Chapter 10

“The Chinese teacher’s surname is Ye, and her name is Ye Wen. She is a very gentle teacher. If I were a boy, I would definitely fall in love with her!” Sitting next to Mo Xueyao, Wang Jiale exaggeratedly praised her. She squeezed her cheeks, looking like a nympho.

Mo Xueyao didn’t think there was anything wrong with it. Girls like Wang Jiale were lively and cute, so they wouldn’t be annoying at all.

With such a tablemate, ordinary days will definitely not be boring.

“By the way, we also have a physics teacher whose surname is also Ye, called Ye Yu.” While talking, Wang Jiale started to digress again, “Our physical education teacher is called Ye Ran, and his surname is also Ye! There are so many teachers with the surname Ye in our school!”

“Perhaps they belong to the same family,” Mo Xueyao replied perfunctorily, with all her attention on the blackboard because the Chinese class had already started.

“Open your books, everyone. Today we are going to study the fifth lesson—Jing Ke’s Assassination of the King of Qin,” Ye Wen said gently with a smile on her face. The atmosphere in the classroom seemed much more relaxed, which was quite different from the math class just now.

“During the National Day holiday, I asked everyone to preview this text. Now, those who have really previewed it, please raise your hands, and those who have ‘really’ previewed it~” Ye Wen blinked, playfully said, “Don’t lie.”

Students looked at each other. In the end, only six or seven scattered people raised their hands.

Unless there are strict rules and requirements for previewing this kind of homework, most people will not do it…

At most, it is just a matter of assigning numbers to the natural paragraphs in the text.

The only one who raised her hand was Mo Xueyao.

But she didn’t raise it too high, mainly because she is not someone who likes to show off.

However, Teacher Ye Wen suddenly noticed her.

“Oh? It seems that our classmate Mo Xueyao, who hasn’t come to class for a month, has done her homework well. So, Mo Xueyao, please answer a question?” Ye Wen asked with a smile, without putting any pressure on others.

“Okay…” Mo Xueyao hurriedly stood up. Although Ye Wen looked very gentle, she was still a little nervous.

After all, this was the first time she stood up to answer a question since entering high school.

“What did Jing Ke rely on to get close to the King of Qin?”

“It’s the map of Yan State.” Mo Xueyao, who is very interested in Chinese, especially history, replied confidently, and even had spare time to add to her answer, “To be precise, it should be a map of the Dukang area in Yan State.”

“Well, very good, it seems you read it well! Did you translate the full text according to the annotations, or did you find supplementary materials?”

“I did it myself…” Seeing the adoring gazes of many people, Mo Xueyao felt a little embarrassed.

Perhaps this is her talent. For many people who find it difficult to understand classical Chinese, she can easily grasp the meaning. This may be related to her love for reading various novels.

Especially in some ancient martial arts and fantasy novels, sentence patterns similar to classical Chinese often appear. After a while, she naturally became accustomed to it.

“Then, let me test you again. How did the King of Qin survive Jing Ke’s assassination?”

“He walked around a pillar.” When Mo Xueyao said this, she couldn’t help but laugh.

After all, King Qin’s image has always been very majestic.

Suddenly imagining him running around a pillar in embarrassment and then shouting for others to escort him is really amusing.

The other students also chuckled softly.

“Not bad. One last question, why did Jing Ke fail?”

“Hmm… because his assistant was really useless, and moreover, Jing Ke wanted to capture King Qin alive, although I’m not sure if that’s a blunt statement.”

“Very good, very good.” Ye Wen was very satisfied with her and waved her hand to signal her to sit down. “In the future, when you preview, learn from Mo Xueyao. Although I won’t check whether you’ve previewed or not, you should know that learning is for yourself, not for the teacher. A class lasts only forty minutes. If you’re not focused enough, you may not be able to remember all the knowledge points taught by the teacher. Previewing is to help you grasp some simple knowledge points in advance, making it easier during class.”

Unlike the math teacher who only cares about her own lectures, the Chinese teacher Ye Wen, who is also the class teacher, enjoys interacting with the students the most.

She always calls someone up to answer questions, regardless of whether the answer is wrong or right, or even ridiculous. She never gets angry.

As for Gao Yuan, who is still asleep, she treats him completely differently from Jing Die.

“Gao Yuan, wake up, wake up.”

“Ah… um… um…” Gao Yuan, who was drooling all over the table, seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep and didn’t respond no matter how loudly she yelled.

