The mid-term exams, which had been busy for a week, ended.
This was the first official exam since he had been promoted to Grade One and Class Three. Si Rou felt uneasy as if she was holding a small rabbit in her heart. She had no idea how she would fare in the exam this time.
After three classes in the afternoon, it was time for extra-cursory activities. Tian Xinfei dragged Si Rou home with her to get a book. Si Rou accompanied her. On the way, they happened to pass by Yang Fan's single dormitory. Tian Xin had an idea and said,"I heard that you've finished reading the history papers. Why don't we go to Teacher Yang's place to take a look?”When Si Rou heard this, she immediately responded,"Okay!" Then let's go." The two of them came to Yang Fan's door without thinking and shouted a report. When they heard that they were coming in, the two of them pushed the door open and walked in.
Yang Fan was writing something. He casually looked up and asked,"What's the matter?" She lowered her head and continued writing.
Si Rou nudged Tian Xin, indicating for her to speak. Tian Xin nudged Si Rou again, indicating for her to say," Si Rou could only smile." Teacher Yang, we want to look at the history paper. Is that okay?"”
Yang Fan did not raise his head and said,"No."”
She didn't know if it was because Yang Fan's voice was soft, or because the noise outside was too loud, or because Si Rou was too nervous, but she actually didn't hear it clearly. Tian Xin didn't hear it either. The two of them stood there foolishly. Seeing that Yang Fan didn't respond, Si Rou thought he didn't understand, so she asked again.
"No, I can't. Didn't you hear what I said just now? I can't ask again."
This time, Yang Fan raised his head and said seriously," He looked at the two of them without moving his eyes.
Si Rou and Tian Xin quickly turned around and left Yang Fan's dormitory. Tian Xin didn't have much of a reaction, but Si Rou couldn't take it. When had she ever suffered such grievances? Tears of sadness instantly flowed down her face. Tian Xin comforted her," Yang Fan might have taken the wrong medicine today. Don't argue with him. Just treat him as a psychopath."”
"Even if he doesn't want us to look at the papers, he can't reject us so stiffly, right? It was too hurtful. I always felt that he looked down on me and was prejudiced against me.”Si Rou said aggrievedly and cried even harder.
Tian Xin arrived home. Fortunately, her parents weren't home. Tian Xin pulled Si Rou into her room and persuaded her for a long time before Si Rou stopped crying. Tian Xin took the book and walked out with Si Rou."Still angry?" asked Tian Xin.
"It's all 'Dead Face' Yang Fan's fault, I'm not in a good mood at all.”
Tian Xin suddenly poked Si Rou and whispered,""Look ahead."
Si Rou raised her head and saw Yang Fan standing right in front of her, staring straight at her and Tian Xin. He had probably heard everything just now. Si Rou didn't know what to say and blurted out,""Yang Fan, good day, teacher." If there was an ant hole right now, she would want to crawl into it.
Yang Fan didn't say anything and only nodded at the two of them. The two of them quickly slipped away as if they had done something wrong.
Back in the classroom, Si Rou leaned on the table and said to Tian Xin,""It's over. I'm dead. Dead Face won't let me go. Why am I so unlucky today? I'm afraid that ghosts will encounter ghosts, and he even scratched my braids. I'm so angry.”
"Don't think too much. Maybe he didn't hear anything.”Tian Xin said.
"I'm deceiving myself. Didn't you hear that he could look at us with that kind of gaze? Besides, they were so close to each other. Unless he was deaf, he wouldn't have heard them.”
Hearing Si Rou's words, Tian Xin was speechless. The two of them were silent for a while, then Si Rou said,""Aiya, I can't take in a single word. I have to go home. I won't accompany you anymore.”Without waiting for Tian Xin to speak, Si Rou carried her bag and left.
Si Rou ate very little for dinner. Her father asked with heartache,""Why did you eat so little? Is the food not to your liking?"
"No, Dad. I don't have any activities in the afternoon, so I'm not hungry." Si Rou forced a smile.
Her family owned a shop. His mother hurriedly ran to the shelf and took a packet of biscuits."Put this in your bag. Eat some if you're hungry.”
