Chapter 19: Win an inch, want a mile<blockquote>


    19th Win an inch, want a mile</blockquote>


    The two days of the weekend passed by in the blink of an eye.


    Early Monday morning, Chu Yu brought his school bag full of manga to the ssroom and found everyone quietly sitting in their seats and studying hard.


    He asked Zhang Yueshan in a low voice, Rep, is something happening today? Is there an inspection?


    Zhang Yueshan, who was writing at a tremendous speed, took some time to raise his head and answered Chu Yus question, Were all doing homework. As usual, everyone cked off at the start of school!


    No one did their homework?


    Nope, I didnt finish my homework on Sunday night so it piled up until this morning!


    Zhang Yueshan looked at the Chinese assignment in front of him andmented, Ai, I never expected that Id also be reduced to this!


    Chu Yu put down his bag and felt that he should also blend into the atmosphere, so he pulled out a brand new worksheet from his deskpartment.


    But the question was, from whom should he copy?


    He didnt know anyone in ss. Yesterday, he met Dream-Ge because of the basketball game, but Dream-Ge was also busy the 61 tall man was leaning over his narrow desk and gritting his teeth as he wrote down answers, his pen seemed as if it were flying.


    Upon such a rare sighting, Chu Yu recited an ancient poem suitable for the asion in his heart, and then he looked around at a loss with a pen in his hand.


    From the ssrooms door, Lu Shi entered with a ck bag over his shoulder.


    Chu Yus eyes lit up as if hed just seen the dawn of a new life!


    When Lu Shi ced his school bag on his desk, Chu Yu turned around and put both of his hands on the back of his chair, eyes sparkling. Lu Shi, can I borrow your homework?


    Zhang Yueshan at the front desk heard this and wanted to stop him, but it was already toote since the first week of school, the whole ss knew that they shouldnt ask to copy Lu-Shens homework. Not only would he refuse, one would also suffer the study gods expression attack. It would make students feelings float into a  What a shame it is to copy homework!; If I dont study well and just giarize, how can I be a sessor of socialism?!  kind of barrage.


    He felt some pity for the School Flower as he wasnt sure if the School Flowers soul could take such damage.


    Just as he was thinking of how tofort School Flower, Zhang Yueshan heard Lu Shis characteristically light and husky voice. Sure, which subject?


    <i>Holy shit!</i>


    Zhang Yueshan was so shocked the tip of his pen drew a diagonal sh across his paper.


    He then heard Chu Yu cheerfully reply, Thank you benefactor for saving me from water and fire! As to which subject, um all of them!


    Lu Shi opened his bag, took out all his homework, and handed them to Chu Yu.


    Chu Yu turned back around with the homework sheets and saw Zhang Yueshan looking at him with a profoundly inscrutable face.


    He was puzzled. You want to copy too?


    No no no, I wont copy. Zhang Yueshan quickly waved his hands to refuse.


    The study gods homework, how couldmon folk like them befoul it?


    He just wanted to pay respect to the appearance of the mortal who could copy the work of a god!


    Lu Shis penmanship had been praised numerously by the homeroom teacher, Old Ye. When Chu Yu looked through the papers, he found that it indeed warmed the heart and delighted the eye. Observing his own


    <i>Forget it, I have self-confidence and dont need topare.</i>


    For the science homework, the paper was even neater. On the big questions, he basically wrote only two or three lines, wasting no ink.


    The math teacher understood Lu Shis degree of seriousness; hed write down key steps to score during tests, but for homework he wouldnt bother.


    Chu Yu quite liked Lu Shis method ofpleting questions because it saved ink and allowed him to copy quickly.


    After copying just two subjects, Li Hua hurried into the ssroom with a sandwich in his mouth and a milk carton in his hand.


    Seeing that Chu Yu was copying homework, he hastily asked, School Flower, can I copy once youre done?


    Zhang Yueshan gave Li Hua a meaningful nce.


    Yet Li Hua was confused. Have your eyes cramped?


    Zhang Yueshan despaired at theck of tacit understanding between his deskmate and him. He said it straight, Its Lu-Shens homework.


    Li Hua sucked in a breath and stated three words, I wont copy.


    Sitting down, Li Hua held his school bag, swallowed the sandwich in a few mouthfuls, and asked Zhang Yueshan in a low voice, Rep, whats this situation, Lu-Shen let School Flower copy his homework? Lu-Shen broke the oath?: vition of a religious precept/discipline/practice in buddhism. Its so funny how they have something like a cult in here hahaha. And Zhang Yueshans switches to formalnguage in his monologue, oh gosh XD.


