous life, Xu Qingfan had never received an award. In this second life, he easily fulfilled the wish that was unattainable in his previous life.

He suddenly remembered an episode of Doraemon he had watched before.

Nobita, a fifth-grader, is sent back to first grade with Doraemon's help. He suddenly becomes a prodigy, having previously scored zero in every subject. However, after finishing fifth grade, Nobita reverts to being the same underachiever he once was.

However, unlike Da Xiong, Xu Qingfan's advantage can be maintained at least until high school. Even if his grades are mediocre for three years of high school, he will still have a chance to make a name for himself in the college entrance examination.

"Students in the first row, squat down. Those in the back, hurry up."

"Crack!"

The camera flash went off, capturing the faces of the students who were receiving their awards on stage for the first time.

It is often said that one must choose between beauty and wisdom, but Xu Qingfan found this to be a fallacy. At least the two young girls standing on his left and right during the photo shoot were both exquisitely beautiful.

It is true that girls generally outperform boys in elementary and middle school. It is only when they enter high school that the boys start to catch up. Girls who can consistently rank on the honor roll are generally not very good-looking.

After the photo session, Xu Qingfan and Xia Xiaoxiao returned to their class with their bright yellow certificates, and then it was the turn of the second batch of award recipients to go on stage.

Their class's overall level was rather low. Apart from Xu Qingfan and Xia Xiaoxiao, who ranked first, and Xiao Ruanwen, who ranked eighteenth, none of the other students made it into the top sixty in the entire grade.

After the awards ceremony, the midterm ceremony came to a successful conclusion, and the homeroom teachers led their students back to their respective classrooms.

After the main meeting, there was a smaller meeting. After returning to the classroom, Guan Bianyue convened the first midterm exam summary meeting for Class 16 of Grade 1.

"Next, the teacher will be awarding progress prizes. Children whose names are called, please come up and receive your prizes!"

"Zhang Yiyi, improved by 88 places! Let's give her a round of applause! Lin Wanning, improved by 72 places! Ma Feifei, improved!"

There were twelve people in total, all of whom had improved their ranking by at least ten places in the midterm exams compared to their entrance exam rankings. Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi went up on stage hand in hand to receive their certificates, their faces beaming with joy.

"Brother Qingfan, Wanning got an award certificate too!"

"Thank you!" Zhang Yiyi also held up her notebook and wrote her thanks on the paper.

Xu Qingfan deserves much credit for the two children's outstanding achievements.

Under his diligent tutoring, Zhang Yiyi and Lin Wanning both broke the 80 mark in their midterm math exams. Yiyi scored 83, while Wanning scored 82, one point lower.

This is already an extremely rare achievement. To ensure the prestige of being in the top twenty in the grade, there are more than ten points worth of questions marked with an asterisk (※) on the Chinese and math exams. These questions are not taught in class, but are assigned as optional homework.

Therefore, the limit for ordinary people is only around 80 points. If they want to go higher, they have to put in more than ten times the effort. Xu Qingfan did not want them to waste their childhood on meaningless, competitive learning. Therefore, his expectation for the two little ones was that they could break through 80 points in math.

The homeroom teacher probably grouped the students into groups based on their academic level (good, average, average, poor). Zhang Yiyi's math score on the entrance exam was not ideal; she only scored 52 points.

However, after spending half a semester with her, Xu Qingfan discovered that the little girl was only affected by her hearing, unlike Lin Wanning who was simply single-minded.

To put it bluntly, Zhang Yiyi has a bit of a people-pleasing personality; she's afraid to bother others.

When the teacher asked her if she understood, she would only nod subconsciously. Fortunately, she met a responsible group leader like Xu Qingfan.

After explaining the problem thoroughly, Xu Qingfan didn't stop there. He would give her a few extra example problems to do. After a while, Zhang Yiyi couldn't keep up the act anymore. She knew that pretending to understand would only cause him more trouble. So the little girl listened attentively and her grades improved dramatically.

"This is for you!" Lin Wanning handed Chen Qiuyue the gift he had just received—a notebook stamped with a red seal.

Chen Qiuyue opened her mouth in surprise, pointing to herself, "No, no need."

"It's okay, Brother Qingfan gave me his, and I'll give you mine, so we'll all have gifts!" Lin Wanning said with a smile, holding up a beautiful notebook.

"Thank you! I...I..." Chen Qiuyue suddenly stammered.

"It's okay, just return it to me after you improve in the final exam. According to Brother Qingfan, all my potential has been tapped out, so it will be difficult for me to improve in the future!" Lin Wanning clasped her hands together, stuck out her little tongue, and looked like she was begging him.

