Rebirth 08: A Happy Life Begins in Elementary School

Chapter 79 A King Should Be on the Throne

Li Zhao quickened his pace.

However, Huang Keyun, who was being squeezed between him, slowed down.

Teacher Huang was overjoyed.

If humans had special effects, she would definitely be having fireworks constantly going off above her head right now.

Li Zhao had similar experiences in his previous life, and even more extreme ones, back when he was in junior high school.

Because his essay won a pretty good award, his Chinese teacher hugged him to express his excitement.

Even Li Zhao, in his adolescence, wouldn't have misunderstood this behavior.

After all, the Chinese teacher is over thirty.

At Huang Keyun's age, Li Zhao should call her "little sister".

With the two of them crowding together, they can see things they shouldn't see, teacher.

Is this correct? No, it's not.

However, once she reached the office, Huang Keyun completely let go of her hands, and she calmed down considerably.

The two had just entered the office when they saw Team Leader Chen and Teacher Hao jumping around in place.

"Well?"

They looked at Huang Keyun excitedly, but before they could even express their excitement, they saw Li Zhao behind them.

The two teachers instantly calmed down and began to adopt an adult-like demeanor.

"Team Leader Chen, has the fax returned?" Huang Keyun asked.

"Not yet, I'm waiting anxiously."

"What's there to be anxious about? Didn't the Education Bureau already notify you?" Teacher Hao said with a smile.

"Oh, I just wanted to have something in my hand, you know? Otherwise, I wouldn't dare take it out and blow on it—cough, well, cough cough."

Li Zhao smiled knowingly.

His presence actually hindered the teachers' performance.

"Li Zhao, do you know?" Chen Zu asked, turning his head.

You'll find out after the exam.

The three teachers, along with the math teacher who was still in the office, were completely stunned.

[Got it. Happiness +1, Total 17]

"Very good, confident enough! Li Zhao has a point. We already came to that conclusion in the exam room, hahaha." Chen Zu patted his head. "However, having a piece of paper in hand is still very important."

"The main thing is the ranking," Li Zhao said.

"The ranking isn't important," Team Leader Chen said. "They're all first-prize winners in the national competition, all six of them are equal. This fax is just internal information; the final results won't include any rankings."

"Yes, Li Zhao, don't worry about it," Teacher Hao chimed in. "Winning first prize in the national competition is already a great achievement. We're not waiting for the fax to see the rankings; we just want a solid document to put our minds at ease."

"Don't the teachers want me to get first place? First in the whole of Linjiang?"

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The office suddenly fell silent.

Team Leader Chen and Teacher Hao exchanged glances, then looked at Huang Keyun.

Huang Keyun was smiling as she looked at Li Zhao.

The math teacher, who was about to leave, quietly went back to tidy up his already very clean and tidy desk.

"You're satisfied with just first place in the national competition?" Li Zhao said as he walked towards the fax machine. "With a performance like mine, you really don't expect me to be number one in Linjiang?"

"————Of course, I'm looking forward to it," Huang Keyun said.

Chen immediately tensed up and frantically winked at Huang Keyun.

"Teacher Chen, I know you're worried about putting too much pressure on me," Li Zhao said. "That's not true. I believe all outstanding people maintain upward aspirations and are interested in becoming number one. It's not just about a ranking, but also proof of one's own abilities."

"That would be best."

"A king should be in the king's position."

The math teacher got goosebumps all over and didn't know how to react.

Li Zhao regretted it as soon as he finished speaking. Damn it, He Shuyao ruined people!

To everyone's surprise, Huang Keyun was stunned, as if she had heard some profound truth about life.

Don't mess around, Li just suddenly had this thought—

"Impressive!" Chen Zu clapped. "Heroes have always emerged from among the young! Truly worthy of being the English King of New Taipei No. 6 Elementary School!"

Li Zhao got goosebumps all over.

However, after this little ambition was exposed, none of the three teachers could hide their nervousness anymore.

The fax machine was right next to the coffee table, so the teachers decided to make tea while they waited.

Li Zhao then began studying the fax machine.

It's a truly amazing thing. He hadn't used it much in his previous life, only seen it in the design director's office. He still couldn't figure out its advantages over direct printing from a computer, and reasonably suspected that the design director was a retro enthusiast.

Some young people have named this thing "Void Printer," which makes Li Zhao from his previous life sigh that the times are developing too fast.

His child at that time had no idea what the call icon on a smartphone meant.

When I explained to them that it was a physical handset, they all thought of it as an antique telephone seen in movies and TV shows, which created a generation gap.

The math teacher, who was packing up his things, idly tidied up for a while, then decided he didn't want to continue and prepared to go home.

Suddenly, a notification sound rang out, and the three teachers immediately put down their teacups and went to the fax machine, their eyes fixed on the output of the document.

The math teacher stopped pretending and actually came over.

The fax machine prints very slowly, almost jumping out line by line.

But they started hitting it from the bottom.

Are you using the process of elimination?

Name, school, that's all, not even grades.

When the third prize was awarded, the teachers would chat about "Isn't this so-and-so from the central primary school?", but the second prize list would fall silent.

Suddenly, an unfamiliar name, along with a familiar school, emerged—Liang Zhaoxing, New Taipei City Central Elementary School.

Sixth place.

The list of first-prize winners is here.

Li Zhao could even hear Chen Zu swallowing.

Huang Keyun grabbed Li Zhao's hand once again.

There were three names in a row for the third prize, two for the second prize, and only one for the first prize.

It's quite tedious.

Fifth place: Xu Tong, Dongfeng Primary School, Yunzhou City.

Fourth place: Zhang Bowen, Qingchuan Central Primary School.

Third place: Lin Siqi, Chengnan Experimental Primary School, Lincheng City.

Second place: Liu Junheng, Xinping City No. 1 Primary School.

"Wrong!" As soon as the second person jumped out, Team Leader Chen immediately realized what was going on.

Teacher Hao raised his hand inexplicably.

Huang Keyun held onto Li Zhao tightly.

The fax machine suddenly clicked, leaving half a line blank.

"A mistake?" Just as Team Leader Chen voiced his second question, the list popped up on the screen:

First place: Li Zhao*, New Taipei City Sixth Elementary School.

[Won a big prize, happiness level +3, total 20]

"Ahhh!" Team Leader Chen, despite his age, jumped up. Teacher Hao's hand, which was raised high, slapped him on the back, and the crisp sound startled Li Zhao.

Huang Keyun grabbed Li Zhao and hugged him, but immediately let go because of Li Zhao's natural physical resistance.

The joy came on very quickly; the three teachers' emotions surged even faster than their thoughts, breaking out of their mental slump. Once the information was synchronized, they began to celebrate.

"Number one in Linjiang! Number one in Linjiang!" Chen Zu grabbed the fax paper. "Make copies immediately, quick, Keyun, make ten or eight copies, and stick them all up!"

"How can you let Keyun do it? I'll go!" Teacher Hao reached out and snatched it back to her workstation.

Huang Keyun stood in front of Li Zhao and kept staring at him, making Li Zhao feel embarrassed.

"This is incredible—you kid, at least be a little excited!"

"What does the asterisk after my name mean?" Li Zhao asked.

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