Make a Fortune and Become Well-off [90] - Chapter 107

“You are not asked to compete right away. You have to study first. Then there will be an examination and selection in the school first, and only the selected ones can represent the school in the competition.”

She didn’t want to go there either.

Thinking that she, a liberal arts student, was actually dragged into a science competition, Jiang Ning was completely depressed. She spent so much time reviewing math, physics, and chemistry just to prepare for the exam.

She was going to study liberal arts in her sophomore year of high school.

She was really not good at math, physics, and chemistry.

“Ning Ning, what did the teachers tell you? Why do you look so worn out? You did so well in the exams; did the teachers criticize you?”

“No.” Jiang Ning quickly corrected her mentality due to her previous career habits, smiled, and shook her head. “The teachers asked me to participate in a mathematics, physics, and chemistry competition.”

He Xiaofang’s eyes were shining. “Wow, Ning Ning, you are so awesome.” 

Xu Xiuli also thought that was a good thing and didn’t understand why she was unhappy.

Jiang Ning shook her head and looked at the two of them. “Do you believe me when I say I’m not good at mathematics, physics, and chemistry?”

He Xiaofang shook her head decisively. “No.”

Xu Xiuli simply didn’t want to talk to Jiang Ning anymore, so she took He Xiaofang’s arm and said, “Let’s go.”

He Xiaofang also rarely shared the same dislike as Xu Xiuli and ignored the girl.

“It’s so irritating when she says in front of me that she’s not good at mathematics, physics, and chemistry.”

Xu Xiuli suddenly thought of something and said quietly, “Perhaps the people in Class 1 are the reference objects for her saying she is not good.”

Jiang Ning really didn’t want to participate in any mathematics, physics, and chemistry competitions, but she was dragged into the competition class by the teachers.

It was said to be a competition class, which meant three classes of self-study in the evening. Instead of taking them with the classmates, a separate classroom was prepared, and teachers who specialize in teaching competition classes taught them individually. The other class times were still the same as before.

So after dinner in the evening, while Xu Xiuli and the others went back to the classroom, Jiang Ning went to the administration building opposite, alone, holding three books on mathematics, physics, and chemistry that she didn’t like.

The competition class was next to the computer classroom in the administration building.

There were no teachers in the administration building at night, and all the lights above were turned off. Only the lights of the three competition classes were on. There were twenty or thirty students sitting inside, all of whom were from classes one and two.

When Jiang Ning came in with a book in hand, everyone’s eyes turned to her.

That feeling was like a group of panda food delivery people suddenly walking in and an Ele.me asking if anyone was hungry. (Note 1, because they are all from key classes.)

(Ele.me is the second-largest online food delivery service platform in China.)

Of course, they were curious about that parallel class student who ranked among the top ten in grade in the midterm exam.

In previous years, there were students in parallel classes who had very good grades, but most of them were ranked within the top 100 in their grade, or even within the top 50. However, a student in parallel classes directly surpassed most of the students in key classes and entered the top ten, which was very rare.

Even if there were, they would be promoted to key classes quickly. Very few would stay in parallel classes unless they were very unsuited to the pace of key classes.

Anyway, nothing like that had happened before.

Under their probing gazes, Jiang Ning found a seat and sat down calmly.

When she saw someone looking at her, she smiled calmly at them and nodded in greeting.

In that era, there were already fewer girls than boys studying. One could tell by looking at the male-to-female ratio in the school dormitories. Girls only lived on the fifth and sixth floors, while boys lived on the second floor.

The ratio of male to female students in the school also made the competition class have more boys than girls.

At that time, including Jiang Ning, there were only five girls in the competition class of more than twenty people.

Soon, they stopped paying attention to her because the teacher from the competition class had already arrived.

The teacher of the competition class was a very young teacher. He looked not much older than all of them. He had a smiling baby face, was tall and thin, and wore a loose red sweater.

As soon as the teacher arrived, he smiled before saying anything, and his smile was bright and sunny. “There is a new classmate in the class.”

He looked around and said with a smile, “There is a new classmate in the class. She doesn’t know me yet, so I will briefly introduce myself. My surname is Ji, and my name is Jianwei. Just call me Teacher Ji. I used to be in the Mathematical Olympiad. In the competition, I won the provincial first prize and the provincial third prize in chemistry, so I am the teacher of your math and chemistry competition class.”

That resume showed that he was already a very good teacher in a key high school in a small county in Wucheng. He was specially recruited by the principal of No. 1 High School to teach the competition class.

After a pause, Teacher Ji smiled and said, “Don’t you all think I look young? I also think I look young, but in fact, I am many years older than you.” 

Teacher Ji did not say how old he was specifically, but judging from his appearance, he was definitely no more than thirty years old.

Teacher Ji simply introduced himself and started the lesson right away..

The content was a bit more profound than what Jiang Ning and the others usually learned.

The other students in the competition class were all selected based on their science scores not long after the first year of high school. They were trained from the first year of high school and could compete directly in the second year. Therefore, among the students in the class, only Jiang Ning had never taken classes for the competition class for a period of time. It was during that midterm exam that she came into the eyes of the teachers and was sent to the competition class.

To take care of Jiang Ning, a newcomer, Teacher Ji spoke slower and more detailed during class. Then he would look in Jiang Ning’s direction from time to time and ask her if she understood.

Seeing Jiang Ning nod, he continued to teach.

But as he taught, the pace involuntarily became faster. After all, he used to teach students who were the top students in key classes. In addition, he himself was very active in thinking and was used to a fast pace. The students were also used to the rhythm of the teachers’ lectures and received them very well.

Of course, good reception did not mean they fully understood.