Start as a top student after transmigrating.

"Fuck you."

Chen Dong raised his hand and patted Liu Yumo on the back of the head, saying seriously, "I'm saying this one last time. From now on, learn from me properly. There is no option to give up."

Liu Yumo lowered his head, his smile turning bitter.

I thought Dong Ge's novelty had worn off and he was about to reveal his true colors.

"These notes and study plans will be very useful to you. Follow this plan for Chinese and English from now on. Write one classical Chinese poem or essay every day and memorize 30 English words every day."

Chen Dong tossed the study plan onto Liu Yumo's desk, paused, and added, "There will be a dictation test."

"Ah~"

Liu Yumo started to wail. It had been so long since he had memorized any vocabulary words. He hadn't even opened an English book in ages, let alone memorized any. Now he had to memorize 30 words a day and do dictation.

Isn't this going to kill him?

"Brother Dong, could... could you make it less?"

Liu Yumo didn't want to carry it, but seeing Chen Dong's serious expression, he knew he couldn't get away with it, so he wisely didn't resist and just hoped to reduce the amount.

"Then let's halve it." Chen Dong thought for a moment. Although 30 words wasn't much, Liu Yumo was a poor student after all, so they couldn't expect too much.

"But I have to write an English essay every week, and I also have to write one in Chinese."

Ugh.

What could Liu Yumo do but sigh in despair?

"Let's take math and science one at a time, starting with math. Break it down into units and combine them with your notes. After reviewing them, do practice questions, then find some test papers to work on. We need to grade and score them." Chen Dong continued to plan the other subjects for Liu Yumo.

"Brother Dong, I suspect you want to murder me." Liu Yumo smiled bitterly.

"Time is tight; I'll only give you three days for each unit."

"Just kill me now~"

Chen Dong ignored Liu Yumo's complaints and was very determined to start implementing the plan from today. He believed that Liu Yumo would thank him for his hard work after the college entrance examination.

Moreover, he didn't have high expectations for Liu Yumo. It's hard for a mediocre student to understand the effort a top student puts in; that's what's truly ruthless.

……

"Chen Dong, bring your math workbook to the office."

Soon the second period ended, and Lao Yang packed up his textbooks, grabbed his thermos, and called out to Chen Dong in the last row as he walked out of the classroom.

Some students who wanted to ask Lao Yang questions stopped and looked at Chen Dong curiously when they heard this.

What's going on? I've been called to the office again.

Chen Dong was somewhat bewildered.

He was just about to take his workbook to Ye Wanwan to "ask" her about two questions, and also to ask her when she was free so they could set a tutoring schedule, when Old Yang called him.

It seems like you haven't done anything wrong, right?

I only exchanged a few words with Liu Yumo in class, and it didn't affect anyone else.

Could it be that Old Yang has a problem with Ye Wanwan tutoring him?

"Brother Dong, if you're not happy, then fight! My fate is in my own hands, not in Lao Yang's," Liu Yumo urged.

He now desperately hopes that Dong Ge will show his old personality and, ideally, clash with Lao Yang, so that he won't be pressured to study and can escape his misery as soon as possible.

"Go back to your book. If you fail the test, you'll see what I do to you." Chen Dong glanced at him, picked up his workbook, and headed towards the office.

Although he didn't know what Lao Yang wanted to do, he wasn't afraid at all.

As soon as he stepped out of the classroom, Ye Wanwan in the front row raised her head, her bright eyes under her bangs seeming to show a hint of worry.

She was actually worried about Chen Dong?

Upon arriving at the office, in the same spot as this morning, Old Yang was not stern this time; his tone was quite gentle. "I heard from other teachers that you've been doing math problems during class?"

"I can do it after class, and I won't look at other subjects' books during class," Chen Dong quickly assured him, putting his mind at ease.

It turns out that the teachers of other subjects had objections.

These are all minor matters.

As a top student, managing time by switching subjects has no impact on my studies.

"I'm not asking you to change."

