The intern taught a top-performing class, and the parents wanted to change the homeroom teacher.

Lu Qian pushed open the door and entered, meeting the expectant gazes of the entire class.

"Teacher Lu, what are our class's grades?" Some students were already asking impatiently.

Other students echoed the question.

Lu Qian glanced at the whole class with a playful expression. "Hmm... what do you guys think the grades are?"

"Oh, Teacher Lu, stop keeping us in suspense!"

"I'm so anxious!"

The students were so anxious they were scratching their heads in frustration.

Seeing this, Lu Qian stopped teasing them and began to raise his voice slowly.

"Our class's results were as good as expected."

"Class 25, ranked first in the grade!"

A roar!

The whole class suddenly fell silent, as if a vacuum had been drawn in an instant, making it impossible to make a sound.

Half a second later.

"Holy crap! First! Holy crap! First in the grade!"

"Awoooooo! I knew it!"

"That was absolutely awesome! We've finally become number one!"

"Brother Lu is awesome! We're awesome too!"

"Practice an extra thousand arrows!"

"The comeback was actually our own doing!"

"We really beat the number one team!"

"..."

The whole class erupted in excitement. Even the usually quiet girls couldn't help but shout out excitedly when they heard the news.

Li Jun, Li Kewei, Qian Zihao, and other boys had already stood up and were excitedly shouting. If they hadn't restrained themselves in the past two months, they probably would have been standing on the table.

Hearing the cheers, Guo Mei next door also smiled knowingly.

They've reached the top of the grade! They definitely deserve a big cheer!

If her class were to come in first place in the grade, she might shout even louder than the students.

She looked down at her class's grades and smiled.

Class 24, ranked 21st in the grade, that's an improvement! Last time we were last!

A small increase in math scores—perhaps only seven or eight points or ten points for an individual student—can be alarming when the entire class has seen an improvement.

As a result, the average math score went up directly, which in turn pulled up the overall subject average score as well.

Ms. Lu has only been teaching math for less than two weeks!

My Chinese score is the same as last time, ranking sixth in the grade for that subject.

Not bad, very good!

After all, I'm a Chinese language teacher. It would be really embarrassing if my subject rankings weren't good.

Other subjects also showed varying degrees of improvement.

Twenty-one, twenty-one.

Guo Mei was beaming from ear to ear.

It wasn't that she felt the class rankings had improved, but rather that she felt these children had more choices for the future.

……

Class 25.

Lu Qian watched the students cheer with a smile, adding fuel to the fire.

"Cheer loudly! This is the result of your hard work!"

The whole class cheered again.

"Teacher Lu, please read out the grades quickly," a student said.

The classroom gradually quieted down after those words, as everyone eagerly awaited Teacher Lu's announcement of the grades.

Xi Wenjing sat calmly in the audience, but her fingers were gripping her sleeve tightly, and she even turned her breathing into manual mode.

Take a deep breath in, and exhale gently.

How did I do on the exam?!

Lu Qian glanced down at the report card, then glanced at Xi Wenjing in the audience out of the corner of his eye.

The little girl was sitting up straight, but she must be getting really anxious.

"Alright, let's start reading out the results!"

"Congratulations again to our class's number one, Xi Wenjing, with a total score of 706, ranking first in the entire grade!" Lu Qian's clear voice echoed in the classroom.

The whole class fell silent.

Xi Wenjing stood there stunned. In an instant, as if stimulated by the coolness, goosebumps rose on her arms under her long sleeves.

First in the grade.

These four words magnified infinitely, crashing heavily into her mind.

"Holy crap!" Xie Tianming was the first to exclaim, "First in the grade! Awesome!"

The whole class gasped, followed by a deafening roar of surprise.

The top scorer in the grade with 706 points!

A score I never dared to dream of!

Various melodies of traditional Chinese music resonated throughout the classroom.

Lu Qian continued reading the scores, "Xi Wenjing, English 150 (out of 150), Chinese 136 (1st in the grade for both!), Math 134, Physics 93, Chemistry 95, Biology 98!"

Amazing results.

When Lu Qian saw the report card, he was shocked himself.

But self-disciplined students deserve this score.

Xi Wenjing remained stunned in her seat, goosebumps rising again on her arms that had just warmed up.

It feels a bit unreal, but the goosebumps are really real!

First in the grade!

Another breakthrough! We've reached the top!

After the exam, she felt she had improved and even fantasized a little about whether she could get first place. Unexpectedly, she actually did!

Suddenly, she felt a little hot again, and her cheeks turned red.

"Wenjing! You're number one! Number one in the grade!" Yang Xueting grabbed Xi Wenjing's arm, shaking it and screaming. Her deskmate was even more excited than she was.

The students around him looked over and offered their congratulations.

Xie Tianming was a little shocked, but after regaining his senses, he felt a sense of expected agreement, as if Xi Wenjing was supposed to get this score.

I've worked hard to deserve this score.

His applause was the loudest; he was practically standing right next to Xi Wenjing, his eyes filled with joy at his study partner's good grades and a burning fighting spirit.

"Great! Being number one in the grade gives me motivation, I'll catch up with you sooner or later!"

"And your math has improved a lot, hehe, because I taught you! Well... I taught you at least part of it!"

Xi Wenjing stood up, walked to the podium, and bowed deeply. "Thank you, Teacher Lu!"

Lu Qian smiled and said, "You're welcome."

But why is this girl out again?

The next second, Xi Wenjing froze again. She had forgotten that she was reading out grades, not hair curlers.

Her face immediately turned bright red, and she ran back to her seat, half-covering her face.

"Second place..." Lu Qian looked at Xie Tianming.

Xie Tianming also met Lu Qian's gaze, but he remained calm. He figured he would probably be third again. Teacher Lu was clearly just teasing him, and he wouldn't fall for it.

"Xie Tianming got a perfect score of 150 in math, ranking first in the grade!"

"Huh?" Xie Tianming was taken aback, then jumped up in surprise, "I'm second!"

"Hmm~" Lu Qian nodded.

"...Chinese 122, English 129, Physics 97... Ranked 25th in the grade."

There's a gap between my ranking and Xi Wenjing's; there's no way around it, the full score in English and first place in Chinese are just too prestigious.

Top students differentiate themselves through these two subjects.

In comparison, a perfect score in math is just impressive, but it doesn't create a significant gap in achievement.

"Hey, Xi Wenjing, I'll be in the first exam room next time too, I'll protect you!" Xie Tianming said with a grin, bending over.

"Who's protecting whom?" Xi Wenjing asked with a smile. "You did well on the English test, but there's still room for improvement. Keep memorizing vocabulary! The same goes for Chinese; there's still room for improvement!"

"Ah—~" Xie Tianming exclaimed, his mouth agape in surprise. "Great! Once I get first place in the grade, you'll get the credit!"

Xi Wenjing hummed softly twice, "Oh—try your best~"

Yang Xueting clenched her fists, covered her mouth, and stared wide-eyed with excitement.

Eek~~~~~

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