Chapter 57: Carefree Pinhole Imaging

  By the time I got to second year of junior high school, most of my classmates were already quite familiar with each other.

  After Mr. Pan's incident, many boys in physics class started teasing him.

  For example, in a certain lesson, it is mentioned that light travels in a straight line.

  Mr. Pan just said that this theorem has a very wide range of applications in life, for example, when you use a mirror to reflect others, if you can see the other person's eyes in the mirror, then the other person must also be able to see you in the mirror.

  Suddenly a boy at the bottom shouted: "Teacher, you know so well, is it someone who has peeked at you?"

  Everyone burst out laughing immediately.

  Mr. Pan's face turned red immediately, and he pushed his glasses and said, "Okay, next let's talk about the next chapter..."

  The girl in the front row reminded: "Teacher, we haven't lectured on the examples for this chapter yet."

  Mr. Pan busily turned the book back and burst into a loud laughter.

  The physics class representative was Zhou Shi, who sat next to Gu Xiang and shouted in the classroom: "No talking, pay attention to discipline!"

  But she was originally a bit introverted and her voice wasn't loud, so the boys in the back row wouldn't pay attention to her.

  Later on, everyone laughed even more and Teacher Pan's class couldn't continue.

  Zhao Lei shouted twice to help, and the boys in the back finally quieted down.

  After class, everyone talked about this matter, and they all thought Teacher Pan was quite pitiful.

  It was originally none of his business, but after rumors spread, students everywhere teased him.

  Class 1 is already good, Teacher Pan also teaches Class 2, their class makes even more noise, and when the class ends, there are still boys blocking Teacher Pan to ask if he has this thing.

  Lin Jiahuan said: "It's also because Teacher Pan is too soft-tempered, so everyone has become more and more out of control."

  Gu Xiang asked: "Teacher Pan looks very young, how old is he?"

  "I don't know, anyway I only knew it was a new teacher. My uncle said that the physics teacher of the graduating class suddenly fell ill, he was the last semester's substitute, originally just hoping to take over for a month, but unexpectedly brought down very good results."

  Tang Luolu helped come up with a plan: "Let Zhou Shi go talk to Teacher Jiang, Teacher Jiang will definitely have a way."

  "Doesn't Teacher Jiang know yet? Zhao Lei didn't even tell Teacher Jiang?" Gu Xiang asked, he used to be often called by Teacher Jiang to ask about the class situation, so he thought every class committee member should do this. Moreover, she was just a deputy class leader at that time, so she thought that as a class leader, Zhao Lei should have said more about such things.

  Tang Luolu shook her head: "Teacher Jiang rarely asks us to ask about the situation this semester. Now he comes himself, and I've seen him standing at the back door peeking several times."

  Li Wei thought for a moment and said: "No wonder Teacher Jiang didn't know, several of Teacher Pan's classes coincided with the head teacher's meeting time."

  Later, Gu Xiang went to ask Zhou Shi if he had reflected the situation to Teacher Jiang.

  Zhou Shitai was in a dilemma: "I don't know if I should say anything? Teacher Pan didn't even tell the class teacher, if I say something, won't Teacher Pan think I'm being nosy?"

  Gu Xiang thought that Pan teacher didn't go to say, it was likely because he felt that the matter of love letters was very sensitive and didn't want to mention it again with Jiang teacher.

  Moreover, as a male teacher, Teacher Pan can't control his classmates and it's quite embarrassing, maybe also a bit shameful?

  Gu Xiang encouraged her: "You go and say it, don't mention anything else, just say that the physics class is not disciplined. Teacher Jiang will definitely come to see for herself, and at that time, Teacher Jiang won't need to do anything either. As long as everyone sees that Teacher Jiang often shows up in physics class, who would dare to make trouble?"

  Zhou Shi thought for a moment and really went to Jiang teacher's office during the class break. Mainly because the discipline of the recent physics classes was too poor, Pan teacher was interrupted several times in each class, and after each interruption, Pan teacher was particularly embarrassed, the teaching efficiency was also reduced, and often forgot where he had taught.

  After Zhou Shi talked to Teacher Jiang, Teacher Jiang came to the physics class that afternoon.

  Although he stood in a rather inconspicuous position, his classmates all had their own antennae, and the classroom discipline, which had been somewhat lax for the first few minutes, suddenly became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

  Mr. Pan was the last one to find out.

  He sensed a change in classroom discipline and looked back to see half of Jiang teacher's face sneaking at the window.

  Mr. Pan was also nervous and almost missed another section.

  Mr. Jiang also knew that everyone had discovered him, so he simply and openly came in through the back door and stood there for over ten minutes before leaving.

  For a whole week, Teacher Jiang has been very supportive and came to support Teacher Pan.

