Chapter 58: Those Examination Things (02)

  Three days later, the results of the mid-term exam came out.

  There are 39 students from three classes of liberal arts in senior high school year two who scored a total of over 500 points (all subjects use percentage scoring system) for the six subjects (Chinese, math, foreign language, politics, history and geography). Class 3 of liberal arts, also known as class 214, has 15 students. Chen Haonan ranked sixth in his class and eighteenth among all liberal arts classes with a score of 514 points, which he personally thinks is just so-so but still acceptable.

  However, Chen Haonan did not expect that Zhang Fengxu, the quiet and introverted boy from Class 210, would surpass him by 2 places with a score of 516, and lead him by 1 place in their class. What's more surprising is that Xiao Qiuming, who always seemed careless, achieved a high score of 551, ranking second in the whole class and third in all liberal arts classes.

  Of course, the surprise is still surprising, but Chen Haonan did not give up. After careful research and comparison, he found that his scores in politics, history, and geography were among the top ten in the liberal arts class, and his Chinese language score was even ranked first in the class, only mathematics and foreign languages dragged him down a lot, especially foreign languages. So, he decided that in the next stage, he would still have to "stick to" foreign languages, and of course, he would also focus on tackling mathematics.

  However, the heated discussion among everyone is not just about individual achievements. Since the division of classes, due to Wang Ze's "discriminatory policy" and the xenophobic sentiment of some students from the original 214 class, the current Class 3 of Liberal Arts has become a "three-part world": the original 214 class as one faction, the original 210 class as another faction, and the original 211 class as yet another faction. Although some people in the original 214 class faction have good relationships with some individuals from the other two factions, overall, the original 214 class faction and the new factions are often like fire and water, incompatible. Fortunately, this time four students from the original 211 class faction, including Chen Haonan, scored over 500 points, and three students from the original 210 class faction, including Zhang Fengxuan, also scored over 500 points. As a result, the number of students who scored over 500 points is roughly half of the entire Class 3 of Liberal Arts, with new students making up almost half of that number. However, Chen Haonan knows even better that among the top ten students in the class, only three are new students (apart from himself and Zhang Fengxuan, there's also Shen Xiaohu), and only Zhang Fengxuan made it to the top five, while none of them made it to the top three. Therefore, he does not participate in this kind of collective verbal sparring.

  Although so, Chen Haonan and Xiao Qiuming's relationship remained the same as before. However, he had added a few more points of respect for that guy, only "looking at him with new eyes" could describe it. On the day when the results came out in the afternoon, Xiao Qiuming still appeared in front of Chen Haonan like a ghost as usual. At this time, Chen Haonan was seriously reciting English words in a corner of the garden.

  "Hao Nan, you little scamp got such good grades, you must treat us out!" These were Xiao Qiu Ming's first words as he jumped out.

  "You're like a ghost, always suddenly appearing and disappearing." Although he was used to Xiao Qiuyue's boring "tricks", his sudden appearance still made Chen Haonan's heart skip a beat... After calming down, he jumped up and pressed Xiao Qiuyue down, shouting loudly: "You little brat, you did so well on the exam, but you're making me treat you? - Watch me not kill you, you scoundrel!" Chen Haonan shouted and yelled, his fists really pounding against Xiao Qiuyue's body, though he was naturally aware of how hard or soft his punches were.

  "Ah! Murder! Chen Haonan has committed murder!" Xiao Qiuming deliberately shouted like a slaughtered pig.

  "Hey! What are you two doing?!" Chen Haonan's sentence "You little..." hadn't finished, when the two class teachers suddenly surrounded them: furious! Chen Haonan couldn't help but feel a bit panicked, and hastily let go of Xiao Qiuyue.

  "Which class are you two from? Why are you fighting?" one of them, a burly and rough-looking guy with a scarred face, bellowed.

  "We didn't fight, we were just messing around... " Chen Haonan had never encountered such a scene before, and his heart was filled with suspicion, so he hastily poked Xiao Qiuyue.

  "Teacher Gao, we're just joking around!" Xiao Qiuming quickly turned around. His thumb was deliberately stuck up his nose, looking like a hooligan.

  "Oh, Xiao Qiuyue, it's you!" The guy with a face full of scars suddenly smiled, but that smile made his appearance even more terrifying.

  "Teacher Gao, you've been promoted! Director Zhou (Director of the Students' Department) has given his position to you!" Xiao Qiuming said with a deliberate glance at the two so-called teachers, finally settling on the face of that rough and uncouth guy.

  "Whatever!" Teacher Gao chuckled and handed a cigarette to Xiao Qiuming with both hands. Xiao Qiuming took it, and then he busied himself handing one over to Chen Haonan.

  "I don't smoke!" Chen Haonan had never seen a teacher hand out cigarettes to students before, and the way he did it with such courtesy made him extremely angry.

  "Take one, little brother!" Teacher Gao said with a smile.

  "This guy is a good student," Xiao Qiuming said, standing up and putting his hand on Chen Haonan's shoulder. "Teacher Gao, don't try to persuade him, he doesn't even touch cigarettes or alcohol!"

  "Oh, I see!" The so-called Teacher Gao awkwardly put away his cigarette. Immediately afterwards, he said with a red face: "Then you all continue playing, we have something to attend to so we'll leave first." As he spoke, Teacher Gao gave the tall and thin guy who came with him a fierce glance before walking away.

  "Then I won't send it, Teacher Gao ——" Xiao Qiuyue deliberately dragged out the words in a high-pitched voice.

  Watching Principal Gao's gradually disappearing figure, Chen Haonan had a lot of thoughts: What kind of Principal Gao is this? He's so low-key and humble in front of the students! What's wrong with this world? Is white not white, and black not black? If teachers are like this, what about the students? Xiao Qiuming must be some kind of freak... Chen Haonan sighed and didn't dare to think further.

  "Hao Nan, what's wrong?" Xiao Qi Ming said, pulling Chen Hao Nan who was deep in thought, "This crappy teacher, if you don't show him some toughness, he'll bully you, pretending to be a good guy..."

  "What?......" Chen Haonan was completely speechless.