ebookland Chapter 188 Good Days Are on the Way
Chapter 188 Good Days Are on the Way
The changes in the senior year of high school are not only reflected in more exams and fewer holidays, but the most significant change is the addition of morning and evening self-study sessions.
Because she was a day student and her circumstances were special, Hua Lichu did not participate in the morning and evening self-study sessions every day during her first and second years of high school.
But in the senior year of high school, no matter whether you are a day student or a boarding student, as long as you have a breath left, you will crawl to school to study.
Early morning self-study starts at 6:20 every morning, which means that Hua Lichu has to get up at 6 o'clock.
When the weather is good, it's fine, but when it rains heavily, snows, or gets cold, it's really terrible.
But the grade head kept a close watch, standing guard under the teaching building early in the morning, his eyes fixed on the students, so no one dared to be late.
After finally getting past the grade director, I still had to be reprimanded by my homeroom teacher, Zhu Yong.
From the very first day of his senior year, Zhu Yong became a "one-man show," forbidding any student in his class from being late or leaving early.
Not only that, he and the grade director would take turns patrolling outside the classroom. If they found anyone dozing off in class or not following classroom rules, they would immediately drag them outside the classroom.
Standing as punishment isn't enough! You still have to listen to the lesson!
Can't see the blackboard through the wall? Then stand by the window and listen!
Therefore, the seats by the two windows became highly sought-after.
There aren't enough seats to stand on when it rains or the weather is bad!
That's not even the most amazing thing!
Zhu Yong seemed to never go home, spending all his time in the classroom.
During the two-hour lunch break, he insisted that all students return to the classroom within half an hour.
Dinner time has also been reduced from 50 minutes to 30 minutes.
Let alone whether a meal can be finished in 30 minutes.
The school covers an area of over 1,000 to nearly 2,000 acres. Just walking from the teaching building to the school gate, or from the classroom to the cafeteria, and then back and forth, plus the time spent queuing for food, takes more than 30 minutes.
Many people simply don't have enough to eat.
Zhu Yongcai didn't care about all that: "Special period, special circumstances, special treatment! Use your brains!"
You can't heat up food in the classroom.
What should Hualichu do?
The only option was to have Hua Yuansheng deliver the food to the school gate at the appointed time. Then, relying on her sprinting speed honed over the past two years, she would race to the school gate to pick up the food and then wolf it down.
This applies not only to Hua Lichu, but to all students who have parents accompanying them to school or whose homes are nearby.
So every afternoon, the iron gate at the entrance of No. 1 Middle School is filled with parents.
As soon as the bell rang, the boy, as swift as the wind, rushed to the school gate.
The scene... is hard to describe.
However, not every student's family has the means to send someone to accompany them while they study.
They don't have enough time to eat, but if they don't eat, they won't be able to get through the evening self-study session. What can they do?
Buy two steamed buns beforehand and put them on the table; just eat them with hot water!
After all, the only thing Zhu Yong would say was: "In special times, we should try to overcome the difficulties if we can!"
If it weren't for having to clean up after morning self-study, I probably wouldn't have escaped this fate either!
Zhu Yong sits on the podium on time every day, staring at his watch. Anyone who is late for the classroom is considered to be late!
Senior year of high school involves many classes and a lot of homework.
There's practically no rest time. Let alone sleeping 8 hours a day, getting 6 hours of sleep would be a cause for celebration!
After all, evening self-study doesn't end until 10 PM, and after walking home, you still have to continue writing test papers.
Otherwise, how could so much homework be done in just after-school time and the first evening self-study session?
I don't get enough rest, so I tend to doze off in class.
When he looked up, good heavens, he was so startled that he jumped up and down. Zhu Yong was staring at him through the window with wide, bull-like eyes!
Hua Lichu has never been caught dozing off in class, after all, she has a unique skill - falling asleep instantly!
Not only can she fall asleep instantly, but she also sleeps very soundly. Even if there's thunder, or if someone comes and carries her away, she won't wake up!
She slept well at night, so she wouldn't be sleepy during the day. But she was hungry!
Ever since she entered her senior year of high school, she has been like she's been haunted by a starving ghost, constantly hungry all day long!
