Chapter 163
Chapter 163: Keep up the good work?!
Wen Yu noticed Fu Chengque’s embarrassment.
They’ve always kept some distance, he understood, so he didn’t get closer. Instead, he discreetly pushed a note to the middle, with the words: Didn’t I do well as a teacher?
Fu Chengque looked at it twice and replied: That’s really nice, thank you, Teacher Wen!
The note went back and forth: Have you seen Cheng’s face, have you seen it yet?
Fu Chengque glanced over to where Cheng Pingce sat according to her memory and indeed saw a dark face, he hung his head, staring at the desktop without moving. There was no expression on his face, and anyone could see that he was in a very bad mood.
She wanted to laugh, but then she felt it was not quite moral, and also felt a little sorry for this classmate.
Cheng Pingce was trying to catch up with Wen Yu, but the gap was getting bigger, and he was being left behind by Fu Chengque and Lu Min. His ranking in the third mock exam was worrying.
Fu Chengque replied, “He has a really bad attitude…”
Wen Yu said, “Everyone has improved in their grades. He improved more than last time, but he’s still holding a grudge!”
Fu Chengque responded, “Exactly, so what if I surpassed him? Women should also be in charge of their own destiny!”
Wen Yu added, “So it’s all backwards, competition is for improvement, just take a look at the rankings. Teacher Chen will definitely have a talk with him later! Look at Chen, his black face has turned red.”
Fu Chengque chuckled, “Haha, indeed, quite rosy, very interesting.”
After exchanging a few words like this, Fu Chengque felt somewhat relaxed.
She thought for a moment, adjusted her posture slightly, and the distance between the two of them narrowed a bit.
During the second break, Teacher Chen called for the two of them.
Wen Yu and Fu Chengque both took their materials and headed to the office.
Just as they reached the door, a familiar figure emerged, Cheng Pingce. Cheng Pingce had a typical studious appearance, wearing glasses, with a few acne spots on his sunken face from staying up late. He glanced at Wen Yu and Fu Chengque, said nothing, and walked past with his head down.
Once he was gone, Fu Chengque said, “Teacher Chen is talking to him!”
Wen Yu said, “How they talk, that’s called ‘caring’!”
“Yes, caring.”
“It’s our turn.”
In the office.
Chen Xiongguo had just finished talking with the top student in the class, Cheng Pingce, and felt melancholic.
Cheng Pingce used to be his pride and joy, with stable grades and mindset. However, recently, while his grades remained stable, his mindset seemed a bit unstable. As the class teacher, he fully understood the reason. But apart from doing some ideological work, there was no other way—after all, you couldn’t prevent other students from improving, right?
Taking a sip of tea, suppressing a slight frustration, and looking at the time, he thought that the two of them should be arriving soon.
Just as he was thinking, there were two knocks on the door. Wen Yu and Fu Chengque entered one after the other.
Chen Xiongguo quickly set down his teacup, pointed to the chairs prepared nearby, and said repeatedly, “Please, have a seat.”
The two of them sat down, and Chen Xiongguo glanced over, noticing a subtle clue.
Hmm!
The two of them are sitting a bit far today!
Haha.
What’s going on?
Look at the distance between them, there’s enough space for another person to fit in. This is too far! It shouldn’t be like this! Even if Fu Chengque didn’t move, this arrogant kid Wen Yu usually moved the chair closer to Fu Chengque’s side, sitting next to her. But today…
Did they have a fight?
Chen Xiongguo squinted his eyes and took a look, nah, it doesn’t seem like it!
What’s going on here, could it be that the preaching he personally delivered back then has finally taken effect?
Have the two of them finally settled their minds?
Huh! This, this, this!
It must be so!
Upon further thought, Fu Chengque’s significant improvement this time might also be partly due to shifting some of her romantic thoughts onto studying!
With this in mind, Chen Xiongguo’s face was instantly filled with springtime joy.
So, doing more ideological work really pays off!
Thinking through all this, Old Chen felt a cool breeze on his face, refreshing. When he spoke again, his tone couldn’t help but take on a certain tone:
“How are the essays… coming along?”
The two nodded together, “We’ve finished, teacher.”
Chen Xiongguo took their essays, looked them over, and nodded slightly.
First, he looked at Fu Chengque and said warmly, “Fu Chengque, this is well-written, very good. Go back and practice a few times. You won’t have to recite it, don’t be nervous, just follow the teacher’s arrangements.”
Fu Chengque nodded repeatedly, her face unable to hide her joy.
When he turned to Wen Yu, his face instantly turned dark, and he muttered, “Wen Yu, you’ve used too many clichés in your essay, aren’t you embarrassed by what you wrote?”
Wen Yu chuckled, “I’ll put everything in first, and then you can see my strengths and help me revise!”
Chen Xiongguo choked back a laugh, then lightly scolded, “I’ll revise your nonsense!”
He said this but still placed the essays on his own desk.
With that settled, as they were leaving, Chen Xiongguo clearly saw Fu Chengque deliberately lagging behind, not sticking too close to Wen Yu. He thought for a moment and called out to Fu Chengque.
Fu Chengque turned back, asking, “Teacher Chen, is there anything else?”
Chen Xiongguo cleared his throat a few times, then spoke with a serious tone, “There’s nothing special, just a few words for you. Teacher hopes you can keep up the good work, maintain a proper distance, and persevere until after the university entrance examination, understand?”
Fu Chengque replied, “Yes, yes,” a bit unclear.
What distance…
And keep up the good work…?
***
According to the schedule, the university entrance examination oath-taking ceremony will be held this Friday.
The countdown on the back bulletin board shows the time. In fact, it has been over a hundred days now, so this time it’s the “university entrance examination oath-taking ceremony” instead of the “hundred-day celebration”.
It doesn’t matter, it’s all the same!
It’s already certain that Fu Chengque will take the stage, and Wen Yu is also busy this week preparing a campaign speech and going through the motions.
At noon, Fu Chengque stood up excitedly and announced, “A major step forward for the study group: our study group leader, Fu Chengque, will represent Class Four at the ‘university entrance examination oath-taking ceremony’! At that time, she will also bring everyone’s names, tirelessly leaving a glorious history for us all in Second High School!”
Xiao Gua was very happy and asked, “How will you bring it up?”
Fu Chengque sat down, with an excited expression, and said, “I will say, ‘My progress cannot be separated from the mutual help of Wen Yu, Peng Hui, Lu Min, Fang Ling, and others. The fact proves that hard work is never too late…'”
Fang Ling teased her with a laugh, “According to what we see on the news, the more important people are, the higher they’re ranked. Obviously, Wen Yu is the most important, and me…”
Fu Chengque panicked, she hurriedly hugged Fang Ling, trying to please her, “Oh dear, it was just a casual mention, I didn’t mean that! You are as important as everyone else!”
Fang Ling laughed heartily, “Then tell me secretly, why is ‘Wen Yu’ mentioned first? Just give me one reason, I won’t mind.”
Fu Chengque felt embarrassed and couldn’t resist, so she leaned in and whispered.
Fang Ling listened attentively, making sounds of understanding, looking as if she finally got it.
This stirred up Xiao Gua and Lu Min, scratching their heads in curiosity. They asked repeatedly, but Fang Ling wouldn’t say.
After a while, when Fu Chengque wasn’t paying attention, Fang Ling secretly revealed the secret to Wen Yu, Xiao Gua, and Lu Min:
“She said that Wen Yu helped her the most, and because of him, she’s where she is today. She absolutely forbids me from telling you three!”
The two girls let out a long “oh~” sound, then all three of them looked at Wen Yu with amused expressions.
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