Only After I Was Reborn Did I Realize That I Had Childhood Sweethearts

“The results of this exam are out, to be honest, it’s hard to imagine that this is the level that students from Class A of Experimental Middle School can achieve. I don’t know what else you’ve been listening to during the class.”

After spending less than a month with everyone, the homeroom teacher, Li Shibing, had already entered scolding and complaining mode.

“In the math test, only 7 people scored above 100, while Class 8 next door has twice as many as us! Isn’t that embarrassing!?

“I’ve been teaching for so many years, and you can truly be considered the worst class I’ve ever had. Each one of you needs to reflect on what went wrong. After I finish discussing the questions, each of you must submit a self-reflection… Oh, by the way, Lin Youxi doesn’t need to write one.

“Then, I’ll read out the scores of those who scored above 100.” Teacher Li started reading out the scores one by one, “Lin Youxi, 120 points; Mei Fang, 119; Chen Jie, 111; Huang Zhe, 107; Lu Xueqing, 104…”

What the heck?! Do I have to write a self-reflection even with 119 points?

Mei Fang realized that he made a mistake by writing an extra dash on one of his answers and felt extremely regretful.

When Mei Fang was in elementary school, Teacher Yu didn’t place much emphasis on grades, except for major exams. She rarely did this kind of individual score reading, as it would put pressure on those who didn’t perform well, but for those who did well, it was a kind of commendation ceremony.

Overall, this did indeed help stimulate competitiveness and a desire to be on top.

As she walked back to her seat with her test paper, she saw everyone looking up at her with admiration and envy.

“In addition, you’ve now been interacting with your classmates and those around you for about a month. For tonight’s self-study session, we won’t be studying. Instead, we’ll have elections for the class committee, and then we’ll rearrange the seating and form new study groups. If you are interested in running for a position, please sign up over there with Lin Youxi.”

Lin Youxi didn’t complain on helping the homeroom teacher. After making a list, she poked Mei Fang with a pen.

“Ah Fang, do you want to run for a class officer position?”

Mei Fang shook his head, “I’m not interested. I prefer doing my own thing.”

“…I see.”

Lin Youxi lowered her head as if thinking about something, and Mei Fang understood her thoughts.

“Do you want to run for the class monitor?”

Lin Youxi shook her head at first, then hesitated for a while.

“A little… Although there are many tasks and responsibilities, I think it’s a good opportunity for growth. I just don’t know if everyone is willing to vote for me…”

“I definitely will.”

Mei Fang was definitely encouraging Lin Youxi to make some changes. “If you want to be the class monitor, just write your name down. I wholeheartedly support you!”

“Then… you should also become a class officer.” Lin Youxi started persuading Mei Fang. “This way, you can also gain some experience.”

“Me?”

“Yeah.” Lin Youxi nodded. “If you don’t want to, then I might not want to either.”

Mei Fang thought to himself, “She’s too much… Why does she want me to accompany her in everything?”

He was about to decline but then changed his mind after a moment of hesitation.

“Let me think… I can be a group leader. Help me write it down.”

“Okay!”

According to the rules set by the homeroom teacher, Li Shibing, before the end of the night self-study, they first needed to elect class officers and group leaders. Each study group will have one group leader and two class officers, and they can freely choose their group members. In that case, Mei Fang could be grouped together with Youxi.

Since it’s the same group, the two of them won’t be sitting too far apart.

After Mei Fang made up his mind, he thought that the position of class monitor might require a campaign speech. So, he discussed some campaign speech topics with Lin Youxi in advance, and reviewed what to say, ensuring that Youxi could be elected.

When night self-study started, Lin Youxi wrote down all the students’ names who were running for class officer positions and group leaders on the blackboard with chalk. When the homeroom teacher finished his opening speech and turned around to look, he saw that there were still many vacant positions on the blackboard, and he let everyone come up and fill in the positions they wanted to apply for.

Li Shibing hoped to have a total of eight group leaders, but only four people actually applied, which made Li Shibing very annoyed.

“You don’t appreciate such a good opportunity for personal growth. When you grow up, you’ll miss out on even more things. Think about it carefully! Self-nomination or nomination by others is both acceptable!”

Li Shibing continued to lecture, and some hesitant students went up to write their names.

Mei Fang saw his deskmate Zhang Ming staring at the blackboard, and seemed like he was about to stand up but then sat back down.

Mei Fang, being helpful, asked him, “Zhang Ming, do you want to be a group leader?”

After hearing this, Zhang Ming quickly shook his head. “Why would I want to be a group leader? There are so many troublesome things to handle, like collecting homework and dealing with difficult people in the group. I don’t want to do such a troublesome thing…”

“Are you really not interested? I saw that you seemed like you wanted to go up and write your name just now…”

“B-because… I need to go to the bathroom!”

Mei Fang immediately stood up to make a way for Zhang Ming and said, “Then go quickly, don’t poop in your pants.”

“Hey, what are you doing?!”

Zhang Ming was about to pull Mei Fang’s sleeve, but Li Shibing’s gaze fell on Mei Fang.

“Mei Fang, do you want to run for a class officer position too?”

“No, it’s Zhang Ming who wants—”

Zhang Ming grabbed Mei Fang and stopped him from speaking further, “I… I want to be a group leader!”

“Then hurry up! Don’t dawdle.”

Everyone’s gaze turned to Zhang Ming. Zhang Ming blushed and shrank his neck, too afraid to speak. He just ran to the blackboard and wrote his name on the section for the group leaders.

When Zhang Ming returned to his seat, he grabbed Mei Fang’s arm and complained in a low voice, “You, seriously, you’re unbelievable. Did you do that on purpose? You dog!”

“So… you actually want to be a group leader, huh? Then, why didn’t you say that you wanted to go to the bathroom to teacher?”

“No, there’s no way! It’s just that Teacher Li is angry right now. If I said I wanted to go to the bathroom, wouldn’t he twist my head off?”

“You coward.”

Mei Fang pursed his lips. He did have the idea of encouraging Zhang Ming to become a group leader. Although being a group leader in middle school was just a simple job of collecting homework, it also involved organizing and arranging things, such as making blackboard newspaper for the class, coordinating cleaning duties, and more, which provided some valuable experience.

Zhang Ming retorted Mei Fang’s teasing, “Yes, I am a coward, so what? If you don’t like it, deal with it!”

After saying that, he propped his cheek on his hand and sighed helplessly. His gaze drifted to the window, and he consoled himself, “Actually, whether I become the group leader or not, I don’t really mind… “

Mei Fang patted Zhang Ming’s shoulder and said with deep meaning, “Zhang Ming, don’t forget that this isn’t the era of the Four Tsundere Wonders^[1] anymore, and tsundere’s popularity will soon going to fade. Besides, you’re not a cute girl, so don’t be overly dramatic.”

“Mei Fang, are you crazy?!”

Zhang Ming muttered to Mei Fang in a very low voice, “What nonsense are you talking about? I can’t understand a word!”

“Then do you still want to go to the bathroom? Don’t poop in your pants.”

“I’ll hold it in!”

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