Chapter 4: The Beauty Xiao He

  Before long, it was 2016 and Xiaolong had also turned fifteen. In these eight years, Xiaolong had smoothly graduated from elementary school and junior high school, entering the best high school in the province: EN High School. And Xiaolong's "Five Elements Spiritual Cultivation Technique" had reached the early stage of the third layer of Dan Cheng. Because he practiced the "Five Elements Spiritual Cultivation Technique", Xiaolong had an exceptionally good memory, and as long as he read a book, he would never forget it. Therefore, in the six-year elementary school curriculum, he only spent five years to enter junior high school, which was still worried about arousing other people's suspicion, so he skipped one level in between.

  Wang Long entered a ordinary junior high school near his home with the first place in the whole elementary school. The best junior high school in the county, XL Junior High School, also sent Wang Long an admission notice and a respected old teacher came to Wang Long's rural home in a car to persuade him to go to their school. Talent is hard to come by, and Wang Long's grades were not only the first in his school, but also the first among hundreds of elementary schools in the province. However, the ordinary junior high school near Wang Long's home exempted him from three years of tuition fees, as long as he paid a little living expenses. Moreover, it was close to home, so Wang Long chose TZ Junior High School near his home, which made it more convenient for him to go back home and take care of his parents. At that time, junior high schools were all boarding schools, and students could only go back home on weekends. Wang Long performed well in school, being polite and courteous to everyone, never taking the initiative to provoke others. Except for listening carefully in class, he was rarely seen by his classmates during extracurricular activities. Because Wang Long had found a small valley near the school, set up a defensive formation, and practiced inside. Since it was in the mountains, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was still relatively abundant, so it took only three years to break through the "Five Elements Spiritual Cultivation Method" to the third layer of Dan Cheng's early stage. After that, breaking through the "Five Elements Spiritual Cultivation Method" would become slower and slower.

  Xiao Long, a third-year junior high school student, was already over 1.7 meters tall, always wearing a set of white clothes that had been washed and worn out, tightly wrapping his strong and well-proportioned body. His pale face with a hint of red, like oil paint, shone brightly. Two black, thin eyebrows rose strongly upwards, curving into shape just before reaching the top. A pair of eyes as dark and large as ripe grapes emitted a lively spirit, and with his academic performance consistently ranking among the top few in school, many young girls who thought they were pretty wrote him childish love letters. Nowadays, kids mature early, and such things are common in schools. Xiao Long just smiled and didn't comment, still repeating his daily routine, helping his parents with farm work every weekend. Although this life was dull, Xiao Long felt fulfilled.

  When the admission notice of EN High School arrived, the entire mountain village where Wang Long was located was boiling. In his ordinary junior high school, it was not easy for two students to be admitted to this provincial key high school every year. Wang Long's father was also very happy and invited neighbors and some relatives and friends to come home, everyone gathered together to have a meal, which is a big event in life! Xiaolong was admitted to the provincial key high school, according to local customs, it is necessary to invite guests to eat, of course, relatives and friends also sent some money, more or less. Wang Long's family was poor, relying only on his father's farming for a living. For Wang Long's future high school education, tens of thousands of tuition fees and living expenses were still a bit overwhelming. These funds contributed by relatives and friends were considered as support for Wang Long's high school education.

  On September 1st, Xiaolong came to EN High School, a provincial key high school where he would spend the next three years studying and living, accompanied by his father Wang Bing. Wang Bing was particularly happy because his child had finally entered this famous school in the province. It is said that once you enter EN High School, it's like buying insurance for a key university, and it's also like stepping halfway into the threshold of a key university. For a rural man with little knowledge and cultural level, having a promising child is a big deal. With an excited heart, Wang Long arrived early at the gate of EN High School, where he saw the round main teaching building in European style shining brightly in the rising sunlight, surrounded by modern buildings that dazzled people's eyes, including the information office building, multi-functional report hall, teaching building, experimental building, library, school gate and front square, central square, teacher apartment, teacher service center, student apartment, student cafeteria, student service center, gymnasium, basketball court and plastic sports field. Seeing his father's happy face, Xiaolong was also very happy in his heart, being able to make his family happy is the dream and responsibility of many children.

  The school gate is crowded with people, and cars are coming and going. The students of this provincial key high school can be roughly divided into two parts. Most of them have entered the school through their own efforts and excellent grades. Another small part, either from high-ranking officials or wealthy families, has entered the school by spending money or using connections.

