Chapter 2 is going to be different from before

  The morning reading class is over, I think I should go find Wang Xiaoxiao to chat about some things related to our classmates. The friendship we've built since childhood isn't ordinary at all. But then I heard the familiar sound of morning exercises starting, and I forgot that I still had to do exercises! What to do? You know, from first grade to sixth grade, I always stood in the front row, and people even gave me the nickname "Little Radish Head". Just as I was getting anxious, Teacher Liu said: "Nan Xiuxiu, your mom has already told us about your forehead injury. This week you don't have to do exercises, just stay in the classroom and rest." Indeed, when the boat reaches the bridge, it will naturally go straight. The ancient people were right!

  As I watched, my classmates left the classroom one by one and lined up to head towards the playground. I thought I'd be the only one left in the classroom, but surprisingly, there was a little girl sitting in the second row of the first group. I took a closer look and she looked pale and delicate, with a porcelain doll-like complexion. There was no memory of this person in my mind, so I thought I'd go make friends with her. In my previous life, I often spaced out at my seat, which is probably why I lacked good friends.

  Then she walked over and said with a smile: "My name is Nan Xiao Xiao, nice to meet you, what's your name?"

  The little girl raised her head, and a hint of light flashed in her eyes. In a soft voice, she said: "My name is Hou Jingya, nice to meet you."

  "I continued: 'Then I'll call you Yaya, okay?'"

  Hou Jingya said with a smile: "Of course. Then I'll call you Xiao Xiao."

  I nodded and asked: "Then why don't you go exercise?"

  Hou Jingya felt a little sad and lowered her head, saying: "My body is not very good, I get sick easily, my mom doesn't let me do exercises."

  "I'm embarrassed to say: 'Oh, I didn't mean to bring up your sad story. Look, I've got a cut on my head and it's bleeding a bit, so I don't have to do exercises, right? You haven't seen how many classmates are looking at me with envy, have you? Hehe, not doing exercises is no big deal, let's just stand by the door and watch them do their exercises. It'll definitely be fun.'"

  Hou Jingya nodded, and we stood at the door to take a look at the playground. At once, we saw our class's team. Indeed, it's very interesting to watch elementary school students doing exercises. Although they all tried their best to do well, their movements were not in place, and some were even comical. I pulled Hou Jingya's hand and said: "Yaya, look, the sixth boy from the back of our class is doing the exercise with a very stiff posture, it's so strange! And during the third section of the exercise, some people put out their palms, while others put out their fists, and the order of falling was also different, like the Thousand-Handed Guanyin. When jumping, they jumped in a disorderly manner, all messy...

  Hou Jingya burst out laughing and said, "Xiao Xiao, you're so observant, but I think your standards for exercise aren't that high either. I've seen it before, you were standing in the front row, weren't you?"

  I said, "Alright, Yaya, I was just trying to make you happy. You're the one who's teasing me about not being good at exercises, watch me get revenge on you." As I spoke, I reached out to tickle Yaya, who dodged and weaved, begging for mercy while laughing: "Xiao Xiao, I wasn't making fun of you! I was just casually saying that. Spare me! And what's this 'Thousand Hand Guanyin' thing you mentioned earlier?"

  Seeing YaYa smiling and trying to get out of it, I said: "What is the Thousand-Handed Guanyin...?" The Buddha said: "Cannot be said." Hou Jingya smiled even more slyly and said: "Not bringing such a topic that will make people's stomachs turn, say it, say it." "Okay, okay, I'll tell you. The Thousand-Handed Guanyin, as the name suggests, is an Guanyin with many hands. Have you seen Journey to the West? The Guanyin on top can actually use magic to create many hands. Look at our classmates standing in line, although they're lined up quite neatly, but when doing exercises, their hand movements are all different, just like the first person has many hands."

  Hou Jingya thought for a moment and said: "En en, Xiao Xiao, you know so much, your ideas are so unique and strange. I understand the meaning of Thousand Hands Guanyin now." I said with a teacher-like tone: "You can be taught."

  Hou Jingya said: "You're speaking nonsense again, but it's okay, I'll understand later..."

  After finishing the morning exercise, it was almost time for the first class. After the preparatory bell rang, I and Hou Jingya returned to our respective seats, waiting for the arrival of the math teacher. Speaking of the math teacher, I like her. I still remember that the math teacher's surname is Shan, about 40 years old, very kind and approachable. Even when I lost my math exercise book, she didn't scold me. To be honest, my math grades were not outstanding in the first grade last year, but I had learned abacus calculation in kindergarten. On the contrary, our class teacher Liu scolded me for a while.

  The bell rang soon, and Teacher Sun walked into the classroom, saying kindly: "Class is starting." The class monitor said: "Stand up." The teacher then said: "Hello, classmates." We replied: "Hello, teacher." The teacher then said: "Please sit down." Such a familiar dialogue.