Sirou thanked her mother and put the biscuits away. Before she left the house, she put the biscuits back when her mother wasn't paying attention. She felt uncomfortable and could not eat anything.
During the evening self-study session, Dead Face Yang Fan sat on the podium and read again.
The current class discipline was no longer lazy and lax. Chu Guoqiang was also very competent as the class monitor. He was tall and sat in the last row. Any student in front of him who wanted to play tricks could not escape his eyes. As long as he reminded the students who did not study hard, the students would consciously be quiet. Most of the students seemed to have an inexhaustible amount of energy. They chased after each other and competed to learn. The learning atmosphere was unprecedentedly good.
Si Rou raised her head a few times to secretly look at Yang Fan's expression. She saw a rigid face without any expression. Later, Si Rou comforted herself and thought,"Who cares? It's a blessing or a curse. If it's a curse, we can't avoid it. We can do whatever we want." Thinking of this, she suddenly felt relieved. This relief did not matter, but she was hungry again. Her stomach grumbled a few times, and the sound was quite loud. Si Rou was so embarrassed that she lowered her head and did not dare to move. She did not even dare to look at the reactions of her classmates. The classroom was too quiet, so she believed that the students around her could hear her. Even Dead Face, who was reading on the podium, should have heard it if he wasn't too engrossed in his book. She and Tian Xin sat in the third row in the middle, very close to the podium.
When the class ended, Dead Face left. Si Rou hated him to death. If it wasn't for him, she wouldn't have been unable to eat. It was all his fault that she made such a big fool of herself.
Yang Fan had just left the classroom when Tian Xin asked impatiently,""You're so angry that you didn't eat your fill tonight?"
"What do you mean by not full? I almost didn't eat anything, and when I saw Dead Face didn't react, I became hungry once I was in a good mood, which was why I made a fool of myself.”
"It's alright. I helped you secretly observe, but the students didn't pay attention to it. Yang Fan didn't seem to hear it either. You don't have to mind."
"That's good. Otherwise, it would be so embarrassing." Si Rou said with relief. At this moment, Li Xiaolu, who was sitting in the back row, whispered to Si Rou,""I have cake here. I brought it home on Sunday, but it's not very fresh. Do you want to eat it?”
"It's alright. I'll take one, thanks, Lou.”Si Rou said gratefully.
"We're all classmates.”
Li Xiaolu handed the cake in the bag to Si Rou.
"Eat it, it doesn't matter if you eat it all. I'll get it next week. I still have some water here.”
Si Rou took the bag and saw five cartoon cakes inside. She was afraid that it was time for the next class, so she wolfed down two pieces and drank a few mouthfuls of water. She returned the remaining three pieces to Li Xiao Lu and said to Xiao Lu,"You're really a timely help. I'll bring you a big bag of delicious food tomorrow.”Xiao Lu thought that she was joking and didn't take it seriously. The next morning, when they met, Si Rou handed a big bag to Xiao Lu and said,""It's all for you. Eat it."
When she took a look, she saw bread, cakes, biscuits, potato chips, shrimp crackers…It was all delicious food. "Silou, what are you doing?" Xiao Lu asked in surprise. This will cost a lot of money, right?"
"I promised you last night. I'm telling you, I didn't spend any money. My family owns a store, so I just took it from the shelf. You can eat it without worry.”
Li Xiaolu was a little embarrassed, and Si Rou continued,""I heard that the steamed buns in our school are quite delicious. Can you treat me to some someday?”
"Alright! If you don't want to go home for dinner, stay. I'll treat you to steamed buns.”Li Xiaolu said happily.
The bell for the morning self-study session rang. Si Rou signaled Li Xiaolu to put it away quickly. Li Xiaolu quickly tied the bag and placed it beside the desk leg. The desk drawer was too small to hold the big bag. Si Rou was really generous. She brought too much delicious food.
The results of the mid-term exams were finally out. Si Rou had gotten first place twice. She scored 114 out of 120 in Chinese, the top of the class. She scored 26 points out of 120 in Mathematics, ranking first in the class.
During the afternoon break, Yang Fan called her to the dormitory and asked,""Do you know why I called you here?”
"I know." Si Rou answered softly.
"Do you know why I didn't call you to the office?”
