Chapter 106 Not a Class Committee Member
The next morning, after breakfast, Gu Hua and Gu Yin rode their bicycles to school with sickles in hand.
Every school year, there's a big clean-up. After a summer or winter break, the grass in the schoolyard grows up to knee-high, and the ground is covered with fallen leaves and trash. Without cleaning, it's impossible to have a normal class. This is a long-standing habit, and everyone participates willingly.
The third-year students were all on the third floor. When Gu Yin and Gu Hua went in together, there were already quite a few people inside. When they saw Gu Hua come in, everyone greeted her.
"The squad leader is here? What did you bring?"
"Squad leader, are you going to help us clean the windows or remove the weeds?"
When they saw Gu Yin, no one paid any attention to her, assuming she was just there for fun, so no one thought anything of it.
Gu Yin walked to the third row of the second group and saw that no one was sitting there. She looked at everyone and asked, "I brought a sickle to clear the weeds. Have you all found seats? Is anyone sitting here?"
"No, please sit down, class monitor!"
Gu Hua nodded and looked at Gu Yin: "Sit here? It's not convenient to run to eat if it's too far back, and it's easy to get chalk dust if it's too far forward. This place is just right."
Gu Yin had no objection; she was fine with sitting anywhere: 'Sure.'
The two borrowed rags and wiped down the tables and chairs. After they finished, the others arrived one after another.
Gu Hua glanced at them and whispered, "Most of them are from my original class, and four or five of them transferred from Class Two. You don't need to worry."
Gu Yin didn't think there was anything to worry about. She wasn't there to make friends; she was there to learn.
When the homeroom teacher came over, everyone was secretly looking at Gu Yin.
It was really curious. Class had already started, so why wasn't this junior in her own class? What was she doing in their class? Some people wanted to ask, but seeing her aloof demeanor, no one dared to. Just as they were about to ask Gu Hua, the teacher arrived.
This homeroom teacher is not the one who taught Gu Shu before. Gu Shu's homeroom teacher was transferred to the No. 1 Middle School because he taught two outstanding students who were admitted to the city, so it can be considered a promotion. This male teacher seems to be new.
Wang Zhi used to teach in the county, but there were too many excellent teachers there, so it was really difficult for him to stand out. It would be better for him to come to the town to teach a class and send more students to key schools. Once he gained more experience, it would be easier to transfer later. This phenomenon is called "reverse job hopping" in later generations.
He looked at the students below and said with a smile, "Hello everyone, I'm your new English teacher and your homeroom teacher for the next year! My name is Wang Zhi, I'm 25 years old. I used to teach in the county, also teaching the third year of junior high, but I've never led a class before. I'm a very easy-going person and I get along well with the students. Whether it's academic or personal issues, you can come to me with any problems you have, and I'll definitely help if I can. So, for the next year, I'd appreciate your cooperation so that you can graduate smoothly and happily!"
Seeing that he was young and not serious, everyone laughed and started chatting.
When the homeroom teacher of Class 1, Grade 8 downstairs came in and saw everyone chatting excitedly, she asked with a smile, "What's wrong? Are you happy to be in Grade 8?"
"No, teacher. Why haven't we seen our former assistant teacher in class? I heard she skipped a grade and went to the third year of junior high, is that right?"
Seeing that everyone was waiting for her confirmation, the homeroom teacher didn't disappoint them and nodded: "Gu Yin did skip a grade. She took the junior high school entrance exam at the end of last semester and successfully skipped a grade with excellent results. Now, she should be in the classroom above yours! Don't be sad, you'll all be in the same school and see each other every day. What you should be most worried about is the class placement exam next week. If your grades drop, you'll have to go to another class. I'm sure your homeroom teacher told you this before the holiday, you shouldn't have forgotten, right?"
"We haven't forgotten!" everyone shouted in unison.
"That's good, go down and do the big clean-up! I don't need to introduce myself, you all know me anyway." After saying that, the teacher waved for them to go down.
