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Chapter 422: Chapter 297: After the Rain_2
Bai Yuxia was always a reserved girl, even when she heard about popcorn, she would just smile quietly.
In most cases, Bai Yuxia was a passive girl.
"Of course it’s real, try some, it’s super delicious, I’ve never had popcorn this good before!" Xue Yuantong was not stingy with her friends.
She moved the popcorn bucket over.
Chen Siqing was tempted, she said, "I’ll just eat two to try the flavor."
As she spoke, she took two pieces, and as soon as the popcorn hit her mouth, Chen Siqing’s expression changed, her mind filled with incredulity:
’Oh my, popcorn can be this delicious!’
She couldn’t help herself and took another two pieces.
Seeing this, Xue Yuantong’s face was particularly smug:
"Hmph, tastes good, right?"
Chen Siqing: "It’s so good!" It was so delicious she almost moaned!
Xue Yuantong glanced at Jiang Ning and saw her nod, so Xue Yuantong, understanding the cue, generously waved her hand:
"Help yourself, the bucket’s big anyway!" 𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙥𝒖𝒃.𝙘𝙤𝒎
Chen Siqing could not have been happier, if Xue Yuantong were a man, she might even have fallen for her!
Remembering how Bai Yuxia often shared snacks, Xue Yuantong said:
"Bai Yuxia, you eat too!"
Bai Yuxia hesitated for a moment, actually quite curious because of what Chen Siqing had said earlier.
"Thank you!" After expressing her gratitude, Bai Yuxia tried two pieces, and being as reserved as she was, couldn’t control her hand from reaching for the popcorn bucket again.
And so, Xue Yuantong’s little circle enjoyed the super delicious popcorn while watching the movie played in the class.
...
Outside the classroom, Miao Zhe was almost brought to his knees by the cold wind.
It wasn’t so bad when he first came out, but as he stayed longer, Miao Zhe’s body temperature dropped lower and lower.
He gritted his teeth, recalling the message he had just sent to the girl he loved, Yun Ni.
He wanted to change himself, to make himself worthy of Yun Ni.
So, what was a little bit of cold to him now?
Miao Zhe shivered, reciting a verse to himself:
"A thousand times struck yet still resilient, withstand all the winds from every direction!"
With strong willpower, he stood firm in the corridor.
Suddenly, at the end of the hallway to the west, a familiar figure appeared.
It was the headteacher of the first year, Mr. Yan!
Miao Zhe tensed up, immediately entered the classroom, and loudly alerted:
"We’ve got trouble, hide now!"
"Quick!"
There wasn’t much time left for them!
In the blink of an eye, Miao Zhe quickly turned on the lights at the back of the classroom, while Dan Xiao at the front was even faster; almost as soon as Miao Zhe issued the warning, he dashed to the front switch and briskly turned on the lights.
"Hurry, hurry, hurry!"
The students who were watching the movie in the aisle swiftly moved their stools back to their seats, creating a clatter.
Class monitor Huang Zhongfei was in charge of the multimedia at the front, expertly manipulating the mouse, closing the play window, and quickly switching over to the class PowerPoint presentation.
In less than 10 seconds, Class 8 had returned to its normal state!
Everyone was proud of themselves; their reactions had been incredibly fast!
The students murmured among themselves, waiting for the headteacher to arrive.
Mr. Yan, with a stern face, stood at the classroom door of Class 8, his eagle-like eyes sweeping over the entire class; no one dared to meet his gaze.
Zhang Chi, who had previously dared to quarrel with Gao Heshuai, was now as timid as an ostrich.
His phone had been confiscated by Mr. Yan; he knew how ruthless Mr. Yan was.
Although Mr. Yan was much shorter than Gao Heshuai, in terms of authority, he far surpassed Gao Heshuai; they were not even in the same league!
Mr. Yan admonished with a straight face:
"This class, I could hear the noise from afar, ’clang clang’, what are you doing?"
"Noise, noise, noise, all you know is to make noise; the teachers from downstairs have complained to me that your class is the noisiest!"
Mr. Yan elongated his tone and reproached: "How many points can you score? Are you as good as the students in the honors class?"
"Not doing as well as others, but not making the effort to catch up? I’ve seen too many students like you!"
"Now trying to deceive me, but when it comes to the college entrance exam, while others get into top universities, what about you? Without even an undergraduate degree, then you’ll come crying to me, saying, ’Mr. Yan, I want to retake the exam.’"
His words were harsh, revealing sarcasm throughout.
