The class teacher Zhang Yinghua originally thought that after Ye Qiu reford herself, she could only manage to get into a second-tier university at most, but she never expected that in just two months, Ye Qiu’s progress would be so substantial. If this continues, not only the key university threshold would be within reach, but even the top ranking universities could be possible.
This ti, English and Mathematics were Ye Qiu’s highest scoring subjects, with 130 and 123 points respectively, while she scored 110 in Chinese, mainly losing points in reading comprehension. Then, she scored 225 in comprehensive science, ultimately ranking 63rd in her class and 175th in her grade with a total score of 588.
There are over twelve hundred students in the science classes of the senior second year at First High School. Among them, the top two hundred students were selected for the key classes, divided into three classes. Based on Ye Qiu’s first-year performance, she was supposed to be in a regular class, but Ye Fu cared about face and felt that his daughter could not remain in a regular class. Also, the class teacher Zhang Yinghua believed that Ye Qiu had potential, so Ye Qiu was placed in the first class.
Halfway through the second year, she thought Ye Qiu had no hope left, but unexpectedly, Ye Qiu suddenly had an awakening and caught up with the class pace in just two months, which was a huge surprise.
The subject teachers noticed Ye Qiu’s efforts during this period. The forr rebellious and gloomy girl was now nowhere to be seen, replaced by a well-behaved, intelligent, and hardworking student.
As Ye Qiu’s grades improved, the students in the first class who ranked just behind her felt the most threatened. Ye Qiu moved ahead of them in rankings in just two months; what excuses did they have left to not study?
anwhile, the students who had been ranking ahead of Ye Qiu also secretly began to exert themselves more. If they did not put in effort, they would also be left behind by Ye Qiu, which would be a blow to their pride.
Zhang Yinghua was very pleased with this developnt and felt that a student who improved as quickly as Ye Qiu should indeed stimulate others, and indeed, everyone knew to start striving harder now.
"Didn’t you leave school with your sister? Why are you back so late?" Ye Mu had her biases against Ye Qiu for not just a day or two. Seeing Ye Qiu coming back only once in two months, she showed no concern and started with reproaches.
"I went to the bookstore and bought two reference books." Ye Qiu quietly changed her shoes and answered lightly.
"Buying reference books? Do you even need to buy reference books? Surely you weren’t actually buying those ssy comics!" As a mother, her first reaction to her child buying educational materials was not relief but suspicion that Ye Qiu had spent the money on useless books, highlighting her prejudice against Ye Qiu.
Ye Qiu was already accustod to Ye Mu’s reactions and just quietly looked at her mother: "No."
Ye Mu was montarily startled by Ye Qiu’s deep black eyes but quickly followed with displeasure, staring at Ye Qiu’s disappearing figure and muttering lowly, "Acting as if soone owes her sothing, spending so much money but no significant improvent in grades."
Ye Xia felt relieved when Ye Mu did not ask about Ye Qiu’s grades. She just learned about Ye Qiu’s rapid grade improvent these past two days, but imdiately, a sense of crisis erged.
In this family that favored males over females, Ye Xia hadn’t always had such good treatnt herself; everything was earned through her extraordinary beauty and excellent grades. She was truly afraid that Ye Qiu might snatch half of her resources.
Ye Qiu was naturally beautiful. Ye Xia noticed this when she first ca back to the city, but luckily, Ye Qiu beca more rebellious, transforming into a hardly recognizable figure. Ye Xia was happier as Ye Qiu deteriorated further.
But starting two months ago, Ye Qiu seed to have had a revelation. Not only did she change her appearance, but she also suddenly began to exert herself in her studies, bringing back the sense of crisis that Ye Xia felt she had safely left behind a year ago.
The family valued her because they thought she would marry well and bring support for her younger brother. If one day the family realized Ye Qiu could do the sa, the attention they paid her would significantly lessen.
Fortunately, Ye Qiu’s personality is not likable. Even if her grades improve, what then? She’s just ranked around 160 in age, while I am in the top 20!
With a personality like Ye Qiu’s, which man would like her? Even if she goes out to work, she will probably be ostracized by her colleagues, right?
Ye Xia felt schadenfreude thinking about this, but then she felt very uncomfortable thinking about having to live under the sa roof as Ye Qiu for over ten days.
"Ye Qiu, off to the library again!" the security guard at the neighborhood gatehouse greeted Ye Qiu with a smile.
"Happy New Year Uncle Liu, how is Granny Liu’s leg?"
"She’s been discharged from the hospital, thanks to you. If you hadn’t sent her to the hospital in ti, we would have spent this New Year in the hospital. Xiaoqiu, co have dinner at Grandpa Liu’s tonight, he will cook a couple of good dishes for you personally," Uncle Liu warmly invited Ye Qiu.
"Sounds good." Ye Qiu smiled and nodded in acceptance, "Tonight I will co over to give you elderlies New Year’s greetings."
"That’s settled then, don’t study too late. Co back early."
"No problem."
Uncle Liu watched Ye Qiu’s retreating figure with her backpack, feeling both pity and emotion. It was only since the incident before the New Year when his wife tripped and was sent to the hospital by this young girl that he found out she was the second daughter of the Ye Family living in Building 3, Unit 6.
Uncle Liu has worked in this neighborhood for over a decade, and he knows every household here very clearly, including the Ye Family.
The Ye Family’s preference for boys over girls is not a new phenonon—it is no secret in the neighborhood. Also, the Ye Family, being active in the garnt business in the clothing town, is fairly active in the neighborhood. Almost everyone in the neighborhood knows about the Ye Family’s beautiful and sensible eldest daughter and the clever and smart youngest son, but no household is aware that they have a second daughter.
If he were to say, Ye Hai and Zhong ifen, although smooth-talking in business, their eyes are full of scheming. Ye Dalong and Zhang Jufang, the grandparents, are also blatantly sexist. The Ye Family’s eldest daughter is indeed pretty and reportedly good in her studies, but she is arrogant and doesn’t even glance properly at security like them. As for the youngest son of the Ye Family, whatever being clever and smart, he is just overly lively—an utterly wild child.
However, this relatively unknown second daughter of the Ye Family is actually mild-tempered, well-mannered, and polite. Every ti she enters or leaves the neighborhood, she smiles and says hello to them, and whenever she sees elderly or children in the neighborhood facing difficulties, she never finds it botherso and always lends a hand.
Not just him and his wife, but other families in the neighborhood also think very highly of Ye Qiu.
But what breaks his heart is that this particularly well-behaved and sensible child is not valued highly in the Ye Family.
Even just these few days over the New Year, he has noticed that, though she loves studying, no other child spends their New Year’s days in the library every day. Moreover, everyone in the Ye Family has new clothes, but only the eldest daughter repeatedly wears different outfits every day. However, Ye Qiu just alternates between the sa two jackets, both several-year-old models.
Uncle Liu sighed deeply, lanting how such a good daughter ended up in a family that fails to appreciate her worth.
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