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Chapter 211 School starts
September 1st is the first day of school.

At the same time, it is a day that students deeply resent, while parents are overjoyed.

If you can't understand it, just think of this day as Monday in the eyes of office workers and Friday in the eyes of bosses.

The bus arrived on time at 9:30.

Ai Liang and Ye Qing boarded the bus and found that there were an unusually large number of people today, with only a handful of seats available.

The two could only walk to the back door and grab the last two rings.

Ten minutes later, the bus arrived at the station.

Today, the area around Qianhua Experimental Middle School is filled with vehicles of all sizes.

Bicycles, motorcycles, cars—all kinds of vehicles blocked the roads near the school.

Those who can get into this school are not only from this district, but also many students from other districts.

They were carrying large bags and pulling suitcases, waiting at the school gate for it to open; these were all boarding students.

"Wow, there are so many people! How long will it take us to get in?"

Looking at the crowds that were as dense as a vegetable market, Ye Qing made a bitter face: "It's a good thing we registered in advance, otherwise with so many people, just queuing to get a card would take a whole day, right?"

Ai Liang didn't answer her nonsense and quietly opened the novel.

Through the gate, you can see that the senior high school students are having class.

The school seems to be worried that some parents will drive their cars onto campus and disturb other students' classes.

So the security guard at the entrance locked the main gate, leaving only a two-meter-wide side door for people to enter.

This behavior is no different from releasing floodwater through a tap.

The two of them had only been standing there for a short while when they heard complaints at least three times.

Ai Liang and Ye Qing had already reported in, so they weren't in a hurry to go in.

To avoid competing for seats with those unlucky souls who hadn't even had a chance to register yet, the two sat down at a bubble tea shop near the school, planning to wait until it got quieter before going in.

The school gate was already packed with people, and outside on the street, vehicles kept trying to squeeze in.

They probably wanted to drive into the school and park near the dormitory so it would be convenient to help the children carry their blankets and other bedding up there.

As time went on, the congestion began to spread, affecting not only the school gate but also the two nearest streets. In the end, the school teachers contacted the traffic police to direct traffic.

It must be said that the Experimental Middle School has enrolled quite a few new students.

Even this bubble tea shop is almost full of students.

While waiting, Ai Liang and Ye Qing attracted a lot of attention. Everyone was in their adolescence, an age when hormones were surging.

From the moment they entered the bubble tea shop, boys and girls kept glancing their way.

The girls were rather reserved, only discussing their relationship in hushed tones.

Boys are different.

Although they dared not openly look at the youthful and beautiful Ye Qing, their voices grew louder and louder.

These people were playing around and shouting loudly, occasionally making exaggerated exclamations, trying to attract Ye Qing's attention through such childish behavior.

What was Ye Qing's reaction after being exposed to society at a young age?
She borrowed a pair of earphones from Ai Liang and started listening to music on her phone.

She couldn't even be bothered to glance at the wild animals that these little brats were behaving.

This is a perfectly normal practice.

If you have experience working summer jobs in high school, return to school after the semester starts.

It will definitely feel like you've entered kindergarten.

Society is a melting pot; in just a few months, your perspective on everything can be fundamentally changed.

In the past, friends would not mind if someone forgot their meal card and had to treat someone to a meal, but now they would be very particular about it.

The teacher I used to be terrified of is now someone I'm completely at ease with.

It's only natural that Ye Qing, who has been struggling in society for three years, would turn out this way.

Unlike normal children who have parents to care for them, she struggles to survive every day and has no right to be naive.

Ye Qing took off her headphones and glanced at Ai Liang: "It's amazing that you can concentrate on your book in this kind of environment."

Ai Liang remained silent.

"Ai Liang?"

Seeing that Ai Liang was completely ignoring her, Ye Qing moved closer to him.

Ai Liang still didn't react.

If it weren't for the fact that he was still flipping through the book, Ye Qing would have suspected that this guy had frozen in place.

"Hey? Say something, or I'll feel really awkward." Ye Qing nudged him with her elbow.

Ai Liang turned her head: "What's up?"

"Didn't you hear me calling you for so long?"

Ye Qing said in a slightly dissatisfied tone.

"No."

"lie."

"Not really."

"I do not believe."

Whether you believe it or not is none of my business.

"You are really..."

Ye Qing felt extremely frustrated looking at Ai Liang's aloof expression.

