Free Web NovelChapter 65: Chapter 61: Share Your Learning Experiences
"That’s my money!"
"I know!"
"You take my money and send the monkey to buy drinks? And there’s not even a share for me?"
"It’s all right."
"Huh?"
"Don’t worry."
Zhao Yi smiled gently at Wang Jian, "The money will be mine soon."
"You can do it!"
Wang Jian laughed in disbelief.
He was just bored and decided to guess the coin for fun.
Small bets are enjoyable!
There are only two sides to a coin; the chances of guessing correctly are 50%. How bad does your luck have to be to lose all ten bucks?
"Watch closely!"
Zhao Yi reminded him and flicked the coin with his thumb.
Spin, spin, spin...
The coin fell into his hand, and he immediately clenched his fingers.
"Heads!"
Zhao Yi spat out a word.
Wang Jian watched the whole process and found no issues, "Then I’ll guess, tails."
He opened his hand.
The coin’s head was facing up!
"One more round?"
"Keep going!"
The thumb flicked hard again, and the coin turned into a ball in mid-air, with flashes of silver falling between flips before landing in his palm.
He clenched his fingers.
"Tails!"
"Then I’ll guess, heads!"
He opened his hand, and the coin’s tail was facing up.
"Interesting!"
Wang Jian lost two rounds in a row and became spirited. He looked more closely and said, "One more time!"
Throw the coin.
Clench the hand.
"Heads!"
"Then I’ll guess, tails!"
He opened his hand, and it was heads.
Zhao Yi said with a grin, "That’s three rounds, isn’t it?"
"I don’t believe in evil! Let’s go again!" Wang Jian rolled up his sleeves, moved closer to the table, and stared carefully at Zhao Yi’s actions.
Throw the coin; there’s no problem with that.
He grasps it quickly, so no one can see the front or back.
"Heads!"
He opened his hand, indeed showing heads.
"One more!"
"Again!"
I don’t believe it; there must be a problem!"
"One more time!"
Wang Jian kept staring intently, thinking there might be a problem with the process, and tried to find it.
Ten rounds passed.
Several people came over to watch. Even Lin Xiaoqing turned around and leaned on Zhao Yi’s desk.
Wang Jian was still unwilling to accept it, "There must be a problem!"
He took a stack of money from his pocket, all of it consisting of one, five, ten, and twenty-dollar bills.
Wang Jian threw the money on the table, "Five bucks a round, I’ll toss the coin, dare you?"
Zhao Yi eyed the stack of money, which he roughly estimated to be over two hundred, and hesitated to ask, "Are you sure?"
"Just tell me if you dare!"
Sun Liang ran back, handing Zhao Yi the purchased drink.
Zhao Yi twisted the cap open and took a sip, then nodded, "Alright, but don’t get mad if you lose."
"It’s just a small sum, you’re kidding!"
Wang Jian laughed indifferently, "Aren’t you going to pay up?"
"We’ll talk after you win!"
"Fine!"
Wang Jian placed the coin in the palm of his hand and flicked it with his thumb. He was not smooth with his actions, and the coin almost slipped away.
He still caught it in the end.
"Guess!"
"Tails!" Zhao Yi didn’t hesitate to say.
When Wang Jian slowly opened his hand and carefully looked, he was astonished to find out that Zhao Yi was right again.
"Again!"
"There’s no way you can always guess right!"
"Alright!"
One round, two rounds, three rounds...
Wang Jian threw the coin six times in a row, watching as Zhao Yi took away each piece of money.
He didn’t care much about the money.
He was more concerned about how Zhao Yi managed to guess correctly every time – he threw the coin seriously and immediately covered it with his palm after each flip.
How did he know?
Wang Jian pondered and simply put the coin behind his back, moving it around in his hand before clenching it and placing it flat on the table, "Guess!"
"Isn’t this unreasonable?"
"Are you up for it? This time, we’ll bet bigger—fifty dollars a round!"
"Want to make your money back?"
"Just tell me if you’re in or not!" Wang Jian teased with a smile, "We both have a fifty percent chance; if you guess right, you take the money, and if you guess wrong, you give the money back."
