940 A Million Times for You 302 (1/2)
Jin Rongyan would often be engrossed in reading his medical books.
As for Long Xiaoxi, who did not have any particular hobbies, she would snack whenever she was bored.
The arts and culture teachers in charge of Class B felt extremely helpless after experiencing their unruly behavior during class.
Just why was that so?
It was because Jin Rongyan and Ji Gui would answer every question posed to them without mistakes. However, Long Xiaoxi was a far cry and would never know the answer to their questions. They had no idea what this chubby girl was there for. Is she here to learn more about food? they wondered.
The third lesson of the day was Mandarin.
The teacher taught the three of them two poems written by the ancient poet Li Bai. One was ”Seeing Meng Ran Off from the Yellow Building” while the other was ”My Thoughts in the Silent Night.”
After explaining the significance of the poems to them, the teacher erased the words on the blackboard and began asking questions. Ji Gui and Jin Rongyan could both answer correctly, regardless of whether they were told to recite the poem or explain the meaning of the stanzas. After they had answered the questions, they proceeded to continue doing their own things.
When it was Long Xiaoxi's turn, the teacher told her to recite ”My Thoughts in the Silent Night,” which was the simpler poem out of the two that they had just learned. ”Long Xiaoxi, recite 'Thoughts in the Silent Night' once.”
She stood up and answered in her puerile voice, ”Moonlight before my bed… Duck and bean sprout soup… Lift my head and I see the moon… Lower my head and I smell the fragrant biscuits.”
The teacher stared at the egg biscuits in front of her on the table, completely lost for words.
”Will you recite the second one too?”
”Teacher, what's the second one? Please give me a header.”
”What's after 'The ancient man leaves the yellow building'?”
”The ancient man leaves the yellow building… Teacher, I don't know.”
”Will you explain this line, then? I've already explained it several times before. Your classmates have also answered correctly. Don't tell me you didn't remember anything at all?”
”I know how to explain this.”
”Go ahead,” said the teacher, appearing much more relieved.
”It means that an ancient man died in the yellow building, am I right, Teacher?”
”...!!!”
”Teacher, why do you look so angry?”
”I'm… poisoned. Sit down, Long Xiaoxi.”
After class, Ji Gui burst into laughter and mocked her, ”Xiaoxi, you're so silly. That line means that the author's old friend is leaving the yellow building.”
”I know I'm very silly, but am I arrogant? Am I haughty? Did I brag and boast?” she said in self-admittance.
Dumbfounded, Ji Gui stared at the snacks on the table and said, ”Xiaoxi, stop eating such stuff.”
”Why?”
”You'll get fat if you keep eating them.”
”Then?”
”You'll get fatter and fatter and no boys will want to play with you anymore. Look at Yuechan and Bao'er, they're both so thin and look good in dresses.”
”Oh, what a terrifying truth. Let me calm myself down by eating this biscuit.”
To Ji Gui's astonishment, she leisurely chowed down on the fragrant and delicious biscuit.
After finishing the biscuit, Long Xiaoxi proceeded to drink some water.
As soon as she reached the pantry, she heard the clear sounds of ongoing laughter.
She craned her neck to see that it was Wen Yuechan who was laughing. Jin Yiheng was present too and was drinking water at the moment.
”She's just like a hen, what is she laughing about…” Long Xiaoxi muttered under her breath. She entered and called, ”Yiheng.”