Chapter 5: Whirlpool

  No! This physical education teacher is not the only male teacher here, there's another one.

  He was chubby and had a mediocre build. Compared to that physical education teacher, he was practically a second-rate cripple.

  He has a clear and handsome face, with healthy-looking skin. His facial features don't appear puffy at all, but rather pale with a hint of red, giving off a shy impression. This slightly chubby male teacher gives people a very honest, down-to-earth, and steady feeling.

  He looked young, probably just over twenty years old. Liu Ya Qian felt that if she took off her shoes, she would be about the same height as him, but with high heels on, she was almost as tall as the physical education teacher.

  The only advantage of this short male teacher over the physical education teacher is probably his inner connotation. Moreover, one teaches mathematics and the other teaches physical education. Mathematics is more fulfilling than physical education after all.

  In terms of appearance, the male math teacher is indeed more handsome. Liu Ya Qian is also a member of the "Appearance Association", and based on this alone, she suddenly has a good impression of the male math teacher.

  These two male teachers caught Liu Ya Qian's attention, same-sex repel, opposite sex attract, normal.

  The physical education teacher swaggered over to Liu Ya Qian, stopping in front of her desk. He pulled out a cigarette and lit it... the smoke ring was very round.

  That male math teacher, however, shrank into a corner, standing still, holding open a book, reading something intently. The contrast was quite striking, and that male math teacher seemed to have lost a lot of his dignity, his impression points dropping instantly.

  Director Ma began taking roll call...... It turned out that the physical education teacher's name was Li Ke, an ordinary and excessive name.

  The male math teacher's name is Xiao Xiqing, and his name is quite a mouthful.

  What's with all these names!

  I'll just change them then. Liu Ya Qian muttered to herself: Li Kun, Mr. San Shi, they're all stupid, might as well call him Stupid; and that Xiao Xiao Qing, what's the point of having a name like Xiao Xiao Qing, might as well just call her Little Celebration.

  Xiao Xiao Qing, yeah, it really suits his small stature, haha...

  Liu Ya Qian was secretly laughing in her heart... Suddenly, she only heard Director Ma say: "Liu Ya Qian, why aren't you here? Consider it an unexcused absence."

  "Ah! I'm not sitting here!" Liu Ya Qian's head suddenly got bigger. What did Director Ma mean?

  "Oh, oh, oh, you're here, why didn't you answer?" Director Ma's dazed feeling began to emerge.

  Suddenly, the room erupted in loud laughter.

  "Liu Ya Qian." Director Ma read again.

  "Arrived!" Liu Ya Qian's shout was a reluctant expression of her emotions.

  Liu Ya Qian's loud shout was completely intentional: one was to suppress those giggles, and the other was to establish her authority. Liu Ya Qian had not been short of experience in these ways.

  Growing up as a single-parent family, Liu Ya Qian knew from a young age how to have self-respect, how to protect herself and more importantly, how to protect the only two people in her home, protecting her mother's dignity.

  After this shout, the office suddenly became extremely quiet. This atmosphere is very unfavorable to myself, and it's a very embarrassing situation.

  "Director Ma, is there anything else? If not, I'll go to the classroom." said Xiao Xiaoqing.

  "It's all right. Everyone can go about their own business now." Director Ma replied.

  Is Xiaoxiao Qing making excuses for herself? Liu Ya Qian's sensitivity is beyond that of others.

  "Director Ma, you're really blind to the facts! Someone is sitting here just fine, and you accuse them of playing hooky. Your four eyes can't even see what two eyes can? Look at how you take roll call, when will it ever go smoothly?"

  This is a vicious remark! No mercy at all! It's simply rubbing salt in the wound! A teacher, daring to speak to the principal like this?

  The one who said this was a female teacher who looked very old. Her fat body made her speak with great effort, as if she were fighting for her life.

  Her name is Cao Zhifen, 63 years old, a Chinese teacher and class advisor of Class One, Grade Two.

  Director Ma was scolded and just smiled and nodded, saying: "I'll pay attention next time, I'll pay attention next time."

  Wow! Who is the instructor?

  Cao Zhifen stood up and walked out of the office, and when she reached Director Ma's side, she suddenly pushed him hard and said, "A good dog doesn't block the way!"

  Director Ma scolded with a smile: "You just wait for your death, see how I'll deal with you when I turn around! You dare to rebel!"

  Liu Ya Qian was stunned: Are they a family? Husband and wife? Impossible! The age gap is too big. However, this Cao Zhi Fen Cao teacher also has the surname Cao, could it be that she has some kind of kinship with Chairman Cao? This must be why Director Ma is so respectful to her and doesn't dare to offend her.

  Liu Ya Qian still doesn't understand many things.

  After Mr. Cao left, the joke was over, and everyone began to disperse. Li Ke, the physical education teacher, held a cigarette butt, took a glance at Liu Ya Qian, wanted to say something but didn't, and left.

  Forget it, I'll go to class first and talk about it later. Liu Ya Qian stopped her wild thoughts.

  But what about the schedule!

  "How am I supposed to attend class? Is my first lesson included? Who knows where the course schedule is?" Liu Ya Qian asked.

  The office was left with only a few young female teachers, who looked like they were not much older than Liu Ya Qian. They walked out in twos and threes, arm in arm, clustering together. In an instant, the office was empty except for Liu Ya Qian alone.

  Bitter! Liu Ya Qian secretly thought: I knew it would be like this! The higher you climb, the colder it gets. The more outstanding you are, the more you'll be ostracized and isolated. A born beauty can't help but be abandoned, haven't you seen enough of that?

