Rebirth 08: A Happy Life Begins in Elementary School

Chapter 146 The Sports Committee Member Has Ideas

History has encountered the same situation.

Issues that should be viewed dialectically have been simplified into only being addressed in a positive light.

However, the way the questions are asked is a typical open-ended question.

"Based on the provided materials, please discuss your understanding of the legends of the Yellow Emperor and the system of abdication."

But Mr. Li's understanding is quite different.

The reason why we honor the Yellow Emperor and the Yan Emperor as the "first ancestors of Chinese civilization" is that we always need an ancestor who marks the beginning of our history. If the recorded history is not early enough, we will eventually have to rely more on myths and legends.

"The concept of the First Ancestor of Humanity is a cultural identity symbol continuously constructed from the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods to later generations, used to unite the ethnic group. Currently, there is no direct textual evidence from unearthed archaeological materials to prove the existence of the Yellow Emperor and the Yan Emperor as specific historical figures."

Li Zhao wrote with great fluency.

As he wrote, he genuinely had no idea what the correct answer to the question was.

Middle school students' understanding of history comes from textbooks. Li Zhao genuinely believed in the existence of the Yellow Emperor and the Yan Emperor, the Yellow Emperor's battle against Chiyou, and that the Yellow Emperor's remains were truly buried in his mausoleum.

As I grew up, I realized that these were more like myths and legends than history.

The fact that these stories have spread so widely proves that the Chinese nation recognizes the values ​​mentioned within them.

Or rather, it spread widely because people wanted to accept these values.

Just like the "Twenty-Four Filial Exemplars," many of the stories in it seem ridiculous now, but they served their purpose back then.

Whether these stories actually happened or not is no longer important.

After the exam, Li Zhao was a little dazed, staring out the window blankly even after the papers were taken away.

He looked like a melancholy little prince.

Wen Yutong, who was helping to organize the exam papers at the podium, was stunned.

So He Shuyao turned around following her gaze, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing, I was just thinking about participating in the badminton club activity tomorrow afternoon."

He Shuyao didn't believe it at all, but she didn't say anything, she just nodded.

"Remember to bring your equipment tomorrow, but you don't need to bring your racket."

"Huh? Senior Ouyang—no, Senior Ouyang, will you prepare something for us?"

"I'll give you one."

Su Wan shuddered upon hearing this.

I sit here every day, savoring their sweet moments; I've experienced everything.

For those who appreciate looks, these two are a perfect match—one the class beauty and the other the class heartthrob—a feast for the eyes. For those who appreciate their bond, they are the only two students from Xinbei No. 6 Elementary School in the entire class, and they've been classmates for six years. For those who appreciate their talent, they are both from Experimental Class 1, and everyone here is incredibly talented.

The most compelling part is that they are not actually together, and they both deny it.

perfect.

If they actually get together, it'll be harder to ship them. You'll have to consider the issue of early romance, and there won't be much room for discussion—everything you discuss will be wrong.

So watching their interactions gives Su Wan endless room for imagination.

They were very restrained, and they always denied any romantic rumors. But at the same time, they weren't worried at all about showing their "good friend" side in front of others.

To Su Wan, this meant treating the unusual as the ordinary.

Add to that the class's academic representative, Wen Yutong, who openly harbors a crush on him, and it's impossible not to gossip and get involved.

"Are you going to play badminton?" Su Wan asked.

"Yes." He Shuyao nodded.

"What a coincidence, I'm actually quite good at fighting." Su Wan smiled. "Where do you guys fight?"

Li Zhao glanced at Su Wan. She was relatively tall for a girl, and because she developed early, she was rather plump—not exactly the type to suit badminton.

"Participate in the badminton club's recruitment."

Su Wan's eyes lit up immediately. "You guys didn't know?"

Li Zhao shook his head at the seemingly nonsensical question.

"Yutong has already joined!"

He Shuyao, unlike her usual calm demeanor towards such questions, was actually slightly surprised.

It seems that Jiang Qi's words to her did have an impact.

But Li Zhao remained completely calm, so much so that Su Wan thought he hadn't heard her.

"Wen Yutong has already joined the badminton club!"

"I know," Li Zhao said. "Exercise is good for you."

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And that was the end of the topic.

At that moment, Su Wan suddenly understood what it meant for silence to be the greatest contempt.

Li Zhao's attitude of not even realizing there was something fishy going on already doomed Wen Yutong's failure.

No, she never even had a chance, so how could she have succeeded or failed?

The Experimental Class 1, after finishing their exams, only felt down for half a day before regaining all their energy during Tuesday afternoon's physical education class.

On the one hand, they had a good mindset and strong recovery ability. On the other hand, after half a day of comparison, the students who thought they had done very badly on the test suddenly realized that everyone actually thought it was quite difficult, and if they were going to fail, they would fail together.

It's not a situation where everyone else finds it easy and enjoyable while you alone find it difficult.

Then it doesn't count as you smashing it yourself.

The physical education class for Experimental Class 1 was pretty much as Li Zhao had imagined.

These students, who are very capable learners, are indeed a bit lacking in athletic ability.

Compared to my classmates in elementary school, the proportion of students in the "particularly weak" category has increased significantly.

After all, it increases the number of high-achieving students who spend long hours studying and have little physical activity.

Surprisingly, the proportion of those with outstanding athletic ability did not decrease significantly.

Li Zhao originally thought that reducing the number of naughty children who frequently run and jump would lead to a deficiency in this area.

In reality, the tall boys in the back row were all quite athletic, and some of the girls were also quite good at running. Su Wan's athletic ability far exceeded Li Zhao's expectations. Although she made many boys shy when she ran, her explosive power and stamina were quite good.

The class monitor looks like a quiet and gentle girl, but her running posture is correct—which is quite remarkable.

In other words, the athletic ability of the entire Experimental Class 1 showed a significant gap.

The top ten or so were not only not lagging behind, but might even be only slightly behind the sports students. Liu Changgui was not intimidated by the sports students at all.

But then it just slips into the "not good at sports" category —

Therefore, since the first physical education class at the start of the semester, the experience of taking physical education classes has remained largely unchanged.

Everyone started by doing some boring warm-up exercises with the PE teacher, and then ran two laps around the track. The leading group was very dashing, and even subtly competitive. For example, Liu Changgui insisted on running faster than Li Zhao, while the rest basically just strolled around.

When the teacher taught running techniques later, it was basically the turn of those ten or so students, who took turns demonstrating their running form and getting corrected.

Then, after the break, Liu Changgui was eager to form a basketball team, but only six boys stood there looking at him blankly, and half of them said they didn't play basketball.

Even the girls who are good at sports don't have much to do.

So everyone ended up taking a walk and chatting.

The sports committee member could only frustratingly grab a ball and try to form a team, or simply run around on the playground.

Interestingly, in his evaluation system, a truly capable person must be proficient in both literary and martial arts.

So when Li Zhao demonstrated his outstanding running skills in the second physical education class, he began to secretly harbor competitive thoughts towards Li Zhao in "sports".

"Squad leader," Liu Changgui, who had run two more laps, approached Li Zhao, who was stretching, "you play badminton, right?"

"right."

"I heard you're playing a match after school this afternoon?"

"It's not a competition, it's just participating in club activities. They might test our skill level first."

Liu Changgui laughed heartily, "Can I go and observe?"