East Ocean University was not far from Zhao Yanzi's LingZhao Middle School; it was only a few bus stops away. Sitting on the wobbly bus, Hao Ren leaned his elbow against the window and supported his head with his hand. Suddenly, he realized that the band-aid on his elbow was still there.
He tore off the band-aid and found only a trace of blood on it, which meant that the wound was not serious. The more Hao Ren looked at the pink band-aid with a cartoon pig on the front, the funnier he felt.
He fiddled with the band-aid in his hand for a few minutes. He was a little reluctant to throw away this memorable band-aid. However, on second thought, it would be too 'perverted' to keep it. Therefore, he threw the band-aid into the trash can on the bus.
"Actually, this little girl is not bad to me …" Hao Ren thought.
When the bus arrived at LingZhao Middle School, Hao Ren got off and looked at the time. It was exactly 5: 50 AM. Many private cars were lined up in front of the school gate, and some parents were rushing to the school.
Afraid that he would be late, Hao Ren hurried into the school as well. However, a girl who looked like the class leader stopped Hao Ren and said, "Hey, today is the Parent-Teacher Meeting, and outsiders are not allowed to enter."
"I'm here for the Parent-Teacher Meeting," Hao Ren said.
The girl looked at Hao Ren suspiciously and asked, "Which student's parent are you?"
Although most of the parents of middle school students were young, they couldn't be as young as Hao Ren.
"Zhao Yanzi, Grade 2, Class 2 of the Middle School Department. I'm her older brother. Since her parents are very busy, I'm here to attend the Parent-Teacher Meeting on their behalf, "Hao Ren answered. He had already thought of these excuses when he was in the car.
"Um …" The girl nodded and finally put down her arm to let him in.
"Is Zhao Yanzi very famous in their middle school?" Hao Ren thought as he walked in.
LingZhao Middle School was one of the top middle schools in East Ocean City. It covered a large area, and the environment inside was extremely beautiful. There were rock gardens, artificial lakes, modern academic buildings, and gymnasiums. There were also classical-style art galleries and music halls. It was like a diverse park.
Since many of the students came from wealthy families, the security was strict, and outsiders couldn't enter the school freely. This was the first time that Hao Ren, who grew up in East Ocean City, entered the famous East Ocean High School during this parent-teacher conference.
The school was divided into the High School Department and the Middle School Department. Other than the sports field, art galleries, gymnasiums, and music halls, all the other academic buildings were separate. An artificial lake across the campus divided the school into two areas, which belonged to the Middle School Department and Middle School Department.
Hao Ren followed the signs and found the Middle School Department Building. The Grade Eight classes were gathered on the second floor. Hao Ren walked up the stairs and looked at the nameplates above. Finally, he found Grade Two Class.
There were many parents sitting in the classroom., and some were resting while others were talking. Hao Yanzi's name. She Ren's Class 2 Ocean.
Each table had a slip of paper with each student's name on it. Hao Ren noticed that Zhao Yanzi's name was on the second row in the middle. He walked over, pulled out a chair, and sat down.
Sitting next to Hao Ren was a man in his 40s. Hao Ren nodded at him as a greeting.
After sitting down, Hao Ren looked at the layout of the classroom from top to bottom. There was a podium and a blackboard in the front, and a small blackboard with essays on it was at the back. The podium was bigger, and the blackboard was different from the ones Hao Ren used in school. Instead, it was a white board that could be used to write with various colored markers.
The desks and chairs were all brand new. Hao Ren noticed a metal nameplate with Zhao Yanzi's name on the top right corner of the table.
"So, each set of desks and chairs belongs to each student. No wonder it's so clean and free of graffiti … Why didn't anyone think of this when we were in school?" Hao Ren thought.
Hao Ren suddenly had a weird feeling when he thought about how Zhao Yanzi usually sat in this seat, dozing off, or listening to the class attentively. She felt like she was Zhao Yanzi, experiencing her school life. In front of her was the blackboard, the teacher was giving a lecture, and next to her was her deskmate. Ling was sitting nearby, flirting with Zhao Yanzi and passing notes to her … The guys were playing with each other when the teacher wasn't paying attention. Occasionally, some guys would peek at the girls they liked, and the guys sitting in the back would play with the braids of the girls in front of them on purpose, making the girls in front of them roll their eyes …
Hao Ren imagined the scene in the classroom and looked at the nameplate on the middle-aged man's desk. There was a girl's name on the nameplate as well.
"Well, Zhao Yanzi is sitting with a girl …" Hao Ren was slightly relieved. Suddenly, he thought, "Huh, why am I nervous?"
While Hao Ren was looking around, a middle-aged woman in business attire walked into the classroom with a handout under her arm and walked to the podium.
"Hello, parents. I'm Luo Ying, the homeroom teacher of Class 2 Ocean." She introduced herself and suddenly saw a young man sitting in the classroom. She asked curiously, "You are …"
"Oh, I'm Zhao Yanzi's older brother. Her parents are too busy with work, so I'm here to replace them," Hao Ren said.
"Since you are her older brother, aren't her parents your parents?" Luo Ying was indeed an experienced homeroom teacher, and she immediately caught the loophole in Hao Ren's words.
She suspected that Zhao Yanzi was afraid that her grades would be too low, so she asked someone to replace her parents. This kind of thing had happened before. A middle school student asked a high school student to pretend to be her parents and underestimated the teacher's IQ. In the end, both of them were punished.
"Oh, I'm her cousin!" Hao Ren reacted quickly and said immediately.
"Cousin can also represent the parents …" Luo Ying was a bit displeased at this answer, but she didn't say anything more. After all, there were so many parents waiting for the meeting.
"Today's parent-teacher meeting is mainly to announce the students' midterm exam results. As you all know, the children are already in Grade Two and will soon enter Grade Three. In other words, Grade Two students have to prepare for Grade Three. Whether the results of Grade Three are good or bad, a large part of it depends on the foundation of Grade Two students and whether their basic knowledge is solid …" Luo Ying faced the parents and began to explain.
Hao Ren sat down and listened. Seeing that the parents around him were listening attentively, he didn't dare to be cheeky. Instead, he pretended to be serious. However, he also knew that what the homeroom teacher said was a cliche, and the goal was to make the parents pay attention to their children's studies.
However, it was Hao Ren's first time pretending to be a parent to attend a parent-teacher meeting.
Looking at the nervous expressions on the parents' faces, Hao Ren suddenly thought that he would become one of them one day …
"Don't think that as long as your kids' grades aren't too bad, they can be transferred to the high school department. In fact, the grades in high school are determined by the grades in middle school. Also, the grades in high school will directly affect the universities that the kids can get into … "
Luo Ying continued to talk. Hao Ren didn't have the awareness of these parents, so he didn't have the heart to listen to her cliche. He lowered his head and quietly flipped through Zhao Yanzi's table.
There were half a bottle of drinks, half a bag of potato chips, some unopened plums, and candied fruits. There were also some girl's gadgets such as nail clippers.
"Naughty girl, you always like to eat snacks at school." Hao Ren put these things aside and looked at what else was in the table.
Luo Ying, who was experienced and had sharp eyes, immediately saw that Hao Ren was secretly flipping the table. However, she couldn't say anything and continued to talk to the other parents.
"Well, this is …"
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