I, who advocate giving up, feel like a disqualified person

..........【Monday】.........

"Sheji, from today on, my club is temporarily handed over to you," said the senior, patting my shoulder. "Keep going, and make sure you shine at the cultural exhibition."

This is a bit difficult...but I nodded anyway.

"Okay, it's time for us to leave." Senior Jia said as he picked up two travel bags.

"Younger members of the Society, please remember to get along well with the members of the Society."

It depends on the situation...but I still nodded and answered him.

In this way, the two seniors went to schools in other provinces as exchange students, and my activities before the cultural exhibition increased again.

As soon as I returned to the classroom, the monitor told me that Brother Nan wanted to see me, so I reluctantly went to Brother Nan's office.

"Report..." The voice was spoken with some displeasure.

"Come in." Brother Nan's temper was unexpectedly good today.

"Sheji, I have a favor to ask of you," Brother Nan said, pulling out a photo from a drawer. "Please go pick up this exchange student at the gate and give her a tour."

"Although there is no doubt about it, I still want to ask, why did you choose me?"

Can't I just save some energy?

"Well, I didn't want to trouble you, but she specifically asked you to pick her up and lead the way, so I had no choice."

I sighed helplessly, took the photo and walked out the door.

The weather had turned cooler, and even though it was around 1 p.m., it was still quite chilly. Standing at the entrance for more than ten minutes, I suddenly felt a pity for the statues on campus.

"Hello, are you Shaji-kun?"

A female voice sounded, bringing me back from my distraction and I quickly took out the photos for comparison.

Confirmed, it is the person in the photo.

"Well, I'm Yi Sheji from Class 3, Grade 1. I've been ordered to welcome the exchange students here. Please allow me to help you carry your bag and show you around the school."

Perhaps she was frightened by my opening remarks, she was silent for a while before handing the bag to me.

"Then please follow me this way."

I didn’t notice at that time that the next moment, the exchange student in front of me, who I had no impression of at all, actually had a deep connection with me.

...............

"Are you...Jianyin?"

I called out her name completely unconsciously.

"Don't you still remember me, Sheji?"

As she said this, she laughed and threw herself into my arms.

What is quietly sprouting

Chapter 5 [Memories] What is quietly sprouting?

It's been two months since I started my second year of middle school. Unlike my first year, when I kept to myself, I've started to interact with other students. But nothing particularly caught my eye. Maybe it's because he left... well, never mind.

In short, time passed in ordinary days, and it was time to change positions once a month.

"Hey, Sheji, can you switch seats with me?" A guy who I had contact with but was not familiar with asked me.

"Sure..." I said and handed him the seat number I drew.

"Sheji Sheji, switch with me, I just want to sit in this seat."

"Well, sure..."

As he said this, he handed him the seat number he had just changed to.

"Sheji, please switch with me too."

"..."

.................

When finally no one wanted to change seats with me, I looked for my seat by referring to the seat number.

The left side of the last row... well, even though it's far from the second row I got at the beginning, I still don't think it's a big deal.

It's just a seat.

"Hey, hey, I saw everything. You're too easy to bully, aren't you?!"

As soon as I sat down, I heard someone speaking next to me with a slightly dissatisfied tone... It must be my current deskmate who was speaking.

I turned my head to look at the source of the sound.

I don't know if her yellow hair is dyed, but she seems to be wearing makeup... although that doesn't make her look good. She's deliberately not wearing the top half of her uniform... although her breasts aren't well developed, well, she's impressive enough. She even has heart-shaped ear ornaments...

Is the girl I met this time a bad girl?

"Why are you staring at me? Are you dissatisfied?"

“Ah, no…”

I said, looking away.

No wonder no one wants to sit in this position... It's too late now. I hope I can leave her when I change seats next time. I also hope I can survive this month safely.

"Hey, are you still a man like this? You have no courage at all. I said this to you and you don't even react at all?"

So what do you want me to do? Grab a stool and beat you up, or just start a fight?

"What can I say... Ah, my name is Yi Sheji, please take care of me in the future."

It is better to treat others with courtesy first.

"...Um...don't you know how to resist?" She sighed speechlessly, "Ah, okay, okay, whatever you want."

So that was the end of the first conversation.

It's really gratifying that nothing went wrong.

