Chapter 156, everyone came to ask

Shuishui was someone who had already experienced the coldness and warmth of the human world. She had repaid those who treated her well. She had no reason to accept everything about this body, but she did her best. However, she could not accept her mother, Li Xue. If it was not for Qian An, Shuishui's personality would have been completely different.

Li Xue had slapped her once for no apparent reason. Shuishui knew that some relationships could not be forced. She didn't understand why Li Xue treated her daughter that way. She had already replaced the original Shuishui. Unlike her, she was less confrontational. She simply accepted what Li Xue had done and walked away.

She acknowledged the memories, but she wasn't restricted to them since she was a different person. There were many times when she wasn't able to control herself. When she found out that Li Xue wasn't her biological mother, she felt happy. She felt that she was freed from any obligations and was no longer bound by superficial morality.

It was soon time for class. Shuishui still thought of the matter, but she was already looking at the textbook.

The language teacher's class was extremely boring. The students were bored and their minds wandered off. Shuishui was no exception. She was really not interested in the arts. She had already read and memorized ancient poems. She read two poems each day.

The language teacher was not in a good mood. She became angry when she realized that nobody paid attention. "Everyone, pay attention. I know this is not the ideal time to hold an arts class, but why don't you all reflect on yourselves? How will you improve your language skills?"

"Qian Shuishui, do you think it's right for you to not pay attention? You might be very good in the sciences, but do not overlook your other subjects. You can't be too biased towards your favored subjects. If your language scores are high, your overall mark will also be higher." The teacher had hoped that Shuishui would set an example and participate in class.

The teacher had used Qian Shuishui to get everyone's attention.

Shuishui was speechless. She was the quietest student. The other students were busy reading other books, playing with their phones, and doing other unrelated things. Why did the teacher have to call her? Was there a need for that? Besides, the book she had on her table was about ancient poems and classical Chinese works, which would be included in the college entrance examination.

"Although I have other things to do, the book I have on my desk is related to Chinese studies. This can also improve my score in the Chinese subjects," Shuishui said tactfully and in a gentle tone. She wanted her teacher to understand that she was serious about studying.

Shuishui felt that it was very impossible for her to be completely focused during classes. The liberal arts classes bored her. In her previous life, she even loathed the arts subjects.

The teacher walked down from the podium and picked up Shuishui's book. "En, it is indeed related to ancient poetry and classical Chinese. But do you think it is more effective to read that during classes? Why don't you read that after classes?"

Shuishui didn't say anything. She did not want to embarrass her teacher, so she remained silent.

Some people in the class were gloating, while others felt that Qian Shuishui was very innocent. It is not a bad thing and Qian Shuishui's fault that she ranked highest. The teachers had expected too much of her. Qian Shuishui was good in the sciences but was average in the liberal arts. Shuishui scored 130 points in the Chinese exam, although more than half of her score was deducted from her composition. She received 70 points in history and politics, and she received 70 points as well for geography. The highest score for liberal arts was around 90 points. Her score wasn't good enough. Although science was difficult, it was fortunate that she had perfected the exam. It made up for her average performance in the liberal arts.

Shuishui kept quiet as the teacher talked about her. She thought Shuishui had listened to her. She continued the lesson and announced that whoever would not pay attention would be called out directly.

Shuishui continued to memorize ancient poems and read about classical Chinese. She found it very boring, and she was not very serious in studying it. She was not interested in liberal arts and did not want to spend too much time on it. She had considered taking it seriously before, but it was useless because she still disliked the subject.

She had not said that she wanted to get the top spot. She worked hard and left it to fate whether she would get the top spot or not. She worked as hard as she could in science and studied well.

People were generally ambitious. Shuishui did not like to hide her weaknesses, so it was no surprise that she went straight to the top and her hard work paid off.

As soon as the class ended, the other students complained. "Is the teacher menopausal? She had such a bad temper."

"She even called out Qian Shuishui. I think Qian Shuishui has very good scores in the subject—130 points. The highest score in our class is only 132," one of the girls said. She felt that the teacher's scolding of Shuishui was baffling and unnecessary.

They turned around and asked Shuishui, "Shuishui, what do you think?"

Shuishui was embarrassed. "I don't think it matters. After all, the teacher didn't deliberately target me. She's under a lot of pressure. Don't worry about it. The Chinese teacher has always been serious."

She didn't care that she was called out. It didn't really affect her. Besides, the teacher had probably not intended to. The teacher had really hoped that she paid attention to class so other students would follow her example, but she couldn't.

The others thought that Shuishui had tried to conceal her embarrassment. Shuishui had always been very casual about things, because she would do whatever she wanted to do. The teacher favored Shuishui, but she acted like it wasn't a good thing. Shuishui realized that she had been very straightforward. She had not completely sided with her teacher, but at least she had not said anything against her.

Their physics class was about to begin. The teacher arrived and allowed the students to settle down. "The school believes that all of you should attend the remedial classes. However, it will still depend on you. Key class students are required to attend. If you want to catch up, I suggest that you all attend the remedial classes."

The students muttered under their breaths because they did not want to attend the remedial classes.

Shuishui's name was suddenly called by the physics teacher. "Qian Shuishui, do you think that you should participate in remedial classes?"

Another teacher had called her out again. It was awkward. The other students were speechless. The teachers obviously liked to use Qian Shuishui as an example for the other students.

Shuishui stood up and answered, "That would be troublesome at this time. Uh, Teacher, I'm not the best person to ask about this."

The physics teacher interrogated Shuishui. "You are the highest ranking student, and the key class students are pressured to work harder. They will definitely work harder. What do you plan to do?"

Shuishui had a good relationship with the physics teacher, so she dared to be straightforward. "Of course, while they work hard, I'm working hard as well. I can't guarantee anything, but I don't want to waste my time attending remedial classes, since I'm more efficient when I self-study. Of course, I can only speak for myself." She had already previously told her teacher her opinion on remedial classes, and she had also indicated that she spent more time studying physics than any other subject.

She hoped that the teacher would stop calling her name and asking for her opinion.