At school, everything felt new and exciting to Xie Li.

Linjiang No.1 Middle School is located in the bustling city center, adjacent to the moat, offering a quiet environment amidst the hustle and bustle, and also covers a very large area.

Xie Li got off the car at the main gate and walked through the campus, dazzled by the sights.

Besides the teaching buildings, there are also a library, an archery range, a gymnasium, and laboratories, and even a farmland, which is said to be for students to experience growing vegetables.

Xie Li was stunned, but she only wanted to study and didn't want to farm, so she didn't really like this experimental field.

Meanwhile, a few people nearby were quite cheerful, secretly plotting to take advantage of the crowds and chaos of the first day of school to steal some fruit from the experimental field...

Xie Li listened without saying a word, but a soft yet righteous female voice said, "Isn't this a bit inappropriate? Others worked hard to grow it, and it's even useful..."

Xie Li turned her head and saw the girl standing behind her with a schoolbag on her back.

The girl was petite with fair skin, and her straight, slender calves were visible beneath her school uniform.

Her expression was serious and earnest, and her large, watery eyes seemed to hold a hint of moisture, instantly arousing a protective instinct in people.

Unfortunately, the girls who were talking were annoyed and rolled their eyes, saying, "Mind your own business!"

The fruit grown in this experimental field is not usually eaten. When people say they want to steal some to eat, it's just casual talk for fun. Who would be short of fruit? Most of the students at Linjiang No.1 Middle School come from wealthy families and eat imported fruit, so they don't really care.

The girl in the lead was tall and had an unfriendly expression: "You country bumpkin, mind your own business."

With that, the group of people left in a flurry.

Xie Li looked at Ming Xiaoxiao, who was standing there, and didn't know whether he should go up to comfort her or quietly slip away and pretend he didn't know anything.

The other person stood there, looking bewildered, with tears welling up in their large eyes, clearly hurt. Yet, they bit their lip, stubbornly refusing to shed a single tear.

Xie Li thought for a moment, but before he could make a decision, the girl in the lead suddenly turned around and said, "By the way, um, you."

Xie Li exclaimed, bewildered, "You're asking me?"

The girl nodded haughtily: "Yes, it's you, freshman?"

Xie Li didn't answer the question about whether he was a freshman or not. Instead, he said seriously, "I'm a country bumpkin too."

She could roughly tell that these girls were very proud and probably came from well-off families. Like Jiang Baili, they were little princesses who had been pampered since childhood.

Although she really wanted to make friends with the city people, the premise was that she couldn't hide her identity. Otherwise, once they became friends and learned about her background, wouldn't those who minded feel disgusted, like they'd swallowed a fly?

The girl stared at Xie Li for a long time, but finally swallowed the question, "What skincare products do you use? How come your skin is so white?"

He gave a soft snort before actually leaving.

Xie Li turned his head and saw Ming Xiaoxiao still standing in the same spot with her back straight, her expression still showing a hint of stubbornness.

Xie Li tentatively reached out his hand: "Hi?"

Ming Xiaoxiao blinked, dispelling the tears in her eyes, and forced a smile: "Xie Li, what a coincidence."

She actually saw Xie Li walking this way and chased after him to invite him to come along.

After all, there were arrogant young ladies everywhere in this school, with an air of superiority. Even though she had worked part-time at the school during the summer vacation and was already very familiar with the school, she still felt a sense of inferiority.

Xie Li, who also came from a poor mountain village, was the best partner for them to join forces with.

I never expected to run into such an unreasonable group of people. They really are rich young ladies; they all seem to want to do whatever they want.