Chapter 29: Class One, Class Twenty

Chapter 29: Class One and Class Twenty

Lu Shangjin pondered for a moment, feeling that the standard procedure still needed to be followed.

He turned his head. "Gu Mang?"

The young girl was sitting on the sofa with one leg crossed over the other. Her dark eyes were cold and clear, the upturned corners of her eyes radiating a reckless, wicked aura. She carried the distinct presence of a boss. Her slender, pale hand supported her chin, her fingertips tapping against her face with indifferent rhythm.

"No need for an exam. I’ll go to the worst class, and Meng Jinyang will go to the best one," Gu Mang said in a low voice.

Meng Jinyang stared at her, stunned.

Lu Shangjin hissed, confused. "What do you mean? You aren't going to be in the same class as Jinyang?"

"Yeah." Gu Mang shifted into a more comfortable position and said lazily, "She’s better at studying than I am."

Principal Fu had been thinking the same thing from the start. This Meng Jinyang looked quite well-behaved; placing her in Class One was barely acceptable. As for Gu Mang, it was a bit more difficult. She was a problematic student, and if she ruined the atmosphere of Class One and affected the graduation rate for this year, that would be a disaster.

He hadn't known how to bring it up initially. But now that Gu Mang had said it herself, he quickly seized the opening. "Actually, all the classes are about the same. There's no such thing as the best or the worst; the teachers are all the same."

Lu Shangjin narrowed his eyes at the principal.

The latter offered a sheepish, guilty smile.

Gu Mang didn't care. "When can we head to our classes?"

Seeing that Gu Mang had already made up her mind, Lu Shangjin gave a light scoff, leaned back, and said no more.

The principal immediately said, "Anytime. I'll have the homeroom teachers of Class One and Class Twenty come over now."

As he spoke, the principal picked up the landline on his desk to make the call, the smile on his face looking far less forced now.

Lu Shangjin: "..."

He never expected that in his lifetime, he would have to experience this kind of disparity again. Lu Yi was in Class One, the top student in the grade. Lu Yang was in Class Twenty, the bottom student in the grade. He could more or less guess what kind of characters were in Class Twenty. Thinking about the two homeroom teachers seeing him later was embarrassing. His own son was truly a disgrace to him!

He should probably leave while he could.

Lu Shangjin cleared his throat and stood up. "Well, Gu Mang, I’ll be heading off. Call me if you need anything."

Gu Mang raised an eyebrow, her voice light and detached. "Goodbye, Uncle Lu."

"Goodbye, Uncle Lu," Meng Jinyang added as well.

The principal hurriedly stood up to see him off. "Take care, Director Lu."

After seeing Lu Shangjin out, the principal sat back down and greeted Gu Mang and Meng Jinyang kindly. "Have some water."

Meng Jinyang smiled and picked up the water to take a sip, looking every bit the well-behaved student.

Gu Mang didn't even move. She sat lazily on the sofa, supporting her chin with her hand, lost in thought.

The principal: "..."

Before long, the door to the principal's office was pushed open. Two female teachers walked in.

Luo Songhua, the homeroom teacher for Class One, walked in front. In school, just as there was competition among students, the rivalry between teachers was intense, especially in their senior year. Luo Songhua was middle-aged, her brows sharp and severe, her piercing eyes quite intimidating.

Xi Yan, the homeroom teacher for Class Twenty, was very young with a fresh, youthful face; she didn't possess nearly as much presence.

Luo Songhua had spent years on the front lines of the college entrance examination, always teaching the top-tier classes. She was extremely elitist, the type who looked down on other teachers. Xi Yan lacked Luo Songhua's seniority, and since she taught the absolute worst class in the entire senior year, she kept a very low profile.

Both of them glanced toward Gu Mang and Meng Jinyang. They likely understood exactly what the principal meant by calling them over today.