Chapter 34: The Gamble in the Teahouse

After this man finished speaking passionately, he received the approval of most of the scholars in the teahouse.

Principal Wang even showed a proud smile.

I thought that a little girl was still too young to fight with him.

Jiang Zhou, An Rui and the other six were so angry that their eyes turned red. They wanted to stand up and refute, but were stopped by An Xin's indifferent glance.

I have thousands of ways to use the profound knowledge I got from the system to make everyone here speechless.

But what's the point of that?

If she had that much time, she might as well go home and teach a few more brats how to cope with exams. Wouldn't it be much more satisfying to soar to the top of the imperial examination and shock these people's jaws?

"You all look down on women, do your mothers, wives and daughters know?" An Xin said domineeringly: "As for whether my knowledge can teach and educate people, we will see the truth in the examination hall."

At this time, a teacher sitting in the teahouse said disdainfully: "Ha, a student taught by a little girl like you wants to compete with us in the examination hall. How ridiculous."

Most of the writers here agree with him.

"That's right. How old are you, a little girl? How much knowledge can you have? You really don't know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is. You dare to say such arrogant words."

Other scholars sitting in the teahouse who considered themselves to be talented also joined in the ridicule.

Wang Renjie saw that the incident had almost fermented, so he spoke up: "Since Miss An is so confident in her knowledge and the students she has educated, why don't we make a bet?"

An Xin looked around at the people sitting on the second floor of the teahouse and realized that almost all of them were scholars. He couldn't help but smile, thinking that he had been set up.

An Xin picked up the teacup slowly and took a sip. She was not stupid. If you want to set a bet, just set it. Why did she like to play tricks so much?

It's not impossible to make her fall into the trap, but it depends on whether the bait Wang Renjie sets is tempting enough.

"Tell me about it!"

Wang Renjie frowned slightly. This was somewhat different from what he thought. This little girl should not be provoked to rebel by being belittled and despised by everyone.

Impulsively agreeing to the bet he proposed is the normal reaction of a young and ignorant person.

An Xin's calmness made Wang Renjie begin to doubt whether setting this trap for her would help him achieve his goal.

If she didn't agree to invite so many scholars from Lin'an County to set up this situation today, wouldn't it be a laughing stock?

Wang Renjie glanced at the six teenagers at the table next to him who were just drinking tea with their heads down, and a trace of contempt flashed in his eyes.

He had investigated thoroughly and found out that these six students were not gifted in studying.

The teachers who taught them and the students who were their classmates all said that they were either staring out the window or looking at account books during class, and some of them even slept and talked in class without any scruples.

Every time there was a test in the academy, I would either just write a few words on it casually or hand in a blank paper.

According to the teachers and students who had contact with them, getting these six students to pass the imperial examinations was harder than climbing to the sky.

He also asked An Xin's former fiancé Zhao Kui and her father's favorite disciple Liu Mingjie.

Although An Xin was the daughter of An Yuanrong, she was somewhat introverted due to her mother's early death, and the knowledge she had learned was not enough for her to have the talent to teach others literature.

The teacher was not good and the students were lagging behind, which greatly boosted Wang Renjie's confidence.

So I made a bold decision.

"Miss An, let's make this year's imperial examination our bet.

As long as three of your six students pass this year's county, prefectural, and academy exams and become scholars, it means that your knowledge is sufficient to teach students, and I will give you Cangyun Academy."

Wang Renjie didn't believe it. The literary style was still quite prosperous here, and only about a dozen to twenty scholars were admitted to Lin'an County every year.

Over the years, there are at least 800 students in Lin'an County who are eligible to take the college entrance examination. Even if the few students taught by An Xin have a talent for studying, they may not be able to pass.

What's more, the people she teaches are just losers.

Director Wang saw that An Xin still had a calm expression on her face. He was not curious and did not ask what she had to stake in the bet.

There is a kind of you can say it or not.

An Xin's indifference and composure gave Shanzhang Wang a deep sense of defeat, as if he was being manipulated.

It’s not that An Xin didn’t ask, but she knew very well what Wang Renjie wanted.

She is not a moron. If Director Wang wants to put on a show, she has to cooperate.