Ye Wen blinked at the other students, then whispered, “Shall we all applaud together?”

“Okay—” the students replied in unison.

So, everyone started clapping vigorously.

Loud applause filled the classroom.

Gao Yuan finally woke up. He opened his eyes in a daze. He didn’t care to wipe the drool from his arms and joined in the applause.

However, other people looked at him with subtle expressions.

After a classmate couldn’t help but laugh, others followed suit.

Wang Jiale, sitting beside Mo Xueyao, was even more overjoyed. She leaned forward and backward, as if she was about to die from laughter.

Her personality really matches her name quite well.

“Do you know why everyone is applauding?” Ye Wen pinched Gao Yuan’s plump cheeks and asked with a smile.

“Ehh…?”

“We’re applauding to congratulate you for sleeping through most of the class!” Ye Wen said humorously, “Okay, pay attention and listen carefully in class. Don’t sleep anymore.”

“Uh…okay…” Gao Yuan said, but then lay back down on the table.

“If you keep doing this, I’ll have Li Wanyan take care of you. If you fall asleep or talk in class, she’ll report it to me. If it happens too often, I’ll call your parents.”

“No!” Gao Yuan immediately became anxious and immediately came to his senses. He sat upright on the table and said, “Ms. Ye Wen! I’ll pay attention in class!”

“Well, I hope you maintain this attitude. I can barely accept it.”

Ye Wen nodded and continued the lecture.

“Who in our class knows about the history of the Warring States Period?” Ye Wen asked, standing at the front of the classroom.

Several boys in the audience proudly raised their hands.

Among them, the elegant boy who was called ‘Xiaoxue‘ by the other boys raised his hand calmly, without a trace of pride.

“Let our Mr. Xue answer.”

“Mr. Xue?” Mo Xueyao whispered to herself in a low voice, finding it strange.

Hearing Mo Xueyao’s murmur, Wang Jiale enthusiastically answered, “That boy’s name is very special! He must be very famous in our grade.”

“Oh, really?”

“Because his name is Mr. Xue.”

“No way…” Mo Xueyao’s face fell, “Is it really that outrageous? Wouldn’t everyone else have to call him ‘Mr.’?”

“That’s why everyone in our class calls him Xiaoxue, otherwise, he would sound a generation older than us.”

Mr. Snow.

Mo Xueyao quietly repeated the name to herself.

If he didn’t look so young, his elegant and scholarly temperament would indeed befit the title ‘Mr.’

My last name is Xue, my first name is Mr.

She wondered what his parents were thinking when they gave him that name.

If he were addressed by his full name, wouldn’t it imply a sense of seniority?

But Ye Wen seemed to enjoy calling him that.

“Alright, Mr. Xue, please sit down. From now on, you don’t have to stand up to answer questions. That way, we can show that we have enough respect for you,” Ye Wen said jokingly, embarrassing Mr. Xue, who was originally very calm. He smiled awkwardly, lowered his head, and continued looking at the textbook in front of him.

The length of the Chinese class was completely different from that of the math class.

The time passed quickly, and when the bell rang, Mo Xueyao even wished the class could be longer.

It was such a wonderful feeling.

If every teacher in the school was like this, students would be happy to go to class.

But which teaching method is more efficient and conducive to student learning… she didn’t know.

That’s why there are various teaching methods that can coexist in one school.

The second class ended, and there was a long break between classes.

Mo Xueyao walked alone to the restroom but was caught up by Wang Jiale on the way.

“Xiaoyao! Why didn’t you call me to go to the bathroom?”

“…” Mo Xueyao was speechless.

She wondered why she had to call someone else to go to the bathroom…

“Let’s go together~ I need to use the bathroom too.”

“Okay…” So, the two of them arrived at the restroom on this floor.

There was already a line in front of the women’s restroom.

Mo Xueyao felt that if fewer girls went to the restroom just to socialize, there wouldn’t be a line.

In contrast, the men’s restroom over there was much emptier.

She saw boys entering one after another, and then heard the sound of water splashing. Afterward, they came out refreshed.

Indeed, boys had it better.

High efficiency and fast speed.

Being a girl is really inconvenient.

But for now, she could only stand in the long line, feeling more and more uncomfortable.

She subconsciously pressed her legs together and looked ahead with discomfort.

Finally, it was her turn. She quickly rushed into the stall, lifted her skirt, and prepared to relieve herself…