Huang Lian has been in a terrible mood these past two days.
Naughty students, difficult parents.
He also warned me that he would report my behavior to the principal. What the hell...
What do primary school teachers pretend to be
Huang Lian was also a little emotional during the morning reading today. It seemed that everyone was not very enthusiastic. Huang Lian called on a few people who couldn't answer and scolded them and asked them to stand at the back.
At this time, several unfamiliar students ran into the classroom, which caused Teacher Huang to be dissatisfied.
"Which class are you guys from? Class is almost starting, why are you running into our class?"
Liu Shiyang handed the glass teacup to Teacher Huang tremblingly.
"Um... Mr. Huang, I'm sorry. It's just that I, um... when I was checking the hygiene yesterday afternoon, I accidentally bumped into the table, and then, I dropped your cup..."
So the whole class immediately became quiet and stared at the podium.
This is a huge breaking news.
Everyone was waiting for Huang Lian's response.
"Yes... you did it?"
“Why didn’t you admit your mistake sooner?”
"I... that..."
The expression on Huang Lian's face now was more painful than if she had taken *, because she had nothing else to say except criticizing Liu Shiyang.
This blind man! If he wanted to say something, he should have said it in private. He chose to do it during the early hours of the class when all the students were in their seats...
If this isn't a deliberate slap in my face, then what is
Huang Lian looked at the two people behind Liu Shiyang. She was familiar with them. They were Lin Youxi, the top student in Class 9 and the monitor of the grade. They were the good students she had always dreamed of.
As for this man, I don’t quite remember his name, but I met him yesterday.
Both of them have good academic performance, but unfortunately they play with Xia Yuan and Peng Xue during breaks and become decadent.
"Why are you two following me?"
Mei Fang explained expressionlessly, "We are friends of Xia Yuan and Peng Xue. After hearing what happened to her last night, we investigated the situation today and finally found out the truth. I think that even a student could easily figure out the result. As a teacher, you shouldn't make such a low-level mistake of slandering others."
"Now that someone has admitted that he broke the cup, aren't you ashamed of your attitude towards Peng Xue and Xia Yuan last night?"
The students in the audience began to whisper.
"Teacher Huang really went too far this time."
"I said it wasn't Peng Xue who did it. If she did it, she would admit it..."
Huang Lian quickly realized that these two students were here to stand up for their good friend and to cause trouble for her.
"What's too much? You just listen to their nonsense. Last night, Peng Xue was disrespectful to her elders and offended the teacher. Wasn't that too much? As long as I'm here, I won't let her come back."
"But as far as I know, you were the one who hurt Yuanyuan first, and Peng Xue bumped into you to protect Yuanyuan. She was wrong to bump into the teacher, but don't you need an apology?"
Lin Youxi shocked the whole audience with her righteous tone and her unyielding and heroic demeanor. Lin Youxi, who was born with a leadership temperament, appeared aggressive in such a confrontation and quickly attracted the attention of the entire class.
"This person must be Lin Youxi... the monitor of Class 9. It is said that he has never been ranked first in the grade exams..."
"How can there be such an amazing person? She is cool and handsome, and her grades are okay. What kind of heroine is this?"
"Compared to those students in our class who only know how to do homework, there is a huge difference. This is a real academic master, no... should I say an academic god!"
Huang Lian was stunned for a long while by Lin Youxi's rebuke. At this time, the bell rang, which brought her back to her senses.
"Hurry up and go back to class. You guys, our class should handle our own affairs."
Liu Shiyang on the side was already eager to try to escape.
What a famous scene! I am just a small health committee member who accidentally broke a cup and had to pay for a new one. How could I have the honor to stand in the center of such a stage!
I won’t come to the podium of Class 8 even if you order me to do so!
However, Lin Youxi's powerful aura made him dare not move even a step.
Of course another reason was that Mei Fang was holding his wrist tightly.
Apparently, neither Lin Youxi nor Mei Fang had any intention of leaving, and Lin Youxi said in a deep voice, "That's right, we hope to get your promise to apologize to Yuanyuan and Peng Xue before leaving."
"What do you mean? Are you forcing me to apologize?"
Huang Lian was immediately furious at Lin Youxi's "unreasonable" behavior and said, "Why should I apologize? How can a teacher apologize to a student? Do you still have the concept of respecting teachers?"
"Respecting teachers is used for teachers who are willing to communicate sincerely with students. I don't think you deserve to use this word right now."
Mei Fang took over the conversation, "You can't use this word until you realize your mistake."
