We ordinary people also need to fall in love.

At seven o'clock in the morning, the campus was gradually filled not only with the rising sun, but also with the soothing sound of a piano, followed by a neutral, robotic voice:

"Students, a new day has begun. Tidy up your belongings and get ready for today's lessons."

Unfortunately, today is Wednesday, the sports meet, so there's no school.

Li Mubai did not arrive at the classroom early alone today, but waited for the others. He put on his wig according to the method Deng Yi taught him on Tuesday.

The wig held up the hair at the back of his head with a wooden hairpin, while a few loose strands of hair fell naturally from his temples, some of which touched his cheeks and made him very itchy.

Having grown accustomed to modern hairstyles, people from ancient times did not adapt to long hair so quickly.

Wang Rui also has a wig, but unlike him, the long hair at the back of his head is not pinned up.

"The eunuch has arrived."

Yang Kun has a rather round figure, and he does look somewhat like a Hanfu (traditional Han clothing), except for the hat.

He said in a high-pitched voice, "We are above ten thousand men, and we are not below anyone!"

"Eunuch Yang, please."

"Eunuch Zhao, you go first."

"Alright, you two, hurry up and get ready for class, or you'll be late."

"Oh dear, General Jiao is right."

……

Li Mubai felt a little awkward. The students on the street were looking at him with curious eyes, but fortunately he wasn't alone.

Upon entering the classroom, there was no croaking of frogs as the boys had expected. The girls were all exchanging compliments, with a few occasionally glancing at each other furtively.

Xie Shu and Chen Qiuhe didn't arrive; they probably came out in dormitory groups, just like the others.

"Li Mubai, turn around," Zhang Chun suddenly said from the back row.

Huh? He turned around, and Zhang Chun quickly pressed the shutter button on her phone camera.

How dare you scam me...

"Hehe, take a look, he's pretty handsome."

Zhang Chun turned her phone screen around.

"Hmm—what kind of phone is this?"

"Apples."

"The resolution is pretty good."

"what?"

Zhang Chun was a little confused. Why was she focusing on this? Shouldn't she be focusing on the photos I took?

The camera resolution is indeed excellent; it managed to capture him in motion so clearly. His phone's camera resolution is just average, and even landscape photos are a bit blurry.

"The young lady has arrived! Everyone get out of the way!"

The reaction was the same as on Monday, except it was even better.

Xie Shu's hair was pulled up on one side and decorated with a blue snowflake hair accessory, while the other side was naturally tied into a low ponytail, with strands of hair hanging down naturally from her forehead and temples.

"Where's your imperial attire?"

Li Mubai looked at Chen Qiuhe sitting next to him and asked.

"The Hanfu club doesn't have any emperor's clothes, so I can only wear this one. Please stop staring at me," Chen Qiuhe said somewhat embarrassedly.

She did not become emperor as she wished, nor did she wear Hanfu (traditional Han clothing) for women. Instead, she wore a fitted outfit and light makeup.

"Why are you wearing Hanfu, which is for boys?"

"Because I want to take pictures for everyone!"

Chen Qiuhe paused for a moment, then lowered her voice and said, "Besides, the girls' clothes aren't pretty at all. They're all showing off their arms, shoulders, and collarbones. Your men's clothes are much more conservative."

There are also those who don't show skin, like Xie Shu's Hanfu, but she brought her own.

"Li Mubai, look here."

He turned his head away, as if to say, "Do you think I'll fall for this a second time?"

"They've actually become smarter," Chen Qiuhe said with some regret.

"I just wanted to take a picture of you so that when you look back in the future, you can say, 'Back in the day, I, Old Li, was a handsome young man in the surrounding villages.'"

You've got the wrong character; he's not Li Yunlong.

"Chen Qiuhe".

"what?"

Seeing her put down the camera, Li Mubai quickly pressed the shutter.

This is called treating someone in their own way.

"How dare you take my picture? Let me see if it looks good."

In contrast to Li Mubai, Chen Qiuhe is more tolerant of being secretly photographed.

"Hmm—except for the blurry image, everything else is fine. Remember to send it to me."

In the photo, Chen Qiuhe puts down her camera, looking bewildered, yet with a clear and endearing charm.

"There's a copyright fee; it's fifty-one copies."

"Money? No way! But if you want my life, old man..."

"Ahem!" Deng Yi suddenly coughed, and the classroom gradually quieted down.

"You can line up on the playground now," Xie Shu said, standing on the podium.

After she finished speaking, she stepped off the stage and came to Li Mubai's side: "Li Mubai, Teacher Wu told us to go find him."

"Okay, sure."

He ignored Chen Qiuhe, who gave him an encouraging look, but he followed Xie Shu away.

All the other students walked towards the playground, but the two of them walked towards the office.

Seeing that Xie Shu had no intention of knocking, Li Mubai knocked lightly on the door, but there was no response.

"Class monitor, it seems no one is in the office."

"Hmm, Teacher Wu might have gone to the playground."

"OK."

Wouldn't that mean we'd made a wasted trip, and we wouldn't even know what happened?

Li Mubai and Xie Shu walked back to the playground. All the students had left, leaving only them wandering through the corridors.

"Li Mubai," Xie Shu called out to him again.

"Hmm? What's wrong, class monitor?" He stopped in his tracks.

"It looks better if the collar is turned up."

"Okay, sure."

"Why aren't you turning it over?" Xie Shu asked when he didn't move.

"…I won't."

He had never worn Hanfu before and didn't know how to turn up the collar of a round-necked robe.

"Don't move."

A faint fragrance approached him, and Xie Shu, who was half a head shorter than him, was even more noticeable at that moment.

Li Mubai turned his head away awkwardly, his breathing becoming rapid. He tried his best to calm himself down and not reveal any flaws.

The rising sun gradually climbed onto this floor, its rays covering his face and tinging it with a rosy hue. The loud athletes' march, however, drowned out the sound of his heartbeat.

Xie Shu raised her fair hand, loosened the collar tie, folded the outer collar outwards slightly, and naturally tucked the inner collar inwards, revealing the pattern inside the robe.

Mission accomplished, she stepped back and said, "Alright, let's go."

"Okay... thank you, class monitor."

"Why are you so slow?" Li Mubai didn't run in order to wait for Xie Shu. After arriving at the playground, he was given a small scolding by Teacher Wu.

…Didn't you tell us to come find you? You sneaked off to the playground and stood us up.

Li Mubai wanted to ask what was wrong, but Wu Changguo continued, "Hurry back to the team, you two are the only ones missing."

"OK."

Xie Shu picked up the class sign at the front of the line, while Li Mubai stood at the end of the line. As the music gradually stopped, he calmed down.

Looking around, all sorts of strange costumes were standing on the playground. Compared to them, their class's Hanfu was quite nice.

"Dear teachers."

"Dear students."

Good morning, everyone!

The leader's unique way of punctuating.

"A refreshing autumn breeze carries the fragrance of osmanthus blossoms, and here..."

It took about three minutes to finish reading that agonizing opening speech.

"Now, I declare the 26th Autumn Sports Meet of Pingyang No. 6 Middle School officially open!"

A thunderous round of applause erupted across the playground; this was the opening speech the students had been waiting for.

The sun pierces through the clouds; it's going to be a bright and beautiful day.