DF Chapter 13
by VolareChapter 13 They Are Always Full of Confidence at This Age
Wang Jian’s three brothers had been harassing Sheng Huaiying a lot after Wang Jian went to jail, feeling that she had taken things belonging to the Wang family.
Later, after reporting to the police several times and being detained for a while, they calmed down a bit. But with Wang Jian about to be released in a year, these greedy people knew it would be too late to find a chance to embezzle the property privately. They could only take advantage of this time to make a fuss a few more times, hoping to force Sheng Huaiying to submit and spend money to avoid trouble.
What a bunch of despicable things.
Sheng Jia thought silently in her heart as she worked on practice papers in the classroom.
But this was not her main concern right now. What she needed to think about was the first monthly exam in half a month.
It wasn’t fake that Song Ji’an had good grades. In the recent weekly tests, her total score and Song Ji’an’s were basically the same.
No one can always be number one. Sheng Jia knew this, but it didn’t mean she didn’t want to be the person who was always number one.
Her life and opportunities had come about because of her grades, so her stubbornness about this was far beyond that of ordinary people.
In Meng Yeran’s words, Sheng Jia had gone crazy studying these past two weeks.
As long as they were within her line of sight, they basically couldn’t see Sheng Jia’s face; all they saw was the back of her head.
They might not understand the reason why Sheng Jia was doing this, but the sense of urgency brought about by Sheng Jia alone made the people sitting around her also feel pressured. And this atmosphere indirectly affected the entire class. Even the number of students who camped out in the office every day to ask teachers questions increased.
The homeroom teacher Teacher Liu Yidong was very happy to see this. Every time she entered the classroom and saw a row of quiet heads, she was extremely satisfied. It was just that the teachers in the office, who were always being pestered, were suffering unspeakably. This suffering unspeakably even affected the class next door, Class Two of Senior Three, which was next to Class One.
Both were elite classes. After Class One seized the teachers’ after-school time, Class Two couldn’t squeeze in. Unable to squeeze in, they couldn’t help but complain to their homeroom teacher. Teacher Liu Yidong felt a little embarrassed when her colleague next door, who was also her teacher many years ago, came to her.
Jingjiang No. 1 High School had stood here for decades, sending out countless students. Liu Yidong had also been a student at Jingjiang No. 1 High School. After graduating from normal college, she re-entered her alma mater. After returning, she would occasionally encounter some of her former teachers, such as Teacher Fang, who was now the homeroom teacher of Class Two next door.
Teacher Fang was fifty-four years old this year and was about to retire. This was probably the last class of senior three she would teach, so she was quite doting on the students. Several girls came to complain because they couldn’t squeeze into the line to ask the teacher questions, so of course she still had to deal with it.
But Teacher Liu Yidong couldn’t possibly not allow her students to ask questions, right?
She had actually been teaching for seven or eight years. This class of senior three was the one she had been teaching since senior two, the most ambitious and self-aware class of all the classes she had taught.
But since Teacher Fang had already spoken, she couldn’t do nothing. At least, she had to discuss it with the students in her class and leave some tutoring time for the class next door. The two classes had the same curriculum, and the teachers were basically the same, so as long as they planned their time, they could completely avoid each other.
But to her surprise, before she had a chance to take her suggestion to solicit opinions from the students in her class, the children from the two classes confronted each other and made a bet.
The cause of the matter was during the free time in a joint physical education class. The physics teacher’s desk was crowded with Class Two students, and a few girls quarreled with a few girls from Class One out of anger.
But they quarreled very restrainedly, and only after leaving the office. After all, the physics teacher was even older than Teacher Fang and was a re-employed outstanding teacher at the school. They were very respectful of teachers and valued morality. What if they scared the old lady?
While there was an argument outside, Sheng Jia was inside working on math problems.
Seeing the noise getting louder and louder, the people on both sides who didn’t want things to get out of hand and reach the teacher’s ears quickly went into the class to find someone in charge to stop them.
The class monitor of Class Two was a very tall girl who usually did well in her studies. She competed with Sheng Jia for first place every year, and the difference in scores was only one or two points. But unlike Sheng Jia, she was very popular in Class Two and could make Class Two very cohesive.
On the Class One side, Zhang Mingyue, who was in the midst of the quarrel, wanted to find the class monitor of Class One. Although she had some exchanges with Sheng Jia last weekend, remembering her usual way of doing things, she ultimately chose Meng Yeran, who was usually more in charge.
Meng Yeran had heard about this matter for a long time. When she was dragged to the corridor and saw the two classes still confronting each other, she felt a headache about this matter. If she mediated, the students in her class might think she was a traitor. If she didn’t mediate, the conflict would definitely escalate. So she turned around and went to Sheng Jia’s desk, interrupting her progress in doing math problems.
She first lightly knocked on Sheng Jia’s desk. After Sheng Jia looked up, she sat down in the empty seat in front of her that belonged to Song Ji’an and said with a smile, “Class monitor, our class is arguing with the class next door. Shouldn’t the class monitors on both sides handle this matter together?”
Sheng Jia was a little unhappy about being interrupted, but she was facing Meng Yeran’s request and the classmates who seemed unconcerned about this matter but were actually glancing in this direction out of the corner of their eyes.
Sheng Jia really didn’t like socializing, nor did she have the desire to maintain good relationships with the students in the class. But this didn’t mean she didn’t want to take on the responsibility of the class monitor. When others asked her for help, she wouldn’t refuse, but usually, people didn’t dare to come to her.
She had already figured out the argument between the two sides. No one wanted to report this kind of small dispute to the homeroom teacher; otherwise, the small conflict might very well turn into a big conflict. High school students instinctively didn’t want the teachers and adults to participate too much in their daily lives, which were already somewhat exciting.
