Zhong Yuan was stunned.
Originally, he and Tian Weiwei had also previewed the first year’s curriculum during the summer vacation, but since the vacation was so short, they only managed to preview half of the course and didn’t finish studying it all. He hadn’t expected his little deskmate to have completed everything.
"Jiang Mianmian, you’re really amazing," Zhong Yuan praised sincerely.
"Zhong Yuan, you’re pretty amazing too," Jiang Mianmian said, returning the compliment in kind.
"Thanks for the praise. I’ll work hard. One day, I’ll surpass you," Zhong Yuan said, full of fighting spirit.
"Alright, I’ll be looking forward to it."
When Tian Weiwei found out the next day that Jiang Mianmian had already self-studied up to the second semester of the first year, she also felt a deep sense of pressure.
She patted Zhong Yuan on the shoulder, speaking solemnly, "Zhong Yuan, the ’enemy’ is strong. We need to work even harder."
"Right, Jiang Mianmian is so smart and works so hard, we can’t let her get ahead of us," Zhong Yuan spurred himself on as well.
The two stood at the door encouraging each other for a while until the bell rang for class. They then hurried back to their own classes.
From that day on, spurred on by Jiang Mianmian, Zhong Yuan and Tian Weiwei became even more diligent and hardworking in their studies.
They had both talked to their homeroom teachers about self-studying. Being first in their grade and considered ’Little Geniuses’, the teachers naturally wouldn’t show favoritism, so they all agreed.
Now, during class, they would listen carefully only when they came across parts they didn’t quite understand. For the topics they had already mastered, they didn’t waste time listening again.
The three of them regarded each other as academic rivals, and the competition between them was fierce.
Teachers from both Class 1 and Class 2 were very pleased to see these kids studying so hard.
Whenever there were students who misbehaved or were disinterested in learning, the teachers would use Jiang Mianmian and her peers as examples, urging them to study harder.
Other students, seeing how hard these recognized ’Little Geniuses’ worked, especially when they themselves hadn’t even passed the math exam, felt embarrassed to slack off.
Suddenly, Jiang Mianmian and her companions had set off a wave of studiousness throughout the entire grade, something the teachers were very satisfied with.
One day, the math teacher received a set of math test papers from another school and was going over them with the class.
He glanced at the last bonus question on the test paper and, after copying it onto the blackboard, called out, "Jiang Mianmian, Zhong Yuan, the two of you come up and answer this bonus question."
Jiang Mianmian and Zhong Yuan obediently went up to the front. After glancing at the bonus question, Jiang Mianmian picked up the chalk and started writing first, while Zhong Yuan, a few seconds behind, began as well.
After they both finished, the math teacher, examining the entirely different approaches to the problem on the blackboard, frowned in thought for a moment before nodding in satisfaction, "Hmm, not bad. Both students, Jiang Mianmian and Zhong Yuan, got the question right. Okay, you can go back to your seats."
Jiang Mianmian and Zhong Yuan were already used to being called upon to answer questions during class, especially tough ones.
They knew this was definitely a way for the teachers to understand the three students’ learning situations and progress.
So far, all the teachers were satisfied.
Although Jiang Mianmian had always focused on learning the technology behind color television, she hadn’t fallen behind in her studies.