Chapter 37 (1/2)

Qin Fen felt that it was a humiliation to have failed to recruit Xuanyuan Po as his student and thus wouldn’t speak of it to others. However, the two ugly intern teachers didn’t have the same concerns. The process in which Sun Mo had convinced Xuanyuan Po made them speechless. It was like a toad having gotten to eat swan meat [1], and it was far too surprising. Therefore, after they returned to the dorm, they couldn’t wait to share this matter to their dorm mates, and then the news spread wider and wider.

On the second day of the student recruitment meet, the school continued to be swarming with people.

Seated in the canteen, Zhang Sheng stirred the watery porridge in front of him, wearing a dim expression. His legs had almost broken from all the running around yesterday, and he had spoken so much that his voice was hoarse now. However, he hadn’t even managed to recruit a single student.

“Don’t be feeling down. This is how difficult it is for an intern teacher to recruit a student. I’ve been rejected over 20 times yesterday.”

Yuan Feng bite on his bun, only able to vent his frustrations on food.

Zhang Sheng couldn’t be bothered to care about Yuan Feng. However, at the thought of how he had been rejected for over 30 times as well, his countenance turned grim.

“They are all fools, having no idea what they’re missing out on.”

Zhang Sheng felt that the students who had rejected him didn’t know what was good for them.

Ludi ate his rice porridge. After finishing this, he would still have to rush back to braise pig trotters. He knew his worth and thus hadn’t thought of recruiting students.

“As long as I can get Teacher Zhou to write good ratings about me, I will have the right to stay in school.”

Ludi didn’t have high expectations. He wanted to first stay in the school and then slowly climb up.

“Have you guys heard? Sun Mo managed to dupe Xuanyuan Po to be his student!”

“That can’t be true, right? Xuanyuan Po didn’t even care for Liu Mubai. How could he possibly accept Sun Mo?”

“Didn’t Sun Mo go to the logistics department? Does he have the right to take in disciples?”

The intern teachers from the next table were talking amongst themselves as they ate.

Yuan Feng was curious and got closer to them. After hearing some of their talks, he was extremely astonished. “Are you guys joking? Where did you hear this from? Someone like Sun Mo can manage to recruit Xuanyuan Po?”

“Someone saw it with their own eyes. Moreover, Qin Fen and Gu Xiuxun were present at that time as well…”

Before this intern teacher could finish his words, he heard a loud bang that gave him a big fright. He turned and saw that it was Zhang Sheng who had slammed his chopsticks onto the table.

“Bullshit!” Zhang Sheng bellowed furiously. “How is that Sun Mo worthy?”

“That’s right. If Gu Xiuxun and Qin Fen were present, then it’d be even more impossible for Xuanyuan Po to pick Sun Mo.” Yuan Feng sat back and continued to eat his breakfast. “Don’t spread false rumors. Sun Mo must have gotten people to disseminate the rumors in order to spread his name and make it easier for him to recruit students.”

Hearing Yuan Feng said that, the intern teachers started to feel dubious about the matter. After all, the chances of Sun Mo recruiting Xuanyuan Po were definitely zero.

“So that’s how it is!”

Zhang Sheng, who was feeling angry, was struck by a realization. (I knew it. If it’s something I can’t do, it’d be impossible for Sun Mo to do it either!) 2

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In an office in the teaching building.

There weren’t any classes during these few days, but the full-time teachers weren’t slacking either. Putting aside the fact that they were also choosing students, classes would start officially after the student recruitment meet ended. They would need to prepare the lesson plans and other documents in advance.

Zhou Lin pushed the door and entered, smiling before she said anything. “Teachers, do you guys have any hauls?”

“It’s Assistant Lin.” Teacher Zhou Shanyi, who was a little fat, patted his stomach and said, “Why? Are you here to find out news for Headmaster An?”

“I’m also very concerned about you guys!”

Zhou Lin pretended to be angry and rolled her eyes. However, teacher Zhou wasn’t infuriated but enjoyed it instead. No matter what beautiful women did, it could be tolerated.

“Didn’t the school gather some information about those outstanding students and gave it to us? I’ve gone around and saw quite a few of them, so I have quite a haul.”

Teacher Jiang Yongnian, who always had his hair tidied neatly, picked up his teacup and took a sip, wearing a relaxed expression. He had just reached 30 years old and thus was quite competitive.

Strong teaching capabilities weren’t dependent on talk but the results! What were the results? To see if a teacher could produce outstanding students! And the first step of doing so was to recruit students.

Although the school didn’t provide any rewards, the teachers would all be competing both in the open and in the dark during the annual student recruitment meet, fighting for the outstanding students.

“Oh, then I’ll have to congratulate Teacher Jiang.”

Zhou Lin congratulated.

“Liu Mubai, with his high expectations, had taken a liking to a young man called Xuanyuan Po. But what did you think happened?”

Jiang Yongnian stroked the teacup, wearing a smile on his face.

“What happened?”

Zhou Lin asked.

“The guy rejected him.”

Although Jiang Yongnian was a 1-star great teacher, he knew that Liu Mubai, who hadn’t gotten the ‘1-star great teacher’ title, was a strong opponent. Therefore, he felt very happy to see Liu Mubai being defeated.

“The youngsters these days are too prideful. They’ll only realize what a precious opportunity they’ve lost after encountering setbacks!”

Lian Zheng viewed Liu Mubai in high regard and was very angry toward Xuanyuan Po.

“Was it because a great teacher with stars had made a move?”

Zhou Lin wasn’t surprised. Even An Xinhui had high expectations of Liu Mubai. However, the students didn’t know that.

“No.”

Jiang Yongnian kept them in suspense. “Why don’t you make a guess?”

“Could it be a teacher amongst you all?”

Zhou Lin looked around, thinking of good things and praises she could say.

“That’s not it either.”

Jiang Yongnian shook his head.

Zhou Lin fell silent, her countenance turning grim. Her intelligence and emotional quotient weren’t bad. Since Jiang Yongnian kept on denying her guesses, it meant that the teacher who had gotten Xuanyuan Po must be very special. Then, a thought struck her.