The first class in the afternoon was a chemistry experiment. The chemistry class representative ran into the classroom and called a few students out. After a while, he came back with a lot of instruments. Wen Liang took a quick look and saw a series of experimental equipment, including burettes, pipettes, measuring cylinders, measuring cups, test tubes, flasks, funnels, iron stands, etc.
Although they had crossed two time periods and so many years had passed, the experiment class in his previous life left a deep impression on him. Si Yajing's generosity and gentleness, as well as her subsequent care and love for him, were the warmth and touch that Wenliang had never experienced in his cowardly and humble high school years.
Wen Liang tilted his head up slightly, with a smile on his face. His deep and bright eyes pierced through the ceiling, through the limits of heaven and earth, and he seemed to have returned to that day: the boy who accidentally knocked over the test tube, the teacher who happened to pass by the desk, the flames of spontaneous combustion of white phosphorus, the skirt on fire, the screaming girl, the panic of thinking that she had caused a disaster, Si Yajing's gentle words of comfort...
Scenes flashed slowly through my mind, as if it happened yesterday.
This was the first experimental class in the first year of high school. Everyone opened their eyes wide, their faces full of excitement, hoping to witness the legendary magical chemical phenomenon. The sound of laughter filled every inch of the classroom.
Ren Yi was reading a novel and was annoyed by the noise. He said angrily, "The class discipline is too poor. And Zhang Tianqi is not even managed."
Meng Ke's clear voice rang out: "I think you are the one who should be taken care of the most. You are still reading novels when you should be in class. Ren Yi, can't you correct your attitude and study seriously?"
Ren Yi's tone immediately dropped an octave, and he smiled and said, "I have been much more restrained recently. I have only read one novel in two weeks. My mind is full of study and study. My attitude is very positive."
"You are actually quite smart. As long as you stay focused, you will definitely be in the top 20 in the class. Look at the famous quote on the wall. Edison said that genius is 99% perspiration and 1% inspiration. So no matter how smart you are, you still have to work hard."
Wen Liang turned his head and said with a smile: "Meng Ke, you are our political commissar. You are good at ideological work. Ren Yi needs someone like you to teach him a lesson, otherwise he will become a bad boy sooner or later."
Meng Ke blushed and said, "Okay, you can eavesdrop on our conversation with your ears..."
"How can it be called stealing when it's something that scholars do?"
The characters of Lu Xun that left a deep impression on students in middle school were Runtu, Ah Q and Kong Yiji. The three of them represented three different kinds of life, but of course, they exposed and satirized the same social system. We had just learned Kong Yiji in the first year of high school, and we remembered this person very clearly, but we had never thought that we could apply the words in the novel to reality. We were all stunned for a moment, and then burst into laughter.
Ji Su was doing pre-class preparation and taking notes, and he was laughing so hard that he couldn't breathe. He threw down his pen and glared at Wen Liang softly, then turned around and said jokingly, "Little Meng'er, I find that your sharp tongue is useless when you meet Wen Liang."
Meng Ke pouted and said, "Not only did you not discipline Wen Liang, but you also helped him bully me. Su Su, is there any sister like you?"
Ji Su had gradually gotten used to Meng Ke's jokes with her and Wen Liang, so she smiled lightly and said nothing. Wen Liang raised his hands and surrendered, "God and heaven are my conscience, I am really praising you! If I really want to bully you, not only Ji Su, but even Ren Yi will have to fight me to the death."
Ren Yi was originally timid and submissive, looking like he was being taught a lesson. After hearing what Wen Liang said, he immediately became excited and said angrily, "Brother Wen, how did I become a bad person? I only became a bad person because of you! I was famous for my innocence, cuteness, purity and honesty in Minghua Junior High School. It was only when I came to No. 1 Middle School and sat at the same table with you that I gradually fell into the abyss of depravity..."
Without waiting for Wen Liang to refute, Ren Yi raised his head and said proudly: "But Meng Ke, you said something wrong. Edison's original words were that genius is 99% perspiration plus 1% inspiration, but this 1% inspiration is far more important than the 99% perspiration. So you know the results but not the reasons. You like to read but don't seek to understand deeply."
This shocked both Ji Su and Meng Ke. In those days when there was no Internet, everyone would believe whatever was said in the textbooks.
"Is this true? Wen Liang, do you know?"
How could Wen Liang not know this? He had just heard this from Ren Yi when they were chatting some time ago. He said, "Brother Ren is right. This is indeed the case."
