Age: My Small World

Chapter 20 Classmates
"What? You want to back out?"

Yang Jun didn't expect that Cheng Xiaoyu, who was always strong, would show such a vulnerable look at this moment.

"My grades are not good to begin with. If I help Mom with the work, our family can save more money. When Aimin goes to school, he will definitely be more successful than me."

The little girl said this with tears in her eyes, and two tear marks suddenly appeared on her dry cheeks.

Upon hearing this, Yang Jun's expression became much more serious.

Of course he knew that Cheng Xiaoyu was telling the truth, but she also had the right to pursue her future. At this time, because of her own shortcomings, she chose to help her brother and planned to go back to help with housework. This showed that she had thought about this issue many times at home.

Based on the current perception of the general public, I'm afraid they would nod without even thinking.

Yang Jun shook his head.

Regardless of the people in front, he touched the little girl's head and said:

"Cheng Xiaoyu, I don't care what you think, but since you're here, why not give it a try? I wasn't kidding when I told you last time I'd tutor you."

"If it's because your family is struggling, then you should persevere. Did you know that university students receive subsidies? At least twenty yuan a month. Even if you want to save money for your family, you should choose a better way than going back to farming. Not to mention that you'll be assigned a job after graduation. The pay will be much better, and you might even be able to bring your mother and Ai Min to the city with you."

"Ah? Really? Twenty dollars?"

Cheng Xiaoyu's attention was obviously focused on the high number.

Yang Jun smiled helplessly: "Yes, there is money to be made. If you save money, you may be able to send ten yuan home a month. It is much better than farming."

The little girl's tears had stopped and light was shining in her eyes.

"Brother Xiaoshan, I will continue to go to school. I must go to college in the future."

"Just for twenty bucks?"

"Yes." She looked at him innocently.

Cheng Xiaoyu was usually quite clever, but she was still a child who had never seen the world. Shocked by the future he described, she began to have ambitions to go to university.

Well, that twenty bucks seems more tempting right now.

"Classmate, what's going on? Who is bullying others?"

A teacher seemed to see that the little girl had been crying, and hurried over to ask her.

In a blink of an eye, Cheng Xiaoyu grabbed the corner of his clothes and hid back.

"Teacher, this is our first time in school, so we are a little excited." Yang Jun looked at the newcomer.

A pair of thick black-framed glasses, old in style, but the frames are not stained, indicating that the teacher takes good care of them.

He has a square face, is about thirty or forty years old, looks very scholarly, and is obviously a scholar.

"Haha, that's good. I'm Cao Wen, the head teacher of this year's high school class one. Maybe you will be assigned to our class later." Cao Wen looked at Cheng Xiaoyu and made sure that she was not being bullied, then he felt relieved.

There are only two high school classes this year, with less than a hundred students, so the chances of two people being in his class are quite high.

"Hello, Teacher Cao." Yang Jun pulled Cheng Xiaoyu and called out together.

"Okay, go sign up. I'm just here to ask about the situation. I hope everything is ok."

Cao Wen had a gentle personality. He smiled and returned to his previous position.

He had to wait until everyone was assigned and brought his class to the classroom, so he had to wait a while.

After a while, it was their turn.

After hearing what Yang Jun said just now, Cheng Xiaoyu no longer hesitated and signed up happily.

He took the payment receipt and put it in his pocket.

Just then, a mother and daughter walked over with a strange look on their faces.

It’s not that I left, it’s that I carried it here on my back.

A young girl who looked a little weak was carried by a middle-aged woman and came here panting.

"Hello, teacher, is this the registration place?" The woman was neatly dressed in a blue work suit and had a pretty face, but she was sweating profusely from exhaustion, with sweat dripping from her forehead.

She was asking about Cao Wen, after all, he looked the most stable.

In fact, there were several teachers nearby.

"Yes, this... parent, this is for registration, but what are you doing here?" Cao Wen looked at the two of them and quickly waved to a female teacher.

"Teacher Jiang, please give me some help."

The female teacher surnamed Jiang had already stepped over: "It's okay, I'm here."

"I'm sorry, my daughter is sick and can't walk, so I had to carry her here," the woman said apologetically.

She is sincere, polite, and speaks in an orderly manner, which is incomparable to ordinary women.

Only after Teacher Jiang took the person over did he see the girl's appearance clearly.

A hint of surprise flashed across Yang Jun's eyes.

Although the little girl was still young and frail, her face was a standard oval face, somewhat similar to her mother's. Her phoenix eyes gave Yang Jun the feeling of a little fairy.

"Mom, I can walk."

As soon as she opened her mouth, she tried to stand up.

He managed to stand with his feet, but his trembling was so great that anyone could tell that walking was difficult.

"Student, let the teacher help you register first, and then you can go to class later."

There was some pity in Teacher Jiang's eyes. She also had a daughter and couldn't bear to see her child become like this.

"Thank you, teacher." The little girl thanked him politely.

"I'm sorry to bother you, teacher." The woman was also busy and did not just leave the baby to the teacher.

"Sister, you're welcome. This is what our teachers should do." Teacher Jiang said.

Yang Jun was watching from the side. The matter had nothing to do with him, so he naturally wouldn't meddle in it.

"Brother Xiaoshan, why are you still looking?"

Cheng Xiaoyu's strange voice came from the side. If his hearing had not improved a lot, he probably wouldn't have heard it.

Looking back, the little girl frowned and stared at the other girl's back, with some pity and some... hostility?
"Don't talk nonsense."

Yang Jun didn't care and just waited with everyone to see if anyone else would come.

The registration finally ended around eight o'clock.

Up to now, there are only about eighty students who have registered, which means that there will be forty students in each class.

"Everyone, look here. Your classes have been divided. Those whose names I call out come here, and those whose names I don't call out go to Teacher Jiang."

It turned out that Teacher Jiang was the head teacher of Class 2, and his name was Jiang Kehua.

As the names were read out one by one, everyone present felt nervous.

Those who are familiar with each other naturally want to be assigned to the same class.

Yang Jun quickly confirmed that she was in Class 1, so Cheng Xiaoyu then clenched her hands and stared at Teacher Cao Wen with wide eyes, fearing that she would be left out.

Fortunately, the last name was Cheng Xiaoyu, which made the little girl's eyes narrow with joy.

"Brother Xiaoshan, we are in the same class."

"Yeah, I heard it." Yang Jun nodded. He didn't have much emotional ups and downs about this. No matter which class he was in, he would still go to school.

Even if Cheng Xiaoyu was in Class 2, he could still fulfill his promise to tutor her, it would just be a little more troublesome.

Coincidentally, the girl who was carried here by her mother was also in Class 1.

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