After deciding to give up, I became popular

Xia Chuanzou looked at her very seriously, nodding from time to time to indicate that he was listening.

The matter is actually not complicated—as a traditional activity of Xiuzhiyuan, the content of the forest school activities for the second and first grades is not much different. Both involve participating in learning, and then holding a test of courage a few days before the end of the activity.

Therefore, the first-year students, who also recognized that "this is an excellent opportunity to obtain the right to choose a spouse," were also excited, just like the second-year students. However, for the management level, the student council only had Yi Jingye Miko and Shi Shang as officers. They were not very mature as people in charge, and the former's ideas were a bit too extreme. Therefore, before the official start of the test of courage, Yi Jingye Miko caught a few typical offenders and made serious punishments, which aroused public anger.

Prohibit the other party from participating in the test of courage unless they submit a letter of repentance beforehand and obtain consent—

Such a punishment was of course impossible to accept. In fact, although everyone was extremely enthusiastic about the test of courage, it didn't mean that they could succumb to power—you, a small disciplinary committee chairman, suddenly made such a request, otherwise you wouldn't let him participate in the test of courage? This is simply abusing your power! Even the student council president, Xia Chuanzou, wouldn't do such a thing! So the person concerned contacted some people who were also dissatisfied with his decision and jointly wrote to the school to express their dissatisfaction with the student council management.

In the end, the director of the grade's teaching affairs came forward to resolve the matter—the student council's first-year representative, Yi Jingye Miko, withdrew the punishment and apologized to the punished person; at the same time, the punished person submitted a letter of repentance stating that they "should not have united classmates to cause riots" as the ending.

So Yi Jingye Miko was greatly affected, and even felt that she had been betrayed—she was obviously doing things in accordance with the school's regulations, but in the end, the school was not on her side.

Not only that, although the other students didn't show it much, she could actually feel that the popularity she had accumulated during the previous student council election seemed to have declined a bit, almost reaching the point where it was only slightly better than when she was a disciplinary committee member. This was not her wild imagination, but completely because she found that many people who used to nod and greet her when they met her suddenly ignored her later.

So she was hit again, and found that even the students didn't approve of her approach, so she gradually began to become autistic.

After Xia Chuanzou listened to her self-report, he also felt a little numb in his heart, thinking that this child was really fierce. She dared to make such a punishment to curb people's estrus when others were in love. It would be strange if she wasn't targeted and hated.

But he is a senior after all. It is not good to laugh at the approach, and he must focus on guidance and supervision.

So he thought for a while, organized his words, and said slowly:

"I don't think you are completely wrong, but... of course, the specific method can be optimized better."

225. Junior's Teaching Time?

"The method can of course be optimized... but before that, let's analyze the reasons first." Xia Chuanzou began to talk eloquently.

"For example, making punishments, in fact, no matter how heavy you punish, for those students who are caught by you, they must be extremely dissatisfied—everyone is like this, why punish me but not others?"

"Of course, under normal circumstances, you definitely can't really punish everyone. You can only use this method of killing chickens to warn monkeys. If the target is some students who are already quite honest and accidentally made too conspicuous a fuss, he may listen obediently. Whether it is sincere or insincere, at least he will be willing to hand in the letter of repentance, but in fact, most of the students in Xiuzhiyuan are not like this, and even some of them must have harbored resentment against the 'nosy' disciplinary committee for a long time, so new and old hatreds are settled together today."

"Usually, of course, they don't dare and won't resist you, because you and the disciplinary committee stand on the school's position and represent the school. This kind of thing of managing discipline is originally done by you on behalf of the school, but the forest school period is different, especially the test of courage. One of the purposes of holding it is to let these young men and women vent their nowhere to put their exuberant energy.

"Therefore, in a sense, although your actions are still standing on the school's position, in fact, the school has become a neutral party at this time, and even turns a blind eye to the students' exuberant performance. This is why there are only classes in the morning on the day of the test of courage, and the afternoon's teaching courses are cancelled and arranged for other things. The original intention is also the school's fulfillment, so that students can make final preparations before the start of the conference."

