Chapter Forty-Three Sitting in the First Row

  The next morning, Old Xiao rushed into the dormitory, knocking on each door and waking up the students who were still fast asleep.

  "Xiao Dao, what a big day today is! And I'm troubling you to play the role of an alarm clock so early!" Yang Tao rubbed his sleepy eyes and asked vaguely.

  "Today the school leader is coming to inspect the Faculty of Arts, I'm afraid there are too many people who are late or skipping class, so I came to inform you all! Ah, unfortunately, there's no Professor Feng's class this morning, otherwise I wouldn't have had to bother. " Xiao Dao explained the reason and took a deep look at Chen Chufan, who was already sitting up in bed, putting on his clothes.

  "What's wrong with the school leaders today, did they collectively go crazy? Don't they have anything better to do? Running to the Faculty of Arts for inspection so early in the morning! They're all too idle!" It was obvious that Yang Tao hadn't woken up yet, and his words hadn't gone through any brain cells at all.

  "Yang Tao, with this attitude of yours, I'm tempted to give you a demerit. What kind of talk is this? The school leaders coming to inspect the Faculty of Arts and Humanities is a sign of their concern and importance for our faculty. How did it become distorted when it came out of your mouth?" Old Xiao criticized sternly.

  "Ah! Director Xiao, misunderstanding, misunderstanding!" Yang Tao finally woke up a bit after hearing Old Xiao's serious criticism. "Hehe, Director Xiao, you see, I just can't control this mouth of mine, please don't mind it."

  "Alright, stop lounging in bed and get up quickly!" Old Xiao threw out a sentence, then ignored the crowd of 302 people and walked towards the door. After walking out the door, he turned his head and said: "Oh right, Chen Chufan, come to my office before class starts!"

  "Lao San, you're now the apple of Lao Xiao's eye! If he can't see you for a day, he'll be worried to death!" Yang Tao teased from his bed.

  "Alright, stop joking, it's indeed Yang Erge. Speaking of which, you just helped me resolve the disciplinary issue yesterday, and today the school leaders came to our College of Literature for inspection. Is there any necessary connection between these two events?" Chen Chufan asked after a moment of deep thought, ignoring Yang Tao's teasing.

  "It shouldn't be, what a coincidence! By the way, if you get exempted from punishment, and the school doesn't sign for it, they'll just cancel your exemption, that's all. It's impossible for the school leaders to make a special trip just for you, isn't that making a big deal out of nothing?" Yang Tao said nonchalantly.

  He analyzed it correctly, and according to common sense, that's exactly what happened! However, he didn't realize that his careless words, combined with Han Xiaohui's nonsense, caused Principal Chu such confusion and headache. Of course, he also didn't know that the school leaders' visit to the College of Literature this time was actually because of Chen Chufan's matter.

  Chen Chufan sat on the bed and thought for a moment, feeling that Yang Tao was also right, so he stopped entangling himself and got up from the bed to prepare for washing.

  "Ah ha! Boss!" Yang Tao suddenly shouted, startling Chen Chufan who was getting out of bed, almost causing him to lose his grip and tumble down the stairs.

  "I'm telling you, Yang Tao, can't you just calm down and stop startling people?" Chen Chufan complained.

  "It's true, it's true. It was even scarier than when Old Xiao suddenly burst in this morning." Little Pang, who was still lying in bed, also nodded in agreement.

  "Heh heh, isn't this exciting! Today's the first day of reforming Big Brother, I've got to seize the time! Speaking of which, thinking about turning Big Brother into a normal person makes me uncontrollably excited!" Yang Tao replied.

  "Who's abnormal?" Meng Wei's voice came from the bed.

  "Of course, I'm talking about you! With a personality like yours that can't even make a sound when struck, can you be considered a normal person?" Yang Tao retorted fearlessly. Now, as someone who is also a life mentor, this gave Yang Tao enough courage to confront his nominal student, even if he was facing his own senior.

  The two of them argued for a few words on the bed, separated by the bed board, and then got up with sleepiness.

  When Chen Chufan slipped into Old Xiao's office, it was only 7:30, still half an hour before the formal class. When he entered, Old Xiao was recording something. What he didn't know was that Old Xiao had taken roll call early and caught more than a dozen students who hadn't returned to their dorms overnight, and was now counting the names. Seeing Chen Chufan walk into the office, Old Xiao stopped what he was doing.

