Mountain boy picks stars

1

Inside the school's teaching and research office.

Zhou Sixuan is grading the students' weekly journals.

She sometimes frowned, reviewing the papers with a frustrated expression;

She would shake her head and sigh from time to time, occasionally glancing at the notes, then put the journal she was reading aside and picked up another one to read.

Principal Zheng quietly approached Zhou Sixuan in the teaching and research office, carrying several books.

I watched quietly as she graded students' weekly journals.

Zhou Sixuan turned her head and suddenly found the principal standing right next to her.

Startled, she quickly stood up to offer him her seat: "Oh my! It's Principal Zheng. Please, have a seat."

Principal Zheng pulled a chair from the next table and sat down.

He gestured for Zhou Sixuan to sit down as well, and said kindly:

"Si-xuan, what are your thoughts on grading the students' weekly journals?"

Zhou Sixuan sighed, "Sigh! Don't even mention it. These fifth-grade students are so young, how come their thoughts have become like this? The topic for my weekly journal entry was 'My Ideal,' and so many students' ideals are to become singers, movie stars, or film actors. More than half of the class's journal entries have already been revised, and not a single student's ideal is to become a worker, farmer, ordinary laborer, or a master craftsman. Thousands of people are chasing after stars, who will do production and construction in the future?"

Principal Zheng placed several books he had brought, including "Juvenile Pedagogy" and "Child Psychology," on Zhou Sixuan's desk and said earnestly:

"Si-xuan! The question you raised is very important and representative. The school is also researching this issue. Since you've only been working for a short time, you can combine it with the actual situation of your students and study more books on educational psychology. I believe you can find a solution!"

2

Classroom of Class 5-3, Yellow River Experimental School.

During afternoon extracurricular activities, the classroom of Class 5-3 was a chaotic scene.

Several mischievous boys were chasing each other and playing a game.

The girls were chatting in small groups.

Cheng Hongdou held a delicate stainless steel fruit knife and practiced his "Little Li Flying Dagger" technique on the circle drawn on the back of the sealed classroom door.

"My Little Flying Dagger, if I say I'll poke someone's nose, I won't poke their eye."

Cheng Hongdou practiced throwing knives while showing off to himself.

Shi Xuankai came over with a broom and shouted at Cheng Hongdou, "Cheng Hongdou, don't be so cocky! Can your Little Li Flying Daggers withstand my Crescent Moon Blade? No matter how many Little Li Flying Daggers you throw, my Crescent Moon Blade can deflect them all!"

Cheng Hongdou retorted, "Shi Xuankai, what are you yelling about? Take this!"

After saying that, Cheng Hongdou actually threw the knife in his hand at Shi Xuankai.

Shi Xuankai was prepared; just as Cheng Hongdou's "Little Li Flying Dagger" was about to fly,

The broom in Shi Xuankai's hand drew a beautiful, serpentine line across the room, just like a "crescent moon blade" from a television drama.

The "Little Li Flying Dagger" landed precisely in the center of the circle drawn on the back door of the classroom.

Cheng Hongdou's eyes widened in astonishment: "Shi Xuankai...you...where did you learn this powerful crescent-shaped saber technique?"

Shi Xuankai brandished the broom in his hand, smugly saying, "Cheng Hongdou, you think you can spar with me with your skills? Go practice at Shaolin Temple before you come back and challenge me!"

Huang Xiaoxing came over, pulled the fruit knife from the back door of the classroom, and said:

"Even the most powerful knife can't compare to a gun!"

Li Hongdou and Shi Xuankai both clenched their fists, wanting to step forward and hit Huang Xiaoxing.

Li Hongdou shouted, "Huang Xiaoxing, give me back my knife! Want another beating?"

Shi Xuankai: "There aren't any bricks in the classroom. You're the Brick Prince, are you convinced?"

Huang Xiaoxing: "I'm going to hand it in to the teacher!"

At this moment, Ms. Zhou Sixuan appeared in the classroom and walked towards the back of the classroom.

He shouted, "Who's brandishing a knife? Hand it over now!"

Huang Xiaoxing handed the knife to Teacher Zhou Sixuan.

Zhou Sixuan took the knife and said, "This is a controlled knife and must be handed over to the police station. From now on, no one in our class is allowed to bring this kind of controlled knife. Anyone who brings one can forget about entering the classroom."

Cheng Hongdou and Shi Xuankai both lowered their heads.

3

Outside the classroom, in a corner.

