Cui Cui
"How dare you attack me and even speak rudely to me! I think you are tired of living - you little bastard, which dormitory are you from?" Seeing that Jia Yan was used to bullying others, he did not show any restraint in the face of Xia Buyu's power.
Xia Buyu folded his arms over his chest and looked towards the distance with a look of contempt. He thought to himself, "What a boastful upstart who rose to power by currying favor with the Queen Mother!" He then said in a powerful voice, "Outer House!"
As soon as the word "outer house" was uttered, Jia Yang's younger brothers burst into laughter.
Everyone knew that children from aristocratic families didn't need to take exams to enter the school, and admission was based on their family's social status. The lowest-ranking students were considered "inner students." Even within the inner students' quarters, they were considered inferior by this group of spoiled brats.
Not to mention the students in the outer dormitory who can’t even get a number and have to pay for their own meals.
But they would never have thought that Xia Buyu would be the first rich kid in the Imperial College to be sent to the outer dormitory at the special request of his family.
Xia Buyu looked at the smug expressions of those guys and couldn't help but retort angrily, "What are you laughing at? What's wrong with the outer quarters? Do you think you're so great just because you're in the upper quarters? You're a bunch of good-for-nothings. Don't think I don't know what kind of people you are!"
"If you were really asked to be like those students from poor families who studied hard and relied on their own efforts to get promoted through exams, I think you would have a hard time even getting promoted from the outer dorm to the inner dorm. You're laughing, and you still have the nerve to grin like that. You're so shameless—"
Xia Bu Yu's words were so accurate that he hurt the enemy by a thousand and lost eight hundred of his own.
Now he is just that useless drunkard.
However, these words really hit the mark for them. The dandy young man who was grinning just now now couldn't laugh even though he wanted to.
At this time, Jia Yang was helped up by his younger brothers.
He puffed out his chest and wanted to step forward to confront him, but after being glared at by Xia Buyu, he retreated and kept a safe distance. "What are you so arrogant about, you outer dormitory student? Do you believe that I can make you get out of this Imperial College today--"
"Hey~" Xia Buyu smiled, then tightened his face again, "I don't believe it."
Jia Rong couldn't believe it. This was the first time he'd been treated like this in the Imperial College. He raised his hand to fight back, but Cui Zhijun grabbed his arm and said, "That's enough! The Imperial College is such a privileged place, how can you mess around like that? Jia Rong, if you tell him to get out of the Imperial College, I'll make sure you can't stay here. I mean what I say."
Cui Zhijun's ruthless gaze almost pierced through people.
He casually threw Jia Yan away, then turned around and said to the students around Xia Buyu without mercy, "Go to Zhiyuanzhai and call Chen Xuezheng. According to the rules, deduct the credits of these people, and make sure none of them do any less labor as punishment."
"Yes, sir." The student responded and left.
Xia Buyu looked back in surprise at Cui Zhijun, who had spoken up for him, his eyes filled with admiration. He was elegant yet serious, serious yet respectful. It turned out he wasn't just a timid, weak-willed pretty boy; when it mattered, he could still be quite tough.
He is a fair and tender man!
In this way, he would feel at ease if Zheng married him.
But when Jia Yang heard that Cui Zhijun was serious, he pointed at Xia Buyu with dissatisfaction, "What? Deducting my credits? Doctor Cui, are you serious? Fine, fine, if my credits are really deducted today, then what about his crime of assaulting a classmate?"
"If not, Dr. Cui, you are committing corruption and seeking revenge today."
Cui Zhijun looked at Jia Yang expressionlessly, his temper stammering. But even if this was a personal vendetta, so what? He had humiliated his wife in front of him, and by not kicking him twice, he was already showing some mercy.
Looking at each other indifferently, Cui Zhijun said, "The upper dormitory has its own academic director, and the outer dormitory has its own academic director. They don't interfere with each other, so it's not your turn to worry about how his punishment will be judged. You should reflect on your mistakes and atone for your sins."
"I am the teacher and you are the student. Today you have committed the offense of being inferior to your superior. We will settle this another day."
Jia Yang was choked and speechless. No matter how arrogant he was, he should have considered the risk of losing points or even being demoted. Further display of power would do him no good, but today's grudge against the two of them was complete.
Then, Chen Xuezhen came jogging, but the student who went to ask for help had disappeared.
After seeing the scene in front of him, Chen Xuezhen didn't dare to breathe.
But seeing him wiping the cold sweat from his forehead again and again, he thought to himself that he couldn't afford to offend any of these ancestors.
Chen Xuezhen came up to Cui Zhijun with an apologetic smile and communicated with him in a friendly tone.
After Cui Zhijun explained everything to him, Chen Xuezheng quickly bowed and said, "I understand everything clearly. It's my fault for not disciplining him properly. I'll take him back and give him a severe punishment. I'm sorry to have caused Dr. Cui so much trouble today. I'm sure you still have classes, so go ahead and do your work. Leave this to me."
Upon hearing this, Cui Zhijun also bowed and responded, "Then I'll trouble you, Chen Xuezheng. I hope you can send someone to the Diligent Learning Studio to inform us once a conclusion is reached."
"Yes, yes, definitely." Chen Xuezhen nodded.
Before leaving, Cui Zhijun glanced at the bullied student and said to him, "I remember you are from Minsi Zhai. You can come with me." After the words fell, Cui Zhijun turned around and said without hesitation, "Xia Laowu, I'm leaving."