  "Chen Chufan, I've underestimated you many times! The lake-jumping incident was one thing, but I didn't expect you to stir up such a big mess. The Nanhu Cup competition was another instance, and I didn't know you had the potential of a hot-blooded youth. This time, finding a way out on your own and getting your expulsion revoked is yet another example. Not only that, but you even managed to get the principal to come visit our literature department specially! Ha! I really did underestimate your abilities!" Old Xiao said as soon as Chen Chufan entered the room, his tone not scolding or severe, but rather like a gossipmonger trying to pry out some information.

  "Huh?" Chen Chufan was actually quite innocent, because after he handed over the matter of his punishment to Yang Tao, he really didn't care about it anymore. But who would have thought that Yang Tao actually had such great abilities, and could stir up trouble to the point where the principal specially came to run an errand for him. Although earlier in the morning, he had also felt that the school leaders' sudden visit to the School of Literature was a bit suspicious, but he really hadn't dared to believe that the principal would actually come just for him.

  Lao Xiao looked at Chen Chufan with a surprised expression and couldn't help but pause for a moment: "Don't even say you yourself don't know what's going on?"

  "Xiao Dao, you really hit the nail on the head. This matter was all arranged by Yang Tao to help me out, and I had no idea what was going on! What's the real story here? How could Principal Chu possibly come to inspect the College of Literature just because of my situation?" Chen Chufan said with a bitter smile.

  "Oh! Since you don't know, forget it. Don't ask so many questions, go to class, and don't have any pressure, just like before is fine. By the way, for today's morning class, you must sit in the first row, got it?" Old Xiao saw that Chen Chufan was completely unaware of anything, but he couldn't help but wonder what was going on with this Yang Tao?

  "Huh? Sitting in the first row?" Chen Chufan was taken aback.

  "Right, I'll go check later!" Old Xiao repeated again.

  Because Chen Chufan was the first to leave the dormitory, Yang Tao and Meng Wei entrusted him with the task of occupying seats in the classroom. Lao Xiao instructed him to sit in the first row, so he kindly reserved two seats next to him in the first row for Yang Tao and Meng Wei.

  "My god, Old Three, what's wrong with you! Sitting in the first row, are you afraid that the professor's saliva won't reach you?" Yang Tao exclaimed as he walked into the classroom and saw Chen Chufan sitting in a daze in the front row.

  "What do I think? Old Xiao asked for it!" Chen Chufan replied in a bad tone, and then asked: "By the way, Comrade Yang Tao, what method did you come up with to help me? Old Xiao said that today the school leaders are inspecting the College of Literature, and it's really just for my sake!"

  "What? No way! I'm shocked! Has he gone crazy?" Yang Tao was also surprised when he heard Chen Chufan's words.

  "What's with the surprise? What kind of connection are you looking for? The power is so great, it's almost comparable to a nuclear bomb!" Chen Chufan continued to probe.

  "Ah, it shouldn't be because of me, right?" Yang Tao said with a sullen expression. He was very familiar with the personality of his father's secretary, who was extremely low-key and would never cause such a big commotion. Could it be Li Can?

  Yang Tao guessed half of it, but didn't guess all of it.

  "Alright, I don't want to think about it anymore. Whether it's good or bad fortune, if it's bad then I can only endure it." After saying that, Chen Chufan stopped discussing the matter and picked up his music textbook to study.

  "That's right, a man should have this kind of magnanimity. Now you just sit here and study hard! I'll go to the back with Lao Da first." After saying that, Yang Tao reached out to grab the textbook on the table and was about to slip away.

  "This won't do! The three of us brothers agreed to stick together through thick and thin! Today I arranged for all of you to sit in the front row with me!" Chen Chufan was fed up, and pressed down on his textbook that was placed on his desk.

  It's almost time for class, and with Old Xiao going to the boys' dormitory today to knock on the door one by one, the classroom is already full of classmates. But the first row still has only him alone, which is especially eye-catching. Almost every incoming classmate will curiously look at Chen Chufan, which has made Chen Chufan feel extremely uncomfortable, and of course, he can't let these two brothers go.

  Originally, the first row of seats was almost empty, and children who loved to learn would also choose the second or third row. It's just that the school-arranged classroom was a bit too big, giving these people too much space to choose from.

  "Alright, stop arguing, just let the first row be the first row! It's no big deal!" Meng Wei finally spoke up and ended the dispute between the two.

  "Hey, boss, you're just too used to spoiling Lao San. Is this front row seat something that can be taken casually? This is prepared for advanced young people with awareness! Do you think the three of us look alike?" Yang Tao said with great grievance.