Chapter 180 School Commendation Conference
The height is very eye-catching.

Especially when you have a good frame and nice muscles.

What's more, Li Yan has a handsome face. Just looking at his appearance, he is enough to attract the attention of his classmates when he returns from winter vacation.

Not to mention that this is a person whose appearance is never mentioned in normal times.

So Li Yan experienced a series of surprises from the dormitory to the classroom, from classmates to teachers, from acquaintances to strangers.

Even when he was sitting in the gymnasium, waiting for the school-wide commendation meeting to officially begin, the vice-president next to him asked him:

"Do you feel like you've grown taller?"

Li Yan could only smile and answer again: "I don't know how I grew taller."

Yes, he was sitting next to the vice-president, in the first row.

Although the winners would be notified in advance and arranged in the front seats, Li Yan did not expect to sit directly in the first row.

Guo Qiwen is in the second row.

The school-wide commendation conference of New Taipei First High School will select the "Star of New Taipei First High School" from multiple aspects based on the performance of the previous semester and award certificates and scholarships to achieve the effect of setting an example and motivating learning.

Because the scholarships are relatively generous, school leaders will also come on stage to personally present certificates, and it is a school-wide assembly, which is the best choice for many students from New Taipei No. 1 Middle School to show off.

You should know that simply getting first place in the grade once does not necessarily make you the "study star" of the grade.

There are three places for each group of stars in study, art, and sports. Normally one is selected from each of the three grades. The prize is 1000 yuan, which is considered the third prize.

There are two places for the star of literature and mathematics, with a prize of 1500 yuan, which is considered the second prize.

The Model Star is considered a crown, with a prize of 3000 yuan, first prize.

Li Yan had a vague feeling that he was going to be the center of attention.

Principal Tan gave a speech, and then Vice Principal Zhao came to the stage and summarized everyone's performance and achievements in the last semester.

"Now, let me announce to you the winner of the Study Star Award last semester. Li Yan is from the first grade of junior high school. Li Yan won first place in the grade in both the mid-term and final exams last semester, and scored 759 points in the final exam, which is close to the full score..."

Li Yan sat in the first row, so it was quick and easy for her to get on stage, but she also stood out.

He received the certificate and scholarship envelope with a smile, shook hands with Vice President Zhao, and greeted President Tan.

The grades of the second and third year junior high school seniors are actually very good, but compared with a score of 759, they still pale in comparison.

So, "Please invite Li Yan to express her thoughts on behalf of the 'Study Star'."

Want to express your thoughts? Guo Qiwen didn't say that before! Li Yan quickly glanced at Principal Zhao, Guo Qiwen, and Principal Tan. The three of them surprisingly showed an unanimous look of watching the fun.

“I am honored to express my thoughts on behalf of the outstanding students of New Taipei First High School. I thank the school, the teachers, and myself for my hard work. I would also like to thank my very hard-working and excellent roommates. You have given me great motivation. Thank you.”

After Li Yan finished speaking, the audience applauded. He was about to leave the stage, but he saw that the other people on the stage were standing still. Principal Zhao motioned for him to continue.

"Student Li Yan, tell us what you think about getting 759 points."

Is this going to continue? What else is there to say?

"Principal," Li Yan suddenly turned to Principal Tan, "Is it really impossible to get a full score in Chinese?"

The whole audience burst into laughter and applause, and a large group of students seemed to have come back to their senses.

Principal Tan smiled and shook his head, finally giving Li Yan the opportunity to step down.

As a result, Li Yan had just opened the certificate and was about to say a few words about the textured cover of the certificate when Principal Zhao drew his sword:

"The winner of the Sports Star Award last semester is from the first grade: Li Yan. Li Yan performed amazingly at the school sports meet last semester and won..."

So that’s why you asked me to sit in the first row?

He received the certificate and scholarship envelope with a smile, shook hands with Vice President Zhao, and greeted President Tan.

"Please invite Li Yan to express her thoughts on behalf of 'Sports Star'."

The students in the audience were already smiling knowingly.

"Now that I've finished thanking you, I can predict what Principal Zhao will ask me. He probably wants me to talk about my thoughts on the school sports meet." Li Yan paused, "It's a pity that I didn't get top three in shot put."

The whole audience burst into laughter and applauded.

Principal Tan also smiled and shook his head.

Li Yan quickly got off the stage. This time he learned his lesson. He returned to his seat, put down his certificate, and was ready to go on stage again.