    Zhang Yueshans tone was very philosophical as he replied, Perhaps this is societal discrimination at y.


    Li Hua: Huh?


    Zhang Yueshan pointed behind him. School Flower beautiful.


    Li Hua nodded.


    Zhang Yueshan pointed to Li Hua and himself. You, me ugly.


    Li Hua:


    It seemed reasonable?


    Even when Chu Yu finished copying, the preparation bell still had to ring.


    The schoolmittee member Fang Ziqi was urging everyone to hand in their homework.


    Chu Yu handed in the assignments for each subject and clicked the cap onto his pen; like sheathing a bloody sword into its scabbard.


    Thinking of something, he fumbled in his pocket and turned to look at Lu Shi.


    Lu Shi was holding a pencil and answering questions. The hair on his forehead freshly fell, naturally lining his dense brows.


    Chu Yu appreciated it for two seconds, then said, Lu Shi.


    Hm?


    Lu Shis hum was very light.


    It inexplicably reminded Chu Yu of yesterday afternoon in the locker room, when he bit Lu Shis shoulder as he leaned in his ear and softly asked him, Had enough?


    Shaking his head to fling away the messy picture in his mind, Chu Yu got down to business. Stretch out your hand.


    Lu Shiplied.


    Palm up, knuckles slightly bent.


    <i>Yi,</i> this guys palm was actually bigger than his!


    Chu Yu lifted his fisted hand and ced it on top of Lu Shis palm before releasing his fingers.


    It was a fruit candy.


    The wrapper was light pink with a picture of a rabbit wearing a bow tie on it.


    Chu Yu introduced, This candy is delicious and very sweet, but not cloying.


    He remembered the state Lu Shi was in yesterday and added, Youll feel quite good after eating it.


    Fearing that Lu Shi wouldnt want it, he fluttered his eyes. Please, please, I cant taste it at all anymore if I eat it, help me eat it, okay?


    Lu Shis expression was sparsely cold as he gazed at Chu Yus nervous and expectant appearance.


    Okay.


    He finally answered.


    Seeing that Lu Shi had epted it, Chu Yu took out a small tin box from his backpack, opened it, and handed it to Lu Shi.


    Lu Shi nced at him. Red dates?


    Yeah, for your blood.


    Putting the tiny tin box on Lu Shis desk, Chu Yu fished out another finger-long ss bottle from his bag.


    He then carefully inserted a straw and ced it in front of Lu Shi. Iron-replenishing drink!


    Lu Shi was calm and unruffled amidst the chaos. He leaned back in his chair to see what else Chu Yu would bring out.


    Soon, there was also a thermos mug in front of him.


    LonganI was wronggggg it wasntnzones, a reader pointed it out (thank you). It turns out its simr to lychee., peanut, and this ck bean chicken soup, I asked the chef in the school cafeteria to help make it. It should be delicious after being boiled all night.


    Chu Yu personally demonstrated the meaning of win an inch, want a mile.


    His eyes were full of anticipation. Youve already taken all of my sweets, these, he pointed to the other three, you ought not to refuse them too, right?


    Having said that, he was still inwardly a little anxious.


    The reason Chu Yu dared try this out was because he was keenly aware that for some reason, Lu Shi seemed to indulge him a tiny bit.


    But he wasnt sure where the boundary of this tiny indulgence Lu Shi hady.


    Chu Yu spurned himself in his heart. <i>Certainly, if you give me a bit of dye, Ill open a high-end, professional dye workshop.: the original idiom was, give you some dye and youll open a dye workshop. Chu Yus extravagance was reflected in his gifts.</i>


    Lu Shi moved his eyes from the tin box containing red dates, to the tonic with a straw inserted, and finally to the thermos mug.


    Change the thermos next time, the pink hello kitty is too ugly.


    Okay, Ill bring the blue Doraemon one tomorrow!


    Chu Yu was a little happy. So youll eat it all, right?


    The pencil spun a circle on his finger and Lu Shi nodded. Hm.


    Chu Yu exhaled a breath.


    Alright, there definitely wouldnt be such a thing as the study god dying of anemia. He felt relieved and at ease.


    Chu Yu was in a good mood and his body likewise wasnt unwell today. He sat upright and seriously listened to the ChineseI was previously tranting this as Literature andnguage, but its basically literature andnguage pertaining to chinese so imma change it to Chinese. lesson.


    Old Ye was very pleased to see that he not only was listening carefully, but was also taking down notes while focusing. He specially stepped down from the podium to walk towards Chu Yus desk.


    <i>Truly, studying so seriously that even as I approach, his attention isnt diverted at all.</i>


    <i>Whatudable dedication!</i>


    Old Ye lowered his head, wanting to see the notes Chu Yu had written.


