Almighty Sweet Queen is Really Rich!-Chapter 917: Tuanzi’s Grievance
Lately, he’s been almost driven crazy because the mean uncle won’t give in. No matter how much he cries or complains to Uncle King, the mean uncle just won’t give him the phone!
He can have the phone, sure.
The condition is that he gets a perfect score on the next exam, including the bonus questions.
Recently, Tuanzi has been putting all his energy into studying, spending an extra two hours every night with the special math tutor, and practicing Go in his spare time.
The weekly quiz he was expecting suddenly got canceled and merged into the bi-weekly exam.
This made Tuanzi very anxious. Why was it canceled?
The school said it was to reduce the burden on first graders, as there were too many exams that weren’t necessary.
There won’t be any more weekly quizzes; they’ll only have the small bi-weekly tests now.
The kids in class were overjoyed, constantly saying the teachers were very kind, but Tuanzi looked downcast, extremely upset.
Because he wanted the exam, a few kids in the class were very unhappy with him and bluntly said they didn’t like him.
Finally, the bi-weekly test day arrived, and today they were going to hand out the papers.
Tuanzi’s eyes were sparkling with confidence. He should be able to meet the mean uncle’s demands, score 120, and then the uncle would have no excuse not to return his phone!
Teacher Li smiled as she handed a paper to Tuanzi, saying, "Well done."
Tuanzi beamed even brighter upon hearing this.
Well done, that must mean his scores are good.
Tuanzi grinned, showing a missing tooth, but then his smile froze.
"Why? How can it be? 119?" Tuanzi held the paper, flustered and at a loss for words.
It wasn’t a perfect 120 but a 119, just one point short!
Tuanzi clutched the paper, flipping through it as his round eyes searched it in grievance for that missing point.
It couldn’t be true; he should have earned a perfect score.
Soon, Tuanzi spotted a line with a "-1" written in red ink, indicating a point deducted.
Holding up the paper, Tuanzi looked at Teacher Li in distress, "Teacher Li, why did I lose a point?"
Teacher Li cleared her throat gently, "Presentation score, you lost a point there."
Tuanzi was dumbfounded upon hearing this, presentation score?
What is a presentation score?
Tuanzi’s whole face twisted in distress, "Why deduct my presentation score? I answered everything correctly!"
Teacher Li patted Tuanzi’s head and explained, "A presentation score is for the neatness and beauty of your handwriting on the paper. Try harder next time, you’re already doing great."
This exam was hard. Many kids who usually scored 100 only got 95 or 93 this time.
The so-called bonus questions? They simply ignored them.
Scoring 119, Tuanzi was far ahead.
Tuanzi’s lips quivered, and tears welled up in his big, round eyes, looking sadly at Teacher Li.
Why did this happen?
A nearby kid, there to collect his paper, grumbled, "You did so well, yet you’re pretending to be unhappy. So annoying."
Saying this, the kid tried to shove Tuanzi aside.
Tuanzi hugged the paper even tighter, feeling genuinely sad, not pretending.
Teacher Li gently coughed, patting Tuanzi’s shoulder, "Get ready to go home, try harder next time. You’re very good."
Tuanzi sniffled, using the paper to hide his face as he walked back to his seat, feeling wronged.
Teacher Li coughed once and continued distributing the papers.
She didn’t want to deduct a point from such a young child for no reason either, but what could she say? It was the guardian’s request.
With nothing else to mark down on, she had to deduct for presentation.
