36. Between me and Su Xiaoshan, who do you choose?
At 4:10 in the morning, Xu Wenqiang had finished washing up and sat down at the desk.
Ever since deciding to take care of Xu Yanmei after she passed the university entrance exam, and after also securing a spot in the top 20 of her class, Xu Wenqiang went to the bookstore and bought several sets of exercises and test papers. A few days ago, she had already finished all the exercises and unit tests for the courses she had taken. She planned to self-study the remaining courses and then practice exercises to consolidate her knowledge.
Self-study and doing exercises are the learning methods that Xu Wenqiang has figured out on her own at Qingshi Junior High School.
I studied on my own because the classroom discipline at Qingshi Junior High School was so poor that the teachers had to devote their energy to maintaining order. Sometimes, they had to interrupt the class. Other times, they would walk away in anger.
As for problem solving, it's what Xu Wenqiang, after all her years as a student, has found to be the most effective study method. Regardless of the subject, she believes in the sea of practice tests. Even for Chinese or English, asking her to study or memorize vocabulary words would leave her so exhausted she'd lose her sense of self. It would be more effective to simply do two sets of tests.
Before 6:30, Xu Wenqiang would be concentrating on her studies at her desk. After 6:30, she would go to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for herself before heading off to school.
Xu Yanmei said that Chen Yang had been wearing a bandage on his head for the past few days, squatting in the market all day long, looking dejected. When curious people in the market tried to find out where he was and who had gotten his head choked, Chen Yang would start cursing, saying, "It's none of your business! Get out of here!"
Chen Yang was disrespectful, but Chen Long had to do business in the market. After Chen Yang finished scolding him, he said with a smile, "Chen Yang and Yu Yong had a falling out recently. Chen Yang was beaten by Yu Yong. After all, our Chen Yang goes to No. 1 Middle School, and Yu Yong goes to a vocational high school. The two of them definitely can't mess around with each other anymore. Yu Yong got naughty and beat Chen Yang."
Chen Long shouted at the raw meat stall.
Yu Yong's father was chopping pork ribs with an axe, while his mother yelled at the top of her lungs, "If you can't beat them, you'll get beaten."
As Xu Yanmei said this, she laughed happily.
As Xu Wenqiang laughed, she put the newly bought fruit knife into her schoolbag.
Xu Wenqiang ran into Dai Ze when she was putting her bicycle in the carport.
Dai Ze took the initiative to greet Xu Wenqiang: "Xu Wenqiang, the first class is math. You're here so late, is there still time to go to the office?"
Xu Wenqiang parked the car and said to Dai Ze, "It's okay if I'm late. Teacher Wang said yesterday that I don't need to go there today."
Dai Ze smiled and said, "Teacher Wang is so kind to you, I'm really envious."
"Teacher Wang is a good person and treats everyone well," said Xu Wenqiang.
Xu Wenqiang had always had a prejudice against Dai Ze's appearance, always feeling that he seemed to have a little more cunning than others. While Xu Wenqiang was dealing with him, she kept looking toward the school gate. She was hoping that someone from Class 4 would show up, otherwise she would have to walk to the classroom with Dai Ze.
Finally, Gao Zhe's face appeared in her sight. Xu Wenqiang immediately raised her arms and shouted, "Gao Zhe, you're here!"
Gao Zhe was obviously surprised by Xu Wenqiang. He turned around and asked Xiao Cheng, "Why is Xu Wenqiang so enthusiastic?"
Xiao Cheng said, "What's wrong with classmates being a little more enthusiastic?"
Gao Zhe immediately raised his arms and shouted like Xu Wenqiang: "Xu Wenqiang, I'm coming."
Xiao Cheng kicked Gao Zhe's butt: "Pass!"
Gao Zhe pursed his lips: "Biased."
Xiao Cheng pretended not to hear.
When Dai Ze saw Xiao Cheng and Gao Zhe coming, he focused his attention on them.
"Xiao Cheng, Gao Zhe, do you think there will be major changes in the class committee members during our election next Friday?"
Xiao Cheng didn't say anything and there was no expression on his face.
