Rebirth 08: A Happy Life Begins in Elementary School

Chapter 124 My Elementary School Classmate Seems Quite Amazing

He Lin's tears surprised many boys.

The bewilderment on their faces grew even stronger.

The girls were more empathetic, and some even shed tears along with them.

The emotions in Li Zhao's words were relatively easier to resonate with.

However, it is not easy to understand the principle, because even if elementary school students have heard many stories from adults, their lack of experience means that they cannot truly understand Li Zhao's meaning.

He Lin is an adult, and she thinks about the topic of "life ideals". She has thought a lot about her dreams when she was young.

Now, she has been a Chinese language teacher at New Taipei No. 6 Elementary School for several years. Not to mention that she can't answer Li Zhao's questions, she doesn't even dare to face the question, "Is being a teacher what you want to do?"

She had no desire to be a teacher.

Her life now is exactly what others expected of her.

Li Zhao's words pierced her heart.

Honestly, I should have asked Li Zhaoxian to submit a written draft first.

The last class meeting ended there, followed by self-study time until the junior high school entrance exam on July 11.

In other words, for some students in the class, their elementary school life has come to a complete end.

After the class meeting ended, a group of students had already chosen to go home at noon.

They are generally students with poor grades and no presence in the class. Their efforts are in vain. No matter what level of junior high school it is, they do not expect to get into a top school or to achieve good grades by studying extra for a few days.

There are also some students who are used to studying at home, such as class monitor Ma Yingying.

Another group is preparing for the upcoming exams and then going home to enjoy a few days of vacation.

About a third of the students left the class.

"I thought that most people would stay because of your influence," Chen Nian said.

"I don't have that much influence."

"What you just said made Teacher He cry."

"Teacher He is reluctant to part with everyone."

Chen Nian narrowed his eyes. "I don't believe it, but Ah Zhao, I actually don't understand very well."

"That's normal, you're still a child."

"Aren't you a child?!"

"Ha ha."

What a joke! It's so perfunctory, extremely perfunctory!

"Never mind, I'll ask you about that another time. The important thing is, how was the exam?"

It seems Chen Nian has always cared about this issue.

"Overall, I think there's nothing wrong with New Taipei First Senior High School. You performed much better than I expected on some questions that required flexible thinking."

Li Zhao noticed that He Shuyao was tilting her head and listening to him.

"Shuyao".

He Shuyao bristled like a startled kitten, immediately sat up straight, then turned around with a puzzled look on her face: "Hmm?"

What's wrong?

You're quite the actress, girl.

"Have you ever taken any of the previous exam papers from New Taipei First Senior High School?"

"some."

No sooner had she finished speaking than He Shuyao strode over with the test paper in her hand. "Could you take a look at this for me?"

I think you came prepared.

Just then, Li Zhao's deskmate in front of him went home, and He Shuyao immediately moved her chair over and looked at Li Zhao expectantly.

"Wait, let me take a look first."

Li Zhao spent more than ten minutes looking at He Shuyao's test paper, making circles and dots on it with a red pen. He Shuyao and Chen Nian looked at it very carefully.

When Li Zhao finished writing and looked up, Liu Mingyu and Jiang Qi had already moved their chairs over and sat around him.

Wow, it's turned into a study group.

"You two," Li Zhao glanced at them, "after all, you're evaluating Shu Yao and Chen Nian's exam papers—"

So they both took out their exam papers.

Jiang Qi was clearly more serious than Liu Mingyu; she even noted how long she had been writing and that she had already checked the answers.

"Class monitor, is there any need to go over this exam paper?"

"Write an essay, write an essay." Jiang Qi blinked sharply.

Seeing that He Shuyao and Chen Nian had no objections, Li Zhao expanded the scope of his evaluation once again.

Surprisingly, the abilities these four students demonstrated on the challenging exam at New Taipei No. 1 High School exceeded Li Zhao's expectations.

Moreover, each has its own strengths—if the exam paper is indeed completed within the standard time limit.

