Chapter 447: No matter how hard you try, you can't win

As soon as the news of holding the so-called "Teachers and Students Fun Sports Meeting" was disclosed, it caused a lot of discussion in Ruxu No. 2 Middle School and became a new hot topic besides the last "municipal joint examination that awarded huge bonuses".

Originally, such a small activity should not have attracted such much discussion, but student life is mainly focused on studying, and there are not many activity classes.

However, if it is a famous school, it will pay more attention to quality education and carry out more extracurricular activities, but in a small place like Ruxu, there are really not many activities that can be organized.

While test-takers in small places like Ruxu No. 2 Middle School were still staying in the classroom, working hard on their exams, students from a famous university in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou or Shenzhen had already boarded a plane and went abroad to start their life as exchange students.

"Brother Niu, what are you going to participate in?"

In Ruxu No. 2 Middle School, in the Grade 3 (27) classroom, after Zhou Yu announced the event, the students' reactions were exactly the same as those of the students in the Grade 3 (26) classroom next door. They all seemed very happy.

Judging from the reactions of these students, the intensive study during this period has really squeezed these children enough. Now that such an entertaining activity has been organized with great difficulty, everyone is very interested in it. This can be seen even from Niu Dehua, who is not very interested in group activities.

Niu Dehua was also very exhausted during this period. In 24 hours a day, except for the necessary rest time and meal time, the rest of the time was basically all spent by Niu Dehua on memorizing and doing exercises. Even the time for going to the toilet was squeezed out by Niu Dehua, and half of the time was used for studying. Xu Li and others saw this and called Niu Dehua a ruthless man.

That’s not all. In order to save more time, Niu Dehua even thought about not going home for lunch and just eating in the school cafeteria. Last time, the school rewarded students who did well in the exams and issued a wave of cafeteria meal cards, which gave Niu Dehua an excuse not to go home for lunch.

In the last city joint examination, there were only a handful of people in the liberal arts class who received city ranking awards. Niu Dehua's results were naturally not excluded, but he could still get the school awards.

The prize money was not much, only 400 yuan, but due to Niu Dehua's score and ranking, in addition to the reward, he also received an extra meal card. Niu Dehua looked at the card and saw that there was a full 600 yuan in it. So, Niu Dehua got a total of nearly 1,000 yuan this time.

The bonus was 400 yuan. After Niu Dehua returned home, he told his parents about it. His parents were very happy, but they did not agree with Niu Dehua's suggestion to give the bonus to them.

According to Niu's parents, this money was earned by Niu Dehua's achievements and was very meaningful to him, so they decided not to take it and let Niu Dehua keep it.

Seeing that his parents were so open-minded, Niu Dehua took the opportunity to put forward his own ideas.

It takes a lot of time to go home from school every day, so he thought he could just eat at school to save some time. It happened that the school rewarded him with a meal card this time. If he didn't eat at school, he wouldn't be able to use up the money to buy snacks, so he might as well eat at school.

At first, Niu's mother was not very happy about it. She felt that regardless of whether the food in the cafeteria was delicious, it was not as clean as at home. But after Niu Dehua explained that this was to save time for studying, Niu's mother agreed with Niu Dehua's approach.

Domestic parents, as long as the situation is not too outrageous, generally pay more attention to their children's academic performance. If there is a way to improve their children's grades, they will always find ways to do it. If the children take the initiative to do it, they will be even happier.

So after considering for a moment, Niu's mother agreed, but she also had a request, asking Niu Dehua not to be too frugal, to combine meat and vegetables, and to eat more delicious food. For this reason, Niu's mother even took out a few hundred yuan more and asked Niu Dehua to put it into her meal card. Niu Dehua couldn't refuse, so he had to take it.

So recently, Niu Dehua no longer went home after school at noon and in the afternoon. He had lunch and dinner at school and only had breakfast at home. He would return home after evening self-study.

When Xu Li cue Niu Dehua, Niu Dehua was thinking about whether to buy chicken legs or spare ribs after school. Braised pork is also good, you can consider it, but it's a bit expensive!

What, pressed duck? I can’t eat pressed duck. I will never eat it in my life. I have been eating it since I was a child. No matter how delicious it is, I will never eat it again!

Oh, and there is rice. I have to ask the aunt to give me more. Every time I get rice, one portion is never enough. Niu Dehua has to go to the rice window again and get another portion before he can be full.

Or I just lack experience!