Everyone went silent.
Mr. Yan sarcastically spoke for five minutes before stopping, clearing his throat and leaving.
Having been reprimanded, the previously restless mood of the class was quenched like a bucket of cold water had been poured over them, rapidly cooling down.
No one in the class was speaking, everyone bowed their heads to read, and the only sound was the ticking of the clock at the front of the classroom.
Just as everyone was silent, Mr. Yan reappeared at the back door. He stood there, looking at the quiet classroom with satisfaction.
He praised with great satisfaction, "Your class is really good, much better than the one just now. I lectured them for 5 minutes. Next time, I will have their class learn from yours."
The students in the class were all baffled after hearing this.
What’s going on here?
Has Mr. Yan become schizophrenic? Or has he developed senile dementia?
Wang Longlong daringly called out, "Mr. Yan, we are the class you just criticized, have you lost your way?"
As soon as he spoke, the students quickly got to witness a face-changing act from Sichuan opera.
Mr. Yan left with a dark face.
Two minutes after he left, Class 8 burst into cheers!
...
Miao Zhe recovered his energy in the classroom and continued to run out to keep watch and stand guard.
The movie continued to play until the last evening self-study class.
The large bucket of popcorn made by Jiang Ning was gradually emptying, divided among Xue Yuantong, Chen Siqing, and Bai Yuxia, and he himself hardly got a few pieces.
When Xue Yuantong picked up the last piece of popcorn and chewed it in her mouth, the movie ended.
"It was so good!" Chen Siqing sighed.
"It was so tasty!" Xue Yuantong wished she could suck on her fingers.
Miao Zhe outside the window noticed the movie had ended. He walked into the room, turned on the light, and the classroom was filled with brightness; the students, unaccustomed to the light, even squinted their eyes.
Huang Zhongfei closed the movie, ejected the USB drive, and stood at the podium facing everyone:
"Classes are almost over; everyone, start packing up."
A student suddenly said, "Yeah, it’s almost time to leave."
A movie, which took up two class periods, thankfully wasn’t too long.
Jiang Yanan felt a sudden urge and blurted out:
"Thank you, class president!"
As soon as she spoke, other students followed along, shouting:
"Thank you, class president!"
Huang Zhongfei waved his hands: "You’re welcome, the most important thing is that everyone is happy."
For now, it seemed that watching a movie had improved everyone’s mood quite a bit. The gloominess caused by the continuous rain seemed to dissipate.
Thinking of this, Huang Zhongfei looked outside. Just one glance and his expression froze.
The classmates noticed and turned to look.
Someone said, "The rain has stopped."
More voices chimed in: "The rain has stopped!"
"That’s great, the rain has finally stopped!"
The classmates were excited.
The rain that had plagued them for three days had finally stopped!
The rain ceasing meant that the school anniversary celebration and the sports meet were no longer postponed and would be held on schedule!
Joy spread throughout the entire class, with celebration noises rising one after another.
Cui Yu crazily tousled Meng Gui’s hair:
"It stopped, it has stopped!"
Meng Gui, who had been sleeping like a log, was rubbed by Cui Yu until he almost lost his soul.
Pang Jiao and Zhang Yifei hugged each other over their desks, thundering with movement as if two great mountains were collapsing!
Wu Xiaoqi, who had been sleeping on the desk, was directly awakened by the vibrations. Feeling the terrifying tremor, he asked in horror:
"Is there a landslide?"
Dong Qingfeng, overwhelmed with excitement, didn’t know whom to look for. Happening to meet Dan Kaiquan’s eyes, he said affectionately:
"The rain has stopped, the rain has stopped!"
Dan Kaiquan was equally excited. His daily persistence in exercising had truly paid off, the rain had stopped!
"Yes, it has, it has, I can start running again!"
Their eyes met in celebration, but then they both remembered that they were rivals.
How could enemies act like this?
The next moment, both cursed their bad luck inwardly and looked away simultaneously.
It wasn’t just Class 8; next door, Class 9 also erupted in cheers. Despite being separated by one classroom, they could still hear Yan Tianpeng’s booming voice from Class 9.
Jiang Ning, leaning on the window sill, quietly enjoyed the view outside. The air after the rain, free of dust and impurities, made his "Divine Sense" navigate through it, feeling ever more agile.
Xue Yuantong savored the creamy taste of the popcorn. When she saw that the rain had stopped, she said:
"Jiang Ning, you won’t need an umbrella tonight~"
