69novels Chapter 26 Self-study Incident
Chapter 26 Self-study Incident
When Hong Liguo learned that the injuries on the two men were not caused by fighting, he was a little disappointed.
Later, Hong Liguo accidentally learned the real reason why Zou Jianmin withdrew from the competition.
It turns out that Zou Jianmin did not deliver the love letter that Liu Guochen asked him to pass on to Qiao Shuang. Instead, he took it back, copied and modified it, replaced his own name with the letter, and then entrusted a female classmate who had been in contact with Qiao Shuang to help deliver it.
This female student was plain-looking, short, and not academically outstanding. Deep down, she harbored a deep jealousy towards girls who were better than her—a mixture of envy, jealousy, and hatred! This jealousy was like a seed buried in a dark corner, waiting for its chance to sprout.
Zou Jianmin, that short-sighted fellow, chose her to deliver a message to Qiao Shuang, which instantly gave the seeds of darkness in her heart the conditions to sprout.
When the tall and handsome Zou Jianmin took the initiative to talk to her, the girl thought he had taken a liking to her! She was happily fantasizing about the good things that were going to happen, but when she heard that Zou Jianmin wanted her to deliver a love letter, her heart felt like a glass of ice water had been poured on a blazing fire. Although her heart was in turmoil, she did not show it on her face and readily agreed to his request.
On her way home from school, she pretended to get close to Qiao Shuang, seemingly passing on some confidential information, but in reality, she chatted casually about some unimportant topics. After parting ways with Qiao Shuang and going home, she unhesitatingly stuffed the love letter full of affection into the stove. Watching the love letter turn to ashes in the flames, a faint, cold smile appeared on her lips.
The next day, she lied to Zou Jianmin without batting an eye, saying that Qiao Shuang tore up the letter after reading it and told her to tell Zou Jianmin to give up on the idea, saying that Qiao Shuang already had someone else in her heart.
Just as Zou Jianmin was troubled by this sudden "bad news," Liu Guochen came to his door. Zou Jianmin intended to calmly explain the situation and discourage Liu, but after only a few words, the two started arguing, their emotions escalating until they finally began to fight. Fortunately, a classmate from the next class and village happened to pass by and separated them, preventing the situation from worsening. Zou Jianmin realized that his pursuit of Qiao Shuang was hopeless, and Liu Guochen's offer of a semester's worth of meals seemed like a good "fallback." Since Qiao Shuang already had someone else in her heart, and he had no chance, he figured he might as well take advantage of the situation; it wouldn't be too much of a loss.
Therefore, Zou Jianmin did not tell Liu Guochen what the female classmate had said about Qiao Shuang already having someone she liked. He secretly calculated that if Liu Guochen found out about this, his meal allowance for the entire semester would probably be gone. In fact, Qiao Shuang was completely unaware of these things and continued to live in her own world as usual, focusing on her studies. Hong Liguo sometimes felt that Qiao Shuang was like an outsider, completely indifferent to the turmoil around her.
Looking back on those youthful days, Hong Liguo couldn't help but sigh, realizing how subtle and complex the emotions between men and women were. Back then, they weren't as brave and straightforward as young people are today. If they truly liked someone, they mostly kept their feelings hidden in their hearts, afraid to express them openly, lest they face ridicule and strange looks after rejection. Take Hong Liguo himself, for example. His relationship with Wang Yuxin didn't develop through honest face-to-face communication; rather, it was through Fa Zi's mediation that they gradually understood each other's feelings. Fortunately, Fa Zi and Hong Liguo didn't like the same person, and they were each other's best friends. Fa Zi went to great lengths for Hong Liguo and Wang Yuxin, his sincerity and dedication still deeply moving Hong Liguo to this day. But that's a story for another time.
Since then, Zou Jianmin kept his promise and never mentioned liking Qiao Shuang again. Liu Guochen also kept his word and would bring Zou Jianmin two yuan every day. The storm caused by love seemed to have subsided. Hong Liguo thought that the class could be peaceful for a while.
However, the good times didn't last long. Just a few days after things calmed down in the class, an unexpected chaos broke out during a self-study period.
That day, the school arranged for the teachers to participate in a learning activity and specially invited several outstanding teachers from the city to give lectures to the teachers of the rural middle school. As a result, the students lost the supervision of the teachers, and the self-study period instantly became a perfect opportunity for everyone to relax and play. Although there was a teacher responsible for maintaining order, he was inevitably overwhelmed with so many classes, and he occasionally slacked off, simply giving the students a few simple instructions to study on their own and not interfering much. This undoubtedly provided fertile ground for chaos, and Hong Liguo felt at the time that something was probably going to happen during this self-study period.
Initially, students from the neighboring class, which was separated from their class by only one wall, discovered a small hole in the wall, which was probably a "masterpiece" left by the previous year's students. They found a piece of plastic tubing that was slightly thicker than an IV tube from somewhere, carefully inserted it into Hong Liguo's class, and then a few mischievous students, with water in their mouths, blew air into their direction with all their might.
Just then, two girls from Hong Liguo's class, Zhang Qiaoyun and another girl named Zhang Yulan, happened to be passing by and were caught off guard by the water. Zhang Qiaoyun, who was always looking for trouble, was enraged by the sudden attack and immediately started cursing, forcefully pulling the plastic pipe towards them. Students from the next class, hearing the shouting, didn't want to be outdone and started cursing back. One boy went even further, picking up a bamboo strip from a bamboo broom and sticking it through a hole, repeatedly swinging it back and forth to provoke Hong Liguo's classmates.
Zhang Qiaoyun couldn't swallow this insult. She immediately found Yi Jianping and, embellishing her story, told him her grievances and urged him to retaliate. Yi Jianping, always eager for trouble, stood up without hesitation after hearing Zhang Qiaoyun's words. He looked around and saw the stove hook in the corner of the classroom. He strode over, picked up the hook, and forcefully straightened the bent end, turning it into a makeshift "weapon." Then, he walked menacingly to the wall and stabbed the hook through the hole. Hong Liguo, watching from the side, knew something bad was about to happen.
The students in the next class were completely caught off guard by this sudden attack. One of the boys couldn't dodge in time and was poked in the face by the stove hook, immediately screaming in pain. This stirred up a hornet's nest, and students from both sides joined the fray, each displaying their unique skills, going back and forth without giving an inch, and a fierce "war" broke out.