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"Let me tell you about the call for submissions to the school magazine. Our class did very well, and many students actively participated and were accepted into the campus call for submissions," Xue Ren said from the podium.

"Teacher, who in our class has had their manuscripts approved?" Zhao Jiajia asked curiously.

"There are three students in total. Why don't you guess?" Xue Ren said with a smile.

"Class monitor!"

"Yes, there must be a class monitor."

The classmates shouted, all feeling that it would be an injustice for the class monitor not to participate in such an event, and that he should be awarded a prize, given how well he wrote his essay.

"The class monitor's article has indeed been approved, and we plan to use it as the front page," Xue Ren said. "Then there's Zhou Yun's article and Cheng Xue's illustration. Everyone applauded."

The classroom erupted in thunderous applause, a truly enthusiastic response.

"Alright, those of you who are interested can check it out in two weeks after the school magazine is published," Xue Ren said, taking out a thick file folder.

Upon seeing that familiar bag, many people were taken aback, thinking to themselves, "Is this the start of an exam?"

"Today is the last afternoon of the week, so we won't have classes. Instead, we'll have a simple quiz," Xue Ren said. "Also, I've switched classes with your math teacher; all three periods this afternoon are mine."

"Teacher, the midterm exams are next week, and you still have a test?" Zhao Jiajia said with a bitter face. It's already Friday, and after the three classes in the afternoon, it will be the weekend again, but then there's a test.

"The midterm exams are coming up, so we're giving you a test in advance to get a feel for the exams and to fill in any gaps in your knowledge," Xue Ren said. "Class representatives, please come up and distribute the test papers."

After Cheng Xue went up to the podium and took the test paper, she started distributing it. She divided it into several copies and then asked the students at the first table to pass it down.

"For this test, I want to finish the lecture right after the test, so the test time won't follow the standard schedule. It will only last for two class periods, and you don't need to write an essay," Xue Ren continued. "You can start working on the questions as soon as you receive the test paper."

Lin Chuan took the test paper from the boy in front of him, glanced at it, and found the questions quite familiar, after all, he had been taking classes for two months.

He picked up his pen and started answering the questions. Due to the time arrangement, there was no break time between the first class and the restroom. Teacher Xue told those who wanted to go to the restroom to raise their hands and go by themselves.

But not many people moved. It wasn't until the bell rang for the end of the second period that Xue Ren called out, "Alright, this test is over."

The students in the classroom stopped writing and handed in their test papers one by one from the back row. Soon, all the test papers in the class were handed to Xue Ren's desk.

Xue Ren showed no intention of putting the papers away. He called out again, "Class monitor and subject representatives, come up here, shuffle the test papers and then distribute them. I will go over the test papers, and you will grade them in turn."

"Teacher, can I correct my own Chinese essays?" Zhao Jiajia couldn't help but ask.

Writing your own exam paper and then scrambling it to grade other students' work is common in other subjects, especially math and physics, since these subjects have standard answers—right is right, wrong is wrong, and even multiple-choice questions have grading standards.

However, points will be awarded for Chinese language subjects at the discretion of the grader, especially for reading comprehension.

"Why not?" Xue Ren said, "When you're judging the difference between someone else's reading comprehension and the correct answer, that's also a way of learning and memorizing."

Lin Chuan walked up to the podium and took half of the test paper with Cheng Xue. They started handing them out to the students. He didn't even look at the names. He just walked around handing out test papers as he went.

Until the very last one, which was reserved for him, he glanced at the name and saw it was a girl from his class, though they had never spoken; he only remembered who she was.

He took his test paper and sat back down in his seat. He spread out the paper, took out his red pen, and waited for Lao Xue to start explaining the questions.

"Old Lin, do you want the test paper I have?" Wang Xu suddenly asked, holding up a test paper and waving it in front of him.

"Is that Chen Xiyu's exam paper you're holding?" Lin Chuan asked.

"How did you know?" Wang Xu asked, somewhat surprised. "I covered up my name!"

"In my class, I can tell whose handwriting it is just by looking at it."

"Really?"

"It's definitely fake," Lin Chuan said. "Would you tell me this if it were anyone else?"

Wang Xu chuckled and said, "Buy me some water, and I'll give you the test paper."

In high school, receiving a test paper or assignment from someone you like was a source of great joy.

For example, Wang Xu really wanted to get Zhao Jiajia's test paper, but he was unlucky and ended up getting Chen Xiyu's test paper instead.

But this trick didn't work on Lin Chuan. He didn't have anyone he liked, and besides, if he wanted Chen Xiyu's exam paper, he could just ask her for it directly.

"No," Lin Chuan said calmly.

"Hey, that's stingy," Wang Xu said, but still gave him the test paper. "We're buddies, I'll give you a break."

Of course, Lin Chuan didn't mind if Wang Xu offered to give it to him, since top students' exam papers are the easiest to correct, saving time and effort.

Taking Chen Xiyu's test paper, I glanced at it and saw that her handwriting was neat and her answer sheet was clean. It was obviously a high-scoring test paper.

Xue Ren on the stage began explaining the questions, while Lin Chuan checked the answers below. Unsurprisingly, Chen Xiyu's test paper answers were almost entirely standard answers.

The occasional differences are only minor variations in word choice and phrasing, all within acceptable limits, making this exam paper particularly easy to grade.

He simply held the pen and kept ticking off answers on the test paper.

Speaking of which, Chen Xiyu can be considered a true genius. She has been a good student since childhood. Although she is not the most hardworking student in the class, her grades are really good. If Lin Chuan remembers correctly, Zhou Yun is the first to arrive at morning reading every day, and Zhou Yun is also the last to leave after evening study. However, Zhou Yun's grades can only rank behind Chen Xiyu's.

However, if it weren't for Chen Xiyu and Cheng Xue, who should have been in the top class, Zhou Yun would have been the top student in the class.

With less than ten minutes left before the end of get out of class, Xue Ren quickly finished going over the test paper. "You can record the scores of your corrected test papers, and then you can exchange them back."

The classroom instantly became lively as everyone took their test papers and moved to other seats. Lin Chuan also walked to the first row and placed the test paper in front of Chen Xiyu, saying, "Remember to thank me."

"Thank you for what?" Chen Xiyu asked.

"Thank you for giving me a perfect score." Lin Chuan moved his hand away, revealing the score that had been hidden. He got 100 points on the test.

"Lin Chuan, you did this on purpose, didn't you?" Chen Xiyu's tone was somewhat unfriendly.

Lin Chuan asked, puzzled, "What do you mean, intentional?"

"The original exam paper was worth 150 points, and the essay was worth 60 points. Now, if you remove the essay score, you're giving me 100 points?" Chen Xiyu glared at him.

Lin Chuan then realized that he subconsciously felt that the full score for the essay should be 100, since he had been very familiar with the number 100 since childhood.

"No problem, no problem," Lin Chuan said with a smile. He then picked up the red pen on Chen Xiyu's desk, wrote "minus 10 points" after 100, and handed the test paper over. "Perfect, now it's a perfect score of 90."

Chen Xiyu was furious. "Don't make me grade your test paper next time."

"These things depend on fate," Lin Chuan said, and quickly ran away to avoid making Miss Chen really angry.