Chapter 37
The midterm exam results came out, and Lin Zhen was called to Lao Zhang's office again.
Old Zhang held the report card in his hand, found Lin Zhen's name, looked at it, and sighed.
"Lin Zhen, your grades are pretty much the same as they were in your freshman year of high school, and your ranking hasn't risen or fallen, which is pretty good. But..."
"But this is also quite dangerous." Old Zhang stopped and looked at Lin Zhen who was listening to him seriously.
"You're always in danger of being overtaken. For example, you're on the highway, but you can't drive slowly like you would on a normal road. On the highway, you have to speed up.
Of course, it's a good thing to keep going, but it's difficult for most people. But you have to find your breakthrough point, push forward, and break through your bottleneck.
Old Zhang spoke earnestly, hoping Lin Zhen could reach a higher level. If she remained stagnant, her performance wouldn't improve and she would be overtaken. He was worried that her mentality would suffer.
After listening to what the head teacher said, Lin Zhen also had some thoughts in her mind.
Indeed, it would be good if it could be maintained, but it is also a problem if it cannot move forward.
While you are standing still, others are speeding up and overtaking you. They will eventually catch up with you, and you will become the only one left behind.
"Thank you, teacher. I understand. I will speed up."
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Ever since the head teacher said those words to Lin Zhen, Lin Zhen seemed to be energized and buried herself in studying.
However, Lin Zhen had a question that she didn't dare to ask the teacher.
She wants to overcome this problem.
So, every time she wanted to ask a question and every time she wanted to back down, she would silently tell herself in her heart: As long as you stand up and leave the stool, that's all!
When you are a student, you need to treat studying as a shameless thing.
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In December, the head teacher rearranged the classroom and public area duty roster.
"Lin Zhen, next Monday, can you switch with me on duty in the public area? I have something to do at home on Monday and need to ask for leave." Wang Huan smiled and looked at the profile of the person next to him and asked.
While waiting for an answer, Wang Huanxiao looked at Lin Zhen and the glasses she was wearing. For a moment, Wang Huanxiao's gaze shifted to Lin Zhen's face.
She suddenly thought that her deskmate also had a high nose bridge. Sometimes when she took off her glasses, Wang Huanxiao looked at Lin Zhen's big eyes and felt particularly envious.
If Lin Zhen could take off her glasses and have lighter dark circles, she would definitely be a beautiful girl!
Lin Zhen on the side heard Wang Huanxiao's request, nodded and agreed.
"all right."
After hearing Lin Zhen's agreement, Wang Huan smiled and said, "Thank you, my little fairy classmate!"
When Lin Zhen heard the words "little fairy", she smiled embarrassedly.
Lin Zhen was late for duty on Monday.
The reason was that she overslept.
When she arrived at the public area with a broom, she didn't see anyone from their class.
After two or three minutes, Lin Zhen saw Fu Guannan walking quickly with tools in his hands.
"Why are you here today?"
Fu Guannan was shocked when he saw Lin Zhen.
"My deskmate is on duty today. She asked for leave today and switched with me." Lin Zhen pursed her lips, then continued to sweep the fallen leaves with the broom.
"Oh." Fu Guannan looked at Lin Zhen, who ignored him and continued sweeping the floor. He suddenly felt unhappy.
Then I thought, I came a little late, was I angry?
"Um...how long have you been here? I got up late today, so I came a little late."
Fu Guannan walked to Lin Zhen's side and swept the floor while explaining.
The rustling sound caused by the broom touching the fallen leaves is particularly loud on this school road where few people pass by.
Listening to Fu Guannan's hurried explanation to her, Lin Zhen felt a little embarrassed.
She could hear Fu Guannan's apology.
She didn't come early...
"I just arrived too."
"I came quite late too."
Lin Zhen looked up and looked at Fu Guannan with a slight smile.
Fu Guannan could see from this that she was telling him it was okay.
Then, without saying a word, the two of them swept the fallen leaves into a pile aside.
As they were sweeping, their brooms bumped into each other, and both of their hands holding the brooms paused at the same time.
Fu Guannan looked at the broom that had stopped in front of him, looked at the person holding the broom, and noticed that the back of Lin Zhen's hand was slightly red, as if it was frozen.
Following the back of Lin Zhen's hand, Fu Guannan noticed what Lin Zhen was wearing today. He only saw that she had a turtleneck underneath her school uniform, which looked a bit thin.
Lin Zhen noticed Fu Guannan staring at her and felt her body getting hot.
If she had known earlier, she shouldn't have worn so many clothes today. She's feeling a little hot now.
The cold winter wind blew, blowing the leaves off the big trees and scattering the withered and yellow hills on the ground.
The broom in Fu Guannan's hand seemed to have an accelerator installed, sweeping the fallen leaves much faster. After sweeping the fallen leaves into a pile, he swept them into the trash can.
