Rebirth 08: A Happy Life Begins in Elementary School

Chapter 120 The Gifts Everyone Gave You

Thus, Li Zhao participated in the graduation photo shoot for four classes in total.

He initially felt that he was just a guest performer in other classes and shouldn't continue to sit in the center position, but Principal Tsai said that precisely because he was a guest performer in other classes, he should sit in the center position even more.

Li Zhao's position in the graduation photo is that of the goat of New Taipei No. 6 Elementary School.

Everyone is witnessing history in their graduation photos, making themselves a part of history.

So, ever since Class 2, the question of "who is standing behind Li Zhao" has become a problem.

Class 2 was alright; it was left to Liu Yiting.

She was originally one of the top students in Class 2, and she also had connections with Li Zhao, having participated in the national competition together and exchanging ideas regularly.

Moreover, Liu Yiting's devout worship of Li Zhao as a god is obvious to anyone who isn't blind.

Nobody would argue with her at a time like this.

But it's troublesome with Class 3 and Class 4. Li Zhao isn't very familiar with them, and the second row is mostly girls, many of whom have a crush on him.

It felt like a future Weibo battle for the center position; even sitting in the front, Li Zhao could hear the various thoughts and ideas of the people behind him.

This put the PE teacher in a very difficult position, because this time he really couldn't get them to move.

As a result, he came up with a terrible idea: to have the prettiest girl stand behind Li Zhao.

The class beauty—that's the answer everyone generally agrees on.

Coincidentally, classes 1 and 2, which did not follow this standard, still met it.

After taking the photos and returning to class, Li Zhao felt increasingly uneasy.

What's this?

Should he make the prettiest girl from each class stand behind him?

Sure enough, as soon as they got back to class, Chen Nian started teasing them: "Hey, Zhao, who do you think is the prettiest among the four class beauties?"

"————It wasn't my arrangement."

"That's not what I meant, hey, hurry up and tell me, I'm so curious, I'm dying to know."

"You're still in elementary school, don't think about these things."

Chen Nian started gesturing wildly in frustration, "Hey, Zhao! Why do you always say 'elementary school student' whenever we talk about girls? What's wrong with elementary school students? Aren't you an elementary school student too?"

"Strictly speaking, we're all still kids in elementary school. We might have some awareness, but we haven't entered puberty yet, so talking about these things is meaningless," Li Zhao said. "Besides, what's with all this talk about looks? We haven't fully grown yet in elementary school. Haven't you heard of how a girl's appearance changes drastically at eighteen?"

"—" Chen Nian was stunned by this serious answer. "You mean, they might become ugly when they grow up?"

"—I didn't say that."

"Well, I didn't say that either."

"Alright, everyone, quiet down." He Lin cleared her throat and tapped the blackboard.

The classroom fell silent.

"Students, now that the graduation photos are taken, your elementary school years are one step closer to a complete end," He Lin said. "Next Monday, the graduation exam results will be released, and the teachers will give a brief explanation before holding your last class meeting of elementary school."

The words "finally" and "end" still carry weight.

A faint sense of melancholy suddenly spread through me.

"During this class meeting, I hope to have a good chat with everyone." He Lin's voice was gentler than ever before. "The topic is life ideals. You're all about to enter junior high school, and then you'll go to high school and university. I hope you can share what kind of life you want to live in the future."

This topic...

That really does hit Li Zhao hard.

At the very end of elementary school graduation, they pulled out all the stops, didn't they?

"This afternoon and tomorrow are holidays. Everyone can come back next Monday. After next week's class meeting, the teachers will stay at school until the other grades have their summer vacation. If you want to take the entrance exam for junior high school or have any questions for the teachers, you can still come over."

In the three stages of primary, junior high, and senior high school, the last semester's holiday always starts earlier.

Finally, this "come or not" classroom guidance class is basically attended by everyone except those who are completely giving up or have no hope of getting into the top four universities.

This concerns self-esteem, not only one's own self-esteem, but also that of one's parents.

The "Four Famous Schools" refers to the entire New Taipei City area. Qingqiao District, as the old city area, has three of them. Chengnan High School is quite far away, so if a student from Qingqiao District is admitted, they will have to live on campus.

These top schools recruit students from all over Taipei, but that doesn't mean you can only take the entrance exam for these schools.

The system in 08 was different from later years. Now, any junior high school with a certain level of academic ability has some places available for independent enrollment.

It's just a difference, more or less.

The four top universities almost all admit students through independent admissions. Some schools offer tuition waivers to the top 100 students admitted through independent admissions exams, while others only offer a few places.

