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Feng Fei shook his head and said, “I have to really understand this variable element … Every time you finish teaching me this, I would understand at that time, but if you change the question, I always choose the wrong option… I must have chosen the wrong answer for the fourth question on the science exam conducted the day before yesterday.”
Hai Xiu looked at the notebook in Feng Fei’s hand, and there was a summary of the equations of the oxidation-reduction reactions which Feng Fei had written himself. 2ExzXe
Feng Fei found a few sample questions and wrote down the steps of balancing. Hai Xiu whispered, “Shall I explain it to you again?”
Feng Fei shook his head lightly.
“No, as soon as you tell me what to do, I will follow your thoughts. I want to think about it myself.”
Upon hearing this, Hai Xiu didn’t dare to disturb him anymore, so he lay on the table and secretly watched Feng Fei. S7WCpj
He didn’t know if it was only his imagination, but Hai Xiu felt that Feng Fei had lost weight recently.
Feng Fei might have really lost weight since he was working so hard these days. Now he would wake up at five o’clock every morning, then would memorize vocabulary, write literature essays, or write the formulas one by one.
Feng Fei seldom made a sound while studying; when he needed to remember something, he wouldn’t recite it, he would only take the trouble to copy it down, over and over again. Hai Xiu had asked him about it, and he said that it was easier for him to remember if he wrote it down rather than reciting it.
Hai Xiu was a little distracted, the way Feng Fei was writing quietly was really charming. iLZKvu
The weather was getting warmer, and the two of them didn’t have to wear thick clothes anymore, especially Feng Fei, who easily felt hot and wore less than everyone else. Just in April, Feng Fei was wearing only a shirt, with the cuffs rolled up to expose the watch Hai Xiu had bought him.
Feng Fei always wore the watch Hai Xiu gave him during the New Year.
Compared to how serious Feng Fei was, Hai Xiu was simply too lazy during the break; first, he ate some snacks, then drank half a glass of water, then went to fill up his and Feng Fei’s water cups, and then returned to his seat. He read the lesson that was taught in the previous class and consolidated it a little bit, then spent the rest of the time observing Feng Fei.
Feng Fei was not affected in the slightest. Hai Xiu just looked at him while he still summarized his notes. After a long while, Feng Fei closed the notebook and said, “In this kind of balancing problem, if I make one more mistake, then I will eat this book.” pHQV9f
Hai Xiu smiled, took a look at the questions Feng Fei had summarized, and asked, “Did you calculate the score of the second model? How much did you get?”
“I don’t know. What’s the use of estimating this?” Feng Fei was still agonizing about that multiple-choice question. “A whole five points, and it’s gone if you’re not careful.”
What Hai Xiu wanted to know was, since Feng Fei had been working so hard lately, his grades should be going up, right?
But Hai Xiu was not sure just how high his grades could rise, and was even more afraid that Feng Fei did not perform well this time, and his grades had not risen but rather declined, so he didn’t dare to ask, for fear of dampening Feng Fei’s positivity. 5WwP3S
What’s more, the teachers will prepare the rankings of the students this time, and Feng Fei’s past results were not too promising.
Feng Fei saw his concerns and smiled.
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“Don’t worry, I’m not so fragile. There are still three models left, let’s see… there’s still time to make some progress.”
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Neither Feng Fei nor Hai Xiu had a problem with taking additional lessons. Feng Fei didn’t care about that, but he was still very interested in the grade ranking. RHfjLr
Feng Fei drew out his book containing his questions and errors and then stood up. “You stay here, I will go up and ask Teacher Ni a question.”
Hai Xiu instantly understood what he meant and nodded his head and smiled.
“Go go.”
Hai Xiu waited expectantly, while continuously looking at the time, and within ten minutes, Feng Fei came back. 7QpZmH
“Well! How is it?” Hai Xiu wanted to wait for Feng Fei to say it himself, but he was so eager to know that he couldn’t help but ask, “Did the ranking go up?”
“No.” Feng Fei smiled and shook his head.
Hai Xiu was instantly disappointed, and murmured, “How could it be…”
Feng Fei sat down, put his book in place, and smiled. “The same people still occupy the first two spots, and you’re still first in the class. How much more do you want to rise?” SWgDJE
Hai Xiu laughed and said, “I asked you! Hurry up and say it…”
“The class ranking has gone up by two, and my grade went up sixty-seven.”
