Chapter 53 Lecture

Although the person who came was not that leader, his importance was definitely not insignificant. Several school leaders had seen him on TV two days ago.

Beside him, the head and deputy head of the Ministry of Education are all there. These three people alone would shock people wherever they are.

They had imagined that someone from the Ministry of Education would come and take the lead, but they had never imagined that such a high-ranking leader would come.

After being shocked, Principal Zeng immediately winked at the last person in charge of finance in the team, "You are young and fast, go and tell Lin Qiao right away."

At least you should be mentally prepared so that you won’t be startled if you suddenly see someone later.

Seeing the person running away, he and a group of leaders went to meet him. The person was very approachable and had a gentle smile on his face. "After all, it was your school teacher who suggested this. Our first stop is to come and see you. Don't be nervous, just proceed as usual."

Who dares to do this as usual?

Not to mention the level of the visitors, just the first stop is enough to make people feel flattered. Yandu has several high schools affiliated with famous schools.

Principal Zeng smiled cautiously, "Welcome, welcome. It is a great honor for our school to have you here."

"Where is your laboratory built?" The visitor obviously didn't have much time to greet them. He asked while smiling and walking.

Principal Zeng and Vice Principal Qi hurriedly led the way, and a group of people followed them to the laboratory building.

The experimental building is actually quite ordinary. From the outside, there is no difference between it and the teaching building. There is only a sign on the wall: "Keep exploring and strive for knowledge."

The visitor apparently thought these words were good, and stopped to look at them for a while, asking, "Who wrote this?"

"Our school's vice-principal is Qi Yuan." Principal Zeng introduced him to Vice-Principal Qi.

Vice Principal Qi looked fine, and raised his hand to adjust his glasses. "The money allocated by the state must be used where it matters most, so we wrote it ourselves, and it wasn't very good."

"I think it's good." The visitor put his hands behind his back and took another look before walking inside. "The handwriting is good, and the heart to do practical things for students is even better."

This was a compliment. Several school leaders breathed a sigh of relief and quickly followed the other party's footsteps, leading the person to the chemistry laboratory.

Lin Qiao was doing preparations for the class inside, checking the equipment and reagents one by one at the lab table to see if there was anything missing.

Knowing who was coming, she didn't show any nervousness. Firstly, she was the type who would become more stable when faced with difficulties. Secondly, the name of Mr. Ji had appeared in history textbooks. He was still very angry at his granddaughter at home. She just needed to keep a normal mind.

Whether a person is truly preparing or just putting on an act for others to see, one of these people who has seen countless people can still tell.

The Ministry of Education has the list of teachers and classes for the open classes reported by the schools. "Is this the teacher Lin Qiao who gave the leaders advice?"

Principal Zeng nodded.

"Very down-to-earth comrades." The visitor said. Lin Qiao had already noticed them and walked up to them and greeted them openly.

Today she was wearing a simple white shirt and black trousers, with her hair neatly tied behind her head, which softened the aggression of her eyes. But she still looked young, but because she acted in a measured way and had a neither humble nor arrogant attitude, except for the first glance, people quickly overlooked her age.

It just so happened that she taught chemistry, and Principal Zeng asked her to introduce the laboratory and the equipment on the laboratory table to the visitors.

She spoke clearly and was very knowledgeable about everything in the laboratory. The deputy leader of the Education Bureau nodded and said softly, "You have a solid foundation in teaching."

This person was promoted from a teaching position and used to be the president of a famous university. He can say this, which shows that he is truly solid.

After everyone had a brief tour, the bell rang and students began to come in from the front door.

For this open class, Lin Qiao chose Class 4, which she was more familiar with and had better cooperation with. When they entered the room and saw so many leaders sitting in the back row, everyone was a little nervous at first, especially introverted people like Li Xiaoqiu. But when they saw the experimental equipment on the table, their attention was attracted by the equipment.

However, they had also followed Lin Qiao in doing this several times before, and knew not to mess with the equipment and reagents before the teacher explained the experimental process and how to use them.

