Small Town Rebirth: Starting From Birth

On the internet, people often commemorate their childhoods. Chen Bing, a young man from a small town who was one of them, found himself back 24 years ago, in the small town of his birth, after his ...

Chapter 311 Class uniform

Fang Anmin's angry face made Ma Shaolong think that he was doomed this time.

Just as he was utterly despondent and waiting for the other person to scold him, saying things like "What are your hands for?!", "You think you're the only one with legs?!", "You think you're so great?!", and "Look at how low your score was!", he didn't expect Fang Anmin to gradually withdraw his expression and wave him away indifferently, telling him and the students behind him to go back to their seats.

Although he suspected the homeroom teacher had taken the wrong medicine, Ma Shaolong wasn't so pathetic as to need the teacher to scold him to feel comfortable. So, without daring to utter a sound, he hurriedly slipped back to his seat, with his elite team naturally following behind.

After class monitor Zhang Xinyu and another girl moved the large bag containing the class uniforms to a suitable location, they also returned to their respective positions.

The classroom of Class 1, Grade 9 gradually quieted down. After seeing that two students who had gone out to take out the trash had returned, Fang Anmin said a few words and started a small class meeting that was not really a class meeting.

"Well, I have something to say. Everyone, please be quiet and listen to me."

Without getting up from his seat next to the podium, Fang Anmin sat there and said in a very easygoing manner, "We'll start taking graduation photos at nine o'clock tomorrow morning. Our class is Class 1, the first class to go. I won't say much more, but I hope that everyone will refrain from playing around and fooling around. Let's finish taking the photos as soon as possible and come back this morning so as not to delay our studies."

I just noticed our class uniforms arrived today. Tomorrow, make sure you're all neatly dressed and change into them. Some of the boys, wash your hair; don't embarrass yourselves. Girls, don't overdo it either; just wash your hair and face, and comb it neatly. Don't wear makeup, especially lipstick. The school leaders can see it clearly, and it won't look good in photos.

The graduation photo will be developed by a photo studio and given to everyone along with their admission notices after the high school entrance exams. The cost is ten yuan per person. In addition, the school will compile all the class photos and other materials into a thick graduation album. Students who want it can pay an extra twenty yuan. Class monitors, please remember to keep track of the costs.

The second thing is about the monthly exam a couple of days ago, which was the mock exam organized by our school. The results were handed out a couple of days ago, and you all know how it went. You also know how different it is from the midterm exam right after the pandemic, so I don't want to say more here; there's no point in saying more.

Today is June 17th, and there are less than 30 days left until the high school entrance exam. I hope that all students can... work hard in this final period and not have any regrets.

These words were completely unlike Fang Anmin's usual demeanor. The students watched as their homeroom teacher, who had been with them for three years, waved his hand and prepared to leave the classroom.

He really did just come to hold a class meeting.

"Oh, right." As he reached the door, Fang Anmin suddenly turned around and added, "There's one more thing. From today until the high school entrance exam, every day starting from the second evening self-study session, a teacher will come to check on the class and accompany everyone during evening self-study."

Today, your teacher, Ms. Yun, will be overseeing the class; tomorrow, it will be Ms. Wang. I'll post the teacher duty roster at the front tomorrow morning; those of you who are interested can take a look.

After saying that, Fang Anmin left without looking back. No one knew how many class meetings he had held in the past three years, or how many more were waiting for him to hold.

People's joys and sorrows are not shared. While Fang Anmin felt sad that this group of students was about to graduate, the carefree students were looking forward to the class uniforms in the bag.

A student who was positioned closer to the door opened the door a crack and peered out cautiously.

After confirming it was safe, he stood up, gesturing wildly towards the back row, but then lowered his voice and shouted, "The teacher's gone! Brother Long, are we going to hand out class uniforms?"

"Here I am!"

Ma Shaolong looked on with anticipation and took a few big strides to the podium.

Seeing this, Zhang Xinyu, as the class monitor, felt it wasn't quite right, but because she was also looking forward to it, she didn't stop them. She just repeatedly told them to keep their noise down and not to make too much noise when the other students got their class uniforms.

Understanding the principle of "entering the village quietly without firing a shot," Ma Shaolong, holding a list of clothing sizes, went to distribute the clothes to people one by one.

Although the classroom of Class 1, Grade 9 was not exactly quiet, it was still within a manageable range.

After this sneaky activity lasted for about ten minutes, the entire bag of class uniforms was finally distributed.

This clearly demonstrates the learning status of each individual in a class.

For students with good grades who are confident of getting into Experimental Middle School or No. 3 Middle School, and who do not intend to pursue a top class, there is no need for them to study hard before the exam.

They don't usually pay much attention to their studies, and they become increasingly relaxed as the high school entrance exam approaches.

Conversely, those students whose grades were slightly lower than theirs, who were not confident of getting into their ideal high schools, and those who wanted to pursue higher levels of education, were clearly more motivated to study.

The middle school entrance exam is not the college entrance exam, and the limited range of choices means that it cannot make all junior high school students feel the pressure.

For example, for the students in the back row, led by Ma Shaolong, whose grades were in the middle of the class, under the preferential enrollment policy for junior high schools in rural areas, getting into the regular class of the Experimental Middle School was a piece of cake, while the second-tier key school was too far away.

So, instead of just lying around and waiting to get into high school, they've already opened the packaging of their class uniforms and taken out the clothes to try them on.

There's reason to suspect that after class, they'll rush to the restroom to change into new clothes. One or two even started taking off their shirts right there in the classroom.

Because the scene was so beautiful, we turned our attention to the more ambitious students in the front row.

After receiving their class uniforms, they were excited, but they simply stuffed them into their desks, thinking they would admire them later after class.

Clearly, Shang Yunmiao held this view. She even went a step further, planning to wait until she got home to discuss it further.

As expected, several boys ran to the toilet after the bell rang.

Chen Bing, meanwhile, took Shang Yunmiao outside to get a glass of water and relax a bit. When they returned to the classroom, they saw several boys wearing black pants, white shirts, and light green ties standing in the back row, smugly admiring themselves in the mirror, striking poses, and complimenting each other.

After chuckling to himself, Chen Bing didn't pay much attention and instead led Shang Yunmiao back to their seats.

As expected, their teacher, Ms. Yun, came to check on their self-study during the last two periods. As a result, Chen Bing and her friend had an extra evening self-study session than usual, and only went home with Yun Xuan after the third period.