Song Shiqiu was very famous, so this matter caused quite a stir. Of course, the most indignant people were the people in Class 7 who had previously made trouble because Song Shiqiu paid attention to Yang Xia.
Most of the other people in the same grade who were asking about this were just looking for some fun, and they didn't mind any trouble. Some also wanted to know who this Cheng Ran who had suddenly appeared was.
After all, Song Shiqiu is a well-known figure, while Cheng Ran is a little-known person.
The group of people from Class 7, both men and women, surrounded Song Shiqiu when the get out of class was over. Each of them looked disdainful towards Class 9.
The thin and tall guy who was standing in front of the bulletin board in the last class said, "I finally met the guy named Cheng Ran. Old Song, that guy is just okay looking... I have asked about the rest, and nothing is surprising. I just can't figure it out... Why would Yang Xia put such a confusing sentence in the composition? What a pity..."
This group of people surrounded Song Shiqiu's desk from all sides, front and back, all of them were standing up for the injustice and couldn't swallow the discomfort of this breath. This was actually equivalent to slapping their own faces.
They usually called Yang Xia "Sister Song", but in the blink of an eye, she hit back in this way. This made them extremely depressed. This Yang Xia was really shameless.
"What... are you doing?" After listening to this, Song Shiqiu opened his mouth and said "ah" softly, and Xuan'er shook his head as if bored.
"So... I told you before, don't shout nonsense, now it's over, right... They made us lose face."
Song Shiqiu responded gently and waved his hand, "Don't gather around, Yang Xia's composition is very well written."
Song Shiqiu stood up and signaled the people around him to disperse.
Some people were unwilling to accept this, "Song Shiqiu, don't be tense! Can you bear this? I'm not talking about you, but if it were me, I wouldn't be able to bear this!"
Song Shiqiu looked at this person and said lightly, "I'm not enduring... What do you think I'm enduring?"
"I don't mind."
Everyone was stunned. What to say
Song Shiqiu stood up and leaned against the edge of the table casually. He had a well-proportioned figure and this movement was leisurely, with a kind of capableness that can only be seen in movies and TV. He looked around at everyone and said, "I don't mean to compete with anyone. I don't regard anyone as my opponent..."
"The word 'opponent' in the dictionary means a competitor or a struggler. Another explanation is that it means a competitor who is equal in skill, ability and level to oneself and in a competitive relationship."
"Who can be my opponent?"
After listening to the first half of Song Shiqiu's speech, everyone was still a little angry, but as Song Shiqiu spoke, they gradually reacted with sneers and laughter.
Song Shiqiu smiled slightly, "Can he block my shot on the basketball court?"
"impossible!"
"You're kidding!"
A group of people laughed.
"So..." Song Shiqiu paused, "Or maybe his grades are better than mine?"
A group of people laughed again, "That's even more impossible!"
"Song Shiqiu, you are so perverted. If Wang Jiaqi and Luo Debin could compete with you for the first place in the grade, we would admit it. The others are just asking for trouble."
Facing the laughter of the crowd, Song Shiqiu raised his chin slightly.
"Oh, that's it. Since it's impossible... then why should I care?"
His eyes were calm and indifferent, like the coldness and arrogance of a lonely mountain.
…
Then Song Shiqiu's words spread throughout the entire grade as if they had wings.
Song Shiqiu was indeed the same Song Shiqiu. His ferocity, decisiveness, and bullying attitude on the basketball court that left no chance for any opponent to survive were displayed in this way.
Word spread to Class Nine. Liu Ying and Yao Beibei gathered together and whispered. Liu Ying's eyes were a little starry. "Have you heard? It is said that Song Shiqiu said this publicly after class... It's a bit too domineering!"
Yao Beibei also nodded, "I do admit... Song Shiqiu is very manly in this respect!"
"This statement is amazing. It shows that he doesn't take Cheng Ran seriously at all! Many people are still saying that he and Cheng Ran are rivals... but it turns out that they don't take Cheng Ran seriously at all!"
