Chapter 41 Doubt
The top five in the Chinese language group are Hu Yiqun in first place, Xiao Aiyun in second place, and the other three are educated youth from other places.
After listening to Hu Yiqin's brief description of her answers at noon, Du Chenzhe knew this would be the result. So when Ye Qin dragged him to the elementary school bulletin board to read the posted notice, he was very resistant.
Hearing Ye Qin's merciless criticism, Du Chenzhe felt a surge of anger in his heart.
He is 25 years old this year, six years older than Ye Qin. Seeing Ye Qin scolding his son in public, Du Chenzhe snorted and for the first time did not give Ye Qin face: "Is it rare to be a teacher? Everyone is good at different things."
Ye Qin had boasted about him in the dormitory before, but he didn't expect that not only did he fail to pass Xiao Aiyu's exam, he didn't even make it to the re-examination. He was extremely disappointed and spoke very rudely.
"Being a teacher is not a rare thing? Then why did you apply for the exam? Du Chenzhe, don't you think that doing this is a waste of everyone's time and the ink and paper of the elementary school?"
Du Chenzhe felt as if an invisible whip was lashing his soul fiercely, and his face was burning.
There were dozens of people gathered in front of the notice board. Ye Qin accused him so righteously. How could Du Chenzhe save his face?
"Ye Qin, could you please be more polite? Didn't your parents teach you to respect others?!" Du Chenzhe was so angry that he left after saying this.
The way Ye Qin and Du Chenzhe get along has always been that she acts coquettishly and he dotes on her. No matter if Ye Qin is angry or hits someone, Du Chenzhe always appears as a caring elder brother and takes good care of her.
This time Ye Qin couldn't control her temper. She thought Du Chenzhe would coax her like before, but she didn't expect Du Chenzhe to react so violently. Ye Qin was a little at a loss for a moment.
Ye Qin looked around blankly, and saw Tao Nanfeng and Xiao Aiyun in the crowd. He ran over as if he had seen his relatives, and pulled Tao Nanfeng's sleeve. His nose twitched and tears fell down: "Tao Nanfeng, go beat him up for me, he, he is too unreasonable!"
Tao Nanfeng saw it clearly from the side. To be honest, Ye Qin's attitude was not like that of a lover at all. It was more like a disappointed mother scolding her disappointing son. Anyone would be unhappy. If it weren't for Du Chenzhe's problem, Tao Nanfeng might have criticized Ye Qin.
However, Tao Nanfeng thought a little more.
First of all, it is not normal that Du Chenzhe’s test score is so low and Hu Yiqin’s score is so high.
Tao Nanfeng and Xiao Aiyun specifically inquired about their basic situation.
Du Chenzhe was once a top student at De County No. 1 Middle School and was an excellent writer; Hu Yiqun had average grades, plain looks, and didn't usually read much literature, but was warm and generous, and had a clever tongue.
How can a person who used to have mediocre grades and didn’t like reading get the first place in the exam? The "educated youth poet" with outstanding literary talent didn't even make it into the top five?
When something is abnormal, there must be something wrong.
Thinking of this, Tao Nanfeng said to Ye Qin, "Don't cry. Crying won't solve the problem. If Du Chenzhe really made a mistake and didn't do well in the exam, then your attitude just now was very wrong. He was right. You really don't respect people."
When Ye Qin heard Tao Nanfeng's criticism, she forgot to shed tears and stared at her with big eyes: "Did I do anything wrong?"
Tao Nanfeng nodded with a serious expression.
Although Ye Qin is spoiled, he is not the kind of person who is unreasonable. If Xiao Aiyun said this, she would probably refute it stubbornly, but this was said by Tao Nanfeng.
Tao Nanfeng has always been a man of few words, but every word he says is sincere and he never tells lies.
"I, I was wrong?" Ye Qin seemed to want to prove something and looked at Xiao Aiyun for help.
