Rebirth 08: A Happy Life Begins in Elementary School

Ma Yingying was the quickest to react; her head, which had been turned halfway, immediately got stuck and turned back.

My psychological defenses are on the verge of collapse.

The uproar from the whole class sounded even more grating to her ears.

For the first time, the proud class monitor Ma Yingying felt regret for showing off her superiority:

Why did you have to provoke Li Zhao?

Zhao Pengwei was also speechless, but he had a more positive attitude:

Thankfully, I managed to remain neutral in time...

Huang Keyun couldn't suppress her laughter at all, and suddenly the sunlight became almost dazzling.

Li Zhao stood up. "Teacher Huang, may I come over?"

"Huh?" Huang Keyun didn't react.

"It's your class now, may I leave?"

"Ah, yes, yes, of course!"

"Thank you, Teacher Huang."

Li Zhao left the classroom.

Chen Nian took out his notebook and wrote: Teacher Huang looked at the empty classroom door for almost five seconds from the podium.

When Huang Keyun came to her senses and looked at everyone again, there was a clear new spark in the children's eyes...

Awe?

Entering the teachers' office, I saw a balding middle-aged man making tea. He was clearly putting on an air of nonchalance, judging by his sweeping tea-making posture, the slight upturn of his lips, and the way he deliberately avoided looking at me for the first five seconds after entering the room…

This reminded Li Zhao of the many leaders he had dealt with in his previous life.

That's too classic.

"Our school has produced a genius!" Team Leader Chen laughed. "Come on, Li Zhao, you..."

Li Zhao had already sat down.

"Ahem, Li Zhao, the main reason I've called you here today is to test your abilities."

The crab was a generous gift, but all that effort went into this whole thing.

"Aren't there enough test papers, group leader?" Li Zhao asked rhetorically.

Team Leader Chen frowned slightly, took a sip of tea, and said, "The main issue is that your English level used to be just that of an excellent elementary school student. But the ability you've shown in the last two exams is simply too exaggerated. You're representing the school in this competition, and we specifically let you be included in the finals without taking the test. If something goes wrong in the finals..."

"The selection falls within the purview of the institution. Since you elect to sit in lofty judgment and cast aspersions upon my person, I hereby recuse myself from participation forthwith."

After saying that, Li Zhao got up and left.

Team Leader Chen was stunned. He got up and rushed out, calling out, "Hey, hey, hey!"

"What, didn't you understand?"

Team Leader Chen was so anxious that he broke out in a cold sweat, just like Huang Keyun.

"Okay, I'll write it down," Li Zhao said, pulling an A4 sheet of paper from Huang Keyun's desk. "Teacher Chen will translate it later. If you can't write it down, you can ask Teacher Hao for help."

Teacher Hao frowned, glanced over, and immediately grabbed her textbook and slipped away.

Just then, Ms. Wu, the Chinese teacher, was also there. She chuckled and came over, "Hey, Team Leader Chen, look how smug Li Zhao is! Give this little brat a show!"

As a result, Li Zhao not only wrote the paragraph he had just written, but also expanded it into a full-fledged essay, which he then handed to Team Leader Chen, who was constantly drinking tea.

"Teacher Chen, I'd like to test your abilities too."

This is unbelievable.

Team Leader Chen nearly broke out in a cold sweat, his mind going completely blank.

Damn it, all I wanted to do was dampen Huang Keyun's spirit and put pressure on the kid, but before I could even make a move, things turned around completely.

It's not uncommon for self-righteous students to test their teachers, but the problem is that this kid's writing is off!

Purview seems familiar. He knows judgment and evaluation, but what is sit in lofty? And what is cast aspersions upon?

However, Team Leader Chen understood that Li Zhao was going to withdraw from the competition.

This terrified him. If the school leaders found out that he had forced a promising student who had won a national first prize to withdraw from the competition, they would surely give him a severe scolding.

When Huang Keyun returned to her office, she could hardly believe her eyes.

Li Zhao sat on the wooden sofa, while Team Leader Chen, who was in his forties, sat beside him with a notebook, nodding and taking notes as he listened to Li Zhao speak.

"Forthwith is a classical Chinese adverb meaning immediately or right now. The ending is to emphasize the resolute attitude," explained Li Zhao, a primary school student.

"This is advanced; I don't think I've ever really seen it before?" the teaching group leader asked eagerly.

"This word is actually not used in spoken language; it's a written term that you only encounter at the TEM-8 (Test for English Majors-Band 8). It's mainly found in contracts and court documents; I've seen some of those."

"You've seen him before?"

"Well, during the winter break, I also learned a bit about contracts and documents."

"Ah... hahaha," Team Leader Chen chuckled awkwardly, "You've really had a very fruitful winter break."

