The scene before their break, just after the monthly exam ended, felt like yesterday. In the blink of an eye, the break was gone.
With the makeup classes for the adjusted holiday schedule, they had to attend school for nine straight days before their next one-day weekend break.
Unlike their high spirits at the start of the break, the classroom felt listless when they returned. Even the potted cactus Zheng Yining kept on the desk in front had wilted.
"Boohoo, I actually killed my cactus. This classroom really does have bad feng shui..."
"How did you manage to kill this?"
Surprised, Chen Shi'an set down his backpack and picked up Zheng Yining's little potted cactus to examine it.
"You probably watered it too much. Plus, the classroom doors and windows were shut these past few days, so the roots suffocated."
"Chen Shi'an, you even know about this stuff!"
"Yeah. Cacti are pretty easy to keep alive."
"Right, now that you mention it, that's probably what happened... I was worried it would dry out over the break, so I gave it lots of water. Then I saw it looking wilted just now and watered it some more."
"Uh."
"Can it still be saved?"
"Yeah, they don't die that easily. The soil's too wet. Dig it out later, trim off the rotten roots, then replace the potting soil."
"Where am I supposed to find soil?"
"Isn't there plenty in the school flower beds?"
Lin Meng Qiu rolled her eyes at Chen Shi'an.
Could you at least be discreet when you steal soil from my family's school? Plotting out loud right in front of me?
"Oh, come on. Why bother with potted plants? You should follow my example and raise Water Babies."
Beside them, Xie Mengxuan took out a mineral water bottle with