Because he had been here before, Cheng Ran was familiar with the place.
Walking straight into the "red walls and green tiles" of the No. 10 Middle School, on the left is the teaching building with a Han Dynasty gabled watchtower. The entire building is in the shape of a well, with two ancient towers facing the playground. Students entering the school walk up the more than ten-meter-long steps and enter the building.
Because of the rain, the class division poster was placed on the wall of the Grade 1 classroom on the ground floor. From where Cheng Ran was standing, he could see that the place was crowded with people. Grade 1 students had registered yesterday, so today it was mostly Grade 2 students.
Everyone gathered together and looked at the class division information with both anticipation and trepidation. At this moment, the wall where the information was posted was filled with all kinds of discussions and chats.
Of course, not everyone gathered here. Some looked at their classes and registered according to their seats. The head teacher would collect the tuition fees in the classroom, issue receipts and then hand them over to the cashier. This was basically the most efficient payment method in middle schools in this era.
People gather here to temporarily avoid the peak queue period. Taking advantage of the novelty of reporting, everyone gathers together to chat about their holiday experiences.
Not seeing Jiang Hongshao, Cheng Ran's purpose was not to go there. He turned to the administrative building and went to the admissions office with the registration notice he received during the holidays. Since he was a transfer student, there were some formalities to go through, the most important of which was a "transfer certificate."
This certificate requires a transfer contact form issued by No. 10 Middle School, a residence certificate issued and stamped by the current street office and the local police station, and then the transfer certificate is issued with the consent of the original Shanhai No. 1 Middle School before reporting to No. 10 Middle School.
If the original school did not agree, Cheng Ran would not be able to leave.
Ma Weiguo, the former principal of Shanhai No. 1 Middle School, had told him through Cheng Bin that Cheng Bin was just playing with him. He had finally trained a top student, but ended up handing him over to Rongcheng No. 10 Middle School. Cheng Bin later brought two bottles of Moutai to Ma Weiguo to apologize. But all this was blamed on Cheng Ran. Cheng Bin did say that he had offended his comrades by leaving for him... If he didn't study hard in the new school, he would not let him go.
Although Ma Weiguo was mostly joking, Cheng Bin must have repeatedly explained and apologized for the situation of Cheng Ran's family, but it is inevitable that he still has some doubts in his heart.
Cheng Ran knocked on the door of the admissions office. Inside, there was a long table with several teachers, both male and female, sitting around it. Most of them were very young, between 20 and 30 years old. In addition, there were various equipment, copiers, printers, and filing cabinets. Some students were standing in front of the cabinets, seemingly helping to organize some information.
When Cheng Ran handed over the transfer certificate, several teachers took turns to look at it, and a female teacher took it and said, "You are Cheng Ran. Give me a copy of your household registration booklet, and then pay the fee here..."
Cheng Ran opened his schoolbag, took out the relevant documents and handed them over, then handed the tuition to a middle-aged woman who looked like a cashier. His transfer certificate was passed around by several teachers on the side. They looked at it, then looked at him again, but no one said anything. Except for the first sentence from the female teacher, "You are Cheng Ran," there was nothing special about him.
The man who should be the director of the admissions office rummaged through a pile of forms. At this time, Cheng Ran had already received the tuition receipt. The male teacher pointed to the place where his name was on it and said in a long tone, "Cheng Ran, you are in Class 5 of Grade 2. Your class teacher's surname is Sun, and his name is Sun Hui. You can go directly there... Oh, by the way... Qiao Mai, you are going to Class 3, right? Take Cheng Ran with you."
Qiao Mai, a boy wearing glasses, came out and looked at him, "You are the one who passed the transfer exam... It is said that only three students were admitted this time. I am still wondering who they are..."
Cheng Ran smiled, "Are you a little disappointed?"
"It's okay." Qiao Mai adjusted his glasses. "Your Shanhai No. 1 Middle School is quite famous. I've heard of it before."
Qiao Mai said, "You are handsome and have good grades... I guess you will be very popular with girls... You know that our No. 10 Middle School has always been known as the "Playground for Love", firstly because of the good environment and many beautiful girls, and secondly because of the many club activities and the relaxed atmosphere."
“I have heard of it.”
"But be careful..." Qiao Mai said, "That's why there are so many people whose grades have dropped due to laxity... I have a buddy who graduated from the famous Mianshan Middle School with the top few grades, but after studying here for a year, his grades can't even make it into the top 200... I heard from his family that he regretted coming to No. 10 Middle School. The management in Mianshan is stricter. He was familiar with the management methods there, and when he came here and found that the teachers didn't care about him, he relaxed all of a sudden. And before you came today, the teachers in the office had discussed that their admissions office had accepted many transfer students in the past few years, but basically many of the transfer students did not perform well. The only one, Liu Yuan, transferred from No. 27 Middle School in the middle of the first semester and ranked 50th in the grade. The others were not used to the local environment..."
"Thank you."
Qiao Mai nodded, "I'm just reminding you. Grades are still the most important thing. The bureaucratic atmosphere in schools is getting more and more serious now. Don't be led astray by some trends. Just ignore them and don't watch them. Anyway, the real thing is to study hard and have a good future."
“…” Cheng Ran thought to himself that the students of No. 10 Middle School were indeed different. They already knew how to teach others to see the situation clearly.
Talking to Qiao Mai all the way, the two of them approached the teaching building.
But he had temporarily ignored what Qiao Mai said beside him. Looking at the main teaching building, he actually felt a little homesick.
