Having spent a little extra time showing Uncle Wen and Aunt Lan around the school, Chen Shi'an arrived at the classroom to find the Class Monitor and Deputy Class Monitor, who were helping welcome the parents today, already busy.
Qiu Yufu was sweeping the floor with a broom and straightening the desks and chairs;
Lin Meng Qiu was at the front of the classroom, wiping the blackboard clean. Then she fetched a few pieces of chalk, gesturing as she prepared to write some decorative lettering.
Hearing someone enter the classroom, both girls turned around.
Seeing that it was Chen Shi'an, Lin Meng Qiu blinked, then went back to writing.
Qiu Yufu greeted him. "You're here, Chen Shi'an."
"Yeah, I got held up a little. Is there anything else that needs preparing?"
"It's fine. Leave the rest to me. Oh, Chen Shi'an, your handwriting and drawings are really nice. Why don't you help the Class Monitor write the welcome message?"
"Sure."
Chen Shi'an went up to the front.
The girl there turned to glance at him again.
"Morning, Class Monitor."
"Morning."
Then Lin Meng Qiu added, "-There's milk in your desk."
"Huh? There's some today too?"
Chen Shi'an returned to his seat first. Since the parents would be coming shortly, Lin Meng Qiu hadn't left today's milk on his desktop, but inside his desk instead.
Chen Shi'an bent down to take out the milk, poked the straw in, and happily drank it as he returned to the front.
"Thanks, Class Monitor."
"~"
When he looked up, Lin Meng Qiu had already written a large "wel" on the blackboard and was about to write the rest of "welcome."
The girl's everyday handwriting was lovely too, but her blackboard writing fell a little short. Besides, she tended to use slender lettering, which made