Chapter 143: Worrying About the Future Flowers of the Homeland
Chapter 143: Chapter 143: Worrying About the Future Flowers of the Homeland
Wu Xianfeng, seeing his classmates look drained one by one, joked, “The college entrance exams are even harder; if you don’t strive now, they’ll turn into a tragedy.”
Classmates: “…”
It wasn’t funny at all, but rather increased their tension.
Seeing his classmates looking at him with resentment, Wu Xianfeng coughed a few times and turned to ask Qiao Yun, “Do you think it’s difficult?”
Qiao Yun observed the expressions of the classmates and asserted, “Difficult.”
“It’s okay, even if you don’t come first, it’s not a big deal, there’s always a next time,” Wu Xianfeng consoled her.
Having never heard Qiao Yun say it was difficult, he thought she hadn’t performed well this time.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Qiao Yun hummed softly and lightly nodded.
Everyone was saying it was tough; it seemed wrong if she said it wasn’t.
So she chose not to say anything further.
“Lu Ting, how about you?” Wu Xianfeng asked with concern.
Lu Ting squeezed out a smile, “I think it’s okay.”
In senior year three, it was indeed different; she was unsure about many questions.
Getting first place was impossible for her, but given Qiao Yun’s expression, it seemed uncertain for her too.
She now just wanted to beat Qiao Yun; she no longer cared about the rest.
There were still two days before the results were announced, and during this period, the school’s forum was filled with discussions, especially about Qiao Yun.
[Do you guys think Qiao Yun could be first this time?]
[Hard to say, she admitted it herself that it’s difficult.]
[Someone from the same exam room mentioned that she didn’t hand in her paper early this time.]
[There’s a big difference between quizzes and joint exams; and according to rumors, Qiao Yun only did well previously because she had a tutor, probably she guessed the questions right last time]
[So she had hired a tutor, huh? Money is great; she must have put in a lot of effort to study.]
If anyone said they didn’t envy Qiao Yun for being better than them, it would be impossible.
It’s human nature to compare and compete.
Now knowing that Qiao Yun also had to study hard behind the scenes to attain such good grades.
They actually started seeing Qiao Yun without as many filters.
If they had the money to afford good tutors, they could be as outstanding as Qiao Yun too.
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Shengyang’s exam results could be checked on the campus network.
On the day the results were published, Lu Ting, with a nervous heart, logged onto the campus network.
Upon opening it.
The first thing that caught her eye was Qiao Yun’s name!
Shining brightly in the first place position.
Lu Ting was in disbelief, “How is this possible… It can’t be…”
She incredulously refreshed the page several times.
First place, still first place!
In a panic, she searched for her own ranking; in this joint examination, she had only managed to secure the eighteenth place! Such a vast difference from the first place!
Lu Ting, her face pale, clutched her phone as if petrified.
Why, despite her hard work, had she still lost to Qiao Yun!
Qiao Yun didn’t do anything special, even going out to play the day before the exam, yet how came she managed to secure first place!?
The classmates also noticed Qiao Yun’s rank and were equally shocked, their eyes wide open.
Wow.
Qiao Yun had secured the first place again.
In an inter-school competition among thousands of students?
Did she cheat?
Even the best tutors couldn’t help someone without innate talent achieve such great results, right?
When Qiao Yun entered the classroom, the whole class looked at her with admiration.
Qiao Yun didn’t pay much attention and took her seat.
Xia Ling couldn’t wait and asked her, “You’re amazing, securing the first place, the second place from City No.1 Middle School was more than twenty points behind you! Considering his capabilities, a gap of over twenty points is terrifying.”
“Twenty points?” Qiao Yun frowned.
“Yes, yes,” Xia Ling nodded energetically.
“Current students just don’t work hard enough,” Qiao Yun worried about the future pillars of the nation; she didn’t want to stand out too much and intentionally answered a few questions incorrectly, yet why was there still such a big gap.
Hearing this, Xia Ling: “… Huh?”