Chapter 16: Starting School

  "Mmm!" Qing Lan nodded vigorously, her high ponytail shaking with the motion. What's going on? Did you say something online?

  "You're so young, aren't you even at the age of reading books yet?" Bai Cuifen gently pinched her small nose.

  Her small pointed face and slender figure made her look very young, at least a year younger than Lin Xi.

  Qing Lan pouted, turned her face away and said in a spoiled tone: "Auntie, why do you think I'm still little like my mom does? Last night, my dad said that I'm only one month younger than Lin Jie, so he wants me to go to school with Lin Jie and Shao Jie." Qing Lan's face showed a pleased expression again.

  "Ah, you're only one month younger than Lin's sister." Bai Cuifen looked at Qinglan and then at Lin Xi.

  Lin Xiyuan's chubby face, steady and quiet personality, and slightly taller than Qinglan by a head, looked indeed one year older than Qinglan.

  "What about your father? Isn't he going to take you to register?" asked Bai Cuifen again.

  "My dad has something to do today, he said that Xiao Jie's brother is also going to school for registration, so I'm following you to register today." As she spoke, Qing Lan took out a sum of money from her backpack, "This is my registration fee, my dad asked me to give it to you."

  Bai Cuifen burst out laughing, took the money from Qing Lan's hand, stroked Qing Lan's face and said: "Okay, from now on you'll go to school with Lin sister and Shao Jie brother together, but don't fight with them!"

  Don't look at Qing Lan's small stature, slender body, and delicate features. She is known throughout the village as a crazy girl who can hold her own against the village boys in terms of personality. With her quick wit and sharp tongue, she loves to take up for the underdog and often gets into fights with the mischievous boys in the village, many of whom are afraid of her.

  But in front of Lin Xi and Shao Jie, she was like a gentle little sheep, especially in front of Shao Jie, with more compromise and fear, often only Shao Jie bullying her.

  Bai Cuifen knew she wouldn't quarrel with Shao Jie and Lin Xi, she said that just to tease Qing Lan, laughing at her heroic woman style!

  Qing Lan pouted and said discontentedly, "Mother is biased and always protects Shao Jie. I've never quarreled with him before, it's all his fault for bullying me. You should say this to Shao Jie."

  Qing Lan shook her body and leaned against Bai Cui Fen's side, pulling at the hem of her clothes and shaking her.

  Lin Xi and Bai Cuifen both burst out laughing.

  "Alright, I'll tell Young Master Jie later and won't let him bully Lanlan again!" Bai Cuifen bent down and gently scratched Qing Lan's nose. "Let's go call your brother to get up and go to school."

  "Ah, he hasn't gotten out of bed yet, lazy worm." Qing Lan exclaimed, Lin Xi burst into laughter.

  So when Qing Lan and Lin Xi stood by An Shaojie's bed waiting for him to get up, An Shaojie heard Lin Xi's voice and suddenly jumped out of bed, turned around, and saw Lin Xi standing in front of him wearing a pink outfit, like a delicate peach blossom.

  Lin Xi stood in front of him, blinking her big eyes, tilting her head, and asked: "Shao Jie brother, can we all go to school with you together?" At the same time, Lin Xi pointed to Qing Lan standing beside her.

  An Shaojie jumped out of bed, his stubborn and hard heart suddenly softened. He raised his head, and his unruly eyes also became gentle. In a disbelieving tone, he asked: "Lin Mei, you're going to school too?"

  He didn't use the word "you guys", but only used "you", apparently he didn't care whether Qing Lan was going to school with him or not.

  "Yes." Lin Xie said happily: "Last night, Lanlan came to my house and said you're going to school today. My dad and mom said I should go too, so why don't I just follow Shaojie brother to school today?"

  "Yes, Shao Jie Ge, after I returned from Lin Jie's house, I told my father that I also want to go to school with Shao Jie Ge. I said Lin Jie is going to school too, and my father agreed, saying that the three of you can go to school together. Today, my father has something to do, so he asked me to go to school with Shao Jie." Qing Lan hastily ran ahead of Shao Jie and anxiously told An Shao Jie about her situation.

  Seeing Qing Lan walk up, Shao Jie immediately retracted the warm smile from earlier, straightened his face, pushed Qing Lan away with his hand, and walked to Lin Xi's front. He turned around to look at Bai Cui Fen and said: "Mother, then I'll go to school now."

  Qing Lan was pushed by Shao Jie and stumbled, almost falling down.

  Bai Cuifen hastily reached out to support her, while scolding An Shaojie, "Shaojie, what are you doing?"

  Qing Lan's eyes narrowed after she stopped, her cheeks puffed out and she glared angrily at An Shaojie.

  "My dad said we should take care of each other from now on and can't fight." Qinglan looked up at Shaojie with a pouting face, her eyes welling up with tears.

  "Still not apologizing to Lanlan?" Bai Cuifen slapped An Shaojie on the back of his head.

  "Why should I apologize to him? It's her own fault for being nosy, and I didn't even talk to her." Shao Jie glared at Qing Lan, his head held high, with a hint of disdain on the corner of his mouth.

