Teacher Deng opened his arms and supported the podium with his palms: "This trip will last for three days and two nights. You must pay attention to safety. During the trip, everyone will stay in Penglai Mountain. When you go to Lin Zhixia to sign up, you will form teams of two... The hotel rooms reserved by the school are all standard double rooms."
There was a murmur in the class. Teacher Deng smiled and asked in a deep voice, "Do you understand?"
Shao Dongxu, the boy sitting in the row in front of Lin Zhixia, interrupted: "A standard double room must be shared by boys and boys, or girls and girls?"
Teacher Deng's face changed and he scolded, "What else? Can I let boys and girls live in the same room?"
Teacher Deng was gentle and rarely got angry. But now, he knocked hard on the desk and said sternly: "Since someone asked, I will tell you once and for all that boys must live with boys and girls must live with girls. You guys, don't have any crooked ideas, okay? You are all grown-up kids, 15 or 16-year-old boys and girls, what you should do and what you shouldn't do, don't let the teacher emphasize it again and again. I don't want to criticize anyone, I am concerned about your face. You should have a ruler in your heart and measure your words and deeds."
The whole class suddenly became extremely quiet.
Shao Dongxu quickly lowered his head and buried his face in his arms.
His deskmate also lay down and whispered, "Brother Dong, you are amazing! This is the first time that Teacher Deng gets angry."
Shao Dongxu grinned: "It's impossible for a boy and a girl to live together. I'm just thinking about it. It's not against the law to think about it."
My deskmate chuckled and asked, "Who are you thinking about?"
Shao Dongxu rubbed his face and said calmly, "Alright, alright, do some exercises. Have you finished the book "Small Exercises"? "
My deskmate turned pale and said, "That's not 'Small Question Practice', that's 'Small Question Mistakes'."
Wrong question
Shao Dongxu opened his homework book and found that his accuracy rate in "Math Exercises" was only 50%. He repeatedly reviewed the questions and could not figure it out, so he wrote a small note and passed it to Lin Zhixia in the back row.
Lin Zhixia opened the note and it said: Extremely urgent! Help! How to do the probability calculation problem on page 28 of "Math Problem Practice"
Lin Zhixia thought about it for a while, picked up the pen and wrote down the solution process on the draft paper. She handed the draft paper to Shao Dongxu, who said repeatedly: "Thank you, thank you, beautiful lady."
Lin Zhixia reminded: "I told you before, don't call me beautiful."
Shao Dongxu chuckled: "You are a beauty."
Lin Zhixia described her feelings: "But you use 'beauty' as a title, it sounds weird, like a stylist at the door of a barber shop."
"Do you know what a styling director is, beauty?" Shao Dongxu scratched his hair.
Lin Zhixia frowned, her tone a little serious: "I have my own name, my name is Lin Zhixia, you can call me Lin squad leader."
Shao Dongxu couldn't help but teased: "Miss Lin? Miss Lin... Miss Xiao Lin?"
Lin Zhixia warned: "If you say that again, I will really get angry."
"If you're angry, I won't hand in my math homework," Shao Dongxu declared.
In Class 27 of Senior 1, Lin Zhixia was not only the monitor but also the representative of the math class. Shao Dongxu joked with her, but she interpreted his words as a threat.
Lin Zhixia sat up straight and said coldly, "You can hand in your math homework or not. I'm only responsible for remembering your name."
"Are you really angry?" Shao Dongxu quickly took out a strawberry Swiss candy from his schoolbag and placed it on Lin Zhixia's desk.
Lin Zhixia was not moved at all and said righteously: "Take it away, I don't eat strawberries."
This sentence shocked Lin Zhixia's deskmate Tang Tingting.
Tang Tingting and Lin Zhixia have known each other for many years. Tang Tingting certainly understands how deeply Lin Zhixia loves strawberries. Lin Zhixia's notebooks, pencil cases, and folders are all decorated with strawberry patterns. Even her school bag ornament is a pink strawberry pompom.
Tang Tingting said sternly, "Shao Dongxu, you really pissed Lin Zhixia off."
Shao Dongxu hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, please accept this strawberry candy, Lin Zhixia."
Lin Zhixia was firm: "No, I won't accept it."
Even if Lin Zhixia is the reincarnation of a strawberry spirit, she is a strawberry spirit with dignity.
