I have few friends, but many childhood sweethearts.

Chapter 161. The Annoying Homeroom Teacher
August passed in the blink of an eye, and the last summer vacation of my elementary school life quietly came to an end.

You simply turn off the children's channels on the TV and the 4399 website saved on the navigation page when you're tired of playing, but you only realize years later that your childhood has also been turned off along with them.

Childhood ended so quickly.

August 31st, today is the official registration day for students at Licheng Middle School.

At eight o'clock in the morning, Xu Qingfan and the other three who lived close to the school had already arrived at the school gate.

Registration time was from eight to nine o'clock. There weren't many people at that time, and they easily found their names on the class assignment list posted on the bulletin board.

"Class 7-6 again?" Xu Qingfan muttered casually after seeing it clearly.

"Hey~ that's right, we're all in Class 7-6, but why did you say 'again'? Our elementary school class is Class 16, okay!" Xiao Ruanwen came over to take a look after hearing this, and quickly found her name on the A4 paper of Class 7-6.

"Why are they all wearing school uniforms? Should we go back and change into our school uniforms too?" Wu Lingyu said with some concern when she saw that the other new students were all wearing elementary school uniforms.

"What are you afraid of? The enrollment notice doesn't require you to wear a school uniform when you report for duty." Xu Qingfan smiled and comforted him, remembering that he had also worn a school uniform to report for duty in his previous life.

"All right."

"Why haven't Yi Yi and Wan Ning arrived yet?" The four of them waited at the door for another seven or eight minutes, but the two still hadn't arrived.

Just as Xu Qingfan was about to take out his phone to call and ask them where they were, he saw a Maybach driving towards them in the distance.

"They're here," Xu Qingfan said, pointing in the direction of the car.

There was only one 08 Maybach in the entire city of Licheng. As expected, after the car stopped at the school gate, Lin Wanning and Zhang Yiyi couldn't wait to get out and run towards them.

"Brother Qingfan!" The two girls greeted them excitedly.
"Why are you so late?" Xu Qingfan asked as the two approached.

"Hehe~ I accidentally forgot my schoolbag, so I had to go back." Lin Wanning scratched the back of his head sheepishly.

After turning around, Zhang Chunxue drove up to them, rolled down the window, and waved to them.

"Hello, Auntie!" Six people gathered around the car and greeted her politely.

"Okay, Mom's gone to work. Call me if you need anything." Zhang Chunxue nodded and smiled at them, then reached out and patted her daughter's head.

"Okay, Mom, I'm busy!"

"Auntie, don't worry, I'll take good care of them," Xu Qingfan assured her, patting his chest.

"You little devil, hurry up and go into school. You need to make a good impression on the teacher on the first day of school!" Zhang Chunxue reached out and ruffled Xu Qingfan's hair again.

Xu Qingfan thought to himself: You drove over a car worth more than three million yuan, how could you not make a good impression?

"Holy crap, a Maybach!" Sure enough, a car enthusiast immediately recognized the car in front of him, and his exclamation instantly attracted the attention of the teachers and students who were standing at the school gate.

"This car is awesome! It has a 6.0T super-large displacement, twin-turbocharged V12 engine, and it can accelerate from 0 to 100 km/h in just 5.2 seconds!" His friend, who came with him to report for duty, also introduced the car, speaking loudly as if to show off his extensive knowledge.

Seeing that more and more people were gathering around, Zhang Chunxue gave a few more instructions, quickly ended the conversation, honked the horn twice to signal, and then sped away.

"Let's go, let's go report for duty." After watching Zhang Chunxue leave, Xu Qingfan turned his gaze back to the women and said.

"Let's go, let's go~ I want to be deskmates with Brother Qingfan!" Lin Wanning put her left hand on her hip, pointed in the direction of the campus, and led the way.

"Don't walk so fast!"

Five girls, clearly showing off their skills, walked together. Coupled with the recent Maybach incident, their every word and action was being watched by the fellow freshmen. Even the teachers who had been standing there indifferently showed kind smiles and helped them with directions.

"Which class are you from, students? Would you like me to take you there?"

"Thank you, teacher, but no need. We've already scouted the location beforehand," Xu Qingfan waved his hand in refusal.

He couldn't help but recall a quote he'd seen while surfing in his past life: "You don't need to say anything, Maybach will speak for you."

"When did we scout this place?" Lin Wanning asked in confusion after they had walked a distance.

After all, they came together to pay their tuition a few days ago, and after paying, they went to watch a movie at the nearby Guagreen Square. They didn't even check the location beforehand.

"Just follow me!" Having lived and studied at this school for three years, he knew the layout of the campus like the back of his hand.

"This school looks so small, much smaller than Experimental Primary School!" Xiao Ruanwen looked around curiously and couldn't help but say.

"It's quite small, probably about a quarter the size of Experimental Primary School," Xia Xiaoxiao said, looking down at the area occupied by Licheng Middle School from the eighth-floor rooftop of the Lotus Courtyard.

"Don't let its small size fool you, it's actually quite dilapidated!" Xu Qingfan chimed in with a complaint.