Niu Dehua decided that the next time he went to get food, he would tell the auntie and ask her to give him two more spoonfuls.

The meal in the cafeteria of Ruxu No. 2 Middle School costs 50 cents. You can eat as much as you want with just 50 cents, so there is no problem of the cafeteria auntie cutting down on the rice.

Those from less advantaged families only need to spend fifty cents for a bowl of white rice, plus a free bowl of nutritious soup with some pickles, and they can have a full meal in the cafeteria.

The reason for doing this is, of course, not because the person in charge of the canteen is kind-hearted, but because the school requires it. Although there are very few students who are so poor that they cannot even afford to eat, and even if there are such poor students, Lao Wang and others have done research in advance. In addition to issuing various subsidies, they will also prepare an extra canteen meal card issued by the school, which contains a fixed amount of several hundred yuan per month. But by doing this, at least those students who have a big appetite can benefit, right?

"Ah, I'm going to order one portion of braised pork and one portion of fried fish fillet!"

Thinking of the food he was going to eat soon, Niu Dehua couldn't help but drool. To be honest, the braised pork in the school cafeteria was really good, fat but not greasy, and delicious, especially the soup. Just pouring it on the rice, Niu Dehua could finish a large plate of rice without eating any vegetables.

It's just too expensive, 5 yuan per serving, but the portion is not small, and Niu Dehua thinks it's okay to eat it occasionally.

Although the braised pork is expensive, this dish is widely praised for its good taste and large portion and is very popular. Therefore, the braised pork window is crowded with people every day, and if you go to the cafeteria a little later, you will find an empty cafeteria.

This also led to the fact that Niu Dehua was unable to get this dish after going to the cafeteria several times before, so that every time during the last class, Niu Dehua would run to the cafeteria on time as soon as the bell rang, as if there was a dog chasing him.

Xu Li: ?????

Xu Li was dumbfounded. What was going on?

I'm asking you which event you plan to attend with me, and you tell me what you are going to eat later?

No, brother, are we on the same channel?

"No, Brother Niu, are we really that hungry recently?"

Xu Li couldn't hold it in any longer, and smiled at Niu Dehua and joked, "Am I asking if you want to eat braised pork? I'm asking about the activities our class teacher mentioned. Are you planning to sign up for any project?!"

"Oh, you're talking about this!"

After hearing Xu Li's question clearly, Niu Dehua felt a little embarrassed. "Hey, sorry, sorry, I thought you were asking me what I want to eat later. You asked me what project I want to sign up for... Just sign up for any one. The activity is quite interesting, but I'm not interested!"

No way, you're not interested in this at all?

Hearing Niu Dehua's answer, Xu Li widened his eyes and felt a little unbelievable.

After all, Xu Li has seen the world. He has seen these activities organized by Zhou Yu countless times. The reason why he is still very interested in it... well, it's just that Xu Li is simply a crowd-pleaser. He thinks it's more lively when there are more people around, so he wants to join in.

So many people, my god, how much fun would it be to have fun with everyone?!

But when Niu Dehua said he was not interested, Xu Li was a little surprised.

Having been in Ruxu No. 2 Middle School for such a long time, Xu Li knew everything about the school.

"Brother Chicken, Brother Chicken!"

Xu Li did not immediately respond to Niu Dehua's words. Under Niu Dehua's puzzled gaze, Xu Li instead looked at his deskmate and said, "Brother Ji, stop writing! I have a question for you!"

Ji Nianping put down the pen in his hand and looked at Xu Li in confusion. "What's the matter, Brother Xu? What's your question? Let me make it clear first. I have four things I won't reply to! First, I won't answer questions about my privacy because..."

"I'm not interested in your privacy," Xu Li stopped Ji Nianping from going crazy and asked, "Before I came to Ruxu No. 2 Middle School, did our school often organize the activities that the class teacher mentioned?"

"ah......."

Ji Nianping thought for a moment, thought carefully, and gave Xu Li a definite answer, "No!"

Then, as if to show his serious attitude, Ji Nianping added, "At least in the more than two years that I have been at Ruxu No. 2 Middle School, I have never seen such things."

"Okay, it's okay. Brother Ji, just continue writing the test paper! Oh, and remember to copy the Chinese test paper for me later!"

After getting Ji Nianping's answer, Xu Li turned around with satisfaction and looked at Niu Dehua, who was still confused. "Brother Hua, our school has never held such an event before. Aren't you excited?! We don't have to go to class, and we can all play together. How great is that!"

