Chapter 131 Replacement

When Liu Qin heard about the joint letter in the class, she was completely stunned.

She didn't expect that her students would agree with her on this issue, all wanting to change their history teacher.

These kids are really...reckless.

A joint letter was sent to the principal's mailbox, leaving no room for maneuver.

Yin Xiangyu will lose face and will definitely push all the blame onto the students.

It would be difficult for the school to set such a precedent—if students in other classes followed suit and were dissatisfied with a teacher, they could simply send a joint letter to the principal to change the teacher, and the whole school would be in chaos.

Despite this, Liu Qin was happy inside.

Because these children know how to fight for their rights and understand that they need to change teachers to improve their grades.

In front of the principal, Liu Qin naturally gave Yin Xiangyu some face.

"Sigh, these kids are so childish, reckless and ignorant." In front of Yin Xiangyu, Liu Qin said, "Teacher Yin is a very experienced teacher, everyone in the school knows that, she doesn't know how lucky she is."

Hearing Liu Qin say that, Yin Xiangyu's expression softened slightly.

"Sigh, Teacher Liu, I'm not trying to be mean, but in all my years of teaching, this is the first time I've ever encountered students like those in your class."

“It’s mainly the students in our class, and they are all very motivated, so please forgive them,” Liu Qin said immediately. “They must have been dissatisfied with their history grades, which is why they did something so irrational.”

Yin Xiangyu: "Are they dissatisfied with their results? I think they have a problem with me!"

“How could that be?” Liu Qin said again. “It’s normal for one or two students to have opinions about you. What teacher can be liked by all students? But you are so outstanding, most students definitely won’t have any opinions about you.”

Yin Xiangyu suddenly didn't know how to respond to that.

To deny it is to deny her own excellence.

If we agree, then what's the point of this joint letter?!

Liu Qin knew when to stop. As long as the matter was framed as a student being dissatisfied with her grades, it would be easy to handle. She couldn't let Yin Xiangyu turn the matter into a personal grudge against her by the students of Class 3, which would turn a matter of righteousness into a personal feud.

Liu Qin then suggested, "Actually, Teacher Yin also has to be the homeroom teacher of Class 4, which is very hard work. I feel bad about it myself. Our students did such a thing, and I really feel sorry for you. Why don't you change the history teacher so that these little brats can know the difference and realize how good you are?"

Yin Xiangyu looked at Liu Qin in disbelief, never expecting that Liu Qin would actually dare to suggest changing the history teacher at this time.

-

Lu Yanhe estimated that tonight would be a sleepless night for many people at the school.

This is especially true for Yin Xiangyu.

Perhaps, she had never before received a joint complaint from a class of students about her poor teaching since she began teaching. This would be an unbearable humiliation for any teacher.

Lu Yanhe thought to himself, since things have escalated to this point, it's unlikely to end peacefully.

In fact, once Yin Xiangyu ran to Class 3 and started yelling, even if the school didn't want to change teachers for their class, they would have to.

Otherwise, what would the parents think?

The subject teacher even went to the classroom to scold the student for being ungrateful. If you don't change the teacher, which parent of a senior high school student can feel at ease?

The water in the cup was all gone.

Lu Yanhe took the cup out to pour water, and Yan Liang and Li Zhibai returned as soon as he left the room.

It's already 10:30 pm.

Yan Liang and Li Zhibai both looked exhausted.

"You practiced very late today."

"I'm exhausted," Li Zhibai said. "I don't know why they had to choreograph such a difficult dance. I've been learning it all day and I still haven't mastered it."

Lu Yanhe knew the two of them very well, and immediately asked, "Yan Liang should have learned it by now, right?"

In learning to dance, Yan Liang worked much harder and put in much more effort than Li Zhi.

Yan Liang said, "We're not familiar with each other yet."

That means you know how.

Lu Yanhe glanced at Li Zhibai with disdain.

Li Zhibai immediately exploded, "What the hell? What kind of eyesight do you have?"

“A look of disdain.” Lu Yanhe laughed.

Yan Liang held his phone and asked, "Old Lu, it seems like something's happened in your class again? My class group chat is buzzing with activity again."

Lu Yanhe asked in surprise, "Has this news spread again?"

"I heard that your history teacher was yelling loudly in your class, and it's all over the place," Yan Liang said. "Some classmates even posted a recording in our class group chat. It seems like someone secretly recorded the history teacher yelling at your class. I listened to it on the bus just now, and he was really going too far."