"Hmm!" [Wan Ning is such a little angel.] Xu Qingfan thought to himself.

Chen Qiuyue's student ID number is 35. He doesn't know her exact score on the entrance exam, but she did a terrible job this time, scoring 62 in Chinese and 18 in math.

Xu Qingfan was not a member of the "looks-matter" club and treated all three group members equally. Every time get out of class ended, he would ask each group member if there was anything they hadn't understood.

But only Lin Wanning would ask him questions, and Zhang Yiyi would also peek over to listen to the lecture. Only Chen Qiuyue would disappear somewhere as soon as class was over.

Okay, he does value looks. If it were Lin Wanning or Zhang Yiyi, he would have dragged them back to continue tutoring. But studying is ultimately his own responsibility, so you can't blame him.

"Alright, students, quiet down. There's a parent-teacher meeting after school this afternoon. Did you all remind your parents?"

"Teacher, my parents are busy, could my grandma come instead?"

"Teacher, me too! My brother said he'd come in my place!"

"Quiet down, everyone. It doesn't have to be your parents, but if it's an adult, do you understand?"

"Know it!"

Guan Bianyue patted the table and continued, "The second thing is that the class committee members stay after school to decorate the classroom." She glanced at Xu Qingfan chatting and laughing with her female group members in the audience, and Guan Bianyue's right eyelid twitched. "Xu Qingfan, you stay too and help the teacher write on the blackboard!"

"Okay, teacher!" Meeting the homeroom teacher's ambiguous smile, he nodded decisively in agreement.

"That's it. Those who didn't do well on the test should learn more from their classmates, and those who did well should also avoid being arrogant and complacent. Class dismissed! Xu Qingfan, come to my office!" Guan Bianyue picked up her bag from the podium and pulled Xu Qingfan out of the classroom.

There was no one in the office at the time. Guan Bianyue brought Xu Qingfan in, closed the door, and sat down in her seat with her legs crossed.

"Tell me, what's going on?"

Xu Qingfan was completely bewildered. Guan Bianyue stared at him, her calves, clad in black leather boots, bobbing up and down in the air.

In an instant, he thought of more than a dozen art films with similar plots. Xu Qingfan swallowed hard and asked guiltily, "What's going on, teacher? What are you talking about?"

"How come Zhang Yiyi and Lin Wanning have made such great progress, while Chen Qiuyue has not only not improved, but has actually regressed!" Guan Bianyue leaned down and tapped him on the head.

It turns out he was overthinking things. He had just been wondering whether he should agree or disagree if the homeroom teacher insisted on having sex with him.

After all, the other person had only graduated from university a few years ago, and their youthful innocence had not yet completely faded.

"Teacher, this has nothing to do with me. Would I deliberately ostracize Chen Qiuyue?" Xu Qingfan spread his hands, looking helpless.

"Who knew you'd always be hanging around pretty girls?" Guan Bianyue pouted and complained.

"Damn it! Teacher, don't make false accusations! They were the ones who came to play with me! What good are ten thousand bushels of grain to me!"

"You dare to swear in front of the teacher!" Xu Qingfan got another flick on Guan Bianyue's forehead. "Not bad, no wonder you get full marks on every test. You know what's so great about me." Guan Bianyue changed her slapping of Xu Qingfan's hand to patting his head.

"Teacher, it's really not my fault. Chen Qiuyue doesn't ask me any questions, and she just runs off to play somewhere after class. You can't blame me for that!" He continued to shrug.

"Hmph! Why can't you take the initiative to teach Qiuyue? The teacher trusts you, that's why she was assigned to your group. But all I see you doing is playing around with pretty girls!"

Xu Qingfan shrugged. "Teacher, if you keep doing this, I'm going to complain to the class monitor that you're falsely accusing a student!"

"Alright, alright, I know you're more mature than your peers. Her mother knows some school leaders, and they've spoken to me on her behalf. Could you please help me out for my sake? I took the blame for you last time when you were playing soccer. Xu Qingfan, you won't refuse to help me, will you?" Guan Bianyue pinched Xu Qingfan's cheek and pleaded earnestly.

"Okay, okay, she'll definitely pass math on the final exam. Teacher, you owe me a favor!"

"Hehe, I knew our Fanfan was the best!" Guan Bianyue laughed and hugged him tightly.

"Ugh ugh ugh~" Xu Qingfan experienced a blissful feeling of suffocation.

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