Study Monster Cultivation System

Chapter 103 - 103 class representative ? scholar faction

During the break, Li Zheng naturally made his way to Liu Yuexuan’s seat.

Liu Yuexuan’s desk mate, a girl with a mushroom haircut, seemed to have sensed the approaching demonic aura and had already kept her distance.

Whoosh—

Li Zheng settled into the seat confidently.

Unabashedly displaying the poise of the class representative.

Liu Yuexuan felt incredibly panicked inside, but on the surface, she pretended not to care, put away her Chinese literature book, and took out her mathematics book for the next class.

Speaking of Li Zheng, her impression of him was actually quite limited: quiet, artistic, tall and skinny, inward to a somewhat stuffy degree. Although he had some acne on his face, he still looked very comfortable, unlike Chen Jinyu, who seemed to slice with every word and look.

Like with all the other girls in class, aside from being pestered to turn in homework, Li Zheng hadn’t really spoken to her much over more than a year.

Now, in order to interact for the sake of studying, to show the charm of learning, to inspire and advance, Li Zheng took the initiative and got straight to the point, "Yuexuan, I can provide you with a photocopied version of ’Chemistry Selected 300 Questions.’ Master it, and scoring 80 in the final exam won’t be a problem."

"Ah... this..." Liu Yuexuan lifted her silver-rimmed glasses and swallowed, still not daring to look at Li Zheng, "I can provide... I can... I, I, I... I was wrong... I have nothing to offer..."

Her words grew more and more despondent, and her entire face looked withered.

As if she was being tormented by practice problems.

Li Zheng became flustered too.

All he did was proactively offer practice problems; he hadn’t intended to force any kind of exchange.

"No need, no need, don’t overthink it," Li Zheng hurried to comfort her, "Just casually mention some Chinese learning methods, that will be fine."

"I don’t have that either..." Liu Yuexuan grew even more distressed, looking pitifully at Li Zheng, "I just like reading books a lot."

"That’s fine, just tell me about the activities you do related to Chinese, that would help me greatly," Li Zheng nodded and said.

"But I feel like it’s nothing compared to your 300 questions..."

"Questions can be found anywhere; the enlightenment is rare," Li Zheng smiled and said, "Just a few weeks ago, I was a chemistry no-hoper, who would have thought I’d be heading to a competition this weekend? A chance encounter, guidance from a master is the key; practicing problems is just the final strengthening. Just chat, casually talk about it."

"Then... I’ll try..." Liu Yuexuan took a deep breath, straightened her glasses, and said, "Well... The current Chinese university entrance exam heavily favors reading and writing, with less and less rote knowledge required. I score well, mainly because I like reading books in my free time."

"Which types of books?" Li Zheng asked as he opened his notebook.

"Hehe..." Liu Yuexuan grinned a self-deprecating smile, "Do you know ’Jinjiang’?"

"Never heard of it, I’ll give it a try when I get back," Li Zheng jotted down the name for the time being.

"No, no, no, I was just joking," Liu Yuexuan hastened to press down his hand, "Those are all romance novels, not very helpful."

"Is that so? I usually read more science fiction, is that helpful?"

"Probably not much either," Liu Yuexuan analyzed seriously, "Overall, novels, especially those that are commercialized or best-sellers, are mainly for entertainment and leisure, not much help. To understand the charm of text, one mainly has to rely on serious literature and world classics, and it’s also very enjoyable to read good commentaries."

Li Zheng listened very attentively, feeling he was entering the groove, as he recorded and said, "Please continue, Teacher Yuexuan."

"I dare not presume, my knowledge is limited..." Liu Yuexuan continued, "For specific works, any classic is worth reading, modern and contemporary works by famous authors too, it’s best to mainly read masterpieces before the year 2000. The literature from that time was crafted word by word, sentence by sentence, often with stunning descriptions and paragraphs."

"Taking modern vernacular literature as an example, every piece by Lao She and Lu Xun is a classic of classics. Those descriptions and sentences, once you understand them thoroughly, will naturally bring gains."

"But you have to be clear, reading is not for the sake of reading, or even for the stories. To comprehensively understand without digesting, is the same as not reading."