"Fine!"
This time, after a little thought, Zhao Yi said, "I’ll guess tails!"
"Good!"
Wang Jian slowly opened his hand.
Tails!
Everyone around them was amazed.
"He got it right again?"
"Zhao Yi, how did you guess?"
"This is just too incredible!"
"Teach me!"
Taking the money from the table, Zhao Yi smiled and waved his hand, "Luck! It’s just good luck!" He turned around, seemingly uninterested in continuing.
Firstly, they were all classmates.
He couldn’t take all their money!
Secondly, the last round consumed a bit of energy.
Without the falling trajectory of the coin and Wang Jian himself not knowing which side was facing up, the ’clues’ became scarce.
Naturally.
Using the "Causality Law" led to consumption.
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He didn’t want to waste his energy for a few bucks.
Zhao Yi turned around and met Lin Xiaoqing’s gaze.
Lin Xiaoqing quickly turned back and casually commented, "Pff, boring!"
Hu Tianyan also muttered, "Tricks for fooling kids!"
As Wang Jian put the money in his pocket, he looked at Hu Tianyan and then patted Zhao Yi on the back, "Man up, don’t bother with women’s opinions!"
"Swish!"
"Swish!"
"Swish!"
Several girls looked over at the same time.
Lin Xiaoqing’s chilling gaze, despite being behind Zhao Yi, made Wang Jian suddenly realize his choice of seat...
Was pretty dangerous!
...
The first class in the afternoon was English.
Li Lisheng walked into the classroom with papers and gathered a few students to distribute the test papers. He then stood on the podium and summed up, "In this Monthly Test, the highest score in English is Zhao Yi, with 145 points."
"Whoo~~"
Turmoil erupted in the classroom.
Li Lisheng didn’t care and raised his hand to signal everyone to calm down, "The second place is He Ronghua, with 133 points, and the third place, Lin Xiaoqing, with 130 points."
"Now, everyone sitting in this classroom should have decent grades. I took a brief look, and there are only four people who failed."
"But we are in a top-class, with the top 50 students in the entire school. I hope that every one of you will aim for at least a 100 points as the minimum standard."
"In this exam, I must mention one student, Zhao Yi."
Li Lisheng pointed at Zhao Yi, "Zhao Yi, stand up!"
When Zhao Yi stood up, Li Lisheng continued, "In this exam, the most praiseworthy one is Zhao Yi. I remember he was at the bottom of the class at the start of the semester. Now, he has jumped to top five, with a total score of 615."
"The good English score is one aspect, but I’ve asked the teachers of other subjects, Zhao Yi’s improvement in math, physics, chemistry, and so on is also substantial."
"This is undoubtedly due to his usual seriousness and hard work. Everyone should learn from Zhao Yi!"
"Now, Zhao Yi, share your experience in improving your grades with everyone. Just say a few words casually. It doesn’t matter how well you speak, just be honest."
Everyone looked over.
Zhao Yi went from 49th in the grade to the top five, with a remarkable improvement rate.
Generally, the better the grades, the harder it is to improve. The rank in the top few of the grade doesn’t simply move up through hard work, because while you are learning, others are also making progress, and you may not actually improve.
Everyone wanted to know Zhao Yi’s secret.
"I’ll just say a few words."
Zhao Yi nodded to Li Lisheng and then spoke seriously, "Actually, there’s nothing special, just study diligently and work hard. I spend most of each day studying and doing exercises during breaks."
"For a while, I was working on math problems, and these days I’ve been focusing on chemistry and biology, just reading and memorizing!"
"About methods, I do have some. For example, if I’m weak in chemistry and biology, I’ll spend more time on them. Since my English is good and my Chinese is not bad, I’ll spend less time on them. After all, we’re preparing for the College Entrance Examination, knowing where we are lacking and where we can improve quickly is essential, so allocate your time accordingly..."
Zhao Yi’s words were straightforward and simple, but one can’t deny the logic behind them.
Everyone applauded.
