"Look at the pavilion and rockery over there. It was built the year before last. The lotus pond over there was built last year. There are also a few swans in it." Zhu Wen introduced as he walked.
Lu Fan looked at it with some emotion in his heart.
This place used to be a smelly river.
Because there is a chemical plant upstream of the river, all wastewater and other wastewater is discharged into the river, so the river water is very smelly.
But this river happens to be right in the middle of No. 1 Middle School, dividing No. 1 Middle School into two halves. The teaching building and office building are on one side, and the dormitory building and cafeteria are on the other side.
This resulted in all students having to walk across this smelly river several times a day.
The river is usually smelly enough, but every once in a while, the chemical plant upstream will discharge large-scale sewage, making the river smell even more smelly.
Whenever this happens, Lu Fan and his classmates all cover their noses when crossing the river. This is definitely a kind of torture for them.
At that time, let alone swans, there was not even a single dead fish in the river.
However, in just three years, everything has changed drastically.
The river became clearer than Lu Fan had ever seen before, and things like swans appeared in the pavilion and lotus pond. Three years ago, Lu Fan and his classmates would never have imagined such a day.
Now, the students of No. 1 Middle School go back and forth between the classrooms, canteens and dormitories every day. When passing by this river, not only is it no longer a torture, but it has become a kind of enjoyment.
The environment here is so good and the scenery is so beautiful. It can definitely relieve the fatigue of a day of study and make people feel relaxed and happy.
All these changes were obviously brought about by the current number one principal.
When Lu Fan left, Principal Zhang had not yet taken office.
In other words, in less than three years, he completely changed the river.
This is not a simple matter, because it is not only a matter within the No. 1 Middle School, but also involves the chemical plant upstream.
But Principal Zhang still did it.
Lu Fan also admired the leader of his alma mater in his heart.
He admired not only the changes in No. 1 Middle School, but also the fact that these changes were not Principal Zhang's achievements.
As a principal of a school, his achievement is only when his students do well in exams and don't get into trouble.
Improving the campus environment will not count at all, and there is even the possibility of being accused of corruption and bribery.
But Principal Zhang didn't care about this, and still spent a lot of effort to improve the campus environment so that students can live more comfortably.
From this alone, we can see that he is a principal who truly cares about his students.
"We haven't seen each other for three years, the school has really changed a lot!" Lu Fan sighed with a smile.
"Yes, these are all changes that Principal Zhang has brought to the school." Zhu Wen also agreed.
He could tell that the relationship between Lu Fan and Principal Zhang was not ordinary, so he naturally helped to put in good words.
"There seem to be a lot of people over there, let's go and take a look."
After crossing the river, the first place was the gymnasium of No. 1 Middle School. There were a bunch of people standing outside the gymnasium. Lu Fan became interested and walked over there.
"It seems to be Mo Lei over there. He should have arrived today. When he comes back, he will naturally go to the gymnasium to have a look." Zhu Wen was from the school after all, and he knew who that group of people were with just one glance.
"Mo Lei? Is he the senior basketball player who is five years ahead of me?" Lu Fan raised his eyebrows.
Mo Lei is also one of the great seniors he often hears about.
But Mo Lei is often mentioned, not because of his studies.
Mo Lei's academic performance was not very good. In a place like No. 1 Middle School, it could only be considered poor. But at that time, he was still the treasure of No. 1 Middle School.
Because he is a basketball player, he plays basketball very well.
How good is Mo Lei's basketball level?
Northern Jiangsu Province holds a basketball competition every year, and the participants are all key middle schools in the province.
Before Mo Lei entered No. 1 Middle School, No. 1 Middle School had always been at the bottom of the province.
But in the three years since Mo Lei was with him, all No. 1 middle schools ranked among the top three in the province, and even won a championship.
After Mo Lei graduated, No. 1 Middle School ranked last again.
That alone cannot fully demonstrate Mo Lei's basketball prowess.
After he graduated from high school, he was competed by many universities, all of whom wanted to enroll him as a basketball player.
But Mo Lei gave up the opportunity to enter a prestigious university and went directly to play in the professional league.
Today, he is already one of the strongest players in the Chinese Professional Basketball League, and there are even rumors that he may enter the Citi Professional Basketball League to play.
If he really does it, then he will definitely become a hero of No. 1 Middle School, even the entire Renhuai County, and the entire Lianhai City!
Such an outstanding star will naturally be sought after when he returns to his alma mater.
Surrounding him were not only his classmates and teachers from the No. 1 Middle School, but also people from the county and city sports bureaus, and even many media reporters.
Lu Fan and the others often heard Mo Lei's stories because they also liked playing basketball at that time and even delayed their self-study classes because of playing basketball.
Every time the teacher educates them, he will say, "Unless you can play basketball as well as Mo Lei, it will definitely be useless!"
Now that he has met the person who was often used by his teacher to beat him, Lu Fan will of course want to go and have a look.
When he and Zhu Wen got to the back of the crowd, they heard Mo Lei speaking passionately inside.
"It was in this gym that I practiced basketball for ten hours every day. With the foundation laid in those three years, I am what I am today!"
Lu Fan couldn't help but smile bitterly.
It’s so irritating that people are so different from each other!
Things like the gymnasium are never open to ordinary students.
Lu Fan attended No. 1 Middle School for three years and had never played on the wooden floor basketball court in the gymnasium. They could only play on the cement court outside.
Including the members of the school team, they usually train outside most of the time. They can only enter the gymnasium for training at specific times.
As for Mo Lei, he has to train in the gym for more than ten hours every day. The gap cannot be said to be small.
"What? Do you feel sorry for not being able to play in the gym that year?" Zhu Wen was very good at observing words and emotions, and he immediately guessed what Lu Fan was thinking.
Because this is the appeal of the vast majority of students, it is certainly not unfamiliar to him.
"Do you want me to open a back door for you now so you can go in and play?" Zhu Wen asked with a smile.
As the director of admissions, he can still enjoy the privilege of playing ball in the gym.
"Forget it, it's not interesting. So what if I can play here?" Lu Fan shook his head.
For him now, pursuing these is simply meaningless.
But when these words fell into the ears of others, it seemed that something was not right.
