Chapter 49: Scheming
Recognizing or not recognizing kin, for her, someone who had lived a lifetime, wasn’t a big deal; it wouldn’t affect her life, especially since Wan Chu’er inherently believed more in relying on herself than others.
Thus, regarding the matter Xiao Bai mentioned, Wan Chu’er didn’t bring it up to Bai Zhixi at all and quickly put it out of her mind.
By Tuesday, the scores from the first monthly exam were all tallied. Wan Chu’er silently admired the dedication of the school’s teachers; she had thought that with so many students, it would take at least a week to finish grading the papers.
Wan Chu’er’s results were very good. She ranked first in Chinese and English in her class, fourth in Biology, and around the tenth place in Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry; her total score ranked fourth in her class.
Once the rankings were announced, the class was abuzz, and all eyes were instantly on Wan Chu’er.
There were those who envied, those who were jealous, those who admired, and many who were surprised.
However, Wan Chu’er didn’t feel overly happy. She knew her own situation; being naturally intelligent plus hardworking and diligent, it was expected for her to do well. Isn’t there a saying: "Genius is ninety-nine percent perspiration and one percent inspiration."
Over the past month, she spent almost every minute studying. Even when delivering pickles for Bai Zhixi, she would quietly recite English passages. Thus, her current results were the fruit of her efforts.
Moreover, she felt her scores were not that high; it was rather that her classmates were too weak.
Her ultimate goal was to be number one, not just in her class, but the first in Wutong Middle School, even a provincial top scorer; she wanted to get into Beijing’s first university.