"ah?"
Ji Su and Meng Ke were both dumbfounded. In their subconscious, Wen's words were the final answer. It felt like their idol collapsed overnight.
Meng Ke murmured, "That means no matter how hard you try, you can't become a genius, right?"
Wen Liang understood the confusion of having his deep-rooted ideas destroyed, and said with a smile: "But there is a small tail to this sentence: Without 99% of perspiration, it is impossible to succeed with only 1% of inspiration."
Now it was Ren Yi's turn to be stunned. He pointed at Wen Liang and said, "You...you, you didn't tell me that before..."
Meng Ke suddenly realized what was going on. He glared at Ren Yi and said unhappily, "I was wondering why you suddenly became so knowledgeable. It turns out you stole it from someone else."
Ren Yi smiled awkwardly and said, "Can you call it stealing when it comes to what scholars do?"
Wen Liang laughed out loud, but did not explain that the third sentence was just something he made up.
There is a very strange phenomenon in the post-Internet era, that is, many people are keen to overturn the education they received when they were young, which is not a problem. However, some stupid people, as long as they can find a little fallacy, will not hesitate to express their sarcasm and ridicule, and even rise to the level of politics and ignorance, as if this can confirm some of their views and opinions.
For example, Newton and the apple, Watt and the kettle, Washington and the cherry tree, Einstein and the small stool, Da Vinci and the egg, these celebrity stories that accompany the children in China as they grow up have been proven to be almost all made up, but so what? For children who are like blank slates, from these little stories they learn about truth, goodness, and beauty, about sympathy and love, about diligence and hard work, and because they are celebrities, they will naturally be deeply impressed.
From an educational perspective, these stories have more advantages than disadvantages. As for those who grow up and gain knowledge and know the origins of these stories, truly mature and wise people will only smile and miss those childish and happy times, instead of accusing and criticizing them as if they have discovered a new continent.
For example, the second half of Edison’s famous quote is almost known to everyone on the Internet. But one of the great uses of the Internet is that rumors spread, then snowball, and then become irrefutable truths. Almost everyone who mentions it will say that I have been deceived for many years. The Ministry of Education cut off the beginning and the end and only used the first half of the sentence, and the second half turned out to be the most important. But few people really check Edison’s original words, and the so-called second half of the sentence "1% of inspiration is the most important, even more important than 99% of sweat" is just a comment added by Cindi Myers after quoting Edison's words when writing a paper. (About this issue, NB people are welcome to argue. I have always been curious about this, and I checked but couldn't find Edison's original words with this meaning. He believed that genius existed, but he did not deny the importance of hard work, and he never said that inspiration was more important than sweat)
The four of them were having a good time bickering with each other. A few rows behind them on the left was Li Yang, who muttered in a low voice, "It's immoral and shameless."
His deskmate was Chen Xiaozhen, who snorted coldly, "I think you are jealous because you can't eat the grapes. You are envious and jealous, but you can't afford to offend Wen Liang, so you can only say some nonsense on the side."
Li Yang was surprised and said, "Chen Xiaozhen, don't you also have a problem with Wen Liang? Why are you speaking up for him today?" The two of them had fought side by side once when they reported Wen Liang for copying homework. Later, when their seats were adjusted, they happened to sit at the same table. They were like-minded and often criticized Wen Liang and others together.
Chen Xiaozhen's hand on his thigh suddenly tightened, and he said coldly: "What does it have to do with you! If you have the guts, slap me back in the face, otherwise just shut up!"
Being slapped twice in public by Wen Liang, and then being forced to clean for such a long time on a voluntary basis, this incident will always be a pain in Li Yang's heart. He did not expect that Chen Xiaozhen would expose it without giving him face, and angrily asked: "Did you take the wrong medicine? Did I offend you?"
Fortunately, it is 1995 now. If it were ten years later, the first sentence should be: Is your period here
Although Chen Xiaozhen became dim under Ji Su's light, to be honest, she was still very beautiful. As Ji Su was already in a relationship, adolescent boys naturally shifted their targets and fawned over Chen Xiaozhen. Few people spoke loudly to her, let alone scolded her angrily.
Chen Xiaozhen has been gradually regaining her princess-like feeling recently. When Li Yang scolded her, her eyebrows immediately turned upside down, her eyes widened, and she said, "Useless is useless. You dare to act big in front of girls? I hate guys like you the most."
