Chapter 7 Gifted with an Extraordinary Retentive Memory

If Chu Minghui had done this to him before, Lu Yao might have been very angry, or even angry enough to break out on the spot. But now Lu Yao's mentality had changed a lot. Chu Minghui's behavior was very childish in his eyes.

In fact, Chu Minghui said one thing right, and Lu Yao also agreed with him. "Birds of a feather flock together, and people of one mind fall into the same group."

Chu Minghui would never be able to compare with today's Lu Yao.

Han Dong originally wanted to comfort Lu Yao. But when he saw Lu Yao smiled calmly at him, he didn't say anything.

Other students were also busy with their matters at hand. Only a few people were privately talking about what just happened.

Listening to the whispers of the people next to him, Chu Minghui felt very uncomfortable. But he, who was born into a civil servant's family, had been more scheming than his peers since he was a child.

He said secretly in his heart, "Let's see how you can feel good about yourself. I will trample on you completely in all the next exams, and I will get all the glory that you received and didn't receive in the past so that you can only look up at me from now on!"

When he first entered high school, Lu Yao was fascinated by the teachers and even the parents of the students in the whole school. Because Lu Yao was the first person to get close to a full grade in the high school entrance examination since Shuangta City began the standard recruitment of students.

At that time, Lu Yao scored one hundred and forty-eight points in the Shinese exam, which was only two points away from the full score.

This was for nothing else, but because a venerable old scholar said that he deducted 2 points for the sake of the child's future development. Otherwise, Lu Yao would be the first student who entered the No. 1 High School in Shuangta City with a full score.

At that time, Lu Yao was like a bright star. No matter where he went, he would be sought after by people. Therefore, Chu Minghui would do everything possible to have a good relationship with Lu Yao.

By doing so, Chu Minghui could not only benefit from the association with Lu Yao but also make great progress in his academic performance with the help of Lu Yao. What was more, it would help him make more preparations for his future career path.

However, something unexpected might happen at any time. At one moment, Lu Yao's health was bad, and his academic performance began to plummet. Lu Yao changed into an object of ridicule at many people's leisure from a specially privileged person.

From then on, Chu Minghui deliberately avoided Lu Yao. Sometimes he even thought it was a stupid choice to approach Lu Yao before. He thought that people might also laugh at him when talking about Lu Yao.

However, in the past, Chu Minghui had always hidden these thoughts in his own heart and had never mentioned them to anyone. But today, Lin Jiayi, the Ice Queen, actually spoke for Lu Yao, which made Chu Minghui's patience reach the limit.

It was no secret that he liked Lin Jiayi, but Lin Jiayi had never said a word to him besides academics.

...

Lu Yao didn't pay any attention to what happened before.

During the holiday, because he was in the hospital, there was still a lot of homework to be done. Lu Yao opened his books and began to study nervously.

In the past, because of his bad health, he had no way to concentrate on studying, and his memory became very poor, which was also the direct reason why Lu Yao's academic performance dropped sharply. But what surprised Lu Yao today was that he could easily concentrate on the subject he was studying on.

Opening the English textbook, Lu Yao planned to memorize all the first twenty words of this unit in about ten minutes.

Lu Yao used to have a unique method of memorizing words. He could memorize twenty words step by step. First, he would recite these words silently, then slowly recalled them in his mind, and then focused on breaking through the words that he didn't remember clearly.

But when he read all these words silently, he closed his eyes and was surprised to find that they appeared clearly as if they had been engraved in his mind.

What was going on?

Did he read these words before?

It seemed that after his illness, his memory was really much worse. There were a lot of things he could not remember clearly.

Lu Yao simply turned the textbook to the last page. He was sure he hadn't read these words before.

Similarly, he divided the words into twenty words per group and began to recite them again according to his own habits.

But something strange happened again. When he closed his eyes and recalled it slowly, these words appeared clearly in his mind like a movie.

How did this happen?

...

More than half an hour later, the class teacher, Mr. Yang, also came.

Mr. Yang, whose real name was Yang Linchi, was a man in his forties. Usually, he put all his mind on the students' academic performance so that he did not pay so much attention to his own apparel. With disheveled hair, black stubble all over his face, and a pair of brown glasses with exaggerated old-fashioned plastic frames, a man in his forties looked like a man in his fifties or sixties.

When Lu Yao was in junior high school, Mr. Yang was his class teacher. Later, because Lu Yao got first place in the city with nearly full marks in the high school entrance examination, he was also promoted to teach in the No. 1 High School in Shuangta City with an exception.

