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

His decisive and efficient style was just like his teaching attitude. After Chen Shulan came downstairs, she came to her senses and praised, "Your homeroom teacher seems very strict."

The mother of another family who came out of the classroom with them smiled and chimed in, "Teacher Wu is a provincial-level distinguished teacher. She looks young, but she has already taught three graduating classes, and the college entrance examination pass rate has always been this high."

The woman gave a thumbs-up and quietly leaned closer, saying, "Countless parents would do anything to get their children into his class. The fact that he's paying special attention to your daughter shows that her grades must be top-notch."

Chen Shulan knew her daughter had good grades before, but she didn't realize until today that her grades were this good, that she was the county's top scorer, something Xu Su had never mentioned before.

Firstly, Xu Su is not the type to show off, and given her estrangement from her parents, she is even less likely to bring it up.

Although Grandma Xu knew her granddaughter's middle school entrance exam results, she assumed the child had told her parents herself. In addition, since the family didn't have a telephone, she could only contact her daughter and son-in-law by going to the town market to find a phone booth to make a call. At that time, phone calls were more expensive, so they didn't talk much about everyday things.

That's why Chen Shulan was so pleasantly surprised; she was beaming from ear to ear, but still managed to say a few words of modesty.

Xu Su glanced at her new classmate standing between her parents, a girl with a ponytail, wearing a short-sleeved shirt and casual pants.

After thinking for a while and confirming that she had no recollection of this classmate, she smiled when she saw that the other person was also looking over and took the initiative to say, "My name is Xu Su."

The girl with the ponytail's eyes lit up at the words, and she rushed over in a few steps, taking Xu Su's hand and saying cheerfully, "I thought you were very aloof just now, but I didn't expect you to be even more beautiful when you smile. We'll be classmates from now on. By the way, my name is Huang Feng."

In her past life, Xu Su would go straight home after school to help with chores and tutor Xu Yang. She never socialized at school. During her three years of high school, she couldn't even remember all the names of her classmates, let alone have any close friends with whom she could hold hands.

Xu Su was a little stiff when her classmate suddenly took her hand and started walking with her. It took her a few steps to feel more natural.

Chen Shulan chatted happily with Huang Feng's mother, while Huang Feng's father followed along carrying his things. Xu Su and her friend whispered to each other at the back.

Are you from Changshi? Which school did you attend before?

"I attended Kangxian No.1 Middle School for junior high school, and I got in through the entrance exam."

"I knew you were going to school in Changshi. I would have heard of you. I know classmates in all the middle schools in Changshi. You're good-looking and have good grades. You're definitely not an unknown person."

Xu Su: "......"

"We're classmates, so we'll be friends from now on. Can I call you Su Su?"

The girl's enthusiasm overwhelmed Xu Su, and she nodded, "Okay."

"Susu, I went to No. 1 Middle School for junior high, I know the school very well, how about we share a dormitory during military training?"

The friendliness of her new classmates brought a smile to Xu Su's face.

We arrived at the dormitory building amidst laughter and conversation. After giving our names, the dormitory supervisor glanced at the list in front of her and asked, "Do you want to live in the same dormitory?"

After receiving an affirmative answer, he took out two keys: "Dormitory 215, here are the keys, go up by yourself. There are brooms and mops in the bathroom at the end of the corridor. If you didn't bring a rag, go buy one yourself. Hot water is available on the first floor. If you don't know anything, ask other students."

Upon hearing about hot water, Chen Shulan exclaimed, "Oh dear, we forgot to bring a kettle! Su Su, remember to bring one from home when you come for military training on the 9th?"

Xu Su then realized that when she saw people carrying hot water kettles along the way, she thought they were saving them for winter use, but she didn't expect them to be using them to hold drinking water.

That's true. Given the living standards of this era, few families could afford to drink bottled water for the entire two weeks of military training.

At this moment, Huang Feng's mother waved the thermos in her hand and said, "It's alright, we brought it. The two children can use it together."

After saying something polite, Chen Shulan's smile widened.

The dormitory was on the second floor. Upon entering, I saw four bunk beds in an eight-person room. They were the most basic kind of iron-framed beds. Each bed had an iron cabinet against the wall for storing personal belongings. The cabinet door had a latch, and you needed to buy your own lock.

Two new students had already arrived at the room. They must have come from the county below. Their luggage, large and small, covered the floor. Even in this hot weather, they had brought quilts.

Upon seeing someone enter, the two students who were wiping their beds with a rag, along with their parents who were tidying up their belongings, all looked over.

When the new classmates met for the first time, everyone greeted each other politely and courteously.

The dormitory supervisor did not assign each student a specific bed number; it was all up to the students to choose freely, on a first-come, first-served basis.

Xu Su and her friends arrived relatively early, and there were still two lower bunk beds left, which was just enough for each of them.

Military training is so tiring, nobody wants to have to climb to the top bunk to sleep after they come back. Not to mention that some people have bad sleeping postures and it's their first time sleeping on this kind of bed, they might even fall off while they're sound asleep.

After confirming the bed location, Xu Su took out the basin and rag she had brought, filled a basin with water, rolled up her sleeves, and began to clean the bed.

Chen Shulan wasn't idle either. She went to the bathroom at the far end of the corridor and found a broom and mop, intending to clean the dormitory floor.

After wiping the dust off the bed frame, Xu Su laid a straw mat on top. This was the cheapest one Chen Shulan had bought for her on the pedestrian street. She would only be sleeping on it for half a month, so it wouldn't be worth buying an expensive one.

Then she took out a pillow and a sheet she had brought from home, and the bed was arranged quite nicely.

Chen Shulan put the prepared items, such as soap, shampoo, and floral water, into the bedside cabinet. She then took out a small lock, locked the cabinet door, and handed the key to Xu Su.

"Keep it safe, don't lose the key, this lock cost three yuan."

Xu Su took the keys and put them in her pocket.

The first two students who arrived in the dormitory were taken out to eat by their parents after they finished tidying up. Two more freshmen arrived and were making their beds. Six people had already moved into the eight-person room, and with their accompanying family members, the already small room felt even more crowded.

Xu Su had almost finished her work, and Huang Feng had also finished packing everything. Huang Feng's father glanced at his watch and said, "Everything's done. Shall we go back now? Didn't Teacher Wu say that military training doesn't start until the 9th?"

Huang Feng looked at her newly made friends and felt a little reluctant to part with them.

Xu Su waved her hand and said, "We're in the same class, so we'll have plenty of opportunities to meet. You go back first; my mom and I are getting ready to go home too."