Chapter 345: Reciting the Three Character Classic
When Niu Niu heard these words, she couldn't help but recall what her father had taught her: if she encountered a question she didn't want to answer, she could ask the other person a question in return and return the question to the other person.
Now when she looked at her father, it felt like she was watching a practice.
Miss Li San turned pale at this time because of Gu Mingda's questioning. She dared not give a positive answer to this question, and could only say: "No... I have not been treated unfairly... I just... just..."
Facing Gu Mingda's half-smiley eyes, Miss Li San's voice became lower and lower. Finally, she was afraid that Gu Mingda would continue to dwell on this issue, so she could only say: "I think that allocating positions according to height is a very good method, and there is nothing unfair about it."
Gu Mingda nodded and did not embarrass Miss Li San any further.
After the seats were adjusted, the two younger ones, Niuniu and Qin Jingshu, sat in the first row, Chen Ling sat in the last row, and Miss Li San was in the second to last row.
Gu Mingda, like Mr. Wu before, first introduced himself, and then said without hesitation: "I think you all know that I am Gu Xi's father."
The group of girls didn't expect Gu Mingda to speak so directly and actually took the initiative to talk about this. They looked at each other in surprise.
Gu Mingda continued, "Although Gu Xi and I are father and daughter, I will treat both of us equally when teaching in the future, and will not favor one over the other."
What Gu Mingda meant was that apart from teaching, they had no control over anything else.
Next came the roll call.
Because Chen Ling was added to the student list, and Chen Ling was the daughter of the eldest princess and the granddaughter of the empress dowager, her name naturally could not be placed at the end. The person who made the list simply rewrote it, and now Shen Ling's name was at the very front.
"Chen Ling." Gu Mingda called out the name.
Shen Ling stood up immediately.
In the past, Shen Ling had always envied her brother and Niuniu for having such an open-minded and interesting teacher like Gu Mingda. Now that she finally got the opportunity to study with Gu Mingda, she was naturally very excited.
Gu Mingda felt helpless when he saw the little girl like this. He naturally knew what kind of classes Shen Ling wanted to attend, but these classes were not suitable to be taught in this school.
"What books have you read?" Gu Mingda asked Shen Ling.
Shen Ling didn't think much about it: "The Book of Songs, Mencius, Zuo Zhuan..."
Among all the ladies, Chen Ling was considered to be well-read. As soon as she opened her mouth, Gu Mingda nodded frequently. Obviously, as a teacher, he also agreed that female students should read more.
"You have read a lot of books, so you should be able to skip the enlightenment stage directly. So what areas of knowledge do you want to increase now?" Gu Mingda asked Shen Ling.
Four words suddenly appeared in Shen Ling's mind: teach students in accordance with their aptitude.
Her face lit up with joy, and she immediately said, "I want to study like my brother!"
As soon as these words came out, Miss Li San looked at Shen Ling in surprise. In her impression, Shen Changfeng was still the dandy boy known throughout the capital. Shen Ling was really confused. Why did she want to learn from Shen Changfeng?
Gu Mingda nodded casually and said, "Master, I understand."
He then called out other people's names and asked the same question.
But the responses from others were varied.
Niuniu said obediently: "I will learn whatever my father teaches me."
Gu Mingda's mouth corners slightly raised, but he still reminded his daughter: "In class, you have to call me teacher or sir, and this will not happen again, understand?"
Niuniu nodded vigorously: "I know, Mr. Gu."
Gu Mingda nodded with a smile when he heard his daughter call him that. He then looked at the other children and said, "You can tell me as much as possible about what you want to learn. I will try my best to satisfy you."
The children had never seen such teachers before. Their previous teachers were all synonymous with authority, and they basically learned whatever their teachers taught.
Gu Mingda's approachable appearance really made many young girls feel at ease.
Qin Jingshu's answer was: "I want to be someone that everyone likes me!"
Miss Li San couldn't help laughing when she heard this and said, "How unlikable you must be to have such thoughts."
Qin Jingshu's face suddenly turned red and she lowered her head in grievance.
Gu Mingda frowned slightly and said, "Okay! Miss Qin is very brave. She is doing things that ordinary people dare not do. Let's ask ourselves, don't we want to be liked by others? Do we particularly enjoy the feeling of being hated by others?"
When Qin Jingshu heard this, she immediately raised her head and looked at Gu Mingda in disbelief.
When she was laughed at by Miss Li San, she felt so embarrassed that she wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into. Now, after hearing what Gu Mingda said, she seemed like a great hero.
Niuniu took the lead and said, "Jingshu is so brave! I want to learn from her in the future!"
Song Miaomiao, who was sitting in the back seat of Qin Jingshu, also said at this time: "I also hope that everyone in the world likes me!"
With the affirmation of her teacher and the support of her classmates, Qin Jingshu straightened up again.
However, Miss Li San was stumped by Gu Mingda's question again. Looking at the other people gathered together happily, she felt that she was being excluded even more.
When Song Miaomiao talked about what she wanted to learn, she had some sudden ideas: "Not only do I want to be liked by others, I also want everyone to be afraid of me!"
Gu Mingda couldn't help but ask, "Do you want people to like you because they are afraid of you, or do you want people to be afraid of you because they like you?"
When Song Miaomiao heard this, her face suddenly wrinkled up, and she couldn't figure out the cause and effect relationship for a long time.
When it was Miss Li San's turn, she said, "Can you teach me what I want to learn? Can you guarantee that I can learn it?"
Gu Mingda shook his head and said, "No teacher can make such a guarantee."
Miss Li San immediately raised her chin slightly. She wanted to look at people through her nose, but Gu Mingda was in a higher position, so she looked a little funny by doing so.
"If you can't guarantee it, then why bother asking? With your knowledge, how can you be our teacher?"
Gu Mingda was not afraid of the troublemaker at all. He still had a smile on his face and said, "Miss Li San, where have you seen such a teacher? I would like to ask him for advice."
Miss Li San only wanted to pick a fight with Gu Mingda because she hated Niu Niu. Naturally, she had never met an omniscient and omnipotent teacher.
She was stumped again.
Gu Mingda took out a Three Character Classic and said, "Since Miss Li San is unwilling to tell you what books she has studied and what she wants to learn, please read this book to me so that I can know whether she has learned anything."
Miss Li San looked at the book that was stuffed into her hands and felt as if she had been subjected to a great humiliation.
"I am not a new kid. I know a lot of words and have read a lot of books. Why should I recite the Three Character Classic?"
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