Chapter 29: Brother and Sister Who Use the Power of a Tiger to Bully Others
When Su Zhizhi was standing at the entrance of Taoli Hall as punishment, a farce also broke out in Wendao Hall.
Wendao Hall is next to a shallow lake with many willow trees planted by the lake.
When the wind blew, the swaying green willows danced into the windows of Wen Dao Hall, making the face of the headmaster Liu Shan even darker.
Liu Shanchang sat at the front with two articles in his hands.
Although the handwriting of the two articles is different, the content is exactly the same.
When Mr. Liu Shan didn't smile, he looked scary:
"Yan Chao, Xue Che, why are your articles exactly the same?"
Yan Chao first spoke:
"Headmaster, I finished writing an essay yesterday and forgot to pick it up in the academy. When I came back to get it, I saw Xue Che alone in the academy."
He didn't directly say that Xue Che plagiarized, but every word he said hinted at it.
Shanzhang Liu turned to look at Xue Che:
"Xue Che, what do you want to say?"
Xue Che's eyes were calm. "Headmaster, I did finish writing my essay in the academy yesterday before leaving. I left later than my classmates."
Everyone started whispering below, and their eyes became complicated when they looked at Xue Che.
"Doesn't this mean that Xue Che plagiarized Yan Chao's article?"
"Isn't he quite capable? Why is he still copying others?"
“…”
Among the students, Li Zhangsheng was holding a book and looking at Xue Che with a gloating look.
When Xue Che first arrived yesterday, everyone was surprised. How could he enter Wen Dao Hall when he was only two years younger?
But later, when the teacher asked questions in class and asked students to answer questions about the meaning of the scriptures, Xue Che could actually answer them all.
In the past, Li Zhangsheng has always been the best student in Wen Daotang.
Li Zhangsheng is the eldest son of Xunzhou Chief Secretary and Li Shaoer's biological brother.
The brother and sister were used to being arrogant in Mingde Academy.
He can answer questions that others may not be able to answer.
If he can't answer it, no one else can answer it either, or in other words, they can't answer it.
Li Zhangsheng wants to be number one, so everyone has to make way for him.
But now a man named Xue Che, who is two or three years younger than them, has appeared. I heard that he came from the mountains and he has surpassed them all.
What’s even more infuriating is that this kid looks so arrogant. When Li Zhangsheng talked to him, he ignored him.
Li Zhangsheng decided to teach Xue Che a lesson.
Let him know who has the final say in Wen Daotang.
Yesterday, while Xue Che was having dinner, Li Zhangsheng asked Yan Chao to steal Xue Che's article.
The two originally planned to burn Xue Che's article, making his writing in vain.
But when they read the article written by Xue Che, they felt uncomfortable.
Xue Che writes well, better than any of them.
Jealousy and resentment surged up in Li Zhangsheng, so he came up with a plan and asked Yan Chao to copy Xue Che's article.
Principal Liu looked at Yan Chao and Xue Che with a long face:
"Who of you copied whose work? If you can admit it voluntarily, the punishment will be lighter."
Yan Chao straightened his chest and said, "Headmaster, I can rewrite the article I wrote yesterday."
He has a good memory and has read the article several times. He is confident that he can recite 70% to 80% of it.
Shanzhang Liu looked at Xue Che and said, "Xue Che, are you okay with this?"
Xue Che: "Okay."
So Principal Liu gave the two of them paper and pen, and asked them to move their desks outside so that they could write the article by themselves.
When the get out of class was about to end, Principal Liu called Yan Chao and Xue Che in again to check their dictation.
Yan Chao's dictation was indeed quite good. Except for a few different words, the text generally matched the original.
Shanzhang Liu nodded slightly.
Yan Chao gave Xue Che a provocative look.
Xue Che didn't even glance at Yan Chao.
Suddenly, Shanzhang Liu slammed the table and said:
"good!"
Following the sound, I saw Principal Liu holding Xue Che's article, his eyes full of admiration:
"It is a great honor for Mingde Academy to have a student like you."
