Jiang Xiaoli carried an empty backpack and strolled leisurely to Class 1 of Grade 11. At this time, the students who had arrived early were gathered in small groups chatting.

Just as she was about to find a seat in the last row, Xiao Muyu raised her arm and beckoned her over.

Xiao Muyu chose a seat in the third row of the two middle groups in the classroom. In front of her sat Yuan Man and a girl that Jiang Xiaoli did not know.

She sat down and put her schoolbag on the table. Yuan Man and her deskmate turned around at the same time. Xiao Muyu introduced her, "Xiao Li, her name is Tang Wanqiao. She was in the same class as me and Yuan Man in junior high school."

Tang Wanqiao has a pretty face, with a student-style haircut and glasses under her neat bangs. At first glance, she looks like a good student with a serious attitude towards learning.

Jiang Xiaoli smiled and waved, "Hello, my name is Jiang Xiaoli."

Tang Wanqiao smiled, "Hello, I know you. You're tied for first place with Xu Xing, that's impressive!"

Yuan Man couldn't help but remind her, "Jiang Xiaoli, I'm telling you, you're in big trouble! Lots of people are betting on this!"

"Oh? What are we betting on?" This piqued Jiang Xiaoli's interest.

Yuan Man stood up and sat facing the two of them. She moved closer to Jiang Xiaoli and said, "I heard that a lot of people are betting on what rank you'll get in the midterm exams!"

Xiao Muyu was also curious, "How many did they guess?"

Yuan Man glanced at Xiao Muyu, then at Jiang Xiaoli, "Most...most people guessed it was someone ranked 10th or lower in the grade..."

This made Jiang Xiaoli very unhappy.

"Bang!" She slammed her hand on the table. "Who do you think you are?!"

Yuan Man quickly pressed her down, "Don't worry, it's because many people think that the placement test is all multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions, and there's a lot of luck involved!"

Xiao Muyu laughed out loud, "If it's all about luck, this is clearly good for everyone!"

Jiang Xiaoli patted Xiao Muyu's shoulder in agreement, then nodded to Yuan Man, "Did you hear that?"

When Yuan Man saw her sticking close to Xiao Muyu with a smug look on her face, she said in a sour tone, "I'm just a messenger. If you're so capable, why don't you get first place in the midterm too!"

Their conversation was overheard by a group of girls chatting together nearby.

A girl with a slightly high ponytail glanced at Jiang Xiaoli and said, "It's already amazing that you can tie for first place with Xu Shen once. You're still fantasizing about getting first place in the midterm too. Don't you respect anyone else?"

Jiang Xiaoli burst out laughing.

A chubby girl next to the girl with the high ponytail objected, "What are you laughing at? Zhang Yuanyuan is wrong?"

When asked about her face, Jiang Xiaoli turned around and met the eyes of several girls across the aisle. She chuckled softly.

"Are you a police officer? Why do you care if people laugh or not? I'm already better than you, why should I care about you? I'm afraid of getting sand in my eyes!"

For a moment, the girls across the aisle stared wide-eyed. "You!"

They clearly didn't expect that the relatively unknown Jiang Xiaoli would directly retort to them.

Just then, the bell rang, and Xiao Muyu tugged at Jiang Xiaoli's sleeve, "Xiaoli, never mind, let's go to the opening ceremony first!"

Jiang Xiaoli turned around and smiled at Xiao Muyu and the other two, "Okay, we'll listen to Xiaoyu!"

Seeing that Jiang Xiaoli had stopped arguing with those people, Xiao Muyu secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Recently, she had come to realize just how sharp Jiang Xiaoli's tongue had become.

She was really afraid that on the first day of school, Jiang Xiaoli would make one of her classmates cry...

The school has junior high and senior high sections. Today was the opening ceremony, and the playground was packed with people.

However, they are easy to recognize; students in grades 8 and 9, as well as grades 11 and 12, all wear white and green sports uniforms.

Only the clothing of the first-year junior high students and the first-year senior high students was relatively mixed, and the first-year junior high students were generally shorter.

Jiang Xiaoli led Xiao Muyu and the other two directly to stand behind the sign for Class 1, Grade 1.

Chen Zhe smiled and nodded when he saw Jiang Xiaoli. Seeing that she wanted to walk to the back of the line, he deliberately caught her and made her stand in the first row, right next to the class sign!

Jiang Xiaoli glanced at Chen Zhe, then at the group of girls behind her, and vowed once again that she would drink more milk and get more sunshine when she got home!

Bored, she looked around and then glanced at the boy next to her. It was none other than Xu Xing, the one who had challenged her to a duel!

Jiang Xiaoli's mood suddenly improved a lot. It seemed that her homeroom teacher, Mr. Chen, who was balding, did not make any sarcastic remarks about her being short!

Look at that tall guy next to me!

She scrutinized him from head to toe, making Xu Xing feel somewhat uncomfortable.

"What's wrong?"

Jiang Xiaoli was very outgoing and friendly. "Nothing, nothing. Do you usually drink milk?"

Xu Xing was puzzled, but he still answered politely, "I drink it every morning and evening, why?"

Jiang Xiaoli nodded, with an expression that said, "I knew it." She raised her arm and patted Xu Xing's shoulder.

"Excellent! Keep it up!"

Xu Xing was completely baffled by her nonsensical questions and actions.

Just as he was about to chat with Jiang Xiaoli for a few more minutes, the loudspeaker sounded, and the opening ceremony officially began!

As in previous years, the national flag was raised and the national anthem was played, followed by speeches from various leaders...

"Next, please welcome a representative of the first-year high school students to the stage to speak!"

After hearing the host's words, Jiang Xiaoli nudged Xu Xing next to her with her elbow, "Hey, weren't you the top scorer in the city's high school entrance exam? How come you didn't even get a chance to speak to the new students?"

Xu Xing glanced to the side and saw that there were no teachers patrolling to check discipline. "I don't like it, so I refused."

Jiang Xiaoli gave him a thumbs up, "Indifferent to fame and fortune, that's great!"

They were standing in the front row, and their little actions were seen by the people behind them.

The girls who had just been arguing with Jiang Xiaoli in the classroom were practically grinding their back teeth to powder.

Zhang Yuanyuan, with her hair tied in a high ponytail, snorted, "So arrogant in front of us, but fawning over Xu Shen when he's around. Shameless!"

The chubby girl next to her, Yan Lin, wholeheartedly agreed, "Exactly! Let's see how long she can be so arrogant!"

Even Xiao Muyu, who was standing a little further back, couldn't help but purse her lips and mutter to Yuan Man in a low voice.

"What's wrong with these people? They don't even know Xiao Li, yet they talk so sourly. Is Xiao Li the kind of person who would fawn over Xu Xing?!"

Although Yuan Man's relationship with Jiang Xiaoli was just so-so, she had personally witnessed Jiang Xiaoli confronting Xu Xing yesterday.

She shrugged. "There's nothing I can do about it, Xu Shen's academic genius aura is just too strong!"

After the opening ceremony, Jiang Xiaoli reunited with Xiao Muyu and the others, and they returned to their classroom together.

The bell rang for the first class, and all the students were seated.

However, there were no classes scheduled for the first-year high school students this morning. The homeroom teacher, Chen, walked into the classroom with the class roster.

He stood on the podium and said, "Let's take attendance first!"

"Xu Xing!"

"arrive."

"Han Bo!"

"arrive!"

"Zhang Yuanyuan!"

"arrive!"

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