Of course, these are all minor matters. Children don't hold grudges overnight, and naturally, they don't have the concept of remembering favors.
After all, it is human nature to remember the bad things others do more easily, while often ignoring the good things those around us do for us. The saying "good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels fast" refers to this very principle.
However, Qin Jing was simply doing what was right and proper, as a mature person. She never intended for anyone to remember her. Everyone was chatting and laughing, and they forgot about those trivial matters.
Moreover, because of these small things, Qin Jing became the epitome of "someone else's child" in the eyes of other parents. She always had the best grades, her character was as good as her looks, she was obedient and sensible, and she was very good at taking care of others. She was the perfect child and had won the hearts of many parents.
Fortunately, she did not arouse the jealousy of other children. Over the years, she gradually opened herself up and has always maintained good relationships with her classmates. They would often go to each other's homes to play together.
For example, when Qin Jing went to play at other children's homes, their mothers would say things like, "Come and play often, make yourself at home, it's so late, why don't you stay here and be my child?"
Even parents who are reluctant to let their unruly children go out will relent once they hear that it's to go play with Qin Jing.
Of course, Qin Jing also took a lot of blame for the naughty child.
In this everyday life, time quietly passed, and Qin Jing is now a fifth-grader.
But recently, for some reason, the way the children call him has changed.
"Hey, class monitor."
Good morning, class monitor.
Now even students from other classes are starting to call it that, including some younger students.
Good morning, class monitor.
"Class monitor, let me carry your bag."
"No, I can still carry my schoolbag." Qin Jing smiled and greeted a large group of enthusiastic classmates before walking into the classroom.
"Wait! Don't assume someone wearing glasses is the class monitor! I'm the one who works hard for the whole class!" Xiaolin said, tossing her pigtails in dissatisfaction. She had shed her childishness and was beginning to show the qualities of a beauty.
"Good morning, Rin, Sakura," Qin Jing said with a smile, pushing up her black-rimmed glasses.
He has spent seven years with the two sisters since kindergarten.
"Good morning, Xiaojing," Xiaoying said with a smile. The child was still as gentle and obedient as ever. Qin Jing often wished that she could be her younger sister, or that she could share some of her obedience with Xiaokui.
"By the way, why are you wearing glasses? You must have ruined your eyes from reading too much!" Xiaolin asked, hands on her hips.
"Ah, they're non-prescription glasses to prevent nearsightedness," Qin Jing said. Over the years, his eyesight had become increasingly sharp, and he would often see things he didn't want to see if he wasn't careful. To avoid trouble, he used these lenses to cover his eyes and prevent himself from making eye contact with those monsters and spirits.
"Shizuka, glasses suit you so well!" Hanako ran over and said. "I wish I could be as good as you in glasses! Although I preferred the old Shizuka, Shizuka looks great in glasses now too, hehehe."
"Really? Thank you..." Qin Jing said with a dry laugh, thinking that this guy seemed to get worse as he grew older.
For adults, a few years might only bring changes in fat and wallet, with little else noticeable. But for children, each year brings dramatic changes, both physically and mentally.
Like the children in Qin Jing's class, everyone has grown up considerably. Compared to their previous childishness, they are already quite grown-up, with only one year left before becoming sixth graders. The tallest of the girls who developed early is already almost 1.8 meters tall, which is the kind of height that would make them volleyball players, although the girl named Zhu Xing seems to want to be an idol more.
Qin Jing is only a little over 1.5 meters tall, and she will need to work hard for some time to break through to 1.6 meters. This is about the changes in her appearance and physical growth.
The changes in his mentality are also particularly noticeable. In this respect, Qin Jing, who is precocious, is the one who has changed the least compared to other children. In recent years, apart from going to school and studying, he has basically done nothing else.
Meanwhile, the kids who used to play wildly every day have all found something they're passionate about.
For example, children who want to get into good schools have enrolled in all sorts of tutoring classes.
"Class monitor, for the next exam, you'd better wash your neck clean and wait!" The boy and girl opposite pushed up their glasses and said with murderous intent.
