I Got Rich in Period Fiction

Chapter 35: Chapter 35: Bringing Disgrace Upon Oneself Chapter 35: Chapter 35: Bringing Disgrace Upon Oneself “They say that from then on, all the family members of the students at the base liked that phrase—they didn’t know yet that this was called ‘playing memes’ in later generations.”

“They say that when Mr. Li went home for the holidays, Sister-in-law Li seriously said, ‘Brother Zhiqiang, do you know why I’m your wife? It’s because I have to be your wife. Otherwise, where would Xiao Hu come from? So, I’m going to be just that overbearing, just that unreasonable!'”

“Mr. Li, with a dumbfounded face, ‘…'”

“Xiao Hu, clueless, ‘…'”

“Of course, all these are stories for another time.”

“At this moment, Qiao Qingyu was in a cheerful mood. Before sitting down, she modestly asked, ‘Teacher Zhu, I don’t know if what I said makes sense, or do you have any other opinions?'”

“At that moment, Zhu Mingli, even if she had other opinions, couldn’t utter a single word, her mind was a blank slate.”

“No matter the era, there are always villains.”

“But honestly speaking, most people of this era are still quite naive, and even if they have ill intentions, they are not very skilled at it and don’t have strong mental capacities.”

“Unlike Yun Yao, who is a returned advanced scholar, at this moment Zhu Mingli was just a girl who had turned twenty.”

“She resented Qiao Qingyu, but now that she had been beautifully counterattacked by Qiao Qingyu, she didn’t know what to do next.”

“She stood there dumbfounded on the podium with no reaction at all, which forced Qiao Qingyu to raise her voice, ‘Teacher Zhu, I have already answered the question you just asked, can we proceed with the lesson now?’ Then she glanced at her watch, ‘Oh dear, twenty minutes have already passed.'”

“Twenty minutes had gone by, and Zhu Mingli’s face turned ashen—what had she been doing? Just standing there, being humiliated by Qiao Qingyu?”

“Her lips trembled, but she couldn’t say a word.”

“Everyone looked at Zhu Mingli with odd glances. Some of the clever women had already guessed why Zhu Mingli targeted Qiao Qingyu.”

“The way they looked at Zhu Mingli was tinged with a bit of mockery.”

“You said you wanted to embarrass Qiao Qingyu and make her lose face, you should have thought of a better way. Pulling out a question as simple as 1+1, who are you trying to fool?”

“Even a three-year-old knows the answer to such a math question. Asking Qiao Qingyu, who maybe didn’t finish elementary school but has lived up until now—aside from idiots and lunatics, who doesn’t know what 1+1 equals?”

“If she humiliates herself, well, that’s really her own problem.”

“At that moment, Sister-in-law Li spoke up again, ‘Teacher Zhu, although everyone’s time might not be precious, you can’t just waste it like this, surely you can’t spend a whole lesson teaching us that 1+1=2. Not to mention everyone seated here, even my Xiao Hu knew how to do addition and subtraction within 10 a year ago.'”

“The crowd burst into laughter once again.”

“Actually, they weren’t laughing at her, but they just found Sister-in-law Li’s words funny. They meant no harm, but to Zhu Mingli’s ears, they were incredibly grating.”

“However, a few family members who had good relations with Zhu Mingli’s parents quickly tried to smooth things over, ‘Teacher Zhu, don’t you have a lesson plan? Just stick to what you prepared.'”

“Zhu Mingli had indeed prepared her lesson, but she had spent more time planning on how to make Qiao Qingyu look foolish in the first lesson.”

“According to her plan, it was supposed to go like this…”

“She would write the math question on the blackboard, then ask Qiao Qingyu.”

“There were only two possible outcomes for Qiao Qingyu; one was to answer ‘2’, then she would cheerfully say: ‘Qiao Qingyu is really smart, she solved it so quickly. That’s right, 1+1=2. Qiao Qingyu answered correctly, let’s all give her a round of applause…’

If Qiao Qingyu were to get angry and refuse to answer, based on past experience, after a few more sarcastic remarks from Shen Fen, she would definitely curse profanely at Shen Fen…

Sitting in the back were over a hundred family members; she wanted them all to see what kind of person Qiao Qingyu was.

Then Qiao Qingyu would be thrown out of the classroom on the spot.

She wanted her never to be able to hold her head up again.

If she had any shame, she should leave He Xiuyu and get out of the family courtyard sooner; if she had no shame, she would make her a rat crossing the street, everyone pointing fingers at her.

But she never expected Qiao Qingyu to defy the common practice and disrupt all her plans.

Her hand rested on the lesson plan, the words in front of her jumping around, unable to form sentences, the numbers behaving likewise.

Shen Fen finally stood up, walked quickly down the aisle towards the podium, and then stood next to Zhu Mingli, smiling at the varied expressions of the family members, “Everyone, please quiet down. Comrade Zhu Mingli might not have been ready. I’ll take over the lecture for this class.”

Glancing faintly at Zhu Mingli, who was still standing stiff beside her, she then signaled Sun Aizhi, who was sitting on the other side, and Sun Aizhi immediately rushed forward to pull Zhu Mingli.

A few moments later, Zhu Mingli finally reacted; she turned pale, pushed Sun Aizhi away forcefully, and with tear-filled eyes, rushed out of the makeshift classroom.

Because of the excessive force, Sun Aizhi fell backwards and then thudded onto the floor, causing some straightforward women to uncontrollably start slamming their desks and roaring with laughter.

Sun Aizhi scrambled to her feet, her face flushed red, and harbored resentment towards Zhu Mingli.

Unskilled at dealing with Qiao Qingyu herself, she took her anger out on her—what a piece of work. If she ever intervened again, she would be a fool!

Thus, Sun Aizhi returned to her seat with an unpleasant look, and Shen Fen sighed, forced to overlook the scene before her, and with a complex expression glanced at Qiao Qingyu, who had a smile in her eyes, then began speaking, “Qingyu was right. Before starting the class, we should assess everyone’s level to teach accordingly. After all, some comrades have attended middle school and others just elementary, so there should be a method to how we teach. So, today’s class will be a discussion instead of a lecture. I’ll share our study class plan…”

The plan Shen Fen discussed coincided with Qiao Qingyu’s thoughts, so Qiao Qingyu was in a very good mood and became an obedient, diligent student, actively participating in that class and the next Chinese language class.

The class ended before dinner, and all the family members were excited; after all, such group activities were new and interesting. Not only was it lively, but they could also learn something.

According to Shen Fen’s plan, it could help everyone achieve at least a middle school level of education.

This was already quite remarkable, even though it seemed unlikely to be achieved, but it was very enticing to hear.

Due to the specific nature of the era, the base had many scientists and engineers around thirty years old who had come from the countryside.

Some had married local village girls, while others had matched with female educated youths according to their circumstances.

However, once college entrance exams were restored, some of these people instantly got into universities.

That’s when the distances grew.

There were plenty of college students who abandoned their spouses or children.

To be honest, those who could bring their family members to Xichuan Base Family Courtyard were still decent in character.

Oh right, in this fictional era of the novel, the timing of the college entrance exam was moved up by a year; after all, this is a purely fictional era, so whether it’s future events or historical facts, they have become completely different here.

There are really no common rules to follow.

One could say, it feels quite disrupted.