Extra Chapter: First Year of High School, First Semester Summary

  Hello everyone, I am Ouyang Chenxi. Please allow me to make a brief summary here. In my four years of junior high school, I will summarize every half semester or one semester and then continue writing. I will write down the characters, scenes, and some of my thoughts that appear in this section, so that you can better understand me, or rather, resonate with me.

  Here is the translation:

  1. About the background: Actually, I'm just a college student who's about to graduate, not from any famous university, and every day I have to think carefully about work and my thesis. The background of this place is actually where I live, it's indeed quite small, even when walking on the street, you'll see familiar faces after a while. It's easy to understand, I remember in middle school, I added two friends on QQ, and later found out they were classmates. Although the place is small, people are very kind-hearted, and what's called downtown is still very different from here, I remember when I was young, going to downtown once was a very luxurious thing, but now I'm sitting alone in my home in downtown writing this text, without any emotions.

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  2. About school: Let's talk about elementary school first. My impression of elementary school is still quite deep. I remember it was probably a week ago when my mother and I were strolling on the street, and we coincidentally ran into my elementary school teacher, Wang, who taught 1st and 2nd grade. Time has passed, and at that moment, I didn't recognize her at first. Actually, thinking about it now is quite interesting - no matter if it was the class teacher or subject teacher, from elementary to high school, I've lost count of how many teachers I've had. My mother sometimes says this has a direct relationship with my grades going up and down. I admit that if I liked a particular teacher, I would study hard in their subject.

  I remember when I graduated from elementary school, the original teaching building was demolished less than half a month after graduation photos were taken. The new square built later is a place I often visit, as it's on the way to the train station. However, I've only been to the new school once, which was during Teacher's Day when I just started junior high and went back to see my elementary school teacher.

  Now every time I go to the train station, I pass by the new school building, but somehow it doesn't feel the same as before. My junior high... haha, please allow me to say "haha" here first. I really don't want to evaluate this half-public half-private school too much. Not long ago, I was still arguing with my mother about the issue of my academic record during the middle school entrance exam. I always feel like the school took advantage of us.

  However, since it's the first part of my junior high story, let me talk about when I just started junior high. People from our district are often looked down upon by outsiders as "country people" and bullied everywhere. At first, I didn't have any friends either. Students from the city area were very cunning - this is not an exaggeration at all - but their learning abilities were also top-notch.

  I remember my grades in the first semester of junior high were still pretty good. After all, when you're new to a school, you always want to study hard and learn well. Fortunately, it was during the curriculum reform period, so math became much simpler compared to before. At least I was a good student for the first year. As for my life after that, please continue reading below.

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  3. About my family: The Feng family, in my life, truly exists, and I still miss the days when I lived with my maternal grandparents. Although our house was small, it was warm, and we would all squeeze into a small kitchen to eat dumplings together. Those days are gone forever since my grandfather passed away. I remember when I was in elementary school, my brother and I were mischievous, and Grandfather even spanked us severely. When Grandfather was hospitalized, I went to visit him and even bought a comb for him to use.

  My grandmother was a kind and gentle person who especially loved my brother. My uncle liked to drink, and since he was young, Grandmother had taken care of him. Sometimes I think that if my brother had the same upbringing as me, with at least one parent taking care of him, maybe he would have a stable job and a good income today.

  The names "Mais" and "Feng Hongyan" are based on my brother's and mother's real names. My brother's name has the character "Si", and Grandmother always called Mother "Little Red". Last year, Grandmother passed away, and I remember that during Chinese New Year, there were almost no people in the hospital, so it felt like we were spending the holiday in the hospital.

  The doctor said that if we did surgery, it could alleviate her condition, but Mother chose to let Grandmother spend her last days peacefully. Cancer is basically incurable. Grandmother was old, and I supported Mother's decision.

  I remember the day Grandmother passed away; it was a night when I was on duty at work. As soon as I arrived at the hospital, Grandmother's condition had deteriorated. My uncle and I discussed what to do, and then we went to find the doctor. The doctor took one look and said there was no hope. It was about ten days after she was transferred to the traditional Chinese medicine department.

  I immediately called Mother, who regretted not being able to return home to take a bath and change clothes. She had been guarding Grandmother in the hospital for three or four days already. She kept saying that I shouldn't have gone back. After Grandmother passed away, Mother was devastated. That night, she told me, "Your grandmother is gone now; I only have you left." I still remember those words.

  My mother is a woman for whom I can do anything. I won't say she's the greatest, but she's the person I respect the most. You may not know that Mother raised me by herself until I was over 20 years old; Father was hardly around. Moreover, Mother had to worry about Grandmother's household, my brother, and Uncle at the same time, so much so that Father always complained that she interfered too much in other people's business.

