Rebirth: He Decides to Lie Flat-Chapter 52 - 049 Very Pragmatic

Chapter 52: Chapter 049 Very Pragmatic

Chapter 52 -049 Very Pragmatic

Song Jiawen woke up to a strange vibe in the class.

Zhu Jin had gone out for a bit and brought back a box of pure milk for her. “I had the boss warm it up, drink it while it’s hot.”

Wang Xiaole peeled two oranges and put them on her desk. “To replenish vitamin C, and they’re not sour at all.”

Xu Yan brought over a big bag of snacks to her place.

Song Jiawen: ….

She was somewhat puzzled. “What’s the deal, do you guys have any special requests? Just say it, and I’ll see if I can do it. If I can, I’ll consider it, but if I can’t, giving me anything is pointless.”

As she spoke, Song Jiawen opened the box of milk.

Zhu Jin immediately heaved a sigh of relief when she saw her drinking the milk. She waved her hand and said, “I don’t have any demands. As long as you’re well and can explain problems to me normally, that’s all.”

Wang Xiaole quickly nodded in agreement. “Me too.”

What do you mean, ‘as long as I’m well’?

What’s wrong with me?

Song Jiawen couldn’t take it any longer. “What are mouths for? Can’t you speak clearly?”

Xu Yan, being more observant, watched for a long time and saw that Song Jiawen really didn’t seem to be affected. Confused, she asked, “Aren’t you feeling unwell?”

Unwell?

With a deadpan expression, Song Jiawen looked at the three of them. “I’m giving you one last chance, what is going on?”

Wang Xiaole blurted out, “Did Deng Tao steal the painting you entered in the competition? I heard it’s sure to win first prize.”

Zhu Jin silently watched her.

Xu Yan frowned and said, “Teacher Fang spoke to me before, and at that time, I didn’t think much of it. Only now do I realize he was confirming that it was her who stole your painting. She always acts so high and mighty, but who would have thought she’s so filthy and disgusting inside. Knowing she can’t beat you, she resorted to such tactics to stop you from competing. Such a person should be expelled by the school.”

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Song Jiawen didn’t expect that during her sleep, the matter had already become known throughout the class, and she knew without thinking that it must have been Jiang Yan’s doing.

That guy was always overly confident in her paintings; she even suspected that even if she painted a pile of crap, he would probably think it smelled fragrant.

Looking around, she didn’t see anyone; Xiao Qi and Yu Hang were also absent. Where had the three of them gone?

It was then that she heard Wang Xiaole ask Xu Yan, “Since Teacher Fang knows that Deng Tao stole Jia Wen’s painting, he should cancel her qualification for the competition, right? Also, even if the school doesn’t expel her, there should at least be a school-wide announcement, right?”

There were only two people shortlisted for the competition, and Xu Yan’s abilities were not as good as Deng Tao’s. Her shortlisting was entirely due to the inspiration Song Jiawen had given her recently.

Thus, Xu Yan believed that Teacher Fang probably wouldn’t want to revoke Deng Tao’s qualification for the competition, and she might not have the final say in the matter.

As for school expulsion or a school-wide announcement…

Zhu Jin had some authority on this matter. “There won’t be the two kinds of punishments you guys are talking about. Deng Tao’s family has money; her dad will smooth things over for her.”

“Dammit!”

Wang Xiaole cursed under his breath, and Xu Yan also had an ugly look on her face. She said, “So is Song Jiawen just supposed to accept this loss without saying a word?”

It wasn’t exactly a loss.

Song Jiawen, worried the three would get increasingly worked up, quickly explained that Deng Tao’s father had compensated her with five thousand yuan and she had made Deng Tao apologize to Teacher Fang. The matter was considered settled.

“That’s it? It’s over just like that?”

Xu Yan found it unbelievable, and Wang Xiaole also nodded. “Exactly, isn’t that letting her off too easily?”

