The next morning at 6:10, Pu Chen got up with dark circles under his eyes.
I went to bed at 11:30 last night and tossed and turned until 1:30 in the morning before I fell asleep.
Even though she didn't want to admit it, she couldn't ignore the fact that chatting with Qin Yu on WeChat affected her sleep.
She has no more than ten contacts on WeChat. In addition to Lu Baisheng, there is also "Uncle Zhao" Zhao Shu in school. Qin Yu is the third person she added.
Her father and aunt wanted her to try to connect with her classmates, and she sort of... did it, right
Pu Chen was absent-mindedly thinking and hadn't squeezed toothpaste on her toothbrush for half a day until her father walked to the door to see what was going on with her and why she hadn't finished washing yet.
I'll be right there. Pu Chen came back to his senses and told his father using sign language.
Pu Wanli stared at his daughter, who had dark circles under her eyes, and asked her: Did you have a lot of homework last night
Not much, the dark circles have nothing to do with homework.
Pu Chen couldn't tell the truth to her father. It was the first time in recent years that she told her father a not-so-white lie. She replied: I spent an extra hour memorizing English after finishing my homework last night.
Pu Wanli loves his daughter very much. He has no requirements for her grades, as long as she is happy: Don't put too much pressure on yourself, just take as many exams as you can, your health is important.
Pu Chen smiled guiltily and started brushing his teeth in front of the mirror.
Although she hadn't slept for a few hours, she didn't feel sleepy at all. Her appetite was better than before and she ate breakfast with gusto.
Mood is something that is really hard to understand.
It was daybreak and the air was freezing cold. Pu Wanli was going to the morning market to buy vegetables and take his daughter to school. He turned his head to look at his daughter from time to time, fearing that the strong wind would blow off the hood of his down jacket.
After leaving the alley, Pu Chen saw the familiar figure, Qin Yu walking towards him from the apartment building.
Pu Wanli saw that his daughter was staring at a boy in school uniform and asked, "Is he a classmate of yours?"
Pu Chen nodded and told his father that Qin Yu was a new transfer.
Qin Yu also saw Pu Chen. He didn't shy away from the fact that his parents were there and greeted her openly, and also greeted Pu Wanli.
Pu Wanli stopped and reminded his daughter: He is new here, and you are the English class representative, so you should take care of the new classmate.
Pu Chen knew what her father meant. He hoped that she would communicate more with her classmates. She nodded again.
Qin Yu couldn't understand sign language, so after they finished talking, he crossed the road with Pu Chen.
Pu Wanli watched the two children enter the school gate before turning around and going to the vegetable market.
Pu Chen didn't know what topic to talk about with Qin Yu, so he followed him closely. Qin Yu was tall, which was just right for blocking the cold wind blowing from the front.
Qin Yu couldn't see her, so he turned around to look for her. He thought he was walking too fast, so he slowed down and asked her, "Do you do your homework so late every day?"
Pu Chen took out his cell phone and typed: Well, sometimes even later.
She explained: I don’t know the answers to many questions, so I have to check them one by one.
Qin Yu forgot for a moment that she needed to use her cell phone to communicate with others. Most people couldn't stand leaving their hands outside in such cold weather.
He nodded to show that he understood, and then stopped talking to her.
The two returned to a state of no communication.
They walked side by side. Pu Chen glanced at him out of the corner of his eye and followed his steps closely, so carefully.
Facing the cold wind, Pu Chen unconsciously retracted his hands into the sleeves of his school uniform.
It is obvious that she has long been accustomed to quietness over the years, and even likes to immerse herself in her own world. It is best if no one disturbs her.
She didn't like to interact with others, and was even more unwilling to communicate with people she didn't know well, but now she wanted to talk to Qin Yu.
It must be a torture for him to walk with someone who can't speak.
She was lost in thought.
But there was very little for her and Qin Yu to talk about.
Are you good friends with Peng Jingyang? When she handed the phone to Qin Yu, she realized that she had asked a nonsense question.
Qin Yu: "Yeah, I met him at a summer camp in junior high school."