Lin Zhen's hair blew forward from her forehead, obscuring her eyes. Perhaps it was because Fu Guannan was there that she became concerned about her appearance. While sweeping the floor, she would occasionally push her messy hair behind her ears, trying to hold it down.
The two of them swept for a long time and finally finished sweeping up all the fallen leaves.
Lin Zhen watched Fu Guannan walking forward with a trash basket in one hand and a broom and dustpan in the other, then she quickly walked to his side and carried the trash basket with him.
"Let's go together."
Fu Guannan listened to Lin Zhen's gentle voice and saw Lin Zhen running over to help, and his eyes brightened a little.
"Okay." Fu Guannan's throat moved and he whispered.
After they had emptied the fallen leaves and were walking towards the teaching building, they heard the bell for class.
"Stop right there!"
A loud and powerful shout made the two people carrying the trash basket look at each other in surprise.
They forgot that today was Monday. These days, Director Liang would come to catch students who were late for sweeping the floor.
Because the weather is getting colder, many students on duty in the public areas come late in the morning, and each time they sweep the floor, some of their morning reading time is taken up.
In order to prevent this situation, Director Liang of the second grade specially waited for those "late" second grade students in the teaching building.
"How many times have I told you! If you arrive at the public area earlier, you can finish sweeping earlier. I told you last week that we would arrest people this week, why are there still people who don't take my words to heart?!" Director Liang arrested the person and began his preaching.
"All of you, follow me to the grade office!"
Not only Fu Guannan and Lin Zhen were arrested, but also one or two students from other classes.
This was the first time that Lin Zhen was caught by her boss and brought to the office. She was extremely frightened and her face was frowning.
When they arrived at the grade office, they were usually either punished by being made to copy the school rules or being scolded. After being scolded, they would wait for the head teacher to come and take them back.
"You guys, come here and write down your class and name."
Director Liang waved at the "violators" and motioned them to come over.
After Lin Zhen and Fu Guannan wrote down their class and names, they stood aside obediently.
"Don't panic, it's okay." Fu Guannan looked at Lin Zhen, who had a look of despair on her face, and saw that she was still frowning, as if she was facing a great enemy, which was somewhat similar to the expression of the cake in his house when it was frightened.
Thinking of this, Fu Guannan suddenly smiled.
Lin Zhen, who was still panicking, felt much less nervous after hearing Fu Guannan's soft chuckle.
Lin Zhen looked at him puzzledly, "What are you laughing at?"
Although his laughter was very soft, Lin Zhen still heard it and was a little curious about what could make Fu Guannan laugh at this time.
Lin Zhen moved closer to Fu Guannan and asked in a low voice.
"I'm laughing at you." Fu Guannan lowered his voice and said jokingly.
These words were like a heat transfer that passed through Lin Zhen's hands, and her palms instantly became warm.
Although Lin Zhen knew it was a joke, she couldn't help but glare at him.
The two people's whispering attracted the attention of Director Liang.
"Hey! What are you two doing so close to each other?!"
Director Liang is not only a late "chaser", but also a "scissor-hand" who falls in love too early.
After hearing Director Liang's words, everyone looked at the two people over there.
The girl lowered her head, looking embarrassed as if she had been caught. The boy turned his head and looked at the ceiling, a smile still on his face.
After Lin Zhen heard Director Liang's voice, she quickly moved away from Fu Guannan.
Fu Guannan saw Lin Zhen move aside, then lowered his head in embarrassment. After noticing Director Liang's gaze, Fu Guannan also glanced over, but the smile on his face did not fade at all.
"Alright, we'll have to raise the flag later. You guys should go back first. This won't happen again."
Director Liang watched as the two of them actively distanced themselves from each other, and his stern face gradually softened.
Then he waved his hand again and mercifully let them go back.
After leaving the grade office, Lin Zhen asked Fu Guannan the same question again.
"Fu Guannan, what were you laughing at just now?"
Lin Zhen always felt that Fu Guannan's answer to her just now was a joke.
"I just remembered the cake at home. Then it suddenly occurred to me what it looked like when it panicked."
It seems like you are the same.
Fu Guannan didn't say the last sentence.
"cake?"
Lin Zhen was confused. Who was responsible for the cake?
“It’s my dog.”
"You have a dog at home?" Lin Zhen exclaimed as if she had discovered something new.
"My mother raised him."
The two of them carried the trash basket together, walked across the corridor, put the trash basket under the stairs on the first floor, and then went to the playground together.
“Is it cute?”
"My mom said it's very cute."
Then Fu Guannan added, "I think it's cute, too."
"It has brown fur and is not very big. I'll show you what it looks like when I get a chance."
Fu Guannan was thinking about how to show her the cake in the future.
Should I post a photo? Or a video? Or even a video?
For a moment, Fu Guannan was confused about this matter.
When Lin Zhen heard this, she thought of something and smiled, "Okay."
She had another excuse to look for him.
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