"It’s Friday again!"
Brother Nan frowned, glancing at Zhou Li. She clutched his arm, continually tightening her grip, proclaiming her discontent. Faint veins were already visible on the delicate back of her hand.
Yet, Zhou Li seed completely oblivious, rely grunting in response while continuing to walk and eat skewered at.
The skewers were bought by Brother Nan for herself.
But the skewers were too spicy, and she had just had another tooth pulled yesterday. She initially thought she had one good side of her mouth left, so eating shouldn’t be an issue, and surely eating skewers would be fine using just the good teeth to chew. However, the spiciness made its way to the other side. At first, she tried to act as if nothing was wrong, forcibly enduring it, but Zhou Li soon noticed and confiscated the skewers.
Brother Nan was sowhat angry now.
The happier Zhou Li ate, the more furious she beca.
"Ti flies!"
"You never pay attention in class, only sleep, and you play gas when you return to the dorm. Of course, ti flies," Zhou Li said, glancing at her and licking the chili from the corner of his mouth with his tongue.
"GULP!"
Brother Nan swallowed.
Zhou Li was startled, then beca alert. "Do you want a lick too?"
"BANG!"
Brother Nan withdrew her fist, her face darkened, and continued, "Doesn’t that an it’s National Day in another week?"
"Yeah." Zhou Li continued eating skewers as if he hadn’t been punched.
"Where are we going this National Day?" Brother Nan turned her head away, not looking at him, while continuously increasing the strength in her hand, ratcheting up the power.
"I don’t know."
"How about Tengchong?" Brother Nan suggested. "I like a TV series called ’My Chief, My Regint’; I think it was fild there."
"Huai Xu likes that TV show too," Zhou Li gasped from the spice. "He’s watched it several tis already."
"Why haven’t we seen much of him these days?"
"He’s been obsessed with pottery lately, making pottery at ho with Tuanzi every day. When they finish, they take it to be fired. There’s quite a stack at ho now," Zhou Li shrugged. "The street vendor economy has been quite popular recently, and he even said he’s thinking about setting up a stall to sell them."
"I know about that," Brother Nan nodded. "Or we could go to the Yuanyang Terraces. We can also visit Jianshui and eat authentic crossing-the-bridge noodles in ngzi on the way."
"You’ve looked all that up already?"
"Yep!"
"I have no objections."
"Let think about it..."
Brother Nan fell into deep thought.
As she thought, she could again hear the sound of Zhou Li gasping from the spice. Her mouth watered, her brow furrowed tighter, her eyes gradually narrowed, and her face began to look sowhat terrifying.
"Is it good?" she turned and asked.
"It’s okay," Zhou Li replied honestly. "I actually don’t really like eating this junk food."
"!!"
How infuriating! Eating her food and then complaining about it!
By then, Zhou Li had finished eating. He casually tossed the skewer stick, and it landed perfectly in the garbage can. He dusted off his hands and said, "We have physical education this afternoon."
"BANG!"
"Why did you hit ?" Zhou Li looked confused.
"Last ti, during PE, you deliberately ssed with !" Brother Nan said emphatically, stressing each word.
"..."
The afternoon breeze was very refreshing.
The clouds in the sky drifted southward, continuously changing forms. It would be a very comfortable thing to lie on the grass and watch quietly. Lying there with a good friend would be even more delightful.
Suddenly, a sharp whistle broke the tranquility, followed by the shouts of teachers.
"Huang Jinhong’s Tai Chi!"
"Those who are taking Tai Chi, assemble here!"
"Those who are taking table tennis..."
"Basketball, basketball..."
"..."
Just a mont ago, Zhou Li had been wondering, with so many people on the track and field, there must be several classes happening simultaneously. Currently, students and teachers didn’t know each other and had no way of contacting one another. How were they supposed to find their groups? So, this was their primitive thod...
Thinking this, he and Brother Nan had already run to join the assembly.
Last sester, physical education class was conducted for two classes together, but this sester there were fewer people. Ideally, a standard class should have fifty students, but the Tai Chi class wasn’t very popular and didn’t fill up.
The teacher was a middle-aged woman in a tracksuit, slightly plump and with dark skin.
