Chapter 59: Duty Week
Chapter 59: Duty Week
The meal was filled with emotional ups and downs. Although Cheng Bing clarified things, Fang Yuenian still felt uneasy.
Even disregarding the negative impact of the rumors, this method itself doesn't seem very reliable, does it? A lie can't become the truth; can a fabricated early romantic partner really solve all the problems? And what if Cheng Bing actually meets a girl he likes later? Would he then have to say he broke up with her?
It's really damaging to my image.
However, the person involved seemed completely unconcerned.
Fang Yuenian was so worried.
However, there are always so many things waiting for the next day.
Over the weekend, the dormitory supervisor came to inform us that the dormitory would be disinfected on Monday, and asked everyone to do a thorough cleaning first. So the whole building got busy.
On Monday, the new first-year students officially began their week of duty, led by Class 1 of Grade 1. For the first time, the new students had the opportunity to go to various parts of the school to supervise school discipline and conduct evaluations. At the same time, the school officially notified that starting this week, each class would have their temperature measured before evening self-study every night, and that the teaching buildings of each grade would be disinfected in rotation. Everyone was reminded to pay attention to keeping warm and taking precautions to deal with the current flu outbreak.
Fang Yuenian secured the opportunity to inspect eye exercises on Monday afternoon at her own request, but she did not tell Cheng Bing in advance.
So much so that when the announcement for eye exercises came over the loudspeaker, and Fang Yuenian walked to the door of Class 18 and entered the classroom with their class's discipline monitor, Cheng Bing clearly showed a surprised expression.
This made Fang Yuenian extremely proud.
In junior high, eye exercises were not strictly enforced, and everyone just rubbed their eyes casually. However, in high school, the school checked them strictly. Fang Yuenian strolled around the class in a seemingly proper manner and observed that the top students' movements were very standardized, especially Cheng Bing's. So, she wrote a very fair 10 on the grading sheet for Class 18.
In the evening, his post was changed to the school gate, where he and three or four classmates checked whether the students' school uniforms and badges were in compliance with regulations. Meng Xiaoyang was also there, and the two young men attracted a lot of attention from passersby. Fang Yuenian disliked being looked at like this, and stood there feeling uneasy and restless. The main problem was that everyone was behaving properly, and he couldn't even catch anyone not wearing a school badge. He was getting bored.
Li Peixiang stood there until twenty minutes before evening self-study time, then rushed over in a flurry, zipping up his school uniform as he ran: "I'm exhausted!" He was panting and was about to say hello before going inside, since his temperature was about to be taken.
Fang Yuenian was sleepy. When she saw him, she ignored his glare and stopped him directly.
“Student,” Fang Yuenian said in a affected tone, under his puzzled gaze, “please wear your school badge properly.”
Li Peixiang: "Oh, okay, I didn't put it on properly... Holy crap! Where's my school badge?!" He exclaimed in shock, "No way, I didn't leave it at home, did I?!"
The whole sequence of movements was very natural. Fang Yuenian thought he probably really didn't know that he didn't have a school badge on his clothes, or he had an Oscar-worthy reaction speed.
Fang Yuenian had no choice but to say firmly and honestly, "Student, please wear your school badge when entering the campus."
Li Peixiang's mouth dropped open.
Damn it, I was never late when the upperclassmen were on duty, and I never forgot to wear my school badge. Now that my own classmates are checking, I've run into trouble!
His inner feelings were indescribable, as if he had led the team to catch the criminals red-handed and uncovered evidence of his own embezzlement.
Meng Xiaoyang, standing on the other side of the school gate, saw his surprised expression and whispered, "You forgot it at home? I saw you wearing it during the day. Did you go back to change your clothes?"
Li Peixiang suddenly realized after being reminded by him: "Oh, oh, oh, I didn't forget it at home! The pin on my school badge was bent this afternoon, so I took it off to adjust it, and then I forgot to put it back on. The school badge is in the classroom!"
Fang Yuenian breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Quickly find someone to help you send it out and have someone deliver a message."
However, none of the students at the school gate were from his class. Li Peixiang looked around but couldn't see any familiar faces. He was on the verge of tears: "It can't be this bad, can it? Should I go home to get another one? But there's no time. I have to go to Class 2 to have my temperature taken right away."
This is a bit of a dilemma, since it's the first time the first-year students are on duty, and of course they can't let their own students in without their school badges on the first day.
Just when everyone was at a loss, Cheng Bing suddenly appeared.
Upon seeing him, Li Peixiang felt as if he had seen his own mother and quickly waved: "Hey! Brother Cheng!"
Before Fang Yuenian could even put on a smile, Li Peixiang's shout made her extremely uncomfortable, so she glared at him and said, "Don't shout nonsense!"
He then asked Cheng Bing in a low voice, "Are you going out on business?"
It's a bit unusual for Cheng Bing to come to the school gate at this time; he should have already been studying in the classroom for half an hour by now.
"It's nothing," Cheng Bing shook her head. "I was just passing by and saw you blocking the entrance, so I came to check if you were in trouble."
"I'm in real trouble!" Li Peixiang said in despair. "Can you guys chat later? Brother, could you please go to my class and get my school ID card? It's extremely urgent! My seat is in the third group on the right. Fang Yuenian's seat is on my left, and mine is on my right. The school ID card is in the gap between the bookshelves on my desk."
Cheng Bing nodded without saying a word: "I understand, you wait."
After saying that, he quickly turned around and left.
Li Peixiang was stunned by the super manly "You wait and see," and looking at his back, which was even running a little, he turned to Fang Yue Nian and exclaimed, "Cheng, the school heartthrob, is too reliable, isn't he?"