Art Star, as for the special edition of the New Taipei Daily, no one in the first grade of junior high school could match his art performance in the last semester. Fortunately, this time, a big art student in the third grade of junior high school won a national dance award, and the opportunity to speak was interrupted.

Later, Li Yan was not included in the Mathematics and Physics Star competition. The reason was very simple. There was no math competition in the first semester of the first year of junior high school, and physics and chemistry were not taught until the second and third years of junior high school. There was no way a first year student would get one spot in the whole school.

Li Yan thought her performance was over, but...

"Literary Star Award winner, Li Yan. She published her works in Linjiang Literary Weekly when she was only in the first grade of junior high school and was recognized by provincial and municipal literary critics. She is..."

Li Yan looked at Guo Qiwen in the back row and asked, "Is this weekly magazine so powerful?"

“It’s hard for me to publish articles there.” Guo Qiwen laughed, “It’s a publication for writers.”

The students in the audience were obviously much more excited than Li Yan himself about receiving the award for the fourth time. If the principal had not been present, they would have almost cheered out loud.

People have always been keen on creating gods.

There is no doubt that the biggest "role model star" will never fall into the hands of anyone else.

For some reason, a melody suddenly rang in Li Yan's mind: Playing Chopin's Nocturne for you...

"Li Yan, I heard from your roommate that you always get up very early every day and spend the whole day studying and improving yourself. On behalf of everyone, I would like to ask you, as a role model, what is your motivation?"

Li Yan almost blurted out "Just to show off and feel good", but fortunately she held herself back.

It is not easy to say that he wants to become the top of humanity. That is the fantasy brought to him by the system.

In the end, he stayed true to his heart and said, "I just don't want my talent to be wasted. I just don't want to regret it."

The whole audience burst into thunderous applause, and some of the wild hands were almost broken by clapping. However, judging from everyone's laughing expressions, they probably didn't empathize with this sentence, but felt that -

"My goodness, you are such a show-off!"

The commendation ceremony lasted only about the same length as a class meeting, so the process was actually very short, but it was quite long for Li Yan.

He walked back to the classroom under the gazes of his classmates, holding five thick certificates and five enviable envelopes.

"See? This is your influence on New Taipei No. 1 High School. You conquered this place in just one semester." Lin Heng walked next to Li Yan, "You are like you are always on stage."

"not bad."

"You say one thing and mean another." Li Ruofei also came over, "You don't look too excited, Ayan."

Not excited? That's right, he should be happy to be in such a pretentious occasion, so why is he not excited?
Because it’s not enough. Conquering New Taipei No. 1 Middle School is not enough, and conquering junior high school is not enough. He needs a broader stage, and he needs to do more things.

"There are a total of 7500 yuan in this envelope, and you're not excited." Liang Tiancheng also came over.

"So he must be a rich young man," Lin Heng smiled and patted Li Yan's shoulder.

There was nothing to be excited about for the money. Even if he deducted the tip from Mr. Shenxu, he had at least earned the money of two dabuliao people in half a month.

This is less than half of half a month's manuscript fee...

Everyone returned to the class happily. The girls couldn't help turning their heads to observe Li Yan. Bai Xiaosheng was still struggling with the fact that the height difference between Li Yan and him was "only" 7 cm. Li Yan thought this guy was indirectly bragging about his height of 185 cm. Then he heard Bai Xiaosheng covering his face and saying:

"You are 178cm tall, handsome and well proportioned, like a hunk, and I am 185cm tall and look like a gigantic patient..."

"Let's play ball together this semester and turn you into a handsome guy."

As they were discussing, the bell rang. Guo Qiwen walked into the classroom with his signature smile and a stack of test papers in his hand.

"Students, here is a welcome gift for everyone at the beginning of the new semester. Today and tomorrow, we will hold a baseline test."

You can hear a pin drop.

Be caught off guard.

Everyone was still in a daze, the test papers had already been distributed, and Guo Qiwen was talking about the test requirements.

There was a belated noise from other classes, which disappeared after only one wave.

The exam is just around the corner. If you make noise for one more second, you will have one less second to solve the problem, and your score may be lost.

The class zero students didn't even start to make an uproar. Their brief surprise faded away in their concentration, and soon the only sounds in the classroom were the turning of pages and writing.

Li Yan smiled. This New Taipei No. 1 High School is interesting. They don’t do a survey on the new students when they enter school, but do it when they come back from winter vacation.

One second I was bragging about my final exam score of 759, and the next second a new exam began.

"A test without preparation is called a test." Guo Qiwen's face was full of confidence.

(End of this chapter)