Chapter 63 - Spring Trip (1/2)

Chapter 63: Spring Trip

Halfway through the semester, the teacher sent out a notice that made the students very excited. It was an obvious reaction since everyone would be able to out for a day to play. On the spring trip, they didn’t need have any classes and even had the opportunity to play so how can they not be excited? Even if they had to take the mid-semester exam before that, everyone didn’t think much of it and just anticipated eagerly for the trip.

They were also in their second year of high school, so this would be the last time their class would go out on a trip. Once they entered their third year, they no longer would have the time to play. Thinking this, all the students chose to attend and not one of them were absent.

Perhaps because the trip was right after their exams, it felt like a reward for them and the students studied for their exams with even more motivation. However, they would also occasionally be distracted as they thought about what snacks they should bring on the trip and prearrange who they would sit next to on the way there and back.

Soon, the midsemester exams ended and it was the day before the spring trip. During the evening self-study session, everyone was very jittery.

The class teacher notified the students of the time of departure tomorrow and things that they should be on the look out for. Seeing the students chattering, he shook his head and suddenly thought of something with a smile, “Since you don’t have any homework, you’re all free tonight. Why don’t we go to the shops to buy the things that you will need for tomorrow?”

The whole class was stunned for a moment before they raised their hands and cheering. Their teacher is the best!

The things that they would need tomorrow naturally referred to snacks. Today was already Thursday and, by now, all the snacks that they had brought on Monday had already been demolished so they didn’t have enough for the trip.

The teacher stood on the podium and clapped his hands: “Okay, everyone be quiet and get ready. We will leave in five minutes. Don’t talk when we go downstairs, or you will disturb the other students.”

The student’s eyes shone brightly with excitement. Their raised their hand and said: “Teacher can I go back to the dormitory to get something?”

The class teacher understood them very well, “What are you going to get? With the exams over, you guys definitely brought your phones to class to play so you don’t need to go back to get money.”

Everyone snickered tacitly. As they headed downstairs, despite the prior warning not to speak, they couldn’t help but whisper to each other, “Hey, with the other students still in class, I suddenly feel that we’re so fortunate.”

“Yeah heehee.” The student next to them nodded their head in agreement.

There was a supermarket not far from the school. Although it was smaller than then the major shopping malls, it still consisted of three storeys, so it was enough for the students to shop around.

Going shopping wasn’t something new for them but it was different for them to be able to go shopping as a whole class so there was an unspeakable amount of happiness amongst them.

The class teacher notified them of the time that they should get back together at the entrance and the students slowly started scattering around. Despite this, he would occasionally spot a familiar blue and white uniform moving around here and there.

Jiang Yang and the others stayed together and pushed a trolley that they used to hold the snacks that they picked up.

Huang Shao was is very talkative. He could easily spill out words from his mouth nonstop and he would occasionally run off to grab something that he liked to eat or eat some food samples. He returned with a dumpling food sample and handed a piece over to each of them. He blew onto it and took a bite before grinning, “Kimchi flavoured. It’s surprisingly pretty good. Should we buy a bag?”

Jiang Yang: “What are you going to use to cook it?”

“Frying pan?”

“Where are you going to get the pan from?”

Huang Shao scratched his head and chuckled.

It was clearly the time when they should be self-studying in class and, now that they were outside shopping for snacks, he became overly excited.  As soon as Huang Shao saw something that he liked to eat, he would run off again.

Several people left, and this left Jiang Yang and Qin Xu pushing the shopping cart while moving forward slowly. When travelling, Jiang Yang preferred to pack light and he didn’t usually bring many snacks, so he didn’t have much to buy.

They walked through an aisle with fridges that had various drinks displayed. Qin Xu spotted something familiar and bent down to pick it up. He turned around and smiled at Jiang Yang: “Your favourite yogurt. They’re selling this pack for 28. Do you want it?”

Jiang Yang heard the word yogurt and turned around with his eyes bright. He then quickly restored his expression and deliberately acted calm as he picked up two packs, “Is that so.”

Qin Xu suppressed his laughter: “We don’t have fridges, so it would have to be eaten soon. Can you finish it?”

Jiang Yang glared over at him and answered seriously, “There’s only six cartons. How can I not finish it? It’s more likely that it won’t be enough.”

Without even thinking he knew that the others would definitely take it when they returned. It would be considered a good outcome if he managed to have two of them.

Qin Xu was in a good mood, “Did you also include my share?”

Jiang Yang shook his head coldly, “No. It’s all for me.”

Eating all those cold things, aren’t you afraid of getting a stomachache?”

“No.”

“Share me one carton.”

“Not giving.”

Qin Xu held onto Jiang Yang and buried his face into the crook of is neck in a very clingy manner that others seeing it couldn’t help but look away. Jiang Yang had grown used to this and didn’t find it uncomfortable. The other classmates had also seen this often and just thought that their relationship had improved a lot.

When it was time for the students to return, the students gathered up at the entrance of the shops and chattered rowdily on their way back.

The next day, everyone went to the classroom and the class leader found out about the car license number for the bus before guiding the students down to find it. Before they boarded the bus the teacher in charge yelled: “Class leaders should count the number of people and make sure you don’t miss anyone. Everyone, line up to board to bus. If you have any problems, make sure you come and find me.”

Based on the class numbers, the boys allowed the girls to board the bus first. There were even some who enthusiastically stood next to the bus door and raised their hand like a train conductor directing the girls to board the bus one by one.

The excitement on this side was witnessed by the liberal arts class from not far away. They couldn’t help but whisper in envy: “The girls in the science classes are so lucky.”

The liberal arts boys weren’t willing to admit defeat, “We can also do that.”

The girl nodded, that’s true.