Only Zhu Jin pressed her lips together, saying nothing. Because of her family circumstances, she saw some things more clearly than ordinary students. She knew that even if Song Jiawen accepted nothing, Deng Tao might still likely face no punishment whatsoever.

Instead of that, it’s better to accept what one deserves.

Song Jiawen, she’s very pragmatic and much smarter than anyone realizes.

…..

Approaching the end of school in the afternoon, Jiang Yan, Xiao Qi, and Yu Hang finally returned.

They seemed to have gone to play basketball, and when they came back, each of them was sweating profusely.

Song Jiawen leaned against the wall in distaste, repulsed by his sweat; she even forgot to ask him whether he was the one who had spread the word about Deng Tao stealing her painting.

In fact, whether it was him or not didn’t really matter anymore. She could just take the five thousand yuan and not fuss about the rest, but that didn’t mean she was going to keep quiet about the incident… After all, Director Zhai hadn’t mentioned this when he came to negotiate with her, had he?

So Song Jiawen turned her head and forgot about it, focusing all her attention on the physics test paper that Zhu Zhen had just handed her in the previous class.

This time the problems were challenging; it took her an entire class to finish two major questions, and Zhu Zhen didn’t understand them when he came over to check.

“This question involves a significant portion of quantum mechanics…”

“Quantum mechanics?”

Zhu Zhen was astonished. “Isn’t that supposed to be something you learn in university?”

When Jiang Yan heard this, he also looked at the problem, furrowing his brows in deep thought. If the problems in the provincial physics competition involved quantum mechanics, and the recently distributed physics practice papers were more difficult than before, did that mean the physics section of this year’s college entrance examination would be very difficult?

Their physics teacher had the same thought.

The competition papers in Song Jiawen’s hands were from two years ago, when the physics competition problems were extremely difficult; only three students passed, and they were later admitted to the physics department of Beicheng University.

The physics teacher had only meant to use this set of papers as a reference, not expecting them to solve it; after all, even he only understood the general idea and couldn’t write out the complete solution steps.

But the difficulty of the physics papers he recently obtained from the province suddenly made him realize that they seemed to be following the path of two years ago.

Because the physics section of the college entrance examination was also very difficult that year.

The physics teacher was somewhat anxious until he saw Song Jiawen’s complete solution process.

Could it be that someone actually managed to solve it?

Zhu Zhen had delivered the test paper, and the physics teacher asked if he could do it.

Zhu Zhen admitted frankly, “Song Jiawen explained it to me once, and I understood part of it, but I still don’t quite understand the rest.”

The physics teacher nodded in agreement, “It’s normal not to understand.” He too needed to look through the standard answers several times to comprehend them.

But if the competition problems were of this nature, should they still participate in it?

Zhu Zhen felt frustrated for the first time in physics, his expression inevitably a bit discouraged.

However, at this moment, the physics teacher was invigorated, remembering that two years ago, the top score in the physics competition in the provincial city was 52 points, not a single student passed, resulting in a complete rout.

But now, things were different with him because they had Song Jiawen.

He patted Zhu Zhen on the shoulder, consoling him, “Don’t be discouraged yet. After all, we have someone here who knows it all. If you follow Song Jiawen closely and pay attention, maybe you can solve these types of problems by the time of the competition.”

After Zhu Zhen left, the physics teacher immediately went to the physics department head with Song Jiawen’s paper.

The competition in the provincial city was one thing, but he was mainly worried that this year’s college entrance examination would follow the same tough pattern as two years ago, making the examination questions extremely difficult.

To nip the problem in the bud, they needed to start preparing in advance, letting everyone practice more difficult problems from now on.

Jiang Yan was quicker to act than the physics teacher, because he had the advantage of approaching Song Jiawen for the competition papers and then meticulously scrutinizing each problem.

His English was steadily improving, and his biology preparation was almost complete; he was no longer the weakest link. So it was to his advantage to study the difficult questions thoroughly to grasp those last few points.