Pampered by the School Bully
Chapter 336 - 329, Sons and Feng Ge, study hard! (1)

Chapter 336: 329, Sons and Feng Ge, study hard! (1)

A new week began, and with it, the routine of daily life and study kicked in once again.

After experiencing a week of structured living at the start of the term, the so-called ’back-to-school syndrome’ had gradually faded among the students, who were now easing into their study routine.

Huo Feng and his ten followers started to get into the groove of studying as the week commenced.

Maybe it was Huo Feng setting an example, or perhaps the other brothers also realized the importance of studying. To sum it up, at the start of this week, the ten brothers began to study in earnest.

This change first manifested in their attitude towards evening self-study...

In the past, evening self-study time was an opportunity for the brothers to frantically copy homework and sneak peeks at novels.

But from the start of this week, the ten brothers utilized their evening self-study time, following Huo Feng’s lead.

Huo Feng had already embarked on an evening self-study plan since last term.

His brothers, on the other hand, were entering a real period of study at the beginning of this term.

During Sunday evening’s self-study, Huo Feng noticed that his desk mate Pan Bo, and the pair at the desk behind, Gu Yang and Lin Yuhao, weren’t chatting noisily as usual. Instead, everyone was diligently working on practice papers; the only sound was the scratching of pens on paper.

At that moment, Huo Feng was copying English words, quietly repeating and memorizing them, while occasionally glancing at Pan Bo, who was seriously engrossed in solving math problems beside him.

Seeing Pan Bo’s earnest, frowning face, a smile of serene benevolence couldn’t help but spread across Huo Feng’s face.

Good...

My son has finally started taking things seriously.

My son is finally trying to measure up to his dad...

Such a teachable youth!

From time to time, Huo Feng also checked on Gu Yang and Lin Yuhao’s study progress behind him.

They were doing quite well too!

Both of them were earnestly solving problems and occasionally flipping through their textbooks, seemingly getting into the zone.

Huo Feng’s gaze swept the classroom once more, taking in the other followers.

Even though they weren’t seated in the same group or row, Huo Feng could still see his followers all adopting a serious demeanor.

Seeing everyone in such great form, Huo Feng, feeling like a proud father, was utterly satisfied!

"Fatty, you used the wrong formula," Huo Feng pointed out as Pan Bo struggled with a math problem, "You can’t solve it like this; try a different formula."

He pulled out a math textbook, flipped to the page with the correct formula, and suggested to Pan Bo, "Try applying this formula to the problem, think about it from a different angle."

Listening to Huo Feng, Pan Bo reconsidered his approach...

But the underperforming Pan Bo, after pondering for a long time, still couldn’t untangle the logic and had to seek Huo Feng’s help again, "Bro Feng, teach me."

Hmm...

Suddenly being asked to teach, a sense of honor welled up inside Huo Feng!

He immediately smiled triumphantly, "Come, let daddy teach you."

Having always been a ’poor student,’ Huo Feng had only ever been on the receiving end of instruction; but now, at last, there came a day... when he could be the one to teach someone else!

Immediately, Huo Feng straightened up, puffed out his chest with excitement, and picked up a marker pen...

Before starting the lesson, Huo Feng cocked a sly eyebrow at Pan Bo and teased, "First, call me daddy."

Pan Bo glanced at him disdainfully, "Bro Feng, you would lose my respect."

Huo Feng retorted, "Call me daddy after I teach you."

Pan Bo retorted, "A man can be killed but not insulted; otherwise, you might as well take me out later!"

Huo Feng slapped Pan Bo on the shoulder, "Seeing that you’ve got such courage, I’ll forgive your rudeness, my son!"

Pan Bo: "..."

Huo Feng then began to teach Pan Bo the math problem.

He drew an extra dashed line on the figure with a ruler and pencil, then solved the problem aloud for Pan Bo, using the formula he had just pointed out.

After a solid ten-minute explanation, Pan Bo’s notebook was filled with a complete, step-by-step solution.

Pan Bo listened attentively, earnestly trying to understand Huo Feng’s approach, and very earnestly...

But could only grasp half of it!

After Huo Feng finished explaining, he tapped on the paper and asked, "Got it now?"

Pan Bo nodded and then shook his head, "I understood half, but I couldn’t follow the other half."

So, Huo Feng explained it all over again with earnest care.

This time, after the explanation, Pan Bo finally managed to understand it all, "Okay, I know how to do it now."

Seeing this, Huo Feng patted Pan Bo on the shoulder and said, "Work hard and be serious, and one day you’ll reach daddy’s level. If there’s anything else you don’t understand, just tell daddy."

Pan Bo eyed him sidelong, "...Oh..."

