“What democratic vote? How hypocritical!”
“Think positively. At least the school is still willing to put up a facade.”
Su Nian absentmindedly comforted the furious Honorable Class Monitor.
An Hexi had just attended a study meeting for the second and third year students as the class monitor. The content was the school’s arrangements regarding the weekly exam, supposedly to seek everyone’s opinions. Probably the principal had returned from some exchange at a prestigious school and decided to replace the weekly exam system with daily exams, aiming to test all six major subjects within a week.
As for the weekly exam, Su Nian had always thought the disadvantages outweighed the benefits. Their school’s weekly exam originally used two self-study periods on Tuesday afternoons, distributing papers uniformly, the whole grade taking the exam on their own, then handing them to the subject teachers for grading, rotating subjects each week. But the teachers were mostly too lazy to grade, and later didn’t even collect the papers; they just dismissed class and had the subject representatives read the answers, then took time to explain some questions. This system simply became adding a few test papers to each subject teacher’s teaching plan.
And this time, the principal demanded that a test be completed every day, meaning time must be taken each day to test. For major subjects like Chinese, Math, and English, they decided to use the evening self-study period directly. Then what about the original evening self-study time for teachers and students? The tentative plan is to extend evening self-study by half an hour.
“They said it was for discussion, but after explaining the new rules, they directly said, ‘Each class monitor, go collect the students’ opinions and submit them. If no objections, no need to submit.’”
An Hexi said angrily.
Complaints also arose one after another in the class, because An Hexi had just announced this. Su Nian, however, didn’t care too much. He was already taking leave from evening self-study to be a tutor, and besides, with the difficulty of the weekly exam papers, it wouldn’t take him much time. But he couldn’t only consider himself. It would probably be difficult to explain to Yun Buran. Not to the teacher—Lao He could handle that—but to the students. The regular classes were still there, but during the newly extended and painful evening self-study, he would keep taking leave. Even if everyone knew he was taking leave to study, they couldn’t share the suffering, so the classmates would be dissatisfied.
In the end, Yun Buran was not Su Nian, whether in grades or popularity. Yun Buran herself certainly didn’t care about socializing with classmates, but Su Nian did—this was an important part of his plan.
“I really don’t know what to do when it starts,”
An Hexi was still complaining softly. She was usually a super hardworking girl, but she still hated studying and easily got discouraged. But she didn’t say something like “I really envy you for being able to skip evening self-study” to Su Nian. An Hexi wouldn’t bring negativity to others. In fact, it was only because the listener now was Su Nian that she complained a little. If facing other classmates, she would have already adjusted her emotions and comforted them.
Su Nian admitted he was not good at coaxing girls, so he took out a box of Orion. His desk drawer was now full of snacks. At first, he said directly to An Hexi that he didn’t lack snacks and didn’t need her feeding anymore, but An Hexi directly asked Su Nian for snacks. She ate and fed him at the same time. Once Su Nian’s snack stock decreased, she could buy him more. This made Su Nian feel deeply that An Hexi was a bad girl.
An Hexi didn’t expect Su Nian to empathize with her, and she knew well that a month ago, she wouldn’t have dared to complain to him. So when the Orion appeared, An Hexi looked at the youth with a smile, waiting for him to quietly tear open the package, hand her one, then she would contentedly watch Su Nian tear open another and start eating. Su Nian was very, very smart, but he would never know that An Hexi never bought any snacks at home. An Hexi also took a small bite, swallowing this mouthful of hidden sweetness of youth.
…
It seemed like a cycle; the two at the school gate fell into the same silence as their first meeting, wordless along the way. Xiali, as a demon from Hell, even felt a suffocating awkwardness, but the two were both composed. Though silent, the two cooperated skillfully—one opened the door, one turned on the light; one entered the room, one went to pour drinks.
When Su Nian entered Yun Buran’s room with two drinks, Yun Buran went to wash fruit. By the time Yun Buran changed out of her school uniform in the bathroom, tied her hair in a refreshing style, and returned to the room, Su Nian had already opened her bag and was analyzing her joint exam mistakes. They entered the review session, one asking and one answering. Yun Buran reflected on the reason for each mistake and explained it to Su Nian again. Su Nian also took notes, remembering the types of questions she stumbled on, planning to compile a problem set for Yun Buran tomorrow.
Xiali watched the two’s eerie peace and decided not to mind this calm before the storm, going to the living room to secretly consume desserts.
The two had no more communication than studying, until the end when Su Nian was about to leave, the silence ended—physically. Looking at the lightning and thunder outside, although Su Nian didn’t believe in weather forecasts and had no habit of checking, the sudden downpour was really strange.
Su Nian glanced at Xiali, but the cat shook her head, indicating it was just a coincidence.
“Then you couldn’t even warn me that it would rain?”
Su Nian glared at Xiali, and Xiali glared back. Anyway, she was just a cat; it was convenient not to go home.
“Do you have an umbrella?”
“Do you think I would say yes?”
Yun Buran laughed seductively. This was the biggest emotional fluctuation she had today.
Facing the girl’s direct approach, Su Nian was unconcerned.
“Then I sleep on the sofa?”
After all, the rain was now so heavy that even the window glass was struggling.
“Do you think if I said sleep with me, you would agree?”
“Okay.”
Xiali’s jaw dropped hearing their conversation, and Yun Buran’s smile froze.
“Would I be at a disadvantage?”
Su Nian’s tone was still calm. Could Yun Buran force him? Besides, Su Nian wasn’t the type to be overly delicate. Why suffer when there’s a bed to sleep on?
“Fine, I’ll go shower first.”
Yun Buran said through gritted teeth, but just as she turned around, she suddenly remembered something and continued with a hint of a smile.
“Don’t worry, I have toiletries for you.”
Deliberately leaving the question of when she had prepared them for Su Nian, Yun Buran entered the bathroom with a smile.
Watching Yun Buran close the door, Su Nian smiled helplessly.
“Childish temper.”
“What? Are you really going to sell yourself?”
Xiali said somewhat anxiously.
“She won’t. She’s just holding a grudge and can’t vent, so she wants to regain the initiative with me.”
“Then why don’t you give in? First calm her down.”
“If I let her seize the initiative once, I’ll be devoured later.”
Su Nian helplessly waved his hand. Boys are really in danger when out.
Since plans couldn’t keep up with changes, he would make good use of time, so Su Nian went back to the room to continue studying.
“Su Nian, help me get my pajamas, the summer set.”
Su Nian frowned, feeling a bit impatient. He directly opened the girl’s wardrobe, which was very tidy. The lower drawer had socks and underwear folded perfectly. But what summer pajamas?
“You can’t even find them?”
At this moment, Yun Buran had already come in front of Su Nian wrapped in a towel.
Heh, so this was her plan.