Rebirth 08: A Happy Life Begins in Elementary School

Chapter 135 Pressure

He Shuyao's appearance caused a small stir.

But it's clear that her existence had already been noticed.

These boys had eyes like radar, constantly scanning the girls in the class. If there was a girl who was even slightly pretty or well-developed, they would immediately add her to their list of friends.

He Shuyao cannot be missed.

However, the fact that she was singled out now gives everyone a space for discussion.

"Is she the prettiest girl in class?"

"She must be the class beauty."

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"Sit in front of Li Zhao."

"Damn, they went to the same elementary school."

"One is the class monitor, the other is the vice-class monitor, I get it, they must be siblings."

"Whose siblings are the Li and He families?"

"It didn't say they were siblings—"

A chaotic discussion.

Wang Wenzhao did not let He Shuyao come up on stage to introduce herself, but nodded to her to sit down, and then continued to call out names: "Class monitor, Wen Yutong."

A girl with delicate features, but wearing glasses, who has a very strong "scholarly" air about her.

"Labor Committee Member, Zhang Mengqi."

A cute, short-haired girl, a less glamorous version of Jiang Qi.

"Sports Committee Member, Liu Changgui."

It's a choice that's not surprising at all.

Next were the class representatives for each subject: Song Bowen for Chinese, Wu Weisong for Mathematics, and Su Wan for English.

The class representatives for the four subjects—Politics, Geography, History, and Biology—will be selected by the teachers in class.

The corner of Li Zhao's classroom suddenly became the center of power.

The class monitor, vice class monitor, academic representative, sports representative, and math and English class representatives were all sitting together.

Zhao Dabao snorted coldly, but Li Zhao could hear the grievance behind his disdain.

"Brother Bao, it's okay. You'll be learning physics in the second year of junior high, so you'll definitely be the physics class representative," Liu Changgui comforted him. "Right, class monitor?"

They changed their tune so quickly!

It seems that this Liu Changgui has a bit of a power mentality.

It's hard to imagine that this is a child who is good at math and also likes to do scientific and technological innovation.

However, the class monitor has no real power. Class officers are essentially just a way to seek recognition and get more attention from teachers and classmates.

It has nothing to do with power.

Liu Changgui's seemingly power-hungry behavior is probably just a performance to seek a sense of existence.

With the class officers appointed, Wang Wenzhao finally began a proper class meeting. He mentioned the various requirements after the official start of the school year, collected everyone's opinions on lunch break arrangements, and noted that students who wanted to stay in the dorms had already moved in a few days earlier. Then he got to the most important point: "You are arguably among the best elementary school students in the city, but junior high school involves many more courses, and the requirements for Chinese, math, and English have changed. It's not uncommon for excellent elementary school students to struggle to adapt and find their rhythm in junior high, resulting in a sharp drop in their grades."

The atmosphere immediately became tense.

"Our experimental class is not static. At the end of each semester, we rank students based on their overall academic performance, and the top 50 students stay in Experimental Class 1."

what?

The whole class was immediately in an uproar. Top 50? Doesn't that mean that 12 students will inevitably be eliminated this semester?

That's exciting!

"The 12 specially admitted students have a one-year protection period, which may be extended at the discretion of the authorities if they achieve good results in the specially admitted field."

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Li Zhao immediately sensed the slight hostility from most of his classmates.

He Shuyao's focus was quite unique: "Li Zhao, weren't you in first place? You overlapped, so how come you still have 50?"

"I told the school that my entrance exam score didn't count towards the quota."

He Shuyao glanced at him but didn't say anything.

I felt a slight sense of satisfaction, but my emotions were also somewhat complicated.

"I've only been here for a year, and the results are pretty good. But even in that year, we had 7 different students in the first semester, and then another 6 when they went up to the second year of junior high. And all 13 of these students were the original members."

The air suddenly became heavy.

For these exceptional individuals, being eliminated is a very difficult thing to accept.

But the facts speak for themselves.

Even heavier words followed: "Does everyone think that those who were replaced must have been students who already ranked low in the entrance exam?"

The audience was silent.

Wang Wenzhao continued, "I remember very clearly that of the seven students who were replaced in the first semester, the highest ranking in the entrance exam was 5th, and the lowest was 32nd."