"Hahaha~" It was the first time the girls had ever encountered this kind of sentence-making method, and they all burst into laughter after realizing what it meant.

The six of them walked and talked, and soon arrived at the door of Class 6, Grade 7.

There are 48 students in the class. At this moment, more than a dozen students are already sitting in twos and threes in the classroom. Six students are standing at the door laughing and joking, which immediately attracts the attention of the students in the class.

"Sit here, sit here! There are exactly six empty seats here!" Lin Wanning said, pointing to the six empty seats in the very center of the podium.

Anyone who has been to school knows that the first three rows in the center of the podium are commonly known as the "prison seats." Every little thing you do in the classroom will not escape the teacher's watchful eye, which is why no one sits there.

However, Xu Qingfan knew that the seating arrangement would be changed again after the homeroom teacher arrived, so he didn't care.

The desks were still arranged in pairs. Lin Wanning pulled him to sit in the second row. Xia Xiaoxiao and Xiao Ruanwen sat in the third row because they were tall. Wu Lingyu and Zhang Yiyi sat in the first row, where they could reach the chalk box on the podium.

There are only a few students like them who all come from the same elementary school. The classmates were all very quiet, and their eyes would occasionally steal glances at Xia Xiaoxiao and the others.

From this moment on, the five girls will undoubtedly become the white moonlight of countless young men.

It was nearly 8:40, and the classroom was already full of students when the homeroom teacher finally arrived.

Xu Qingfan shook his head helplessly after seeing the gloomy face that came in.

[It's that bastard again!]
"Quiet down!" Shan Fengtao picked up the ruler from the podium and slammed it on the table. The class immediately fell silent.

She picked up the chalk, turned around, and quickly wrote her phone number and name on the blackboard. She then said, "My name is Shan Fengtao. I am your English teacher and your homeroom teacher for the next three years. This is my phone number. If you have paper and pen, write it down. If you don't, ask the students around you for one!"

The students in the class cooperated perfectly and did as instructed, while Xu Qingfan rested his chin on his hand, listlessly reminiscing about his junior high school days in his previous life. The homeroom teacher in front of him was quite capable in terms of teaching skills, but his professional ethics were extremely poor.

In her previous life, after graduating from junior high school, her classmates listed three major pieces of evidence against her:
The first problem is disrespecting students' personal privacy by rummaging through their backpacks, drawers, and bedding. If they find prohibited items such as cell phones or MP3 players, they throw them into a bucket of water in front of the whole class and verbally humiliate them.

Secondly, she likes to nitpick. The school only requires girls to tie their long hair up and keep their bangs above their eyebrows during appearance checks, but she insists that long hair affects their studies and forces students to cut their hair short. Boys are even more restricted to having buzz cuts.

The third point, and the most disgusting one, is that she leaks exam questions to the students in her tutoring classes. During the school year, the mid-term and final exams are usually set by the school itself. After she gets the exam papers, she will pick out some of the more difficult ones to review during her tutoring classes. When the parents see that their children's English grades have indeed improved dramatically after half a semester of tutoring, they all rush to pay extra to attend her tutoring classes.

High-pressure management naturally leads to better results. Their class consistently ranked first in the grade in average score over the three years of junior high school. As a result, parents almost always grant Ms. Shan's requests. Some parents even give gifts and pull strings, specifically asking their children to attend Ms. Shan Fengtao's class.

Parents are happy, but who can the students confide in about their suffering?
Although Xia Xiaoxiao's short hair is a rare find, if none of the girls are willing to cut their hair, Xu Qingfan is determined to fight to the end with them this time!

"I'll only say these three things once, so everyone listen carefully!"

First, there's a school appearance inspection next Monday. Everyone needs to go home and cut their hair short. Girls' hair can't be longer than their collars, and boys' hair can't be longer than between their fingers!

"what?"

"Why should I?!"

Sure enough, a chorus of complaints and lamentations immediately filled the classroom.

"Quiet down, everyone. Schools have their rules. This is middle school, not elementary school. The workload in middle school is very heavy. Don't waste your time being vain!"

Secondly, electronic devices are not allowed on campus. Those who need to make phone calls can go to the office or get a phone card; there are public phone booths on the first floor. If I find anyone bringing a mobile phone, MP3 player, or similar device to school, they will be responsible for the consequences!

We agreed to talk about only three things, but after the other party finished the third thing, they broke it down into three major points and eight minor points. By the time they finished talking, it was almost 9:40, and they had been talking for a full hour.

The five girls touched their hair reluctantly, clearly unwilling to cut it, but Shan Fengtao was on the podium and dared not speak.

The boy who was sent out to move the books quickly returned. After the brand-new books were distributed, Shan Fengtao continued, "After you get your textbooks, write your name on them and preview the relevant subjects according to the timetable. I'm going to take attendance now. When your name is called, stand up and call out!"

"Xu Qingfan!"

"Here." Under everyone's gaze, he lazily got up and called out.

The student ID numbers in junior high school were obviously assigned based on the entrance exam scores from elementary to junior high school. His perfect score in all four subjects naturally earned him the student ID number 01.

