Study System: I'm a 38-Year-Old Student-Chapter 117 - 93: No Matter the Waves Ahead, Let Our Passion Rise Today!
"Listen to Uncle Shen."
"Don’t chicken out!"
"Just go for it!!"
"A sharp sword is forged through grinding, and the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from bitter cold!"
"Burning the midnight oil and rising at dawn, now is the time for a young man’s studies!"
"The long night is ending, the dawn is just ahead! Don’t worry about the waves on your journey—just let your passion soar today!"
"It’s the last month—run, boys!!"
Shen Qiushan ended his speech.
Then, thunderous applause and cheers erupted in the classroom. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚
Teenagers’ passion is the easiest to ignite.
Now that Shen Qiushan had poured this bowl of stirring motivational soup down their throats, these kids would probably be studying late into the night with their lights on!
Chen Xiangyu also stood in the corner of the podium, joining in the applause. With Shen Qiushan in a suit today, his looks alone bumped him up a notch, and this passionate speech made Chen Xiangyu see her old lover in a completely new light.
Before, she was mostly attracted to Shen Qiushan’s body, but now, she suddenly realized this old lover of hers actually had such a strong inner core!
He was excellent from the inside out!
Chen Xiangyu looked at her old lover’s sharply defined profile, and unconsciously shifted her legs into a cross stance, her mind wandering off—fantasizing about tonight’s "tutoring session."
"Dad, that was awesome."
"Didn’t expect you had such a knack for speeches."
When Shen Qiushan returned to his seat, Shen Yixiao couldn’t help but whisper his praise. Tonight he truly thought his old man was super cool.
"Just said a couple of things, that’s all!"
Shen Qiushan waved his hand nonchalantly, then whispered, "How’d you do on the test this time?"
Compared to his own performance, right now Shen Qiushan was much more concerned about his kid’s results.
Of course, there was also his daughter Shen Yanran.
Over the past month, Shen Qiushan had seen both kids’ hard work.
Now it was time for some results. If neither of his kids improved, if they walked away with nothing, it could really crush their motivation to study.
"I felt this practice test was pretty easy, maybe my total score will finally top Shen Yanran’s!"
Mentioning his own mock exam, Shen Yixiao shrugged confidently.
"Hmm, looks like you did well."
Shen Qiushan nodded slightly. He knew his boy—if he didn’t do well, he’d never brag like this.
"Send your sister a message, after school head to Class 1 and get Pipa."
"Your second aunt said today is a day worth celebrating—after evening session, let’s grab a late-night snack together!"
Shen Qiushan reminded him in a low voice again.
"Late-night snack?"
"Awesome!!"
Shen Yixiao was thrilled and quickly used his kids’ smartwatch to message his sister Shen Yanran, passing on the great news about the upcoming supper.
Meanwhile, Shen Qiushan received a WeChat message from Chen Xiangyu, asking if he was coming by her place for tutoring tonight.
Seeing the message, Shen Qiushan instinctively glanced up at Chen Xiangyu sitting behind the teacher’s desk. She was lowering her head, looking all serious as she graded papers.
As if that WeChat message hadn’t just come from her!
This sneaky kind of vibe was actually pretty thrilling, but Shen Qiushan had already promised Lin Xiamo when he left the test hall—they were taking the three kids out for late-night eats to celebrate the win!
So Shen Qiushan could only regretfully turn down his old lover’s "tutoring" invitation.
Chen Xiangyu’s phone was right on the desk. When she saw a reply come in, she quickly glanced at it, then looked disappointed.
She had been planning to properly "let off some fireworks" tonight to celebrate!
Guess she’d just have to save that for another day.
But Chen Xiangyu didn’t plan to let Shen Qiushan off that easily. She replied directly: "Two sessions—put them on the tab!"
Seeing that, Shen Qiushan couldn’t help but laugh and cry at the same time.
The pain of middle-aged men.
Seriously—who would understand!
