With the name of Ni Shang's deskmate, Jiang Zhihan began his second year of high school. These few days, he had asked around and found out that Gu Wangshan had taken a month's leave for some reason and had not come to school for classes. Therefore, the matter of returning the car had to be put on hold.
After school started, there was no time to go to the library except on weekends. Fortunately, he was very familiar with Auntie Feng and Shanshan now. The two of them helped him borrow the books he wanted to read through the back door. The books that were supposed to be returned overnight were now returned once a week. Jiang Zhihan's meditation and breathing exercises had improved over the past few days, and his sleeping efficiency had also increased accordingly. Therefore, he woke up an hour earlier. In the morning, he first practiced his footwork, then his body.
Jiang Zhihan's biggest headache was the class schedule. It was impossible for him to skip class. If he dared to do that, he would be expelled in three days and then skinned by his mother. However, some classes were a waste of time, such as politics. There were also some classes that could have been lively and lively, but the teachers made them boring, such as Chinese, geography, and history. Sitting there for forty-five minutes in a class, listening to those boring and repetitive things, was a huge torture for Jiang Zhihan.
Jiang Zhihan racked his brains to think of a way to use this time to do something slightly meaningful, but there were not many things for him to choose from. In the end, he only thought of two things. One was to do his homework in class and try to free up all the time at home to do what he wanted to do. The other was to bring the book he was reading to class to read.
Gradually, he began to practice these two things. He lowered his head and read his book carefully. She was taking notes with a pen, as if she was doing her homework. Occasionally, he would look up at the teacher and pretend to be listening attentively. He was actually thinking about his own problems or in a daze. Jiang Zhihan soon realized that he was a genius. He could grasp the rhythm very well and make his mind switch between reading, thinking, daydreaming, and doing homework quickly without any problems.
What gave Jiang Zhihan a headache was the fact that his deskmate was Ni Shang. In the past, Jiang Zhihan, who was neither tall nor short, neither fat nor thin, neither hard-working nor naughty, neither top nor backward, could only be described as ordinary. The word 'ordinary' sometimes had its benefits. If you were thrown into a crowd, no one would be able to find you no matter what. If he were to sit in the classroom, he would be the most inconspicuous. He would not have to worry about being discovered by the teacher. However, things were a little different when Ni Shang was sitting next to you. Not only the students, but the teachers also paid attention to her. For example, asking someone to get up to read or answer questions was always one of the easiest goals she could think of. Because of this, Jiang Zhihan had to be extra careful, but he soon realized that he was overthinking things. The teachers 'eyes were always fixed on the dazzling Ni Shang, while Jiang Zhihan, who was a short distance away, was often treated as a transparent non-existent object.
Ni Shang was a very traditional good student who studied hard. She took notes seriously, answered questions seriously, listened to classes seriously, and did her homework seriously. Sometimes, even if the classes were boring, she would only frown. Very, very rarely, she would draw a small animal or something on the empty page of her notebook to pass the time. When she did that, Jiang Zhihan had no choice but to admit that the teacher's lecture was so boring that it made one's hair stand on end.
Although Jiang Zhihan's trick was not noticed by the teacher, it could not escape the eyes of Ni Shang, who was just a stone's throw away. In the first two days, Jiang Zhihan was still a little worried. His intuition and first impression told him that Ni Shang was not the kind of person who would snitch, but he was not sure if Ni Shang was the kind of person who was more rigid. In the beginning, Ni Shang only glanced at him occasionally and did not say anything. Slowly, he saw Ni Shang glancing over from time to time, but it seemed more like she was curious.
After the second period, Jiang Zhihan went to the washroom. When he returned to the classroom, most of the students had gone out to bask in the sun and chat. Ni Shang was still sitting in her seat. He walked closer to take a look. Ni Shang was reading the book he had placed under his textbook, and Jiang Zhihan was rereading Mr. Williams 'Seven Elements of Value Investment for the second time. Ni Shang had been secretly reading Jiang Zhihan's extra-cursory textbook for a few days, but this time, she deliberately read it in front of him because she wanted to ask him some questions.
Ni Shang said,"This book is so difficult. I don't understand many new words, and the sentence structure is very complicated."”
"I've seen it twice," Jiang Zhihan said. The first time was also very strenuous. He had already flipped through a dictionary.”
"You're learning English from this?" Ni Shang asked.”
Jiang Zhihan shook his head. I couldn't find the Chinese version, so I could only read the English version.”
Ni Shang wrinkled her nose, looking very cute. She tilted her head and asked,"You spent so much time looking at these? What about the exam? He had to pass the college entrance examination first.”
