Chapter 929 The Returnee's Notes 3
However, most parents take their children to register. The Xie family is different. Since the third grade, the little girl has always gone to register and attend school alone.
Xie Ning rode his bicycle across the road, then rode uphill for about five or six hundred meters, turned right uphill, and the school he had originally been admitted to was at the top.
It is also the only junior high school in this town.
However, being built at such a high altitude, it is easy for the water supply to be interrupted if it is not properly managed.
"Ah Ning!"
Just as Xie Ning was heading to the registration window with the crowd, a voice called out from behind. Xie Ning turned around and saw that it was his elementary school classmate, Qiu Tong'an.
"Tong An." Then, looking at the middle-aged man behind Qiu Tong An, Xie Ning also greeted him politely.
Qiu Tongan was the class monitor in elementary school. He and Xie Ning were not exactly friends, but they were classmates with a good relationship.
"Ah Ning, which class are you in?" The two asked as they stood in line at the back of the queue. Looking ahead, they saw that there were still more than thirty people.
Class One.
"What a coincidence! I'm in the same class! I heard that you have to sit with someone in junior high. Do you want to sit with me?" Qiu Tong'an was lively, but she actually preferred Xie Ning's quiet nature.
Moreover, Xie Ning's grades were outstanding; she was the top student in the entire town this time! She scored 299 points, only losing one point in math, and her essays were all perfect.
If she sits next to a top student, her grades will definitely improve too!
Mr. Qiu, who was standing to the side, also smiled. Of course, he knew that this little girl named Xie Ning was very good at studying, and he was happy for his daughter to play with such a child.
Xie Ning looks quiet and well-behaved; she seems like a good girl.
Xie Ning thought for a moment, then nodded in agreement. She didn't care who she sat next to. She didn't know if the school here allowed students to skip grades; she wanted to learn more advanced things.
Moreover, if she gets good grades, she can earn some scholarships. Even though she has a lot of gold and jewelry stored in her space, Xie Ning won't touch it unless necessary.
She needs to rely more on herself, as depending on something will only make her complacent.
Unable to resist his craving for a cigarette, Qiu's father went to the corner and took out a cigarette to smoke. Just then, a parent who had finished registering saw him and came over to greet him. The two were familiar coworkers, but they no longer worked in the same area.
Qiu's father handed him a cigarette and started chatting. Xie Ning smelled the smoke and turned his head away uncomfortably.
When Qiu's father heard his coworkers asking about things at the construction site, he couldn't help but sigh, flicking his cigarette ash. "I heard that things aren't going well on your project?"
The coworker spat and cursed, "Someone saw something unclean. Old Liao wandered to the lake in the middle of the afternoon and almost sank in. Luckily, the reservoir guard woke him up... Let's wait for the boss to send someone to clean it up first, otherwise, if we get it ourselves, we'll be in for a world of trouble."
Those of us in the engineering field, whether we believe it or not, have to treat it as a serious matter; it's always right to show some respect.
Where did you get it repaired?
"Isn't there Fengyi Reservoir near Shanglian Village? They're building a road over there."
Mr. Qiu has been working in construction for so many years. Although he hasn't encountered anything strange himself, he has heard a lot. "There's a lake right next to that road. Many people have drowned there. You probably encountered some water monkeys, didn't you?"
"Who knows? We just hope the higher-ups can resolve this quickly so we can get to work. This can't just keep dragging on like this."
......
As Xie Ning listened to the two getting more and more outrageous in their conversation, she silently followed the group ahead. Rumors always tend to get more and more exaggerated as they spread.
Qiu Tong'an, standing to the side, shrugged and chuckled, "Adults always believe whatever others say. Where are there any water monkeys? I've been to Fengyi Reservoir, and we had a picnic there."
Above it is a sandy road, and there is a sign on the side saying that there are water ghosts inside and that people should not go into the water.
Actually, it's all just to scare the kids. A lot of kids from the Shanglian Village area go swimming at Fengyi Reservoir. Even Liu Yan from our class, yeah! His uncle from the city takes his family swimming at the reservoir during the summer vacation.
It's a huge place, the water is clear, and the scenery is beautiful. Would you like to go see it this weekend? I'll take you.
Xie Ning shook her head. "Although I don't believe in ghosts or gods, the water in the reservoir is deep and dangerous. It's best not to go. But is no one in charge there?"
Let the child splash around in the water? Even without a water ghost, the child might not be able to get back up if they're not careful.
"What's there to manage? It's such a big area, and only one person is guarding it. Even if someone else goes in, they won't know." It depends on whose parents are strict and domineering. She doesn't dare to go into the water.
If you dare go into the water, I'll spank you until your butt is raw. Don't think that just because you're in junior high, your dad won't beat you.
Xie Ning was speechless, but she couldn't care less. She and Qiu Tong'an registered together, then went to the newly opened supermarket to buy some school supplies before going their separate ways.
I got home just in time for lunch.
Xie Ning never expected that after hearing the rumors about water ghosts at school, he would be told that night to go to some Fengyi Reservoir.
"Grandma, I have to go to school tomorrow..."
So there's no need to take her along when you're out swindling or cheating. She still needs to find a way to earn some money so that the old lady won't have to continue doing this kind of thing.
"If you don't come with me, who will I pass on my skills to?"
Xie Ning pictured an old woman performing a shamanistic ritual... Was it just a way to fool people?
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