Rebirth of a Top Student's Handbook

Zhou Min rode over on her bike, looked at the two people standing in the shade of the tree, and asked with a smile, "My bike can still carry one more person. Aren't you two afraid of getting sunburned?"

Just as Jiang Fei was about to speak, Zhou Mingyue interrupted, "Jiang Fei, you can ride in my car! I'm really afraid of the sun, but you have to take me to the school bus stop first."

As she spoke, Wang Mingyue held up a parasol and straddled the back seat of Jiang Fei's electric scooter.

Seeing this, Zhou Min did not refuse. She greeted Jiang Fei and asked him to wait for her. Then she rode away with Wang Mingyue on her bicycle.

When Zhou Min returned after seeing Wang Mingyue off, it was already about ten minutes later.

Just as Jiang Fei was getting anxious, Zhou Min finally returned.

Jiang Fei was about to ask Zhou Min, "Why did you take so long? What did you two talk about?"

Then Zhou Min took a bottle of ice water, still damp, out of the bicycle basket and handed it to Jiang Fei.

"I'm so thirsty. I just went to the store, and it's hard to find a bottle of water around here."

While complaining, Zhou Min casually opened her half-empty bottle of water and continued drinking.

It wasn't until Zhou Min finished drinking the whole bottle of water that she finally felt like she had recovered.

Having recovered her composure, Zhou Min, while unscrewing the bottle cap, asked without looking up, "What were you trying to ask me? Weren't you impatient?"

Looking at Zhou Min's calm and natural expression, Jiang Fei's previous anxiety finally subsided.

"No, I just thought you were waiting for the school bus with her!"

As Jiang Fei spoke, he straddled the back seat of Zhou Min's electric scooter.

After seeing that Jiang Fei was already seated, Zhou Min started the electric scooter and complained, "I don't have the leisure for that! My mind is full of self-criticisms right now."

"This should be alright! There are sample essays online; we can refer to them later."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Min sighed and said, "Please don't say those two words anymore. I'm terrified of the word 'learn from' now! It's really given me a psychological trauma."

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The two chatted casually all the way back to the dormitory, only to find that Wang Mingyue had already returned.

"You're really fast..." Before Zhou Min could finish speaking, she saw that the self-criticism in front of Wang Mingyue had already filled almost a whole page.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Min couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow! You're so efficient!"

"It's alright! Practice makes perfect!"

As she spoke, Wang Mingyue quickly finished the self-criticism.

Seeing that Wang Mingyue had finished writing, Zhou Min quickly reached out and took the letter of self-criticism from Wang Mingyue's hand and began to read it.

"Dear Teacher Zhou:

I'm sorry, I deeply regret what happened yesterday. I should have intervened immediately when Feng Pinling started verbally coercing her classmates, instead of adopting a hands-off, indifferent attitude...

While Zhou Min was reading her self-criticism, Jiang Fei also moved closer to her and read it with her.

When Jiang Fei saw Wang Mingyue's self-reflection section, she couldn't help but say, "I didn't step in to help resolve the conflict immediately. It seems that this is the issue that Coach Zhou criticized me for. I think you don't need to write this part..."

Before Jiang Fei could finish speaking, Wang Mingyue interrupted, "Are you stupid? You think this self-criticism is just a self-criticism? This is a 'filing'! You just wait! If Feng Pinling dares to cause trouble again after she gets back, don't blame me for dealing with her!"

Seeing Wang Mingyue's aggressive demeanor, Zhou Min and Jiang Fei didn't dare to say anything. After exchanging a glance, they obediently returned to their desks and began writing their self-criticisms.

Inspired by Wang Mingyue, the two of them wrote their self-criticisms with remarkable ease.

After the three of them finished writing their self-criticisms, they glanced at the time and realized they still had plenty of time, so they decided to hand them over to Instructor Zhou before lunch.

After Zhou Min sent a message to Instructor Zhou to confirm that he was in his office, the three of them went to Instructor Zhou's office together.

Instructor Zhou's office was located in the academy, so it was very convenient for the three of them to go there.

When Zhou Min and the other two arrived, they saw that there were still people in Instructor Zhou's office, so they stood at the door and waited for a while.

After Instructor Zhou saw the person off, Zhou Min and the other two went inside.

"Sit down!" After saying that, Instructor Zhou picked up the self-criticisms that the three people had just handed in and began to read them.

Instructor Zhou already had a clear understanding of the general situation.

In Director Zhou's opinion, Zhou Min and the other two did not actually make any major mistakes in this matter.

So Director Zhou didn't really intend to punish them.

However, the roommate relationship in this dormitory really worried Director Zhou.

After quickly reading through the three people's self-criticisms, Instructor Zhou realized that none of them had grasped the core of the problem, and could only sigh helplessly.

He really didn't understand how such a smart kid could have messed up his interpersonal relationships like this.

Seeing Instructor Zhou sigh, Zhou Min's nerves involuntarily tensed up.

Zhou Min was very worried that Instructor Zhou would send their self-criticisms back and make them rewrite them.

Zhou Min is a rather stubborn person, and often she doesn't believe there's anything wrong with her actions. So even when she has to succumb to reality and admit her mistakes, she only goes through the motions.

Zhou Min felt that writing just one of these "hypocritical" self-criticisms had already exhausted all her brainpower, and she really didn't want to write a second one.

Just as Zhou Min was feeling nervous, Instructor Zhou finally put down the self-criticism in his hand and began to speak.

"Zhou Min, do you know why Feng Pinling wants to rent your house?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Min shook her head and said, "I don't know."

"When she made this request to you, didn't you ask her why?" Instructor Zhou continued to ask patiently.

"No," Zhou Min shook her head and continued.

Looking at Zhou Min's self-righteous demeanor, Instructor Zhou said with exasperation, "How could you not? In this situation, shouldn't you try to find out if your classmate is facing any difficulties?"

Seeing the questioning look on Instructor Zhou's face, Zhou Min hesitated for a moment before speaking, "My relationship with her is just so-so, not to the point where we care about each other."

Upon hearing this, Counselor Zhou asked incredulously, "How much does mutual care need to go? You're roommates! You'll be living together for four years of university. You could say that besides your parents and relatives, they are probably the people in this world who will live with you the longest and are the closest to you. After you graduate, you'll never find this kind of pure friendship again."

After listening to Instructor Zhou's heartfelt words, Zhou Min felt there were too many points to criticize, and for a moment, she didn't even know where to begin refuting them.

Before Zhou Min could speak, Wang Mingyue, who was standing to the side, could no longer bear it.

"Teacher Zhou, when making friends, you should first look at the other person's character and personality, okay? We're not garbage collectors, we can be friends with anyone."

As soon as Wang Mingyue finished speaking, Instructor Zhou said with a look of disdain, "Look at your mouth. It's good enough that people are willing to be your friends, and you're still being picky? Besides, when we interact with others, we should focus on their good points. Everything has two sides. You should try to look at things from a positive perspective and discover the strengths of others."