  Wang Long followed his father through the gate, and saw that the school was surrounded by potted green trees on both sides. The environment was beautiful and the air was fresh. For those who were eager to learn, it was indeed a paradise in terms of environment. On the playground, the grass was lush and some students or teachers were playing basketball. On the track, there were groups of students kicking football, sweating profusely, and bursting with youthful passion. The sounds of cars and people became a beautiful landscape on campus.

  According to the campus signs, Wang Long and his father found the place to pay tuition fees. The place was already crowded with people, and after completing the formalities, they had to go get the dormitory key, pick up some living and learning materials, and then arrived at the student dormitory. They came to room 102, which is a house of about twenty or thirty square meters. Inside the house, there were four beds, consisting of two sets of upper and lower bunks. There was already a classmate with a clear face and short stature moving his luggage inside. Seeing Wang Long and his father coming in, he greeted them shyly: "Hello, my name is Kong Yong." Wang Long smiled and replied: "Hello, I'm Wang Long, please take care of me in the future." He shook hands with classmate Kong Yong, found a lower bunk near the window, and helped his father arrange his luggage. From home, Wang Long had packed only a few clothes in a large cloth bag, as all living necessities such as bedding were provided by the school, although this was included in the tuition fees. After finishing the dormitory matters, it was soon noon. Wang Bing and Xiao Long went out of the campus gate, found a small restaurant near the school, ordered two dishes, and ate happily. Although the prices at city restaurants were relatively high for Old Wang, he had finally come to school with his child, so he ordered two meat dishes, which could be considered as a celebration for his child's growth. After finishing lunch, Old Wang took the bus back home after repeated reminders, as the hotel prices near the school were indeed very expensive, unlike those wealthy parents who booked a room in a hotel and stayed for a few days until their children adapted to school life before returning home.

  Here is the translation:

  Wang Long returned to his dormitory, and it was already past two o'clock in the afternoon. At this time, two more classmates moved in. One of them was quite tall and muscular, about 1.8 meters high, while the other wore glasses and looked refined, with a pair of alert eyes moving behind his lenses. Wang Long smiled and introduced himself first: "Hello everyone, my name is Wang Long, I hope we can take care of each other in the future." The tall one, Gong Guang, came over and shook hands with Wang Long enthusiastically: "Nice to meet you, I'm Gong Guang!" The bespectacled Liu Wei also came over and shook hands with Wang Long formally: "Hello, I'm Liu Wei. Nice to meet you." After getting acquainted, everyone went about arranging their luggage and making their beds. Since there were four people in the dormitory, they basically coordinated with each other to put away their belongings. When everyone finished, Gong Guang pulled out a deck of cards and invited everyone to play "Fight the Landlord". Liu Wei declined, took out a book, and started reading on his bed. Wang Long, Gong Guang, and Kong Yong played "Fight the Landlord" together until around six or seven o'clock, when they put away the cards and headed to the school cafeteria together.

  The school canteen has three floors. The first floor is a general cafeteria, after all, most students are not from wealthy families. The hall has many connected plastic chairs that are already filled with people. The second floor of the canteen can be said to be a noble cafeteria, and the prices here are relatively expensive. For some ordinary students, spending over 100 yuan for a meal is not worth it, so this place usually only has some wealthy students coming to dine, as well as parents accompanying their children to eat here. The third floor is the school's auditorium, where sometimes students hold dance parties.

  Wang Long and his friends first went to get a cafeteria meal card, ordered their food, found an empty table, and occupied it with four people. After eating for a while, they saw the school cafeteria door burst open, and many students were startled. The students who were eating all looked towards the cafeteria door. Wang Long raised his head in confusion, and at the cafeteria door, a group of people was walking in, with two girls in the middle. One of the female students gave off an extraordinary aura, with eyebrows like green feathers, skin as white as snow, waist as slender as a willow branch, and teeth like shells containing pearls. She was truly perfect, neither too long nor too short; neither too pale nor too rosy. The students sitting nearby started discussing: "Wow, Xiao He, our school's second-year campus belle." "She's really beautiful, Xiao He has come to the cafeteria to eat, and seeing her makes my appetite increase." "Really beautiful..." The entire cafeteria instantly became like boiling water, bubbling up with excitement. Wang Long was also stunned, having never seen such a beautiful girl since childhood. Gong Guang and Liu Wei's reactions were even more extreme: Gong Guang's saliva flowed into his food box without him realizing it, his mouth wide open in a foolish expression. Liu Wei's small eyes behind his glasses emitted a terrifying red glow, with a pair of chopsticks stuck in his mouth, forgotten to be taken out.