Tech Overlord Starts with Babysitting
Chapter 804

What Is the New Product?

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Out of professional habit, Qu Weijun always set his phone to silent before class. This time was no exception.

When he walked into the classroom and saw the energetic students, Qu Weijun felt quite cheerful.

They were all flowers of the nation. As their gardener, it was his responsibility to help each flower grow healthy and strong, and bloom in the end.

"Class, rise!"

"Good morning, teacher."

"Good morning, everyone."

After setting his teaching materials on the podium, Qu Weijun spoke in his usual friendly manner.

"Everyone, turn to the last section of your textbook."

With the holiday approaching, the teaching for the semester had nearly wrapped up in every subject. Math was no exception.

Qu Weijun passionately taught his students, completely unaware of the repeated calls coming in while his phone was on silent.

Even if he had noticed, he would usually have declined the calls and returned them after class.

Why did I say "usually"? Because that was how social obligations worked.

Huo County wasn't particularly big, but it wasn't small either. There just happened to be a whole lot of people whom teachers like them couldn't afford to offend.

For instance, several of the parents of students in Qu Weijun's class were people he couldn't afford to cross.

Educating the next generation was Qu Weijun's life goal, but keeping his secure job was a necessity.

He had elders to support and children to raise. His whole family depended on that steady income.

Ding-a-ling~ Ding-a-ling~ Ding-a-ling~

The bell rang. Qu Weijun tucked his textbook under his arm and smiled at the students. "Be sure to finish the homework I assigned when you get home. Got it?"

"Got it!" the students shouted.

As soon as their homeroom teacher left the classroom, Candy and Xiang-er began doing their homework in

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