novelsite Chapter 22 Am I still me?
Chapter 22 Am I still me?
Awareness Day is Monday, March 9th, at 3:10 PM.
Class 4, Grade 12, Yicheng County No. 1 High School.
When the students opened their eyes, they looked at each other, their faces full of confusion.
A few seconds later, a boy exclaimed excitedly, "Haha, the world has gone backwards again!"
The laughter was like a boulder thrown into a calm lake, causing a reaction that turned the classroom into a marketplace. Everyone immediately started whispering among themselves, initially in hushed tones, but then the noise grew louder and louder. Some people slammed their fists on the table, while others threw their books into the air.
"It's amazing! I was playing video games at home, and the moment I opened my eyes and closed them, I was back at school."
"I was watching a live stream when I suddenly realized that my surroundings had changed."
"You guys are all so lucky, while I'm still being forced to do my homework by my mom..."
"Wow, you're still doing your homework? That's amazing! Are you planning to apply to university in 2046?"
"It won't be his turn in 2046. Don't forget about the seniors from the previous year."
"Now that you mention it, I'm really curious about what it would be like to see the previous year's high school seniors sitting in the exam hall when time goes back to the last year."
"Don't you feel regret that we can no longer take the college entrance exam?" A girl wearing glasses suddenly interrupted the conversation of four or five boys.
"Class monitor, seriously?! You still want to take the college entrance exam...?"
The students were noisy and chattering, talking about the students in front and behind them, and even exchanging a few words with the students across the aisle. Every student, male and female, had an expression of both fear and excitement on their face.
On the podium, Wang Qiang, the political education teacher, casually tossed the chalk in his hand onto the podium and quietly watched this scene.
This scene reminded him of when he was a student. He remembered that year when the teacher announced that there was an epidemic patient in the county and the school decided to close again, he was just like these students, both excited and a little scared.
The excitement stems from the fact that this provides a legitimate excuse to escape studies, while the fear arises from the worry that the pandemic might affect them.
But this "world regression" is completely different; from its very first appearance, it has already affected all of humanity.
It will make pedestrians on the street younger and younger, relieve everyone of financial pressure, bring the recently deceased back to life, make the sick get better day by day, shut down factories, and close schools...
If we disregard the transportation issues and the "unfortunate" individuals who were affected during the rollback, this global anomaly is more of a blessing than a catastrophe.
The ideal of world harmony, which humanity has failed to achieve for thousands of years, was actually accomplished in a roundabout way under a great catastrophe.
If the world continues to regress, humanity may truly usher in an era where there is no shortage of food and drink, and no disease or disaster. Everyone will no longer have to worry about the pressure of survival and can simply do what they want to do.
But as a teacher of political ideology, Wang Qiang still has his own thoughts: "Am I still myself after the reset?"
"Teacher Wang, can we go home now?"
Suddenly, a boy in the last row stood up and looked at Wang Qiang with a smile.
Wang Qiang snapped out of his daze, glanced at the student, then scanned the entire class, and waved with a helpless smile, "Go home, everyone! Be careful on your way..."
"By the way, those of you living in rural towns can choose to stay at school. Anyway, tomorrow is Sunday, so you'll automatically 'roll' back home!"
"Hahaha……"
Upon hearing the teacher's description, the students burst into laughter, and a few of the bolder ones even responded to the teacher with a few words.
Wang Qiang waited until all the students had left before noticing that there was still one student remaining in the third-to-last row of the classroom.
"Jiang Yuan, why aren't you leaving!"
Jiang Yuan looked up and realized that all the other students had left, leaving him sitting there in a daze. He also saw that Teacher Wang Qiang was still there, looking at him curiously. Feeling a little nervous, he quickly stood up and stammered, "Teacher Wang, I...I'll leave now."
"Let's go, let's go together!"
Wang Qiang stood smiling at the door, waiting for Jiang Yuan.
