On Monday, Ling Hua's baseline test scores were released.
Nearly every subject, she was above the passing line.
Her ranking in the entire school even improved by five hundred places.
This should have been an inspiring and exhilarating event.
But Ling Hua's homeroom teacher, Wang Juan, couldn't believe that these were scores Ling Hua could have achieved on her own, so she specifically called Ling Hua to her office.
"Student Ling, I originally thought you just weren't capable academically, but I never expected your conduct to be problematic too!"
As soon as Ling Hua entered the office, Teacher Wang lambasted her without preamble.
Ling Hua was baffled by the scolding and asked Teacher Wang, "Teacher Wang, what's wrong with my conduct?"
Without answering, Teacher Wang threw the freshly printed ranking list at her to see for herself.
Ling Hua saw that she had jumped five hundred places in one go and immediately lit up with joy.