Li Yang was furious. For a boy of this age, pretty female classmates were important, but compared with his own face, beauty was useless.
"I don't know you yet. You're not as pretty as Ji Su, and you have a bad temper. You're eager to attract Wen Liang's attention, but she won't even look at you. Why are you showing off in front of me? Haha!"
Li Yang was also ready to go all out. If he made her cry, he would firmly deny saying such a thing. Otherwise, it would be difficult to get in and out of Teacher Ye's office!
Unexpectedly, Chen Xiaozhen smiled coldly and said disdainfully: "Wen Liang is nothing, he is not even as good as a toad compared to Gu Wenyuan." As he spoke, he seemed to have become a different person, with a look of high spirits, a bit of shyness and fascination in his eyes, yet pride that could not be concealed.
Li Yang was shocked. He would rather offend Wen Liang than Gu Wenyuan. After all, Wen Liang was in the same class with him. No matter how ruthless he was, he would only beat him up. But what kind of people were Gu Wenyuan's subordinates? Mu Shanshan, Hou Qiang, Bai Huan, each one was more vicious than the other. A few days ago, they stripped a boy's pants in the dormitory, exposed his little JJ and threw him on the road. It happened to be seen by a group of girls. As a result, the boy has not come to class yet.
He asked tentatively: "You... you know Gu Wenyuan?"
Chen Xiaozhen noticed his cautiousness and immediately felt proud. He raised his little face and wrinkled his nose, which made him look quite cute and charming.
"Why should I tell you? But you yelled at me just now, and I remember it."
Li Yang scratched his head. His fear of Gu Wenyuan overcame his pride. He said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I was just impulsive. Xiao Zhen, you are the most beautiful girl in our class three. How could I have the guts to yell at you? Aren't I afraid that the gangsters, chicken heads, and Tu Xingsun will eat me up?"
These guys were all quite attentive to Chen Xiaozhen. Just by hearing their nicknames, you could tell they were not good people. It was true that birds of a feather flock together. Chen Xiaozhen enjoyed the feeling of being flattered, and the face of that handsome guy appeared in his mind again. Every time he saw him smiling at him, blood would rush to his mind uncontrollably, and then his mind would go blank.
Is this what love feels like? It’s really strange, but also... so beautiful!
Li Yang saw that Chen Xiaozhen ignored him, her fair face flushed, her charming eyes were rippling with water waves, she was so beautiful that he was a little stunned. He felt a warm current rolling through his lower abdomen and he was actually aroused for a moment.
He quickly turned his head away, his face flushed red, and he dared not look at Chen Xiaozhen again.
The class was in a mess, and no one noticed the conflict between the two. Finally, the bell rang, and Si Yajing pushed open the door and walked in, wearing a black woolen suit and pants, with a finger-wide belt tied around her waist, which outlined the ups and downs of her body in a graceful and moving way.
She stood on the podium, raised her head, and said, "Class is in session!"
The classroom suddenly became quiet, and everyone stared at Si Yajing's face with their mouths slightly open.
Zhang Tianqi was the first to react and shouted, "Stand up, hello, teacher!"
After everyone sat down, Si Yajing seemed not to notice the students' strangeness and said calmly: "Today's experimental class will focus on three experiments: separation and purification of mixtures, precipitation of silver chloride and barium sulfate, and spontaneous combustion of red and white phosphorus. In addition, there will be seven types of experimental instructions..."
The chemistry class representative suddenly stood up and asked with concern: "Teacher Si, what's wrong with your face?"
This is the question everyone wants to ask!
Si Yajing's pretty face, which always had a gentle smile, looked as if it had been hit. There was an obvious scar at the left corner of her eyebrow, and the side of her nose near her eye socket was swollen. Even her cheek against her neck looked a little unnatural, with a hint of blue in her fair skin.
Wen Liang's eyes were much sharper than those of the lolita and shota. He knew that Si Yajing had put on powder on her cheek and wanted to cover it up, but the blue color could be seen through the powder, which showed how serious the injury was.
"Nothing. I fell down while walking yesterday and hit a pile of stones. But after looking in the mirror, the teacher was relieved. I didn't look uglier. Don't you think so?"
Si Yajing looked natural and in the mood to joke, so the classmates naturally didn't think much of it and laughed together. But what they didn't notice was that when Si Yajing was talking, she secretly glanced at Wen Liang and quickly avoided him.
Wen Liang's heart skipped a beat and he frowned tightly!