"Principal!" Zhang Jian glared at Shen Xujiang Chen, then greeted him with a smile on his face: "Aren't you going to Chenghua for an exchange this morning? Why haven't you left yet at this time?"
Principal Zhao Dingping held the thermos cup and looked at Jiang Chen and the others gently. He answered him and asked, "Chenghua changed the time. What happened?"
"These two students don't listen to the lectures." Zhang Jian said with a smile, "Their test scores have dropped, and they are always late for class, leaving early, and skipping classes. Today they were late for class again, so I pulled them out and did some ideological education for them."
"Students' ideological education is indeed important." The principal nodded affirmatively. Zhang Ji immediately laughed, but his next sentence changed the subject: "But this is morning self-study time. No matter how big the matter is, it cannot delay the children's study, don't you think?"
"Yes, yes, the most important task for students is to study." Zhang Jian nodded repeatedly. Halfway through nodding, he glanced at Chen Xu and Jiang Chen, his face showing an angry look of disappointment. "It's mainly because these two students have been too rebellious recently, and the class atmosphere has been somewhat distorted. Now they are in the second year of high school, and the study tasks are heavy. As a class teacher, I am too concerned and distracted. I must pay attention to time in the future."
As he spoke, Zhang Jian glanced at Jiang Chen and the other man and said, "Come to my office after class. Go in now."
At this time, it was only a few minutes before the end of morning self-study. Hearing Zhang Jian say this, Shen Xu couldn't help but sneer, and the disdain on his face was not concealed at all.
Zhang Jian's eyes flashed with a hint of coldness. He turned to look at the principal and sighed, "Children nowadays are not like us in our time. They are grateful and diligent when they have books to read. They are also honest and upright and know how to respect their teachers."
The principal frowned, and Zhang Jian's drooping eyebrows straightened a lot when he saw this.
However, the principal's words made his raised eyebrows stiffen instantly: "Teacher Zhang, I don't agree with what you said. Times are different, and students' personalities are naturally different. Times are progressing. As a teacher, you need to catch up with the children's thinking and put yourself in their shoes, so that you can keep up with this era."
As he spoke, the principal did not look at Zhang Jian, but instead looked at Jiang Chen and Shen Xu kindly, smiling and saying, "If I remember correctly, this classmate's name is Jiang Chen. At the beginning of the first year of high school, you spoke on the playground as a student representative. Last semester, you ranked first in the science grade in the final subject examination."
Without waiting for Jiang Chen to speak, Chen Xu said directly: "Principal, if you remember correctly, he is Jiang Chen. Jiang Chen's family has had some problems these days, and he has been sleeping very late every day. During the last monthly science exam, he couldn't help falling asleep, and only did the multiple-choice questions and the first few fill-in-the-blank questions, so his grades were not very good. Teacher Zhang was just talking about Jiang Chen, thinking that his previous high school grades were all cheated."
The principal, who was smiling at first, suddenly became serious after hearing what Shen Xu said. He frowned and looked at Zhang Jian, saying, "Did you really say that?"
Zhang Jian shook his head, looking helpless: "I just said what I wanted to say. Jiang Chen's performance during this period was really disappointing. As the class teacher, I was anxious. I spent too much effort to quickly turn this child back to the right path. Now, when I got anxious,... Oh, it's all my fault for not thinking."
The principal still criticized him: "Mr. Zhang, you are also an old teacher. You have been teaching students for so many years. There are some things you can say and some things you absolutely cannot say. These children are at their most sensitive age. Your casual words may have a negative impact on them for the rest of their lives. You should not be a role model like this. Since you said something wrong, you should apologize to the children. This is also setting an example."
After hearing the last sentence, Zhang Jian, who had been nodding his head repeatedly, froze and said, "Principal, as the head teacher, if I apologize to the students who did something wrong in front of so many students, it will be difficult to carry out my educational work in the future. You see..."
