“It’s okay, I don’t need to be nearsighted, and I can still keep up with the teacher’s train of thought,” Ruan Yu explained.
Wen Yun still felt it wasn't quite right. She had sat in the back row of the classroom for many years when she was in school because of her height, and she knew very well how bad the environment in the back row of self-study classes was, even in classes full of good students. So she asked, "What if there are better options?"
"What choice?"
“You can sit in my seat,” Wen Yun suggested earnestly. “I’ve looked at the seating chart. My seat is by the window, which is very bright and spacious. There are also many top students around me who are still doing practice problems after class, so the atmosphere is harmonious.”
"...That does sound like a good choice." Ruan Yu nodded slightly. "But would your former deskmate agree?"
Wen Yun was taken aback, recalling the original owner's current deskmate, and immediately fell into deep thought.
The class seating arrangement was basically based on a combination of grades and height. The original owner of this body had a pretty good grade in the class, so her deskmate was naturally also a good student.
However, some good students have very eccentric personalities, and He Sheng, the original owner's deskmate, was one such eccentric.
He Sheng pays special attention to "aura". If her assigned deskmate's aura is incompatible, she will not only make a scene in class and refuse to give her deskmate any face, but she will also go to the homeroom teacher to complain again and again until the homeroom teacher has no choice but to change the deskmate. This happened when she was in the second year of high school.
Thinking of this, Wen Yun felt conflicted, but she still spoke truthfully: "She might find it hard to accept..."
"Then I'd still like to try and get a single desk at the back of the classroom." Ruan Yu blinked. "There should be window seats too, right?"
Wen Yun: "...Yes."
The seating arrangement still needed to be discussed with the homeroom teacher. Coincidentally, Ruan Yu's English test paper was being graded by their homeroom teacher. After the two finished eating, they went to the grade-level office together.
When Wen Yun entered the grade-level office for the third time, she was greeted warmly by her homeroom teacher without saying a word.
"Yunyun, your Ruan Yu is a real gem! Her mock exam scores in all three major subjects are excellent. If she keeps it up, she might just be the next top scorer in the college entrance exam!" The young homeroom teacher, who had a good relationship with the original owner, teased her with a smile. Then, turning to Ruan Yu, she said, "I have a few study guides to recommend. If you have time, take a look at them and accumulate more advanced vocabulary so you can write even more perfect essays."
When she recommended study guides to Ruan Yu, Wen Yun glanced at the computer screen.
As expected, Ruan Yu scored 142 points in English, which is quite high.
Wen Yun silently confirmed in her heart that the protagonist was a reincarnated person.
After Ruan Yu wrote down the tutoring books, she said to the homeroom teacher, "Teacher, Xiao Yu would like to sit alone at the back of the classroom so it will be quieter. Could you arrange that for her?"
The homeroom teacher was surprised and kindly advised, "Xiaoyu, are you new here and worried about not being able to adapt? Don't be afraid of changing environments. People always have to adapt to new environments. You can't run away from them. If you have any problems, talk to your classmates. Once you talk things out, everything will be fine."
Ruan Yu's heart sank suddenly, her gaze shifted slightly, and she asked softly, "Does the teacher think that seeking peace and quiet is escapism?"
The homeroom teacher was caught off guard by her question and hesitated for a moment, "Well... that's not necessarily true..."
“Now that it’s senior year, every student preparing for the exam will try their best to create the most suitable study environment for themselves,” Ruan Yu said calmly. “I’ve heard that during self-study periods, many students leave the classroom and go to find places on campus to study. Do teachers think they are also running away? If so, what are they running away from?”
Her voice was soft and gentle, but her words caused both Wen Yun and the homeroom teacher to change their expressions.
Wen Yun was thinking, "Don't upset the reborn person," so when Ruan Yu made her request, she agreed even though she felt it wasn't a good idea.
Now she felt like she was in a dilemma. She understood that the homeroom teacher wanted to take the opportunity to teach Ruan Yu to try to integrate into the group, but she also understood that Ruan Yu was extremely resistant to the group that had hurt her because of her past experiences.
The scene became awkward. Wen Yun sighed inwardly, silently apologized to the homeroom teacher, and said, "Teacher, it's like this, Xiaoyu has suffered from bullying at school before, and it will take her a long time to recover. Could you please be understanding?"
Between the seemingly reborn protagonist and the ordinary NPC, she ultimately chose to stand firmly on the protagonist's side.
The homeroom teacher paused, then instinctively said, "But the environment has changed now; everything can start anew..."
