Rebirth: He Decides to Lie Flat

Chapter 25: Chapter 022: The Frog in the Well Chapter 25: Chapter 022: The Frog in the Well “She wasn’t transferred with the help of my grandmother; she was poached by teachers from the city’s number one school.”

“Poached? From a rural middle school?”

Fan Jingjing felt it was laughable. Had the teachers from the city’s number one school gone mad? If they couldn’t poach top students from county middle schools, they’d run off to rural middle schools to poach?

As everyone knows, the county-level middle schools under Yunzhou City’s jurisdiction are all swept through by Experimental Middle School in the first year of high school, and their requirements are stringent, wanting only the best.

Only those who maintain top-three grades throughout the first year of high school have the qualifications to enter the gates of Experimental Middle School.

As for rural middle schools…

They didn’t even get into county middle schools, so how good could their grades be?

They’re merely frogs at the bottom of a well.

Yang Yi, seeing Fan Jingjing’s disdainful expression, originally wanted to tell her that Song Jiawen was actually the top student of the county on her middle school exams, but she simply chose not to go to the county middle school.

But he thought that even if he said it, she wouldn’t believe him. After all, if there were better options available, who would choose the lesser one?

Just like at the beginning, he didn’t believe it either.

Even now, he still harbored a doubtful attitude. As for how good Song Jiawen really was, wouldn’t he find out during next month’s citywide practice exam? Therefore, what’s the point of touting her abilities now?

“Oh, and the extra set of study materials was given to her by my grandfather. You haven’t done yours yet, have you? If not, you can get them copied for your cousin.”

Fan Jingjing was taken aback and frowned, “I’ve already done mine…”

“That quickly?”

Yang Yi had received the study materials the day before yesterday and immediately made three copies: one for Fan Jingjing, one for his own use, and one to be set aside as a spare. Fan Jingjing had agreed that if the spare wasn’t used, it would be kept for her cousin.

Her cousin was in his second year of high school, which would be perfect for him to use next year.

As for why not to make more copies, there was no need, as they had no intention of sharing such important materials with others. After all, with the college entrance exam being like a battlefield, who would want to increase their competition?

But now, he had given one to Song Jiawen…

A country bumpkin, did she deserve it?

“You should have refused Grandpa Yang.”

Fan Jingjing wasn’t very pleased and felt that Yang Yi was really inflexible. Even if it seemed he had to agree out of obligation, couldn’t he find an excuse to refuse afterward?

Or just simply not give it, claiming it was gone.

No matter what, his grandparents wouldn’t force him to give it, right?

Yang Yi didn’t expect her to say that; he thought she would understand him. After all, not only his grandfather but also his grandmother had been present. How bold did she think he was, to refuse both of them?

Not to mention anyone else, if his brother found out, he was sure to get a scolding.

Was it worth upsetting Grandpa and Grandma over a set of review materials?

Yang Yi pursed his lips and didn’t make a sound, while Fan Jingjing glanced at him and stopped talking, lowering her head to start reviewing.

But the atmosphere between the two had subtly changed and was no longer as harmonious as before.

……

Song Jiawen was dropped off back at school by the Yang family’s driver. She first went to her dorm to wash her clothes and then took hold of the new review materials to find Jiang Yan in the classroom.

The two had agreed yesterday that Jiang Yan would wait for her in the classroom today.

“Here, the materials from Beicheng and Beijing.”

“From Beicheng and Beijing?”

Jiang Yan looked surprised. How could a visit to relatives yield a bunch of review materials?

He took them and casually flipped through, his expression gradually growing solemn while excitement sparkled in his eyes, “Damn! This is really…”

Poverty of vocabulary left him at a loss for words. After struggling for a bit, he blurted out, “Freaking awesome!”

Song Jiawen glanced at him, “You can keep that compliment to yourself.”

Jiang Yan, smiling like a fool, asked, “Should we make copies?”

“I’ll take it,” Song Jiawen said succinctly.

“Okay, I’ll send it over once it’s copied. There’s not much time left, so I’ll tell them to review it quickly,” he replied.

The pair put their words into action immediately and started packing up to leave.

“Did you get these materials from your aunt’s house?”

“Mm-hmm.”

“Does she have a high school senior too?”

“Yes, one.”

“Which high school? Not ours, right?”

“No, I think it’s… Experimental Middle School?”

Jiang Yan: “….”

Damn, he didn’t know them, did he?

“What’s the name?”

“Yang Yi.”

Jiang Yan breathed a sigh of relief. He didn’t know them.

But he forgot one thing: he was reborn at Jianghai Middle School. With his previous life and this one combined, he hadn’t seen any of the students from Experimental Middle School for almost two lifetimes.

Forget names— even if he walked past them face to face, he might not remember them.

Both of them left the school with their backpacks on, and Jiang Yan had specifically asked Song Jiawen to take the weekend test papers distributed by their teacher. They planned to find a café or something similar to do their homework after making the photocopies.

Always staying in the classroom could dull the mind, and occasionally you need to find an elegant atmosphere to change your mood.

Song Jiawen didn’t mind, as long as it didn’t cost her a penny.

However, they couldn’t go to the studio today. When she had come back from the Yang Family, she had called the studio from the school gate and no one had answered. It seemed that because it was the weekend, Teacher Song wasn’t there.

It was really a bit regrettable.

One painting cost two hundred yuan, which was enough for her monthly food expenses.

Since the material this time was of a higher level than before, Song Jiawen made a special call to Teacher Yu after they had made the photocopies and sent them off.

She felt that if they could make full use of these materials, they wouldn’t even need the papers from Yunzhou City’s top school anymore, as these were more comprehensive, with both basics and challenging points included.

……

After sending off the materials, the two walked along the street near the post office.

Eventually, Jiang Yan chose a quiet coffee shop in a slightly secluded location, but with fewer people.

Knowing that Song Jiawen liked sweet treats, he ordered two cups of coffee and added a small cake.

“It’s a rare visit; order whatever you like,” he said.

Jiang Yan liked computers, and his familiarity with them was his biggest confidence as someone reborn. When he first took over the internet café in Jianghai Town, nearly eighty percent of the computers were broken, with the remaining twenty percent either too slow or only good for listening to music.

Later, he disassembled them and used new parts to rebuild them, which allowed the internet café to continue operating.

Subsequently, he had Huang Mao collect second-hand computers from the county, rebuild them, and sell them. Although they only made a small profit on each, the money they earned in just over half a year was enough for his expenses for a year.

As long as he didn’t spend extravagantly.

So he could afford an occasional visit to a place like this.

Song Jiawen didn’t hold back and picked out a beautiful strawberry cake, then started reviewing the materials she took from Yang Yi while eating.

Jiang Yan, meanwhile, chose a set of biology exam questions to start working on.

Let’s not talk about how he did in English yesterday; he felt that he did particularly well in the biology section of the science comprehensive test. Unless something unexpected happened, he should score well in science this time.

This was largely thanks to the types of questions Song Jiawen helped him organize two days before the exam. After that, he went through intense practice for a day. While the effect might not be extremely significant, at least his improvement was noticeable.

So now he wanted to strike while the iron was hot and boost his biology scores quickly.

“Jiang Yan? Hey, Jingjing, don’t you think that’s Jiang Yan?”