"Teacher Zhang is worthy of being Teacher Zhang. When educating us, he openly slandered us in front of all the students. Isn't he afraid that we won't be able to hold our heads up high in school in the future? If we have to apologize for saying something wrong, we will know that our education work is not going to be easy. Tsk tsk tsk, so this is what the textbook means by "only officials are allowed to set fires but ordinary people are not allowed to light lamps". Teaching through entertainment, no, teaching through daily behavior, leading by example."
Shen Xu's words were extremely vicious, just like what Zhang Jian said before, they stabbed him like a sieve, making Zhang Jian so angry that his face turned blue, white, red and purple. However, because the principal was here, he could only tremble his hands and keep silent.
When Zhang Jian called them out, Jiang Chen had not intended to passively accept the scolding. However, the principal came just after he said a word, and what developed afterwards was that Zhang Jian was almost being scolded. In front of respectable elders, Jiang Chen was always humble and polite, so he never interrupted.
Listening to Chen Xu's words at this time, in addition to feeling the warmth of being protected by a good friend from the bottom of my heart and sighing that Chen Xu already has the prototype of a future where he can put on a smiling face and make people speechless, I also had to stand up and smooth things over.
Zhang Jian would certainly have a way to deal with it in the future, but he absolutely could not let Chen Xu leave an impression of being rude and disrespectful in front of the principal and other teachers.
"Principal, I'm sorry." Jiang Chen held Chen Xu's arm and smiled apologetically at the principal: "Something happened at home recently. It's hard for me to concentrate in class, and my test scores have also dropped a lot. Teacher Zhang has reminded me many times in the class office and at the school gate. I know the teacher is doing this for my own good, but I have poor emotional control recently. After hearing those words, I couldn't help but feel tired of studying. Chen Xu was worried that something would happen to me, so he stayed by my side to accompany me. It was my fault that he missed classes these days. He waited downstairs of my house early this morning just to comfort me and accompany me. I was planning to skip class today..."
At this point, Jiang Chen pursed his lips slightly, revealing a bit of guilt and self-blame: "When Teacher Zhang scolded me just now, Chen Xu might have been worried that I would be emotionally affected again. After all, the poor test results this time really gave me a big blow. He must have been afraid that I would be tired of studying and skip classes again, so he spoke impulsively and said something without thinking. In fact, he didn't mean to offend Teacher Zhang."
After Jiang Chen finished speaking, the principal, who had originally shown a hint of disapproval, immediately softened his expression towards Shen Xu, but couldn't help revealing a hint of subtlety when he looked at Zhang Jian.
The same is true of "not thinking and speaking without thinking". If it weren't for Jiang Chen's words just now, although Zhang Jian's words were to excuse himself, it would not make people feel that he was excessive. After all, as a teacher, he was right to worry about his students. Even if he used the wrong method at the moment, his starting point was at least good.
However, there is the contrast of Jiang Chen who is so worried about his friend that he is willing to sacrifice his study time for his friend, and is like a frightened bird, alert to any words that may hurt his friend.
The same words, one is an old teacher over 40 years old, and the other is a student who is not yet an adult. It is easy to tell which one is true and which one is false, which one is higher and which one is lower. The adolescent student speaks without thinking for his friends because he is young, ignorant and emotional. You are a teacher in your 40s who can be his father, but you speak without thinking. Are you as ignorant as him?
No one knows how the principal felt after hearing Jiang Chen's words, but Zhang Jian truly hated him after hearing them.
He is now in a sensitive period of selection for senior teachers. Although he has the vice-president to help him, the attitude of the principal is crucial. If today's incident makes the principal feel uncomfortable with him, it will be extremely disadvantageous for his professional title evaluation.
As early as when he talked to Jiang Chen about Huo Bo's matter, Zhang Jian knew that this seemingly quiet and sensible student was not as simple as he seemed. However, he did not expect that he was not only complicated, but also targeted his weaknesses when he spoke.
