After deciding to give up, he started to gain popularity

Xiachuan Zou looked at her very seriously, nodding from time to time to indicate that he was listening.

The matter is actually not complicated - as a traditional activity of Shuchiin, there is no difference in the content of the forest school activities for the second and first grades. The same is to participate in learning, and then have a test of courage a few days before the end of the activity.

Therefore, the freshmen, who had the same understanding as the sophomores that "this is a great opportunity to get the right to choose a spouse", were naturally excited. However, for those at the management level, there were only two executives of the Student Union, Iino Miko and Ishigami. As leaders, they were not mature enough, and the former's ideas were a bit radical. So before the test of courage officially began, Iino Miko angered the public by catching several typical offenders and punishing them severely.

The other party is prohibited from participating in the courage test unless he can submit a letter of repentance and obtain consent before then.

Of course, such a punishment was unacceptable. In fact, although everyone was extremely enthusiastic about the Test of Courage, it did not mean that they could succumb to power. You, a small discipline committee chairman, suddenly made such a request, otherwise he would not be allowed to participate in the Test of Courage? This was simply an abuse of power! Even the student union president Natsukawa Kanade would not do such a thing! So the person in question contacted some people who were also dissatisfied with his decision and jointly wrote a letter to the school to express their dissatisfaction with the student union management.

In the end, it was the grade's academic director who stepped in to resolve the matter. The student union's first-year representative, Iino Miko, withdrew the punishment and apologized to the person who had been punished. At the same time, the person who had been punished submitted a letter of repentance stating that he "should not have joined forces with his classmates to cause a riot."

So Iino Miko was devastated and even felt betrayed - she was clearly following the school rules, but in the end the school did not stand on her side.

Not only that, although other students did not show it much, she could actually feel that the popularity she had accumulated through the previous president election seemed to have declined a little, almost to the point where it was only slightly better than when she was the discipline committee member. This was not something she imagined, but it was because she found that many people who would nod to her when they met before suddenly ignored her later.

She was hit again and found that even her classmates did not approve of her behavior, so she gradually became autistic.

After listening to her self-narration, Xiachuan Zou felt a little numb in his heart, thinking that this girl was really fierce. She actually dared to punish others by curbing their sexual desire at such a time when others were in a state of sexual excitement. It would be strange if she was not targeted and hated.

But he is a senior after all, and it is not okay to laugh at him. We should focus on teaching and urging him.

So he thought for a while, organized his words, and said slowly:

"I don't think you did it completely wrong, but... the specific method can certainly be optimized."

225. Junior school girl's teaching time

"Of course the method can be optimized...but before that let's analyze the reasons first." Xiachuan Zou began to talk slowly.

"For example, when it comes to punishment, no matter how severe the punishment is, the students you catch will definitely be very dissatisfied - everyone is like this, why do you punish me but not others?"

"Of course, under normal circumstances, you definitely can't really punish everyone. You can only use this method of killing the chicken to scare the monkey. If the target is some students who are originally quite honest and accidentally made too much noise, they may be obedient. Whether it is sincere or not, at least they will be willing to hand in a letter of repentance. But in fact, most of the students in Xiuzhi Academy are not like this. There must be some who have long been resentful of the Discipline Committee for "liking to meddle in other people's affairs", so it's just right to settle new and old grudges together today."

"Of course they wouldn't dare and wouldn't resist you normally. After all, you and the Discipline Committee are standing on the school's side and representing the school. You are responsible for managing discipline on behalf of the school. But it's different during the Linjian School period, especially the Test of Courage Conference. One of the purposes of holding it is to allow these boys and girls to vent their exuberant energy that has nowhere to go.

"So in a sense, although your actions this time are still on the school's side, the school has actually become a neutral party at this time, and has even begun to turn a blind eye to the students' vigorous performance. This is why there are only classes in the morning on the day of the Test of Courage. The afternoon classes have been cancelled and arranged for other things. The original intention is also to help the school, so that the students can make final preparations before the meeting begins."