Xiao Aiyun rolled her eyes at her and said, "Of course you are wrong. Who doesn't want to get good grades? He was already upset that he didn't make it to the re-examination, and you scolded him in front of so many people. He is your boyfriend, not your son! The ancients said that you should discipline your son in front of the hall and your wife by your pillow. Don't you understand this truth? I think you are just spoiled."
Ye Qin felt aggrieved when he heard Xiao Aiyun's exaggerated criticism of him, and tears began to fall again.
"But I'm so disappointed. I always heard him say that he has a high level of literature and good academic performance, but this is the result? The gap is too big, it shows that he is just bragging! He is angry? I am still angry."
Tao Nanfeng and Xiao Aiyun exchanged glances, and Tao Nanfeng said, "I'm going to talk to Teacher Li. You guys go back to the dormitory first."
Xiao Aiyun took Ye Qin away, and Tao Nanfeng walked straight into the teacher's office.
According to the architectural design, there are two teachers' offices in Xiufengshan Primary School, one for Chinese and one for mathematics. Each office has four desks, and art, music, and physical education teachers are arranged separately.
Because they were still moving, the three teachers who had just been promoted were all in one office. When they saw Tao Nanfeng coming, they all stood up happily and said, "Tao Nanfeng, why are you here?"
Tao Nanfeng sat opposite Li Minli and said softly, "I saw the results of the announcement."
Li Minli thought she was not satisfied with the ranking, and explained nervously: "Is there a problem? I graded the papers very fairly, and I definitely did not favor anyone. Although Xiao Aiyun did well in the exam, Hu Yiqin was better in terms of the paper and composition."
Tao Nanfeng knew that she had won five public school teacher positions by competing with Miao Jing, and that Teacher Li Minli was very grateful to her, but she did not expect that her ordinary words would lead to her almost panicked explanation.
Power is a good thing, but those who possess it must be careful in what they say and do.
After setting this line of defense for himself in his heart, Tao Nanfeng smiled and said to Li Minli: "No problem, I believe in Teacher Li. Xiao Aiyun signed up with everyone, you just follow the rules, and you are not afraid of anyone if it is fair and just.
This time I came here with a question. Du Chenzhe also signed up, so why was he not included in the re-examination list? As far as I know, he has a very solid foundation in literature and he likes to write poetry and read books. This shouldn't happen. ”
When she asked about Du Chenzhe, Li Minli finally found a place to vent all the words in her heart.
"Oh, I was surprised when I was marking the test papers. Du Chenzhe only scored in the 40s, ranking last. I discussed with the other two teachers. All the applicants were educated youth. They had no chance to study in the past few years while working on the farm. They may have forgotten all the knowledge points, so the test papers were not difficult. I didn't expect... Oh! In order to save face for everyone, we will not announce the scores this time, only the interview list."
Tao Nanfeng's mind moved, and suddenly an idea came to his mind. Is it possible that Du Chenzhe and Hu Yiqun swapped the test papers?
If so, everything makes sense.
Why hide it from Ye Qin? Because he has something to hide.
Why are the results unexpected? Because the first place should actually be Du Chenzhe. Given his writing style and talent, it is normal for him to get first place in the exam.
Tao Nanfeng looked up at Li Minli: "Teacher Li, can you let me see Du Chenzhe and Hu Yiqin's test papers?"
Li Minli hesitated for a moment, stood up and whispered a few words with Zhao Yingjie and Teacher Sun Yuan. After getting everyone's consent, she closed the door of the office, opened the drawer and took out the test papers, and put Hu Yiqin and Du Chenzhe's papers in front of Tao Nanfeng: "These are their papers, please keep them confidential."
Tao Nanfeng nodded and quickly looked through the two people's test papers.
She was also an educated person, and she felt something was wrong at first sight. No matter how bad Du Chenzhe is, he wouldn't memorize "The sun sets over the mountains, the Yellow River flows into the sea" in "Farewell to Meng Haoran at the Yellow Crane Tower"
No matter how shameless Du Chenzhe is, he would not rewrite Niu Han's "Half Tree" into his own poem and even make a far-fetched claim that it is "half a tree in my hometown", right?
