A few days later, in the office of the homeroom teacher Hu Jianjun, Chen Bing sat in the chair that Hu Jianjun had brought over.

"Are you sure?"

Chen Bing nodded, indicating that she would choose politics, history, and geography as her subjects and not change them.

Seeing his resolute expression, Hu Jianjun felt that as a geography teacher and Chen Bing's likely future homeroom teacher, he should act even happier, perhaps even jumping up and shouting to express his high regard for Chen Bing.

But whether out of pride or to uphold the authority of a teacher, he ultimately did not do so. He simply smiled faintly and used his computer to confirm the subject selection plan for Chen Bing.

At this point, Chen Bing's subject selection was finalized, but his life still held infinite possibilities.

Just as he was about to leave the office, Hu Jianjun suddenly called out to him.

"that……"

Hearing the teacher call, Chen Bing turned around and saw an embarrassed expression on the other person's face, as if their pride had been broken. This expression, like that of someone about to confess their feelings, appearing on the face of a middle-aged male teacher was truly indescribable.

Chen Bing was stunned, and then she heard Hu Jianjun say awkwardly, "So, I'll probably still be your homeroom teacher from now on. So, although I'm not as influential as the principal, in this little corner of the classroom, if you need anything, just come to me, and I'll do whatever I can for you."

After saying that, he turned his head away and waved impatiently at Chen Bing, urging him to leave quickly.

After leaving the office in a daze, Chen Bing suddenly laughed on her way back to class.

Well, I never expected that Teacher Hu, who is usually so serious, would actually have such a sissy-like appearance.

It's often said that the world will only become more friendly when people become better. Chen Bing thought this was a good point, but it seemed it could be extended further like this.

The world only becomes more friendly when people become excellent. But if you want the world to be sincere, you must be sincere and friendly to others on the basis of excellence.

...

For Shang Yunmiao, choosing a major didn't mean things would be easier. In the final exams of the first semester of her first year of high school, although she studied hard, her grades remained mediocre. Instead of improving, they dropped slightly to fourth in the grade.

The drop was even more pronounced in the city-wide rankings. During the high school entrance exam, he was ranked around 80th or 90th in the city, but by the end of the semester, he had fallen out of the top 100 and dropped to 207th.

On the bright side, Xiao Shang performed exceptionally well in the high school entrance exam, so maintaining this ranking is not bad.

She's probably reached a plateau, and whether she can make further progress depends on what happens after she specializes in a particular subject.

In short, although it's a bit of a disappointment that it's a step backward compared to the high school entrance exam, it's still pretty good overall.

Huh? What, you're asking about Chen Bing's grades? That goes without saying! A total score of 1034, leading the second-place student by 31 points, securing her the top spot in the city's final exams. Even more impressive is that, aside from her unfortunate second-place finish in English (148 points) and a third-place finish in Chemistry (99 points due to a minor mistake), she achieved first place in all other subjects citywide.

Such dazzling achievements are no longer just an honor for the Shangping Experimental Sect. Nearly half of the nearly 100,000 immortal disciples from dozens of sects in the entire Chaojin Domain in 2020 have heard from their elders and sect leaders that the genius who scored full marks in the high school entrance exam back then has been able to continue to dominate for eternity after such a long period of time.

Countless talented individuals from various top sects have set their sights on defeating him, and have been diligently studying in seclusion during the winter break, even studying hard on the first few days of the Lunar New Year.

So what was Chen Tianjiao, whom so many people were thinking about, doing on the night of the third day of the Lunar New Year? The answer is that he went out to eat hot pot with his family.

I had planned to travel during this winter break, but my carefully chosen destination was locked down due to the pandemic just before I was supposed to leave. My flights there were naturally canceled, and my travel plans were ruined.

Considering that going out to play could lead to being locked down in the local area, and would also cause some trouble for the country and society, everyone unanimously decided not to go out after the flights were canceled.

The first year of high school, from August 2020 to September 2021, can be considered the most relaxed period during the three years of the pandemic. If we couldn't even travel during the winter break in February, then the following two years were even more difficult.

Having made this mental preparation, Chen Bing spent half of the winter vacation at home with Shang Yunmiao in a rather ordinary manner.

During these two weeks, there was some romance, but of course, we didn't neglect our studies either.

After completely abandoning the three science subjects, Shang Yunmiao no longer seemed to be studying with the same bitterness and resentment. It was clear that after half a month of my tutelage, Shang Yunmiao's grades should have improved.

Of course, one should reward oneself for making progress, but Shang Yunmiao did not readily accept her suggestion that "I will sneak to your house tonight to sleep with you, and remember to open the door for me."

That's true. It's Shang Yunmiao who made progress, so why should I be the one receiving the reward?

Although she comforted herself with this thought, Chen Bing couldn't help but look at Shang Yunmiao with a hint of resentment.

I've tried so hard to help you, can't you reward me once in a while, you big idiot Shang Yunmiao! I'm not playing with you anymore!

Although she had basically achieved freedom in kissing, hugging, lifting up (in reality), and even touching his feet, the insatiable Chen Bing was always thinking about whether she could achieve a breakthrough this winter vacation?

Putting aside other things, at least let's have another experience of sleeping together in each other's arms, right? It's been a long time since Chen Bing last slept in each other's arms with Xiao Shang, so long that Chen Bing had almost forgotten what it felt like.

Of course, he didn't want a short lunch break, but an overnight one!

With this longing to sleep together, half of the winter vacation passed, and the New Year was over.

As mentioned before, Shang Yunmiao's grandmother passed away. With this, she no longer has grandparents or maternal grandparents, and she also no longer has a "hometown" to return to during the Spring Festival.

Naturally, this year's Spring Festival was spent together at home by both families. Although it wasn't a large, lively gathering of more than ten people, it still had a lively atmosphere.

Peace and joy, this year's Spring Festival went quite well. Most importantly, both families were together, which gave me a bit of a post-marital experience.

The only regrettable thing is that this post-wedding experience card did not cover sleep time, so on New Year's Eve, Shang Yunmiao, who neither stayed up late nor stayed up all night, went home to sleep after eating and playing at home for a while.

A few days after New Year's Eve, although the fun of visiting temple fairs, watching movies, and having fun at home was quite enjoyable in the festive atmosphere, Chen Bing still felt a little uneasy.

And so, it came to the third day of the Lunar New Year. At this time, when Chen Bing was being thought of by countless talented men, the two families went out again to find a place to have hot pot.