But Ai Liang didn't lie to her, because the moment she opened the novel, Ai Liang wrapped herself in a psychic membrane, deflecting all the surrounding sound waves.

This, of course, includes Ye Qing's voice.

Without all that noise, he could naturally ignore everything else and immerse himself in the world of the novel with complete peace of mind.

Ye Qing angrily put on her headphones and distanced herself from Ai Liang again.

Seeing the goddess put on her headphones, some of the smarter boys realized what was happening and, like wilted monkey bottoms, blushed and lowered their heads, fiddling with their phones and saying nothing more.

Another group clearly doesn't have that high emotional intelligence.

When Ye Qing moved closer to Ai Liang, the boys next to her immediately felt envious and regretted not bringing two books with them.

"Tch, all pretentious."

"How can you concentrate on reading in this kind of environment?"

"Let him pretend if he wants to."

Ai Liang neither heard nor wanted to hear such sarcastic remarks. He had heard similar things countless times before and was already used to them.

Ye Qing turned around and glared at the boys with disgust.

Teenagers like this are particularly concerned about how others perceive them.

They are particularly concerned about saving face, especially in front of attractive members of the opposite sex.

Feeling embarrassed by Ye Qing's glare, they immediately quieted down and stopped fighting.

However, Ye Qing noticed that the person involved clearly didn't care at all, and their expression didn't even change, as if they really hadn't heard what they were saying.

"You really do enjoy reading. If I didn't know your personality, I would have thought you were just pretending to be a top student."

Ye Qing nudged Ai Liang with her elbow again and said, "But you should put the book away now, otherwise people will dislike you. They don't know you're reading a novel."

At Ye Qing's prompting, Ai Liang looked up and around, and then he saw a parent pulling on the ear of their child who was playing a game.

"Can't you just shut up for once! Look at what everyone else is doing? All you do is play games all day. Can't you learn something? Don't think that just because you got into Experimental High School you can relax. You can play however you want in college. Now you need to study hard!"

The woman scolded her son while pointing in Ai Liang's direction.

The poor kid put away his phone with a wronged look on his face.

In junior high, you said that if I got into the Experimental High School, I could have a lot of fun. In high school, you said that if I got into college, I could have a lot of fun. Three years after three years, when will it ever end?
The unlucky kid put away his phone, propped his chin on the table, and glared at Ai Liang with resentment.

Ai Liang pursed his lips and remained silent; he was simply passing the time with a novel.

In the past, Ai Liang wouldn't have bothered to care what the people around her thought.

But now, after thinking about it, he decided to listen to Ye Qing's advice and closed the book.

Ai Liang took out her phone and tapped Ye Qing's shoulder: "Give me back my earphones."

Ye Qing stared at him with wide eyes.

Why are you like this?

"No way! There's no reason to take it back right after lending it out."

After failing to reach an agreement through reasoning, Ai Liang clicked her tongue and gave up on the idea of ​​asking for the headphones back.

Anyway, he can use telekinesis as an earphone, but he has to be careful not to get discovered.

After closing the book, Ai Liang lay on the table, used telekinesis to turn on her phone, created a telekinetic audio transmission band to connect to the phone, and quietly listened to classical music.

But after a short while, Ye Qing nudged his arm again, and Ai Liang looked up impatiently.

To my surprise, the other person handed me an earphone cable.

Ye Qing pouted and said, "Half for each of us."

Ai Liang stared at her expressionlessly. What was this guy up to now?
Seeing that Ai Liang was reluctant to take the earphone cord, Ye Qing thought he was sulking: "Why are you acting like a child? It's just borrowing your earphones."

With a clatter, Ai Liang pushed back her chair and stood up, startling Ye Qing: "You... what do you want to do?"

"Stop listening to that, hurry up and go to the school supermarket to buy things, otherwise we'll have to wait in line when the people in the dorm finish packing."

Without saying another word, Ai Liang headed towards the school.

Ye Qing then realized that the school had opened the main gate at some point.

The number of students and parents at the entrance suddenly decreased by more than half.

"Hey, wait for me!" Ye Qing quickly chased after her.

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The experimental middle school today is very different from the one they reported on a few days ago.

Welcome banners and posters were everywhere on campus, among the maple trees, and on the walls of various buildings.

Many volunteers wearing red armbands were guiding and showing the way to the new students.

The entire campus was full of energy.