Maybe it was fate. Lu Yao didn't expect that Mr. Yang was still his class teacher in high school.

"Everyone! Please put aside all the studies at hand. I have a few words to say to you!" Standing on the podium, Mr. Yang looked around at all the students in the classroom and then said, "In more than a hundred days, the college entrance examination that will change your fate is coming. From now on, as long as you are able to study, you should always keep studying!"

"Haha..."

Although Mr. Yang paid close attention to his students' studies, he was usually relatively easygoing. His speeches were always witty. Therefore, he had a very good relationship with his students in private. Hearing him said this, the students could not stop laughing.

"Early next month, a routine placement test of the senior of the high school will be held in the whole Xinlu Province. I think I need to repeat the importance of this exam!" After a pause, Mr. Yang continued, "The examinations for this test are uniformly issued by the four most authoritative universities in the province. Namely, Xindu University, Xindu Normal University, Xindu Second Artillery College, and Xindu Agricultural University. The aim is to select the list of recommended and specially recruited personnel for this year!"

"Of course, in addition to these four universities, the top universities in Shina, such as Yanjing University and the Capital Tinghua University, are also paying attention to this exam closely. This time, the results will be made public in the whole province. So I hope you will be fully prepared for this exam. Do you have confidence?"

"Yes!" The students said all in one voice.

"Good! Keep studying. Lu Yao, come with me to the office!" Mr. Yang took a look at Lu Yao, turned, and walked out of the classroom.

Lu Yao closed his books and walked into the office behind Mr. Yang.

In the No. 1 High School in Shuangta City, each teacher in the third grade was sharing the same office with another teacher. Mr. Yang shared the office with Liu Taibin, the English teacher in Lu Yao's class.

The desks of the two teachers were like two worlds. Mr. Yang's desk was covered with each student's homework and assigned separate study plans. The wall on the back was covered with some of the most important awards received by some students who were taught by Mr. Yang over the years. Lu Yao's award of "The First Place in the Shuangta City during Middle School Entrance Examination" was also on the wall.

"Lu Yao, how are you these days?" As soon as they entered the office, Mr. Yang asked with concern.

"I'm much better. Thank you for asking!"

"That's good. I have been watching you come to this place step by step for so many years, and I know it's not easy for you. But I still want to tell you that for people of your age, the college entrance examination will be a life-changing exam. So I hope you will find a way to overcome whatever difficulties you have!"

"Mr. Yang, I understand. I will not let you down!"

Because Mr. Yang always took good care of him, Lu Yao had the same respect for him as he had for his father.

While the two were talking, a young man in his thirties came into the office.

This person was Liu Taibin, Lu Yao's English teacher. He was about 1.6 meters tall and dressed in fashion. He wore a pair of black leather shoes, which were well polished by him. He had a particularly conspicuous mole at the right corner of his mouth, which made people feel he was tart and mean.

"Mr. Yang, are you still wasting your time on your 'pride'?" Liu Taibin said after looking at Lu Yao and Yang Linchi.

This English teacher had always been unable to get along with Lu Yao and would always make a few sarcastic remarks whenever he had a chance.

"Mr. Liu is here. Lu Yao, go back to your classroom first. You have to remember what I told you!" Mr. Yang also knew that Liu Taibin had a tense relationship with Lu Yao. So when he saw Liu Taibin coming in, he asked Lu Yao to go back to the classroom first.

"Lu Yao, it can be said that you have accumulated a lot of virtue when your ancestors were alive so that you can meet Mr. Yang in your life. If it were me, I would rather pay more attention to Chu Minghui and others than waste my time on people like you who are willing to give up yourself!"

At the moment when Lu Yao opened the door, Liu Taibin did not forget to satirize him.

Lu Yao was originally very angry. But thinking that Mr. Yang was behind him, he forcibly suppressed his inner dissatisfaction.

At the same time, he was also determined to be a blockbuster in the next examination to vindicate his name and also to win honor for Mr. Yang, who had always cared about him.

Back in the classroom, everyone was studying nervously.

Lu Yao was no exception. He flipped through all his textbooks during his three years of high school.

When he finished reading everything again, it was almost time to finish school. He packed up and got ready to go home.

Walking on the way home, Lu Yao carefully recalled the contents of the books he had just read. Everything flashed slowly in Lu Yao's mind like a movie.

Although there were still some memories that were not so detailed, it had made Lu Yao very satisfied when he was able to memorize most of all the contents he had learnt during the three years of high school.

It seemed that since he started to cultivate immortality, not only his body had changed, but his memory also had been greatly improved.