Chapter 125 Successful Enrollment
Being slapped in the face in public, Chen Zhancai gnashed his teeth, full of unwillingness, "Stop right there. I'm telling you, as long as I'm here, Chen Han can forget about studying at the Confucius Academy."
"Are you worthy?" Chen Qingqing looked at him as if he were an idiot.
Chen Zhancai stopped pretending and sneered twice, lowering his voice, "Today I will let you know the consequences of offending me."
He walked up to Zhao Ping and said, "Brother Zhao, there's no need to register them. They don't have the ability to study here. Hurry up and move on to the next one."
Zhao Ping looked stunned and whispered, "Brother Chen, I'm only responsible for registering and collecting fees. I have no right to prevent students from entering the academy. You should know that these students have been personally selected and tested by the master. If the master knew that I was stopping them, I would definitely be punished. Please don't make it difficult for me. Just let them register and pay the fees quickly."
Lin Yuan was even more disdainful, looking down on Chen Zhancai from the bottom of his heart. He looked at him as a righteous man, but he turned out to be a shameless person.
"Brother Chen, Brother Zhao is absolutely right. We are merely acting on behalf of the teacher and have no right to prevent students from dropping out."
Chen Zhancai shook his head and smiled, "Brother Zhao, to be honest, their family is so poor that they can barely make ends meet.
I have finally saved some money recently and am going to send my child to school. I also fantasize that donkey dung can cause a fever.
But studying is not something that can be done overnight. If you want to succeed, it may take several years or even decades. How much money will it cost?
You say they are just getting married and wearing mourning hats, what nonsense!
I didn't let you register them because I was thinking about them. Why not save the money and do something else? Don't you agree?"
Chen Qingqing's face was gloomy and her voice was cold. "Chen Zhancai, if you are sick, go see a doctor immediately and stop talking nonsense here."
Chen Zhanshan was sure that he was popular. He had studied in the Confucius Academy for more than 20 years and was considered an old man here.
Those students who arrived late were all very respectful when they saw him, and privately called him "Big Brother".
He couldn't do anything else, but preventing Chen Han from studying in the academy was as easy as pie.
He raised his chin and smiled arrogantly, "Qing girl, don't bother yourself. As long as I'm here today, Chen Han won't be able to enter the gate of the Confucius Mansion Academy."
Chen Han clenched his fists, his eyes filled with anger. "Tell me, why don't you let me study in the academy?"
Chen Qingqing had a smile on her lips, but it didn't reach her eyes. "Chen Zhancai, you're feeling guilty. You're afraid that Chen Han will surpass you academically. After all, you've been taking exams for over 20 years, so you're trying every way to stop him from studying."
Chen Zhancai shook his head disapprovingly, "What a joke! I'm the youngest student in Qingshui Town. How could I be afraid of a young boy?
Not allowing Chen Han to study in the academy is for your own good. There is nothing better than saving this money.
Let me tell you something you may not like to hear. Chen Han's brain is like a wooden fish, not even half as smart as Jiye.
If you really have the spare money, you might as well let Jiye go to college!"
As soon as Chen Zhancai made these selfish remarks, people around him looked at him with contempt.
Zhao Ping spat on the ground, "Brother Chen, you look like a decent person, but I didn't expect you to be so narrow-minded that you even blocked your nephew's way to school. It's really shameful!"
Lin Yuan also spoke in a cold voice, "That's right, you still claim to be a educated student, but with such behavior, you don't act like a scholar at all. You are simply a selfish villain."
The crowd watching also began to criticize Chen Zhanshan.
"Studying is supposed to help one understand reason and morality, but he uses his knowledge to suppress his nephew. It's really a disgrace to civility!"
"How shameless and dishonest he is! He even slandered his nephew as being inferior to his son. He truly lacks moral integrity."
"That's right, he has no humanity at all. Who knows what kind of immoral things he'll do in the future!"
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Chen Zhancai's face flushed after hearing these words, but he still pretended to be calm and said with his neck stiff, "What do you know? I'm doing this for their own good!"
Chen Qingqing was almost sickened by his arrogance. "Chen Zhancai, do you think this academy is run by your family? Get out of my way."
As he said that, he pushed him away and led Chen Han to the registration desk.
Just then, the teacher heard the noise, walked over here and asked what happened.
Chen Qingqing hurriedly recounted the whole story.
Upon hearing this, the Master's face darkened and he rebuked Chen Zhancai, "The academy is a sacred place for learning. How can we allow you to behave recklessly? As long as you have a heart for learning, you cannot be turned away."
Chen Zhancai shrank back at the teacher's rebuke, but still stubbornly replied, "Teacher, our family is so poor, barely able to afford to pay tuition. I'm doing this for the sake of the academy."
"You still dare to quibble? It's simply disrespectful. Step aside immediately and go back and copy the Great Learning from the Four Books ten times. Send it to me for inspection tomorrow."
Chen Zhancai frowned when he heard this. This old guy was really cruel. He asked him to copy it ten times as soon as he opened his mouth. This must have exhausted him to death!
But he didn't dare say another word. If he really angered the teacher, it would not be as simple as copying the university ten times.
He gave the teacher a perfunctory bow, turned around and walked quickly into the academy.
The old man then smiled at Chen Qingqing and said, "Miss, I apologize for the offense just now. You can now go through the admission procedures."
Chen Qingqing nodded slightly to thank the teacher, then smiled politely at Lin Yuan and said, "My classmate, I am Chen Han. I have already registered here a few days ago. Please verify it for me."
Lin Yuan knew the whole story and did not embarrass Chen Qingqing. "Miss, you are too polite. I will verify it right away."
As he spoke, he flipped through the book in his hand. After a while, he looked up and said with a smile, "Chen Han's name is indeed there. Miss, pay the tuition fee and you will be enrolled after registering."
Chen Qingqing quickly took out the silver from her bosom and handed it to Lin Yuan with a smile, "Thank you so much, Senior. I'm a newcomer here, and I hope you'll take good care of me in the future."
"Miss, you're too polite. We're all classmates, so naturally we won't get involved with someone who has done something corrupt." Zhao Ping said as he handed Chen Qingqing a wooden plaque with Chen Han's name on it. "This is your admission certificate. You can use it to enter and leave the academy in the future."
Chen Qingqing took the wooden sign and pulled Chen Han to thank the teacher and Lin Yuan again.
The teacher smiled and waved his hand, "Study hard and don't waste your precious time studying."
At this time, Chen Zhancai, who was hiding in the corner and observing secretly, was filled with resentment when he saw Chen Han successfully enrolled.
He secretly vowed to make Chen Han suffer in the academy.
Chen Qingqing and Chen Han arrived at the school, tidied the desks, and gave a lot of instructions before leaving the academy...
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