"I'm studying too," Jiang Zhihan said seriously. I listened carefully to what I needed to hear, but there were too many repetitions or useless things. I do my homework too. This summer vacation and this week of school, I also put in some effort to study our test model. To put it bluntly, it's just eight words: I'm getting more and more experienced in drawing inferences from one instance. I don't think there's a problem. Practice makes perfect? I don't want to do too much repetitive work, so I can't compare to some people, but I can still be better than them. I don't have much confidence in getting into University P or University T, but I think I should be able to get into an average university.”
Ni Shang knew about Jiang Zhihan's final grade. Seventh High School was not the best school in Zhongzhou, but it was not a problem for it to be considered a first-class school. According to the results of previous years, it would be good if 60 to 100 people could get into the top universities. Jiang Zhihan's current position was only around 100. It was really surprising to say that he could get into a top university with full confidence.
It was not that there were no boys who liked to brag in front of Ni Shang. In fact, there were many boys like this. However, Ni Shang's intuition told her that the boy at the same table was not bluffing. In the first week since school started, Ni Shang's biggest feeling towards Jiang Zhihan was that she could not understand him. The boy was polite and always smiled. Occasionally, he would speak in a mocking tone. He never refused when the boy asked him to help, but he also never fawned over him. Although this boy seemed ordinary in every aspect, he seemed very confident and calm in front of her. This boy was reading books that were completely out of his knowledge. He was full of confidence, as if he had long planned for his life. This boy looked ordinary at first, but slowly, you could feel that his smile and frown were very pleasing to the eye.
Ever since she was young, Ni Shang was used to being the class monitor and the leader, and she was used to the world of adults.(Teacher) He had more interactions, he was used to being praised, complimented, mocked, and insulted behind his back. He was used to coordinating the relationship between his classmates. He was used to many different boys trying to show off their excellence in front of him. He was used to many boys trying to get close to him. He was used to always feeling that he was the more mature person compared to them. He was used to walking on a well-designed broad road: Study hard, work hard in class and organizational work, build good relationships with classmates and teachers, and strive to get into a top university. For many years, she felt that she was definitely not the smartest person in the class, or perhaps she was not the most hardworking person. However, she was the one who knew the path she wanted to take and how she should walk it. She was the one who could see the personalities of her classmates the most clearly.
But facing Jiang Zhihan, even though it was only for a short time, she began to doubt her own judgment. What kind of boy was this? He seemed to be an unsolvable mystery.
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In the blink of an eye, it had been three weeks since school started, and the burden of homework began to increase rapidly. At first, Jiang Zhihan could still rely on doing homework in class to finish it before school ended, but slowly, he couldn't. What should he do if he couldn't finish it and didn't want to take up the night time? Refusing to hand in homework? He didn't dare to do such a thing for the time being. Then the answer was only one word-copy. However, Jiang Zhihan was a proud person who did not like to ask for help. The only ones who could be considered good friends were Chu Mingyang and Chen Yimeng, who had just arrived. Unfortunately, these two guys 'grades were not as good as his. They often came to copy homework in the morning. He had relied on him to help him a while ago. He could not count on them.
Naturally, Jiang Zhihan cast his gaze on Ni Shang. She did her homework seriously, had good grades, and was close to him. What a good goal! However, after spending some time together, Jiang Zhihan had gradually understood Ni Shang's character. This girl was soft on the outside but tough on the inside (of course, many people thought that she was a strong woman but not soft on the outside). If you asked her to copy your homework, she would most likely make an exception once or twice a month. She was not the kind of person who was particularly rigid. If you look for her every day, she won't hesitate to reject you. When it came to rejecting people, there were probably no more than three people in the entire grade who were more experienced than Miss Ni Shang.
Of course, Jiang Zhihan had to scheme. Although it was not very fair to scheme, some sacrifices were worth it to get rid of the hateful burden of homework. On this day, Jiang Zhihan finally found an opportunity. When he was looking at his best physics homework, he realized that there were two questions that were extremely cunning. If he was not careful, he would fall into a trap. Jiang Zhihan thought about it carefully and felt that these two questions were very cunning. They were very similar to the two questions from last week. It was easy for people to fall into the trap of habitual thinking and naturally follow the original train of thought.
The next morning, Jiang Zhihan left earlier than usual. As soon as Ni Shang entered and sat down, Jiang Zhihan said,""Show me your physics homework.”Just like how stealing a book was not stealing, when a scholar said that he would let me take a look at his homework, he meant that he would let me copy it. However, the word 'copy' could never be said out loud. "You haven't finished yet?" Ni Shang hesitated and asked.”"I had something to do last night, so I didn't do anything," Jiang Zhihan said calmly.”Ni Shang said,"Don't do it again." She handed her homework over. "It won't be exactly the same," Jiang Zhihan said with a smile.”It meant that he wouldn't be so stupid as to copy everything.
