After being reborn, I gained a childhood sweetheart who appeared out of nowhere.

During evening study, Lin Chuan still hadn't received any student applications to do chores for the parent-teacher conference. But that was normal, since everyone rarely gets a weekend off, and who would want to come and do chores?

In the afternoon, Lao Xue told him that if no one signed up, they would have to draw people from the pool, and the fewer people who came, the more work he, as the class monitor, would have to do.

It makes me sad just thinking about it.

Lin Chuan looked at the empty registration forms, thought for a moment, and then went up on stage and called out, "Classmates, if anyone is interested in this parent-teacher meeting, please come and register."

"If you attend the parent-teacher meeting, you can also get free food and drinks, and it can also be counted as one of your cleaning duties."

"Haha, class monitor, we're going to study at home this weekend," a classmate joked.

"Yeah yeah."

"Brothers, give it your all! Otherwise, I'll be all alone. If there's no one else available, we might have to draw lots. Then it'll all be up to luck," Lin Chuan said.

After a few more brief remarks, he returned to his seat; there was no point in saying more about this.

He had just sat down when Zhou Yun came over. "Class monitor, can I sign up?"

Lin Chuan looked up and asked, "Don't you live quite far away? This is the parent-teacher meeting this weekend, is it convenient for you to come?"

"It's okay, I wasn't going home this week anyway," Zhou Yun said.

"Good." Lin Chuan gave a thumbs up. "As expected of Zhou Yun, she's trustworthy."

After evening study, Lin Chuan finally received three more student registrations. If he's lucky, one or two more will come in the next few days, and that should be enough.

After all, hosting a parent-teacher meeting doesn't actually require many people.

"Are you going to the parent-teacher conference this weekend?" Chen Xiyu asked as the two walked together toward the school gate.

"As the class monitor, there's no way I can escape this," Lin Chuan said.

"That must have been really tough."

"My life is miserable."

Chen Xiyu thought for a moment, "Then I'll come this weekend too."

Lin Chuan was taken aback, a look of surprise on his face, as if he had witnessed something extraordinary. He was filled with mixed emotions of admiration and emotion, "Miss Chen, you're actually willing to come and work here."

"Hey, why make such a big deal out of this?" Chen Xiyu gave him a disdainful look. "Go on, I'm not going."

"No, it's just to create a nice atmosphere," Lin Chuan paused, "So, do Aunt Zhang and the others have time to attend the parent-teacher conference?"

"Probably not," Chen Xiyu said, her face expressionless. "They're very busy."

"It's alright, I'm here for you," Lin Chuan said.

"You want to be my dad?"

"What are you saying? You can't be my dad, but I can pretend to be your brother?" Lin Chuan said.

"We're in the same class, what are you pretending for? Do you think Lao Xue is stupid?" Chen Xiyu corrected. "Also, I'm older than you, Xiao Lin."

In Lin Chuan's memory, he was generally unwilling to talk about his age when he met girls later on, as if it was some kind of monstrous topic. It was only when comparing himself to others that Chen Xiyu would insist on being older.

"What is Kobayashi-kun? It sounds so strange," Lin Chuan said.

"Is it strange? I think it sounds pretty good," Chen Xiyu said.

"..."

When Lin Chuan returned home, his parents were still awake.

"You're back," Mom said.

"Yeah, you guys are still awake? By the way, our midterm exam results are out," Lin Chuan said.

Both of them were taken aback. They actually knew that the midterm results should be out soon, but they had been holding back from asking. After all, it was better for the child to take the initiative to ask.

Some schools wait for the parents' meeting to announce the results, but the No. 1 Middle School is more casual; once the test haircuts are done, they announce them all.

"How did the exam go?" Mom asked.

"It's alright," Lin Chuan explained in a way that his parents could easily understand. "Right now, we still take all subjects in the first year of high school, but if you exclude the subjects I didn't study after the class reshuffle in my second year, my score is around 600, which would rank fifteenth in the class."

My mother finally breathed a sigh of relief. This score wasn't very high for the city's top high school, but they were already satisfied.

After all, her son had previously gotten into the city's No. 1 High School through a special quota system, and it would be quite good if he could get into the middle or upper tier of the school now.

"You did well on the test," Mom said with a smile. "And what about Xiaoxi?"

"She's first in her grade," Lin Chuan said.

He thought his mom would say, "Then you should study hard like them," but instead she said, "You all did very well on the exams. This weekend, I'll buy some good food, and we'll have a nice meal together."

In reality, in their eyes, Chen Xiyu was just like their own family, so why would they compare them?

"Okay," Lin Chuan said with a smile. "By the way, someone from your group needs to attend the parent-teacher conference this weekend."

"When?" Mom suddenly remembered, after all, this wasn't the first time. Back in junior high, parent-teacher conferences were always held after midterms.

"Saturday, 10 a.m., right in our classroom. I'll be at school too. Anyone who has time, come on over," Lin Chuan said. He paused, then added, "If nothing else, I'll go back to my room."

"Okay, go ahead," Mom said.

For the remaining few days, Lin Chuan attended classes as usual and wrote after school. Soon it was Friday afternoon, the time for school to end.

"Class monitor, I have some things to do later. Could you arrange for the students to tidy up the classroom in preparation for tomorrow's parent-teacher meeting?" Xue Ren said to Lin Chuan.

"Okay." Lin Chuan nodded.

After Xue Ren left, he found the students on duty for the day, who happened to be Zhao Jiajia and Cheng Xue. The two of them were cleaning.

