Chapter 49: Target

  Nothing, because the students from District D that I brought before made me quite distrustful. Teacher Yu obviously didn't expect Wang Lin to say something like this, so he could only respond in this way.

  After a while, everyone was silent, and Teacher Yu told them to hurry downstairs. As soon as they left the classroom door, they saw a group of students wearing all sorts of summer clothes walking down from upstairs. Needless to say, this must be the new first-year freshmen.

  "You think they will wear C-grade uniforms too when the time comes?" Wang Lin looked around and asked Ouyang.

  Ouyang is no longer concerned about the school uniform issue at all. Instead, he asked Wang Lin, "How did you just talk to the teacher like that? That's a warning shot."

  "I think he's done nothing wrong, I can see that this new teacher is just bullying us because we're from District D, what, are people from District D easy to bully?" Xue Mei said coldly beside her.

  "Can't stand you two, the matter of Xiao Yu Chen just ended last semester, since this teacher doesn't like us, we don't have to provoke him." Ouyang said, and followed Wang Lin and Xu Xue Mei downstairs.

  As soon as he stepped out of the door, he saw that the playground was filled with students. The first-year students looked both excited and nervous. Ouyang looked at them, just like seeing himself a year ago, full of expectations and hopes for his own future. Of course, Ouyang is still so now.

  As he stood in line, Wang Lin looked at the first-grade team and suddenly asked, "Do you think our classroom will be on a high floor?"

  Zhou Feng, who was standing behind Wang Lin, said: "No way, usually it's only in the first or second year of high school that people move up."

  After a while, the school leaders walked into the broadcasting room and gave a speech. The majority of students then moved out, Ou Yang knew that this was a necessary part of the annual opening ceremony - first go to the Cultural Palace to listen to the leaders' speeches, and finally watch an inspirational movie. To be honest, none of those movies were liked by Ou Yang and Wang Lin, not since primary school. On the other hand, Xu Xue Mei was most looking forward to this part.

  On the way to the Cultural Palace, Ouyang found that after the start of school this year, his classmates' conversations had become less frequent. He remembered that when they went to the botanical garden to plant trees in their first year, everyone was chatting and laughing all the way. Today, there would still be some conversation, but from a large group of students intentionally slowing down to chat in their first year, it had changed to two or three people huddled together talking in low voices. Meanwhile, the first-year students ahead of them were still so lively.

  "How come this class feels more and more unfamiliar, is it because Xiao Yuchen and the others transferred schools until now I'm still in a bad mood? There's a very stuffy feeling." Wang Lin said to Ouyang without any reserve, Xue Yuejie and Mu Yuhan beside Ouyang both heard this sentence.

  "Have you guys ever heard of the saying 'birds of a feather flock together, people gather with their own kind'?"

  Ouyang said: "I heard my mom mention it before, but I don't know what it specifically means."

  "It means that only people who have similar personalities and interests can become friends, or even lovers. If people have different interests and vastly different personalities, they cannot be friends."

  Xu Yu Jie nodded and smiled at Ouyang, saying: "For example, you and Zhao Jun Yi have different paths and can't work together. You two are destined to not be friends."

  "Even if we can't be friends, I've never considered him an enemy."

  "Sometimes, it's not that you don't consider the other person an enemy, they won't consider you an enemy either." Xue Mei said this calmly, and Zhou Feng behind her nodded in agreement.

  "I still think it's better for everyone to get along, just like last year..." Ouyang said, seeing Wang Lin sigh and shake his head, he stopped talking.

  "You guys think this year's coursework will be heavy?" Wang Lin changed the subject to ease the awkward atmosphere. Zhou Feng said, "It's okay, as long as we don't have physics and chemistry, it's fine."

  Ouyang seemed to have thought of something and said, "I heard that some parents now find science and math tutoring classes for their children. Can the students handle it?"

  "My mom signed me up for this class, and Huan is in the same class as me, I feel like I don't understand anything at all." After saying this, Xu Yuerong, who was holding Ou Yang's hand, looked over at Xu Xue Mei and said: "Oh, I just remembered, you're also in that class, right?"

  Xu Xue Mei did not respond, she just nodded her head in agreement.

  Ouyang felt a bit angry and asked Xu Xue Mei: "Then tell me, I'll go too, it's really not worth it."

  Xu Xue Mei didn't seem to feel any guilt, glanced at Ouyang and said: "I don't know about you, can you even learn physics and chemistry? Later on, if you waste your money, you can't blame me for pulling you into the supplementary class. I understand your temperament too well."

  "As soon as he finished speaking, everyone present expressed their agreement, and Ouyang could only smile awkwardly."

  After a while, they arrived at the Cultural Palace. Today's event went very smoothly, from the speech to the end of the movie, it took two hours. Since the materials were already distributed in school, after leaving the Cultural Palace, except for the first-grade students who had to bring them back to school, the rest of the students dispersed. Ouyang saw that there were parents waiting around the Cultural Palace to pick up their children and take them home. Ouyang knew her mother was working today, so she took Wang Lin and Xu Xue Mei to eat near her home. Xu Yue Jie and Xiao Yang Chen seemed to have something to do, so only Mu Yu Huan followed Ouyang to eat.

