On September 1st, Liu Jiu, wearing her school uniform, ruffled her short hair, picked up her schoolbag, and headed off to school.
"Liu Jiu, wait for me."
Gu Xuanyi was wearing the same school uniform as Liu Jiu, carrying a schoolbag, and flicked his hair, which was slightly longer than Liu Jiu's.
"Hurry up, what are you dawdling about in the room for? You'll be late."
After entering the second year of junior high school, they have to arrive at school 20 minutes earlier than they did in elementary school.
"She's admiring herself indoors, combing her hair five or six times."
Sanqi complained a bit about her brother, saying, "Seriously, his hair is even longer than his sister's."
Gu Xuanyi ignored Sanqi's complaints and quickly pulled Liujiu away, otherwise they would be really late.
After washing up, Sanqi sat down at the table to eat, her movements elegant and unhurried.
"Sanqi, is your school uniform too short? Ask your teacher if they have any larger sizes, maybe one or two sizes bigger, so we can buy another set."
Bonnie thought to herself, "The 69-inch uniform is too short now. Both kids have grown taller, but the 69-inch uniform is too small. I can't even pick it up again. The edges are all frayed."
Gu Xuanyi's old school uniform was no longer suitable; he had given it all away.
"Okay, Mom, I'll ask the teacher today."
Sanqi looked at the trouser legs that were too short and found them quite displeasing.
After finishing his meal and washing the dishes, Sanqi got ready for school. Unlike Liujiu, Sanqi's school uniform was still brand new. After washing it, he ironed it neatly himself, showing off his meticulous little boy skills.
Bonnie finished the final touches and it was time for her to go to work.
The family left home in several separate groups.
At the school, in the junior high section, Liu Jiu and her classmates returned to school yesterday. The classes had been reassigned, and the homeroom teacher had also changed. Liu Jiu and Xuan Yi were assigned to the same class.
In this era, graduating from junior high school meant you could take over a factory job, so those who didn't do well in school and couldn't get into high school would go home after graduating from junior high.
Therefore, in the second year of junior high school, the school reorganized the classes, grouping those with good grades who were preparing for high school or vocational school together, and those who were just looking to get a junior high school diploma and consider their task done together.
In her class of 69, most of the students were around 14 or 15 years old. She was the youngest in the class, while the older students were 16 or 17, several years apart.
However, in terms of height, Liu Jiu is not the smallest. At thirteen years old, Liu Jiu is already over 1.55 meters tall and almost 1.6 meters tall.
Class teacher Qiu assigned seats according to height. Liu Jiu sat in front of Gu Xuanyi, who was almost 1.7 meters tall. His deskmate was also from the same compound, but they hadn't been in the same class before and weren't very familiar with each other.
Liu Jiu's deskmate is no longer the same one, because she has grown taller and moved to the back, while her original deskmate is still in the same spot.
The new deskmate is also very pretty, mainly because she's fair-skinned and clean-cut, especially compared to Liu Jiu, she looks much fairer. The girl doesn't seem to be from a military compound, but rather a government compound; Liu Jiu doesn't recognize her.
In short, a new semester, a new look, everything is different.
After morning self-study, the students got to know each other, and more than half of them were new faces. Teacher Qiu said that this semester, class officers will be re-elected, and everyone should get to know each other before the election on Friday afternoon.
Liu Jiu wasn't interested in being a class monitor; she couldn't be bothered with all that gossip and chatter.
Moreover, the academic workload this semester is very heavy, and we also need to continue learning foreign languages. Sanqi has already started learning a second foreign language, and she and Xuanyi are still practicing their spoken English.
"Hey deskmate, my name is Cai Yanyan, what's yours?"
Liu Jiu's thoughts were pulled back, and she turned her head to see her new deskmate looking at her expectantly.
"My name is Gu Yun Chu."
Liu Jiu is not good at socializing, especially with delicate girls.
"Your name is very nice, Gu Yun Chu. Are you planning to run for class officer?"
Cai Yanyan has a lively personality and is 14 or 15 years old, full of curiosity about many things.
"No choice, not interested."
Liu Jiu's words were concise and to the point, and he seemed rather unapproachable. Cai Yanyan didn't know what to say next.
"Ringling..."
The school bell rang, and Cai Yanyan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Her new deskmate was a bit difficult to approach!
Gu Xuanyi, who had been away for some unknown reason, entered the classroom as the bell rang.
The first class was Chinese, which was also taught by our homeroom teacher, Ms. Qiu. She didn't say anything unnecessary and immediately asked us to open our textbooks and began the lesson.
Time waits for no one. If they don't study hard, how will they get into high school? The students in their class all have good grades and are aiming for high school and then university.
In a class, the teacher needs to speak at a fast pace and the students need to concentrate. Otherwise, if they lose focus, they will easily fall behind.
The bell rang, and Teacher Qiu gave a few more instructions before leaving the classroom.
Liu Jiu stood up; she needed to go to the restroom.
Not having the habit of going to the restroom with someone, she got up and left the classroom without seeing her new deskmate's outstretched hand behind her. She wanted to call out to Gu Yun Chu.
Unfortunately, that person had long legs and big strides, and quickly left the classroom in a few steps.
"Classmate, Gu Yun Chu doesn't have the habit of going to the restroom with others, so you don't need to call her."
These are her classmates from before 1969. They all know that Gu Yun Chu likes to be alone. She doesn't have any female classmates she gets along with well, and she's not very familiar with her male classmates either.
"Really? Then I won't call her that anymore. My name is Cai Yanyan, what's yours?"
"Zhou Fangfang".
The two girls quickly hit it off, discussing a wide range of topics that young girls like.
Gu Xuanyi sat in his seat, watching the girls chattering away. He thought of his own Liu Jiu and couldn't relate at all; her temperament didn't match his.
The school has a cafeteria, and students don't leave the school grounds for lunch.
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