Jiang Yuanqing couldn't help but swallow, his face slightly flushed, and said, "Okay, okay, Teacher Wang."
"You silly child..." Wang Qiang couldn't help but laugh when he saw how shy the other person was. "You're nothing like your brother Jiang Ning. I remember he was never this shy when he was in school."
"My teacher knows my brother!"
Upon hearing Wang Qiang mention his older brother, Jiang Yuan's eyes lit up and he relaxed completely.
"Of course I know him, he used to be my student!"
At this point, Wang Qiang's gaze slowed for a moment, as if he were recalling something.
"Your brother is the smartest kid I've ever taught. He understands everything instantly, that's for sure..."
"It's what..."
Jiang Yuan was very happy to hear someone praising his brother like that, but he became especially curious when he heard the last sentence.
"That's right..."
Wang Qiang thought for a moment, feeling that "too arrogant" and "conceited" were inappropriate. After a while, he finally came up with a word: "It's just been too smooth sailing!"
"What do you mean?" Jiang Yuan asked in surprise.
"Come on, let's talk as we walk!"
Seeing Jiang Yuan's gossipy expression, Wang Qiang couldn't help but feel the urge to talk. "Your brother? I've seen his information before. I remember he got into our county's top high school with the highest score in the county. I don't know if you should say he's smart or just lucky, but he succeeds at everything he does. Whenever the teachers chat and talk about your brother, they always say he's like he's got a cheat code..."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yuan frowned, not because he was unhappy with the teacher's description of his brother, but because he was recalling the days he had spent with his brother.
"But your brother is also someone who only has a short attention span. He just won first place in the city's math competition, then he gave up the competition and went back to school to participate in the basketball game, leading our school to the championship. Then he turned around and started learning some kind of music. I heard from his music teacher that he even wrote a song before he had finished learning the basics."
"What was the name of that song again... I forgot!" Wang Qiang scratched his head, then sighed, "I remember our school's music teacher, Zhao Ying, was very excited. She said she had discovered a musical genius and wanted to help your brother publish that song, but your brother refused and then stopped studying music! Oh, that really angered Teacher Zhao..."
Seeing Wang Qiang's sighing expression, Jiang Yuan couldn't help but chuckle, rubbing his neck as he asked with feigned composure, "And then, Teacher Wang...?"
"Later on, your brother behaved himself, stopped causing trouble, focused on his studies, and got into a good university!"
"Ah~" Jiang Ning looked distressed upon hearing this, and looked at Wang Qiang with disbelief. "Teacher, you just made this up, right? I've never heard of such a thing at home..."
"Oh!" This surprised Wang Qiang a bit. He turned to look at Jiang Yuan with a puzzled expression. "Your brother didn't mention it when he went home!"
"No!" Jiang Yuan said earnestly.
"That's strange..." Wang Qiang stopped and pondered for a few seconds, then said thoughtfully, "Good temperament, Jiang Yuan, you should learn from your brother, be humble and not arrogant, you will definitely be able to get into a good university in the future."
"What?"
Jiang Yuan looked at Wang Qiang with a strange expression again, feeling that Wang Qiang had just made up a story to target him, because he also had many hobbies and interests, and had been called to the parents' office many times because of them before the disaster.
"Jiang Yuan!" a voice called out from afar.
Jiang Yuan looked up and saw Zhao Yangyang at the next table.
"Jiang Yuan, I just saw your dad at the school gate. He seems to be waiting for you. You should go over there!"
"Go ahead!" Wang Qiang patted Jiang Yuan's shoulder forcefully. "If it's inconvenient to go home, your dad can stay at the school. Anyway, tomorrow is Sunday, so you can go back with your dad..."
"Thank you, teacher. Goodbye, teacher!"
After Jiang Yuan finished speaking, he jogged towards the school gate, feeling very curious along the way. His father shouldn't be at school right now!
"Could it be that it happened to be delivering vegetables to a regular customer in the county town, and it just so happened to roll here when the world went backwards!"