The next few questions she asked were all related to Peng Jingyang, as if she wanted to find out everything about Peng Jingyang from him.
Qin Yu glanced at Pu Chen. She has a crush on Peng Jingyang
That should be the case. She has never met Peng Jingyang, but she has such a good impression of him. Even his character has to be proven by Peng Jingyang.
Even if she had a crush on him, it wouldn't be surprising. Zhao Shu, who was sitting behind him, said that Peng Jingyang was the school hunk with the aura of a top student. There were girls from the first to the third year of high school who liked him. Some girls even became rivals with their former best friends for Peng Jingyang.
When he arrived at the classroom door, Pu Chen put away his phone, his fingers were almost frozen off.
It was not yet 6:30 and there were not many people in the classroom. She entered the classroom through the front door, and Qin Yu went around to his seat through the back door.
Pu Chen took out a hand warmer from his bag and held it in his hand to keep warm. His right hand felt cold and numb.
She opened her English book and memorized words.
After the morning reading class, Pu Chen began to collect English homework. In the last few rows, Qin Yuzheng was sleeping on the table. I don't know whether he slept after class or since he entered the classroom.
She stood by his desk for a few seconds, debating whether to wake him up.
"Pu Chen!" Someone called her from the front door of the classroom. The voice was loud and she could hear it clearly from the back door.
It was not a strange voice. Pu Chen looked up suddenly and it was indeed Peng Jingyang.
Peng Jingyang's appearance caused quite a stir in the class.
Peng Jingyang was always the focus of discussion among girls wherever he went. He was used to it. He raised the books in his hand and said, "Director Sun asked me to bring you some books."
Pu Chen didn't bother to collect the English homework and just jogged over.
Qin Yu was woken up and saw Pu Chenfeng running towards Peng Jingyang.
He took a bottle of drink from the hole in the table and went to the corridor to wake himself up. He didn't know what had happened last night, he worked on a math competition problem and didn't go to bed until 2:30.
At the front door of the classroom, Pu Chen was confused and took the book from Peng Jingyang in a daze.
Peng Jingyang saw the confusion in her eyes and explained, "Director Sun met me at the school gate this morning and asked me to bring it to you. He seemed to be going to a meeting in the city and was in a hurry. He said you can read it when you have nothing to do during the winter vacation. The content is very good. Director Sun doesn't need these books now, you can return them anytime."
He repeated Director Sun's instructions word for word.
Pu Chen looked at the cover of the book at the top. It was a book about how to face difficulties. The cover was about to fall off, so it was covered with a layer of tape. It looked old and precious.
Since the beginning of the school year, Director Sun has been very caring towards her. Every time he sees her on the way to school, he would ask about her academic performance.
Thank you and Director Sun.
"You're welcome." Peng Jingyang walked two steps and came back, calling Pu Chen: "I'll add you on WeChat. Let me know when you've finished reading. If you can't contact Director Sun, I'll return the book for you. Director Sun and I live in the same neighborhood."
In fact, Director Sun is his uncle, but few people in the school know about their relationship.
My uncle may be transferred next semester, and other people don’t know this news yet.
If his uncle was really transferred, Pu Chen would not be able to find anyone to return the books to. These were books that his uncle had treasured for decades, and he loved books like his life. If it were not for Pu Chen's special situation, his uncle would not have been willing to lend out so many books.
Peng Jingyang handed the QR code to Pu Chen.
Unable to refuse the kindness, Pu Chen scanned and added his WeChat.
At that time, she would definitely return the book to Director Sun in person and thank him in person, but she was still grateful for Peng Jingyang's kindness.
At the back door, Qin Yuman was drinking his drink and glanced at the two people who were exchanging contact information at the front door of the classroom.
Peng Jingyang had added Qin Yu on WeChat, so he came over to find him and asked, "Are there any more drinks?"
Qin Yu: "I won't give you a drink even if I have one."
Peng Jingyang knew that Qin Yu couldn't have brought only one bottle of drink, so he didn't treat himself as an outsider. He entered Class 10 from the back door, walked a few steps to Qin Yu's seat, took a bottle from the hole in the table, unscrewed it and drank.
