I got first in physics again. The physics class representative, Niu ShiLi classmate, lost again by one point. Needless to say, he was full of resentment.
It's not a good sign to announce physics results first! I even got the additional questions correct, and in the end, I got full marks! There's no second person in the entire school year!
Before the language class results were announced, the class leader walked over with a serious face and told me to go to the principal's office.
"Principal's office? Why are you going to the principal's office? "
I made a frightened expression.
"I don't know, but looking at your expression, you probably did something bad, right?"
"If I didn't do anything good, shouldn't the head teacher be the one looking for me? How did it involve someone as high up as the principal? "
"Don't ask me, ask yourself!" The class leader's disappointed gaze swept across my face, which made me feel even more uneasy.
To be honest, if it was the head teacher or the vice-principal looking for me, I wouldn't be this nervous. One of them is a psychopath, the other is an official fanatic, they belong to the type of people I despise the most. If they dare to scold me, I will definitely talk back to them. Even if I get punished, I will use all kinds of fallacious reasoning to make them unable to back down.
But this time, it was the old principal who was looking for me. It was the old principal who didn't have many strands of hair left on his head, who was usually crazy and impolite when talking to the students … Why was this person who I had always respected looking for me?
Seeing that I was hesitating and unable to move, the class leader urged: "Why aren't you going? Are you afraid of going to the principal's office? "
Then her tone became a bit more relaxed: "Is it because you haven't been there before and can't find it? Then I'll go with you, just follow behind me. "
I followed the class leader anxiously and arrived at the mahogany door of the principal's office.
Shu Sha politely knocked on the door and asked: "Principal, are you there? We're students from the second year (3) … "
"Come in, the door isn't locked." The old principal would laugh every few sentences. His roaring laughter was like Santa Claus in American movies.
After Shu Sha pushed me in, she introduced me to the old principal: "He's the classmate you're looking for."
The old principal behind the desk stared at me intently, my face was burning from his stare.
"If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving first." Shu Sha, who had completed her mission, said goodbye to the old headmaster. However, before she closed the door, she gave him a pleading look. "Um … Headmaster, he won't be expelled, right?"
He was obviously referring to me. Why was this heavy atmosphere not just an illusion? Am I on the verge of being expelled from school?
"It's fine, it's fine." The old principal waved his hand to reassure Shu Sha. He always had a smile on his face, "I just wanted to talk about dreams, the future, and life. Go back and send my regards to your Teacher Yu! "
Shu Sha nodded slightly, closed the door, and left.
Before he left, he winked at me. I guessed he wanted me to admit my mistake and ask for leniency.
The old headmaster asked me to pull a chair over and sit down. Then the two of us faced each other across the desk. This close, I could even see the age spots on the headmaster's face clearly.
"Mhmm, Ye Lin classmate, I heard you did pretty well on the midterms …"
Here it comes, it really is the midterm exam problem! My cheating must have been discovered! At the very least, all of my grades should be cancelled, and I should be given a major demerit, right?
Seeing that I was getting more and more nervous, the old principal was still talking cheerfully.
"Hehe, I'm actually very willing to believe in the drive of male students. You should be praised for your hard work and good grades!"
Is he mocking me? He's definitely mocking me! I was so ashamed that I couldn't even lift my head.
The old principal changed the topic: "It's a pity that the fourth exam room's discipline was poor, someone …"
Without even thinking, the old principal definitely wanted to say "someone plagiarized"!
Unexpectedly, the old principal said: "Someone was sleeping in the exam room, and his saliva dirtied the exam paper, so there were no results."
Eh? Who is he talking about? Is he talking about Li ErLeng who was snoring in the exam room?
The old principal then showed a very regretful expression, "Ye Lin classmate, you also slept, right?"
"Huh?" I didn't react for a moment.
"You also slept during the language, English, and politics exams, right?"
Seeing that I was still dumbstruck, the old principal grabbed the small wooden fish with the word "fu" next to his hand and slammed it as if it was a gavel.
"Hurry up and admit that you slept!"
I shrunk my neck and hurriedly repeated: "I slept."
"Well, that's right …" The old principal took a sip of the green tea in the porcelain teacup. Maybe it was because the tea was already cold, but he frowned after taking a sip.
"Because you slept and drooled, your three exam papers were all messed up. No matter how well you answered, you can only get a zero — — do you have any objections?"
I suddenly understood, the school had already determined that I plagiarized these three exam results, but they couldn't catch me in the act. I even used a little bit of cleverness when I plagiarized and didn't reach the same level as Xiao Qin, so the old principal wanted to force me to cancel my grades!
"Um … Did I drool that much?"
Although it wasn't wrong to cancel my grades, I still put a bit of my own effort into these three exams, such as the language essay. Also, isn't it a bit too cruel for my dad to get three zeros in a row at the parent-teacher conference?
"Huh, you still dare to bargain?" The old principal widened his eyes.
Since the school didn't have concrete evidence of me plagiarizing, I began to become more courageous.
"Well, principal, I admit I fell asleep, but my drool … probably only messed up half of the exam?"
"Nonsense! At least 3/4 was messed up! "
"Principal, let's both take a step back and say 2/3!"
“2/3？ Are you referring to the part that messed up or the part that didn't? "
"Of course the messed up part …"
"Then you'll only get 1/3, you won't pass no matter what!"
"Well … it's fine if I don't pass, I just hope I don't get a zero." I scratched the back of my head and appeared embarrassed, "Although my grades are bad, I haven't gotten a zero yet."
The old principal grinned and sneered, "You win! Go back to class! Don't do this next time! "
I nodded and bowed as I stood up from my chair.
Just as my hand landed on the office door handle, the old principal asked from behind me:
"Do you know why you only slept in these three subjects?"
How would I know! You were the one who said I slept! China has people who commit suicide, hide and seek, and people like me who get slept! Isn't it because you guys found out I cheated but don't have concrete evidence, so you want me to admit it?
"Well, because I don't think you're stupid."
"Ah?"
"The teachers purposely made the questions very difficult, but you actually got a pretty good score, and you didn't sleep …"
Don't keep saying sleep! It doesn't feel wrong to say plagiarize!
"That's why, let's make it a small matter this time. Don't do as some people say and investigate if you're suspected of stealing the questions … Can you use your own strength next time and do better for them to see?"
I felt a bit of warmth in my heart, but I said: "Why should I do something so boring?"
The old principal clasped his fingers together and looked at me kindly, "Even if it's for my sake … I made a bet with the vice-principal that during the final exam, your math, physics, and chemistry will still exceed the average score of your year. If I win, he will give me a jar of West Lake Longjing tea."
I didn't ask the old principal what I would lose to the vice-principal if I lost the bet.
The old principal wouldn't lose if he only exceeded the average score of math, physics, and chemistry. Just based on physics alone, he would be able to achieve this goal with a 90% success rate.
After coming out of the principal's office, I calculated the gains and losses this time.
Actually, even if language, English, and politics were all given a standard of 1/3, it would still exceed the best score I could get from my own answers.
It's okay, at least I did better than last semester, so my dad shouldn't be too picky, right?
It turns out I was wrong, my grades weren't the main point at all.
After returning from the parent-teacher conference on Saturday morning, my dad reeked of alcohol, his eyes were bloodshot, and the frames of his glasses were crooked.
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