Chapter 1903: Extra: A Brand New Life 18 (Jiang Yue and Xue Yan)

Chapter 1903: Extra: A Brand New Life 18 (Jiang Yue and Xue Yan)

The teacher seemed to be explaining why they had originally given Jiang Yue fifty coins only to reduce it to forty-nine, leaving a line of text written in red ink beneath.

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Yet, that line contained only four characters: “Excessively sharp.”

In other words, the content of her essay was so sharp that the teacher, after much consideration, decided it was best to deduct a point.

Jiang Yue didn’t mind, as grading Chinese papers wasn’t like grading math papers, which have standard answers, especially Chinese compositions, which have no standard answers.

In the classroom, it wasn’t just Jiang Yue who had regressed, many others had as well. The head teacher stood at the podium, glanced over the scores of those whose ranks had dropped, and said, “We’ve only just started the school year. It’s normal for grades to fluctuate. Whether you’ve improved or regressed, the exams are over. Don’t dwell on it too much. Our goal is next year’s college entrance exam, not obsessing over every single test score we get now.”

After a few more remarks, the head teacher added, “The new seating chart is also ready. Before class begins, hurry up and switch seats.”

Xu Yi craned her neck to look at the seating chart and said excitedly to Jiang Yue, “Jiang Yue, we’re seated together again. But it’s the second-to-last row by the window. You’re by the window, and I’m right next to you, next to the aisle.”

“Hmm,” Jiang Yue responded, also checking the seating chart. Seeing that Xue Yan’s seat was in the very last row, right behind her, and also by the window, she was quite pleased.

Xue Yan had a desk mate this time, the sports representative Chen Sheng.

Chen Sheng had ranked second to last in this exam.

On the other side of the aisle from Chen Sheng sat Yao Xi, with Zhou Ping as his desk mate.

Zhou Ping’s grades had fallen back several places, landing him the fourth from last rank, while Yao Xi maintained his usual rank, the third from the last.

After they changed seats, Xu Yi turned her head and greeted Xue Yan, “Hello, I’m Xu Yi, Jiang Yue’s roommate.”

“Hello,” Xue Yan greeted back.

Seeing Jiang Yue also turn around, Chen Sheng smiled and said, “Jiang Yue, how did you end up performing like this on the test? Aren’t you usually in the top ten in class?”

Jiang Yue replied, “I didn’t do well.”

“No worries, no worries. Just do better next time. We’ve always thought you had good grades,” Chen Sheng said with a smile.

Yao Xi and Zhou Ping also joined in, adding, “Yeah, although our school can’t compare to others, we’ve always looked up to your scores. This is the first time we’ve been this close to you.”

It’s a different story with girls; from the perspective of Yao Xi, Zhou Ping, and the others, the approach can’t be as direct as with boys. They tried to offer comfort by saying, “Even though you’re sitting at the back, it’s not a problem. We don’t talk much during class anyway. At most, we sleep or sneakily play with our phones, reading novels or comics when we don’t understand the lesson. It’s actually quite quiet, and we won’t disturb you.”

“Hmm, thank you,” Jiang Yue said.

Zhou Ping spoke up, “Since you already knew Xue Yan from before, that’s even better. Haha, let me tell you, I’ve made a bet with Xue Yan. He’s got a really weak foundation, worse than mine. He’s been catching up since the first grade. Why not help him out from time to time? Maybe one day he’ll actually make it into the top hundred in the school and have a chance at getting into university. Although I think it’s unlikely, I still kind of hope he wins. Besides, he’s not familiar with the other high-achievers in our class. Even though you didn’t do well this time, it doesn’t really mean anything, not like us sitting at the back. Plus, you’re conveniently right in front of him.”