Fang Yuenian rolled his eyes. The thought of Cheng Bing climbing five floors for this person made him not want to talk to him.
"Move aside, you're blocking my view."
Meng Xiaoyang and two other students from Class 1 were also diligently standing guard. Li Peixiang, receiving no response, could only continue to sigh to himself, "Savior!"
The savior returned in less than five minutes. Thankfully, the first-year high school building was the closest to the school gate, with only the Plum Blossom Square in between. Cheng Bing, still a little breathless, handed over her school badge: "Here you go."
Li Peixiang was practically kneeling down to accept it—he hurriedly pinned on his school badge and ran off, his voice carrying from afar: "Brother, I'll thank you later—"
Fang Yuenian was still on duty and couldn't talk to Cheng Bing directly, so she could only ask in a low voice, "How is it?"
"It's nothing," Cheng Bing said after resting for a while. "Then I'll be going. You keep watch."
"Okay, sure."
On Tuesday, Fang Yuenian was in charge of taking the temperature of Class 18 that evening. He went to the classroom early to get the temperature gun. Li Peixiang, who had checked the temperature of Class 2 the night before, came over to share his experience. Fang Yuenian asked, "Why are you here so early today?"
Li Peixiang: "Just kidding, yesterday was a special case. When don't I come to study early every day? Let me tell you, this thermometer sometimes gets stuck, you have to do it like this..."
If it weren't for not wanting to embarrass Cheng Bing, Fang Yuenian really wouldn't want to listen to this person's nagging.
The students in Class 18 were so quiet before evening self-study that you could hear a pin drop. Fang Yuenian wondered if Cheng Bing seemed too strange when she ran out so late yesterday.
The discipline committee member announced that it was time to take temperatures, and everyone quietly lined up at the back door, walked around the corridor to the front door, and entered the classroom one by one after their temperature was taken. Fang Yuenian had done well in his practice and his temperature was taken smoothly. When it was finally Cheng Bing's turn, his serious expression, which he had maintained for a long time, instantly broke down.
Cheng Bing stood there quietly, bending down slightly and bringing her forehead closer.
“Um, could you please lower it a little more?” Fang Yuenian said. “The measurement is inaccurate right now.”
Cheng Bing's lips curled up slightly. Seeing through his intention, she took another step closer and lowered her head: "How about this?"
Unexpectedly, he cooperated so well that Fang Yuenian almost fell in love with taking temperatures. With a slightly eerie smile, he took the temperature and found it to be 35.9°C. He immediately frowned and whispered, "It's a bit low. You're not wearing enough."
Cheng Bing didn't answer, but stepped aside, and the student behind him stepped forward.
Just as Fang Yuenian adjusted his position and was about to press the button, Cheng Bing whispered behind him, "You're the one wearing less."
Fang Yuenian: "..."
The two were standing close together, and Fang Yuenian's neck, which was originally a little cool, was suddenly covered in goosebumps when a wisp of warm air hit her.
Cheng Bingren has already entered the classroom.
Fang Yuenian shrank his neck and continued to take the temperature of the next student—a petite girl—but for some reason, he felt that the girl's expression was a little strange.
However, the tasks of the class on duty this week were particularly heavy. Although many things were exempted for the senior students, leaving only the running exercises and scoring, there were a total of 36 classes in the first and second years of high school. Just checking hygiene and taking temperatures was a huge workload. The students in Class 1 quickly lost their initial novelty and excitement. Everyone felt tired and worried. It was too difficult.
So on Saturday, the roommates started their usual naps, while Fang Yuenian packed her things early, preparing to go back to Shuibiwei with Cheng Bing.
It's been almost a month since I last went back. Last time I went back, I heard that the road ahead was going to be repaired, but I don't know if it's actually been repaired yet.
On the way, Fang Yuenian, contrary to his usual behavior, did not fall asleep on the rural bus, but kept talking to Cheng Bing about his duty roster.
He was amazed by the high school seniors' passionate and enthusiastic attitude when he scored their morning exercises; everyone was terrified when his temperature reached 38 degrees Celsius, but he went to the window and let the wind blow on it for a bit, and the temperature dropped, saying he had been sleeping too much and his brain was hot; he went to inspect the hygiene of another class and got into an argument with the hygiene monitor when he was deducting points...
Cheng Bing listened to him, and when he finished the sour plum in his mouth, she handed him another one. As a result, a smile slowly appeared on his face.
Fang Yuenian, who had been talking non-stop, suddenly noticed him laughing and asked in confusion, "What are you laughing at? Is arguing really that funny?"
"Have you noticed that your motion sickness symptoms seem to have improved a lot?" Cheng Bing asked him.
Fang Yue Nian stopped talking, rolled her eyes, and asked, "Really?"
Cheng Bing smiled with her eyes lowered, but did not reply. Her gaze was fixed on the calm river surface below the embankment outside the window.
Fang Yuenian got excited, the preserved plum in his mouth getting in the way, and he spoke a little slurredly, "Turns out I chose the wrong method before! From now on, if you chat with me while we hitch a ride, I reckon I'll be fine!"
Cheng Bing glanced at him lightly, "From now on, all of this?"
“Yes,” Fang Yuenian thought there was nothing wrong with what he said, and it was too easy to do. He opened his bright eyes and asked, “Is it possible?”
Cheng Bing looked away, but didn't seem reluctant. "Okay."
Fang Yuenian was overjoyed.
Not only because of this, but also because the metasequoia trees along the country road have been completely preserved, and with the new cement road, it looks like a new life.
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