The Grade 12 students quickly returned to their respective classrooms.
Old Gao stood on the podium and looked at everyone with his usual smile. “This time, everyone in my class didn’t disappoint me. So from this, it can be seen that there are no bad students in this world. There are only students who don’t work hard.
“When you enter university, remember your last semester in Grade 12. If you encounter any difficulties or setbacks, think about how you survived Grade 12.”
As soon as Old Gao finished speaking, his eyes started to sting. He suddenly recalled what Chu Luo had said previously and actually started wailing.
After a wave of confusion and helplessness, He Jiang was the first to speak. “Old Gao, we know you’re crying from joy, but you have to take note of your image.”
Another guy immediately chimed in, “That’s right. Everyone in our class scored what we wanted. You should laugh out loud today. You look terrible crying.”
Then, everyone continued to speak one after another. The emotions that had been brewing in Old Gao’s heart were immediately washed away by their jokes.
Old Gao took a tissue from a girl sitting in front of him and wiped his tears. He said angrily:
“You bunch of brats, only you people are allowed to cry? Can’t I cry from joy? Besides, Little Chu Luo said at that time that if I wanted to cry, I should wait until the score was out. What’s wrong with me crying now? Ah! What’s wrong?”
Everyone turned to look at Chu Luo in unison.
“…” Chu Luo, who was innocently dragged into this, looked at Old Gao awkwardly and said helplessly, “Teacher Gao, if you want to cry, just cry.”
Teacher Gao: “…” This helpless tone really came from the mouth of a child!
Everyone looked at the teacher-and-student duo and couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
After everyone finished laughing, Old Gao handed out the stack of university application forms that he had been holding.
He said, “Filling in your university application is a very crucial step. It’s also a major event in life, so you can go back and think about it carefully and discuss it with your parents. After all, your parents are experienced in society. The opinions they give you will definitely be more helpful than blindly filling it in based on your own opinions.”
He didn’t say anything else.
The form quickly reached Chu Luo’s hands.
Everyone turned to her at the same time and asked, “Chu Luo, what specialization are you studying?”
Chu Luo glanced at the form and saw everyone’s expectant gazes. She repeated what she had said to Li Tao yesterday.
Everyone: “…”
The Goddess of Studying was indeed the Goddess of Studying. Mortals like them couldn’t compare to her.
When Old Gao heard Chu Luo’s reply, he couldn’t help but praise her in his heart.
He deliberately cleared his throat and waited for everyone to look at him before saying, “Don’t ask Chu Luo what she wants to fill in. She read science books while revising before the college entrance examination. Can you guys do that?”
“Wow! Chu Luo, you’re really amazing!”
“Goddess of Studying, you’re indeed the Goddess of Studying. I suddenly feel that if you really choose to study the specializations that you mentioned just now, it’s not impossible.”
“I’ve decided. Goddess of Studying Chu will be my role model from now on. Even if I’m not as good as her, I’ll at least make something of myself in one field.”
“Me too.”
“Me too.”
…
Chu Luo looked at Old Gao in surprise. She tried to recall when Old Gao had realized that she was reading science books while revising for the college entrance examination. She couldn’t understand it at all.
Old Gao looked at her with a smile and deliberately put on an unfathomable look. He wouldn’t tell her that his niece worked in a bookstore. Coincidentally, the person who was talking to Chu Luo was his niece.
After everyone stopped, Old Gao looked at the time and said, “It’s about time. Everyone, gather at the field first. The school will award the students who got into Imperial University with a reward.”
When everyone heard this, they all stood up and walked downstairs with a smile.
Instantly, the sound of footsteps coming down the stairs could be heard in the entire building, just like how everyone was when they were Grade 12 students doing exercises in between classes.
When they arrived at the field, many people didn’t expect that the Grade 10 and Grade 11 juniors would all be here.
Out of habit, everyone walked to their usual spots and stood there.
When the Grade 10 and Grade 11 juniors saw the Grade 12 students, they immediately became excited.
Many people were looking for Chu Luo.
At this moment, Chu Luo was walking towards the podium with Old Gao.
Other than the two of them, He Jiang and Li Tao also followed.
The form teacher of the other classes also brought those who got into Imperial University over.
Everyone stood there, and the excited Grade 10 and Grade 11 students started discussing loudly.
“Look, that must be Chu Luo. Wow! She’s so beautiful.”
“Did you guys notice that there’s only one person or no one standing beside the form teachers of the other classes? Only Chu Luo’s form teacher had Chu Luo and two others standing beside him.”
“What does that mean? It means there are three students in their class who got into Imperial U.”
“Heavens, this is too amazing.”
“They’re amazing, partly because Chu Luo correctly spotted the questions for the exam right before the college entrance examination.”