I eat four meals a day, each with at least three bowls of rice, but I'm still so hungry I feel dizzy.
This made Hua Yuansheng and the others very distressed. They would stuff small snacks into her schoolbag whenever they had a chance, so that she could have something to eat whenever she wanted.
Fearing that the food might have an odor and make it inconvenient to sneak a bite, Huayuansheng specially selected small snacks that were odorless and just the right size for a bite.
Sure enough, when she got hungry in class, Hua Lichu couldn't concentrate and her mind was filled with thoughts of food.
While the teacher was writing on the blackboard, she quickly popped the pre-peeled snacks into her mouth.
After chewing just a couple of times, he met Zhu Yong's menacing gaze.
No? When did he get here? He wasn't here just a moment ago...
After sighing inwardly, Hua Lichu picked up her textbooks and homework and consciously went outside the classroom to stand as punishment.
Sigh, I'm even hungrier standing up.
Besides hunger and exhaustion, the constant exams have made everyone's emotions towards grades become numb.
The science exam is held every weekend afternoon, and the three main subjects are tested in the evening and the next day. The papers are graded immediately after the exam, and the results can be obtained as early as noon on Monday.
Perhaps this week's test questions were more to your liking, which led to your high score.
But next week's exam questions will definitely deliver a fatal blow, making you question the meaning of life.
The endless, repetitive exams have numbed everyone considerably.
The bulletin board, which was a mandatory task in the first and second years of high school, has been replaced by a large and conspicuous number.
Every morning, the class monitor or academic representative would solemnly change the number to be one day smaller.
This means they are one day closer to the college entrance examination.
An invisible tension permeated the classroom.
The clock above the blackboard ticked away, as if reminding everyone that time was slipping away second by second.
The desks were piled high with thick test papers and reference books. Everyone was engrossed in writing, the pens scratching on the paper as if they were racing against time.
How could I possibly have the mind to gossip about others and laugh at me like before?
In just six months, Hua Lichu lost all the weight she had painstakingly gained over the previous two years.
Having finally gotten a few days off, Hua Antao rushed back to visit her grandfather and sister. Upon seeing Hua Lichu, she immediately said:
"Pear, how did you get so thin?"
Hua Lichu waved her hand, her eyes shining as she stared at Hua Antao's luggage:
Did you bring me anything good to eat?
"I brought them! It's hot these days, so I brought back a few roast ducks, and some Daoxiang pastries..."
Hua Li's mouth watered at the smell of roast duck.
Hua Antao quickly handed over the pastries so she could have a taste.
She gently patted Hua Lichu's head with a pained expression, and sighed.
"How come you've lost so much weight? Are you on a diet? You're almost as thin as a bamboo pole, don't listen to any nonsense people say!"
Hua Lichu wolfed down the pastries: "Sister, these pastries are so delicious, especially the jujube paste cake! I'm not on a diet, I'm just hungry."
"Is it delicious? If it is, I'll bring you more next time. Are you hungry? Where's Grandpa? Didn't he cook for you?"
Hua Yuansheng rushed home as fast as he could, only to find his tattered cotton-padded coat, which he hadn't seen for two or three months, "slandering" him as soon as he opened the door.
He immediately exclaimed, "This isn't my fault!"
Hua Lichu explained, "It's because I don't have time to eat. Sometimes I'm too busy and forget."
Hua Antao felt extremely distressed: "Sigh, there are still six months left. Things will get better once we get through this."
Seeing that Hua Lichu was wearing a school uniform, Hua Antao thought that it was not easy for her to have a holiday in her senior year of high school, and since she was at home, she dragged Hua Lichu and Hua Yuansheng out.
"Where are you taking me?" Hua Lichu asked, her mouth full of pastries, her words muffled.
"Isn't it almost Chinese New Year? I'll buy you and Grandpa some new clothes! And I'm using all the money I got from helping out at the teacher's class! This is my first paycheck!"
"You're making money so quickly?"
"That's not the case!"
Yan Moli watched the three generations of the family leave in a hurry, smiled silently, and turned to Hua Anshan, saying:
"My uncle's good days are just around the corner!"
Hua Anshan disagreed.