..........【get out of class dismissed】...........

"Hey, Ji, I have something to do. Go buy me a drink."

Then he threw me a banknote and left.

It wasn't until she stood up that I noticed that she had shortened her skirt...it was truly a textbook example of rebellious dressing.

Looking at her leaving back, I seemed to realize something.

The money given is not enough...

"Ha... Sheji, be patient, this girl is just like that, it's best not to provoke her."

The classmate next to me reminded me.

This kind of useless reminder is better saved for answering questions in class.

Thinking of this, I left the classroom and walked towards the vending machine.

.............

"You didn't pay enough. Remember to pay attention to the price of the drinks next time."

"Are you stupid?"

As he said this, he gave me another look of impatience.

"Hmm..." I don't know how to answer.

"I'm showing respect to you by giving you money. Don't you understand? I know the price, so I gave you less. You're so easy to bully, so you deserve it."

Surprisingly, this statement doesn't sound scary at all, but rather rather tsundere... Is it just my imagination?

"Well, I don't really care. I just think it'll be troublesome later if I don't remember the price..."

"Ah~?" She showed her impatience again. "You're really weird. You're being bullied and still care about other people's affairs?"

"It's not really bullying or anything like that. After all, we're classmates. It's just a small matter. I know you don't mean any harm, right..."

Actually, I knew this girl had bad intentions towards me, but I chose to be tolerant... or to be tolerant. After all, this girl is a girl.

After she heard what I said, she no longer looked at me with impatience, but instead stared at me with surprise.

When she saw that even I felt a little uncomfortable, she suddenly spoke.

"Are you really... an idiot?"

How did you come to this conclusion...

.................

"Hey, have you finished your homework?"

I was surprised to see my deskmate come to class so early in the morning. But after thinking about it, I figured it was nothing, since he was just doing homework.

"You're done," I handed her the homework. "By the way, let me remind you that my name is Yi Sheji. Remember it well."

"Oh...oh..." he answered absentmindedly.

"So, do you remember it?"

But then I thought, I didn't remember her name either, so that made us even, and I felt relieved that she couldn't remember my name.

So I put on my headphones and prepared to listen to music.

“Do you like music?”

As if she noticed the headphones I was wearing, she asked me with a little excitement.

"Well...I guess so..." I was shocked by her attitude which was different from usual.

"Give me one, let me see your taste." After saying that, he took it away...or to be exact, he took away half of my earphones.

"Oh, that's pretty good, but why is there only music and no one singing..."

"This is pure music, and no one is singing it," I explained to her.

"I know, I'm just complaining. Do you really think I don't understand anything?"

After saying that, he showed me the familiar expression of impatience.

"Okay..." I raised my hands in surrender, "but from the sound of your voice, it seems that you like music very much. Are you more interested in singing or something?" I asked her with an intoxicated look on her face.

"Ah, well..."

She took off her headphones and said to me, "Actually, I've thought about applying to music school, but seeing how I'm doing now, I've decided to give up."

"What's wrong with the current situation? Is it bad?"

"Are you stupid?" She laughed at herself. "I'm considered a bad girl because of my appearance. Wouldn't it be silly to study when I'm like this? Besides, it's just an idea. Who says I have to realize it..."

"Realizing your dreams has nothing to do with how you dress, right? And your appearance and style can be changed at will. There's no need to dress up to look bad, right?"

"You don't understand... What do you know about my affairs? Don't worry about it..." After saying that, he continued to copy homework.

"How about we both try to change ourselves?"

I don't know why, but I said it out loud as soon as the thought came to me.

"What did you say?" She stopped writing and looked at me with a surprised expression.

"Well... you see, don't you think I'm too easy to bully and too weak? I can try to change, and you can also try to change yourself, like starting with your image..."

Why do I feel more guilty the more I talk about it...

"Hmm... sounds all right... then it's a deal. Um... what's your name?"

"Yi is the country, Yi is the Yi of the people, and Yi is the country of mountains and rivers." I explained to her in detail.

"My dear, I know what the mountains, rivers, and lands mean."

Your Chinese language skills are beyond my expectation...

So I opened the book to let her see my name, and added: "Sheji means country and the world. This is common knowledge in Chinese language. You must remember it well."

"What a strange name..."