  Liu Ya Qian shook her head and sighed.

  Luckily, my sister is no longer affected by the poison!

  Small scene!

  Hmph!

  It's finally found the class schedule, and the first lesson is indeed Liu Ya Qian's class - Class 6 (1).

  Liu Ya Qian rushed to go to class, where's the book? Liu Ya Qian started searching again by rummaging through her drawers.

  No way, ten minutes have passed in this class already, a quarter of the time is gone, no way, I'll go first and talk about it later.

  Class 6(2) is easy to find, it's in the last classroom next door to this office. Where is Class 6(1)?

  Liu Ya Qian rushed out of the office and came to the door of Class 6 (2) teacher, where male math teacher Xiao Xiaoqing was teaching.

  "Xiao Qing, where is the classroom for Class 1, Grade 6?" Liu Ya Qian asked readily.

  Xiao Xiaoqing looked back, and for a moment, the chalk in her hand stopped on the blackboard. The students all turned to look at Liu Ya Qian, who was a bit stunned - was this really the first time she had met with the students of this class?

  Class 61 and Class 62, Liu Ya Qian was in charge of both. Who would have thought that the first meeting with the students of Class 62 would be under such "desperate" circumstances?

  "Over there, last room on the right of the fourth floor."

  Xiao Xiaoqing's pointing direction was exactly the direction of the four-story teaching building in the north of the campus.

  "Oh, thank you, Teacher Xiao."

  "You're welcome."

  Liu Ya Qian immediately went there.

  All the way, Liu Ya Qian couldn't help but laugh, Xiao Xiao Qing, Xiao Xiao Qing, unexpectedly shouting out loud and really can't hear it, haha, this cheap occupation is unknown to gods and ghosts.

  But, I really didn't expect that this young man is actually the math teacher of grade six and should also be the class advisor. At such a young age, he's doing quite well.

  Liu Ya Qian suddenly glanced at the corner of her eye, who was that? It turned out to be Shi Tou - that physical education teacher Li Ke.

  No way, is it possible that in the entire school, there's only one physical education teacher?

  This morning I saw him leading the lower grade students to physical education class, this afternoon, those were clearly 4th or 5th graders. Dizzy, it seems that this school is not as...

  Liu Ya Qian didn't think much more, went up to the North Teaching Building, and arrived at the fourth floor with a whoosh. She turned right and entered the last classroom. Before she even reached the door, Liu Ya Qian's footsteps came to an abrupt halt... Fainted! Someone was actually having class!

  What's going on here?!

  Liu Ya Qian decided to go find Director Ma first and ask him clearly before doing anything else.

  Liu Ya Qian first returned to the office, picked up her class schedule, and then went to Director Ma's place. She passed by the chairman's room, but the door was locked, so it seemed that the chairman was not in school.

  Arriving at Director Ma's office door, the door was slightly ajar. Liu Ya Qian suddenly had an idea and quietly peeked inside, only to see Director Ma holding a bottle, taking a sip, then covering it with a lid and putting it into the cabinet under his desk...

  Liu Ya Qian saw clearly, it was wine.

  Liu Ya Qian suddenly realized, the confusion she had about Director Ma was finally cleared up. It turned out that Director Ma was indeed in a daze all day! He was not only a heavy smoker but also an old drunkard!

  The key is that it's neither early nor late, neither daytime nor nighttime, but working hours! Are you coming to refresh yourself? Or are you afraid of being awake and unable to face the reality of life?

  But anyway, is it time to drink now?

  Is this person... the Dean of Studies?

  Liu Ya Qian knocked on the door.

  "Come in." Director Ma took a puff of his cigarette, feeling a bit dizzy.

  "Director Ma, take a look at this course schedule and see if there's any problem?" Liu Ya Qian handed over the course schedule.

  "It's all right."

  "Why did someone attend the first class that was clearly mine?" Liu Ya Qian's headache started on her first official day of work.

  "Which class?"

  Class 1-6.

  "Oh... it's like this, because you weren't here before, so we've been finding people to substitute teach. Tomorrow, tomorrow you'll officially start teaching, and these substitute teachers won't be allowed to substitute anymore. You can just get familiar with the environment first, no need to rush, by the way, has your dormitory arrangement been settled?"

  Isn't this nonsense? Liu Ya Qian had a vague feeling that Director Ma wasn't considering her at all.

  It seems that the whirlpool in the water is just beginning to appear...

  How deep is this whirlpool? It needs to be carefully explored.

  Liu Ya Qian left Director Ma's office and returned to her dormitory. The more she thought about it, the more she felt that something was not right, and she had to find someone to ask for clarification.

  Who is it?

  Xiao Xiao Qing is the most suitable candidate.

  ……

  School is dismissed at noon.

  Liu Ya Qian held a bowl of rice and came to the math department office, and it was indeed very coincidental that Xiao Qing was really there.

  "Teacher Xiao, are you eating?" Liu Ya Qian's voice was as sweet as a swallow's. As soon as her words fell, Xiao Xiaoqing's spoon dropped into the bowl, and he, who had been lowering his head to eat hastily, raised it up, with rice grains all over his mouth, his cheeks puffed out like a frog's belly.

  Tsk tsk tsk! This eating posture, 80% likely is a starving ghost reincarnated.

  "Teacher Liu, you've come, please sit down." Xiao Xiaoqing stood up and said with great respect.

  "Sit down, don't be so formal." Liu Ya Qian suddenly found a sense of leadership.

  Xiao Xiaoqing sat down.

  Liu Ya Qian sat across from Xiao Xiao Qing's desk, fiddling with the food in her bowl, searching for a conversation starter...