Rebirth 08: A Happy Life Begins in Elementary School

Chapter 155 What's your ranking?

No — undeniable.

Wu Weisong looked at Li Zhao with a very innocent expression.

It was as if he had just uttered a truth—

Never mind, that's not important, and neither is Su Wan, the spectator to her right who's already trembling.

Li Zhao returned the test paper to He Shuyao and whispered, "Congratulations."

He Shuyao nodded expressionlessly and whispered, "Congratulations to you too."

Su Wan was already struggling to suppress her aunt-like laughter.

Wu Weisong was not in a good mood. Although he was the only one to get a perfect score in math, his total score fell out of the top ten.

The scores of the students in Experimental Class 1 were not very different in each subject. If you were better at one subject and I was better at another, the difference in the total score would not be very obvious.

From the tenth to the thirties, the difference in total score is not something to worry about regarding the ranking.

Therefore, the top ten stand out.

Qingqiao District is the biggest winner.

Three of the top four spots were taken by students from Qingqiao, and the amazing Xinbei No. 6 Elementary School even secured two of them.

Compared to the class monitor, who was expected to win first place, everyone was more concerned about He Shuyao.

Liang Zhaoxing was admitted through a special admission program, and Wen Yutong had exceptionally high entrance exam scores, so it wasn't surprising that they ranked among the top students, but—

"If I remember correctly, Shuyao's entrance exam score wasn't high, was it?"

"I knew it. Someone who goes to the same school as Li Zhao and has such a good relationship with him must be no ordinary person."

"What kind of logic is this?!"

"In our class, has the class monitor ever shown any interest in anyone?"

"That makes sense."

"So, I'm guessing that He Shuyao didn't perform well in the entrance exam."

19

Gossip, chattering.

Li Zhao didn't care much; he had expected all of this.

He Shuyao didn't seem to care much; she appeared to be suppressing her happiness and trying to appear nonchalant.

That's not easy.

Liang Zhaoxing's second-place ranking in the class was actually an exceptional performance, as he excelled in English but was not particularly outstanding in other subjects, though he was very consistent.

So he didn't show any regret; he was more concerned about not being able to beat the English exam as the "big devil" Li Zhao.

Wen Yutong reacted the most strongly to these rumors.

"I clearly came in third place! I was clearly even higher than He Shuyao!"

All I can do is shout it out in my heart.

We only won by one point in total, which doesn't seem like a big deal.

She's not as good-looking as her, not as good at badminton, and her bond with Li Zhao is far inferior. Now, how come they're even about the same in terms of academics?

When school was over, Wen Yutong packed her schoolbag while glancing sideways at He Shuyao.

He Shuyao had finished packing and was waiting for Li Zhao with her schoolbag on her back.

"Do you know that the class monitor is secretly watching you?" Li Zhao asked.

"Know."

"How does it feel?"

"I don't feel anything," He Shuyao shook her head. "I'm used to other people's gaze."

"Then, let's go home."

Stepping out of the school gate, the two immediately felt relaxed, even raising their voices a little: "Congratulations to the Emperor for getting into the top four of the class!"

He Shuyao smiled at first, then immediately blushed, "Don't talk to me about the Great Emperor—"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The pretty girl didn't care, "Besides, what top four? It's just fourth."

"Isn't fourth place in the top four?"

"Yes—but to be honest, people probably think I was in the top three."

"Don't worry about that," Li Zhao laughed. "That's impossible. The top three people wouldn't say they're in the top four. If someone says they're in the top four, they're definitely in the fourth. Everyone knows that if someone says they're in the top X, they're definitely in that X."

"Is that so?"

"If you don't believe me, just wait and see if I ask Chen Nian."

"So you were the first one?"

— Li Zhao gave He Shuyao a speechless look.

He Shuyao gave an awkward smile, "Okay, okay."

Not long after, Chen Nian came running from the school gate. You could tell from the smile on his face that he did well on the exam.

"Ah Zhao! Shu Yao!"

Chen Nian drove so fast that he kicked up dust, then braked suddenly and stopped in front of Li Zhao.

"Looks like you got good grades?"

"Hehe." Chen Nian raised his head smugly. "Come on, you guys go first."

Li Zhao glanced at He Shuyao, and both of them showed troubled expressions at the same time.

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"If we speak first, you might not want to speak anymore."

"No way? —" Chen Nian's momentum waned by half. "Then I don't really want to talk about it anymore."

"What, you want to beat me in the exam?" Li Zhao asked crisply.

"No, no, no," Chen Nian relaxed a lot more, "Hey, okay, I made it into the top sixteen this time!"

"Pfft!" He Shuyao burst out laughing.

This immediately made Chen Nian blush, "No—"

"I'm sorry," He Shuyao quickly composed herself, "I wasn't laughing at you—it's just that Li Zhao said before that everyone says they got a certain number of places in the exam, and I didn't believe it."

Chen Nian rolled his eyes at Li Zhao.

Li Zhao spread his hands to indicate his innocence.

"Alright, what are your rankings?" Chen Nian had just asked when he immediately raised his hand again. "Wait, wait, A-Zhao, don't say anything yet. I'll listen to Shu Yao first."

"fourth."

"Um?

Fourth in the class.

Chen Nian was stunned for a long while, then looked at Li Zhao in shock, "What do you mean?"

"Shuyao ranked fourth in the class," Li Zhao said.

Then they watched as Chen Nian's expression changed and twisted, quickly shifting from disbelief to unacceptability, and then he grabbed his hair and squatted down.

"No way? Class 1 of Experimental School got fourth place? Is that even possible?"

Then he immediately sprang to his feet, pointed at Li Zhao, and said, "Zhao, it's not like Shuyao did better than you on the exam this time, is it?"

"He's number one," He Shuyao answered quickly.

Chen Nian breathed a sigh of relief.

What a load of rubbish!

Why should I breathe a sigh of relief? I'm number one!

Although it seems reasonable, after all, Li Zhao was first in the grade in the entrance exam, but how can someone really be first just like that?

"What about the total score?"

"I got 738 points, and she got 728 points."

Chen Nian remained completely silent.

It was as if they had been petrified.

Although there was no grade ranking for this exam, the regular classes, which took the same exam, had already sent scouts out to find out the total score of the top student in each class, and then a grade ranking was circulating privately.

The test papers were all simplified versions. The top student in the regular class didn't even score as high as He Shuyao. Her score of 725 points was already astonishing to them.

As a result, even the fourth-ranked student in Experimental Class 1, whose exam was rumored to be so difficult that Chen Nian was trembling with fear, scored 728 points.

Right in front of him was his elementary school classmate, the one who won first place and was also his deskmate.

Holy crap, we both got into New Taipei First Senior High School at the same time, but why does it feel like the gap is widening and I can't catch up anymore?

This is only the first monthly exam.

Li Zhao noticed that Chen Nian was a little discouraged, so he reached out and patted him on the back: "Shu Yao got this score mainly because she only focuses on herself and doesn't care about others. As long as you do better than you did before, that's enough. There's still a long time in junior high. You're currently sixteenth in the class. If you keep improving in the midterm and final exams, why can't you be in the top ten or top five?"

"I know all that—" Chen Nian patted Li Zhao's hand, "It's just that I'm sure you guys are feeling a bit pressured by how fast you've all improved."

"He hasn't improved at all," He Shuyao suddenly said.