Chapter 111 - 103: The School is a Shelter, but Classmates May Not Be

Still the same saying, Ding Sihan doesn’t hold grudges. After checking there was nothing left behind, everyone started to get off the bus one after another. "This time I’ll prioritize grabbing your suitcase. You’ll calm down, right?" Lin Li took Ding Sihan’s suitcase out of the storage space while asking. "I put mine last... Of course, it’s first to come out. Show me how you’d take Yu Ying’s suitcase out first..." Ding Sihan, sounding like a vengeful spirit, said faintly. Still has a brain, huh? Annoying. Ding Sihan absolutely cannot leave my sight, otherwise it could be dangerous. "Class rep, you guys go ahead, I’ll bring up the rear." After handing Chen Yu Ying’s suitcase to her, Lin Li casually cradled his head and said. Theoretically speaking, a gentleman at this time would offer to carry a girl’s suitcase all the way. But the only thing Lin Li has in common with a gentleman is shi. Of course, if Chen Yu Ying got really tired carrying it or actively asked for help, Lin Li wouldn’t hesitate to take over. As for offering first? Forget it. Suck-up lines up after Bai Bufan. "Are we bunking together tonight?" Lin Li walked over to Bai Bufan and Zhou Baowei to ask. Given the price for this two-day, one-night autumn trip, no single rooms were possible, the school arranged four-person dorm-style rooms. From the group’s accommodation preview pics, the environment looks very excellent and luxurious—creates anticipation. "Yeah, the four of us. And there’s Tianming. Hey, where’s Tianming?" Bai Bufan nodded in response, then looked around with some confusion. "Tianming, what are you doing?" After finding Chen Tianming, Bai Bufan went over and gave him a hefty slap on the back. "Qiaoqiao and the others seem to be arriving soon, might even run into them now. I’ll keep watching." Chen Tianming looked expectantly toward the direction the bus was coming from. Lin Li and the others: "..." "Why is his condition so severe? Seems worse than Wang Yuezhi’s as a suck-up." Bai Bufan frowned and asked. "Wang Yuezhi is actually still quite an interesting suck-up, way better than Tianming." Lin Li threw in a good word for his good buddy (limited edition, midday). "You two, can’t you make snide remarks behind my back? Plus, what’s with this world, why call deep affections ’suck-up’?" Chen Tianming couldn’t bear it anymore. "Alright, Mr. True Feelings, stop waiting, let’s go, Xue Jian will get mad." Lin Li indicated that the classmates had already sorted their things and were following Xue Jian, who noticed the four and was not pleased. "Oh crap—" Chen Tianming shivered. Seems Xue Jian still has a way to wake Chen Tianming up. "What did I just say on the bus and at school?! Forget your own actions, haha— cough, cough! Forget your own actions, you four haha—" Keeping a straight face, Xue Jian was about to scold the foursome not following the group. But upon seeing Lin Li’s face, he laughed before finishing his sentence twice. "Lin Li, lower your head, just seeing your face ticks me off!!" Xue Jian got even angrier. Lin Li: "..." Being the target of anger seems a tad unfair; drawing circles on the ground with his foot to curse. After the scolding, Class Four started to move. The words of adults simply can’t be trusted. Their "soon" is never soon; their "in a little while" is never in a little while; their hundred meters definitely isn’t just a hundred meters. "Teacher, are you sure the place we’re staying at is only a hundred meters away?" Having walked what felt like several hundred meters, Lin Li sincerely asked while waiting at the crosswalk. "I said it’s the straight-line distance." Xue Jian replied lightly, "We’re not walking in a straight line now. Also, keep your head down, don’t look my way." True to being a math teacher, precise to the point. Lin Li understood. But appearance-based discrimination is not acceptable. "Why is waiting for the red light called waiting for the red light, aren’t we waiting for the green light?" At this point, Bai Bufan suddenly posed a question. Just as Xue Jian was about to explain it’s meant to wait for the red light to end, Lin Li