Looking more closely at the handwriting of the two, it is found that Hu Yiqin and Du Chenzhe's handwriting are surprisingly similar, almost indistinguishable from the original. But just like when Li Gui meets Li Kui, they can tell who is better by just comparing them.
The handwriting on "Hu Yiqin"'s test paper was beautiful and elegant, exactly the same as the handwriting on the poem that Du Chenzhe had shown her.
The handwriting on "Du Chenzhe"'s test paper is a bit stiff, with traces of tracing.
Tao Nanfeng didn't say anything for a long time, so Li Minli asked her, "Tao Nanfeng, what's wrong? Is there something wrong?"
Tao Nanfeng nodded: "That's not right. I suspect these two people swapped the test papers."
"What?!" The three teachers exclaimed at the same time.
What is a teacher? As a teacher, morality comes first. A teacher with bad character will be a disaster for children. In order to pass the exam, he actually came up with the crooked trick of asking someone to take the exam for him and changing his name on the spot. This...
This is an insult to the profession of "teacher"!
Li Minli said solemnly: "If this is true, I will never tolerate it. Xiufengshan Farm Primary School cannot allow people like Hu Yiqin to be teachers."
Zhao Yingjie also said: "I suggest reporting this to higher authorities and severely punishing Hu Yiqin and Du Chenzhe. This precedent cannot be set!"
Sun Yuan is a general teacher who teaches everything from music, art, to physical education. When he has nothing to do, he plays games with the children. He has a cheerful and easy-going personality. He thought about it and still felt a little bit reluctant.
"Just handle it internally, right? Don't report it to the field office. Firstly, we are just suspicious. If the person involved denies it, it will be hard to determine whether the test paper was swapped. Secondly, Du Chenzhe may have done this just to help Hu Yiqin, but he used the wrong method."
At that time, many of the educated youth were forced to go down to the countryside as a helpless choice. The educated youth who had once lived in cities came to the harsh rural areas to work and temper themselves, and the adaptation process was very difficult. Therefore, there is empathy among the educated youth. You understand my suffering and I sympathize with your difficulties.
In particular, the educated youth from De County were the second batch to come to Xiufengshan Farm. They worked here for several years and suffered the most. As one of the first educated youth from Yuezhou to come to the farm, Sun Yuan was the one who went to pick up Hu Yiqun and Du Chenzhe when they first arrived. He did not want to see the two of them being notified and punished.
If this is noted in your file, your future prospects will be affected. Files will stay with a person for a lifetime.
Li Minli frowned, repeatedly compared the two test papers, and finally asked Tao Nanfeng: "What do you think?"
The person Tao Nanfeng thought of at this moment was Ye Qin.
Du Chenzhe is Ye Qin's boyfriend, but he takes the risk of being discovered for cheating and tries his best to help Hu Yiqin. What is the relationship between him and Hu Yiqin? Or in other words...is there any evidence?
The reason why he hid it from Ye Qin was probably because he was afraid that she would find out something? Is Du Chenzhe, a man full of secrets, really Ye Qin's ideal man?
Thinking of Xiang Bei's theory of "open plots, not conspiracy", Tao Nanfeng stood up, with a sincere and humble attitude: "I can only raise doubts. As for the final judgment and how to deal with it, I would like to ask you who are responsible for the selection to decide."
After hearing what Tao Nanfeng said, Li Minli felt relieved and nodded, "Okay, let's discuss how to deal with it. Thank you for telling us this news. If the test papers were really swapped, someone like Hu Yiqin is definitely not qualified to be a teacher. In addition, please keep it a secret and don't tell anyone about this."
Tao Nanfeng agreed and walked out of the office. After taking two steps, he saw Ye Qin standing in front of the bulletin board in a daze.
