Chapter 2 The strange classmate at the back table

Author: A Clockwork Orange Dream

Chapter 2 The strange classmate at the back table

The place where Yan Jingxing and his uncle live is a three-story courtyard. It used to be the home of grandparents. After the two old people passed away, it was left to their two sons to take care of it. In addition to the main building, there is also a house outside the door.

Used for parking and stacking debris.

There are two tall orange trees planted in the yard. They have lush branches and dense green shade, and there is a good place to enjoy the shade under the trees.

Whenever the wind blows through the canopy of the tree, the layers of leaves collide and rub against each other, creating a "sand" echo like waves lapping at the coast.

The uncle said that by autumn, the oranges would be ripe. The fruit produced by these two trees could fill three full baskets, so much that they couldn't finish it until their teeth were sore, and they divided it among their neighbors.

He also said that when he was a child, the thing he looked forward to most throughout the year was the fruiting of the orange trees in the yard. The sweet taste still makes him salivate when he thinks about it.

These uncle's words were mixed with his own childhood memories, and they were told vividly, which gave Yan Jingxing a lot of hope.

However, the first thing the uncle and nephew had to do was clean the house.

The two brothers of the Yan family went to the city early to make a living. This house has been neglected since the death of the old man. It has almost become an abandoned empty house. It was not reused until today, so the corners of the house are piled up.

A lot of dust.

First, move out all the unused debris from the most commonly used living room, kitchen, and two bedrooms, sweep the floor and mop to remove dirt, and then wipe the remaining areas with a bucket rag;

Then take out the old bed sheets and quilt covers and damp furniture to bask in the sun, and throw away all the moldy ones. Make a list of things that need to be repurchased and go to the only supermarket in town to buy them;

Finally, pack your luggage, place daily necessities, and put new quilts and pillows on the bed...

The uncle and nephew worked together and worked hard for two days and one night. They spent the first night back in a hotel in the town. It was not until the second night that they finally settled in their new home.

After Yan Jingxing took a shower and changed his clothes, he staggered and fell on the bed from exhaustion. At this time, he heard his uncle shouting outside the door:

"By the way, I almost forgot to tell you that you have to report to school tomorrow."

"tomorrow?!"

Yan Jingxing complained loudly.

"Didn't you just finish sorting things out? Can't you take two days off?"

"Tomorrow is Monday. You are a transfer student and you come in the middle of the semester. You have to catch up with the course rhythm as soon as possible."

"I don't want to go to school..."

"Okay, I've set the alarm clock in the living room. Remember to get up early and don't let me rush you every time."

well……

The boy buried his face deeply in the pillow, not wanting to face reality.

…

The next day, his uncle drove him to school.

Yan Jingxing was listless when he was in the car. When he got out of the car, he immediately cheered up and adjusted his expression.

Dissatisfaction was dissatisfaction, but he still listened to his uncle's words "I want to leave a good impression in front of my new classmates and new teachers."

If nothing else, the adolescent boy's self-esteem alone is enough to drive him to face his first time seriously.

Yan Yongzhi looked at his nephew with a stern face and felt a little funny. He patted Yan Jingxing's shoulder.

"I'll go to the Academic Affairs Office first. Can you find the office by yourself?"

"……certainly."

The uncle simply took out the keys and left. Carrying his schoolbag, he looked at the signboard of "Baiyue Town Experimental Middle School" in front of the school gate, feeling uneasy.

While motivating himself, he followed the instructions of the doorman and walked along the stairs to find the second grade office.

"Is Teacher Gao here?"

"Oh, here we come. Are you Yan Jingxing?"

A middle-aged female teacher stood up from her seat. Her face was full of fatigue and her eyes were heavily darkened, as if she hadn't rested for a long time.

"Um."

"After the flag-raising ceremony, I will take you to Class 1 to get to know the classmates. Is that okay?"

"good."

Yan Jingxing grabbed the strap of his schoolbag and nodded.

