While the outside world was rife with debates on various news and educational ideologies, the No. 10 Middle School was also buzzing with controversy.
Those who attended the lecture in the lecture hall that day still remember Cheng Ran's barrage of criticism, Sun Xiao was speechless in the face of the facts, his face turned pale, and he almost lost his composure on the spot. The lecture ended in vain, and many people hurried out at that time. Seeing Sun Xiao no longer calm and composed at the beginning, he got into the car and left in a dejected and bleak manner under the farewell of a few school officials. Many people couldn't help but punch the sky, their faces flushed, no less excited than those who were on the exam list, and more like soldiers who won a major battle.
Then they saw countless people, Cheng Ran’s classmates, buzzing around him like a swarm of bees, making it impossible for him to get through.
That day, there were students on both sides of the corridor from the lecture hall to the staircase outside the Yip Fu Building. When Cheng Ran and Jiang Hongshao walked by, some of the students were open and confident, while others were a little shy and uneasy. Some gave them a thumbs up, some gave them a look, or even shouted out loud. The scene was warm and exciting.
"Good job! Jiang Ge!"
"Brother Cheng! Awesome!"
There was a girl who I didn’t know at all, shouting at the top of her lungs, holding her hands around her mouth, “Cheng Ran… you are my idol!”
This caused a round of whistles and boos, but the guys only got worse.
"I adore you..."
The story was then spread by word of mouth among the students who had listened to the speech in the lecture halls, and soon everyone in the middle school knew about it.
The outside newspapers and public opinion fermented in various ways. When talking about this matter at some family dinners, relatives and friends gatherings, the students of No. 10 Middle School who happened to be there would speak with some pride, "I know that person, he is a sophomore in high school, his name is Cheng Ran..."
"The girl's name is Jiang Hongshao. She usually has good grades and is a contestant..."
"The experts were trying to change the concepts and use big principles to pressure people. Jiang Hongshao was accused, but Cheng Ran immediately stood up, cited evidence, and fought back one by one. It was really brilliant..."
Therefore, faced with such a situation, the school leaders of No. 10 Middle School were also very embarrassed.
Because not only were the students unanimous in their response, but judging from the feedback from many class teachers and subject teachers, Cheng Ran, who denounced the expert Sun Xiao for fraud, was highly praised.
Some teachers even openly said in their own classes, "I said that the article looked problematic at the time. Isn't the grandson of the Japanese congressman his own son? In that environment, if he didn't get treatment for his grandson, what would he do if he got pneumonia? So shouldn't that expert be scolded for coming to our No. 10 Middle School and making up stories? In my opinion, people like him are not scolded enough."
In fact, the school was also helpless. They had another consideration. After all, with Sun Xiao's background and reputation, if the incident expanded, Cheng Ran would have an excuse to swear at him. That's why the school wanted him to make a self-criticism. Because no matter what the storm was, a middle school student's apology for swearing at others would be able to control the situation. The other party would not be able to pursue him for legal responsibility... Of course, the situation changed later, and Sun Xiao knew his weakness, so he did not dare to attack him.
So the follow-up was to give Cheng Ran and Jiang Hongshao some advice on how to deal with it, and in the end it became Wang Xian's half-joking verbal warning, "I have a bad heart, next time before you curse at someone like that... at least discuss it with me in advance. You are disorganized and undisciplined, what a joke!"
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During class that day, the physics teacher Zhuang Shunchao, who was called "Eunuch Cao", walked in and looked around the class. Zhuang Shunchao usually wore narrow-framed glasses and had a long and thin face, which gave people a cold impression. In addition, apart from teaching, he was not good at chatting and talking. Among teachers, he was also the kind of person who was not good at interpersonal relationships and was a loner who prepared lessons and taught every day. Because he gave people the overall feeling of Eunuch Cao in Longmen Inn, this nickname came from this.
"Eunuch Cao" still came in with his swan neck straight, carrying books, and the lesson plan was put on the table with a thump! It was like a butcher's knife chopping on a pig's slaughter board. All the students in Class 5 felt a little nervous, wondering what happened to Eunuch Cao, who was going to explode because of someone's irritation
Then he said coldly, "Before class, there is something I must say..."
"A true singer can sing out the silence in people's hearts. Cheng Ran, well done! Applause!"
Then he looked at Cheng Ran and started to applaud first. The students in Class 5 were stunned for a moment, then everyone suddenly reacted and responded excitedly with a burst of cheers and laughter.
Facing the applause of the whole class, Cheng Ran saw that as people turned around to look at her, Jiang Hongshao's pupils were like stars.
Cheng Ran suddenly remembered that day when she came out of the lecture hall, she was standing downstairs of the Yifu Building. The last rays of light were about to disappear, and her face was flushed. People kept passing by her, and she was all alone.