Besides the three of the four prestigious high schools, Qingqiao District also has six schools that conduct independent admissions exams, and five schools that compete for independent admissions positions based on the entrance exam scores of the four prestigious high schools.

Therefore, there are only two possibilities for not participating in the entrance exam for junior high school: one is that they become a special admission student in advance and do not need to take the exam, and the other is that they are so bad that they are beyond help and have no ambition whatsoever.

It's immediately clear which type your child belongs to.

He Lin gave a few more instructions and encouragement to everyone before announcing that school was over.

He Shuyao immediately got up and went to Li Zhao's side. "I'm going to the restroom. Wait for me. We'll go home together today."

She spoke and moved very quickly, and in the blink of an eye, she met up with Jiang Qi at the classroom door and went to the restroom.

A classic example: girls going to the toilet together —

Chen Nian suddenly stood up, "Um, I'm going to the restroom too."

Upon realizing this, Li Zhaocai suddenly discovered that he and He Lin, who was still at the podium, were the only ones left in the classroom.

Is the allure of summer vacation really that strong?

They all ran away so quickly.

"Isn't the teacher leaving yet?" Li Zhao asked.

"I should be asking you that. You're waiting for Shuyao and Chen Nian, right?"

"right."

"They're avoiding you."

"Huh?" Li Zhao didn't understand.

He Lin took out a yearbook from her backpack and walked towards Li Zhao with a smile.

Seriously? Even teachers write in yearbooks?

He Lin placed the notebook on Li Zhao's desk. "This is a yearbook that all your classmates wrote for you."

Li Zhao was taken aback. He flipped through the yearbook and happened to find Zhao Pengwei's entry.

You can tell at a glance that he wrote very carefully, because this guy usually writes in a flamboyant and unrestrained style, but in the yearbook he writes neatly and legibly.

And he wrote quite a lot.

One piece of information isn't enough; you have to add a parenthesis to supplement it.

Li Zhao flipped to the message, and the first thing he saw was the three big characters "I'm sorry," followed by the main text that made him both laugh and cry.

"I, Zhao Pengwei, used to be blind to the power of others and mistakenly thought I could fight against Boss Li Zhao. I was really overestimating myself. But I'm very grateful to Li Zhao for being willing to enlighten me. To be honest (I was also very serious before), you are my role model and have given me a lot of strength. (But the one who gave me the most strength is my second father, Si Kou Dao)."

'

"Pfft—" Li Zhao couldn't help but chuckle.

"Is it fun?"

"It's fun."

"Keep it safe. This is what the class monitor told me," He Lin said with a smile. "You boys don't like writing in yearbooks, and the teachers and classmates all think you won't let everyone write in them, but the classmates hope you can remember them."

[Simple and pure feelings. Happiness +3, Total 16]

I got hit.

Li Zhao was somewhat moved and blinked repeatedly.

"The class monitor told me to keep it a secret, but I don't think it's a problem to tell you." He Lin patted Li Zhao on the shoulder. "The teachers have also written it in there, so you have to keep it safe."

Li Zhao nodded.

"These kids thought I was going to give this to you in front of them," He Lin sighed softly. "I told them I'd get it from the office, but they all made excuses to run away. Now they're all embarrassed."

"Because, if it were the old Mr. He, he would have directly told me that this was a gift from the whole class," and then asked everyone to applaud. In the end, I was embarrassed, and the students were even more embarrassed," Li Zhao said.

He Lin was stunned.

After a long pause, she reached out and gently pinched Li Zhao, saying, "You silly child!"

"But Teacher He has changed too," Li Zhao said with a smile. "You've grown up."

"You silly child!" He Lin grabbed the yearbook directly. "I'm not giving it to you."

"Oh dear, I was wrong, Teacher He."

He Lin smiled and solemnly placed the yearbook into Li Zhao's hands, saying, "The teachers and classmates are very grateful to you."

"I know."

He Lin gave a helpless look.

"And this too." She took out a very elegant notepad. "The teachers in the office asked me to have you write some messages."

"I have no idea----"

"I've written the teachers' titles and positions at the beginning."

Li Zhao smiled and took it, "Okay."

"Alright, Shuyao and Chen Nian are definitely waiting for you outside. Go home now." He Lin walked towards the podium. "The teacher still has to grade the papers."

"Goodbye, Teacher He."

"Goodbye, goodbye. You have to come back next Monday. I'll see if you can get a perfect score."

"Whether it's a perfect score or not doesn't matter," Li Zhao laughed. "Six Little Ones have always been honest, which is a really good thing."

", Li Zhao!"

When Li Zhao reached the classroom door, He Lin suddenly called him back.

"Can you speak at the class meeting next Monday? Just talk about your life ideals."

Li Zhao thought for a moment and nodded.