Chapter 27: Teacher
Huo You's face turned pale. She never expected that she would be mercilessly criticized by her form teacher.
She stammered as she explained, "Teacher, I'm not… I just feel that you shouldn't waste your time on someone who's about to drop out of school. There are still many students waiting for you to take care of."
Mr. Wang's frown deepened. He sized up Huo You and asked unhappily, "Are you in our class?"
Huo You lowered her head and replied in a low voice, "Yes, you asked the class to elect the class committee members and everyone nominated me to be the class representative. Everyone nominated me, so I'm here to ask what are the things that I'll need to do."
Mr. Wang waved his hand. "Alright, you can go back first. Tell your classmates not to run around. I'll go and announce some matters later."
Huo You quickly left the office.
Huo Tian said gloomily, "I didn't know I was in the same class as Huo You."
Mr. Wang heard her tone and thought that he mustn't let someone else pick up the treasure that he had gotten.
Hence, Mr. Wang put on a display as if he wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk with Huo Tian. "What's wrong, Huo Tian? Did you have a disagreement with that student?"
Huo Tian sighed and said, "She's the Huo You who had her place switched with me. I don't think there are any contradictions between us, but Huo You probably thinks that I owe her? She keeps coming over to find trouble and waste my time. Teacher, why don't I change…"
Mr. Wang's heart was pounding and he quickly interrupted Huo Tian, "So that's how it is. I understand. Later, I will remind everyone in the class to not disturb you. In the future, if you don't get along well with other students, you must tell me in time."
Huo Tian thought about it and felt that if she were to change classes, the procedures would be quite troublesome and it'd also seem as if she was afraid of Huo You. Furthermore, if her teacher could get Huo You and her followers to stop bothering her, it would be the same no matter which class she was in.
Hence, Huo Tian nodded. "I understand, Teacher."
Mr. Wang heaved a sigh of relief, thinking that it was fortunate that he was quick-witted. Otherwise, this genius would have fallen into someone else's hands.
He handed the school card to Huo Tian. "I just went to the logistics department to collect your meal card. The logistics department will remit your living expenses to your card on time every month. There's also this note. After the class meeting, take this note to the logistics department to collect your school uniform for free."
Huo Tian obediently took the things Mr. Wang passed to her. "Thank you, Teacher."
"You're welcome. These are things that I should do."
Mr. Wang looked at the obedient and polite Huo Tian and thought that the rumors spread by the students were really unbelievable. They all said that Huo You was a gentle and generous campus goddess, while Huo Tian was an arrogant and domineering idiot. Now, it seemed that their image was the complete opposite.
Mr. Wang led Huo Tian around as if she was carrying a treasure worth showing off. Every time he met a teacher, he would greet them with a smile and introduce Huo Tian to them.
"Hello, Mr. Xu. This is a student from our class. She just took the entrance examination and scored full marks for all the science papers…"
"Mr. Liu? The student who came in first place for the end-of-year examinations last year was assigned to your class, right? That's nice. Our class didn't get anyone with outstanding results. I can only hope that Huo Tian will make me proud in the future…"
"Hey, Mr. He…"
From the office to the academic building, Huo Tian saw with her own eyes how her form teacher had offended several teachers. She felt as if countless black lines were sliding down her forehead.
"Teacher, you must be very unpopular." When they were almost in the classroom, Huo Tian couldn't help but sigh at the form teacher.
Mr. Wang smiled, then he took his expression in check and said to Huo Tian seriously, "Today, I'll teach you a principle—those who don't incur the jealousy of others are mediocre. Huo Tian, you're destined to walk ahead of everyone. So, don't let other people's slanders, insults, or jealousy tie you down. Don't hope for others' understanding. You just need to walk your own path firmly."
Huo Tian looked at Mr. Wang steadily. In the era hundreds of years later, all the work in the education industry was handed over to artificial intelligence. The teacher occupation had completely withdrawn from history. After transmigrating, Huo Tian had only come to the conclusion that she had to respect her teachers from the original Huo Tian's experience. However, she didn't really understand why she had to respect a specific profession.
At this moment, Huo Tian vaguely understood that the reason why teachers were respected was not only because they were imparting knowledge, but also because they were working hard to guide the students in their lives.
Mr. Wang felt that Huo Tian's dazed look was quite cute. He patted her head and said, "Alright, let's enter the classroom."
After pushing the door open, the noisy classroom instantly quietened down.
Mr. Wang stood on the podium and said to the entire class, "Class, I went to take care of some matters just now. I'm sorry to keep you guys waiting for so long. Before I announce the things to take note of for the new semester, I would like to introduce a classmate who was assigned to the class at a slightly later time."
He looked toward the door encouragingly and said, "Huo Tian, come over here and give a self-introduction."
Mr. Wang had just finished speaking when an abrupt "How can she possibly continue to attend school?!" rang out in the classroom.