Yun Que'er cast a somewhat strange glance in Shen Qingqing's direction before lowering her head to rummage through her schoolbag.
Ji Chengxuan squinted his eyes and whispered to Yun Que'er.
"I know what you've been eyeing that way for, but some things are none of our business, aren't they? To put it bluntly, as long as the fire doesn't burn on us, even if the Heavenly King Laozi comes, we don't have to care."
Yun Que'er couldn't help but chuckle. "The words may be crude, but the truth is there. Alright, I'll listen to you."
Ji Chengxuan gave Yun Que'er a faint smile and then glanced at Shen Qingqing again.
This girl. He wondered what new tricks she was up to.
But as long as it had nothing to do with him, he could just stay out of it.
Shen Qingqing was still whispering to her deskmate when the teacher suddenly pushed open the door and entered.
There were still more than ten minutes before class. The sudden arrival of the teacher left everyone a bit dazed. Those who were joking around didn't even have time to pull their hands back before the classroom suddenly fell silent.
Yun Que'er looked up, and her pupils instantly dilated.
Wasn't this Shen Qingqing's mother?
Taking another look, sure enough, on the class schedule on the far right of the blackboard, it said "English".
Goodness! Why did it have to be her who became their English teacher?
It seemed that life might not be so easy in the future...
Yun Que'er turned to look at Ji Chengxuan. His expression also froze for a moment, obviously caught off guard.
However, very soon, Ji Chengxuan returned to normal.
He tugged at Yun Que'er's sleeve and lowered his voice.
"Alright, stop looking. What's there to be surprised about? Just think about what Uncle said to us yesterday, and you'll understand."
Yun Que'er nodded.
If Shen Qingqing's mother could go to such lengths for her daughter's schooling and even mobilize the whole family, it wasn't really surprising that she managed to become their English teacher.
What they should be most grateful for now was that she was only an English teacher and not the homeroom teacher. Otherwise, considering what happened last night, they would surely be tormented to death in the future.
By now, the students had also come to their senses and one by one returned to their seats.
Looking at the teacher's serious face, they didn't even dare to breathe loudly.
The teacher stared straight at them for a while before turning around and quickly writing three characters on the blackboard with chalk.
"My surname is Lu, the Lu from 'A long road tests a horse's strength'."
The students looked at each other in confusion, clearly not understanding.
Most of their parents were farmers who faced the loess all day long or workers. They didn't understand such things, so naturally they couldn't teach their children either.
Teacher Lu looked at them and said sternly again, "Your Chinese teacher will teach you this saying in the future. For now, you just need to know my name. Don't mistake me for someone else in the future."
It was a bit pretentious...
Yun Que'er silently complained in her heart.
She was just like Shen Qingqing, exactly the same in terms of temperament and way of speaking.
But if Shen Qingqing might not understand some things, would Teacher Lu not understand?
If she knew that children of this age didn't understand such profound words but still said them, it was clearly deliberate and showy.
Maybe scholars and intellectuals all had their pride and thought they were different from others.
But it was inappropriate to act like this in the wrong situation.
Ji Chengxuan lowered his head slightly and said in a voice only audible to the two of them, "I don't blame you for wanting to curse. To be honest, I do too."
Yun Que'er sighed. "Great minds think alike."
Teacher Lu continued to ramble on. "In my class, you must follow my rules. The first rule is to be obedient. English is a very difficult subject, and our school's teaching resources are limited. One teacher has to teach four classes, so there's often no time to deal with extra matters. Therefore, you just need to listen to the teacher. The teacher will never do anything to harm you."
Teacher Lu appeared very authoritative. The students who were seeing this for the first time were almost scared, and no one dared to say a word.
Yun Que'er, however, stared with wide eyes. There were only four words on her face: utterly incredulous.
These words sounded nice, as if everything was for the students' good.
But after careful consideration, one would find many strange things.
To put it bluntly, it was just hegemony, not allowing others to question oneself at all.
Not to mention primary school teachers, even university professors and highly respected scholars didn't have the right to shut students up.
But these words could only be murmured in her heart. Yun Que'er would never be the one to stick her neck out.
Teacher Lu's gaze kept sweeping over the students below, and she asked sternly, "Do you all understand?"
"Yes, we understand."
The students below answered in unison. Only then was Teacher Lu satisfied and continued, "The second rule is to attach great importance to the subject of English. You're still young and don't know the importance of learning a foreign language. But the teacher will never deceive you. In the future, I don't care whether you study other subjects hard or not, but the first thing you should do when you get home is your English homework."
Yun Que'er couldn't help but roll her eyes. Shouldn't she listen to what she was saying?
It was true that learning a foreign language was important, but she also had to consider the feelings of other subjects and teachers.
They couldn't just excel in this one subject while being weak in other aspects. Otherwise, there might not be many students in the whole class who could make it.
"The third rule." Teacher Lu knocked on the desk. "Don't associate with people of bad character."
As she said this, Teacher Lu's gaze inadvertently swept over Yun Que'er and Ji Chengxuan.
Teacher Lu sneered. "Some students may seem okay, but in fact, they're a disaster. If you associate with them, you'll only bring trouble to yourself. If the teacher tells you not to associate with someone, just listen. It's all for your own good in the future."
The expressions on Yun Que'er's and Ji Chengxuan's faces were not very good.
Wasn't Teacher Lu just leading the students to isolate others?
Although she didn't name them specifically, according to what Teacher Lu said, if she thought someone was bad in the future, the students would have to listen to her and isolate that person. Wouldn't the students have no way out?
This was an abuse of power!
"Alright, that's all I have to say." Teacher Lu opened her textbook. "Now, let's start the class."
Only then did Shen Qingqing's deskmate let out a long sigh. "Is that your mother? She's so scary. It nearly scared me to death."
A look of contempt flashed across Shen Qingqing's face and then quickly disappeared.
"In the city, we call our mothers 'mom'. You should change that too. Calling her 'niang' sounds so rustic." Shen Qingqing whispered. "Moreover, my mom isn't targeting anyone. These are just her rules. It's the same in the city. What are you afraid of?"