Chapter 11: Who is the Other?

Just now, on the podium, Gaoshang chatted with Xu You and Lu Zhiyao for a good half hour.

Since their voices were low, the students below could hardly hear them clearly.

Dong Chao, seeing Xu You return, couldn't contain his curiosity and hurriedly asked Xu You.

At this point, Xu You could no longer feign ignorance and had to tell the truth:

"Teacher Gao asked if the two of us were interested in signing up for the physics competition and gave us a brief introduction."

"Oh, so it's about the competition."

Dong Chao had just heard Xu You's reply and hadn't thought it through when he exclaimed, "Physics competition... Damn!"

Suddenly, Dong Chao realized something.

Liu Yanli had mentioned before that the standard for signing up for competitions in Fourth Middle School was to achieve 90% of the total score in a single subject.

Although in principle, there are no restrictions on signing up for high school academic competitions.

To ensure the quality of the students who register, each school would set its own standard for registration.

This meant that Xu You's end-of-term physics score had exceeded 90!

"Xu You, did you score over 90 in physics?"

"Yeah, Teacher Gao said it was 96."

At this moment, Dong Chao was utterly in a state of questioning his life.

This test was a city-wide joint exam, and the difficulty was not ordinary.

Moreover, Class 6 had just finished reviewing the knowledge from the first half of the freshman year, and many topics hadn't even been covered yet.

From the feedback of many students, their physics scores were even 20 points lower than last time.

But Xu You went against the current, improving by more than 30 points compared to the last monthly test.

"Yu God, give me some tips, how do you study?"

Faced with such a Xu You, Dong Chao couldn't help but refer to him as "Yu God".

Naturally, Xu You couldn't say that he achieved such extraordinary learning effects by relying on a deep learning state.

"Still, finding the most suitable way of learning for oneself is crucial. I just feel that my efficiency is particularly high when I study at home, although this may not apply to others. Plus, my dad supports me a lot, allowing me to study at home and even funding me to buy various exercise books and reference books…"

Listening to Xu You's experience, Dong Chao felt that this was indeed not applicable to him.

Not to mention whether Dong Chao could restrain himself to study at home.

If Dong Chao were to ask his dad for permission to skip evening self-study.

He might end up being criticized and educated first.

Not getting beaten would be considered lenient.

Unfortunately, Dong Chao had been caught too many times secretly playing with his phone at home.

Dong Chao could only admit that he did not have the perseverance and self-discipline like Xu You.

After school, Xu You once again called Xu Zhou.

This time, Xu You had two things to report to his dad.

The first was about extending his leave for evening self-study.

Having experienced the benefits of a deep learning state, Xu You naturally wanted to continue studying at home.

The second matter was naturally about signing up for the physics competition.

Xu Zhou would surely support Xu You's decision, given his personality.

And with the improvement in his grades, Xu You would definitely agree to continue his evening self-study at home.

After dialing the phone, Xu You reported his scores to Xu Zhou.

"Physics 96? Really?"

Hearing Xu You's score, Xu Zhou was somewhat incredulous.

Xu Zhou knew his son was not one to joke lightly.

But faced with such progress, Xu Zhou couldn't help but have some doubts.

"Really, if you don't believe me, I'll send you the report card when it comes out. By the way, dad, the physics teacher from the Olympiad class invited me to participate in the physics competition. I hope to cherish this opportunity, do you have any advice?"

Hearing Xu You say this, Xu Zhou, though still somewhat skeptical, was inclined to believe the result.

"It seems you've taken a great interest in physics recently. Dad naturally supports your decision, just go for it. My advice is not to feel too pressured. After all, only a very few geniuses can win in competitions. No matter what the result is, maintain a good attitude and don't let it affect your normal college entrance exam preparation."

Xu Zhou was as open-minded as ever.

His principle was, as long as Xu You was not heading in the wrong direction, he should let Xu You do as he pleases.

Moreover, participating in competitions is quite a positive endeavor.

Even if it might delay the college entrance exam preparation, Xu Zhou still believed his son could balance the two.

Although he didn't see Xu You often,

 Xu Zhou could still feel Xu You's improvement just from the phone call.

"Okay, dad, I definitely won't delay my college entrance exam preparation. Besides physics, my scores in other subjects are also okay, probably improved from before."

"That's good. Do you still have enough money, or do I need to send some more?"

Xu Zhou thought, if his son was signing up for the competition, he would surely need to buy more materials.

"No need, I haven't spent much of the last amount yet. I'll tell you when I need it."

Xu You was not a greedy child and declined Xu Zhou's offer to send more money.

"Then dad, could you extend my leave again? Should be no problem, right?"

"Of course. It's a bit late today, I'll talk to your homeroom teacher about it tomorrow."

After hanging up the phone, Xu Zhou suddenly had an idea.

Although Xu You's progress was significant, to understand Xu You's situation more comprehensively, it would be best to communicate with the homeroom teacher again.

This wasn't because Xu Zhou doubted his son, but such communication would provide a more comprehensive and detailed picture.

The next day.

The first class in the morning was physics.

Physics teacher Zhao Shuang entered Class 6's classroom, looking quite cheerful.

"End-of-term grades are out."

With one sentence, Zhao Shuang immediately woke up the entire class.

"I take back what I said last time. I thought that not having a few students pass last time was already the lowest point. But this time—"

"Only two students in the class passed."

Hearing Zhao Shuang's words, the class immediately fell into a somber mood.

Obviously, one of the students was Lu Zhiyao.

But most students did not know about Xu You scoring 96.

At this moment, everyone was wondering who the other passing student could be.

"Teacher, is it just me and Lu Zhiyao who passed?"

At this time, the physics class representative Yuan Hua spoke.

"Unfortunately, you were two points short of passing last time, and this time... you're twenty points short."

Yuan Hua made a gesture of despair, covering his face with his hands.

But everyone could vaguely see that Zhao Shuang was not as angry as she was after the last exam.

Instead, there seemed to be a sense of joy.

Zhao Shuang changed the subject and continued:

"Of course, there's also good news. Although only two students in our class passed, both of their scores exceeded 90 points."

Hearing this news, the entire class was shocked.

Could it be that, aside from Lu Zhiyao, another student had transferred from the Provincial Experimental School?

They hadn't heard such news!

So, who was this sudden prodigy?

Everyone looked around, searching for likely suspects.

(End of Chapter)