"But you seem to be unaware of this, and are still carrying out the affairs with the original attitude, even going so far as to threaten others with the 'right to participate' that they care about. It is natural that you will encounter fierce resistance..." After Xia Chuan Zou carefully explained the reason to her, he changed to a gentler tone.

"You said you felt betrayed by the school, but I actually felt that the school was biased towards you this time."

"But..." Iino Miko suddenly became anxious and wanted to explain.

"Listen to me first..." Xia Chuan Zou shook his head and interrupted her, "Perhaps you should have discovered that although this forest school activity is still in the name of off-campus learning, in fact, the content of our lectures during this period is not the knowledge that must be acquired during the semester. Most of them are extra courses that can be studied or not. It all depends on the students' conscious choice to listen or not."

"To put it in an extreme way, even if no one is listening during the lecture, the teachers don't care, because they have been informed in advance. During this period, they only need to teach. Whether they understand or how to understand is their own business. This also allows students to experience the university teaching method in advance to a certain extent."

"But you and the Discipline Committee didn't seem to realize this, and you still carried out your duties according to the rules of the main school of Shuchiin. As a result, the students began to feel dissatisfied. The teacher doesn't care about me, so who do you think the Discipline Committee is? You really think you are serious, don't you?!"

"So the Discipline Committee represented by you was targeted by these students, and finally the matter was reported to the teacher... Originally, the school would have preferred to dismiss you and entrust the management to someone else, but I think they thought that 'Iino Miko' was too suitable for the position of Discipline Committee Chairman, so they couldn't bear to let go of such a useful talent..." Natsukawa Kanade paused, as if he felt that such a truth might be unacceptable to this simple little girl.

But after thinking about it, I still feel that she will have to go out into society one day, and excessive protection is indeed not suitable for a person's growth.

"I think the school probably had this in mind, so they 'protected' you despite the pressure of so many students' joint appeal, and just let you make an apology and let you go. As for the punishment for that group of students, it can be big or small, but after all, they are students of our Xiuzhi Academy, so the leader was only given a warning that 'you shouldn't have joined forces with classmates to cause a riot' and a punishment of handing in a letter of repentance. I'm afraid that this doesn't seem like a punishment to them at all, but more like a reminder that 'next time, you should solve the problem in a more rational way'."

"In the final analysis, it's because the method you used is not appropriate and can't achieve the desired effect." Xia Chuan Zou shook his head and then began to teach the junior sister a lesson. "This kind of punishment is actually useless. Even if the other party finds a letter of regret the next day, he will still do what he wants to do later. After all, it's not completely forbidden for him to participate in the Test of Courage Conference. And even if you ban him, what if he wants to sneak in? Can you arrange for someone to keep an eye on him all the time? In the final analysis, this kind of punishment is completely testing the other party's moral character, but unfortunately, this thing really can't test anything."

"So my suggestion is to simply issue an announcement in advance, and for those who perform well and abide by the discipline during the course, you can approve the additional partner requirements as appropriate, and such approval can ignore the impact on academic performance."

"You know, rewards are sometimes more meaningful than punishments, especially in a situation like this where everyone wants to team up with their favorite... good friends or something. You only need to post this one announcement, and you don't even need to worry about the follow-up matters. You just need to wait in the office to process the large number of partner application forms submitted by others."

"This is equivalent to the transformation of contradictions. What was originally a contradiction between your discipline committee and students - a disciplinary issue, has now become a contradiction between students - better performance will earn them the right to choose their partners independently, which means that students can focus all their energy on internal competition. This will not only solve their problem of high energy, but also make students more motivated to study. Even the school will definitely agree with you on this point."

"Ah? Is this possible?" Iino Miko widened her eyes and looked at him in disbelief. "But if this happens, the previous rules will be broken..."

"Rules are meant to be broken." Xia Chuan Zou shook his head and reminded, "Nothing can be broken without something being broken. The so-called rules should be constantly replaced with better intentions. As long as its starting point and result are better, it can replace the previous rules and become a better rule."