The classroom was completely silent.

"Moreover, this student ranked fifth in the entrance exam, maintained a position in the top 30 in the midterm exam, but dropped out of the top 100 in the final exam."

Li Zhao could clearly feel the pressure on his classmates.

Especially He Shuyao.

"I'm telling you this for a very clear purpose: to erase any sense of superiority you might have about the experimental class," Wang Wenzhao said. "The experimental class simply means a relatively faster pace of teaching and a different teaching schedule, nothing more."

Those of you who did well on the entrance exam, and those of you admitted through special admissions, being in Experimental Class 1 doesn't mean you'll always be the best. But similarly, being moved down doesn't mean you're not good enough.

"The experimental class at New Taipei First Senior High School has existed for many years. Every year there are cases where a class was initially an experimental class, but was later replaced and never returned. However, in the high school entrance exam, some students managed to return to the top ten in their grade."

"Different teaching methods are not necessarily suitable for everyone. The purpose of the experimental class is to enable everyone to learn more, think more divergently, participate in competitions, and achieve more within a limited learning time. But it may not necessarily bring you higher scores on the high school entrance exam. Everything depends on yourselves."

Wang Wenzhao's speech has ended.

The atmosphere in the classroom was tense.

Each student had many things on their mind.

Except for Li Zhao.

Survival of the fittest, you know? — He used to think of it as a huge deal back in junior high, but now he really doesn't care anymore.

You only realize how cruel society is when you enter it.

No matter how uncomfortable you are here, at least you are at New Taipei First Senior High School, and the teachers will try their best to guide you. Your only task is to study in junior high school.

There's still a chance to turn things around in the high school entrance exam.

Try it when you enter the workforce.

In a workplace, if you don't fit in, you're considered a candidate for elimination. And then what?

Then they left.

No one will cover your losses.

Opportunities missed won't wait for you; once the window of opportunity is closed, your life is over.

Wang Wenzhao then explained the arrangements for tomorrow's formal classes, and then announced the end of get out of class, saying that everyone could go home and enjoy the last half-day of their summer vacation.

Then he suddenly beckoned to Li Zhao, "Squad leader, come here for a second."

"Look at your smug face," Li Zhao said helplessly, getting up and walking over.

Wang Wenzhao took him directly to his office.

Several teachers were sitting inside, chatting idly.

"Look who I've brought!"

Wang Wenzhao said loudly.

The teachers, young and old, men and women alike, all looked up. A young female teacher asked, "Li Zhao, right?"

"Yes!" Wang Wenzhao said with particular pride, "It's that legendary Li Zhao."

Li Zhao realized that the hairs on his forearms were standing on end.

but----

[The legendary Li Zhao. Happiness +3, Total 21]

Li Zhao wanted to explain, but it was difficult to do so.

Then it turned into a meeting between teachers and students. Li Zhao met his political science, history, geography and biology teachers in advance, but he didn't meet the homeroom teachers of the other two classes, English and math.

He was exhausted.

"It's a pity. Ms. Xu, the English teacher, has always wanted to meet you. She said that over the years, none of the best students at New Taipei First High School have won any national first place in English competitions." Wang Wenzhao walked into a small cubicle and gestured for Li Zhao to sit down.

"Teacher Wang has a separate small office?" Li Zhao asked curiously.

"A small privilege of the homeroom teacher of Experimental Class 1".

"good."

"Why don't you want to be class monitor?"

"It's pointless, I'd rather spend my time on myself."

"Being a class monitor can help you develop a lot of skills," Wang Wenzhao said with a smile.

Li Zhao looked at him. "Does Teacher Wang really need to tell me this?"

"You really don't treat me like an outsider." Wang Wenzhao sighed softly. "I've seen your family information; it's not international trade at all."

"I never said that."

Wang Wenzhao gave Li Zhao a deep look, then suddenly slapped his forehead. "Hey, come on, to be honest, I actually did invest some in stamp duty last time, just like you said. I made a small profit at first, but I didn't believe in the power of short-term trading and thought I'd wait and see. In the end, I lost everything I had earned."

"Stock trading is not a rational behavior."

Wang Wenzhao was speechless.

"Teacher," Li Zhao proactively asked, "Is it okay to put so much pressure on the students when they first meet them?"