Chapter 57 Fool
The excitement of the preliminary round, coupled with the joy of counterattacking to second place, aroused Tan Chengshi's stronger desire to win.
He went to bed later and later, and in order to save time, he didn't even do his homework seriously and just did it casually.
His parents are serious people who attach great importance to their son's studies. When they found out that their son was not doing his job properly, they immediately asked him the reason.
The next day, he went to school to find Yan Shouzhen and told him that he wanted to withdraw from the competition.
Tan's father: "A student who is about to take the college entrance examination is participating in a messy competition. How can you, as a class teacher, be so irresponsible?"
Tan's mother: "Young teachers are not stable. I have long felt that the school's arrangement is inappropriate."
Tan's father: "If my son fails to get into college, you will be responsible!"
Tan's mother: "Since the school can't arrange another teacher to be the class teacher, then this is the only way. We as parents can't change the school's decision. Teacher Yan, we hope this won't happen again."
Yan Shouzhen was scolded.
He agreed to let Tan Chengshi withdraw from the competition and promised to be serious and responsible, and only then did Tan's parents leave.
Tan Chengshi was very embarrassed and lowered his head and said, "Teacher Yan, I'm sorry, my parents have always been rather harsh in their speech."
"Don't be sorry, your parents are right!" Yan Shouzhen patted his student on the shoulder, "You should focus on your studies. It's just a small competition, so don't feel sorry if you can't continue to participate. You did very well in the preliminary round, and leaving such a beautiful memory is enough."
"Well, I didn't know the priorities and was too concerned about the semi-finals. You told me before not to spend too much energy on the competition, but I didn't listen." Tan Chengshi was a little annoyed, "I made a mistake. My parents shouldn't have scolded you."
But no matter how he explained, his parents just felt that the teacher was wrong.
Young teachers are inexperienced, ignorant, unable to distinguish between important and unimportant matters, and do not consider the future of their students.
"Your parents are too concerned about your grades. You can't blame them."
Yan Shouzhen gave him some advice.
Tan Chengshi thought it over, nodded and said, "I understand. I will study hard."
"Okay, go back to the classroom."
Yan Shouzhen didn't care about the knowledge contest. He later learned that in previous years the school had invited students from the first and second year of high school to participate in the competition.
This year, the dean asked him to lead the team and asked him to randomly pick three people from the class to participate in the competition. He also concealed the nature of the quiz competition, all in order to cause trouble for him.
In fact, if he was eliminated in the preliminary round, how much responsibility could he take?
The dean of studies is really narrow-minded and has a very small vision.
But now that things have come to this, we can’t just withdraw from the competition.
It seems that other schools take it very seriously, so No. 1 Middle School should at least finish the competition.
The problem was that Tan Chengshi couldn't go, and Huang Xiu happened to have a cold and took leave.
The final exams were coming up soon, and other students had no intention of participating in extracurricular competitions.
Only two contestants are needed for the semi-finals, but at the moment only Tang Xueli can go.
One more person is missing.
Yan Shouzhen mentioned this at the class meeting, and repeatedly emphasized that it should be voluntary and that people should not spend too much time on it.
Students in the top classes care more about their test scores. If they do poorly in the final exam, they will have a bad year, so students are not very motivated.
Yan Shouzhen had expected this to happen.
Just when he was thinking of just picking someone from the first and second year of high school, Tang Limei volunteered.
After school, when Yan Shouzhen met Tang Xueli in the parking lot, he asked her, "What do you think?"
Tang Xueli raised her eyebrows, "Why are you asking for my opinion?"
Yan Shouzhen unlocked the bicycle, held the handlebars, and looked at Tang Xueli: "The semi-finals are a doubles competition, so of course I have to ask you what you think of your next partner."
Tang Xueli chuckled: "If I'm not satisfied with this partner, will you change him?"
"Of course." Yan Shouzhen said seriously, not joking, "I respect your choice."
