Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation Chapter 91 – Chapter 91: Chapter 91: Receiving the Award

Chapter 91: Chapter 91: Receiving the Award
 

In the afternoon, all the first-year students gathered at the sports field for the monthly test summary assembly.

Jiang Ning carried a stool to the sports field. He had wanted to go with Xue Yuantong, but unfortunately, Shan Qingrong had called Yuantong away.

As the top student of the grade and particularly of the regular classes, Xue Yuantong would represent the freshmen in giving this speech.

Following the crowd to the sports field, Shan Qingrong stood in front of Class 8's formation. Jiang Ning casually found a place to sit.

Shan Qingrong came over, his face almost unable to hold back a smile:

“Jiang Ning, you ranked fourth in our grade this time. When it's time, you go up to the podium. Principal Yu will personally give you the awards.”

Shan Qingrong's tone was very cordial, completely different from before.

As the homeroom teacher of a regular class, having produced two students who ranked in the top ten of the grade, if it weren't for other students watching, Shan Qingrong might have even twisted his mouth in glee.

Next, as long as he took good care of these two promising students and smoothly sent them to the college entrance exam, his job title evaluation would undoubtedly go smoothly.

Shan Qingrong had waited too long. Many teachers of his age had advanced step-by-step to higher positions and salaries much greater than his own.

Not only the job title, but Fourth Middle School also had a policy that if a class's students performed exceptionally well in college entrance exams, the homeroom teacher would receive a substantial bonus.

Thinking about all this, Shan Qingrong felt delighted. This time, he was finally able to hold his head high.

Even his gaze towards Wu Xiaoqi felt much more pleasant. He secretly decided that if Wu Xiaoqi dared to make trouble in his class, he would immediately kick him out.

If the academic office dared to speak up, Shan Qingrong was ready to rebuff them outright. You ask what makes me so confident?

Sorry, you can't impact our class's two top students.

Thinking this, Shan Qingrong looked up towards the podium.

Principal Yu blew on the microphone and began speaking.

Principal Yu's voice was deep, and his logic in speech was very clear. As usual, he began by praising how excellent Fourth Middle School was—the teaching staff, infrastructure, and frequent commendations by the education bureau. He mentioned the outstanding alumni once again.

Listening to this, Dan Kaiquan impatiently commented, “He's already said all this before. Can't he stop repeating it? If someone didn't know better, they'd think our Fourth Middle School was Yu Zhou No.1 Middle School.”

A few students murmured beneath.

Then they heard Principal Yu say, “Next, I want to praise a student, she is from Class 8, Xue Yuantong.”

“Class 8 is a regular class, but in such a class, a student emerged as the first in the grade. She is Xue Yuantong from Class 8. Her spirit of advancing against the current deserves our deep reflection. Now, please welcome Xue Yuantong to come up and speak.”

Xue Yuantong, dressed in a school uniform, slowly made her way to the podium, skillfully adjusting the height of the microphone slightly.

“Hello everyone, I am Xue Yuantong from Class 8, Grade 1.”

Her voice, even processed through electronic equipment, remained crisp and pleasant.

From beneath the podium came the murmuring of students:

“Is she the top of the grade? And from Class 8, her progress is terrifying.”

“Indeed, she's outperformed all three experimental classes.”

“Do short people always study well?” someone said.

At that moment, a well-informed student said, “She's Xue Yuantong.”

“Nonsense, who doesn't know she's Xue Yuantong?”

“No, what I mean is, I went to the same middle school as her. Back then, she was already the top student in our school, and she was supposed to go to Second Middle School. But for some reason, she didn't do well on her middle school exams,” explained the student.

“I know that school. I heard many went to Ancheng No. 1 High School and some to the 168 High School. For her to rank first there is really impressive!”

“Yes, at first, I was curious which ordinary class student was so strong to rank first in the school. But when I heard it was Xue Yuantong, I wasn't surprised anymore. During all three years of my middle school, she was always the top student.”

“She's really strong, but she looks too young.”

“Indeed, she looks better now, but back in middle school, she was even shorter, just like a primary school student. No boys in her class liked her.”

The discussion echoed in every corner of the student formation.

Xue Yuantong's speech quickly came to an end, as she stood at the podium, her gaze on Jiang Ning, thinking that when receiving the scholarship later, she must stand with Jiang Ning for a group photo.

Then, after receiving the scholarship, what should they eat?

She might as well invite Jiang Ning for a hotpot meal!

With this thought, Xue Yuantong's mind wandered, and she got distracted.

In front of the entire first-year class, hundreds of students, and dozens of teachers, speaking into the microphone, she said,

“My speech is over; next, please, Principal Yu dear student, come to the stage to speak.”

After Xue Yuantong finished speaking, she realized that she might have said something wrong, paused for a second, and then corrected herself,

“It is Principal Yu, not Yu the student.”

This statement left the formation of students all bearing strange expressions.

Jiang Ning couldn't help but lament, “This dummy, it would have been better not to correct herself.”

Principal Yu, upon hearing this, initially was stunned. After all, he's the principal, and the demeanor he presented before the students was always forgiving and generous.

Besides, the one who misspoke, Xue Yuantong, was the top student obtained through sheer luck, a potential future valedictorian.

After taking the microphone, Principal Yu chuckled without a care,

“Alright, Xue Yuantong spoke very nicely, everyone should learn from Xue Yuantong.”

“Next, please, the top ten scores of this exam, Xue Yuantong, Du Chuan, Ding Shuyan, Jiang Ning… Lin Zida.”

Geng Lu shouted, “Jiang Ning, Jiang Ning, the principal is calling you to receive the award.”

Beside her, Ma Shicheng urged, “Jiang Ning, go quickly, don't keep the principal waiting.” His face showed envy.

Guo Kunnan said, “Jiang Ning, you're truly our back row's ace.”

“Exactly, go up and get the award to show those top students in our class,” Dan Kaiquan added.

“You're way cooler than our class monitor, you're giving our class face!” Wang Longlong added.

Various friendly voices reached Jiang Ning's ears.

Jiang Ning smiled gently, straightened up, his slender figure unfolding, standing out among the crowd as his classmates slightly looked up to him.

In two months, Jiang Ning had grown from 165 cm to 180 cm, now one of the tallest in his class.

A gentle Spiritual Power fluttered, smoothing out the slight wrinkles on his clothes.

The afternoon sun was lazy, casting its light from afar onto his clothes, the golden light making him shine brilliantly.

Accompanied by the sunlight, Jiang Ning took a step forward, walking out of his class's formation, and continued towards the right.

Along the way were the formations of class 7, 6, 5; his pace was unhurried, as if strolling leisurely, capturing the attention of those around him wherever he went.

Envy, surprise, jealousy, affection—countless gazes converged on him, but Jiang Ning paid them no heed; only light and shadows accompanied him forward.

Yang Sheng stared at that figure and suddenly commented,

“Have you noticed? He looks kind of handsome today.”

“Yes,” Bai Yuxia responded.

Shen Qing'e clenched her fists tightly, unable to relax them for a long time.

Jiang Ning passed through one formation after another, ascended the steps, and reached the podium, finally standing firmly, looking down at the hundreds of students below.

Xue Yuantong had grabbed a spot to his left, standing very close.

Geng Lu looked up with a somber gaze at the two figures on stage and murmured softly,

“Suddenly, I feel like I'm not worthy…”

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