"I know. There are too many teachers in the office.”
"Since you know everything, then tell me why I called you here.”
Just as Si Rou was about to answer, Yang Fan suddenly said,""I don't mind you sitting down, if you want.”
"I think I should stand. How can I be qualified to sit down? I'm here to receive criticism for my first place. No matter what you say, I can accept it. I was disappointing and embarrassed the class.”Si Rou lowered her head and said. She didn't dare to look at Yang Fan's flat 'dead face'. She guessed that Dead Face must look even uglier now. From the moment she entered, she did not dare to raise her head.
"Why didn't you think that I called you here to praise you for being the best in Chinese?”
Yang Fan ignored her words and asked.
"Only a fool would think that." Si Rou replied. He thought,'Are you that good to me?
"You're very talented, really talented!”
Si Rou thought to herself, Dead Face, go ahead and mock me. I can take it.
Yang Fan continued," You scored ninety-seven out of 100 for History. The top student of Class One scored ninety-eight points, and you were second in the entire grade. You answered the last question quite well. It doesn't matter if you lose points or not. I was afraid that you would be complacent, so I deducted three points for you, making it 97 points. You're too biased. I want to give you some mathematics, physics, and chemistry. Are you willing? If you don't want me to make up for it, I can contact another teacher for you. Please consider it.”
Hearing Yang Fan's words, Si Rou felt a little relieved. She raised her head and glanced at Yang Fan. He was still expressionless. You're tutoring me, but I have to face this " dead face " every day. How can I stand it? With my brain that doesn't have the cells to study mathematics, physics, and chemistry, it's useless for anyone to supplement it. Don't waste his good intentions. "Thank you, Teacher Yang." I think it's better to forget about it? It's not that I don't want to learn mathematics, physics, and chemistry well, but I really can't learn them. I spent almost all of my self-study time on mathematics, physics, and chemistry, while I spent less than a third of my time on other subjects. Stop wasting your time and energy. It's useless.”
Hearing Si Rou say this, Yang Fan thought for a moment and then said,""You're a day student. It seems that your home is not far from the school. I want to do a home visit. Do you have any objections?”
Si Rou didn't expect Yang Fan to suggest a home visit. Hearing Yang Fan say this, she suddenly thought," Yang Fan probably wanted to complain to her parents, so he said casually,"Teacher Yang, you can visit me at any time, but don't tell on me to my parents. Because I am the only work of my parents in this life. No matter how many flaws I have, in their eyes, I am their most perfect masterpiece. They won't allow others to say bad things about me.”
Si Rou's words made Yang Fan want to laugh, but he held back."Oh?" Hearing you say that, I want to visit the parents who created your masterpiece even more.”
"Then go ahead. If you don't know the way, I can take you there.”
"No need. You just need to tell me the way to your house.”
"Alright then." Si Rou said angrily. "After leaving the school gate, head straight north. He walked west when he reached the Cross Street, crossed the bridge over the moat, and continued walking for a while. I saw a sign on the north side of the road that said 'Zhenxing Shop'. That was my house. My parents run a shop, so you can see them if you go.”Si Rou explained in detail, and Yang Fan listened carefully. When Si Rou finished, Yang Fan said,"I will remember it." If there's nothing else, you can leave.”
Si Rou didn't say anything and turned around to leave Yang Fan's dormitory. After she left the door, she turned around and rolled her eyes at Yang Fan in the room, thinking," You don't believe me and want to prove it? You really won't give up until you reach the Yellow River. You'll know when you get there. Thinking of this, Si Rou made a face and went home nonchalantly.
The next afternoon, when she returned home from school, Si Rou had just reached the door of the shop when she saw Yang Fan coming out from inside, followed by her parents. When Si Rou saw Yang Fan, she stuttered,""Yang…Teacher Yang, are you leaving?"
Yang Fan looked at Si Rou and said somewhat uncertainly,""Yeah, I've been here for a while. It's time to go.”
Si Rou's mother saw that her daughter was back and happily pulled Si Rou and said,""Sirou, Teacher Yang is here for a home visit and is preparing to go back. Shall we send Teacher Yang off together?”Si Rou nodded silently. She thought to herself,"He came quite quickly. He just asked for directions yesterday and he's already here today."