Lu Yanhe sighed and said, "Today our class wrote a joint letter to the principal, wanting to change our history teacher, and she went ballistic."

"Wow?!" Li Zhibai's exhausted look vanished instantly, and he became gossipy. "You guys are up to something! You can even write a joint letter to apply for a teacher change? Wow, you guys are really something."

Li Zhibai was so excited that he seemed to be frustrated that he hadn't participated in this kind of thing.

Lu Yanhe said, "What can we do? I've never encountered such a bad teacher before. We're in our senior year of high school, and nobody wants a teacher like that to drag us down—especially since she's deliberately putting up a bad show in our class and giving us special treatment in her own class. It's obvious that she's deliberately trying to prevent us from doing as well as her class."

"Damn, they're so cunning." Li Zhibai was shocked.

Yan Liang said, "The school forum will probably stay shut down forever. So many things have happened in your class recently, all of them are big news that will crash the forum."

“Some people have already moved to Baidu Tieba and posted a lot of messages,” Lu Yanhe said. “These days, you can’t shut down a forum and shut people down.”

Yan Liang asked, "Will this matter have a significant impact on you?"

“There will definitely be an impact, but with such a big fuss, I guess at least the teacher will be successfully replaced,” Lu Yanhe said. “Actually, as long as we can achieve this goal, we will have achieved our objective.”

"I can't help but wonder just how bad your history teacher really is."

"Just like when Li Zhibai participated in a performance for a real estate developer, he was just going through the motions," Lu Yanhe gave an example.

Yan Liang was taken aback and stared wide-eyed: "Slacking off like this?"

Li Zhibai said "Hey, hey" twice, "Can you two please keep your distance from me when you say things like that? So I'll go and participate in my competitor's performance, and I'll put on a really good show, huh?"

Lu Yanhe and Yan Liang burst into laughter.

Suddenly there was a knocking sound on the door.

It's Cheng Hai who's here.

He said, "The audition results for 'The Golden Era' are out. Lu Yanhe, you got the role."

"Huh?" Lu Yanhe was stunned, then a strange surprise crossed his face. "Really?"

Cheng Hai nodded and said, "I heard it in Zhou Ping'an's office today."

"Congratulations! You should treat us to a meal!" Li Zhibai said immediately.

Lu Yanhe laughed and said, "Who knows if I can pull it off? Don't say too much."

Cheng Hai thought Lu Yanhe didn't believe him, so he emphasized, "I heard it with my own ears, you were the one chosen."

-

Meanwhile, Zhou Ping'an was looking worried and asked on the phone, "President Ma, what should we do? Director Luo specifically asked for Lu Yanhe. I tried to turn down Yan Liang and Cheng Hai, but I couldn't. Jiang Yuqian also refused to agree to let someone else go."

Vice President Ma remained silent on the other end of the phone.

Despite his outward expressions of melancholy and frustration, Zhou Ping'an felt no pressure whatsoever.

Anyway, Vice President Ma was there the whole time during the audition. If he couldn't handle it, what could a mere agent like him do?

After a long silence, Vice President Ma said, "Didn't you already sign a termination agreement with Lu Yanhe? Anyway, he'll terminate his contract with us after he takes the college entrance exam in June. You can stall Luo Yuzhong's side for now, don't sign an acting agreement with them. By June, Lu Yanhe will no longer be a contracted actor with our company."

"But he can still sign a contract with 'The Golden Era' in his personal capacity, right? He can still act in it."

"It's not like we made him act. He'll terminate his contract with us eventually, so what can we do to stop him?"

Zhou Ping'an was suddenly startled.

Vice President Ma himself probably didn't realize it, but Zhou Ping'an understood a certain meaning from Vice President Ma's words.

The person who truly disliked Lu Yanhe and didn't want him to stay in the company wasn't Vice President Ma.

Judging from his tone, it seems that as long as Lu Yanhe is kicked out of the company, the rest is none of his business.

Who instructed Vice President Ma to do this?

Zhou Ping'an put aside this question and said, "So, we're just going to leave this matter like this?"

"We'll just have to drag it out, what else can we do?" Vice President Ma said. "Do you think you have the ability to persuade Luo Yuzhong to change his mind?"

“I don’t have that ability, but if we really don’t want this to happen, there are ways to make it impossible.” After figuring out Vice President Ma’s true attitude towards Lu Yanhe, Zhou Ping’an felt that he could get some benefits from this. “Make an exorbitant demand, asking for a fee that Lu Yanhe is not worth at all, or demand a buy-one-get-two-free deal. If Director Luo wants to use Lu Yanhe, he must also arrange a role for Cheng Hai and Yan Liang in his new drama. Either Luo Yuzhong really has to accept Lu Yanhe and agree to our conditions, or this deal will fall through. It’s not that we don’t agree to Lu Yanhe acting, it’s that Luo Yuzhong and the others are unwilling to agree to these conditions.”