Yang Xuesen smiled and waved his hand, "Your foundation is too weak. Even if you study hard, you won't be able to keep up. Just study at your own pace."

"Okay, Teacher Yang." Chen Dong did not object.

"Let me see the workbook."

Yang Xuesen took a sip of water and tapped his desk.

So that's what it was for.

Chen Dong understood; Lao Yang wanted to see if he was being perfunctory in class, so he immediately handed over the workbook.

Yang Xuesen put down his thermos, opened his workbook, glanced at it briefly, and then frowned.

"How could there be so many mistakes?"

It seems different from what I saw in class.

Did I miss something before?

"Teacher Yang, what you're saying is true. If I could get all the answers right, would I still be a poor student?" This was originally prepared for Ye Wanwan, but by accident, Teacher Yang checked it first.

That's good, it saves me from having to find reasons to explain.

Yang Xuesen nodded, it seemed to make sense. It would be abnormal to get them all right, he probably really misread them during class.

"You've reached Unit 3?"

Yang Xuesen flipped through several papers, and the accuracy rates were all about the same, but the sheer volume of questions surprised him.

"I've only been doing this for a day," Chen Dong said with a smile.

"We can't just pursue speed."

Yang Xuesen shook his head, closed the workbook, and gave advice, "Judging from the questions you've done, your foundation from the first semester of high school is pretty good, but there are some knowledge points you haven't fully grasped. You need to thoroughly understand the knowledge you've learned and focus on mastering the ones you're confident in, okay?"

"Understood, Teacher Yang," Chen Dong replied.

"Are you asking Ye Wanwan to tutor you?" Yang Xuesen asked, changing the subject.

"Yes, she gave me her notes and even created a knowledge framework and a study plan for me, but the specific tutoring time hasn't been determined yet."

"But don't worry, Ms. Yang, I definitely won't take up too much of her time."

Chen Dong did not deny it.

When Ye Wanwan gave him the notes, Lao Yang was in the classroom. Moreover, Lao Yang had informants in the class who knew about what happened last night, let alone what happened in the class.

It's just Old Yang's attitude.

Could it be that you really want to stop him from disturbing the top student's study time?

"Ye Wanwan's notes are very valuable. You should study them carefully, and you can ask her if you don't understand anything."

Fortunately, Lao Yang didn't strongly object.

He handed the workbook to Chen Dong, saying, "I have classes to attend later, so I won't go over the mistakes with you this time. If you encounter any difficult problems in the future, you can come to my office after class."

Perhaps because he didn't want Chen Dong to take up too much of Ye Wanwan's time, or perhaps because he saw that Chen Dong was really changing, Lao Yang still wanted to give him a helping hand.

Leaving aside undergraduate institutions, I'll work hard for half a year to try and get into a good vocational college.

……

The last two periods were consecutive, and they were Chinese language classes.

Zhou Houdong gave them a heads-up beforehand, saying that the class would not end midway and that he would teach them the techniques for writing essays on a given topic. Then, each student would write an essay on a given topic, and those who finished could leave school ten minutes early.

"Essay writing."

Chen Dong was somewhat interested. Since the pace of reviewing had changed and he also needed to practice writing, he wrote an essay and submitted it after hearing the topic.

"It feels so good to be out of school early."

After finishing his essay and handing it in, Liu Yumo walked out of the classroom, stretched his arms, and took a long breath, feeling the air filled with the scent of freedom.

"Come on, Dong-ge, let's eat."

"Wait for Ye Wanwan to come along."

I didn't have a chance to discuss tutoring with Ye Wanwan during the two consecutive afternoon classes, so I could only chat while eating after school.

"Why are you waiting for her? To eat?"

Liu Yumo glanced at Ye Wanwan, who had already handed in her homework but was still doing practice problems in the classroom, with a puzzled look.

"Yeah, let's chat about something too." Chen Dong nodded.

"Then Dong-ge doesn't need to wait."

Chen Dong was puzzled.

"She doesn't eat out; steamed buns are her go-to meal."

Chen Dong was stunned.

"She only eats steamed buns?"