Chapter 43-Part 3

This exam paper was personally obtained by Director Meng, and he believed that the two of them had definitely never seen it before.

So, each of them took a desk and sat quietly in the classroom for the exam. This time, the invigilators was teacher Qiao, along with Director Meng. It was said that Director Meng still had a physics class in the morning, but he had rescheduled it with other teachers.

In the entire classroom, there were only the four of them.

Mathematics was already a major challenge in high school, and many people were held back by it. Among several subjects, mathematics stood out, firmly holding the top spot.

Therefore, it was understandable that only mathematics was tested in this retake.

The two answered quietly, both behaving quite honestly. Fortunately, the exam time passed quickly; two hours was essentially the duration of two classes plus a break.

When Shen Zhi finished writing, he turned to glance at Ji Ran next to him. He saw her with a slightly lowered face, staring at the last major question. Her pen tip kept sliding on the draft paper, her eyebrows furrowed lightly, and her rosy lips moved as if she were silently reciting something.

Suddenly, Shen Zhi chuckled.

This laughter caught the attention of Director Meng in front. Seeing that Shen Zhi was staring at Ji Ran, he couldn’t help but snort and say, “Write your own.”

But as soon as he finished speaking, Shen Zhi directly threw his pen on the desk, calmly saying, “Teacher, I’m done.”

Teacher Qiao looked at their watches and reminded, “Shen Zhi, there’s still half an hour before the end of the exam. Don’t rush, double-check your answers.”

Teacher Qiao was the ones who taught them mathematics. The most common thing he said was, “Don’t rush to hand in your papers; after writing, double-check.”

Fortunately, there were very few people who could hand in their math exam papers early, at least not in Class Eight.

But today, all his assumptions were overturned.

When teacher Qiao said this, Shen Zhi fell silent again. It wasn’t because he was afraid of Director Meng. It was just that Ji Ran hadn’t finished yet, and he didn’t want to disturb her.

Ji Ran had no idea about Shen Zhi’s current thoughts. However, even if she knew, she wouldn’t want to say thank you to Shen Zhi.

She was indeed stumped by the last part of the last question of the final major problem. However, at this moment, she had reorganized her thoughts on the solution and wrote down a few lines.

When she raised her head to review the paper, she also raised her hand and said, “Teacher, I’m done too.”

“There are still twenty minutes,” teacher Qiao said with regret.

But seeing that both of them had stopped writing, teacher Qiao walked over and collected their papers. They, along with Director Meng, compared the correct answers and began marking the papers.

The classroom was somewhat quiet, with only the occasional sound of pen tips scratching the paper.

Until teacher Qiao wrote down the scores on Shen Zhi’s paper and turned to look at Director Meng beside them, saying in a low voice, “Director, I’ve finished grading on my side.”

At this point, Director Meng had also finished grading.

He looked up, and teacher Qiao watched as he wrote down the number on the top of the paper with a red pen.

150!

Full marks again.

Teacher Qiao was responsible for grading Shen Zhi’s paper. His problem-solving approach was concise and clear, with no points deducted. Even the presentation of the paper was exceptionally neat, as Shen Zhi had excellent handwriting.

After obtaining Director Meng’s approval, teacher Qiao took a look at Ji Ran’s paper. However, when he saw the solution process for the last question, he suddenly exclaimed softly.

Director Meng immediately asked, “What’s wrong?”

Teacher Qiao shook his head. It seemed that Ji Ran’s answer to the last question was a bit beyond the syllabus, and her problem-solving approach appeared to involve knowledge from the third year of high school.

However, this wasn’t the focus. Teacher Qiao looked up at them and smiled, saying, “Both of you got full marks again.”

The word ‘again’ truly expressed his inner pride.

Yesterday, when Director Meng called him to the school, teacher Qiao felt that they were not cheating. Indeed, this retake didn’t disappoint them.

Director Meng’s face beside them didn’t look too good. After all, he had indeed thought negatively about the students.

However, he also felt a bit innocent. Who had experienced such a dramatic turnaround from being last in the class to becoming first in the grade? It was like a roller coaster.

Looking at them, Director Meng, who had taught many generations, couldn’t help but feel a bit embarrassed. But in the end, he looked at Shen Zhi and said, “I shouldn’t have doubted you for the first time; it was my mistake as a teacher.”

In this world, the person who should believe in their students the most is the teacher.

Director Meng suddenly apologized like this. Not to mention Ji Ran, even Shen Zhi was a bit stunned. However, compared to Ji Ran’s clearly embarrassed expression, Shen Zhi remained quite calm. In the end, he spoke, “It’s okay; at least you’ve seen it now.”

Moreover, they had already proven themselves, considering their previous achievements.

Teacher Qiao saw that the two kids were not to be trifled with. When he noticed Director Meng’s unsightly expression, he quickly spoke, “Director Meng, now that it’s confirmed their scores are genuine, can I take them back to the classroom?”

“Go ahead, go ahead.”

Director Meng didn’t want to keep them here any longer; he was already quite upset.

Teacher Qiao waved to signal the two of them to follow.

Because this empty classroom was in another building, the three of them walked through the connecting corridor between the teaching buildings and headed back to Class Eight.

On the way, teacher Qiao turned to look at them.

It was impossible not to be curious, but right now, he didn’t know what to ask. However, teacher Qiao sincerely said, “If you encounter any difficulties, feel free to come to us. Although the teacher’s ability is limited, I still hope to help you.”

Ji Ran glanced at teacher Qiao. Honestly, she was quite moved.

In her previous life, the class teachers she had experienced were the kind of strict and serious teachers who focused solely on grades. It’s not that such teachers were bad, but they lacked the human touch that teacher Qiao possessed.

A comforting human touch.