Since you know why ask.

An Xin looked at the teacup in his hand and seemed to be able to see a flower on it.

Wang Renjie stroked his beard awkwardly and glanced at the invited fellow guest next to him, the meaning of which was self-evident.

At this time, the man with two small mustaches on his mouth spoke again: "President Wang is betting with the academy he founded, so should Miss An also put out an equivalent item as a bet?"

Someone said, "Of course. Principal Wang used Cangyun Academy as a bet, so Miss An should also use Wanhua Academy as a bet, to be fair."

An Xin thought about the troubles that Director Wang had caused him during this period of time.

She tilted her head to look at the six young men who were listening with their ears perked up. When she looked over, only Li Ziyu and Leng Xiangbai dared to look her in the eye with confidence.

Zhu Shijing had a goal in mind to strive for, and he also looked at An Xin with a yearning for the imperial examination.

When An Xin looked over, the other three had flickering eyes. They looked at the sky, the ground, but not at her, obviously lacking confidence in the imperial examination.

An Xin looked at the three guilty teenagers and smiled indifferently.

In the astonished eyes of Jiang Zhou, An Rui and Liu Boxing, he gently uttered a word: "Okay!"

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"Little Hill Chief!"

"Cousin!"

The three of them howled at the same time, wishing they could go up and cover An Xin's mouth.

There were about a dozen scholars sitting on the second floor of the teahouse, each with a different expression on their face.

Some people think that Principal Wang’s behavior of bullying the weak and deceiving a little girl is somewhat immoral.

But more of it was contempt for An Xin, thinking that the woman was brainless and easy to deceive. She was really stupid to lose her own academy so easily.

In everyone's opinion, An Xin was bound to lose this bet.

After getting the answer he wanted, Shanzhang Wang was eager to sign a bet with An Xin.

But what he didn't expect was that An Xin shook her finger at him and said, "I don't like Cangyun Academy. They are not worthy of making a bet."

Shanzhang Wang frowned, thinking that An Xin was going to go back on her word, and asked hastily, "What did Miss An think of as a bet?"

An Xin glanced at the scholars present. It was obvious that the second floor had been reserved by Principal Wang, and these people were all invited by him to be witnesses or to help.

An Xin curled her lips and smiled, with the corners of her eyes raised, looking very rogue.

After nearly a year of getting along with her, the six people who knew her well felt a tremor in their hearts.

Everyone felt sympathy for a second towards Chief Wang who dared to provoke the big devil. Who could be so easy to provoke, but why did you have to provoke this devil?

"It is better to share happiness with others than to enjoy it alone." An Xin said happily: "Since everyone is here, let's all join in."

"How do I participate?" someone asked puzzled.

An Xin smiled kindly, but her tone left no room for doubt: "If I lose, Wanhua Academy will give it to me, no questions asked."

"Chapter Wang Shan got a college for nothing, so naturally, you who were invited here will not be treated unfairly by Chief Wang Shan."

They were all scholars, and after being exposed by An Xin's words, they felt a little embarrassed and glared at her in anger.

An Xin smiled kindly and said bluntly: "In this case, the bet I ask for is that if I win, everyone present here today must respectfully call me teacher when they see me in the future."

"You are such a boastful woman. You know that sitting here, you are at least a scholar. How can you be worthy of us calling you teacher?" The man with two moustaches said angrily.

"Oh, I don't care whether you are worthy or not. Since you want my academy," An Xin looked at Principal Wang, "It's up to you whether you want to bet or not. This is the only bet I want."

If An Xin wanted to make a bet with him, how could he be willing to have someone stand on dry ground and watch? It would be more lively if everyone entered the venue together.

An Xin didn't know how Director Wang called a group of people aside and got them all to sign.

Perhaps it was because Principal Wang promised them more benefits, and those people all believed that An Xin would definitely lose, so they agreed.

Anyway, when An Xin left, he had a gambling agreement signed with all the names on it in his arms.

An Xin walked away with Li Ziyu and the others in a swagger. She still had confidence in her six students, but she didn't know how Principal Wang would end the situation.

(End of this chapter)