Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Transfer Students

He came just as the spring break was approaching.The girls in the class commented: A transfer student ran out in the middle of the semester. "I heard he's pretty handsome." "Good grades." "It is said that he speaks excellent English." "I heard that because of his father's work, he has been living in a foreign country." The hot debate caused by "it is said" is unfolding everywhere.However, for Heng, this is not the news he yearns for. The transfer student is of course very popular, but that person is going to the next class.It is enough to know that there is such a thing.As for the so-called transfer student, no matter what kind of turnip or pumpkin he is, he is often highly regarded by him until his label is torn off and he becomes a familiar classmate.

Although the neighborhood where I live is in the worst economic downturn, people come and go very frequently because of the large-scale construction of apartment buildings.Therefore, before Gen was promoted to the fifth grade, there were four transfer students, so he had fully experienced the transfer students.The transfer student is really "super strong", and his hit rate is comparable to walking on the street and being crushed to death by a meteorite that falls during the day, so there is no need to make a fuss. Unknowingly, the legend of the ghost building made him even more concerned—— —In this state, to be honest, Wataru didn't even remember the names of the transfer students from the next class.

Therefore, it's really a headache for Heng to talk to everyone. "It is said that Lu Chuan took a 'spiritual photo'!" "Have you seen it? Did you come to see it with him?" "Although I didn't watch it, it is said that it was shot very clearly." This happened exactly a week after I ran into Omatsukyo's person.In the morning, Wat endured a yawn and entered the classroom, and heard five or six students gathered at the back door of the classroom discussing this matter vigorously. Zilang refused to let go. "Really? Did you really take such a photo?" Gen plunged into the talking circle, "When is it?"

"I heard it was the afternoon before yesterday." "The day before yesterday...was it daytime?" "During the painting and handicraft class, I went to sketch and sketch." There is a requirement in the painting and handicraft class, which is to go to the street to draw sketches of flowers. "Go to Mitsuhashi Shrine to paint azaleas." "That...is not our class." "So, I heard that Lu Chuan took the photos." Then, Wataru realized that the subject of the topic was a transfer student from the class next door. "That man's name is Lu Chuan?"

"That's right. Mizuru and Ashikawa. Anyway, they grew up in a foreign country." A male classmate's name was reversed, and the foreign accent was so pleasant, the female classmate burst into laughter. "Stupid, it doesn't mean that you become a foreigner if you reverse your first and last name." To Wataru, the ins and outs of the transfer students didn't matter.The problem lies only in the "spiritual photos" he took. "Can I ask him to see the photo?" Everyone quarreled and said they wanted to see it. "It is said that Lu Chuan-kun said that it is not good to make a big fuss, so he took it home. Just like that, no one showed it."

For a moment, Gen secretly rejoiced, maybe this transfer student agrees with him very closely. "It's not good to make a big fuss"?Oh, that's a good statement, when I was arguing with the girls in the class before.It might be all right to use this excuse. "Has anyone in the next class seen the real thing? The others have also gone to sketch and sketch together?" The students listed the names of several students from the next class.There were five people who went to sketch together, three boys and two girls, among them was Yutaro Miyahara, the class committee member, who was Wataru's good friend.

"It is said that the camera that took the picture was brought by Miyahara-kun." "It's so that I can look at the photos and complete the details of the sketch when I get home." "It is said that it is a 'Polaroid' camera, proposed by Miyahara, each person takes a picture according to the composition of the picture they have determined. Lu Chuan took a picture from the angle of looking up at the shrine forest and the ghost building next to it from the inside of the shrine. Who knows the photo There was something that looked like a human face. "Everyone knew that there was a monster in that place when taking pictures, and they all had a fuss. Although it was fun at first, but then the girl started crying, and everyone got scared and slipped back home. I don't know what the sketch looks like?"

