novelones Chapter 68 Emphasizing Learning
Chapter 68 Emphasizing Learning
Lu Yuan scored over 500 points in the mock exam, giving him a solid chance of getting into a top-tier university. This news quickly reached the Lu family.
When Lu Yuan's parents found out, they were completely shocked and incredulous. They even thought that Zhang Dabiao had misread the grades and mistakenly attributed other students' scores to Lu Yuan.
Even after repeatedly confirming that the score was correct and that Lu Yuan had indeed scored over 540 points, the couple remained bewildered and unable to accept the fact.
Zhang Dabiao personally visited the Lu family and sat in the living room chatting with his sister and brother-in-law about Lu Yuan's academic achievements.
Zhang Dabiao and Huang Li are siblings from a blended family. Although they have different surnames, it has not affected their deep sibling bond at all.
"Brother, is it really not a student with the same name?" Huang Li was puzzled. As a mother, she knew better than anyone whether her son was academically inclined or not. Lu Yuan's grades had always been at the bottom, so how could he suddenly get such a high score?
"There's only one Lu Yuan in the whole school. Even if names can be the same, the student ID number wouldn't be wrong, right?" Zhang Dabiao said, gently pushing Lu Yuan's report card in front of Huang Li and Lu Xin. "It's absolutely true, these are your Lu Yuan's grades. This kid's English is really good, first in the grade. You must have enrolled him in a lot of tutoring classes, right?"
"this……"
The couple stared at the scores on the report card, looking at each other in bewilderment, unable to understand the reason behind it.
After a long silence, Huang Li forced an awkward smile and shook her head: "Brother, to be honest, we have never found any tutoring classes for Lu Yuan, and we haven't even paid much attention to his studies on a regular basis."
"what?"
Zhang Dabiao picked up his teacup, took a sip, and his face instantly filled with surprise. He turned to look at Lu Xin beside him, hoping to get a different answer from him.
Lu Xin's expression was solemn, and he silently shook his head, which was taken as tacit agreement with Huang Li's words.
"How can you parents be so indifferent to your child's studies?" Zhang Dabiao was immediately displeased and stood up, criticizing him sternly, "Lu Yuan really has potential. He scored over 540 points in the mock exam. If he seizes the time to review and continues to work hard, he can easily improve by another 30 or 40 points and get into a top university!"
"Do you even know what a book means to a child?"
Zhang Dabiao spoke urgently, even hoarsely, as if afraid that his sister and brother-in-law would hinder Lu Yuan's academic talent.
He rarely interfered in the Lu family's affairs, so he naturally didn't know how they educated their children. Now that he knew the truth, he felt from the bottom of his heart that Lu Yuan had been neglected and delayed by his parents.
Although Lu Xin and Huang Li were still full of doubts, they finally realized the importance of the matter and hurriedly asked seriously, "So what should we do now?"
"Of course, you should communicate well with Lu Yuan. As parents, you must pay attention to your child's studies, give him more encouragement, and provide necessary support in his studies and life."
Zhang Dabiao was genuinely worried for Lu Yuan. If his own son had such talent, he would never have waited until now to discover it.
"Okay, I'll go buy some good food and cook a nice meal to take to his school." Huang Li quickly got up, went into her room to change her clothes, and hurried out to buy groceries.
Lu Xin sat on the living room sofa, lit a cigarette with a serious expression, his brows furrowed, unable to understand why Lu Yuan could get such a high score.
He had suspected his son of cheating, but Zhang Dabiao had clearly stated that the entire examination room was under surveillance, and if any student's performance was abnormal, the teacher would immediately retrieve the surveillance footage for verification.
Since Lu Yuan did not violate any rules during the exam, the possibility of him cheating can be ruled out.
But he really didn't want to believe that Lu Yuan had suddenly become bright and had a talent for learning. After all, Lu Yuan's previous poor grades didn't seem like an act at all.
"Brother-in-law, does Lu Yuan usually study on his own at home?" Zhang Dabiao asked.
Lu Xin subconsciously shook his head, but after thinking carefully for a while, he slowly said, "There were several nights recently when he stayed in his room by himself and didn't come out. I didn't hear him playing games. Maybe... he was studying."