The family politely sent Yang Fan off. Before they entered the house, Si Rou asked impatiently,""Mom, what did Yang Fan say when he came to our house?”
"They say you're smart and talented in certain areas." Ask us what we want from you.”
"What did you say?"
"I said, we don't have any requirements for you. There was no need to be too stressed in your studies. As long as you were healthy and happy, it would be fine. It's not important whether you go to university or not. I hope you have something you like to do in the future. We won't be like some parents who drive their children crazy, run away from home, or commit suicide just to get them into the ideal school. We won't force you to do anything you don't want to do.”
"What was Yang Fan's reaction after hearing that?"
"He didn't say anything. He just kept nodding.”
"He didn't express his opinion?"
"He said that he doesn't agree with the practice of forcing children into a corner just to get into university. It's better to let nature take its course.”
So Dead Face wasn't here to complain? Then why did he come to my house? "Did he say anything else?" Si Rou asked her mother.”
"Oh, right. Before he left, he suddenly asked if she was an only child and if she had any brothers or sisters.”
"Mom, what do you think?"
"Of course I'm telling the truth! I said that you were born to me and your father when we were old. You're the only seedling and don't have any brothers or sisters.”
After hearing her mother's words, Si Rou understood." Yang Fan was here to verify her words. She didn't expect him to be so stubborn, as if he was afraid of being deceived.
The shadow of the mid-term exam was finally over. Regardless of whether the results were good or bad, Si Rou didn't want to think about it anymore. In the eyes of some teachers, she was a smart student with good grades. In the eyes of some teachers, she was an idiot student who was even dumber than a pig. Although she didn't care what others thought of her, she felt very uncomfortable when she saw the way some teachers and students looked at her. After all, it was not a glorious thing to be ranked last. Everyone had self-esteem. Moreover, her self-esteem was not any less than others. In fact, it was even more than others. She realized that she wasn't as happy as she used to be. Occasionally, she felt sad. My poor mathematics, physics, and chemistry, what should I do with you?
They entered the tense class stage again, and the class was still in good order. Self-study class was also well-disciplined, serious but not nervous; Yang Fan sat on the podium as usual, reading a book.
One night, Chu Guoqiang took a geometry question to Yang Fan for self-study. The students all focused their gazes on Yang Fan's face. Without thinking, Yang Fan picked up his pen and solved the geometry problem with a few strokes. He then explained it to Chu Guo Qiang concisely. After Chu Guoqiang heard this, he nodded and said,"Thank you, Teacher Yang. I understand.”
Yang Fan didn't say anything and nodded slightly.
The moment Chu Guoqiang walked off the podium, he had his back to Yang Fan and secretly gave the class a thumbs up. The students lowered their heads in admiration and continued to study.
They knew that Chu Guoqiang was a top mathematics student who had won an award at the provincial Mathematics Olympiad. If it weren't for his mistake in the middle school examination, he would have been ranked at the top of the elite class. The questions that he didn't know should be difficult. Yang Fan was a history teacher. He could easily solve a geometry problem. They were even more convinced and respected Yang Fan. They even worshipped Yang Fan and regarded him as their idol and their goal to learn from.
Yang Fan's history class was even more brilliant. When he talked about the chapter where Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty defeated the Xiongnu, he used precise language and realistic descriptions to bring the students back to the moment when they fought on the battlefield. The excited students wished that they were soldiers on the battlefield. They would snatch a gun and dare to fight with the enemy. Wei Qing's strategy and Huo Qubing's courage left an indelible impression on the students. He couldn't forget it even if he wanted to, so how could he not remember it?
Yang Fan's performance time and time again caused Si Rou to have an inexplicable timidity and respect for him in her heart. She regretted her recklessness and straightforwardness in the past. In the past, he always thought that the " dead face " was just pretending to be cool. He didn't expect it to be really " cool ". He was really knowledgeable. Ever since Chu Guoqiang, so many students had asked him questions about different subjects, but none of them had stumped him. It seemed that he was really 'golden inside' and not 'rotten on the outside'. He looked really cool with a straight face, but he looked really handsome with a smile.
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