Did This Person Really Have the Qualifications to Be a Teacher?
The next morning, brilliant sunlight streamed into the dormitory in room 108.
The young man, who had been asleep all this time, felt the glaring sunlight and slowly began to open his eyes. Xu Xingyu rubbed his bleary eyes and yawned.
Then Xu Xingyu felt his drowsiness leave him and prepared to wash up for the new day. After all, it was the first day of school, and getting to class early would make it easier to leave a good impression.
Although Xu Xingyu did not think much of Shrek Academy's teaching methods, he still had to show the most basic level of respect.
But the moment he stood up, he discovered that something seemed to be hanging off him, and it was a little heavy.
Wang Dong'er was clinging to him like a sloth. Seeing how cute she looked while still fast asleep, Xu Xingyu was a little reluctant to wake her.
But when he noticed that Wang Dong'er seemed to have drooled a little, his reluctance vanished at once, and his face turned stern and impartial.
A slap rang out, and Wang Dong'er clutched her aching bottom. "Xu Xingyu, why are you smacking my butt so early in the morning?!"
Having finished washing up, Xu Xingyu slowly emerged from the bathroom. "It's morning already. Stop lazing in bed. Didn't you say yesterday that your homeroom teacher was a devil of a teacher? If you're late on the first day, you might get expelled on the spot."
"Expelled? Being late on the first day of class really isn't good, but surely she wouldn't expel me for it?" Wang Dong'er asked in confusion.
Xu Xingyu answered helplessly, "Other teachers might not expel you, but Zhou Yi definitely will. It's one of her usual ways of killing the chicken to warn the monkeys, mainly to keep the new students in line. After all, these freshmen are all heaven's chosen from different places, and every one of them is arrogant."
"If she doesn't use extreme measures to intimidate them, she can only make them realize slowly, over the course of her teaching, that although they're geniuses, they aren't the very best. Unfortunately, Zhou Yi doesn't have that patience, so she ignores the question of right and wrong and chooses this easier method."
Hearing this, Wang Dong'er could only hurry out of bed and get ready to wash up, complaining as she did, "Does she have to be so extreme?! I know there's a reason Shrek is the continent's number one academy, but is teaching without any regard for right or wrong really a good thing? I really don't understand why so many students say that devil of a teacher teaches well while being afraid of her."
"From what I know, her teaching methods are only average compared to those of the other outer court teachers. She just expels a number of students so she can allocate more resources to the ones who remain. That way, her students each receive more resources on average than the students in other classes."
"Is that so? But doesn't that go against a teacher's duties? As I see it, a teacher's duty is to do their utmost to teach their students, regardless of whether they're good or bad. Even if they can't keep up and drop out later, a teacher should at least make sure they really learn something during the time they spend studying. Of course, it's a different matter if a student is too stubborn and refuses to learn."
Xu Xingyu, who had already made his bed, heard Wang Dong'er's words. As though a little gratified that she had thought of this, he began to smile and explained.
"Personally, I think she teaches this way because her goal isn't to teach, but purely to get herself promoted. So, to make her teaching results look better, she expels all the students who would hold the others back ahead of time."
"Th-this kind of person really has the qualifications to be a teacher?"
Xu Xingyu could only shrug. "In my opinion, no. But I'd advise you to see for yourself."
"If she really is that kind of teacher, I suggest going along with her until you're strong enough to resist. Don't give her anything to hold against you. In any case, all the classes will be reorganized after the freshman assessment, and she might not still be your homeroom teacher then."
Hearing this, Wang Dong'er couldn't help sighing. "All right, then. Let's see what kind of demon or monster this so-called devil of a teacher really is."
Just then, Xu Xingyu, who was already dressed, suddenly said, "Hurry up and get ready, then meet me at the cafeteria. I'll head over first and save you a seat while I'm at it. Also, wipe the drool off your face."
Only then did Wang Dong'er realize that her own drool was still at the corner of her mouth. After a moment of embarrassment, she wiped it clean and began getting ready to wash up.
Although she wasn't looking forward to the class taught by that homeroom teacher Zhou Yi, the woman was her homeroom teacher for now.
She could only put up with her for a while, until the freshman assessment was over. Then perhaps she wouldn't have anything more to do with that teacher.
Surely the new class she was assigned to after the freshman assessment wouldn't still be taught by that old hag Zhou, would it?
After washing up, Wang Dong'er changed back into her male attire and headed to the cafeteria to find Xu Xingyu, who had gone ahead.
Once she arrived at the cafeteria, Wang Dong'er quickly ordered a meal and found Xu Xingyu. Then they ate together.
But what annoyed Wang Dong'er a little was that they weren't alone. There was always a little rabbit and a snow maiden shamelessly interrupting her time alone with Xu Xingyu.
Xu Xingyu, meanwhile, watched Wang Dong'er, who had already started bickering with Xu Yanxue, as though he were watching a show.
After all, it was rather boring so early in the morning. What was wrong with watching a little show? At the same time, he could enjoy having his own secretary serve him food.
After they finished breakfast, everyone said goodbye and headed to their respective classrooms.
Wang Dong'er went to her own Class One and found a seat to prepare for the upcoming lesson.
During this time, Wang Dong'er was surrounded by many girls, all eager to befriend her. This also earned her the hostility of many boys in the class.
But it also made Wang Dong'er realize that she was quite charming in male attire, and that her disguise was very good. So far, no one had been able to tell she was a girl.
I wonder if it's the same over on Xingyu's side? With that incredibly handsome face of his, he's bound to attract even more girls than I do.
She only hoped that Xu Xingyu wouldn't casually add a few more sisters for her in the meantime. There were already enough sisters at home; if there were any more, even getting a sip of soup would be harder.
Just as the class bell was about to ring, a blue-haired boy rushed in.
Wang Dong'er quickly recognized him as the boy Xu Xingyu had saved yesterday, who had failed to thank him.
His name was Huo something, wasn't it? Huo Yunhan? Or Huo Zhanji? Whatever. It has nothing to do with me anyway.
Because Huo Yuhao had run straight off, Wang Dong'er had a very poor impression of him. The thought of spending half a semester in the same class as someone like him made her feel unlucky.
At that moment, the class bell rang, and the students already present hurried back to their seats.
As the bell rang, an old woman walked in. Though she looked rather elderly, all the students present could feel waves of pressure coming from her.
Without a doubt, she was the rumored devil of a teacher, the instructor with the highest expulsion record in Shrek Academy's history.
She was also Zhou Yi, the homeroom teacher Class One would be following until the freshman assessment.
Beneath the lectern, Wang Dong'er looked at the imposing Zhou Yi. Her intuition told her that the next few months might not be as smooth sailing as she had imagined.
This person is definitely a stern, impartial, and completely unreasonable teacher!