Chapter 43: The Turbulent Red Flag

  Success or failure, it all depends on this week. Our class 2 of grade 5 has been awarded the mobile red flag for hygiene for two consecutive weeks, which is not easy at all. What's the purpose? Of course, it's for the special mobile red flag!

  So this week's sanitation cleaning is especially important, as long as we are linked for three weeks, the special mobile red flag will fall to our class, and the labor committee repeatedly reminds the weekly duty group leader to carefully clean and check.

  As the monitor of Friday, I'm a bit overwhelmed. The scores announced on the blackboard for the first four days were quite high, and now it's just the last day left, so you could say that success or failure is all down to this one move.

  Fortunately, today's cleaning crew, including Wu Hanwen and Wang Tingting, are usually very meticulous, so unless something unexpected happens, they should be able to pass the inspection smoothly.

  Since tomorrow is the weekend, school will be dismissed after two classes on Friday. We have enough time to clean up. I assigned tasks, one person per group, and after cleaning, let me check it out. As for me, I'm in charge of taking out the trash and sweeping the corridor, so naturally, I should leave last.

  Everyone cleaned up quickly because they all wanted to go home, the boys wanted to watch "Slam Dunk", the girls wanted to watch "Cardcaptor Sakura", don't laugh at me for being childish, although I'm a reborn, I also like watching, it's just adapting to local customs.

  Those two boys from the first and second groups were sweeping there, discussing enthusiastically while doing so. One of them said: "Let's hurry up with the cleaning, we should be able to catch today's game. Yesterday, Sakura's three-pointer was really cool, today's match will definitely be even more exciting!"

  Another boy excitedly said: "Who says it's not, many people like Ryuukou Fumizuki, but I like Sakuragi more. (·~) However, we have to be quick and clean up thoroughly, or the team leader won't let us go. What I like most is Sakuragi, especially when he said he was a genius, it's hilarious. Speaking of which, his math score was 90 points, if I scored that high, I would definitely get "belt stir-fry" at home."

  Thinking about the scenes where my brother-in-law chases after and watches, I also watched some. In fact, Sakura is a simple-minded but lovely problem character. His personality is both complex and simple. At times, he's so pure-hearted that it's as if he's still a child who can't grow up. Sometimes, he's also very arrogant, looking down on others, daring to claim that he's a genius. No wonder the boys like watching him. I remember when I was in college, our classmate said "Who doesn't know Sakura Hanadō?" and estimated that you might not know who the Japanese Prime Minister is, but you definitely know Sakura Hanadō, which caused a burst of laughter from the boys in our class.

  Soon, the two of them finished sweeping, I carefully checked it again and found that it was still quite clean, so I let them go first, after all, they were moved by their enthusiasm for watching animation.

  Later, Wang Tingting also finished sweeping, and she had other good friends from her class waiting for her, she was very serious, I checked it out and let her go.

  After a while, Wu Hanwen smiled and said: "Xiao Xiao, I'm done here too, come take a look."

  I joked: "I still don't believe in Wu Daban's ability, aren't you anxious to go back and watch 'Slam Dunk'?"

  "It's okay, I'll wait for you, you're just going to throw away trash anyway, it won't take long."

  "I'll go then, you take care of the luggage for a while."

  After everything was settled, I compulsively walked around the classroom several times and found it very clean. I let out a sigh of relief and said, "It's very clean, perfect, let's go home."

  Wu Hanwen smiled and nodded, seemingly now accustomed to me calling him Wu Daban Zhang and Shao Bing, no longer blushing like before, hehe, it's good that people get along well after getting familiar with each other.

  All along the way, we walked and discussed animation and other things. When I said excitedly, "I didn't know that Mantou also had experience of sneaking a peek at TV."

  Wu Hanwen smiled and said, "I'm just a fifth-grader, of course I want to watch TV too. But most of the time, I still openly watch TV. My dad and mom are quite busy with work and often have social events, while my grandfather, as you know, always advocates for not killing my childhood innocence. It's just that sometimes when my parents come back early, they'll tell me to finish my homework first."

