Chapter 123

Xu Die knew that only by meeting better people in school would she find a way out. She wanted to be better in the future and to be able to get rid of the people who hampered her growth. She wanted to find a man whom she could rely on to take care of her for the rest of her life.

They looked at Xu Die strangely. She wondered whether Qian Shuishui told them something about her.

She sat down and ignored her classmates. She was not in the mood to say anything. She took out her textbook and pretended to read to avoid their gaze.

Mu Qing looked at Xu Die and tsk-tsked. "What's the point of being arrogant?"

"She's arrogant. Are you envious?" Mu Zilin said sarcastically.

"I'm not jealous. I feel that she doesn't have any reason to be arrogant." Mu Qing would never be envious of a woman like Xu Die. If there was someone she would be envious of, it would be Qian Shuishui. She knew that Shuishui had a very good family background, had excellent grades, and had all sorts of special interests. Most importantly, she was not only beautiful. She also had a very pleasing personality.

She knew, however, that she could not feel jealous at all because Qian Shuishui worked harder than anyone else several times over.

During their classes, although Shuishui would sometimes not pay attention, she would still be able to eloquently answer questions whenever the teacher would call her. Mu Qing knew that she could not be as good as Qian Shuishui.

The class became very quiet because the teacher had arrived.

The mathematics teacher brought a stack of materials. "Today, in order to prepare for our monthly exam, we will have a little review. Do you still remember what we have learned in the past few weeks? Because of time constraint, we will have to study more this week for next week's monthly exam. I also have good news. Scholarships will be awarded to those who get the highest grades in the final ranking. Also, there will be rewards for those whose scores end up in the Top 10 highest in the monthly exam. The top student will receive a book city card with 350 yuan in it. You don't have to spend your own money to buy a book. The second highest student will get a card worth 300 yuan. The third highest will get 200 yuan, and the others will get a card with 100 yuan each. If you study hard for the exam, you will have a good chance of getting into the list of Top 10 students."

No one paid attention to the teacher, because they knew that those in the key classes would get into the list. They felt that none among them were likely to get into that list.

The math teacher saw that the students were not very enthusiastic. He sighed deeply and wondered why they were not confident. The semester had just started. The main consideration for getting into a key class was the entrance exam scores. Therefore, there might be other excellent students who ended up in other classes simply because they did not really do well in the entrance exam. The list of students belonging in key classes could still be rearranged after the monthly exam, depending on the performance of the students from the other classes. If a student's grade would be higher than those of the key class students, that student could be transferred to the key class. Of course, it would also depend on the student's wishes. Some students refused to be listed in the key classes even when they performed really well. Most students, however, wanted to join the key classes. They were all motivated children.

"Students, these materials are important. If you have time, study them carefully. Examples are also included in the materials. Study and understand the passages and the examples." The mathematics teacher continued to explain that the exam was prepared by the teachers of the key classes, so it would definitely be difficult.

Shuishui was called to distribute the materials to the class. The mathematics teacher did not call the mathematics class representative because he was already used to calling Qian Shuishui. The teacher was disappointed in the mathematics class representative because he barely recited in class. It was obvious that did not pay attention in class. He personally did not like such students. Although Qian Shuishui was often distracted during class discussions, he was surprised that she could answer the questions very quickly and could solve the math problems correctly. There was a stark difference between the two students. The mathematics teacher favored Shuishui, and everyone noticed it. The class representative was no longer interested in participating because he felt that he was just a figurehead. No one thought that he was, but he was ignored because the teacher didn't like him very much. Besides, everyone knew that Qian Shuishui's academic performance was more solid. He couldn't refute it. He knew that she was better than him.

He didn't want to admit that he had a good impression of Qian Shuishui. He had once approached Shuishui when he encountered a difficult problem and asked for her help. Shuishui carefully explained the answer to him and very clearly discussed how to do it step by step. He immediately felt the difference between the two of them. He also noticed that Shuishui smelled of a pleasant fragrance.