"But..." Iino Miko still found it hard to accept. Some of her stubborn ideas had long been part of her personality, so it was difficult to convince her in a short time. "By the way! If we do this, wouldn't it be very unfair to those who have already secured the qualification?"

"This world is inherently unfair." Xia Chuan Zou shook his head and continued to persuade him, "And since they were able to get the qualification last time, why do you think they won't be able to get the qualification in the future? As the saying goes, people are born in hardship and die in comfort. If they always dwell on their past achievements, they will always be careless. So you might as well teach them a lesson in advance and give them some strength, so that they know that they don't have an absolute advantage, and there are others who are eyeing the qualification they have already obtained. If they want to get it safely, they should behave better."

"Besides, if the students of this term can really improve the overall performance, then what's the problem with you adding more places? In addition to the partners who have already reserved those places, you can also give extra rewards to those students who have performed well or made obvious progress during the period. As a teacher, due to my status and various factors, I am afraid that I can only verbally praise students who have made obvious progress, but our student union will give real benefits. As long as you still want to participate in the Test of Courage, you have to work hard for your desire. This is what we call tailoring to the individual."

"..."

So Iino Miko remained silent, but the more she thought about it, the more she felt that what he said made sense. Then she suddenly said "Oh", as if she had suddenly realized something.

"I understand! Simple punishment is useless. If you want to restrain them, you still need to control their hearts!"

Xia Chuan Zou: “…”

No, the way you put it is a bit...well, although the meaning is actually somewhat close.

Looking at the other person's energetic look with stars in her eyes, Xia Chuan Zou suddenly felt a little worried that he might be leading this school girl in a bad direction.

Uh... that shouldn't be the case, right?

226. It's not that bad! (4K)

Putting aside that strange understanding, judging from Iino Miko's expression, she should be very inspired, and her originally gloomy face gradually relaxed. However, one thing is one thing, and there is no intention to change the established plan. She still has to go to the barbecue restaurant, and there is no escape.

After walking around the street for a while, they realized there was nothing interesting, so they found a roadside dessert shop to take a break and discuss where to go to kill time.

After having a few meat buns, Natsukawa Kanade no longer had any appetite, but his mental state was a little poor, so he ordered an iced Americano. Iino Miko next to him was very interested. Not only did she buy another crepe, she also ordered a strawberry sundae and matcha cake. The key point was that she didn't look like she was trying to taste the food. She was clearly eating with relish and looked like she was doing it with ease.

Xia Chuan Zou was a little stunned, and couldn't help but complain: "If I remember correctly, you bought breakfast with me just now, right? And it was five meat buns... How can you still eat them now?"

"Hmm..." Xiao Miko's cheeks were puffy and her mouth was stuffed with a lot of food. Suddenly, after hearing Natsukawa Kanade's question, she stopped eating all of a sudden.

She realized now that it was a little too late to redeem herself, but she still explained hesitantly: "Sweet, desserts and the like... How can it be called food..."

"Oh right! How does that saying go? Girls have two stomachs, one for dinner and one for dessert! I'm filling up the second one now..."

Xia Chuan Zou: “…”

Having said that, this is the first time I see it used as an excuse!

Moreover, he had a hunch that the school girl in front of him seemed far from reaching her limit. Her eating movements did not seem to pause because she was full. Instead, it seemed that even if she had three more servings, it would be no problem.

Logically speaking, for this kind of big eater, the eating style should be more bold and unrestrained, at the very least, it should be like Fujiwara Chika. But as for this junior girl, every time she swallowed the food in small bites, she would show a happy expression like a hamster chewing melon seeds. Her petite and exquisite appearance seemed relatively elegant, but the fact was that her appetite was astonishing and her speed was also not bad. She finished all three portions of the dessert she ordered without noticing.

But he had only finished half of his iced Americano.

"..."

