I have few friends, but many childhood sweethearts.

Chapter 28. School Starts 2
Not long after, the owner of the last spot arrived.

He said he felt like he'd heard the name Xiao Ruanwen somewhere before, and when he saw the pair of hopping rabbits leading a little girl into the classroom, Xu Qingfan remembered everything.

It turns out she's the daughter of the shop owner I met at Guagreen Plaza last time!
"Hey! Wenwen, come sit here. Do you kids still remember Auntie?" There weren't many seats left, and Xiao's mother started looking from the back, noticing Xu Qingfan and the others at a glance.

"Hello Auntie, I remember, I still have the ornaments I got from you last time!" Xu Qingfan picked up his schoolbag and waved the little fire dragon tied to the zipper.

"What a coincidence that we're in the same class! We'll be classmates from now on, so let's look out for each other."

"You want what you want."

After hanging up her schoolbag, Xiao Ruanwen sat down next to Lin Wanning, and their temporary group was now complete.

"Hello, my name is Xiao Ruanwen, and my father is a soldier!" The little girl was very confident and started handing out the snacks she had brought to the three of them after sitting down.

"Hello Xiao Ruanwen, my name is Lin Wanning, nice to meet you."

"Just call me Ruan Wen or Wenwen."

"Hello, my name is Xia Xiaoxiao."

"My name is Xu Qingfan, thank you for the cookies."

"If you like them, I have more here. They were all made by my mom and me!" She then took out a large bunch of individually wrapped cookies from her schoolbag and piled them up like a small mountain in the center of the four desks.

[What a sunny and cheerful little girl.] Xu Qingfan thought to himself.

Lin Wanning is also a sunny and cheerful person, but the little girl is only lively and cheerful when she is with familiar people. When she encounters unfamiliar environments and strangers, she instantly becomes a coward.

Even before classes started, Xu Qingfan could already imagine Xiao Ruanwen giving her speech on the stage when she was running for class monitor.

Even though he ate the other person's cookie, if Xiao Xiao also wanted to be the class monitor, Xu Qingfan would still vote for her.

"Does anyone want to run for class representative?" Xiao Ruanwen asked after the group had started chatting.

"What is a class committee member? Is it fun?" Lin Wanning asked, blinking.

"Class committee members are little helpers who help the teacher manage the class!" Xiao Ruanwen explained.

Is there a reward for helping?

"Uh...no."

"Why should I help? Wan Ning always gets a reward for massaging Mom's back!" Lin Wan Ning said earnestly.

“My dad said that serving the people shouldn’t be rewarded!” Xiao Ruanwen argued.

"Cough cough cough..." Xu Qingfan, who was still drinking water, choked on his words.

The three little girls all looked at him. After organizing his thoughts, Xu Qingfan said, "Being a class representative can help you develop yourself. You'll gain recognition from teachers and classmates, and you'll even get a certificate at the end of the semester!"

"Can I skip math?" Lin Wanning asked, his eyes shining.

"No!" Xu Qingfan put on a strict teacher's expression.

"Okay." Lin Wanning put on a wronged expression.

"Does Xiaoxiao want to be a class representative?" Xu Qingfan asked.

"Do you want to be one?" Xia Xiaoxiao asked back.

Xu Qingfan thought about it carefully, wondering if he had ever envied those classmates who had good grades and were able to serve as class committee members when he was in school.

Yes, it certainly exists.

Is this a regret? Xu Qingfan doesn't think so.

The main reason was that his experience with the class committee and student union after attending university left him with a very bad impression.

They hold meetings all the time, acting like some big shot.

Xu Qingfan joined the college's student union during his freshman year, and the freshmen members were practically treated like animals during the college sports meet.

Not only do they not pay or provide meals, but one of the ministers is also barking like a dog: "You're complaining about being tired with such a small job? If you don't want to do it, get out now!"

He couldn't stand this kind of rudeness, so he stood up, yelled "Idiot!" and left on the spot.

Later, he heard in the group chat that more than ten people left after he did, which infuriated Senior Sha Bei. Although he knew that primary school and university were different, he still shook his head and said, "I'm not interested."

"I'll go home and ask my mom," Xia Xiaoxiao said.

"Are you running for class monitor? I think you're a good fit." Xu Qingfan looked at Xiao Ruanwen.

"Haha! Really? Thank you for your affirmation!" The little girl's charming smile was captivating.

It's a bit like the Japanese drama "Goodbye, Our Kindergarten" featuring Mana Ashida.

"Yes, we'll support you if you run for office!"

"Brother Qingfan supports me, and Wanning supports you too!" Little Wanning said, waving his fist.

"Then I...support it too?" Xia Xiaoxiao asked uncertainly when she saw the others looking at her.

"No, if someone is better than me, they don't need to support me."

Around 8:50, the last student in the class arrived, and several teachers filed in and began to introduce themselves.

It's estimated that one teacher teaches several classes. After the introduction, the teachers left in a hurry, leaving only the homeroom teacher standing on the podium.

"Here is the timetable for first grade at our Experimental Primary School. Please keep it safe and make sure you have all your books ready before class."

[Four classes in the morning and three in the afternoon, not bad.] Xu Qingfan thought to himself.

"Teacher, why are some parts blank?" a child asked from the audience.

Xu Qingfan was taken aback. Oh right, why is it blank?

He had subconsciously put his university timetable into mind and thought that the blank spaces were normal, as they simply meant there were no classes during that time period!
"This child is very observant! Class, turn to the second page. There are soccer, basketball, drawing, etc. You can choose two things that interest you. The blank spaces are for those lessons!"

Wow! ⊙⊙

A commotion arose from the audience.

"Ice skating! I want to choose ice skating!"

"I want to fly a plane!"

"I want to transform into Ultraman!"

"..."

The next few pages were introductions to the elective courses. Xu Qingfan flipped through them one by one, once again marveling that there was a reason why they were so expensive!
[Damn, there's even a golf course option!] Xu Qingfan complained endlessly.

It's a pity he didn't ride a horse, otherwise he would have loved to see the horse-taming man.

"Alright, students, quiet down. Go back and discuss the course selection with your parents. Remember to hand in the forms to the teacher tomorrow."

The homeroom teacher seemed to be taking a friendly approach, but the audience was still noisy.

"Shut up, all of you!" Guan Bianyue shouted.

The classroom fell silent.

"Now we're distributing school uniforms. Students whose names are called, come up and get them." She switched back to her sweet, feminine voice.

Xu Qingfan was the first to receive his uniform. There were four sets in total, two for summer and two for winter.

In summer, she would wear a white short-sleeved shirt with black shorts, or a white polo shirt with a blue collar and black trousers.

In winter, they wear one thin coat and one thick coat.

Xu Qingfan stretched out his arms and compared the clothes. The summer clothes fit him well, but this winter coat was so big it almost covered his backside!

Xu Qingfan knew his mother wanted to save money; a set of winter clothes could last for several years, but he shouldn't have bought such a big one!

I can only drink more milk and hope I'll have grown taller by winter...

Thank you to the old city under the moonlight for the monthly pass.

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(End of this chapter)