I'm a scientist, why can't I have faith?

Shangguan Sihan wasn't sure how much of the rumor about Wang Dong was true or false; she only knew that Wang Dong was indeed a top student.

Whether it's a case of a student turning their fortunes around or a case of playing dumb to outsmart others, this boy must have some exceptional qualities that we can learn from.

Outstanding girls in their youth are often attracted to people who are even more outstanding than themselves.

"You're too modest, Wang Dong."

The two chatted casually, mostly about things at school.

Wang Dong was amazed to discover that whenever he felt the conversation was about to end and he faced an awkward silence, Shangguan Sihan could always naturally shift the topic to another.

Although it looked clumsy, it didn't actually make anyone feel embarrassed at all.

Shangguan, you're quite the conversationalist...

The half-hour break flew by, and the English teacher for the second class looked younger than the Chinese teacher.

Indeed, this was the case; from the teacher's self-introduction, it was learned that she was not yet thirty years old.

But that doesn’t mean she wouldn’t be an excellent teacher.

Having worked in the industry for only five years, she has already taught four graduating classes. At her previous institution, the students she taught averaged 145 points in the English college entrance examination.

He is an unexpectedly skilled player.

Unlike some teachers who teach almost entirely in English, she didn't. While her fluent British or American English accent certainly demonstrates her competence, it wasn't so friendly to the students.

Throughout the class, he spoke in the simplest and most colloquial language, yet the students sitting below benefited greatly from it.

"I know everyone struggles with English; to be honest, I struggled with it when I was in school too."

"Our students at Daxia University have been learning English since they first started school, but does English really need to be studied for more than ten years?"

"First, I want to correct a misconception among students: English is a subject, but more importantly, it is a language."

"The most important aspect of language is communication..."

The expert's thinking is indeed different from others. A typical teacher might start by teaching vocabulary and grammar, but this teacher guides the students to look at problems from a different perspective.

"English, as a subject, seems the most difficult, but it is also the easiest."

"It's basically illogical; most of the vocabulary and grammar are borrowed from other language families, so you always feel like there's a lot of stuff."

"But if you look at it from another angle, once you remember these illogical things, it actually becomes quite simple."

As long as you are willing to work hard and put in the effort, your grades in English can improve.

Vocabulary is the most important foundation of a language. In most test questions, if you know every word, you can answer about 80% of the questions.

There are no shortcuts to those ridiculous fixed phrases; you just have to see them more often and memorize them.

As for grammar, its essence is a kind of logic of thinking.

Just like how people from the Great Xia Dynasty always ask each other "Have you eaten?" when they meet, this is essentially a cultural custom.

Grammar exists to help learners understand the meaning of sentences, especially complex and long sentences.

Just like tenses in grammar, they are there to help you understand when something happened.

After the teacher's explanation, Wang Dong had a sudden realization: he had overcomplicated learning English.

His long-standing learning style had instilled in him a fear of English, a feeling that persisted even after he improved his scores.

However, after opening his mind, he found that learning English was not so difficult.

The attribute of "Memory: 0.2" even made his English learning incredibly easy.

Wang Dong only needed to read those words and fixed collocations twice to memorize them; in fact, he had put in a lot of effort for them on a regular basis.

However, his listening and writing skills have been dragging him down, making it difficult for him to improve his grades.

The teaching here has helped him make up for this.

"Starting today, I will send an essay and an audio clip to the group every day. Everyone should read and listen to them frequently."

"By the time you all stay until the end of winter break, you'll definitely have gained something. That's all, get out of class dismissed."

After scanning the QR code to join the class group, Wang Dong packed his things and prepared to go home.

For him, today's classes were over, but the boring winter vacation was just beginning.

Attending classes, doing homework, and studying—these three things practically made up Wang Dong's entire winter vacation.

It's no different from going to school normally. The regular schedule and almost identical actions every day have long since numbed the minds and bodies of every student.

This is what life is like in the final year of high school, and this kind of life will continue for another six months.

Wang Dong certainly wouldn't have any complaints. In his view, this was a necessary price to pay in order to achieve his goals, even if he possessed the system.

It must be said that attending this extracurricular class was the right choice. It not only helped him make up for many of the gaps in his previous studies, but also allowed Wang Dong to understand the charm of the humanities.

However, the specific results will have to wait until the start of the next semester's exams.

Aside from sitting at the same table and chatting with Shangguan Sihan on the first day, the two barely interacted in the following days.

It turned out that Shangguan Sihan sitting next to him was just a coincidence.

However, there is still some interaction online. Sometimes Shangguan would send Wang Dong some science questions to answer.

She seemed to know that Wang Dong's science grades were exceptionally good.

Wang Dong really didn't understand why they didn't ask the teacher about questions that were so obvious; asking him was a complete waste of his talent.

However, he answered them all in the end because he could see his past self reflected in Shangguan Sihan's problem-solving approach.

It's a way of indirectly helping my past self.

Wang Dong's classes continued until the day before Lunar New Year's Eve, and he had to continue teaching on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

This means Wang Dong only has one day off on New Year's Eve.

However, for him, it's just that he's been sleeping in instead of attending classes; nothing else will change.

"Dongzi, how about we go out and relax tomorrow?"

After more than half a month of learning, everyone in the extracurricular class has become quite familiar with each other. If knowing each other's names is enough to be considered familiar, then...

"No, I have plans with my family tomorrow."

"Oh, never mind then."

The other person didn't ask any further questions and went on to invite other classmates.

Shangguan Sihan witnessed the whole thing. When Wang Dong was alone, she carefully approached him and whispered something.

"That's just an excuse, isn't it? Do you not really like socializing?"

Wang Dong was somewhat surprised that his little scheme had been seen through so quickly.

How did you know?

Shangguan Sihan looked slightly pleased.

"Because I've been observing you all along~"