Yuan Liuxing, Gao Yuke, Lu Jiahan, and several other stylishly dressed girls from urban families were chattering amongst themselves:

"Who do you think is the most handsome among H4?"

"Of course it's Brother Gao!"

"No, it's Brother Zhang!"

"Who says so? I think Brother Wang is the most handsome."

"Brother Li is so cool."

"And Brother Xie, Brother Xie truly loves Sister Gao, not Sister Lin..."

"Tian Cangxing got divorced because of Pan's interference, humph! That mistress..."

Mao Zhiling, a poor girl who had long faced discrimination as the child of migrant workers, came over to interrupt.

Like Huang Xiaoxing, a boy from the mountains, she also really wanted to fit into the group of classmates from the city.

"So, tell me, among Hong Kong's five Heavenly Kings, who is the most handsome?"

Yuan Liuxing curled his lip and sneered, "Heh, our 'Tofu Princess' even knows about the Five Heavenly Kings?"

Gao Yuke said coldly, "Besides my handsome brother Gao Shuaiguo, don't anyone else come to me mention the Five Heavenly Kings superstars..."

Lu Jiahan also sarcastically remarked, "Our class is really full of oddballs; we have a 'Brick Prince' and a 'Tofu Princess'..."

"Yes, a prince and a princess, a perfect match..."

"Let's go, let the prince and princess live happily ever after."

…………

Yuan Liuxing, Gao Yuke, Lu Jiahan, and several other stylishly dressed girls from urban families deliberately left.

They left Mao Zhiling here all alone.

Mao Zhiling, a poor girl who has long faced discrimination as the child of migrant workers, had tears in her eyes, which she silently shed in her heart.

4

The classroom door of Class 5-3 at Yellow River Experimental School.

Huang Xiaoxing, the son of another migrant worker who has long faced discrimination, also desperately wants to integrate into a class dominated by urban children.

That day, he somehow learned that five superstars were coming to the city to perform.

He rushed back in a hurry.

Huang Xiaoxing, covered in sweat, ran excitedly to the classroom door and shouted impatiently:

"I have some fantastic news for you! Five superstars are performing in our city today and they're staying at the Superstar Hotel..."

"My God! Five superstars come to our poor place?"

"Really? To meet a superstar like that would be so wonderful! I absolutely have to get their autographs!"

"Oh my god, I'm so happy! I don't want anything else but to see Pluto!"

"I absolutely adore this superstar, I absolutely have to give him a hug this time..."

Several girls outside the classroom gathered around and started discussing it animatedly.

Amidst the extremely excited discussion among Yuan Liuxing, Gao Yuke, Lu Jiahan, and several other girls,

Someone shouted, "Hurry up and see the superstars! Hurry up and go to the Superstar Hotel to see the five superstars!"

Someone ran out of the classroom, and the other students shouted and followed, running towards the classroom door.

5

At this moment, the classroom was in chaos.

However, Gao Yuke sat alone in a corner of the classroom, without saying a word.

With a somber expression, she circled the portrait of Gao Shuaiguo on her pencil case with black charcoal.

The chatter of the girls around her seemed to have no effect on her.

Mao Zhiling still wants to integrate into the group of girls.

She kindly came over, tugged at Gao Yuke's arm, and called out, "Gao Yuke, aren't you going to see the superstar? If you're late, you won't see him!"

Gao Yuke shoved Mao Zhiling's hand away impatiently: "Go if you want! What's so special about superstars? I don't like anyone but my beloved brother Gao Shuaiguo!"

Mao Zhiling grumbled in dissatisfaction, "Fine, don't go then. Wasn't it all for your own good? Gao Shuaiguo has already committed suicide by jumping off a building. What's the point of chasing after him? Really!"

Gao Yuke felt that her pure and sacred idol had been defiled.

He abruptly stood up, angrily shouting at Mao Zhiling, "Mao Zhiling, what did you say? Even you—a 'Tofu Princess'—dared to insult my handsome brother Gao Shuaiguo?"

Mao Zhiling retorted, "What's wrong? Gao Shuaiguo's suicide was reported in the newspapers. Did I make it up?"

Gao Yuke burst into tears, "Mao Zhiling, you...you're so mean! How could you treat my good brother so roughly? It makes me so angry..."

Seeing that the situation was about to escalate, Mao Zhiling had no choice but to let it go.

"Sigh! I was just casually mentioning your idol, I didn't mean any harm! Okay, I'll leave then!"

After finishing her sentence, Mao Zhiling hurriedly left.

Gao Yuke then lay on the table and started crying.