Chapter 92
◎You don't seem to know how good you are (Part 2)◎
No one can rival Yuan Qing's mouth.
He used to be able to make netizens so happy that they swiped planes, and now he can single-handedly silence all the haters in the live broadcast room.
In addition, many black fans nowadays are paid to do so mindlessly, but the nature of Monster Kindergarten is special. There are countless people, especially leaders, watching it. The network security police are always vigilant. As long as someone leads the rhythm in the live broadcast room, they will be immediately banned and warned.
So in the end, it basically developed to the point where Yuan Qing was the only one dominating the live broadcast room, and no one dared to talk back.
The rest are those netizens who can only laugh.
I originally wanted to stand up for Jiujiu, but I didn't expect Yuan Qing to handle it alone.
Is this the guy from "Youth Big Learning"? I never knew his name, but his mouth sounds so familiar.
【He also looks a bit like Yuan Qing when he grows up. 】
【Maybe he is Yuan Qing's brother? 】
"What's my name?"
Because he had to hide his identity and disguise himself as a child to continue attending kindergarten, Yuan Qing never said his name in the video.
Anyway, it was only him and Jiang An when recording that big study session, so there was no need to mention their names.
Seeing that many people started asking questions, he looked at the head teacher.
Lian Jiu explained calmly, "Also called Yuan Qing."
Eh?
Is this okay?
[Also called Yuanqing? ? ]
[Don't say one is Yuan Qing as a child and the other is Yuan Qing as an adult.]
[Reminds me of that story from before, where experts discovered an ancient tomb and found a skeleton inside, saying it was Cao Cao from his childhood, hahaha.]
"Big and small Yuanqing are brothers," Lian Jiu said. "In the past, the mountain dwellers were not well-educated, so they just gave them this name."
Yuan Qing: “…”
Seeing how calmly the headmaster spoke, it was strange that such a brainless remark actually had some credibility.
Maybe they had seen too many strange things in the mountains, so no one cared how outrageous this matter was and actually believed it.
Lian Jiu was worried that Yuan Qing would always appear as a child in the future, but he would eventually grow up, and he couldn't change his name just for the sake of his childhood.
This is good, at least he can appear in any identity in the future.
[They are indeed brothers. Their mouths look like they came from the same mother.]
[But the scolding is good, these haters really need someone to discipline them.]
[Why is no one talking now? Are they scared? Can't they scold me anymore?]
Seeing how protective Rao Yan is of the principal and everyone at the kindergarten, I believe she's not the type of person people say she is online.
[I'm back from eating the melon. Those negative rumors are really messed up. They even say my birth date is unlucky.]
Rao Yan asked Lian Jiu softly, "Director, if you don't mind, can I borrow the live broadcast room to say a few words?"
"Of course." Lian Jiu nodded. "Today's live broadcast was originally intended to let everyone get to know you."
Yuan Qing was also thirsty, so he pointed the camera at Rao Yan: "You tell me, I'll help you watch the comments, and see who dares to scold you."
Rao Yan looked at him gratefully: "Thank you."
She breathed a sigh of relief, sat up straight, and faced the camera. "My decision to quit the entertainment industry is the result of careful consideration, but it has nothing to do with the groundless rumors online. I hope everyone won't bring their personal feelings toward me into the kindergarten livestream."
"As for those rumors online, there are so many that I can't even count how many things I've done without even realizing it, things you all call harmful to the world. As for the so-called school violence, unfilial behavior, and other crimes you've accused me of, like I said before I retired, I will never admit them."
She said calmly, "I, Rao Yan, have been an ordinary person since I was born. I've always followed the rules in both my studies and my daily life. Although I'm not outstanding, I have a clear conscience. When I grew up, I loved singing and accidentally embarked on the path of a singer. I also relied on myself to make my way from an underground resident singer to the stage. I've submitted my resume to countless entertainment companies and participated in countless artist interviews. I've been to everything from ordinary business openings to large concert venues with tens of thousands of people. I can say that when it comes to work, I've never owed anyone anything."