"But it seems that you didn't realize this, and still performed your duties with the original attitude, and even threatened people with their concerned 'right to participate'. It is natural to encounter fierce resistance..." After Xia Chuanzou seriously explained the reason to her, he changed to a more gentle tone.

"You said you felt betrayed by the school, but I think the school actually favored you this time."

"But..." Yi Jingye Miko suddenly became a little anxious and wanted to explain.

"Listen to me first..." Xia Chuanzou shook his head and interrupted her, "Perhaps you should have already discovered that although this forest school activity is still under the name of an off-campus study, the content of our lectures during this period is not the knowledge that must be obtained during the semester. Most of them are extra courses, which can be learned or not learned, depending entirely on the students' conscious choice to listen or not listen."

"To put it extremely, even if no one listens to the lectures during the lecture period, the teachers don't care, because they have already been greeted in advance. The lectures during this period only need to be given, and understanding or not, and how to understand is a matter for the students to worry about. This is also to a certain extent to let the students experience the way of university lectures in advance."

"But for you and the disciplinary committee, it seems that you did not realize this, and still performed official duties according to the rules in Xiuzhiyuan High School, so that the students began to feel dissatisfied—the teachers don't care about me, what kind of onion is your disciplinary committee? Are you really taking yourself seriously?!"

"So the disciplinary committee represented by you was targeted by these students, and finally it was brought to the teacher... Originally, in fact, the school would be more inclined to choose to dismiss you and entrust others to manage this choice, but I think they should think that 'Yi Jingye Miko' is really too suitable for the position of disciplinary committee chairman, so they can't bear to let go of such a useful talent..." Xia Chuanzou paused, as if he felt that such a truth might be unacceptable to this simple junior.

But after thinking about it, he still felt that she would have to step into society one day, and excessive protection was not suitable for a person's growth.

"I think the school should be out of this idea, so it will withstand the pressure of so many students jointly appealing and 'protect' you, just letting you make a mere apology and let you go. As for the punishment for those students, it is actually big or small, but after all, they are students of our Xiuzhiyuan, so they only gave the leader a warning of 'should not have united classmates to cause riots' and the punishment of handing in a letter of repentance. This is probably not like a punishment at all in the eyes of the other party, but more like reminding him 'to use a more rational way to solve the problem next time'."

"In the end, the method you used was not appropriate and did not achieve the desired effect." Xia Chuanzou shook his head, and then began to teach the junior, "Like this kind of punishment, it is actually useless at all. Even if the other party gives you a letter of regret the next day, he will still do what he should do afterwards. After all, he is not completely prohibited from participating in the test of courage, and even if you prohibit him, what if he sneaks in secretly? Can you arrange for people to watch him all the time? In the end, this kind of punishment is completely testing the other party's morality and character, but unfortunately, this thing can't really be tested at all."

"So my suggestion is—simply issue an announcement in advance that for those who perform well and abide by discipline in the course, you can consider approving the other party's extra partner requirements, and this approval can ignore the impact of academic performance."

"You must know that rewards are sometimes more meaningful than punishments, especially in the case where everyone wants to team up with their favorite... good friends or something. You only need to issue this one notice, and you don't even need to worry about the follow-up. Just wait in the office to process the large number of partner application forms submitted by others."

"This is equivalent to a transformation of contradictions. Originally, it was a contradiction between your disciplinary committee and the students—discipline issues, but now it has become a contradiction between students—better performance to obtain the right to choose partners independently, that is, to let the students put all their energy on involution. This can not only solve their exuberant energy problem, but also make students more actively study, which even the school will definitely agree with."

"Ah? Is this, is this okay?" Yi Jingye Miko widened her eyes and looked at him in disbelief, "But in this way, wouldn't the previous rules be broken..."

