Rebirth of the Rich Second Generation's Growth Diary

Chapter 22 Ways of Thinking
Li Xu naturally wouldn't eat Xia Xiaohe's food for free.

He has always been grateful and reciprocated.

Although I learned to make some fancy-looking snacks in my previous life, I couldn’t recreate them because there were no ingredients or corresponding cooking utensils in the countryside.

After thinking about it, I finally bought a lot of snacks and put them in the lunch box.

After lunch, he went to school early.

It was still early at this time and there were not many people in the classroom.

Li Xu walked slowly from the school gate to the teaching building, observing everything with interest along the way.

The walls of the teaching building are peeling and the playground is uneven.

Under the old elm tree, several stone benches stood crookedly. Several students gathered around, hunched over, gently brushed off the dust on the benches and sat down. They took out a handful of melon seeds from their wrinkled pockets and sat around chatting.

In the flowerbed, the flowers were sparse. Several girls squatted beside them, their eyes fixed on the ground, their slender fingers slowly fiddling with the soil. Li Xu curiously leaned over to take a look...

He was actually fiddling with a bug, so he quickly slipped away.

Overall it's leisurely.

If you don't consider survival, it's still quite pleasant to just be a passer-by here.

I walked slowly to the teaching building and climbed the stairs.

But the happy mood came to an abrupt end when I climbed the last flight of stairs.

I heard the conversation inside.

"Why do you think Li Xu wants to study here?"

"Just tell me, his family must be very rich, why would he come to our place?"

"Hey, I'm telling you I know!"

"How did you know?"

"My second aunt is a teacher at the school. I overheard them when they were chatting."

"Then tell me about it."

"I'm telling you guys, don't tell anyone!"

Hearing this, Li Xu couldn't help but stop, leaning against the door, listening to the conversation inside with great interest.

"I heard that his grades were very poor in the big city, the kind that would have gotten him expelled. He couldn't continue studying, so he came to us and asked his cousin, Teacher Ye, to help discipline him."

For a moment, Li Xu was speechless. He had never heard of this version of the rumor, but it was not too far from the truth.

"No way, he got second place in the class in English last time. That's not a bad result, is it?"

"That's here. You don't know those students in big cities out there. Their grades are so good, and every one of them can speak a lot of English! And do you think they only speak English? French, Spanish, Japanese. Someone like Li Xu, he can only be at the bottom of his class."

"And haven't you noticed? Li Xu is only good at English. He hasn't taken any exams in other subjects, so who knows if he's any good!"

"Everyone in high schools in big cities can easily get full marks. Li Xu can only score a little higher in English at best, but his other subjects are far behind, so he was eliminated."

Then there was a burst of sudden realization, "Oh!"

Li Xu touched his chin and laughed secretly. His high school was so awesome, how come he didn't even know it?
When it comes to things that we have never seen before, especially things that give us a high-end impression, we will constantly embellish and beautify them in our minds.

The girl became increasingly excited as she continued, "And the most important thing is, he's a rich, noble son after all. He can't handle hardship. I heard that when he first arrived, he was playing basketball with someone and they stepped on his shoes. He scolded them, saying they cost over 2,000 yuan! You better not step on his shoes...haha."

As if touching on empathy, another girl said, "That seems to make some sense, because I've noticed that he doesn't seem to communicate much with people like us. He probably looks down on us, right?"

"Of course..."

Li Xu blinked and touched his chin. He didn't care much about such comments. Just as those girls said, they were from different worlds. However, he should reflect on it since he left such an impression on them.

However, what was unexpected was that at this moment a rebuttal voice sounded.

"no……"

Li Xu was a little surprised when he heard the voice. It was Xia Xiaohe's voice.

She was inside.

You can hear Xia Xiaohe's seriousness in her voice, but her voice is a little gentle: "He doesn't look down on people like us."

"Come on, Xia Xiaohe, of course you would say that. He gives you snacks every day. If it were me, I would also think he is a good person."

