"Classmate, if you have any questions, just ask them directly. If you keep praising me like this, my face will burn!"
“I really just like your songs.”
“…I will really help you!”
"Well, can I see your test paper?"
Wen Liang looked at the girl with a smile in his eyes. He was never narcissistic, nor did he think that he could easily meet his fans. To be honest, if we really compare their singing voices, he was far behind Tan Yu. The girl's face was just right, her head drooped with her chin almost touching her chest. She looked a little shy, a little proud, and a little cute.
Girls nowadays are really amazing, Wen Liang praised them inwardly, spread out the paper and put it in the middle, then went back to sleep.
The bell for handing in papers woke him up from his sleep. After wiping the saliva from the corners of his lips, Wen Liang stood up and left. As soon as he walked out of the classroom, the girl quickly caught up with him, regardless of the people around him, and shouted loudly: "Thank you, Wen Liang, you are such a good person!"
Wen Liang turned around and smiled, "Classmate, I'll give you a piece of advice. When you thank a boy in the future, you can say anything, but never say that he is a good person, okay?"
The girl seemed to understand and thought: The rumors are all true. It’s really strange that people don’t like to hear others praise them as good people.
"Okay, I remember that. By the way, your composition is really well written. I can't even change a single word. It's amazing!"
Wen Liang wanted to say something modest, but it didn't seem right. His eyes widened and he said, "You even copied the composition?"
The girl raised her index finger and shushed him, then looked around cautiously and whispered, "Keep your voice down. What's the point of copying? That's borrowing, borrowing!"
Wen Liang looked at her straight in the eyes, and was speechless for a long time. The girl covered her collar with her hands and took a step back, saying shyly: "What are you doing... I don't fall in love too early..."
Uncle Wen tried hard to hold back a mouthful of blood, and staggered away with his hand on his forehead.
In the afternoon math test, the girl was even more rude. As soon as Wen Liang finished, she immediately took the test paper and copied it, without even saying hello. Uncle Wen was going to turn a blind eye, but when he saw that she had crossed out the place he had made a mistake, she also painted an identical black dot, and finally couldn't help but remind him: "Some places don't need to be copied completely..."
The girl took the time to write a reply on the paper: "You have done too much. I can't change a single word!"
Wen Liang said nothing this time and went straight to find the place where his name was written at the beginning of the volume. He must see what kind of shocking name such a rare flower would have.
Huanggang!
Wen Liang was really shocked. He rubbed his eyes, but still saw the word "Huanggang". He sat in his seat without moving until he handed in the paper.
After leaving the examination room, Wen Liang looked at Huang Gang who was smiling beside him, then turned his head and walked silently. Huang Gang asked in confusion: "Why do you look like you want to say something but hesitate? Is there anything wrong?"
Wen Liang finally couldn't help asking: "Your name..."
The girl laughed and said, "Huang Gang, don't you think it's amazing?"
Wen Liang nodded continuously. Huanggang, who among the high school students of that era didn’t have the dream of carrying explosives and blowing up Huanggang Middle School
"My father is a teacher at No. 7 Middle School. He probably thought that a child named Huang Gang would be good at studying, so he gave me this name. However, as you can see, I have never done well in school since I was a child, which always disappointed him, always disappointed him..."
Huang Gang's voice gradually became low, and tears sparkled in her eyes. She was afraid that Wen Liang would see her, so she turned around and pretended to touch her hair to secretly wipe it, then skipped away, not forgetting to wave to Wen Liang and said, "See you tomorrow, the singing god of No. 1 Middle School!"
The people around him who were obviously fans of Jacky Cheung cast unfriendly glances at him. Wen Liang quickly shrank his neck and fled quickly. When he got home, he called Liu Zhihe and asked him to check the family situation of the girl named Huang Gang. The next morning, Liu Zhihe came to the third class classroom to find Wen Liang. Wen Liang was talking to Ji Su and asked casually, "How is the investigation going?"
Liu Zhihe looked at Ji Su and said in embarrassment: "How about we go out and talk?"
Wen Liang thought that Huang Gang's family had some privacy, so he hid at the end of the corridor with Liu Zhihe. Liu Zhihe complained, "Boss, you are too careless in doing things now. I am helping you to investigate women. Can I say it in front of Ji Su? Yes, you are not afraid of your woman, but I am afraid. If I offend Ji Su, she will whisper in your ear and say bad things about me every day? When our revolutionary friendship is affected, will you blame you or me?"
Wen Liang then realized what he was worried about and almost kicked him, saying, "Just tell me what you found out. If you keep talking nonsense, I will immediately go to Yang Yang to report you for having an affair!"
"Speak, I say, you have the final say!" Liu Zhihe lowered his voice and said, "Huang Gang's father is Huang Shang, a math teacher at No. 7 Middle School. He also has a brother named Huang Shan, who went to work in the south after graduating from junior high school. Huang Gang's mother died of cancer seven years ago, but what's even worse is that her father was also diagnosed with cancer last year, and it was in the late stage. He has been in the hospital for chemotherapy for the past few months, and I'm afraid he won't live for many days."
