If They Pass English, I'll Kneel and Call Them Daddy

"Little Sisi is amazing!" Zhao Feifei was just as shocked. "Even Xie Yiming personally told her to take part in the International English Competition."

Ji Chuxing was a little puzzled. Zhao Feifei didn't like studying, so it was rare to hear her mention someone she seemed to admire.

And someone from the education world, at that.

Zhao Feifei explained, "God Ji, you didn't live in South City before, so you might not know who Xie Yiming is."

Ji Chuxing nodded. "I don't."

Zhao Feifei: "..."

You really are straightforward.

But she still explained earnestly, "He's the only expert on the history of English in South City. Even the masters of the English field throughout Hua Country have to call him teacher. Apparently, before English textbooks are finalized nationwide, he has to give them his final approval. He's sixty this year, and his students are everywhere, but he's never publicly endorsed a single student. Little Sisi is the first. Oh my god!"

Ji Chuxing nodded. "He really is impressive!"

"But how do you know so much?" Ji Chuxing asked, puzzled. She had a feeling Zhao Feifei was leaving something out.

Zhao Feifei rubbed her nose. Well... wasn't it because Old Man Xie had a secret crush on her grandmother? The old man had never married, so she had plenty of gossip to share.

Ji Chuxing wasn't all that interested in any of this. When Zhou Sixue came back, though, her face was full of excitement.

"God Ji, the principal and the old bureau chief both told me to take part in the International English Competition. I've already signed up."

Ji Chuxing said, "Congratulations."

Zhou Sixue said, "But I don't think I'm quite good enough yet. Could you... could you tutor me some more?"

Ji Chuxing nodded. "Sure."

"That's great! Thank you, God Ji. I'll definitely work hard to make it to the national competition. The principal said the prize money is 300,000. We'll split it in half when the time comes—no, wait, seventy percent for you and thirty for me!"

Ji Chuxing's eyes lit up in an instant. She patted Zhou Sixue on the shoulder. "No, you won't just make it to the national competition. You'll have to place in the top three."

Zhou Sixue's eyes widened.

No, God Ji, I can't do that!

Ji Chuxing had great confidence in her. "You can."

Seeing how serious Ji Chuxing looked, Zhou Sixue was so moved she could hardly stand it. She clenched her fists. "Okay! God Ji says I can, so I... I'll definitely work hard!"

Everyone in Class 16 was gathered around watching. Although they didn't really understand what the competition was about, they knew this was the first time a student from Class 16 was going to make a run at the national competition. Their blood immediately began to boil.

"Little Zhou is entering the competition, so we'll give her our full support!"

"Right! Let's go see how the other classes are doing first and size up the competition!"

Zhou Sixue was moved all over again.

Everyone in Class 16 is an angel!

She finally remembered what her mother had asked her to do. "Oh, right! My mom said she wanted to thank you all, especially God Ji. She's having a barbecue at home this weekend and told me to invite everyone over to hang out."

She was talking about Zhou Sixue being bullied and what had happened on the school forum a few days earlier.

Qin Taizhang worked quickly. In just the past few days, he had already finished investigating what had happened back then. Master Bao of South Street had disappeared completely, and Zhou Xuesi's father had been cleared of wrongdoing. But because of his special status, it wasn't made public and was treated only as the overturning of a wrongful conviction.

Zhou Sixue was a little nervous. "Are you free to come?"

"Of course we are!"

"We'll definitely be there!"

"Barbecue? Hey, that's my specialty!"

Her face broke into a smile, and she looked eagerly at Ji Chuxing.

Ji Chuxing nodded. "Mm, send me the address."

A huge smile blossomed on Zhou Sixue's face. "That's great!"

Hua Xinli had been dealt with, and it was announced publicly that same noon.

The matter drew quite a bit of attention, but very few people actually knew that Xie Yiming had been there too.

But the Set Sail Class had a new English teacher. Although Hua Xinli's bad behavior in Class 16 had been made public, to the students of the Set Sail Class, Hua Xinli was a good teacher.

They couldn't understand how Class 16 felt, and they thought Hua Xinli had done nothing wrong.

Changing teachers with the third year of high school approaching showed no regard at all for the stability of the Set Sail Class. Quite a few people were angry, and quite a few directed their anger at Class 16.

"They're study scum themselves, yet they blame Teacher Hua. How ridiculous."

"Exactly. Study scum are study scum. They're no good themselves, yet they blame the teacher for scolding them?"

"A student dares to be a teacher? I'm from the Set Sail Class, and even I wouldn't dare say I could be a teacher. She really doesn't know her own limits!"

Most of the people discussing the matter on the school forum were from the Set Sail Class, but gradually, people from other classes and grades joined in.

As the discussion went on, they too came to think Class 16 had gone too far.

"They really did go too far. A teacher for a day is a father for life. This is far too disrespectful to their teacher."