Li Lisheng took the opportunity to emphasize ’learning from Zhao Yi’ again.
Then, the class began.
Meanwhile.
Many classmates were also paying attention to Zhao Yi. People who improve quickly often have their own tips, and study habits are also an important factor.
Learning doesn’t necessarily mean one will absorb the knowledge just by wanting to and working hard.
People are not machines.
After studying for a long time, they become tired, and their learning efficiency decreases.
Some were observing Zhao Yi.
Luo Rui was one of them. Not only did she observe, but she also pulled out a blank notebook and solemnly took notes.
Soon.
The first record appeared.
[English class, 20th minute, asleep. (Note: Probably because his English grade is good and he almost got a perfect score on the test, there’s no need to listen to explanations.)]
When class was over.
Zhao Yi sat up with energy, leaning against the table behind him. He put his earphones in and relaxed, listening to music on his tiptoes.
About five minutes passed.
Wang Jian patted Zhao Yi’s arm excitedly and said, "Where’s your coin? I figured it out! It must be something wrong with that coin, right?"
Zhao Yi took out the coin impatiently and handed it over. "Here, study it at your leisure!"
Wang Jian was overjoyed.
Luo Rui patiently recorded her second observation: [Relaxing while listening to music during break time, doesn’t like to be disturbed by others. (Note: Relaxing while listening to music is a good idea, something to consider when feeling tired.)]
They had two consecutive English classes.
Li Lisheng continued teaching, and Zhao Yi continued sleeping.
After dozing off in one class, he finally accumulated enough ’Rest Coins’.
Luo Rui recorded: [Continues to sleep in the second English class.]
During the big break.
Zhao Yi stood up energetically and called out to Sun Liang, "Let’s play ball! Time for some exercise!"
"I want to review English..."
"What are you looking at? Let’s go! Hurry up!"
Zhao Yi called out twice, and Sun Liang also stood up, deciding to review English later.
They both left the classroom together.
Luo Rui hesitated and wrote another sentence: [Exercise helps improve mental agility? Should find time for more workouts?]
She pondered carefully.
Then.
She crumpled the paper and threw it into the trash can.
At the same time.
Zhao Linlin stared at the classroom door, her eyes not moving at all.
She sat next to Zhao Yi, so observing him was more convenient than Luo Rui. She could tell what he was doing just by glancing at him.
Zhao Linlin felt a bit upset, remembering what Aunt Niu had told her, "Linlin, you’re not as smart as others. If you want to get higher scores, you have to work harder than others. Do you understand?"
You are not as smart as others.
You are dumber.
You are dumber than Zhao Yi...
The reason for Zhao Yi’s rapid improvement was that he was smarter than everyone else.
Talent!
Sigh...
Next was a Physics class.
Teacher Sun walked into the classroom and began discussing the Physics scores. "On the combined science test, 110 points were from Physics. From what I’ve seen, there were a lot of failing scores."
"However, one student deserves praise!"
"Zhao Yi!"
"I took a close look, and his Physics score was 81 points, higher than most people."
"Of course, with 81 points, he’s only in the upper middle of the class rankings. But I remember that on the final exam in sophomore year, Zhao Yi barely passed Physics!"
"That’s what real improvement looks like!"
"Zhao Yi!"
Teacher Sun called Zhao Yi, "Come and share with everyone your experience in improving your Physics scores! Just tell us how you learned and what you did."
"Alright."
Zhao Yi stood up confidently and said, "I just memorized formulas, practiced questions, did more exercises, and spent more time on it. I studied hard and took it seriously, seizing every minute and second..."
"Shh —"
There was no applause or cheering in the classroom. Instead, many people booed, and others immediately joined in.
Zhao Yi listened to the harsh sounds and smiled bitterly, "What else should I say?"
"Should I say that my fast improvement is actually because I’m talented and smart, and all I needed to do was study seriously and I would get it..."
Everyone in the class nodded in agreement.
Teacher Sun quickly interrupted, "Alright, alright, Zhao Yi, sit down." He muttered discontentedly, "These students are getting harder and harder to deal with..."