Yes, the argument between the two sides was also an exciting daily event.
The classmates in the class had never thought that it would be so easy to get Sheng Jia, this great Buddha, to take action.
It was precisely because Sheng Jia agreed to this matter that the students in Senior Three, Class One, were aroused by a strong interest. This interest even surpassed the argument itself—perhaps they wanted to see how Sheng Jia, who had always been a loner, was going to solve this matter for all of them.
And Sheng Jia ignored the bunch of little tails following behind her and quickly arrived at the door. The students from Class Two next door were also standing full in the corridor. The girls who were still arguing just now had already been separated, but their faces were still a little indignant.
Sheng Jia’s gaze fell on Su Zhaolin, the class monitor of Class Two, who was standing at the door of Class One. Coincidentally, Su Zhaolin was also looking at her.
As soon as their eyes met, Su Zhaolin smiled at Sheng Jia, “Sheng Jia, hello.”
Sheng Jia nodded to her and didn’t say any extra nonsense, “There’s no result in arguing here. Both Class One and Class Two need teachers to answer questions, but there’s no reason to back down when it comes to studying. If you want to negotiate, you should have talked properly from the beginning.”
“You clearly see us lining up every day, occupying the teacher’s time. Do you know how long we’ve been putting up with it?” someone from Class Two said angrily, probably not expecting Sheng Jia to be so tough right from the start.
“The teacher’s time is free. We went early ourselves, so of course we’re the ones who ask,” Zhang Mingyue retorted, “You can also go early and take our time, ah. There’s nothing deliberate about it.”
Su Zhaolin sighed. She looked at Sheng Jia with some curiosity, seeming not to understand whether the other party was deliberately stoking the fire or had other ideas.
She could actually understand the behavior of protecting the interests of her own class, but now only a small spark might reignite the anger on both sides. If things got out of hand at that time, it would be difficult to handle. If it spread, the two elite classes of Jingjiang No. 1 High School would fight over the opportunity to have the teacher answer questions. She would find it funny and embarrassing just thinking about that scene. Wouldn’t this have to be told by teachers as a joke from generation to generation in the future?
“You!” A few girls from Class Two started to retort noisily, “Your class is like you’re always growing in the office. How can we take your time?”
“You guys are too tyrannical! Are you even reasonable?”
“That’s right, that’s right!”
Actually, Class One also felt wronged. Was it their fault that they had more questions? After a comprehensive review last semester, they started a large number of difficult exercises this semester. The teachers had limited time and couldn’t possibly finish explaining everything so quickly. In the middle, they had to do the third round of review. Many easy-to-make-mistakes questions could only be studied on their own or by finding the teacher, so as to master them in advance.
Seeing that the two sides were about to argue again, Sheng Jia finally opened her mouth, “Instead of arguing back and forth like this, it’s better to compete for distribution.”
As soon as she said this, both sides immediately extinguished the fire and became somewhat puzzled.
“What do you mean?”
“Six subjects, one monthly exam per month, compared by average score. From now on, whichever class has a higher score can get the distribution rights for that subject’s teacher’s tutoring time during class breaks and physical education classes this month, but the time distribution cannot be less than six to four,” Sheng Jia said slowly, “If you agree, I will explain this matter to the homeroom teacher and the teachers of each subject.”
Sheng Jia always handled things very decisively and neatly. This was a challenge that neither side could refuse.
How could Class One not know that they couldn’t possibly let the teacher only answer their questions forever? They would have to take a step back and give up some time sooner or later, and it would probably be most of the time. The teacher’s adjustment would inevitably have to be fair and just to both classes. Instead of doing this, it was better for the two classes to allocate time privately. As long as they worked hard to surpass the other party, they would take the initiative in this matter, and their time would still be more than that of Class Two.
Both classes were elite classes. The senior two class grouping was based on the top eighty students in the grade being freely scattered and divided into two classes. The strength of both sides was actually not much different, only occasionally with certain fluctuations in the average scores of each subject. This condition was very fair. As long as they strove to win over the other party in three subjects, there wouldn’t be any major problems in terms of time. When the review became more intense in the future, this contradiction would definitely become more prominent. It was better to set the rules now.
This challenge was so fair that people were speechless.
Su Zhaolin lowered her eyes and pondered for a moment before saying, “I must ask all the students in our class before I can answer you.”
Whether to wait for the teachers to adjust the time or for them to arrange it themselves, different people would definitely have different ideas. She couldn’t make a decision on her own.
Sheng Jia nodded understandingly, “Our class too, but I suggest you discuss the result sooner.”
The dispute was quelled, and the crowded corridor suddenly became spacious again. By the time several teachers received the news and were coming to deal with it, Sheng Jia had already efficiently had Meng Yeran solicit opinions from the students in the class. The result, of course, was that most people agreed to this matter.
They are always full of confidence at this age, mixed with a bit of pride and ruthlessness, facing challenges with great interest.
When Song Ji’an, who had finished playing badminton and returned to the classroom, learned about this matter, she felt a little regretful. After all, according to Zhang Mingyue’s account, Sheng Jia was a great hero today, with a contemptuous look in her eyes.
Yes, for them, Sheng Jia neither backed down nor was weak, but extremely provocatively proposed this suggestion, which must be extreme confidence in Class One.
Being the top of the grade brings its own halo. Even if Sheng Jia didn’t integrate into the class, it didn’t mean that the surrounding classmates didn’t like her. On the contrary, they were very curious about her and always held respect and goodwill towards the academic genius, only feeling that she was usually too unapproachable and too indifferent.
But today’s events made them discover that Sheng Jia was not only good at studying, but also so good at negotiation!
Indifferent internally made people a little afraid to approach, while indifferent externally was really too cool, even making them proudly flaunt their power.
Simply too handsome, full of security.