"Hey, there's a volunteer girl over there secretly watching you," Ye Qing whispered to Ai Liang.

"Oh."

Ai Liang didn't pay any attention and quietly walked towards the supermarket behind the dormitory.

I have absolutely no intention of even glancing at it.

"Tsk, can't you be a little happier? She may not be a stunning beauty, but she's not bad looking either."

Ye Qing was somewhat dissatisfied with Ai Liang's reaction.

In her eyes, Ai Liang was just as mechanical and rigid as an employee on an electronics factory assembly line when it came to this.

No matter how much you joke with her, she always has a cold and indifferent expression.

Hearing Ye Qing chattering in her ear, Ai Liang quickened her pace and became even less inclined to pay attention to her.

The main problem is that if the two of them don't leave soon, the group of volunteers will come looking for them.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

The volunteers nearby watched Ai Liang and Ye Qing push and shove each other, and finally selected a boy and a girl to walk up to them.

The girl was the one who had been peeping at Ai Liang earlier, and as for the boys... well, they were all just extras anyway, so it didn't matter who came.

"We are school volunteers. Are you two freshmen? Is there anything we can help you with?"

The senior who had been peeping at Ai Liang spoke first.

Although she asked both of them if they needed any help, her gaze was fixed on Ai Liang.

The tall boy, not to be outdone, immediately spoke up: "Junior students, don't you have parents with you? Do you need any help with your luggage?"

Ai Liang could only sigh inwardly, "As expected of the open-minded Qianhua City."

Are these guys here to volunteer, or are they trying to use volunteering as an opportunity to strike up a conversation?

"Hello seniors, we are day students and don't have anything to move, but there are still many people who can't find their way over there by the notice board. You can go and help them."

After giving a warm greeting, Ye Qing tried to subtly send the two away.

Ai Liang didn't think that much about it and maintained her aloof expression.

However, since Ye Qing had already spoken, he couldn't pretend to be mute anymore. "Thank you. We already registered a few days ago and know where our class is."

The second-year student flashed what he thought was a bright smile: "Oh, then how about I show you around..."

"Thank you, senior, but we've already visited all the main places a few days ago, so there's no need to trouble you."

Before the senior could finish speaking, Ye Qing politely declined.

She looked around for a few seconds, then suddenly her eyes lit up. She ran to a pair of freshmen not far away and started chattering away.

A short while later, Ye Qing led them over.

"These two students aren't familiar with the location of the apartment building. Why don't you take them there first, senior?"

Upon hearing this, a hint of disappointment flashed in the eyes of the two freshmen. They had thought that the pretty senior next to them was a volunteer, but it turned out that she was also a freshman.

How could you possibly feel good when the person leading the way changed from a pretty senior student to a rough-looking man?

However, having someone to lead the way is better than wandering around like a headless fly.

So be it, I'll be a rough guy, I'll be a guide dog.

The two consoled themselves with self-pity.

With two newborn babies staring at him with a mixture of anticipation and disdain, the senior student's cheek twitched, and he forced a dry laugh, saying, "Alright then, come with me."

"Thank you, senior!"

The two thanked the senior and then followed him toward the dormitory building.

The senior student next to Ye Qing gave her a deep look and came to a conclusion.

This woman is not simple.

"Ahem, where are you guys planning to go next? The first-year high school building isn't in this direction, is it?"

Having learned from the previous experience, the senior student became much more cautious in speaking, fearing that Ye Qing would find an excuse to send her away as well.

"We're planning to go to the supermarket to buy some school supplies, so we won't trouble you with this small matter, senior," Ye Qing said with a smile.

After saying that, she tugged at Ai Liang's clothes from behind.

"Oh, so you're going to the supermarket."

The senior student nodded in sudden realization: "The stationery in the school supermarket is a little more expensive than outside, but I have a membership card... By the way, have you guys gotten your student cards?"

"Thank you, senior. I already took care of it a few days ago. We don't need it here..."

Before Ai Liang could finish speaking, Ye Qing pinched her.

He frowned as he looked at Ye Qing.

What are you doing?

Ye Qing walked straight up and grabbed her senior's hand, startling her: "Actually, we don't know where the supermarket is, and we're having trouble finding it! We'll have to trouble you, senior!"

The senior student glanced at Ai Liang's eye roll, then at Ye Qing's bright smile.

Is this guy just trying to freeload off my membership card?

(End of this chapter)