Rebirth: She is Ready for a Counterattack!-Chapter 133 - 132: Encounter (Fourth Update)

A new day continues to begin.

Let’s not talk about Gu Rushan and Jiang Xiulan worrying at home, but rather focus on how fast life is passing for Gu Xiaoqing.

Soon, the day to go to the city for the competition arrived.

This time, only Gu Xiaoqing is going, because Jiang Weidong’s ranking wasn’t high enough.

Principal Gu could only send Gu Xiaoqing to the county education bureau, where the bureau’s teachers would lead the team and take the bus.

Their vehicle was specially arranged by the county, it’s a public car, offering the participating students the highest honor and the best treatment.

Principal Gu could only remind Gu Xiaoqing to take the exam calmly and boldly, not to overthink, and then left.

The whole arrangement was handled by the education bureau’s teachers.

Besides Gu Xiaoqing, the county’s top three included a boy from Gula Town named Han Zhongguo, and another boy named Wu Zhongwang, whom Gu Xiaoqing didn’t know. Boys and girls don’t easily converse.

So, on the way, Gu Xiaoqing sat alone in the first row, closing his eyes to relax.

There were two leading teachers, who chatted together.

The two boys at the back quickly got to know each other and became familiar.

Gu Xiaoqing didn’t mind.

After ten hours, the bus finally arrived in the city.

It’s not Gu Xiaoqing’s first time here, but the feeling is still quite unfamiliar.

For the Gu Xiaoqing now, this strange city is really the first time.

The competition venue is said to be the city’s key high school—City No. 1 High School.

It’s also a provincial key high school. It’s said that as long as you get into this high school, you’re only a step away from university.

Of course, in that era, university students were extremely valuable, unlike the numerous university students later like cabbages everywhere.

If a county could produce one university student, it was a great blessing.

Many counties haven’t had a university student for years.

This shows the importance of university students.

And this City No. 1 High School is said to have an annual university admission rate of 20 percent.

This means getting into City No. 1 High School gives you a 20 percent chance of becoming a university student.

Actually, Gu Xiaoqing’s aspiration is also for this high school.

After all, people strive upwards just like water flows downwards.

Who doesn’t want to receive the best educational resources and faculty?

But Gu Xiaoqing is well aware of his own aptitude. Compared to the kids in the city, his starting point isn’t as high.

All he can do is see the result of his effort.

Because the result of this semi-final faces the national finals.

So this city competition consists of twenty exam halls, with a total of 210 city-selected contestants competing, plus 600 contestants selected from various county areas, so there are many exam halls arranged.

The competition should also count as fierce.

Under the guidance of the teachers, Gu Xiaoqing and the others arrived directly at City No. 1 High School. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

This is their exam venue this time.

Examinees are mixed and randomly assigned to exam halls.

This exam venue has twenty class exam rooms.

The three of them were quite lucky. Although mixed up, they were still in one exam hall, at most not taking the exam in the same classroom.

Gu Xiaoqing saw his seat according to the exam admission card, which was the first seat by the window in Grade Eleven, Class One.

Then, the leading teachers took them back to the hostel.

When assigning rooms, Gu Xiaoqing had a room alone, the only girl, while the teacher and the other two boys were male, making it inconvenient to share a room with Gu Xiaoqing.

In the room, the leading Teacher Li gave each of the three students three hundred yuan, which was the county’s reward for the top three, handed out now as an incentive before the exam.

The exam is tomorrow, after dinner tonight. Gu Xiaoqing returned to her room, mainly thinking through her thoughts before sleeping.

Repeatedly thinking about past exercises, which has become a habit in Gu Xiaoqing’s life.

No need to solve problems, but just mentally reviewing them repeatedly.

Including long-forgotten memories being somewhat revived.

All were collectively reviewed.

The next morning, after a simple breakfast, the three students went to the examination venue together with the leading teacher.

Gu Xiaoqing placed the exam admission card prominently on her seat, as the invigilating teacher would check it.

Then calmly started preparing her stationery, draft paper, and arranged everything uniformly.

While preparing, she felt a huge shadow blocking the light in front of her.

Gu Xiaoqing was a bit puzzled, wondering if she attracted trouble wherever she went.

Could it be someone was upset and wanted to give her a hard time?

Reluctantly looked up.

Oh my.

Surprised to see a long-unseen face.

—Fang Shaonan.

This guy was looking all roguish, staring at Gu Xiaoqing intently.

As their eyes met, they both smiled pleasantly.

That camaraderie forged from past shared hardships cultivated an unspoken understanding.

"You’re here for the competition too?"

Fang Shaonan was delighted, thinking he and Gu Xiaoqing were four years apart. Originally, he was already in high school and didn’t need to participate in such competitions, but he was a student at City No. 1 High School, and his classroom became a competition venue.

He was here to help out.

Though reluctantly.

Everyone knows Fang Shaonan is just using City No. 1 High School for the degree.

He’s almost synonymous with troublemaking, and if it weren’t for Fang’s parent’s strong support, the principal wouldn’t dare provoke him. How could such students be allowed in City No. 1 High School?

He’s considered a bad student by almost every teacher.

But Fang Shaonan didn’t care.

If it weren’t for his parents persuading him to take this step to get into military school, he wouldn’t be here.

The teachers here focus on grades, and many academic problems Fang Shaonan doesn’t solve are not because he can’t but because he deliberately won’t answer correctly.

His grades don’t need anyone’s validation.

Today he was forced.

But unexpectedly met Gu Xiaoqing.

His mood changed immediately.

Gu Xiaoqing nodded, "What about you, are you studying here?"

Looking at Fang Shaonan’s demeanor, it didn’t seem like he was participating in the competition.

Not on the same level, huh.

Middle school math competitions can’t let high school students compete.

Gu Xiaoqing hadn’t forgotten. Fang Shaonan had mentioned he was already sixteen.

At sixteen, he’d be in high school, right?

The invigilating teacher had already entered the classroom and glanced at Fang Shaonan since the bell hadn’t rung yet, making no further comments.

Gu Xiaoqing hastily waved.

"You better go now. They’re about to start the exam."

"Alright, after your exam, I’ll wait for you outside. Let’s have lunch at my place. My mom still misses you."

Fang Shaonan also knew he couldn’t stay any longer.

Saying this, he walked out of the classroom. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)