"You guys...really-"
Huang Lian stood up and wanted to go to the next class to find Li Shibing to solve the problem, but Lin Youxi and Mei Fang blocked her way. She yelled at the students in her class, "What are you doing sitting there like an idiot? Move! Are you still my students? You are a bunch of ungrateful people!"
Although Huang Lian was trying hard to summon her students to help pull apart Mei Fang, Lin Youxi and Liu Shiyang, the meat shield that Mei Fang was standing in front of, her students below the stage did not move. A few of Huang Lian's top disciples, including the class monitor, hesitated to stand up, but finally sat down.
Now that Peng Xue's grievances have been cleared, the beating Xia Yuan suffered and Peng Xue's expulsion from school have made Huang Lian's behavior appear to be unreasonable and malicious targeting. If he can admit his mistakes and apologize at this time, Huang Lian is not unreasonable. If they can communicate and understand each other, it will be a very good and happy ending.
Now the class's dissatisfaction with Huang Lian is far more accumulated than it seems. In such a situation, Huang Lian has become a clown. Whoever goes up to help at this time will be the clown box.
Huang Lian obviously had no intention of going for the family-friendly route. Her face turned livid and she said viciously, "I've been teaching for more than 20 years, and this is the first time I've heard of teachers not being able to hit students. Don't think I won't hit you just because you're from another class! I'm going to teach you a lesson on behalf of your class's Li Shibing!"
Huang Lian waved her hand and was about to hit Lin Youxi in the face, but Lin Youxi did not avoid it. She stared at him as firmly as Xia Yuan.
What's more, Mei Fang was standing next to Lin Youxi now. He had prepared himself mentally in advance and had raised his arm for Lin Youxi, ready to block the attack for her.
At this critical moment, a roar like thunder suddenly came from the window at the back of the classroom:
"Huang Lian! What are you doing!"
This roar was unexpected and had a great effect. It frightened all the members of Class 8, including Mei Fang and Lin Youxi, and their hearts sank.
This was the angry roar from the principal Xu Mingde, which almost scared the girl sitting by the window to faint on the spot.
And the death stare he gave through the window made everyone feel a terrifying sense of oppression.
Starting from the first grade of junior high school, every student will hear the legendary story about Xu Mingde.
It is said that the most terrifying death stare from the window of Experimental Middle School never comes from your class teacher, but from Principal Xu, because his movements are simply unpredictable.
This principal, who is nearly 70 years old, is still working on the front line of education. His favorite thing to do is to walk around and observe the learning dynamics of the students in his school.
He is happy to see students studying hard, but he will give them a slap if he finds them slacking off in class. He has confiscated many people's mobile phones, MP3s, and game consoles, but he will return them to everyone one by one during the Chinese New Year.
But this time, the object of his observation was not a student, but a teacher.
Well... that can't be said completely.
After all, Xu Mingde was indeed Huang Lian’s high school class teacher.
At the Huanglian accident scene, Xu Mingde was not the only one present. Behind him were the head teacher, the head teachers of several nearby classes, and the "culprit" - Li Shibing, who had specially called people to watch the incident. He also boasted to Teacher Yue from Class 10 next door:
"See? That Lin Youxi is our class monitor, and a good student I taught."
Lao Yue shook his head after hearing this and said, "Then you'd better not mess around and make her unhappy."
"I am upright and have always been a model teacher who treats everyone equally. How could I possibly be criticized by our Lin Youxi?"
"Look how proud you are."
Xu Mingde strode into the classroom with big strides, his eyes as big as bells as Zhang Fei's, and his gaze was fixed on Huang Lian.
"You've been teaching for decades, and this is how you teach and educate people, huh?"
"Teaching students to admit their mistakes every day, what's the point of doing this, huh?"
"Is it so hard to apologize when you make a mistake? Is that what I taught you when I was teaching you, huh?"
"You still don't allow others to come to school... I think you don't need to teach anymore! You are really destroying my reputation as Xu Mingde! Go back and study hard before you come out to teach! Do you hear me?"
Huang Lian, who had been so arrogant in front of everyone before, now stood there timidly with her head down, like a primary school student who had made a mistake. It seemed that Xu Mingde's intimidation over her had continued from their student days to this day.
Mei Fang and Lin Youxi saw her face turn blue, red, white, and purple, and then she walked out obediently with Xu Mingde and the grade director, holding the lesson plan, as if she was going to have a conversation.