Enough to hear this, next time at recess.Wataru immediately ran to the next class. Peeping in through the window facing the corridor, he could see the profile of Miyahara. He was sitting in the last seat by the window, laughing and talking to the girl in the front seat and the boy in the next seat. Miyahara Yutaro is one of the best students in the whole grade.Chengdong No. 1 Primary School does not implement the practice of announcing the names of those with excellent grades in the corridor every semester, but whoever is top-notch, everyone will naturally understand that this feeling ability may be more sensitive and accurate than the teacher.

This happened not long ago, when his father San Guming occasionally talked about the pros and cons of the school with Kuni, it sounded ignorant.Ming talked so much that he couldn't understand most of his speech.However, there was one sentence that Heng not only understood, but also made his heart light up and he remembered it. "A truly outstanding person is supercilious and excellent without studying. That is the so-called 'ability'." Hearing his father's words, Wataru naturally thought of Miyahara Yutaro. Really—he thought.Miyahara always looks very cheerful, happy, and indifferent, and his grades are very good like that.It is undisputed that he was selected as a relay racer. It is said that he was also a top representative when he went to swimming school when he was in kindergarten. He still watches TV and is very proficient in game consoles.There is no sign of "fighting" to be a top student.He's a born top.However, the teachers praised him for "hard work" and "motivated".Something is wrong——Water always has this feeling.Miyahara is great, but he doesn't work hard. Why don't the teachers understand?

If you get older, you will understand.The teachers are actually very clear, but speaking directly will only cause all kinds of troubles, so they have no choice but to remain silent.People are born with a gap in ability, which is completely different from the importance, value, and happiness of hard work, but it is often confused with it. This is the joy and difficulty of life - these, how to explain to students Woolen cloth? Miyahara was talking in high spirits, and the classroom was very lively.If he said hello quietly, he wouldn't even notice it.Looking around, he couldn't find any familiar faces.

