"Get out of here! What sports star? Principal? This guy just gets all pampered and doesn't need any praise!"
"Hehe, so you haven't forgotten me, Lao Shen. I knew it, Lao Shen, how could you possibly forget me?"
"You bastard, I've never taught a student like you before. Seriously, you're ruining my reputation when you're out and about. Stay away from me, you reek of alcohol."
"No, Lao Shen, you're being biased. I'm not the only one drinking here, why don't you say anything about them?"
"Alright, alright, stop bothering Teacher Shen, come here." Wang Xinghe pulled Rong Xu away; this guy gets excited after a few drinks.
"Hey, Xinghe, don't pull me! I'm not drunk."
"Xinghe, would you be interested in saying hello to your juniors?"
"We've all been drinking, it wouldn't be good for us to go to class reeking of alcohol."
Chen Duzhi sniffed Wang Xinghe and asked, "Does it smell? I can't smell anything, there's no smell."
"I really did drink."
"Oh, it's okay, I can't smell it. Let's go to the classroom and say a few words of encouragement to the students."
"Old Shen, I want to go too!"
"You should just stay here. You reek of alcohol; it's not good for you to go to class."
"No, Lao Shen, you're really hypocritical! Xinghe clearly drank too."
"Na Xinghe is the best student in our school. A little alcohol is just a minor flaw. The younger students in your class are all proud of you. Come on, come on, let's go to the classroom and say a few words of encouragement."
"Then, Teacher Shen, what about us?"
"Ah, you two should go too. Luo Xi and Yun Die are both the pride of our school."
"The rest of you don't need to go. Let the principal accompany you around. You all reek of alcohol and have drunk so much."
Rong Xu and the others said that Wang Xinghe had drunk about the same amount as them, so why was he allowed to go?
"Come on, Rong Xu, you don't want to stroll around campus with this old principal, do you?"
"How could that be, Principal? It's our honor that you've come out to tour the campus with us so late at night."
"Let's go then, and see how much our school has changed in four years."
"Principal, it doesn't feel like our school has changed much."
"The changes are indeed not significant, but after you left, our school's facilities were upgraded again, thanks to Chairman Su."
"Chairman Su?"
"Yes, Chairman Su is so kind. He said that Xinghe did well on the exam, so he directly rewarded our school with 100 million yuan to replace a large number of hardware facilities. Now the classroom chairs have all been replaced with new ones, the library has been enlarged, and even the computers in the computer lab have been upgraded."
"Principal, are you saying that the Su family is on the school's board of directors?"
"Yes, President Su is the largest board member and holds the most shares."
"Wow, I didn't expect our school to be owned by the Su family. Does that mean Wang Xinghe can do whatever he wants in our school?"
"Theoretically, that's how it is. If Wang Xinghe is unhappy and blows up our school, we'd probably say it's a good thing. But Wang Xinghe definitely wouldn't do that. I'm just kidding."
As the best high school in Kyoto, Wang Xinghe could blow it up at any moment if he was unhappy, and it was even his own family's property. It's truly infuriating to compare yourself to others.
Rong Xu was alright; he was used to it by now. But Bai Zhengyang and his two companions were truly shocked by what they had seen.
Meanwhile, Wang Xinghe and his two companions followed Shen Duzhi to the classroom.
"Teacher, are you still teaching the honors class?"
"Don't even mention it. It's because of your batch of students that the school has made me teach the competition class for four years in a row. I can't even relax in the first year of high school. It's exhausted me."
"Teacher, you taught us the 'Dream Realization Class' back then, so you can't blame us for teaching the competition class now. It proves that your abilities have improved again."
"Sigh, look how much gray hair I've gotten over the past few years."
"Teacher, you've worked hard."
"As for you two, now that you've graduated, where are you working?"
"Teacher, I just got back to China and I'm getting ready for work now."
"Not bad, and what about you, Yundie?"
"Teacher, I work at my family's company."
"You're all doing great. Okay, seeing how well you two are doing makes me feel relieved. But you, Xinghe, you're such a winner in life! You're already engaged, when are you planning to get married?"
"Teacher Shen, the wedding is scheduled for next month."
"Aren't you going to invite your teacher?"
"Of course I'll invite you. I haven't even written the wedding invitations yet. You'll all have to attend my wedding; no one can escape."
"Okay, then I'll prepare the gift money in advance and wait for you to send me the invitation."
Upon reaching the classroom door, Shen Duzhi's smile vanished, and he walked into the classroom with a dark expression.
He slammed the pointer down on the table, and the class fell silent instantly. Then Wang Xinghe and the others heard the familiar, deep, and knowledgeable voice of the instructor.
"The college entrance exam is just around the corner, why aren't you in self-study class? What's all the noise about!"
......
Perhaps he was tired of teaching, for he sighed and put down his pointer.
"Look at you all! It just so happens that three of you senior students are taking a walk around the school today. I'll invite them up and let them say a few words to you. Look how outstanding they are, and you're nothing at all, yet you're still being so arrogant!"
"Come in."
"Let's go in."
"You two, let me in first."
"Otherwise what? Handsome Xinghe, you're so charming, we'll just be invisible following behind you, and it won't be awkward."
"So it turns out I'm the only one who's embarrassed."
Wang Xinghe was the first to walk in.
"Wow!"
"Wang Xinghe!"
"Is that Wang Xinghe? Senior Wang Xinghe actually came back to school for a walk?"
"This is incredible! Our teacher is amazing! He brought Wang Xinghe back with just one sentence?"
Hearing his student say this, Shen Duzhi felt smug, but he remained outwardly composed.
"You all probably know this guy, right?"
"Of course! Teacher, it's Wang Xinghe! A super big shot, a legend at our school! Can we ask Senior Wang Xinghe for an autograph?"
"With your performance, wouldn't it be a disgrace to Wang Xinghe's name to ask him to sign your autograph?"
After Shen Duzhi finished speaking, everyone quieted down and sat up straight, looking at Wang Xinghe.
"Since you want my autograph, fine, I can sign for everyone. But you have to promise me you'll study hard."
"We promise you, Senior Wang Xinghe!"
"Before you came here, your teacher Shen asked me to say a few words of encouragement. I know you're all tired of hearing motivational quotes, so let me tell you about my own experience. All of you here started at a higher level than me. You could say you've all won at the starting line."
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