Chapter 34: , Resigned to Fate

"I have always been fair. You are students, and the most important thing is grades, so don't blame me for arranging seats according to grades; blame yourselves for not working hard enough.

If you have the ability, strive for yourself; do well in the midterm exam and choose a good seat.

Don't talk to me about poor eyesight or not being tall enough; if you can't see, move your stool to the front of the aisle..."

Head teacher Wang Qi spoke his own logic with a cold face, then had the boys line up in one row and the girls in another.

The order of the line didn't matter, from tall to short, as long as it was neat and quiet.

After the whole class lined up, Wang Qi took a grade sheet out of his pocket and said:

"I'll read a name, and you go in and choose a seat. You must consider the seat beforehand; no changes are allowed unless there are special circumstances."

In short, one meaning: No matter who you are, you only have one chance; don't wait for it to pass!

"Song Yu!"

Song Yu was the first place in the final exam of the last semester; she had the first choice.

After entering the classroom, she walked straight toward the seat in the fourth row of the sixth group.

The reason was very simple: last semester she sat on the right side of the classroom, and this semester she changed to the left to ensure the balance of vision in both eyes.

Students with good grades all chose seats like this; it had almost become a conventional behavior.

"Mai Sui!"

Mai Sui's total score in the final exam was 3 points lower than Song Yu's; she had the second choice.

Everyone didn't pay much attention to where Mai Sui sat, because according to past practice, one knew with their eyes closed that she would choose the fourth row of the fifth group, continuing to be desk-mates with Song Yu.

It was truly boring; these two girls were always you choose me, I choose you; damn it, they didn't give others a chance to get close at all.

Just when everyone thought Mai Sui was going to walk toward Song Yu, an accident suddenly happened.

Mai Sui stood in the aisle and smiled apologetically at Song Yu, and then she chose the third row of the sixth group, sitting in front of Song Yu.

Song Yu showed confusion, quietly gazing at the other person.

Mai Sui explained helplessly, "Someone bribed me with two oranges and two apples, and wouldn't let me refuse."

Hearing this, Song Yu didn't ask who that was; she already had an answer in her heart.

In Class 204, there weren't many people who could give Mai Sui such face; she counted as one, Manning counted as one, and another was Zijin.

But Chen Zijin didn't come after finishing the second year of high school; she went to the capital.

Just as the two girls were facing each other, the head teacher read the third name:

"Li Heng!"

Li Heng left the boys' line and stepped into the classroom.

In Class 204, if what the boys cared about most was Song Yu and Mai Sui, then Li Heng was definitely the object the girls silently paid the most attention to.

Perhaps this attention wouldn't be intense or vivid; it might just be a smile when meeting on the road, or it might even dissipate after graduation.

Under everyone's gaze, Li Heng walked to the seat in the fourth row of the fifth group unhurriedly, almost without stopping.

He smiled slightly, revealing neat, white teeth, and said to Mai Sui, "It's the last semester of high school; forgive me for stealing your desk-mate; it's really because I want to learn foreign languages from Song Yu."

Mai Sui didn't answer, but looked at her good friend Song Yu with interest, observing the micro-expressions on her face.

But Mai Sui was disappointed; Song Yu was as calm as ever and even greeted Li Heng, who had sat down, faintly.

Actually, starting from her good friend's abnormal seat choice just now, she had already prepared herself for this result.

Or rather, the strangeness Li Heng revealed when facing her alone yesterday had already revealed many things.

Li Heng choosing this seat was filled with emotion, desire, and ambition.

Song Yu knew this clearly.

But things had reached this point; she couldn't stop it and could only manage herself.

Different from the peaceful coexistence in the classroom, the outside of the classroom was already a mess.

The girls looked at Li Heng through the window glass in surprise, finally realizing why Mai Sui was abnormal.

The boys had envy, jealousy, and a watching-the-show mentality all mixed together, and they whispered and booed.

Relying on his good grades, Liu Yejiang was used to being bold and reckless; he made his hands into a trumpet shape and shouted, "Li Heng, you wouldn't happen to like Song Yu, would you?"

With one sentence, the crowd, which was already booing, laughed until they sounded like pigs.

Head teacher Wang Qi frowned and looked at Li Heng and Song Yu, then turned to Liu Yejiang, his face instantly stretching longer than a horse's:

"Liu Yejiang, you were 5th place in the final exam last semester; you choose 15th."

Hearing this, Liu Yejiang was instantly about to cry.

He didn't have the courage to get close to Song Yu and Mai Sui, but he still had some thoughts about Chen Lijun, the third most beautiful girl in the class.

Originally!