  "Uh-huh, but by the time you finish your homework, the cartoon will be over. Speaking of which, I was secretly watching TV at home, but my cousin blew my cover. Anyway, I've figured out my mom's tricks - she'll turn down the volume really low, remember which channel it was on when you turned it off, and even check if the TV is warm by feeling the back and sides. The most ridiculous thing she does is fix the plug in a certain shape, and even put a hair on top of it..."

  I was talking non-stop, Wu Hanwen listened quietly beside me, not smiling or saying a word. "As I said, my brother-in-law was caught last time he sneaked a peek, he didn't know these tricks, and every time I wasn't caught, it made him so envious that he's dying of jealousy. How about it, am I talented?"

  After I finished speaking, I leaned my head to the side and looked at Wu Hanwen, only to find that he was staring intently at me, with a hint of golden light flashing in his eyes. I had never been so close to him before, and suddenly discovered that over the years, Wu Hanwen had become more and more handsome. His face, as white as jade, radiated warmth through his eyes, which were slightly covered by his black hair. His straight nose and perfectly curved lips formed a flawless mouth.

  I licked my lips, feeling that the atmosphere around me was a bit strange. Fortunately, I discovered the fork in the road just in time. I raised my hand and waved it, saying: "What are you thinking about? You're dazed. We've reached the fork in the road. You need to go left, I'll go straight. Goodbye! Have a great weekend!"

  "Wu Hanwen's mouth curved upwards as he said, 'Alright, I'll watch you go first. You have to cross the road, be careful. Have a great weekend too, but don't forget about Grandpa's assignment this time, see you tomorrow afternoon.' Eh eh, it's not like I forgot just once, but he was kind enough to remind me."

  Monday, I rode my bike to school with my cousin as usual. When I walked into the classroom, I found that the atmosphere was not right. Some people looked at me with strange eyes, some people looked at me with regretful eyes, and some people looked at me with accusatory eyes. People who didn't like me usually looked at me with schadenfreude.

  I glanced at Xiao Xiao, and Xiao Xiao had an expression that seemed to want to say something but stopped herself. Soon, the labor committee came to find me and said: "Nan Xiuxiu, our class's hygiene last Friday was cleaned by your group, but you didn't even take out the trash, resulting in a very low score. The hygiene mobile red flag is now hopeless, let alone the special mobile red flag. What do you think we should do? You should explain and give an account to your classmates."

  I had a bewildered expression, I was certain and sure that I took out the trash, why would they say I didn't take out the trash? Lin Lilili and her group of friends started teasing me to make a self-criticism, I felt very wronged.

  In the end, it all ended up at the teacher's place. Wu Hanwen stepped forward and said, "Teacher, I was the last one to leave the classroom with Xiao Xiao, she must have been the one who dumped the trash."

  The teacher asked the other two boys and Wang Tingting, they told the truth that they left first. Eh, except for Wu Hanwen, I don't have any other witnesses, some classmates said that Wu Hanwen usually has a good relationship with me and is covering up for me, someone said that Wu Hanwen might have remembered it wrong, in short, it's all chaotic.

  The teacher finally said: "Then let Nan Xixi clean up the classroom for two days." Oh my god, I'm so wronged, I'm even more wronged than Dou E, someone must have framed me.

  "Wu Hanwen stood up and said: 'Teacher, I left the classroom with Xiao Xiao, and as the class monitor, if punishment is needed, I am willing to sweep the floor together with her.'"

  The teacher agreed. Ah, at a critical moment, the pancake was still very powerful, it's really hard to send charcoal in the snow, but easy to add flowers to brocade.

  I don't know if I'm being sensitive or what, but after Wu Hanwen finished speaking, I clearly felt that several people were staring at me with strange eyes.

  But when I turned back, except for seeing Lin Lilili staring at me with a resentful face, there was no one else. Maybe I'm too sensitive, but I must investigate privately to see who framed me, I don't accept it.