After taking the advice, I became a top student.

"I think we should just let him attend high school in the county town, and go to the provincial capital..."

"Can the educational resources and quality of the provincial capital compare to those of the county town? We can't let our children lose at the starting line. Studying is the only way out for people like us. I hope Xiaomo can study hard and change her destiny. What does it matter if we suffer a little?"

"I'm just worried he won't adapt..."

Chengdu No.1 Middle School, late at night.

Student dormitory, Building 3, Room 304.

The dormitory was filled with the sounds of snoring; students of this age should be able to fall asleep as soon as their heads hit the pillow.

Chen Mo lay on the upper bunk, staring at the dark ceiling with his eyes open.

He can't sleep.

The argument my parents had over my choice of school still echoes in my mind.

My parents run a small shop in our hometown. Although they are not rich, they have enough to eat and drink.

However, the 20,000 yuan school selection fee for attending high school in the provincial capital is no small sum.

His father had high hopes for him.

Although his mother was a little reluctant to spend the money, she did not object in the end. Instead, when he came to school, she secretly gave him a thousand yuan in pocket money in addition to his living expenses.

He knew that his mother loved him too.

Unfortunately, the parents were destined to be disappointed.

In the recently concluded entrance exam, Chen Mo scored 88 in Chinese, 72 in Mathematics, 43 in English, 31 in Physics, 30 in Chemistry, and 29 in Biology, ranking 1066th in the grade.

Rongcheng No.1 High School has a total of 18 classes in the first year of high school, with an average of 60 students per class, for a total of 1078 students.

Even without considering rankings, this score has little to do with university; not to mention university, even a junior college might not be interested in him.

He couldn't understand it. In the junior high school in the small town, although he wasn't a top student, he was still above average. He never thought he would get such a score.

But that's just how reality is.

I spent a sleepless night, and dawn broke in the blink of an eye.

Light streamed in through the cracks in the balcony window, and the ceiling in front of me gradually turned white.

Soon, alarm clocks were going off one after another in the dormitory.

Chen Mo also silently got up and followed his roommate to the balcony to wash up. He dragged his numb body downstairs to the cafeteria. He felt like his soul had left his body after a sleepless night.

"Chen Mo, did you not sleep well last night?"

On the way, his roommate Li Ze asked with concern. The two were both from Tongzhou County, and they naturally became closer after coming to this unfamiliar provincial capital, especially since they were in the same dormitory.

As he spoke, he took out his phone, opened a popular online app, and searched for "How to make up for staying up all night?"

"According to Xiaohongshu users, this situation only requires eating a good breakfast, drinking plenty of water, and taking a short nap of 20 to 30 minutes."

He patted Chen Mo on the shoulder and said, "Don't study during morning self-study. Just lie on your desk and take a nap, or you'll waste the whole day."

Yesterday, the entrance exam results came out, and as his roommate, he could roughly guess why Chen Mo was having insomnia.

"Um."

Chen Mo nodded.

But a thought stirred in my heart.

He took out his phone, opened a certain blue app, and posted a question: "How can a high school student from a poor family, who is not smart and can't keep up with the pace of learning in a small town get into university?"

He also casually posted his entrance exam scores.

Last night, he wanted to go back to the small town, but when he thought of the 20,000 yuan school selection fee, Chen Mo couldn't bring himself to go back.

Since there's no way to go back, he'll try his best to change things. He'll work hard, and with three years left, he refuses to believe he won't get into university.

Young people never lack the courage to start over!

However, as a nobody online, his questions quickly disappeared without a trace, and no one answered them at all.

After breakfast, Chen Mo finally got the sleep he'd been longing for during the morning reading session.

He had originally intended to struggle to study, but once he got to the classroom, he couldn't sleep at night. It was as if he was under a spell, and he fell into a coma amidst the sound of reading.

I just decided to study hard and try my best to get into university.

Reality dealt Chen Mo another heavy blow. After staying up all night, his brain was a complete mess all day, and he couldn't absorb any knowledge points at all.

Another day of nothing.

10:30 PM, girls' dormitory

With half an hour left before lights out, Shen Qingyi took out her phone after finishing her daily routine, ready to relax.

She said she was relaxing, but she also opened Zhihu (a Chinese Q&A website) to browse some interesting science articles and broaden her knowledge.

Suddenly, her attention was drawn to a question.

How can a high school student from a poor family, who is not very bright and can't keep up with the pace of learning in a small town get into college?

This description instantly resonated with Shen Qingyi, and she clicked on it without thinking.

[Haha, 43 in English? I could throw a handful of rice and put a chicken on it to do multiple-choice questions and still get a score below 43.]

"You got a 29 on a biology test this easy? Dude, to be fair, you're not cut out for studying. You should just find a factory job tightening screws."

If you're not smart, get a new head.

Seeing these replies, Shen Qingyi was somewhat angry.

She is a long-time Zhihu user who experienced its golden age. She knows that Zhihu wasn't like this before, and she is furious that Zhihu has become like this.

She was angry, angry that these people had absolutely no empathy.

She was in a similar situation when she first entered junior high school. Fortunately, she met a good teacher who guided her step by step, which made her the top student her classmates talk about today.

Clicking on the answer box, Shen Qingyi's fingers flew across the screen, and warm words appeared one after another.

She knew that many students did poorly in their studies not because they didn't work hard or because they were stupid, but simply because they hadn't found the right methods.

They're all ordinary people; how much difference can there be in their IQs?

[Hey classmate, I also got into university from a small county. Don't worry about what others say, just do one thing: every night before bed, write down a framework of the key points for each subject you learned that day. Keep at it, and you'll definitely get into university!]

It's not some dragon-slaying technique or burning magic, but it's a method that Shen Qingyi has been using for the past few years, and it's the key to her becoming a top student.

There are no shortcuts to learning.

After answering the questions, it was almost time for the lights to go out.

Shen Qingyi stopped playing on her phone and lay on the bed, recalling the question she had seen earlier that day.

She wondered what kind of person the questioner would be, and what would happen in the end.

I fell asleep while thinking about it.

Chen Mo still couldn't fall asleep.

I'm exhausted during the day, my mind is a complete mess, but at night I get more and more energetic and just can't fall asleep.

After tossing and turning, he suddenly remembered the question he had asked on Zhihu during the day.

I took out my phone, opened Zhihu, and found that the number of messages at the bottom had reached 99+.

I clicked on it with some excitement, only to find that the red dots were: 67 Invitations to Answer, 35 Zhihu Activity Assistants...

But at least there's some data on the comments now, and some people have even liked them.

I clicked into the comments section with some excitement, though I didn't really know what I was so excited about.

[Haha, 43 in English? I could throw a handful of rice and put a chicken on it to do multiple-choice questions and still get a score below 43.]

Opening Critical Strike.

Seeing the first comment made Chen Mo feel a bit stunned.

The subsequent replies left Chen Mo feeling somewhat depressed.

The guys online are really talented at cursing.

However, not all comments were like that. Soon, Chen Mo's eyes lit up.

[Hey classmate, I also got into university from a small county. Don't worry about what others say, just do one thing: every night before bed, write down a framework of the key points for each subject you learned that day. Keep at it, and you'll definitely get into university!]

"Maybe we should give it a try!"

Chen Mo wrote it down in his mental notebook.

Ding!

[Suggestion received, the academic excellence development system is now activated...]