Jiang Qiao looked at the other person in surprise, "Teacher, can we skip the tutoring? Can I study at home by myself?"
Liu Zhanyu shook his head, his face serious. "Jiang Qiao, I'm not just tutoring you in our courses, but also in other things that you have to learn. This is what the higher-ups have ordered, and you can't refuse. I'm just following orders, so there's no other way. You have to cooperate with me. You can't just watch me get scolded by the leaders, can you?"
Jiang Qiao immediately objected, "What do you leaders mean by this? What am I supposed to learn? I never intended to work with you. I'm just a student; books are enough to keep me busy. Why would I need to learn anything else?"
Liu Zhanyu smiled and said, "You'll find out when the time comes. I don't think you'll need to do anything. After all, healing is a skill, isn't it? Maybe you'll be needed to treat people. I don't know how it will be arranged. I just follow orders. Let's go to the classroom."
Jiang Qiao was definitely unhappy. She felt like she had been tricked. In her heart, she cursed Jiang Jinyu. What kind of brother was he? She treated him like family, but he didn't treat her like a relative at all. He didn't agree before, but now he's here waiting for her.
He knew perfectly well that she wasn't interested in this line of work, yet he still insisted on dragging her along. What was he trying to do? But she could only grumble about it to herself.
Who told her that she couldn't reveal her true identity? If she did, Jiang Jinyu probably wouldn't be able to sleep peacefully for the rest of her life. But being schemed against by her own brother was also incredibly painful for Jiang Qiao.
Even when she arrived in the classroom and met her classmates, she didn't show a smile. She simply introduced herself to everyone and then calmly went to her seat under everyone's watchful eyes.
At their first meeting, Jiang Qiao didn't leave a very good impression on everyone, and each person had their own opinion, but Jiang Qiao didn't care about that.
She's here to study, not to sell her smiles. If she's not happy, she naturally won't be able to smile, so why force herself?
Liu Zhanyu knew Jiang Qiao would be unhappy, and he probably wouldn't be happy either.
However, he has to follow orders. He almost messed things up last time, and this time he has to redeem himself. If he doesn't do well again, he'll be in for a scolding.
Jiang Qiao was upset, which was understandable, but the order was still carried out thoroughly. After school, the order was given to tutor Jiang Qiao and take her home. The higher-ups had also given instructions to ensure Jiang Qiao's safety. I don't know what the leaders were thinking. If they were really worried about Jiang Qiao getting into trouble, they shouldn't have let her child get involved with them. It's no wonder they attract unwanted attention.
On the way, Jiang Qiao asked about Song Shutian's situation. "I don't know either. It's so far away, and he doesn't report to me. As for those children like Milan back then, we are also investigating, but it's been too long and it's not easy to investigate. Moreover, one thing after another keeps happening. Anyway, it's upsetting to hear about it."
"By the way, I haven't seen you interacting with your classmates. You can't keep doing this. You arrived late already; if you don't chat with everyone more, you'll easily get isolated."
Jiang Qiao snorted, "Am I the kind of person who's afraid of being isolated? I didn't have many friends in junior high either. It's a pity that they were all scattered in high school. Otherwise, I could have been in the same class as my deskmate."
"Hey, whether you know each other or not, you'll get to know each other eventually. You need to take the initiative, so that if you need anything in the future, everyone can help you."
Jiang Qiao didn't want to waste Liu Zhanyu's kindness, so she said, "Okay, I'll try tomorrow."
Whether to try or not, Liu Zhanyu didn't know, but Jiang Qiao had made up her mind to let nature take its course.
However, she was truly dedicated to her studies. After returning home, she studied on her own for an hour, then read some other books, and meditated for half an hour before bed. Some things require persistence; if you haven't started learning, then so be it. But since she had already begun, she would practice diligently. She didn't want to let Hou Diankui down.
Besides, she doesn't even know who her hidden enemy is yet. She should focus on improving her own skills first, so that they can be useful in crucial moments. She doesn't want to die as unjustly as she did in her previous life, without even a chance to fight back.
The next morning, when Jiang Qiao got up, she was surprised to see Chunming. After he stopped going to high school, Hou Diankui's little apprentice had been given a job learning carving at an arts and crafts factory.
Early in the morning, Chunming excitedly introduced his job to Jiang Qiao, and the two parted ways at the crossroads.
Actually, Jiang Qiao thought that fools sometimes have good luck. Hou Diankui must have a reason for letting Chunming learn this. He guessed that once Chunming learned it, Old Master Hou would definitely have to find another place for his apprentice.
Chunming obviously didn't think that much about it; he just felt that now that he was working and could earn money, he could help ease the burden on his family.
Thinking back to the smug look on that guy's face when he left, telling her he'd treat her to something delicious when he got paid, Jiang Qiao couldn't help but laugh. Chunming was just an apprentice now, so his salary probably wouldn't be much; it would be good enough if it was enough for his own expenses.
"Jiang Qiao, Jiang Qiao, slow down, wait for me—"
Zhao Jianjun pedaled his bicycle hard, not forgetting to call out to Jiang Qiao.
"When did you get back? I didn't see you. Now we can go to school together. Look, this is the new bicycle my dad bought me. Isn't it nice?"
Seeing Zhao Jianjun's smug look, Jiang Qiao smiled and said, "Oh my, Uncle is really generous, a new car."
Zhao Jianjun proudly raised his head and said, "From now on, the two of us can go to and from school together. Isn't that great? We can ride bicycles together, which is much more comfortable than the three of us riding one bike before."
Jiang Qiao sighed, "Going to and from school together is not possible for the time being. As you know, I've missed too many classes. Every day, the teachers have to give me extra lessons, and I have to go early in the morning. Otherwise, I'll definitely be last in the class at the end of the semester."
Zhao Jianjun nodded in agreement with Jiang Qiao's explanation, "I've never seen a student waste so much time. Make sure you get proper tutoring. If you don't do well on the exam, you might have to repeat a grade. Then all that skipping a grade would have been for nothing. Let's go—"
Jiang Qiao smirked at Zhao Jianjun from behind, then followed behind, pedaling the wheels hard.
"Jiang Qiao, what exactly did you go out to do? Why did it take you so long?"
"What can I do? Something happened to a relative's family, so I went to help take care of them. I only got back yesterday, so I didn't have time to find out which class Li Ling is in now."
When Li Ling was mentioned, Zhao Jianjun paused for a moment, "She was in the same class as me, and now she's really something."
Zhao Jianjun never dreamed that Li Ling would actually get into high school and even be in the same class as him. Someone who used to be such a bad student has suddenly become a good student. Who can he reason with?
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