"The Gaokao is just one hundred days away, classmates, it's time to get nervous!" the teacher stood at the podium, tirelessly repeating with great emphasis. "One hundred days, whether you strive hard in these one hundred days or not, will have a decisive impact on the path of your life, classmates!"
How many days were left until the Gaokao had almost become a mantra for every graduating class and every teacher. In anticipation of the Gaokao, extracurricular activities had become a legend, and students' ears were filled with nothing but Gaokao, Gaokao, Gaokao, every day was spent either reviewing or testing, testing, testing!
Even the teachers' attitudes had changed. In the past, if someone was late to class, they would get a few words of scolding, but now it was a simple, "Late again, huh? Hurry up and sit down. The first question has been covered already, you'll have to ask your classmates after class..."