  It's almost finished until this chapter of light.

  The rumor has died down and even the boys in class can't think of teasing me about it anymore.

  Classroom discipline has improved a lot, but the impression of "easy to bully" left by Teacher Pan and his classmates is deeply rooted.

  Gu Xiang has been studying physics quite smoothly during this period of time.

  Although she had almost forgotten her knowledge of junior high school physics in her previous life, and hadn't previewed this semester's material either, the initial content of physics wasn't very difficult. She listened attentively in class and also reviewed carefully after class.

  She was one of the few full marks in the class for several dictations.

  She also secretly thought, could it be that she was born with a talent for learning physics?

  But reality is cruel.

  In the physics class, when it came to the chapter on pinhole imaging, Teacher Pan said that next I will teach you a table of object distance and image distance, focal length, you must memorize it, actually this is just looking complicated, as long as you memorize it, the exam will not be a problem...

  When Gu Xiang saw this, he thought, indeed, it's still necessary for people to read more books.

  What the heck is all this?!

  Because Mr. Pan said that he would have them copy the table by hand the next day, Gu Xiangguang spent an hour memorizing it that night.

  Then take some time to think quietly by yourself.

  What's the point of researching whether it's a real or fake image?! (╯￣口￣)╯╘═╛

  The next day, Gu Xiang still got a full score in dictation.

  But this kind of oppression that needs to be made up for by effort is really too self-respecting.

  When Gu Xiang handed in the English test paper, she was still thinking that her physics in middle school last life wasn't good or bad, but it should also not have been studied hard, otherwise there would be some impression left.

  It doesn't make sense that I'm studying so hard now.

  When Chai Zi Yu received the paper and found that it was two sheets stuck together, he returned one sheet to Gu Xiang.

  Gu Xiang took it and casually glanced at the desktop of Chai Zi Yu De.

  On the desk was last lesson's dictation, Chai Ziyou got one wrong, only 95 points.

  Thinking of him not being very good either, Gu Xiang's heart felt balanced.

  "You got one wrong in dictation too," said Gu Xiang, "this chapter is indeed quite difficult recently."

  Chai Zi nodded, "Oh dear, it feels a lot harder than before. I even reviewed it once before class."

  Gu Xiang shook her head: "Don't tell me you just glanced at it before class."

  "Of course not," Chai Zi said solemnly, "Yesterday when I got home to do my homework, I still had to watch it once, otherwise the homework wouldn't go smoothly."

  Gu Xiang: ……

  It seems like everyone has a poor grasp of this chapter, so Teacher Pan slowed down his teaching pace.

  Gu Xiang also began to realize through this lesson that she didn't actually have any advantages over others.

  Some things really depend on talent, and the same thing is said once, Gu Xiang is considered to have a good grasp of it, and after class, spending half an hour or an hour, can rely on memory to memorize these by rote.

  But there are also people like Chai Zi Yu who have exceptional intelligence, he can integrate and comprehend the knowledge taught by teachers, infer and deduce, and even without deliberate review after class, just a few more glances, he can grasp the general idea.

  This disparity is innate.

  Fortunately, people who cheat are in the minority, and most are like Gu Xiang, where their grades improve with effort and worsen without it.

  Gu Xiang was a bit worried, she felt that her position as the number one in her age group would definitely be lost.

  She used to think that the content of junior high school was simple, and she could have a good time in junior high school at least.

  But reality tells her that without hard work, it's impossible!

  On the eve of the monthly exam, Gu Xiang fought another bitter battle.

  She used to review according to her usual study habits, even before exams, she would go to bed by 10:30 at the latest.

  But now, as soon as she thinks of Chai Zi Yu, her fighting spirit is lifted.

  Holding on till midnight, breathless and heart still.

  Gu Xiang also had her mom pick up some instant coffee when she was buying groceries.

  She switched from milk to coffee at breakfast time.

  "Mom Gu looked at her with concern, 'You're only in 7th grade and you're already working so hard, what about the high school entrance exam? You've been looking pale lately, and those dark circles under your eyes...'"

  Gu Xiang couldn't listen to any advice, she now only knew that if she stayed for even a moment, she would be taken advantage of by this genuine and cheap middle school student Chai Zi Yu.

  She doesn't want to lose now!

  The little friends all found her abnormal.

  Lin Jiahuan was particularly surprised: "You said you always ranked first in the exams, why are you working so hard? This momentum of yours is frightening."

  Gu Xiang did her practice exercises without lifting her head: "It's all for the sake of being first in the exams."

  Tang Lu also followed up with advice: "It's really not necessary to be so desperate, it's just a monthly exam, you can do well if you perform according to your usual level."

  "No way, I want to be first." Gu Xiang said very seriously, "I want to be first."