Chapter 8 A Bunch of Brats

  Liu Ya Qian put the book on the podium and had no intention of continuing with this lesson.

  All she saw was her picking up a piece of chalk and writing two words on the blackboard - Respect.

  With a light turn, she casually tossed the chalk and it happened to fall into the chalk box. Her continuous movements took her down from the podium, walking into the aisle between the students, her tall stature allowing Liu Ya Qian to clearly see the entire class.

  When Liu Ya Qian walked to the third step, at the moment when her slender fingers were clasped together in front of her chest, she had already slightly opened her vermilion lips and said: "Classmates, I am your new language teacher - Teacher Liu."

  "Hello, Teacher Liu!" The whole class almost chimed in unison.

  Liu Ya Qian smiled even more charmingly. In her heart, she secretly thought: These little brats are quite likable after all.

  "Classmates, as different teachers, I have my own teaching style. You can compare me with your previous teacher, but please give me some time. Don't judge which teacher is suitable for you based on just one or two lessons."

  "Teacher Liu said it so well, applause!" The boy who spoke led the way in applauding, followed by a burst of applause.

  Liu Ya Qian looked back and saw that the boy who had started the teasing was sitting alone in the last seat.

  "Thank you for encouraging the teacher, classmate. What's your name?"

  The boy stood up and replied: "Hu Jie. My name is Hu Jie, Gu Yue Hu, outstanding Jie."

  As expected, this boy's height has reached 1.7 meters and should be quite old now.

  "How old are you?" Liu Ya Qian's humble and modest demeanor gave all the students a feeling that she was very kind and gentle.

  "Sixteen." Hu Jie replied succinctly.

  Liu Ya Qian knew that at this age, students already know everything.

  "Alright, Hu Jie, please sit down." Liu Ya Qian smiled and said.

  Turning around, Liu Ya Qian secretly thought: This student with long hair and fashionable attire, thin face, and a rebellious expression hasn't shown his true colors yet. From Liu Ya Qian's experience, this kid is quite "rebellious". He might be the tyrant of the class.

  When Hu Jie answered the question, Liu Ya Qian's eyes scanned the whole class and it was clear that all other classmates were quiet, not daring to breathe loudly. From this, Liu Ya Qian had a number in her mind.

  "Classmates, I don't have many requirements for you. As long as we can respect each other mutually, that's enough. So what does 'respect' mean? Please raise your hand if you know the answer."

  "Respect is being polite." a boy with a very short stature replied directly.

  Liu Ya Qian stabilized her emotions and instead of criticizing him, she praised: "Very good, that's exactly what I meant. May I ask, what is your name?"

  "Liu Xiang." The short boy had a mischievous look on his face, you could tell he was the kind of student who always wore a playful smile and was constantly getting into mischief.

  "Liu Xiang? Can I have your autograph?" Liu Ya Qian asked with a smile.

  When they heard this, all the students in the class burst out laughing at once.

  This smile made Liu Ya Qian realize that if these students were given free rein, they would be uncontrollable.

  "Alright, please be quiet, classmates." Liu Ya Qian made a downward pressing gesture with both hands, indicating for them to calm down.

  It took five or six minutes for the students to calm down, but their good posture from earlier was completely gone.

  There was no good discipline and the efficiency of class was very low. Liu Ya Qian decided to change strategy.

  "Classmates, do you know how we can get along harmoniously from now on?" Liu Ya Qian immediately followed up by saying: "Please raise your hands to answer."

  "Alright, this female student please answer."

  "Mutual respect."

  Liu Ya Qian nodded and asked: "What's your name?"

  Liu Yuyu.

  Not to mention, this girl looks really pure and beautiful, a very pretty girl, her dressing sense is also outstanding, she's not short, asked about her age, Liu Yuyu is already 15 years old. Girls of this age are quite dangerous, oh.

  From Liu Yuyu's expression, Liu Ya Qian could tell that this girl was a bit fake. For students of this type, it's best for the teacher to grasp her.

  Yes, she is my breakthrough. Liu Ya Qian made a note in her heart.

  "Liu Yuyu, after class this afternoon, come to my office for a bit... oh, and bring your homework."

  "Teacher, how did you know she's the representative of Chinese class?" Liu Xiang was obviously flattering.

  "Haha, what doesn't the teacher know? " Liu Ya Qian felt a bit neglectful. At noon, she chatted with that little Qing for half a day, all about Director Ma's thing, should understand the students better!