In elementary school, different classes have different "goldfish bowls".It is rare to be able to communicate. After five years, some subjects and courses are taught in two classes together or in two classes with men and women separately, such as music classes and health and physical education.Students from different classes finally got to know each other.But time is also limited.The reason why Wataru is familiar with Miyahara is because he took the same class in the cram school. Wataru came to the back door of the classroom and wandered around trying to find an opportunity, but Miyahara was talking vigorously without noticing it at all.Those who are stage frightened in such situations cannot be fearless and run straight into the next classroom.Then the bell rang and the break was over. ——No way, let’s talk about it after the cram school. Gen turned around anxiously.At this time, there was suddenly a dark object blocking the eyes, and it bumped into it with a "boom". "Ouch!" Can't help shouting out.But the dark thing he bumped into didn't make a sound, just exuded a smell like medicine. In front of him was a boy in a black tracksuit.In the blink of an eye, Wataru thought he was looking in a mirror.That young man's figure and posture are so similar to his own! "Hey, I'm sorry." He said this like a conditioned reflex, and the illusion disappeared.The head resting on the black tracksuit looks like a lingering image. To Gen's dismay, it was a handsome young man. Gen stared at the young man's face dumbfounded.He is about to be a member of the boys and girls, and he has always taken being called a "fun guy" as the highest honor, so he never forgets to make a gimmick or a clever word under any circumstances, so he instinctively takes Think as fast as you can.According to me, this month is the National Boys and Girls Month, right?But these words were a bit meaningless, so he didn't say it——while thinking about such details, he noticed that the other party had a name tag pinned to the chest of his black tracksuit. "Ashikawa Crane" Meihe, Ashikawa - grew up eating foreign bread. This kid was exactly the transfer student he was looking for! Just as he was about to speak, Mizuru Ashikawa deftly dodged to let Guo Gen into the classroom.Due to the swift action of the other party, after he disappeared, he still had a full two seconds to look back. He stood with his back to the door of the next classroom, and when he finally peeked into the classroom, most of the students were already seated , the last chime of the bell is almost gone with a trembling tail. Gen hurriedly rushed into his classroom.My heart was pounding strangely. Coincidentally, he had to go to cram school that day, so he went home and left earlier than usual, because Miyahara often arrived early, so he found a quiet place for self-study. Genshang's "Spring Together Study Club" is located five minutes away from Gen's house by bicycle.The Institute rented the third floor of a small four-story building with three classrooms.The Primary 5 cram school where Gen works has three classes a week, mainly Mandarin and arithmetic for two hours, and the classroom is the one in the northernmost corner. Gen guessed right, Miyahara was studying alone in his favorite corner of the classroom, with reference books and notes spread out on the table, which were the content of the arithmetic class. There are five members in Miyahara's family. His father runs a gas station on the street, and he has a younger brother who is in kindergarten and a younger sister who still wears diapers. Miyahara's mother and his biological father divorced a long time ago.The younger siblings were born to Miyahara's mother and current father, so they are half-brothers with Guanyuan.It wasn't that someone deliberately inquired about Miyahara's life experience, but these things spread naturally, and unconsciously became known to everyone around.It's kind of like a flu epidemic. Miyahara himself is great, but Wataru doesn't know how his family is doing.Although it is rumored among the girls that he loves his younger siblings very much, he and Miyahara live in the same area, in the same tutoring school, and half of their life circles overlap, but so far he has never seen Miyahara with his younger siblings, so There is no way to confirm. One thing is true, the reason why Miyahara often studies by himself in the cram school is that he cannot study due to the noise at home.This is what he said himself.It is also conceivable that it is really difficult to concentrate on studying in a place with babies and kindergarten children.The teacher of the cram school also took this into consideration and allowed him to study in the classroom.Of course, Miyahara is not the only student with younger siblings, there are several other students as well.It's just that, don't use the noisy younger siblings as an excuse to be lazy, and really only need a quiet table to study, Han Gongyuan is alone.Therefore, he is generally the only one who studies here. When Wataru entered the classroom, Miyahara raised his head and stared in surprise.He looked at the big clock on the wall, as if thinking, "Is it time already?" Gen hurriedly said hello, "I want to say something to you, can I?" "Okay, what