She took out a book called "Penetration Testing Programming" and began to read the interesting programming knowledge. The surroundings became quieter and quieter, and neither Tang Tingting nor Shao Dongxu spoke again.
After the class, Lin Zhixia left her seat.
As the monitor of Grade 1 (27), Lin Zhixia has always been conscientious and responsible. She worked tirelessly to visit each group, ask each student about their intentions, and write down the list of people for the "Spring Study Tour".
Soon, she encountered a problem.
Teacher Deng said that during the study tour, students will form teams of two and stay in standard double rooms in mountain hotels.
To Lin Zhixia's surprise, Jin Baihui actually signed up for this event. Jin Baihui asked calmly, "Can I stay in a room by myself?"
Lin Zhixia put an asterisk on the paper: "I'll go ask Teacher Deng."
A total of 43 students in the class were willing to participate in this year's "Spring Study Tour". Under the arrangement of Teacher Deng, Jin Baihui and a girl from Class 26 of Senior 1 became roommates. Jin Baihui's wish of "living in a room by herself" was ultimately not realized.
On the day of departure, Lin Zhixia was in a good mood.
She arrived at school by bus with her brother.
Her brother helped her carry her suitcase and kept telling her, "When you sleep outside, you must lock the door at night and put a chair behind the door... No matter which man asks you to open the door, ignore him, remember?"
"Remember!" Lin Zhixia responded.
My brother shared his experience of a study tour last year with Lin Zhixia. He said that a girl in his class was approached by a middle-aged man at a scenic spot. The middle-aged man stopped the girl, asked for her phone number, and wouldn’t let her go far…
"What should we do then?" Lin Zhixia looked at her brother.
My brother said coldly: "I drove that bastard away."
Lin Zhixia imitated her brother's tone: "Did that bastard give you any trouble?"
My brother looked disdainful: "He dares to cause trouble to me?"
Lin Zhixia nodded: "Brother defeated the bastard."
The brother touched her head and said, "Be careful outside and stay safe."
"Okay, don't worry." Lin Zhixia took the suitcase from her brother and walked towards the playground of the high school department of Provincial No. 1 Middle School.
The 27 classes of the first year of high school gathered in the playground, waiting for their respective tour buses.
The team leader of Class 27 was the homeroom teacher, Ms. Deng, and the Chinese teacher, Ms. Chen. Ms. Chen carried a plastic bag and took out a yellow baseball cap from the bag and distributed it to the students of Class 27, Grade 1.
Teacher Deng stood in front of the team and shouted loudly: "Each of you must wear a yellow hat and don't get separated from the others. When you arrive at Penglai Mountain, you can't act alone. You must follow the teacher's arrangements, okay?"
Lin Zhixia took the lead in cheering: "Good!"
Teacher Deng nodded slightly. He led the students onto the tour bus. The bus took everyone to the airport. After a short flight of more than an hour, they landed in Shanhai County, Yingzhou.
The local tour guide was responsible for picking us up at the airport. At about 1:00 p.m., the tour guide brought everyone to Penglai Mountain in Shanhai County.
The mountainous area is densely covered with trees and has a relatively high altitude, so it is obviously much cooler than the city.
The mountain road up the mountain is winding. It is a two-way road, close to a steep cliff, and vehicles can only slow down.
Lin Zhixia sat sideways, looking at the rolling mountains. In the distance, there were steep peaks, mist, dense forests, and white clouds that gathered and dispersed from time to time, drifting here and there.
Lin Zhixia held onto the window with both hands and said, "Tang Tingting, turn your head and look over here. Look at the towering mountains and this paradise on earth."
Tang Tingting leaned against the backrest and spoke in a softer voice than usual: "It's so beautiful, this paradise on earth."
Shao Dongxu, who was not far away, added: "In the fairyland on earth, there are fairies on earth, squad leader Lin."
Shao Dongxu's deskmate burst into awkward laughter.
Several boys sitting in the back row hugged Shao Dongxu's shoulders. Shao Dongxu laughed with them. He was beaming with joy and blushing.
Shen Fuxuan turned his head and looked at him, and said suddenly: "Hey, Shao Dongxu, we are all on the winding mountain road, can you be quiet? Don't joke with the lives of the people on the bus."
