After taking the advice, I became a top student.

The first floor of the Grade 11 teaching building has a large office.

"Gold prices have recently dropped, and I've lost a month's salary. It hurts!"

"If you don't manage your money, it won't leave you, hahaha..."

Teachers are human too, and they chat about this and that occasionally. Suddenly, the biology teacher looked at Lin Qian beside her and asked, "Ms. Lin, what's wrong? Why are you looking so down?"

"I'm not depressed, I'm just thinking about some things."

Lin Qian shook her head.

Then he suddenly looked at biology teacher Wei Ruolan and asked, "Am I really that bad at teaching English?"

"What's wrong? What happened this time?" Wei Ruolan asked, somewhat amused.

Lin Qian hesitated, then finally just shook her head.

Tell me about it, and I'll help you analyze it.

Wei Ruolan, however, became interested and asked with great curiosity.

Lin Qian hesitated for a moment before finally speaking, "Do you remember Chen Mo from Class 18?"

"Him!"

Wei Ruolan shook her head. "How could I not remember?"

She then said to Lin Qian, "You're not starting to doubt yourself because of him, are you?"

"At first, I thought he just didn't like studying, but after observing him for over a month, I've found that he's actually quite hardworking. So why would he rather copy math textbooks than study English?"

Lin Qian just graduated from Kyoto Normal University this year. As a graduate of a prestigious university, she naturally has ambitions and aspirations. She wants to teach her students well and is willing to put in the effort and energy.

But reality is just that perplexing.

"You'll see after you've taught for a few more years. These days, you can find all kinds of students."

Wei Ruolan shook her head. "These students are probably going through some kind of trauma and are getting stuck on their own ideas."

"Are you talking about Chen Mo from Class 18? He's been studying really hard lately, and he listens attentively in class. Hard work pays off, and I quite like him."

Hu Xin, who was standing nearby, suddenly joined the group chat. He had been observing Chen Mo these past few days and had become a kind of voluntary supporter.

What teacher doesn't like a hardworking, good student?

Especially students like Chen Mo, who actively answer questions in class, work hard, and whose math skills have improved by leaps and bounds.

"So his math grades are pretty good?"

Lin Qian turned to look at Hu Xin.

"I can't say for sure how his grades will be, but judging from his performance in class, he should be able to get 120."

After a moment's thought, Hu Xin gave a conservative estimate.

Although Chen Mo's questions have become increasingly difficult these days, and he believes Chen Mo's math skills are improving rapidly, he is still unsure of the exact extent and will ultimately have to wait and see the midterm exam results.

Grades don't lie.

He probably won't do too badly on the test.

"Oh?"

Wei Ruolan was also somewhat surprised. She did not doubt Hu Xin's judgment. Hu Xin was also a veteran math teacher with many years of experience. The teachers who could teach Class 18 were among the top in the school, and they had this much experience.

A score of 120 in math means that the kid should be intelligent enough.

Why not learn some other subjects?

The college entrance examination is not just about math.

However, she quickly realized that if she devoted all her time to studying math, it seemed reasonable that she could score 120.

If he had spread his time across studying each subject, he probably would have passed math.

So, is it to make one subject's score look better by simply giving up on all other subjects?

……

In Xiaomei Town, Tongzhou County, three or five elderly people sat chatting idly outside a small shop without a sign.

In these remote small towns, the shops usually cater to acquaintances. Since everyone sees each other all the time, and having people around makes the place feel more lively, Chen Wanjun naturally wouldn't chase them away. Instead, he would provide the elderly with a table so they could play cards or something.

"Old Wang, I haven't seen Old Li for several days now. We can't even get enough people to play mahjong..."

"Old Li probably won't be coming for a while."

"What's wrong?"

"His grandson is in trouble."

"What happened?"

Tao Tao, who had finished tidying up the shelves, also came out and asked curiously.

"It's said that he did poorly on his exam, couldn't think straight, and jumped off the roof."

Old Wang sighed, "I don't know what's wrong with young people these days. Why are they so narrow-minded? Back in our day, when we were eating chaff and wild vegetables, we didn't die."

"Times have changed."

The elderly man who asked the first question remarked with emotion, "I see you often watch short videos, don't you? We didn't have these things back in the day!"

"The people around me are pretty much the same as me, eating meager meals, so what's there to be upset about? But look at the world now, young people see others in the Maldives today and Bali tomorrow... and then look at themselves, the contrast is too great, and it's easy to feel depressed."

"Old Zhang, you've got some skills."

"Now that you mention it, it does make some sense."

Old Wang suddenly realized, "Isn't Old Li's grandson the same? He did well in junior high school in town before, because his classmates were all about the same level as him, and there were even quite a few who were worse than him, so he probably thought he was pretty good."

"When I went to the provincial capital, I found that my grades were at the bottom, and all my classmates had higher scores..."

Halfway through his sentence, he suddenly remembered something and turned to Tao Tao beside him, saying, "Hey, Tao Tao, did your son also go to the provincial capital?"

Tao Tao was already flustered from listening, and when she was asked this question, her heart skipped a beat. After a long while, she nodded and said, "Yes."

"You guys should take good care of that little guy Chen Mo. I even held him when he was a baby. He's such a good little guy."

Old Wang meant well.

"Um."

Tao Tao nodded, but her expression was already somewhat off.

"Don't worry too much. Chen Mo is a very smart kid. He won't be bad even if he goes to the provincial capital."

Old Zhang quickly comforted him, then nudged Old Wang under the table with his foot, signaling him to say less.

Night, 9 PM

After closing up their stall, Tao Tao and Chen Wanjun shut the door, tidied up briefly, and went to bed.

Tao Tao talked about what she had heard today, "Why don't we bring Xiao Mo back? It's okay if she can't study, as long as she's healthy."

Chen Wanjun's expression also became serious, and he was unsure of what to do for a moment.

"When I called her recently, I felt that Xiaomo was doing quite well."

Chen Wanjun hesitated.

"You know Xiao Mo, she's the kind of kid who keeps things to herself." Tao Tao was getting anxious; the more she thought about it throughout the day, the more worried she became.

"No rush, the midterm exams are coming up soon. Let's see his results first."

Chen Wanjun composed himself.

"Grades, grades, all you ever think about are grades." Tao Tao's voice was already trembling with worry.

Chen Wanjun smiled wryly, "What I mean is, if his midterm exam results are not ideal, we will bring him back. If he can keep up, then there is no need to bring him back."

"Besides, we also have to ask him if he's willing to do this."