As the bell rang, a robust young man walked into the classroom with vigorous strides. Standing on the podium and glancing around, he introduced himself: “My name is He Ben. Starting today, I will be your class teacher and math teacher for the next three years. I don’t have high demands on you, all I ask is that each of you meets the passing grade. Also, do not engage in fights or violence inside the school. If it happens outside the school, then it’s best not to let me know…”
“Then what if we don’t want to listen? What do you plan to do?” A disdainful voice challenged, “Don’t you see what status we have and what status you hold, huh?”
Hearing this, Luo Xi looked over and saw a stylishly dressed boy with his legs crossed, looking provocatively at He Ben with his hands crossed. He couldn’t help but involuntarily furrow his brows. It seemed that the next three years of his life would not be peaceful.
“Oh, my status doesn’t matter. What matters is that your parents have signed a document with us. It specifically states that if you make mistakes in school, I can punish you as I see fit, and your parents will not complain afterwards. Of course, if your parent or classmate wants to take any act of revenge, they must be prepared to bear the consequences accordingly.” He Ben raised an eyebrow. “Also, this student, your name is Wu Xiang, right? Rest assured, the teacher knows you’re trying to get the teacher’s attention. Don’t worry, the teacher will definitely pay extra attention to you in the next three years!”
“Tsk!” Wu Xiang looked at his annoying smile on his face and couldn’t help but feel some uneasiness in his heart for some reason. He has to admit that sometimes it is better to be low-key. In the next three years, Wu Xiang regretted more than once that he let his pig brain control him.
Satisfied after seeing that the troublemaker finally stopped talking, He Ben shifted his attention to where Luo Xiao and Ye Lan were. “Luo Xiao, Ye Lan, it can be said that you both coming to this class is a little unexpected. But since you’re here now, the teacher won’t hand you over to other class teachers. Right, from now on, you two will be the class monitor and academic representative of our class.”
Luo Xiao had a feeling that this He Ben was not as simple as he appeared. Also, why did the smile on his face look more and more like a fox? Small black line on his forehead, and then he replied, “Okay, then Ye Lan will be the class monitor and I’ll be the academic representative.”
“Xiaoxiao, I…” Ye Lan was about to speak but was stopped by a look from Luo Xiao. Luo Xiao clearly knew that, given Ye Lan’s personality and ability, he was more suitable for the position of class monitor compared with him.
He Ben, who was standing on the podium and behind the desk, observed the interaction between the two people. A meaningful glint flashed in his eyes. He didn’t expect that Young Master Ye would also have this side to him.
“Alright, that’s settled then,” He Ben said of the final decision. “By the way, we need a welfare officer, a sports officer, a discipline officer, and representatives for various subjects. Let’s appoint them here. How about it? Is there anyone who is interested in nominating themselves?”
All the young masters and ladies sitting below were indifferent and didn’t pay attention. They are no longer the kids they used to be, okay?
He Ben looked at the situation below clearly, then recalled each person’s information in his mind and opened his mouth to say, “Since none of you are speaking up, I’ll just appoint them directly. First, student Wu Xiang, you will be the sports officer of our class.”
“What? I won’t do it!” Wu Xiang quickly refused with a loud voice.
“You misunderstand. I’m not asking for your opinion. I’m just informing you of this decision.” He Ben said calmly, “And then, Wang Kai, you will be the welfare officer. From now on, you will be in charge to keep the class funds and the like.”
“Alright, teacher.” Wang Kai was smart enough to agree and not to argue. Anyway, he also enjoyed the feeling of handling the money.
On the other side, Wu Xiang remained adamant and continued to argue, “Don’t change the subject, I haven’t finished speaking yet! You…”
He Ben gave Wu Xiang a sharp look. The dark and oppresive look in his eyes quickly silenced the noisy Wu Xiang. Seeing his face turn somewhat pale, He Ben realized that he might have been a bit too harsh. So, he put on a smile again and said, “Student Wu Xiang, do you have anything else to say to the teacher? If not, the teacher will continue to appoint with the appointments.”
Wu Xiang nodded his head without realizing it. After all, He Ben is a teacher. No matter how violent a thirteen- or fourteen-year-old child is, he is still a kid. He is different from someone like He Ben, who has truly experienced the bloody storm. He averted his eyes and didn’t dare look at Ben. He looked at his slightly trembling feet, and despite feeling reluctant, he had to admit that he was really scared by that look. He couldn’t help but feel a little fear creeping into his heart.
Seeing this scene, Ye Lan curled his lips in disdain and muttered under his breath: “Tsk, scaring kids like that. Shameless.”
“Huh? Yezi, what are you saying?” Luo Xiao didn’t hear clearly what he said and asked in confusion.
“Ah?” Ye Lan came back to his senses and smiled. “No, it’s nothing.”
“Is that so? Then okay.” Luo Xiao did not ask anymore questions.
After He Ben appointed the various officers and subject representatives, the class was almost over.
