On the evening of June 5, 2020, the day they agreed to make five wishes, Shang Yunmiao made her first wish during a break when Chen Bing was at Shang Yunmiao's house writing her speech.
The situation was like this: while Yunxuan went to the restroom, Shang Yunmiao sneaked up to her and asked with a smile, "What's written in the speech?"
Chen Bing originally thought that this girl deliberately chose this time to come because she couldn't help but want to get closer to him, but he didn't expect her to come to see the speech he had written.
Chen Bing pursed her lips, hummed in agreement, and then showed Shang Yunmiao the half-finished manuscript she was writing.
After chuckling for a moment, Xiao Shang took the speech and looked at it carefully.
All I can say is that Chen Bing truly deserves to be called a (pseudo) genius who gets full marks in every exam.
With his linguistic skills from his past life, plus some brilliant copywriting that mysteriously disappeared online in this life, this speech, though only half written and less than a few hundred words in total, still shows many places of outstanding literary talent and is very exciting to read.
"How was it? I wrote it pretty well, didn't I?" Chen Bing said proudly, hoping to get some affirmation from Shang Yunmiao.
"Hmm! It's very well written, but..."
The smile that had been hanging on her face for so long slowly faded. After hearing the hesitation in Shang Yunmiao's voice, Chen Bing pointed to a few sentences and asked, quite unconvinced, "Aren't these sentences good? They're super great, okay?"
This isn't just self-promotion. The sentences he's referring to are all borrowed from popular online quotes from his previous life, and are considered masterpieces by a large number of netizens.
For example, the sentence he is referring to now, "'Looking up, there is a sky full of stars; looking down, there is a long and difficult road.' With two feet, one can forge a new path where there is no path, and clear a smooth road through thorns. One can quietly accept the darkness of night, and with a bright pearl in one's heart, one day the dust will be cleared and the light will shine, illuminating thousands of mountains and rivers," is a sentence borrowed from a top-tier daily newspaper in his previous life.
For some unknown reason, this very eloquent sentence disappeared from the internet. Chen Bing remembered it when he was writing the motivational part of his speech and just used it.
Shang Yunmiao naturally saw the sentence Chen Bing was pointing to, and she also thought it was very good. However, the "but" she wanted to say was not referring to this.
"What I want to say is that I feel these writings are too utilitarian."
"Utilitarianism?"
"Yes, although the rally is called a pep rally, our school is not only about elite classes, and not only about students who are determined to get into top high schools."
Many students who didn't do well in school must also want to create their own memories at such an important time, right?
If we only talk about how hard everyone should work and how good schools they should get into, wouldn't that be both impossible and incredibly regrettable for them? It would be like negating their three years here.
After listening to Xiao Shang's words, Chen Bing remained silent for a moment. However, this was what he was thinking:
No, buddy. I think we should criticize them a bit. Who told them to be so aimless and pleasure-seeking instead of studying?
Thinking this, Chen Bing suddenly realized the difference in her way of thinking compared to Shang Yunmiao.
Like Teacher Yunxuan, she values character development more than academic performance. Regardless of others' grades, she treats them all equally from the bottom of her heart, upholding a kind and compassionate nature—so kind that she might be criticized as a saint in a post-apocalyptic novel.
His own thoughts were very similar to Shang Zhengxin's. He believed in the law of the jungle, that the strong prey on the weak, and sincerely believed that grades determined everything. He thought that people without good grades were not worth paying attention to in school and should be ignored and discriminated against. He held a utilitarian mindset.
Deep down, Chen Bing still felt that her idea was more correct, because it wasn't a question of right or wrong, but an inevitable choice under the exam-oriented education system.
Shang Yunmiao's idea is certainly good, but it should be applied ten or twenty years from now, when China's education system is no longer so focused on grades.
The eyes are the windows to the soul, and Shang Yunmiao saw through Chen Bing's eyes to understand his inner thoughts.
Desperate for Chen Bing's approval, she reached out her small hand and pitifully tugged at his sleeve, saying, "Let's revise the speech, so that even those students who didn't do well academically can remember something and be moved by it, okay? Just consider it using one of my five wishes~"
Chen Bing did not agree with Shang Yunmiao's words, but she did agree that Shang Yunmiao looked very cute now.
Xiao Shang was being affectionate with me, and in such a soft tone, with one little hand clutching her sleeve. How could I possibly refuse?
Chen Bing, charmed by her, immediately agreed. He patted Shang Yunmiao's head and promised her that he would revise the manuscript according to her ideas.
Shang Yunmiao looked very happy with a grin. She quickly glanced behind the closed bathroom door, then stood up and kissed Chen Bing on the cheek.
It was just a simple kiss, like a dragonfly skimming the water, and we parted very quickly.
Chen Bing didn't try to take advantage of Xiao Shang's mischief; instead, he watched with doting eyes as the girl, with her hands behind her back, skipped back to the sofa.
So cute, like a little angel.
Little angel...
Chen Bing couldn't help but think that when he first entered junior high school in his previous life, his grades weren't very good and he was quite a slacker. It was thanks to Teacher Yunxuan's gentle treatment of him regardless of his grades that he was able to finally wake up.
After recalling her past life, Chen Bing lowered her head and began to rethink the second half of her speech.
However, I probably won't be able to finish it today, because it's already 11 o'clock, and I should go back to sleep.
After Yunxuan returned, Chen Bing got up to say goodbye, then went home to wash up and go to bed. While thinking about how to write the rest of the speech, he fell asleep.
For Chen Bing, writing a speech was not a big deal, so after waking up, he didn't continue to think about writing it, but instead went back to his normal daily routine.
Eating, going to school, resting...
In the blink of an eye, it was time for the afternoon break.
After the chemistry teacher, dressed beautifully, left get out of class, Chen Bing glanced down at Shang Yunmiao beside her.
The little girl was probably sleepy because she had been studying hard these past two days.
After reaching out and taking the books, pens, pencil case, and other items from her desk to her own, Chen Bing took out the light jacket she had worn that morning, folded it, and placed it on her desk.
"Take a nap during the long break, otherwise you'll still feel sleepy in the next class."
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