"Big changes?" Gao Zhe became interested. "Do you have any news?"
"I heard that Su Xiaoshan is planning to run for class monitor." Dai Ze glanced at Xiao Cheng and said.
Xiao Cheng seemed not to hear it and did not react at all.
"Su Xiaoshan?" Gao Zhe was a little surprised. "He's always silent. Does he want to be the squad leader?"
"So, you can't judge a book by its cover, and you can't measure the depth of the ocean by its depth." Dai Ze said in a long tone.
Xu Wenqiang hadn't intended to say anything more; after all, the class committee had nothing to do with her. But Dai Ze unexpectedly mentioned Su Xiaoshan, and in a rather ambiguous and strange way. Xu Wenqiang felt she had to say something.
"Su Xiaoshan doesn't talk much usually, but who says a squad leader has to be like a loudspeaker with a mouth, gossiping everywhere?" Xu Wenqiang also said in a long tone.
Dai Ze's expression changed, and his thick, protruding lips trembled. "A monitor is responsible for the entire class and must be good at communicating with everyone in the class."
"A squad leader has to be responsible, but he also has to learn!" Xu Wenqiang said. "If there's something going on, communicate. If there's nothing going on, it's not against the law to remain silent. A squad leader isn't some social butterfly who needs to smile all the time."
Gao Zhe tried hard to suppress his laughter. This Xu Wenqiang was truly a genius. Dai Ze's lips were protruding, like he had a trumpet growing out of his mouth. Furthermore, he spent his free time chatting with everyone in class, practically a social butterfly.
Gao Zhe was originally enjoying the fun when he was kicked by Xiao Cheng next to him.
Gao Zhe looked at Xiao Cheng angrily, and Xiao Cheng winked at him.
Gao Zhe understood what Xiao Cheng meant. After all, he knew how powerful Dai Ze was. So, although reluctant, he put his arm around Dai Ze's shoulders and walked with him to the classroom. "Daize, do you know if anyone in our class wants to run for the sports committee?"
After Xu Wenqiang vented her anger, she found that only she and Xiao Cheng were left.
Facing Xiao Cheng alone was still a little awkward, after all, she was the one who threw herself into his arms that night. But Xu Wenqiang felt that she should be more open and honest, after all, the hug had a legitimate reason, to express her gratitude to Xiao Cheng.
Otherwise, if she acted shy, it would make her look guilty.
"Let's go to the classroom too." Xu Wenqiang thought she was not shy and walked towards the classroom.
But she still felt a little uneasy. When she moved, her legs were tripped by the bicycle pedals. She stumbled and bumped into the bicycles next to her. Then, the neatly arranged bicycles fell down like dominoes.
Xu Wenqiang watched the bicycles fall over one after another, thinking that this was probably retribution.
Xiao Cheng walked over and said, "It seems that I won't be able to go to the classroom for a while."
"We can only wait for a while before going." Xu Wenqiang resigned herself to her fate and began to pick up the bicycle in front of her.
"Xu Wenqiang, let me ask you a question." Xiao Cheng asked.
"You ask." Xu Wenqiang did not stop, holding the bicycle with all her strength and muttering, not knowing how to help hold the bicycle.
"Me and Su Xiaoshan, who do you choose?"
Xu Wenqiang paused. She put the bicycle back down, which she had just lifted up, and straightened up to look at Xiao Cheng: "I didn't understand what you asked just now."
"Between me and Su Xiaoshan, who do you choose?" Xiao Cheng asked again.
Xu Wenqiang almost blurted out, "I choose Su Xiaoshan."
But she hesitated.
Xiao Cheng stood in the sunshine, wearing a white shirt and khaki pants. The wind blew his hair across his eyebrows. Facing such a Xiao Cheng, even Xu Wenqiang became indecisive.
Xu Wenqiang lowered her eyes and continued to support her bicycle: "You two living people can't eat or drink, why would I choose you?"
"Look at me, I haven't even explained myself clearly." Xiao Cheng said as he walked over to Xu Wenqiang and started helping her hold the bicycle. "Su Xiaoshan and I are running for class monitor. Who do you choose?"
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