After the vice-principal left, it was time for teacher Jie Ran to perform.
He stretched out on the podium and said, "Children, we can go to the dormitory now."
Looking out the window, sure enough, there were a few white tour buses under the shade of the trees. The drivers had just parked their cars and were waiting for them boredly.
She and Pei Zhi were still standing, saving the trouble of sitting down and then standing up. They walked out the door at the same time, and Hua Juan and Lu Zhihao hurried to follow.
"Damn it, why is this vice-principal like this!"
As soon as they went out, Huajuan became angry, while Lu Zhihao remained silent.
"Don't be sad. Let me tell you, who hasn't met a few rubbish teachers in their life..."
Huajuan was still mumbling, and Pei Zhi went back silently, pulled the handle of Huajuan's suitcase, and asked, "Are we leaving?"
"Go, go, go!" Huajuan was flattered and took it after a few quick steps.
Pei Zhi was carrying his black schoolbag, walking leisurely in front. The road was shaded by trees and it was very cool.
Lin Chaoxi had just thrown away the bag of dry crispy noodles and came back. He patted the seasoning powder on his hands and asked Pei Zhi: "Vice Principal, I didn't give you the high school students' test papers, did I?"
"Maybe." Pei Zhi replied, "I really don't understand it."
"Isn't this intentional bullying?" Huajuan raised her voice again.
"It's normal not to be able to do it. It's no problem." Pei Zhi said in a clear and peaceful voice.
"Huh!" Huajuan said in surprise.
Lin Chaoxi narrowed her eyes and smiled, looking at Pei Zhi's clear-headed gaze. Suddenly, she felt that her impulse to slam the table just now was very stupid.
This is Pei Zhi. He will not be ashamed or angry because of the public education given by teachers, nor will he be sad because of his ignorance.
Perhaps all the unknowns are what make them happiest?
"How come you two aren't angry at all!"
"What are you angry about?"
She and Pei Zhi asked at the same time.
Hearing this, Huajuan, the gang leader, became furious. He put all his strength into loading the suitcase onto the sightseeing car without saying anything else.
Behind them, the rest of the students left the classroom one after another.
Although Jie Ran was full of bad intentions, he was still much easier to get along with than the cold vice-principal. The children surrounded him and asked him all kinds of questions, such as how the dormitories were divided, what to do in the afternoon, and whether there would be exams every day in the future.
Xie Ran smiled and said that you will know when the time comes.
"Teacher Xie, do we really have to stay here for another month?"
"Don't worry, many of you won't be able to stay for more than a month."
"Eh..." The students sighed in dissatisfaction.
"How can you stay longer?"
Jie Ran: "Why are you asking? I thought you all wanted to leave."
When he said this, his gaze drifted towards them. Lin Chaoxi was sitting opposite Pei Zhi, with the luggage between them. Pei Zhi was leaning on one hand, with his eyelashes drooping like a fan, and it was unknown what he was thinking.
Lin Chaoxi shrugged his shoulders. You’re leaving over such a small problem? What a joke.
"No, my mother will beat me when I get home."
"It must be embarrassing to be eliminated so early!"
The children are still asking: "Can you tell us some secrets to pass the game?"
"The secret is to find good teammates and get through the tough times together."
"What do you mean?" the children asked in unison, startling the forest birds so much that they spread their wings.
Xie Ran smiled and said, "Okay, okay, hurry up and get on the bus. Sit wherever you want."
——
The word "casual" is the most troublesome one.
There were five tour buses. The children who had just gotten to know each other, those who had talked to each other, and those who were from the same school all sat together. The more withdrawn ones chose empty seats, but the situation here was a bit awkward.
"Pei Zhi, Hua Juan, do you want to come over to our place?"
Two children from the Experimental Primary School came over and invited us sincerely.
Huajuan is angry with everyone, but doesn't know how to refuse well-intentioned invitations.
Lu Zhihao also said: "Why don't you go, after all, you are from the same school."
Lin Chaoxi was stunned and almost wanted to pinch his face.
At this time, Pei Zhi said straightforwardly: "Let's sit here."
It was very rare for the old man to speak, and he didn't even make any random excuses like being too lazy to move things. Instead, he was more honest.
The two children realized his determination, touched their noses and left without saying anything excessive.
——
The tour bus sets off.
The scorching sun lost its original power by the lake, the breeze was gentle, and occasionally egrets and water birds flew into the sky. The children were so excited to see the scenery that they had long forgotten the tension of the exam.
This is what summer camp is like. Lin Chaoxi stretched lazily.
The Oasis Base has a truly beautiful environment and has just been built with brand new facilities. Many schools organize summer activities here.
Along the way, they saw many students climbing up and down in the outdoor training projects, or holding hands with their teachers to feed sheep. There was also a barbecue campsite, and the aroma of barbecue wafted in the wind. They forgot that they had not eaten at all.
Hanajuan took a deep breath of the aroma of the barbecue and said with emotion, "It's great. I wish I could just live here for a month without having to take exams."
"Why are you so afraid of exams?" Lin Chaoxi asked with a smile.
Huajuan turned to look at Lu Zhihao and said, "Old Lu, let's talk."
"What are you talking about?" Lu Zhihao was in a bad mood after the exam, and he only reacted after Huajuan called him.
"Tell these two why we are afraid of exams."
"I'm afraid I won't do well in the exam!" said Lu Zhihao.
Huajuan snapped his fingers and looked back at her: "Do you understand?"
Lin Zhaoxi shook his head.
"You don't understand because you have good grades." He looked at Pei Zhi again and said directly, "Shut up."
Pei Zhi was about to speak when Hua Juan yelled at him. It was a rare smile on his face. He said seriously, "I just got zero on the test."
