Free Web NovelChapter 443: Chapter 443: 582 Becomes 528
Tan You understood. He didn’t believe her, but she was determined to press the issue today. ’If I can boost this teacher’s favorability, my school life will be much easier.’
Teacher Li was the only one in the small office. The other teachers were naturally in the main office, which had air conditioning, while the small office only had two fans.
Tan You casually grabbed a pen and sat down at the desk opposite Teacher Li. Perhaps it was because of that one extra point of Intelligence Value, or maybe because she had reviewed the high school material countless times before, but Tan You’s problem-solving speed was incredibly fast.
Li Fugui watched Tan You work. She didn’t even need to do any scratch work; she could find the answers just by looking at the problems. After finishing the multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank sections, she quickly moved on to the long-answer questions.
And Tan You’s pace didn’t slow in the slightest. In her life as Han Tingting, she had already perfected the art of grinding through problems. Teacher Shi, in particular, had constantly collected practice sets for her, and to get through the sheer volume, Tan You had no choice but to increase her speed.
This had led her to simplify her work as much as possible when grinding problems. ’But aren’t I trying to boost this Teacher Li’s favorability this time?’ So, Tan You wrote out all the steps in full detail.
The more Teacher Li watched, the more amazed he became. Eventually, he just stood by Tan You’s side, watching her answer the questions. He had just finished teaching a third-year high school class, and the test he had given Tan You was indeed a third-year paper, covering the entire high school curriculum.
’I can’t believe it, Tan You wasn’t just bragging. She really has mastered the high school curriculum, or at least all of high school math. And her speed is exceptional, with high accuracy too.’
The moment Tan You put down her pen, Li Fugui snatched the test paper away. Tan You leaned back slightly in her chair, feeling a pleasant sense of satisfaction from completing the test.
Seeing Li Fugui with his head down, grading the paper, Tan You noticed a stack of physics tests nearby, so she casually pulled one over and started working on it. By the time Li Fugui looked up again, Tan You was already nearly halfway through the physics test.
A flicker of emotion crossed Li Fugui’s eyes. "You plan to choose the science track later on?"
"That’s right. With science, you either know it or you don’t," Tan You said with a smile. "I want to choose physics and biology. I plan to major in biological engineering in the future."
"I believe you now. You really have been studying hard," Li Fugui said with a sigh. "It’s such a pity about your past."
Tan You fell silent for a moment. "Perhaps it’s because I’ve stumbled before that I appreciate the present more. Teacher, when it comes time for class placement, I’m counting on you. You’ve got to help me out."
"With your skill level, any teacher in any class would value you," Li Fugui laughed. "But if there’s a chance to fight for you, I’ll do my best."
Tan You made an OK sign. "Then I’ll head back to the classroom after I finish this paper. Teacher, I’m sure we’re fated to be student and teacher."
After grinding through another physics test in Teacher Li’s small office, Tan You put her pen away, smoothly tucking it into her collar, and sauntered back to the classroom.
Watching her completely casual movements, Teacher Li suddenly had a feeling that if he became Tan You’s teacher, the days to come would not be very peaceful.
’But how could he bear to let such an outstanding student slip through his fingers? Who wouldn’t want to encounter a truly exceptional student in their career?’ After a moment of thought, Teacher Li scribbled out the name on Tan You’s physics test and took the paper to the main office.
"Teacher Yin, keeping busy?" Li Fugui knocked on the door and walked right up to a slightly chubby male teacher without any formality.
"Not busy. What’s up?" Teacher Yin put down his magazine and looked at his old colleague. "You wouldn’t come looking for me unless you needed something. We don’t even teach the same subject."
"So I can’t come see you unless I need something?" Li Fugui retorted. Seeing Teacher Yin about to pick up his magazine again, Li Fugui quickly grabbed his arm. "Here’s the deal. I recently came across a physics paper. Help me grade it and see what you think of the student’s level."
Teacher Yin’s curiosity was piqued. "It’s rare to see you asking me for a favor. Hand it over."
Li Fugui handed over Tan You’s test paper. Teacher Yin glanced at the name section, which Li Fugui had slyly scribbled out. Teacher Yin pointed at Li Fugui. "Being all secretive, are we?"
Despite his words, he was meticulous as he graded the paper. Working all the way to the end, Teacher Yin finally managed to find a tiny reason to deduct a single point.
"Is this a student repeating the year? With a skill level this high, there’s no need for that, is there?" Teacher Yin stared at the paper for a long time. "This work is too polished. I had to pull out all the stops just to find a reason to deduct that one point."
Li Fugui now had a clear idea of her abilities. He practically snatched the paper back. "Okay, I get it now. Help me keep this under wraps. You’ll find out what’s going on later."
Teacher Yin’s eyes widened. "A new student?"
Li Fugui shot him a glare. "Keep your voice down! What if she doesn’t end up in our class?"
Teacher Yin caught on immediately. "Alright, alright. Let me meet them tomorrow, then?"
Li Fugui lowered his voice. "Are you afraid other people won’t hear you? Just think, won’t they be green with envy if they find out? I’ll point her out to you later. Just don’t make a scene."
Teacher Yin understood. ’Looks like Old Li wants to put up a fight. This is going to be interesting.’
Tan You, of course, had no idea about these developments. When she entered the classroom, she found Teacher Ding, who was in charge of the afternoon’s military training, sitting at the teacher’s desk. Seeing her come in, he beckoned her over and asked for her high school entrance exam score.
Tan You told him her score and returned to her seat without looking at what he wrote down. However, a sharp-eyed student in the front row was puzzled. ’Didn’t Tan You report a score of 582? Why did Old Ding write down 528?’
After registering all the students’ entrance exam scores, Old Ding left the classroom. This list of scores would be compiled and used for the upcoming class assignments. After all, the current class arrangements were random; they would definitely be reassigned later.
At this moment, Tan You was completely unaware, sweating buckets with her classmates during military training on the sports field.
In the office, Li Fugui was also waiting for the initial first-year class assignments. When he heard the Dean of Students announce that all students with scores above 580 would be assigned to Class 1, with the rest assigned sequentially based on their scores, Li Fugui started to get restless.
The corner of his mouth twitched as he was about to stand up, but unexpectedly, Teacher Yin grabbed him by the belt and yanked Teacher Li’s skinny frame right back down into his chair.
Li Fugui said anxiously, "Hey, what are you holding me back for?"
Teacher Yin’s chubby finger pointed at Tan You’s name. "Here. See clearly? This is the roster for Class 3."
Li Fugui’s already round eyes grew even wider. Seeing Tan You’s name was indeed on his Class 3 roster, his heart leaped with joy. But then he looked at the score and couldn’t help but frown. "Didn’t she say it was 582? How did it become 528?"
Teacher Yin lowered his voice. "Perhaps it was recorded incorrectly. It was the PE teacher, after all. But this is for the best. Otherwise, she would have gone to Class 1. All the students with scores over 580 are in Class 1."
