Chapter 13 You look scary when you bury your head in a book
Chapter 13 You look scary when you bury your head in a book
It’s not as obscene as other students think.
The reason why Fan Wumian stopped Zhuang Muxi was purely to talk to her about something serious.
He had a bright smile on his face, and under Zhuang Muxi's slightly questioning gaze, he said:
"I've been in some trouble lately, and I'd like to ask you for help."
"Well what's the trouble?"
Zhuang Muxi answered readily.
As an unknown person on campus for many years, she didn't have any goddess airs, nor did she care that other students were watching her closely, and she never thought about drawing a clear line between herself and this neighbor.
Fan Wumian shamelessly rubbed his hands and said:
"I don't have the money to buy an acoustic or electric guitar right now. Can you let me rent one first at the music shop where you work during the summer vacation? Or allow me to pay in installments? Don't worry, I will pay it back immediately after I make money from participating in the competition or go shopping on the street. It shouldn't take too long."
Recalling that a few days ago, Fan Wumian sang at home, Zhuang Muxi was very happy after listening to it because she finally discovered that this neighbor shared the same hobby with her - music.
She nodded readily and asked, "But is just the guitar enough? There are great teachers in the music store who can teach you."
Before he could finish his words, Zhuang Muxi reacted first.
I thought that Fan Wumian had an irresponsible father who didn't even give him money to buy a guitar, let alone pay for the expensive guitar lessons.
With Fan Wumian in mind, Zhuang Muxi continued:
"It's a pity that I only know how to play the piano, otherwise I could teach you. If you're just a beginner, you can just buy an acoustic guitar. An electric acoustic guitar seems to be more suitable for performances."
After saying this, she even wondered whether Fan Wumian wanted to impress Zuo Ziyan, whom he had been infatuated with for many years, by singing again.
The school beauty Zuo is so beautiful that nothing can stop her from being praised. She also has a prominent family background, excellent academic performance, and a very high emotional intelligence. It is almost impossible to find any fault with her.
But precisely because they are too perfect, in the eyes of an outsider like Zhuang Muxi, they seem to be a mismatched match for Fan Wumian.
After this thought popped up in her mind, Zhuang Muxi was still a little shy, and silently added in her heart - "Unlike me, we can barely be considered a good match."
Her mother works in a multinational trading company and her father sells funds in an asset management company. Their combined annual income is almost HK$50, which is considered a well-off middle class in Hong Kong.
Fan Wumian didn't have the ability to read minds, so how could he guess what this girl was thinking? All he remembered was that he had to get a guitar first, so he said again:
"I can play the guitar. I practiced for a long time when I had nothing to do. Well, before you moved in next door. It would be better if you allow me to pay in installments. If that's not possible, forget it. At worst, I can borrow someone else's guitar and work in a bar for a few days."
It was a rare occasion that he asked her for help, and Zhuang Muxi didn't feel embarrassed at all.
After all, compared to top-notch pianos, guitars are still quite cheap, and she has a small treasury of tens of thousands of dollars, so if things don't work out, she can buy one out of her own pocket, so she just continued to ask, "Do you want an electric guitar or an electric guitar?"
Fan Wumian made his choice without hesitation:
"An electric acoustic guitar is suitable for playing and singing by myself. I plan to sign up for the Yau Tsim Mong Secondary School Singing Competition. Singing a cappella on stage will be a disadvantage."
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Zhuang Muxi smiled sweetly, put her hands behind her back, walked up the stairs, and said:
"Do you still have a dream of becoming a singer? If you don't mind, I can be your first fan. Which song is the lyrics of 'I'll play Chopin's Nocturne for you to commemorate my dead love'?"
"Just singing a little."
Fan Wumian passed it off vaguely.
The main problem is that he doesn't remember in which year Jay Chou's "Nocturne" was released. If the song hasn't been released yet, but he says that Jay Chou sang it, it will be difficult to resolve the situation.
After returning to the classroom.