After looking at the remaining time, He Ben smiled and said to everyone, “Okay, let’s keep the remaining time to relax and get to know each other. If you have any questions you want to ask, just raise your hands and ask.”
Because the look in his eyes was so intimidating, all the naughty kids in the class obediently sat in their seats and didn’t try to show off like Wu Xiang.
“Since you don’t have any problems, let’s have some interactions among classmates.” He Ben was very satisfied with the obedience and understanding of these kids. In his mind, he was secretly hoping: “I hope a few more troublemakers will emerge, so that I can take care of them. Otherwise, this one and only three-year teaching perios will be meaningless.”
Yes, that’s right. He Ben was the new teacher who just arrived this semester, and he would only teach this particular grade. As for the specific reason, it was naturally because of a certain young master who was away from home.
After the bell rang, it indicated the end of the class. He clearly noticed that some of the students in the class let out a small sigh of relief. He couldn’t help but nod slightly in approval, not bad.
Seeing He Ben leaving the classroom, the students inside the classroom seemed to come to life all of a sudden, and they were all discussing among themselves.
“Hey? Didn’t you say that the teachers in this class were all soft persimmons before? This one doesn’t look like soft persimmons now!”
“I only heard this from someone in the grade above. How could I know there would be someone like this?”
“This one seems to be a new teacher. It is said that he volunteered to teach our class.”
“Huh? Are you telling the truth? In our class, teachers would usually avoid teaching us. Why would anyone take the initiative to come here?”
“Well, I don’t know. But I think our days ahead… sigh.”
“Hey~”
Listening to the discussion of the classmates around him, Luo Xiao couldn’t help but smile. It seemed that their class might give teachers and students a surprise.
Ye Lan thought for a moment and then stood up to inform Luo Xiao, “Xiaoxiao, I’m going out for a while.”
“Sure, go ahead,” Luo Xiao replied. He witnessed He Ben’s subtle look towards Ye Lan as he exited the classroom. However, he didn’t plan to ask further. After all, it was Ye Lan’s private matter.
“Hey, Young Master Ye, what a pleasant surprise. Your presence makes my humble office shine!” He Ben sat on the chair and looked at Ye Lan, who walked in without any change in his expression.
Ignoring his playful words, Ye Lan closed the door behind him and stood in front of He Ben, staring straight into his eyes. “Why are you here?”
“What do you think?” He Ben shrugged. “Yeah. Isn’t it because a certain young master was kidnapped because of his incompetence and couldn’t go home? It’s a pity that I, a poor servant, had to rush over from far away to protect him personally. Hey, it’s true that we are from the same place but with different fates!”
“Don’t fool around. Speak more seriously.” Ye Lan couldn’t help but kick him lightly. “Otherwise, I’ll report you when I get back!”
“Okay, okay, you ah.” Upon hearing this, He Ben waved his hands in panic. “Hey, little ancestor, I’m just teasing you. You mustn’t report it, or else I’ll be dead!”
“Hmph!” Ye Lan intentionally turned his head to the side and ignored him. This person is always like this. Every time they meet, he always likes to say a lot of superficial words before going directly to the point, which made him really annoyed to death once, and he went to his mother to complain. To his surprise, this allowed him to master the method of stopping him.
“Okay, okay, little ancestor, I won’t tease you anymore, okay?” He Ben begged repeatedly for mercy. “Tell me the conditions you want me to agree to this time.”
“We’ll talk about the conditions later. Answer my questions first.” Ye Lan didn’t continue to make things difficult for him after achieving his goal, so he thought for a while and said this.
“What questions?” He Ben behaved like you asked, and I answered.
“Whose decision was it for you to come here?”
“It was a combined decision of your grandfather and my mother.” He Ben recalled his mother’s appearance before coming here and couldn’t help but think of whether he was the real son or not. Is he the real son? Isn’t this differential treatment too obvious? Although he himself also likes Ye Lan very much, Of course, he couldn’t let this wicked guy know this. Otherwise, he’ll be squeezed by him even more in the future.
“That makes sense.” Ye Lan nodded thoughtfully. Since it was the decision of the two, he got the message. “By the way, did they leave any specific messages for me?”
“Your grandpa said just follow that old man Huo with piece of mind. As for my mother… well, you know, it was the usual nagging.”
“Well, good, I’ll note it down.” Ye Lan nodded seriously.
“No, no, I don’t mean anything else! Don’t talk nonsense!” He Ben immediately realized what he meant and said.
“I didn’t plan to say it, you think too much,” Ye Lan said with a solemn face. But in his mind, he thought, maybe not now, but later, hehe.
“Okay, if there’s nothing else, I’ll go back first. It’s almost time for class.” Ye Lan glanced at the clock hanging on the wall and walked towards the door.
“Hey, by the way, I currently live in the staff building provided by the school. If you can’t find me and need something, just go to Room 303 of Building 1,” He Ben said as he remembered.
Ye Lan waved his hand to show that he understood. As he entered the classroom and took his seat, the bell for class rang, and the Chinese class officially began.
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