Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 43: Chapter 42 Isn’t what this kid talking about just money?

Zhengyang No.13 Middle School advanced to the finals of the ’Youth Cup’ Extra-Curricular Knowledge Competition.

Many students were interested in their peers who would appear on TV for the finals. Those who had seen the preview the night before felt a sense of being ’overlooked’.

Everyone was rather indignant.

Indeed, the thirteenth middle school is an ordinary school, but it was also included in the ’Youth Cup’ finals. Why was it that other schools received extensive introductions while our school was relegated to a mere sentence?

There was much discussion the next day.

When they arrived at school in the morning, many were talking about it, "Did you watch the preview of the competition yesterday? Our school was on TV."

"Only one shot of our teaching building..."

"So bad!"

"Honestly, I’d say it’d be better if we hadn’t shown up at all. They didn’t film the best parts. Our school’s teaching building hasn’t been renovated for many years; it’s so old..."

"We have good places?"

"..."

Upon further thought, they realized there really wasn’t any!

The teaching buildings of No.13 Middle School hadn’t been renovated for many years, not even got a fresh coat of paint.

The situation of the playground was even worse.

The basketball court merely had chalked white lines over it. The football field was even worse; there were no nets on the goals and the grounds were bare, where even drawing lines was impossible.

Choosing to film the teaching building was probably the only viable option for the filming crew.

Of course.

This did not stop everyone from feeling upset.

Within Class 3.

Lin Xiaoqing was complaining to a female classmate in the front row, "I thought they would announce the names of the contestants, but there was nothing. I waited for so long for nothing."

"As a result, my mom nagged about how this competition was pointless and a sheer waste of time..."

Zhao Yi entered the classroom.

Lin Xiaoqing immediately shifted her focus and began to chat incessantly, "Zhao Yi, you’re finally here. Did you see the preview yesterday? They only mentioned our school in one sentence!"

"It’s so annoying!"

"When the finals come, we’ll definitely let..."

After listening to similar comments all the way, Zhao Yi felt a bit of a headache. He interrupted and said, "Do you know who our opponents are?"

"Yongyang Middle School, Jiangzhou Experimental, and Zhengyang No.1 High School?"

"So, you should be mentally prepared." Zhao Yi said, "We haven’t even started being ignored yet. We’ll be truly ignored at the finals when our performance is so poor that the cameraman doesn’t even give us a shot..."

Lin Xiaoqing stood up instantly, "How is it that you boost others’ ambition and belittle our own!"

"I have no choice."

Zhao Yi showed a helpless face, "One leg with four holes, no, it’s five holes..."

"You-"

"I’m so pissed off!"

Lin Xiaoqing clenched her fist, apparently thinking that it was inappropriate to fight. Later, she simply grabbed her hair forcefully.

"But don’t worry, I was just joking." Zhao Yi steered the conversation back on track, "We’ll definitely have lots of close-ups, maybe even more than other schools."

Lin Xiaoqing asked expectantly, "Are you saying, our performance won’t be bad?"

"That has nothing to do with the results." Zhao Yi shook her head, "It’s not that who gets the better results, that one gets more screen time. Other factors are also important. For example, our team has a beauty! Look at those TV shows, variety shows, the cameramen always like to shoot beautiful women!"

Lin Xiaoqing’s face immediately blushed, then she said angrily, "If it’s for extra screen time because of my appearance, I’d rather not have it!"

Zhao Yi opened his mouth in surprise.

"What?" Lin Xiaoqing was a bit puzzled.

"You’re not implying that I was talking about you, are you? You...our team has Sun Jiali! Although she is a substitute, she’ll be on the field with us, and she sits a little behind. When the camera shoots her, they’ll surely get us in the shot..."

Before Zhao Yi could finish speaking, he realized something was not right and hurried away.

Lin Xiaoqing chased him angrily, "Zhao Yi! You’re asking for it!"

"Stop running! Stand there!"

"I will definitely teach you a lesson today!"

...

Following the airing of the preview, the school also started to focus more on the ’Youth Cup’. freёwebnovel.com

At noontime, Wang Ping summoned all competing students to gather in a classroom on the fourth floor. "There are two weeks before the finals. We may not be aiming for first place, but we at least hope not to finish last."

"You all prepare well. You can come to this classroom to read extra-curricular books every noon and afternoon."

Pointing at a small bookshelf in the corner piled up with twenty or so books, Wang Ping said, "I found all of these in the library. Reading them should help."

She wasn’t sure either.

The ’Youth Cup’ Extracurricular Knowledge Competition had a highly unpredictable line of questioning. Reading extra-curricular books as temporary preparation might not necessarily help.

Of course, it’s always good to be prepared.

For the following days, the schedule of Lin Xiaoqing, Sun Liang and others was packed full.

Their noon and afternoon break times were all taken up.

Zhao Yi was an exception.

The effectiveness of reading extra-curricular books was limited, so he only made occasional visits to the class. Most of the time, he continued with his standard study routine.

He was alright with noon.

But the free time after school in the afternoon was crucial. He has to go to the playground to play basketball and soccer, exercising to earn ’Sports Coins’.

It was a necessary task to be done.

