boyutpedia Chapter 111: Joy and Sorrow
Chapter 111: Joy and Sorrow
Zhang Xinran's face stiffened, she lowered her head, and quickly said in a barely audible voice, "No~"
Hua Li knew something was amiss at first glance.
After a moment of contemplation, he said earnestly, "Xinran, choosing between arts and sciences will affect your academic life for the next three years and may even influence your future major."
You must think carefully before you act, and make your choice based on the answer that is truest in your heart.
Your life is your own; you need to figure out what you want and not leave yourself any room for regret.
Zhang Xinran was stunned for a moment, then repeated, "Regret? What I wanted?"
When Hua Li first saw her like this, she became even more worried: "What exactly happened? Did your family force you?"
Although Hua Lichu hadn't made a point of inquiring about Zhang Xinran's family background during their month-long sitting together, she had a fairly good understanding of it.
She is from the city center, an only child, and both her parents are government employees.
Zhang Xinran looked at Hua Lichu's concerned gaze and slowly shook her head: "They didn't force me."
Because, in her parents' eyes, her opinion was not important at all.
To outsiders, she seems so happy!
Both her parents have stable jobs, and she is their only daughter.
From childhood to adulthood, she was like a puppet, manipulated by her parents.
If she does even the slightest thing that deviates from her orders, she will immediately face her parents' intense control.
The mother used emotional abuse, and the father would use his military belt to tie her to a chair and whip her.
Life is like this, studying is like this, and even making friends is dictated by them.
"How could you be friends with someone like that? What do her parents do? How are her grades...?"
"This person is no good. You're not allowed to play with them anymore. They'll corrupt you..."
Sometimes she even found it funny.
She's 16, but she doesn't have a single real friend.
When they were choosing between arts and sciences this time, they didn't even think to ask her opinion.
He simply ordered her to choose science.
"Science majors have a wide range of employment opportunities and a strong faculty."
I've looked at your school's student admission lists for the past few years, and science students have a higher chance of getting into good universities..."
But on what grounds?
She is a human being, and she has her own thoughts.
Last night, in front of her parents, she wrote "science" on the arts/science subject selection survey form.
But just before submitting the form that morning, she inexplicably crossed out "理" (li, meaning reason) and wrote "文" (wen, meaning literature).
A hint of madness flashed in Zhang Xinran's eyes.
She couldn't wait to see her parents and see their incredulous expressions!
Seeing that Hua Lichu was still a little worried, Zhang Xinran smiled and repeated, "I chose it myself."
This was the first time she had made a choice on her own.
But... is this really what she wants?
Zhang Xinran was a little confused.
Hua Lichu comforted her, "It's your own choice, that's all that matters."
It's okay, we're still in the same school, so we can see each other anytime.
Does not sitting next to me mean we're no longer good friends?
Seeing that Hua Lichu didn't blame her, Zhang Xinran shook her head frantically: "Of course we're good friends! Even though I'm in the humanities class now, I'll definitely come to see you often in the future!"
After all, you're my only friend!
"That's fine then!"
Qiu Jianying quickly finished reading out the names of the liberal arts students: "Our school has relatively few liberal arts classes, and there are no 'Sunshine Classes' either."
However, the top 30 students in the humanities will be assigned to the Chengfeng Class, which is the first year of high school (18).
In addition, there are two regular classes.
In other words, there are more than 20 classes in a grade, but only 3 classes are for liberal arts students, totaling less than 200 students.
Qiu Jianying changed the subject: "Everyone knows what the target was last time, right?"
Hua Antao, a student in our class, applied to be in the top 30 of the grade. Did she make it into the top 30 this time?
Everyone took a deep breath.
Hua Antao felt her breathing become lighter.
Hua Lichu answered in her mind without hesitation, "Yes!"
Qiu Jianying slightly opened her mouth, and just when her classmates thought she was about to reveal the answer, they heard her say, "Is there one or not?"
"Hey! Teacher, stop keeping us in suspense! We're dying of curiosity, just tell us!"
Qiu Jianying laughed heartily: "Hua Antao from our class achieved an excellent result, ranking 29th in the grade in this monthly exam! She successfully entered the Sunshine Class!"
The moment the sound landed, the entire classroom seemed to be instantly ignited.
The once quiet classroom suddenly erupted into a deafening cheer, like musical notes leaping and colliding in the air, echoing in every corner.
At this moment, all the applause belongs to Hua Antao!
Although she was very confident in herself, Hua Antao still couldn't hide her excitement at the moment the dust settled.
She quickly stood up, tears welling in her eyes, and said gratefully, "Thank you, teacher!"
From the side and behind, Hua Lichu gave Hua Antao a thumbs up with a big smile.
Pei Yi'an smiled silently.
That's great, she got what she wanted.
Qiu Jianying raised her arm and pressed it down: "Keep your voices down! You've practically lifted the classroom up."
He then said to Hua Antao, "No need to thank me, this is a good result of your hard work."
But I want to say that this is just the beginning of a three-year long journey. One good grade doesn't mean anything. Your teacher hopes you can avoid arrogance and complacency, and do better each time!
Hua Antao nodded: "I will!"
"Okay, after class, you can move the desk to Class 1."
Qiu Jianying asked Hua Antao to sit down and picked up the grade sheet again:
"In this monthly exam, besides Hua Antao, several other students also made significant progress."
Here, I would like to give special praise to Hua Lichu and Pei Yi'an.
Pei Yi'an ranked 155th in the grade in the last monthly exam, and 85th this time.
Hanako's ranking rose from 160th to 87th.
Zhang Xinran counted on her fingers: "87? Class 1 has 30 people, Class 2 has 60... Pear, you got into Class 2! You're amazing!"
Hua Lichu was also happy: "I think I'm amazing too! But this time it's because a lot of people chose humanities, otherwise..."
"Oh well, who cares! Peach is amazing, and you're amazing too, you're both amazing!"
An Yining also improved, but she went from 187 to 143, and from Class 4 to Class 3.
Zhang Xinran's ranking is not compared to other students because she chose the humanities major.
But she was ranked 15th in the liberal arts class to enter the Chengfeng Class, which is also very impressive.
A monthly exam brought both joy and sorrow.
The good news is that all four girls improved their rankings.
But after this class, the four of them will be separated into different classes and will no longer be able to sit together.
Qiu Jianying clapped her hands: "There's another piece of good news!"