Jiang Qi is exceptionally steady. She rarely makes mistakes on questions that test her attention to detail. Although her score on difficult questions is worrying, she manages to get the points she should get, making her a strong contender for admission to the top high school.

Liu Mingyu demonstrated strong competitiveness in mathematics. Although he couldn't solve the most difficult problem, he still scored 106 out of 120, which is already considered excellent.

Chen Nian's flexible thinking is mainly reflected in "simplifying complexity," which allows him to solve problems that are "easy to understand but troublesome to solve using conventional thinking."

So he solved the big problem that Liu Mingyu couldn't solve. Although he lost points on some basic questions, his total score was still quite impressive.

All three individuals mentioned above were confident of gaining admission to New Taipei First Senior High School based on their performance on the exam.

He Shuyao is quite amazing.

The math test was completed very well. The student was careful and able to solve complex problems. The last question used a more complex but standard solution than the old ones.

Their performance in Chinese and English was exceptionally good compared to the other two students—Chen Nian's composition was terrible, Liu Mingyu's reading comprehension was awful, and Jiang Qi's English translation and composition were both mediocre.

The entrance exam for New Taipei First Senior High School requires 120 points in each of the three subjects, for a total of 360 points. Normally, 285 points is enough for admission, 310 points or above can get you into the top 100, and 320 points or above is considered a promising candidate for the experimental class.

Last year, He Shuyao's exam paper, even with Li Zhao deducting more points from her essay, still managed to give her 318 points.

Li Zhao's gaze towards her changed slightly.

Surprisingly, she actually has a chance to get into the experimental class?

In her previous life, He Shuyao was considered an excellent student, but—was she really that excellent?

Then think back to her past life when she took the entrance exam for New Taipei Experimental School.

Tsk.

Of course, the advice Li Zhao gave He Shuyao after his rebirth should have had an effect, but let's not take credit for it.

Li Zhao first praised the four classmates, then pointed out the problems of three of them one by one, and the four heads took turns nodding in front of him.

"Where's Shuyao?" Chen Nian asked. "Is there anything she should be careful about?"

"There's nothing to worry about, it's already very good," Li Zhao said.

"No," He Shuyao shook her head gently, "The points aren't enough."

"If you want to improve further, you should focus on math. These two questions aren't too difficult, but they have tricky parts. Getting them wrong cost you a total of 6 points, which is something you shouldn't have lost. Right now, you don't need to force yourself to solve the most difficult math problems or write outstanding essays in Chinese or English. You need to be more consistent."

He Shuyao was already taking notes.

Chen Nian wanted to slap himself for asking so many questions.

But he couldn't help asking another question: "Ah Zhao, have you tried taking these tests yourself?"

"have."

"Oh?" All four of them turned their gazes toward her, and even He Shuyao stopped taking notes.

"I can't grade my own essay either. If you're curious, wait until July 11th."

Even the most difficult exams at New Taipei First Senior High School are designed for elementary school students; it's impossible for them to test students on knowledge beyond the curriculum. That's why Li Zhao dared to think that failing to get first place was a disaster.

"Wait, are you going to take an exam?" Jiang Qi realized.

"Yes, I think I'm not the only one among the specially admitted students."

Liu Mingyu suddenly noticed a strange oversight: "Then—wouldn't you be taking away a spot in the experimental class?"

"Right!" Chen Nian clapped his hands. "What if Shuyao was originally ranked 50th, but because Azhao took the exam, she became 51st?"

He Shuyao was taken aback. "You didn't curse me like that."

"Then I'll tell the school I'm applying through special admissions, as long as I have good grades."

Li Zhao said.

That's a pretty bold answer, isn't it?

Look at the eyes of these four elementary school students. How envious they are of Li Zhao's confidence in speaking directly with the school! — Wait, why do they all look like they're just watching the show?

Aside from He Shuyao, she was a little shy.

Li Zhao suddenly realized that besides being pretentious and willful, what he had just said was more importantly a message.

"I will try to get Shuyao into my class."

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Tsk.