Shuishui didn't know that there was someone in her class who had a crush on her because she did not talk to many of her classmates. Although they knew each other, they might not contact each other in the future. She didn't really care about these high school friendships. In her previous life, she didn't contact any of her high school classmates. Even when they invited her to the class reunion, she had rejected them. She attended a reunion once. She found that they would end up comparing themselves to each other. They were all bragging about how good their lives were. A few of her classmates felt awkward because they were not doing so well.

She had performed well in her classes back then. Many people gathered around and gossiped about her. She did not want to respond to the gossip, so she remained silent. However, for some reason, rumors about her living a miserable life had spread around the community. No one knew who started the rumors.

She was annoyed when she heard about it. Fortunately, she had gotten busier in school, so she ignored them. Later, when she appeared on TV, her high school classmates invited her to dinner, and they all congratulated her.

These classmates of hers talked about her, so she ignored them and no longer kept in touch with them.

People's hearts can change, and she was not a god. She could not see through the hearts of others, nor could she see what kind of person a person would become in the future. She became contented with having just a few familiar friends in high school. In the future, Mu Zilin and Mu Qing would change as individuals, but she did not know how her relationship with them would evolve.

The mathematics teacher smiled at Shuishui. "Qian Shuishui, come and solve this problem."

Shuishui stood up and went up to the podium. She took the chalk and started to solve the problem on the board. She was distracted earlier, so she had not had time to study it. She glanced at it and wrote down the solution.

"Teacher, is this the correct number for this equation?" Shuishui suddenly asked the mathematics teacher.

The mathematics teacher checked his book. "Oh, right, right. This is 322, not 32.2."

'What an attentive child. She saw what was wrong with the question just by looking at it.'

Shuishui wrote down the answer. "Teacher, I'm done. I'll go down first."

"Okay." The teacher nodded and looked at Shuishui's answer. She nodded in satisfaction. She thought it was well done. "Let's look at Qian Shuishui's answer now. The steps are perfectly done. Those who don't understand, raise your hands. Teacher will explain."

No one raised their hands and the teacher moved on with the lesson.

Shuishui started to write down the questions. The problems written by the teacher on the board were the ones that appeared in the college entrance exam. For her, it was not difficult. Occasionally, however, she would make a few mistakes. She wanted to reduce the chances of her making mistakes again, so she wrote down the problems so she could further study and practice them.

Mu Zilin looked around and poked Shuishui. "Shuishui, I don't understand."

"I'll teach you after class. Next time, you have to pay attention. Don't always be like this. It's easy to fall behind. Science subjects are different from arts subjects. If you can't keep up, you'll have to spend more time. Why bother?" Shuishui believed it was better to study and master the basics for a good foundation. Later on, it would be easy to learn the more complicated concepts. She believed it was the same as having a good foundation for a house. If a foundation is put up, the house would be more sturdy. The process of studying was the same. She felt that if Mu Zilin studied more seriously, he would be able to catch up because he was smart.

After class, everyone stood up and left the classroom.

Mu Qing walked ahead. "Let's go eat at a different cafeteria this afternoon."

"Sure. Whatever. The food in all cafeterias here is the same. How delicious do you want your food to be?" Mu Zilin didn't really care. He continued to walk beside Shuishui.

"I'm not looking for more delicious food. I just want a change of scenery and taste. Right, Shuishui?" Mu Qing said unhappily. Zilin always refuted her like that.

They saw Lin Wanbai, who joined the group and walked beside Mu Zilin. "Zilin, are you free tonight?"

"Yes, but I'm planning to stay at home tonight. I still need to level up for the newly released Shengshi Demon Bank." Mu Zilin was very straightforward. He planned to use Shuishui's account to play and level up.

Lin Wanbai was a little dissatisfied. She did not respond. She just lowered her head and kept quiet.

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