Chapter 31: Your Pride is Nothing but Crap in My Eyes

Tang Yuan and Ge Juan’s heads were buzzing.

They intentionally left the simplest 7 points blank, scoring only 993.

They could easily score full marks on the hardest questions, so how could they possibly miss those simplest 7 points?

They had the ability to score full marks but deliberately aimed for 993, just exceeding Tang Xue’s 893 by exactly one hundred.

Tang Xiao openly used her score to tell everyone: I’m controlling my score!

She could have scored full marks but chose not to, sending a message to Tang Yuan: the competition records you pursue, your pride, are nothing but crap in my eyes!

With a small exam paper, Tang Xiao slapped Tang Yuan’s face and crushed her pride!

Then a teacher quietly remarked, “Didn’t Tang Xiao submit her paper in just an hour…?”

Exaggerated! Even more exaggerated.

While others couldn’t finish in three hours, Tang Xiao submitted her paper in one hour and still controlled her score to 993!

Is this real?

Ge Juan couldn’t believe such a thing; her small frame slammed her palm on the table.

“Tang Xiao must have cheated! There’s no way she scored so high!”

Tang Yuan suppressed her anger: “She definitely has a way to cheat! That bastard!”

Tang Xiao was clearly humiliating them.

Teacher Chen asked, “So how should we evaluate Tang Xiao’s score? Since she cheated, should we cancel her score?”

Everyone fell silent.

They knew that even if Tang Xiao was cheating, they couldn’t do anything about it.

Because there was no evidence.

Ge Juan was furious: “We shouldn’t have backed down yesterday; we should have called the police to handle it. Let the police investigate!”

Tang Yuan regretted not being more assertive yesterday.

She should have gone all the way; otherwise, there wouldn’t be today’s humiliation.

Tang Yuan sincerely said, “I apologize to all the teachers; it was my failure to stand firm yesterday that caused you to lose face. I, Tang Yuan, apologize to everyone.

I will prepare a beautiful gift for all the teachers.”

Hearing about the gift, the teachers’ expressions softened a bit.

The Tang family’s gifts shouldn’t be too shabby.

Tang Yuan was very emotionally intelligent, and since she acknowledged her mistake, she immediately sought to correct it.

Ge Juan waved her hand: “Forget it, it’s not entirely your fault. Tang Xiao is too cunning. Teacher Chen, let’s rank the competition based on the scores.”

Ranking by score, Tang Xiao would be first.

Ge Juan felt helpless but had to proceed according to the rules.

Tang Yuan appeared calm on the surface but hated Tang Xiao even more: Tang Xiao!

…

At the Second High School, in the principal’s office.

Only Wei Changhe and Tang Xiao were present.

On Wei Changhe’s desk lay the results of the biology competition.

First place: Tang Xiao, 993.

Wei Changhe excitedly slapped the armrest of his chair.

“Great job! Tang Xiao, that was fantastic!”

Tang Xiao remained composed, calmly sipping her tea, much more at ease.

This score was the result of her controlling her performance.

Wei Changhe looked at the score in disbelief, shocked.

He knew Tang Xiao had exceptional academic talent, but he didn’t expect it to be to this extent.

He had initially thought Tang Xiao would get third place, and just adding 5 points for the national exam would be enough.

But Tang Xiao went all out and took first place.

It seems she has also broken the record.

Wei Changhe laughed heartily: “Hahaha, I can already imagine how sour Ge Juan’s face must be. This is satisfying, so satisfying!”

Wei Changhe was in a great mood today.

Tang Xiao had really brought him pride.

Wei Changhe said, “Tang Xiao, for taking first place this time, the competition organizers will give you a reward of 50,000 yuan. The school is also generous; I’ll give you another 50,000!”

“The 50,000 from the organizers will probably take a week to be issued. The school’s 50,000 can be approved for you today.”

Wei Changhe knew Tang Xiao’s situation, so he approved it in advance like last time.

