ryethenovel Chapter 97 Teacher Zhou
Chapter 97 Teacher Zhou
When the two returned to school, evening self-study had already begun.
Lu Zhaoye and Xu Qingwan were absent from school for the entire afternoon, which naturally caused a stir in the class. Fortunately, their homeroom teacher, Ms. Zhou, explained the situation to everyone, preventing a major uproar.
When Lu Zichen and Qin Tian saw Lu Zhaoye and the others return to their seats, they immediately turned around excitedly and asked,
"Rizhao, what's going on?"
Lu Zhaoye was too lazy to make excuses to hide it, so he directly told the story of what happened at noon, but he concealed the detail that Xu Qingwan had been harassed.
Xu Qingwan was already terrified today, and Lu Zhaoye didn't want to bring it up again.
After hearing this, Lu Zichen excitedly waved his fist in his seat and said through gritted teeth,
"Well done, Rizhao! These unscrupulous businesses should all be arrested."
Qin Tian was equally excited, and the two of them whispered to each other in their seats, which naturally attracted the attention of other curious classmates.
Soon, the news reached everyone in the class. Zhang Xinhan, sitting in the front, looked back at the corner with a hint of envy.
For some reason, she suddenly felt a little like sitting at the same table as Lu Zhaoye.
After the math competition preliminaries end, the city-level math competition will be held a week later. By then, it will be almost the end of the semester, and I can switch positions to be next to Lu Zhaoye.
Zhang Xinhan stared at Lu Zhaoye in the corner, her gaze growing increasingly intense.
Sitting at the podium, the homeroom teacher, Mr. Zhou, also sensed the restlessness in the classroom. He stood up and called out,
"Quiet."
"Lu Zhaoye, Xu Qingwan, you two come out with me for a moment."
After saying that, Teacher Zhou led the way out.
Lu Zhaoye, who was laughing and joking in the back row, was taken aback and frowned. He had never spoken to the homeroom teacher since he came to this class.
However, Lu Zichen had told him before that the homeroom teacher was a very nice person and there was nothing to be afraid of.
The two walked out through the back door. Teacher Zhou stood in the open space in front of the teaching building, arms crossed, with a smile on her face.
"Teacher Zhou," Lu Zhaoye said with a smile upon seeing this.
Xu Qingwan hid behind him, clasping her hands and remaining silent.
"Don't be so formal, just treat me the way you treat Lao Gao."
Teacher Zhou said with a smile, then patted Lu Zhaoye on the shoulder and continued,
"I heard about what happened this afternoon. Were you alright?"
Lu Zhaoye and Xu Qingwan shook their heads, their lips curving slightly upwards. In fact, although No. 2 Middle School had declined in academic performance, the sect elders were all incredibly kind.
"Don't worry, Lao Zhou, nothing's wrong," Lu Zhaoye said with a smile.
Teacher Zhou had always told Director Zhang and Lao Gao that this child was very bright, and now she had seen it for herself.
"That's good, that's good."
Then, Old Zhou looked Lu Zhaoye up and down, and said with great interest,
"I didn't expect you to be such a wolf in sheep's clothing. I corrected all the test papers you wrote this morning this afternoon. You're definitely capable of getting into Tsinghua or Peking University."
Lu Zhaoye was startled, his pupils involuntarily dilating, while Xu Qingwan beside him also opened her mouth in shock.
"I didn't contact you these past two days because I wanted to see what your study methods were. Seeing you sleeping all day, I thought you were just pretending to be a pig and getting into the advanced class by luck. Turns out you really are a genius."
Old Zhou looked at Lu Zhaoye and said with undisguised excitement in his eyes. In the afternoon, he went to the classroom to check and saw that there was an uncorrected mock test paper on Lu Zhaoye's desk, so he took the time to correct it.
To Lao Zhou's surprise, Lu Zhaoye's test papers were almost all correct, and his problem-solving steps were flawless. In some places, he even came up with some very novel solutions, which surprised Lao Zhou once again.
Two days ago, during the class reunion dinner, Lao Gao smugly told him that he had handed over his precious treasure to him. At that time, Lao Zhou didn't care and thought it was just Lao Gao bragging.
But now...
"Xiao Ye, forget about Lao Gao. If you need anything in the future, just tell Teacher Zhou. I'll give you the green light all the way."
"..."
Lu Zhaoye suddenly felt that Lao Zhou wasn't a normal person either. Why did Lao Gao's words sound so strange?
Then, Old Zhou immediately stopped smiling. He knew what Director Zhang had planned for him. He cleared his throat and deliberately spoke loudly.
"Ono, I've seen your previous Chinese test paper. Your science subjects are indeed very good, but your Chinese is absolutely terrible."
Lu Zhaoye scratched his head awkwardly; that was the truth.
"So, when you're busy, ask Xu Qingwan for help more often. Her Chinese language scores are way better than yours."
Upon hearing this, Xu Qingwan, who was hiding behind, lit up and quietly raised her head, looking at Lu Zhaoye's back and unable to resist moving a little closer.
"But Xu Qingwan's science grades aren't particularly good, which affects her overall grades. You need to help her more in the future, okay? Otherwise, Xu Qingwan could drop out of the advanced class at any time."
Xu Qingwan's heart sank to the bottom, and the head she had just raised lowered again.
A pair of beautiful eyes looked at the tips of her own shoes, then at the pair of boys' shoes in front of her. So there was such a big gap between them...
Thinking of what Teacher Zhou had said—that her "bad" deskmate's grades were good enough to get into Tsinghua or Peking University, while she was still lingering at the door of the intensive class—Xu Qingwan lowered her eyes and took a step back.
Lu Zhaoye's lips curled slightly, then he took a few steps back to stand next to Xu Qingwan and said with a smile,
"Don't worry, Xu Qingwan will definitely stay in the advanced class, and my Chinese grades will improve too."
After saying that, he nudged Xu Qingwan, who was staring blankly with her head down.
"Are you confident, Hsu Ching-wan?"
Xu Qingwan, who had initially felt a chill as she looked at the two pairs of shoes that had suddenly been placed together, was filled with joy upon hearing her mischievous deskmate's voice. She looked up, a glint of light flashing in her eyes.
"Teacher Zhou, I will definitely stay in the advanced class."
Old Zhou stood there, laughed heartily, and waved for them to go back.
He watched the two figures and recalled what had happened before.
In fact, before Lu Zhaoye and Xu Qingwan's results came out, Zhang Jianhua had secretly held a brief meeting with the teachers of Class 1 and Class 7.
At that time, Lu Zhaoye had just finished correcting his homework and got all the questions right, so the first topic at the meeting was whether Lu Zhaoye should be allowed to continue studying in Class 1 even though his grades were not up to standard.
The teachers of Class 1 and Class 7 have a high degree of overlap. Except for the homeroom teacher, Mr. Zhou, and the Chinese teacher, Mr. Yun, they are all the same and agree on everything.
However, Lao Zhou had never been in contact with him before, but based on Lu Zhaoye's reputation as the top student in the first year of high school, he finally nodded.
The second issue was whether Xu Qingwan should be paired with Lu Zhaoye and placed in the same class.
Zhang Jianhua and the others only realized Lu Zhaoye's change after watching the surveillance footage, which is why they wanted Xu Qingwan to be paired with Lu Zhaoye.
However, the decision on whether or not someone could get into Class One did not lie with Lao Zhang, but with Lao Zhou. In the end, he nodded.
Right now, as Old Zhou looked in the direction where the two figures disappeared, he thought of the near-perfect test papers Lu Zhaoye had made, and Xu Qingwan's desperate efforts, and he hummed a little tune in a great mood.