Originally, he thought it was the last semester, and for long-term plans after graduation, he decided to go all out and sit with Chen Lijun this time, but choosing 15th, sitting with a fart!

Liu Yejiang lowered his head with a mournful face, "Teacher, I was wrong."

Wang Qi didn't pay any attention to him and continued reading down, "Chen Lijun, it's your turn."

Chen Lijun entered the classroom and looked around; she originally wanted to sit with Mai Sui. The college entrance exam was coming soon, and she hoped to use Mai Sui to stimulate herself.

But thinking of what Sun Manning said before, she didn't fight for it, gave up, and finally chose the fourth row of the seventh group, separated from Song Yu by an aisle.

Students with good grades were all like this; they liked to sit in clusters because the learning atmosphere was good, and intense competition made them not dare to have any slack.

Imagine, if everyone around you is working hard to grind through problems and recite books, do you still dare to play? Do you still dare to relax?

And the school and teachers were happy to see such things happen; not only did they not manage it, but they would intentionally or unintentionally move those troublemakers away so as not to affect the students with good grades.

The fifth one was originally Liu Yejiang's, but it was changed to Liu Li.

Li Heng gestured to him, signaling him to sit with Chen Lijun.

Facing the gazes of Li Heng, Song Yu, Mai Sui, and Chen Lijun, Liu Li, who was a bit restless, habitually scratched his head with his right hand, but he still gave up; he didn't have that courage, and in the end, he sat behind Li Heng with his head drooping.

Li Heng asked in a low voice, "Why?"

Liu Li's face turned red, and he replied with two words, "Don't dare."

Li Heng was angry at his lack of ambition, "Coward!"

Liu Li rubbed his hands in a panic, "Stop scolding; I really am a coward."

Li Heng: "..."

Song Yu, who accidentally heard the conversation between the two, smiled beautifully. Seeing Li Heng look over, she moved her gaze away without a trace.

The seats were arranged for more than half an hour.

Sun Manning and Mai Sui became desk-mates.

As soon as this rich girl sat down, she joked, "Li Heng, you still couldn't escape my shadow."

Look at how she said that...

If someone didn't know, they would really think this girl liked him.

But the fact was, after graduating from high school in his previous life, Sun Manning slowly disappeared from his world; let alone ambiguity, even basic friend contact only lasted for a few years before it was completely cut off.

Because of his foul mouth, Liu Yejiang lost the chance to be desk-mates with Chen Lijun.

Unexpectedly, Liu Yejiang's close friend Zou Aiming actually became Chen Lijun's desk-mate.

Many people thought this was a coincidence, including Liu Yejiang and Liu Li, who didn't pay much attention.

But the fact wasn't like that.

According to Li Heng's memory, Zou Aiming had been pestering Chen Lijun ever since graduating from high school, chasing her for seven or eight years.

Don't ask him how he knew, because they were junior high classmates, because Zou Aiming was from the village next to his, and the two families were at most 30 minutes away by walking.

After the seats were rearranged, the head teacher walked onto the podium and delivered a speech encouraging everyone to study hard and prepare for the college entrance exam.

Then he said, "We will have a scholarship exam on the weekend; students ranked in the top 120 in the school should prepare early; I heard the questions this time are very difficult."

The special scholarship was 200 yuan, and there were only 6 spots for the third year of high school in the whole school, 3 for arts and 3 for sciences.

Don't look down on 200 yuan; in this era where a big worker in the countryside only earned 2 yuan a day, it almost took half a year to earn this money.

It was definitely a huge sum!

However, the special scholarship had always had nothing to do with Li Heng.

Because the first and second place in Class 205 next door were also super top students, and his best historical result was only 5th in the school.

After finishing talking about the scholarship, the head teacher changed the subject and said to Li Heng with a blank face:

"Li Heng, come to my office."

Hearing the "Nine-Thousand-Year-Old" name him personally, the whole class looked over; everyone was a smart person and basically understood why the head teacher wanted to call Li Heng to the office.

It was nothing more than the seat issue!

It was nothing more than Song Yu!

Li Heng had the same feeling, but he was resigned to fate, straightened his body, and under everyone's gaze, walked out of the classroom door gracefully.

Song Yu glanced at his back twice obscurely, then quietly found her exercise book, unscrewed her fountain pen, and started grinding through problems.

Once the door closed, the office instantly became a small world isolated from the noise outside.

He saw Wang Qi sitting on the office chair with a grand air, not speaking, just looking at Li Heng with a serious expression.

PS: Afraid that everyone would wait too long, I'll update first and then revise.

PS: Uh, I have to say in advance, March's writing style has always been like this, leaning towards life literature, which might have brought a bad experience to the big bosses, sorry.

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