*

It seems that every city will have such a school called Experimental Middle School, and some places will also divide it into 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, but in a small place like Baiyue Town, there is naturally only one.

During the short break between the end of the flag-raising ceremony and the beginning of the first class, the teacher had not yet arrived, and every class in the corridor was noisy. The front desk and the back desk were laughing and chatting, and the deskmates were playing with each other, or

Just leave your seat and chat with friends.

The hot sunlight made the window glass transparent and white, and the wet marble floor that had just been mopped by the on-duty student shone brightly.

In front of the teaching building stood two tall magnolias. Their green branches and leaves swayed gently in the gentle wind. The shadows of the leaves cast in the corners blocked the corner of the blackboard with little figures drawn in chalk. There was a warm feeling floating in the air.

Warm atmosphere.

Until the bell rang, the head teacher walked to the door of the classroom. She put on a cross-browsed expression that was so familiar to her classmates, and asked everyone to return to their seats quickly.

"I can hear your voices from Class 5, it's so noisy!"

After all the students were seated, the head teacher walked up to the podium. She did not ask everyone to take out their Chinese textbooks immediately, but looked outside the classroom, as if waiting for someone to come in.

The students in the seats were all curious. Then, a boy they had never seen before walked in.

"Introduce yourself."

"Hello everyone, my name is Yan Jingxing. I just moved here from Jinjiang City recently. Yan is the swallow of swallow, and Jingxing is the saying in the Book of Songs that 'high mountains stop, and scenery stops'..."

Yan Jingxing picked up the chalk and wrote his name on the blackboard. When he turned around, he saw all the students in the class for the first time.

Of course, it was the first time they met each other, and everyone's face was unfamiliar, so his eyes only glanced at it in general, and it was impossible to remember everything in one breath. Until——

"...!"

Yan Jingxing's eyes widened in surprise.

Just in the last row, he saw a familiar figure.

She occupied a table alone, her long hair covering most of her face.

He rubbed his eyes, thinking he had seen it wrong.

——It was the girl wearing a swimsuit that I met near the rest stop that day.

At that time, she jumped into the sea and disappeared. Yan Jingxing thought that he would never see this person again, and felt regretful.

It turns out that she is not a mermaid, but a junior high school student like me...

No, isn't this natural? Yan Jingxing complained to himself in his heart. He just didn't expect that the two of them would meet again so soon, and they would happen to be studying in the same school and in the same class.

The girl sitting in the back row seemed to notice him at the same time. She first raised her head and looked at the podium with a surprised and overwhelmed expression, and then immediately lowered her head.

"Jing Xing, what's wrong with you?"

"Ah, nothing..."

Yan Jingxing, whose thoughts were disturbed by the unexpected reunion, had no intention of saying more. After casually speaking a few words, he left amid the applause of his classmates.

"You can sit next to Yu Heyue. Heyue, remember to lend your textbooks to your new classmates during class later."

"Hey, good teacher."

Yan Jingxing sat down next to the smiling girl.

…

The first class after that is mathematics.

Half of Yan Jingxing's mind was on the course, and the other half was on the girl in the last row.

After he confirmed that he could keep up with the courses here, he breathed a sigh of relief and focused all the rest of his attention on the girl.

His deskmate was quite interested in him and kept asking him quietly where he was from and about life in the city. Yan Jingxing muttered a few words and waited until the bell rang. He immediately got up and walked to the back.

...Does it seem a little too impatient?

But it doesn't matter, after all, he is really curious about her and has many questions to ask.

But what Yan Jingxing didn’t expect was——

The long, slightly curled bangs blocked the girl's face, making it difficult to see his expression clearly. The moment she noticed Yan Jingxing approaching, she jumped up like a frightened rabbit and ran away.

place to go.

"Hey, wait..."

Before he could call the other party, the girl's back had disappeared from the back door of the classroom, leaving him with a confused look on his face.

…
To be continued...