"No, don't tell me. There's still someone in first place above me." Qin Jing felt that her promise to her family to stay in the top three of the grade was in jeopardy.
There are also children who are passionate about sports, receive daily training, and participate in competitions held in various places.
"Xiao Jing! Come cheer me on at this sports meet!"
"Okay, good luck!"
There are also children who have found their hobbies and enjoy communicating with like-minded friends every day. Three or four of them would huddle together on a handheld console, playing games online and chatting all day about which characters from the latest anime masterpieces they liked.
And recently, even the world they live in has changed.
"Actually, the distinction between cute boys and girls with Armstrong cyclotron cannons in this world is quite blurry. I want to confirm, Xiaojing, which side do you belong to?" The boy exhaled hot breath from his nose.
"Xiaojing, did you know? Actually, cute boys are very popular in this world. Do you want to come to this world too? You can live a carefree life just by being a cosplayer or a streamer. Leave it to me, let's go to the bathroom together for a bit." The boy's eyes were red, and he reached out to hook his arm around Qin Jing's shoulder.
"No, I just want to be an ordinary literature enthusiast." Qin Jing resolutely refused, not daring to get involved with them anymore. Hanako's friends had increased again, and Qin Jing felt that she needed to talk to their parents to discuss how to guide them to balance their lives in the real world while immigrating to the world of anime and manga, and also to learn to adapt to their sexual orientation.
Section 58: Things the Kids Are Passionate About
Of course, there are also children whose interests are even more endearing.
For example, children who like to make desserts and sweets would make food together and bring it to school to share with everyone. Qin Jing had tasted their chocolates a few times, and they were indeed quite delicious.
"Thank you, it's delicious!" Qin Jing said with a smile.
"Then we'll make you snacks often from now on," the girls said happily, clasping hands together.
Actually, Qin Jing is quite interested in food. She wants to recreate all the delicious dishes she's read about in books so that others can taste them. For example, dishes like 'Looking Up at the Stars'.
Every day when he wanted to discuss cooking with the girls, Hanako would always appear and push them away.
"Running away without permission is unacceptable; protecting is the way of justice."
Some of them dressed fashionably, wore heavy makeup, and spent their days studying makeup techniques mentioned in magazines, using professional terms that Qin Jing didn't understand, such as whether 99# eyelashes were suitable or how to wash wigs so they wouldn't deform.
Every time they finish their makeup, they look completely different, several years older, and could easily pass for a high school girl. They're practically fashionistas, with different makeup looks for each style. They seem to be inheritors of the legendary Japanese makeup technique, one of the three great secret arts of the Orient. It's said that if they combined Chinese Photoshop and Korean plastic surgery, they could summon a dragon.
"Xiaojing, why don't you try dressing up too? You're so pretty, you'll definitely look amazing!" the girls joked.
"If there were a makeup technique that could make me look heroic and domineering," Qin Jing asked.
"No, that's impossible." The girls looked at each other and then said in unison.
"I knew it..." Qin Jing sighed in disappointment. In fact, he had developed a kind of disguise technique based on his drawing skills that had calmed Xiao Kui down before, but that disguise could not make him handsome, it could only make him cute.
So Qin Jing would occasionally exchange experiences with these girls who were wearing makeup, and her disguise skills improved to a new level.
There are also people who are determined to follow and respect Miyazawa, and who undergo physical and combat training every day.
In short, seeing their fulfilling and wonderful lives, Qin Jing was genuinely happy for them. After all, having taken care of them for so long, Qin Jing had long since come to see himself as the big brother of these mischievous kids.
In front of Qin Jing, the two graceful young women, Yuan Lin and Yuan Ying, known as the "hundred-million-dollar heiresses," also had something they were passionate about.
Ever since they put on a play together at kindergarten, they seem to have developed a love for creative performance activities. Recently, it seems that, through the recommendation of Grandpa Yuan, they have also formally studied screenwriting under a renowned teacher.
Qin Jing, who aspires to be a literary youth, is happy to see this happen, as she has more friends around her to talk about books.
After all, this world is now ruled by monsters, and there's no world for magicians to showcase their talents. Since they come from privileged backgrounds, it's perfectly acceptable for them to pursue artistic careers. Writing is a good option, and hopefully they won't become struggling writers.