"Sigh..."

At that time, Huo Feng was practically bursting with pride, floating on air with the thought, "I’m so awesome, but what can I do? With my skills, I could totally teach people..."

Listening to him, Pan Bo felt embarrassed and couldn’t help but remind Huo Feng, "Bro Feng, you’ve only taught me one problem..."

Huo Feng spread his hands, "Then ask me more, Daddy isn’t afraid of any challenge! Daddy is ranked second in our section after all!"

Pan Bo couldn’t stand his overly inflated confidence, "Bro Feng, let’s just get back to the books and stop talking."

Huo Feng narrowed his eyes, "Fatty, are you looking down on me, or do you not believe in me?"

Pan Bo laughed, "No, not at all, let’s just focus on studying!"

Huo Feng wasn’t ready to drop the subject, "Fatty, you don’t believe I can make it to second in the section, do you? You’re looking down on me?!"

Pan Bo shook his head, "Really, Bro Feng, I’m not."

Huo Feng, "I’m telling you, I’ve seen the guy who’s second in the section before, a complete slob of a bookworm, exactly the kind that buries themselves in books! A truly smart person wouldn’t read themselves into such a mess. Look at Yan Ji, look at Sangzhi, aren’t they both excellent and bright? So, with my quick-wittedness, Huo Feng, I can overtake the second-in-section anytime!"

Pan Bo nodded, "Alright Bro Feng, I believe you, but let’s hit the books now, Bro Feng!"

Huo Feng, seeing Pan Bo’s perfunctory agreement, wasn’t happy, and said, "Fatso, just you wait and see, I’ll prove it with the results of one exam!"

Pan Bo, "Ah, okay, I get it..."

Right after, Huo Feng continued to study the books seriously, committing them to memory.

Pan Bo breathed a sigh of relief and soon also immersed himself in studying.

Their group’s transformation was noticed by the whole class, who murmured about it in silence.

In fact, since last semester, when Huo Feng advanced from being ranked among the 600+ to the top 100+, his classmates had started looking at him with new respect.

And at the beginning of this term, when all 11 of them changed their bad ways and began focusing on studying.

This act slowly altered the entire class’s perception of them.

Huo Feng and his ten underlings probably didn’t realize that their image was gradually changing...

Even though they were still the playful and rowdy, menacing and threatening bad students, their attitude towards serious study gave them a label of ’striving for improvement.’

At least to their classmates, they were not just a threat in school life but starting to become a threat on the performance charts as well...

If all their scores went up, then there would be nobody left to be at the bottom of Class 7!

...

Huo Feng and his ten underlings had all set ranking goals for themselves for this semester.

Huo Feng aimed the highest, wanting to vie for second place in the section.

His ten underlings weren’t as ambitious, claiming they would be satisfied with reaching the top 300 in the section by the end of the term.

Their current scores were scattered around the 500+ or 600+ in the section rankings, with only Lin Yuhao doing a bit better, consistently in the 380+ range.

Hence, Lin Yuhao set his own goal to break into the top 200 by the end of the term.

With goals in place, they were naturally more motivated in their studies.

From this week onwards, they took classes seriously, took diligent notes, did their homework earnestly during evening study, and even memorized vocabulary back in the dorms at night.

With such a busy academic week, the days flew by in the blink of an eye.

On Friday, after school, Huo Feng went to Class 1 to pick up Pu Sangzhi.

Being key classes, Classes 1 and 2 often had the habit of running overtime.

So, Huo Feng, with his bag slung over his shoulder, stood at the stairwell waiting dryly for Class 1 to be dismissed.

After about five minutes, Class 2 got out first.

Huo Feng watched absentmindedly as the students from Class 2 swarmed out of the classroom and then suddenly, he spotted Chen Ruixiang emerging from within.

This person, the legend who was second in the section, still looked a disheveled mess.

His school uniform was loose and sloppy, his complexion sallow and gaunt, and topped with a head of long, greasy hair that looked like it could be used to fry dishes.

Huo Feng "tsk-tsked" with disdain in his gaze.

Thinking of someone like Yan Siyuan, who was top-tier student material, and then seeing such a level of good student, there really was a world of difference between people!

Chen Ruixiang walked past Huo Feng with his bag on his back. Noticing Huo Feng was staring at him, he hung his head lower, hastened his pace, and jogged down the stairs.

"Haha... seriously a wimp!"

Huo Feng laughed out loud when he saw Chen Ruixiang’s timid demeanor.

Truth be told...

Knowing that the second in the section looked like that, Huo Feng really felt no sense of threat whatsoever.

He believed that with his, Huo Feng’s abilities, overtaking Chen Ruixiang would be a piece of cake!