Chapter 2
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"Dear classmates, let me introduce myself first. My surname is Yang and my given name is Jing. I have been the head teacher of your class for the past three years." Standing on the podium, Yang Jing said. She looked very gentle, around twenty years old, with long black hair tied up high. She had just been promoted to the position of head teacher.
"Hello, Teacher Yang!"
"Can we go home early now?"
"Mr. Yang..."
As Yang Jing's voice faded away, a chorus of chirping sounds immediately filled the entire classroom. Yang Jing's face turned pale and she slammed down the podium. Only then did the classroom quiet down. She said, "Be quiet, everyone. Let's start taking roll call now."
Her slender fingers were holding a report card with the names of the entire class written on it.
"Good summer"
"arrive"
Xia An stood up, her voice gentle and her lips curved in a smile. The girls in the class murmured and covered their faces in low voices, discussing him. Seeing this, Yang Jing slammed the textbook on the desk. Instantly, the whole class fell silent. She glanced around the class, then resumed looking at the report cards and calling out names.
"Yang Shan"
"arrive"
"Wu Jing"
"arrive"
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"You lost. Give the money. Give the money." Chen Chen sat sideways and reached out his hand to Ding Yan. Ding Yan reluctantly took out 400 yuan from her bag and handed it to Chen Chen. It wasn't because she was reluctant to part with that little amount of money; it was simply because she had lost face.
"Shame on you! Next time I'll definitely win it back."
"Given your intelligence level, come on!"
"What makes me so smart, Chen Chen...?" Yang Jing threw a piece of chalk at him, cutting off Ding Yan's words.
"Ding Yan Chen Chen, you've strayed off course. Now, I'll announce the class leaders of our class. The class monitor is Xia An, the deputy monitor is Yang Shan, the study committee member is Wu Jing... The sports committee member is Chen Chen. Now, go outside and line up to attend the opening ceremony." Yang Jing finished speaking and then left the classroom.
The students who left one after another lined up in order. After Class Five had left, it was our Class Six's turn.
The opening ceremony was extremely boring. The principal during the lecture kept rambling on, talking about those civilized principles that were taught since primary school.
However, very few of the new students were actually paying attention in class. The head teacher was standing at the front of the class, while Ding Yan and the other two were standing at the very back of the line. Under the sunlight, Ding Yan covered her face with both hands and could only see the beautiful back of the head teacher.
Xia An was leaning against Chen Chen's shoulder, dozing off in a drowsy state. Maybe he didn't sleep well last night. Otherwise, he wouldn't be like this. The two of them were about the same height and they were the last ones. The head teacher in front turned his head to check but didn't notice anything. Fortunately, this ridiculous ceremony was held in the morning.
Otherwise, the sun would be even more scorching. Everyone's face has some sweat on it, but those who are overweight are already drenched in sweat.
Ding Yan could sense that the gazes of those girls around her were constantly fixed on Xia An and Chen Chen. She quickly glanced around, and it seemed that they had noticed Ding Yan's gaze. So they all turned their heads to look elsewhere.
Seeing that Ding Yan didn't reply for a long time, Chen Chen noticed that her gaze was unfriendly and scanning over the strange girls around them. He extended his hand and patted Ding Yan's arm, saying in a low voice with a teasing tone: "Little p*****t, you scared them."
Ding Yan instinctively grabbed and slapped the hand that was hitting him, retorting: "Come on, come on, come on. I'm doing this all for your own safety. Please stop teasing me."
Chen Chen angrily shook his hands, and Xia An opened his eyes due to his action, looked ahead, slowly moved away from Chen Chen's shoulder, stretched his body and asked, "How much longer will it take to finish?"
"That old man is really going on and on. He might keep talking for a long time. God, it's so hot." She said, using one hand to fan herself while the other still shielded her face from the sun's rays. The smell of sweat on her body made her frown slightly.
Chen Chen pointed at Ding Yan with a disdainful sneer and let out a cold chuckle. The three of them fell silent and ended their conversation. After a while, the principal's lengthy speech came to an end, and then came the student councilor's declaration that was common to every school.
After speaking for about half an hour, the head teacher said, "The opening ceremony for today is over. All the students, please follow your class teachers back to your classrooms."
Yang Jing arranged for several of her classmates to go to the administration office with her to get the textbooks, and asked Xia An to lead the students back to the classroom.
Chen Chen always has a lot to say, while Xia An always listens quietly to them, only interjecting a few words here and there. Most of the students in the class began to give Ding Yan strange looks after the last class in the morning for no apparent reason.
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