"Rules are made to be broken." Xia Chuanzou shook his head and reminded, "No destruction, no construction. The so-called rules should be constantly replaced by better ideas. As long as its starting point and results are better, then it can replace the previous rules and become better rules."

"But..." Yi Jingye Miko still found it difficult to agree. Some of her stubborn ideas had already formed part of her personality, and it was of course difficult to be persuaded for a while, "That's right! Wouldn't it be unfair to those who have already secured their qualifications?"

"This world is inherently unfair." Xia Chuanzou shook his head and continued to persuade, "And since they were able to get the qualifications last time, why do you think they won't be able to grab the qualifications later? As the saying goes, live in sorrow and die in peace. If you always indulge in the past achievements, you will always be careless, so you might as well give them a lesson in advance, give them some intensity, let them know that they are not absolutely dominant, and there are others who are eyeing their qualifications. If you want to secure them, perform better."

"Besides, if the students in this issue can really make the overall performance better, then what does it matter if you add some more places? In addition to the partners who have already booked those places, you can also give some rewards to those students who have performed well or made significant progress during the period. As a teacher, I am afraid that I can only verbally praise the students who have made significant progress due to their identity and various factors, but our student council is really giving benefits. As long as you still want to participate in the test of courage, then you have to work hard for your own desires. This is called truly adapting to people."

"..."

So Yi Jingye Miko was silent, but the more she thought about it, the more she felt that what he said made sense, and then suddenly said "Oh", as if she had suddenly realized something.

"I understand! Simple punishment is useless at all. If you want to restrain them, you still need to grasp people's hearts!"

Xia Chuanzou: "..."

No, this statement is a bit... okay, although the meaning is actually somewhat close.

Looking at the other party's radiant and starry-eyed appearance, Xia Chuanzou suddenly became a little worried whether he would lead this junior in a bad direction.

Uh... it shouldn't be, right?

226. It's really not something terrible! (4K)

Putting aside that strange understanding, judging from Yi Jingye Miko's expression, she should be very inspired. The frowning face that she had before gradually eased. However, one thing is one thing. The established plan did not say that it should be changed. The yakiniku restaurant that should be visited still has to be visited, and cannot be escaped.

After the two wandered around the street for a while, they found that it was really boring, so they found a roadside dessert shop and went in to prepare for a rest, and by the way, discussed where to pass the time.

After replenishing a few meat buns, Xia Chuanzou didn't have a good appetite, but his mental state was a bit poor, so he ordered an iced Americano. Yi Jingye Miko next to him was very interested. Not only did she buy another crepe, but she also ordered a strawberry sundae and a matcha cake. The key is that she didn't seem to be tasting the flavor. She was clearly eating with relish, completely looking like she was more than capable.

Xia Chuanzou was a little stunned and couldn't help but complain, "If I remember correctly, you just bought breakfast with me, right? And it was five meat buns... How can you still eat these now?"

"Um..." Little Miko's cheeks were bulging, and her mouth was stuffed with a lot of things. After suddenly hearing Xia Chuanzou's question, her original eating action stopped all of a sudden.

She now realized that it seemed a little late to save her image, but she still stammered and explained, "Sweet, desserts... How can they be said to be food..."

"That's right! How does that sentence go? Girls have two stomachs, one for the main course and one for desserts! I'm now filling the second one..."

Xia Chuanzou: "..."

That's true, but this is the first time I've seen it used as a reason!

And he had a hunch that the junior in front of him didn't seem to have reached her limit yet. The eating action didn't feel like it was stopping because of satiety, but it made people feel that it seemed like it would be no problem to have three more servings.

Logically speaking, someone with such a large appetite should have a rather bold and uninhibited eating style, or at the very least, be like Chika Fujiwara. But this junior, every time she takes a small bite of food, she shows a happy expression like a little hamster nibbling on sunflower seeds. Her petite and exquisite appearance makes her seem quite refined, but the truth is that her food intake is astonishing, and her speed is not bad either. Before you know it, she has finished all three desserts she ordered.