…
Luo Wei, Shu Jiexi, Marco and Su Hongdou were getting together with a group of friends. They often saw the core members during the holidays, but many of the friends in this large circle had not been in touch for dozens of days. When they got together at this time, they naturally chattered and excitedly talked about all kinds of new things they experienced during the holidays.
Then a girl named He Siyao joined in. She said with a smile, "I just came over from the message wall. There are people writing messages like 'You are awesome, you are a transfer student who passed the transfer exam! No. 10 Middle School welcomes you!' There are also many messages like 'Jiang Hongshao, I love you' and 'Jiang Hongshao, be my girlfriend'! But they are all people I don't know, like Wang Quan, Hu Yangfei, etc."
There is a cultural walkway in the garden area outside the experimental building of No. 10 Middle School. In front of it are various reliefs and art walls, and the gray wall behind it is called the "message wall". Many people use chalk to carve messages directly on the gray wall. There are all kinds of messages, expressing their feelings, and cursing. The key is the tradition on the gray wall, which imitates the inscriptions of celebrities on some ancient stone tablets in the school. Many people directly leave their real names on the back.
Of course, it is not ruled out that some people use other people's names to frame others, but after some verification, it is generally more authentic to leave one's own name. Because some people are just satisfying their own demands, the main demand is high school love, and of course they have to leave their own name when they express their love. Later, it became a bit like superstition, and from this, it was rumored that if you express your love on the wall, it will basically be successful, and there are always many examples of predecessors.
It was passed down by word of mouth, and thus this tradition was established.
A skinny boy laughed and said, "I know Wang Quan, he was in Class 6 before, he's very reserved, I didn't expect it... But isn't Zhu Xu on the list?"
As soon as Zhu Xu was mentioned, a lot of people's ears perked up immediately, and their expressions became interesting. Zhu Xu was considered a good match for Jiang Hongshao in the eyes of many people, and there were people secretly fanning the flames, regardless of whether there were people related to Zhu Xu or simply acting out of a desire to see the two of them get along...
Of course, some people are mature enough to focus on their studies, but when it comes to Jiang Hongshao, who is very famous in the grade, their attention will be drawn involuntarily.
A girl with freckles on her face said mysteriously, "There is no message from Zhu Xu, but there are some who like him and confess their love... But seeing how popular Hong Shao is, can Zhu Xu sit still? I don't think he can hold on for much longer... Do you think Hong Shao is actually waiting... For this kind of thing, the boy must take the initiative. Zhu Xu has never taken the initiative before. What is he thinking... Wanting girls to take the initiative, like those who can't wait to throw themselves into his arms? After all, so far, there are several beautiful girls in the grade who like him!"
A staunch supporter of Jiang Hongshao said bluntly, "Tsk! What is Zhu Xu thinking? If that's the case, he's really arrogant... To be honest, I don't think Jiang Hongshao would have a boyfriend in high school. To put it bluntly... there's no one she likes..."
"Don't be too absolute..."
The group of people became lively again, and everyone expressed their opinions.
Someone looked at Luo Wei and the others and asked, "Hey Luo Wei, aren't you usually the most talkative? Why aren't you so talkative today? I heard that you and Jiang Hongshao went to the mountains and the sea for fun during the holiday. Is that true?"
Su Hongdou met everyone's gazes and nodded, "Yes, yes!"
"What's so fun about that?"
"Tell me about it, Shanhai is a tourist city, and I heard that barbecue is very famous..."
Under everyone's questioning, several people talked about visiting the Dali Stone Carvings and eating all kinds of delicious food... But everyone's expression was a little unnatural. It was as if they were hiding something.
School started, and when a large group of people started talking about it, they remembered what Jiang Hongshao was like in this school.
These people were still speculating endlessly about the relationship between Zhu Xu and Jiang Hongshao, making all kinds of assumptions... But in fact, they all had the same thought in their minds at this moment: You know nothing about the truth.
So the four of them were silent at this time, they all knew what everyone was thinking.
The journey to the mountains and seas... Jiang Hongshao's special feelings towards the man named Cheng Ran... No one is blind, everyone sees it.
But at this moment, none of the four of them mentioned the man's name, and informed the people around them that there was such a person on their journey to the mountains and seas.
Luo Wei glanced at Shu Jiexi.
Everyone had figured it out...
After they had their trip to the mountains and the sea, they analyzed the relationship between the boy named Cheng Ran and Jiang Hongshao on their way back.
I think the relationship between Jiang Hongshao and him is most likely just a kind of mutual admiration between them because they are both very outstanding in the school in the small city of Shanhai.
There's no way around it. As a small city, it's easy to stand out from the crowd.
Jiang Hongshao's special treatment of him was more like a compensation, a compensation for not wanting him to feel that their relationship would become distant... right
She always handles this very gracefully.
And she is a very nostalgic person.
One day, they will also part ways with Jiang Hongshao, and Jiang Hongshao will treat them the same way. Although it is a bit sad, this may be the reality.
But the four of them now have only one mood...
That is... Fortunately, that person is in Shanhai.
So even if something had sprouted between them... it would have been drowned in the hustle and bustle of the world due to the isolation of distance and the erosion of time.
This is a helpless thing.
Then, while the four of them were tacitly aware of the approach of two umbrellas.
The moment the umbrella brim was raised, they saw the boy named Qiao Mai and the man he led the way to, a face that made them feel like they had traveled through time.
Then the four people were like four bronze pillars, forever rooted in the ground, with frozen expressions.
This person…
Why does he look so familiar?!
I know what you want to say. Look, it’s before twelve o’clock, no later than that!