Tao Nanfeng asked her: "Didn't I tell you to go back to the dormitory? Why are you standing here?"
Ye Qin had obviously cried, and her voice was still nasal: "I don't want to go back... Did you find out anything? Why did Du Chenzhe do so poorly in the exam?"
Tao Nanfeng hesitated for a moment, but finally kept everything secret. She shook her head and said, "I didn't find out anything."
Ye Qin nodded listlessly, feeling a little conflicted: "Well, you just said that I had a bad attitude, should I apologize?"
Tao Nanfeng pursed his lips and said, "Let's put it aside for now and talk about it tomorrow."
The wind leaves a sound behind, and the wild geese leave traces behind. The truth about Du Chenzhe and Hu Yiqin's cheating will naturally come to light tomorrow.
Although Tao Nanfeng asked Ye Qin to put it aside for the time being, how could Ye Qin calm down? At night, she didn't get Du Chenzhe's apology, and she didn't sleep well at all. She tossed and turned on the bunk bed, sighing constantly.
"Du Chenzhe said I was disrespectful. Did I really do a bad job? I just felt that there was a gap between what he said and what he did, so I was angry. In my mind, Du Chenzhe is a talented man with poetry in his heart and beauty in his eyes. How could such a person not even rank among the top five in the exam for elementary school Chinese teachers?"
After hearing this, Xiao Aiyun couldn't stand it anymore, so she simply turned over and sat up, saying bluntly: "Ye Qin, I think there is something wrong with your brain. You didn't get the point at all."
The moonlight poured into the dormitory through the window, making the dormitory hazy.
Ye Qin sat up from the bed and stared at Xiao Aiyun intently. Although he couldn't see her face clearly, Ye Qin could sense a sense of irritation from her tone.
Tao Nanfeng and Li Huilan were completely unable to sleep, so they could only turn over in bed and listen quietly to the two people arguing.
When Ye Qin heard Xiao Aiyun scold her for having "something wrong with her brain", she subconsciously retorted: "What's wrong with me? I think you have a problem!"
Xiao Aiyun prepared a day's lesson plan today, including teaching focus, teaching process, teaching content, teaching organization and arrangement... She wrote several pages of paper. She originally wanted to go to bed early so that she could be in the best condition for the trial lecture tomorrow. She didn't expect Ye Qin tossing and turning beside her, and nagging like a fool, which made her headache.
When Xiao Aiyun got angry, she spoke directly and no longer concealed her feelings.
"Whether you are respectful, whether Du Chenzhe doesn't take the exam seriously, whether he brags in front of you... none of this matters! What you should be most concerned about is why he signed up with Hu Yiqin but didn't tell you, and why his and Hu Yiqin's exam scores are completely opposite! You don't pay attention to such an obvious contradiction, but keep dwelling on why you lost your temper. If this isn't a broken brain, what is it?"
Ye Qin's voice faded: "Du Chenzhe said that Hu Yiqin helped him register but forgot to tell him..."
Xiao Aiyun made a "tsk——" sound, "What a joke! When registering, you need to fill out a form that includes age, place of origin, family background, school graduated from, family members, specialties, graduation exam results... Can Hu Yiqin help him fill out so much information?"
When Ye Qin heard this, his back suddenly stiffened and he didn't say anything for a long time.
Under the dim moonlight, Tao Nanfeng could see clearly that there were two lines of tears on Ye Qin's face.
A 19-year-old girl, just beginning to fall in love, is suddenly deceived by her first boyfriend. No one can bear it.
Tao Nanfeng opened his mouth, wanting to say something to comfort Ye Qin, but he couldn't find the words. She has no experience in love, and doesn't know how it feels to be worried or hesitant, let alone how to deal with being deceived.
It is the hottest time of the year, but it is relatively cool in the mountains, and it is just right to lie in bed with a thin sheet at night.
Li Huilan stretched her foot out from under the bed sheet and kicked Xiao Aiyun: "Say less, we are good sisters living in the same dormitory, so please be more tactful when giving suggestions."