Duan Qiyan sat next to Shen Fuxuan. As soon as Shen Fuxuan finished speaking, Duan Qiyan became nervous: "If they are fighting in the last row, will it affect the driver in the front?"
Shen Fuxuan said solemnly: "Of course. I am from the physics competition team. I can calculate their impact on this car."
Duan Qiyan was concentrating on studying math competitions. He didn't know much about physics competitions. When Shen Fuxuan said this, Duan Qiyan believed it. Duan Qiyan also asked: "Are we in danger now?"
Shen Fuxuan frowned and spoke in a very low voice: "If Shao Dongxu and the others move again, I dare not tell you what the consequences will be."
Duan Qiyan was frightened by him and his face turned pale: "Fuck it."
At this time, Shao Dongxu and his friends started playing again. They were like a group of baboons in the zoo, grabbing each other's hair, and the atmosphere around them was lively and cheerful.
Duan Qiyan was concerned about the safety of everyone on the bus, but was also afraid that his voice would disturb the driver. Duan Qiyan could only call out softly, "Shao Dongxu, Shao Dongxu?"
Shao Dongxu glanced at him: "What are you doing?"
Duan Qiyan kindly reminded: "Don't make a fuss, the head teacher is sleeping and the driver is driving."
Shao Dongxu agreed on the surface. After a while, he played silently with the students around him. He put another boy's hat on his head.
Duan Qiyan suppressed his anger and asked him kindly, "Have you seen Slam Dunk?"
Shao Dongxu only said: "I have seen a little bit."
Duan Qiyan asked again: "Have you seen Star Trek?"
Shao Dongxu asked doubtfully: "What do you want to tell me?"
Duan Qiyan looked back and smiled: "I'll tell you when I get off the car."
Shao Dongxu was confused by Duan Qiyan's approachable smile, and was thinking about what Duan Qiyan's deep meaning was all along the way.
After waiting for a long time for the car to stop, the students got off one after another. Shao Dongxu raised his arm and stopped Duan Qiyan: "Why did you ask me if I have seen "Slam Dunk" and "Star Trek"?"
Duan Qiyan swung his arm and said coldly: "I'm telling you, I want to slap you to the ground like a basketball, and I also want to throw you into outer space and make you an astronaut."
"Duan Qiyan?" Shao Dongxu made a hurt expression and backed away repeatedly.
Shen Fuxuan laughed so hard that he almost choked.
The homeroom teacher, Mr. Deng, clapped his hands to attract the attention of the whole class: "Hurry up, students, pick up your suitcases and follow the tour guide to the hotel entrance. No one should be left behind."
They stayed in a big hotel on the mountainside.
In front of the hotel was a stone staircase about two meters wide.
Lin Zhixia carried her schoolbag and picked up her suitcase. She climbed forward a dozen steps and felt almost exhausted.
She gathered herself together, and with all her might, she slowly walked up the steps. When she crossed the last step, she looked up into the distance. The dusk light and shadow covered the mountains, and the deep green grass and trees were dyed orange and light yellow. At this time, the fog had not yet receded, and the sun's rays were as clear as a ray in the fog.
Lin Zhixia sighed: "When you have free time, you should go out and play more."
Tang Tingting reached out and pulled her: "Do you like staying at home or traveling?"
“I like traveling,” Lin Zhixia replied. “I always look forward to school trips.”
Tang Tingting was stunned: "Ah, I thought you would rather stay at home and study."
Lin Zhixia shook her head like a rattle: "There are many ways to learn, read thousands of books, travel thousands of miles."
She and Tang Tingting walked into the main entrance of the hotel together.
Teacher Deng had just completed the check-in procedures. He handed out room cards to the students in Class 27 of Senior 1, and told them to have a good rest in their rooms and go to the buffet restaurant on the second floor for dinner in the evening.
Lin Zhixia took the room card and walked briskly with her suitcase.
She and Tang Tingting lived in Room 405, and next door, Room 406, was occupied by Shen Fuxuan and Duan Qiyan, while Room 404 belonged to Jin Baihui and the girl from Class 26. Tang Tingting commented: "The girl from Class 26 is so pitiful, she has to live with Jin Baihui."
The hotel room was spacious and comfortable, and the bed was white and clean. Lin Zhixia lay on the soft big bed, hugged a pillow tightly, and asked, "Is it pitiful?"
