Study Monster Cultivation System - Chapter 44
Chapter 44: Happy Study Weekend
The students gradually left, sighing.
Finally, there were only three groups left.
In the front row were Jiang Qinghua and Zhang Yue.
“Handsome Jiang, should we have a special tutoring session today?” Zhang Yue asked shyly. “There’s coincidentally… no one at home.”
Jiang Qinghua was also in danger.
“Sigh…” he thought.
“I’ve lost my body and my duty days.”
“Zhang Xiaoke, you didn’t live up to my expectations.”
“I thought you were Zhao Yun. Who knew that you were Pan Feng instead.”
“Qiao Bixia, I won’t be called Jiang if I believe you ever again!”
Behind them were Liu Xin and Lin Yujing.
“Sister, Fairy, I’ll kowtow to you… Let me go…”
“Hm!”
“I can’t understand you, sister…”
On the other side were Li Zheng and Zhang Xiaoke.
Zhang Xiaoke had already forgotten how she got back to her seat.
Her entire being was in a trance.
Beside her, Li Zheng was flipping through her test papers and speaking endlessly.
“Alright, I’ve looked through your monthly exams.”
“It seems like you didn’t answer the questions seriously.”
“To have an accurate assessment, you have to redo the papers.”
“Every subject is important.”
“I’ll look for the papers.”
“Eight hours should be enough.”
“Do you have anything going on tonight?”
“Try to finish the papers by 3 a.m.”
Zhang Xiaoke’s head almost exploded as she listened.
“Ah!” She grabbed her head and sprawled across the table. “I’m dead, I’m dead, I’m dead!.”
Li Zheng sighed.
It was inhumane to give a student who didn’t like to study such an intense schedule right from the start.
“You can go back and rest for today. I’ll notify you when I finish finding the papers.”
“Have a good sleep. You have to do questions for eight consecutive hours tomorrow.”
“You have to use the entire weekend for your studies.”
“It must be your first time having a study weekend like this.”
“You’ll slowly come to like it.”
“Happy study weekend.”
Such a terrifying blessing.
Zhang Xiaoke had turned pale.
“Li… Li Zheng…” She wiped her face and turned around pitifully. “Brother Li Zheng, can we forget about it this time…”
“Hey! It’s just for a month. I won’t even bother with you after that, even if you want me to.”
“Isn’t it just for the competition…” Zhang Xiaoke hurriedly whipped out her phone. “1000 yuan, can I just transfer 1000 yuan to you?”
“I already said, it’s not about the money.” Li Zheng became angry. “Furthermore, it’s not as easy for Mrs. Xiaotang. We should support her with our grades.”
“Then… 1500, is 1500 alright? I’ll ask my dad for more if that’s not enough.”
“You’re really resisting my schedule.” Li Zheng thought for a moment, then said, “How about we do it this way: I’ll set a goal, and as long as you meet the goal, we can end studying early.”
“Can we do that?” Zhang Xiaoke’s eyes glimmered, as if she had seen a ray of hope.
“Yes, I am a person who gives leeway.” Li Zheng raised his hand and said, “As long as your score for the subject reaches 90% of my score, you will have met your goal. From then on, you won’t have to study for that subject.”
“Be… be more specific…”
“Take Mathematics, for example. If I score 120 on a paper, you will have met your goal if you score 108 on the same paper. We can end your supplementary lessons early if you meet the goal for all of the papers. Is that okay with you?”
Zhang Xiaoke’s eyes started to roll around in their sockets.
“There’s hope!” she thought.
“Chemistry just now was clearly an accident.”
“It was that Sister Xia, who was talking nonsense over there, who influenced me.”
“Thinking about it, Li Zheng is ultimately in the top 50 of an ordinary school.”
“It’s expected that I do better than him, much less score 90% of what he did.”
“He must have been focusing on his Chemistry for the past two days and coincidentally came across the same questions on the paper. That’s why he scored that high.”
“No one knows who the victor will be when it comes to a freshly-set paper.”
