Transmigration: Flirted with My Childhood Sweetheart
Chapter 97 - 96: A Humble Top Student is Not a Good Top Student

Chapter 97: Chapter 96: A Humble Top Student is Not a Good Top Student

Footsteps approached from afar, paused briefly, and then faded away again towards the direction of the woods.

Lin Nianhe hesitated for a second holding a potato chip, then, in one swift movement, darted out and nimbly climbed over the wall.

However, all she saw was a tranquil forest, as if no one had ever entered; it seemed she had simply misheard.

Lin Nianhe was confident in her hearing and adamantly refused to believe she could be mistaken, so—

"Mathematics, this forbidden book, really isn’t good for your health after prolonged reading."

Comrade Xiao Lin washed her hands and returned to her room to correct the math paper she had just completed, flicking her finger against the perfect score paper, feeling a twinge of pity for her ears.

See, a perfect score, exchanged with her hearing.

Lin Nianhe took a carrot out from her space, planning to replenish some carotenes, to save her hearing.

She washed the carrot clean and nibbled on it as she strolled towards the front yard.

She was no longer the underperforming elementary student she had been when she first arrived; she had made a qualitative leap, so she decided to flaunt a little in front of her peers.

Being at the top of the class comes with its self-awareness, a top student who doesn’t show off a bit isn’t a good one.

"Sister Lan, stop calculating, the answer to this problem is 72."

"Sister Shumei, are you busy? This one... 17, don’t overthink it."

"How did you calculate it? This doesn’t need any calculation; it’s obvious at a glance."

"..."

"Lin Nianhe."

"Hey! Here I am!"

"Get out."

"..."

Comrade Xiao Lin was forcibly sent away from the Educated Youth Corps; she was instructed not to return before lunchtime, and even if she did, she was not allowed to speak.

Lin Nianhe, with a carrot in her mouth, sighed at the entrance of the Corps: "Can’t you see I just wanted to help you review? All my good intentions have gone astray..."

A broom came swooshing towards Lin Nianhe’s face.

Lin Nianhe quickly dodged it with a "whoosh" and narrowly avoided it.

Comrade Xiao Lin saw the broom entrenched in the mud opposite and patted her heart to calm herself down: "Being a top student obviously isn’t for everyone, the risk of getting hit is quite high, it’s life-threatening."

The bustling at the Educated Youth Corps finally brought some spirit back.

Wang Dong and his slim bamboo pole turned towards Wang Shumei: "Wang Shumei, is Lin Nianhe really that good at studying?"

Wang Shumei had just written "17" after an equal sign, and couldn’t help but bite her molars, not sure whether to explain or comfort herself: "She came to the countryside right after graduation, she definitely remembers everything."

Sun Guanghui looked up confusedly: "Aren’t you also a graduate of this year?"

"Smack!"

A thick notebook, bound with hemp rope, came flying and hit Sun Guanghui on the face.

Wang Shumei glared at him: "If you can’t talk properly, just keep your mouth shut, no one thinks you’re mute!"

Sun Guanghui silently returned her notebook and replied quietly: "Okay."

Wang Shumei saw his silly expression, rolled her eyes but couldn’t help but curl the corners of her mouth.

This guy is hopeless, so stupid he doesn’t even know how to get angry!

Meanwhile, Wen Lan erased the formulas and numbers on the ground, looking up in despair: "Hezi? Where is Hezi?"

Wang Shumei hid her smile and turned to look at her: "What do you need her for now?"

Wen Lan was pulling her hair in a mess: "I don’t know how to solve this problem! Why is it 72?"

Wang Shumei: "Can’t you suspect for once that she might have calculated it wrong?"

Wen Lan, with an innocent and clueless face, looked bewilderedly at Wang Shumei.

Wang Shumei: "..."

Can this brain really be a teacher?

Seeing Wang Shumei not responding, Wang Dong, who was reciting to the point of anxiety, answered himself, "Let me see, let me see."

He said this and leaned towards Wen Lan.

Wen Lan nearly got her eyes poked out by his bamboo stick.

"You fool, courting death!"

"No no... it wasn’t intentional..."

"Stop right there! Today I must snap that damn bamboo stick of yours!"

"Hey hey, then just snap my legs, I can’t be without my bamboo stick!"

When Wang Hong and Li Dahe brought Principal Wu to the Educated Youth Corps, this was the scene they encountered.

Li Dahe: "..."

Wang Hong: "These pesky brats."

Principal Wu: "The youthful comrades are quite lively... They wouldn’t be taking the teacher’s exam, right?"

Wang Hong and Li Dahe exchanged a glance, not sure if Principal Wu could handle the truth.

Wang Hong rubbed her temples, thinking about the books she saw in Lin Nianhe’s room yesterday. She felt that presenting her as a model comrade who loves learning could save the image of the Ten Miles Team’s educated youth.

"These kids are just lively and smart hehehe... Miss Lin lives in the backyard, that’s the girl you met before at the clinic, Principal. She loves studying; her desk is all books. Come, come, let me take you to see her!"

As Wang Hong spoke, she couldn’t help but grab Principal Wu’s arm, already determined to drag him over even if he wasn’t curious.

Principal Wu came today mainly to see the school’s construction progress, but he also wanted to meet Lin Nianhe, so when Wang Hong mentioned it, he certainly wouldn’t refuse.

Li Dahe didn’t want to go to Lin Nianhe’s cabin initially, since it’s a girl’s room and it wouldn’t look proper.

But then he remembered what his wife said about the nice little vegetable garden Lin Nianhe had; he became curious and couldn’t help but follow Wang Hong and Principal Wu, walking past the east wall.

Li Dahe had only walked a few steps when the two people in front stopped.

A summer breeze brushed over Li Dahe’s crown, and as he habitually raised his hand to fix his hair, he looked up and saw—

In the backyard, Lin Nianhe was propped up on the wall with both arms, just stepping one leg up, with a carrot dangling from her mouth.

Four people, eight eyes, silently staring at each other.

The air was terrifyingly silent.

Li Dahe: "..."

Wang Hong: "Little rabbit."

Principal Wu: "Maybe we should consider asking the commune to send us some official teachers?"

With a "crack," Lin Nianhe unconsciously bit the carrot in half.

The half-carrot fell into the dirt, coating it with dust.

She finally snapped back to reality, as calmly as possible jumped down from the wall, picked up her carrot, went to the water tank to scoop up a ladle of water, and rinsed off the dirt.

Standing still, she quickly took a few small bites of the carrot, swallowed, and then calmed down.

Turning around as if nothing had happened, Lin Nianhe, pretending she had just come out of the room, cheerfully greeted everyone one by one: "Uncle Team Leader, Aunt Wang, Principal Wu, good morning everyone, have you eaten?"

All three staggered in unison.

Li Dahe, frustrated and grinding his teeth, growled, "Why are you climbing walls in your own yard?"

Lin Nianhe, with her hands behind her back, seriously replied, "I was studying a reasonable emergency escape route in case there’s an earthquake or fire, to see if I could climb over this wall."

Wang Hong: "Tell the truth."

"They all thought I talked too much and asked me to go out for a stroll, and I was really sleepy and wanted to come back for a nap. Sister Lan was guarding the front gate and I was afraid... I was afraid I’d disturb them, so I came back from the backyard."

The experienced Director Wang swayed slightly and looked at Principal Wu:

"Principal Wu, let’s discuss the matter of public school teachers."