Late at night.
Jiang Nian was walking home alone, looking down at his phone, which displayed a list of errands.
"You guys finish evening classes this early?"
"Yeah!"
The small window on the phone had a video call going on. Qianqian was lounging on the sofa, leisurely eating grapes.
"The head teacher also said he'd give us two PE classes a week."
"Really?" Jiang Nian was exhausted and genuinely envious, "Your new head teacher has that much power?"
Song Xiyun had just finished blow-drying her hair and appeared in the corner of the screen. She didn't show her face, seemingly just curious.
She flickered on screen and then disappeared.
At the end of the long street, under the streetlight, Jiang Nian turned a corner, listening to Qianqian's crisp voice from the phone.
"I heard it's part of the education reform, but nothing much has changed."
"It's indeed not that easy to change."