He accidentally rubbed Zhao Shu's desk, and a book on it was rubbed askew.
"You want to leave without apologizing?" Zhao Shu pulled him back by the collar of his school uniform.
Peng Jingyang frowned: "What did I do? Should I apologize?"
Zhao Shu raised her chin and said, "The English book is crooked."
Peng Jingyang didn't argue with her and straightened the slightly tilted English book: "Is this okay?"
Zhao Shu still didn't let go, and looked at him with narrowed eyes: "Your dog passed by my house yesterday and peed in my garden."
Peng Jingyang: "... Then go find my dog, why are you looking for me?"
He pulled the school uniform back from her hand and strode out of Class Ten's classroom.
Qin Yu leaned against the guardrail, turned around and whispered to Peng Jingyang, "Pu Chen couldn't solve a math problem yesterday, so I gave her the answer and told her that I asked you and you solved it."
The subtext of this statement was to ask him not to reveal himself in front of Pu Chen and to keep the secret for him.
Peng Jingyang raised his head and took a few sips of his drink, then asked, "Are you really planning to just muddle through?"
Qin Yu: “I don’t know.”
Peng Jingyang shrugged.
There were two math classes and two English classes in the morning. He had already learned all the content and it was very boring. Qin Yu read an English novel for the whole morning.
After Lu Bosheng finished explaining the content of this lesson, there were still ten minutes left.
A classmate joked, "Teacher, can we clean up and rush to the cafeteria?"
Lu Bosheng: "I'll give you two minutes to go. I'll adjust the seats." He took out the pre-arranged seating chart and asked, "Do you have anyone in particular you'd like to sit at the same table with? You can let me know."
The seats have been adjusted twice since the beginning of the school year. Every time, Lu Bosheng basically satisfies the students who make requests, unless he thinks they are particularly unreliable.
A boy stood up and said, "Teacher Lu, can I move to the fourth row on the south side?"
Lu Bosheng glanced at the fourth row in the south and thought for a few seconds: "It's not impossible, but there is a condition. If you can't rank in the top 100 in the next exam, I might break up the couple."
The others laughed.
It was an open secret in the class that he was in love. His girlfriend was in the same class and sat in the third row on the south side. If he moved to the fourth row, he could sit in front and back seats with his girlfriend, making it convenient for him to explain questions to her during breaks.
The boy's ears turned red. He never expected that the head teacher knew that he was in love and said it to his face, but he didn't seem to mean to criticize him.
"Thank you, Mr. Lu. I will definitely do it. If I can't do it, I will move it back myself."
Lu Baisheng nodded slightly and motioned for him to sit down.
He began to call out the name of another boy in the class, Zhao Shu's desk mate Yin Hao.
Yin Hao stood up with a smile, looking forward to it: "I'm going to have a new deskmate?"
Lu Bosheng: "You like to talk, don't you? Move to the podium and sit in Pu Chen's seat. If you want to talk in English class in the future, you can talk to me. I'm quite humorous when chatting."
"Hahaha."
The class laughed again.
Yin Hao's test scores were always the second to last or the third to last. He failed every English test. He was not good at anything except basketball. He scratched his head and said, "Brother Sheng, please give me some face."
Lu Bosheng: "Stop talking so much, and move over after lunch."
Pu Chen was stunned. Yin Hao sat in her seat, so where should she sit
Lu Bosheng continued to adjust the seats, and adjusted the seats of more than a dozen people. Then it was Qin Yu's turn. He said to Qin Yu: "Move forward one row and sit inside."
Qin Yu didn't care. The fifth row was right next to the window and the view was clear.
Lu Baisheng continued, "Pu Chen will sit in the fifth row, sitting at the same table with Qin Yu."
Pu Chen looked at Lu Baisheng in disbelief. She and Qin Yu were desk mates
Lu Bosheng: "Just sit here for a month. If you really can't adapt, I'll change your seat next semester."
Pu Chen nodded.
But what I was thinking in my heart was that I would definitely be able to adapt without having to change my position.