“Furthermore, I can stop studying for that subject if I beat him in it.”
“There’s a good chance of that happening.”
“Then~ Thank you for your guidance, straight-A student~” Zhang Xiaoke stuck out her tongue as she packed her bag. “I’ll see you next Monday~”
“No, we have to start tomorrow.” Li Zheng took out his phone and opened up an app. “Do you know what brand of security cameras is most reliable?”
“…”
“I was joking. Don’t just look at how I am on the surface. My EQ is rather high.” Li Zheng tapped on his phone and laughed. “I’m just buying you some new practice questions.”
“Ah… This… I’ll get them on my own…”
“Hey!” Li Zheng waved his hand generously. “How can I let you buy your own practice questions when you’re studying with me? You can count on me.”
Zhang Xiaoke swallowed.
Even though he was terrifying and overbearing…
It seemed like he wasn’t a bad person.
Furthermore, he made it sound like his family was quite well-off.
Could this cuteness be coming from this contrast?
Zhang Xiaoke looked at Li Zheng, who was seriously looking for practice questions.
Zhang Xiaoke’s heart suddenly started beating hard.
“Could this person be an extremely rich, extremely arrogant person who pretends to be ordinary through his extreme seriousness and extreme hard work?” she thought.
“This won’t work. The requirements this time are too high. It’s not satisfying enough to look for the questions online.” Li Zheng turned his head and said, “I’ll go look for the practice questions at the Book Complex tomorrow morning. We can attempt the questions together after lunch tomorrow. I’ll notify you of the specifics.”
“Then… I guess that’s all we can do…” Zhang Xiaoke grabbed the corner of her dress. She tried to act gentle. “Is… Is it just the two of us?”
Li Zheng lowered his head. His face was a little red. “Yes, I have something I need to ask you.”
In his eyes, this Zhang Xiaoke…
He could tell at a glance that she was someone who knew how to relax.
He had to ask her about some of her methods.
Furthermore, his energy regeneration rate had a lively curve when he was with her. That was very motivating.
“Studying together doesn’t count as flirting,” he thought.
Li Zheng coughed, then picked up his bag. “If you really don’t want to come, we can do it in school on Monday.”
Zhang Xiaoke froze.
“Ah,” she thought.
“The sudden gentleness.”
“This must be the cuteness that comes with contrast.”
“Sigh, I guess I’m free tomorrow.” She grabbed the corner of her collar, avoiding Li Zheng’s gaze, then turned around and said, “But you have to promise me that you won’t tell anyone about our meeting alone.”
“Alright.” Li Zheng grabbed his bag and left quickly.
Zhang Xiaoke stood at her desk and silently packed her bag. She felt strange.
“Why is it that in terms of studying,” she thought.
“I’m suddenly looking forward to it?”
A tiny head suddenly floated up from the back door window.
Tang Zhifei had been observing the situation in secret for a long time.
She had already been certain when she saw Zhang Xiaoke for the first time.
This girl was definitely a cause for great worry.
As the homeroom teacher, she had naturally looked through her file and knew that Zhang Xiaoke was once a student from the High School Affiliated with the Renmin University.
However, Zhang Xiaoke’s parents had requested to hide this fact. She had no choice.
Tang Zhifei had also looked through Zhang Xiaoke’s monthly exams.
There was clearly something wrong.
However, Tang Zhifei didn’t expose her.
Compared to the likes of Liu Xin and Zhang Yue, Zhang Xiaoke clearly had many schemes. Furthermore, she was an independent thinker.
If she stepped in to interfere with Zhang Xiaoke, it might cause her to rebel at twice the speed.
One had to be more demonic to deal with a demon like her.
That’s right.
Pairing her up with Li Zheng was also a part of Tang Zhifei’s plans.
Now it seemed like the plan was rather effective.
Li Zheng sure lived up to his reputation.
His attitude had already influenced his classmate’s attitudes toward studying.
“To reward you,” Tang Zhifei thought.
“I’ll give my first ever family visit to you.”