Meanwhile, he has only drunk half of his iced Americano.

"..."

"Hmm... I feel... the taste isn't as good as I imagined." Even though she just finished a hearty meal, this junior is now making surprising comments, "The crepe doesn't taste good, I feel the fruits inside aren't fresh. The matcha cake isn't soft enough, the heat must be off. And then there's the sundae... it's sweet enough, but it's too sweet, so it covers up the strawberry flavor, so it's not good enough..."

Not satisfied with just criticizing, she even took out a small notebook and started scribbling in it, while muttering, "Taking the average, the overall condition is about 6 points, which is barely passing. But some of the desserts need to work harder..."

Natsuki Kaneshiro: "..."

He feels like he's been increasingly confused lately. He thought he was deepening his impression of girls each time, but in reality, he's been constantly refreshing his understanding.

It's not about her taking notes. He also has a habit of taking notes to avoid pitfalls, but he prefers to remember things in his head. What he can't understand is something else. She clearly had a happy expression on her face while 'enjoying the food' just a second ago, and then the next second she can harshly criticize what she just ate...

Could it be that you also have multiple personalities like Kaguya?

"Allow me to interject... nothing special, just curious." Natsuki Kaneshiro paused and tentatively asked, "I saw you earlier... weren't you eating quite happily? But your evaluation is... like this?"

He is completely clear that she was happily swinging her legs under the table earlier, which was definitely not faked. That's why he wanted to ask the reason, but as soon as he asked, he already began to regret it, because he saw Iino Miko looking at him with a look of disdain, and replying as a matter of course:

"These two things don't conflict, right? I'm happy because I am indeed happy, but their desserts are indeed unsatisfactory. One thing is one thing. I can't waste food and get angry at the food, right?"

"..." Natsuki Kaneshiro opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything.

That makes so much sense, what's going on?

So he stopped talking, silently took a sip of coffee, and thought that he should mind his own business when it comes to beautiful girls.

Taking advantage of the break, Natsuki Kaneshiro charged his phone and casually flipped through it, looking for an entertainment venue suitable for celebrating a friend's birthday. He inexplicably came across a recommendation for "Haidilao," but he knew that this place was not for entertainment, but rather for being entertained! And he felt that this year's netizens had some problems with the definition of "entertainment venue." Anyway, he decisively passed it over, and after thinking about it, he felt that their relationship hadn't reached the point of being very close, so it was best to choose a place that was slightly more relaxing.

So he finally settled on a cat cafe.

But in every sense, he had to first consult the other person's opinion.

"By the way, Iino, do you like small animals? Like... cats?"

"Eh?" Iino Miko was obviously surprised, not understanding why he suddenly asked her this, "Cats... are okay. I actually thought about raising one before."

"But because my parents are very busy with work, and I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of it, I gave up in the end."

"I see..." Natsuki Kaneshiro nodded. Since she doesn't hate them, then there's no problem, "How about going to a cat cafe later? At least it's more interesting than sitting here doing nothing."

"Cat cafe..." Iino Miko pondered for a moment, and quickly nodded in agreement, "Okay, I have no problem."

She is not a very opinionated person, but because she really likes to eat delicious food, she filled her plan with "eating" options.

"Okay, then let's go to the cat cafe later. I'll make a reservation with the owner... around 12 o'clock? After all, you've eaten so much, so it'll take a while to digest." After drinking his coffee, Natsuki Kaneshiro sent a message to the owner based on the contact information on the store's information.

"Oh right, although the cat cafe also has food, there are fewer types, and there might not be anything you want to eat. If you still have any needs, you can buy it outside first, so we only need to pay the admission fee when we go to the cat cafe."

He originally reminded her as a precaution, but he didn't really think that this junior could eat so much more, but the result greatly exceeded his expectations.

"In that case... then I'll order another vanilla cake and sable." Iino Miko nodded very readily, and then got up and walked towards the counter again the next second.

"..."

