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Mr. Zhuang always arranged seating according to age and height.
When Manbao and the others first enrolled, because they were the youngest and shortest, they sat in the front for two years. Later, when they surpassed classmates like Bai Erlang, who had started learning together, they were moved to sit with the older students. Still the youngest and shortest, they ended up at the very front table once again after the switch.
She thought it was the same in the government school.
No matter how ambitious Bai Shanbao was, he was only twelve, nearly a year older than Manbao. Yet, now he was almost the same height as Manbao.
Mr. Zhuang said he hadn't started growing yet, meaning, he was still very short and there was no need to worry.
Manbao asked, "Is the person sitting in front of you tall?"
Bai Shanbao nodded, "About as tall as our cousin."
Manbao was full of sympathy, "Then can you see the front clearly?"
Bai Shanbao sighed sadly.