"Yes," Tang Tingting opened the lid of her suitcase, "They all said that Jin Baihui had a bad temper and looked down on others..."
Tang Tingting changed into a pair of slippers, and hesitated to speak. After a while, she stared at Lin Zhixia and said, "Hey, Jin Baihui wrongly accused Duan Qiyan of being a thief. Fortunately, you were there. Otherwise, Duan Qiyan would never be able to clear himself even if he jumped into the Yellow River."
Lin Zhixia pondered: "Jin Baihui believes in her own opinions very much. She is a very determined person."
Tang Tingting smiled and said, "You are quite determined."
Lin Zhixia rolled on the bed: "I didn't."
Lin Zhixia hugged the pillow and rolled around until Tang Tingting pressed down on her shoulders, interrupting her movement.
Tang Tingting pointed out the window and said, "After we have dinner at the hotel tonight, let's go hiking. I just saw a lot of very high mountains, but I wonder if we can see the canyon. The river water in the canyon here is so clear. Do you like boating? Can we rent a raft? Oh, forget it, it would be bad if we fall down..."
Lin Zhixia raised her head: "That's impossible. Teacher Deng won't allow us to go out without permission."
"Why don't you just not tell the teacher?" Tang Tingting advised.
Lin Zhixia was in a state of conflict. In the end, her rational thinking prevailed. Her mind flashed with her brother's earnest advice and her parents' caring words, which made her particularly determined to refuse Tang Tingting: "After we have dinner, it will be dark. It is really not okay for two underage girls to walk around in the dark and unfamiliar mountain roads."
Tang Tingting took a step forward hesitantly: "I'll go ask other girls."
These words inspired Lin Zhixia's sense of responsibility as the class monitor.
Lin Zhixia suddenly had an idea and called Tang Tingting. She told Tang Tingting the horror stories her brother had told her word for word.
Lin Zhixia spoke slowly and in a low voice, and with the deliberate knocking, banging, and rapid breathing, Tang Tingting was soon frightened. Tang Tingting said that she would never go out to walk on the mountain road again, even if she was beaten to death.
On the first day of the Penglai Mountain trip, Tang Tingting and Lin Zhixia sat in room 405 watching TV together.
They are watching a popular romantic idol drama.
On TV, the hero told the heroine that he married her because of his parents' orders. Although they were a couple, he would never fall in love with her. The person he loved most in his heart was the kind and beautiful female partner.
Tears welled up in Tang Tingting's eyes: "How could he treat his wife like this?"
Lin Zhixia held her chin with one hand: "Why doesn't his wife divorce him?"
Lin Zhixia and Tang Tingting had just chatted for a few words when someone knocked on the door of Room 405. Duan Qiyan stood outside the door and asked, "Team Leader Lin, is your TV working?"
Tang Tingting walked over and opened the door: "It's fine, what's the matter?"
Duan Qiyan said irritably, "Shen Fuxuan and I's TV is broken. Oh, forget it, I'll go to Cao Wu's room to watch TV."
After taking a step forward, Duan Qiyan looked solemn: "I'll tell you this, you may not believe me, Shen Fuxuan insisted on watching a love drama called "Things Have Changed, I Fall in Love with Your Beauty"..."
"We are watching this drama." Lin Zhixia said without any concealment.
Duan Qiyan was so shocked that he ran to the next door to find Shen Fuxuan.
Shen Fuxuan walked into room 405 with two boxes of potato chips and four cans of Coke. He waved to Lin Zhixia, who received him politely. He sat next to Lin Zhixia without any hesitation and watched the urban romantic idol drama "Things Have Changed, I Love Your Beauty" with the two girls.
Shen Fuxuan handed the Coke to Lin Zhixia and Tang Tingting, and unwrapped the potato chips. The three of them enjoyed the snacks together, and the atmosphere in the room was very warm.
"What the hell are you doing?" Duan Qi Yan asked.
Shen Fuxuan and Lin Zhixia were so absorbed in the plot that neither of them answered Duan Qiyan's question.
On the TV screen, the hero and heroine had just attended a banquet.
The supporting actress pointed at the heroine and yelled, "You married him for his money! If his family hadn't helped you, you would have gone bankrupt long ago! What do you have to fight with me? I love him with my whole heart! Love doesn't come first or last, love is pure emotion... You are his legal wife, I don't envy you, because I am the one he loves the most."
