But after the real exam, they realized that comparing people was truly pointless.
Right now, Zhu Yanyi’s answering speed left them dumbfounded. It didn’t look like something a human could do. During the entire morning self-study, other classes were reading aloud, but in Class 3, Grade 1, there was only the sound of Zhu Yanyi’s pen scratching quickly on paper.
The class was too quiet, which naturally surprised the duty teacher checking the halls. She came in to investigate and saw Zhu Yanyi’s situation. This teacher taught Grade 3 and didn’t know Zhu Yanyi. She just stared at her answering style for a moment, then tapped her desk. "You didn’t do your homework at home, so you’re doing exercises during morning self-study? How can you be so undisciplined?"
(⊙o⊙)… All the classmates looked at this teacher, admiring her bravery. Zhu Yanyi and Luo Kun were the two "Iron Ladies" of their grade. Some students even thought, Is this teacher just bored and trying to show off her power in our class?
"Cough, cough. Report, teacher." The class monitor, Hong Ming, stood up. "Classmate Zhu Yanyi was on leave for a while and just returned today. She only saw this practice paper this morning."
"Oh? So what if she was on leave? Does being on leave mean you don’t have to do homework? I’m talking to you, Classmate Zhu Yanyi. Zhu~ Yan~ Yi." The teacher paused, then looked at Zhu Yanyi with an expression of disbelief. "You are Zhu Yanyi?"
Zhu Yanyi blinked her innocent eyes, looking confused. "Teacher, I am Zhu Yanyi. What’s wrong? Is there a problem? Did another Zhu Yanyi appear in our Military Medical High School?"
"No." Luo Kun suppressed a laugh and whispered, "Your mid-term scores have already made you a real top student in Grade 1. You’re already a celebrity in the Military Medical High School."
"I didn’t get full marks, so how am I a celebrity?" Zhu Yanyi couldn’t quite get it.
"Full marks?" Feng Yaya from the back row hit Zhu Yanyi’s head. "Do you have the face to talk about full marks? That student got full marks in the exam essay. You only lost one point in Chinese essay and two points in English essay. Everything else was full marks. What else can you say? I thought my science subjects were great, but then I met a freak like you. Are you saying this just to annoy me?" After speaking, Feng Yaya tapped Zhu Yanyi’s head again, feeling her soft hair. It felt nice to touch.
Zhu Yanyi was slightly stunned and scratched her head. "Oh."
"Oh? What do you mean 'oh'?" Feng Yaya looked displeased. "Did you turn into a fool after being away for a few days?"
Zhu Yanyi sighed. "I’m not stupid. I just came back. I haven’t even seen my mid-term results yet. I was busy doing practice questions."
"Heh." Luo Kun was speechless. "Let me tell you. The total score for this mid-term was 940. You got 937. You only lost one point in the essay and two points in the English essay. You are undoubtedly the number one top student in our whole school. Do you know now?"
"Oh." Zhu Yanyi nodded, indicating she understood.
"Oh~ again?" Feng Yaya rolled her eyes.
"What else?" Zhu Yanyi shrugged slightly. "It’s already over. It’s not the college entrance exam anyway. Such scores are just for personal reference; they don’t have other uses. But looking at this score still feels uncomfortable. Why did my essay lose points?" She sighed again.