Chapter 62: Half an hour, I still have to go to class

Just glancing at it, she closed the car door, turned around, and dragged her suitcase back to the dormitory.

Only Shen Li was in the dormitory; she saw the bag Zhang Zixin had left on the chair and Zhao Zhouyuan's computer screen was lit, so they must have all returned.

She placed the suitcase on the floor, opened it, and took out all the clothes for the changing season to hang in the wardrobe.

The empty suitcase was placed in the corner next to the wardrobe.

Not long after, the dormitory door opened.

Zhao Zhouyuan returned from eating out with friends, "... I'm going to sleep for a bit, I'll find you all in the afternoon to go to class together."

Pushing the door open to enter the dormitory, Zhao Zhouyuan caught sight of the snacks placed on the table at a glance.

Raising her eyes again, she saw that Shen Li had already returned and was standing by the table tidying up.

"... Thank you."

As the words fell, she didn't look closely at what was inside the gift box, reached out and casually stuffed that box of snacks into the drawer under the table, her movements understated, and she didn't say anything more.

Shen Li responded indifferently: "Mm, you're welcome."

In the afternoon, Zhang Zixin returned to the dormitory, thinking that Shen Li should have returned, but she didn't see her in the dormitory.

On the table were the specialty snacks she had brought back from home, and there was also an extra suitcase.

She placed the milk tea she was drinking on the table and made a phone call.

"Tell Xie Qin, no need to go pick anyone up, Shen Li is back."

"..."

"Where did she go if she's not in the dormitory? How would I know. She probably just got back not long ago and went out to eat."

"..."

Zhang Zixin turned her head and suddenly saw something pressed under an English Level 4 practice book on the table; she walked up, opened it, and said to the person on the phone: "... She didn't even bring her phone when she went out."

She really is...

It's the first time seeing someone who doesn't like to bring their phone when going out.

Shen Li went to the canteen alone to eat, just ordering a bowl of noodles.

Then she went to the Xianxing Education Olympiad Mathematics Tutoring Class next to the East Campus; the moment she pushed the door open, the cool air-conditioning wind rushed toward her face, dispelling the heat on her body.

Just as she walked in, she heard the sound of an argument coming from the direction of the office, the words drifting clearly into her ears: "For this Mathematics Competition, it's decided that Teacher Ding will lead the team."

"Old Yang, it's not that I don't want to give you a chance, it's that you didn't seize it yourself. You have so many students under you, and not a single one passed the preliminary round; I really can't help but doubt your teaching ability. Your comprehensive evaluation has been at the bottom every time this year, and you can't even be rated as advanced. If this continues, I won't be able to answer to those above, and I can't even guarantee whether you can keep this position."

The voice of the institution's person-in-charge carried some reproach.

Yang Zhou also defended himself with some helplessness: "It's not like you don't know how hard it is to find good students these days. Anyone with a bit of a foundation already has a specialized competition training team at their school; how could they possibly come to an off-campus institution like ours? Even if they do come, they are all students with average grades. Mathematics is something that relies on talent; no matter how much effort I put into training, there's really nothing I can do."

"That is a problem you should solve; telling me these things is useless. I'll grant you a few more days for the problem-solving and award-winning activity; three days left, if you still can't find a suitable student, I really can't help you."

The person-in-charge's words fell decisively, leaving only a heavy silence in the office.

Shen Li found a place to sit and waited until the sound of the argument inside ended.

Not long after, she heard footsteps walking out.

A middle-aged man in a suit walked in front, followed by several tutoring class teachers.

Only after seeing this person-in-charge off did someone notice the 'genius' sitting in the corner!

There was almost no one among the teachers at this tutoring institution who didn't recognize her, and their eyes all lit up when they saw her.

This is a treasure!

Immediately, a teacher smiled and approached, their tone full of anticipation: "Student Shen Li, why are you here? Are you planning to come to our institution to join the Mathematics Competition?"

