"Teacher Zhao... Teacher Zhao, what are you doing up there?"
Unsure how much Zhao Zhiqing had heard, Zhou Gangshu decided to pretend he knew nothing. Li Fuyi, standing nearby, initially panicked but quickly regained her composure.
"Teacher Zhao, Gangshu and I are still looking for you. How did you disappear while we were walking?"
Their innocent tone and worried eyes seemed genuinely heartfelt, but Zhao Zhiqing overheard their conversation and would never believe them again.
"How could I have seen such a good show if I wasn't up there?"
With the rope gone, the stiff parts of his body began to move, and Zhao Zhiqing nimbly leaped down from the wall, landing right in front of Zhou Gangshu and Li Fuyi.
Looking at Zhou Gangshu, who was a head shorter than him, he realized that although Zhou was still a teenager, his heart was even darker than that of an adult.
"Zhou Gangshu, don't you have anything to say?"
He closed his eyes and opened them again; Zhao Zhiqing knew that a decision had to be made today.
The longer it drags on, the worse it will be for him. He's never been a hard-hearted person; he usually gives the impression that you can get close to him by pestering him.
Perhaps, on the train, Zhou Gangshu took advantage of this weakness of his.
"T-Teacher, what are you saying? I don't understand."
After stammering for a moment, Zhou Gangshu quickly tried to justify himself, saying that perhaps, just perhaps Zhao Zhiqing was trying to bluff him; he couldn't afford to expose his own weakness.
"Zhou Gangshu, Zhou Wenzhu, past life and present life, you should understand these words, right? They just came out of your mouth, they should still be fresh in your mind."
It should still be warm.
Li Laoda and Li Yiyi, still in the tree, couldn't suppress the smiles on their faces. They hadn't expected Zhao Zhiqing to be so humorous.
He truly deserves to be called a responsible teacher who cherishes talent; even his words are witty.
"Teacher... teacher."
Zhou Gangshu was truly stuttering this time. Li Fuyi quietly made herself as inconspicuous as possible, hiding behind Zhou Gangshu.
If Zhao Zhiqing believed it, they would be in endless trouble.
"Zhou Gangshu, move out! From now on, you are no longer my student."
He wanted to say something, but when he opened his mouth, Zhao Zhiqing didn't know what to say.
He cast a sympathetic glance at Zhou Gangshu and Li Fuyi, wondering if the two were suffering from delusions, or some kind of mental illness.
In this life, only one lifetime is real.
The idea of past lives and reincarnation only exists in comic books or ghost stories in magazines, and none of them have been verified by any authoritative source. The only relatively convincing explanation is that one is ill.
Zhao Zhiqing's face radiated an unwavering belief in science, which was why Boss Li and Li Yiyi felt comfortable letting Zhao Qingqing hear this.
If they weren't so extraordinary themselves, they would definitely not believe it, just like Zhao Zhiqing.
In an era when even basic needs like food and clothing were not fully met, outdated ideas were hard to take seriously.
Especially for an educated person like Zhao Zhiqing, unless more compelling evidence is presented to him, he is unlikely to believe it.
"Teacher~".
Upon hearing what Zhao Zhiqing said, Zhou Gangshu raised his voice considerably.
"Teacher, what are you talking about! I'm about to take the college entrance exam."
With only a month and a half left until the college entrance examination, Zhao Zhiqing not only refused to tutor him but also wanted him to move out. To Zhou Gangshu, this sounded like a huge joke.
Zhou Gangshu wasn't the only one who thought it was a joke; Li Fuyi also stepped out from behind Zhou Gangshu, no longer pretending to be invisible.
“Teacher Zhao, we respect you as a teacher, but you shouldn’t make jokes like that. Brother Gangshu is facing a crucial moment. If you let him leave at this time, what’s the difference between that and ruining his future?”
"Teacher Zhao, you are a teacher, please don't forget your responsibilities and mission."
Last time they gave up, they could make excuses for Zhao Zhiqing, saying he didn't do it on purpose, but they're giving up again this time?
They really look down on Zhao Zhiqing. As a teacher, how can you treat your student like that?
One doesn't utter accusatory words, but their eyes are full of reproach; the other's every word is accusatory.
It seemed as if he had done something heinous—making Zhou Gangshu move out of his house—and facing two people with distorted values for the first time, Zhao Zhiqing felt his own values were being challenged.
"Zhou Gangshu, Li Fuyi, have you no shame? What, you're not content with just using me as a stepping stone, you also expect me to obey you?"
That's asking for too much.
Zhao Zhiqing was too exhausted to say much; his only goal was to get the two men out of his house. However, it seemed they weren't cooperating.
When Zhao Zhiqing brought up the previous conversation again, Zhou Gangshu and Li Fuyi were momentarily speechless. But asking them to move out was absolutely out of the question.
Where else could they find such a nice place to live, not to mention for free?
Zhou Gangshu, in particular, was even more reluctant to move out. Once he moved out, he would lose the free materials and free tutors, which would be a bad deal for him from any perspective.
He wasn't afraid of Zhao Zhiqing overhearing his plans; he was afraid that Zhao Zhiqing would ruin his future.
With one side insisting and the other unwilling, the situation has reached a stalemate.
"Gangshu, your teacher's family must be really rich."
A gasp broke the silence, but it wouldn't affect Zhao Zhiqing's resolve.
In the distance, Li Laosan and Wang Yiting walked over with smiles on their faces, followed by the Li family head and Li Wuchi. Relatively speaking, Li Wuchi's face was extremely sour.
"Gangshu, Teacher Zhao, what's wrong with you two?"
Upon arrival, he witnessed a standoff. Even the oblivious Li Laosan noticed something amiss.
"Gangshu, everything Teacher Zhao says is for your own good, so don't make him angry."
After seeing the facilities inside, Li Laosan was extremely satisfied; it was even better than Jiang Zuoque's house. He never expected Zhou Gangshu to be so fortunate.
They managed to tie themselves to a big shot right away. Not bad, not bad at all. They're a perfect match for Fu Yi.
"Uncle Li, because Fu Yi and I said some inappropriate things, Teacher Zhao wants to kick us out!"
A mocking smile curled at the corner of Zhou Gangshu's lips; he was eager to see how Li Laosan would choose.
“What? Teacher Zhao, you are a teacher, and Gangshu and Fuyi are still children. Sometimes what they say shouldn't be taken seriously. You can't hold it against them. How can you just say something like ‘kick them out’ so casually? Teacher Zhao, you are a magnanimous person. You can't hold it against these children.”
As Li Laosan's capable wife, Wang Yiting never hesitated to use her excellent speaking skills.
"Teacher Zhao, Gangshu and Fuyi are both impatient and don't think before they speak. You are their teacher, so please be more tolerant of them. I believe that under your guidance, Gangshu and Fuyi will definitely change their ways."
What Li Laosan and Wang Yiting said was so sour it made your teeth ache.
If Li Yiyi hadn't clearly known what Zhou Gangshu and Li Fuyi were saying, she felt she would have been persuaded by Li Laosan and Wang Yiting.
That was a beautifully said statement; the phrase "the child is still young" solved all the problems. It's a pity that the two of them didn't know what Zhou Gangshu and Li Fuyi were talking about.
If I knew..., after thinking about it,
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