Chapter 55: Giving Up Halfway VS Active Effort ①
Nie Qiu propped her chin with one hand, and after a moment of silence, said, “If I had the opportunity to go to Class 1, of course I would go to Class 1!” Although she didn’t dislike Class 10 anymore, for the sake of a better learning environment and to make Nie Aifang happy, going to Class 1 would be the best option.
She also hoped that Nie Aifang would be like an ordinary parent, holding her head high in front of others because her child was studying in a good class, and feeling happy because her child performed well.
Moreover, even though she was a professor, her daily work involved educational insights, summaries of university student projects, and research on adolescent psychology. She also knew that after being away from campus for so many years, the knowledge points tested in exams like the Senior High School Entrance Examination and the College Entrance Examination would change every year, and university admission scores would also vary. Therefore, only by going to Class 1 could she truly learn the knowledge points that would be tested in the upcoming Senior High School Entrance Examination, right?
Although she was confident that the knowledge she had learned only needed a review, current exam questions tended to focus on logical and practical knowledge points. This meant that many extracurricular knowledge points would also be tested, and only in Class 1 could she learn better.
Li Kai fell silent. He wanted to ask Nie Qiu to stay in Class 10, but… what reason could he give? What excuse could he use to make Nie Qiu stay? Even he knew that with Nie Qiu’s current level, studying basic knowledge with them every day would not lead to any substantial progress.
Only in Class 1, with the intense sprint towards the Senior High School Entrance Examination, would it be possible to learn the real key points and truly get into a good school.
He knew, he understood, so he remained silent.
Zhang Haiyang, who was copying homework problems for Li Kai, paused, his pen tip faltering. He stared blankly at the white chalk writing on the blackboard. They all understood, they all knew that if it was for Nie Qiu’s own good, she should go to Class 1.
But… looking at the chalk writing on the blackboard, Zhang Haiyang sighed, lowered his head, and continued copying the problems. They would talk about it later! Didn’t Nie Qiu start studying only when she was hospitalized? She probably wouldn’t do too well anyway. Getting into Class 1 wasn’t easy; one had to be in the top forty of the entire grade.
After Teacher Yang finished his lesson, he assigned some homework and then packed his textbooks and left the classroom.
Huang Yan tidied her desk and went to the toilet. When she returned, she saw Bai Ya standing at the doorway with a heavily made-up woman in her thirties. She wanted to enter the classroom, but these two were blocking the door.
As soon as Bai Ya saw Huang Yan, she smiled, “Huang Yan, can you call Nie Qiu out for me? My sister is looking for Nie Qiu.”
Huang Yan was stunned. Bai Ya had also come to class early this morning, so she should have wanted to study hard. She… she… shouldn’t do anything to Nie Qiu, right? She nodded and walked into the classroom, sidestepping.
Nie Qiu was resting with her head on her desk. Huang Yan walked over and nudged Nie Qiu’s shoulder.
Nie Qiu looked up at Huang Yan and smiled, “What’s wrong? Is something the matter?”
“Someone is looking for you outside,” Huang Yan said with a smile.
Someone was looking for her? Speaking of someone looking for her, Nie Qiu thought of Nie Aiwen. Only Nie Aiwen had come to find her while she was at school. Nie Qiu stood up, patted Huang Yan’s shoulder with a smile, “Thank you.”
Huang Yan breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the person was someone Nie Qiu knew. She had originally wanted to remind Nie Qiu to be careful of Bai Ya.
“Nie Qiu…” As soon as Bai Ya saw Nie Qiu come out, she was looking around the corridor. She stepped forward, put her arm around Nie Qiu’s shoulder, and greeted her with a smile.
Nie Qiu turned and saw Bai Ya, and was stunned. She remembered this person who had bullied her with Chen Li before. “Are you looking for me?”
Nie Qiu’s gaze made Bai Ya stiffen. She forced a smile and pointed at Chen Yan, “Chen Li’s sister is looking for you.”
“Chen Li’s sister?” Nie Qiu looked up at the woman standing beside Bai Ya. To be honest, this person gave her a very uncomfortable feeling. She was accustomed to wealthy women with heavy makeup and ostentatious jewelry, and she was also accustomed to teachers of her age with various temperaments, her students’ parents, and the teachers at her tutoring class. However, she had never met someone who wore fake goods and acted so arrogantly.
Looking at Chen Yan, Nie Qiu hesitated for a moment before asking, “Are… are you looking for me?”
“You are Nie Qiu?” Chen Yan was the same height as Nie Qiu, but wearing high heels, she had to crouch down slightly to look at Nie Qiu. She reached out and gently rubbed Nie Qiu’s face with her hand, “I am your aunt. Qiu Qiu, do you know where your uncle is right now? You…”
Nie Qiu took a step back, avoiding Chen Yan’s hand, and interrupted her, “Are… are you mistaken?” How could Nie Aiwen possibly like a woman like Chen Yan? She had heard from Nie Aifang that Nie Aiwen had gone to be a live-in son-in-law in a wealthy family. Because he was afraid of embarrassing his uncle, they had never attended his uncle’s wedding and had never met his family.
Therefore, since they were wealthy, they naturally wouldn’t wear fake goods. The jewelry and ornaments on this person were all fake. Moreover, her gentle and refined uncle looked like someone who would like a mature female university student, so how could he possibly like this heavily made-up woman in front of her?
“Are you blaming Uncle and Aunt for not bringing you to live with us?” Chen Yan said with some sadness, “That villa at the time…”
“Classmates, it’s time for class. Please return to your classrooms and prepare for the lesson…” The school bell, a piece of music accompanied by an elegant female voice, interrupted Chen Yan’s words. Nie Qiu glanced at Chen Yan and turned back into the classroom.
This person didn’t seem like Nie Aiwen’s wife. She only felt that this person was more like a third party trying to interfere in someone else’s marriage. Therefore, she didn’t want to deal with this person.
Bai Ya walked behind Nie Qiu and whispered, “You also noticed that Chen Li’s sister is wearing fake goods, right? Do you know why Chen Li used to bully you? It’s because she didn’t want others to know that you are the niece of her sister’s husband. She didn’t want people to know that you are related to her.” She had only recently found out that Nie Qiu was the niece of Nie Aiwen, the boss of a newly listed company. She didn’t expect Nie Qiu’s uncle to be Chen Li’s brother-in-law. After divorcing Chen Li’s sister, Chen Yan, that person seemed to have become even more formidable!
Nie Qiu turned to look at Bai Ya, “And then? Why are you telling me this?” Over the past few days, she had come to understand this person in front of her to some extent. At least, there were quite a few people who used to gossip and slack off in class. She could get some information about prominent figures in the class, and Bai Ya was a typical fence-sitter, very gossipy and loyal, but also very realistic.
