That year, Gu Xinjiao transferred to a new school. About a month into the school year, she met Shen Qiushu.
Fifth grade! Shen Qiushu would live in Gu Xinjiao's heart forever, impossible to erase from then on.
Gu Xinjiao watched Shen Qiushu walk in and asked, "Hi, are you here to get the teacher to mark your homework too?"
Shen Qiushu glanced at her and replied calmly, "No, I came to deliver textbooks."
Gu Xinjiao: "..."
Gu Xinjiao: "Oh, I see. That's nice. I've been helping the math teacher mark homework in the office ever since class started."
Shen Qiushu: "Why?"
Gu Xinjiao had no way to explain, so she said, "Maybe they think I'm too good at math and have too much free time in class, so they found something for me to do?"
Shen Qiushu: "..."
Later...
Shen Qiushu chased after Gu Xinjiao. "Did you solve this math problem the same way?"
Gu Xinjiao: "No..."
Shen Qiushu: "Oh! So this is how you did it!"
Shen Qiushu: "Gu Xinjiao! Don't run. Let me see your notes!"
Gu Xinjiao thought, I'm doomed. I don't even read the textbook, so where am I supposed to get notes?
What could she do? Stay up all night writing them!
The next day, Gu Xinjiao saw her and said listlessly, dark circles under her eyes, "Here. Your notes."
Shen Qiushu: "Thanks, Gu Xinjiao. You're the best!"
Theme: Keep working hard and moving toward happiness.
