At eight in the morning, Shen Muqing resignedly got up, washed, prepared her textbooks, and began her lessons.
The first class was Xi Yan's class meeting. Shen Muqing had finally gotten up early, so of course she wanted to treat herself.
Seeing that there was still half an hour before class, Shen Muqing narrowed her eyes and smiled at Ye Chuqing with a malicious grin, "Hehehehehehehe."
Ye Chuqing was horrified by her laughter. "Qingqing, are you possessed this morning? Your smile is so ugly."
"Tsk, Chu Chu, you're such a boring guy." Shen Muqing composed himself and stopped joking. "Are you going to have breakfast or not?"
"I have bread, don't you? I'll give you one." Ye Chuqing pretended to look in the cupboard.
Shen Muqing stopped her and tempted her, "What's so good about cold food? If you're going to eat something, eat it hot."
"But we'll be late."
"It's okay, it's nothing once in a while."
"All right."
Before leaving, Shen Muqing turned back to look at Anning and asked, "Anning, do you want me to bring this for you?"
An Ning said stiffly, "No need, thank you."
The classroom where the class meeting was being held was sparsely populated. Xi Yan just entered the classroom and stood on the podium, pretending to chat with the male students sitting in the front row, laughing hysterically.
After finishing their hot breakfast, Shen Muqing and Ye Chuqing rushed to their destination but were still a few minutes late. They had planned to sneak in through the back door.
"The two girls who are late, come to the front." Xi Yan, who had a clear view of the entire classroom, said seriously.
Shen Muqing and Ye Chuqing exchanged a glance and resignedly stepped forward.
After the two stood there for about ten minutes, four or five boys arrived late. They walked in through the front door, laughing and greeting Xi Yan. Xi Yan looked at them with a smile and said, "You guys are really something. I just got to the point and I have to repeat it again. You have to listen carefully so my efforts won't be in vain. Quickly find a seat."
The boys responded loudly, "Okay, thank you, Teacher Xi."
Seeing this scene, Shen Muqing could only say "Awesome! Well done!"
Ye Chuqing also looked at Xi Yan with a resentful expression, but she held back because Xi Yan was her teacher.
Xi Yan looked at the two of them with disdain.
How can we tolerate this?
"Teacher, I have a question."
Shen Muqing's voice, neither too loud nor too soft, was just loud enough to reach the podium. Xi Yan paused in her speech, her voice clearly audible, but she continued with the class meeting, ignoring Shen Muqing completely.
"Teacher, I have a question I'd like to ask you."
A loud female voice echoed throughout the classroom, forcing Xi Yan to stop and question her, "Student, you can talk about your questions after class." Her words carried a subtle threat.
Shen Muqing didn't care; she had to vent her anger. She wasn't one to be bullied.
"Teacher, why don't the boys have to stand when they're late, but we have to? Are you treating them differently? Or do you prefer the boys to us girls? But you're a girl too, teacher! Do you think what you're doing is right?"
A long string of words came out of Shen Muqing's mouth, neither humble nor arrogant, leaving no room for criticism.
Xi Yan was surprised that a student dared to question and expose her in public. She couldn't maintain her smile and, not wanting to cause trouble, said, "You two should go down and find a seat. You two are such troublemakers."
Shen Muqing smiled sweetly, "Thank you, teacher." After all, she was the one who was late.
She pulled Ye Chuqing downstairs and sat down next to Anning. Anning hurriedly tidied herself up to make room for the two of them.
Ye Chuqing looked at Shen Muqing with admiration, "Qingqing, you're amazing!"
"No problem," Shen Muqing said, feigning seriousness.
An Ning also secretly glanced at Shen Muqing, her eyes filled with envy. She wished she could be as brave as Shen Muqing.
The last item on the class meeting's agenda was for Xi Yan to confirm the scholarship list. "This time, the scholarship will be awarded to Zhang Hao. Does anyone have any questions?"
The classroom was completely silent, a silent agreement, except for An Ning, whose eyes held disapproval.
Shen Muqing observed An Ning, whose relaxed body tensed up at her words, her fingers gripping the pages of the book as if to tear it to shreds.
Just when Xi Yan thought no one would care, she was about to announce the end of the class meeting.
As a result, the teacher said, "I have an objection, I disagree."
Shen Muqing, standing up from the last row, raised her hand high and spoke loudly, as if afraid that the deaf Xi Yan would ignore her.
Xi Yan's mind went blank for a moment. It was her again. "Classmate, do you have any objections?"
"I suspect that the selection process for this scholarship was unfair and that there was something fishy going on."
Xi Yan, wearing high heels, slowly walked down to Shen Muqing. Having been a teacher for many years, she already possessed an aura of authority that commanded respect without anger.
She spoke up unhappily: "Classmate, you need to provide evidence for your statements. This selection process was fair and open, and the procedures were very transparent."
Shen Muqing wasn't intimidated by her aura. Tricks that only work on children didn't work on her. "Teacher, why can Zhang Hao get a scholarship? As far as I know, scholarships are for students who excel in both character and academics. Why can't An Ning get one?"
Xi Yan chuckled. So it was someone standing up for her. That makes things easier.
“You’re talking about An Ning, right? You know she’s supposed to be a student with excellent grades and conduct. Don’t you know what’s been going on with her lately? Just for seducing a man into bed, I can get her rejected. Tell me, why?”
When Anning was mentioned, she, who was already quiet by nature, suddenly felt extremely anxious as everyone's attention was on her, especially since something like this had happened.
Shen Muqing's voice was firm and resolute.
"First of all, you are a teacher. If you don't care about what happened to your students and instead ridicule them for it, you are not worthy of your position. Secondly, without evidence, you only listen to rumors and hearsay on the Internet. You are also a girl, and I don't understand why you are so harsh on us girls. Based on these two points alone, I have reason to doubt the fairness of this selection."
As soon as he finished speaking, a girl bravely stood up and said, "I disagree too. In terms of grades, I am better than Zhang Hao. In terms of character, I have never done anything wrong since I started college. Why should he get the scholarship and not me?"
Following Shen Muqing's lead, several girls stood up to question the fairness of this scholarship, and they spoke with righteous indignation.
Xi Yan's face turned red with anger. "Is this how you respect your teachers?"
“First of all, you have to be a teacher who is worthy of respect before students will respect you,” Shen Muqing retorted.
Finally, Xi Yan said, "This time, the scholarship re-election will be decided by yourselves through voting."
After saying that, he stormed off.
Since the teacher has left, this lesson ends here.
But Shen Muqing rushed to the podium, grabbed the microphone, and said, "Students, please wait a moment, I'm sorry to take up your precious time for a moment."
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