At this time, a heavy rain fell from the sky.
The heroine knelt in the rain, her hair wet and shivering.
The female supporting role leaned on the male protagonist's chest and cried weakly: "It's all her fault. She made me become the person I hate the most!"
The male lead looked down upon the female lead and said coldly, "I don't want to see her. Jiaojiao, let's go."
After that, the male lead held an umbrella in one hand and held the female supporting role in the other hand, and passed in front of the female lead. His pure black leather shoes stepped on the female lead's fingers. The female lead did not say anything, and the male lead did not stop.
Duan Qiyan was almost suffocating.
Tang Tingting cried out, "His wife is so pitiful!"
"It's a pity you guys can still watch this," Duan Qiyan said resolutely, "You guys watch TV, I want to go out and play alone!"
After saying that, Duan Qi Yan turned and walked out.
Shen Fuxuan sighed repeatedly, and Lin Zhixia seemed to be thinking: "Why is his wife kneeling all the time?"
Tang Tingting said: "The female pair was so harsh on her that she didn't have the strength to stand up."
Lin Zhixia looked at Shen Fuxuan: "What do you think?"
Shen Fuxuan pondered for a moment before saying, "I think her spiritual world was crushed. In the scene in the rain, the director wanted to convey the spirit of fighting failure to the audience. The last shot was pulled away, and the audience could only see the male lead's leather shoes, the female lead's fingers, and the water drops falling on the overpass."
"Yes," Lin Zhixia analyzed calmly, "The director used montage to complete the jump of the scenes. The roaring tone of the female supporting role reminded me of the style of Shakespeare's stage plays. The long shot in the rain is thought-provoking, like the perspective pioneered by director Quentin in "Sin City", which sublimates the entire plot and is full of philosophical atmosphere..."
Duan Qiyan believed what Lin Zhixia and Shen Fuxuan said.
He couldn't help but sit in front of the TV, watching the TV series carefully with a learning attitude. He watched it from afternoon to evening, and before he knew it, he was completely attracted by the plot.
So much so that, the next morning, when the Penglai Mountain tour officially started, Duan Qiyan specifically asked the tour guide what time they would be back at the hotel. He didn't want to miss the finale of a TV series.
Shen Fuxuan walked in front of the team, laughing until his stomach hurt. He whispered to Lin Zhixia, "Tell me, how could there be someone as stupid as Duan Qiyan?"
"Don't lie to him all the time." Lin Zhixia advised.
Shen Fuxuan shrugged: "Yesterday afternoon, you were analyzing the philosophical ideas of that TV series... Duan Qiyan was fooled by you."
Lin Zhixia explained: "I'm just worried that he'll get lost if he goes out. Can he find his way back by himself?"
"You definitely won't find it." Shen Fuxuan answered very affirmatively.
Lin Zhixia clenched the straps of her schoolbag with both hands. She followed the guide's steps and started climbing the mountain with full concentration.
The tour guide was a middle-aged woman with dark skin, short curly hair, and golden earrings. She was sturdy and had strong legs, so she could walk steadily and quickly on the mountain road.
As the class leader, Lin Zhixia should never fall behind. But she persisted for 20 minutes and was really tired, so she gradually slowed down. Jin Baihui passed her from behind, and walked faster and faster, rushing far away like a rocket.
"Jin Baihui has a really strong physique," said Tang Tingting.
Lin Zhixia looked at Jin Baihui's back and said, "She got full marks in the 800-meter physical education in the high school entrance exam."
In the dense forest shrouded in mist, someone jogged all the way and caught up with the front of the team - this person was Duan Qiyan. Duan Qiyan didn't wear enough clothes and felt a little cold, so he ran back and forth in front of the team to quickly heat himself up.
Duan Qiyan ran to Lin Zhixia's side and heard Tang Tingting talking about Jin Baihui. He couldn't help but tell Lin Zhixia: "Let me tell you something."
Lin Zhixia asked casually: "What's the matter?"
Duan Qiyan waved his arms and stepped on the spot: "Shen Fuxuan, he has a crush on Jin Baihui."
Lin Zhixia was extremely shocked: "Really?"
Duan Qiyan rarely saw Lin Zhixia with this expression. Lin Zhixia blinked and looked at him. He did not hide anything and confided: "Really, Shen Fuxuan has a crush on Jin Baihui."
