Rebirth begins with studying hard

Chapter 5: Studying? Probably dating!

"Alright, stop talking, the room is like a boiling pot. I can hear it from the first floor. Our class is the noisiest in the whole building."

"If I hadn't come, were you planning to tear the house down?"

The noise instantly fell silent as the homeroom teacher appeared in the classroom with a blank expression.

"Oh no, the teacher seems to be in a bad mood. I'm going to get a scolding in class meeting," Sun Bo muttered to himself.

The homeroom teacher, Chen Li, is a middle-aged woman who wears black-rimmed glasses and teaches Chinese. She is very strict, and all the students in the class are a little afraid of her.

When the class fell silent, even Sun Bo's mutterings, though kept to himself, sounded jarring.

Lu Jie looked at him with sympathy.

The monthly exam results have just been released, and the homeroom teacher will definitely have to talk about it in the class meeting.

Judging from his expression, he was clearly about to reprimand someone. Showing up now, rushing to establish the homeroom teacher's authority...

That's truly... a noble cause!

To draw everyone's attention.

As expected, Chen Li slammed the monthly exam paper she was holding onto the podium and looked at Sun Bo:

"Sun Bo, I'll talk up here, you talk down here, or why don't you come up here and talk all you want!"

Sun Bo was so frightened that he immediately lowered his head and dared not look at the teacher.

But the teacher obviously wouldn't let the erected target go easily:

"Don't you have any idea how you're going to do on the test?!"

"Look at your test score! What score did you get, kid?"

"Did you pass with a score of over 400 in nine subjects?"

"No? Then what are you rambling about?!"

As she spoke, she flipped through the Chinese language test paper in her hand, quickly pulling out Sun Bo's test paper:

"Look at you! 'Enjoy life while you can!' What will you fill in the next line? 'Money lost can be regained!'"

"I've emphasized these two lines from 'Drinking Alone Under the Moon' eight hundred times; they're the most important parts. How could you possibly fill them in wrong?"

After a pause, she glanced at the entire class:

"Does anyone still know this poem? Raise your hand if you don't."

"No one raised their hand? You all know the answers, right?"

"Okay, Li Hao, you can memorize 'Drinking Alone Under the Moon'."

Li Hao, who was sitting in the last row and secretly laughing at Sun Bo, was suddenly dumbfounded.

He knew the next line of the proverb "When life is good, enjoy it to the fullest" was "Don't let the golden goblet face the moon empty," and when the teacher called on him, he almost blurted it out.

But to my surprise, the homeroom teacher asked him to recite the entire text.

I really don't know how.

He stood up and stammered "Ah" and "Oh" for a long time, but couldn't recite it. He was also punished by copying the text ten times. His expression immediately became even more listless than Sun Bo's.

Having learned from the mistakes of Sun Bo and Li Hao, everyone remained silent, fearing they might become the next person punished to copy the text ten times.

Seeing that her gentle reminder had worked, Chen Li shifted the topic to the monthly exam results, which was the theme of the class meeting.

Finally, she said earnestly:

"The placement exam is coming up soon. If you don't hurry up, you won't even be able to get into a decent regular class, let alone the honors class."

"Remember, you're learning for yourselves, not for me. Whether you learn or not, I'll still get my salary."

"But if you don't study and don't get into university, you might not even get this little bit of salary from me in the future."

Although the homeroom teacher's tone was stern, Lu Jie felt that it was genuine.

However, not many people were willing to listen at that moment.

"Starting next week, the grade will organize evening self-study sessions until 9:30 p.m., with 15 slots available from each class, all in the lecture hall."

"During evening self-study, there will be teachers on duty for each subject to answer your questions at any time."

"This is the teachers' voluntary work, and we hope you will cherish it."

Which students have signed up?

Because the school had arranged for students to attend evening self-study sessions in previous years, many students who were unwilling to participate complained about it, so the school canceled the mandatory sessions and changed it to voluntary participation.

After a trial period, it was concluded that having students from two classes study together in a lecture hall was the most efficient solution.

In the second and third years of high school, the class usually consists of all students in the top class plus a small number of students in the regular class.

In the first year of high school, before classes are divided, students are allocated places on an equal basis.