  Bai Cuifen raised her palm again, wanting to hit Shaojie.

  Seeing Bai Cuifen was about to hit An Shaojie, Qing Lan, who had just felt wronged, hastily stepped forward and grabbed Bai Cuifen's hand. "Mother, don't hit Brother Shaojie."

  Qing Lan's small hand grasped Bai Cui Fen's hand, but her eyes remained fixed on An Shao Jie. Her cheeks puffed in and out, as if she still had endless grievances to express, yet in her heart, she kept telling herself: be good to him, he can feel it, one day, he will treat me with the same kindness I show him.

  An Shaojie turned his face to one side and said lightly, "Hmph! If you feel wronged, then don't pretend to be good to me."

  Bai Cuifen withdrew her hand, stroked Qing Lan's head with a smile, and said, "Qing Lan is the most obedient, let's not bother with this stubborn cow!"

  After hearing Bai Cuifen's words, Qing Lan glanced at An Shaojie with a smile of satisfaction, nodded her head and said, "Hmm!"

  Lin Xi stood aside, listening to Bai Cuifen call An Shaojie a stubborn cow, pursing her lips and gazing at An Shaojie, secretly smiling.

  An Shaojie got up, washed and dressed, ate a few mouthfuls of porridge, and then urged Bai Cuifen to take them to register.

  Bai Cuifen took Qing Lan's hand with one hand and Lin Xi's hand with the other, "Let's go, I'll take you to register for school now." With that, Bai Cuifen pulled Qing Lan and Lin Xi along as they walked.

  Bai Cuifen was still angry with An Shaojie from just now! She deliberately ignored him.

  An Shaojie stood still on the spot.

  Qing Lan turned her head and looked back at him.

  Lin Xi turned around and smiled at Shao Jie, waving her chubby little hand. "Hurry up, Brother Shao Jie."

  An Shaojie smiled at Lin Xi and took a step forward, following behind her.

  In early September, Shaojie, Qinglan and Linxi started school.

  The village primary school is not like the city school, there are many children who read books, and the first grade of elementary school is divided into several classes. Liujiawan Village in Wufeng Mountain belongs to a watershed village, and the watershed village has eight small bays like Liujiawan Village. The children of these eight groups all attend primary school in the village, but due to the limited number of families in the mountain village who can afford to let their children read books. Sometimes it's not just because of economic conditions, but also a problem of people's ideology, especially for families that allow girls to read books are rare, so from grade one to six, only one class is recruited.

  So, Shao Jie, Qing Lan and Lin Xi were naturally in the same class. "Hmm!" Qing Lan nodded vigorously, her high ponytail shaking with force. Starlight Dream Record

  "You're so young, aren't you even at the age of reading books yet?" Bai Cuifen gently pinched her small nose.

  Her small pointed face and slender figure indeed looked very young, at least looking a year younger than Lin Xi.

  Qing Lan pouted, turned her face away and said in a spoiled tone: "Auntie, why do you think I'm still little like my mom does? Last night, my dad said that I'm only one month younger than Lin Jie, so he wants me to go to school with Lin Jie and Shao Jie." Qing Lan's face showed a pleased expression again.

  "Ah, you're only one month younger than Lin's sister." Bai Cuifen looked at Qinglan and then at Lin Xi.

  Lin Xiyuan's chubby face, steady and quiet personality, and slightly taller than Qinglan by a head, looked indeed one year older than Qinglan.

  "What about your father? Isn't he going to take you to register?" asked Bai Cuifen again.

  "My dad has something to do today, he said that Xiao Jie's brother is also going to school for registration, so I'm following you to register today." As she spoke, Qing Lan took out a sum of money from her backpack, "This is my registration fee, my dad asked me to give it to you."

  Bai Cuifen burst out laughing, took the money from Qing Lan's hand, stroked Qing Lan's face and said: "Okay, from now on you'll go to school with Lin sister and Shao Jie brother together, but don't fight with them!"

  Don't look at Qing Lan's small stature, slender body, and delicate features. She is known throughout the village as a crazy girl who can hold her own against the village boys in terms of personality. With her quick wit and sharp tongue, she loves to take up for the underdog and often gets into fights with the mischievous boys in the village, many of whom are afraid of her.

  But in front of Lin Xi and Shao Jie, she was like a gentle little sheep, especially in front of Shao Jie, with more compromise and fear, often only Shao Jie bullying her.

  Bai Cuifen knew she wouldn't quarrel with Shao Jie and Lin Xi, she said that just to tease Qing Lan, laughing at her heroic woman style!

  Qing Lan pouted and said discontentedly, "Mother is biased, always protecting Shao Jie Ge. I've never quarreled with Shao Jie Ge before, it's all him bullying me. You should say this to Shao Jie Ge, Mother."

  Qing Lan shook her body and leaned against Bai Cui Fen's side, pulling at the hem of her clothes and shaking her.

  Lin Xi and Bai Cuifen both burst out laughing.

  "Alright, I'll tell your brother Jie later and won't let him bully you again!" Bai Cuifen bent down and gently scratched Qing Lan's nose. "Let's go wake up your brother Jie to get ready for school."