I was busy handing in summer homework, registering new school uniform sizes, choosing elective courses, gossiping and playing around. The whole morning passed by in a daze and it was hard to feel the pressure coming from the graduating class.
早上8点半才到学校，从中午12点到下午1点钟吃午饭休息，下午3点45就放学了。
of course.
You don't have to leave school after school. Gangcheng pays more attention to learning outside the curriculum. Many students will go to clubs to participate in activities. Hobby clubs include sports, music, dance, literature, etc. For example, Fan Wumian, who relies on his fists to serve as the president of the Anglican Trinity College Martial Arts Club. Several members mainly practice Muay Thai and boxing. Compared with the Taekwondo Club next door, whose members are busy taking exams all day, they seem very unlearned.
First day of school.
Fan Wumian listened carefully to three classes in the afternoon and found that although English and mathematics seemed a little unfamiliar, they were not as difficult as he had imagined.
Because he was in the Form 7 preparatory class, some of the knowledge points in the mathematics class were related to the calculus course in university, which was his strong point back then. Unfortunately, many of them had already been returned to the teacher.
The DES exam in Hong Kong, which is the Hong Kong version of the college entrance examination, has four compulsory subjects including Chinese, mathematics, English and general education, and two elective courses are selected from 24 elective subjects including physics, chemistry, biology and history.
When registering for elective courses in the morning, Fan Wumian chose "Geography" and "Chinese History", which was equivalent to getting a bargain by using a cheat.
In his previous life, as a liberal arts student with college entrance examination scores far exceeding the first-tier line, he was able to successfully enter the directing department of Beijing Film Academy mainly because of his outstanding performance in cultural courses, which made up for his disadvantages in professional courses.
I guess it’s because I didn’t use up much brain cells in the past, so the new brain is very useful and can remember things quickly.
Fan Wumian was buried in reading the whole afternoon. Compared with memorizing knowledge points, he found writing traditional Chinese characters more troublesome.
For example, in the book “Turtle’s Longevity”, the textbook says:
"The Turtle's Longevity"
[Han] Cao Cao
Although the divine turtle is long-lived, it still has its end.
The flying snake rides on the mist, and eventually turns into dust and ash."
The textbooks issued by the school were all written in traditional Chinese characters, which made Fan Wumian feel overwhelmed. Although the memory of his previous life was still there, it was separated by a layer. It was not easy to change the simplified Chinese writing habit of so many years.
The so-called general education courses mainly cover "self and personal growth", "society and culture", "science and technology and environment". If you read more books and memorize the knowledge points, there will basically be no problem.
However, because they were all traditional Chinese characters, the difficulty of Fan Wumian's reading comprehension increased by at least 30%. He was a little worried that he would not have enough time to write during the exam.
The school bell has rung.
Considering that it was still early and he would just watch TV or daydream even if he went home, Fan Wumian chose to continue reading with his head down, his expression showing complete concentration.
Until an accidental glance.
He then realized that Oil Fat, Mantis, Meat Dish and Bird King were standing in a row behind him, looking at him with some kind of mysterious expression.
".What are you doing?"
Fan Wumian asked silently, twirling a black gel pen between his fingers with such smooth movements.
As the second in command, Mantis Xiao Tingwei shrank his neck and said:
"I was wondering if your floor was unclean. Brother Tianwang, could it be that you've been possessed by evil spirits? How about we go to Wong Tai Sin Temple to pray for you later? You look scary when you're buried in a book. You haven't looked up for 10 minutes."
I glanced at other seats and found that most of my classmates had left.
Fan Wumian twisted his neck and stretched, saying with a smile:
"Didn't I tell you on the day I was discharged from the hospital that I wanted to retire from society? My new goal is to dominate Trinity College in terms of grades, or at least get into the University of Hong Kong."
".As expected, drinking makes things worse. He even ruined Brother Tianwang's brain. What's going on?"
While Youpiao was speaking, he stretched out three fingers and gestured in front of his eyes, and then he received a roll of the eyes from Fan Wumian.
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