  "Today we are learning addition and subtraction within ten." As soon as I heard that this was the content, I thought to myself that I would be spacing out again in this class. But Teacher Shan was speaking seriously and responsibly about how to know what numbers add up to what, and what numbers subtract from what, occasionally using a small stick on the blackboard to demonstrate.

  I took a glance around, the desire for knowledge of my first-grade classmates was quite strong, they were all listening carefully, especially Wu Hanwen next to me, his eyes didn't even blink, afraid of missing something. He's indeed a kid who loves learning and seems to be the math class representative. I felt like it had been a long time, and I had been dazed for a while, until I finally heard the bell ringing at the end of the class. Suddenly I was energized, after Teacher Shan said goodbye to everyone, I couldn't wait to rush over to Wang Xiaoxiao's seat.

  But all I heard was a sentence from behind me: "Nan Xiao, buy me a bag of spicy strips." I turned my head to look, and it was Lin Lili. This person still left an impression on me. She relied on her good grades and looks, and Teacher Liu liked her, so she always formed cliques in class. Whoever didn't listen to her, she wouldn't let others play with them. In the past, except for Wang Xiao, no one played with me, and I was forced to do things by her. When I couldn't bear it anymore, Xiao would help me out. Later on, I grew more fond of daydreaming during class.

  I'm not a 7-year-old girl anymore, I won't listen to her and pretend I didn't hear it, walking straight to Wang Xiaoxiao's seat. Lin Lilili said again in an even louder voice: "Nan Xixi, didn't you hear? I told you to go buy me a bag of spicy strips."

  Xiao Xiao was about to speak, I turned my head and said: "You asked me to go buy it, so I went to buy it. What's the reason? And it seems like in the past when you asked me to buy things, you didn't give me money either. This is not the first time." Lin LiLi was very angry and said: "Because I'm the class leader, if you don't go, then nobody will play with you in the future."

  I thought to myself, I'm already 24 years old, who wants to play with you bunch of young kids? And sooner or later, I'll make everyone oppose your cliques. I only said one sentence: "If we don't play, then so be it, different paths don't converge." I thought to myself, humph, you probably don't understand this phrase either. At that moment, Xiao Xiao patted my shoulder and said: "Not bad, actually dared to speak up, always endured in silence before, finally influenced by me, worthy of being friends with Wang Xiao Xiao."

  I smiled and said: "Yes yes yes, you're the best. Xiao Xiao, today I met a new classmate named Hou Jingya, let's play together with her in the future."

  Xiao Xiao said: "Well, but how do you talk to her? It's already the second semester, and I haven't seen her say anything to anyone. I heard she's not in good health, and it seems like Lin Lili doesn't dare bully her either. By the way, she looks really pretty! I accept her into our duo of female knights. Oh, no, maybe we'll be called a trio of female knights from now on. Let's take Xiaojie to meet her."

  Hehe, it's all because of Chu Liuxiang. Xiao likes to call herself a heroic girl and insists on dragging me along. Now Hou Jingya has also become friends with Wang Xiaoxiao, so after class we chat and laugh together, playing around. Lin Lili looks at us with disdain, but I'm even more delighted. She can get angry all she wants; one day I'll sing the song of the peasant uprising!

  Looking at the third class being physical education, the teacher asked us to jump rope, play ball, jump elastic bands, and kick shuttlecocks. I pulled Xiaoxiao and Yaya and said let's jump elastic bands together, Hou Jingya said she didn't know how, I said I could teach her, Xiaoxiao burst out laughing and said: "Nan Xiuxiu, with just a few jumps you can still teach people? You should be taught by your sister instead."

  Eh, it's really like that. However, Xiao Xiao, you don't know that I've been reborn. In my previous life, I was crazy about skipping rope. After school, I would tie the rope to a chair and jump, playing all sorts of tricks until middle school. I could only say: "Yes, we have another master here who will definitely teach you, so don't worry, Ya Ya."

  Hou Jingya nodded and said: "I believe you guys, but I'm not feeling too well. If I feel a bit uncomfortable, I'll stop, don't be disappointed, okay?"

  Wang Xiaoxiao quickly said, "It's okay, it's okay, but I'm going to find Tian Jing to come over, she dances pretty well too. We'll form two groups of two, I'll bring you and let Tian Jing bring Nan Xixi." Just then Tian Jing arrived, we were dancing the simplest version of "Little Foot Old Lady Two Plus Four". Of course, it was me and Tian Jing who won in the end, after all, we're both skilled at this. Yaya is still a rookie level. But Yaya had a lot of fun too, smiling from ear to ear.

  The day's lesson ended quickly, we lined up in two teams and said goodbye to the teacher before leaving the school gate. One team was heading south and the other north, each with a road captain holding a small red flag, feeling quite proud. I walked hand in hand with Xiaoxiao, listening to her humming a song on our way home, while Yaya said someone was coming to pick her up, so we waved goodbye before parting ways. Sure enough, after a short while, Yaya walked into the alley by herself, and the car door opened, Hou Jingya slowly got in, but Xiaoxiao and I didn't see it.

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