"That's right, Xia Xiaohe, he must be nice to you because you are pretty. Have you seen him talk to the rest of us?" "No, he is really not what you say..." Xia Xiaohe's defense was quickly drowned out by the chattering of several girls.

"You're speaking up for him. Are you in love with him?"

"no!"

"Xia Xiaohe, stop fantasizing. I heard from our aunt that Li Xu will only be here for three months before he leaves."

"Hehe, I think Xia Xiaohe must have fallen in love with Li Xu!"

"I... really didn't!" Xia Xiaohe's voice was filled with anxiety.

"Oh, by the way, Xia Xiaohe! Don't tell him what we said about Li Xu!"

"Yes, if he knew, it must be what you said!"

Li Xu sighed slightly, turned around and walked into the classroom.

"And..." The girl who was speaking had just opened her mouth when she noticed that everyone's eyes were not right, and they were all looking at the classroom door.

She was startled and turned around hurriedly, and saw Li Xu.

Suddenly her expression became extremely unnatural... Junior high school girls, especially those from the countryside, are generally not very good at hiding their emotions.

Damn it, he won’t hear it, right?
Li Xu smiled and took the initiative to ask: "What are you talking about?"

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but fell silent, unsure how to respond. The girl who had been most vocal in badmouthing Li Xu was the first to speak. She said, "We didn't say anything. We were just chatting about... Teacher Ye!"

Then he said a few good words about Ye Ling, and while speaking, everyone looked at Li Xu secretly, intentionally or unintentionally.

Li Xu nodded and said with a smile: "I've been busy studying recently and haven't communicated with you guys much. I brought some snacks, come and try them!"

He opened the iron lunch box, which contained snacks such as chocolate and spicy bars. He then grabbed some and gave them to several girls in the classroom one by one and placed them on the table.

"No... uh, thank you!"

Those girls were so excited about saying bad things about themselves just now that they blushed all of a sudden when Li Xu shared snacks with them.

There was still a little left, so Li Xu slowly walked to Xia Xiaohe and handed her the lunch box.

Xia Xiaohe's expression was a little complicated. She shook her head and said, "You're giving me snacks again... I don't want them."

Li Xu said, "If you don't want it, take it back and give it to Xiao Miao."

Xia Xiaohe shook her head seriously, "He doesn't want it either."

Just then, the girl who had just said bad things about him came over and said, "Thank you, Li Xu..."

After the girl left, Xia Xiaohe lowered her head and whispered, "From now on...don't send me snacks."

Li Xu said slowly: "It's okay. Look, if we give them snacks, won't everyone become harmonious?"

"what?"

Xia Xiaohe was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized that Li Xu had heard everything that was said just now.

She stammered, "You...did you hear that just now?"

"Yes, I heard it. I've been standing at the door for more than ten minutes."

Her face flushed instantly, as if quickly covered by a rich blush that spread from her cheeks to her ears. The tender pink color was like peach blossoms in full bloom in spring. Her eyes widened subconsciously, full of shyness and panic, like a frightened deer.

Her mind went blank. Did he hear what she had just said in defense of him?

She couldn't help but ask, "Then...then you still give them snacks?"

Li Xu glanced at Xia Xiaohe, then lowered his head and flipped through the book. He answered nonchalantly, "What else? Should I rush in and scold them?"

"Uh……"

Li Xu sighed a little. After all, he was no longer at the age of acting on impulse. If it were in his previous life, if he heard someone saying bad things about him behind his back, he would have rushed in and intensified the conflict.

But this life is different. As an adult, there is naturally no need to argue with some little girls. This is one aspect.

On the other hand, we must start from the essence of everything, from the core contradictions, and look two steps further. In the final analysis, what is more important to him is to resolve contradictions rather than intensify them.

And the price is just a few snacks, so no matter how you look at it, it’s not a big loss.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help laughing again. It seemed that without realizing it, the way he thought about things had changed from that in his previous life.

(End of this chapter)