Rebirth begins with studying hard

Chapter 14 Starting a Side Hustle

Taking advantage of the solemn atmosphere, Li Guotao gave the students a stern lecture to help them refocus before the upcoming midterm exams.

Seeing that it had some effect, he then changed his tune and said:

"Although yesterday's exam was slightly more difficult than the monthly exam, the number of people who scored high was higher than in the monthly exam."

"The highest score was 96, and there were 6 people with scores above 90."

"This shows that the difficulty lies not in the exam paper, but in whether everyone has studied diligently."

After the atmosphere eased, everyone was no longer so tense.

After hearing that the high-scoring results had begun to be announced, some people even started discussing it quietly during the exam.

Although the specific details have not been announced yet, it is not difficult for most people to guess who these 90+ people are.

After all, there are only a few people who are good at physics, chemistry and biology.

The only suspense is who will get the 96 points.

Some busybodies were already whispering to those around them, "Who do you think came in first place?"

"It's Shu Panpan! She got first place in both biology and chemistry in the last monthly exam."

"I think Li Feng is better because this time the test seems more difficult, and Li Feng is good at difficult tests."

Li Guotao paused briefly on the podium before continuing:

"I want to especially commend two students this time."

"They made great progress in this exam."

"First up, Sun Bo, who scored 88 on this exam. That's a huge improvement! Let's give him a round of applause."

Sun Bo's grades were below average in the class and he was not particularly outstanding. Most people only knew that his grades were not very good, but they didn't know much about his biology grades.

88 points is quite high, but not particularly outstanding.

Some people who know about Sun Bo's study habits might doubt that he could actually score over 80 points.

However, the majority of people were skeptical, and with the teacher's praise as an endorsement, the majority of the class was amazed.

Amidst the applause, everyone's eyes turned to Sun Bo.

Being publicly praised by the teacher and receiving amazed looks from his classmates, Sun Bo felt excited but also a little embarrassed.

This feeling was strange; it was the first time he had experienced this in all his years of schooling.

Learning can actually be enjoyable?

He genuinely found it amazing.

After the applause gradually subsided, Li Guotao continued:

"Secondly, I want to praise Lu Jie."

"You got 96 points on this test, a huge improvement!"

"He also ranked first in the class this time, let's give him a round of applause!"

Compared to the applause that immediately followed the announcement of Sun Bo's results, the class fell into an eerie silence.

Some people didn't realize what was happening, while others thought they had misheard.

Others were observing the teacher's expression on the podium, wondering if it was sarcastic.

However, almost everyone agrees that there is something wrong with the score.

Either you made a mistake, or you cheated.

After a moment of silence, Sun Bo snapped out of his joy at his achievement and immediately started clapping.

Somewhat awkwardly, his clapping only elicited scattered applause.

Most of them had strange expressions on their faces.

Cheating is one thing, but to go to such an outrageous degree?

After the idea that Lu Jie had cheated arose, everyone looked at Sun Bo and began to think that his grades were questionable.

Until Liu Jing, acting as a mouth double for everyone, bluntly questioned, "How is that possible? It's cheating!"

The classroom then became noisy again.

"Exactly, how could that be!"

"This score is outrageous."

"I feel there's something wrong with the score."

"First of all, I admire you; cheating is unacceptable."

Apart from Liu Jing's blatant questioning, everyone else was discussing it in hushed tones.

But skepticism is the prevailing view.

Lu Jie did not speak.

His score on the quiz was somewhat unexpected; he had expected to score around 90, but he actually got 96.

However, there was also an element of luck involved, because he happened to have done similar questions on the exam.

If I had a different test paper, I probably wouldn't have gotten such a high score.

But no matter what, this 96 points was earned through his own ability.

If it were his past life, he would at least have retorted to those who dared to question him.

But now he's too lazy to bother with people who can't stand seeing others do well; it's not worth wasting any emotions on such people.

As for prejudice, the best way to break it is through academic performance.

If once doesn't work, try twice or three times.

