The words were harsh to the ear. Before Lan Shuang could react, Lao Tie was the first to frown. "Junior brother, what you said is wrong. I'm the homeroom teacher, a teacher. My responsibility is to teach and educate. I can't just focus on the first two. Educating people is far more important than teaching. This is my lifelong pursuit."
Lao Tie said in a firm and frank manner: "So, I will never give up on my students. In my eyes, they are no different from my own children. Once a teacher, always a father. I am responsible for them."
Teacher Zhang curled his lips in disdain. "Okay, okay, okay. You have lofty ambitions and excellent teacher ethics. I hope you'll be rewarded when the monthly exam results come out."
He snorted and took two quick steps past Lao Tie.
Lao Tie ignored her and looked at Lan Shuang. He softened his tone and comforted her, "Don't take it personally. He was targeting me. It was me who got you into trouble. Your mother is a very good person. She didn't give up on you. She's just too busy. Please be more understanding."
Lan Shuang met his worried eyes and smiled with relief: "I don't take it to heart, teacher, don't worry."
Seeing that she really didn't care, Lao Tie breathed a sigh of relief.
After entering the Chinese language department's office, there was no one inside. Lao Tie pushed his soft swivel chair in front of Lan Shuang and said, "Come, sit down and talk."
Lao Tie brought a plastic stool and sat down across from her, crossing his hands on the table. He said with a smile, "Don't be nervous. The teacher didn't call you to the office to criticize you. I just saw that you were listening very attentively in class today, and I wanted to ask if you want to learn. Is there anything I can help you with?"
Lao Tie's tone is so gentle that it can almost squeeze water out of you. It would be even better if you ignore the muscles that are almost bulging out.
Such a contrast always gives Lan Shuang a feeling of unreality.
She paused, thinking about how to start. Lao Tie changed the subject and pulled out a piece of paper from the table and handed it to her: "This is the results of the last monthly exam. It's out. I haven't had time to show it to those monkeys yet, so I'll show it to you first."
Lan Shuang took it and glanced at it. After searching for a long time in front but couldn't find it, she simply gave up and looked from the back to the front. And lo and behold, she saw it immediately.
The last column had two big words listed: Lan Shuang.
Lan Shuang: “…”
I thought the original owner had poor grades, but I never thought it was so bad.
My grades were pretty good back in private high school. Even if I neglected my second year, my scores shouldn't be this bad, right? My total score across all subjects was just over 100.
Lan Shuang’s eyes went dark.
The next moment, several organized test papers were placed in front of her. Lan Shuang was stunned. The test papers were stapled together. She flipped through them casually and found that there were comments on each of them.
Mathematics: "I guess they didn't want to write it. The rest is blank. There's a lot of room for improvement."
Chinese: "The handwriting is very beautiful, but the questions that require more writing are left blank. There is a lot of room for improvement."
English: "I guess I just guessed. I filled in all the options, but most of them were wrong. Needs improvement."
history:"……"
The more Lan Shuang looked at him, the more she felt upset. Lao Tie was really a good teacher. He spent time and energy on a self-abandoned student without any harsh criticism, but with a warm and sincere heart.
"Teacher..." Lan Shuang's voice was already hoarse and tearful when she spoke.
Lao Tie took out a few tissues and handed them to her: "Cry if you want to. You don't have to hold it in in front of the teacher. You can treat the teacher as a friend, someone you can tell your true feelings to."
Lan Shuang wiped her tears and nodded: "Thank you, teacher. I really didn't take the exam well. I was feeling uncomfortable at the time and didn't want to do anything."
Lao Tie guessed the same and nodded. "I understand you're upset, but the past is the past, and we should look forward. You're still young, only in your teens, and you have a bright future ahead of you. Don't wallow in sadness and ruin your future."
Lan Shuang looked at the large blank space on the test paper and breathed a sigh of relief. "Teacher, you're right. I figured it out a few days ago. I want to study hard and not let my family worry."
"That's right!" Lao Tie smiled with satisfaction. "If you don't understand something, just ask the teacher. If you feel embarrassed to ask other teachers, you can also ask me. Even though the teacher only teaches Chinese, he is also good at math and history."
"Thank you, teacher." Lan Shuang said gratefully.
"This result doesn't mean anything, so don't take it to heart. You'll have plenty of opportunities in the future. You'll definitely improve on the next monthly exam. As for the homework, if you find it difficult, just leave it blank. It's okay. Just pick out the ones you know first, but don't copy. That's pointless, okay? Let's take it slow and steady. You have a good foundation, so it won't be difficult to pick it up. I believe in you."
"Okay." Lan Shuang packed up her things and left Lao Tie's office.
When they returned to the classroom, class had not yet started. Qin Zhou turned around and asked quietly, "How was it? What did Lao Tie say to you?"
Lan Shuang let out a long breath. "Nothing much. He just told me to study hard and come to him if I don't understand something."
Qin Zhou smiled and said, "That's my guess. Lao Tie is the most enthusiastic person."
As she was speaking, she caught a glimpse of a few furtive figures at the back door. She couldn't help but squint and saw several men and women passing by the back door of their class repeatedly, not knowing what they were looking at.
Lan Shuang noticed that her expression was wrong and looked over, but when she met their gaze, they started laughing.
It was not a kind smile, but one with a hint of joking and teasing. After being discovered, they were not embarrassed at all. The boys laughed so hard that they fell over, and the girls huddled together and whispered in each other's ears, looking over from time to time, and I didn't know what they were talking about.
There are also people who pretend to pass by and look inside, then pull the people around them and walk away quickly, chatting as they walk.
Qin Zhou frowned and was about to say something when the class bell rang and these people immediately dispersed.
Qin Zhou said awkwardly, "What's wrong?"
Lan Shuang almost knew what was going on.
After the original owner confessed her love to the school hunk from the next class, she became a celebrity in the whole school. Many people came to see her and wanted to see what she looked like, most of them just to watch the show.
After seeing her in person, they would whisper a few sarcastic remarks, saying that she dared to pursue the school idol with such appearance, must she be crazy? Or maybe she had watched too many stupid idol dramas?
The original owner heard these words accidentally after coming out of the toilet one day. Maybe she was angry, so she went to confess to the school hunk Gu Bo again and again.
But now, she doesn't want to play with these people anymore.
Lan Shuang turned the pen in her hand, and her determination to lose weight and study became more determined.
There's nothing more satisfying than surpassing these people and slapping them in the face with your strength.
She lowered her head and quickly memorized two political knowledge points.
…
The class was calm, but during the break, there were more people. The number of people hanging around the front and back doors of Class 2 increased exponentially, and many students felt uncomfortable.
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