She yelled for several minutes until the last student hurriedly ran to join the lineup. When there were no more kids buzzing around like headless flies, she finally stopped.
"My surna is Huang, Huang Jinhong. You can just call Teacher Huang."
"Everyone, don’t stand in a ss. Let’s line up again. You were taught during military training last year, right? Shorter in the front, taller in the back, shorter on the left, taller on the right..."
"Get moving, get moving!"
Following her shouts, the students began constantly changing positions.
Zhou Li and Brother Nan stood in the last row, near the middle.
The lineup requirents in physical education were not as strict as in military training. Brother Nan was slightly shorter than Zhou Li. Though not by much, the difference wasn’t insignificant either. Logically, she should have stood in the second-to-last row or at the far left, but she just stood by Zhou Li’s side without moving. The teacher saw this but didn’t point it out. However, a rather clueless classmate nearby tried to swap places with her, only to be scared off by her glare; that student even looked a little aggrieved.
"Alright, like this. Everyone try to rember this position; from now on, we will stand like this." The teacher took out the attendance book. "Now let’s take attendance."
"Who’s going to rember this next ti..." Brother Nan whispered into Zhou Li’s ear.
"Don’t talk."
"You were talking; I wasn’t!"
"..."
While the teacher was calling nas, Zhou Li quietly observed Teacher Huang and the students.
Teacher Huang looked full of energy, with a sturdy build, and resembled the lead dancer aunt from Aunt Jiang’s square dance group.
The students ca from all departnts across the school. Two-thirds were girls, and they were generally shorter, so even though Zhou Li usually stood at the very left of the last row, now he was standing in the middle. On his right was a skinny, tall male student with delicate features, quite good-looking. He stood beside Zhou Li silently, staring straight at the teacher, seemingly focused on hearing his na called.
"Zhou Li."
"Here."
"So handso... Li Nan."
"Here!"
"Oh, another great beauty... Zhang Ke."
"Here..."
About two minutes later, the teacher put away the attendance book with a smile. "It seems you all gave so face for this first class; no one skipped. Before we start, let’s go over a few things. First, about classes. Our eting spot will be fixed here. I’ll take attendance every class, and absences will lead to point deductions. It’s very easy to earn credits in PE and also easy to boost your GPA..."
The teacher went on and on.
Zhou Li was confused. He couldn’t help but glance sideways. Why didn’t I hear his na called just now?
That person still had a ticulous expression, showing a seriousness that set him apart from the other students.
Hmm...
Zhou Li quietly pulled out his phone and sent Huai Xu a ssage consisting of just a period.
BUZZ.
The male student next to him seed a bit uncomfortable.
Zhou Li was utterly exasperated.
Yet that old monster still didn’t glance sideways but made a sound, using Zhou Li’s voice, "I’ve beco so ugly; how did you recognize ?"
Zhou Li: ...
"Students, stop talking," Teacher Huang stared at Zhou Li; the sound had co from his direction. "I ignored you playing with your phone just now, but don’t make any noise, especially when I’m speaking."
"..."
"Next, let’s discuss the final exam. The content is simple: you’ll perform a complete Tai Chi form. We’ll score based on your movents. Of course, your physical fitness test scores will also be factored in. I hope everyone takes this seriously. I’m quite strict. If anyone can’t even muddle through a complete form by the end of the sester, I’ll fail them outright."
"Next, let’s choose a PE monitor." Teacher Huang looked at Zhou Li. "The one who was talking just now, that’s you."
"??"
Zhou Li was sowhat dazed, looking at the teacher and then at Huai Xu, hoping he would bravely step forward, admit his mistake, and take responsibility for the ss.
However, the old monster still stood ramrod straight, his expression serious and ticulous.
Zhou Li hesitated, words caught in his throat.
Teacher Huang quickly made a decision. "What’s your na? After class, set up a group chat, and have everyone join. You’ll notify us in the group about any sudden changes, like class being canceled due to rain. Now, let’s run two laps to warm up."
Brother Nan stifled a laugh at his side.
Once they started running, amidst the general noise, she nudged Zhou Li with her elbow and said teasingly, "You tell not to talk, yet you talk yourself and even get caught by the teacher."
"..."
Zhou Li could only sigh inwardly.
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