Yu Hong quickly flipped through the pages and, ignoring the classroom rules, took out his phone to start searching for the definition of enzymes.
The students began to discuss animatedly.
"Li Zheng is really a freak..."
"What? Enzymes in first-year biology?"
"Actually, I didn't feel comfortable with B either, almost chose it."
Amid the discussions, Yu Hong put down his phone with some panic.
He wiped off his sweat.
"This question... is a modified version of a college entrance exam question..."
"The standard answer is A."
"Indeed, the textbook needs updating."
"But ultimately, this is a chemistry question and should follow the chemistry textbook, and A's error is extremely obvious, B can only be considered as not precise in wording," Yu Hong nodded, "And Li Zheng, we are doing single-choice questions. If you choose like this, you definitely won't get any points."
"But this time the paper didn't specify single-choice," Li Zheng said as he flipped through the paper, "I specifically checked it multiple times."
"I forgot?" Yu Hong also picked up the paper and started to search through it. Since it was a monthly test paper, it was relatively casual, so she did forget to mark single-choice.
Zhang Yue quickly caused a commotion: "Didn't say multiple-choice, so it's default single-choice, right? Isn't the chemistry test always single-choice?"
Li Zheng shook his head, "Precisely because it has always been single-choice, this time without specification, I considered the possibility of multiple-choice."
"Li Xueba, aren't you being overly cautious..." Jiang Qinghua scratched his head.
Li Zheng remained noncommittal, only looking at Yu Hong.
Yu Hong weighed it over and over, finally shook his head and said, "Still, it's a single-choice A, following the college entrance exam's standard answer, that's authoritative."
At this moment, Lin Yujing surprisingly broke the rules, holding her phone and raising her hand.
"Teacher Yu... I just checked last year's news..."
"All the provincial exam institutes issued notices..."
"Choosing A or B is correct."
Yu Hong was stunned, quickly stepped off the podium, and took Lin Yujing's phone.
[After serious evaluation by the provincial expert group, it was determined that there was no problem with the comprehensive science question No. 8 in the national college entrance exam paper.]
[However, considering different groups and perspectives, there are different understandings of the required options for this question.]
[Considering all aspects, based on the expert group's opinion, after study -]
[For this question, choosing A or B will each receive 6 points in this province.]
One news article was not enough, Yu Hong flipped through seven or eight more news articles in a row.
As expected, all provinces using the national paper issued notices.
Clearly, this question was indeed flawed.
The so-called "no problem with the question," "considering XXX," were just euphemisms to avoid upsetting people, nothing more than a cover-up.
It was also her own fault for not being careful enough, for only using the original answer without noticing the subsequent correction.
Yu Hong trembled as she put down the phone and looked at the paper in her hand again.
Indeed, this time it did not specify single-choice or multiple-choice...
Even the college entrance exam had corrected it.
What about me?
Yu Hong looked back at Li Zheng.
He was still sitting there, head down, looking at the questions.
Unfazed, doing things his way.
Yu Hong always disliked Li Zheng.
Just because no matter how hard he tried, his chemistry score never improved.
While he could easily score high in physics and math.
Clearly, he was just not talented enough.
But he made it seem like her teaching was problematic.
Now, it seemed, Li Zheng really had no talent for chemistry.
But this persistence.
Yet made Yu Hong unable to dismiss him.
Yu Hong stepped back onto the podium step by step.
Leaned over the desk, deep in thought.
After a long time, she looked up again, returning to her former haughty manner.
"This question was not set rigorously enough by me."
"The responsibility lies with me."
"Single-choice or multiple-choice, it was I who did not specify."
"I apologize to everyone."
"However."
"Even though this question was not set rigorously enough by me."
"As students, you can still answer rigorously."
"Thanks to the reminder from Li Zheng, the corrected answer is now as follows—"
"This question is a multiple-choice, with the standard answers being A and B."
"In the current scores, everyone except Li Zheng will lose 3 points, and Li Zheng will gain 3 points."
"After class, I will re-evaluate all the chemistry papers in the science classes and correct the scores."
"The report cards will also be reissued."
Buzz!
Instant commotion.
Even the invincible teacher gave in?
Zhang Yue was so mad that she finally got over 50 points, and now she was back in the 40s.
As for Liu Xin.
"Oh shit, I'm getting a zero?" Liu Xin exclaimed, grabbing his head in surprise, "This is epic!"
Now looking at Li Zheng.
57+3.
60.
Phew... Feeling a bit better.