"Your answer doesn't count!" Huajuan said in astonishment, "If you can do high school questions, are you still a human being?"
"He's not a human being to begin with." Lin Zhaoxi said subconsciously.
Hearing this, Pei Zhi raised his eyes and looked at him in surprise.
Lin Zhaoxi hurriedly shouted: "I'm talking about Lu Zhihao!"
Lu Zhihao still hung his head and did not refute. It seemed that her and Huajuan's cooperation just now, plus Pei Zhi's cooperation, did not make Lu Zhihao happy at all.
Lin Chaoxi was at a loss for words, so he could only poke him and ask directly, "What's wrong with you?"
"I... just felt like I definitely couldn't stay. It seemed like there was no point in continuing."
"If you are meaningless, then I am even more meaningless!" Huajuan was angry.
"So, you came here to participate in the Jinbei competition or to get those five admission places?" Lin Chaoxi thought for a moment and asked.
"Ah?" Lu Zhihao frowned, as if he had a hard time figuring out the answer. Finally, he said, "I don't know. What about you?"
"Let's each talk about why we are here!" Lin Chaoxi clapped his hands and suggested.
"Not everyone..." Hanamaki said, "Just you."
"Why?"
"I have no reason. I just came here because I passed the exam."
"If you have no reason, then you have no reason. How do you know that Pei Zhi has no reason?" Lin Zhaoxi moved his eyes and looked at Pei Zhi with a bright look.
"Neither do I." This was Pei Zhi's answer.
"Huh?"
This answer surprised Lin Chaoxi very much. She always felt that whether in the future or now, Pei Zhi was a very sober person who always knew what he was doing, what he was going to do, and why he was going to do it. How could there be a time when he didn't know?
"Why?"
After asking this question, Lin Chaoxi felt like an idiot again. Why didn’t he know why he came here? It was simply an endless cycle and a bottomless pit.
Looking at the three children in front of him with different degrees of confusion, Lin Chaoxi himself was also confused. Yes, why did they come here?
"What about you?" classmate Pei Zhi asked her.
Looking at the young boy's clear and peaceful eyes, Lin Zhaoxi thought, I can't say that I am doing this to make up for my lifetime regrets, for Old Lin, for you...
She then chose the most honest answer at this stage: "Because I made a bet with the dean's mother that if I participated in the Jin Cup and won the championship, I could choose the family I wanted to go to."
"What do you mean by wanting to go to that family?" Huajuan was stunned.
"It's an adoptive family," Lin Zhaoxi said. "The director's mother found a family for me, but I don't really want to go."
Little Hanamaki gasped: "I forgot again!"
"It's okay, Brother Xi, it's nothing, you don't have to be so cautious." Lin Chaoxi patted Huajuan on the shoulder.
After she finished speaking, she turned around and found that little Pei Zhi was staring at her intently.
When Pei Zhi was young, he always seemed casual and indifferent. He rarely looked at someone so seriously. Especially at this moment, there was a bit of confusion and inquiry in his clear eyes.
Lin Chaoxi immediately felt ashamed and wanted to say that it was not what you thought...
"So what kind of family did your dean find for you that you are so unwilling to go?" Huajuan interrupted her, raised his thumb, and looked like someone who was backing him up: "If you have any trouble, tell me, and I'll let my sister..."
"A good family, they are all professors!" Lin Chaoxi smiled.
"Then why don't you go!" Huajuan asked.
Lin Zhaoxi: "Just because that family is nice, should I go? I have my own ideals and pursuits."
Huajuan and Lu Zhihao were confused, but Pei Zhi seemed to be waiting to hear what she meant by her ideals and pursuits.
Not far away, the neatly arranged white houses are clearly visible, with gardens, a small river, European-style street lights and many children playing. The teacher is leading the team, and seems to be teaching the children to recognize the various plants on the roadside. In the distance, there is the sound of reciting English poems.
"When you are old and gray and fullsleep, and nodding the fire, take down this book, and slowly read, and dreamthe soft look..."
Lin Chaoxi was lost in thought for a while as she listened to the poem. It was a poem that her father had taught her to memorize when she was very young.
Then I realized that somehow their topic had become so profound and so out of character for elementary school students.
However, perhaps because the water breeze and the laughter around her were so beautiful, and the poem was so beautiful, she put her hands behind her head, stretched her waist, and slowly spoke:
"To be honest, at this stage, I don't know what my ideals and pursuits are, so I always think that those who know what they want to do at a very young age and work hard to stick to it are very remarkable."
She glanced at Pei Zhi and continued, "As for ordinary students like me, I often feel confused about what to do and why to do it, even studying... Why should I study? To get into a good university, to make more money after work? And then what?"
"I don't understand what comes next. But at this stage, I have come up with a reason. For me, studying hard can give me more choices. I can use my grades to gain autonomy in my life, and this is very important to me."
She turned her gaze towards Lu Zhihao and said seriously, "So no matter what, an opportunity is an opportunity. Sometimes it is difficult, sometimes the process seems ugly and difficult, and sometimes the result is bound to make you feel sad, but in short, you still have to try your best to seize every opportunity! After all, for many things, we can only find the true meaning when we do them seriously."
"If we always think that it doesn't matter if we miss out now, and it doesn't matter if we can't do it or not, then maybe one day when we grow up, we will regret it."
After she finished speaking, she felt that the atmosphere around her was not right, and suddenly realized that her speech was too unschoolish.
Sure enough, Lu Zhihao looked at her and said with emotion: "Thank you, Lin Chaoxi, you recited the last part very well. Which extracurricular book did you write it from?"
Lin Chaoxi was stunned for a long time, and finally smiled helplessly. She couldn't help but think of Lao Lin again.
The wind brings the children's laughter. How nice it would be if Lao Lin could be here.
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