  "Ah, he hasn't gotten out of bed yet, lazy worm." Qing Lan exclaimed, Lin Xi burst into laughter.

  So when Qing Lan and Lin Xi stood by An Shaojie's bed waiting for him to get up, An Shaojie heard Lin Xi's voice and suddenly jumped out of bed, turned around, and saw Lin Xi standing in front of him wearing a pink outfit, like a delicate peach blossom.

  Lin Xi stood in front of him, blinking her big eyes, tilting her head, and asked: "Shao Jie brother, can we all go to school with you together?" At the same time, Lin Xi pointed to Qing Lan standing beside her.

  An Shaojie jumped out of bed, his stubborn and hard heart suddenly softened. He raised his head, and his unruly eyes also became gentle. In a disbelieving tone, he asked: "Lin Mei, you're going to school too?"

  He didn't use the word "you guys", but only used "you", apparently he didn't care whether Qing Lan was going to school with him or not.

  "Yes." Lin Xie said happily: "Last night, Lanlan came to my house and said you're going to school today. My dad and mom said I should go too, so why don't I just follow Shaojie brother to school today?"

  "Yes, Shao Jie Ge, after I returned from Lin Jie's house, I told my father that I also want to go to school with Shao Jie Ge. I said Lin Jie is going to school too, and my father agreed, saying that the three of you can go to school together. Today, my father has something to do, so he asked me to go to school with Shao Jie." Qing Lan hastily ran in front of Shao Jie and anxiously told him her situation. Damn! She's pregnant!

  Seeing Qing Lan walk up, Shao Jie immediately withdrew the warm smile from just now, stiffened his face, pushed Qing Lan away with his hand, walked to Lin Xi's front, turned his head and looked at Bai Cui Fen, saying: "Mother, then I'll go to school."

  Qing Lan was pushed by Shao Jie and stumbled, almost falling down.

  Bai Cuifen hastily reached out to support her, while scolding An Shaojie, "Shaojie, what are you doing?"

  Qing Lan's eyes widened and she puffed out her cheeks, glaring at An Shaojie.

  "My dad said that from now on, we should take care of each other and can't fight." Qinglan looked up at Shaojie with her small face scrunched up, tears of grievance swirling in her eyes.

  "Still not apologizing to Lanlan?" Bai Cuifen slapped An Shaojie's occipital bone.

  "Why should I apologize to him? It's her own fault for being nosy, and I didn't even talk to her." Shao Jie glared at Qing Lan, his head held high, with a hint of disdain on the corner of his mouth.

  Bai Cuifen raised her palm again, wanting to hit Shaojie.

  Seeing Bai Cuifen was about to hit An Shaojie, Qing Lan, who had just felt wronged, hastily stepped forward and grabbed Bai Cuifen's hand. "Auntie, don't hit Brother Shaojie."

  Qing Lan's small hand grasped Bai Cui Fen's hand, but her eyes remained fixed on An Shao Jie. Her cheeks puffed in and out, as if she still had endless grievances to express. Yet, deep down, she kept telling herself: be good to him, he can feel it, one day he will treat me with the same kindness I show him.

  An Shaojie turned his face to one side and said disdainfully in his heart, "Hmph! If you feel wronged, then don't pretend to be good to me."

  Bai Cuifen withdrew her hand, stroked Qing Lan's head with a smile, and said, "Lanlan is the most obedient, we won't argue with this stubborn cow!"

  After hearing Bai Cuifen's words, Qing Lan glanced at An Shaojie with a smile of satisfaction, nodded her head and said, "Hmm!"

  Lin Xi stood aside, listening to Bai Cuifen call An Shaojie a stubborn cow, pursing her lips and gazing at An Shaojie, secretly smiling.

  An Shaojie got up, washed and brushed, ate a few mouthfuls of porridge, and then urged Bai Cuifen to take them to register.

  Bai Cuifen took Qing Lan's hand with one hand and Lin Xi's hand with the other, "Let's go, I'll take you to register for school now." With that, Bai Cuifen pulled Qing Lan and Lin Xi along as they walked.

  Bai Cuifen was still angry with An Shaojie from just now! She deliberately ignored him.

  An Shaojie stood still on the spot.

  Qing Lan turned around and looked at him.

  Lin Xi turned around and smiled at Shao Jie, waving her chubby little hand. "Hurry up, Brother Shao Jie."

  An Shaojie smiled at Lin Xi and took a step forward, following behind her.

  In early September, Shaojie, Qinglan and Linxi started school.

  The village primary school is not like the city school, there are many children reading books, and the first grade of elementary school is divided into several classes. Liujiawan Village in Wufeng Mountain belongs to a watershed village, and the watershed village has eight small bays like Liujiawan Village. The children of these eight groups all attend primary school in the village, but due to the fact that there are not many families in the mountain village who can afford to let their children read books. Sometimes it's not just because of economic conditions, but also a problem of people's ideology, especially for families who allow girls to read books, so from grade one to six, only one class is recruited.

  In this way, Shao Jie, Qing Lan and Lin Xi naturally ended up in the same class.