For the past two days, he has been busy receiving tutoring from his senior.
He was well aware of his senior's teaching ability. With her skills, teaching students of his level would be a piece of cake, let alone teaching children who were still in elementary school.
However, such thinking seems somewhat inappropriate. After all, entering university seems to usher in a period of decline in his knowledge reserves.
Even if you just randomly throw him a high school or junior high school math test paper, he might not be able to complete it smoothly.
Whenever I think of this, a deep sense of sadness arises. But I must admit that this is a very common phenomenon for people like them.
As the saying goes, "Learning without thinking is futile, and not learning for a long time leads to forgetting," the knowledge we once learned has been almost entirely forgotten, completely returned to the hardworking math teachers who taught us back then.
At this moment, Su Zhimeng's biggest problem is a severe lack of self-confidence. However, given her senior's formidable abilities, she would be more than capable of tutoring an elementary school student.
So how can we help the senior student become more confident?
Bai Ye fell into deep thought, and he began to seriously examine his innermost thoughts and feelings.
After a moment, Bai Ye decided to adopt a strategy—the praise tactic.
He smiled and said sincerely:
"Senior, I think you really lack self-confidence! You must believe in your abilities! Think about it, you're a renowned top student in our school!"
With your vast knowledge and outstanding learning ability, teaching those innocent and adorable elementary school students would be a piece of cake!
However, theoretically speaking, teaching should not be a problem for someone as talented as Su Zhimeng.
However, if you encounter some particularly mischievous students, then successfully completing your teaching tasks will not be so easy.
These children may not obediently follow the teacher's instructions, and may even deliberately create various troubles and chaos.
Therefore, even if Su Zhimeng has sufficient professional skills, she will inevitably feel powerless in this situation.
At this moment, Su Zhimeng was still full of worries, and she kept asking herself if she was really capable of doing this job.
After all, this will be her first time interacting with elementary school students, and she has absolutely no prior experience to draw upon. What if unexpected situations or unmanageable problems arise during the teaching process?
Thinking of this, Su Zhimeng frowned deeply, her face showing a deep sense of unease.
After thinking for a moment, Bai Ye cautiously asked, "Senior, may I ask why you decided to become a tutor?"
As he spoke, his gaze remained fixed on Su Zhimeng, as if trying to glean some clues from the changes in her expression.
However, when Bai Ye asked her a question, Su Zhimeng simply pursed her pink lips and did not utter a single word in response.
For a moment, the atmosphere became somewhat awkward.
Bai Ye pondered to himself that, based on his understanding of Su Zhimeng, her family's financial situation should be quite good.
After all, you can tell from her usual clothes, speech and behavior that she is definitely not the kind of person who would need to run around doing part-time jobs to earn money because of financial difficulties.
That's why Bai Ye really couldn't understand why this beautiful and kind senior, who was like an angel, would choose to step out of her comfort zone and devote herself to tutoring.
This situation is just like when I bumped into her at the bubble tea shop before, which was very unexpected and unbelievable.
Generally speaking, people choose part-time jobs for two main reasons: either they have plenty of time and want to earn extra income through work;
Or they are short of funds and urgently need money.
But for Su Zhimeng, neither of these points seems to hold true!
Could it be that... the senior student actually hopes to earn wealth through her own efforts, thereby reducing her dependence on her family?
Or perhaps there are other secrets unknown to outsiders?
Considering that her senior came from a blended family, Bai Ye felt that perhaps only this could explain it.
Without hesitation, Bai Ye reached out and scratched his head, a hint of apology on his face, and sincerely said to the senior in front of him:
"I'm so sorry, senior. I acted impulsively and asked a question I shouldn't have. I was so presumptuous. Please don't take it to heart."
After saying that, he lowered his head, waiting for his senior's response like a child who had done something wrong.
Su Zhimeng gently shook her head, a gentle smile playing on her lips: "This has absolutely nothing to do with you, junior. It's entirely my own problem!"
Her voice was clear and melodious, as beautiful as a nightingale singing in a valley.
At this moment, Bai Ye was racking his brains trying to think of what to say to ease the slightly awkward atmosphere. Just then, Su Zhimeng suddenly turned her gaze to him with a serious expression.
Those eyes were bright and intense, as if they could penetrate the depths of a person's heart.
Bai Ye felt her mind go blank for a moment, and she was somewhat dazed.
Being stared at so intently by his senior made him feel flustered and embarrassed.
Just as Bai Ye was at a loss, he heard Su Zhimeng speak softly and gently:
"Junior, do you have the time to sit down and listen to my story?"
Bai Ye was taken aback at first, but quickly recovered and nodded in response:
"Of course! It's my honor that you're willing to share your story with me, senior!"
...
Su Zhimeng's seemingly plain words actually contained endless heartache and bitterness, which made Bai Ye feel a pang of pity.
It turns out that this beautiful and gentle senior had experienced the tragedy of her parents' divorce when she was young. At that time, her father chose to leave with nothing, leaving her mother to raise her alone.
Later, her mother remarried to another man, who is now her stepfather.
Although her stepfather treated her like his own daughter and cared for her deeply, she always found it difficult to utter the word "father."
Because deep in her pure heart, the only true father she could ever have was the one who gave her life.
Her father regularly sent her living expenses, fulfilling his responsibility as a father.
However, as time goes by, the father is now ready to start a new family of his own.
The sensible Su Zhimeng knew what this meant. She didn't want to disturb her father's new life anymore, and she didn't want to become a burden to him.
So she silently decided to stop accepting her father's financial assistance and to bravely face the future with her own efforts.
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