"As for why I'm quitting," she said with a smile, her tone relaxed, "because this is no longer the stage I want. I'm still very grateful to the fans who liked me and my work, but I can't accept this kind of singing environment."
"I can become everyone's focus with just one or two songs, but at the same time, I can be declared a sinner unworthy of living in this world by you all because of those fabricated charges. Glory comes easily, but reputation is just as easily destroyed. I spent over a decade working hard to become a singer, standing on stage and singing my carefully prepared music for everyone, but all of that was completely wiped out in just a dozen hours."
She stared at the camera: "My dedication and sincere efforts over the past decade have been inadequate to the dozens of false accusations leveled at me over those dozen hours. This has left me feeling bewildered. I've asked myself many late nights, 'What was the point of all these years of hard work? Was it for the overwhelming, indiscriminate online abuse? Even if it's all false?'"
"But what if it's fake? Some people only care about momentary pleasure. They don't even know what I look like or how I sound. Some say that if you wear the crown, you must bear its weight. But the weight I bear is not mine. Why should I bear it?"
Rao Yan was silent for a few seconds, then smiled and said, "So I gave up. I don't want to be that kind of artist, nor do I want to wear that kind of crown."
"Since my original aspiration was to sing, whether I was a singer, a resident singer, or now a kindergarten teacher, it wouldn't affect my original aspiration," she said slowly. "From now on, I won't be a celebrity anymore. I can sing whatever I like, whatever I love, without any restrictions. I also hope that people won't call me the singer Rao Yan anymore. I'm just Rao Yan, without any prefix."
After she finished speaking, she breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you everyone."
Lian Jiu poured her a glass of water and clapped softly.
The teachers and demon gods around also began to applaud.
What's going on? I wasn't there, but I started clapping too.
It's so easy to fabricate rumors and destroy someone. How can I prove something I didn't do?
[Don't always use the name of justice to randomly call the police online. The current online environment is really too poor.]
[Although it's a bit of a pity, I'm really moved by Rao Yan's current state.]
[I know! You're the Rao Yan who sings so beautifully!]
I hope Rao Yan can be happy in the job and environment she enjoys!
After a live broadcast, the results of the communication with the network security department a long time ago came out.
Because this is not just an online violence against a celebrity. Rao Yan is now a teacher at the Monster Kindergarten, and her every word and action will be watched by the higher-ups.
Whether they were professional trolls or keyboard warriors who took advantage of the situation, they all received warnings at the same time.
Usually, the so-called lawyer's letter is not taken seriously.
But this time, it's not just a lawyer's letter, but a letter coming directly from above. Once the charge of endangering the staff of key special departments of the state is confirmed, the impact will be different.
Those professional black fans exposed the people behind them on the spot.
The reason is simple.
In recent years, Rao Yan became famous too quickly, blocking the way for many people.
Of course, the competitors can't sit still. If one of them buys the black market, the others will follow suit and step on her. Anyway, the muddier the water, the better.
This has led to so much negative information flooding the Internet.
Lian Jiu told Rao Yan the result: "The decision is up to you."
"Not much." Rao Yan said softly, "I'm not surprised by this result, nor am I disappointed by this. As for those people..."
She looked at the live broadcast camera and said: "I hope they can take care of themselves in the future."
[…I’m really impressed. I knew the entertainment industry was a mess, but I didn’t expect it to be this chaotic.]
[They have no real ability, but they are good at making up rumors and stirring up trouble.]
"It's okay. Rao Yan is our kindergarten teacher now, so she's one of us. We'll protect you from now on!"
[Fans should also be judged by their character, right? I wonder what those people's fans are thinking now.]
[Why don’t other people curse? Is it because they don’t have a keyboard? ]
No one cares about how things are going on on the Internet.
The other teachers also began to introduce themselves in the live broadcast room, bringing the topic to other places.
After the live broadcast ended, Rao Yan found Lian Jiu and said, "Director, thank you."
What happened today was definitely not an accident. Since the head teacher allowed me to appear on camera without worry, he must have thought of this solution in advance.