Vice President Ma pondered for a moment, then laughed and said, "You really do have a way with things, kid. Let's do it this way. Of course, it would be best if we could ruin this whole thing."

-

Lu Yanhe waited all night, but Zhou Pingan didn't tell him about it.

Regardless, Zhou Ping'an is now his agent.

Once an artist secures a role, their agent has an obligation to inform them of the result.

The next morning, Lu Yanhe sent Zhou Pingan a message: "Brother Pingan, I heard I got the role in 'The Golden Era.' Although my contract with the company ends next June, the company will still be in charge of this, right? Or do I need to communicate with Director Luo myself?"

He then sent Jiang Yuqian another message: Good morning, Sister Yuqian. I heard from others that I got a role in "The Golden Era". Thank you for recommending me. I will work hard.

It was only 6:30 in the morning, and Lu Yanhe didn't expect them to reply immediately.

Just as he finished sending the message, the bus arrived at the stop.

He got out of the car and walked towards the school.

"Lu Yanhe, classmate." A familiar voice rang out.

Lu Yanhe turned around in surprise and saw Su Su.

He changed into a suit, still looking handsome, not like a teacher, but more like a white-collar worker in a company.

It's rare to see a teacher dressed so formally and meticulously.

"Good morning, Teacher Su." Lu Yanhe was even more surprised to see him.

He was quite surprised to run into this person three days in a row.

Su Su asked, "Do you come to school this early every day?"

"Yes." Lu Yanhe nodded. "Teacher Su arrived very early too."

“It’s always good for newcomers to arrive early,” Su Su smiled. “However, it seems we really are destined to meet.”

"Huh?" Lu Yanhe looked at him in confusion, not understanding why he suddenly said that. Was it just because he ran into him at the school gate for two consecutive mornings?

Su Su said, "It seems like I might become your class's history teacher."

? ? ?

Lu Yanhe stared wide-eyed in surprise.

“Your class did something big yesterday; the teachers’ group chat is buzzing with excitement,” Su Su said. “Everyone is talking about it. Now everyone knows you applied to change your history teacher, and Ms. Yin herself refuses to teach your class anymore.”

Lu Yanhe asked, "So... has the school decided to change schools?"

“The principal will talk to Ms. Yin again today. You are a senior class, and at this crucial time, it is best not to change teachers. Otherwise, you will have to spend time adapting to a new teacher,” Su Su said. “Besides, after this incident, no other history teacher is willing to take over your class. Taking over your class at this time would be a direct slap in the face to Ms. Yin. She is a senior teacher in our school, and no one would want to offend her easily.”

"So, Ms. Su, would you be willing to take on this role?"

"Whether I'm willing or not doesn't matter. I'm a newcomer, and if no one else is willing, then I'll definitely have to take over in the end," Su Su said with a smile. "Of course, privately speaking, I'd be happy to do it too. The more challenging it is to take on a responsibility at a time like this, isn't it?"

“These are a group of senior high school students, and the score of a subject is crucial for everyone.” Lu Yanhe originally wanted to say, “We are not your guinea pigs for challenging yourself,” but in the end, he was too embarrassed to say it directly.

Su Su, however, seemed to understand the true meaning behind his tactful words.

"I dare to take on the challenge because I have the strength to do so." Su Su, who had always maintained a gentle and refined demeanor in front of Lu Yanhe, finally revealed a strong sense of confidence and ambition.

Lu Yanhe was at a loss for words.

He felt that this state, somewhere between confidence and adolescent angst, was really hard to grasp.

"Does Teacher Su think we did something wrong?" He decided to change the subject and asked.

“From your perspective, of course you’re right,” Su Su said without hesitation. “Many teachers don’t approve of what Teacher Yin did. People have said that what Teacher Yin did was very unethical. As soon as I arrived at the history teaching and research group yesterday, someone mentioned this to me. I didn’t expect this to explode last night.”

"I thought that from your teachers' perspective, you would think we are disrespectful to teachers."

“There’s no need to escalate this to this level,” Su Su said. “We’ve all been students, and everyone knows how unfortunate it is to encounter a bad teacher. I admire your courage to point it out.”

(End of this chapter)