"Oh shit!" Tang Tingting exclaimed after hearing this.
Duan Qiyan warned: "Don't tell anyone else."
"I won't tell you." Lin Zhixia said seriously.
Duan Qiyan nodded and ran to the back of the team.
On the narrow mountain path, the air was fresh and the scenery was beautiful, but Tang Tingting had no intention of enjoying the scenery. She was puzzled and couldn't help but put her arm around Lin Zhixia's shoulders and asked, "Why does Shen Fuxuan have a crush on Jin Baihui?"
"Jin Baihui has many advantages," Lin Zhixia enumerated them seriously. "Yesterday, I told you that Jin Baihui is very perseverant. She is diligent, hardworking, and doesn't care about the outside world..."
Tang Tingting questioned: "But, she is in our class, and almost no one wants to play with her?"
Lin Zhixia waved her hand: "No, don't think so. Jin Baihui has no friends in our class because she doesn't need to obtain emotional value from the outside world. Wow, how high is this realm? Think about it carefully."
Tang Tingting held her breath.
Lin Zhixia also elaborated on her point of view: "Jin Baihui spends all her time on studying. She never invests time and energy in interpersonal communication. She doesn't need to chat or make friends. Her self-satisfaction comes from filling in the gaps in her knowledge."
Tang Tingting was influenced by Lin Zhixia and followed Lin Zhixia's suggestion and added: "Jin Baihui's physical fitness is also very strong. She ran the 800-meter race much faster than both of us."
"Yes, yes." Lin Zhixia nodded repeatedly.
Tang Tingting frowned: "According to what you said, Shen Fuxuan's vision is quite high?"
"It's quite high." Lin Zhixia agreed.
Tang Tingting said to herself, "I was just wondering, Shen Fuxuan has a crush on Jin Baihui, why doesn't he have a crush on me? After you said that, I suddenly understood. I'm not good enough for Shen Fuxuan."
Lin Zhixia put her arm around Tang Tingting's shoulders: "Tang Tingting, you are also a very good person. You are lively and cheerful, considerate, have strong willpower, and excellent coordination ability. You are very popular in our class, and there is almost no classmate who doesn't like you..."
After hearing Lin Zhixia's sincere praise for her, Tang Tingting couldn't help but feel a little flattered. Especially when Lin Zhixia said: Almost no classmates don't like you... From what I heard! Isn't it implying that Lin Zhixia also likes Tang Tingting
A few minutes ago, Tang Tingting was envious of Jin Baihui being secretly in love with Shen Fuxuan. Now, she is no longer envious, because she has the friendship of all her classmates.
Tang Tingting seemed to be walking on soft cotton instead of on a rugged mountain road. During a break, she told the explosive news that Shen Fuxuan had a crush on Jin Baihui to two other girls who were close to her.
At lunchtime, everyone in the entire Grade 1 (27) class, except Shen Fuxuan himself, knew that he had a crush on Jin Baihui.
Shen Fuxuan noticed that everyone was looking at him frequently. He asked Duan Qiyan: "What happened in the class?"
Duan Qiyan buried his head in eating: "It's okay."
They had lunch at a farmhouse restaurant on the top of the mountain. On the round wooden table were braised fish, steamed pork with rice flour, stir-fried Chinese cabbage, scrambled eggs with black fungus, tomato and egg soup, and several other dishes that Duan Qiyan couldn't name.
Duan Qiyan was trying hard to pick up food and eat rice frantically. Shen Fuxuan looked at him and whispered, "You'd better tell me the truth."
Shen Fuxuan was tall and thin, with a very handsome appearance. He was originally a very attractive person. But now, he warned with a sinister look and gnashed teeth: "Don't make me repeat it a second time."
Duan Qiyan didn't even dare to glance at him out of the corner of his eyes, and goose bumps appeared all over his body.
They sat on the east side of a round table, close to a window. Outside the window was a bamboo forest, with sparse green shadows nearby, undulating mountains in the distance, and white clouds gradually dispersing, creating a fairy-like beauty.
Lin Zhixia held the rice bowl, eating for a while and appreciating the scenery for a while, feeling relaxed and happy. She took a bite of the steamed pork with rice flour happily, but she heard Shen Fuxuan raising his voice in her ear: "Okay, if you don't tell the truth, you'll be finished when I ask others about it."