After all, he was the principal, and he had the final say.

“Thank you so much, Principal! Wishing you a lifetime of peace.” Tang Xiao was overjoyed.

The school was indeed very generous.

Tang Xiao had just earned 100,000.

For a high school student who hadn’t even graduated yet, earning 100,000 so easily was thrilling.

Thinking about the other competitions ahead, Tang Xiao felt excited.

The principal jokingly scolded, “Peace my foot, can you speak properly?”

Wei Changhe was in a good mood and didn’t mind the details.

However, it seemed that Tang Xiao was the only one in the whole school who dared to joke with Wei Changhe.

After yesterday’s events, their relationship had become much closer.

Wei Changhe said, “Tang Xiao, tomorrow morning is the geography competition. You’re good to go, right?”

Geography was a liberal arts subject, and Tang Xiao was a science student.

Wei Changhe felt a bit worried.

But Tang Xiao confidently replied, “No problem, Principal.”

It didn’t matter whether it was liberal arts or sciences.

Wei Changhe was very satisfied: “Then you can go home and review now. Prepare well.”

The principal actually granted him leave personally.

Tang Xiao knew that Wei Changhe had been very upset when he had skipped class for more than ten minutes before, even putting barbed wire on the walls.

But today, he took the initiative to let Tang Xiao go home; this change was quite surprising.

Tang Xiao once again witnessed the principal’s ‘maturity.’

“Alright, thank you, Principal.” Tang Xiao expressed his gratitude.

He had already memorized the textbook content.

He had also memorized exam questions, real questions, and mock questions from the last thirty or forty years.

There was really nothing left to do at school.

Moreover, in the past two days, Gu Weiguo had arranged other tasks for Tang Xiao.

As Tang Xiao was about to leave, Wei Changhe reminded him, “If you encounter any trouble like yesterday again, just call me!”

When Wei Changhe said this, he had a fierce look, which provided a strange sense of security.

Actually, Xin Ling had also advised Tang Xiao the same thing yesterday, insisting on getting revenge for him.

Tang Xiao kept all this in mind: “Okay, Principal, I’ll remember.”

After Tang Xiao left.

Wei Changhe looked at Tang Xiao’s competition results and spoke to himself.

“Although I don’t know what grievances you have with the Tang family, they are a formidable force. There’s not much I can do to help you; you still have to rely on yourself.”

…

Tang Xiao returned to the classroom just as the class bell rang.

But Tang Xiao seemed not to hear the bell, packing his things and preparing to leave.

The class monitor, Li Jia, shouted, “Tang Xiao, what are you doing? Class is about to start; sit down quickly.”

Tang Xiao replied, “I’m on leave.”

Li Jia was displeased: “Who gave you leave? Teacher Xin hasn’t informed me yet. Wait until I confirm with Teacher Xin before you leave.”

Being a good student was impressive, right? He was a class officer! How could Tang Xiao be so disrespectful?

“It’s a leave from the principal; you can confirm with him.” After saying this, Tang Xiao ignored Li Jia and walked out of the classroom.

“Uh…”

Li Jia was stunned; no matter how big of a class officer he was, could he compare to the principal?

Beside him, Liu Zihao pretentiously said, “Ordinary people should focus on class; only the academic gods can take leave at will. Do you understand the rules?”

…

Tang Xiao returned to the coal machine factory neighborhood.

He wanted to give 50,000 to Deng Yinglan, but she absolutely refused.

“Don’t give it to me, please don’t give it to me!”

Deng Yinglan told Tang Xiao, “That’s money you earned from studying. You’ve worked too hard for your studies; I can’t accept it. Keep it for yourself.”

“Make sure to rest more and don’t study too hard; it’s too exhausting.”

Tang Xiao felt touched inside.

Those who truly love you don’t care about how much you achieve outside; they only care about whether you’re suffering or tired.