    Then he discovered that Chu Yu was, in fact, drawing a small cartoon in his notebook.


    Two words were written at the top: self-portrait.


    Eyshes that could poke the sky; giant eyes which covered more than one-third of the whole face; an awl-like chin was it really a self-portrait?


    <i>Student Chu Yu, what strange misunderstandings do you have about yourself?</i>


    Before Old Ye could leave, he saw Chu Yu writing a poem beside the self-portrait.


    The poem was pretty good, it was Li Bais.


    From out the wateres a lotus, naturally decorated.: OKay my brain kenat, Ill just exin. it means like a lotusing out of the water, hes pure and simple, natural and fresh. Idk if naturally decorated is the term, the word can also mean carved  naturally carved.


    ??


    He chose to leave.


    After ss, Chu Yu stretched, then randomly stacked his notebooks and textbooks. Taking his phone out of his bag, he started ying a game with his head lowered.


    It was a strategic, multiyer shooting game, popr for all ages. Chu Yu had only started ying a few days ago. He wasnt heavily addicted, only that his hands would itch to y from time to time.


    Luo Jiaxuan came by looking for Zhang Yueshan, and as he passed by Chu Yus seat, his gaze was instantly attracted.


    School Flower, you also yUphold Peace?


    Chu Yu had been called as School Flower since the beginning of first year. Everyone was used to saying it, and hed gotten used to hearing it. He replied, Yeah. Fuck, my teammates are trash!


    While talking, Chu Yu directly sent a [?] in the chat.


    He typed again. [I could sprinkle rice on the keyboard and have chickens y better than you. <i>Condemn</i>!]


    Luo Jiaxuanughed. You maxed your taunting skills!


    Zhang Yueshan and Li Hua heard this and turned around. Damn,eee, if only I had known earlier that you yed this too. The four of us are just right, lets multi-up!


    Chu Yu was very self-aware. You guys are probably better than me, Im very weak.


    Zhang Yueshan liked Chu Yus type. Even if he was weak, at least he knew he was weak. Dont worry, its like studying, we can progress together! Come, us three great gods will teach you. Are you worried we cant?


    Chu Yu was happy to be able to y games with everyone. Youll really teach me? If I pit you, you cant me me!


    Zhang Yueshan had already begun to look forward to a beautiful four-person multiyer match. Okay!


    Chu Yu.


    Huh? After two seconds, Chu Yu realized that it was the person from the desk behind him who called him.


    He turned around. Are we disturbing your study?


    Lu Shi put down the pencil in his hand and reached out. Phone.


    Oh, here. Chu Yu handed his phone over.


    Lu Shi held the phone and continued Chu Yus recently started game.


    Luo Jiaxuan was a bit surprised and whispered, Lu-Shen also ys this game?


    Zhang Yueshan looked at him, then whispered back, Hell, ys my ass. Lu-Shen is just learning it!


    At first, it looked like Lu Shi didnt know where the skill buttons were, but then he agilely switched to a sniper rifle and destroyed an enemy hiding behind a bunker with one shot.


    Luo Jiaxuan touched the back of his head, not knowing what to say for a while. After a long time, he could only choke out one sentence. Your Lu-Shen is still your Lu-Shen, so fucking awesome!


    Lu Shi returned the phone to Chu Yu after the second round.


    Chu Yu scrolled through his achievement board.


    <i>Damn, where exactly did this kingly boss touch his phone?</i>


    Seeing the awe in Chu Yus eyes, Lu Shi leaned back in his chair in a rxed manner and casually inserted his hands in his pockets.


    Want to learn? Follow me, Ill teach you.fufufufuf this couldve been Marry me, Ill teach you. if the context was right hahahha<ul><li>1</li><li>2: vition of a religious precept/discipline/practice in buddhism. Its so funny how they have something like a cult in here hahaha. And Zhang Yueshans switches to formalnguage in his monologue, oh gosh XD.</li><li>3I was wronggggg it wasntnzones, a reader pointed it out (thank you). It turns out its simr to lychee.</li><li>4: the original idiom was, give you some dye and youll open a dye workshop. Chu Yus extravagance was reflected in his gifts.</li><li>5I was previously tranting this as Literature andnguage, but its basically literature andnguage pertaining to chinese so imma change it to Chinese.</li><li>6: OKay my brain kenat, Ill just exin. it means like a lotusing out of the water, hes pure and simple, natural and fresh. Idk if naturally decorated is the term, the word can also mean carved  naturally carved.</li><li>7fufufufuf this couldve been Marry me, Ill teach you. if the context was right hahahha</li></ul>