A group of three students sat on the stools behind the laboratory table. Their eyes were shining and their faces were filled with anticipation and excitement.

"Your teacher Lin, could it be that he didn't take the students to rehearse in advance?" the deputy leader of the Ministry of Education asked Principal Zeng in a low voice.

When he said this, others also looked over.

He explained in a low voice: "Generally, for such open classes, we would go through the procedures in advance in case something goes wrong during class."

Those who are confident and experienced will go through the process in advance, while those who are not confident will even have a trial lecture in advance, but Lin Qiao obviously did not do that. After all, whether it is a trial lecture or going through the process, it will reduce the students' expectations to some extent. When Lin Qiao brought this class, everyone was ready to start.

Although judging by the students' anticipation, she must be a very good speaker, but she was very brave not to rehearse beforehand.

When the bell rang and Lin Qiao actually started teaching, they realized that Lin Qiao's courage to speak so directly was definitely not just due to his courage.

When she stood on the podium, she was more calm and confident than when she was checking the equipment just now, but she was in a relaxed state throughout the lecture.

This relaxation comes not only from her thorough understanding of the lecture content, but also from her absolute control over the lecture rhythm.

She knows exactly where and how to mobilize students' emotions. In her class, no student will be distracted.

This is very rare. Some old teachers who have been teaching for a lifetime still sound like chanting scriptures when they lecture, and students just feel drowsy after listening to them.

When the students actually started doing the experiment, they even forgot that there was a leader behind them and they were fully engaged and excited.

"The class was well taught and the laboratory is well built." After the students finished the first experiment, the man stood up with a smile.

His assistant immediately explained to him that he had something else to do later and was taking time out to attend this half class.

This person is very busy, it's good that he can spare time to listen to this half class.

Several leaders of prestigious schools immediately stood up and wanted to escort him out, but he stopped them with his hands, “Just keep listening, don’t disturb the students.”

Lin Qiao was checking the results of the experiment in the hallway, and was praising or giving guidance to the students on their performance. Seeing this, she also came over. This time, the other party stopped and waited for Lin Qiao to approach. She encouraged her a few more words, and then smiled warmly, "General Ji, how are you doing recently?"

As soon as this smile came out, Lin Qiao found that he was different from the friendly and approachable one before. It turned out that he was acquainted with the old man in the family.

She spoke with a younger tone, "Dad is fine, but his blood pressure is a little high. Mom is always watching him and doesn't let him eat anything too heavy."

"That's really unpleasant for him." The visitor's eyes narrowed, "He used to like to go up the mountain to hunt birds and go down the river to catch fish."

After only saying these few words, the other party left with his people. After a while, the head of the Ministry of Education also left, leaving only the deputy head and others to hear the end.

This guy has a lot of teaching experience and always hits the nail on the head. Lin Qiao had a chat with him and not only did the conversation turn out to be quite interesting, but he also benefited a lot from it.

The other party was also quite interested in chatting, but it was obvious that there was not much time left, and soon prepared to leave. Before leaving, he mentioned Xu Li, saying that Xu Li was a good teacher and very capable, but it was a pity that she gave too much for the family. If she could continue her studies, she would have entered a normal university a long time ago.

This is really a lack of contact. Lin Qiao didn't even know that her husband and Xu Li had so many acquaintances. No wonder Zheng Huifang always mentioned her in-laws every time she was jealous of her.

The people from the Municipal Education Bureau were the last to leave. They had not been able to speak to the senior leaders before, but now they talked to Principal Zeng and Vice Principal Qi. "You guys really got a good deal. They didn't even go to the affiliated high schools of those universities, but came to you first."

Principal Zeng was used to it, but still a little unsure, "How are we doing? Did we mess it up?"

"You call this a screw-up? You screwed up so much that I couldn't even listen to you for ten minutes and had to leave. Do you really think I have so much free time to listen to your lecture?"

People from the Municipal Education Bureau always deal with them, so they are quite familiar with them and speak more casually.

