The head teacher said: "The scenery in the mountains is beautiful, but there are more earthquakes. But I don't think I have heard of any in recent years."
In the office, teachers from the Experimental South School who are responsible for teaching the new first-year high school students are coming and going.
Lin Qile stood in front of the head teacher with his hands behind his back, like a good student.
No, not like.
She is now enrolled in the experimental province, and she is a good student.
“Mountains?” The head teacher of the next class looked up from the table and glanced at Lin Qile again, “There are earthquakes all the time in that place!”
The teachers started chatting, saying that the reason why the mountains are called "mountains" is because the plates squeezed and the mountains rose, so earthquakes occurred frequently. They also said that the reason why the mountains have not developed for so many years is because there were frequent earthquakes in the past, which caused many mountains to collapse and people to flee, so that even power plants could not be built in the area.
Lin Qile suddenly remembered the cliff that lay across her childhood.
"Has it really been more than ten years since there was an earthquake?" the head teacher asked another teacher. He put down his teacup and said to Lin Qile, "Then your generation of children is very lucky!"
The head teacher asked, "After coming to the provincial capital, is there anything you are not used to?" Lin Qile said no.
"Mom and Dad are both in the mountains, and they are comfortable with you coming here by yourself?"
"They all moved to the provincial capital." Lin Qile said honestly.
The head teacher was surprised: "Moved here?"
"After the power plant in Qunshan was built, they were transferred here," said Lin Qile.
Several class teachers around raised their heads at the same time and looked in Lin Qile's direction.
"You work in the electric power industry?" The head teacher asked with a smile, "So... do you want to choose liberal arts or science in your second year of high school?"
"Science!" said Lin Qile.
"You have such good grades in liberal arts, why did you choose science?" the head teacher asked in confusion, "You want to go back to school as a day student in your second year of high school?"
Lin Qile nodded.
The head teacher was silent now.
"The South School has its advantages. The closed campus is more suitable for students to concentrate on their studies," the head teacher took the teacup and took another sip. "Also, being away from your parents means you will have fewer worries at your age."
Lin Qile said: "I like being with my parents."
When she came out of the office, Lin Qile found a boy waiting for her at the door.
He was wearing glasses, holding a stack of forms in his hands, and dressed in military training camouflage uniform. His skin was extremely tanned and he had a slight hunchback.
"Hello, Lin Qile," he introduced himself, smiling and showing a row of white teeth, "I am the monitor of our class 29, my name is Feng Letian."
Lin Qile said: "Hello, squad leader."
The two freshmen walked along the corridor and headed outside. Feng Letian said, "Actually, I've seen you these past few days and I always feel like you look familiar... Lin Qile, even this nice name seems to have been heard somewhere before..."
Lin Qile thought for a moment and asked, "Did you graduate from the Provincial Experimental High School?"
"Yes, how did you know that?" Feng Letian said, then realized, "Oh, yes, I introduced myself during the class meeting."
"Student Lin, you are a provincial student, and the teacher asked me to help you more," Feng Letian said before they parted, "You can text me if you have any questions!"
Two days after the military training, Xin Tingting came over and asked, Qile, are you familiar with our squad leader Feng
Lin Qile was drinking water with her cheeks puffed up and she shook her head.
"I heard that," Xin Tingting came over, put her hand next to Lin Qile's ear, and gossiped, "He said at the boys' dormitory night talk that he likes you!"
Lin Qile bent down and almost spit out the water in his mouth.
After the military training, the life of the first year of high school began in a dull manner. Lin Qile got up at six o'clock every morning, folded the quilt carelessly, and went to the bathroom to brush her teeth with a cup in her hand. She grabbed a handful of hair in front of the mirror, combed it into a ponytail, put on the blue and white striped school uniform, and soon, she blended in with all the students in the experiment and was difficult to be recognized.
Lin Qile discovered one thing: no one will remember you clearly. After all, it is just your nightmare.
This nightmare is like wind in other people's ears.
Two years have passed, and no one remembers the name "Lin Qile", which once caused a great embarrassment, and no one remembers "Qunshan No. 1 Middle School".
Morning reading, classes, evening self-study… Homework, test papers, piles of tutorial books… This is the most ordinary high school life that Lin Qile has experienced, which is completely different from the romantic plots in all novels, comics, and TV dramas. After the biology experiment class, Lin Qile and Xin Tingting stood by the pool to wash their hands. Class monitor Feng Letian came over excitedly and washed with them. There was a boy who made a fuss nearby, and Xin Tingting also splashed water on him: "Can you stay away from us!"
Lin Qile was watching them fooling around and she laughed along with them.
Xin Tingting said unhappily: "He looks so ugly, why would he like you..."
After coming out of the laboratory, they were going back to the teaching building for the next English class. Lin Qile's English was not good, she lowered her head and walked anxiously on the road, but the students in front of her blocked her way.
"Hey! It's Jiang Qiaoxi!" Feng Letian suddenly said beside them. He pointed at the school's commendation column in the distance, like pointing at a kite in the sky, a mirage. He turned to Lin Qile and said excitedly, "Student Lin, look, the top student in our grade is my junior high school classmate, Jiang Qiaoxi!"
"They got first place, what does it have to do with Squad Leader Feng?" someone else laughed.
Feng Letian muttered: "I, I can't be proud of my classmates!"
The school's commendation column is changed every quarter. For the new experimental high school class, the one at the top is Jiang Qiaoxi, the top scorer in the senior high school entrance examination.
A female classmate came forward and took a photo of Jiang Qiaoxi with her phone. "Take it quick," someone else urged her, "the teacher will be here soon."
"Xin Tingting," a girl asked, "Do you really live in the same neighborhood as Jiang Qiaoxi?"