Hanako has also developed a love for reading, and now she and Qin Jing are friends who read and discuss books together. Everything else remains the same; rain or shine, she insists on going to and from school with Qin Jing every day. Although she still finds the feeling of being followed by Qin Jing unacceptable and disgusting, she has gotten more or less used to it now.
In addition, the talented girl Hoshina Pegasus Tenma, who excelled in both academics and martial arts, became somewhat more frank and also became quite familiar with him.
Although he remains aloof and alone most of the time, he's recently started going to Genrin's place to pick fights and seems to be at odds with Hanako. But as long as he doesn't disturb his reading, it's fine with him.
She gave up becoming an actress to become a writer, but listening to her talk lately, I feel like her interests are going further and further astray.
Hoshina usually talks a lot about herself in front of him, and is happy most of the time, but sometimes she will call him crying.
"Waaah, I wanted the world to be happy, but Kotoha killed the world. I wanted Kotoha to be happy, but the world killed Kotoha. I just wanted everyone to be happy, so why did they kill me too? Waaah..."
"I don't understand anything you're saying, Sena."
After Hoshina finished crying, she suddenly laughed and said, "...And your little sister is super cute, hehehe."
Xiao Kui was trembling in the living room.
Although Sunohara still has a baby face, he is bothered less often. He has joined the elementary school soccer team and is currently keen on developing his special shooting technique.
"Xiao Jing, you absolutely have to come watch my match! I'll show you my ultimate move then." Chun Yuan gave a thumbs up, thinking he looked really cool.
"Is that the Super Tiger Shot?" Qin Jing asked.
"No! Now my ultimate move is called Super-Tiger-Shot!" Sunohara said proudly.
Although the name is rather corny and was copied from a popular football-themed TV series, as long as it's pronounced in English as "SuperTiger Shot!", it just sounds kind of cool.
"Oh, that definitely feels much better." Qin Jing agreed with this.
After all, both 'Super' and 'Man' in English are full of power. Super and Man combined make Superman, the man with red underwear on the outside! Super and hero together give a hero magical powers; and Lorn plus Man makes Iron Man! Spider plus MAN is Spider-Man!
The power of words should not be underestimated. A famous quote from *The Old Man and the Sea* is incredibly inspiring: "A man is not made for defeat, a man can be destroyed but not defeated."
"Right, right? The coach is very supportive of me too!" Sunohara said proudly.
Sunohara has a tenacious body, is fearless of any pain, and always maintains an optimistic attitude, even though he's a bit of a goofball. But who knows, he might unexpectedly be suited for sports.
The PE teacher seemed to really like his single-minded, headstrong attitude; after all, a hot-blooded idiot who never gives up is quite admirable.
"The coach said that as long as I keep practicing, it would be perfect if I could also consider teamwork a little more," Haruhara said with great enthusiasm.
"Then you should pay attention. To become a professional, you can't do without teamwork," Qin Jing said.
"Oh, I'll do my best and use the genius Sunohara-sama's Tiger Shot to make up for the shortcomings of the rest of the team," Sunohara said proudly.
"He's not the type to listen to advice. Looks like this guy's going to suffer a lot," Qin Jing thought helplessly.
By the way, a year ago, Professor Yoshiko Hanabatake really did marry Mr. Akutsu, who earned his doctorate. He's truly a remarkable man. If the great writers of the past established moral beliefs and wrote down profound philosophical thoughts through their writing, then Mr. Akutsu proved through his actions that humanity does indeed possess the virtues of self-sacrifice and dedication to society.
At that time, Qin Jing visited Ms. Jiazi. What she saw there had a huge impact on Qin Jing's mind, making her feel that humanity has infinite possibilities.
At that time, Qin Jing spent a large sum of her pocket money to buy a box of high-quality southern bananas and delivered it to her door as a congratulatory gift, as if on a pilgrimage.
"Xiao Jing! Long time no see! Your teacher missed you so much!" Teacher Jiazi rushed over.
Qin Jing reflexively wanted to throw the banana out the door, but fortunately his mother stopped him in time, preventing him from doing something rude.
