Top Student at Their Peak
Chapter 45 - 45 45 The Rules for Defining Adulthood

45: Chapter 45: The Rules for Defining Adulthood 45: Chapter 45: The Rules for Defining Adulthood Without any surprise, during lunchtime, the class teacher Yuan Yuan came again and called Qiao Yu and Zhou Shuang to the office during the noon break.

After some exhortations, when the two of them returned to the classroom, they were no longer desk mates.

Qiao Yu didn’t even have to do it himself.

During the half-hour lunchtime break, Yuan Yuan picked two robust students from Class 13 to help move Qiao Yu’s desk and chair to Class 1.

Under the direction of Teacher Han, the class teacher and English teacher of Class 1, they were placed in the last row by the window.

Class 1 was also divided into eight small groups.

The desks of the middle six groups were arranged in pairs, but only the first group and the eighth group had single seats by the wall.

The seats by the window belonged to the eighth group.

The former deskmate from Class 13 had long been resigned, constantly thinking of where to play every day and then disrupting him; later, suddenly awakening, disrupting him with some academic questions.

Although the time wasted wasn’t much, his train of thought was often interrupted while solving problems, which was quite troublesome.

Now sitting alone means nobody interrupts during the daytime when he’s doing exercises, which is perfect.

Sitting in the last row, if he doesn’t want to attend class, he could leave early during breaks without affecting other students, which is perfect.

It would be even more perfect without the welcome ceremony.

Even though it was just the new class teacher simply saying on the podium: “Everyone, please welcome our new classmate Qiao Yu to the big family of Class 1.”

The sound of enthusiastic applause filled the room.

Under Teacher Han’s gaze, Qiao Yu stood up.

From this angle, he could see that 80% of the class turned to look at him openly, with all kinds of gazes: curious, intense, resentful, and even some that clearly wanted to hit him.

And that gaze that wanted to hit him circled around Xia Keke’s seat more than once, looking quite pathetic.

But these gazes had no effect on Qiao Yu at all.

As everyone knows, the kids in the Rocket Class are very polite and generally prefer to speak with their grades rather than their fists.

The school’s punishment might not scare the brave warriors of Class 13, but it’s particularly effective in the Rocket Class.

This is enough to show that nine years of compulsory education are actually very useful.

Just when the kids from Class 1 were clapping vigorously, another teacher appeared at the classroom door.

The class teacher signaled for everyone to stop, then walked out of the classroom.

After exchanging a few words with the other teacher, the class teacher left, and the other teacher walked in and stood at the podium.

Qiao Yu, who had just sat down, heard the new teacher ask, “Where’s Qiao Yu seated?”

There was no choice.

Qiao Yu, who had just sat down, stood up again.

This time, fewer people turned around, but Qiao Yu clearly saw that Xia Keke turned her head again, with her trademark smile, looking particularly excited.

“Let me introduce myself to the new classmate.

I am Xing Yuandi, the Chinese teacher of Class 1.

I believe everyone already knows that Qiao Yu scored excellently in our mock exam for Chinese, with only 115 points, but three points were deducted for presentation.

His essay got full marks, the short essay lost 1 point, and he only lost one point in reading comprehension.

For exams at this stage, losing only one point in reading comprehension is something I believe is difficult for the majority of the class.

So I hope to take this time to invite Qiao Yu to share with everyone his experience in doing reading comprehension questions.

Now please welcome student Qiao Yu to come to the stage and share his experience.”

It wasn’t exactly a surprise attack, as Xing Yuandi had asked Teacher Yuan to get Qiao Yu’s opinion yesterday, and Qiao Yu had agreed.

Qiao Yu only felt a bit regretful at this moment.

If he had known earlier that the school would transfer him directly to Class 1, he wouldn’t have agreed so readily at the time.

The reason is simple: he had already received the gaze that wanted to stab him earlier, and that was satisfying enough.

Going up on stage to share wouldn’t bring much emotional value anymore.

Fortunately, Qiao Yu had one good trait, which is being trustworthy.

Even if it would lead to a loss, as long as the problem wasn’t from the other side, he was still willing to fulfill what he promised.

So amidst the enthusiastic applause in the classroom, Qiao Yu took steady steps onto the podium that the teacher had given up.

Stage fright?

Doesn’t exist…

Since childhood, Qiao Yu had a strong heart, which in today’s popular online terms means his personality traits could freely switch between the so-called introverted and extroverted types based on different situations.

Quiet, silent, cheerful, lively…

If the money is right, he could fully adapt based on the demands of the patron.

When his gaze clashed again with the unfriendly gaze of the person sitting by the window, Qiao Yu smiled.

Actually, you couldn’t completely say there was no emotional value.

Watching a peer express impotent rage up close is actually quite satisfying too.

It’s not a sinister pleasure, just purely—secretly gleeful.

“Actually, when I do reading comprehension and similar questions, it’s mainly about perspective-taking.

Of course, the perspective-taking here isn’t about immersing yourself in the viewpoint of the author to think about those issues, which is a common mistake many students make, getting tangled up in the circumstances under which the author wrote those articles.

The perspective needed for test answering is actually from the perspective of the test creator, which is quite similar to the imperial examination system in history.

Whether it’s on the Analects or the Four Books and Five Classics, when writing essays, you need to consider the maximal thoughts of the current dynasty to score high and become a top scholar.

Don’t ever think that a piece of writing, the author is the one who best understands what they intended to express.

Can the author be more understood than the test creator?

Impossible!

As long as you’re a test-taker, you must firmly believe that the test creator is the one who understands the text the most.

Our reading comprehension is somewhat similar.

When you see an article, your first thought should be, why did the test creator choose this article?

What is the intent behind their question?

You should note that this information is often hidden in the key phrases of the question.

Let me give you an example…”

…

Xu Zhe, sitting in the first row by the window, looked at Qiao Yu with eyes full of hostility.

Unfortunately, he didn’t know that Qiao Yu didn’t consider him as an enemy, but just a mischievous child.

In Qiao Yu’s opinion, adulthood and juvenility should never be defined purely by age.

Anyone who hasn’t left the wings of their parents and must live under their protection is a child, even if they have entered college or pursued a graduate degree.

Although he was only fifteen, he was already able to support his family independently and could even take on the responsibilities of a family.

It wouldn’t be too much for these kids to call him uncle.

If it weren’t for those employers who appreciated his talents and, knowing he was still underage, didn’t want to stir up trouble by hiring a minor, he might have already signed that “Voluntary Waiver of Entrance Examination Commitment” with the school.

The legal bottom line preserved the spark of mathematics, with everything arranged just right.

Thus, in the afternoon at the headmaster’s office, another different agreement was laid out before Qiao Yu, marking also the first agreement in his life.

Sitting opposite him was the principal, with the good guy beside him.

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