I Might Have Fallen in Love With My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 76 - 72 Evening Self-Study

Chapter 76: Chapter 72 Evening Self-Study

Ever since the midterm exams, the impetuous Xie Ying’an has stopped attending physics classes.

All the teachers of Class 1 knew this guy was the least fond of constraints. Previously, Old Wu would communicate with his parent Zhao Yan, asking her to find some time to talk to Xie Ying’an, since at his age he really should be learning more.

But what Old Wu never expected was that as a parent, Zhao Yan had shockingly low expectations for her own child.

"I don’t really have any requirements for my An’s grades. If he doesn’t want to study, then he doesn’t have to, it’s his own business."

Old Wu tried hard to persuade her, talking about how the college entrance examination was approaching and how getting into a good university would benefit him in life, yada yada yada, a whole bunch of things.

"Oh," Zhao Yan responded blandly over the phone, it was unclear if she was really listening, then she added, "It’s fine, my child doesn’t rely solely on academics."

After hanging up, Old Wu’s expression was uglier than if he had eaten dung; he finally understood that Xie Ying’an’s careless nature couldn’t be separated from family indulgence.

If even the parents don’t care, what could he as a homeroom teacher possibly say?

After all, he did have the title of being the top performer in the grade, how could he say Xie Ying’an wasn’t trying?

That’s how it was, Xie Ying’an no longer stayed an extra hour to miserably study physics.

But a teacher is still a teacher after all. Old Wu, using the excuse that the class’s average score was 1.5 points lower than the last midterm exams, requested the students to stay two hours after school for study.

In reality, many high school boarders already stay to study in the evening, and commuting students had also requested to do evening studies before, which was only canceled because a girl had an accident after school. For safety reasons, the school later canceled evening self-study for commuting students.

Many students, wanting to stay for evening revision, even rented rooms outside the school, causing the housing prices around F High School to skyrocket.

Old Wu’s request for students to stay for revision certainly had his plan; he first had students fill out a form with their home addresses, then arranged for certain students to go home together after school.

Since Xie Ying’an was on the same route as Wen Shiyi and two other girls, Old Wu directly requested that he go home with them after school.

As for Qingran, knowing she had a brother in Class 3, Old Wu discussed with Teacher Sun of Class 3 about having the siblings go home together, and Teacher Sun agreed.

Everything arranged by Old Wu seemed to make everyone happy and it also indirectly pushed the plot along.

But Xie Ying’an was not happy, not happy at all, even his expression looked a bit, oh, extremely sour.

So much so that he didn’t attend the last lesson.

Old Wu, still being a teacher and considering various aspects, only requested that students begin staying for evening self-study from next Monday. These few days of preparation included asking students to inform their parents, those who lived far should buy a commute option, those with the familial means should arrange for drivers.

At F High School, it’s not rare for students to come from well-off families, yet everyone tends to keep a low profile.

In F High, it’s usually grades people compare because there are so many students from privileged families that showing off could easily backfire, so now students compare academic grades instead of family conditions.

Seeing that Class 1, which always had top grades and led by far, started implementing the evening self-study for commuting students, other classes wouldn’t want to fall behind and quickly followed suit.

This just made the students complain endlessly.

As soon as the school bell rang, Ruan Ruan ran to Qingran.

She was curious: "Where did Brother An go?"

Qingran shook her head: "I don’t know, after the teacher sent out the list of those who would go home together after evening self-study, he looked really upset and left."

"Haha," Ruan Ruan laughed: "It’s pretty clear Brother An doesn’t want to go home with them."

Qingran put two exercise books into her backpack and walked out of the classroom with Ruan Ruan.

Ruan Ruan couldn’t wait to take out her phone and check it.

Qingran reminded her: "Don’t look at your phone while walking, it’s dangerous."

"It’s okay," Ruan Ruan hooked arms with Qingran, smiling to reveal her white teeth: "With you leading me, it’s not dangerous. Oh, my Ranran, I can’t wait to see the scene of them getting face-slapped."

Qingran really had no choice but to take Ruan Ruan along like dragging an oil bottle.

"Muahaha!" Ruan Ruan scoffed coldly, showing her phone to Qingran, "Look at this, Ranran."

Qingran glanced down.

It was a message sent in a class group without Old Wu, and the profile picture looked like a girl.

"Wow wow wow, starting next week the school heartthrob will be taking us home, (starry-eyed) I’m so looking forward to it."

Another girl chimed in.

"I can’t wait, I wish tomorrow was already next Monday."

There were a bunch of jealous contorted faces in the replies.

Qingran didn’t think much of it and handed the phone back to Ruan Ruan. Taking the phone, Ruan Ruan looked rather indignant: "Hmph, they’re just banking on my Brother An not checking the group messages!"

"Why are you angry?" Qingran laughed at her, "You already have a boyfriend, you know."

"Song Shize? How can he even compare to Brother An? Once I’m bored of him, I’ll dump him right away."

Qingran: "..."

How is that any different from being a player?

Ruan Ruan made a creepy hand-rubbing gesture again, "I’m really crazy about my Brother An’s looks; dying beneath the peonies, even as a ghost I’d be charming. Sadly, Brother An doesn’t like betting..."

The tone was almost brimming with regret.

Qingran couldn’t help but burst into laughter, telling her honestly, "Even if Xie Ying’an were to make a bet, he wouldn’t use himself as the wager."

"I don’t believe it." Ruan Ruan suddenly stopped walking.

Qingran stopped too, looking at her curiously.

Ruan Ruan’s eyes flickered, and she came up with an idea: "How about a bet, Ranran?"

Qingran guarded, "What bet?"

"Of course, it’s about whether my Brother An would bet himself away."

"Hmm?" Qingran quickly caught on and shook her head: "I’m not betting."

"Tsk!" Ruan Ruan sighed, feigning disappointment, "Ranran, you’re no fun like this."

The two linked arms and left the school, the road bustling with traffic. For safety reasons, Ruan Ruan finally stopped looking at her phone.

She was a chatterbox by nature; wherever she was, the place would never go quiet.

"But, the thought of going home with my Brother Mo in the future doesn’t sound too bad, although I still prefer my Brother An."

In Ruan Ruan’s eyes, Li Qing Mo was definitely a handsome guy, though he had a bad-boy charm, whereas Xie Ying’an had a cold and aloof style; they were simply not in the same league.

That reminded Qingran that she hadn’t asked about her brother’s exam results yet, she asked Ruan Ruan: "Have you seen my brother’s grade ranking?"

"Brother Mo?" Ruan Ruan slightly furrowed her brow and thought for a second: "I saw it, Brother Mo just barely made it to the tenth spot."

It wasn’t as bad as she’d imagined; at least he was still in the top ten.

Qingran remembered saying at the start of the school year that she aimed to be fourth in her grade. With hard work over this period, not only had she achieved her goal but had also surpassed it.

In this exam, she was only three points behind Xie Ying’an. If not limited by the plot, could she have surpassed Xie Ying’an and become the top student in her grade?

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