Push Me Away When I Come, Don't Hold Me Back When I Leave - Chapter 67

Chapter 67: Speaking of Which, Should She Thank Xu Fengwu?

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“Speaking of which, shouldn’t Sister Ruoming thank Xu Fengwu?” Chen Shuang sent another message in the group chat.

“What?” Seeing this message, Xia Ruoming was confused herself, she just knew the exam questions and answers, what did it have to do with Xu Fengwu?

“Yeah, yeah, ever since Xu Fengwu rejected you, you’ve become like a different person, achieving enlightenment and ascending to heaven in broad daylight.”

“Oh my, scoring over 700 in the pre-exam simulation, and now nearly perfect scores as the liberal arts valedictorian, Ruoming, you’re breaking limits here, you should definitely treat Xu Fengwu to a meal.”

“You guys don’t know anything! With no girl in mind, studying becomes divine! Sister Ruoming used to have her heart set on the school beauty Xu, where would she find time to study?”

He Ya sent another message in the group: “Do you want to know how many points Ji Chuan, who studied with us, scored?”

After sending it, He Ya was smiling particularly happily behind the screen. Of course she was genuinely happy that her boyfriend did well. Originally, she thought if Ji Chuan couldn’t get into Jinling University, she wouldn’t go either.

“How many points? Don’t tell me that slacker who never studied properly could make it into a first-tier university?” everyone in the group asked.

“Well, enough to go to Jinling University with Xiao Ya, bye-bye y’all! (Picture).jpg” Ji Chuan followed up with a message in the group, adding a mocking expression.

“?????????”

Everyone was completely dumbfounded. Jinling University, what does that mean, you Ji Chuan are worthy???

Although Xia Ruoming didn’t directly tell Ji Chuan what the questions were, she still gave Ji Chuan some “little help” during their constant study sessions together.

“Ah, if I had gotten on good terms with Sister Ruoming, wouldn’t I be able to go to Jinling University too!”

Xu Fengwu, seeing the messages in the group, nearly burst into tears again.

Not because of Xia Ruoming, but because the back-and-forth discussion in the group chat had destroyed her composure!

When someone leaves you and not only improves themselves but can help others improve too, while staying with you only leads to failure, what kind of mockery is that!

“What’s wrong, Xiao Feng?” Seeing her daughter staring blankly at the phone screen with an expression about to cry, Xu Yihan asked with concern.

Xu Fengwu didn’t speak, just wordlessly pointed at the phone screen. Xu Yihan took the phone and after just a glance, she was stunned too.

She had already heard from Liu Ruoxue about Xia Ruoming being recruited early by Tsinghua University.

But when she saw this score, Xu Yihan still couldn’t believe her eyes.

742 points… the national valedictorian?

The next day.

Xia Ruoming’s score quickly became known to everyone. Teachers who had taught Xia Ruoming, when talking about it, couldn’t help but say that Xia Ruoming was their personal disciple, and how deep their teacher-student relationship was and such.

“Warmly congratulating our school’s student Xia Ruoming for achieving the national liberal arts valedictorian with an outstanding score of 742 points.” — Such banners were hung everywhere in the school, whether on the teaching building, playground, or at the main entrance.

The school had already contacted Xia Ruoming, saying they would provide her with a 500,000 yuan reward.

Of course, they couldn’t transfer it to her directly now, she would have to come to school again and say some nice things about the school.

At that time, city and district officials would come together to present their rewards as well, reportedly totaling around 300,000 yuan.

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Xia Ruoming was very uncomfortable, because she was being forced to put on a show, wearing a fake smile while standing on stage with Liu Ruoxue and Xia Jingsong, and at Xia Ruoming’s insistence, they even called over Xiao Qinghan who had already resigned.

She said if Xiao Qinghan didn’t attend, she wouldn’t come even if it meant not getting the money.

Xiao Qinghan originally didn’t want to be in the spotlight, she already wanted nothing to do with the teaching profession anymore, but the officials who came practically got on their knees begging, and when she heard it was Xia Ruoming’s wish, she reluctantly agreed.

A large group of reporters stood below the stage, all kinds of cameras giving her tremendous pressure, the camera flashes almost blinding her eyes.

The four of them together held up signs saying “Prize Money 500,000 yuan”, “Prize Money 200,000 yuan”, “Prize Money 100,000 yuan”, “Prize Money 80,000 yuan”, surrounded by many officials. Xia Ruoming hated these kinds of occasions the most. In her previous life, her face would have shown how awkward she felt, but in this life, she could at least put on some fake smiles.

After the group photos were done, the officials present also began to give speeches, but they were just some meaningless official talk.

After the school officials finished speaking, it should have been about time to end, but Xia Ruoming went up and “grabbed” the microphone.

The reporters who were preparing to leave saw that there might be something interesting and all stayed back, pointing their cameras at Xia Ruoming.

The school officials saw this scene and broke out in a cold sweat, thinking this wasn’t a planned part of the program.

“As this year’s national valedictorian, everyone should know that I’m an introverted person, and I originally didn’t want to attend this event, but couldn’t resist the love from all the teachers at school, so today I was forced to stand on this stage. I think, as the national valedictorian, I should have some right to speak, the school and officials shouldn’t silence me.” Xia Ruoming stood on stage and humorously said some words to lighten the atmosphere. The officials and reporters present showed smiles and good-naturedly applauded for her.

“My success is inseparable from the help of the school and all the teachers…”

After speaking at length with many pleasantries, making the teachers and officials present happy, Xia Ruoming finally got to the main point: “Regarding this prize money, I have something to say, because there are several people I really want to thank.”

What does this mean? You want to share the money? Not to mention the city had already investigated your background thoroughly, but no valedictorian in previous years had ever done this before.

“Sister Qinghan… no, Teacher Xiao has helped me tremendously in my three years of high school. If it wasn’t for Teacher Xiao’s constant help, I wouldn’t be able to stand on this stage today, under so many spotlights.” Xia Ruoming lifted up the 200,000 yuan prize money sign and walked to Xiao Qinghan’s front, “Although Teacher Xiao has now resigned, you are still the best teacher I’ve met in my life. These three years, because of my willfulness, you put in so much extra effort for me. Please allow me to say, for my sake, you’ve worked hard, Teacher Xiao. This honor and reward should originally belong to you.”

Xia Ruoming handed the prize money sign to Xiao Qinghan’s hands. She was truly grateful for Xiao Qinghan’s help these past few years.

“This 200,000 yuan reward should belong to Teacher Xiao Qinghan!”

Many cameras turned toward Xiao Qinghan, recording the moment hot tears rolled down her cheeks.