piped up: "Raw anchovies or dead anchovies? Fighting fire or putting out fire? Alive before or dead before? Sitting in an elevator or standing in one? Cigarette tip or cigarette butt? One and a half hours or three half-hours?" Zhou Baowei chimed in right after: "Caffeine comes from coffee fruit, then the fruit is the reason, the reason is the fruit? Why is drinking called nightclub, and staying over called hotel?" Still occasionally watching behind, Chen Tianming joined: "Dante is Italian, Ding Zhen is Chinese. Yielding three points for pedestrians, not yielding, is also three points. The surgery succeeded, my failed life ended, does that count as success?" Stop the noise, I’m thinking here. Xue Jian felt his brain tremble. The strangest things were filling his mind! Why do these kids ask such bizarre questions so fluently!! Seeing the look of shock in Xue Jian’s pupils, and in some of those nearby, Lin Li sighed. See, the result of not properly playing dumb phone games while young, only focusing on studying. ... The destination actually wasn’t quite a hotel, more like a youth base or guesthouse, meant for hosting group activities like this. Since the school had already uploaded identity info, Xue Jian’s interaction with the front desk didn’t require each person to show ID again. After getting their room numbers and each receiving a room card, the four headed to their room. Open it. Damn it. Everything’s decided by the real thing. That phrase’s worth keeps rising. But it’s alright, just not as luxurious as imagined, still much better regarding space and bed comfort compared to six-person dorms. Considering the autumn outing cost, the value remains satisfactory. "Qiaoqiao’s here; I’ll guide them around, don’t worry, I won’t leave the area." Having put his belongings down, Chen Tianming quickly told the group before leaving. Were it not for needing to report his itinerary, Lin Li guessed he’d dart off without a word. "Lin Li, you really shouldn’t have helped Tianming get this WeChat." Zhou Baowei shook his head, "Just one weekend, and the suck-up cells have spread all over him." "Honestly, the cure for this disease is bringing Tianming to visit the chicken farm to see Feifei; Feifei’s a miracle worker." Bai Bufan praised Feifei’s name. He was now a chicken farm believer, convinced it could cure any mind-related illness. Since he himself was a living example. "Then prioritize taking me there." Zhou Baowei said seriously, "Truth is, I’m a suck-up as well." "Then you’re a suck-up pig." Lin Li tested the bed’s firmness, suddenly saying. Zhou Baowei: "..." "Who showers first?" Zhou Baowei tossed his backpack into the corner and sighed while asking. "Baowei, the way you say ’shower’ sounds weird, use another term next time." Lin Li continued. "Huh? What term?" People love asking for trouble. Though Zhou Baowei knew no ivory would come from Lin Li’s dog mouth, curiosity couldn’t be resisted. "You’re more suited to say ’get a dip’." Lin Li explained. Zhou Baowei: "..." So ruthless. "Or Baowei, you can say ’I, old pig, am going to scrub away the filth’ too." Bai Bufan wouldn’t miss any chance to join a humiliate-Baowei contest. "You guys, you guys!" "I’m going to lose weight! I’ll slim down to a lightning bolt!" Zhou Baowei was inspired and motivated! "Great chance, I even planned on filming a tribute movie called ’Hot Pot Roll.’ We could collaborate." Bai Bufan applauded and suggested to Zhou Baowei. "But... is there a way to quickly burn fat without exercising or controlling diet?" Zhou Baowei’s three-second enthusiasm trial period expired, making him grin while asking. "There actually is." Lin Li thought for a while, then nodded, "I’ll set it up for you now?" "What’s it?" Zhou Baowei asked curiously. "The closest crematorium is 1.2 kilometers away, you can head straight over; I’ll make the appointment now, still on time." Lin Li checked his phone, then looked up and said. "I’m not looking for physical fat burning!!" They say school is a safe hideaway, the last pure soil before entering society’s colorful mess. Yet when Zhou Baowei left Freshman Year Class Four, why did he discover that society is full of good people?