After finishing their meal, Chen Bing and Shang Yunmiao were bored, so they took Zhao Cai back to the bedroom to watch tablets.
"Running Man" was once a national-level variety show, but that's all it was back then. Although it gradually declined in quality, it's undeniable that in 2017, it was still a great show to watch while eating.
Chen Bing and the other person lay on the bed, one on each side, with a chubby little cat with a big face sandwiched between them. Each of them held a tablet in one hand and laughed as they watched the funny scenes.
Time passed quickly, and by the time the latest episode of the variety show finished airing, it was already past noon.
Judging by the time, it's about time to head out and report for duty.
Chen Bing got out of bed, rubbed her sore eyes, and then reached out her hand to Shang Yunmiao, saying, "Let's go, let's go call Aunt Xuan and the others."
"Um."
After taking the hand Chen Bing offered, Shang Yunmiao also rolled off the bed.
The girl stood up and straightened her disheveled clothes. After glancing at the heavy rain outside the window, she casually asked Chen Bing, "Chen Bing, you're about to start junior high school, how are you feeling?"
Feeling?
There were some feelings, after all, he hadn't seen some of his junior high classmates since graduation. And, he had indeed become more outstanding after his rebirth. To be honest, Chen Bing was quite looking forward to returning to junior high; it felt like returning home in glory.
Of course, to put it nicely, it's like returning home in glory; to put it bluntly, it's about wanting to show off to your former poor friends, to stand in front of the person you once had a crush on and flaunt your female reproductive organs, and to confront those teachers who once looked down on you.
However, upon closer examination, whether it's returning home in glory or showing off, these interpretations don't seem to align with correct values.
Therefore, Chen Bing had to put on a facade, wrapping his pretentious thoughts in reminiscing about his classmates and youthful days, so that he could appear to be a pure person, a noble person who had transcended vulgar interests.
I, Chen Bing, am a handsome and sophisticated guy. From now on, please call me Chen Xiaoshuai.
After thinking about it for a moment, Chen Bing answered Shang Yunmiao seriously, "I'm looking forward to it, but I'm also a little reluctant to leave the holiday before school starts."
Shang Yunmiao nodded in empathy, then added, "I'm the same as you, but I'm also a little scared?"
What do you mean?
"Because there will be many classmates and teachers I don't know, right? I heard that there are many, many more courses in junior high school than in elementary school, and there are also evening self-study sessions, so I don't know if I can adapt."
Xiao Shang crossed her hands in front of her lower abdomen, her face lowered, but it wasn't because she was afraid. Chen Bing felt that her posture was more like she was ashamed that she was a middle school student and still had such immature thoughts.
Speaking of which, a few days ago when Shang Yunmiao was preparing the things she would need for the start of school, she was full of energy and seemed very happy. Is it because of the bad weather today that she felt uneasy?
Chen Bing stared blankly at Shang Yunmiao for a while, wondering how to comfort her.
He could say it's okay, that Yunxuan only teaches Chinese to her own class, that we are day students and can go home after two evening self-study sessions every night, that your father is a leader in the county education bureau and the school teachers will take care of you, that because you are beautiful and your mother is a teacher, your classmates will be friendly, and that you are working so hard you will definitely be able to keep up with the course.
But Chen Bing didn't want to talk about any of this; he had some ulterior motives, so he spoke.
"It's okay, I'm here with you."
This was perhaps exactly what Shang Yunmiao wanted to hear. She nodded her cute little head and gave a loud "Mmm," then snuggled into Chen Bing's arms and hugged him gently for a while. After their tender moment, they left the room hand in hand.
With a good mood, Shang Yunmiao slung her backpack over her shoulder and got into the car with her brother and mother. The scenery outside the car window was a mix of dim yellow and gray-green, and the heavy rain formed a curtain over the entire town. The gloomy atmosphere could not hide Shang Yunmiao's sunny mood.
She hummed a little tune all the way, her hand secretly holding Chen Bing's hand tightly.
After finding a place to eat outside, we soon arrived at Baishi No.1 Middle School.
Because of the start of the school year, there were many vehicles parked at the school gate. People were packed together, and umbrellas and raincoats of all colors were mixed together, making it a dazzling sight.
Because the security guard at the gate recognized the car as belonging to a teacher, Yunxuan and her group were able to drive into the school without any hindrance.
After the vehicle was parked in the shed, the four people got out, holding umbrellas. Since Shang Yunmiao and Chen Bing did not live on campus, they had nothing on them except for a backpack each.
Speaking of which, this was Chen Bing's first time coming to Baishi No. 1 Middle School in this life. Her appearance was almost the same as in her memory. Apart from the green plants all over the school, there were rows of dilapidated old teaching buildings.
The old buildings dating back to the last century give this junior high school an air of knowledge, making it feel like a place of culture.
According to the principal, homeroom teacher, and subject teachers of the former junior high school, although Baishi No. 1 Middle School is not among the top schools in the county now, it was undoubtedly the top middle school in Shangping County more than ten years ago when it was at its most glorious.
To this day, Chen Bing still remembers the boastful things her homeroom teacher said when he came to visit the class one evening after getting drunk.
"During the most glorious period of Baishi No.1 Middle School, the best class was taught by me, Fang Anmin!"
But at the same time, he also heard another version of the story from his drunken geography teacher.
"During the most glorious period of Baishi No.1 Middle School, the best class was taught by me, Wei Tao!"
It's reasonable that there are two best classes.
Unfortunately, Chen Bing wasn't born yet at that time. She witnessed her brilliance but also couldn't know who led the best class at Baishi No. 1 Middle School during its most glorious period.
In short, the dilapidated old buildings that stand here today were among the most advanced in Shangping County at the beginning of this century.
But now, this once glorious middle school has lost its invincible aura, just like the drunken Fang Anmin and Wei Tao, who can only reminisce about their glorious past in the fading wind.
Everything is in a state of development and change. Whether it is a person or anything else, once it fails to keep up with the times and constantly change itself, the only outcome it will face is decline.
Walking through the familiar campus, Chen Bing's thoughts were in turmoil, and she was filled with a myriad of emotions.
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