"Hmm... I feel... it doesn't taste as good as I imagined." Even though she had just finished feasting, the junior sister started to express surprising opinions again, "The crepe tastes bad, the fruit inside feels a little stale, the matcha cake is not soft enough, it should be the wrong heat, and the sundae... it is sweet, but because it is too sweet, it covers up the fragrance of the strawberries, so it is not good enough..."

Not feeling that such criticism was not enough, the other party even took out a small notebook and scribbled on it, muttering: "If we take the average, the overall situation is about 6 points, which can only be considered barely qualified, but some desserts need to be improved..."

Xia Chuan Zou: “…”

He felt that he was confused more and more often recently. He thought that every time he did so, his impression of the girls deepened, but in fact, he was constantly refreshing his cognition.

This is not to say that the other party took notes. In fact, he also had the habit of remembering pitfalls and avoiding them, but he preferred to remember them with his head. What he couldn't understand was another thing. He was clearly showing a happy expression "enjoying the food" in the last second, and then in the next second he could criticize the food he just ate...

Do you have multiple personalities like Kaguya?

"Let me interrupt for a moment... I don't mean anything special, I'm just a little curious." Xia Chuan Zou paused and asked tentatively, "I saw that you were enjoying your meal just now... weren't you? But why did you give such a good review...?"

He was fully aware that she was so happy that her legs began to swing under the table. This was definitely not an act, so he wanted to ask the reason. But as soon as he asked, he began to regret it because he saw Iino Miko looking at him as if he were a fool, and replied as a matter of course:

"There's no conflict between the two, right? I enjoyed the meal because I was really happy, but their desserts really didn't taste good. One thing for one thing, I can't waste food and get angry about it, right?"

"..." Xia Chuanzou opened his mouth but couldn't say anything.

That makes sense, what's going on?

So he stopped talking, took a sip of coffee in silence, and thought that it would be better for him to stay out of the beautiful girl's affairs.

During the break, Xia Chuanzou charged his phone, then flipped through the internet and searched for entertainment venues suitable for celebrating his friend's birthday. He inexplicably found a recommendation for "Haidilao", but he knew that this kind of place was not for entertainment, but for being entertained! He also felt that there was something wrong with the definition of "entertainment venue" by netizens this time. Anyway, he decisively passed it up, and then thought about it and felt that the relationship between the two was not very close, so it would be better to choose a place that could make people relax a little.

So in the end we decided on a place like a cat cafe.

But in every sense, you should ask for other people's opinions first.

"By the way, Iino, do you like small animals? For example...cats?"

"Eh?" Iino Miko was obviously a little surprised, not understanding why she was suddenly asked these questions. "As for cats... it's okay. I actually thought about raising one before."

"But my parents were very busy with work and I was afraid I wouldn't be able to raise the child, so I gave up in the end."

"Is that so..." Xia Chuan Zou nodded. Since he didn't hate it, then there was no problem. "Then why don't you go sit in a cat cafe later? At least it's more interesting to kill time than just sitting here."

"Cat cafe..." Iino Miko pondered for a moment, then quickly nodded in agreement, "Okay, no problem for me."

She is not actually a very opinionated person, but because she really likes to eat delicious food, she fills her plan with "eating" options.

"Okay, then let's go to the cat cafe and sit down later. I'll make an appointment with the boss first... around 12 o'clock, right? After all, you ate so much, it will take you a little longer to digest." After drinking the coffee, Xia Chuan Zou sent a message to the boss according to the contact information on the store information.

"Oh, by the way, there are food at the cat cafe, but the variety is limited. They may not have what you want to eat. If you still need it, you can buy it outside first. Then when we go to the cat cafe, we only need to pay the entrance fee."

He originally reminded the other party just in case. In fact, he really didn't think that this school girl could still eat so much, but the result was far beyond his expectation.

"In that case... then I'll go order another vanilla cake and sable." Iino Miko nodded readily, then stood up and walked towards the counter again the next second.

"..."