Give yourself an account of the past years.
Lian Jiu knew what she was thanking him for, and smiled gently, "This is what you deserve."
"It's not just what happened today." Rao Yan lowered her eyes, "but also before that."
"Before?"
Rao Yan sat beside her and said softly, "Actually, I haven't always been so open-minded. After all, after so many years of hard work, I only got this result. I really can't figure it out or understand it."
"What's the matter?"
"I can't understand why some people can say they'll always support me one day, but be easily persuaded to accuse me the next. I used to consider these people as my only motivation, so when that motivation suddenly turned into pressure, I started to suffocate." Rao Yan was silent for a few seconds, then lowered his head. "So for a long time, I started to avoid it and even couldn't face it anymore."
Lian Jiu listened carefully and did not interrupt.
"Until I saw your live broadcast." Rao Yan's eyes lit up a little. "I saw the whale fall. Actually, I also wanted to watch the sunrise and sunset every day. Then I saw that person during New Year's Eve and felt that I was very similar to him. But you are right, you always have to find your own. No matter what will happen every day in the future, everyone has expectations."
“Then I thought, no one can be my motivation but myself.”
Lian Jiu nodded: "That's why you said thank you to me when we met outside that day."
"That's right," Rao Yan said. "Then I saw you were recruiting and thought I'd be happy living in the mountains. That's what I wanted to do, so I came."
Seeing the light in her eyes, Lian Jiu was happy for her.
Although I didn’t think about these things during the live broadcast, it would actually be a very happy thing if someone found me because of these.
Lian Jiu hugged her gently and said, "I hope you can continue to be happy in our mountains as you wish."
"I will!"
"Go to bed early."
Rao Yan noticed that she wasn't heading towards the dormitory, so she asked, "Director, is there anything else you need so late?"
"Nothing." Lian Jiu smiled, "An An and Yuan Qing haven't checked their homework yet. I'll go check it out."
Knowing that the demon gods were all studying for their academic qualifications, Rao Yan did not disturb them.
Yuan Qing and Jiang An studied together. After all, their learning progress was similar and they could encourage each other.
At this moment, the two kids were so sleepy while studying that they were nodding their heads.
Lian Jiu, who was watching from outside the window, just wanted to laugh. He coughed lightly, scaring away their sleepiness.
Jiang An said dazedly: "Oh yes! Draw an auxiliary line!"
Lian Jiu smiled and said, "Baby, you are studying biology."
Jiang An pouted: "A little bit more."
"Tired?" Lian Jiu walked in and placed two cups of hot milk tea he had made on the table. "Drink some and rest for a while."
The two little ones felt energetic after drinking milk tea, and started to gulp it down.
Lian Jiu flipped through their homework. Although they said every day that studying was difficult, in fact, the two children completed their homework carefully every time and their progress was obvious.
Jiang An finished his milk tea and finally regained some energy: "Jiujiu, how long do humans have to study for high school and college?"
"Humans start learning in school from the time they start kindergarten at the age of three or four," Lian Jiu said. "They continue to learn for more than ten years."
The two little ones were shocked: "More than ten years!"
"So you're already amazing," Lian Jiu praised. "In such a short time, you've already learned the knowledge that humans would have learned in several years."
The two little ones who originally found learning difficult suddenly became more confident: "Well, we are demon gods, so we must be smarter."
Jiang An's attention shifted again: "Jiujiu is already preparing for the college entrance exam. He's so busy every day. When will he find time to study?"
Lian Jiu laughed and said, "Because I have been in school for the past ten years."
The two kids were stunned for a moment: "You used to stay in school?"
"Yeah." Lian Jiu said softly, "From kindergarten to elementary school, junior high school and high school... they're all in school."
Jiang An subconsciously asked: "Did Jiujiu also have a childhood?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Yuan Qing hit him on the head: "The director is a human being, of course he had a childhood."
"Yes, yes, yes!" Jiang An realized that he had let the cat out of the bag and immediately corrected himself.
But in my past memories, saints did not have a childhood.
