Chapter 54: Ning Tiantian is the Class Monitor
That afternoon, Tiantian’s form teacher convened a class meeting and finalized the seating arrangements.
Seating was arranged according to their grades. Ning Tiantian and Cookie ranked first and second, respectively, so they were still desk mates.
Despite the change in seats, Zhou Xiaoxiao still stuck closely to Ning Tiantian, sitting behind her once again.
“Teacher, could you assign her to another seat?” Some of the classmates sitting behind complained. “I can’t see the blackboard with her in front of me!”
Zhou Xiaoxiao had a larger than average build and happened to be sitting in the second row, so she was obscuring almost everyone sitting behind her.
The form teacher muttered under their breath, then asked, “Zhou Xiaoxiao, do you mind moving to the last row?
Unlike her classmates, the form teacher spoke to her with some deference. It was apparent that Zhou Xiaoxiao’s family must have been fairly influential.
Ning Tiantian couldn’t care less, but…
“No, I won’t move!” Zhou Xiaoxiao held on tightly to her desk. “Unless Ning Tiantian sits next to me!”
“Why should she?!” Cookie turned back and glared at her.
Zhou Xiaoxiao raised her brows and said smugly, “Well, I demand to be sat near Ning Tiantian. Otherwise, I’ll tell my dad!”
Putting down the pencil in her hand, Ning Tiantian turned around and looked at her, “You’re in this class because you pulled strings. Now you wanna do the same thing for a seat. Is the entire school owned by your family?”
“I…”
“Well, if that isn’t the case, then shut up! Otherwise, I’ll lodge a complaint with the Education Bureau!” Ning Tiantian threatened.
“You! Just you wait!” Although Zhou Xiaoxiao was full of sh*t, she was well-aware of the consequences. Hence, she reluctantly collected all her belongings, and grudgingly moved to the back of the classroom.
Without someone staring at her back, Ning Tiantian immediately felt more at ease. Who knew whether this Zhou Xiaoxiao was mentally deranged? That morning, Zhao Xiaoxiao had even poked her in the back with a pen.
“All right, next, let’s elect the class committee.” Having gained a newfound respect for Ning Tiantian, the form teacher coughed in an attempt to break the ice, “Maths Rep is Wang Xiaoming, Study Rep is Cookie, and Class Monitor is Tiantian.”
As expected, Zhou Xiaoxiao was the first one to object. She said sourly, “Teacher, since you favor Ning Tiantian so much, you might as well let her take up all the roles on the committee! Since she’s so good at talking!”
“Zhou Xiaoxiao, stop disrupting the class,” the form teacher frowned. It had become increasingly difficult to manage these students. They were already such smartasses in first grade.
“All right, that’s it for the class committee. If the rest of you perform well, you’ll also get a shot at it.”
As soon as the bell rang, Ning Tiantian ran to the sixth floor, into Li Yanmo’s classroom. She told Li Yanmo ecstatically, “Inky, I’m going to be the class monitor!”
“Oh…”
Li Yanmo briefly acknowledged what she had just said, without even lifting his head. He merely continued writing on his practice test paper.
“I’m going to become the class monitor!” Ning Tiantian thought he hadn’t heard her, so she repeated it next to his ear.
Li Yanmo finally put down his pen. “Is it that great being a class monitor?”
He’d been class monitor from first to sixth grade, but he’s never derived any pleasure from it.
“Of course it’s great!” Ning Tiantian’s face brightened at the thought of all the “perks” a class monitor had access to. “Whoever gets on the wrong side of me will get put in their place!”
“Well, good for you!”
The bell rang just as Li Yanmo finished talking. He urged her to quickly head back to class.