Wen Liang finally understood why a girl would be so shameless to get close to him, why she would copy his test paper at all costs, and why she would secretly shed tears when she mentioned her father. If he hadn't listened to Liu Zhihe's words today, who would have thought that such a happy girl would face such a tragic life
"Boss, Boss...are you okay?"
"I'm fine," Wen Liang slapped his hand that was waving in front of him, and suddenly asked, "Zhihe, are you opening the market again this time?"
"Hey, Boss, your odds are very high. I know you won't let me down, right?"
Wen Liang smiled and said, "If you don't want to lose everything, you'd better not take any more bets."
Liu Zhihe was stunned for a moment, then shouted "Shit", and turned around and ran back to the classroom. At this moment, Zhang Song and the others were still collecting money...
In the examination room of Class 8, Huang Gang arrived earlier than Wen Liang. She handed over the thermos cup in her hand and the four pan-fried buns in the bag like offering a treasure, and said, "This is the oatmeal I made myself, and the buns I just fried this morning. Try them, they're delicious!"
If it was yesterday, Wen Liang would have definitely refused, but after knowing what happened to Huang Gang and looking at the girl's smiling face, he reached out to take it, picked up a bun and tasted it, and said, "It's really delicious. Classmate, except for your poor grades, you are pretty good in other aspects!"
Huang Gang said expectantly: "Then today, today..."
Wen Liang smiled and said, "I will sleep after finishing my homework. Even if a beautiful woman comes to molest me, I won't know anything when I sleep."
The three-day exam ended quickly. The school gave the teachers two days off to give them time to mark the exam papers. Wen Liang went to find Zuo Yuxi right after the exam, and then Zuo Yuxi went to find the head of the first grade group. Everything went on silently.
Two days later, the final exam results were announced, and the first place winner once again made the No. 1 Middle School campus boil. Huang Gang, an unknown little girl, who was said to be ranked behind 20th in the class, how could she possibly defeat traditional academic masters like Ji Xiaoling and Cheng Haijun, and jump to the top of the list by stepping on the shoulders of the new top scorer Wen Liang
After Huanggang is Ji Xiaoling. For half a year, Ji Xiaoling has always regarded Wen Liang as her imaginary enemy, but she didn't expect that after defeating Wen Liang and avenging her previous shame, another strong enemy would suddenly emerge. She looked at the first place on the list and suddenly felt a wave of powerlessness.
Wen Liang ranked third, which was the best result he had achieved after working so hard. Although it was not as impressive as the first place, considering his attendance rate, this result had already made everyone in Class 3 numb. As for Cheng Haijun, he dropped one place this time and ranked fourth. This was a historic breakthrough, because according to convention, the fourth place did not receive a certificate. He began to miss the days of being the "eternal runner-up"!
After cleaning, assigning holiday homework, holding a meeting for all teachers and students in the school, and awarding various certificates, Wen Liang went to Class 10 to find Tan Yu. When passing by the door of Class 6, he saw Huang Gang running out of the classroom, looking panic-stricken and walking unsteadily. He fell to the ground while going down the stairs, and the certificate in his hand flew far away, but he got up without stopping for a moment, picked up the certificate and ran out of the school.
Wen Liang looked at Huang Gang's back, sighed, turned around and followed him out. When they got out of the school gate, Huang Gang was standing at the bus stop across the road, with anxiety clearly visible on his face. Wen Liang walked over and asked, "What's wrong?"
Seeing that it was Wen Liang, Huang Gang's eyes turned red and he said, "My father, my father is critically ill..."
Just now, the hospital called the home of the class teacher, who informed her of the bad news. The girl was choking with sobs and unable to speak. Wen Liang had no idea what had happened and scolded her, "Why are you still waiting for the bus? Take a taxi and leave quickly."
"I, I don't have any money with me, and I forgot to borrow some from my classmates..."
Wen Liang stopped a taxi without saying anything, took her to the back seat, and asked, "Which hospital?"
"People's Hospital..."
"Master, go to the People's Hospital. If you can get there within ten minutes, I'll give you 500 yuan!"
The driver's eyes flashed green and he said, "Please sit tight and let's go!"
Ten minutes later, Wen Liang threw a stack of money into the car, grabbed Huang Gang's hand and ran all the way. The moment he broke open the door, he saw the doctor covering the patient's head with a thin white blanket.
There were several men and women standing in the ward. They should be Huang Gang's relatives. The men looked sad, but the women covered their mouths to hold back their tears. Huang Gang's legs went soft and he knelt down at the door with a plop. Tears flowed like a spring, dripping onto the certificate in his hand bit by bit, soon wetting it all.
"Dad, I got first place. Look, I finally got first place..."
There is nothing more tragic than a son wanting to take care of his parents but they are no longer around. Huang Gang just wanted his father to see him get a good grade before he passed away, but this wish was ultimately unfulfilled. Wen Liang felt sorry for his father and left the ward and sat on a chair in the corridor. Suddenly, a voice said, "Wen Liang, why are you here?"
(Ranked 8th last month, and finally remained in the top 100, which is a great improvement. Thank you all for your support) (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets on Qidian. Your support is my greatest motivation.) (To be continued)