...

Classroom, Elite Class A.

After the Physics lecture ended, Zhao Yi looked at the test paper filled with errors and then at his just-passing grade; he felt a little discouraged and rubbed his forehead.

Physics must be leveraged too!

He had been focusing on Maths for a while, aiming to give a thorough improvement by constantly solving challenging problems.

However, it didn’t really work!

When he encountered question variations, it was still challenging to solve them.

"The efficiency of tackling difficult problems is too low!" Zhao Yi reluctantly faced the reality, "Difficult problems, are for excelling, it’s not about how hard you try, nor how many problems you’ve solved, it’s about talent..."

This really frustrated him.

No one wants to admit that their talent is less than others’.

But the fact is, some people can solve difficult problems just by thinking, most others, no matter how hard they ponder, can’t figure them out. No matter how many problems they do, it’s useless.

"Forget it, efficiency is too low, better to study physics!"

Zhao Yi made up his mind.

It’s quite normal actually.

For anyone, to raise a subject’s score from 130 to nearly full marks is more difficult than raising it from 90 to 130.

For the latter, there’s hope if you work hard.

For the former, not only do you have to work harder, but talent is essential.

Anyway, it’s very difficult.

Instead of wasting time on the challenging subject of mathematics, it’s better to spend time improving other subjects. Physics being associated with mathematics, is the best choice.

Math and physics are inseparable.

At the high school stage, if a student is good at math, they are usually good at physics.

Vice versa.

Meanwhile, in the senior year’s large office, Niu Lianhua was talking loudly.

The Olympic competition was coming.

Generally speaking, the Olympic competition is irrelevant to ordinary high schools, but Sun Liang from No. 13 Middle is special this year.

"Sun Liang is always looking at Olympiad questions, which are all very difficult!"

"It takes me long to think about regular questions, and some I can’t solve at all. I think Sun Liang has a chance to get an award in the provincial competition, which can add points to the college entrance examination."

The other teachers nodded as they listened.

Niu Lianhua continued, "Other students can also participate in the preliminary competition. It would be good for them to try solving difficult problems. I plan to sign up five people: He Ronghua, Lin Xiaoqing, Zhao Yi, and Zhou Xin..."

"Zhao Yi?"

Xue Pinggui asked curiously, "Did you make a mistake? Zhao Yi’s math... "

"You don’t know!"

Niu Lianhua was waiting for these words, her eyes sparkled with excitement, she proudly said, "In the last quiz, Zhao Yi scored over 130, higher than Lin Xiaoqing, third in the whole grade!"

"That high!"

"How is it possible?"

"Not by cheating..."

The last sentence was added by Xue Pinggui.

Niu Lianhua interrupted discontentedly, "Teacher Xue, why do you always say that students cheat, last time it was little Shen’s English, now my math, is it because Zhao Yi’s chemistry is bad, right?"

"You, you’ve got a problem, how can you always suspect that students cheat?"

"Blah, blah, blah..."

Xue Pinggui’s face turned black as Niu Lianhua ’scolded’ him, he thought to himself that he shouldn’t talk too much with her in the future.

Who could stand this!

The crux is...

Niu Lianhua is a female teacher, and a male teacher can’t really argue with a female teacher, can he?

On the other hand.

Teacher Sun felt a bit unpleasant.

Zhao Yi’s English scores were good, which made her happy, but the situation in math was different.

Math is connected with physics!

If a student’s math score rose quickly yet he still failed in physics, wouldn’t that suggest that the physics teacher has teaching problems?

Just so happens,

She is that physics teacher, also the homeroom teacher of the student.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

The door was pushed open.

"Come in!"

Xue Pinggui, who couldn’t stand Niu Lianhua’s nagging, shouted out loudly to express his dissatisfaction.

Zhao Yi walked in.

All the teachers in the office looked over.

Zhao Yi looked left and right, feeling a bit strange, he managed to put on a smile, walked to Teacher Sun and said, "Teacher Sun, I would like to ask for a leave, tomorrow afternoon and Sunday."

"A day and a half?" Teacher Sun frowned, "What’s the matter?"

"I’m going to Jiangzhou to attend an event, the same American engineer from last time, he invited me to a new product launch."

"....."

"....."

This excuse in the student circle is refreshingly unconventional!

Teacher Sun was dazed for a while, then she asked in confusion, "Is it very important?"

"Very important!"

Zhao Yi stated seriously, "This is about whether I can buy the clothes I want to wear, whether I can dine at delicious restaurants, whether I can stay in ideal hotels when I travel, and whether I ride a bike or drive a car in the future..."

He rambled on and on.

Teacher Sun was a bit confused after hearing all that, considering Zhao Yi’s progress and his usual hard work in studying, she casually waved her hand and said, "Go, go, I approve."

"Thank you!"

Zhao Yi left the office after saying this.

On the side.

Xue Pinggui suddenly understood, he exclaimed loudly, "This kid just beat around the bush, isn’t everything he said just about clothing, food, housing, and transportation, or simply, money!"

The other teachers also came to their senses.

Teacher Sun scratched her head, her face became even darker, it seemed like...she was hoodwinked by a student?