Transmigration: On the Gossip Front
Chapter 623 - 624 Sister Like Mother 41_1

Chapter 623: Chapter 624 Sister Like Mother 41_1

After the start of the school term, the atmosphere became even tenser. If during the middle of the previous semester, there was still time to stroll down the hallway or visit the restroom leisurely.

This semester, even during the breaks, the hallways were basically empty.

As for using the restroom, it was definitely a swift jog and lunch breaks were hurriedly dealt with in a matter of moments before returning to the classroom to practice problems.

In such an atmosphere, not to mention the rocket class, even the mood in the normal classes was nearly the same.

At this point, Huang Man’s nonconformity really stood out, as she would walk in the hallway during every class break.

After a good lunch, she would take a couple of laps around the sports field, appearing completely unruffled.

If someone else did this, everyone would think they had given up on the college entrance examination, but not with Huang Man.

Just looking at her current status as a stable presence in the top three of her grade, you’d know that even her relaxation was not up for their discussion.

Some people thought that when Huang Man wandered, she was either reciting formulas or memorizing English words, not actually taking a break from studying.

Huang Man was actually changing her environment to think about how to proceed with her novel. According to her original plan, she intended to finish her current book during the summer vacation.

After finishing the book, she would start a new one. Even if she wasn’t writing at the moment, she had to start pondering the general genre of the new book.

And this was indeed a dilemma for her. During a previous conversation with her editor, it was suggested that for stability, her new book shouldn’t vary too much in genre.

That way, she could retain her existing readers, although venturing into a new genre could potentially attract new readers.

But at the same time, the risk was considerable, and if the new book didn’t perform well, the support from her existing readers might not be there. With a similar genre, at least some support from them was guaranteed.

Huang Man admitted the editor’s advice was sound and such a strategy was better for her.

But she really didn’t want to keep writing in the same genre or topic forever; after a while, readers might grow tired of it.

If she changed genres then, the situation might get even worse.

"Forget it, I’ll just start a new story," Huang Man made up her mind.

Although it was a new genre, and she didn’t know if it would be popular here, people must try to grow up.

"I’ll produce an opening tonight." After the monthly exam was over, she would polish the beginning a bit and send it off.

If they could continue the collaboration, that would be perfect. But if the other party didn’t want the manuscript, then she would find another magazine.

As Huang Man jogged slowly, she pondered these matters. Once she figured things out, she felt much better, and even the scenery seemed more beautiful.

When Huang Man jogged back to the classroom, many of her classmates noticed her good mood from her cheerful smile.

Although they were curious about the reason behind her happiness, they weren’t nosy, and it was her private matter, so no one asked.

With a direction for her new book in mind, Huang Man found renewed motivation for her studies. It would be terrible to make money from her books but fail to get into a top university.

She had already decided she wanted to major in computer science. In the next decade or more, the computer industry would be at the forefront.

Even if she didn’t start her own business, she could easily find a job, a job with a decent salary.

And among the best three universities she could get into were Q University and B University, both top-tier institutions.

Originally, she thought about holding back a little, not aiming too high, just getting into a university she liked.

If she now absolutely had to get into one of those two universities, she would need a lot of good grades to succeed.

As far as she knew, although County No. 1 High School was a decent high school in the county town, in the many years since its establishment, only two or three students had been admitted to B University or Q University.

The last time someone was admitted to B University was already a decade ago, and among the many high school students in the city, no more than two were admitted to these prestigious universities each year.

In an era before universities expanded enrollment, getting into any college was no easy feat, let alone a prestigious one.

In any case, in order to get into one of these two universities, Huang Man said she had to give it her all.

The teachers also noticed Huang Man’s positive spirit, and they were certainly happy to see this.

Having been teachers of senior year students for so many years, they had seen many with better grades than Huang Man, but they didn’t worry about them as much as they did about her.

Or to put it another way, even if you pile on more pressure on this young lady, some would get nervous, some would break down, otherwise why would so many people fail in the college entrance examination—because their mindset collapsed.

But Huang Man was different, it seemed she was still handling it with ease.

The April monthly exam also made many teachers realize this, with the college entrance examination coming in July, and to avoid affecting everyone’s mood, the April monthly exam was the last full grade ranking for the senior students.

In this monthly exam, Huang Man gave the teachers a big surprise, which was that she actually scored first in science for the whole grade.

Being first certainly wasn’t an unusual occurrence, someone always ended up in first place.

What was important was that her first place was a full 20 points higher than the total score of the second place.

This was a comfortable crushing presence, leaving the runner-up feeling defeated without any chance of recovery.

You should know the exams were not easy, and the second-place student also had private tutors and through family connections, could get practice papers from some of the well-known schools.

It could be said that compared to Huang Man, who had never attended any tutorial classes and whose practice books were only bought from a bookstore, his resources were far superior.

Originally, he thought with the difficulty of this exam, he should be able to easily shake off Huang Man, who was close behind him.

Who would have thought that not only did the gap between them widen, but their rankings switched places.

One might have thought that Huang Man simply got more answers right, but to everyone’s surprise, during the paper analysis, the teachers often mentioned Huang Man’s exam paper.

"For this question, our approach wasn’t even as good as Huang Man’s."

"Her problem-solving process used the simplest and quickest method to find the answer."

It’s one thing for one teacher to say so, but when several teachers said the same, even the second-place student, jealous as they might be, couldn’t help but lose the heart to feel envious.

He could have claimed that Huang Man managed to solve the problems by brute-force practice, but now he had to admit, Huang Man was genuinely brilliant.

However, he wouldn’t give up, he too must pick himself up, because that would make things interesting, wouldn’t it?

Only when there is a rival is there more motivation to learn.

As time passed day by day, even though there were no more monthly exams, the usual homework involved stacks of papers, and when teachers explained the answers, they mostly used Huang Man’s papers for demonstrations.

The school leaders originally hoped to produce a few more students who would get into well-known universities, but since Huang Man stood out, they raised their expectations.

Of course, if possible, they hoped Huang Man could get into top-tier prestigious schools like B University and Q University.