When a saint appears, he is in adult form, just like a monster that appears in the world. He has his own cognition and consciousness, and therefore he will not grow up slowly from a baby like humans.
Why does Jiujiu have a childhood?
So where did she grow up?
Before this, Jiang An always thought that Jiujiu appeared out of thin air just like before, but he just lost the memory of the saint. Now he found that this was not the case.
Jiang An asked cautiously: "Jiujiu, do you remember what happened in the past?"
"I remembered some things." Lian Jiu now knew their character very well. He was not worried that he would be eaten, and he also believed that he would not break the promise, so some things could be discussed slowly.
Jiang An immediately moved his stool next to her, a little nervous: "What did Jiujiu remember?"
Lian Jiu pretended to reminisce: "I remember growing up in an orphanage, learning and living like all other human children, that's all."
"Orphanage..." Jiang An knew this kind of place. It was where Teacher Wang Shanqing grew up. There were two human children in Fuyushan who also came from the orphanage. Children without parents would be sent there.
She asked, "Has it been a long time since you've had your parents?"
"Yeah." Lian Jiu didn't actually have any regrets about this, nor did he feel that there was anything he couldn't say. After all, the director of the orphanage provided him with food, clothing, and education.
"Me neither." Jiang An thought she was sad and tried to comfort her clumsily, "None of us demon gods have it."
"It's okay, I don't think there's anything wrong with this." Lian Jiu said gently, "Besides, you are my family now. No one I've met has ever treated me badly."
"Of course." Jiang An said proudly, "You are Jiujiu!"
"Okay." Lian Jiu put down their homework books. "If you're tired, go to bed early. Don't tire yourself out. I'm going back now."
"Okay, good night."
After Lian Jiu left the room, Jiang An couldn't wait to ask Yuan Qing: "Isn't Jiu Jiu a saint? Why did he grow up like a human child?"
"I'm curious too."
Yuan Qing had been thinking about this just now.
Yuan Qing frowned: "Si Lan and the others have been awake for twenty or thirty years. If the headmaster grew up like a human child, Si Lan would not have failed to notice."
Jiang An frowned: "But Jiujiu doesn't seem to be lying to us. She really knows a lot."
Yuan Qing: "It's impossible that Si Lan is lying to us."
"That's even more impossible." Jiang An's expression twisted when he mentioned this. "Si Lan had ill intentions towards Jiujiu so many years ago. If he had discovered Jiujiu's appearance earlier, he would have definitely been unable to resist looking for her."
"Then why is that?" Yuan Qing urged, "Why don't you go and ask?"
"No." Jiang An shook his head, "That would expose us."
I didn't intend to tell you about something that happened a long time ago. If I ask directly, wouldn't it be like everything was in vain?
Yuan Qing: "Will Si Lan know?"
Jiang An thought about it and shook his head in frustration: "I don't know."
"You were inseparable from the headmaster back then. Don't you know what happened when she disappeared?"
Jiang An's face looked a little ugly.
At that time, she was seriously injured and thought she was going to die, so she went to seal those monsters for a long time.
Originally, I wanted to bear all that for her, but I was too weak at that time.
In the end, he could only watch Si Lan sacrifice his own Dharma image.
Yuan Qing, who heard about this for the first time, stood up in shock: "You said he sacrificed his own Dharma image?!"
"Um."
"No wonder Brother Su said he was seriously injured." Yuan Qing said helplessly, "If that's true, then if Si Lan really has that kind of feeling towards the headmaster, none of us has the right to criticize him."
Because he really did a lot for the principal.
Combining the news he had heard these days, Yuan Qing slapped his head and said, "I finally figured out why Si Lan was so inconsistent before. He... got the name because of the headmaster!"
"Oh my god." Yuan Qing seemed to understand Si Lan's inability to let go, and even felt a little sorry for him, "But the director doesn't even remember him."
"But Jiujiu is treating him very well now." Jiang An snorted, "Jiujiu must be going to his room now!"
Lian Jiu did come to Si Lan's room, and it was true that he had agreed to study with him.
