Chapter 17
The five of them went to the bulletin board together, where a huge screen in the center of the square was displaying the class assignment list for new students.
"Wow! Xiao Lu, you're in Class 1!"
She pointed to the name 'Bai Lu' on the class list and screamed excitedly.
The other freshmen who heard this all turned around to see what this top student, genius, or big shot in Class One looked like.
"Wow! Nan Nan, your brother is in Class 1 too?!"
Li Ling saw Bai Di's name not far from Bai Lu's name and became even more excited.
"You never told me your brother was a top student! You kept this from me, that's not how sisters treat each other!" She pouted, a little annoyed.
Bai Di was feeling quite pleased with himself when he heard his name called in Class 1, but when he turned around and saw Li Ling glaring at him angrily, he was instantly devastated.
Not only is the graduation banquet over, but now I can't even hear anyone flattering me...
Bai Nan heard her classmates talking about Bai Di. Although she didn't show it on her face, she felt a little ashamed.
She now occupies Bai Di's body and enjoys honors that don't belong to her, while Bai Di has to endure mediocrity in the regular class.
"Huh? Why can't I find Xu Xin's name?" Li Ling searched the class assignment list for the first year of high school for a long time, but still couldn't find his name.
Bai Lu explained, "Oh, Xin-ge is a transfer student, on the senior year form."
Bai Nan subconsciously looked at the class list for the third year of high school. First, he found his own name in Class 30, and then he found Li Ling's name in the same class.
"Great! Nan Nan, we're still together!"
The school re-assigns classes based on academic rankings every semester, and I heard that after students enter their senior year, they are reassigned every month, all in order to encourage students to strive for excellence.
However, this tactic only works for top classes. For students in regular classes, most of them care more about whether they are with their good friends.
"Found him! Xin-ge is in Class 1 of Senior Three!"
Bai Lu pointed to Xu Xin's name from Class 1 of Senior Three and called out. Several girls who had been paying attention immediately followed his finger and looked at the big screen.
"So his name is Xu Xin, those are the two characters..."
Bai Nan stared blankly at the name on the big screen, and the words "Senior Three Class One" in front of it. She smiled and said congratulations, but her heart suddenly felt heavy.
It's a feeling that's hard to describe.
As the morning self-study bell rang, students went to their respective classes one after another according to the class assignment list.
The school has a total of twelve teaching buildings, six of which are the students' fixed classrooms. There are two buildings for each grade, with the first fifteen classes in one building and the last fifteen classes in another building.
Buildings with elite classes are usually close to the cafeteria and dormitories, but a little further from the school gate.
The five people parted ways here.
Bai Nan and Bai Lu's Class 1 of Grade 11 was in Duxing Building, which was closest to the cafeteria; Bai Di and Li Ling's Class 3 of Grade 12 was in Lixue Building, which was closest to the playground; and Xu Xin's Class 1 of Grade 12, which he went to alone, was in Zhiyuan Building, which was closest to the dormitory.
Before even entering Class 1 of the first year of high school, I could hear a cacophony of voices coming from inside, which seemed to be... the voice of the eldest sister?
When Bai Nan and Bai Lu arrived, they happened to see the eldest sister reaching out to the skinny boy, her chewing gum never stopping as she spoke.
"Hey! New classmate, it's nice to see you again!"
The thin, small boy was clearly at a loss, his head down and his hands nervously clutching the faded hem of his shirt.
Upon seeing this scene, Bai Lu's temper, typical of a young master, flared up instantly.
"Who are you? You're bullying your classmates right after the start of the semester!"
He stepped in front of the boy, raised his chin, and said to the female gang leader.
Upon hearing this, the eldest sister blew a bubble, then curled her tongue back: "I didn't bully him, I'm just being friendly~ Look, I've been holding out my hand for ages."
Bai Lu narrowed his eyes, looking incredulous: "I saw you bullying him on the school bus just now, my brother saw it all."
"Bai Di, do you think she was bullying him just now?"
Bai Nan walked up and pulled Bai Lu away, saying, "I didn't bully you. Let's find a seat first."
"Damn it! Don't pull me, I haven't finished yet!" Bai Lu shoved her hand away. "Also, I only said you were my brother to tease her, we're not actually close at all, so don't touch me, thanks~"
The skinny boy's eyes lit up when he saw Bai Nan, and when he heard her say she was looking for a seat, he immediately followed her around.
After Bai Nan and Bai Lu chose a window seat and sat down, the boy followed them and sat down in the seat behind them.
Seeing that they had left, the eldest sister shrugged and started looking for a seat.
Although the students were running around in a chaotic manner, they had already chosen their seats. Now, only the seats next to the trash can and the seat next to the skinny boy were left.
After clicking her tongue lightly, the eldest sister resolutely walked over and sat down next to the boy.
The skinny boy was just about to reach out to greet Bai Nan when he saw her sit down next to him, so he quickly withdrew his hand.
"Clap clap clap!"
Suddenly, clapping came from the doorway, followed by a female teacher wearing a white shirt and dark suit pants, who looked very capable.
"Hello students, my name is Zeng Li, and I am the homeroom teacher of Class 1, Grade 11."
Hello, Teacher Zeng!
One boy took the lead and shouted, and then the whole class reacted and greeted Teacher Zeng together.
"Okay! Stop!"