Duan Qiyan was not the type to swallow his anger. He was provoked by Shen Fuxuan and exploded on the spot: "I told Lin Zhixia that you have a crush on Jin Baihui!"
After hearing this, Lin Zhixia was stunned.
The head teacher, Mr. Deng, was also stunned.
Only Jin Baihui was still eating.
Senior One (27) class fell into silence, without a trace of noise, the wind stopped, and light and shadows shone obliquely.
Teacher Deng stood up and took charge of the situation: "Let's not talk about anything else now. Everyone, eat and drink well, have fun and sleep well. When we return to the Provincial No. 1 Middle School, I will deal with today's matter. Okay?"
"Okay!" Duan Qi Yan agreed cheerfully.
Shen Fuxuan's expression, however, could not be described as "ugly". His face was ashen, and he peeled the fish meat like he was killing someone. The students sitting around him scattered and fled to the next table to eat. Gradually, only Lin Zhixia, Duan Qiyan, and Tang Tingting were left by Shen Fuxuan's side.
The reason why Tang Tingting did not leave was because she felt that she understood Shen Fuxuan. Most of the students in Class 27 of Senior 1 did not see the good qualities of Jin Baihui, did not understand the true meaning, and did not reach the realm of thought.
So, when they heard about the scandal between Shen Fuxuan and Jin Baihui, they felt incredible.
Tang Tingting shook her head and began to comfort Shen Fuxuan: "Shen Fuxuan, don't worry about what your classmates think. Don't back down. Lin Zhixia and I are on your side."
Shen Fuxuan almost couldn't catch his breath.
He said coldly: "I don't like Jin Baihui."
Lin Zhixia observed his expression and found it very strange. He should not have lied.
Lin Zhixia was sure that Duan Qiyan did not lie.
Duan Qiyan heard Shen Fuxuan's declaration and immediately responded, "If you like it, then like it. No one is stopping you. We are not your class teachers. We have been your friends for four years. Do you still want to hide your little tricks from us?"
Shen Fuxuan cursed fiercely: "Get lost."
"What are you doing?" Duan Qiyan was a little angry, "Why are you still scolding me?"
Lin Zhixia tried to smooth things over: "Stop arguing and eat quietly."
After the meal, everyone rested for half an hour, and then, led by the tour guide, took a cable car to see the scenery of Penglai Mountain.
Each cable car is fully enclosed and can accommodate up to four people. Therefore, Lin Zhixia, Tang Tingting, Shen Fuxuan, and Duan Qiyan got into one car.
Lin Zhixia opened her schoolbag, took out a book and placed it on her legs.
There was a piece of strawberry letter paper between the pages of the book. She held a ballpoint pen and wrote on the paper: Today, Class 1 (27) of Senior High School came to Penglai Mountain. It is such a happy thing for the whole class to travel together. Now I am sitting in the cable car, I can see the lush and tall century-old trees, the thousand-year-old temple in the mist...
Duan Qiyan asked: "Who are you writing to?"
Tang Tingting immediately responded: "Jiang Yubai, who else could it be?"
"It's Jiang Yubai." Lin Zhixia admitted.
Duan Qiyan leaned forward: "What is your relationship with Jiang Yubai?"
Lin Zhixia said frankly: "We are good friends."
Shen Fuxuan interrupted: "Duan Qiyan, stop meddling in other people's business."
"Are you still angry with me?" Duan Qiyan turned his head to look at him, "I have already apologized to you."
Shen Fuxuan chuckled: "If I kill you and say sorry again, will you forgive me?"
Duan Qiyan answered very seriously: "I'm already dead, how can I forgive you?"
"Stop arguing." Lin Zhixia stopped them.
After she finished speaking, silence returned to the cable car.
Lin Zhixia wrote a poem on a piece of white paper while comparing it to the beautiful scenery outside the window. The natural scenery composed of continuous mountains was abstracted into a multi-dimensional space in her mind. She began to think about the three-dimensional projection of high-dimensional objects, and unconsciously thought of PCA, ICA, low variance filtering and high correlation filtering and other commonly used data dimensionality reduction algorithms.
Duan Qiyan interrupted her thoughts again: "We are here, let's go and see the ancient temple."
