Chapter 221: Study Tour ②
From a rational perspective, they all knew that Luo Xu and Huang Yan were right. Always causing unpleasantness was unproductive. Among the millions of people in the world, it was truly fate that they were gathered together in one class. However, emotionally, they felt that Bai Ya was truly in the wrong. It was one thing that Bai Ya didn’t attend the morning classes every day; Nie Qiu had said they could attend or not as they pleased anyway. But wasn’t their singing performance at the art festival meant to prove their unity and effort? Bai Ya didn’t go on stage to perform. And for the upcoming event they were organizing, Bai Ya didn’t give the class any face at all, showing no sense of unity. How could this team welcome her?
Nie Qiu understood everyone’s thoughts, and honestly, she felt the same way. Together with all the classmates, Nie Qiu looked at Bai Ya, who was sitting at her seat with her head down, and took a deep breath. “Bai Ya, say something!”
Bai Ya looked up, her face flushed, with stubbornness in her eyes. Luo Xu looked at Nie Qiu and frowned.
Nie Qiu said, “Bai Ya, you know whether everyone wants you to stay or not. Say something!”
Bai Ya didn’t speak, nor did she move, just looking at Nie Qiu.
A boy stood up and said after some thought, “We’re not bad people. We’ve been classmates for almost three years. Regardless of our emotions, we’ve all gotten used to each other’s temperaments. Luo Xu’s crush is naturally not bad, but Bai Ya, for what you did before, shouldn’t you apologize to all the classmates? To make us feel better.” To give them a reason to let her stay, to make them feel less uncomfortable?
Bai Ya looked at Luo Xu. Luo Xu felt a pang of compassion but still nodded at Bai Ya. Bai Ya shook her head, stood up from her seat, and walked to the lectern. Standing on the lectern, she said to the classmates in the classroom, “About the morning classes, I’m sorry.” With that, she bowed deeply at ninety degrees.
Looking at the faces of her classmates, she said again, “About the art festival, I’m sorry.” She bowed ninety degrees again. At that time, she had hated Nie Qiu to death. Nie Qiu had come up with the idea, and she certainly didn’t want to participate. Also… because Li Kai liked Nie Qiu.
The boy looked at the classmates, “What do you all think?”
As soon as these words were spoken, the classmates began to discuss animatedly. After talking for a long time, there was no conclusion. The boy looked at Bai Ya again, “Your current rank in the entire grade is three hundred and ninety-ninth, dragging the whole class down. Bai Ya, if… if you promise that in the next monthly exam, you can get into the top two hundred in the entire grade, we… we will forgive you.”
This statement was actually a bit aggressive, but it resonated with many classmates. Their class’s overall score was third in the entire grade. To be honest, Bai Ya had significantly lowered the average score.
Bai Ya smiled. Such a request… she didn’t want to agree to it. But she was the last in the entire class. To be honest, she was very annoyed. She couldn’t compare to others, but she also felt a bit pathetic for not being able to keep up with the class.
Honestly, her family owned a factory, and it wouldn’t be difficult to find a rich husband and not work for the rest of her life. She wouldn’t have to worry about work or anything. But… she looked at Luo Xu. Luo Xu was definitely going to high school and university. In novels, she knew that universities had many interesting clubs, and classes had electives and required courses. Management was very relaxed, and university life was colorful.
Her current grades had discouraged her. She also wanted to study hard and get into a university, to experience that kind of life, and then, to experience work. She nodded, “I promise, I will definitely get into the top two hundred in the entire grade in the next monthly exam, and I will attend morning classes too!” She decided that she would have her family hire a tutor for her. After the study tour, she would study at home.
They had been together for almost three years. Just as the boy had said, everyone understood their classmates to some extent. They all thought Bai Ya wouldn’t agree to the request made by the boy. Indeed, with Bai Ya’s previous personality, she certainly wouldn’t have agreed. But now it was different. She wanted to get into university, and also… she wanted to date.
Of course, the object of this dating would naturally be Luo Xu.
Perhaps every adolescent boy and girl has a bit of a desire to date, but not everyone can date. Why? Because they are too picky or not picky enough. They like people who like them, but they are ugly. They don’t like those people. The people they like, like others. It’s just like that. She didn’t know if she liked Luo Xu, and she didn’t know if she would meet a boy she could date if she transferred schools. She didn’t know if the school she transferred to would have the same study atmosphere as Class 10 now. But what she did know was that she still had some attachment to this class collective. Although the classroom had been changed twice, the classmates in the class had basically remained the same. The bits and pieces they had experienced together still existed.
Since Bai Ya had said these words, everyone naturally didn’t object to Bai Ya staying. After all, they were all just fifteen or sixteen-year-old girls and boys. Since Bai Ya had already apologized, even though they didn’t like Bai Ya, they didn’t have any deep hatred, nor the hatred of a parent’s killer. This matter was thus settled.
Seeing Bai Ya return to her seat, Zhang Haiyang stood up straight. This matter was resolved, so it was natural to continue what he was saying. “The fifth piece of good news is, of course… my score is one hundred and first in the entire grade! Of course, I believe all the classmates’ rankings are good. Congratulations to everyone.”
After saying this, the classmates naturally applauded out of respect.
“Regarding the study tour, I’ve already told everyone after the exam. The first place I recommend is Shuanglonggou Reservoir. Of course, if anyone has any suggestions or recommends places to go, you can also bring them up,” Zhang Haiyang said. “To go to Shuanglonggou Reservoir for our study tour, we’ll need to charter two buses. Although there are buses to Shuanglonggou, I’m sure none of you would want to wait and go in batches. So, I’ve already contacted the bus company. The cost for one bus is fifty yuan, and for two buses, it’s one hundred yuan. Each person will have to pay two yuan. Waiting for the bus would also cost two yuan per person, but chartering a bus is naturally much more convenient.”
Two yuan is not much. No student nowadays can’t afford it; their pocket money is more than two yuan.
After discussing the transportation issue, Zhang Haiyang said again, “We are going on a study tour, which means playing and studying. Naturally, the first is playing. All the classmates will have to divide tasks and bring some things. We have forty-nine people in the class. I suggest dividing into seven groups, with each group cooperating to bring pots, spoons, oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar. Naturally, there will also be people to bring dishes and so on. We will camp in the morning, sightsee in the afternoon, and set up tents to study at night. What do you all think?”
Author’s Note: If you have recommendation tickets or monthly tickets, please cast them! I’m asking… I’m trying to climb the rankings. Thank you here.
