MNL Chapter 77

Chapter 77: Scorching Heat – Next time I’ll call you, and you can hold me up.

“Your monthly exam score dropped twelve places this time. The problem lies in math. I looked at your answer sheet, and you even got the simplest spatial vector problem wrong.” Gu Qianqian still had no expression on her face while speaking, but her voice was somewhat cold.

Liang Ge didn’t dare to meet Gu Qianqian’s eyes and only whispered, “I accidentally misread the question.”

At this moment, Cha Fei’ang had just returned from restocking at the convenience store, and as soon as he reached the back door, he saw his tall desk mate in front of the petite and exquisite Gu Qianqian, looking like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

What an awkward scene.

Cha Fei’ang couldn’t help but chuckle and walked forward to place the drinks he brought on Shen Yan and Xu Jing’s desks, only to find that these two were also watching the show.

“This time you misread the question, what about next time? A wrong calculation process? A wrong answer copied?”

“Impossible, I definitely won’t make a mistake again.”

Liang Ge made a solemn guarantee, but when he looked up, he caught a glimpse of three faces gossiping.

“……”

“Gu Qianqian, can you save me some face?” Liang Ge lowered his voice and pleaded, “I’ll buy you milk tea, just don’t talk about me.”

As soon as he said that, Gu Qianqian also noticed the several bright gazes around her. After all, she was still a girl in her adolescence and had thin skin. She was a little embarrassed, so she turned her head and left without saying a word.

Liang Ge immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and Cha Fei’ang laughed so hard that he almost fell to the ground.

“Stop f*ing laughing.”

Cha Fei’ang thought about the saddest things in his life, then suppressed the corners of his mouth and returned to his seat, saying, “No, what are you so afraid of the class monitor for? Does she have some dirt on you?”

“Did she see me murder someone, okay?” Liang Ge glared at him with innocent eyes, without any deterrent force, “You’re next.”

“Come on, baby~” Cha Fei’ang opened his arms, revealing his chest, with a cheap expression that said he was willing to be ravaged.

Liang Ge, who was extremely homophobic, fainted on the spot from disgust.

“Shen Yan, the principal wants to see you.”

A somewhat androgynous female voice came from above. It was Ye Lanshan, the person who entered the interview with Shen Yan. This person was also very famous in the grade. She was always the undisputed second-place in every exam. She was tall, had pale skin, and sported a handsome wolf-tail hairstyle, making her a very conspicuous presence.

Seeing Shen Yan and Ye Lanshan leave the classroom, Cha Fei’ang asked, “Brother Jing, when you asked me about the birthday thing just now, was that for God Yan?”

“Yeah, any good suggestions?”

“Then why not just hold one for God Yan in the classroom? It would be lively with everyone. When is his birthday?”

“Next Wednesday.”

“It’s during the week, so ordering a cake will be a bit troublesome.”

Liang Ge, who had been pretending to be unconscious, woke up at this moment and interjected, “I know the owner of a cake shop nearby. I can have him deliver it then.”

“That’s great!”

Seeing that Xu Jing didn’t respond, Cha Fei’ang asked, “What’s wrong, Brother Jing, do you have any problems?”

Xu Jing looked a little confused. This was the first time in his life that he was celebrating someone else’s birthday. In the past, he didn’t even care about his own birthday. Although Qin Xin would order a banquet every year on that day and invite a series of relatives and friends to celebrate, making the birthday banquet a grand affair, he found it troublesome and only went through the motions each time.

He had no experience in this area and didn’t know what Shen Yan would like, so he had to ask Cha Fei’ang, who often messed around with these things.

“Okay, thanks.”

Cha Fei’ang waved his hand and said politely, “Oh, it’s a small matter. Leave it to me.”

Inside the principal’s office.

“According to the results of this written test, as long as you two perform steadily in the interview, you should both have no problem getting recommended to Tsinghua and Peking University. So, which school do you want to apply to?”

Shen Yan: “I don’t know.”

Ye Lanshan: “Haven’t decided yet.”

“……” The principal gave a hasty smile and found an excuse for himself, “It’s okay, no need to feel pressured. The choice isn’t important. What’s important is whether you can walk the path after the choice openly and honestly.”

Another moment of silence.

The atmosphere was really awkward. The principal couldn’t help but say, “Don’t you two have any questions to ask?”

At this time, Ye Lanshan suddenly spoke, “I have one.”

“Please speak!”

“Which school, Tsinghua or Peking University, has better food?”