"The key lies in appreciating the beauty of literature within. Going deeper, you can analyze the purpose behind the sentences in your mind, then try to imitate them. For instance, whenever I immerse myself in a work, the style of my serialized online novel unconsciously leans in that direction."

"You’re serializing a novel?" Li Zheng exclaimed, "That’s amazing."

"Not really, not really... Anyone can serialize. It’s just something I’m writing on Jinjiang, updating one or two chapters a month," Liu Yuexuan said, glancing at Li Zheng and then instinctively looking back at Jiang Qinghua before lowering her head and giggling, "Hehe, I’ve been quite inspired recently, and have written seven or eight chapters."

"What’s your pseudonym? I’ll go read it," Li Zheng earnestly asked.

"No way!" Liu Yuexuan’s face flushed, and she covered her face with her hands, "It’s too embarrassing, you absolutely can’t read it..."

"Alright," Li Zheng replied before asking, "So serializing novels on Jinjiang can improve one’s Chinese as well?"

"Writing is definitely the most strenuous exercise, not just for composition practice. When you’re writing, you also think about sentence structures and when to use certain descriptions," Liu Yuexuan said contentedly, "Putting yourself in the shoes of a creator, you rack your brain to convey the artistic conception accurately. Combined with reading, your Chinese will naturally improve."

"That makes sense," Li Zheng nodded and said, "In other words, writing practice is an all-round Chinese exercise, not as simple as just composing essays."

"Right, but... let’s forget about Jinjiang..." Liu Yuexuan waved dismissively and continued, "As for classical Chinese and poetry, I don’t have a good method either, just read more with the reference translations, similar to studying English. Other than that, I can’t think of much else..."

Li Zheng gained a lot but couldn’t help asking, "What about questions? Do you have any recommended question banks?"

"Not at all," Liu Yuexuan immediately reverted to feeling aggrieved, voice trembling as he clutched his pants, "Aside from exams... I hardly ever do practice problems."

"I see, Chinese is the least likely subject to conquer with a sea of questions," Li Zheng said satisfied, closing his notebook. "Teacher Yuexuan, the ideas you’ve provided are very important. I’ve decided to reward you with an additional 150 advanced chemistry problems."

"No... no need..."

"Then, feel free to come to me with any problems," Li Zheng pulled out his phone, "Even on weekends, let’s add each other as friends."

"Oh..." Liu Yuexuan scanned Li Zheng’s QR code hesitantly.

Having finished trading with Liu Yuexuan, Li Zheng had just stood up when he bumped into Chen Jinyu.

"Hey, teach me too, you’re the second in the whole school," Chen Jinyu said, peering sideways and idly swinging her phone, "No offense, but you’re the class representative~"

Li Zheng immediately put away his phone and turned around, "Regarding academic matters, I will compile a document and send it to the entire class, so I won’t be giving personal tutoring."

Chen Jinyu wouldn’t have it, catching up to ask, "Then why can Liu Yuexuan?"

"He’s in the top five," Li Zheng said with a disdainful glance to the side.

"Damn... can you really do that?" Chen Jinyu exclaimed while clutching her head, "I need qualifications to ask you a question?"

"Of course, my energy is limited," Li Zheng earnestly explained, "Just like martial arts sects, resources are limited, and only direct disciples receive personal guidance from the Sect Leader."

With those words, Li Zheng swept off.

Chen Jinyu stood frozen in place.

It’s just studying...

Yet it’s stricter than a cultivation sect.

Are you really a class representative?

You’re more like a scholar faction!

So infuriating.

It’s just the top five, what’s so great about that.

The report cards just came out, and I’m already sixth.

Just you wait. Once I break into the top five, we’ll see if you add me as a friend.

Meanwhile, Li Zheng stopped halfway, his body stiffening.

[?Succubus Challenge?]

[Successful Summon: Chen Jinyu]

[Challenge Progress: 5/50]

Li Zheng’s eyes widened.

An unintentional act leading to unintended rewards.

It seems this challenge isn’t that difficult after all.

But let’s put that aside for now.

Like Tang Zhifei said, focus on preparing for the competition. Leave this for next week.