Chapter 56: The Class Monitor
Having settled everything, Xia Yu slung her backpack over her shoulder and left the room to go downstairs for breakfast before heading off to school.
Downstairs, Xia Ling noticed Xia Yu changed out of her pretty dresses. Predictably, she became displeased about it and stopped calling her “Little Sister”: “Why did you change your clothes? Didn’t you look nice in that outfit yesterday?”
Xia Yu had no idea how to respond to Xia Ling’s grumpy question, but ignoring her was never good. So Xia Yu blurted out her plan, hoping it would suffice as an excuse.
“Um… I’m afraid those clothes will get dirty at school, so… I think I’ll just wear them at home.” This was Xia Yu’s answer, a half-truth if ever there was one.
“But why? I have plenty more outfits. You can change back now. There’s still time.”
Of course, Xia Ling wasn’t giving up on her idea of Xia Yu wearing dresses and going to school together. She couldn’t wait to see everyone’s reactions!
That was when Xia Hong, Xia Yu’s father, stepped in and stopped Xia Ling: “Alright, alright. Xia Yu can wear this today. Changing too much is a hassle. Eat quickly, and I’ll take you to register.”
Although Xia Hong wasn’t against Xia Yu wearing dresses, he worried he’d have trouble explaining it later. Nobody likes complications, after all, not even Xia Hong.
Therefore, whether Xia Yu wore boys’ clothes or girls’ clothes, Xia Hong wanted less hassle. So he decided she’d go to school dressed as a boy.
Hearing her father, Xia Ling reluctantly gave up on her idea of Xia Yu continuing to wear dresses. As the head of the family, Xia Hong had quite the authority.
So Xia Le, Xia Yu, and Xia Ling wolfed down their noodle breakfast and were taken to school by their father and grandpa via motorcycle.
Once they reached the school, which was about two kilometers from Xia Family Village, their grandpa drove back, since Xia Hong, Xia Yu’s father, and Wang Wenjuan would be registering with all the kids.
Being a rural school, most teachers were well-known intellectuals from the surrounding villages.
Soon enough, Xia Hong smoothly led his children to the class monitor’s office and found Mr. Wang Ruixue, their teacher, to pay the tuition fees.
After paying the fees, Xia Le, Xia Yu, and Xia Ling took turns writing down their information. During this time, Xia Hong talked to Mr. Wang about Xia Yu’s hair situation.
Even though it was complicated—since people thought Xia Yu was still a boy—it didn’t make sense for the teacher to cause more trouble. If the parent didn’t mind, why should he?
In the end, Mr. Wang agreed to let Xia Yu keep long hair, provided she kept it orderly and didn’t use the girls’ bathroom.
Mr. Wang actually found Xia Yu’s girlish appearance quite charming, and cutting her hair would be such a pity.
Before he knew it, he understood why Xia Hong and Wang Wenjuan allowed their son to grow his hair long.
Also note: This story has some yuri elements, and another female lead will appear in middle school.