do you want to say?" The way Miyahara listened attentively made Wataru a little hard to say.That, that... about the "spiritual photos"... this kind of talk is too naive, right? Still he spoke out. "Oh, that's the thing," Miyahara immediately breathed a sigh of relief, "It seems to be famous in the whole school." "Did you really catch the ghost?" "Oh." Miyahara puffed out her chest triumphantly on the chair, and messed up her fine hair with her hands.He still had a smile on his face. "It is true that a human-like face was photographed among the rhododendron bushes. However, I don't know if it is a ghost. Although I thought so at the time, I don't know if it is true or not." "It is said that the building under construction next to Mitsuhashi Shrine is haunted by ghosts, you know?" "Oh, I know." "Is there a connection between ghosts and 'spiritual photos'?" "Then I don't know." Miyahara couldn't help laughing, "Mitani, do you really care about this matter?" Gen suddenly felt embarrassed, with a bit of annoyance in it.I didn't take that rumor seriously at first!He wanted to defend himself, although he was not held accountable.For some reason, he said something that annoyed the girls in a fit of anger. "Oh." Miyahara seemed to be serious now, and his smile disappeared, "Although I don't believe in ghosts, I don't think you're wrong because of this. Don't take it to heart." "That's good……" Gen was comforted, but did not talk any further.Do you want to tell about Omatsu Kaori too?Said that he had been uneasy since seeing an outstanding beautiful girl.Miyahara would never make fun of or be sarcastic. However, something else came out of his mouth: "Who is Lu Chuan?" Miyahara asked straightforwardly: "What do you mean by 'what guy'?" "I saw him for the first time this morning. That guy's face is like a puppet's?" For Heng, that time was not a "meeting", but a "seeing". "That guy is not bad." Miyahara immediately replied.The answer was neither forced.It didn't mean anything else, "You said he had a 'puppet-like face'? That's right, the girls in the class were arguing." Miyahara wouldn't feel unhappy, would he?He is the "King of Popularity". "Isn't this person weird? I took a 'spiritual photo' and took it home? Why don't you make a big fuss about it? It's like a fake, right?" "I don't think he's just pretending." Miyahara snickered again, "If you care that much, let's make a deal. He's coming." "He's coming? Come here?" "Yes. From today." According to Guan Yuan.Lu Chuan asked him where there is a good cram school.Miyahara told him here.Lu Chuan immediately decided to come here to attend lectures. "Girls here have to make a fuss too." "Possibly. But whatever, love it or not." "Ashi Chuan's study..." "Excellent. Must have done pretty well." Gen looked at Guan Yuan, he was talking with a smile, he didn't care at all.He really doesn't care, not stubbornly, but calmly, even if the throne of "King of Popularity" is contested, he still doesn't care. He realized that Miyahara hadn't lost anything, no matter how beautiful and handsome Ashikawa Mizuru was, Miyahara didn't become stupid because of it.Miyahara is still Miyahara, still good at studying, still running so fast, swimming still so good, handsome and capable, this point has not changed.Maybe only one person is outstanding, but it is more interesting to have another equally outstanding friend.It's not competing for the throne of "King of Popularity", but just sitting together hand in hand-it must be like this. This kind of thing is completely different in terms of time.The more handsome and strong people there are, the narrower their territory will be. Even if Miyahara and Lu Chuan said the same thing as Wataru, they wouldn't annoy the girl.That's the reality.I took a "spiritual photo" by myself, and said "it's not good to talk about this kind of thing".The meaning of these words is almost the same as what he said when he angered the female classmates in the class, but whether it is the girls with Ashi Chuanzhuang or the girls who heard about it, no one wants to blame him." Ashikawa doesn't believe in 'spiritual photos', this guy hates it". If Miyahara said "Mitani's words are correct, before confirming whether the person died at Mitsuhashi Shrine, I don't think it should be said that this is the ghost of that person", the girls would have nothing to say.That must be the case.If Miyahara-kun said that, they would say "Yes". So unreasonable, so unfair. Gen was very annoyed.All other feelings are almost irrelevant.Fortunately, a few girls came in while talking, and Wataru returned to his seat.Tuition classes can be first-come, first-served, but each person's seat is relatively fixed.Gen's seat is in the middle of the room next to the corridor. Five minutes before the start of class, Mr. Ishii, the teacher in charge, entered the classroom, and Mizuru Ashikawa followed closely behind him.The classroom was already full of 80 people, and everyone was chatting happily, but the moment they saw Lu Chuan, they all fell silent. The cram school students basically come from three primary schools, Chengdong No. 1 Primary School and Chengdong No. 3 Primary School, and the rest are children from a private primary school.The students from