Jiang Zhihan lowered his head and wrote quickly, occasionally raising his head to think. According to the rules, they should hand in their homework to the group leaders every day when they arrived at school. Then, each group leader would hand it over to the subject representative. However, the subject representatives also knew that many students needed some time to finish their homework in the morning. They always chose to turn a blind eye and wait until the second or third period before going to the office to hand in their homework. This gave Jiang Zhihan a buffer between classes, morning self-study, and other classes to rush his homework.
Jiang Zhihan copied very quickly. As soon as the bell rang for the first lesson, he handed Ni Shang's homework to her and said calmly,""There are two problems, the third last question and the last question.。”，Then, he handed her his share as well. Ni Shang, a good student, did not choose to read it during class time. However, after the first period ended, she leaned on the table and read it carefully.
The time between the second and third periods was the longest. It was a full 30 minutes, and it was also the last chance for the students who had been working hard on their homework. Ni Shang buried her head in her work for more than ten minutes, then returned Jiang Zhihan's homework to him without saying anything. Jiang Zhihan was very nervous. He was trying to prove two things to Ni Shang when he copied the homework today. Firstly, his copying was an artistic re-creation and would never put her in danger. Secondly, I can also help you check for errors and conduct an equal academic discussion with you. How effective was this? Jiang Zhihan observed Ni Shang's reaction, but in the end, Ni Shang did not say anything.
When the bell rang for the end of the fourth period, many students could not wait to rush out of the door. Some went home, some went to the cafeteria to get food. Jiang Zhihan usually left early, but today he was slowly packing his things. After a few minutes, everyone else had left the classroom, leaving only Ni Shang and Jiang Zhihan. Ni Shang suddenly sighed and said to Jiang Zhihan in a somewhat lonely manner,""You're smarter than me." Jiang Zhihan had used less than 20 minutes to copy Ni Shang's homework, but he had already made two big mistakes. No wonder she was so emotional. Jiang Zhihan felt guilty. He only said perfunctorily,"That was a coincidence." Sometimes, what he didn't expect was what he didn't expect. I really have to thank you for today. You know, I spend too much time reading those books, and it's really hard to finish my homework.”After saying that, Jiang Zhihan suddenly felt that he was very despicable. He did not dare to turn his head to look at Ni Shang in the eye. "You don't have to comfort me," Ni Shang said. Talent and intelligence can't be forced. My father said that there's no need to be depressed. Just use your own hard work to make up for it. It doesn't matter how much you can do.”Jiang Zhihan felt even more guilty. He turned around and looked at her, saying sincerely,""I think you're really smart, and not just smart, but very intelligent.”After he was done flattering her, he ran away.
There was an evening self-study session arranged for students who lived on campus. However, students who did not live on campus chose to attend it on their own for the second year students. They had to attend it when they reached the third year. Jiang Zhihan, who read books for leisure and was free and undisciplined, never came to study at night for self-study. Ni Shang did not live on campus either, but she chose two days a week, Tuesdays and Thursday, to stay in school for self-study at night. Today was Thursday. When the evening self-study was about to end, Jiang Zhihan sneaked in from the back door. There was a lot of homework for the day. Physics, politics, and English were all left behind. Jiang Zhihan did less than one-fifth of it in class.
Jiang Zhihan sat beside Ni Shang and mumbled,""Have you finished your homework? Can I see it?" Then, he sat there and waited for the verdict. He hoped that his "plagiarism" this morning would leave an impression on Ni Shang. This copy is not that copy. Ni Shang was expressionless. She turned to look at Jiang Zhihan, who braced himself to look her in the eye. After a while, Ni Shang asked,"Do you really think that the books you read are more important?"”Ni Shang said,"I don't want to harm you or push you when I know you've done something wrong.”Jiang Zhihan suddenly felt that he was being petty. He said seriously,""I'm sure I know what I'm doing.”Ni Shang handed him two exercise books and said that she had not finished politics yet. She would give them to him tomorrow.”
The next morning, Jiang Zhihan returned the two exercise books to Ni Shang and said, I didn't find a single mistake." He deliberately copied three to five places wrongly. Anyway, his usual homework was not counted in the final grade, so he just had to hand it in.
Ni Shang handed him his political homework expressionlessly. Jiang Zhihan pressed his palms together to express his gratitude and said,"I think this is the beginning of a beautiful friendship."I really like Casabianca, but I don't have anything to exchange with you.”
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