Principal: “……”

Ye Lanshan asked in a serious manner, and her tone could even be described as serious, making listeners wonder if this question was really important.

“Student Ye Lanshan, the question you asked is… very good! When I have time, I will ask the students who were admitted to Tsinghua and Peking University in previous years and give you an answer.”

“Okay, thank you, Principal.”

“So, Shen Yan, what about you? Do you have anything to ask?” The principal looked at the glory of Linhe No.1 High School with anticipation, but also inexplicably had a bad premonition.

However, after a moment of silence, Shen Yan just shook his head, his eyes indifferent, looking a little out of it.

“Okay, then you guys should prepare well for the remaining days.” The principal patted Shen Yan’s shoulder and said with concern, “Get a good rest, don’t be nervous.”

Shen Yan was obviously not worried about the interview. On the contrary, he didn’t seem to care at all. After going out, Ye Lanshan couldn’t help but be a little curious and asked tentatively, “How is the top student in the province planning to prepare for the interview?”

“Not preparing.”

“So confident?”

Shen Yan didn’t answer.

Whether it was her dressing style or her demeanor, Ye Lanshan didn’t look much like a girl. She was very handsome, but her face was very delicate and small, creating an extreme contrast. Standing next to Shen Yan, she was not inferior at all. Ye Lanshan was very popular in the school. When the two walked together, the turnover rate when passing by the teaching building was 100%.

“Is there really an exam system bound to you?”

Shen Yan looked over with some confusion.

“Otherwise, why are your grades so heaven-defying every time? Please teach me.” Before Shen Yan could open his mouth, Ye Lanshan continued, “Don’t give me that eating and sleeping stuff. I was there when they interviewed you.”

There was no nervousness in Ye Lanshan’s eyes when facing the opposite sex, only a thirst for knowledge.

Shen Yan paused and replied very simply, “Do less practice questions, think more.”

Still six words.

This was like you saying you were hungry, and the other person replying, “Don’t be hungry,” the epitome of nonsense.

In the meantime, Shen Yan had already left. Ye Lanshan couldn’t help but say a curse word, and in the next second, the person left in place suddenly remembered something. On the first day of school, Shen Yan had knocked over the books on her desk, and the tutoring materials were scattered all over the ground. Her first reaction was not anger, but a sense of shame that her hard work could not beat talent, but Shen Yan just helped pick up the books and left without any extra look.

Do less practice questions, think more.

Ye Lanshan repeated this sentence again thoughtfully, and seemed to understand something.

“Are you that Ye Lanshan! Ahhh, Miss Sister, we are freshmen, we are your little fans!”

A familiar and excited scream suddenly came from behind, and the girls pushed and shoved each other, wanting to surround her. Ye Lanshan was really going crazy from this group of junior girls, and immediately ran away holding her head, shouting as she ran.

“I’m not, I’m not… you’ve mistaken me for someone else!”

·

That Wednesday was a sunny and bright day. The class was calm on the surface, but turbulent underneath. More than a dozen well-known academic giants in the grade gathered at the entrance of the toilet, wearing their school uniforms properly. That’s how good students are; even if they just stand there and do nothing, people will think that their brains are running at high speed. So, those who came to use the restroom during class break thought they were discussing problems here.

“Everyone, listen up, I’ll repeat the process and tasks one more time. First—”

“Stop.” Liang Ge interrupted, holding his forehead. “I’m going to throw up if I hear it again.”

“You have already described it in great detail,” Gu Qianqian said.

“Really?” Cha Fei’ang scratched his head a little embarrassedly, “I feel like we’re like ace agents in a TV series.”

Xu Jing straightened his back, but his expression was lazy, and he hit the nail on the head, “What kind of agents gather in the toilet.”

“Isn’t this to ensure that everything is foolproof? I’ve already told the other students in the class, and I’ve already told Teacher Liang. Our homeroom teacher is so good, she agreed directly. During the last self-study session tonight, Teacher Liang will call God Yan away. When the time comes, the lighting team, atmosphere team, cake team, and flower team, take your positions!”

“Then what is Xu Jing doing? It doesn’t seem like you’ve arranged anything for him.” The one who asked was the male student who ranked fourth in the opening exam, and was usually an active member.

“Brother Jing ah, he doesn’t need to do anything. He’s paying for all the expenses tonight. If you guys want to eat or drink anything, tell Liang Ge. He’ll leave school this afternoon. Brother Jing is treating, so everyone doesn’t need to be polite.”