With consistently good grades, there was naturally no room for doubt.

Of course, there are also those who believe in Lu Jie.

"Lu Jie Biotechnology is really amazing," Shu Panpan offered her support.

Sun Bo sat next to him during evening self-study, while Lu Jie sat next to Sun Bo.

She genuinely saw that Lu Jie was studying diligently.

Over the course of more than half a month, she and Lu Jie had some exchanges.

In particular, there was a time when Sun Bo asked her for help with a biology question. She had no idea how to solve it, but Lu Jie gave her the answer.

The ideas are clear and the summary is insightful.

This changed her perception of Lu Jie.

But her voice was instantly drowned out by the clamor of doubt from the audience.

Only a few of her classmates noticed.

Li Guotao, who was standing on the podium, also noticed it.

With his homeroom teacher Chen Li's endorsement, he believed that Lu Jie had not cheated.

But I had some doubts in my heart.

After noticing Shu Panpan's reaction, although he still had doubts, the last trace of suspicion in his heart disappeared.

"Quiet!" Li Guotao slammed his hand on the podium.

A moment of silence followed, then he emphasized:

"Focus on how you did on your exam! Don't talk about others!"

"If you don't understand what you've learned, even if I give you an open-book exam, you still won't get good grades."

"I hope you will learn from Lu Jie and Sun Bo!"

"You reap what you sow!"

After a pause, he emphasized:

"Copy all the wrong answers and hand them in tomorrow!"

"Carefully review the problems from this exam, and make sure you don't repeat the mistakes you made in the midterm exam."

Finally, let's give a round of applause to Lu Jie and Sun Bo!

Upon hearing that they had to copy the wrong questions, the students, who already knew their exam scores, immediately sighed and lost all interest in discussing other people's results.

Furthermore, since Li Guotao was supportive of Lu Jie, no one hesitated when they heard the teacher mention applauding Lu Jie again.

The audience erupted in applause.

Hearing the unanimous applause, I felt the affirmation from the teacher.

Even Lu Jie, who had lived two lives, felt a sense of exhilaration and excitement.

Sun Bo was so happy he could hardly close his mouth.

Even after class ended, he was still reliving his highlight moment.

"Lu Jie, no wonder good students love studying so much. It's really satisfying to get good grades," Sun Bo exclaimed.

......

In the evening, I returned home after finishing my evening self-study session.

After reviewing the key points and completing the remaining homework, Lu Jie opened his laptop and plugged in the newly acquired wireless network card.

After entering the website address, Lu Jie first browsed the webpage, curiously checking which books were on the monthly ticket ranking, recommendation ranking, and click ranking.

The Devil's Law, Stellar Transformation, Tomb of the Gods, The Qin Emperor, Infinite Terror...

"These are all books from ancient times..." He couldn't help but mutter as he looked at the book titles on the list.

The books are all newly serialized, but for him, many years have passed.

In his previous life, before his second year of high school, he read mostly literary physical books by authors like Han Han, Guo Jingming, and Liu Cixin.

It wasn't until Sun Bo, a high school sophomore, recommended him to get hooked on the novel "Zhu Xian" that he discovered a new world.

Then I started reading online novels like crazy.

These were books that he used to read so intently that he forgot to eat and sleep.

In his past life, there was a time when he was short of money, so he tried to start writing fan fiction.

Given the popularity of fan fiction at that time, coupled with the inherent appeal of fan fiction, his books achieved unexpected success.

Apart from his first book, Qianjun, every book he wrote afterward was a masterpiece, including a Doupo fanfiction that garnered 10,000 subscriptions.

The royalties he received during that period greatly alleviated his cash flow crisis.

Unfortunately, just as he was preparing to try to transform into an original creator, he encountered a series of misfortunes, including the death of his mother, business troubles, and a broken relationship.

After his mental defenses crumbled, he simply couldn't concentrate on writing the novel, so he gave it up completely.

Otherwise, he might have become a minor god.

When he started thinking about how to make money, he remembered this matter.