Episode 9 recap: Class 11 burned the midnight oil for the exam.
The time goes back to 1998, when Lei Ming was still a high school student. Teacher Hu, his math teacher, had very strict academic expectations for him. Lei Ming even saw his father being very gentle with other students and giving them extra classes every day, while completely ignoring him. Lei Ming felt a bit disheartened and even in school or at home, he could only address his father as "Teacher Lei," which became a subject of ridicule among his classmates. On the fifth day of training, the teachers were still discussing the situation of Class 11. Many people believed that they had no chance, especially after the fight that happened yesterday, which had already become the talk of the school, and the auditorium was left in a mess.
During the Chinese class, Jiang Qing Lang didn't show up because of the incident. The Chinese teacher was still lecturing on important points, sharing valuable knowledge. However, Li Ran couldn't concentrate, as everyone's thoughts were with Jiang Qing Lang. Sang Xia found Jiang Qing Lang at a milk tea shop. By then, he had already drunk three cups of milk tea. Sang Xia persuaded Jiang Qing Lang to return to Class 11. Although Jiang Qing Lang also wanted to go back, no one believed he could achieve good grades. Sang Xia stayed by his side, constantly encouraging him and cheering him on.
After the class ended, Yu Yang voluntarily told Li Ran that Jiang Qing Lang actually liked staying there. Although cheating was wrong, he only did it because he wanted to stay. Yu Yang also timidly mentioned that he just wanted to help Jiang Qing Lang. Sang Xia went to the classroom first, and then she led everyone out. They arrived where Jiang Qing Lang was waiting, and Sang Xia took them to a storage room, which she had turned into her psychological classroom. Her intention was to foster unity and cooperation among everyone. Despite it being a cleaning task, everyone silently started working.
Sang Xia observed every movement of her classmates from the side. She returned to her office and told Lei Ming that she felt that although they had different personalities, as long as they could unite and cooperate, they would definitely succeed. Jiang Qing Lang returned to his desk and discovered that his classmates were silently helping him. Bian Xiaoxiao organized the key points of the Chinese subject for him, Yu Yang organized the key points of English, and Cheng Yu Shan and Li Ran gave him their error notebooks. Jiang Qing Lang felt warmth in his heart.
That night, he continued studying in his blankets, and accidentally discovered that Li Ran was still awake. Li Ran voluntarily went through the wrong questions with Jiang Qing Lang. Soon, Yu Yang joined them, and Bian Xiaoxiao and Cheng Yu Shan, who were behind the curtain, also joined. They all accompanied Jiang Qing Lang in studying together, and Bian Xiaoxiao captured this beautiful moment.
Sang Xia was awakened by voices and was pleased to see that her classmates were still diligently doing their homework. When the alarm clock rang, everyone got up to study together, working in unity and cooperation. Even without their phones, they were able to focus and study earnestly. Lei Ming called their studying method the "tree of learning," where the main trunk represented the overall subject and each knowledge point was a branch. He hoped that this approach would help everyone remember their studies.
Li Ran still had to deliver lunch to Shen Yao every day, a task he strongly resisted. However, today, Jiang Qing Lang, along with Bian Xiaoxiao, Yu Yang, and Cheng Yu Shan, disguised themselves as waitstaff and personally delivered lunch to Shen Yao. Jiang Qing Lang intentionally exaggerated his actions, hoping to prevent Li Ran from delivering anything to Shen Yao in the future.
Yu Yang also thanked Li Ran on his own initiative, knowing that Li Ran had threatened Shen Yao to delete his photos. Soon, it was time for the progress test, and parents also came to observe. After all, this was the first test after the initial training period, and everyone cheered on Jiang Qing Lang. When the time officially started, Lei Ming distributed the test papers, and everyone began writing with determination.
As soon as the exam time ended, Lei Ming collected everyone's papers. The subjects of Chinese, math, and English were graded separately, and the final rankings were in Lei Ming's hands. However, Jiang Qing Lang only scored 89 points, and despite the classmates' pleas, rules were rules. Jiang Qing Lang had to prepare to leave with his parents. In just a few short days, the classmates had developed a deep bond, and they were reluctant to see Jiang Qing Lang go.
Lei Ming handed Jiang Qing Lang his test paper as a keepsake, but Sang Xia stopped the parents. After all, Jiang Qing Lang had undergone significant changes during this period. Jiang Qing Lang's mother had made up her mind, and they left together.
Lei Ming saw that everyone was feeling down. Unexpectedly, Jiang Qing Lang had performed the best in the entire class. Although everyone had improved significantly compared to before, Lei Ming felt a deep sadness. He wanted them to remember their current dissatisfaction because as long as they had that dissatisfaction, they would surely do even better in the future.
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