Chapter 42.1: I will be responsible.

Lin Yujing’s previous high school didn’t hand out scholarships; perhaps No. 8 High School had more money and wealth. After all, it was a player who occupied a large area of expensive land in the province. 

The enrollment rate was a bit lower than other key high schools, and because of this it was even more necessary to find ways to encourage everyone to study.

The time for morning self-study was limited, so Liu Fujiang explained the scholarship in simple terms. Generally speaking, after exams in the first and second months of school, each grade would have two first prize winners, five second prize winners, and twelve third prize winners, which was a relatively large number.

It wasn’t entirely based on grades, either. For example, the student council president had made great contributions to the school and worked hard to organize and take part in various activities, and would by default be awarded one of the first prizes.

As a result, there was only one first prize left for second-year students.

Lin Yujing originally thought that this prize would certainly be given to the person with the highest score on the last exam.

In the end, Liu Fujiang called her over as well, which meant that wasn’t the case.

She could also compete!!

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At that moment, however, Lin Yujing’s look was so high-spirited and enthusiastic that she seemed like a proud little peac*ck about to spread her feathers at any second, full of the desire to fight him.

If he retreated without a fight, wouldn’t she feel very frustrated, unusually depressed, and lose her temper on the spot?

Shen Juan gave a little smile. “Not applying.”

“Really?!” Lin Yujing said, pleasantly surprised.

Shen Juan: “…”

Her response was a little different than he’d imagined.

Shen Juan was silent for a moment, then said, “Not really, I have already decided how to write my 800-word application letter.”

The corners of Lin Yujing’s raised lips dropped instantly, and she puffed her cheeks. After thinking for a while, she said, “Fine, we can also compete fairly. How do you want to compare?”

Shen Juan was a little surprised. “I thought you must be thinking, ‘play fair with me.’”

“Since actually I think it’s a waste of time, and it’s very risky, you—” She paused, glanced at him, and said reluctantly, “You’re kinda awesome at this…”

Shen Juan smiled lazily. “Thank you, it took you more than two months to finally figure this out. You’re quite perceptive. I am very pleased.”

The two of them were walking towards the classroom. When she heard his words, Lin Yujing stopped in her tracks and narrowed her eyes at him. “Classmate Shen, enough is enough. Face is still necessary.”

Shen Juan didn’t mind, and walked forward with the handwritten note sticking out of his pocket: “How about this, you admit that I’m great, give me two compliments, and I’ll just give up.”

Lin Yujing did not hesitate: “Shen Juan is invincible, Shen Juan is my daddy.”

“…”

Shen Juan almost choked on his saliva, fell silent for several seconds, and lowered his head to look at her. “Did you eat the wrong thing?”

Lin Yujing looked at him like she was looking at a difficult brat. “Didn’t you tell me to say it?”

“Do you remember your reaction when I wanted to teach you physics?” Shen Juan reminded her, “You thought I was humiliating you.”

“Times have changed. Back then, the situation was about the dignity of our top students. You don’t understand that feeling. At the time I had to drill into the tip of the cow’s horn [1],” Lin Yujing said. “It’s a different situation now. I did a brief comparison and found that this time, when the time comes and the scholarship is awarded, I get to trample you underfoot in front of the whole school. This seems like fun, and in the process I can accomplish something very difficult [2] without doing too much extra work.”

Shen Juan didn’t entirely know what to say, so he sighed and complimented her, “You are really flexible [3].”

Lin Yujing had mastered this flexibility eight hundred years ago, so she calmly accepted the praise, remembering to ask, “So you’re not going to apply?”

“I am still applying.” Shen Juan fought a yawn and said loosely, “I haven’t won a scholarship yet, so I’ll take one for fun.”

As the two walked to the door of their classroom, Lin Yujing paused and turned her head to give him a blank look. “That’s not what you said just now, do you want to renege? I already recognized your awesomeness.”

Shen Juan raised his hand and ruffled her hair. “You’re so obedient, what reward do you want?”

Lin Yujing took a half-step back, slapping his hand away. “Classmate Shen, be a person, okay? Are you planning to die without admitting that you’re taking advantage of me? What’s the difference between your actions and a scumbag’s?”

Shen Juan looked up without saying anything.

Lin Yujing turned around and immediately looked up as well.

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[1] A metaphor for a problem that can’t be solved, or there’s no value in solving it.

[2] “勉为其难” – means to manage to do a difficult job beyond one’s reach.

[3] “能屈能伸” – Able to bend and straighten, meaning that one is not only able to endure grievances according to the changing needs of the environment, but also straighten their back and display their ambitions.