Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Yu Hong flipped through her teaching material quickly, then disregarded classroom regulations as she turned on her phone and searched for the definition of an enzyme.
The students also engaged in a rowdy discussion.
“Li Zheng is too perverted…”
“What? Were enzymes taught in first-year Biology?”
“Actually, I was also quite uncomfortable with B. I almost chose that option.”
Amidst the discussion, Yu Hong put her phone down, a little flustered.
She wiped away her sweat.
“This question… Is a question derived from one that was set for the college entrance exams…
“The correct answer is A.
“Indeed, the teaching material should be updated.
“But ultimately, this is a Chemistry question and your answer should be based on the Chemistry textbook. Furthermore, the mistake in A is extremely obvious. As for B, it can only be regarded as being not complete enough.” Yu Hong nodded as she said, “Also, Li Zheng, this is a single-selection question. You will definitely not obtain any marks if you answered like that.”
“But the test this time did not indicate that it was single-selection,” Li Zheng said as he flipped through the test. “I intentionally checked the paper repeatedly.”
“Did I forget?” Yu Hong also started to flip through the paper. She had been a little more relaxed in setting the test since it was the monthly exams. She had indeed forgotten to indicate that the questions were single-selection questions.
Zheng Yue quickly protested, “There’s no indication that there can be multiple selections, so we should assume that there can only be one answer. Aren’t Chemistry papers always composed of single-selection questions?”
Li Zheng shook his head. “It is precisely because it has always been single-selection questions that I especially considered the possibility of there being multiple selections when the type of question wasn’t indicated.”
“Straight-A Student Li… You are overly cautious…” Jiang Qinghua said, shaking his head.
Li Zheng did not comment. He only looked at Yu Hong.
Yu Hong weighed her options, then finally shook her head and said, “We will still use the single answer A. We will follow the standard answer of the college entrance exams. That has more authority.”
At this moment, Lin Yujing went against the rules and raised her hand while holding her phone.
“Mrs. Yu… I just checked last year’s news…
“The examination board of various cities sent out a notice…
“Those who chose both A and B are regarded as correct.”
Yu Hong froze. She quickly charged down the stage and grabbed Lin Yujing’s phone.
“After serious discussion from the city’s team of experts, we think that there are no problems with Question 8 of the General Science test of the college entrance exam.
“However, we considered that different students would have different perspectives and thus a different understanding of the requirements of the question.
“Considering the opinions from various fields and following the opinion of the team of experts, it is decided that…
“The city would award six points to the students who chose either A or B.”
One piece of news was not enough to convince Yu Hong. She then flipped through seven to eight other news articles.
Expectedly, all of the cities that used the national paper had received the notice.
It was clear that the question had been set incorrectly.
The terms ‘there were no problems with the question’ and ‘considering XXX’ were just there because they were afraid of offending people. They were just statements to mask the mistake.
“I can only blame myself for not paying attention. I used the original answer, but did not consider the appeal that happened afterward,” Yu Hong thought.
Yu Hong trembled as she put the phone down. She then looked at the paper in her hand.
She thought, “Indeed, I did not indicate whether the questions are single-selection or multiple-selection…
“Even the college entrance exams have reversed the verdict.
“What should I do?”
Yu Hong once again looked toward Li Zheng.
He was still sitting at his seat with his head lowered as he read the question.
He was not anxious and did things according to his tempo.
Yu Hong had never liked Li Zheng.
She thought, “He cannot improve his grade for Chemistry no matter how hard he works.
“However, he easily obtains a high score for Physics and Mathematics.
“It’s clear that his talents are limited.
“Yet, he makes it look as though there’s a problem with the standard of my teaching.
“Now it looks like Li Zheng…
“Truly has no talent for Chemistry.
“But his stubbornness.”
Yu Hong could not deny Li Zheng’s stubbornness.
Yu Hong walked up the stage one step at a time.
She deliberated by the table.
A long time later, she lifted her head and regained her usual arrogance.
“I was not careful enough when I was setting this question.
“The responsibility lies with me.
“I was also the one who did not indicate if the questions were single-selection or multiple-selection.
“I apologize.
“However.
“Even though I was not careful enough with this question…
“… as students, you could still answer the question carefully.
“Through Li Zheng’s reminder, the correct answer will be changed to the following…
“This question is a multiple-selection question. The standard answer is A and B.
“I will deduct three marks from all of your scores, aside from Li Zheng. Li Zheng will have three marks added to his paper.
“I will consolidate the Chemistry papers from all the science classes and make corrections to the grades.
“We will also give out a new result slip.”
Boom!
A commotion instantly erupted.
The students thought, “Even an arrogant teacher like the Repeater admitted to her mistakes?”
Zhang Yue was fuming. It had not been easy for her to score above 50 marks, but her score now fell back to the 40s.
As for Liu Xin.
“F***, so I scored 0?” Liu Xin grabbed his head in surprise, “This is too much!”
As for Li Zheng.
57 + 3.
60.
“Sigh… I feel much better,” he thought.