  Next, Liu Ya Qian took out paper and pen and had each student write their name on it, one group at a time. This way, Liu Ya Qian could see the position of each student in the group and call out their names.

  After finishing writing their names, Liu Ya Qian asked the students to introduce themselves one by one, including their name, age and position in the class.

  Thus, the 40-minute class quickly came to an end. The bell rang, and Liu Ya Qian didn't drag on for a minute, walked back to the podium, stood still and said: "Class dismissed."

  "Goodbye teacher!" This voice... is clearly telling me to leave!

  Liu Ya Qian left.

  The next lesson is for Class 2.

  Liu Ya Qian walked into Class 2's classroom and immediately noticed the differences between Classes 1 and 2.

  The students in Class A were not afraid of people, very lively, but may be because the first class had just met with this new teacher and hadn't fully opened up yet. And these students in Class B, one by one, seemed a bit "lifeless".

  It's obvious that the students in Class 2 are more "mature" one by one, and there are very few girls in Class 2. The only outstanding-looking one is a girl named Ge Wenwen.

  Fortunately, this girl is excellent in her studies and is the monitor of the class. Especially her beautiful handwriting made Liu Ya Qian look at her with admiration.

  There were also several outstanding boys in the second class, one of whom was named Dai Songlin. He always had his left hand on his hair, constantly fiddling with it. From his dress and expression, you could tell that this kid was a master of love.

  It's not Liu Ya Qian's speculation, but a judgment based on experience. If it's really like that, we must suppress it.

  But what Liu Ya Qian did not expect was that this second class, which generally performed worse than the first class, actually had a academic overachiever - Peng Hai Tao.

  Peng Haitao's grades are amazing, as seen from the grade sheet on the wall in the classroom. In the last monthly exam, Peng Haitao's language score was an astonishing 96 points, and his math score was a perfect score.

  Peng Haitao is tall and slightly chubby, sixteen years old, with a dignified appearance and a clean face. At this age, students are usually either focused on playing or already know how to study independently, because they have already understood many things, and many things no longer require the guidance of teachers.

  So, like the age of students here, although it was within Liu Ya Qian's expectations, it was also beyond her expectations.

  At this age, students were already in high school when Liu Ya Qian was in school. This is a conservative estimate, as high school students are only around 16 or 17 years old and are still facing the college entrance exam.

  Now Liu Ya Qian is facing more than just a group of little rascals.

  If you just treat them as a group of naughty kids, it would be a big mistake.

  Liu Ya Qian thought for a moment: These kids, if they are led in the right direction, learning is effortless. If they are let loose and free, who knows how high they can soar.

  Forty minutes is brief, of course, but for some students, one class period equals another forty years.

  As usual, students wrote their names and ages, as well as the positions of class cadres. As usual, after a brief self-introduction by the students, the bell rang to signal the end of the class.

  ……

  In the extracurricular activity time after the third class in the afternoon, that Liu Yuyu classmate indeed came obediently.

  The office is no longer a place for chatting and talking, it has been occupied by low-grade students. These students who haven't finished their homework are brought to the office by their teachers, they see an empty space and lie down to write something, but still play with erasers, spinning tops and other small toys in their hands.

  Liu Ya Qian took Liu Yu Yu to her dormitory.

  "Here, have an apple. It's simple here and there's nothing good to eat."

  "No." said Liu Yuyu.

  Of course, Liu Ya Qian politely handed it over to Liu Yu Yu. To get Liu Yu Yu to cooperate, Liu Ya Qian also cooperated and ate an apple.

  The teacher and student started chatting.

  "Are girls generally better at school?" Liu Ya Qian asked.

  "Uh-huh."

  "Is that Hu Jie very formidable? Are everyone afraid of him?"

  "Uh-huh."

  As expected, Liu Ya Qian still trusted her intuition very much.

  "Is he a school bully?"

  Liu Yuyu hesitated for a moment and said: "Dai Songlin of Class 2 is the most arrogant, Hu Jie is okay, but all the students in the class are afraid of him."

  "Oh, Dai Songlin, I didn't expect that he's quite good at pretending. Does Hu Jie often bully students in our class?"

  Liu Yuyu thought for a moment: "It's not always like that, anyway he generally won't cause trouble."