Teacher Zeng waved her hand, making a pause gesture: "Okay, everyone is just starting high school, and I know you're all very excited. However, the first day of school is busy and there are many tasks, so we need everyone to work together to do three things!"
As soon as the students heard that there was a task to be done, they immediately quieted down and listened attentively.
"First, we need you to send a few representatives, regardless of gender, to go with the teachers to Zhiyuan Building to move the textbooks."
Teacher Zeng speaks very fast; you can tell she's an impatient person.
"Secondly, a few students need to stay behind to clean the classroom. The cleaning includes the front and back blackboards, windows, ceiling, floor, as well as the book corner, multimedia podium, and storage cabinets."
"Third, students who did not participate in any of the above activities can go with the students from Class 2 to the warehouse on the first floor of the administration building to collect class supplies. These include three large potted plants, air conditioner remote controls, keys to the front and back doors of the classroom, multimedia accessories, and most importantly, the school uniforms must be collected according to the size on this list."
"Alright, that's all! Did everyone understand?"
"Understood--!"
The students responded enthusiastically, and after receiving clear instructions, everyone began to register in an orderly manner.
After five people signed up to move the books, Teacher Zeng interrupted them: "That's enough, just the five of you. Come with me later."
"Raise your hands if you want to volunteer to clean!"
Most of the girls raised their hands. Teacher Zeng counted the first ten students and then quickly said, "Alright, the rest of you, gather at the entrance of Class Two!"
Bai Nan and Bai Lu were the first to raise their hands and joined the line of people carrying books, following behind Teacher Zeng.
"Later, we'll distribute them by subject. Each of you will be responsible for two subjects, so don't get them mixed up."
Upon arriving at Zhiyuan Building, Teacher Zeng gave them one more piece of advice before heading straight into the classroom to chat with the teachers inside.
"You're in charge of a new class? Wow, they all look pretty energetic!"
The teacher in charge of distributing the teaching materials was a little chubby and looked very kind.
"Yeah, they're handsome, aren't they! Since they're so good-looking, let our class go first!"
There were two or three teachers nearby, who joked, "Who's as handsome as the one in our class?! No way, our class has to be the first to get one."
These teachers all looked quite young, except for one middle-aged male teacher with a receding hairline who looked a bit older.
At this moment, he was leisurely sipping goji berry tea from his glass, letting the young teachers argue in front of him. He looked rather composed and refined, like a scholar, so he must be a Chinese language teacher.
Suddenly, a tall figure appeared at the door. The Mediterranean-looking teacher immediately sucked the tea leaves back into the glass and shouted:
"Make way! Make way! The school heartthrob from No. 1 High School is here!"
He held up a glass in one hand and waved through the crowd with the other, letting the tall boy at the door come in.
"Ta-da! Our new transfer student is the school heartthrob! And he's also a top ten student. How about it? Shouldn't our class get him first?"
The hair on the back of his head that was used to cover the Mediterranean pattern stood up into a single ahoge as he moved like a circus performer.
The image of the refined scholar in Bai Nan's mind shattered with a snap, leaving the other students somewhat breathless from his series of actions.
Clearly, this was the effect he wanted. While the students were still in a daze, he gracefully led Xu Xin to the very front.
"Beautiful Teacher Wang, please distribute the books to our class first!"
As Xu Xin and the other four senior high school students left, the Mediterranean-looking teacher sipped his tea in his glass with a smug expression.
Bai Nan twitched her lips. She had heard that Xu Dahai, the homeroom teacher of Class 1, Grade 1, was a bit abstract, but she didn't expect him to be this abstract.
Just as she was lost in thought, Xu Xin suddenly turned to her and said, "Teacher Wang, their class is pretty handsome too."
After saying that, he even gave Bai Nan a slight smile, which made Bai Nan's lips twitch violently.
Oh no, Xu Xin only spent one day with Xu Dahai and she's already become so detached. Will she ever have a chance to see the former ice queen again...?
At this moment, Teacher Wang smiled and waved to Bai Nan: "Come on, the handsome guy that the big handsome guy acknowledges, your class goes first!"
Teacher Zeng immediately led the handsome boys of Class 1, Grade 11 to the front and began to divide them into subjects very quickly.
"Come on, Bai Di, take the physics books, forty books from each set."
Bai Nan has always loved going to school since junior high school.
Because the school won't look down on you because of your gender; after all, everyone is on the same track called academic ranking.
Those rankings, though seemingly cold, hard numbers, gave Bai Nan a great sense of security, because numbers are just numbers and they don't favor anyone.
If she did well on the test, she would be ranked higher; if she did poorly, she would be ranked lower.
The only variable is individual effort.
Thirty minutes later, Bai Nan solemnly apologized for his shallow understanding.
If there is another variable besides 'effort', it is 'luck'.
She looked at the dormitory assignment list in her hand, which clearly showed Bai Di's name, along with the names of five other boys.
"Great, I'm not in the same dorm as you!"
Bai Lu was in high spirits when he turned around and saw Bai Di with a long face:
"What? You want to share a dorm room with me? Cough cough, how about this, you call me 'godfather,' and I might consider reluctantly sharing a dorm room with you, it all depends on your sincerity~"
Bai Nan raised his head speechlessly.
Little friend, it's not that I look down on you, but I'm afraid that if I call you godfather now, I won't be able to bear the responsibility once you know the truth...
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