Because No. 12 Middle School is a day school, and the high school is not divided according to school districts, students are scattered throughout the city.

Back in 08, very few parents would pick up or drop off a high school student.

Naturally, everyone has a negative feeling about leaving school too late or going home too late.

Only a minority of students were willing to attend evening self-study sessions and continue studying until 9 p.m. Even among the top ten students in the class, only four voluntarily raised their hands to sign up.

The students who raised their hands to sign up naturally became the focus of the entire class.

When everyone's eyes fell on Lu Jie and they saw that he had also raised his hand to sign up for evening self-study, they were all taken aback.

Immediately, some people were surprised, some were shocked, and some couldn't help but burst out laughing, thinking he was there to make a joke.

Lu Jie ignored everyone's reactions, only stating his position when Chen Li looked at him with surprise:

"Teacher, I want to register."

Although Chen Li found it strange that Lu Jie, who was usually not serious, had changed his ways and would actually volunteer to participate in evening self-study, she felt that this positive attitude deserved praise:

"Good job, Lu Jie. Although your monthly exam results weren't ideal, as long as you take it seriously and study hard, I believe your grades will definitely improve."

At this moment, someone whispered in response:

"Studying? You're probably planning to go to evening study hall and date someone from the next class!"

Although the voice was soft, it made no attempt to conceal it, and almost everyone in the class heard it.

Everyone looked at Liu Jing, who was speaking, with expressions of both surprise and realization.

It's no secret that Liu Jing likes Song Qian, and it's common knowledge that Song Qian and Lu Jie have a good relationship.

The only person who could make him so sarcastic and bitter is clearly Song Qian from the next class.

Everyone understood the meaning behind his words.

"Song Qian from the next class also signed up?"

"Oh, I see! Why did Lu Jie suddenly sign up for evening self-study?"

"That makes sense!"

The crowd immediately began to whisper among themselves.

Chen Li frowned slightly and patted the podium:

"Stop talking!"

"Including Lu Jie, there are only eight people who signed up. Don't the others participate in evening self-study?"

Seeing that no one else was volunteering, she glanced at the time—school was almost over—and said:

"Evening self-study is a great learning opportunity, and you can ask the teacher on duty any questions you may have immediately."

"Go back and think it over carefully, and discuss it with your parents as well."

"Anyone who wants to sign up, please let the class monitor know tomorrow."

As the bell rang, she didn't say anything more, but looked at Lu Jie:

"Lu Jie, come to my office later."

After saying that, he left the classroom.

The classroom became noisy again.

Seeing the homeroom teacher leave, Sun Bo immediately turned around and blurted out everything he had been holding back for so long:

"Lu Jie, you're really going to attend evening self-study?!"

"You made plans with Victoria Song?!"

"That's surprising, you two actually went on a date during evening study hall?"

Lu Jie didn't want to explain, he just shook his head and said, "I go to evening self-study to study, it has nothing to do with anyone else."

Sun Bo was a little skeptical, but before he could speak, he heard a sneer.

"Study? Are you really going to study or are you still getting these terrible grades?" Liu Jing, who was passing by, said sarcastically.

Lu Jie ignored him, but Sun Bo wanted to stand up for his brother: "Liu Jing, who are you talking about?!"

"Whoever has bad grades and wants to date during evening self-study is the one who's affecting others," Liu Jing said sarcastically.

"You..." Sun Bo was about to unleash a torrent of anger when Lu Jie stopped him:

"Hey, the dog bites the person, and the person bites the dog?"

This time, it was Sun Bo's turn to chuckle.

Liu Jing's face turned ashen, but he couldn't find a better way to retort, and he was extremely angry.

He nearly choked on his words and said to the class monitor:

"Class monitor, I've also signed up for evening self-study."

After saying that, he gave Lu Jie a slightly provocative look.

Want to date Victoria Song during evening self-study? I'll report you!

The squad leader exclaimed in surprise:

"Huh? Are you sure?"

Liu Jing nodded: "Of course, I really went to learn."

The squad leader glanced at Liu Jing, then at Lu Jie:

"Oh, I'll write it down and report it to Teacher Chen."