Rebirth: I became rich by farming-Chapter 38 - Not Attending Evening Self-Study

Chapter 38: Chapter 38: Not Attending Evening Self-Study

Chapter 38 -38: Not Attending Evening Self-Study

Mei Mengzhen felt that since Fan Tianyu was staying at their house and was her brother’s friend, not to mention anything else, it wouldn’t hurt for him to wash the dishes. Seeing it was getting late, she had no qualms about leaving the dirty dinner plates for him to wash. She grabbed her backpack and said to her younger brother, who was still eating breakfast at the table, “Sis is leaving now, you can take your time eating. Just watch TV after you’re done, and leave the plates on the table. Brother Tianyu will know what to do.”

Mei Mengchen nodded and said goodbye to his sister, but all he got in response was the sight of Mei Mengzhen’s retreating figure as she ran off with her backpack.

Mei Mengchen felt a wave of loneliness looking after her, but he quickly adjusted and continued with his breakfast.

Her sprint definitely kept her from being late, which was one of the advantages of living in a school district property. Her home was on the ground floor, sparing her the need to climb stairs or fight for an elevator, which allowed her to have great control over her time. Moreover, getting from her home to school was just a matter of cutting through an alley and crossing a street, making timing even easier to manage. A mere 5-minute walk from home to school meant no risk of lateness, but Mei Mengzhen was excited, after all, she was going to school again.

After her mad dash to school, Mei Mengzhen’s heart calmed down as she stood before the newly renovated campus, her eyes moist and nose tingling, overwhelmed with a flood of emotions.

Just as she was indulging in her nostalgia, she got interrupted by the loud voice of the gatekeeper, “Hey, are you coming in or not? I’m closing the gate. Standing there won’t help. If it’s time for school, then go. I’ve seen you, and if you take off now, I’ll report it to your Homeroom Teacher.”

The gatekeeper was quite frustrated; he had been yelling the same thing all morning until his voice was hoarse. Going to school is such a good thing, and they didn’t have this chance when they were young. These students today, why did they all seem to dislike school so much?

Mei Mengzhen was oblivious to the gatekeeper’s frustration but his loud voice indeed snapped her back to reality. She glanced towards the school’s clock at the entrance and realized it was already 6:49, precisely the time the gates were due to close. Being reborn and attending school for the first time, Mei Mengzhen had not expected such a situation, and felt her face redden from embarrassment. But what a good moment she’d been having just now, and to be interrupted by this person…

Mei Mengzhen made it into school within the last minute and then sprinted to her classroom, the Senior Year Class 5.

At that time, her classmates were catching up after the long summer break. However, the noisy classroom instantly fell silent with Mei Mengzhen’s unexpected arrival.

Mei Mengzhen was still absorbing the boisterous atmosphere when suddenly everything went quiet. Was there something behind her?

Mei Mengzhen looked around at the entrance of the classroom but saw nothing out of the ordinary.

If things were going as usual, this reaction from her classmates meant it had something to do with her.

With a puzzled look and under everyone’s watchful eyes, she walked into the classroom and made her way to her seat, completely at a loss about what was happening. Her deskmate was Liang Xiao. Unsure about the current situation, Mei Mengzhen quietly asked Liang Xiao, “Xiaoxiao, what’s going on?”

Just as Liang Xiao was about to explain, the Homeroom Teacher, Mi Liang, timely entered the classroom.

Mr. Mi Liang, their Homeroom Teacher, was a tall man standing at 175 cm. He was as lean as his name suggested, cold as cooled rice. Because of his name, not only their year but also countless previous generations of students had ridiculed him behind his back.

Not only was Mr. Mi Liang easygoing in appearance, but he was also genuinely kind and was most passionate about helping students solve their problems.

It was not until all the eyes in the classroom turned to her that she heard Liang Xiao’s soft explanation, “Everybody’s heard about what happened to your family.”

What happened to my family?

At first, Mei Mengzhen didn’t make the connection, but it soon dawned on her that her classmates were talking about the death of her parents. While it wasn’t a secret—many classmates lived in the same neighborhood and knew each other quite well, with only her and Liang Xiao being particularly close—this information was not hard to come by, so its spread was not surprising.

It was 2007, and touchscreen phones were already in use. The internet was developing gradually, with Twitter accounts and chat groups becoming essential for communication. It was no wonder the news spread fast.

Moreover, every school or class had a gossip expert, always quick to receive and spread news. In fact, Mei Mengzhen’s situation had been discussed in the Twitter group for several days. However, she had only just been reborn and had too many things to deal with at home to pay attention to Twitter. The conversations kept getting pushed up, making it impossible for her to catch up.

Then, as she busied herself with making money, she had even less time to check the group messages. Besides, she was more accustomed to using Whatsapp in the future and rarely opened Twitter. Naturally, she missed a lot, didn’t she?

Feeling somewhat embarrassed about her oversight, she wondered, cough, should she appear more sorrowful now?

Before she could react, Mr. Mi Liang said, “Mei Mengzhen, come out with me for a moment. The rest of you, study quietly.”

It was 7 a.m., the beginning of the morning study period, and Mei Mengzhen, with no choice, need to put down her backpack and walked out of the classroom again under the gaze of all her classmates.

The two of them didn’t go far, just to a corner of the corridor to talk.

Mei Mengzhen knew what Mr. Mi Liang was about to ask, but Mi Liang didn’t know how to start. After all, it was about someone’s parents, and some time had passed since the incident. It wasn’t easy to ask without bringing up painful memories, but as the school and teacher, he still needed to show concern, “Mei Mengzhen, I’ve heard about what happened to your family. Can you tell me about your current situation?”

“Right now, I’m living alone with my brother.”

Hearing this, Mr. Mi Liang frowned. Clearly, he thought it was unreasonable for a child to bear the responsibility of looking after another child. “Don’t you have any relatives? Isn’t there anyone taking care of you?”

Mei Mengzhen shook her head: “There is, but my brother doesn’t want to leave me, and I only have him left. So I don’t want to send him away. My brother is just three years old, and his kindergarten will start in a few days. My aunt will help me pick him up and drop him off.”

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While speaking of this, Mei Mengzhen also casually mentioned something she had considered before, “Teacher, may I apply to be excused from evening study?”

In fact, the school was not very strict about evening study and didn’t place harsh demands on students’ education.