"Is that all? Are there any other different features?" Zhang Dabiao pressed.
"Uh..." Lu Xin racked his brains, trying to recall the differences between Lu Yuan and before. His thoughts suddenly settled on a girl with a tuft of dyed yellow hair. "He's been getting very close to a girl lately, I think her name is... what was it again? She's his classmate."
Lu Xin couldn't recall the girl's name for a moment, since Lu Yuan had only mentioned it to him casually once.
"Ye Yixian!"
Zhang Dabiao immediately thought of Ye Yixian, who was a notorious problem girl in the whole school.
"Yes, yes, that's the name. How did the girl do on the exam this time?" Lu Xin asked quickly.
"Let me see, I have the grade report for the whole grade." Zhang Dabiao said, and immediately started looking for the grade list for Class 22.
Ye Yixian scored over 500 points this time, ranking second in the class. Compared to the last major exam, his score increased by more than 200 points.
Lu Xin leaned forward for a look and immediately beamed with joy: "This girl's grades are pretty good too. Could it be that my son has been influenced by her to start studying hard?"
"this……"
Zhang Dabiao forced a smile, unsure how to respond.
He knew perfectly well how bad Ye Yixian's behavior was on a daily basis, and he had also heard rumors that Lu Yuan and she had been getting very close recently, and there were even rumors that the two were dating.
He couldn't definitively say whether Ye Yixian had a positive influence on Lu Yuan, but the facts before him left him with no way to refute them.
"This is fantastic news!" Lu Xin, completely oblivious to Zhang Dabiao's concerns, relaxed his brows and was overjoyed. "This girl is a good child; she can guide my son onto the right path."
As he spoke, Lu Xin immediately took out his phone, dialed Huang Li's number, and told her to buy more good food so that he could send a portion to Ye Yixian as well.
Zhang Dabiao stood aside, scratching his head, feeling that the more he investigated the matter, the stranger it seemed.
……
The results of the mock exam have been finalized, and teachers of various subjects have begun to provide targeted tutoring in groups to address the knowledge gaps revealed in the exam.
Ji Nanyan, the English teacher of Class 5, had never paid attention to Lu Yuan's English grades before, but this time she specially gave Lu Yuan one-on-one tutoring.
To her great surprise, Lu Yuan's English level was far better than she had imagined. During the tutoring session, the two communicated in English without any problems.
Lu Yuan had no difficulty with past English exam papers, so Ji Nanyan could only teach him some high-scoring English essay writing techniques.
Lu Yuan lost a total of 4 points in English this time, 2 of which were deducted from the writing section.
After this tutoring session, Lu Yuan gained a lot and became more confident in achieving a perfect score on the second mock English exam.
Ji Nanyan has been teaching for many years and has never given any student extra tutoring. Even Li Xian, the top student in the class, has not received this honor. Li Xian, who was watching from the side, was so angry that he almost ground his back teeth to powder.
A day of intense review quietly came to an end, and as soon as the afternoon bell rang, Lu Yuan received a call from his mother, Huang Li.
Huang Li has arrived at the school and brought a homemade dinner with her.
The current period is a crucial stage for students to prepare for the college entrance examination. Most students choose to live on campus and start closed-door review. The food in the school cafeteria is bland and lacks oil, which is not enough to keep up with the nutrition of students who study at high intensity every day.
The school is also considerate of the students and allows parents to bring meals to the school regularly to supplement their nutrition.
Lu Yuan was puzzled. His mother never cared about his studies and gave him plenty of pocket money, so there was no need for her to come and deliver his meals.
But since his mother was already there, he naturally wouldn't refuse. A long-lost warmth welled up inside him, and he smiled and replied, "Okay, I'll be right there. Can I bring Gao Zhe along?"
"Of course, I can cook enough for several people." Huang Li laughed heartily on the other end of the phone, then added mysteriously, "Oh, and invite Ye Yixian over too."
"Ye Yixian?"
Lu Yuan was slightly taken aback; his mother's initiative to bring up Ye Yixian was truly unexpected.