"Principal, I..." Zhang Jian subconsciously wanted to say something to save his image, but after he opened his mouth, the following words were stuck in his throat and he couldn't utter them.
What else can he say at this time?
Explaining will only make things worse, and not explaining will only prove that you are not as sensible as a student despite your age.
Zhang Jian clenched his back teeth, a barking dog that bites is really a biting dog.
"Mr. Zhang." The principal shook his head in disappointment. Just then the bell rang. He turned around with his thermos cup in his pocket and said, "Come with me to the office."
Zhang Jian followed the principal with his head down. He had just taken two steps when he heard a calm but definitely sarcastic voice behind him: "Teacher Zhang, Shen Xu and I are late for the English morning self-study class. Teacher Yang asked us to go to the class representative to do word dictation after class. Can we come to your office after the first class?"
"You were late for Teacher Yang's morning self-study class, so I'll handle it the way Teacher Yang handles it." Zhang Jian gritted his teeth and said, "Don't come to me after class. Don't be late, leave early, or skip class again."
"I was ignorant during this period, I won't do that again in the future." Jiang Chen pursed his lips and smiled, looking fair and well-behaved: "Take care, Principal, and take care, Teacher Zhang."
"Okay." The principal turned around and nodded to him, smiling, "Good boy, go in and study."
After Zhang Jian and the principal left, Shen Xu jumped up excitedly, jumped onto Jiang Chen, and said, "Fuck! It's fucking great! Seeing that bastard Zhang Sanmao hunched over like a human being, I can eat three big bowls of rice at noon today!"
"Get out of here." Jiang Chen glanced at him coldly, and when he saw him standing at attention, he said, "Think before you speak next time. No matter how mean Zhang Jian is, he is still your class teacher. Hasn't he done anything dirty often? If you want to say something, change the way you say it, and don't get yourself into trouble."
"I thought you were going to say I shouldn't butt in again." Chen Xu breathed a sigh of relief and put his arm around his shoulders with a smile: "Okay, Jiangzi, you're not so conservative anymore. You're still secretly cheating me after not seeing me for just one night."
Jiang Chen was slightly stunned when he heard this. The seventeen-year-old him in his previous life was two lifetimes away from himself now. Even if he still retained many memories, it was difficult for him to restore the real seventeen-year-old him. He couldn't even remember what he looked like at the age of seventeen.
"But I still like you the way you are now." Chen Xu put away his smile and said to him, "You, you were protected too well by your uncle and aunt before. You thought that all teachers in this world were good teachers, and that everyone in this world would correct their mistakes after hearing well-intentioned advice. But look at Zhang Jian, has he changed? If you say he is wrong, he will only get angry and make trouble for you, and hate you for exposing his fake face, and deliberately want to take revenge on you. This kind of person is not worthy of respect. Only when you step on him hard will he know that you can't mess with him."
Shen Xu paused, his clear eyes reflecting Jiang Chen's figure: "Brother Jiang, it's not just you who will stand up when you see your friends being wronged, Huo Bo and I are the same, don't keep it to yourself if you have something to worry about, even if we can't help, we will definitely stand by you, as brothers, don't keep it to yourself."
Under this firm and sincere gaze, Jiang Chen's sense of emptiness that came from returning to this body after two lifetimes finally settled down.
What if the research he put all his heart and soul into in his previous life disappeared? Since he could participate in the research as the main researcher once, he could host it a second time. Even if current science and technology could not support it, he was sure that his ability could lead the current information technology to a leap forward and then take the lead in the field of intelligent holography.
A career can continue in any world, but friends and relatives only exist here. Those long-lost regrets that were thought to have been forgotten can only be made up for and started over in this world.
Jiang Chen couldn't help but laugh slowly, and stretched out his hand to make a fist. Shen Xu immediately raised his hand and made a fist to touch his.
The winter sun gently caresses the young boys' handsome faces, their clear, slightly curved eyes, their white, neat teeth, and their hands touching each other, which is exactly the best form of friendship.
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