Locking away my heart and love! Going back to 2000 to be a top student again.

"They all love to joke about Sister Su, it's really annoying to listen to." Chen Ni took a piece of melon to eat, and then sat down to chat with everyone. She has an outgoing personality and is already familiar with Huang Feng and Qian Jia.

Chen Ni has always treated Xu Su like an older sister and is very protective of her. She is indignant about many of the jokes that Xu Su herself doesn't mind.

"Don't talk about this, it's not a big deal." Xu Su interrupted her with a smile. "Go get your schoolbag. You've been in the first year of high school for a year now. Let me check your grades. By the way, the top student in our school is here this time. Let him give you some pointers."

Xi Zirong was suddenly called upon. He looked up and met Xu Su's smiling eyes. He was slightly taken aback before smiling and saying, "Okay."

Chen Ni sat still, her face flushed. She knew her own grades; showing them to the top student in the city's key high school was tantamount to suicide.

She only slowly got up after Xu Su urged her.

Chen Dong was trying not to laugh when Xu Su happened to see him. She glanced at him and said, "You should go get it too. Once you get into No. 3 Middle School, you can't just slack off."

If she could, Xu Su would love to impart all the knowledge in her mind to her two younger siblings in one go. She really didn't want Chen Ni and Chen Dong to fail to get into university.

Having been given a second chance at life, she not only wants to change her own life, but also the fate of her loved ones.

Huang Feng was somewhat taken aback: "I didn't expect Su Su to be such a good older sister."

Xu Su usually has a good temper in front of her friends, but seeing her display the authority of an older sister, not only Huang Feng, but even Xi Zirong looked at her with some surprise.

However, he kept Xu Su's instructions in mind and dared not make a sound, lest the Chen family see through him. But the tenderness in his eyes was truly undeniable.

So, on a hot afternoon, Xu Su carefully checked Chen Ni's learning progress and specially designed a simple and quick learning plan for her. She wouldn't teach anything too complicated for now, but at least she would solidify her foundation first.

Chen Dong's grades were then handed over to Xi Zirong, who was first in the grade.

This was probably the first time Xi Zirong had encountered such a poor student. After looking at Chen Dong's test papers, the expression on his face made Xu Su burst out laughing.

Having known Xi Zirong for two years, this was the first time I had seen him with such a helpless expression, which showed how troubled he was.

Not only Xu Su, but Huang Feng and the others couldn't help but laugh.

Chen Dong felt extremely uncomfortable being laughed at by a group of top students from a prestigious high school, and his somewhat dark face flushed red.

Xi Zirong coughed lightly, glanced helplessly at Xu Su, and began to diligently review the basic knowledge for Chen Dong.

Life in the countryside was peaceful. After the sun set and the heat subsided, Xu Su stopped lecturing Chen Ni and led a few classmates along the country road.

When I met villagers on the road, I mostly greeted them kindly.

Some people would joke around, asking her if she brought her boyfriend home or something.

Xu Su mostly smiled without saying a word, addressing them as uncle and aunt with politeness and courtesy, leaving no room for criticism.

Who doesn't say that Grandma Xu raised her children well?

Dinner was again at Uncle Xu's house. After reheating the leftovers from lunch, two more dishes were added. After a lively meal, Xu Su led the classmates to wash up.

Unlike other girls in the village who had to fill basins with water to bathe in their rooms, Xu's maternal grandmother's family had built their own independent bathroom when Xu's maternal grandfather was still alive, which was shared by the two uncles' families.

Last year, for convenience, Uncle Xu specially installed a shower pipe. Although the bathroom decoration is a bit rough, it is unique in Chenjia Village.

The bathroom was in a small, separate room at the back of the house. The two boys finished showering first, and when it was Huang Feng's turn, she was too scared to shower alone and called on Xu Su to stay with her.

Xu Su: "...Do you want to hear what you're saying?"

Even though they're all girls, isn't it a bit too outrageous for them to shower together...?

Xi Zirong came out of the bathroom, drying her hair with a towel. Water droplets were still sliding down her nose. Her face darkened when she heard Huang Feng's words.

"But it's so dark inside, I really don't dare to stay alone."

Despite her seemingly carefree demeanor, Huang Feng is actually quite timid.

Xu Su looked at Qian Jia, "Why don't you two shower together? Don't be afraid, I'll watch over you from outside."

After finally getting the two girls into the bathroom, Xu Su turned around and found Xi Zirong standing there without moving.

She glared at him: "Go find Xu Ran! He and my brother are outside enjoying the cool air. What are you doing here?"

There were two girls taking a bath inside. Didn't this person even know to avoid suspicion?

Xi Zirong stopped drying her hair and leaned closer. "I was worried you'd be scared being here alone."

Night had fallen, and it was extremely dark all around. The dim yellow light from the backyard lamps made the place seem even more gloomy.

"This is my home. I grew up here. What's there to be afraid of?" Xu Su glanced at him irritably.

Xi Zirong bent down and kissed her, then replied good-naturedly, "Okay, I'll go out now."

He was wearing a white T-shirt and a pair of cropped sweatpants, and Chen Dong's slippers. When Xu Su got close, she could smell his familiar scent.

...It's the scent of her usual shampoo.

Caught off guard by the kiss, Xu Su covered her face and before she could even speak, the person had already walked away.

Xu Su felt a little ashamed and indignant; this man was becoming more and more of a scoundrel.

Huang Feng and Qian Jia were both very loyal. When it was Xu Su's turn to take a bath, they insisted on standing guard outside for her, afraid that she would be scared.

It took Xu Su a lot of persuasion to convince him to leave.

She was extremely familiar with every brick and tile of this house, so she would never feel afraid.

Grandma Xu's house didn't have a hairdryer, so after taking a shower, Xu Su used a thick towel to dry her hair as she walked out to enjoy the cool air with everyone.

The courtyard was already quite lively. Young people were sitting on two bamboo beds, and several adults who had finished their work had brought out bamboo chairs from their homes and were sitting on them, fanning themselves with palm-leaf fans.

Every now and then, they would swat away the mosquitoes for the boys and girls on the bamboo beds.

The moonlight was like water, and the farmhouse courtyard under the starry sky looked absolutely beautiful.

Xu Su felt that even if ten or twenty years passed, she would never forget this scene.

This peaceful and serene scene is a landscape that will forever remain deep in Xu Su's memory.

What she didn't know was that she herself was a stunning painting in other people's eyes.

Having just finished showering, Xu Su changed out of her school uniform from the daytime.

She wore a loose gray short-sleeved shirt with a slightly low neckline, which occasionally revealed her delicate collarbone as she dried her hair. For the sake of coolness, she wore black athletic shorts, revealing her slender and long legs that were dazzlingly white in the night.

These are clothes that Xu Su usually wears to sleep in. She bought them with Huang Feng and Qian Jia on the commercial street opposite No. 1 Middle School. They can be worn directly out. Right now, the three of them are wearing similar styles.

The ordinary clothes that can be seen everywhere on the street were somehow made to look alluring on Xu Su.

Especially as the water droplets slowly slid down her hair, soaking her gray top...