That's right, Conan learned all his skills on the island of Hawaii, and Li Zhao learned all his knowledge during the winter break of the first semester of sixth grade.

"Teacher Chen is getting older, and after teaching elementary school students like us for so long, her skill level has declined somewhat," Li Zhao said. "Actually, you could learn from Teacher Huang; she's younger and has a master's degree from a top-tier university."

Huang Keyun, who was drinking water, almost spat it out.

Team Leader Chen forced a smile and nodded. "Haha, yes, I have to keep up with the times. Being a hothouse flower for too long..."

"Pine and cypress trees."

"Um?"

"You are the pine tree in the greenhouse, and I am the flower."

Huang Keyun couldn't help but laugh out loud, then awkwardly smoothed her hair.

With this, Li Zhao firmly established his status as an "English prodigy" at New Taipei No. 6 Elementary School.

From the leadership to the teachers to the students, no one could understand the reason that he "studied during the winter break," but no one dared to question Li Zhao's English proficiency either.

While Team Leader Chen was asking Teacher Huang for advice on "how to appease Li Zhao," Li Zhao, who was walking back to the classroom, was stopped by a girl.

Liu Yiting, the class monitor of Class 2, was very precocious, developed early, and knew how to dress simply. In her previous life, she was the center of gossip in her grade. During junior high school, her parents' inappropriate handling of her early romantic relationship made it a public scandal, causing her to fail the high school entrance exam at lightning speed.

I haven't heard of it since.

Li Zhao had no connection with her in his previous life, and even disliked her somewhat because of her mature demeanor.

But from an adult's perspective, she's just an average-looking girl who likes to look good. She's simply added some small accessories to herself, which is perfectly understandable.

"Li Zhao, excuse me, may I ask you a question?"

She was holding the English test paper she had just taken.

"ask."

Why is this place...?

It was just a question, and Li Zhao answered it readily. She studied diligently, and after answering, she said thank you and left.

Liu Yiting's English grades are excellent; she ranked first in the school in the preliminary round, which would be considered top-ranked even in New Taipei City.

This was unexpected by Li Zhao.

He's actually a good kid.

It's a pity about what happened in junior high school.

If you have the chance, give me a word of warning, and then leave it to fate.

Back in the classroom, apart from Ma Yingying whose eyes were a little evasive, almost all the other students looked at Li Zhao with bright, sparkling eyes.

He Shuyao and Chen Nian were even more so.

But why do Zhao Pengwei and Cai Chao have the same expression?

You gave up so quickly?

Li Zhao had hoped to use some adult wisdom to discipline these two naughty kids, but it seems the opportunity has passed...

After school, Li Zhao finally got on his mother's motorcycle.

Before getting on the bus, Chen Nian couldn't hide his disappointment, which made Li Zhao chuckle to himself.

However, after arriving home, Li Zhao decided to try to take the bus by himself as much as possible in the future.

The pedestrian street under construction and the old asphalt road near his home were so bumpy that Li Zhao almost threw up when he got home.

Li Changlin and Zhou Xiaoyun were both busy working on Li Zhao's business plan. They got more and more engrossed in it, and the more problems they thought of and the more decision-making points they had. They were no longer in a hurry to finalize the deal with the old man about the storefront.

Li Zhao was able to continue his editorial work without any interruptions.

Li Zhao reflected on why his article, "Some Thoughts on Transforming the Development Model," wasn't published instantly like his previous articles.

The article probably discusses the transformation of the development model too broadly, and its value is mainly reflected in Li Zhao's opening of the third eye, while the evidence itself is not sufficient.

In addition, the pen name "Four Knives" does not yet have enough influence, making it difficult to gain high recognition from others in a place where everyone is an expert in authentication.

We still have to start from our old profession.

Therefore, Li Zhao continued to refine the mainstream urban planning and development ideas of 08, preparing to launch a series of combined initiatives to promote his forward-looking planning propositions.

The first step was to sacrifice Tian Li as a sacrifice.

However, naming and shaming an article published in the New Taipei Daily is a poor strategy. You can't let the other party drag you down to the same level and tear you apart; you have to use a strategy of attacking from a lower level.

Don't let new city expansion overdraw the city's future - A sober reflection on the current urban construction boom in provincial capitals.

After writing the title, Li Zhao started on a new sheet of paper:

Beware of the "spreading out" trap in provincial capital cities: An analysis of the boundary control and intensive development mechanism of construction land.

One was used as a public response by the South China Weekly, and the other was used as academic evidence by the China Urban Planning Journal.

It is the leading journal in southern China and one of the top journals in the planning industry nationwide.

Tian Li, are you ready to take this?