At this time, most of the students had returned to class, leaving only Lin Qiao and several class leaders and class representatives to clean up the laboratory. Principal Zeng and Vice Principal Qi escorted everyone to the school gate. Vice Principal Qi suddenly asked, "I remember that if you are an excellent employee who has not studied undergraduate courses, you can also directly take the postgraduate entrance examination, right?"

No one expected him to ask this. Not only the people from the Education Bureau, but also Principal Zeng were stunned.

Qi Fu

The principal explained, "There is a national document that states that outstanding employees who have not completed undergraduate studies but have a bachelor's degree can also apply for graduate studies directly with the recommendation of their units. Teacher Lin Qiao from our school is planning to continue her studies. Do you think she meets the requirements?"

Principal Zeng knew about this and helped out by saying, "Her level is not much worse than that of a college graduate. It's really a waste of talent for her to study for four years for an undergraduate degree."

With Lin Qiao's level, let alone being a college graduate, even if he covered his face and said he was an experienced teacher with many years of teaching, people would believe him.

However, the person from the Education Bureau hesitated for a moment, "She looks quite young to me. How many years has she been teaching?"

When Principal Zeng heard about the length of time he had taught, he knew that this matter would not be easy to handle, but he still told the truth: "Just half a year."

Vice Principal Qi mentioned this, and he said even more, "Although she has only been at the school for half a year, her achievements are obvious to all. Not only can she give advice to leaders, but she also teaches well and is especially loved by students. She is truly a rare talent."

"That's true, but half a year is too short. Even by next year, it will be difficult for your recommendation to be approved, unless..."

"Unless what?"

"Unless what?"

President Zeng and Vice President Qi spoke almost in unison, showing that they are very concerned about whether Lin Qiao can directly take the postgraduate entrance examination.

The people from the Education Bureau told them the truth, "Unless she has made some outstanding contributions. I'm not talking about giving advice to leaders, but professional contributions, such as any inventions or awards she has won. After all, the schools that make exceptions to recruit graduate students are basically not normal universities."

This is true. Lin Qiao originally didn't necessarily want to apply to a normal university.

Obviously, Lin Qiao is too young and has only been working for a short time. Considering that most college entrance examination candidates are of this age, it is difficult for him to skip the grade and take the postgraduate entrance examination.

Principal Zeng and Vice Principal Qi had no choice but to put the matter aside for the time being and send the visitors from the Education Bureau away first.

However, this open class was obviously a success. A few days later, the Ministry of Education held a meeting and the school was singled out for praise. The school was also reported in newspapers within the education system.

It was a rare opportunity for their small school to show off. Principal Zeng cut out the newspaper, carefully put it away, and praised Lin Qiao by name during the meeting.

Zheng Huifang was not there, so the attendees this time were two substitute intern teachers. The atmosphere of the meeting was unprecedentedly good, and the participants were unprecedentedly harmonious.

After the meeting, Team Leader Gao sighed: "I heard that the two interns taught very well."

This is a bit ironic. It's OK that Lin Qiao and Zheng Huifang can't compete with each other. After all, Team Leader Gao thinks she is quite good, but she can't compete with the two new interns either...

Originally, if the school was short of teachers, she would try to find some connections and maybe even go back to take over for a year or two. If she could take the opportunity to improve her level, this matter might still be resolved. Now even the two interns teach better than her, and the parents will definitely try their best not to let her come back.

Sure enough, when Zheng Huifang left, she screamed quite loudly, but she became quiet after a few days. A few days later, she went to report to the logistics department quietly.

This was a surprise to everyone. Even the head teacher of Class 3, who didn't teach chemistry, couldn't help but ask, "It's said that his wife is quite capable. Can we get her back?"

The school had not made any move on Zheng Huifang before, firstly because Principal Zeng was soft-hearted and somewhat protective of the existing staff in the school, and secondly because the school's military personnel were not easy to move. He had been demoted and criticized before, so he was naturally very cautious in his actions, which made him seem a bit procrastinating and cautious.