  She took care of both families, handling everything herself. Just seeing her work hard every day for both families made me hate myself for being useless. So since I went to university, I've tried not to bother Mother with anything unless absolutely necessary. I really don't want her to suffer anymore.

  4. About my buddies: I'm a straightforward person, whatever comes to mind, I say it out loud, sometimes without even thinking twice, and in elementary school, it didn't seem like a big deal, and I had quite a few friends too. However, when I got to middle school and moved into the city, because of my personality, I suffered a lot.

  Let's talk about Wang Lin. First of all, this person doesn't exist; sometimes I wish I had a brotherly friend from childhood that remained close until now. I created him by combining the personalities of my friends from middle school to high school. Some trivial things also happen to her, after all, my memory is limited, and it's basically whatever comes to mind, I write.

  It's possible that something that happened in high school might appear in middle school, or when writing about high school, suddenly remembering something from middle school. No matter what, I think everyone should have a friend like this by their side - someone who accompanies you when you're happy, plays with you, and appears at the first sign of trouble to drink and chat with you, console you, and advise you. Fortunately, I already have such friends now; how about you?

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  5. About Xu Yu Jie, Mu Yu Hang, and Xiao Yang Chen: These three people are real individuals from my middle school days.

  Xiao Yang Chen and Xu Yu Jie - these two names were what they called themselves in middle school. You might not believe it, but I had already written two drafts during my middle school and high school years. The one I wrote in middle school only has a martial arts story left now, and the one I wrote in high school was given to someone else. I'm too embarrassed to ask for it back, or else my update speed would be faster.

  Xu Yu Jie's real name has a "yue" character - I don't know if she'll read this, but I finally posted it on the website! I must admit that Xu Yu Jie was someone I had a crush on during my middle school days. No, I should say I had good feelings towards her - she was the first one.

  I think all boys are like this: when they see a pretty and outgoing girl, they want to spend more time with them. You'll see later that I did some silly things for her, guaranteed to make you laugh so hard your jaws will ache.

  You might think Xu Yu Jie is undoubtedly the female lead from my first year of middle school - this isn't wrong. Perhaps you'll be surprised by what happens next.

  Mu Yu Hang - I still kept in touch with her for a while after we went to university, but not much recently. I remember when we were in second or third year of middle school, it was popular to pass notes to each other. Specifically, I don't remember too clearly, and the note is gone now, but I remember that at the end, she wrote on her note: "So, after the exam, let's start - best not to tell anyone else, okay?" Later, because of something, it was put on hold - probably during my sophomore year - I added her on ***, and we went out for a meal together, sang some songs. When we talked about this incident, we both laughed, and afterwards she said that when you're young, there's always a silly time. I said yes.

  All three girls loved singing and dancing, but the most outstanding one was Xiao Yang Chen - she was my deskmate in middle school! My only impression of her is that she loved to cry and couldn't stand being bullied at all. Later on, I didn't even dare talk to her anymore.

  6. About others: Let's talk about other people, Xu Xue Mei, this character is one of my favorite designs, she's very motivated and doesn't want to be inferior to anyone in any aspect. Actually, when I was in elementary school, there was a real girl like her, including the junior high school we attended together, always in the same class. Later on? She probably ranked top in the middle school entrance exam and went to the best provincial key high school, as for college, it's not necessary to mention, but I didn't pay much attention to her recent situation. However, Xu Xue Mei from my memory seems to have an even stronger desire to succeed than my classmate.

  Chen Juan is a real person, she was my deskmate in the first year of junior high school. In the second semester of the first year, our class had a big change, plus the teacher's rotation and her family's reasons, she transferred to Beijing. From the beginning of the second year, I lost contact with her until I joined the school's online community and reconnected with her. I still keep the keychain she gave me, it's a CS character model, on the head of the model, there are two words "deskmate" written in correction fluid, I remember when we used to read extracurricular books together, scare each other, and play hide-and-seek, thinking about it now really makes me happy.

  7. About myself, Ouyang Chenxi: Finally, let's talk about myself. I'm not a perfect person, my shortcomings are even more than my strengths. What I want to present to you is the things I've encountered, my attitude when facing various situations, and how I deal with them. Of course, what I do may not be right, and I won't excessively beautify or uglify anyone. I hope all of you can find your own position here, recall those silly things we've all done before, and reminisce about our youth together.

  Alright, no more nagging. Our Ou Yang will soon enter the next semester of junior high school. The first semester of junior high school has a great impact on Ou Yang. A battle between students and teachers is about to unfold, and Ou Yang's junior high school career is also about to reach new heights and undergo a major change.