"That's also Song Shiqiu's right to say that. Think about it, although our class is a little dissatisfied with their class, it is true... How can Cheng Ran compare with him? In sports. Come on, look at Song Shiqiu running all the way through two games and getting the best score, and he didn't blush or breathe hard at the end. He's an ox! In grades? When he entered the school, there was a rumor that his grades were among the best in the grade. In several monthly tests, the grades were different between the subject teachers, and he was always the first in the individual subjects. If you don't talk about grades, it's okay. When it comes to grades, Song Shiqiu really leaves everyone far behind! No one should compare with him... It hurts your self-esteem!"
Yang Xia sat in her seat, listening to Yao Beibei and her group talking next to her. She was feeling a little upset.
Especially Liu Ying would mention it from time to time, "I say, Yang Xia, look how outstanding Song Shiqiu is. If he was after me, I would have agreed a long time ago..."
"Don't talk nonsense, I don't want to talk about this," Yang Xia stood up, "I'm going to go out for a walk."
Yang Xia went out and just reached the landing at the staircase, Song Shiqiu and his group of people who worked upstairs just came down from there. They were talking and laughing, and Song Shiqiu stood out in the crowd. In such a moment, a group of people met Yang Xia on a narrow road.
Song Shiqiu's eyes were bright, his hands were in his trouser pockets, and he looked at Yang Xia leisurely.
Yang Xia turned around and went back to the corridor.
Behind me came the booing voices of Song Shiqiu and his group.
"Why are you hiding? Sister-in-law, don't be embarrassed!"
Song Shiqiu looked at Yang Xia's running back, his lips slightly raised, his eyes meaningful, then he hooked his hand, and rudely pulled a boy who was making trouble next to him into his arms, ruffled his hair, and smiled, "Okay! Stop making trouble."
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In the teacher's office of Group B, Yang Xia's composition was still passed to the teachers, but many teachers just smiled at each other and passed it by. To be honest, everyone has gone through this kind of situation, and besides, they can't control such things. He just used acrostics in his composition, and didn't do anything openly on campus. There are too many things like this between men and women in high school. As long as it doesn't affect study too much, no one can say anything.
However, some teachers were discussing Yang Xia, a girl. She was pretty and smart, which reminded some male teachers of the past. They also lamented that the boy named Cheng Ran was really enviable.
"Yes, there was a perfect essay in Tan Qingchuan's class... so what? This Yang Xia's grades are good," Wang Qi was interrupting the discussion of several teachers in the B group office with a pout, pointing fingers at Tan Qingchuan's class without any hesitation, "Girls with good grades are often like those who are bad-looking! Who is this Cheng Ran... He must be a little punk! Some girls, who look well-behaved and down-to-earth, are actually restless in their hearts. They often meet a few little punks like this, and they don't respect themselves, so they are attracted to them! Just wait and see, in this kind of thing, good students are led astray by bad students, and finally go astray. How many times have good students been led astray by bad students? I think this girl will fall to the bottom sooner or later, and when the incident becomes known to everyone, let's see how Tan Qingchuan will end up!"
Even in an office, some teachers frowned.
Wang Qi's remarks were too much. It was just a little affair between a boy and a girl, who was bothered by it? Wang Qi even went so far as to look down on the girl, saying that she had no self-respect, and even hinted that she had committed a crime due to her work style.
The whole mentality became a little dark.
Moreover, some people who disliked Wang Qi and wanted Tan Qingchuan to teach him a lesson also learned that the results of Wang Qi's class were released, and Song Shiqiu performed exceptionally well and scored extremely well.
In fact, many teachers have been teaching for many years. The experienced ones can basically guess who is first and second by looking at the test scores and comparing them with several high-scoring students they know.
Because of traditional rules, top students will always be excellent, and after entering high school, it is not impossible for some to subvert and become a dark horse, but that does not exist at the highest level.
In the field of top students where the difference of a few points is the deciding factor, it is basically dominated by a few people in the usual pyramid. The first one is produced from among them, and at most the top student takes turns to be the winner.
After Song Shiqiu's results came out, Wang Qi also asked around for the top students in their classes. No one could compare to Song Shiqiu.