This time, everyone collectively reported the matter to the Education Bureau, so there was a legitimate reason to take action. But what surprised everyone the most was that Zheng Huifang actually admitted it.

After all, although the salary of a teacher is not high, you are neatly dressed and the work is not heavy. Logistics is different, there are all kinds of work.

Someone must have done anything related to purchasing before, and it was not her turn to do such idle work that did not require much work per day. Because she went home directly after transferring to logistics and did not report for work for many days, the logistics department did not hesitate to assign her to the school dormitory to manage the dormitory.

Currently, only a few single faculty members and interns live in this dormitory, including Song Jing, who took over her two classes, and another male intern.

This is so heartbreaking. I guess Zheng Huifang must be so angry every day when she sees two people going to and from get off work. I don't know who arranged this.

No one could figure it out. Two days later, news came out that her lover was investigated. She had to be very cautious for a while.

Whether the story is true or not, and whether anything has been found, the other side is very tight-lipped and there is no way to find out. However, she has been jumping around a lot lately, clamoring all day long to use her connections to get back to school. If she is not careful, she might be targeted by someone and cause her lover to be investigated, so naturally she dare not continue to make trouble.

"This happened at a really timely moment. Otherwise, if she had kept moving around, she might have really come back." Team leader Gao said as he prepared for the midterm exam.

Lin Qiao also participated in setting the questions this time. They each wrote half of the questions. Team leader Gao focused on theoretical questions, while she focused on experimental questions.

Hearing what Team Leader Gao said, the head teacher of Class 3 next to him looked at Lin Qiao with a smile and said, "It's just that the timing is too coincidental. I don't know if it was a student's parent or a family member."

"A family member?" Lin Qiao didn't react at first. It took her a while to realize that she was talking about Ji Duo. "That's impossible. He never cares about these things."

"You've been bullied to the point of being bullied, and he doesn't care?" The head teacher of Class 3 didn't believe it. "I've never heard that Captain Ji is such an easy person to talk to."

Ji Duo is not only difficult to talk to, but also has a very cunning way of dealing with things.

When he was first transferred here, some people thought he was young and didn't come from this place, so they made a lot of small moves, but he dealt with them all, and he dealt with them accurately. To this day, the soldiers under his command are the most obedient and have the best quality.

But Lin Qiao felt that her relationship with Ji Duo had not reached that level yet. Others might not know how their marriage began, but didn't she?

But what the head teacher of Class 3 said inevitably left some traces in her heart. When she went home at night, she couldn't help but look at the man twice more.

Well, it looks pretty good. The weather has been cool recently, and men are wearing military jackets again, which makes them look more abstinent and upright.

No wonder they say that if a man wants to be handsome, he should be dressed in soap, and if a woman wants to be pretty, she should be dressed in mourning. With this figure and this military uniform, she can eat two more meals of meat without looking at her face.

Lin Qiao's eyes looked quite serious at first, but as time went on, they began to show some impropriety, which made Ji Duo pause at the door. "What's wrong?"

"Do you remember Teacher Zheng who competed with me for a public class?" Lin Qiao's eyes fell on the man's broad shoulders with admiration. "I heard that her lover was investigated."

Normally, men in the army don't take off their epaulettes, which add a bit of majesty to his shoulders. Hearing this, he looked very calm, just said "hmm", put on his military cap and went into the house. It was impossible to tell whether he knew about this or not.

Lin Qiao said that it was impossible for him to do this, and she didn't ask him for help, so why did he care about her affairs?

She put the matter behind her and lowered her head to put the cushion cover that had just been dried in the sun during the day on the sofa cushion.

Unexpectedly, the man saw that she was busy, so he took one and put it on for her, asking, "Her lover has been investigated? Is she still bothering you?"

Is this because I remembered what happened last time and asked casually, or is it...

Lin Qiao stopped and looked at the man's face carefully again, but still couldn't see anything. Seeing her staring at him, he even frowned.

Should Lin Qiao ask or not?

If she asked, what if it wasn't true, it would seem that she was being too sentimental; if she didn't ask, the man's words really piqued her curiosity.