The teacher surnamed Ding immediately stood forward and continued half-jokingly, half-seriously: "That must be to join my class; I've already prepared the competition lesson plan, just waiting for a good seedling."

The female teacher next to him immediately feigned annoyance: "Old Ding, don't be so overbearing; my class happens to be missing a leader. If Student Shen Li comes to me, I will definitely spare no effort to lead her. You have plenty of good hands on your side, what's wrong with sparing one for me?"

"You two stop arguing, let's see what she says herself first."

Shen Li: "I'm looking for Teacher Yang."

The people who were just arguing immediately extinguished their fire.

One by one, they looked toward the entrance at Yang Zhou, who had just walked in, unshaven and unkempt.

The other teachers left consciously, not arguing anymore.

This girl has a very eccentric personality; if she could really be pulled in, she would have been persuaded long ago. With her ability, she was likely already arranged by the school.

It seems she's here to solve problems for money again this time.

Yang Zhou: "... It's you!"

Shen Li took the five hundred in cash out of her wallet, "I'm here to pay you back."

Yang Zhou was stunned for a moment, then smiled and took it, folded it, and stuffed it into the pocket of the striped shirt on his chest, "You really caught a good time this time."

"No one is fighting you for the problems, the prize is the same as last time."

"Come with me."

Shen Li pursed her lips and nodded: "Mm."

In the classroom where no one was having class, Yang Zhou copied the problems from the lesson plan onto the blackboard; after finishing, he clapped the chalk dust off his hands.

"Do it, is one hour enough for you?"

Shen Li stared at the problems on the blackboard, her mind already having a preliminary calculation process, and she looked at Yang Zhou, "Half an hour, I still have to go to class."

Yang Zhou was startled, then looked at her with amazement: "If I had a student like you under me, I would wake up laughing in my dreams."

"Teachers love students like you."

"Hurry up and do it, finish and go back to class quickly."

Shen Li nodded, "Mm."

She picked up the chalk and began to write the problems on the blackboard.

Yang Zhou took a thermos cup from the office and sat down below to proctor the exam.

There is surveillance footage in the classroom; she really has no opportunity to cheat.

No, the other mathematics teachers also walked in.

Watching her write out the calculation process on the blackboard with a clear train of thought.

Just then, in the classroom corridor.

A familiar voice rang out.

Xu Zhouyuan: "I'd say you're something; someone who used to score ten or twenty points in math can actually participate in this Mathematics Competition."

Bai Chuyue rolled her eyes at him, "Big brother, I didn't like studying before and was too lazy to learn; I only scored that poorly because I was hanging out with you guys, it's not like I'm stupid. Besides... I really didn't perform well in the college entrance exam last time, and my family forced me to repeat the year, so I had no choice. Otherwise... I would have just kept hanging out with you guys at Chengde."

Zhou Mingyu: "No way, big sister. I saw you got over five hundred points on the college entrance exam, and you're telling me that's not doing well? Do you have to be so humble-bragging!"

Bai Chuyue spoke the truth: "Five hundred points doesn't even reach the first-tier university cutoff in Wuchuan, might as well not go. Sigh... but it's only one year of repeating."

Bai Chuyue transferred to that class at Xie Qin Fourth High School from out of town during high school.

When it comes to studying, she is considered someone in the class with a talent for learning.

If she studies seriously, getting a passing grade, seventy or eighty points, is no problem.

The biggest problem is that she isn't willing to study, usually scoring only ten or twenty points.

Just during the time of the college entrance exam, she put in some effort and scored over five hundred points.

Later, she thought about it and decided to repeat the year.

Her family's financial situation is poor, not comparable to Xie Qin; the rich second-generation kids around him have family backing even if they don't study.

So her family saved up some money and sent her to the tutoring center.

The head teacher felt her foundation was decent, so they let her join the Mathematics Competition team organized by the educational institution.

Seeing a group of teachers blocking the classroom ahead.

Xu Zhouyuan asked curiously, "What's... all this crowding about?"