  "You guys think these nine new classmates will get along with our original classmates, after all they've been here for a year less." Ouyang asked everyone during dinner.

  Meng Yu seemed rather nonchalant, saying: "Those who can come to Fengmao Middle School should have no problem with their learning ability. If it weren't for the sake of increasing the promotion rate, Fengmao wouldn't want them either. But speaking of relationships, I reckon it's going to be awkward for a while."

  Xu Xue Mei nodded and said: "Look at me, I've been in our class for a year, but I still haven't made a few friends."

  Ouyang suddenly found that Mu Yuhan's relationship with Xu Xuemei had improved all at once, and asked: "Hey, when did you two stand on the same front line?" After finishing speaking, he remembered Xu Xuemei's words just now, and burst out laughing.

  Wang Lin took a sip of Coke, then said: "Women, you don't understand, sigh, let me analyze it for you." After finishing, he pretended to be a very mature man, looking at Xu Xue Mei and Mu Yu Hang.

  "Shut up!" Xue Mei and Mu Yuhan said in unison to Wang Lin, then both glared at him with a fierce gaze. Wang Lin immediately lowered his head and continued eating. Ouyang saw this scene and laughed even louder, saying: "Quickly, tell me, when did you two become so close?"

  "It's fine, why bother so much?" said Mu Yu with a lowered head. Xue Mei, who was beside him, nodded in agreement and added, "Exactly, just eat your meal."

  After dinner, Ouyang took them to his home for fun.

  At the same time, Xu Yu Jie and Xiao Yang Chen were on their way back to school.

  "How did you tell Ouyang Chenxi? I saw him getting a bit angry when he heard that we can't have dinner together." Xiao Yangchen said while walking.

  Xu Yu Jie said: "He wouldn't get angry, I just told him that I left something at school. By the way, did you ask clearly? Are they going to go to school to do some procedures soon?"

  Xiao Yang Chen nodded and said: "I don't know if there's anything on the menu for you. From what I can see, it seems like you're not too happy about spending this holiday with Ouyang Chen Xi."

  Xu Yu Jie looked very tired and said, "You can't imagine how exhausted I am. I have to pretend to be happy, sigh, it's unbearable." After that, she opened her backpack, took out a pack of tissues, and wiped her face.

  Xiao Yang Chen thoughtfully said: "Then, what will you do next?"

  Xu Yu Jie smiled slightly, then leaned into Xiao Yang Chen's ear and whispered a few sentences. Xiao Yang Chen was first surprised, then said: "You're doing this, isn't it a bit excessive?"

  Xu Yu Jie furrowed her brow, then said: "What's wrong with me? Ask Mu Yu Hang if he didn't go overboard, going to eat with them today without any shame. If anyone went overboard, it's him and Ouyang Chen Xi's problem. I just gave him a little punishment, besides, don't you know me? If I didn't do this, it would be so boring."

  Xiao Yangchen heard Xu Yu Jie say this and a chill ran down his spine, then asked: "So you're saying you're tired of playing with me?"

  Xu Yu Jie didn't say a word, she just nodded her head. Xiao Yang Chen continued to ask: "So, you've never liked him, right? Never?"

  When Xiao Yang Chen asked this, Xu Yue Jie seemed very excited and immediately said loudly: "Never has there been, someone who can make me truly like them, now I still don't know where they are!" After finishing, she quickened her pace, walking towards the school.

  When they arrived at the school gate, Xu Yu Jie asked: "Where are they?"

  Xiao Yangchen said: "I just sent a text message to ask Teacher Pan, she said they were taken to the classroom to choose seats, but they came with their parents, and told us to take a look at the door."

  Xu Yu Jie shook her head and said, "How can that be? I really left a bag in the classroom on purpose. You wait here for me, I'll go up to get my bag and take a look around." After finishing speaking, she walked towards her own classroom. When she arrived at the door, she saw Teacher Yu leading those nine students to choose their seats. Seeing Xu Yu Jie standing at the door, he asked for the reason and upon knowing that she had left something behind, let her enter the classroom.

  Xu Yu Jie deliberately slowed down her pace, carefully observing each new classmate. Those two girls were naturally not her target; her gaze kept shifting among those seven male classmates.

  Yu teacher seemed to have seen through Xu Yuejie's thoughts, and let her take the bag and leave quickly. Xu Yuejie nodded, then her gaze stopped on a boy, who was about as dark-skinned as Ouyang, also wearing glasses, but not as tall as Ouyang Chenxi.

  The boy seemed to have also noticed Xu Yu Jie staring at him and pointed to himself, saying: "Sorry, classmate, do you need something?"

  Xu Yu Jie hastily shook her head and said: "Nothing's wrong, I'm Xu Yu Jie, and you?"

  The boy smiled and said: "Hello, I'm Li Quan."

  "Alright, alright, you haven't seen the new classmates yet, there will be plenty of opportunities later, just take your things and go back." Teacher Yu seemed a bit impatient, so Xu Yuejie walked out of the classroom.

  Xiao Yangchen, who had been waiting downstairs for half a day, finally saw the figure of Xu Yu Jie and walked up to her, asking: "How was it? Did you find your target?"

  Xu Yu Jie smiled and said: "Of course, target locked."