Although she didn't intend to guess why Chen Bing was laughing, Shang Yunmiao still had something to say.
She glanced around again to make sure no one was watching, then leaned close to Chen Bing and whispered, "Chen Bing, could you please stop pinching my cheeks at school?"
"Let's talk about the reason."
"Well, well..." Shang Yunmiao's voice dropped a notch, and her speech quickened slightly, "I heard that junior high school is different from elementary school. Teachers will crack down on early relationships. What if we are misunderstood by others and then asked to leave or expelled?"
"You mean, our relationship is like puppy love?" Chen Bing feigned surprise, as if he were the most innocent and pure boy in the world who had never thought about this question before.
Shang Yunmiao and Chen Bing have been together for ten years, and now that she has officially entered adolescence, she has become somewhat aware of many vague and ambiguous feelings between them. Chen Bing's clumsy acting in the past can no longer fool her; the moment the boy uttered those words, the girl saw through his performance and psychology.
"You've always thought that way, and you kept trying to comfort me before..." Shang Yunmiao muttered softly before replying in a voice Chen Bing could hear, "Anyway, if we get misunderstood or reported, it will affect Mom, right? I don't want her to have a hard time at school..."
So that's what you were thinking. You're quite perceptive; I never even considered that. But... are you sure any teacher would really take it seriously if students were dating?
Regardless of high schools or other junior high schools, Baishi No. 1 Middle School has a very lenient management system in this regard. Chen Bing attended this school for three years in her previous life and never heard of any young couple being punished by the school for dating.
The reasons for this are twofold. Firstly, while everyone was just beginning to experience romantic feelings in junior high, their behavior was still quite immature. There were no overly intimate actions; they simply talked and took walks together, and even if they were seen together, it was difficult to punish them. Secondly, there was the long-standing atmosphere at Baishi No. 1 Middle School, where teachers were very lenient in this regard. Take Fang Anmin, who also served as the director of the political education department, for example. In his previous life, he once saw a boy and a girl holding hands, chatting and laughing, which seemed quite abnormal. However, he ultimately said nothing and even gave them a playful look.
In conclusion, where did Xiao Shang's misconception that "early romance has serious consequences" come from? The answer is undoubtedly that the other person has a strict father who is in charge of things at a top high school.
When this came to mind, a scene flashed through Chen Bing's mind.
When Shang Yunmiao was very young and still needed her parents to coax her to sleep, Shang Zhengxin would sit by his daughter's bedside, holding a piece of paper he had brought from school, and gently tell her a "bedtime story."
"At 1:40 p.m. on April 30th, during lunch break, my dad was patrolling the school's small garden when he discovered a pair of senior high school students who were dating. After realizing what was happening, I, along with the security captain, immediately detained the two of them and asked them for their class and names."
Upon hearing this, the boy immediately abandoned the girl and ran away. Later, based on the girl's testimony, it was determined that the other party was a certain student from Class 30 of Senior High School. He received a major demerit, was notified throughout the school, and was ordered to go home for a week to reflect on his actions. He was also disqualified from all awards and honors. However, given the girl's significant meritorious service, she received a verbal reprimand and was notified throughout the school…
After hearing this story, young Xiao Shang immediately told his father, "Early romance is bad for kids. Dad, I promise I won't have an early romance in the future!"
Pfft! Uncle Shang, stop being so funny, okay?
After a moment of internal monologue, Chen Bing decided not to explain to Shang Yunmiao what the attitude towards puppy love was in junior and senior high school. He figured the girl would find out sooner or later, so he nodded to her and promised not to do anything out of line again.
Perhaps afraid that her words had hurt Chen Bing, Shang Yunmiao hesitated for a moment before quietly adding to Chen Bing, "At home, we'll do the same thing as usual."
The girl tried hard to appear sincere when she said this, and her serious little face paired with her affirmative eyes made her look incredibly cute.
"Okay, that's fine, as long as you don't hate me." Chen Bing responded to Shang Yunmiao with a big smile, then patted her on the shoulder and said, "Hurry up and go to the classroom, we'll have to assemble soon if we're late."
"Okay!" With one thing on her mind resolved, Shang Yunmiao happily followed Chen Bing towards the teaching building.
Military training is undoubtedly tough. Standing motionless on the parade ground in temperatures of 20 or 30 degrees Celsius, enduring the discomfort of clothing sticking to the skin and the soreness in the legs and feet—all of this is quite arduous. However… this is still a long way off for the teenagers who have just entered junior high school.
When the instructor gave the order to rest, many people were still in high spirits and happily chatted together.
"What? I thought military training would be really tough, but it's just here."
Unlike high school students who are subjected to intense studying, college students who lead very comfortable lives, and office workers who rarely get any exercise, twelve- or thirteen-year-old junior high school students are still quite energetic at this age. Low-intensity military training is nothing to them.
"What do you think, Bing-ge?"
After drinking half a cup of water in one gulp, Chen Bing cleared her throat and said, "Military training is actually quite tiring, but what we have can't be considered proper military training."
Later, when we go to high school and university, the schools will cooperate with local military units, selecting real active-duty soldiers to conduct military training. In junior high school, the training is usually conducted by specialized organizations outside the school. These instructors are civilians who receive salaries, so they don't dare to train us too strictly, otherwise they can't afford the responsibility if something goes wrong.
These are things that a first-year junior high student couldn't possibly know. Those who already knew Chen Bing were fine, knowing that their Brother Bing was knowledgeable and capable. But those who didn't know him were quite surprised to hear this.
"Chen Bing, you know so much."
The sound came from a girl listening nearby. Chen Bing turned her head and recognized her as Zhang Xinyu, the class monitor from her previous life.
"It's nothing. You'll understand as you experience more. I just know a little earlier than you all." Chen Bing shook her head after saying that, then turned around and found a place to put down the water glass in her hand.
Chen Bing's words greatly shocked Zhang Xinyu. She silently pondered his words and watched him leave, feeling slightly dazed.
It's different, completely different, completely different from those immature boys I knew in elementary school.
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