The white rose I picked up cried and said she liked me.

The next morning, Xu Nian and Xu Xi were brushing their teeth together in the bathroom.

"Xiaoxi, why did you sleep in my room again last night?"

"Ugh...it's too cold in my bed, I can't sleep."

"Cold? It's summer!"

Xu Nian looked at Xu Xi, whose eyes were curved at the corners, and felt a sense of helplessness.

This girl always has a different reason.

It was too hot the day before yesterday, there were mosquitoes in the room yesterday, and it's too cold today.

But he couldn't very well refute these reasons.

"Brother, gurgling sound #%……&*"

Xu Xi had foam in her mouth and was mumbling something incoherently.

"What did you say?"

Xu Xi spat out the foam in her mouth and looked at Xu Nian expectantly.

"Brother, I can't reach the inside of my teeth with brush, can you help me brush them?"

"You're such a big person, and you don't even know how to brush your teeth?"

Despite her initial disapproval, Xu Nian still knelt down, took the toothbrush from Xu Xi's hand, and carefully brushed her teeth.

Xu Xi closed her eyes, revealing an expression of enjoyment.

After washing up, the two ate something simple.

"Brother, let's go!"

Xu Xi stood outside the door, dressed in her prettiest outfit, and called out to Xu Nian, who was still inside.

"Okay, right away."

Xu Nian carefully wrapped all her savings in a newspaper.

Various banknotes, both whole and small, in different colors, were sandwiched among them.

I don't know how much the tuition will be in total, so it's better to bring all the money with me first.

As expected of the first day of school, even though it was only a little before seven o'clock in the morning, the roads were already packed with vehicles.

The closer you get to the school, the more students with backpacks you see on both sides of the road.

When we arrived at the gate of a high school, it was already crowded with parents seeing us off and students in school uniforms.

"Son, remember to study hard, and ask your teacher if you don't understand something."

"Hey, you slicked-back hair, what happened to you? You've gotten so fat over the summer!"

"If you run out of money, ask your mom for some. Don't skimp on lunch."

"Son, if you can get into the top ten in your class this semester, Dad will buy you your favorite game console."

......

Xu Nian paused, looking at the imposing school gate, a hint of confusion appearing in her eyes.

At my age, isn't it just right for me to go to school?

If I lived in a normal family, would I be the same as the students around me?

Carrying a brand-new schoolbag, they stepped into school carefree, able to freely seek shelter under their parents' shade.

After a brief moment of distraction, Xu Nian quickly returned to reality.

He tugged at Xu Xi, who was looking around.

"Let's go in."

"Uh-huh."

On the first day of school, parents were allowed to enter the school.

Many parents of this year's new students are touring the campus accompanied by their teachers.

They praised the school's comprehensive facilities while offering words of encouragement to their children.

The high school is very large. From the first year to the third year, it is divided into three teaching buildings, an experimental building, a separate canteen, and a dormitory building for boarding students.

The vast playground stretches as far as the eye can see, occupying half the size of the entire school.

It truly lives up to its reputation as the best high school in Yuncheng. If it weren't for the plaque indicating it's a senior high school hanging at the entrance, being inside would feel like stepping into a smaller university.

"Second floor, office 203..."

Xu Nian looked at the message Officer Zhang had sent her on her phone and made her way to an office.

Officer Zhang said that it was this friend of his who solved Xu Xi's school enrollment problem.

He knocked on the door.

"Come in."

A mature male voice came from inside the door.

Xu Nian led Xu Xi into the office, where a middle-aged man wearing glasses was sitting at his desk, writing something on a document.

"You must be Xu Xi and her parents."

Upon seeing the newcomers, he raised his head and sized them up.

"Yes."

Xu Nian replied.

"Please have a seat and wait a moment. I have an important document that I need to process as soon as possible."

"it is good."

Following the direction of his finger, Xu Nian and Xu Xi sat down in front of a row of sofas.

Xu Nian looked around the office.

There was a green plant on the windowsill, growing very healthily, clearly having been carefully cared for.

The documents on the desk were arranged neatly, and although there were many of them, they did not look cluttered at all.

The whole house was very clean and spotless.

Even the leather sofa you're sitting on still shows faint traces of water that were just wiped clean.

Xu Nian suddenly felt a sense of restraint.

In this office filled with the aroma of books, his migrant worker-style attire made him stand out as a complete oddity.

The glass bookshelf next to it was filled with all kinds of books.

There was an award certificate mixed in with it.

Yang Jidong, an outstanding moral education teacher in Yuncheng City.

"Sorry to keep you waiting."

Yang Jidong closed his pen cap, filled two cups with water from the water dispenser, and placed them on the coffee table in front of Xu Nian and Xu Xi.

"Thanks."

"You're welcome, Xu Xi. Welcome to No. 1 High School. I'm your homeroom teacher for the next two years, Yang Jidong."

He pushed up his glasses and spoke casually to Xu Xi.

Upon hearing this, Xu Xi subtly loosened her grip on the hem of her skirt.

The homeroom teacher appears to have a kind face.

Just like my brother.

"Hello, Teacher Yang."

Yang Jidong nodded slightly.

"Teacher Yang, thank you so much for helping Xiaoxi solve her schooling problem. You've gone to so much trouble."

Xu Nian took a bag of fruit out of the bag and handed it to Yang Jidong.

These are the freshest fruits he picked out on his way to school.

Yang Jidong accepted it with a smile, then opened it and gave a portion to Xu Nian and a portion to Xu Xi.

"Officer Zhang Feng has already thanked me, so you don't need to."

"If a child wants to go to school, we teachers will definitely do our best to help."

"Besides, it would be such a waste if a promising student like Xu Xi couldn't return to school as soon as possible."

Zhang Feng is Officer Zhang's real name.

Just then, there was a knock on the office door.

"Teacher, all the students in our class are here."

A girl with a ponytail walked in.

She was stunned when she saw Xu Nian sitting in the office.

Xu Nian was also somewhat surprised when she saw her.

Isn't that the shop assistant at the convenience store at the entrance of the residential area?

"Xu Xi, this is your class monitor from now on. If you encounter any difficulties, you can ask her for help."

Yang Jidong explained to Xu Xi.

"Wen Yao, this is our new classmate. Xu Xi, could you take her to the academic affairs office to pick up her books?"

Wen Yao looked at Xu Xi sitting next to Xu Nian, then at Xu Nian, and her mind went blank.

Could it be that the man who came to your store to buy sanitary napkins was for Xu Xi?

What is their relationship?

Father and daughter?

It doesn't seem likely. Although the man looks older, he shouldn't be old enough to be a father yet.

Are they a couple?

Wen Yao's face shifted between light and shadow.

A boyfriend this old bringing his high school girlfriend to the teacher's office? That's surreal.