Today, a teacher from outside came, and I was talking to Rao Yan outside for a while, so I came late.
Si Lan usually doesn't care about those things and just comes back first.
Now he hardly ever steps into his room, so Lian Jiu basically comes to his room to study together.
When Lian Jiu arrived at his room, the door had already been opened for him. He sat at the table, leaving half of the surface for himself.
He used to be reading at this time, but today he seemed to be in a daze.
"Are there any problems?"
Compared with Si Lan who has not received systematic study, Lian Jiu, who has experienced the college entrance examination, knows more and can basically tutor him.
"No." Si Lan moved his chair to the side and moved the night light closer to her. "Aren't you tired today?"
"It's okay. It's mainly you who are tired." Lian Jiu sat down and opened the book as usual.
Si Lan beside her didn't move. She turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Can I be curious?" Si Lan lowered his eyes, "Things about you growing up."
"Did you hear that?"
"Um."
Although Si Lan is not covered by spiritual consciousness all the time like Fuyu Mountain and Nanyu Mountain, he is now more cautious because Jiang An and Yuan Qing accidentally knew his feelings.
Of course, he could hear those words.
"What's so curious about this?" Lian Jiu lowered his head to read again, his tone relaxed. "I grew up just like a normal child. For the past twenty years, my life has been very ordinary. If I hadn't accidentally ended up here, maybe I would have continued working like everyone else, maybe even gotten married and had children, and lived out my life with my own family."
After a long while, Si Lan finally asked in a low voice: "What accident?"
"I don't know either." Lian Jiu smiled. "It was just a blink of an eye, and a lot of my past memories were confused. Everything around me felt strange, like I had never seen it before. And then I met you."
From her tone, it seemed like she didn't care at all, but Si Lan couldn't smile: "Do you miss your previous life?"
"Yes." Lian Jiu said without hesitation.
Si Lan's Adam's apple moved slightly, and he restrained himself and looked away.
But then I heard her say, "But I'm also very grateful for the life I have now. Meeting you is also a blessing for me."
Lian Jiu turned his head and saw Si Lan staring at the table. His profile was clearly defined and his thin lips were tightly pursed, as if he was trying hard to endure.
She didn't say anything, but leaned over to mark a mistake on Si Lan's workbook, then looked back at him: "You shouldn't get this kind of question wrong."
Si Lan didn't dare to look her in the eye. He picked up his pen and corrected the simple mistake. He said in a low voice, "I won't do it again next time."
Lian Jiu was amused: "One wrong question, it's not a big deal, why are you so cute?"
Si Lan's ears twitched slightly, and he held the pen tightly to prevent himself from losing composure.
Without putting too much pressure on him, Lian Jiu sat up straight again: "Did you hear what Teacher Rao Yan said to me today?"
"Um."
Lian Jiu said softly, "I'm quite happy."
"What are you happy about?"
"I'm glad she was able to find herself," Lian Jiu said with a smile. "It's just me, without any prefix. I never thought our livestreaming could change anyone before, but today I know it can bring strength to others, and that makes me especially happy."
Si Lan's lips curved slightly: "You have always been able to bring strength to others."
"Me?" Lian Jiu turned curiously, "Do you think so too?"
"Um."
Lian Jiu couldn't figure it out: "I'm only doing what's in my job."
"It's my job." Si Lan could now look her in the eye. "So, asking me to do what I wanted to do for myself was also my job?"
Lian Jiu was stunned.
Si Lan added, "It's not the two eggs every day, it's not keeping the snacks, it's not the hot dishes I left for lunch and dinner, it's not the tutoring."
After a pause, Si Lan raised his hand to hold the edge of the night light, his fingertips hooked on the lights: "And this lamp, are these all part of my job?"
Lian Jiu blinked unconsciously.
Being looked at by her like this, Si Lan couldn't help himself after all. He gently raised the hand holding the lamp and stopped it on her head, as if he had already touched her hair and stroked it lightly across the slight distance.
"You don't seem to know." He smiled, but seemed a little sad, "You don't know how good you are."
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