Back to the 70s: My Childhood Sweetheart Spoils Me Rotten-Chapter 724 - 726: A New Book Can Be Released

Zhao Guangran happily pulled Gong Ruini aside and talked about the recent ranking results, "Look, I made it into the top ten in the grade this time, and I’ll definitely improve my ranking next time."

Zhao Guangran spoke casually, but he was really feeling frustrated inside.

After entering middle school, he realized that many people had good grades, and he hadn’t expected his competitors to be so strong.

He originally thought that getting into the top ten in the grade wouldn’t be difficult, but he barely managed it in this monthly exam. If it hadn’t been for his brother’s reminder, he might have failed.

"You can still improve." Cao Na was quite satisfied with her own grades; she had performed to the best of her ability, but she was unhappy with her ranking.

At first, she thought she would make it into the honors class upon seeing her grades, but when the final ranking was announced, she was dumbfounded. Although the grades were good, they couldn’t compete with others who scored even higher.

"Guangran, how do you think we can improve our grades?" Cao Na asked Gong Ruini, not wanting to take another hit. No matter how difficult the exam, it seemed to be no problem for Gong Ruini.

Cao Na had asked Gong Ruini many times for the secret to scoring well, but no matter what she did, she just couldn’t improve her grades, and it was truly frustrating.

"I’m not telling you." Zhao Guangran put on a face of reluctance to share with others. In reality, he felt like crying; this silly girl didn’t know that these days people just shout slogans. If he actually had a method, he definitely wouldn’t boast, but would be like Gong Ruini, always diligently studying and then achieving surprising results.

Ha, not telling? Is this Zhao Guangran’s personality? This kid was always being boastful. If he’s suddenly quiet, there’s only one possibility, "You basically have no method."

"I know you’re just bragging." Cao Na didn’t listen to Zhao Guangran’s boasting, hearing him brag was less productive than reading books, which was the way to get into the honors class.

"Ni Zi, you can’t get too close to your desk mate; you have to wait for me." Cao Na had already prepared that once she got into the honors class, she would certainly be Gong Ruini’s desk mate.

Before that, she couldn’t let Gong Ruini establish a good relationship with her current desk mate.

Seeing the nervous Cao Na, Gong Ruini was really torn between crying and laughing. Only this girl thought sitting with her was good, not considering whether others would want it. Thinking about her current desk mate, Gong Ruini felt a headache coming on.

It’s not about disdain or envy, but simply an indifferent attitude. Every time the teacher called her name, this person showed no friendship or reminders whatsoever.

Because of this, Gong Ruini had been called a few times by the teacher. Luckily, Gong Ruini’s grades were good, so even if she didn’t get reminders, as long as the teacher repeated the question, her answers were always perfectly correct.

And something Gong Ruini couldn’t accept was, "There’s a line drawn in the middle, and I can’t cross it."

This childish behavior, Gong Ruini hadn’t encountered for years. Even after time-traveling to school, because she met Cao Na, this girl didn’t draw such a line.

Not even in elementary school did she experience this, yet it happened again in middle school, leaving Gong Ruini feeling torn between laughter and tears.

Some things couldn’t be discussed with Zhao Guangran and the others; talking about it would make her seem petty. But she didn’t mind sharing it with Cao Na, mentioning the issue with her desk mate, "You better hurry into the honors class."

What she originally thought could be tolerated turned into a bigger issue once shared with Cao Na.

Cao Na was shocked, "Ah, no way, middle schoolers are still so childish?"

"And isn’t this line usually drawn between boys and girls sitting together?" Cao Na remembered that Gong Ruini’s desk mate was a girl, so why the fuss?

Gong Ruini was also puzzled, "I found out they’re not from the same school."

"I just realized, Ni Zi, you might become everyone’s public enemy." Cao Na genuinely didn’t understand why, but for a certain silly person, she entirely encouraged them.

You need silly people like this to highlight your own good qualities. Without comparison, there’s no harm.

Ah, public enemy? Gong Ruini didn’t understand.

"You skipped grades to enter middle school and then got into the honors class; this is something many parents talk about at their dinner tables." Cao Na’s parents wouldn’t say such things as every child’s situation is different, so how could they use Gong Ruini as an example for their own kids?

Although her parents didn’t mention it, they couldn’t stop colleagues at work from knowing about Cao Na’s relationship with Gong Ruini, leading to various inquiries, "They all want to know why your grades are so good."

"Ah, I don’t really have any secret." Gong Ruini was truly at a loss; she wasn’t smart, yet she was performing well because of her experiences across two lifetimes, and in this life, she was studying hard like a sponge.

"You’re right, I’ve been learning following you for ages too." Cao Na didn’t hide her previous suspicion that Gong Ruini was concealing skills, but now she knew it was more related to her parents, as both Uncle Gong and Aunt Cai went to university.

"With proof like you, why do they still need me?" Gong Ruini didn’t want to keep talking to those people; it would drive her crazy.

"They think I’m inadequate, and they want to discuss it with you." Cao Na also felt her suggestion was a bit excessive.

Discuss with her? Discuss how to study? Gong Ruini was about to collapse, "I might as well publish a book detailing how I attend classes and review my coursework at home."

Isn’t that what people want, to understand the so-called method? She could publish a book, saving her from speaking to the point of madness.

Publishing a book is ideal; it avoids endless individual explanations about her good grades and can also earn money.

Publishing a book? Ah, ah, ah, Gong Ruini is so impressive, even considering writing a book, although Gong Ruini had released several exercise sets, Cao Na never considered them books.

Many people viewed them merely as a collection of exercises, but if Gong Ruini truly published them as a book, then it would be considered a book. Would it sell well, though?

Cao Na knew Gong Ruini’s family had a printing factory, and she knew the business was good, but even with her own factory, labor and material costs still needed to be paid.

"Will they pay to buy it?" Those people were looking for Gong Ruini to know why her grades were good, but they wouldn’t spend money; buying a book would cost.

One option costs, and the other doesn’t; everyone knows what to choose.

Regardless of the time, people always seek bargains, but Gong Ruini wouldn’t completely eliminate those who seek bargains; however, "not everyone has the connections to approach directly."

After arriving in Beijing, she didn’t know many friends, and then Zhuge Zhi’s status comes into play. If someone really dared to ask, they better consider if they were worthy enough.

As for Cao Na’s family, there were only a few connections she could maintain, not that she couldn’t befriend some others a bit more closely, so publishing a book would definitely earn money.