Chengdong No. 3 Primary School and the private primary school planned to meet Mizuru Ashikawa, so the shock was naturally great. The teacher greets everyone.Then Ashikawa was introduced. "This is Mizuru Ashikawa, and I will study with you from today. The students from Chengdong Elementary School already know each other." Teacher Ishii is twenty-four years old.He's a graduate student - the teachers here are all part-time.He is short.Sometimes he dresses like a high school kid, but he's a brilliant teacher, articulate, and fun to teach.He neither fools nor oppresses them. Everyone likes and respects him. But when he stood side by side with Lu Chuan, for some reason, the teacher—how should I put it—was a little small, and he needed vocabulary and methods that he didn't have in him to express this—the teacher was a little chilled, and was taken aback. Compared to go down, probably this is what it means.It has been like this since the teacher brought Lu Chuan over just now.It wasn't that Lu Chuan followed the teacher, it seemed that he was just walking behind out of politeness. "I'm Lu Chuan." He said, lowering his head slightly, feeling that he did it just right, and his voice was very loud. When Ashikawa sat down in the vacated seat, he looked at Miyahara and smiled slightly.Miyahara also smiled back.The girls in the same row as Heng looked at the two of them with their heads close to each other, chatting with each other with smiles, looking very happy. Mr. Ishii advocated that his classes should be conducted in the form of individual tutoring as much as possible.So the class time of the day.He couldn't clearly understand whether Ashikawa studied well as Miyahara said.Still, he feels that way.This kid is worthy of the "great" statement, it is a meteorite. After class was over, Guan Yuan and Lu Chuan naturally formed a duo, surrounded by the rest of the class.Not just girls.Male students are among them. He couldn't find a chance to get close to the two of them.He also didn't want to suddenly ask questions like "whether the 'spiritual photo' is real" when everyone was laughing and laughing.So he took his schoolbag and headed home, walking in such a hurry, he also felt like running away, but what was he running away from?Ask knowingly. He ran all the way home, although it was not necessary, but he had to distinguish himself, he was definitely not running away. "I'm back." He opened the door and rushed into the house, through the glass door of the living room.I saw Bangzi standing there.It seemed that she was answering the phone and opened the door.Seeing Bangzi sullenly, he dropped the microphone heavily. "What's the matter?" "It's a silent call again." Bangzi said angrily, looking really angry.The iron pan in the kitchen sizzled, emitting white steam. "It's the third time today. I'm busy preparing dinner. It seems that I know I'm busy so I want to call..." Only then did Gen realize that her mother was not only angry, but also afraid. "I'll answer the call again, there's smoke in the pot." "Oops, bad!" Bangzi rushed into the kitchen.Gen returned to his room and packed his schoolbag.Bangzi took care of the kitchen and started asking questions like a cannonball: How is the cram school going?Fried rice tonight, what do you eat in the school canteen?This is a common thing, and Wataru talked about it, but he always had Lu Chuan in his heart, and he couldn't get up the energy to speak. After washing my hands and setting the dishes, the phone rang.Gen rushes over to get the microphone. "I'm Xiaocun, is Gen-jun at home?" It was Ake, Bangzi stopped his hand stirring the salad, looked this way, waved his hands again and again to indicate that it was not a silent call. "Isn't today the cram school day?" "Yeah, that's why we're having dinner." "Then I'll call later? Auntie will be angry with me." Ake is calling in a very loud place and it's hard to hear. "I'll call again." "Okay, it's settled." Ake hung up the phone quickly, clearly showing that his mother did not welcome Ake. What if it was the top student Miyahara who often called?Mother will not look impatient, right? "Miyahara-kun's best friend", this is the identity that mother can be satisfied with. How about yourself?He also thinks Yutaro Miyahara is better than Ake? Although Miyahara is very powerful, will it be an interesting friend for Wataru?If you always feel inferior to others, then you can't be called "friends", right? It would be great if it was a friend as famous as Miyahara and as interesting as Ake.But that's impossible.Just like the crowded and bustling Tokyo Disneyland, it is impossible to have a queue for an hour or two to play. Miyahara and Ashikawa.Ake and Gen. It's like putting it on a balance, and the result is right in front of you.No, it doesn't necessarily mean that Wat and Ake were completely defeated. According to different balances, there may be cases where Wat is heavier.It's just that he feels that he doesn't expect to be put on that kind of balance. Just thinking about it, the phone rang again.It should be a silent call this time.Gen picked up the microphone with one hand. "Sangu's house!" "Is it Gen?" The voice is clear. "How to catch it, it's Dad." "'What's up'? Is that a greeting?" "There was another