My subject turned into a beautiful girl

As a homeroom teacher in his early forties, although Mr. Crab is not considered a senior teacher in Jingjiang Middle School, he has said to many classes of students many times, "You are the worst class of students I have ever taught."

Over the years, he has seen all sorts of students and could have easily said, "What kind of scene haven't I seen?"

But not now, he's never seen anything like this before!

The main point is that if someone else says that a person with high talent has consistently achieved only mediocre results, Mr. Krabs would normally just take it as a joke and let it go.

The person who could tell him this was Xia Qing, the "eternal top student in the grade," who would likely be the future provincial champion.

In terms of academics, her judgments are quite trustworthy, and judging from her tone and expression, she doesn't seem to be joking at all.

"So, what is the purpose of you bringing this up now?"

After thinking it over, the crab boss decided not to question Xia Qing's judgment for the time being.

There are simply too many ways to test this—like the grade-level math exam this afternoon!

"That's how it is. Anyway, it's just what I'm saying, so it's probably hard for you, boss, to believe me so easily."

Xia Qing seemed to see right through the crab boss's thoughts, and she glanced at An Yi.

"I remember my math teacher told me yesterday that there would be a grade-level math exam this afternoon, which is intended to determine the allocation of the three spots for direct entry to the high school federation. Why don't we see how An Yi does?"

"How did the exam go... and then?" The crab boss nodded thoughtfully.

"If you do poorly on the test, then disregard what I said. But if you do well, you can, to some extent, deviate from the pace of review."

Xia Qing had clearly considered things carefully for her younger brother, and then began to explain in detail.

"Whether we consider pursuing competitions or continuing with the college entrance exam, it's not appropriate for him to follow the class's review schedule anymore; it would be a waste of time. I'd rather create a study plan for him and let him follow it."

Xia Qing is now genuinely curious about just how talented An Yi really is. Anyway, she spends most of her time at school relaxing and doing whatever she wants, so spending some time researching this matter won't have any impact on her.

"If that's the case, of course you can... but won't that affect your studies?" The crab boss frowned with some concern.

Regardless of An Yi's talent, if An Yi affects Xia Qing's future provincial champion's grades, the principal will strip him of his crab shell, tie him up, and steam, roast, fry, and braise him a thousand times over, and that still won't be enough to vent his anger!

"Of course not, it doesn't require much effort... and in fact, I'm reviewing during the process."

Xia Qing's tone was so calm that it sounded like she was stating a given fact.

"If you're really worried, boss, I'm planning to participate in the National High School Entrance Examination League, and then I'll participate in the China Monetary Competition. If I get into the top 60, I'll have a guaranteed admission to Tsinghua or Peking University. It won't affect my college entrance exam."

"I see... alright then..."

The crab shop owner started scratching his head again. As a teacher, it's hard not to have very complicated feelings about a student like Xia Qing; you could say it's a mix of joy and worry.

I'm happy because knowing there's such a genius in the class is like winning the lottery; I can practically sit back and collect the prize money in the future. But I'm also worried... precisely because he's so incredibly talented, I haven't been able to offer much help throughout the process, making it really hard to feel a sense of accomplishment as a teacher!

"that……"

An Yi looked left and right, and finally got his chance to speak. Still completely confused, he weakly raised his hand.

"Big brother, boss, I understood the grade-level math exam, but what exactly do you mean by 'High-Level League' and 'CMO'? I don't think I've ever heard of them before!"

……

"CMO refers to the China Mathematical Olympiad. Gaolian refers to the National High School Mathematics League. You might have some recollection of this because at the end of last semester, around the beginning of June, the whole school took a math exam, right? That exam was more difficult than the usual exams."

On the way back to the classroom, Xia Qing began to explain some science to An Yi.

"That's the preliminary round of the National High School Mathematics League."

"Oh, I do remember that!"

An Yi suddenly realized that he actually had a deep impression of that exam because he couldn't solve many questions from beginning to end... After it was over, most of the class were in a daze.

"So that was just the preliminary round?"

"The preliminary rounds are set by each region for selection. Generally speaking, you need to participate in the preliminary rounds and achieve sufficient results before you can participate in the official high school league."

Xia Qing nodded gently, and with a leisurely air, picked a cluster of golden osmanthus blossoms from the roadside osmanthus tree.

"Or those who have achieved results before can directly qualify for the competition... Or, they can be allocated direct entry slots to schools, where schools can select their own candidates, submit a list, and once approved, they can participate directly. These slots are usually very rare."

"But our school has three?" An Yi was taken aback.

"Well...maybe our math teacher has some prestigious academic background?"

Xia Qing uttered something An Yi couldn't understand, then quickly changed the subject.

"In short, the National College Entrance Examination (NCEE) is divided into two rounds. The first round is based entirely on the NCEE syllabus, but it is more difficult. The second round will include content beyond the syllabus. This year's NCEE officially starts on the 11th of next month, so you need to make the most of your time to study."

"Wait, if I didn't hear wrong..."

An Yi swallowed hard. "Big brother, what you're saying makes it sound like I've already secured one of those three spots?"

"Otherwise what?" Xia Qing retorted.

"Haven't you already opened up your 'Ren and Du meridians'? In this situation, it doesn't matter if you can't use your 'Six Meridians Divine Sword'."

The math exam this afternoon will definitely not be more difficult than the first one, and there won't be any content beyond the syllabus. Given your current level, if you can't pass it, there's only one possibility: you're deliberately throwing the game against me!

I made a bet with the crab boss, you won't let me down, right?

The older brother's scrutinizing gaze swept over them.

An Yi was jolted awake. Now that things had come to this point, he knew he had no way out.

"I'm determined to win!"

"Hmm, good, very energetic!" Xia Qing nodded in satisfaction.

At the same time, the light screen appeared in front of An Yi—

[I heard you're planning to take her to the movies this afternoon.]

Although the movies you've watched for a long time have only been barely passable, Math has agreed to your movie invitation, given that your relationship is starting to improve. However, this time, she hopes you'll choose a better movie.

[You mentioned again that after the movie, you're taking her out to eat, and this time you're having some new dishes that you've never tried before.]

[Mathematics is very interested in this!]