Lin Feng looked at Hua Kai and said, "The girl sitting in the back seat is a bit unfamiliar. How about you and I are in the same group, and we can chat for a bit?"

Hua Kai stood up and said, "Okay, teacher." She was very clear that she was a student, so she quickly stood up when the teacher asked a question.

Lin Feng asked Hua Kai in English, "What's your name?"

Hua Kai replied in English, "My name is Hua Kai."

Lin Feng then asked in English, "Are you a new student?"

Hua Kai replied in English, "I was late because of family reasons. I was originally in this class."

Lin Feng was surprised by the girl's excellent English pronunciation. Intrigued, he continued to ask in English, "Your spoken English is so good, do you have a private tutor?"

Hua Kai continued in English, "No, it's just that I like English, I read a lot of English magazines, and I practice a lot on my own."

Lin Feng was overjoyed upon hearing this and nodded repeatedly. Then, he addressed his classmates in Chinese, saying, "Who among you understood the conversation between Hua Kai and me just now?"

No one raised their hand at this point, because they could understand the beginning, but many of the words Hua Kai said later were words they hadn't learned.

Lin Feng smiled and said to Hua Kai, "Hua Kai, sit down. You have a very good attitude towards learning. Keep up the good work. If you like reading English magazines, you can borrow them from me during breaks."

Hua Kai said, "Thank you, Teacher Lin." Then she sat down. She hadn't wanted to stand out, but her abilities wouldn't allow it.

At this point, the students started whispering among themselves. They hadn't expected that Hua Kai, who came from the countryside, would have such good English. After all, there were very few English teachers in rural areas at that time. A middle school might only have one or two English teachers, and they would basically only teach textbook knowledge. Who would have thought that someone's spoken English would be so good?

Lin Feng recounted his conversation with Hua Kai to everyone, encouraging them to learn from Hua Kai and practice their spoken English. He then randomly checked the conversations of several pairs of classmates, provided feedback, and finally began studying the new text.

Hua Kai listened attentively in class, not daring to daydream because she was afraid Lin Feng would call on her again.

After class, Zhang Miao and her deskmate Yu Hongdi came to find Hua Kai to go to the toilet together. Hua Kai knew the toilet culture in school, and those who went to the toilet together were usually close friends. If you went to the toilet alone, you could easily be isolated. So she quickly went to the toilet with Zhang Miao and her deskmate.

Yu Hongdi is a very outgoing person. She is a day student in the city, not very tall, with small eyes, and a friendly, smiling face.

As Yu Hongdi left the classroom, he told Hua Kai and Zhang Miao about the interesting things happening at school.

Hua Kai discovered that this classmate Yu was indeed quite gossipy. It had only been a few days since the start of the semester, and she had already dug up almost all the news about the entire school. She had the potential to be an entertainment reporter. Hua Kai listened with a smile as Yu Hongdi talked about the school's most beautiful girls and most handsome boys, and found it quite interesting.

It's still a dry toilet, located in the northwest corner, requiring you to cross the playground. This allows students to exercise more during breaks, which is not bad.

At this moment, Hua Kai truly felt that she was a high school student in the 1990s.

Of course, her beautiful appearance still attracted a lot of people. After all, it was during recess, the time when the playground was most crowded, and some boys had already started asking which class the girl was in.

However, Hua Kai was unaware of all this; her mind was entirely focused on experiencing high school life.

The next two classes were relatively peaceful. After school, she went to the cafeteria with Zhang Miao, Li Xiang, and Zhang Weifang.

In the cafeteria, Hua Kai was still the center of attention. One of Li Xiang's male classmates from high school even came over to greet Li Xiang, just to get to know Hua Kai.

Hua Kai, who was just beginning to appreciate her beautiful appearance, hadn't quite gotten used to it yet. In her past life, she had wondered what it would be like if she were a beautiful woman, but she couldn't come up with anything. After all, she wasn't a beauty, and her imagination was too far removed from reality.

Now she is experiencing this treatment, especially during her student days, at the age when she is just beginning to experience romantic feelings. She doesn't know whether it's good or bad, but this is who she is, and she needs to adapt as soon as possible.

After dinner, on the way back to the dormitory, Zhang Miao smiled as she looked at the blooming flowers: "What a beauty! Li Xiang has never spoken to us before. This girl is so pretty, she's just different."

Hua Kai laughed at herself: "I don't want people to only see my appearance, so I have to study hard."

Li Xiang pursed his lips and joked, "That's too much. If you have to be good-looking and talented too, what are the rest of us supposed to do?"

Hua Kai smiled and said, "What if I get arrogant from all this praise?"

Zhang Miao said, "Then how about you treat us to ice cream?"

Li Xiang nudged Zhang Miao and said, "What's there to eat? It doesn't cost money." She had heard that Hua Kai hadn't come to school because of family difficulties, so she came to her rescue.

Zhang Miao was a simple-minded person, scratching his head: "I was just kidding."

Hua Kai looked at them and smiled from the bottom of her heart: "I have money. Do you want to hear about my family's messy affairs?"

Anyway, there's nothing wrong with talking about what happened with my stepmother, and I'm not afraid of it getting out. That's just how it is, and these girls are friends I acknowledge.

Li Xiang said, "Is it convenient to talk about it?"

Hua Kai smiled and continued, "I won't bring it up if it's inconvenient. Just don't find it annoying to hear about it."

Li Xiang said, "We won't tell anyone."

Hua Kai nodded and began to talk about her family: "I have a stepmother who has been exploiting our family for years. She takes half of our harvest. We are farmers who rely on the land, so we have always had a hard time. This year, we couldn't take the oppression anymore, so we rebelled. In addition, the national policies have improved, and my parents have been able to do business at the market, so our lives have gotten better."

She couldn't go into too much detail, but that was enough. At least her classmates would know what was going on and understand her better. Otherwise, they would be too cautious, and that wouldn't be honest enough.

After hearing what Huakai said, the three girls understood what was going on. They couldn't help but sigh, saying that in their village, every family had a stepmother, and how stepmothers abused their stepsons.

Hua Kai didn't want the girls to have too much prejudice against the word "stepmother." After all, there are good stepmothers too, and you can't generalize. In her past life, one of her classmates was a stepmother who treated her very well, raising her from eight months old as if she were her own child. So Hua Kai shared some positive examples with the girls.

As they talked, they returned to their dorm room. The students in the next dorm room were also from their class, and they came over to get to know Hua Kai.

During evening self-study, Yu Zhiming gave Hua Kai his handwriting from the first few days of the semester, telling her to take a look and ask him if she couldn't understand it.

Hua Kai copied it once and basically memorized it all. There was nothing she didn't know, but in order to show that she was serious, she still asked Yu Zhiming a few questions.