silent phone call, and my mother was scared." paused. "today?" "Yes, three times in the evening." Because Bangzi walked up to the phone, Gen said "it's Dad" and handed over the receiver.He returns to the dinner table.The dinner dishes are set, and tonight I will eat with my mother again. After talking on the phone for a while, Bangzi hurriedly agreed to something: "Okay, okay, I understand. I'll go get ready." Then he said, "Thank you for your hard work." Then he hung up the phone, and Mom was calling Dad When I called, there must be such a word of condolence, and I took it for granted. However, about a year ago.This understanding was tested again when one of my mother’s classmates was working as a cosmetics salesman, half playing and half working.The aunt is very beautiful, but the smell of cosmetics is too strong, and it rushes straight to the nostrils, so I greet the aunt after.He hid in his room and played the game console. While my mother was chatting happily with the salesman aunt, my father called like today.Mom coped as usual, said condolences as usual, and hung up the phone.As a result, the salesman's aunt was very surprised.She could be heard speaking very loudly. "It's unbelievable! Was it your husband just now? It's not the Meiji era anymore. Your husband is no greater than you. Why are you so humble?" What does "humility" mean?I checked the dictionary and it says "humble yourself and respect each other".Even more difficult to understand.Therefore, Wataru paid more attention to the aunt who suddenly became a little rude and taught her mother this and that.He thought it might be easier to understand that way. "It's okay to follow the old way, but it's not okay to spoil and get used to your husband too much. Now that you are married, he has the obligation to go out to work and support his wife and children. This is a trivial matter, so there is no need to be grateful." Mom smiled and retorted slightly: "I'm not particularly used to it." "You don't actually know what your husband is doing outside." The salesman aunt said, laughing wildly, "Our family doesn't interfere with each other. He doesn't interfere with me, and I don't interfere with him. If there is no child , We should have broken up a long time ago. It is true that children are the bond between parents." Gen felt that the more Auntie spoke, the more cloudy the air in the room became.It seems that the mother who loves to clean cleans the floor and walls, but the aunt comes uninvited.Rehang dirty rags on your own initiative, and say no to cleaning. The salesman's aunt never came to Sangu's house again.Gen breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that her mother didn't like her either. After dinner, Heng called Ake, and amidst the blaring sound of the TV, Ake answered the phone himself. "Could you turn down the volume a bit?" "Hey. Sorry sorry." It turned out that Ake met President Omatsu when he came home from school today. "How? Where?" "In front of the Ghost Building. He's with the guy in the gray overalls." Maybe I found a construction unit to take over. "Only the president? Where's his son?" "Didn't see—what's the matter?" "Why—" He was at a loss for words, "There is no particular reason." Ake has such a characteristic.Wataru believes that no matter what, just ask him "why" and he will get the answer immediately.This is probably "simple". "The president looked very happy and said that the project can continue." As expected. "Once the building is completed, the weird words will disappear." Gen said, "That's better. If it continues like this, there will be someone like Lu Chuan in the next class, who will take some 'spiritual photos' there and think he is proud of himself." Nasty statement, and a lie. He knew it was a lie, but he said it in a shocking way, and his tongue suddenly felt hot and irritating, just like spicy seasoning.Therefore, once lying has become a habit, you can't stop, and the more you lie, the more terrifying it will be. But Gen said it out.As expected, Ake grabbed hold of it. "What do you mean by 'spiritual photos'?" Gen explained things.With a heavy heart, he knowingly added a lie to a lie.Ake was obviously surprised when he heard it for the first time. "It's incredible, I really want to see it." "Forget it, Lu Chuan will be proud of this kind of trouble." "My mother said that if you haven't seen a ghost before the age of twenty, you won't see it for the rest of your life." "In that case, it's better not to look at it at all." "Really? I definitely want to watch it before I'm twenty. What a boring life without seeing ghosts." This is Acker's own theory.Gen wanted to tease him that the "quality" of watching ghosts is not essential for developing an interesting life.But he held back.Saying that to Ake would only lead to more rambling answers from him.Geng is restless tonight. "Okay, I have to take a shower." Ake was still talking, and Heng quickly hung up the phone.Bangzi asked Komura-kun if there was anything wrong, and Gen found some words to answer casually.He went into his room.When he closed the door and was alone, he breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, a girl's voice suddenly sounded. "you are lying." Gen froze on the chair, furious.