Well, okay... Natsuki Kaneshiro didn't know what to say, so he could only silently continue to contact the store, and after confirming that they were open today, he booked a time, then put down his phone and patiently waited for his junior to return.

Not long after, he heard the sound of hurried footsteps beside him. Natsuki Kaneshiro turned his head to see what was going on, but saw Iino Miko with a panicked expression, asking him for help, "Senior, what should I do! Two of my classmates are coming in!"

"Uh..." Natsuki Kaneshiro was stunned, thinking that if your classmates are here, then you should say hello. What are you asking him for? "So... is there a problem?"

"It's a big problem, Senior!" Iino Miko wanted to explain, but turned her head and found that the two people had already entered the store and were standing not far from her, walking towards the counter, "Damn, there's no time to explain!"

The junior looked anxious, her pupils swaying left and right with her head as if looking for some cover. In the end, she actually fixed her gaze on him... or rather, the spot next to him.

"Senior, let me in!" After saying that, Iino Miko stepped over him and kept drilling deeper inside.

"...???" So Natsuki Kaneshiro widened his eyes, not understanding what she was suddenly trying to do, "What are you doing?"

"Senior, don't talk yet, let me hide inside first..." Iino Miko tried to crouch down to completely hide under the table, but found that the gap between the seat and the table legs was too small to accommodate her, so she had to stand up again.

As a result, she accidentally bumped her head on the table.

"Ouch!" Iino Miko cried out in pain, but didn't dare to really shout, instead covering her mouth, then slowly got up with teary eyes.

"..." Natsuki Kaneshiro became more and more speechless as he watched.

Why bother torturing yourself like this?

He now understood that this junior clearly didn't want to be recognized by her classmates. He naturally didn't know the specific reason, but he could understand this behavior, because it had happened to the girls around him before.

"Okay, just keep your head down like this, you shouldn't be easily discovered." Natsuki Kaneshiro reminded her, and then pointed to the table, "Of course, if you still don't think it's safe enough, just lie down, as long as you cover your face, you definitely won't be discovered."

Although it's a bit like burying your head in the sand, as long as you don't see my face, then you can't say it's me!

So Iino Miko nodded obediently, but still didn't dare to breathe loudly, afraid of being recognized by her voice. Honestly, she felt very tortured now, very scared, and kept praying in her heart that the two classmates would quickly buy their desserts and leave, and not stay any longer.

But as a famous scientist once said, sometimes the more you're afraid of something, the more likely it is to happen.

Iino Miko's two classmates had no intention of leaving at all, and even walked near Natsuki Kaneshiro, seemingly looking for a seat here.

Not only that, because of Natsuki Kaneshiro's overly conspicuous appearance, he was immediately recognized.

"Wow, isn't that the president? What a coincidence, I didn't expect to see the president here." One of the boys seemed to have sharper eyes, and noticed him with just a turn of his head, then leaned over and greeted him familiarly.

"Is the president alone... ah, sorry, I didn't even see." The boy seemed a little embarrassed.

Because he originally thought Natsuki Kaneshiro was alone, but when he got closer, he realized that next to him sat a girl who looked very petite and cute just from her figure,趴on his lap, looking shy and unwilling to be seen.

"President, this is..." The boy looked a little puzzled, but the strange flickering light in his eyes told Natsuki Kaneshiro - he wanted to gossip.

So Natsuki Kaneshiro's mouth twitched, but he calmly replied, "She's my younger sister, she came to visit me on her day off, so I brought her out to play... she's a bit shy, so she's like this."

After he finished speaking, Iino Miko, who was still 趴on his lap, suddenly trembled, but quickly became quiet again.

"Oh~ she's your younger sister..." The boy was obviously a little unwilling to give up and wanted to investigate further, but the girl next to him suddenly tugged at his sleeve and glared at him, so he scratched his head and looked embarrassed.

"Sorry, sorry, we're bothering you, we'll leave now, President, enjoy your time, carry on..."