Chapter 908
IF13
The two continued chatting until the classroom bell rang.
"Don't talk, it's time for evening study!"
As Lin Yuehua stood up and gave a cold shout, everyone returned to their seats, and the noise in the classroom quickly turned into the sound of reading.
Li Zhuangsheng held his Chinese textbook and read it aloud listlessly until Lin Yuehua came over with her textbook, at which point he raised his voice.
Lin Yuehua was the top student in her class and one of the top students in the humanities stream of the second year of high school. She was consistently ranked first in the grade, and at worst, never fell out of the top three. The teachers all believed she had a high probability of getting into a top-tier university (985), making her their favorite. It's worth noting that in the seven or eight years since Xingpeng School was founded, fewer than five students had been admitted to top-tier universities.
However, contrary to Lin Yuehua's exam results, she was disliked by her classmates for being cold, mean, and unapproachable, and Li Zhuangsheng both respected and feared her.
After evening reading came evening self-study. Li Zhuangsheng was preoccupied with the light novel he hadn't finished reading, so he wrote his homework very quickly. After hastily finishing it, Li Zhuangsheng took out his phone again to read the novel.
He walked briskly to the bike shed after school in the evening.
"Why are you so slow? I won't wait for you next time!" Li Zhuangsheng quickly found his electric scooter and waited for two minutes before Li Xiuyu finally arrived.
Li Xiuyu pushed up his black-rimmed glasses expressionlessly: "You dare? You want a beating, don't you?"
"Hey, can I borrow your optimization plan to copy?" Li Zhuangsheng said shamelessly.
"No, I won't lend it." Li Xiuyu said succinctly.
"I haven't even said which department it is yet!"
"I won't borrow any of these, I'll do them myself!" Li Xiuyu glared at him.
Li Zhuangsheng pouted and muttered to himself, "My little sister is really not cute at all. I really want a little sister as cute as the ones in anime!"
Damn it, what kind of younger sister is the school heartthrob!
The two pushed their electric scooters one after the other and left the school. Then they rode off, enjoying the cool evening breeze and chatting casually along the way.
The two returned home at 10 p.m. Their mother, Chen Lanying, was still awake. She had specially bought spiced beef, sliced it, and fed the two of them.
Li Zhuangsheng ate a few pieces, took a shower, and returned to his bedroom, eagerly pulling out his Gionee phone.
This is a treasure I bought after saving up my allowance for a long time; it cost a little over a thousand yuan. It has a 720p resolution and supports the latest 4G network. Keep in mind, the once-popular iPhone 4S doesn't even support 4G!
So, anyone who buys an Apple phone is a fool. My phone has a bigger screen, is thinner than an Apple phone, and can even use 4G. Who would be stupid enough to buy an Apple phone?
Every time Li Zhuangsheng plays with his precious phone, he is smug about his "amazing insight".
He lay in bed, turned his phone volume up slightly, and opened Pudding Animation.
After watching a few more episodes of the animation, Li Zhuangsheng, unable to stay awake any longer, reluctantly went to sleep.
"Get up!"
With a loud shout, Li Zhuangsheng's face was mercilessly trampled by a pair of small feet.
"Get up, get up!" Li Zhuangsheng rubbed his sore eyes, yawning repeatedly, and complained in a low voice, "You can never wake me up properly!"
"If you keep talking nonsense, I won't call you next time, and I'll make sure you're late!"
Li Xiuyu snorted, arrogantly tossed his head, and turned to leave.
Ugh, so sleepy. I have weekly practice today too. Ugh, so annoying!
After a mundane exam, Li Zhuangsheng, his back aching, looked up at the sky and sighed, wishing he could wake up as an adult.
He has a beautiful wife and is both idle and rich all day long.
High school life was uneventful. Li Zhuangsheng occasionally listened in class, but spent most of his time secretly playing on his phone. At lunchtime, he would go outside the school to eat, using the Wi-Fi at a bubble tea shop to watch anime and download the comics he planned to read that afternoon. The afternoons and evenings were the same. Three days passed like this.
"Hey, did you know Hu Mengdie transferred to another class?" Zhang Qixiang and Li Zhuangsheng whispered to each other during morning reading.
"...Could it be that he's going to transfer to our class?" Li Zhuangsheng was first stunned, then surprised and delighted.
"What are you thinking? You're going to switch to a dance class!"
"Why did Hu Mengdie switch to the dance class?" Li Zhuangsheng was taken aback.
Xingpeng University's art program is a major strength; in fact, it could be said that Xingpeng's undergraduate admission rate is largely due to its art department. Many students who aren't academically outstanding manage to get into university through art studies, achieving their goal of "taking a roundabout route to success."
However, regardless of the circumstances, an art undergraduate degree is generally considered inferior to a general undergraduate degree, and those who are confident of getting into a regular undergraduate program rarely choose to study art. In Li Zhuangsheng's memory, Hu Mengdie's grades were quite good; while not as high-achieving as Lin Yuehua, she was still frequently recognized and praised.
At this rate, getting into a second-tier university shouldn't be a problem... as long as it doesn't decline later on.
“How would I know? I just know she transferred to the dance class.” Zhang Qixiang shrugged.
"Oh……"
Li Zhuangsheng blinked. He thought it was a pity, since the other person's academic performance was so good... However, learning dance would also suit Hu Mengdie quite well.
He recalled that sweltering morning during his first year of high school military training, when the sky was a fairytale blue, and fairies danced gracefully against the backdrop of that blue sky.
Yes, it looks really good.
What are you spacing out for?
Lin Yuehua's cold shout rang in his ears, startling Li Zhuangsheng. He quickly picked up his English book.
Forget it, why bother thinking so much about other people's business? It has nothing to do with me.
During the last period of Chinese class in the morning, Li Zhuangsheng finished reading "Popular Sister and Suffering Me" and, having nothing to do, stared blankly at the sky outside the window.
Even though she's a high school student, none of the fantastical scenarios in anime and manga have ever happened to her... especially the fact that a super popular beautiful girl is in love with her.
But that's normal; don't bring your anime fantasies into reality! So, reality is a pile of crap, while anime is eternally beautiful!
Ahhh, I really want to go to the world of anime!
A beautiful girl falling from the sky, childhood bonds, a younger sister-like childhood friend, a tsundere academic genius... these can only exist in the world of anime!
"Hey, hey, what are you daydreaming about? School's out for lunch!" Zhu Zhixue waved her hand in front of Li Zhuangsheng.
Li Zhuangsheng snapped out of his reverie, realizing that class had already ended. He glanced at Peng Pai, who was lying on his desk, and sighed heavily, "Ugh, reality is so boring. I really want to go to the world of anime... Let me tell you, Japanese high schools are nothing like ours! They don't have morning self-study sessions, they don't have evening self-study sessions, and they let out at 4:30 in the afternoon. They even have club activities! Look at our exam-oriented education system, it's destroying our natural instincts!"
Li Zhuangsheng became more and more furious as he spoke, "Look at those Japanese high school students, they all have at least four or five beautiful girls who like them!"
"Alright, alright, let's go eat!" Zhu Zhixue was used to Li Zhuangsheng's complaints and didn't take them to heart. She got up, patted Li Zhuangsheng on the shoulder, and said, "I'm going now!"
Zhu Zhixue was about to leave with her friends when a beautiful figure suddenly appeared outside the classroom. (End of Chapter)