"Yes!" Lian Xin Tingting also became proud, "He is a member of our Power Construction Group!"
Another girl said, "Qile, your name is on it too!"
"Me?" Lin Qile realized it belatedly.
The classmates pulled her over to the commendation column. In addition to the photos of the top students, there was only a line of small names of the students commended below. The classmate pointed and saw that less than half a meter away from Jiang Qiaoxi, it was written: Class 29, Grade 1, Lin Qile (provincial recruitment, Qunshan).
"Didn't everyone say that Jiang Qiaoxi had a scar on his forehead? Why isn't it in the photo?"
"Has a scar? Could he be Harry Potter?"
"No, they found it out from Cen Xiaoman. Jiang Qiaoxi has a small scar on his forehead. It's very small. Oh, it seems to be covered by his hair—"
The female classmate came over and said, "Qile! Let me take a picture of you!" She took out her phone and took a picture of the line that mentioned Lin Qile. "Do you have a cell phone? I'll send you a picture message later!"
"… How can I get Jiang Qiaoxi's cell phone number? I can't get it at all!"
"Why don't you ask? Ask someone from our school!"
"He seldom uses his mobile phone. He studies every day!"
Lin Qile was about to leave, and she had to quickly take a look at the English text for the next class, so as to avoid being called by the teacher and not knowing how to read.
"... If he uses a cell phone, he will be annoyed all the time... There were many people chasing after him before. When we were in junior high school, he often received love letters. When he was not in school for competitions, Felinger would often open them and read them!"
"Jiang Qiaoxi used to go to a place called Shan in the countryside and studied there for a few years. Do you remember that at that time, a woman from the countryside chased him and came to the gate of our school to look for him!"
"Oh, yes! There are! What's it called... ah... Qun, Qunshan?"
"Yes! Mountains!"
"Qile!" Someone suddenly called out from behind, "Where are you from?"
"Qile must be from Qunshan! Have you heard of Qile? There is a girl from your place who came to the provincial capital to look for someone from our school."
Lin Qile turned around and shook her head at Xin Tingting's slightly embarrassed look.
"Oh..." Several female classmates said disappointedly, "That's right, Qile, you are such a good student, you must have never heard of it."
Lin Qile studied harder, and it seemed unconscious. Maybe she wanted to prove something, or maybe she wanted to forget something. Life in the South School was colorful, and various club activities emerged one after another. Lin Qile would sometimes stand by and watch for a while. She was also yearning and envious, but in the end she did not participate. She got up at six in the morning and went to bed at ten in the evening. Apart from eating, she would do exercises and papers. She was full of energy, and even the lunch break she had been used to since she was a child gradually stopped sleeping. In the end, even the teachers of various subjects did not have more questions for her to do: How could a freshman in high school work so hard when he came to class
During the midterm exam of the first semester, Lin Qile stood up when the teacher called her name. She ranked 36th in the grade and 10th in the South Campus, which was a good result that no one had ever imagined.
The head teacher said that the school recruits students from the province every year, but many students cannot adapt to the new environment, whether it is because of their no longer superior status or the "too many temptations" of the experimental high school. "You deserve this result for working so hard since the first semester of high school!"
Only Lin Qile knew that if she wanted to transfer to the school in her second year of high school, return home, and live with her parents every day, she had to maintain this ranking.
Once all the talented students started working hard, it would be difficult for Lin Qile to catch up no matter how hard he worked.
After the evening self-study, Lin Qile returned to the dormitory with his homework. On the way, class monitor Feng Letian came over again and asked, "Lin Qile, are you going back to our school for your second year of high school?"
Lin Qile was stunned: "How do you know?"
Feng Letian scratched his head and smiled bitterly: "I, I heard about it too. I'll go back first. Bye!"
Lin Qile returned to the girls' dormitory building. When he opened the door of his dormitory, he saw a lot of people sitting in the room.
In addition to her roommate, there were many girls from other dormitories. They were chatting animatedly together. One of them was playing with the old Barbie doll on Lin Qile's desk. It was very lively, but when Lin Qile came in, everything became quiet.
The scene was a bit weird.
"Qile," the dormitory head was the first to ask, "are you going back to our school for your second year of high school?"
Lin Qile nodded, she walked back to her desk, put down the book, opened the drawer and took out her cell phone. She didn't know why everyone suddenly asked her this question.
Electrician Lin sent a color message to Lin Qile during the day. It turned out that Electrician Lin bought a car, a Santana, and he went to pick it up with Team Leader Yu. Not long after Electrician Lin got his driver's license, he sat in the car, holding the steering wheel, and took a photo so proudly.
"Cherry, next time daddy and Uncle Yu will go to South School to pick you up!"
Lin Qile stood at the corridor window outside the dormitory, looking down at the photo carefully.
She replied, "Dad's new car is so cool! I want to ride in it!"
She sent another message: "I did really well on my midterm exam. I ranked 36th in the grade!"
She was afraid that she would cry, so she decided not to call her father.
Lin Qile wanted to go back to the dormitory to get a cup to wash up.
"Do you know what happened?" I heard someone say inside the door, "It was Felinger who discovered it first! Felinger ranked 37th in the grade, just below Lin Qile! He recognized him at the first sight!"
"That's impossible... Is it really her? Oh my god, I've only heard of this person, I didn't expect it to be her..."
"We asked her last time if someone had chased Jiang Qiaoxi here, and she said she didn't know!"
"Oh my god, she is too stubborn! Is she going to go to our school to look for Jiang Qiaoxi in her second year of high school? Hey, don't you have Cen Xiaoman's phone number? Send her a text message and ask! Ask Jiang Qiaoxi if he knows!"