In the energetic morning, the three Huang sisters got ready early and stood at the door, like three happy little birds, waiting for their eldest brother Huang Wenbin to lead them. The sunlight shone on their brand new schoolbags, which were specially selected for them by Huang's father in a big store. The patterns on the schoolbags were colorful, just like their mood at the moment, full of anticipation and joy.

"Brother, why aren't you well yet?" Huang Wenxia shouted impatiently towards the yard, his voice revealing a hint of anxiety and anticipation.

"I'm coming, what's the rush?" Huang Wenbin finally showed up, pushing a polished bicycle and coming out triumphantly. He gently shook the front of the bike, as if showing off his "BMW" to his sisters.

"Brother, you ride a bike to school? Didn't you say the school is not far away?" Huang Wenrong asked in confusion, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

Huang Wenbin smiled slyly and said, "Of course I want to ride my dad's precious bike! Besides, riding a bike is so cool. What do you little girls know?"

The three sisters looked at each other, but Huang Wenbin ignored their doubts and got on his bicycle. "I won't take anyone with me. You just go out of the village and walk north along the main road and you will see the school. I will wait for you at the school gate." After that, he pedaled away.

Huang Wenrong looked at Huang Wenbin's receding back and shook his head helplessly: "Brother, what a fool!"

The three sisters had no choice but to jog forward. After more than ten minutes, they saw the shadow of the school. The school gate was already crowded with people. On the big iron gate hung the words "Daishan Mine Children's School", shining brightly in the sun.

The two vendors at the door were busy greeting the children, and the stalls were crowded with chattering children. Huang Wenbin also stopped there, staring intently at the colorful pictures. Huang Wenrong came forward and called him, and he came back to his senses.

"You three are pretty fast." The eldest brother said as he lazily pushed the cart and led them into the school gate.

Along the way, he introduced the layout of the school and the location of each grade to his sisters.

He pointed to the two-story building closest to the gate and said, "This is the first and second grades. Wenxia's second grade is upstairs."

Huang Wenbin walked into the office, his voice echoing in the quiet space: "Which class will Huang Wenxia, the second-year student, go to?"

A young male teacher raised his head slightly, his eyes quickly scanning the registration book in his hand, and then replied with a smile: "Huang Wenxia is in Class 1, in the first classroom at the front. I'll take you there."

After hearing this, Xu Mengyao hurriedly thanked the teacher, her voice clear and sincere. However, such gratitude made the young teacher look a little shy, and her cheeks flushed slightly.

Huang Wenbin glanced at her disapprovingly, as if chastising her for her excessive enthusiasm. Xu Mengyao paused for a moment, then realized that teachers in that era held a low status, their salaries less than half those of workers. She couldn't help but sigh, what a stark difference this present-day situation was.

After they settled Wenxia in, they ran into Grandma Qiu and Cheng Xin as soon as they stepped out of the classroom. Grandma Qiu's face was filled with smiles: "You guys came so early, is Wenxia also in Class 1?"

Huang Wenrong smiled and replied, "Yes, Grandma Qiu, now Xinxin and Xiaoxia can really be deskmates."

After hearing this, Grandma Qiu couldn't stop smiling. She patted Qiu Xin's head gently and said, "Go in quickly. I won't pick you up after school. You can go home with Xiaoxia."

Qiu Xin agreed happily and rushed into the classroom like a little bird.

After the three of them said goodbye to Grandma Qiu, they continued walking forward. Huang Wenbin took them to the last three-story teaching building and said:

"You two are both in this building. Go find your classes. I have to go to school."

Huang Wenrong asked curiously: "Brother, where is your school?"

Huang Wenbin turned around and pointed to a small gate on the other side of the wall. "It's right over there, but it's locked today. I have to take a detour through the main gate."

Following Huang Wenbin's guidance, the two looked through the gap in the small iron gate and saw a group of senior students playing and fighting happily in the campus next door. Their laughter and cheers seemed to be able to penetrate the low wall and reach their ears.

It turned out that Huang Wenbin's school was only separated from their school by a wall. This unexpected discovery made Xu Mengyao and Huang Wenrong feel a sense of novelty and closeness.

Huang Wenbin warned seriously: "See, my classroom is the one closest to the small door. If you two encounter any problems, just lie down here and shout, but don't shout at me if there is nothing wrong." After that, he turned and left.

Xu Mengyao and Huang Wenrong smiled at each other. After finding their class assignments in the office, they went to their respective classrooms.

The bell rang melodiously, breaking the silence of the classroom. A smiling female teacher walked into the classroom and greeted everyone warmly:

"Classmates, today is the first day of school. Let's start by arranging the seats. Now, students whose names I call, please go to the classroom door one by one. Boys and girls, divide into two teams, and line up in order of height."

Xu Mengyao walked out of the classroom and compared her height with the student at the front of the line. She found that she was half a head taller than the students in the first row, so she stood in the middle of the line with peace of mind.

Listening to the occasional responses and conversations from her classmates, she discovered that most of them were old classmates she had known before, or long-term classmates. As a new face, she naturally had few opportunities to interrupt.

Soon, the teacher began to let the students in the front row enter the classroom and choose seats, and specifically instructed: "Short students, please sit in the first two rows."

Everyone followed the teacher's instructions and made appointments with friends they knew to sit together. Xu Mengyao didn't care, as she knew she could still get good grades even if she sat outside the door.

When her name was called and she entered the classroom, she found that the seats in the front and back rows were already occupied. It seemed that both the "top students" in the front row and the "slacking off" in the back row were popular spots that students were vying for.

She walked to a girl in the third row and was about to sit down when she heard the girl say, "There's someone here."

Xu Mengyao had no choice but to turn around and continue looking for a seat when the boy in the fourth row suddenly looked up. He was very handsome, with fair skin and clear, bright eyes. His eyelashes were thick and his nose was straight, but his lips were thin and not very rosy. His hair fell softly in front of his forehead, adding a sense of fragility.

So she politely asked, "Hello, can I sit here?"

The boy was stunned for a moment, then nodded. Xu Mengyao smiled and said "thank you," then sat down. She thought to herself: This little classmate looks like a little puppy!