“Then just consider it as her needing an adjustment period. Anyway, we have students in our class who sit at the last row with a single desk, right?” Wen Yun said. “Mainly, I think Xiaoyu is right. We’re already in our senior year of high school. Although there’s still a year until the college entrance exam, a year isn’t a long time. Choosing the environment that best suits us and maintaining our grades while moving forward should be our priority.”
With things said to this extent, and given Ruan Yu's insistence, the homeroom teacher finally relented, "Alright, I'll find someone to arrange a single desk for you after school starts."
"Thank you, teacher. I appreciate your help." Ruan Yu said obediently, "If possible, I would like to sit by the window near the tree."
"Okay, I'll arrange it for you then." The homeroom teacher said helplessly, "Alright, I've seen your grades and the seats have been arranged. You should all go home and have dinner early."
Before leaving, Wen Yun suddenly remembered something and quickly turned back to remind her, "Teacher, since Xiaoyu's entrance exam results are so excellent, and several teachers have praised her highly, could you please tell our parents this good news? After all, a notification from a teacher would carry more weight!"
She wanted the Wen family elders to realize from the very beginning just how much the school valued Ruan Yu as a "new talent."
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Around six or seven in the evening, it wasn't completely dark yet. Cicadas chirped from the willow trees near the parking lot, and the blood-red afterglow gilded the distant mountaintops as it slowly sank downwards.
The Wen family's car drove away from the school, just in time for the evening rush hour, slowly inching forward with the flow of traffic.
"I forgot to mention it yesterday." Wen Yun pulled up a WeChat QR code business card and turned her phone towards Ruan Yu. "Add me on WeChat so we can stay in touch."
Ruan Yu just received her new phone last night. It has all the commonly used apps, but she has been busy studying since returning to her room and hasn't added the Wen family members on WeChat yet.
Ruan Yu hurriedly took out her phone, scanned the QR code, and looked down at the completely unfamiliar profile picture.
It was a picture of a kitten lying down, covered with an orange blanket, its bright eyes wide open, and its mouth curved as if it were smiling. Below it was a caption: "Today is another day full of hope."
She looked at her ID again and found that it had changed from a long string of English names to the simple "Cloud".
"Clouds"...
Ruan Yu's eyelashes fluttered slightly as she pressed the "add friend" button.
Wen Yun didn't need to force herself to maintain the original character's persona, so last night she simply changed her profile picture to an emoji that she liked. Her ID was a bit of a personal touch, a way of commemorating her real name.
At this moment, she was also looking at Ruan Yu's profile picture and ID. She found that the profile picture was the same as the one described in the original text. It was a moonlit scene with a crescent moon hidden behind a few clusters of white clouds, silently hanging high in the dark night. The ID "Yu Yu Chi" came from the line "The sound of the pipa stopped, and Yu Yu Chi" in the poem "Pipa Xing".
...Although the imagery is beautiful, it actually looks quite depressing.
However, Wen Yun didn't intend to delve into other people's preferences. She readily accepted the friend request and immediately pinned the chat box to the top, saying, "I'll add you to the class group right now."
The class group she mentioned is the official group created by the homeroom teacher – “The political and historical students of Class 9, Grade 12”. The group mainly contains documents and various notices. Although the mute mode has never been activated, the students are still active in the small groups they form in private.
Wen Yun doesn't plan to add Ruan Yu to that small group for the time being, fearing that some people of unknown origin in the group might act recklessly because of their anonymity, which would upset Ruan Yu.
Ruan Yu obediently agreed to the group application. After joining the group, she changed her group name card to her own name and slowly browsed through the group files, viewing and downloading them.
To her surprise, less than two minutes after she joined the group, her homeroom teacher sent a new message:
[Good news! Ruan Yu achieved excellent results in the transfer student entrance exam, scoring 137 in Chinese, 147 in Mathematics, and 142 in English! On behalf of Class 9 of Senior Three, I warmly welcome this outstanding new student to the great collective of Politics and History students! [Applause][Cheers][Rose]]
Wen Yun naturally saw the message as well, and a string of question marks popped into her mind.
The next second, she saw that the homeroom teacher had retracted the message.
Wen Yun:......
How could you post this in the wrong place?! Seriously, it wasn't intentional?!
A note from the author:
Wen Yun: Facing the unexpected with a smile :)
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This article adopts the new college entrance examination model of choosing 3 out of 7 subjects, so the protagonist's class chooses politics, history, and biology instead of humanities, hence the abbreviation "politics and history student".
