I'm in high school, is my dating system working correctly?

After school.

Lu Yu packed up his things well before the music for "Walking in the Secret Garden" started playing after the after-school activities, slung his backpack over his shoulder, and walked out of the classroom.

Jiangcheng Middle School has a large number of day students. Since evening self-study has not yet started in the second year of high school, he always leaves on time.

Class 7 and the top class were both on the sixth floor, right next to each other. He arrived at the back door of the class next door.

As expected of a gathering place for test-taking masters, most of the students were still in the classroom, and many were even still doing questions. I don't know if they really like studying or just crave test papers.

"Lu Yu? If you're looking for Qianyun, she's in the restroom."

Ji Xuan, the head of the back gate of the honors class, is a tall girl who is 1.75 meters tall. She was in the same class as Lu Yu in the first year of high school and they were quite familiar with each other. She also knew about their ill-fated relationship.

"No, I'm looking for someone else."

Lu Yu glanced at the classroom and saw Cheng Bailu methodically packing her textbooks into her bag in the front row by the window.

Just like his impression at noon, she was cold and a bit out of place with the students next to her.

After putting on her autumn school uniform jacket, Cheng Bailu slung her bag over her shoulder and turned around, just as she met Lu Yu's gaze.

Ji Xuan followed Lu Yu's gaze.

"what?"

She didn't react for a moment and stared blankly as Cheng Bailu walked over.

"Walk?"

Lu Yu asked a question.

"Um."

Cheng Bailu nodded.

All the students from the top classes who were near the back door and noticed this scene slowed down and quietly observed the situation as if they didn't care.

It has to be said that, being a high school boy, Lu Yu felt a little smug at this moment.

That's just something to talk about online. In real life, who wouldn't want to walk home from school with a top student and a beautiful girl?

Cheng Bailu, on the other hand, didn't care about anyone else at all.

Only after the two of them went downstairs one after the other did the students who had been watching the drama resume their normal activities, accompanied by some idle whispers.

Ji Xuan was in a daze for a long time until a familiar figure passed by her, at which point she suddenly jumped up.

"Qianyun, listen to me, Lu Yu just came over."

The tall girl, who was 1.75 meters tall, grabbed Zhou Qianyun's arm as she passed by.

"What, is he looking for me?"

Zhou Qianyun looked around but didn't see Lu Yu, and her expression became increasingly confused.

"No, he walked away with Cheng Bailu. They walked home together after school!"

Ji Xuan let go and explained in a loud and boisterous manner.

"..."

Zhou Qianyun glanced subconsciously at Cheng Bailu's meticulously arranged seat, then snorted.

"Then why are you telling me?"

"No, these two walking together are like Voldemort and Lin Daiyu, don't you think it's outrageous!"

Ji Xuan felt that this pairing wasn't just unpopular, it was downright bizarre.

"Do you think Lu Yu knows about Cheng Bailu's family situation? I hope nothing bad will happen to him?"

When talking about gossip about her classmates, Ji Xuan lowered her voice and spoke furtively.

"That's none of my business. My mom's here to pick me up. I'm leaving now."

Zhou Qianyun didn't continue the topic and went straight back to her seat to pack her schoolbag.

I don't know why, but the pen cap is acting up today. No matter how I try to poke it, I can't get the pen tip in.

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It takes about ten minutes to walk from Jiangcheng Middle School towards Lingjiang to reach Binjiang Book Market.

This is the largest book wholesale market in the city. Every school season, parents from all over the city bring their children here to buy supplementary teaching materials. Lu Yu came once before the start of the school year and bought some test papers, which he has not yet opened.

The No. 2 Middle School of the city is right at the entrance of the book market. It was Lu Yu's junior high school, so he knew the way very well and quickly led Cheng Bailu to a large bookstore on the second floor that specialized in high school textbooks.

The reason he used "brought along" was because he discovered that Cheng Bailu was not very familiar with the book market.

"Pick whatever you like."

Glancing at the girl beside him, Lu Yu made the extravagant statement, "Tonight, Young Master Lu will pay the bill for the entire event."

"Then I'll choose one?"