Hai Xiu, “!”
Feng Fei wanted to keep a low profile, but he was so happy, he coughed and added, “But it’s also possible that others have fallen behind? I don’t feel like I have performed very well.” UDnJoz
Hai Xiu couldn’t believe it. He was so happy that he wanted to go to the sports field for a few more laps. He stood up and sat down again. He couldn’t hold back the joy in his heart. He asked in a loud voice, “Where are the scores? Was it more than the scores from the last model?”
The corners of Feng Fei’s mouth lifted with a smile.
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“Seventy points higher.”
Hai Xiu was so happy that he wanted to bite Feng Fei! BwDz07
Hai Xiu sat down and muttered (babbled, mumbled) his thoughts, “Later, I will analyze the papers of your second model and see where you could make improvements. I heard what Teacher Ni said, and I want to have a separate self-study later. Maybe Teacher Ni is not so strict about it. I’m going to plead with Teacher Ni and ask for leave during the self-study in the evening, and then we will go home. I will tutor you in your weak areas. There must be some areas where you can still improve….”
While talking, Hai Xiu had begun to sort out Feng Fei’s test papers. Looking at each of his mistakes, Feng Fei was left aside, and he unhappily said, “Wait, wait…I’m not finished talking yet.”
Hai Xiu was at a loss. “What else is there to say?”
Feng Fei glanced at Hai Xiu, with his hands in the pockets. He leaned on the back of the chair, and said unnaturally, ” I still …… haven’t told you how much I got on this English test.” zmhwi
Hai Xiu actually didn’t care much about this. He valued ranking the most, but since Feng Fei said this, he was interested immediately and asked, “How much?”
“It’s not too high …” Feng Fei modestly said, “One hundred and twenty-two.”
“Wow!!” Hai Xiu said while thinking in his heart why it was so low and that he still wasn’t good at language subjects, wasn’t he? But his face held a surprised look as he asked, “That good?!”
Feng Fei snorted with pride and he slapped the table. “Ask me again! How much did you get on the math test!” H2Uv8f
Hai Xiu couldn’t help himself and immediately asked, “How much did you get on your math test, Feng Fei?”
“One hundred and thirty-four!” Feng Fei smiled. “The marks could have been higher if I hadn’t wasted so much time on the solution for the penultimate number sequence question and if I hadn’t gone in the wrong direction at the beginning.“
Hai Xiu cooperated by putting down his pencil and clapping. He applauded quickly, trying to create the feeling of thunderous applause in the classroom even though it was only just the two of them there.
Feng Fei waved his hand and then put it down, signalling Hai Xiu that it was good, and concluded by himself. mWPcw6
“There’s a lot more to be done, so you can’t be proud just yet.”
Hai Xiu nodded heavily.
“I’ll help you see how many points you can still strive for.”
Feng Fei looked at his papers impatiently. Feng Fei revelled in his success for a while, but then he did not dare to waste time and continued reading. dHGI3N
After reading the test paper for a while, Hai Xiu suddenly remembered something, and raised his head and said, “Did the teachers calculate the average? How much was it?”
Feng Fei smiled regretfully.
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“It’s been calculated. I saw it just now. It is 21 points higher than my total score.”
“It’s only twenty-one points!” Hai Xiu was really excited this time. fz5qsQ
“There’s a chance! It’s only twenty-one points. Your English score is so low, if you just raise it a little, and if you work a little harder on your science score, you’ll be able to surpass it very soon.”
Feng Fei smiled and agreed. Then immediately he was taken aback and said angrily, “Who are you saying has a low English score?! Didn’t you praise me just now?”
Hai Xiu smiled, trying to appease Feng Fei, he said in a small voice, “I mean…you can still work hard. Look at your math score, it’s not low anymore, and there is not much room for further improvement.”
Feng Fei was still angry. Hai Xiu put his hand on the table, slightly lifted his upper body and looked at the front and back doors. Seeing that there was no one on the left or right, he quickly kissed Feng Fei’s lips. uZkawN
Feng Fei didn’t expect to be kissed, and the bluffing anger within him disappeared in an instant. He turned to look at the front and back doors of the classroom, smiled and then pinched Hai Xiu’s face.
