Rebirth of the Rich Second Generation's Growth Diary

Chapter 65 Final Exam
At dawn in the cold winter, the plants in the garden all looked haggard. The holly leaves were covered with white frost, as if sprinkled with a layer of fine salt. The fountain was silent, and a thin layer of ice formed on the surface of the pond, emitting a cold light in the dim morning light.

The young man was wearing a thick, long black down jacket and huddled in his scarf, revealing only a pair of bright and determined eyes. He stamped his feet to dispel some of the chill before sitting down on the cold carved bench.

The vocabulary book in front of him was spread out, and the white breath he exhaled blurred the pages. He quickly rubbed his hands and exhaled a few breaths of hot air. Every time he read a word, a small cloud of white mist rose.

The final exam is tomorrow, and Li Xu finally memorized all the words for this semester today... When he sees English words, he can remember the meaning.

Of course, you may have forgotten some of the previous words, but there is no time now, so there is no way to further consolidate them. Fortunately, the junior high school foundation is very important for the English test in the first year of high school. Many people can get a score close to passing in the first year of high school just by relying on the English foundation learned in junior high school.

For the upcoming final exam, it may not be possible to get into the top five directly, but based on my level in math and English, I am confident that I will not fall out of the top three classes.

When I take a break, I put my English notebook aside and think about something in my mind.

Xia Xiaohe and her brother stayed in the city for a few days and then went back.

Things went smoothly. Xia Xiaomiao did not disappoint in the exam and successfully got full marks, qualifying for the primary school. Xia Xiaohe also successfully entered the junior high school department of No. 9 Middle School under the arrangement of his father, and only had to wait for registration for the next school year.

The two of them could indeed live at home then.

Will these two siblings become my right-hand men in the future?
Li Xu thought interestingly in his heart.

This feeling is like a prince in ancient times who has been cultivating his own confidants since childhood.

I thought back to my past life: business wars, internal political struggles. Ultimately, these things, when connected to words like "war" and "fight," clearly showed that they shared similar characteristics...

To expand territory, it is a life-and-death struggle, both internally and externally, if you are a general or a commander, you can't do anything without people under your command.

In his previous life, he had no idea about these things. Without such a confidant, it would not be an exaggeration to say that he was isolated and helpless in the company... Thinking of this, he smiled again. It was a little too early to consider these things now.

Naturally, I can't expect Xia Xiaohe and Xia Xiaomiao to become independent people that I trust in the future. Everyone's growth is full of too many uncertainties. Who knows what they will be like in the future?

So he was very open-minded about this matter. If Xia Xiaohe and Xia Xiaomiao really had the ability in this area in the future, it would be the best. If not, it didn't matter. In funding them, Li Xu just wanted peace of mind.

Just being friends is fine too.

Winter vacation is approaching and the weather is getting colder. Li Xu put away his notebook and walked slowly towards his villa.

……

In order to ensure fairness in the exam and reduce the possibility of cheating, in addition to full surveillance and supervision, and the use of signal blockers, special adjustments were also made to the students' seats.

Arrange the seats according to the scores.

In short, students with good grades sit at the front, and those with poor grades sit at the back, and they are arranged in order.

With this arrangement, those in the front have good grades and naturally don't bother to copy from their neighbors. Those in the back have poor grades, and the people in front, behind, and around them are at the same level as them, so copying is useless.

But when arranging Li Xu's seat, Yang Jun couldn't make up his mind for a moment... This kid didn't have the grades from the last monthly exam.

Although he thought of the scene in which Li Xu was seriously memorizing words in class, Yang Jun naturally would not think that his grades had improved by leaps and bounds based on this scene alone.

Thinking of this, Yang Jun put Li Xu's seat at the last one.

……

The subjects of the final examination for the first year of high school are very complicated, because there is no nominal division of subjects yet. A student has to take nine examinations, which is actually not necessary, so the three subjects of Chinese, mathematics and English are still used for ranking.

English is the last subject, which is on the morning of the third day. Theoretically, after the exam is over, the winter vacation will begin.

Because Li Xu's seat was determined by the last place in the exam, it was at the back door, allowing him to breathe the freshest air after each exam. At this moment, steady and regular footsteps could be heard in the corridor. The school leader, accompanied by several Education Bureau officials, arrived. When their figures appeared at the classroom door, the invigilator immediately straightened his back.

In the examination room, it was so quiet that only the rustling sound of pen tips scratching against the test paper could be heard. In the classroom, the fluorescent tubes emitted a cool white light.

"Students are ranked in order of their grades from high to low, and the rankings will be adjusted for each subject. For example, if he has good grades in math, he will sit in the front during the math test, but if he has poor grades in English, he will sit at the back." The vice principal introduced to the leaders of the Education Bureau with a smile.

The leader nodded and said with a smile, "This arrangement is very good. It can stimulate students' competitive spirit. What subject is this class?"

"It's English, and it's the last subject."

At this time, they just walked to the back door of Li Xu's class. The leader said casually: "Haha, I was also an English teacher many years ago. Come on, let's go in and take a look."

Several people walked into the classroom slowly.

This incident did not affect the atmosphere of the exam.

The people from the Education Bureau were dressed in neat suits, with gentle yet sharp eyes, and they scanned the examination room calmly.

Although the students did not look up, they subconsciously sat straighter and answered questions at a slightly faster pace, as if they were injected with an invisible force.

At this time, the leader leaned over gently to check Li Xu's answers. Looking at the lines of carefully written answers, he nodded slightly, his eyes full of satisfaction.

The school leader followed behind with a cautious smile on his face, and occasionally whispered a few words about the final exam.

It didn't take too long and I left the classroom after a few minutes.

The leader smiled and said, "What is the average English score of your students?"

The vice-principal hesitated for a moment, secretly wondering what the leader meant by asking this question. Thinking back to when the leader had just looked at the last student's test paper, he felt a little uneasy. He hesitated for a moment, then said tentatively, "Haha, the academic performance gap between the rich and poor students here is quite large..."

"Really? Is it school-wide, or is it the same in every class?"

"Um... the whole school."

"That class just now?"

"In our school, it's considered a below-average class."

"Average?" The leader was obviously a little surprised and said, "So, the English teacher of that class is quite good."

The vice principal was stunned for a moment and didn't react. What did the leader mean? Was he speaking in a sarcastic way?
Then, the leader said with a smile, "I just looked at the test paper of the boy who ranked last in the class. Well, he did well. He ranked last with such a score. The English teacher of this class deserves praise!"

This is difficult to fake because the seating order is already fixed, but whose test paper he looks at is random.

The vice principal's heart suddenly relaxed as he agreed, "That's right. Our young teachers are very motivated. Of course, this is mainly due to the excellent guidance and relevant policies issued by the leaders, which have an immediate motivating effect on them!"

A few of them chatted while slowly moving on to the next place.

The invigilators of the exam took turns. Yang Jun was invigilating in another class. Before the English exam ended, the vice principal sent the inspection team away and came to the door of her classroom. He called her out and praised her a few words.

Yang Jun was confused by the sudden praise and was stunned for a long time before he understood that it was because the leader of the Education Bureau had looked at Li Xu's English test paper.

Yang Jun's head was still dizzy...

what?
Li Xu?

(End of this chapter)