Lin Qiao looked at the man without moving. Ji Duo put the cushion back on the sofa. Seeing her looking at him, he did not move for a while.

One of the couple was sitting on the sofa, while the other was standing half leaning over the sofa. They looked at each other, as if they were waiting for the other to speak.

Can Lin Qiao take the initiative to ask this question?

She can.

Facing the man's calm gaze, which was not full of emotion, she suddenly blinked and said, "I am

Isn’t it beautiful? "

The topic changed too quickly, and even though Ji Duo had always been a face that showed his emotions and was good at hiding his emotions, his expression paused slightly when he heard the words.

But it wasn't over yet. Lin Qiao knelt on one knee on the sofa beside him and leaned in front of his eyes again, "Not beautiful, why are you staring at me without saying anything?"

Although Ji Duo still didn't say anything, he subconsciously retreated and leaned against the sofa.

Lin Qiao felt that if he was given a Tang Monk hat, he might even say with a serious face: "Please respect yourself, benefactor."

Lin Qiao felt much more comfortable. It was better than playing riddles with him and being tricked by him, making him feel that something was wrong one moment and then possibly the next.

She was too lazy to guess. If he had something to say, he could say it. If he couldn't, she wasn't going to explore it.

Lin Qiao was about to stand up, but the man leaned on the sofa, suddenly raised his eyes and said, "It gets dark early recently."

The tone was still the same, the expression was still the same, but when his eyes met, one could inexplicably sense some deeper meaning.

Lin Qiao understood what he meant without him reminding her, because it was already dark outside.

And their current position on the sofa, even their current posture, if she moved a little closer, the scene of a certain night would instantly flood into her mind.

Lin Qiao subconsciously pulled her legs away, but before she could step back, someone gently hooked her ankle.

She didn't even understand how the man used his strength. She had already lost her balance and was thrown forward, kneeling on both sides of the man's thighs, her hands on his chest.

The next second, someone grabbed her waist. Ji Duo even lifted her up and brought her closer to him. His deep voice was beside her ear, "Are you still asking now?"

The escape route was blocked, and Lin Qiao simply stopped moving. "If you are not afraid of someone coming to your house and affecting your glorious image as Captain Ji, I don't care."

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Cuiying's voice came from outside.

"Xiao Ji! Xiao Ji, can you hear me? There's a phone call for you!"

This is really true, even the crow's beak doesn't work so quickly.

However, Ji Duo didn't intend to do anything to Lin Qiao. He just saw that she didn't answer or ask, but instead came to provoke him, so he asked this girl to behave herself for a while.

Hearing Liu Cuiying's call, he responded and let go of the hand that was holding Lin Qiao.

Unexpectedly, Lin Qiao didn't move. Instead, she whispered in his ear, "Why are you letting go? Why don't you continue?"

Now that she was sure it was safe, she was actually braver than anyone else. Ji Duo looked at her, reached out and held her aside, and patted her before leaving.

Lin Qiao didn't know whether the man did it intentionally or accidentally, but he hit her right below the waist and above the legs, the most prominent part.

But when the man came back from the phone, his brows were already filled with other emotions. "Something happened to that elder last time. I have to go to the hospital."

Hearing that his childhood friend's grandfather had an accident, Lin Qiao said nothing more, "Should I leave the door open for you tonight?"

"No need. If I come back late, I'll go directly to the army." Ji Duo had obviously called a car and was just waiting for Xiao Fang to pick him up.

Lin Qiao waited with him until the sound of an engine was heard outside the yard, then he went out with him and prepared to go to the cafeteria to eat.

Ji Duo opened the car door and suddenly remembered that she seemed to have sent him off in the same way the last time he went out.

Without saying much or asking any questions, I stood quietly outside the car and watched him leave. It was as if this car door separated two independent worlds that did not need to intersect.

The emotions that had faded a little suddenly surged up. Before Ji Duo could think about it, he turned around and pulled Lin Qiao's hand, "Come with me."