On Saturday morning, the dismissal bell rang, and the classroom immediately descended into chaos.
"Mm, vacation! Finally, vacation!"
Xue Yuantong stretched lazily, her voice crisp. "I'm so tired. Jiang Ning, are you tired?"
"Tired."
Bai Yuxia turned slightly and teased, "Tired from playing games?"
She had seen it with her own eyes—Xue Yuantong had spent the entire morning gaming, and not a single subject teacher had done anything about it.
Xue Yuantong said, "No way. I spent the last class period doing test papers."
And she had done two sets, finishing Jiang Ning's homework too. That meant she could enjoy the weekend without a care in the world.
Chai Wei, sitting in front of them, made conversation. "Where's our physics teacher?"
Fourth period had been physics, yet there had been no sign of the teacher at all. Xin Youling had been holding down the fort at the podium.
Shan Kaiquan passed by. Now, he had found a new emotional anchor.
Unfazed by what lay ahead and unburdened by the past, he could now face Bai Yuxia with perfect composure.
"The physics teacher went to Ancheng to tutor."
After dropping that line, Shan Kaiquan left with Guo Kunnan, not taking so much as a cloud with them—clean and carefree.
Class 8's physics teacher went to a tutoring agency in Ancheng every Friday without fail. They provided transportation, meals, and lodging; two days of classes earned him 1,500 yuan, far better than grinding away teaching at No.4 Middle School.
So despite having a physics class that morning, the physics teacher had simply taken leave, too lazy even to arrange a substitute class.
After hearing that, Chai Wei said, "Trash. No professional ethics."
He figured No.4 Middle School teachers already earned plenty, yet for money, this guy had abandoned even his actual job.