After rearranging the seats, Tianmiao and Xi Linghe sat in the second row in the middle, still as desk mates.
Behind Tianmiao was Li Yingjun, and behind Li Yingjun was Wei Ling. Wei Ling wanted to swap places with Li Yingjun.
Li Yingjun extorted him, signed a bunch of "unequal treaties," and finally agreed to swap seats with Wei Ling. Wei Ling hurriedly and happily helped Li Yingjun move his books.
Sitting behind the goddess made Wei Ling very happy. Great, one step closer to the goddess. As people say, the pavilion near the water gets the moon first. Sitting this close, the advantage is huge.
Dai Shiqi’s seat was in the second row of another column, she slightly turned her head to glance at Tianmiao and Xi Linghe, with a calm expression. This scene was witnessed by Gu Nanyu, who sat behind Dai Shiqi.
Days passed by.
Many classmates originally thought Tianmiao and Xi Linghe were aloof and hard to get along with. But gradually, they discovered the two of them were very approachable. If there were questions they didn’t understand, asking them would result in patient explanations, without any disdain for interrupting their study time.
Wei Ling was currently asking Tianmiao a math question, while three other classmates gathered around to listen. Because they all thought Tianmiao’s explanations were more vivid and easy to understand. After the explanation, they expressed their gratitude, indicating they understood thanks to Tianmiao. Two classmates also gathered around Xi Linghe’s seat to listen to her explain physics. Xi Linghe’s explanations were just as lively and interesting as Tianmiao’s.
Wei Ling suddenly spoke, "Tianmiao, Xi Linghe, when you explain questions to us, does it disrupt your study time? I’m asking Tianmiao questions for learning, yes, but the main intention is to talk more with Tianmiao and get closer to her. Yet, this feels a bit selfish, stealing your study time. If it drags down your studies, we’d be the culprits."
When Wei Ling said this, the faces of the few classmates nearby showed guilt. Indeed, Tianmiao and Xi Linghe had no obligation to explain questions to them. Doing so was quite bothersome.
"So, are you feeling bad in your heart?" Tianmiao smiled, understanding well what Wei Ling meant. Learning is one’s own affair; always relying on others and bothering them shouldn’t be taken for granted.
"Yes." Wei Ling nodded.
The others also showed guilt, nodding along, and someone said with difficulty, "Then, in the future, we won’t bother you anymore. Tianmiao, Xi Linghe, we’re really sorry, we haven’t considered this before."
"You ask me questions during breaks, and to me, there’s only one downside." When Tianmiao said this, everyone’s faces slightly changed, feeling more guilty, but Tianmiao’s next words made them pause, "The downside is having no time to play, and no time to eat. As for affecting my studies, that’s impossible."
Everyone’s mouths dropped open, suddenly feeling blank.
Wei Ling’s eyes widened, filled with stars. Ah, the goddess is just so confident, so different.
"Yes, no impact at all. It’s just that I wanted to go to the supermarket with Tianmiao to buy yogurt, but didn’t have the time." Xi Linghe said helplessly, but the confidence in her brow was burning.
That’s how confident a top student is!
"So, I’ve decided, in the future when Xi Linghe and I explain questions to you, we’ll charge a fee. Either help us by running errands to the supermarket or bring us something you think is delicious, how does that sound?" Tianmiao asked with a smiling face.