“You have a good attitude for confessing to your faults. Alright, I forgive you. “
“Thank you, you are getting better at being nice to me now.” Hai Xiu patted Feng Fei, looked at the time, and continued to read Feng Fei’s papers.
After the results were declared in the afternoon, Ni Meilin announced the new study plan for each grade group. In the first two hours of evening self-study, there will be a special lecture given by a teacher in the common classroom. The content of the lectures was quite basic. It was specially set up for students who are weak in the basics of the subjects. Students whose names were announced, and were weak in those subjects were required to go, other students who wished to attend may do so, but they needed to get the permission of the class teacher. vJEeAI
After class, Hai Xiu followed Ni Meilin back to the office and asked, a little embarrassed, whether he and Feng Fei could skip the evening self-study and go home for a separate self-study.
Ni Meilin ignored Hai Xiu, neither saying no nor yes, and did her own thing. She waited until the staff in the office were all gone before asking, “Is this your idea or Feng Fei’s?”
Without waiting for Hai Xiu to answer, Ni Meilin said again, “Hai Xiu, I hope every word you say to me is true.”
Hai Xiu was startled. Without knowing why Ni Meilin said this, he said honestly, “It’s my idea. Feng Fei has made a lot of progress recently. He…I hope he does even better.” A hOvp
“Hai Xiu,” Ni Meilin pushed her glasses and said earnestly, “This time the second model was the city’s joint entrance exam. Almost all schools used this set of test papers. When reviewing the test papers, we also tried to meet the standards of the college entrance examination. In other words, you have almost gone through the college entrance examination together…Do you want to know the score of the first place in the neighbouring school?”
Hai Xiu didn’t expect that Ni Meilin would ask him this, so he paused and said, “How high is it?”
“Three points higher than yours.”
“The first place in the other schools is much worse than yours, and the closest one is more than 40 points lower than you, so I won’t mention it… The only one who is on par with the third-year senior students in this city is you, just you Hai Xiu. You… Do you really have no intention of winning this year’s scholarship?” e6uZcx
Only then did Hai Xiu understand what Ni Meilin meant. He shook his head and smiled. “Isn’t their school and ours on friendly terms? Then whoever gets the scholarship is fine. I don’t care about this.”
Hai Xiu added, “And Feng Fei never influenced me, he hardly ever took up my study time, so you don’t have to worry about it. If my grades weren’t as good as those of my friends from the neighbouring schools, it’s completely my personal problem.”
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Ni Meilin rolled her eyes in her heart. Hai Xiu was being generous here.
“It’s the same for whoever gets the scholarship.” Hai Xiu said. BvR0jn
Ni Meilin thought no kidding, but the scholarship would most likely be won by their school. The director of the senior students from the neighbouring school has been contacting their school every now and then to inquire about Hai Xiu’s results from the moment he knew that it was a joint examination. His intentions are self-evident from this.
Who wouldn’t want the top student to come from their school?
However, the director of the senior students of their school kept an eye on it this time. He intentionally hinted at Hai Xiu’s Chinese teacher and English teacher, and the scores for Hai Xiu’s Chinese composition and English composition were reduced. The maths and science comprehensive examination papers were corrected strictly and marked extremely harshly.
As far as Ni Meilin knew, Hai Xiu had been deducted at least 20 points this time. qsPdT
Ni Meilin took a look at Hai Xiu and thought that for the sake of the twenty points that were unfairly deducted from your papers, I’ll… just take care of you again.
Ni Meilin said indifferently, “Be more attentive to yourself, if you come back and don’t do well in the exams, Feng Fei will feel sorry for you, right?”
It took two seconds for Hai Xiu to realize that Ni Meilin had just agreed to his request. He was then busy thanking Ni Meilin and expressing his loyalty, saying that he would work hard to surpass the student from the next school in the third model to win honor for their school.
Ni Meilin couldn’t help but laugh at how capable Feng Fei was, as he had actually taught Hai Xiu to say such things. eVzi7c
Ni Meilin waved her hand.
“Go.”
Hai Xiu laughed and ran away happily.
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