Just when Mei Fang, Lin Youxi and the students of Class 8 didn't know what to do, Xu Mingde suddenly poked his head out and yelled at the class, "What are you looking at! Study! And the rest of you, hurry back to class, or I'll kick you!"
So Mei Fang, Lin Youxi and Liu Shiyang fled quickly and returned to their respective classrooms.
"It's a pity that Yuanyuan and Xiaoxue are not here."
Lin Youxi sighed.
"It's okay." Mei Fang shook her head. "Anyway, Mr. Huang will probably have to meet with them and apologize to them later."
"Um... How did you know?"
"Because I know our principal."
Mei Fang smiled slightly, "There is a precedent for this."
This is what really happened in Mei Fang's previous life, but the protagonist at that time was not Huang Lian.
With the principal and school leaders' eyewitnesses, as well as the key evidence provided by Mei Fang later, which was the note that Huang Lian wrote that night asking everyone to criticize Peng Xue, Xu Mingde did not order Peng Xue to expel her. Instead, he called Peng Xue and her grandmother, Xia Yuan and Xia Yuan's parents to confirm the situation.
From the school's perspective, Xu Mingde acknowledged the serious mistake made by the head teacher Huang Lian, but also criticized Peng Xue's impulsive behavior of contradicting the teacher. Considering that she was wronged, the school would not punish Peng Xue, but asked her to read a self-criticism in front of all the students in the grade at the next weekly meeting.
As for Xia Yuan's behavior in this incident, Xu Mingde expressed great appreciation:
"If possible, I really hope that every student can learn from you, Xia Yuan. You are not just following the crowd, you trust your friends, and you are willing to speak up for your friends. This is a remarkable and courageous act. Although you look weak and small, you are much stronger than many adults. This will be an invaluable asset on your road to growth."
She was also confused when Peng Xue suddenly came back. She sat next to Xia Yuan and kept muttering, "I was planning to go to Pengcheng to work..."
"What nonsense are you talking about? Who would want you if you don't have a degree?"
Xia Yuan complained to Peng Xue while holding her little hand.
Peng Xue also held Xia Yuan's hand tightly.
After this incident, Peng Xue cherishes her friendship with Xia Yuan even more, and she believes that she will give everything for Yuan Yuan's happiness.
At the end of the conversation, Xu Mingde called in the former class teacher Huang Lian.
Originally, Xia Yuan and Peng Xue were very angry when they saw Huang Lian appear, but surprisingly, she was completely different from her previous appearance. Now she was haggard and the two didn't know what to say for a while.
Huang Lian came in this time to apologize on behalf of the school and wanted to obtain the forgiveness of Xia Yuan and Peng Xue. In addition to wrongly accusing the two of them, she also beat Xia Yuan for no reason. After she finished speaking, she left on her own. It was obvious that she was also suppressing her anger to make this apology, and there was no sincerity in it.
Xia Yuan and Peng Xue were worried that if they accepted the apology, they would have to continue working with Huang Lian in junior high school, but they were also worried that it would be a bit too much to make further demands.
So when Xu Mingde asked the two of them what they thought, they looked at each other, appearing very conflicted.
In the end, it was Xia Yuan who spoke first:
"Principal, do you think we should forgive someone if she apologizes? My friend told me before she came that I don't have to forgive the person who hurt me, and told me not to go against my own heart. So... I don't want to forgive Teacher Huang."
Peng Xue also nodded and said, "I don't forgive you either."
Xu Mingde burst into hearty laughter after hearing this.
"You're such an interesting friend. I like to hear you students speak your mind. Indeed... if an apology could solve the problem, there's no need for us to study so hard, hahahaha!"
"You don't need to forgive. As for the punishment for Mr. Huang, we will announce it in a while."
The school eventually suspended Huang Lian from her job, but she did not continue teaching at the school and no one knew where she went afterwards.
As for Class 8’s head teacher, he will be temporarily replaced by their math teacher, while the Chinese teacher will be replaced by the teacher of Class 7 next door.
The sky cleared up after the rain.
This chapter is finally finished!
In fact, this chapter is mainly about the transformation and growth of Xia Yuan and Peng Xue, but I may have been a little too exaggerated in the description of the teacher, and the chapter was also very uncomfortable to break, which made everyone uncomfortable. I apologize to everyone here.
After all, some difficult stories are indeed not experienced by everyone, and not everyone can empathize with them. In the future, I will remember this lesson and try to write more stories that are relaxing and enjoyable.
(End of this chapter)