Well, okay... Xiachuan Zou didn't know what to say now, so he could only continue to contact the store silently. After confirming that the other party was open today, he made a reservation, then put down his phone and waited patiently for his schoolmate to return.

Not long after, he heard the sound of footsteps beside him, which seemed to be a little hurried. Xiachuan Kanade turned his head to find out what was going on, but he saw Iino Miko's terrified expression, asking him for help: "Senior, what should I do! Two of my classmates are coming in!"

"Uh..." Xia Chuan Kan was stunned, thinking that if your classmate comes, you should just say hello, why are you looking for him? "So...is there any problem?"

"This is a big problem, Senior!" Iino Miko wanted to explain, but when she turned around, she found that the two people had already entered the store and were standing not far from her, walking towards the counter. "Damn it, it's too late to explain!"

The junior high school girl looked anxious, her pupils swaying left and right with her head as if she was looking for some cover. In the end, she even fixed her gaze on him... or to be more precise, on the position next to him.

"Senior, please let me in quickly!" After saying that, Iino Miko stepped over him and kept going deeper and deeper.

"......???" So Xiachuan Kanade widened his eyes, not understanding what she was suddenly trying to do, "What are you going to do?"

"Senior, please stop talking. Let me hide inside for a while..." Iino Miko tried to squat down and hide completely under the table, but she found that the gap between the seat and the table legs was too small to accommodate her, so she had no choice but to stand up again.

As a result, he accidentally hit his head on the table.

"Yika!" Iino Miko cried out in pain but didn't dare to scream out. Instead, she covered her mouth and then slowly climbed up with tears in her eyes.

"..." Xiachuan Zou, who was standing by, felt more and more speechless the more he watched.

Why bother yourself like this?

He now understood that this school girl clearly did not want to be recognized by her classmates outside. He naturally did not know the specific reason, but he could understand this behavior because it had happened to the group of girls around him before.

"Okay, just lower your head like this, it shouldn't be that easy to be discovered." Xia Chuanzou reminded, and pointed at the table and said, "Of course, if you still feel unsafe, just lie down. As long as you can cover your face, you will definitely not be discovered."

Although I may seem like I’m playing an ostrich, as long as you haven’t seen my face, you can’t say it’s definitely me!

So Iino Miko nodded obediently, but still didn't dare to make a sound, for fear of being recognized by her voice. To be honest, she felt very tortured and scared. She kept praying in her heart that the two classmates would buy desserts and leave here quickly, and not stay any longer.

But as a famous scientist once said, sometimes the more you fear something, the more likely it is to happen.

The two classmates of Iino Miko had no intention of leaving, and even walked closer to Natsukawa Kanade, as if they were looking for a seat there.

Not only that, because of Natsukawa Kanade's overly conspicuous appearance, he was recognized immediately.

"Wow, isn't this the president? What a coincidence, I see the president here." One of the boys seemed to have sharp eyes. He spotted him just by turning his head, then came over and greeted him in a very familiar manner.

"The president is alone...ah, sorry, I didn't see him." The boy seemed a little embarrassed.

Because he originally thought that Natsukawa Kanade was alone, but when he got closer, he found that sitting next to him was a girl who looked very petite and cute just by her figure. She was lying on his lap, looking shy.

"President, this is..." The boy seemed a little confused, but the inexplicable flash in his eyes told Natsukawa Zou - he wanted to eat melon.

So Xia Chuan Zou's mouth twitched, but he replied calmly: "It's my sister. She came to visit me on her day off, so I just happened to bring her out to play... She's a bit shy, so that's why she's like this."

After he finished speaking, Iino Miko, who was still lying on his lap, suddenly trembled, but soon became quiet again.

"Oh~ It's my sister..." The boy was obviously unwilling and wanted to explore it further, but the girl next to him suddenly tugged at his clothes and glared at him, so he scratched his head and looked embarrassed.

"Sorry, sorry to bother you. We'll leave now. Please enjoy your meal, President. Please continue..."