Chapter 23: The Boiling Class 14

Deciding to act on his thoughts, Wang Donglai wasted no more time. After class, he headed straight for the faculty office.

"Reporting!"

After announcing his arrival at the door, Wang Donglai walked in and went directly to Meng Fang's workstation.

"Oh, Wang Donglai, you're here. Is something the matter?"

Meng Fang, who was currently tallying grades, recognized the voice as somewhat familiar when he called out. She looked up just as Wang Donglai approached.

"Teacher, I was wondering if I could borrow your lesson plans to look over. Would that be convenient?"

Wang Donglai didn't beat around the bush; he got straight to the point.

"Yes, no problem!"

As she spoke, Meng Fang leaned down, opened a cabinet, and began searching.

She soon pulled out several thick lesson plan notebooks.

"Take these lesson plans and look through them. If there's anything you don't understand, come ask me again."

"By the way, I specifically pulled out your grades this time. You did quite well. Remember to keep it up."

"Take a look at your results first."

With that, Meng Fang produced a piece of paper with several numbers and a name written on it.

Wang Donglai: Chinese 120, Math 117, English 119, Politics 76, History 79, Geography 79, Total Score 590.

Regarding this score, Wang Donglai merely raised an eyebrow slightly, showing no great sign of surprise.

Meng Fang, however, was a different story. She was visibly excited, her face beaming with a smile so bright that anyone could tell she was in an excellent mood.

"For this weekly exam, some teachers said the difficulty wasn't low. To be able to score this high—if you maintain this, getting into a Tier 1 university won't be a problem."

"Moreover, there are still over fifty days left until the Gaokao. If you can raise your liberal arts scores a bit more and get your Math and English above 130, it won't be impossible to get into a 985 or 211 university."

"If anything comes up, just come find me. I'll back you up, you hear me?"

Meng Fang's eyes were bright as she spoke to Wang Donglai with immense excitement.

"Understood. Then, Teacher, I'll head back down now!"

After nodding in thanks, Wang Donglai took the lesson plans and left the office.

Once Wang Donglai had departed, the homeroom teachers from other classes swarmed around.

"Congratulations, Teacher Meng! If Wang Donglai keeps up this momentum, he might even make it into a prestigious university in the Gaokao."

"Indeed. Does Teacher Meng know what kind of study method Wang Donglai uses?"

"They say once you 'click,' studying becomes as easy as drinking water. I didn't believe it before, but I didn't expect to actually see it happen."

"How far do you think Wang Donglai's grades can climb in the next three exams?"

The various homeroom teachers surrounded Meng Fang, discussing the matter amongst themselves.

Regardless of the content of their conversation, the hint of envy toward Meng Fang was unmistakable.

Because everyone knew that as long as there was no "padding" in Wang Donglai's scores, he would definitely pass the Tier 1 cutoff in the Gaokao.

What was even more startling was that Wang Donglai's grades were like blooming sesame flowers—rising steadily with no sign of plateauing.

That was what people looked forward to most.

No one knew where Wang Donglai's final Gaokao score would eventually land.

"You all know his attitude toward studying. He arrives at the classroom at six in the morning and doesn't return to the dormitory until eleven at night. Aside from eating, he spends all his time in the classroom. While these grades are somewhat exaggerated, they were earned through sweat."

"As for the boy, he already mentioned his ambitions during the flag-raising speech. He likely has a great determination to realize his goals, which is why he works so hard."

"Instead of crowding around me, you might as well go to your own classes and supervise your students. Perhaps you have a student like Wang Donglai too. Once they awaken, it's a complete transformation, and their grades will skyrocket."

The corners of Meng Fang's mouth never closed; she looked extremely excited and proud.

After a round of "correct nonsense," she finally let the gathered teachers disperse.

...

Having obtained the lesson plans, Wang Donglai began testing them.

However, it disappointed him.

The speed at which he gained experience points from reading did not increase; instead, it had become slightly slower.

Setting the lesson plans down, Wang Donglai fell into thought.

"The system can't be wrong. That means these lesson plans do not belong to the 'high-quality teaching materials' the system mentioned. Furthermore, I didn't gain any experience points while listening to the lectures in class."

"Master teachers' lectures, high-quality teaching materials..."

Shaking his head, Wang Donglai found his answer.

Anshui County was a poverty-stricken county with only about a hundred thousand people; the teaching strength of Anshui High School was not particularly strong.