"Congratulations on your marriage, Ms. Jiazi," Qin Jing said expressionlessly, as she was being tightly embraced.
"Thank you~! Teacher is so happy." Teacher Jiazi snuggled up to Qin Jing and said with a hearty laugh.
Ms. Yoshiko is still the same as ever; she hasn't changed at all over the years. Mr. Akutsu, on the other hand, has matured a bit.
Qin Jing was genuinely surprised when she saw the man's face.
Contrary to Qin Jing's expectations, he didn't have a stern, resentful expression. Instead, he genuinely smiled happily like a newlywed couple, and his demeanor became much gentler.
After releasing Qin Jing, Ms. Jiazi opened the box herself and exclaimed with delight, "Ah, premium southern bananas! Great! So delicious!"
I felt that at that moment, Mr. Akutsu's smiling face froze.
Although the days ahead may be incredibly difficult, Qin Jing sincerely prayed for Mr. Akutsu, and with her good friend 'Dog' by her side, everything should go smoothly, probably...
Section 59, Nozomi's Older Sister
Compared to others, Qin Jing cared more about her younger sister.
Since entering elementary school, Xiao Kui has changed dramatically. Although she goes to school with Qin Jing every day without fail, she has started to enjoy getting together with others and doing group activities.
Xiao Kui's status at school has been rising year by year. From being a cute little girl who was pampered by everyone at the beginning, she has become someone who is followed by others, helps the weak and takes care of younger children, and has become very prestigious in the lower grades.
She's just like Emma Miyazawa back in the day.
Back to the point, Miyazawa's influence has now spread to every class in the entire academy, and there are even rumors that this influence has quietly expanded to other elementary schools. Because of Miyazawa's presence, even the delinquents from nearby junior high schools dare not linger around this elementary school.
Although Qin Jing was surprised that such a large force, under the leadership of Emma Miyazawa, had not been involved in any scandals or misdeeds, that was all.
Although Emma Miyazawa's mother and her own mother are best friends, they would visit each other from time to time.
Moreover, Miyazawa and Qin Jing were born on the same day and lived in the same hospital room, but their relationship was not friendly. Miyazawa Emma seemed to be the kind of person who was very perceptive and disliked the aura on Qin Jing.
Qin Jing didn't really care about this. After they started elementary school, they didn't have much contact with each other anymore, and when they met, they would just nod to each other.
But one day, Xiao Kui ran up to Qin Jing with a bright smile and said...
"Nini, I've already won Emma's approval."
"Miyazawa? What recognition? She's a very talented child. Have you been playing with her lately?" Qin Jing asked with a smile. Just as Hoshina is a double genius, Miyazawa is a genius as a leader. This was proven by everyone's performance when she was in kindergarten. If she were in ancient times, she might even become a queen.
"Yes, Emma has acknowledged that I'm the second-generation leader of the school. After she graduates, I'll be the boss here!" Xiao Kui said with no small amount of pride.
"Boss? Kui... when did you become a delinquent?" Qin Jing exclaimed in shock.
"I'm not a delinquent! I'm a leader who maintains school peace and leads everyone toward the light! Wahahahaha!" Xiao Kui stood on the sofa, raised her hands, and struck a pose like Action Kamen.
"Huh...? Is it really okay? Aren't delinquents just guys who shout about justice, loyalty, and brotherhood, and then go on a killing spree?" Qin Jing couldn't imagine her younger sister wearing a floor-length sailor uniform, a mask, carrying a wooden sword, and shouting the slogan "Death on the Night Road."
"Xiao Kui, turn back before it's too late. Your parents will be heartbroken," Qin Jing advised.
"Nini, what are you thinking about? Never mind, compared to Nini who just stays home reading all day on holidays, I, Aoi, have to go with Sister Emma tomorrow to take my little brothers and sisters to clean the nursing home and put on a show for the grandpas and grandmas. I'm going to sleep now." Aoi waved her hand and went back to her room.
"Ah..." I feel like my authority as the older brother has been challenged, and by a formidable enemy at that. "Wait! I'm going tomorrow too!"
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