It must be said, this time, Lin Yujing was indispensable.
Li Zheng immediately violated his vow not to look at Lin Yujing.
He turned his head slightly, ready to thank Lin Yujing.
Only to see Lin Yujing, holding the paper in a daze.
Like the state of accidentally dropping a can of cat food out the window.
Li Zheng then realized.
Her perfect score.
Gone!
"Mmm mmm mmm..." Lin Yujing buried her head on the desk, clenching her arms around her head, turning towards the window so no one would see her expression.
But her trembling body still exposed her extreme anguish.
She hated Li Zheng to death.
Yet couldn't deny the truth.
She had just personally ruined her perfect score.
And by the way, gave Li Zheng a passing grade.
So mad, so mad.
Mad to the point of bubbling.
Li Zheng fully understood the bubbles she was spitting out.
Though Lin Yujing had many faults, she still had a proper attitude towards knowledge.
There was still hope.
Changed my mind; I'll teach you the last question from yesterday after all.
...
Chemistry class ended, and it was time for exercise.
The students pushed and shoved, pouring out of the classroom, with many avoiding Li Zheng.
After all, this guy had taken 3 points from everyone.
If it weren't for the fact that monthly tests didn't count toward year-end grades, someone would have surely started a fight.
But Jiang Qinghua hugged Li Zheng from behind, scratching him, "Nice, even the invincible teacher got stopped by you."
"Wasn't on purpose," Li Zheng replied helplessly, "I meant to ask after class; who knew it would turn out like this."
"Haha, doesn't matter, it's just a small test," Jiang Qinghua then looked at Liu Xin, "Master of zeros, how did you fill up your paper?"
"It's easy, just lateral thinking—for example, this question, Ca+ke=cake, equals a cake, equals sweet, equals sugar, so the result is sugar," Liu Xin pointed at the question, "I thought it was more or less accurate."
"Hahaha, it's good the teacher didn't tear up your paper," Jiang Qinghua kicked Liu Xin's chair, "Grab the basketball, let's shoot some hoops before the exercise."
"Let's go!"
Li Zheng also stood up, pushing his desk.
Jiang Qinghua exclaimed, "Li Xueba, you're not skipping the exercise today?"
"Not skipping, not skipping, need more exercise."
"Alright, hurry up and catch up with us then."
A group of people noisily poured out of the classroom.
Lin Yujing was still lying on the desk.
Looks like she planned to skip the exercise.
Li Zheng thought it over, then finally took out the October issue of Sci-Fi World from his bag.
Although Lin Yujing had many faults.
But at least this time, she showed some goodwill.
As a man, let it go, take the loss.
Li Zheng clutched the magazine and approached her.
But after taking two steps forward, he stepped back again.
How should he put this?
He scratched his head in anxiety.
Lin Yujing suddenly turned her head, her eyes red and glaring: "Hmm?"
Li Zheng scratched his face where he stood.
"Um... do you still want the magazine you left behind yesterday?"
... Lin Yujing was momentarily stunned when she saw the magazine, then nervously turned her head away.
She ignored him.
But her body was honest.
Although she refused to face Li Zheng, she lightly lifted her left hand towards him behind her back.
Opened her palm and pinched the air.
Hehe, still want it, huh.
Li Zheng smiled and walked over, handing her the magazine, "This issue of 'This is Mars' is quite interesting..."
As soon as Lin Yujing's hand touched the magazine, she suddenly jolted.
"?!"
Then threw the magazine away.
She instinctively looked down.
There was a dark wet stain on the inside page.
"???" Lin Yujing pointed at the stain, eyes wide.
Li Zheng just remembered, he hadn't been careful when he slept last night.
"It's okay, just saliva."
"???"
In the awkward silence, Li Zheng had a sudden idea: "Saliva also contains enzymes, do you think it's RNA or protein?"
Wow.
This joke was so clever, even linked with what they learned in class.
Li Zheng secretly congratulated himself, certainly inherited his sense of humor from Old Li.
Lin Yujing was utterly infuriated.
"!!!"
She wildly scratched her head in frustration, only to realize her hands weren't clean.
Staring blankly at her hands.
At that moment, she was in despair.
Kicked the desk leg, shot up, glared, and ran.
Finally, "mmm, mmm," and dashed out of the classroom.
Why does it always end like this...
It was clearly funny.
Women's sense of humor is really limited.
Li Zheng could only pick up the magazine.
Looked at the wet spot.
He felt disgusted himself.
Hmm, I'll dry it and give it back to you later.