"No need to change anyone, just her."
Tang Xueli didn't want to make things too complicated. It was just a game-like competition, mainly for entertainment, and there was no need to spend so much time and energy.
It is too troublesome to let Yan Shouzhen, a substitute teacher, go to the lower grades to find people and communicate with them.
If she had the time, she would rather listen to Yan Shouzhen explain a few physics problems.
The semi-finals will be on December 31st, the last day of the year.
The driver was still the same one as before.
As soon as he got in the car, Yan Shouzhen took out a draft paper and prepared to explain the question to Tang Xueli.
He asked Tang Limei to come over and listen, but Tang Limei shook her head again and again, "I get carsick. I can't read in the car. I'll vomit if I read. You guys go ahead and talk. Don't worry about me. I'll sit in the front."
She chatted with the driver along the way, occasionally looking back at Tang Xueli and Yan Shouzhen behind her.
The car drove steadily to No. 6 Middle School and several people got off.
Yan Shouzhen wanted to report first, so he walked ahead.
Tang Limei pulled Tang Xueli's clothes.
Tang Xueli: "Hmm?"
"You are quite close to Teacher Yan." Tang Limei looked at Tang Xueli meaningfully.
"Yeah." Tang Xueli just responded calmly.
"He should not be like Lao Cui, you should be careful." Tang Limei said sarcastically: "Teacher Yan is handsome, but it is hard to say what kind of person he is. I think he is not serious, and he does not have the dignity and stability of a teacher."
Tang Xueli said without any tone: "Cui Weishan is very dignified and steady."
"…Why did you mention Lao Cui!" Tang Limei said, "He is too good at disguising himself. Have you ever heard of a wolf in sheep's clothing? Maybe Teacher Yan is also such a person."
Tang Xueli walked straight ahead, treating Tang Limei as air.
"I'm concerned about you, don't be unwilling to listen." Tang Limei followed closely behind Tang Xueli, chattering non-stop: "You may not have heard it because you are buried in books every day. Many people in the school are talking about Teacher Yan! You said he was not a teacher at No. 1 Middle School before, so why did he suddenly come to substitute for a class? Don't you think it's strange?"
Tang Xueli stopped and looked at Tang Limei: "I suggest you learn less from Zhao Hongye."
"What happened to Zhao Hongye?"
Talking about Teacher Yan, why did it involve Zhao Hongye?
This topic jumps too quickly!
Tang Xueli didn't explain and went straight into the teaching building.
It's hard to talk to stupid people.
Tang Limei didn't react until she arrived at the auditorium and sat in the seat designated by the contestants.
"Tang Xueli, are you calling me a gossip?"
"You react really quickly."
Tang Limei gritted her teeth and said, "You are really good! Who did you learn to curse without using any dirty words?"
Tang Xueli closed her eyes and ignored her, and no matter what she said, she didn't respond at all.
Tang Limei found it boring and ran off to chat with people from other schools.
After Yan Shouzhen finished his report, he held a short meeting for a few minutes. When he came back, he saw one of them running out to chat with others enthusiastically, and the other one had his eyes closed, looking like an old immortal.
"Are you asleep?" Yan Shouzhen asked softly in her ear.
Tang Xueli slowly opened her eyes, "Almost."
"Let me tell you, the schedule has been temporarily modified." Yan Shouzhen said with a smile: "The semi-finals and finals will be held together today."
Tang Xueli: "Yeah, it's good."
You can make one less trip.
"Also, there's an additional event in the semi-finals." Yan Shouzhen waved his hands in the air, "Let me guess what you can do."
"Guess what?" Tang Xueli asked.
"Idiom." Yan Shouzhen paused and asked, "Do you and Tang Limei have any tacit understanding?"
Tang Xueli sneered helplessly and said nothing.
The tacit understanding between her and Tang Limei?
Whether or not they have tacit understanding is not the most important thing now. What’s important is that Tang Limei has no brains at all!
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