The scorching days of June arrived.
For the first time in his life, Chen Shi'an spent the start of summer in the city.
If asked what the biggest difference was compared to the mountains, it was probably the absence of cicadas singing in his ears all day long.
Still, Yunqi No. 1 High School had excellent greenery, and he could still faintly hear plenty of birds and cicadas, not to mention the chattering Little Cicada right beside him.
In early June, Senior Year One and Senior Year Two got a proper long break.
The holiday started on June 6 and ran through the Dragon Boat Festival to June 10, a full five days.
After all, the Gaokao fell on the seventh and eighth. As Yunqi No. 1 High School was one of the examination venues, everyone in Senior Year One and Senior Year Two got to enjoy the benefits, apart from the Senior Year Three students taking the exam.
But when you were in school, every holiday had to be paid back. They had attended classes for more than ten straight days at the end of May to earn these five consecutive days off.
During the holiday, Chen Shi'an helped Sister Wanyin at the milk tea shop in the mornings and tutored the two girls in the afternoons.
He tutored Little Cicada in mathematics, and Class Monitor in Chinese and science comprehensive.
On the Dragon Boat Festival, Chen Shi'an also made plenty of zongzi. He gave some to Uncle Lin and Aunt Mei, and even took some along when he visited his teachers at home, giving Teacher Ye, Teacher Zhang, and the others a share too.
When they returned to school after the holiday, the campus suddenly felt much quieter and emptier.
The Senior Year Three students had finished their