Furthermore, Class 14, where Wang Donglai was placed, was an ordinary liberal arts class. The substitute teachers were not master teachers; they were merely experienced in teaching.

Thinking this way, Wang Donglai felt relieved.

In any case, he could still gain experience points through repeated reading of books; it just took more time.

Wang Donglai gave up on the idea of high-quality teaching materials for now.

...

The next day.

Just as morning reading began, Meng Fang walked into the classroom with a smile on her face.

As Meng Fang entered with that smile, the students of Class 14 had a vague suspicion in their hearts.

Sure enough.

After walking up to the multimedia podium, Meng Fang signaled everyone to stop their recitation and said loudly, "The results for this weekly exam are out!"

"Our class performed very well this time, and several students deserve special praise."

"First, our classmate Wang Donglai scored a high of 590, ranking third in the entire liberal arts grade. Everyone, let's give him a round of applause!"

After Meng Fang finished speaking, she was the first to start clapping.

The students below fell into a state of shock upon hearing the score.

Only then, following Meng Fang's lead, did the applause slowly rise.

Whether out of curiosity, shock, or confusion, eyes fell upon Wang Donglai one after another.

"This time, besides Wang Donglai, Guo Xing and Chen Mengni have also shown great improvement. Guo Xing's score increased by sixty points from last time, ranking second in the class and 108th in the entire liberal arts grade. Chen Mengni's score increased by fifty-five points, ranking third in the class and 198th in the entire liberal arts grade. Let's give them a round of applause!"

This time, the shock brought by Meng Fang's words was far greater than when she announced Wang Donglai's score.

After all, everyone knew about the bet between Chen Mengni and Guo Xing against Chen Yanqiang and Xie Yaolin; they had originally viewed it as mere entertainment.

Not many people truly believed that Chen Mengni and Guo Xing's grades would make such massive leaps.

But hearing Meng Fang's words now, it felt as if everyone had been struck hard on the head by a sledgehammer.

Especially Chen Yanqiang and Xie Yaolin, who looked at Wang Donglai with expressions of utter disbelief.

The two were not fools; there was only one reason why Chen Mengni and Guo Xing's grades could improve so quickly.

Wang Donglai!

The two girls asked questions every day, and Wang Donglai would even specially create problems for them to practice and consolidate their knowledge.

Chen Yanqiang and Xie Yaolin had seen all of this.

It was just that neither of them had expected Wang Donglai's tutoring to have such a massive impact and effect.

For a moment, they felt both regret and envy.

Standing on the podium, Meng Fang also noticed the unusual atmosphere below and followed the students' gaze.

With one look, it seemed Meng Fang understood.

She had already suspected that Chen Mengni and Guo Xing's improvement might be due to Wang Donglai.

Seeing the reaction below, Meng Fang was instantly certain of her guess.

During the morning reading, everyone's minds were in turmoil.

Some envied Chen Mengni and Guo Xing's grades, while others fixed their gaze on Wang Donglai.

When the morning reading ended, Chen Yanqiang and Xie Yaolin stood up without hesitation and walked toward Chen Mengni and Guo Xing.

"We're sorry!"

"We're sorry!"

The two bowed in unison, apologizing.

Their attitude was extremely sincere, without a hint of coercion or resentment.

"It's fine, it's fine. We're all classmates; the bet was just a joke. You don't need to be so serious."

Although Chen Mengni had been sharp-tongued before, seeing the two bow in apology, she immediately spoke up to let the matter go.

"Alright, let's leave it at that. The Gaokao is coming up; let's all focus on our revision!" Guo Xing said calmly.

After hearing Guo Xing and Chen Mengni say this, Xie Yaolin and Chen Yanqiang exchanged a glance and stood up straight.

"Brother Wang, can the two of us follow you to study from now on?"

After saying this, Chen Yanqiang and Xie Yaolin appeared somewhat nervous, fearing they might be rejected by Wang Donglai.

Looking up at them, Wang Donglai pondered for a moment before saying, "We are all classmates; there's no need to be so polite. Let's learn from each other, encourage each other, and progress together."

Hearing this answer, Chen Yanqiang and Xie Yaolin were visibly stunned.

"Right, we are all classmates. Learn from each other and progress together."

"Yes, yes, yes, exactly like that."

After a moment, the two snapped out of it and began nodding in rapid agreement.