A Dark Horse just Emerged from Our Class

Zhou Yining didn’t care at all about the mess at home.

She wasn’t the original owner, who would save face for them because of family ties. Moreover, for Zhou Yining, face was the least valuable thing.

She found the same roadside stall as last time and happily ordered a serving of old tofu and a fried dough stick.

Zhou Yining put chive blossoms and chili peppers into the old tofu and then started eating.

When Jiang Xizhi was passing by in a car, she encountered Zhou Yining again.

She directly said to the driver, “Uncle Li, just stop here. I saw my classmate. I’ll go find her.”

“Okay.” Uncle Li parked the car, and Zhou Yining went to a roadside stall and started chatting with a girl.

He knew all of Jiang Xizhi’s friends, but he hadn’t seen this girl before.

However, he didn’t care. He was just responsible for driving.

It was none of his business who the young lady was friends with.

After getting out of the car, Jiang Xizhi called out to Zhou Yining, “Zhou Yining.”

“You’re here? Wait, let me wipe it for you.” As she said that, Zhou Yining wiped the stool next to her with a paper towel before signaling Jiang Xizhi to sit down.

“Thank you.” Jiang Xizhi thanked her and sat down, “Are you eating this again today? Is it good?”

She had actually eaten a sandwich at home, but she didn’t have much of an appetite in the morning.

Jiang Xizhi only took a few bites and couldn’t eat any more.

Seeing Zhou Yining eating so heartily, she couldn’t help but feel hungry again.

“It’s delicious. I’ll order another bowl. I’ll treat you,” Zhou Yining smiled at her and ordered another bowl of old tofu and a fried dough stick from the owner.

She took a new spoon, wiped it clean with a paper towel, and then asked, “Do you eat chive blossoms and chili peppers?”

“Chive blossoms? What’s that?” The young lady, who was used to eating black truffles and caviar, had no idea what chive blossoms were.

Zhou Yining smiled at her, “It’s this green stuff. I’ll put a little bit in for you, in case you’re not used to it.”

As Zhou Yining said that, she asked, “What about chili peppers? Do you want them?”

“Put a little bit,” Jiang Xizhi pursed her lips. She was really hungry.

Zhou Yining put a little bit of chili peppers and then gently stirred it before placing the bowl in front of Jiang Xizhi, “Try it and see if you’re used to eating it.”

“Okay,” Jiang Xizhi responded softly, took a spoonful, and then ate it.

After just one bite, her eyes lit up.

So the junk food that her family talked about was so delicious, much tastier than the sandwiches at home.

She took another bite of the fried dough stick and thought the crispy fried dough stick was also very delicious, “Delicious.”

“If it’s delicious, eat more. Order more if it’s not enough.”

“It’s enough, it’s enough,” Jiang Xizhi said, eating in small mouthfuls.

Her family pampered her and were afraid that she would get sick from eating junk food, so they wouldn’t let her eat these things.

Spicy hot pot and this old tofu were all things she ate when she was with Zhou Yining.

Zhou Yining finished eating in a little while. She paid the bill and then sat there waiting for Jiang Xizhi.

In a moment, Jiang Xizhi had almost finished eating the old tofu.

She ate the last bite of the fried dough stick with satisfaction, feeling that her whole person was energized.

Zhou Yining smiled at her, “Are you done eating? If you’re done eating, we should go.”

As she spoke, she handed a paper towel to Jiang Xizhi.

Jiang Xizhi took the paper towel, wiped her mouth, and nodded at Zhou Yining.

The two walked towards the school, chatting and laughing.

At the school gate, Zhou Yining encountered Tian Xue.

She called out to Tian Xue, but Tian Xue ignored her and ran into the school.

Jiang Xizhi asked, “Why didn’t she acknowledge you?”

Zhou Yining was also puzzled, but thinking of Tian Xue’s introverted personality, she guessed,

“She’s probably a bit socially awkward. Let’s go, let’s go to the teaching building.”

“Okay.”

When Zhou Yining returned to the classroom, Tian Xue was already sitting in her seat.

Zhou Yining didn’t go to find her and went straight back to her seat.

The smell in the classroom wasn’t very pleasant at the moment.

Some students had brought breakfast from the morning, such as pancake rolls and grilled cold noodles, to school to eat.

The air was filled with the smell of various foods, mixed with the smell of spicy sticks.

Chen Yitong came over in a little while.

As soon as she entered the classroom, she frowned, “Students by the window, open all the windows. Smell the smell in the classroom. It’s more unpleasant than a vegetable market. Quickly air it out. Those who haven’t finished their breakfast should hurry up and eat it. Morning reading is about to start.”

The drowsy students in the class immediately sprang into action.

Everyone returned to their seats and finished their respective breakfasts.

After the bell rang, Chen Yitong scanned the class.

Everyone had put away their breakfast and started morning reading.

Chen Yitong stood on the podium and said,

“The rankings for yesterday’s monthly exam should be out in the afternoon. Everyone generally didn’t do well this time. Everyone should reflect on themselves.

Did you really work hard usually? Did you really learn the knowledge, or did you just glance at it and not even think about it?”

When the class teacher said this, the students became even more obedient, shrinking their heads as if they wanted to bury themselves in their books.

Zhou Yining didn’t have any fluctuations.

She knew very well in her heart that, apart from English, she should have done well on the other subjects.

Sure enough, during the first math class, Teacher Zhang had the class representative hand out everyone’s answer sheets.

She scanned the people in the class and said,

“This math test was a bit difficult. Only five people in our class scored above 130.”

When Teacher Zhang said this, there was an immediate buzz of discussion in the class.

“Crap, only the top students scored 130. Doesn’t that mean it’ll be difficult for me to even pass?”

“Yeah, Jiang Hao should be in first place again this time. He’s the math class representative.”

“Not necessarily. Look at Jiang Hao’s dark face. It seems like he didn’t do well.”

Seeing that the students still had time to gossip, Teacher Zhang immediately maintained order,

“Be quiet. Look at where you went wrong. This set of papers is what we based on the requirements of the college entrance examination.

If this was really the college entrance examination, with your scores, you wouldn’t even be able to get into a top-tier university. Everyone should reflect on themselves.”

As she said that, Teacher Zhang’s gaze fell on Zhou Yining again. Her expression softened a lot,

“However, a dark horse has also emerged in our class. The top scorer in math for the grade this time is Zhou Yining from our class.

Everyone should learn more from Zhou Yining. The more critical the moment, the more you should work harder.”

After Teacher Zhang finished saying this, the students in the class started discussing again.

“I’ll go, really? Zhou Yining used to be almost at the bottom, right? How did she suddenly become so good?”

“Yeah, could it be that she really cheated like Old Cao said?”

“It shouldn’t be, right? Didn’t Zhou Yining redo a set of English papers last time? They were all correct too.”

“That’s right, so how did she suddenly become so awesome?”

“Maybe she spent money to get tutoring outside. Isn’t that obvious?”

“Okay, be quiet. Zhou Yining got a perfect score on the math test. Why are you all so excited?” Teacher Zhang said unhappily.

She looked at Zhou Yining and said, “Zhou Yining, can you explain this set of papers for the teacher?”