novelslam Chapter 56: A 4-Year-Old Repeat Student, a Mighty Boy
Chapter 56: A 4-Year-Old Repeat Student, a Mighty Boy
Late at night, Lu Ming did a little test in the bathroom.
Something many men enjoy doing!
When he returned to his desk to continue working on a test before bed, the mothers' group chat was completely silent.
Not a single mature woman spoke; what were they all doing?
After waiting for more than ten minutes, Lu Ming finally said in the group: "I feel that the atmosphere in the Rocket Class is a bit too intense. I'm worried that the kids will reach their peak performance too early. I'm thinking of funding a Rocket Cup basketball invitational tournament."
He didn't explain the specific rules of the competition at all.
As the chairperson of the school board, Mei Yanping couldn't wait to agree, saying, "No problem, Daming, do whatever you want as long as you're happy."
Han Huilan immediately added, "I'll sponsor it! I'll give 10,000 yuan for each invitational tournament!"
Today's ticket price is an absolute steal!
"Five thousand per game is enough. We can use two basketball lessons a week, plus one game on Sunday night, and three invitational tournaments a week, each lasting half an hour!"
Lu Ming explained the competition rules in detail.
He has a side quest (four), which belongs to the "Moral, Intellectual, Physical, Aesthetic and Labor" series and can reward one point of the Resilience attribute.
The requirement was to participate in the campus basketball tournament and lead the team to win ten games to complete the task, which he originally planned to do after entering university.
After all, high school students have too much time on their hands.
Lu Ming especially didn't want to waste the time of the students in the advanced class, but he recently realized that he was overthinking it and there was no need to worry about it at all.
The basic requirement for the rocket class at Huarui Middle School is to achieve a score of 670 or above in several consecutive exams.
Therefore, students in the rocket class are particularly confident because they are guaranteed to get into Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, a top 985 university in their province.
Everyone is competing for Tsinghua and Peking Universities, and only secondarily for Jiangsu University of Science and Technology's Strong Foundation Program and Elite Program.
Other universities are not considered much, unless a top 985 university is indeed the best in the country in a certain major, or second only to Tsinghua and Peking University.
Since that's the case, Lu Ming decided to complete the side quest (four) during high school, which would ease the atmosphere in the rocket class and prevent the students from developing their negative traits too early.
Ideally, one should start intensive preparation two months before the college entrance examination and reach peak performance during the exam.
Han Huilan and Mei Yanping were not very clear about this matter.
Lu Ming discussed it in detail with Miao Yuyan in the mothers' group and immediately received the support of this beautiful vice principal.
We really can't let the top students in the rocket class reach their peak performance too early.
As for the other classes, they are not important!
In this province, it's not worthwhile to compare the top high schools by simply looking at how many students got into Tsinghua University, Peking University, or Jiangsu University of Science and Technology this year.
Too much.
Jiangsu University of Science and Technology enrolls more than 700 students from the province each year. Usually, students who rank in the top 700 in the province in the science comprehensive test are guaranteed admission. If it is a less popular major, students who rank in the top 1,000 can get in.
Suddenly, Yao Yao suggested in the mothers' group, "Why don't we, Jiangtai Group, sponsor the challenge? After the competition is held at our school, we can invite the top classes from No. 1 Middle School, No. 4 Middle School, and the affiliated middle school to play against each other, giving them a blow beforehand and demoralizing them!"
Hua Rui Middle School is also her alma mater!
"That makes sense!"
As the school's vice principal, Miao Yuyan couldn't help but get excited. She had never been able to beat No. 1 Middle School in all her years, and now she finally had a chance to give them a good beating.
This year, Hua Rui High School's elite class has the secret weapon of "Lu Daqi," who absolutely dominates the basketball court!
Miao Yuyan is telling the truth; she now suspects that her old classmate Lu Ming has taken aphrodisiacs.
Otherwise, how could Guo Haili bear to divorce Daming?
If it were her, she wouldn't leave even if she was beaten every day. The Ming Dynasty can do whatever it wants, so don't show her any mercy!
"Ugh, you guys are going too far! At my age, having to participate in inter-school competitions? People will laugh at me!"
Lu Ming was unwilling.
He, a 40-year-old repeat student, actually had to compete on the basketball court against the top students from No. 1 Middle School, No. 4 Middle School, and the affiliated high school.
