"July will be a month of make-up classes!"

As Teacher Chen stood there announcing this inhumane news, the students' resentment surged out of the classroom, which erupted like a boiling pot, with constant chatter.

Even among the top students, not a single one wanted to attend extra classes at school. July is the hottest time of year in Shenzhen, and the school had no air conditioning, only a few warm breezes from ceiling fans.

"My grades improved this year, and my parents were even saying they'd take me on a trip abroad in July, but now that's all ruined!"

"Then go in August!"

"I already made an appointment with a foreign teacher for English lessons in August, how could I be so unlucky!"

"My good days are over. Air conditioning and ice cream are the standard during summer vacation. Electric fans and tutoring are devils."

"Sigh, looks like there will be tutoring next summer vacation too."

"Tutoring is available not only during summer vacation, but also on Saturdays."

"Is my weekend just gone like this?"

"What a tragedy!"

"Let's call the education bureau to report this! Didn't they say tutoring is prohibited?"

"All crows under the sky are black. The school leaders have probably already reported the tutoring issue to the education bureau. Reporting it won't solve the problem, and you might even get a demerit. Think about what happened to that senior who reported the school's Saturday tutoring program."

"that is."

"Uh... I'd better not. The school's method is really effective; they're making an example of someone."

"Senior brother is truly a role model for us all."

"It's a pity that his revolution didn't succeed, otherwise we wouldn't have had summer tutoring."

"Revolutionaries will always fight to overthrow the atrocities committed by schools. For the sake of our younger schoolmates, we should not give up."

"You speak so righteously, then go ahead and report one! If you dare to report one, I'll acknowledge you as my father."

"Hehe, I wouldn't dare be your father. If your dad finds out, he'll definitely tell my dad that you're trying to harm me?"

"If I don't dare, I don't dare!"

"Well, let's just bear with it. We'll be liberated in two more years. Let's leave these uprising matters to the younger generation! Maybe the uprising will succeed once the Education Bureau gets a new leader."

"Two years! It feels like such a long time."

As Teacher Chen listened to the students' chatter from the podium, he was exasperated, his teeth grinding together. What kind of unlucky kids were these? Uprisings, revolutions, atrocities—their talk was getting more and more absurd.

Teacher Chen rolled up the book and tapped it on the podium. The students in the classroom immediately stopped talking and sat up straight, looking at the podium.

"What do you have to complain about? We teachers also tutor you during the summer vacation. We didn't get a vacation either."

"You can't help but gossip about the smallest things. You're sixteen now, not little kids."

Gu Fei, the hothead, loudly and without rebuttal, said, "Reporting to Teacher Chen, our class monitor is a child. He won't turn eleven until the second half of the year."

"Exactly! The class monitor gets to celebrate Children's Day!"

"Teacher Chen, didn't you give the class monitor an exercise book on Children's Day?"

"The devil is just a devil. He ruined a perfectly good Children's Day by making everyone miserable."

"I remember when my junior high school homeroom teacher, Ms. Lu, gave the class monitor a big bag of exercise books for his birthday."

"I don't want this kind of attention at all."

"Me too."

The classroom was out of control again. Teacher Chen kept taking deep breaths. He had never taught such a lively class of top students before. His previous students were all very obedient. They did whatever the teacher said and never argued or talked about it.

This class of students was the biggest stumbling block in his teaching career. They were all incredibly mischievous. Their grades were good, but sometimes they were just exasperating. They were like a group of immature children, just like elementary school students. Even the students in the regular classes weren't as lively as the students in his class.

If it weren't for their good academic performance, which the school leaders relied on to bring honor to the school, they would have dealt with them long ago and wouldn't have let it go.

Xia Minmin was lost in thought, completely unaware that she was the center of attention in the class. Goodbye, yurt!

My horseback riding trip in July was completely ruined. I don't know when I'll have the chance to see such beautiful scenery again, where the wind blows the grass low and you can see cattle and sheep.

It's a pity she's still a student without sovereignty, otherwise she would definitely travel all over the beautiful landscapes of her motherland.

Teacher Chen picked up her book again and tapped it on the podium. "I'll say this one last time: you can all go home and find your own mothers."

"The tuition and three meals a month will cost a total of eight hundred yuan. Remember to bring it with you on the 1st. I will collect it during the morning self-study session."

After saying that, Teacher Chen waved his hand, picked up his books and thermos and walked out of the classroom. Xia Minmin could tell from his back that he was exhausted. She didn't know whether meeting such a group of lively students was a blessing or a curse.

"Xiaomin is gone, we should go home now," Tang Meng said.

"oh."

Xia Minmin picked up her schoolbag and walked out of the classroom with Tang Meng. Suddenly, she felt a resistance. Someone was pulling on her schoolbag, and she subconsciously took a step back.

She steadied herself and looked back. Sure enough, it was Gu Fei again, that jerk. The only way she could beat him up was by sneaking up on him.

I don't know what he ate to grow up like that. He's 1.9 meters tall and has a muscular and strong body from years of exercise. Even after four or five years of boxing training, he still can't beat him.

No wonder boxing coaches say that if you encounter this type of person, you should avoid them and not confront them directly.

"Class monitor, wait for me and Xi Ang." Gu Fei let go of his schoolbag.

"Hmph, Gu Fei, do you want a beating?! If you need something, just call me. Can you please stop pulling on my backpack? If you do this again, don't blame me for being rude. This time I'm serious, not joking."

Xia Minmin emphasized her last sentence.

Gu Fei chuckled. This wasn't the first time he'd heard such harsh words. What a pity...

"Okay, class monitor, welcome to the next challenge."

Xia Minmin found Gu Fei's smile irritating, glared at him, and angrily pulled her best friend forward.

Tang Meng and Xi Ang both found it funny. Ever since Gu Fei's height increased dramatically in the first year of high school, he had been pulling his schoolbag more and more frequently, always deliberately teasing people until he annoyed them.

"Squad leader, I really need to talk to you. Don't walk so fast, it's good news."

He took three or four quick steps and then grabbed Xia Minmin's schoolbag.

"You're so annoying!"

Xia Minmin slapped Gu Fei's arm with a crisp sound, leaving a handprint on his arm instantly – she used all her strength.

Having avenged her great grudge, Xia Minmin finally felt relieved from her agitation. "Speak, what is it?"

Gu Fei rubbed his arm, which was red from being slapped, and said, "The most vicious heart is that of a woman."

"Serves you right! Are you going to talk or not? If you don't, I'm going home."

"What's the rush? Didn't you say you were planning to go to the grasslands to learn horseback riding in July? There's an equestrian club in Shenzhen. If you're interested, we can go together in August."

"us?"

"Yes, the four of us."

Xia Minmin and Tang Meng exchanged glances and both wanted to try it; the horseback riding scenes in martial arts dramas were simply too captivating.

"OK!"

The four of them walked and talked, discussing going to the club to learn horseback riding in August. They said goodbye at the school gate and went home.