Cheng Bailu repeated herself as if confirming, then went to the bookshelf. Her fingers, which were sticking out from her slightly long sleeves, brushed over the purple and white cover of "A Complete Summary of New College Entrance Examination Mathematics Questions," picked up "Ten Years of College Entrance Examinations," looked at the price on the back, and then picked up "Five Years of College Entrance Examinations and Three Years of Simulation" for comparison.

The way she carefully selected the vegetables reminded Lu Yu of how meticulously his mother calculated every penny when she bought groceries.

After some deliberation, Cheng Bailu still chose the thick math book, "Five Years of College Entrance Examination and Three Years of Simulation".

"Thank you for this book."

"OK."

Lu Yu took it and glanced at the price. It was over fifty yuan, which was indeed quite expensive for a high school student.

"You just picked out math reference books, do you really like math?"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Bailu pursed her lips and pondered for a moment before nodding.

"Because math is very predictable, I like the feeling of reaping the rewards of my efforts."

After explaining, the girl glanced at Lu Yu.

"And you?"

"I don't like math because it's too definite, either right or wrong, and it's cold and impersonal."

Lu Yu weighed the book in his hand.

"Then why did you steal my homework to do...?"

After muttering half a sentence under her breath, Cheng Bailu immediately changed her words.

"...So your math is pretty good too. Those math olympiad problems were quite difficult, and your approach to the last one was very insightful."

She pretended to be calm, picked up the physics reference book that was placed next to her, glanced at the price tag on the back as usual, and then put it back untouched.

"Good luck."

Lu Yu chuckled.

Without the system, he would never have been able to solve those problems in his entire life.

However, this did remind Lu Yu.

"By the way, if I want to improve my grades, what kind of study guide should I buy? Can you help me choose one?"

He casually picked up a laminated reference book and said something seemingly nonchalantly.

"Hmm, what score did you get on your last test?"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Bailu pondered seriously.

"Less than seven hundred."

"?"

The girl looked over.

"Then I guess it's probably less than six hundred."

The 50th in the grade is roughly equivalent to 600 points, which basically puts you in the top class. Cheng Bailu doesn't know anything about what comes after that. She only went to exam room number one during her high school years. To her, the students in exam rooms number two and number eight were no different; she didn't know any of them.

"That's true."

Lu Yu responded jokingly, scratched his head, and sweat poured down his face.

Damn it, I should have scored a few more points. I'm too ashamed to announce my score at a time like this!

"Anyway, the future looks promising, right?"

Cheng Bailu wisely gave Lu Yu a way out. She pursed her lips and pondered for a moment, her gaze sweeping over the books on the bookshelf.

"If you usually have trouble understanding the lessons, you can directly buy books by Wang Houxiong or Xue Jinxing. If you can understand the lessons but have no idea how to solve problems, you can take a look at something like 'Problem-Solving Awakening'... Buying too many at once won't give you time to do them all. Which subject do you want to start with?"

She rattled off a long string of words, as if reciting a familiar story, leaving Lu Yu completely bewildered.

"...Physics, I guess?"

During English class in the afternoon, Lu Yu briefly tested his brainpower.

He discovered that his math skills had improved dramatically, if not by leaps and bounds. He had failed the last exam, but now he was at least at the 140-point level.

Moreover, his efficiency in learning and memorizing math-related things has increased, and he has also begun to understand many physics problems that he couldn't comprehend before.

He already has a foundation in mathematics, so improving his physics skills should be faster.

"You're good at math and calculations, so the problem must be with your problem-solving approach. Try this one."

Cheng Bailu picked up the physics reference book whose price she had checked earlier and handed it over; it cost a little over thirty yuan.

After settling the bill, Lu Yu handed "The Five-Three" to Cheng Bailu, and then waved his own copy of "Problem-Solving Awakening" in his hand.

"Round it up, consider this book a gift from you. I will write it well."

Suddenly, the system's indifferent and cold text appeared in his field of vision.

Congratulations on completing the task!

Returning to familiar surroundings, everything has changed. You and Cheng Bailu have a long talk and exchange tokens of affection. In the dim light, the arrival of tomorrow no longer seems so frightening.

[Task Completion Status: Perfect]

[Reward increased to 1000 yuan]

[“Arranging to meet up will make the days before and after the meeting auspicious and blessed.”]

The reward will be issued within 30 minutes. Please check your account.

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