The Promise of Growing Up Together Episode 1 Recap
> The Promise of Growing Up Together Recap
In the summer of 2013, Xia Mi was taken by her father to a barbershop to have her long hair cut. Although Xia Mi was extremely reluctant, the joy of being admitted to Lu Xiang City No. 1 High School outweighed her hesitation, and she allowed her father to cut her hair into a short bob. Walking out of the barbershop, Xia Mi couldn’t muster any happiness. With her head lowered, she walked home gloomily.
Suddenly, she noticed a man reach into a pregnant woman’s pocket to steal her wallet. After taking it, the man ran off. Xia Mi couldn’t stand by and do nothing, so as the thief passed by her, she swiftly stuck out her foot and tripped him. She snatched the wallet and shouted for help. The pregnant woman retrieved her wallet and repeatedly expressed her gratitude.
At the same time, a male student also witnessed the theft and was about to intervene when Xia Mi beat him to it. Seeing the wallet already returned, he was impressed by Xia Mi's bravery. When Xia Mi got home, her mother noticed her new haircut and quickly offered praise. However, Xia Mi, feeling irritated, locked herself in her room.
Her mother, trying to be helpful, attempted to style her hair with a flat iron but ended up making it look even more awkward. To console Xia Mi, she reassured her that once school started, everyone would have short hair, and no one would pay attention to hairstyles. A few days later, the school semester began. Accompanied by her parents, Xia Mi arrived to register and discovered that many girls still had long hair.
It turned out her parents had been the only ones to take the school’s hairstyle rules seriously. Left with no choice, Xia Mi accepted the situation. At the bulletin board, she checked the class assignment list and saw that she was placed in Class 1. A few students whispered as they scanned the list, noting that Class 1 included top students like Fan Yuan and Zhang Ruoxi, who had been great partners since middle school.
It seemed Class 1 would be the strongest group in the grade. After settling into her dorm and realizing her father had forgotten to take home the bamboo mat, Xia Mi decided to carry it to the classroom. However, the mat was too unwieldy to fit through the doorway. A male student stepped forward and helped by lifting the mat vertically, allowing her to enter.
Xia Mi looked closely and realized it was the handsome boy she had noticed earlier on the sports field—Zhang Ruoxi. In the classroom, after Fan Yuan found his seat, Qin Zeyang from another class approached him, proposing a challenge to determine who was better. They decided to compete in Sudoku and headed to the hall. A crowd of students quickly gathered to watch.
During the match, Fan Yuan accidentally dropped a piece of chalk, but both of them finished at the same time. Qin Zeyang, being fair, admitted his loss. Back in the classroom, a fresh-faced girl was already seated. The homeroom teacher, Qiao Yun, gave a brief introduction and asked each student to describe themselves using three keywords. Fan Yuan went first. Many students already knew he was a famous math prodigy, but he modestly shared that he simply loved math.
When it was Zhang Ruoxi’s turn, he mentioned his passion for basketball. Following the rules, he pointed to the next student—an anxious Xia Mi. Internally grumbling, Xia Mi nervously stepped onto the podium and said she liked writing. However, the boys teased her about her mushroom-shaped haircut, making her feel embarrassed. To help, Teacher Qiao Yun immediately praised Xia Mi as a model for following school regulations, urging everyone to learn from her.
Based on each student’s abilities, Teacher Qiao Yun assigned Fan Yuan and Tian Jiarong as class monitors and appointed Xia Mi as the Chinese subject representative. After the class meeting, Wang Xiaoyu led a group of girls to the cafeteria to top up their meal cards. The next day, military training began. Under the blazing morning sun, Xia Mi was the first to run out of energy. She fainted and began to collapse, but Zhang Ruoxi, standing behind her, caught her just in time.
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