Chapter 398: Schadenfreude and Sympathy

Xu handed the note to Mu Zhengguang: "This is the school I chose. Take a look. It shouldn't be a big problem."

Mu Zhengguang took the note. It listed eight schools, seven cities, and two distances. It also listed the school code, number of admitted students, and the ranking corresponding to the minimum admission score from 2019 to 2021 for each school.

She picked my school too? In just ten minutes, she did so much for me. And I was busy looking at my report card!
"Thank you."

"You're welcome. My selection may not be accurate. It's just for reference."

"it is good."

Baisong University, Ocean University, Shendu University, Jinshi Polytechnic University, Jinshi Normal University, these are her first to fifth choices. Baisong University, Petroleum University, Jiangnan University, Jinshi Normal University, Wantong University, these are my first to fifth choices.

Ocean University and Petroleum University, Jinshi University of Technology and Jinshi Normal University are in the same city.

The distance between Shendu University and Jiangnan University is 131.7 kilometers.

The distance between Jinshi Normal University and Wantong University is 170.6 kilometers.

The two conditions were met: the choices in the same position were not far apart and they applied to the same two schools. Her arrangement was just right.

Judging from the rankings, my chances of getting into Petroleum University, Jiangnan University, and Wantong University are not low. As for Baisong University, I just checked it out, and what she said is right, both she and I can get in, but I don't like the majors I can get into.

However, this school is probably the only hope for her and I to be classmates. My chances of getting into Jinshi Normal University are very low, and she can get into Jinshi Normal University, but she is more likely to get into the above universities.

In order to be with her, I am willing to try those majors that I don't like. So, I'll keep this first choice.

"Thank you for helping me choose the school. The county's report card is out. I didn't tell you just now because I didn't want to disturb you. Your score is 7th in the class and 85th in the county."

Mu Zhengguang first looked at the person with a score of 602, then looked at the person with a score of 587, and remembered the corresponding rankings of the two scores.

Afterwards, he carefully looked at the top 145 science students.

Mu Zhengguang saw many familiar names. After all, he had known many classmates in his three years of high school and four class divisions.

Some people were very inconspicuous in their first year of high school, but they ranked in the top 145 in the county in the college entrance examination. Some people were very conspicuous in their first year of high school, ranking in the top ten in the class, and in the college entrance examination, they were actually ranked in the top ten in the county.

After the 145th place, the scores of these people were not as good as Mu Zhengguang. He sped up his reading, hoping to see more familiar names.

Some people were in the top ten in their class when they first entered high school, and there were many lively and good-looking people among them. Mu Zhengguang remembered their names, genders, and approximate rankings when they entered high school. Compared with his college entrance examination scores, one person's decline was very large. He was in the top five when he entered high school, but just passed the first-tier line in the college entrance examination.

Mu Zhengguang admired the report card and looked at those names, as if he had met the classmates he remembered again. When they met last time, some people's grades were not as bad as they are now, of course, some people's grades were not as good as they are now.

The three-year story came to an end, and only a few people were satisfied. This is a regrettable fact. Xu asked: "What is your ranking?"

"Ninth in the class, 145th in the county."

"Not bad. Compared to when we were just in our third year of high school, this result is far beyond our expectations."

"Yeah." Mu Zhengguang was not very depressed to begin with, and after hearing what she said, the slight sadness that emerged immediately disappeared. "When I was in the first year of high school, there was a classmate whose English score was always in the top three in the class. His total score was also very high, among the top few in the class. He loved to talk in class. The head teacher at the time, who was also the English teacher, arranged eight girls to sit around him. But his college entrance examination score was only 485, and his English score was less than 100."

Xu asked without hesitation: "So, you are very happy, right?"

"Yes." Mu Zhengguang shared these past events with Xu and also shared his happiness. It was very interesting that he was favored by the English teacher, but his college entrance examination score was lower than most of his classmates. This was something worth being happy about!
Xu smiled and asked, "You used to be jealous of people like this, right?"

"Yes. But now I am not jealous of him. He does not hinder me, and I do not hinder him. It's just that I feel uncomfortable when I see him sitting among the girls. I am very satisfied when I see that he scored 485 in the college entrance examination."

Mu Zhengguang felt confident and bold to speak out the unreasonable demands and absurd ideas buried deep in his heart. On the one hand, it was because only he and Xu heard these words. On the other hand, he realized the unreasonableness and absurdity of his words and was willing to make corrections.

When you confide your secrets to me, I should be happier than you. I like your honesty.

"You hate not only him, but also your English teacher. The reason why he could sit among the girls was not only because of his grades, but also because of the unfair way the English teacher treated people. This time, time has proved to you that the person you hate is indeed problematic, but next time, there may not be the same proof."

Mu Zhengguang said: "Next time I encounter something like this, I won't be jealous of others. Everyone is moving towards a certain future involuntarily. There is no need to envy or be jealous of anyone. His score dropped significantly, not because I hate him, not because he sat among the girls, and not because he did anything wrong, but because he is heading towards a future where he will get 485 points in the college entrance examination."

Your conscience is also a very valuable thing. I like you for this reason.

"It's good to think this way. It's not too extreme, nor too bad. We used to be jealous of others, and we will be jealous in the future. But with this idea as support, our jealousy is within a reasonable range. This kind of jealousy will not make us lose our minds, will not make us do unwise things, and will not make us curse others behind their backs. I think you definitely didn't say something like 'I hope this person gets a bad score in the college entrance examination' back then, right?"

Mu Zhengguang nodded quickly: "Yes, I just hate him, but I never thought about seeing him live a miserable life. I think the same way about all the high school classmates I hate."

"I believe you. With your bottom line, you would not do such a thing. No, it's not entirely because of the bottom line. In your heart, there is no extreme malice, so you will be more restrained in what you say and do. Classmate Mu Zhengguang has many advantages. Your bottom line and your cognition are your deepest and most precious advantages."

Mu Zhengguang was a little embarrassed by her praise, and he responded with the same praise: "Student Xu also has many advantages, which most people do not have."

"Let's complement each other and make progress together. Your classmate only scored 485 points in the college entrance examination. What else did you learn from this?"

"Yes. This incident does not prove that the English teacher is inaccurate in judging people. No one could have predicted what would happen two years later. Neither she nor I could have predicted it. This incident only made her mistake more obvious. Her fault was proven two years ago."

"Correct."

(End of this chapter)