Chapter 13
Whether this was intentional or unintentional, Wen Yun frowned deeply.
"Host, the keyword 'transfer student' has been detected in the bound group chat," the system notification stated.
Wen Yun immediately clicked into the "Secret Observation Team" group chat.
The official class group is for important notifications, and many students are spying on it. Plus, it's currently a holiday, so even if the homeroom teacher is quick to retract the message, it can't keep up with the speed at which the spies take screenshots.
Unsurprisingly, the good news sent by the homeroom teacher was quickly spread to the "secret observation team," causing an uproar in the group chat.
Is the transfer student entrance exam some kind of major exam? [Confused]
[Who is Ruan Yu?!]
[It should be that transfer student from the countryside, right? Wasn't there a rumor that a girl was going to transfer to our class?]
[Hilarious! Who said they hoped the rural transfer students wouldn't drag the class down? Turns out these kids are averaging 140+ in their three major subjects now! [doge]]
[Anonymous] This transfer student is absolutely a nerd! Do you believe it?
[It seems like someone in the group has a personal grudge against the transfer student. They don't know the student's grades and just blindly label them as a "low-class student," while calling them a "bookworm" because they have good grades. They've said all sorts of things to you. [eating popcorn emoji]]
Am I the only one who thinks the transfer student has a powerful background? Otherwise, would Sister Sun really send a congratulatory message to the class group for such a trivial matter?
[Seeing that it was retracted, maybe it was a slip of the hand. After all, Sister Sun is a frequent person who accidentally slips messages into the parents' group chat, didn't she? [See, something bad happened.jpg]]
Wen Yun clicked her tongue, casually selected a few sarcastic messages about Ruan Yu, and forwarded them to Lin Qiqi: 【Look at the mess you made before!】
Adorable little Qiqi: [How dare I speak.jpg]
Cute and sweet Xiaoqiqi: [Would it be convenient for me to come and apologize in person tomorrow during the day?]
Wen Yun hesitated for a moment, then subconsciously looked up at Ruan Yu.
Ruan Yu was unaware of the messages in the class group chat and was quietly scrolling through her phone screen when she noticed her gaze and looked up.
"Qiqi wants to come to our house tomorrow to talk to you about something," Wen Yun said bluntly. "If you have other plans, I'll have her come another day."
“I didn’t make any arrangements myself,” Ruan Yu shook her head.
“Okay.” Wen Yun lowered her head and sent a message to Lin Qiqi.
"Could you tell me what it is?" Ruan Yu asked. "If it's about my studies, I'll be able to prepare in advance."
"It's a complicated story," Wen Yun said helplessly. "Before I went to pick you up, I actually harbored some hostility and dissatisfaction towards you. I complained to some of my girlfriends, including Qi Qi. Because we were the closest of friends, after listening to my rant, she immediately regarded you as an enemy and did some irrational things behind my back."
Although this was a mess left behind by the original owner, now that she had replaced the original owner and inherited everything from the original owner, she couldn't distance herself from this matter.
Wen Yun always liked to make things clear in advance to avoid leaving any hidden dangers that might cause or escalate conflicts in the future. When she was being frank with Ruan Yu, she didn't hide anything from the driver and the housekeeper.
"...So, Qiqi plans to apologize to you tomorrow."
Noticing a slight change in Ruan Yu's expression after speaking, Wen Yun quickly explained, "However, I also told her that whether or not you forgive her is your decision, after all, this incident has negatively impacted your reputation. Moreover, I also bear some responsibility for what happened. I will try my best to achieve whatever solution you desire!"
Ruan Yu looked at her calmly, listened attentively, and then said softly, "I didn't expect Yunyun to have such a good temper."
Even though it wasn't her fault, she still took the blame as if nothing had happened.
Wen Yun asked blankly, "Huh?"
“Let’s talk about it when we meet Miss Lin tomorrow,” Ruan Yu changed the subject. “I will have a proper talk with her.”
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By the time the car entered the Wen family's residence, night had completely fallen.
As soon as Wen Yun got home, she sensed a different atmosphere. The two elderly members of the Wen family, who were already waiting at the dining table, were beaming with joy.
"Xiaoyu, you must have had a tough exam today. Let Mom see if you're tired." Wen's mother pulled Ruan Yu over and sat her down next to her, saying softly, "Mom asked the chef to make you some yam and pork rib soup. Drink some soup later to replenish your energy."