Chapter 434: Preparing for Junior High!
After being tickled to near surrender by Jiang Hanhang’s “itching technique,” Xia Yu crumpled into Xia Ling’s arms, her face as red as a ripe tomato. She had almost lost it, okay? Almost!
Now Jiang Hanhang was satisfied, and Xia Ling felt pretty pleased too. Xia Yu had suddenly become the top scorer. It was just too much to handle.
Just as things were settling down, the class bell rang!
Xia Yu returned to her seat, now feeling a bit bummed out. Gao Xiaotian still claimed to be her bro,
But he turned into a wimp the moment Jiang Hanhang made her move,
Quite pathetic, really.
So when Gao Xiaotian came back, Xia Yu greeted him with no warmth: “You know you’re late? Acting like such a wimp in front of girls. I must’ve misjudged you.”
“Whatever. I’m doing it for our benefit. Look around. How many boys can get along so well with the girls like you? You’re living in luxury, man.” “Xia Yu: ‘….’”
This logic makes zero sense. But she’s a girl now, so she can’t exploit anyone either. Thus her gloominess.
Fortunately, Jiang Hanhang hadn’t confiscated her tests, so seeing proof of her prowess gave her some comfort. Bam bam—
A sudden knock startled Xia Yu, who looked up to find their homeroom teacher, He Gongxing. Class was a bit noisy, so he knocked to remind them.
The tactic worked. Upon spotting the teacher, everyone quickly resumed their duties in silence.
He Gongxing approached the podium with a stern expression, asking if they were satisfied with their exam results.
It wasn’t a surprise he wore a frown, since the results were unexpectedly poor for most students—everyone except Xia Yu. The difficulty level wasn’t that high either.
Nobody dared defy an unhappy teacher, especially those who were normally close buddies with He Gongxing. Smack—
He slammed the desk, startling those who weren’t paying attention.
“I’ve seen your exams; nearly 70% of it was basic stuff. Shouldn’t you have remembered all that by now? Did you give it back to the teachers?”
As Mr. He rattled off his complaints, Xia Yu sat back delighted. It wasn’t her problem, after all. Her math and English were perfect scores, and she barely lost any points on Chinese.
Sure enough, after a round of mass criticism, Mr. He began praising Xia Yu. “One student impressed me greatly. They handled both presentation and content beautifully. You know who it is, right? Can’t you learn from them? Look at where they sit—they’re so far back yet do better than you. What’s going on…”
Xia Yu beamed with pride as he praised her.
Then, He Gongxing suddenly said, “Xia Yu, please come up and share your study methods. Everyone needs to improve together, not just one person.”
Xia Yu: “???”
Speak, but don’t call on me! Xia Yu felt miserable as all eyes pinned on her. Heavy pressure!
But she couldn’t refuse. Amidst her classmates’ stares, Xia Yu reluctantly stepped forward and shyly approached the podium.
If only she needed to work problems, not talk. Now she had to share her study secret.
But what could she say? That she relied on a sense or a tutor? Not feasible. Xia Yu slowly ascended the podium.
Coincidentally, Jiang Hanhang noticed Xia Yu’s predicament and gleefully pulled out her phone to film the scene.
Seated upfront, Jiang Hanhang brazenly whipped out her device, leaving He Gongxing speechless. Phones aren’t allowed in school!
Anyone else would be reprimanded, but Jiang Hanhang is special—rich, smart, and untouchable. He could only look on helplessly.
Xia Yu arrived at the podium and took the microphone from He Gongxing. “Um…”
Her voice instantly hushed all the chatter. All eyes watched.
“My study methods… Um…”
Seeing Xia Yu stutter nervously, He Gongxing panicked, urging her, “Talk about how you boosted your grades so fast!”
Xia Yu thought hard and delivered a textbook answer.
Only Xia Ling and Jiang Hanhang knew the truth. Being Xia Yu’s closest friends, they knew exactly how her marks soared. Yet her hard work deserved credit too. “That’s all. Thank you.”
Impressed, Mr. He nodded. “Good job, Xia Yu. Get back to your seat and keep pushing.”
“Okay.”
Meanwhile, Xia Ling ended her recording and sent the video to her sister Jiang Kekai. This was part of Jiang Kekai’s instructions—keep an eye on Xia Yu and record any quirky happenings.
At school, Jiang Kekai also asked Jiang Hanhang to watch over Xia Yu and document everything. Soon, Jiang Kekai replied with a thumbs-up to Jiang Hanhang, praising her effort and encouraging her to keep it up.