They're all kids who are seventeen or eighteen!
How could he possibly accept that?
"It's okay, we'll just treat it as video content, Teacher Lu, views are king!"
Yao Yao strongly supported her idea, which was to use Teacher Lu, a 40-year-old male student who had repeated a year of high school, to vent her anger at her alma mater.
Over the years, we've been suffocated by No. 1 High School, mainly because the Municipal Education Bureau has been biased and has always sided with the public No. 1 High School.
"Da Ming, you don't want others to know you've taken an aphrodisiac, do you?" Miao Yuyan didn't care about anything else; she had to use the forty-year-old repeat student as her ultimate weapon.
If we can't pass the exam, then we'll win back the honor of Huarui Middle School on the basketball court.
"Fine, you're ruthless. You'll remember this!"
Lu Ming will deal with his old classmate Miao Yuyan sooner or later.
A few days later!
The rules for the Jiangtai Cup Rocket Class Basketball Invitational Tournament were officially released, and the news spread quickly, with No. 1 Middle School, No. 4 Middle School, and Affiliated Middle School all receiving official invitations.
Lu Ming selected nine boys from the class to practice together in the gymnasium for half an hour every evening during self-study.
Kids these days are really tall; six of them are over 1.8 meters tall, with Hu Jinyu and Ji Leping both approaching 1.85 meters.
Huang Jiaxuan is over 1.9 meters tall, while Xu Jiyang and Yang Chaoxu are both 1.8 meters tall.
He's tall, his skills are passable, and playing basketball is quite fun!
On Wednesday afternoon during physical education class, the first invitational tournament of the Jiangtai Cup was quickly held.
However, Mrs. Fang reappeared in the stands just before the end of the first half.
She didn't come alone; she was accompanied by the mother of two other children.
On the field, Lu Ming clearly sensed that Ji Leping had suddenly become a little excited. During halftime, he deliberately asked the boy, "I've noticed that your mother cares about you a lot; she came to both of your matches!"
When we played ball with Class 4 last time, Mrs. Fang Lin came over and even secretly went to Lu Ming's dormitory to massage his ankles.
Ji Leping was obviously unaware of these things, and said happily, "My mom does yoga, dance, and mahjong every day, and she's usually idle at home."
Lu Ming smiled and casually reminded him, "Your relationship with your mother is indeed quite good. Most boys your age are quite impatient with their mothers!"
Upon hearing this, Ji Leping was taken aback.
Lu Ming only touched on the subject briefly, subtly reminding the child not to reveal too much.
To be objective...
He felt that Ji Leping was actually a victim. During his hormone-fueled adolescence, his father was having an affair, and his mother was beautiful, sexy, and very aggrieved. She was especially close to her tall and handsome son.
In a few years, this phase will gradually pass.
When Lu Ming was in junior high school, he often went to the dormitory of the beautiful teacher to ask her for help with math problems. Once, he even stole a one-inch ID photo.
It wasn't even 2001 yet, and it was a small city with limited access to information; people had no idea about things like stealing stockings.
Once he entered high school and started dating his ex-wife Guo Haili, he quickly put all those things behind him.
Children will grow up eventually.
After finishing a game, Lu Ming sent a message to Mrs. Fang on his phone, reminding her to be a little more careful and not to cling to her son too much.
Maintain a proper distance and avoid dressing too provocatively at home.
Seventeen or eighteen-year-old boys are full of hormones.
"Mr. Lu, I actually came to watch you play basketball. After seeing you dunk last time, I've been dreaming about you for several nights in a row!"
Mrs. Fang actually felt a little wronged and quietly replied to a message from the stands.
"I'm sorry, I already have a girlfriend, but we don't plan to make it public until my daughter goes to college."
Lu Ming sat by the court replying to the message, casually making up a reason to politely decline.
The more times you reject women, the more skilled and adept you become, and the more plausible and flawless your excuses become!
However, he is now increasingly feeling that Mrs. Fang is a problematic woman, and that she is quite possessive.
She's a bit like her sister-in-law, Mei Yanping. She's relentless in achieving her goals, willing to use any means necessary. Fortunately, her sister-in-law is now focused on her career, aiming to become the richest woman in the province.