It can be said that Wang Qi has basically already worn the crown.
In the afternoon, Principal Ma chaired the mid-term exam summary meeting for class teachers, and Wang Qi definitely stole the show this time.
Therefore, even if some unpleasant things were said about Wang Qi's dark psychology, no one came out to refute it. The offices of Group B saw each other every day, and no one wanted to offend Wang Qi at this time.
An honest man like Tan Qingchuan is a typical example.
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Yang Xia's grades, and comparing Cheng Ran with Song Shiqiu, became an episode on Saturday, but what lingered more among the students was the results of the midterm exam that would soon be revealed.
Several class teachers have already distributed grades in class. During the quiet class time, one can hear the commotion coming from the classrooms next door, upstairs, or downstairs.
Obviously, this is good or bad news.
It's vaguely unsettling.
What people wait for will eventually come.
During the last class in the morning, Tan Qingchuan walked in with a leather briefcase.
Perhaps they had sensed something, as the entire Class 9 was now completely silent.
Everyone held their breath, in a state of silence as they waited for the verdict to come.
Tan Qingchuan looked around the room with a calm expression. "The results of our class for this midterm exam are out... I will hand out the results next time, and everyone should summarize them carefully. Those who did well and those who have risen in the rankings should continue to work hard. Those who did well but did not do well should go back and summarize their experiences and lessons, and strive to get good results next time..."
As Tan Qingchuan spoke, he took out a stack of long paper strips from a cowhide bag, stapled together at one end.
When he took out the stack of notes, countless people's heads were like sunflowers facing the sun, staring straight at the trajectory drawn by his hand.
First High School usually does not directly announce the rankings in class for major exams. Instead, the teacher copies the report card, cuts each student's report card with scissors, and then asks each student to go up and receive their scores. This is very humane and takes the least psychological care of poor students.
Teachers usually praise students who have made progress, and then talk to the students who are lagging behind in private.
Tan Qingchuan looked around the class, and when he passed by Cheng Ran, he paused briefly. He saw Cheng Ran was also looking at him, but this time he was in a completely different mood. After a tacit understanding that was barely detectable, Tan Qingchuan spoke lightly.
"Whoever's name I call out will come up to receive your results... Yao Beibei!"
Yao Beibei went up, received her results, walked down, and stuck out her tongue to the people around her.
"Zhao Yong. Luo Zhitie. Li Deli..."
One after another, people came up to the stage, and Tan Qingchuan tore off a piece of paper and handed it to each person.
Some people hurriedly looked at their scores on the stage, took a few glances, and then quickly walked back to their seats to continue looking. Some who did not do well in the exam simply lowered their heads. Some looked happy, which was beyond expectations. Some looked normal, with no signs of sadness or joy.
Some of them took their scores and took their seats, their eyes immediately turned red.
For a moment, the whole classroom was buzzing with activity. Most people were having a hard time controlling themselves, and some were asking each other questions.
Tan Qingchuan did not interrupt the noise, but gave the students time to adapt.
Li Deli got the score sheet, and when he walked down, he held one end with his thumb, twisted it, and quickly looked at his score, and finally moved his thumb away from the ranking line...
He was stunned.
The whole class... Second.
So... who's number one
Today, his family asked him about his midterm results. The results alone were meaningless to a student like him. So his parents actually asked about his ranking. Li Deli said with absolute certainty that he was definitely first.
And now, I didn’t expect… to be intercepted!
Then, his eyes fell on Zheng Qiuying who was in the next row.
Zheng Qiuying happened to look over at this moment.
Li Deli was shocked. It was obvious that when checking the questions, Zheng Qiuying had a higher error rate than her. Now she didn't even get a high score in the composition. And this was the result!
Zheng Qiuying avoided Li Deli's gaze.
But Li Deli had already spoken with a sour tone.
"Yeah... Zheng Qiuying, I didn't expect... that it was hidden so deeply?"
(The power outage at home lasted until 11pm. I was typing outside today. It was an arduous struggle to get a ticket!)