At the classroom, after experiencing a torturous test for two hours, the students burst into a rowdy wet market.
Some people gathered in groups of three to five and complained about the extreme difficulty of the math test with anger on their faces. Some discussed the answer to a question loudly.
Cheng Nuo, on the other hand, looked carefree and focused on a math question in front of him.
It was a math question that Cheng Nuo had spent three hours on a few days ago but could not solve. Yet now, after taking a glance, three different methods to solve it flashed across Cheng Nuo's mind.
He was checking the feasibility of the three methods.
All math questions were easy!
Cheng Nuo had the courage to say that.
Suddenly, Cheng Nuo felt like someone had slapped his shoulder hard and a set of data flashed across his eyes.
"Shoulder stress: 3.25 kg!"
Cheng Nuo turned around and saw a muscular, tanned person standing behind him. The data regarding this person flashed across his eyes.
"Height: 191.05 cm, weight: 95.21 kg, 18 years old, lung capacity: 5104…"
"Cheng Nuo, stop pretending to be studying, I have something to ask you." The person who was speaking was Lin Hu! He was the sports representative of Cheng Nuo's class and was the last place in the class.
Cheng Nuo moved the sore shoulder and complained, "Brother Hu, you didn't have to slap my shoulder so hard!"
Lin Hu scratched his head and smiled. "I was trying to wake you up! Cheng Nuo, stop pretending to be a smart student to make the girls like you. Why don't you follow me to play some games and go for a karaoke session? Someone as handsome as you will definitely find a woman who likes you!"
Cheng Nuo was annoyed. "Get lost!"
Cheng Nuo lifted his leg and said arrogantly, "Alright, cut to the chase. I still have to study so that I can be smarter than stupid people like you." This made Lin Hu confused.
Lin Hu turned and looked at Hao Shuai. "What's wrong with Cheng Nuo? Is he okay?!"
Hao Shuai lifted his glasses and nodded in approval. "Hmm, I think his brain went haywire."
Cheng Nuo was frustrated again. "Hey, I am still beside both of you."
"Cough, cough!" Lin Hu coughed and said, "Alright, back to the topic.
"So, I am the sports representative of our class, right?"
"We are not having physical education class now. Why are you talking about this…" Cheng Nuo complained.
"Stop interrupting and listen to me!"
"Alright, continue, continue."
"Cough, cough. Soon, the school will host an intra-school basketball competition. This is the last large-scale event before we graduate. So, the grade heads have notified us that the 20 classes in year three each have to form a basketball team to participate. It doesn't matter if we win or not, the main purpose is to allow us to relax and have fun before the Gaokao.
"The preliminary rounds will start this Friday afternoon. Each basketball team needs five people. Cheng Nuo, I shall put your name in the list. If you have any objections, they will be useless! I am just here to inform you."
After hearing what Lin Hu had said, Cheng Nuo smiled bitterly. "Brother Hu, you are being ridiculous! Look, am I your brother~?"
"Yes, of course!" Lin Hu replied straightforwardly. "As a brother, the first person I thought of was you!
"Think about it, we only have about 50 days left in this school. Many teenage girls want to get into a relationship. This basketball competition will be watched by the entire school. You can perform and attract the girls' attention. Even if you don't get into a relationship, you will definitely benefit from this competition."
Lin Hu kept talking about how Cheng Nuo would benefit from participating in the basketball competition. He made it sound like Cheng Nuo would become the most popular student in school if he joined the competition.
"I understand, but I… don't know how to play basketball!"
"What?!" Lin Hu was stunned.
"You don't know how to play basketball? You are a boy with such a big build, how can you not know how to play basketball?!" Lin Hu pulled on Cheng Nuo's collar and acted as though he was a little girl who had been ditched by her boyfriend.
Cheng Nuo got a bit dizzy from Lin Hu's shaking.
"Brother Hu, stop it, stop it. Brother Hu, don't register my name for the competition." Cheng Nuo raised his hands and asked Brother Hu to stop.
Lin Hu felt helpless. "But I already submitted your name." The namelist was submitted to the sports department before class started today. Lin Hu had submitted the list before telling Cheng Nuo, as he was afraid that Cheng Nuo would refuse to be on the list.
However, he seemed to have sabotaged Cheng Nuo now.
He wanted to show his skills during the competition to attract the attention of girls!
However, Cheng Nuo did not know how to play basketball. In that case, they would not even be able to pass the preliminaries!
"The namelist cannot be changed?" asked Cheng Nuo.
"No," Lin Hu said helplessly.
"Then I have no choice but to participate."
"Seems like it." Lin Hu had to accept the truth helplessly.
He did not want that to happen! But he had no choice!
Hao Shuai, who was beside Lin Hu, patted Lin Hu's shoulder and pretended to comfort him. "It's alright, winning is not important, we can just have fun. We won't blame you even if we lose the first game."
"Stop laughing at our misery!" Lin Hu glared at Hao Shuai. "You are also in the namelist, you are our reserve!"
"No way!" Lin Hu's sigh could be heard throughout the classroom.
…
Two major incidents had happened that morning in Class 18.
Firstly, the extremely difficult test by Old Man Tang had tortured the students, who were the future generation of the country. It had intensified their fear towards math.
Besides that, the "worst performing student" and sports representative, Lin Hu, had made the announcement about the basketball competition loudly in the class, as well as the namelist of the players. Cheng Nuo and Lin Hu, as well as three other boys, were the official players for the competition. Hao Shuai was the only reserve.
Lin Hu urged the students of Class 18 to cheer for the participants on Friday. After all, it was their last mass activity before graduation.