  Liu Ya Qian looked at Liu Yu Yu, searching for something. Could it be that this girl would like that Hu Jie? Alas! As long as nothing really happens, let them think whatever they want.

  "By the way, how are the students in your class?"

  "Huh?" Liu Yuyu seemed to not understand what this meant.

  "How are the students in your class?" Liu Ya Qian asked hesitantly.

  "Oh, everything else is fine, Hu Jie and..."

  "What? Hu Jie and who, what's going on?" Liu Yaqi was even more curious.

  "With...". Liu Yuyu wanted to speak but hesitated.

  "Yu Yu, this conversation of ours, no one will know about it. Look, the doors are all closed. Don't worry, the teacher won't betray you. Be at ease!"

  Liu Yuyu finally spoke up: "Hu Jie and Dai Songlin, as well as... they are all sworn brothers, with Dai Songlin being the eldest brother, Hu Jie ranking third. The second brother is Ouyang Yang."

  "Ou Yangyang? Isn't he that quiet and introverted boy in your class?" Liu Ya Qian found it unbelievable, Ou Yangyang's grades were actually very good, one of the top five students.

  "Is Ou Yangyang mainly helping them with their homework or is she their military advisor?"

  Oh! Liu Ya Qian didn't want to ask about the gang anymore. Actually, what Liu Ya Qian mainly wanted to ask was whether there were any romantic relationships in the class.

  "Then did they form some sort of gang or society?" Liu Ya Qian asked.

  Liu Yuyu smiled and said: "No."

  Also, this is a closed school, how bad can these students be? But soon, Liu Ya Qian was wrong, the extent to which these students were bad, left her speechless.

  "Do you know your class teacher Xiao?"

  Liu Yuyu: "Teacher Xiao only takes care of teaching classes and rarely asks about other things."

  Liu Ya Qian cursed in a low voice: "Irresponsible!"

  "By the way, do you all like Xiao Laoshi? Is it me or Xiao Laoshi who is better?"

  Liu Yuyu looked at Liu Ya Qian, and that gaze made Liu Ya Qian understand. This wasn't a random question, was it? Could someone say in front of you that others are better than you?

  Liu Ya Qian coughed dryly and changed her approach, asking: "Do you like listening to his lectures?"

  Liu Yuyu: "Uh-huh, we all like Teacher Xiao now. The girls in both our classes really like him..." Liu Yuyu suddenly opened the floodgates and couldn't stop herself.

  Liu Ya Qian naturally became jealous.

  "By the way, is there anyone in our class who has a boyfriend or girlfriend?"

  This sentence asked, indeed it was immediately effective, and Liu Yuyu's mouth was shut at once.

  "Is there or isn't there?" Anyway, it's already been asked, so Liu Ya Qian decided to thoroughly satisfy her own quirk.

  "Hmm..."

  "It doesn't matter, I absolutely won't say, I'm just curious." This is actually true.

  "Got it."

  "Who and who?"

  "Zhang Yutiao and Dai Songlin seem to have something going on between them."

  Avoiding the heavy and choosing the light, this girl is quite clever, she didn't mention her own class but mentioned Class 2.

  "Is Hu Jie in your class? And who else?" Liu Ya Qian asked directly.

  "It seems like our class really doesn't have one."

  "Hehe...... I think you like Hu Jie, don't you?" Liu Ya Qian now looked even more like a child.

  "No! I didn't."

  Liu Yuyu seems very excited.

  Liu Ya Qian whispered: Also, it's like Liu Yu Yu, such a girl won't be so vulgar and short-sighted. In fact, in school, students with good grades are more charming.

  "So you must like our classmate Peng Haitao?" Liu Ya Qian sat close to Liu Yu Yu, looking more like two close friends gossiping.

  "Not at all!" Liu Yuyu seemed to have also sensed that this Liu teacher was quite mischievous.

  "Definitely!" Liu Ya Qian replied.

  "No!"

  "Yes!" Liu Ya Qian thought it was extremely fun.

  "I like Xiao Laoshi..."

  After speaking, Liu Yuyu suddenly realized her own slip of the tongue. The clever and agile her immediately stood up and said: "Teacher Liu, it's almost time for dinner, I'm on duty this week and need to go get food. Goodbye, teacher."

  Liu Yuyu ran away after finishing speaking.

  Liu Ya Qian was stunned for half a day, suddenly, she furiously slammed the unfinished apple in her hand to the ground...