Chapter 233: The Teachers’ Attention (Third Update) (Seeking Monthly Votes)
Upon hearing this,
Not just Xu Yong, but Lin Tian was also taken aback.
Wait, is this for real?
“.”
Just moments ago, Xu Yong was all stiff-necked, but now his expression softened a bit. He looked at Su Ran, but his tone wasn’t as tough as one might expect:
“Still, you don’t have to just film those pretty boy elements in the two-dimensional realm.”
“Yong Ge, weren’t you the one who loved this stuff the most?”
Lin Tian chimed in passionately.
“What I watch is the roast chicken version. Is Su Ran a roast chicken?” Xu Yong replied seriously.
“Ah?”
Lin Tian was shocked by Xu Yong’s quick change of heart. “Didn’t you just say she’s the most authentic version?”
“There’s a difference! A high school student should look like a high school student!”
Xu Yong then turned to Su Ran, “I remember your Japanese is quite good, how about you sh**t some videos acting out character lines or singing some Japanese songs? That’d be great.”
Su Ran’s foreign language skills have always been top-notch, a well-known fact among her classmates. Her English even surpassed Lin Tian’s a little.
As a hobby, she had self-studied quite a bit of Japanese and could basically watch shows without subtitles.
With such great Japanese skills,
“Always going on about ‘Onii-chan’, can’t you channel that energy into something more serious?!”
Xu Yong lamented dramatically.
You could tell he was really invested in this.
“.”
Su Ran stared blankly at Xu Yong.
Gradually, her expression turned a bit nuanced, and her lips involuntarily lifted into a smile,
“Fine, I promise I’ll try to sh**t a transformation video when I get back.”
“Really—?”
Xu Yong looked somewhat skeptical.
Just a moment ago, the two of them were engaged in battle after battle.
How did she suddenly become so obedient and willing to transform?
He thought to himself, “Did I accidentally drug her or something?”
“Really.” Su Ran nodded.
“You’d better—”
Though a bit happy inside, Xu Yong still pretended to be stern.
Internally, he prayed that she wouldn’t say something like, “If you’re a shabby pair of pants today, you’ll always be a shabby pair of pants.”
“You have to promise me one thing too.”
Su Ran narrowed her eyes.
Clearly, agreeing so readily came with conditions.
“Go ahead.”
“Don’t call me ‘chicken’ again. I’ve never done that, thank you very much.”
“Alright.”
Xu Yong agreed.
And just like that, the two reached a consensus.
“.”
Lin Tian couldn’t help but feel awkward as he watched.
He now felt that the abnormal one wasn’t Xu Yong.
The abnormal one was definitely Su Ran.
A senior high school girl, also the most popular in class, being chased by Xu Yong every day, screaming “chicken” in front of a bunch of classmates?
For Su Ran to refrain from going full-on wrestling with Xu Yong is already a miracle.
And she could still walk to and from school with him like it’s no big deal.
There’s got to be a ghost in this situation; Lin Tian didn’t buy it.
He genuinely feared that one of them might catch feelings!
Just watching their online and offline antics would be enough to fill a jug with laughter.
With the class bell ringing, Su Ran turned back, bringing the farce to an end.
Since tomorrow was the final exam, most of the day was spent in study periods. Wherever the subject teachers went, everyone studied that subject.
By the end of the day,
Every teacher who walked into the classroom and saw Lin Tian sitting was struck by a moment of shock.
Then, they would monitor the study session from the podium, periodically glancing over at Lin Tian, secretly revealing smug expressions.
The younger female teachers, like the English one, were the worst.
While the entire class was quietly studying,
“Click—”
Everyone abruptly raised their heads.
The English teacher, caught with her phone half-raised in the air, suddenly revealed a sheepish and awkward expression.
“Misclick, misclick!”
“Don’t look, keep studying!”
“.”
After a whole day of this,
Lin Tian had already been called out three times by teachers looking to “help” him.
Three different subject teachers, under the pretense of concerning themselves with Lin Tian’s grades, called him up after class to check in with him.
One second they’d ask if he’d fallen behind after being absent for two months, the next they’d ask if he wanted to stay after school for some complimentary tutoring, purely out of concern for his grades.
After Lin Tian repeatedly declined, he brushed them all off.
He was starting to experience what it felt like to be the main character in school.
Originally the top student in class, he had recently gained even more notoriety.
Almost visibly, the previously lackadaisical public school teachers were rejuvenated, recalling that they were once the gardeners of the motherland!
They were all eager to do something for the blossoming Lin Tian, ready to burn their candle at both ends.
Lin Tian had had enough.
Just didn’t know how Teacher Gan was faring.
After school,
Lin Tian ran into Gan Yan Yu.
“How’s it going, Little Gan Classmate? Did the teachers shower you with attention today?”
“Ugh, of course.”
Gan Yan Yu held her head and revealed a pained expression.
“I promised two teachers I’d go to their office tomorrow afternoon after the Chinese exam for supplementary lessons.”
“Dummy, you could’ve refused.”
“The teachers are only doing this for my own good; how could I refuse? It would break their hearts,” Gan Yan Yu replied.
As expected, this girl truly could not say no.
She must have been pulled aside today for some extra tutoring.
“I really should study well too. Lin Tian, I feel like I’m hopeless. The math teacher handed out a simulation test this afternoon. Have you seen a book from the heavens?”
The girl hugged her head as if recalling something terrifying.
“My grades are doomed.”
“There’s a long time until the college entrance examination; don’t rush,” Lin Tian reassured her.
“You’re already an art exam top scorer, you can easily score well in the college entrance exam!”
If it weren’t for the fact that the reserved spots for universities had mostly ended last year, Gan Yan Yu could have directly been admitted to the Tianchao Music Association.
“Ugh, if only math were as easy as the cello,” Gan Yan Yu sighed.
What do you know?
Those musicians you defeated at the Parrot Zither Cup would probably be livid upon hearing that!
“Anyway, let’s just get through the final exam first, then we can enjoy the winter break.”
Lin Tian pondered for a moment.
Speaking of which, Chinese New Year was approaching.
Remembering this, Lin Tian felt a bit melancholic.
In previous years, he had celebrated New Year alone, but after getting to know Grandpa Gan, he would always be invited over for the New Year’s Eve dinner.
This year Grandpa isn’t around, but thankfully, Little Gan Classmate is by my side.
How can that not be considered a kind of legacy?
“By the way, Lin Tian,”
As if suddenly remembering something, Gan Yan Yu said,
“This New Year’s Eve, my parents want me to celebrate with them.”
“But I feel like I’m not that familiar with them.”
“Do you want to join me?”
(End of Chapter)