It is a feeling that even though time and space change, "the world is like the tide and people are like water, even if there are tens of millions of people, they will all go with it."
Only one peony branch is in bloom.
"Eunuch Cao" clasped his hands, the applause stopped, and he continued to have a blank expression on his face.
"Okay, let's go to class!"
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Cheng Feiyang and Xu Lan, who were invited to the school for this incident, did not say much to Cheng Ran after they returned home. When the principal Wang Xian talked to Cheng Ran, he also communicated with them. The school's opinion was to not deal with it. Cheng Feiyang and Xu Lan did not take it too seriously. It was nothing more than confronting an expert. For the two of them, as long as Cheng Ran did not have any problems with his studies, it was not a big deal.
To a certain extent, Cheng Feiyang and Xu Lan are also epitomes of many common parents in China.
But when Cheng Feiyang later saw various reports in the newspapers that sparked a heated discussion, he took those newspapers and read them again and again, and finally put them on his desk. He understood why No. 10 Middle School asked them to talk about such things in a tactful way.
But the only thing to be thankful for is that his name was not publicly published in the newspaper. In fact, some media and newspapers later learned about Cheng Ran through interviews with students from No. 10 Middle School and called him to interview Cheng Ran and ask for his opinion as a guardian. Of course, Cheng Feiyang refused without hesitation.
However, sometimes Cheng Feiyang looked at the noisy debate on education in the newspapers and thought that it was actually caused by his own son. He had an incredible feeling, which made him secretly prouder than when his own Fulong products were in the news.
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This Saturday, the phone rang. Cheng Ran saw the area code of the number and knew it was Shanhai's number. He picked up the phone and heard a group of people talking and laughing.
Then, as if a group of people pushed and shoved for a while, a girl finally picked up the phone, and Yang Xia's voice came out lively like a silver bell, "Hello! Cheng Ran... We are having a barbecue outside... There is a big party in the yard, Yu Xiao, Yao Beibei, Liu Ying, Zhou Bin, Luo Yuewen... They are all here... We haven't had such a gathering for a long time, Liu Ying's mother will treat us..."
Cheng Ran was in a trance, and seemed to recall the time when he was reborn and everyone gathered at Liu Ying's house to compete in poetry. Looking back, time flew by.
"Okay, okay, stop asking us. Let's talk about you... How are you doing now? You're still ranked over 100 in No. 10 Middle School. Have you studied hard during this period of time? The incident at No. 10 Middle School was reported in the newspaper. The Chengdu Metropolitan News discussed it on a whole page! You know... ah, you know... Right, Sun Xiao exaggerated and fabricated the summer camp incident. The students in your school said it very well! We were just discussing it. You know Liu Ying's mother, right? She was still telling us about it. She said that the article came out that year, and how it caused a great shock among parents like them, especially those like her who are engaged in education... She said that your No. 10 Middle School is different, and it deserves to be the best middle school in the province..."
"Look, they are from the same school as you, why are they so outstanding... What about you? I don't ask you to take responsibility for your own actions, but you should also take care of your own business."
Cheng Ran laughed, "Why are you like my mother?"
Yang Xia was stunned for a moment, and said in a long tone of dissatisfaction, "You took my good intentions for granted! Do you think I want to say anything to you... Forget it, Yu Xiao wants to talk to you."
Yu Xiao took it and couldn't wait, "Wow! Cheng Ran, your No. 10 Middle School has made big news! Did you go to see Sun Xiao's speech? Was he there? We are still talking about it. No. 10 Middle School is worthy of being No. 10 Middle School. You have so many talented people!"
Cheng Ran listened with a smile, and suddenly a wicked idea came to his mind, "I'll tell you a secret."
"Tell me, tell me! I love hearing secrets the most..."
"If nothing unexpected happens, the person you are discussing while eating barbecue is me."
Yu Xiao was like being struck by lightning, and there was no movement for a long time. Finally, he said with difficulty, "Son, are you lying!?"
This is the most poisonous oath the two have made since they were young.
"Well, I lied to you."
The people at the barbecue stall next to him probably saw that he had a strange expression on his face, and a voice floated out from the phone, "Yu Xiao, are you stupid?" It was Yao Beibei's voice.
"Are you talking about something inappropriate for children? Humph, this is what happens every time something goes wrong between you and Cheng Ran!" This was Yang Xia's voice.
"Yu Xiao, your chicken wings have been stolen..." This was Liu Ying's joking voice.
But all these left Yu Xiao indifferent.
After a moment, his fierce voice suddenly burst out from the phone, "That person is Cheng Ran! That person is Cheng Ran! It's him!"
"He admitted it!"
"What? You said ten out of ten..."
"No way..."
"How is it possible..."
Cheng Ran smiled as he listened to the call being hung up, and in the end there was chaos.
Is it early today? :)