Xia Buyu was stunned when he heard this name. Then he complained to himself: Look, bad company breeds badness. This is another bad habit I learned from Zheng.
But he still responded briskly: "Hey, here I come."
Chen Xuezheng saw Cui Zhijun off, but he still didn't dare to relax. He turned around and had to serve this ancestor again. He saw Jia Yan cursing as the others left: "There's something wrong, there's definitely something wrong with them. Chen Xuezheng, you ask them to come back, and we'll go find the official in charge of the Imperial College. We're not done with this—"
Frightened, Chen Xuezheng hurriedly tried to stop Jia Yan, "Oh, my dear, please be quiet and leave me a way out. I can't afford to offend you, and Cui Zhijun is a notorious stubborn donkey. If you challenge him and delay the private exam, what can you do? After all, you are the one who made the mistake first. Just be quiet for two days and let this matter be over. Let's go back to Zhiyuanzhai and talk. What are you still standing there for?"
"Hurry up, please send Yanei back!"
The younger brothers received the order from the principal and responded quickly. They worked together to get the man out of the corridor.
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On Cui Zhijun's side, Xia Buyu was protected and walked with dignity.
He seemed to feel that he would have a backer in the Imperial College and would not have to rely on his annoying father for everything.
But Cui Zhijun ignored him for the time being when he saw his expression. Instead, he turned to look at the silent young man and said, "Don't worry too much about what happened today. Good and evil will be distinguished. All you need to do is maintain a clear mind, but first of all, you must protect yourself."
"Thank you, sir, for speaking up for justice." Cui Zhijun's words dispelled the haze in the young man's heart. He no longer saw only darkness. He thanked Cui Zhijun and turned to bow to Xia Buyu, "Thank you also to this classmate for helping me."
Cui Zhijun shook his head. "No need to thank me. Protecting students is my duty as a teacher. And he—"
Xia Buyu accidentally met Cui Zhijun's gaze and quickly denied it, "Hey, don't get me wrong, I didn't beat that guy up for you. So, you don't have to thank me."
The young man lowered his hands, somewhat puzzled.
Cui Zhijun then took over the conversation, "By the way, could you give me a copy of the article you wrote so I can take a look?"
"Of course, I have written a lot more. I will give this one to you. But I don't know if you want it--" Although the young man asked, he did not hesitate. As he spoke, he took out the neatly written manifesto from his arms and handed it to Cui Zhijun.
Cui Zhijun smiled and didn't answer.
The bells and chimes rang again, and Minsi Zhai was nearby. The young man wanted to say goodbye to the two of them.
After Xia Buyu and Cui Zhijun watched him leave, he leaned against Cui Zhijun and asked curiously, "Cui Cui, what do you want with this crappy article? Do you really want to send it to the Imperial College? Then don't blame me for not reminding you. The relationships in the court are very complicated. I think it's useless to send it there."
"I know, this thing should go to a better place... Wait, what did you call me?" Cui Zhijun suddenly closed the rice paper in his palm and looked at the people around him in surprise.
"Cui Cui? What else should I call you? Should I call you Mr.? That's too unkind. What's the relationship between me and Zheng? What's the relationship between you and Zheng? What's the relationship between us? Ah~ Maybe you don't like this name. Then tell me what Zheng usually calls you! I call you that too - does Zheng call you Xiao Cui? Xiao Zhi? Or Xiao Jun?"
Xia Buyu tilted his head and winked at him, just like Tai Shi Zheng.
The two look as much like siblings.
brazen.
Cui Zhijun's evaluation of the person in front of him at this moment was limited to these four words. Although he approved of Xia Buyu's attitude in defending Zheng today, it could not change his current evaluation. Cui Zhijun put the article in his pocket and replied indifferently, "We have no relationship at all. Whatever you want to call me is none of my business."
Xia Buyu was immediately displeased when he heard this. "Eh? Can you please stop being so ruthless? Tell me, you supported me today because Zheng knew I was attending the Imperial Academy and specifically asked you to take care of me?"
"As expected, our Zheng Zheng is the best to me. Unlike Qi Shiyi, who only knows how to laugh at me. However, I didn't expect that you would actually listen to Zheng. Not bad, not bad. You make me very satisfied. I'm determined to be your friend."
"From now on, we are friends."
How did we become friends? This person is so familiar...
Cui Zhijun said nothing, only moving forward. Xia Buyu chattered non-stop along the way. It was only when they passed Qinxuezhai, just before Cui Zhijun and Xia Buyu parted ways, that he spoke in a deep voice, "Starting tomorrow..."
Unexpectedly, Cui Zhijun only uttered a few words before Xia Buyu interrupted, "From tomorrow on what? Are we friends now?"
Cui Zhijun shook his head helplessly. "I'm saying this: from tomorrow on, if you have nothing to do during your lunch break, come here to find me. I'll check your homework from the day before, and if you have time, you can also review the next day's lessons. If you don't come, I'll go to Mingde Zhai myself to find you. I'll do this until you can successfully pass the exam and get into the upper dormitory. Please remember this."
"That's what Madam ordered."
Cui Zhijun walked up the stairs and left, leaving Xia Buyu standing there dumbfounded. He complained loudly, "No, you don't have to listen to Zheng so much—"
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