Chapter 13

As the homeroom teacher, it was not that Jiang Yingying had paid no attention to the things on the forum. Not to mention, there was also Yang Gaofei, the homeroom teacher of Class One, who liked to make sarcastic remarks beside her whenever he had the chance.

But every time Jiang Yingying passed by the class, she could see the former little tyrant Jing Qingxia earnestly studying with Zhong Mingxue. In that case, what else was there to say?

A school was originally a place for learning. As long as they did nothing out of line, then there was no problem. As long as it did not affect their studies, a small matter like dating was naturally something a homeroom teacher could turn a blind eye to.

In the end, Jiang Yingying firmly concluded that Yang Gaofei’s sarcastic remarks were definitely because Su Tai, the S-rank Alpha who served as the face of their class, had gotten injured on the tennis court.

It was just that Yang Gaofei knew the strength of Jing Qingxia’s family, so he did not dare make things difficult for her.

Moreover, after Su Tai came back, he stubbornly insisted that he had accidentally injured himself, leaving Yang Gaofei with nowhere to start. He could only rage incompetently all by himself.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yingying felt that Jing Qingxia, this little brat, really did have some tricks up her sleeve.

How satisfying!

Jiang Yingying could not help laughing. Then she noticed someone had appeared beside her.

Taking a closer look—

“Ahem, Student Mingxue, do you need something from me?” Jiang Yingying asked.

“Teacher Jiang, I saw on the bulletin board that there are still vacancies in the student council that can be applied for. I want to join.” Zhong Mingxue spoke very firmly, as though she had not even considered the possibility of being rejected. She handed the application form to the homeroom teacher.

The bulletin board had also said to hand it to the homeroom teacher, who would then submit everything to the student council.

Jiang Yingying hesitated for a moment while holding the application form.

Joining the student council now was a thankless task.

Joining only in senior year meant there was no chance of getting even the smallest “official position,” and one would still have to do plenty of hard labor. Every year, the student council arranged a temporary recruitment period at this time because the campus open day was about to arrive.

The campus open day was the most important day for their Private First High. On one hand, it was the school anniversary; on the other, it was the big day when the school opened to the public and promoted itself externally.

For such an important day, the student council had to cooperate with the school in organizing everything. Once things got busy, it was very likely to affect one’s grades.

Why join the student council at a time like this?

Could she need the extra points to apply for a scholarship?

Jiang Yingying looked at Zhong Mingxue.

Although one could not tell a person’s wealth from the unified school uniform, the shoes on her feet were very clean, and they were a new model from a big brand.

Zhong Mingxue’s overall complexion and spirit also looked very good. She did not seem as though she lacked food or clothing.

Usually, no car picked her up or dropped her off, but she had applied for a bicycle parking spot together with Jing Qingxia. Recently, intentionally or otherwise, Jiang Yingying could often see the two girls going in and out together. Their relationship seemed quite good.

The Jing family should be treating her well too. Would she need a scholarship?

Suppressing all her curiosity, Jiang Yingying nodded. “I’ll help you hand it in.”

“Thank you, Teacher. Then I won’t disturb you anymore.” Zhong Mingxue was always this polite, and her tone was very gentle.

The answer Jiang Yingying could not figure out was actually very simple.

The student council was not a purely innocent place, but compared to society, the interpersonal relationships one could get to know there were still much simpler. It could serve as a starting point for socializing.

Before the accident at home, Zhong Mingxue had always maintained politeness, but she had never been good at false cordiality. She truly was not skilled at socializing. This time, she could only start with the student council and take the first step she had no choice but to take.

“Teacher, you really made me search everywhere. You’re a PE teacher, so why did you run all the way here?”

“You sure do manage a lot. Can’t I come here to visit? Why did you come looking for me? Don’t tell me no one in your class wants to participate in the sports meet?”

“I came to complain. You collected the sign-ups way too early. Even the number of people signing up for the three-thousand-meter run exceeded the limit. I almost didn’t get a spot. I really couldn’t hold it in, so I came to hand the form to you early.”

“Hahaha, your class really is worry-free.”

In a daze, Jiang Yingying saw Jing Qingxia chatting with the PE teacher nearby, looking as if she had some kind of extreme social-butterfly syndrome.

Putting down Zhong Mingxue’s application form, Jiang Yingying walked over.

“Student Qingxia, are you running errands?”

“Old Jiang, aren’t you knowingly asking?” Jing Qingxia grinned.

“No sense of seniority. I’m talking to you about something serious. Zhong Mingxue wants to apply for the student council.” Jiang Yingying looked at Jing Qingxia with a probing gaze.

Jing Qingxia nodded. “Old Jiang, do you want me to run the errand and deliver it for you? If I’d known earlier, I would’ve just had Zhong Mingxue give the form directly to me. Why bother coming to find you again? Aside from her, no one else in our class wants to apply anyway. Getting stuck with a homeroom teacher like this, how pitiful. Give it to me.”

Jing Qingxia’s teasing left Jiang Yingying stunned. For a moment, she did not know what she had originally wanted to say. In the end, she reached out and pressed a hand against Jing Qingxia’s forehead. “I don’t need you to run errands. You talk too much. Go back to class! You’re already in senior year. Studying comes first. Don’t wander around randomly during breaks!”

“Okay~” Jing Qingxia happily turned around, about to leave.

Jiang Yingying hurriedly called her back. “Wait. You and Student Mingxue have been so close lately, always going in and out together. Student Mingxue wants to apply for the student council, but you’re not applying?”

Jing Qingxia shrugged. “I don’t like the student council.”

“I thought your relationship had been very good recently since you’re always staying together. There will definitely be a lot of work after joining the student council now. Don’t you want to help her?” Jiang Yingying deliberately said.

“Old Jiang, not only are you lazy, you’re also dumb.”

“Mm?” Jiang Yingying widened her eyes and used the code of conduct for teachers to suppress her urge to hit someone.

Ring, ring, ring—

The class bell rang.

As Jing Qingxia ran, she said, “If she joins, that’s only one person’s workload. If the two of us do it together, isn’t that better than both of us joining and getting exploited? Old Jiang, I’m going to class!”

Hearing that, Jiang Yingying thought, fine, Student Qingxia really was smarter.

But faintly, she also felt that the reason Jing Qingxia said she did not like the student council was because there was someone in the student council.

But who was in the student council?

Wasn’t this year’s student council pretty good?

Especially the student council president, who was a very gentle and mature Omega.

Author’s Note:

Jing Qingxia: I don’t like the student council. I only like…