Study Monster Cultivation System

Sun Leyang smiled and started flipping through Li Zheng's other test papers. The more he looked, the more uncomfortable he felt. This kid clearly had no talent for chemistry. Forget talent, he didn't even have a bit of affinity for it. Anything slightly beyond the textbook's fixed concepts or formulas, he got wrong. "Who's teaching you chemistry?" "Teacher Yu Hong." "What?" Sun Leyang was flustered, feeling like he was listening to a fast-forwarded cassette from 20 years ago, "Slow down... say it slowly..." Li Zheng quickly adjusted his speaking speed, "Teacher Yu Hong." "Oh... now I get it." Sun Leyang pursed his lips and said no more. He had attended Yu Hong's public class too. Honestly... It was less engaging than listening to the radio. There was basically no guidance, leaving students to figure things out on their own. Students with a strong affinity for chemistry could manage by putting more effort, but those who were slightly lacking would easily despair. He himself only listened for the first three minutes before unknowingly falling asleep. So, after that public class. Yu Hong was rated as a senior teacher. No help for it, her partner was too influential. A title wasn't a big deal, but the troublesome part was that she cared too much about face and insisted on teaching advanced classes. This year, the chemistry grades for Lake Ying's sophomore class wouldn't be good, he suspected. While he was pondering, Yu Hong pushed open the door and came in, radiating authority. "You're here." Sun Leyang stood up and greeted her with a smile. "Old Sun, don't just help Chunmei and not me," Yu Hong said after returning the greeting, leading a student into the office, "This is Lin Yujing from Class Four. She's not worse than the students at your school. Could you give her some pointers?" "Oh?" Sun Leyang was a bit taken aback, looking at the girl following behind. The girl was hiding behind Yu Hong, clutching a cartoon spaceship pencil case. She greeted him respectfully, but still seemed shy. Sun Leyang instinctively scratched his bald spot. Appearance-wise, she certainly wasn't inferior to students at their school. However, as for her grades... It's not that he looked down on Yu Hong. But compared to Ren University Affiliated High School. You really didn't have anyone who could compete. What surprised him even more was that. The usually arrogant Yu Hong. Was actually bringing her student here to seek advice. Two possibilities. One, Yu Hong had changed. But this was unlikely. So it could only be that this student was truly talented. Before Sun Leyang could say anything, Lin Yujing suddenly went "huh?" Then she hid behind the door, clutching the edge, gritting her teeth and staring. Sun Leyang followed her gaze. It was Li Zheng, who was working on a problem set at his desk. "Hmm..." Sun Leyang smiled, finding it very interesting, and his expression turned a bit sly. This wasn't his intention; it was purely an issue of appearance. Lin Yujing shrank even more. "Yujing, don't be shy," Yu Hong said, holding Lin Yujing's hand, "Your chemistry talent should take you to the Olympiad, but you know, our school doesn't have the resources for that. Teacher Sun finally has time today, don't miss this opportunity." "Um..." Under Yu Hong's pull, Lin Yujing had no choice but to tremblingly step into the room. She turned her head to look at the wall. Sun Leyang awkwardly smiled, "Young lady, although I don't look very kind, I've worked in this field for almost 20 years." "Yujing..." Yu Hong tugged on Lin Yujing and said, "You haven't greeted the teacher yet." "T... teacher, hello." Lin Yujing reluctantly greeted. Yu Hong quickly said, "I'm really sorry, Old Sun..." "It's fine, it's fine; I'm used to it. The girls at our school avoided me at first too," Sun Leyang swallowed his bitterness and pulled out a test paper from the bottom of his briefcase, "This one is entirely first-year knowledge, not up to Olympiad level but tougher than any public exam papers. There's still 40 minutes before class starts, just do what you can." "Th... thank you, teacher..." Lin Yujing took the test paper and immediately fled to the farthest corner, pulling up a chair, setting her pencil case, and started working seriously. Yu Hong also pulled up a chair to chat with Sun Leyang. "How's Li Zheng doing?" Yu Hong asked. "Hmm, not very adaptable," Sun Leyang whispered, "He's really not cut out for chemistry." "I could see that myself," Yu Hong sighed, glancing at Li Zheng, "But he's actually the most hardworking student in the whole school. With such effort, he shouldn't be doing poorly, but look at his monthly exam, just barely passing." Yu Hong naturally didn't mention her own oversight in the exam questions. Sun Leyang glanced at that question on the test paper and guessed most of it too, but of course, he wouldn't say it. "To be honest, Teacher Yu, with Li Zheng's situation, I'm also at a loss," Sun Leyang pursed his lips, "You know, a test like this, our students would score over 90, and I've never really had students scoring below 80 in my whole teaching career... I really don't know how to guide... honestly, for something this simple, how can someone not get it?" "Yeah, I think the same," Yu Hong said with regret, "How do you find teaching the senior advanced class?" "To be frank, pretty average, like finding the tallest dwarf," Sun Leyang reflected, "That class representative Xu Mengxi, she's quite reliable. Though she appears silent, she understands. And then there's Qiao Bixia. She looks like she's not on the same wavelength, but when it comes to solving problems, she's decisive." "I don't know Xu Mengxi, but Qiao Bixia is quite famous," Yu Hong covered her face with her hands, laughing, "I put a lot of effort into walking, but I still have to dodge her when I see her." "Hahaha." After laughing, Sun Leyang pointed towards Li Zheng and patted his briefcase, "This Li Zheng is quite interesting—he knows he can't do it, yet he's determined to challenge my tough problems. Admirable spirit, really." "Yes, despite his average grades, he's very persistent," Yu Hong commented, "So, what paper is he working on now?" "A rather basic one," Sun Leyang looked at his watch, "Given his skill level, finishing in 40 minutes would be an achievement. Getting a passing score might be tough." Suddenly. Bang! He slammed down his pen. Li Zheng wiped off some sweat and stood up quickly, "Has it been 15 minutes, Teacher Sun?" "???" Sun Leyang gulped, "It's only been 10." Li Zheng had no choice. His speed was just too fast. If it weren't for the writing speed constraint, he could actually finish in two minutes. Even writing briskly, five or six minutes would suffice. He could only check seven or eight times with the remaining time. Ideally, he should slow down a bit, spend a few extra minutes, and submit it to appear normal. But he didn't want to waste a single second of his time with Sun Leyang. If Xu Mengxi was a Chemistry Angel. Then Sun Leyang was the Chemistry Old Wizard. How could he miss this chance? Sun Leyang suspiciously took the test paper, adjusted his glasses, and casually scanned through it. The writing nearly filled up the page. "Damn." He suddenly slapped his bald spot, "Are you messing with me?" Yu Hong was also flustered, ignoring Sun Leyang's crude words, "This is too fast... Li Zheng, have you done this paper before?"