Chapter 221: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 221: Returning to First Place in the Whole School

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Li Xiulan bumped into Li Yuncui on Shangye Street; it was just one of countless ordinary moments in Wang Xiaohua's life, but it left a deep impression on his heart, making him study harder and never slacken in the slightest.

Even if Li Yuncui had fallen into depravity, grown tired of studying, and failed to get into university, relying on her own beauty, she might still find a capable man to marry, and there was still a possibility of enjoying blessings in the latter half of her life.

But if he, Wang Xiaohua, fell into depravity, grew tired of studying, and failed to enter university, then his life would basically be finished; with his short stature of 1.6 meters, plus his uneven teeth and obviously protruding mouth, even if he wanted to sell his body, no one would want him.

Even working as a security guard, many required a height of over 1.7 meters.

He knew deep down that he had no other path at all, except the path of studying.

So he put away all fantasies he shouldn't have, let his heart become completely calm, and with a hundred percent state, buried himself in hard study.

In the blink of an eye, the final exam of the first semester of his second year of high school arrived.

This time, Wang Xiaohua actually, for the first time, took first place in the whole school.

Total score 658 points!

He pulled ahead of second place by as much as 15 points!

This score, at a good high school in a big city, might not even make it into the top twenty; after all, those good high schools even had monsters who could score seven hundred points!

But for an ordinary middle school in a small county town, 658 points was indeed very high.

On the day the scores came out, Wang Xiaohua also felt a small surprise in his heart; taking first place in the whole school seemed like something from long ago to him, and he finally found that long-lost feeling.

But he did not get carried away with pride, because he knew his goal was no longer limited to first place; he felt he could do even better.

Put in one more push, and by the time of the college entrance exam, who knew if he could make it into the top three hundred in the whole province...

When this thought involuntarily appeared in Wang Xiaohua's mind, even he himself was scared.

Getting into the top three hundred in the province would mean being able to go to Tsinghua University or Peking University.

This goal was really too big.

When he first entered high school, he didn't even dare to think about it; back then he was still struggling to make it into the top ten of his grade, and he wasn't even sure if he could get into a key university; unexpectedly, only a year and a half had passed, and he actually dared to think about such things!

Wang Xiaohua couldn't help but mock himself in his heart: "Wang Xiaohua, Wang Xiaohua, you are really audacious, you dare to think about this?"

Wang Xiaohua hid this thought deep in his heart; he dared not make it public, because he knew the principle that "success comes from keeping things secret"; if you say it out before the thing is done, and if it happens to fail, wouldn't that make him a laughing stock? And saying it out would also add invisible pressure to himself.

So when the school wanted to post the Honor Roll and have Wang Xiaohua write his motto and target university,

Wang Xiaohua just randomly filled in a few sentences.

"My motto is: Just work hard, and let everything else take its natural course."

"My target university is: Whatever, as long as there's a school to attend."

Unexpectedly to Wang Xiaohua, although Wang Xiaohua wanted to keep a low profile, the Homeroom Teacher and the Principal were both high-profile.

The Homeroom Teacher praised him in front of the whole class, asking everyone to learn from Wang Xiaohua more; the Principal went even further, actually at the school-wide assembly, in front of all the teachers and students of the whole school, saying how difficult Wang Xiaohua's family situation was, and how hard it was for Wang Xiaohua to achieve such results.

"I have been to Wang Xiaohua's home; although his family is not dirt poor, they are definitely around the poverty line; although they live in a building, it is a ghost building that was originally supposed to be built two stories high but was finally only built one story, with protruding column body steel bars on the roof; the inside and outside of the building are not decorated, and even the floor tiles are not laid in the rooms, and the walls are not plastered; they simply spread some cement and sand; in short, the environment is not very good. Most importantly, the family atmosphere in his home is not very good either. Under such an environment, Wang Xiaohua can still achieve such excellent results; to be honest, it is truly worthy of all praise. I checked his past grades yesterday and found that when he first entered high school, he was only at an above-average level in the class; and now, he is first in the whole school. What does this show? Classmates, just as Wang Xiaohua's classmate's motto says: Just work hard, and let everything else take its natural course. Heaven will definitely give you results and will not let your efforts go in vain! I hope everyone can learn from Wang Xiaohua's classmate, rise up in adversity, and move forward against the current!"

The Principal stood on the stage, passionately talking on and on.

The students below applauded warmly.

Wang Xiaohua wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into; he felt embarrassed to death.

The Principal praising him like this put a lot of pressure on him.

This time he just luckily got first place; what if he wasn't first place in the future? What would he do then?

Besides, his motto was just randomly filled in; how could it be interpreted like that?

Something even more socially dead for Wang Xiaohua was yet to come.

"Next, please invite Wang Xiaohua's classmate to come on stage to share his study methods with everyone!"

Wang Xiaohua was immediately dumbfounded.

He had no preparation at all.

His personality was originally more introverted and not good with words.

In this situation, asking him to go on stage to speak—wasn't that making him suffer punishment?

For a moment, Wang Xiaohua even felt that he would rather not have this first place in the whole school.

That way he could avoid going on stage to make a fool of himself.

"Wang Xiaohua, what are you standing there for? The Principal is calling you; hurry up and go on stage!"

Classmates around him urged Wang Xiaohua with smiles.

Even the Homeroom Teacher urged him.

Wang Xiaohua had no choice but to walk onto the stage in a panic.

His heart beat faster, and his hands trembled a little.

"Cough, cough..."

Wang Xiaohua took the microphone from the Principal, looking at the Principal's kind smiling face; he felt speechless in his heart, thinking: You want me to go on stage and speak, can't you notify me in advance?

But these words definitely could not be said out loud.

Although his mind was in a mess right now, he still had a bit of rationality.

"Um, actually... I don't know what to say... I just luckily got first place; next time it probably won't be me..." Wang Xiaohua said to the sea of students below, nervous to death, his mind going blank, actually saying:

"I hope this assembly ends soon; I still have a test paper unfinished; I don't want to waste time here; that's all, thank you."

Below immediately burst into laughter, applause, and cheers.

Wang Xiaohua could see that the Homeroom Teacher's expression looked not good.

It was obvious he had misspoken.

But when he looked back at the Principal, he discovered the Principal still wore a kindly smile, harmless as can be.

The Principal received the microphone from Wang Xiaohua and praised:

"Look, this is our student Wang Xiaohua — he doesn't even want to waste a bit of time on anything besides studying; no wonder he scores so well. If every student in the school were like him, why would anyone worry about not getting into University? Alright, since Student Wang Xiaohua is in such a rush to go back and do practice papers, this meeting will end here. Dismissed!"

The Principal truly lives up to being the Principal; with a gentle breeze and fine rain he smoothed over the awkward atmosphere, and still managed to show his tolerance and magnanimity.

After the dismissal, the Homeroom Teacher hurried up to the stage and apologized repeatedly to the Principal:

"Principal, Xiao Hua is just like this — not good with words. You suddenly had him go on stage to improvise, he had no preparation at all, that's why he got nervous and misspoke. Please don't blame him..."

The Principal laughed it off:

"What would I blame him for? A child has no ill intentions; he just spoke the truth. Besides, his attitude of burying his head in study — I quite admire it! Whether our School can produce a student scoring above 660 next year depends on him!"