Although it had been a while since the start of school, Xu Jing was usually low-key and rarely moved around in the classroom, unlike Cha Fei’ang, who ran around everywhere and became familiar with everyone in the class within three days. After hearing this, everyone looked at Xu Jing again. He still had that indifferent expression, so for a while, no one reacted.

Cha Fei’ang immediately coughed twice.

Xu Jing then spoke, “Yeah, I’m treating. Thanks, everyone.”

As soon as he said that, the whole place became even quieter.

Seeing this, the male student quickly picked up the conversation, “Hahaha, okay, then we won’t be polite.”

“Um, everyone, sorry to interrupt, I suddenly remembered something.” Gu Qianqian’s calm voice formed a sharp contrast with what she was about to say, “It seems like we have math class later.”

Zhou Yan only taught the class with the best math scores in the grade, so this year he, like Liang Yin, taught Class One. The students in Class Four had long been used to it and were accustomed to Zhou Yan’s perverted teaching mode. On the other hand, those who had come from other classes were still a little uncomfortable.

“No way, I looked at the schedule, and it says chemistry.”

“The class was switched. Teacher Liang told me this morning, and I forgot to notify you.”

The others: “…………”

In an instant, more than a dozen rocket-like figures appeared in the corridor.

But they were still late.

Although the bell hadn’t rung, Zhou Yan was already standing on the podium waiting, scanning the audience with a pair of stern eyes, just quietly watching the good students who came in at the door, tiptoeing back to their seats one by one.

Class One and the toilet were at opposite ends of the corridor. Xu Jing walked back at a leisurely pace and entered the classroom the moment the bell rang.

Shen Yan couldn’t help but laugh when he saw his deskmate’s appearance, who could remain calm even if Mount Tai collapsed in front of him. “Where did you go?”

“To the bathroom.”

“For so long?”

“Is that not allowed?”

Shen Yan lowered his eyes slightly and said softly, “Now you don’t even call me when you go to the bathroom. Our relationship has faded.”

“……” The corner of Xu Jing’s mouth twitched, and he said, “Next time I’ll call you and let you hold me up, satisfied?”

“Yes.” Shen Yan couldn’t be happier.

“The two at the back, stop chatting and come up to do the problems.” Zhou Yan’s stern voice came from the podium, “And Gu Qianqian, Liang Ge, you come up too.”

Three out of the four were the ones who had been late just now.

The problems that Zhou Yan asked people to do were all tricky and difficult. If you couldn’t solve them, you would be criticized, and if there were problems with the process, you would be scolded even more. Even students with good math scores were afraid of being called up. The remaining people who had returned from the toilet buried their heads in their books, as if they could become invisible.

This time, Zhou Yan had them work on *Guidance on High School Mathematical Thinking Methods*. They each had a copy of this book, which contained targeted thinking training questions. The teaching progress at No.1 High School was much faster than at other schools, and Class One was even more explosive, already covering high school senior content.

The four people wrote about problems related to the deviation of extreme points of derivatives, but each was different. The other three usually had math scores close to perfect marks. As soon as they saw the problem, they started writing, but Liang Ge in the middle scratched his ears and frowned, looking like his brain was about to break down.

Gu Qianqian glanced at Liang Ge’s problem and said softly, “To find monotonicity, use the ratio substitution method to construct a function, and then substitute.”

Liang Ge wasn’t very good at math when he first entered school. It was Gu Qianqian who taught him for a semester that his scores improved by leaps and bounds, and he directly got into the top twenty in the grade at the end of the term. At this time, after hearing Gu Qianqian’s guidance, Liang Ge also quickly reacted, picked up the chalk and started writing.

In less than ten minutes, the correct answers to the four difficult college entrance examination problems appeared on the blackboard. The handwriting was clear and correct, and the process was rigorous and complete. Zhou Yan couldn’t find anything wrong, so he didn’t say anything more, and started teaching the new lesson after explaining the problems.

The most nerve-wracking part was finally over, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. If anyone hadn’t been able to solve the four problems above, Zhou Yan would have kept calling people up to do them.

Complaining about the top students, questioning the top students, being grateful to the top students.

The bell rang countless times, and the sky gradually darkened. Finally, it was time for the last self-study session. The moment he saw Shen Yan being called away by Liang Yin, Cha Fei’ang suddenly stood up, enthusiastic and bold, with flying eyebrows and dancing eyes, his whole body filled with inexhaustible energy.

“Comrades, go, go, go!”

Xu Jing, whose desk was almost overturned: “……”

Amazing.