“We don’t have a Goddess of Studying like Chu Luo in our class!”
“Our class too.”
…
Below the stage.
“Teacher Gao, congratulations.”
“Congratulations, congratulations!”
“Haha, congratulations, congratulations.”
Other than the form teacher of Class 1, Teacher Li, all the other teachers surrounded Old Gao to congratulate him.
Someone said, “Old Gao, you brought out three students who got into Imperial University this time, and you even brought out the number one student in the country. You must treat us.”
“Of course, of course!” Old Gao patted his chest and had a generous look on his face. He suddenly glanced at Teacher Li, who was standing at the side with a dark expression and wasn’t saying anything. He deliberately called her, “Teacher Li.”
Teacher Li wanted to pretend that she didn’t hear anything, but there were cameras pointed at them at this moment. She had to maintain her image.
“What is it?”
“It’s my treat tonight. You must come, okay?”
Teacher Li felt that Teacher Gao had stabbed her heart. Her expression changed several times.
Old Gao looked at her expression and said with a smile, “You’re the biggest contributor to our class. At that time, if you hadn’t kept agitating our class by saying they’re at the bottom of the cohort, and if you hadn’t constantly criticized Chu Luo, how could Chu Luo have gotten first place in the country? How could three students in our class get into Imperial University?”
Teacher Li suddenly staggered backward. The feeling of being pierced by thousands of arrows made her want to vomit blood.
Old Gao knew when to stop. He retracted his gaze and went to speak to the others.
Chu Luo tilted her head and looked at Teacher Li and the girl standing beside her. She then shifted her gaze to Grade 12, Class 1.
When her gaze met Zhang Tianyi’s, she directly revealed a disdainful smile at him and mouthed the words, “Don’t forget what you said back then. You should get lost from the empire.”
Zhang Tianyi had never learned lip reading before, and the two of them were so far apart. By right, he shouldn’t have been able to understand what she was saying, but for some bizarre reason, he actually understood.
Because he understood what she was saying, he, who had already been dealt a blow due to how he was one point short of getting into Imperial University, blacked out and almost fainted. He hurriedly clenched his fists and steadied himself, but his face felt hot.
Chu Luo shifted her gaze away from his face and looked at Xu Yanqing.
The moment Xu Yanqing met her gaze, he couldn’t take the blow and started wailing.
Instantly, everyone in the venue started pointing and gossiping about him.
When the principal, who was already on the podium, heard the crying, his face darkened. He quickly said to the dean, “Go and see what’s going on.”
The dean knew which class it was from at a glance. He walked over to Teacher Li and said to her sternly, “Teacher Li, your student is crying. You should go and talk to him.”
“What’s there to talk about?” Teacher Li’s mind was already buzzing from the blow. Hearing the dean say this, she gritted her teeth and said with a look of exasperation, “Who else can he blame for not doing well? Besides, they’ve already graduated and aren’t my students anymore.”
The dean’s face darkened. He resisted the urge to flare up and called another teacher to speak to Xu Yanqing to get him to stop crying.
Then, he walked up to the podium and whispered something in the principal’s ear.
The principal turned around and glanced at them. He then retracted his gaze and smiled as he spoke into the microphone. After he finished speaking, he continued, “Because our school’s Chu Luo got first place in the country, the City Education Bureau attaches great importance to her. They also sent someone down today. Let’s invite XX Bureau up on the stage to say a few words.”
After the school’s heads finished speaking, the principal finally said with a smile, “Alright, today, we are going to hold the most important ceremony, which is to award the students who got into Imperial University. Everyone, clap and welcome on stage the six students who got into Imperial University.”
Chu Luo and the others walked up to the podium amid warm applause.
As the top student in the country, Chu Luo would definitely be the first to receive the reward.
Looking at the 200,000 yuan awarded by the City Education Bureau and the 500,000 yuan awarded by the school, everyone below the stage looked envious.
The principal wanted this reaction from everyone. He held the microphone and said, “Now, we’re going to invite Chu Luo to say a few words to everyone. Everyone, please clap and welcome her.”
A deafening applause sounded.
Chu Luo took the microphone from the principal and glanced at the crowd below the stage.
Everyone subconsciously stopped what they were doing and looked at her intently.
Chu Luo lifted her chin slightly and said in a confident tone, “It’s absolutely impossible for you to surpass me.”
Everyone: “…”
XX Bureau was about to remind Chu Luo to watch her words when the principal stopped them. “XX Bureau, continue listening.”
Chu Luo added, “If you want to surpass me, you first have to score full marks in the college entrance examination. I’ll wait at Imperial University. If anyone is indignant, come and find me!”
