Chapter Six Teacher
Teacher's office
"Teacher Jin, has the list of students for the math competition in your class been finalized?" The 3rd-grade teaching director pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose, his figure slightly paunchy.
"Not yet, I'll give it to those students in the next class and have them fill out the form. They will definitely hand it over to you before school ends!" Teacher Jin Ming replied.
Dong Dong Dong!
The door of the office was knocked and a voice shouted "Come in!" It was unclear which teacher had spoken.
Squeak!
The door was pushed open, the teachers looked up to see who it was, and when they saw that it wasn't their student, they lowered their heads again to do their own thing. The loudspeaker in the office was playing campus radio, which was quite noisy!
Tang Ling saw Jin Ming, lifted her foot and walked into the office, walking to Jin Ming's side and stopping in her tracks. "Teacher Jin!"
Teacher Jin furrowed her brow in puzzlement, sizing up Tang Ling. This little girl didn't have many good qualities to speak of, her grades were average, and her parents hadn't made any special requests. Usually when she looked at the teacher, it was with a cautious gaze, and even when reading aloud in class, she stuttered and stumbled over the words, without a single redeeming quality.
"What's wrong?"
Teacher Jin asked solemnly, and ordinary students would definitely feel intimidated by such a serious tone. Unfortunately, for Tang Ling, who had been in various industries for 6 years, it didn't pose any threat at all. After all, she was very experienced in human resources and public relations work!
Tang Ling's mouth slightly curved upwards. "May I sit down and talk?" Her clear eyes and steady tone obviously suppressed the momentum of Teacher Jin.
Mr. Jin was taken aback, looking into Tang Ling's eyes, and subconsciously nodded. Seeing Tang Ling pull over a chair from the side and sit elegantly beside her, she felt very surprised in her heart, how did she just nod?
"Teacher is filling out the math competition registration form for next week?"
"Ah, yes!" Mr. Jin was somewhat perplexed by Tang Ling's intentions and just as he was about to ask her what she wanted, she preempted him.
Tang Ling took out a brand new key from her pocket, placed it on the office desk, and gently pushed it in front of Teacher Jin.
"What is this?" Mr. Jin's eyes narrowed slightly, and he had a hint of understanding in his heart.
Tang Ling smiled and said, "Teacher's home is far away, and it's really inconvenient to walk without a bike! If the teacher doesn't mind, this small gift is for you to accept! It can also be considered as my contribution to the class!"
Mr. Jin looked at Tang Ling, and Tang Ling just smiled faintly, but Mr. Jin's heart was churning - could a third-grader say something like that? Everything about Tang Ling, her temperament, speech, movements, gave people a sense of grandeur and stability!
Tang Ling remained silent, treating her classmates as peers was fine, but facing Jin Laoshi, if she still acted like a child, the things she wanted to do would absolutely not be done!
Teacher Jin looked around and saw that no one was paying attention, staring at the key in front of her, hesitating. After all, receiving gifts like this is very normal for elementary school teachers! Moreover, her bicycle had been stolen a few days ago, and buying a new one would cost her more than half a month's salary!
Looking at Mr. Jin staring at the key, Tang Ling knew that the gift had been given away.
Teacher Jin glanced at Tang Ling, who smiled innocently, "I parked the car outside the school's small shop entrance." She didn't park in the school's parking lot, just in case someone with ulterior motives saw it and made a fuss.
Teacher Jin opened the drawer, quickly threw the key into the drawer, closed it, and then said, "Well, your contributions to the class are remembered by the teacher and will not be forgotten by the class!"
Things have been settled, so what's next is easy. Tang Ling smiled lightly and said, "See, teacher said that making contributions to the class is a must!"
Mr. Jin smiled and nodded, some things can't be said explicitly, but what Tang Ling said was very reasonable, so Mr. Jin felt very comfortable!
"If there's anything difficult, tell the teacher and the teacher will definitely help you!" Teacher Jin has already completely treated Tang Ling as a peer, although it feels unbelievable, but it's easy to accept!
Tang Ling shifted her gaze to the math competition registration form, smiled and said, "It's not difficult, but I really want to make some contributions to our class!" She picked up the registration form on the table, "How about giving me two registration forms, teacher?"
"Are you thinking of participating in a math competition?" said Mr. Jin with some surprise.
Tang Ling nodded.
"Who is the other one for?" Tang Ling wanted a registration form, she could still give it to her. Although she had chosen 6 students with good grades, they had all participated in math competitions before, and except for the Ci brothers and Su Jing's good rankings, the others were relatively far behind.
"Xin Liu!"
Tang Ling cherished her friend Liu Xin, who was different from Tang Ling. Unlike Tang Ling's introverted and timid nature, Liu Xin was an optimist with good relationships with her classmates and average to above-average grades, making her a likable young girl. Unfortunately, her family's downfall completely changed her life!
"Liu Xin!" Mr. Jin said thoughtfully, "Her grades are pretty good too, but math competitions, I'm afraid she's not quite suitable for that!"
Participating in math competitions, Teacher Jin still tends towards students with good grades, after all, taking the top places will get rewards from the school!
Tang Ling knew what Mr. Jin was thinking, and said, "Mr. Jin, Liu Xin's aunt is a teacher of Olympic mathematics, and Liu Xin has been studying with her for a long time. Compared to other students, I believe she has an advantage!"
Tang Ling's eyes rolled, and she continued, "Besides, every time there's a competition, it's always the same few classmates who get selected. The other students will also feel it's unfair. If they misunderstand that the teacher has biases, wouldn't that be framing Teacher Jin!"
Mr. Jin was taken aback after hearing that, thought for a moment before nodding and saying, "Alright then, I'll give you two a chance this time, hope you can make the most of it!"
Although some teachers have biases and inclinations, which is quite normal, none of them are willing to admit it, after all, the teaching profession is still a relatively sensitive one.
Having achieved the purpose of this trip, there was no need to stay any longer. After bidding farewell to the teacher, Tang Ling left the office. As for which two students would be replaced, that's what troubled Teacher Jin!
When Liu Xin got the registration form, she excitedly hugged Tang Ling and jumped up and down. Unexpectedly, Tang Ling's casual words came true!
Duan Yu looked at Tang Ling's eyes with a bit of strangeness and said after a while, "Deskmate, you're having a streak of good luck?" Such good things never happened to Tang Ling before, and the consecutive good fortune was a bit overwhelming for him. However, Duan Yu was still very happy for Tang Ling, even though Tang Ling didn't really care about him in the past.
Situ Hao leaned in close to Tang Ling and said with a smile, "Great, let's go try our luck at the China Plaza after we finish the exam!"
Tang Ling rolled her eyes after hearing this, this guy is hopeless!
Situ Wen sat in his seat, turned his body and looked at Tang Ling from a distance, wondering what he was thinking, then turned his body to fill out the registration form.
Apart from the excitement of Tang Ling and Liu Xin's side, those who originally thought they would be selected were somewhat disappointed, and for a time, several families were happy while several others were worried!
Digression
Bribe teacher
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