"Zhao Jiajia, Cheng Xue," Lin Chuan called out.

"What's wrong with the class monitor?" Zhao Jiajia asked.

"Our class has a parent-teacher meeting tomorrow morning, so we need to make extra arrangements for the classroom," Lin Chuan said.

"Oh, is there any special arrangement?" Zhao Jiajia asked.

"No need. If I had to say something, it would be to arrange the desks neatly and put each student's name on the desk," Lin Chuan said. "Finally, write something on the blackboard like 'Welcome everyone to the Grade 11 (5) Parents' Meeting' or something like that."

Of course, the parent-teacher meeting will also require water and snacks, but those things have already been prepared and are kept in Lao Xue's office. We just need to set them up when we come over tomorrow.

"Oh, okay." Zhao Jiajia nodded.

"I really want to help you, but my handwriting is terrible. Are yours alright?" Lin Chuan asked.

"I'm just average, but Xiaoxue has beautiful handwriting," Zhao Jiajia said.

"Would you mind writing down the list?" Lin Chuan asked Cheng Xue.

Cheng Xue hummed in agreement.

Lin Chuan took a stack of pre-cut printing paper, tape, and a class roster form from his desk. "Once you've finished writing, just stick them on their desks."

"Should we write this first?" Cheng Xue asked.

"No rush," Lin Chuan said, "We can finish our chores together and then write it later."

Cheng Xue didn't say anything. She put down the bucket of water she was holding. She had originally planned to fill it with water to wash the blackboard, but after taking the bucket, she went back to her seat and started writing.

"Class monitor, what are you doing?" Zhao Jiajia asked.

Cheng Xue looked up and saw that Lin Chuan had already returned carrying a bucket of water.

"Do your duty, what else?" Lin Chuan said.

He carried a bucket to the blackboard, splashed water on it, then picked up the blackboard eraser and started working. White water stains dripped down the blackboard, and the boy's profile was tall and fair.

Cheng Xue withdrew her gaze and continued writing her things.

"The class monitor is reliable after all." Zhao Jiajia gave a thumbs up.

"Let me help too," Wang Xu said with a grin, appearing out of nowhere, and helped Zhao Jiajia move the table.

"Okay, okay," Zhao Jiajia said with a smile.

Lin Chuan turned around and called out to Chen Xiyu, who was still there, "Class monitor, want to try this novel experience of erasing the blackboard?"

"No, if I'm going to help someone, it'll be Jiajia, not you," Chen Xiyu said.

"Sigh, the feelings have faded." Lin Chuan sighed.

Inside the classroom, a few people chatted and joked as they worked, and soon the classroom was tidied up.

By 7:30 p.m., there were hardly any students left at school. Those who left late had already gone home. The sky was getting dark, and rows of streetlights lit up the streets.

Lin Chuan and Chen Xiyu walked in the square in front of the teaching building. Wang Xu and the others had already gone back. Lin Chuan was the only one who left after checking and finding no problems. Chen Xiyu waited for him until the very end.

"Thank you for your hard work, Chen Xuewei," Lin Chuan said.

"What's the use of just talking?" Chen Xiyu pursed her lips, turned to look at Lin Chuan, and said, "What about actions?"

Lin Chuan walked out of the school gate, turned around and looked around. He only saw a few vendors still open, then pointed and asked, "Choose one?"

Chen Xiyu glanced at it and said, "Then let's have takoyaki."

"Alright." Lin Chuan walked over and quickly bought a serving of takoyaki. They waited for the bus at the bus stop.

Chen Xiyu held the small meatballs in her hands, ate one, and nodded in satisfaction, "So delicious."

"Don't eat so much, you still have dinner tonight," Lin Chuan said.

"Oh, you look like a grown-up uncle now," Chen Xiyu said.

Lin Chuan grinned. "Then why did you eat the takoyaki that the uncle bought?"

"Hehe, takoyaki is innocent," Chen Xiyu said with a smile.

"Okay, okay, it's innocent, I'm guilty," Lin Chuan said. "The car's here, get in."

"Wait a minute..." Chen Xiyu said, eating the last takoyaki directly, throwing the cardboard box into the trash can next to her, her whole mouth puffed out like a little squirrel, and then getting into the car with Lin Chuan.

Nothing happened that night. The next morning...

Lin Chuan had already gotten up. After washing up quickly outside his room, he glanced at the time and saw that it was only 8:30. He didn't bother to wake his parents up.

Anyway, they only need to be at school before 10 o'clock. Since it's a parent-teacher meeting, they don't need to wear school uniforms, so they just put on a white T-shirt and casual pants, put on their shoes, and went out.

He opened the door to the room and ran into Chen Xiyu. She had gotten up early and wasn't wearing her usual loungewear. She had changed into black shorts and a white shirt, simple yet exceptionally beautiful, with a backpack slung over her shoulder.

They left the residential area, and the streets outside were mostly deserted. They walked all the way to the bus stop before they saw the old man pushing a food cart.

Have you eaten?

No.

"What do you want to eat?"

"Steamed buns and soy milk."

Lin Chuan walked over and bought two identical breakfasts. He handed one of them over, saying, "Five yuan, Miss Chen. Please reimburse me."

"Didn't you treat me to dinner?"

"When did I say I was treating?"

"You already said that," Chen Xiyu said, feigning reluctance.

Lin Chuan looked heartbroken. "Freeloading is outrageous!"