Chapter 1197
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Chapter 1197 Awards
Gu Qiuxia nuzzled her fluffy head against Tan You's neck: "Tan You, you're finally back! We missed you so much!"
Yin Xiu, with her long arms and legs, hugged Tan You's other side. Cao Haiyan, who was petite, couldn't squeeze in and could only stand a step away, looking at Tan You with bright eyes.
Tan You shrugged, unable to tear apart the two human-shaped sticky rice cakes on her body, and could only greet Cao Haiyan with words: "How's your studies going lately?"
Cao Haiyan nodded: "It went very smoothly, but I miss you so much."
Tan You chuckled softly, "I miss you all too."
Gu Qiuxia finally managed to move away from Tan You. She and Yin Xiu each took Tan You's arm, but they got stuck when they entered the room, neither of them wanting to let go.
This resulted in Gu Qiuxia, Tan You, and Yin Xiu being stuck at the classroom door, which made the students laugh uncontrollably. In the end, Gu Qiuxia had to step aside so that the three of them could file into the classroom.
After Tan You sat down, she was surrounded by people.
"Squad leader, what's the capital like?"
"Class monitor, is the competition particularly difficult?"
"You're amazing, class monitor!"
"Monitor..."
Hearing the repeated calls of "class monitor," Tan You's smile grew wider and wider. In student days, this kind of camaraderie is the purest, because there are no external interests involved; everyone is focused on their studies.
Cao Haiyan felt a little disappointed. She couldn't compete with Gu Qiuxia and Yin Xiu, and now she couldn't even compete with her classmates?
Tan You pinched her round little face: "I brought gifts for you all, and my grandpa brought them to the dormitory. You can come to my dormitory tonight to pick them up."
Gu Qiuxia: "Don't you attend classes with us during the day?"
Tan You yawned: "I slept on the train last night, but I didn't sleep well at all. I'll go back and catch up on sleep after my two classes, and then classes will officially start on Monday."
Cao Haiyan said worriedly, "You have dark circles under your eyes. It seems that going out to compete is really not easy."
Thinking back to her state in the examination room, Tan You admitted without any guilt: "It was indeed not easy; each exam lasted half a day."
The school bell rang, and the students scattered like birds. Li Fugui appeared at the classroom door with his textbooks tucked under his arm.
Tan You raised an eyebrow. She remembered that the first two periods on Friday were physics? Had it been changed to math?
Li Fugui winked at Tan You; how could he not see Tan You's surprise?
Standing on the stage, Li Fugui announced loudly, "Everyone saw the banner at the school gate, so I won't waste any more words. Now, let's give Tan You a warm round of applause for her triumphant return!"
The students immediately applauded, and Cao Haiyan's face flushed with excitement, her eyes filled with admiration as she looked at Tan You.
After the applause subsided, Li Fugui continued, "Many of you may not have a clear concept of what a national first-class honor is, so let me explain the value of it..."
He went on and on, and Tan You covered her face. Although she was happy to receive the honor, she still felt uncomfortable being praised in front of so many people.
Seeing Tan You fidgeting, Li Fugui's eyes flashed with a smile. He let Tan You off the hook and began his final summary: "Ultimately, math competitions are a difficult journey for one person, just like the college entrance exams you will face in the future. You can only rely on your own efforts."
"There's not much help I can offer you, so you'll all have to work hard in the future!" It has to be said, these homeroom teachers are incredibly good at motivating students. This encouragement boosted the students' morale to unprecedented heights; they were itching to immediately tackle a couple of practice tests and dominate the competition.
During the first two periods of math class, Li Fugui would lecture while Tan You openly and honestly worked on her speech. Even when given a task, she would complete it meticulously.
Li Fugui ignored her. In fact, he felt a little guilty when he saw Tan You now, afraid that Tan You would suddenly say that he was wrong while he was talking. Would he still have any shame then?
Soon it was time for morning exercises. With ten minutes left in the second period, Director Yin appeared outside the classroom. Li Fugui knew what was going on, so he knocked on Tan You's desk, and Tan You closed her notebook and left the classroom.
Gu Qiuxia and Cao Haiyan passed a note: 【What do you think she went to do?】
Cao Haiyan glanced up and met Li Fugui's eyes. Cao Haiyan shuddered in fear and dared not look back at Qiuxia's note.
Li Fugui's lips curled up slightly as he thought to himself, "I may not have the dignity of a teacher in front of Tan You, but I can't stand the two of you."
As Director Yin walked to the playground below the teaching building, looking at the "staging" made up of two desks put together at the front, and then at the microphone on it and Teacher Yin adjusting the microphone, Tan You's steps became heavier and heavier.
"I thought... it was just a few words in the broadcasting room." Tan You looked at Director Yin, her eyes full of regret.
Director Yin: "That doesn't reflect the prestige of your National First-Class University, does it? You should let all the teachers and students in the school know you."
Tan You complained, "Is there anyone in school who doesn't know me?"
Director Yin laughed: "That's right, you're the school beauty, everyone knows you."
That's right, although Tan You is still chubby and fair-skinned, she really is the school beauty of L High School. After all, her appearance score is 91, and even though she's chubby, everyone can see her beauty.
Tan You rubbed her cheeks. She couldn't fight city hall, so she had to cooperate with whatever the school arranged.
Exactly! As the school bell rang for recess, looking at the first and second-year junior high students coming from the former campus, and then at the third-year junior high and senior high students coming down from the teaching building, Tan You still has to say, it's too grand.
But since everyone was taking it seriously, she couldn't let them down. Especially when she saw Tan Deming, Wang Hunu, and Cheng Wenhui's family of three appear at the door of the gatehouse, Tan You's expression turned serious.
Seeing the undisguised smile on Cheng Wenhui's face, Tan You felt a mix of emotions. She had caused Cheng Wenhui a lot of worry since childhood; Cheng Wenhui was a particularly anxious person, always troubled by various things.
She worried that Tan You's poor eyesight would make it difficult for her to find a good job, and she was concerned about Tan You's studies and her future. At the same time, she was under immense pressure because she had no one to help share the burden of supporting her family.
Looking back, before encountering the beauty filter system, Tan You admits that she was not a child who made her parents feel at ease. She rarely had moments that made her parents feel proud; although she seemed to have good grades, she actually didn't receive many honors from a young age.
But now, looking at the certificate on the stage, Tan You took a deep breath. Her family of origin was not perfect; in fact, neither she, nor her parents, nor her grandparents, were perfect relatives.
They each had their own selfish motives and flaws, and perhaps... they didn't love her that much. But so what? Tan You wasn't stingy in sharing the glory with them at this moment.
Regardless, without them, she wouldn't even have had the chance to be born.
But Tan You couldn't bring herself to act like a little girl, throwing tantrums and being coquettish. They simply maintained a distance, knowing each other was doing well, and that was enough.
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