At the lectern, Professor Chen Xihe unscrewed his Thermos Cup, took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and continued speaking gently:
"Some observant students may have noticed that I came to the classroom to teach you today without even bringing a textbook. At a glance, you can tell this teacher is unprofessional and not a good teacher."
Faced with Professor Chen's self-deprecating joke, the students burst into laughter. However, none of them dared laugh at him for not bringing a textbook; they were simply amused by Professor Chen's humor.
On the cover of the "C Language Programming and Basics" textbook that everyone had a copy of, there were three highly familiar words—Chen Xihe! There was no need to flip to the first page.
Anyone who stood up to criticize Professor Chen for teaching without a textbook would be showing off one's meager skills before Guan Gong—simply overestimating oneself.
"'C Language Programming and Basics.' I am unworthy, but this book was indeed written by me."
Chen Xihe smiled and shook his head. "I hadn't planned on publishing a textbook at all, but your leaders insisted that I do so."
"Just as the title 'C Language Programming and Basics' suggests, this book contains only the most basic knowledge. For some students, there's actually no need to read or study it. As far as I know, some of you have already participated in practical projects. Most of you may have studied C Language back in high school—or even middle school. Only a small number of students may have merely learned some general knowledge about it online."
Chen Xihe paused, then said with a smile, "Those students, I believe, will finish self-studying the entire textbook within a week at most. Believe me, the course 'C Language Programming and Basics' is truly very simple. As for the exam, it'll be ridiculously easy for you."
Of course, Chen Xihe left one thing unsaid: avoiding failing would be easy, but getting a high score would be difficult. These youngsters who had just entered university surely didn't really think the exam would only cover the contents of the textbook, did they?
That might be the case at other schools, but where were they? This was Jing University, Xia Country's highest institution of learning, where the country selected and trained its most outstanding scientific researchers.
Below the lectern, Mo Jingchun noticed that nobody looked particularly surprised and felt somewhat depressed. Surely he wasn't the only one among them who had never encountered C Language before the Gaokao?
The high school sophomore proficiency exam did include a computer test, with C Language as one of the options. However, Mo Jingchun's school had always chosen animation production for teaching and the computer exam. As for C Language, to quote what the computer teacher had said during their first class: "I don't know it either."
Mo Jingchun felt fortunate that he had gained a system. He was no longer a complete novice in software development; otherwise, wouldn't he, Mo Jingchun, have been the one standing farthest behind at the starting line among everyone there?
Thank goodness for the system! Mo Jingchun didn't know whether he was in first place now, but without a doubt, he was definitely in the leading group.
Moreover, the code in Mo Jingchun's mind was enough to benefit him for the rest of his life.
Time always passed quickly when people were having fun. Forty-five minutes flew by in the blink of an eye, making it feel as though class had only just begun.
Ding-ding-ding~
"Take a ten-minute break."
After class ended, quite a few students got up and left the classroom. There was no need to ask—they had definitely gone to the restroom.
Just as Mo Jingchun sat at his desk, flipping through his textbook out of boredom, class monitor Yang Xiaoyu led fourteen girls over and surrounded the utterly bewildered Mo Jingchun.
"Before coming to class, you didn't help Candy put on a diaper, did you? Candy wet herself during class just now. Quickly, give us a diaper. We'll go change her."
Mo Jingchun scratched his head. "I'll go instead."
Before Mo Jingchun could even stand, someone carried off his canvas bag.
"Found it! Sisters, we've got work to do!"
Yang Xiaoyu, who was holding Candy, cast a sidelong glance at Mo Jingchun and said with disdain, "You'll go instead? Are you going to the men's restroom? Doesn't our little Candy deserve privacy?"
"You look pretty smart. Could it be that a donkey kicked your brain?"
Before Mo Jingchun could retort, the other girls had already dragged Yang Xiaoyu out of the classroom.
Mo Jingchun shrugged. Actually, he really wanted to say, "I was planning to change her in a restroom stall. Of course I care about my little sister Candy's privacy."
Only after the group of girls had run off did Mo Jingchun notice that Professor Chen Xihe had somehow come to stand beside him.
Chen Xihe smiled kindly. "Young man, your name is Mo Jingchun?"
Mo Jingchun hurriedly stood and nodded. "Yes, Professor Chen."
"Mm." Chen Xihe nodded.
"Come with me to the back for a moment." After saying that, he walked toward the back of the tiered classroom with his hands behind his back. Mo Jingchun followed somewhat uneasily.
Mo Jingchun had more or less guessed that this was about Candy, but he had no idea what Professor Chen Xihe intended.
Chen Xihe looked at his student Mo Jingchun, whose hands had nowhere to go as he picked at his fingernails. He found it somewhat amusing, but also felt a little sorry for him.
"That little girl just now is your younger sister, right?"
"Yes, Professor Chen."
"She's quite adorable, and very well-behaved too."
Mo Jingchun nodded vigorously. "Mm-hmm, yes, Professor Chen. My little sister rarely cries or makes a fuss."
"All right, don't be nervous. I'm not blaming you. Surely a little girl can't be tolerated in one of our prestigious Jing University classrooms?"
Chen Xihe patted Mo Jingchun on the shoulder and said earnestly, "Your counselor, Li Na, really put a lot of thought into you."
"That girl practically wore herself out over you. Before you even came to the university, she came here and pleaded your case to each of us."
"Heh-heh, you didn't see it. That girl nearly gave us a whole lecture on ideological guidelines."
Mo Jingchun lowered his head, biting his lip without daring to look up.
"Work hard. If you can make all of us look at you in a new light, that girl will be able to speak with three times the confidence in the office."
"I will. I definitely will."
After Chen Xihe sent Mo Jingchun back to his seat, he walked around the classroom twice, checking what the students were doing during the break.
Not long after he returned to his seat, Yang Xiaoyu and the other girls came back carrying Candy. Hmm... there was an extra canvas bag on Mo Jingchun's desk. As for the child... when they passed by, none of the girls even paused.
This was absurd!
Could it be that I, Mo, appeared to be a Jing University student, but was actually a flash-delivery courier?
"Hi, beautiful. Can I add you on WeChat?"
Yang Xiaoyu frowned as she looked at a male student from another major, who wore a self-confident expression and had the WeChat friend QR code open on his phone.
At the same time, the gazes of all thirty male students in Mo Jingchun's class instantly converged on the boy. If their eyes could inflict harm, that male student would have been flayed countless times over.
At the lectern, Chen Xihe, who was drinking water from his Thermos Cup, watched with a smile as well.
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