The cable car arrived at the end, and Lin Zhixia and others quickly followed the tour guide.
The tour guide held up a loud speaker and said loudly: "Students of Class 27, follow me closely. Next we are going to visit the most famous scenic spot in Penglai Mountain, Baodeng Temple. There is a saying in the Lotus Sutra. Have you heard of it? The Lotus Sutra says, 'One lamp spreads to all lamps, and eventually all lamps are bright.' Our Baodeng Temple has a long history. There is a bright lamp in front of the temple gate. It has been windy and rainy for many years, but the light has never gone out..."
The tour guide led the students forward while talking.
The temple is surrounded by towering trees, with ginkgo leaves falling to the ground. Monks in gray robes are sweeping everywhere.
Inside the Baodeng Temple, incense is burning brightly and visitors are flocking in. The wooden racks in the front yard are piled with rows of red candles. Devotees from afar kneel on cushions and make sincere wishes.
The head teacher, Mr. Deng, also made a wish. He stuffed two hundred yuan into the donation box, and then wrote a lot of words on a piece of red paper.
Duan Qiyan plucked up his courage and went over to take a peek.
Duan Qiyan saw that Teacher Deng wrote that he hoped his students could achieve good results in the competition or get a satisfactory score in the college entrance examination, and wished the students good health and happy families.
Duan Qiyan was deeply moved. He once again revealed the secret to Lin Zhixia.
Lin Zhixia wrote down all her thoughts and ideas, filling up three sheets of paper. After the trip to Penglai Mountain, Lin Zhixia returned home and put two stamps on the envelope. She mailed the letter to Jiang Yubai in anticipation of a reply.
Two days later, Jiang Yubai logged into QQ.
He told Lin Zhixia that he had just got off the plane and was in the United States.
Jiang Yubai was very patient. Before he entered the finals, he didn't tell Lin Zhixia what the competition was like. Lin Zhixia received his competition reports intermittently and learned that the competition this year was extremely fierce. Almost half of the top-ranked private high schools in North America came, and even European schools got involved. Lin Zhixia couldn't help but ask, "Which country has the strongest team?"
"America." Jiang Yubai said honestly.
Lin Zhixia encouraged him: "You can do it, Jiang Yubai, it's amazing that you can participate in the finals!"
Jiang Yubai sent a URL through the QQ chat box. He sincerely invited Lin Zhixia to watch his live broadcast of the game.
The final will be held in New York, the United States. There is exactly a twelve-hour time difference between New York and Beijing. The first group match will start at 6pm and end at 8pm, with a two-hour live broadcast.
Six o'clock in the evening New York time is six o'clock in the morning Beijing time.
March 17, 2009 was the date of the final of the North American High School Economics Competition.
At six o'clock in the morning on March 17, Lin Zhixia got up from the bed, turned on the computer impatiently, entered the URL, and saw the live broadcast on the Internet.
The host was a middle-aged man with a healthy physique and a big smile on his face. He held the microphone, faced the audience, and introduced the settings of this year's competition and the identities of the judges. When the host mentioned the contestants, the camera gave a distant view, and Lin Zhixia saw an elite team of high school students from all continents of the world.
It has to be said that the team members of these economics competitions all seem to exude an extraordinary temperament.
Lin Zhixia could foresee how intense this game would be.
Lin Zhixia did not go to the living room to eat breakfast. She brought a bowl of porridge from the kitchen and stayed in front of the computer screen. Coincidentally, the live broadcast camera cut into a close-up, and she saw Jiang Yubai in a suit.
She exclaimed: "You look so good in a suit, Jiang Yubai."
"What's that?" Her brother's voice sounded behind her, "A truly good-looking person doesn't need to rely on clothes to look presentable."
Why is my brother here
Lin Zhixia held the bowl in both hands and turned back belatedly.
Lin Zeqiu told her: "You didn't go to the living room to eat, so mom asked me to ask you what you were busy with this morning. After all this time, it turns out you were watching Jiang Yubai's game? What's so interesting about him, let me ask you?"
Lin Zhixia sat up again, took a sip of porridge, and then said, "He has studied economics for a long time. I want to know his level. I believe he can stand out."
Lin Zeqiu brought a chair and sat next to Lin Zhixia: "His junior high school grades are not as good as yours. What's the point of you paying attention to him?"