“I have to admit. Lin Yujing’s contributions were indispensable this time.”
Li Zheng immediately went against his vow not to look at Lin Yujing.
He turned his head slightly and prepared to express his gratitude.
However, he saw Lin Yujing clench onto her paper tightly. She froze in her seat, dazed.
She looked like she had accidentally pushed a can of cat food out the window.
Li Zheng only realized now.
“Her full marks,” Li Zheng thought.
“They’re gone!”
“Hmmm…” Lin Yujing slammed her head on the table. She hugged her head with both arms and turned to look out the window. She did not show anyone her expression.
However, her trembling body completely exposed her conflicted attitude.
She hated Li Zheng with a passion.
Yet she could not deny true logic.
She had personally buried her perfect score.
She also gave Li Zheng a passing grade.
She was fuming.
Her mouth was foaming in anger.
Li Zheng understood her anger.
He thought, “Even though Lin Yujing has committed many atrocities, she does maintain a proper attitude toward knowledge.
“She can be saved.
“I have changed my mind. I’ll teach you how to solve the last question from yesterday’s test.”
…
Chemistry class was over. It was time for gym class.
The students pushed each other as they swarmed out of the classroom. Many of them avoided Li Zheng.
After all, he had robbed them of three points.
If not for the fact that the monthly exams did not count toward their grade for the year, someone would have beaten Li Zheng up already.
However, Jiang Qinghua grabbed Li Zheng and walked around him, “You sure are great. You even stood up to the Repeater.”
“It was unintentional,” Li Zheng answered with frustration. “I wanted to ask her after class. Who knew that this would happen.”
“Haha, it’s alright. It was just a minor exam.” Jiang Qinghua then turned to look at Liu Xin. “Sir Zero Marks, how exactly did you complete the test?”
“That’s easy, divergent thinking. Take this question for example, Ca + ke = Cake, which is sweet, which contains sugar. Thus, what’s produced from the equation is sugar,” Liu Xin said as he pointed to a question. “There’s not a big difference in my logic, isn’t there?”
“Hahaha, it’s good enough that the teacher did not tear your script up.” Jiang Qinghua kicked Liu Xin’s chair. “Get your basketball. Let’s go shoot some hoops before we do our exercises for gym class.”
“Let’s go!”
Li Zheng also stood up.
Jiang Qinghua said, alarmed, “Straight-A Student Li is not skipping gym class today?”
“I’m not going to skip gym class anymore. I have to train.”
“Alright, then quickly catch up to us.”
A group of people swarmed out the class rowdily.
However, Lin Yujing was still sprawled on her table.
It looked like she’s going to skip gym class.
Li Zheng deliberated for a moment before eventually taking out the October issue of “Science Fiction World” from his bag.
He thought, “Even though Lin Yujing has committed many evil deeds…
“At least she expressed kind intentions this time around.
“I should be more generous as a man. It’s alright if I take this loss.”
Li Zheng grabbed the magazine and walked over to Lin Yujing’s seat.
However, he had only shifted two steps forward when he took a step back.
“What should I say?” he thought.
He scratched his head anxiously.
Lin Yujing suddenly turned her head and peeked out with her red eyes, “Hm?”
Li Zheng stood still and scratched his face.
“This… This is the magazine you left behind yesterday. Do you still want to read it?”
Lin Yujing froze when she noticed the magazine in his hand. She then nervously turned her head back.
“I’ll ignore him,” she thought.
However, the reaction of her body was honest.
Even though she refused to look at Li Zheng, she gently lifted her left hand toward Li Zheng with her back still facing him.
She opened her palm and pinched the air.
“Hehe, so she still wants it,” Li Zheng thought.
Li Zheng smiled as he walked over. He placed the magazine into her palm and said, “This issue’s article, ‘This is Mars’, is rather interesting…”
Lin Yujing suddenly shuddered when she touched the magazine.
She tossed the magazine away.
She instinctively lowered her head to have a look.
There was a pool of dark-colored wet stain on the pages.
Lin Yujing pointed at the stain as she stared at Li Zheng.
Li Zheng only remembered now that he had not paid attention to the magazine while he slept yesterday.
“It’s alright, that’s saliva.”
Li Zheng thought quickly amidst the awkwardness. “There are enzymes in saliva. Do you think it’s RNA or proteins?”
“Wow,” Li Zheng thought.
“This joke is wonderful. I even managed to string in the key points from the lesson.”
Li Zheng secretly praised himself. He must have inherited his sense of humor from Old Li.
Lin Yujing finally lost it.
She only realized that her hands were not clean after she vented her anger by manically scratching her head.
At this moment, she slipped into despair.
She kicked the legs of the table, then stood up, glared, and knocked into Li Zheng.
She finally groaned as she charged out of the classroom.
“Why did it end this way again…” Li Zheng thought.
“The joke was quite funny.
“A girl’s sense of humor sure is limited.”
Li Zheng could only pick the magazine up.
He looked at the wet stain.
Even he felt a little disgusted.
“Yes, I’ll give it back to you after I dry it,” Li Zheng thought.