Seeing that the students in Class 1 of the third-year experimental class were chatting enthusiastically, Gu Yin checked the time and raised her hand: "Teacher!"
Wang Zhi looked at her and gestured for her to ask, "What's wrong with this student?"
Gu Hua stood up: "Teacher, we need to go downstairs and do the big cleaning now, otherwise we won't be able to finish after school."
Wang Zhi glanced at the time and nodded: "We really need to go down now. Okay, our cleaning area is on the soccer field. Let's go, I'll take you there. Oh, by the way, what's this student's name? Thanks for reminding me!"
Before Gu Hua could speak, the classmate next to her laughed: "Teacher, she's our class monitor, Gu Hua!"
Wang Zhi suddenly realized: "Gu Hua, who's first in the grade?!" No wonder she's not afraid of teachers. Not bad, not bad, she's a good assistant!
Gu Hua blushed, quickly waved her hand, and pushed Gu Yin forward: "I'm not number one in the grade, it's my sister Gu Yin!"
Wang Zhi blinked: "Are you Gu Yin, the student who skipped a grade?"
Gu Yin nodded helplessly: "Hello, teacher, I am Gu Yin."
"Skipped a grade?! Teacher, did Gu Yin skip a grade and come to our class?!"
"My God! Is it that awesome?!"
"My God, this is amazing!"
Wang Zhi nodded: "Yes, so you all need to work hard in the future. Otherwise, Gu Yin is younger than you, but her grades are far ahead of yours. Would you be ashamed of that?"
No one felt embarrassed; they just felt a lot of pressure! However, Gu Hua was probably under even more pressure than them. After all, the two were sisters and both had excellent grades. Teachers and parents would always compare the two of them. If it were them, they would definitely break down.
Gu Hua didn't feel anything was wrong; on the contrary, she was very happy. Gu Yin was much more capable than her, and she could finally ask her about things she didn't understand!
Because Gu Yin skipped a grade, when she went to clean the dormitory last night, she was besieged by her classmates who said that she should have told them before skipping a grade, and that it was wrong of her to just leave like that.
Gu Yin explained to them, "At the time, everyone was preparing for their final exams, and I didn't want to say that this was bothering you. Anyway, I still live here and see you every day, so it doesn't make a difference. I just stopped talking about it! How about I go to the convenience store later and buy some snacks to apologize to you all?"
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately cheered, "Okay, okay! Buy more spicy strips and peanut brittle!"
After cleaning the bed, Gu Yin went to the convenience store and bought more than 30 yuan worth of snacks, carrying a big bag back to the dormitory.
While eating, everyone asked, "So, Vice Class Monitor, will you still eat with the class representative and the others from now on?"
Gu Yin thought for a moment and shook her head: "I can't decide that. The third year of junior high school is quite demanding, and classes will likely run over often. If I eat with Xiaomin and the others, they might have to wait for me for a long time. No, I'll just go with my sister."
Zhao Xiaomin thought about it and agreed, so she stopped dwelling on the matter.
"Hey, vice class monitor, you're going into your final year of junior high. Will you still be the class monitor then? Your older sister was the class monitor before. Will the other students bully you and not let you be the class monitor?"
Gu Yin sighed helplessly, wondering if they were overthinking things.
"I never wanted to be class monitor. If Teacher Wang hadn't stopped me from refusing, I would have been free of all that responsibility long ago. Being class monitor is pretty good. I can get inside information right away, and I don't have to worry about those trivial things! I also have more time to study. Isn't that great?"
Remembering that last semester, the English teacher, who was also the principal, was always in meetings, and Gu Yin was essentially a half-teacher, everyone nodded in agreement. It was better if she didn't become a class committee member; it was too troublesome and too busy!
Wang Yanni, who wasn't coming over to eat snacks, pouted and muttered, "Hypocritical."
The sound was too soft; no one could hear it.
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