Xiao Aiyun was kicked sideways by Li Huilan, and fell back on the bed, pulled the sheet over her stomach, and said unhappily, "Since you are my sister, I will tell you the truth, otherwise I would never remind you. You are so happy now, don't come to me to complain when you cry in the future."
Ye Qin sobbed and said, "What should I do? Go ask him? I had an argument with him this afternoon, and he stormed off before we could say a few words. He hasn't said a single word to soften his tone since then. You guys say my attitude is wrong, and you also say he has a problem. What do you want me to do?"
It is true that a girl’s IQ decreases when she is in love. Ye Qin is usually a straightforward person, and he acts and speaks clearly and crisply, but when he meets Du Chenzhe, he becomes confused, entangled and weak.
The four girls live in one dormitory, eat and live together, and have a really good relationship. Seeing Ye Qin sad, Xiao Aiyun felt uncomfortable too and sighed.
"I'll tell you the truth. I suspect there's something wrong between Du Chenzhe and Hu Yiqin. I don't know what the problem is, and I don't have any evidence. If you believe me, don't make it public, and don't go find Du Chenzhe. After the trial lecture is over tomorrow, I'll go with you to find out."
Ye Qin was so shocked that he threw off the bed sheet and sat up from his knees on the bed: "Is there something wrong with Du Chenzhe and Hu Yiqin? What is the problem? Is it a problem of male and female behavior? This, this, this...isn't this a crime of hooliganism?"
Tao Nanfeng's low and cold voice quickly calmed Ye Qin down: "Don't worry, be careful first, and we will wait and see what happens."
Xiao Aiyun added: "It's not necessarily a crime of hooliganism. I just have some doubts. Think about it, if it was an ordinary gay relationship, why would Hu Yiqin register for Du Chenzhe? Why did they enter the examination room together and hand in the examination papers at the same time? Why was there such a big reversal in the examination results? Du Chenzhe, who is talented in writing, didn't make it into the top five, but Hu Yiqin, who doesn't like to study, ranked among the top?"
Ye Qin seemed to have his mind opened up, and suddenly he understood: "Ah~ You mean...they exchanged the test papers!"
Cheating in the exam? !
Li Huilan didn't expect to hear such explosive news. She turned over and lay on the bed, reaching out to pull Tao Nanfeng: "Say something, what's going on?"
Tao Nanfeng stretched out a finger and placed it on his lips, making a soft "Hush..."
The night wind blew in, fluttering the curtains. The soft curtains swayed like waves, and everyone's heart began to beat violently.
In order to get Hu Yiqun admitted as a primary school teacher, Du Chenzhe was willing to do such a terrible thing!
In the silence, Tao Nanfeng said seriously: "No one is allowed to tell this suspicion to anyone, so as not to alert the enemy. Do you hear me?"
Xiao Aiyun reacted immediately: "I know the seriousness of the matter. I won't say anything without any evidence." Even if exposing this matter would be beneficial to Xiao Aiyun, she would not slander others.
Li Huilan nodded rapidly: "I heard it, I heard it, I definitely won't tell anyone."
Tao Nanfeng looked up at Ye Qin and saw that she was pale and her eyes were distracted. After a long while, he squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: "If it is something else, I can forgive him as long as he explains it clearly. But if his character is corrupt, I will never forgive him!"
Ye Qin's father was a state official with strong principles. He was honest and upright and he despised favoritism and corruption. Influenced by him, Ye Qin has a strong sense of morality.
No matter how much I love you, I can't.
Hearing this, Tao Nanfeng breathed a sigh of relief, covered his lower abdomen and knees with the quilt, closed his eyes and said, "Let's go to sleep. The teachers at the farm primary school will definitely deal with it fairly tomorrow."
The author has something to say:
Don’t worry, my dears, Du Chenzhe’s true identity will be revealed in the updated chapter tonight at 9 o’clock.
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