Chapter 174 – If She's Got Guts, Let Her Come (Part One)

After this incident, many students became somewhat wary of Ye Yunxi.

Overt provocations temporarily decreased significantly, but secretly, those who looked down on her still looked down on her.

What left the deepest impression on everyone was her running to school every morning. This deeply ingrained impression firmly cemented Ye Yunxi’s image as a poor kid in people’s minds.

But Ye Yunxi didn’t care. What did other people’s opinions have to do with her?

There weren’t many classes on the first day. Basically, everyone was busy distributing new textbooks and selecting class representatives, leaving no time for actual lessons.

The homeroom teacher of Class One was named Gao Shuying, a middle-aged woman in her early forties with a sharp-featured face who taught Chinese.

After distributing all the materials, Gao Shuying checked her watch. Seeing there was still time, she announced loudly: “After school tonight, have your parents add the teacher on WeChat. We’ll create a group chat where I can communicate directly with your parents about any issues. Additionally, I need your parents to cooperate fully with my work. Teachers work very hard and don’t have endless energy to monitor so many students. However, if your parents show greater dedication, I’ll naturally put in more effort too. Remember to relay these words to your parents.”

The students exchanged glances. Though young, who couldn’t understand the subtext?

Gao Shuying was clearly asking for money.

Actually, this had long been an open secret. Since kindergarten, many parents would slip money to teachers. If some teachers refused, parents would find alternative ways like paying their phone bills. This had escalated to the point where Gao Shuying now dared to openly demand money – all because parents had enabled this behavior!

But the students didn’t particularly mind. The money came from their parents anyway, so it didn’t affect them directly. Plus, getting extra attention from the teacher seemed like a decent trade-off.

In contrast, students whose parents never gave money either got moved to the back row or had the teacher constantly reporting minor issues to their parents, making school life genuinely stressful.

Thus, most students accepted this arrangement. Only Fang You frowned and nudged Ye Yunxi.

In the front row, Ye Yunxi leaned back slightly as Fang You’s voice reached her: “Goddess, are you going to pay?”

“What about you?”

“South City Academy has never had such corrupt practices before!”

Ye Yunxi chuckled: “Perfect, I don’t like abetting tyrants either.”

Fang You grinned. He’d definitely chosen the right person to follow. See, my goddess thinks exactly like me!!

[Ding! Prestige+10!]

After morning classes ended, the two went to the cafeteria for lunch. Helian Moye and a few others caught up, reuniting their five-person squad.

“Yunxi, I saw Brother Lanshan! He said he’d look out for me, but I told him having you watch my back is enough. You should’ve seen his face!”

Helian Moye had been close with several Ye Family children when younger, but after the families grew distant, she could only occasionally see Ye Yunxi.

“What are you all eating?”

Everyone checked the menu. Jun Yao’s food service was quite good, offering chicken, duck, fish, and pork dishes alongside numerous vegetable options – truly comprehensive.

“Two meat dishes and one vegetable for me. I’m still growing.”

“Same here!”

Ye Yunxi nodded and joined the queue with the others.After the opening ceremony, Ye Yunxi had essentially become somewhat of a celebrity, though many people were not particularly friendly toward her. In the crowded cafeteria line, both those in front and behind kept their distance from her, clearly intending to isolate her.

However, Fang You and the others remained by Ye Yunxi’s side, so she didn’t appear too discomfited. Instead, she chatted cheerfully with her friends, leaving those who tried to isolate them looking frustrated.

Not only had their goal failed, but they also ended up looking like fools!

Damn!

(End of Chapter)