Chapter 47

The head teacher looked for Zhao Zhouyuan in the group again: Class monitor, organize the students, everyone pay two hundred yuan as class fees, remember to keep good records.

Zhao Zhouyuan replied: Okay, teacher.

Then the head teacher added a sentence: If it doesn't rain in the afternoon, a group dinner can be arranged; if it rains, the time will be changed. If there are any recommended restaurants or activities, you can tell the class monitor and let her choose the location.

For the morning classes, a total of only a dozen people came.

The people who were dragged to class left after a while, and now after class, only Shen Li was left in the classroom.

The cash in her wallet was only about seventy yuan left, which wasn't enough.

Thinking that she had to pay the class fees later, she hadn't had time to link a bank card to the phone she just bought.

Shen Li took the bank card out of her wallet and was just about to link it. After filling in the information, it showed a prompt that the bank card was frozen.

She tried several times, but the result was the same.

Until she saw the message sent two days ago in her notifications: Sister, please don't make Mom and Dad unhappy. It's been so long, you should come back soon. Mom couldn't get through to your phone today and is really angry; she froze your bank card.

You know Mom's health isn't good. As long as you come back, Mom said she will give the money back to you.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the rain had stopped.

Almost everyone who came to class today was present, except for a few individuals; Xie Qin and his group hadn't arrived yet.

Zhao Zhouyuan took the registration list and collected class fees from the people in the class.

When the head teacher walked into the classroom, she turned on the multimedia, and Zhao Zhouyuan went up to hand her the compiled list and the cash collected.

"Teacher, there are five people who haven't paid yet; the others have basically all paid."

"Okay, I see."

The head teacher plugged in the USB drive and opened the PowerPoint. Her gaze scanned the bottom, the empty seat at the end of the fourth row, "Class monitor, where is Shen Li?"

Zhao Zhouyuan: "I don't know, teacher. I haven't seen her today."

"Is that so..."

The head teacher didn't say much more. From the start of school until now, Shen Li's performance had been seen by all; she was worthy of being a top student from Haishi Middle School. She was very self-disciplined and also very hardworking.

Although Chengde University was only a junior college, there were still many talents who graduated from here every year.

There were also those who got into undergraduate programs and were recommended for postgraduate studies.

As long as one works hard, even at Chengde University, one can get ahead.

In the entire class, Shen Li was the one she felt most at ease with.

"Then let's start the class meeting first."

With Shen Li not there, the head teacher didn't mention the matter of deducting attendance points for being late or absent.

What the head teacher said on the podium was nothing more than some random things, all of which were motivational words.

"You have already passed the stage of high school and the college entrance exam. What you have to face next is your future life. Grades don't represent anything; the path you take next... is your true future."

"Class monitor, come over and pass these blank sheets of paper from front to back. Write down on the paper what you all want to do next."

"The teacher will keep what you write. After you graduate and go out, a few years from now, if you want to remember, you can contact the teacher to see how much of what you wrote now you have accomplished."

Zhao Zhouyuan went to the podium, "Teacher, what about those who didn't come?"

"Put them on the table separately; I will look for them individually next time."

Those who finished writing next handed them in themselves and put them in a box.

By the time the class meeting was almost over.

Xie Qin and the others finally arrived slowly. The door at the back of the classroom was kicked open, making a huge sound.

They were the same as always, looking like they couldn't wake up, all with this lazy and scattered appearance.

"Xie Qin! Keep it down when you come in, don't always kick the door."

Xie Qin let it go in one ear and out the other, as if he hadn't heard at all, pulled out a chair, and sat down.

Xu Zhouyuan saw the empty seat at the end of the row next to them, "How rare! There's a day when the Vice Class Monitor is missing!"

Zhou Mingyu picked up the blank paper on the table and asked: "What is this blank paper for? For us to take a dump, to wipe our shit?"

The whole class laughed out loud.

The head teacher's face was a bit dark; these few people also gave her a headache, "Class monitor, tell them what it's for in a moment."

"Okay, teacher."

Xie Qin drooped his eyelids, looking down at his phone, his eyes lacking even a bit of sharpness.

Head teacher: "And the class fees, have theirs been collected?"

Zhao Zhouyuan: "Yes, they transferred it to me."

"Then whose haven't been paid yet?"

"Only Shen Li's."

"Her..." The head teacher hesitated for a moment, looked at the time; there were only a few minutes left until the end of class, "Shen Li is in the same dorm as you, can't you contact her?"

Zhao Zhouyuan shook her head: "I saw her come to class this morning, but she didn't return to the dorm in the afternoon, and I haven't seen her. I called her phone, but I couldn't get through."

It was as if... she had gone missing.

"Then call her now. If she still doesn't come, then forget it, let's go to the dinner first."

They couldn't let so many people wait for her alone.

"Okay, teacher."

Zhao Zhouyuan was just about to make the call, when suddenly...

"Sorry, I'm late."

That figure appeared outside the classroom door. Shen Li took off the hoodie she was wearing; she was wearing a gray zippered jacket.

It was a bit cold today, so she wore an extra layer. Coming from outside, it had started to drizzle, and she didn't have an umbrella, so her jacket was a bit wet, but fortunately, it wasn't soaked through, and the inside was still dry.

Her long hair was draped down, the ends still damp, and the whole person looked a bit disheveled.

Her appearance caused many people's gazes to fall upon her.

Shen Li walked in and took two red cash bills out of her pocket. They had fold marks and were crumpled, as if she had been holding them in her hand for a long time.

"Next time if you have something to do, you can send the teacher a message. The class monitor couldn't get through to your phone, what's going on?"

Shen Li: "I changed my phone number."

The head teacher checked off Shen Li's name at the bottom of the registration list and nodded, "Go back to your seat. Remember to tell the class monitor your new phone number so you don't lose contact next time."

Shen Li: "I know."

After returning to her seat, in the last minute, the head teacher suddenly called out Shen Li's name.

"Shen Li."

Shen Li, who had just sat down, slowly stood up again.

The head teacher smiled at her, "It's nothing, you can sit down and answer the question."

She sat down.

"You weren't here for the class meeting just now, so the teacher had the students write down what they want to do in the future on blank paper. Now that you're back, the teacher wants to hear yours."

Shen Li lowered her eyes, pinching her fingertips slightly.