NOVPUBTo seek answers just for the teacher’s approval limits your vision to the teacher’s own horizon, and to seek answers merely for the approval of those around you is to let them build walls around you.
Lastly, the mushrooms in Kun City will be gone if not eaten soon, so I’m taking a week off — happy new semester, everyone, see you next week."
After bowing deeply to the audience, Xu Qingfan returned to his seat.
He picked up his backpack and stood up, and the five girls also stood and followed him. The six of them ignored everyone else’s stares and left as if no one else was around.
"Wow~" Sounds of astonishment and teasing erupted from the class.
In the modest value system of students in China, one would only dare to take leave during physical education or music classes when sick, let alone skip school for a week without a cause, which was considered utterly rebellious.
It’s like if you heard about a student jumping off a building at some school, your first thought might be how tragic it is, such a young life lost.
But if you heard about a student dropping out, you’d definitely think that student had gone mad.
Xu Qingfan and his friends were certainly the latter now, with most people thinking they were crazy, while a few thought they were incredibly cool.
Living his life again, Xu Qingfan did what he had wanted but never dared to do in his previous life.
"Brother Fan, you were so cool just now, taking a week off because the mushrooms in Kun City won’t be there next year — that’s just too awesome!" After leaving the teaching building, Xiao Ruawen couldn’t wait to say.
"Brother Qing Fan is the coolest!"
"Are we really going to travel to Kun City? I’ve never been there before." Xia Xiaoxiao pushed Xu Qingfan’s arm and asked.
"Yeah! I’ll have Aunt Zhang call our parents to work things out, and we’ll leave this afternoon and eat mushrooms tonight!" Xu Qingfan had already figured out how to mess with Shan Fengtao perfectly within a week.
Wu Lingyu was still a bit scared of skipping school, but since all her friends agreed, she halted her worried remark at her lips, [better not kill the vibe, and Brother Fan must be right!] 𝑛𝘰𝘷𝑝𝘶𝑏.𝑐𝘰𝘮
Shortly after, the six of them reached the school gate and met up with Zhang Chunxue, as the space in the back was limited, Xu Qingfan sat in the front passenger seat.
After Zhang Yiyi collapsed the saddle in the middle back seat, five people could sit without feeling cramped.
"Auntie, we want to go to Kun City to eat mushrooms!" Xu Qingfan buckled his seat belt and said.
"Aren’t you going to school?" Zhang Chunxue asked while driving.
"Just for one week. We want to wait for that silly… class teacher to be transferred before we go back to school. Middle school courses are so simple, we can self-study and finish a week’s work in a few hours; it definitely won’t affect our studies!"
"Yeah, please, that teacher is so scary, I’m too afraid to even go to school!" Lin Wanning also leaned over and whispered behind Zhang Chunxue’s head.
"Mom~ please, please!"
Two young appeasers at work, Zhang Chunxue had softened already but still worried: "Kun City is not like Hong Kong, I’m concerned."
"Auntie, we promise we’ll stay in the hotel after 8 p.m., not get in unauthorized taxis, not talk to strangers, and certainly not go to secluded places!"
"Yeah, last time in Guilin it was the same, Brother Qing Fan can definitely manage it well!"
"Always troubling me, wanting me to cover for you with your parents, right?" Maybe because she was a rebellious girl who scorned parental restrictions herself from a young age, Zhang Chunxue deeply understood Xu Qingfan and their thoughts, often covering for them since elementary school.
"Hehe~" Everyone in the car laughed in understanding.
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They popped up at Hong Kong Airport with their luggage at two in the afternoon.
"It feels like a dream, in school in the morning and now at the airport terminal." Looking at the huge and spacious terminal, Xiao Ruawen couldn’t help but marvel.
"What dream? Let’s go, the tickets are ready." Zhang Chunxue quickly returned after getting the tickets, seven tickets in hand.
Concerned for the safety of the young friends, Zhang Chunxue eventually followed, and since she hadn’t traveled much since giving birth to Yiyi, she treated it as a long overdue vacation.
Zhang Chunxue led the way, with the six trailing behind her like ducklings following a mother duck.
Once they arrived at the VIP lounge, they were informed by the airport staff that snacks and drinks inside were all free, to the delighted surprise of the five girls who went to pick their choices.
Xu Qingfan grabbed two bottles of Baishishan mineral water, opened one, and handed it to Zhang Chunxue: "Here you go, Auntie!"
"Thank you, Xiao Fan." Zhang Chunxue smiled as she accepted it.
Xu Qingfan took a photo of Zhang Chunxue with his neck-hung camera, then sat down and turned the lens towards the five girls.
"Brother Fan, you’re sneaky taking photos again!"
"Come here, I have an idea for a photo pose!" Xu Qingfan waved them all over.
"Coming!"
"What is it?"
"Everyone, stretch out your tickets like this, let’s take a group photo!" Xu Qingfan, holding the camera in his right hand, stretched out his left hand with his ticket.
"Auntie, what are you waiting for, join us!" Xu Qingfan, seeing Zhang Chunxue still sitting, turned his head to call her.
"Haha~ come on, Auntie!" Zhang Chunxue, smiling radiantly, reached out to hold her own ticket and joined in.
"You can’t put a price on youth, happiness is right now!"
"Hahaha~"
"Awesome!"
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