"Xia Xiaoxiao!"

"Here." Xia Xiaoxiao, who was sitting behind her, also stood up and called out indifferently.

Following closely behind were Wu Lingyu and Xiao Ruanwen, whose combined scores occupied the top four spots in the class. Zhang Yiyi and Lin Wanning, on the other hand, ranked eighth and thirteenth, respectively.

After taking attendance for more than ten minutes, Shan Fengtao continued, "You can move your luggage into the school dormitory this afternoon. There is 100 yuan in your school card. You can't go out again after returning to school, so remember to bring enough money. The school store sells all the daily necessities you need. Be back at 7:30 pm sharp for evening self-study. Xu Qingfan, Xia Xiaoxiao, Wu Lingyu, Xiao Ruanwen, Lin Wanning, and Zhang Yiyi, please stay behind. The rest of you can go home!"

The five girls looked at each other, blinking in confusion, clearly not understanding why their homeroom teacher, who was even more ruthless than Abbess Miejue, wanted to keep them behind.

"Come to my office!" Shan Fengtao patted her hands, which were covered in chalk dust, glanced at them, and walked straight out of the classroom.

"Brother Qingfan is even more terrifying than Abbess Miejue. Why did she keep us here?" Lin Wanning whispered in his ear only after Shan Fengtao left.

"Who knows? Let's go." Xu Qingfan shrugged, left his schoolbag behind, and got up as well.

When she arrived at the office, all the other teachers had already left, and only Shan Fengtao was inside.

Upon seeing the six of them enter, she cut to the chase: "Why don't you stay overnight?"

All five girls turned their gazes to Xu Qingfan, waiting for him to speak.

"The environment is terrible, the food is awful, I don't want to stay here," Xu Qingfan said, looking directly into her eyes.

Caught off guard, Shan Fengtao slammed her hand on the table and roared, "School is a place for learning, not for pleasure! Call my parents now and have them come over. I still have your beds reserved. Process your accommodation procedures now!"

There is a shortage of dormitory beds at Licheng Middle School, so Shan Fengtao's move can be considered a kind gesture. She wouldn't have made this exception for a student who was at the bottom of the class.

"No need, teacher. We parents have bought a house in the next neighborhood, so it won't affect my studies," Xu Qingfan said calmly.

Shan Fengtao choked. Damn it, he bought a house just so his child could go to junior high school. This rich guy deserves to die!
“Day students can’t participate in the school’s evening study sessions. I advise you to apply for boarding. Don’t think you can be arrogant just because you have good grades in elementary school. With this kind of attitude towards learning, you’ll fall to the bottom of the class in half a semester!” Shan Fengtao couldn’t save face and continued to criticize.

Xu Qingfan remained silent, simply gazing at her with a smile.

"If you can't even endure this little bit of hardship, what use will you be in society? Call me right now, and I'll speak to your parents personally!" Shan Fengtao felt humiliated by her status as a teacher and said angrily.

Xu Qingfan continued to watch her with a smile, then took out his phone and dialed Zhang Chunxue's number.

"Hello, Mom, our homeroom teacher wants to see you," Xu Qingfan said to Zhang Chunxue on the other end of the phone after the call connected.

"Xiao Fan, what are you up to now? Have you finished school yet?"

"Hello, is this Xu Qingfan's parent? Your child?" In a fit of rage, Shan Fengtao snatched the phone and launched into a tirade, condemning Xu Qingfan and his friends' refusal to stay at the hotel as utterly outrageous and unforgivable.

"Teacher, are you finished?" After listening to the homeroom teacher's shrewish rant on the other end of the phone for several minutes, Zhang Chunxue couldn't help but frown and ask.

"Now that I've finished talking, when are you going to come to the school to complete your accommodation procedures?"

“First of all, I don’t think my child needs to live on campus. Secondly, the fact that my child can endure hardship only proves that the child can endure hardship, and it doesn’t prove anything else. Furthermore, I don’t think that a closed-off education is good for a child’s development, because I myself am a graduate of Yenching University, and I was a commuter student throughout my student life. Finally, as a teacher, I hope you can communicate calmly and rationally. Teaching is a teacher’s primary job, but nurturing students is also very important. Your every word and action will affect the students you teach!” Zhang Chunxue’s reasoned and organized response was heard by everyone present, despite the serious amplification problem of the old-fashioned mobile phone.

The five girls wanted to chuckle, but considering the negative impact, they could only suppress their laughter by recalling some very sad things.

"Teacher, is there anything else? If not, I'll hang up now. I'm still in a meeting." Seeing that there was no response from the other end of the phone for a long time, Zhang Chunxue continued.

"It's alright now." Shan Fengtao, like a deflated balloon, handed the phone back to Xu Qingfan.

The parents are graduates of Yenching University, so how could she, a third-rate English teacher who graduated from a second-tier normal university, refute them?

"Teacher, is there anything else? If not, we're going to have lunch."

Shan Fengtao waved her hand, signaling them to leave quickly.

"Hahahaha!" The six of them burst into laughter as they returned to their classroom, no longer able to hold back their laughter.

(End of this chapter)