Still, these "strong woman, weak man" days for Shen Qiushan were almost over. After the mock test results came out, as long as nothing unexpected happened, Shen Qiushan could rake in another two hundred thousand points on his Scholar Index.
Then he’d fully upgrade his Endurance, Strength, and Speed stats.
With his figure, appearance, and health already at 90 points, Shen Qiushan would be a total all-rounder!
He’d be sure to have Chen Xiangyu begging for mercy!
Evening self-study ended.
Shen Yanran, who’d already packed her bag in advance, rushed out of the classroom first and quickly made her way to the Celestial Pride Class doorway.
Since Xu Pipa was sitting in the front row, it was easy for Shen Yanran to find her. She stood at the door and waved, "Pipa, hurry up!"
Xu Pipa had no idea why Shen Yanran was popping over to see her tonight. She hurried to pack her bag and left the classroom.
"Yanran, what’s up?"
"Second Aunt and my dad said we’re going for late-night snacks together to celebrate. Are you cool with that?"
Shen Yanran asked with a smile.
"Yeah, that’s fine."
Xu Pipa nodded obediently. Of course she’d already heard about Shen Qiushan getting a score of 704, totally crushing Yang Xijin, Wang Zhixin, and the rest.
Even though she was in the Celestial Pride Class, top students are just regular kids too—they love gossip, especially when it’s about their own school.
And the Celestial Pride Class was actually less strict about phones than regular classes, since school leaders and teachers figured—if a regular kid’s grades are bad, it’s gotta be because of phones.
But if the Celestial Pride Class kids play on their phones, it’s definitely just to look up answers or more study materials online!
No way around it—grades are everything in junior and senior high!
Good students get special treatment in all sorts of ways.
Like, if you’re late to school, a "bad" student will end up standing in the hall or at the back of the class as punishment.
But if a top student is late, the teacher will probably pretend not to see—it’s just "Don’t study so late next time," at most.
See? As long as your grades are good!
The teacher will even come up with excuses for you!
So at the Celestial Pride Class, some kids were even quietly watching the school’s livestream.
Pretty much everything Shen Qiushan did at that exam room, word had already gotten around to the Celestial Pride Class.
Xu Pipa didn’t even need to ask—just overhearing the classmates’ chat, she already knew all about Shen Qiushan’s situation.
Of course she was happy for her Uncle Shen.
In the past month, Shen Qiushan had taken really good care of her, and that care felt like a ray of warm sunshine lighting up her life—a feeling she’d never experienced before.
Sometimes Xu Pipa wondered to herself—is this what people call "fatherly love"?
But she’d never really felt anything like it before, so she couldn’t be sure what it meant.
Bottom line, thanks to Shen Qiushan looking after her, her life had gotten better. This girl who’d always fought her way alone finally had someone she could lean on.
Before, her life was like dead water—same boring, lifeless routine every day. Now, things were getting "colorful" again.
Honestly, her favorite time every day was the hour or so at noon, doing make-up sessions in Lin Xiamo’s office.
During that time, she was cared for and encouraged by Shen Qiushan and Lin Xiamo.
Plus, she had Yanran and Yixiao to joke around with.
Being with their family, Xu Pipa felt like she could finally experience a bit of warmth from a real home.
So now, with Shen Yanran asking her to join in the celebration, she was genuinely happy.
"Do you need to call home?"
Shen Yanran wiggled her pale wrist, suggesting Xu Pipa could use her smartwatch to get in touch if needed.
"No need."
When she heard that, Xu Pipa’s eyes dimmed just a little.
Whether she got home early or late—there was no one who cared.
Right now, the old house only had her and her grandpa.
Her gambler of a grandpa was gone for days at a time, so pretty much every night, when she got back after evening class, it was just her alone.
What time she went home didn’t matter at all.
"Oh, then let’s go!"
Shen Yanran only knew Xu Pipa’s family wasn’t well off, but she’d never asked about the details.
Now, seeing that Xu Pipa didn’t even have to notify anyone if she was late, it caught her off guard, but she didn’t want to press—worried about hurting Xu Pipa’s fragile pride.