Xue Che remained unfazed by praise or criticism: "Master, you are too kind."
Shanzhang Liu looked at Yan Chao again and scolded him harshly:
"Yan Chao! I'm so disappointed in you!"
Yan Chao didn't know why Principal Liu suddenly concluded that he had plagiarized, and the other students were also confused.
Principal Liu handed Yan Chao the piece of paper Xue Chemo had written:
"Look for yourself!"
"Xue Che, tell your classmates what you just wrote."
Xue Che: "Headmaster, I first wrote down yesterday's article from memory, but I wasn't satisfied with it after finishing it, so I wrote a new one after finishing it from memory."
Yan Chao held Xue Che's answer sheet, his eyes full of disbelief.
How is that possible?
How could he write a new article in such a short time, and write it better than yesterday's article!
Yan Chao couldn't believe his eyes.
But the facts are clearly before us.
Xue Che didn't even need to say a word, and didn't need anyone else to prove it.
The best evidence is the article he rewrote.
His knowledge far surpasses that of all his classmates.
The answer sheet in Yan Chao's hand was taken by his classmates and circulated one by one.
Everyone who reads it is amazed.
Even after Li Zhangsheng got the article, he couldn't say a word for Yan Chao.
"Headmaster, I was wrong. I didn't mean to copy his article. I just wanted to teach him a lesson...Headmaster..."
Yan Chao's face turned pale.
Shanzhang Liu stood up, the disappointment in his eyes weighing on Yan Chao like a heavy rock:
"At Mingde Academy, morality is paramount, and plagiarism is absolutely unacceptable. Please pack your things, and I will notify your family to take you home to reflect on your mistakes."
Yan Chao sat on the ground dejectedly.
It's over.
If his father knew that he had plagiarized in the academy, he would definitely beat him to death.
Yan Chao looked at Li Zhangsheng, wanting Li Zhangsheng to say a few words for him. After all, it was Li Zhangsheng who came up with this bad idea.
Li Zhangsheng glared at him fiercely, and Yan Chao had no choice but to shut up in disappointment.
Xue Che stood beside Yan Chao, but his eyes were looking in the direction of Li Zhangsheng, and it was unclear who he was talking to:
"You wanted to hurt me, but you stole the wrong thing."
Some things can't be stolen.
For example, talent, knowledge.
Li Zhangsheng's face was stiff and his hands were clenched into fists in his sleeves.
…
The sun slowly moves westward.
Another fulfilling day has come to an end.
Su Zhizhi took Gu Qingning and Xue Che to have dinner together in the kitchen.
Gu Qingning now looked at Su Zhizhi as if she was looking at a peerless hero riding on a colorful cloud. With eyes full of piety, she gave the roasted chicken leg in her bowl to Su Zhizhi:
"Zhizhi, you've been amazing today. Eat more."
"You can actually knock someone over with just one kick."
"Zhizhi, you are a hero in my heart!"
Su Zhizhi felt embarrassed by Gu Qingning's praise, so she picked up the chicken leg and gave it back to Gu Qingning:
"You also need to eat more. Only by eating more can you have the strength like me. I will take you to fight them in the future."
Xue Che heard about the "ink-throwing case" that happened in Taoli Hall from the two little girls. He also briefly summarized what happened in Wendao Hall today in one or two sentences.
Su Zhizhi took a bite of the roast chicken and said, "There's nothing special about these siblings. They're just bullying others by taking advantage of their power."
She found that after she came down the mountain, many of the idioms she had learned came in handy.
Xue Che was very surprised:
"The Xunzhou Chief Clerk is a sixth-rank official, right?"
He was not surprised that someone would bully others by taking advantage of their power, but he was surprised that the children of a mere sixth-rank official could be so arrogant.
Su Zhizhi thought Li Shaoer and the others were really annoying, but counting the days, she realized there were still eight days before she could go home on vacation.
People are really strange. When they are at home, they want to go out and play, but when they are outside, they miss home.
Su Zhizhi missed home after just two days of school.
"A Che, I'm going to write a letter home tonight."
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