Niu Dehua smiled, "I didn't say I wouldn't sign up. Didn't the class teacher say that we must sign up for one... Well, let's sign up for tug-of-war. As for the others, you guys can just play!"

Xu Li was a little speechless. "Why do you act like a middle-aged man in his thirties? You look so old! You are only 18, Brother Niu, show some youthful vigor! Don't act like my dad!"

Niu Dehua was not annoyed, and answered Xu Li cheerfully, "The game is indeed fun, but I'm really not that interested. It's good for me to stand by and watch you play, and cheer you on! The important thing is to participate, and cheerleading also counts as participation!"

Xu Li was really helpless because of Niu Dehua. He felt that Niu was good in every way, but there was one thing that was not good. He was too calm. He didn't look like he was only one year older than him. Instead, he looked older than the head teacher, Mr. Zhou. He looked a bit like his father, Xu Jiacheng, who was of the same age.

But apart from studying, Niu Dehua probably just seemed like a person of their age and would have a lot of fun chatting with Xu Li and the others when it came to gossip and games.

Especially when talking about certain resource-related topics, Niu Dehua's performance was completely different from his usual calm image. He was like an experienced driver, leading them to race on the highway.

The time when Xu Li felt that Niu Dehua deserved to be deified was when they were talking about anime. It was the latest anime that had just come out, called Attack on Titan. Xu Li only watched one episode and was instantly fascinated by it. He thought it was a masterpiece.

After watching the latest episode, Xu Li couldn't wait to share his discovery of this masterpiece with his friends.

"Attack on Titan? Oh, I've seen this, um, the uncensored version. By the way, do you want the torrent? Let me look for it... sait-002, it seems to be this one."

Xu Li: “???????”

Ji Nianping: “???????”

Ouyang Ming: “???????”

When I type this series of question marks, it’s not that I think there’s something wrong with me, but that I think there’s something wrong with you!

It was also during this time that Xu Li and his friends discovered the other side of Niu Dehua beneath his calm appearance.

"Okay, okay," Xu Li was somewhat helpless, and turned to look at Ouyang Ming who was next to Niu Dehua, "Brother Ming, what about you? You are the class monitor, you have to stand up! You are not planning to learn from Brother Niu, are you?"

Ouyang Ming has become much more cheerful recently, especially after receiving the bonus from the city-level joint examination. The gloomy aura around him has dissipated a lot.

Hearing this, Ouyang Ming smiled and said, "I guess I will just sign up for a tug-of-war... There are a lot of things to do in the class. I have to help the teacher arrange and organize the class during the event. You know, our head teacher is busy, and it is inevitable that we have to take care of two classes..."

Well, you are worthy of being the squad leader. You really think long-term. You should not be in Anhui Province, you should be in Shandong Province!

Helpless, Xu Li could only look at his good big brother, "Brother Ji, we are a team of four, so we have to rely on the two of us to show our prowess!"

"The collective honor of our Senior 3 (27) class of 61 people rests on the shoulders of the two of us!"

Ji Nianping, who was concentrating on writing the test paper, was stunned. "Ah? Not really?"

After thinking for a while, Ji Nianping replied with a smile, "Oh, how can I, with my small body, bring honor to the class? Just go, Brother Xu!"

Xu Li was a little disappointed, "The head teacher said there are prizes."

Ji Nianping straightened his expression and said seriously, "But then again, we students have to think about the class. If I don't play, who will?!"

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“What a hearty performance!”

Although the 'senior class teacher team' represented by Zhou Yu unfortunately lost to the 'veteran team' led by Principal Lao Wang in the final of the tug-of-war competition, the players on both sides felt that it was a thrilling duel.

Seeing that the winner had been decided, the students surrounding the game stopped cheering for their class teachers and instead started cheering and celebrating for the winner.

The other teachers and students were standing beside the contestants, happily discussing the fierce competition that had just taken place. Ji Nianping, who was standing outside the crowd, was quietly complaining to his friends about the tug-of-war finals, saying, "Our head teacher's acting is really good! He seemed to be gritting his teeth and fighting hard against our old principal, but in the end he couldn't win despite his best efforts and ended up losing regretfully."

Hearing Ji Nianping's low complaints, Niu Dehua, Ouyang Ming and Xu Li, who were standing beside him and watching the game, did not say anything. They just smiled as a response to Ji Nianping's words.

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