"Ugh! It's Class 16, after all. Only they could do something like this!"

"Still, with just a student teaching them, if Class 16 manages to pass English next time, I'll kneel down and call them daddy!"

"+1 to the person above. If they pass English, I'll be their grandson!"

"+1"

"+10086"

"+my ID number!"

"Even so... don't you think Class 16 is cool?"

That reply was buried beneath thousands of posts in the thread.

Zhao Feifei's temper flared as she read them. "A bunch of grandsons!"

Naturally, everyone in Class 16 saw them too. "It's just a passing grade. Get ready to call us daddy!"

"Right! And they'll have to livestream it for the whole internet. I'm so damn pissed off!"

Zhou Sixue was angry too. The way those people talked about her classmates made her very upset.

The gentle-natured girl stood at the lectern. "We absolutely can't let them look down on us. I'm confident I can help everyone raise their English grades!"

Lu Xing sprang onto the platform and rapped on the lectern. "Starting today, no one is allowed to sleep in class, and everyone has to memorize a hundred English words a day!"

"That's right!"

Everyone below chimed in. "It's just a passing grade. They make it sound like none of us has ever passed before. A bunch of grandsons!"

Five minutes later, a new thread appeared on the school forum.

It contained screenshot after screenshot.

They were of people saying they'd call Class 16 daddy if the class got a passing average in English.

"We've recorded all these accounts. Get ready to call us daddy, assholes!"

Once the thread appeared, it was undoubtedly a challenge to the entire school. More people began paying attention to the matter, and those who hadn't joined in before also thought Class 16 had gone crazy. Even more people replied to the thread.

"I'm dying laughing. English is out of 150 points, and Class 16's average has never even reached 50, has it?"

"Are they crazy? They actually dare to take up the challenge? Where does Class 16 get its confidence?"

"I'm taking this bet. If Class 16 gets a passing average, I'll call them daddy! Otherwise, everyone in Class 16 has to run laps around the field shouting 'I'm a grandson' a thousand times!"

"Seconded!"

"Count me in!"

"I'm in on the bet!"

"This is exciting! I'm betting too!"

"This is crazy. I'm speaking for everyone: if Class 16 can pass English, the entire Set Sail Class will call them daddy!"

In just ten minutes, the thread had accumulated more than two thousand replies, and the number kept climbing.

So, during the next class, when Old Huang came to check on them, his eyes widened.

These... are these attentive students really his Class 16? Not a single one of them is sleeping?

Although most of them had blank looks on their faces, evidently not understanding the lesson.

Still, it was shocking enough. In the end, even the subject teacher stepped down from the platform looking bewildered, thinking he had just had a dream.

Meanwhile, word got out that Zhou Sixue from Class 16 was taking part in the International English Competition.

Before this, aside from being known on the school forum as the so-called murderer's daughter, Zhou Sixue had been a virtual nobody.

She had only become known because of the recent events.

When the people in the Set Sail Class heard that a student from Class 16 was entering the competition, they nearly laughed themselves silly.

"Her? I'd never even heard her name before."

"She learned a few English words and not only dares to be a teacher, but also dares to enter the competition? Could it be that the principal wanted to make it up to her for what happened before, so he gave her a token spot?"

"Hey, I heard she practices English with Ji Chuxing after class. I'm dying laughing. Study scum paired with study scum-are they going there to humiliate themselves?"

Mo Xue'er had already been expelled, but the matter hadn't caused much of a stir in the Set Sail Class.

Although they knew Zhou Sixue wanted to sue Mo Xue'er, no one sympathized with Mo Xue'er. They even gloated over her misfortune.

Who told Mo Xue'er to start that forum thread? If she hadn't started it, they wouldn't have been used as guns.

But with Mo Xue'er gone, the resentment and displeasure some people felt fell on the people involved, namely Ji Chuxing and Zhou Sixue.

Wen Xinyue naturally heard about the matter too.

She had also entered this International English Contest, and she was Nanzhong's top student.

"Xinyue, did you hear?" someone asked her.

Wen Xinyue kept her head buried in her test paper. "Anyone can enter the competition."

She didn't care in the slightest. She knew Ji Chuxing's level perfectly well: she couldn't even speak basic English.

Seeing that she didn't care at all, the people around her gathered closer. "Exactly. Xinyue has no trouble communicating in English abroad. Who does that Zhou Sixue think she is?"

"First place is definitely going to Xinyue. You don't even have to think about it. I have confidence in you."

Everyone around her was praising her, and Zhou Xinyue smiled with pleasure. "Thank you, everyone. I'll prepare seriously."

Just then, someone called from outside the door, "Xinyue, Teacher Wu is looking for you."

Wu Fangying stood at the door of the Set Sail Class. Delighted, Wen Xinyue hurriedly stood up. "Teacher Wu, you were looking for me?"

Wu Fangying nodded. "Are you free? Come with me to the laboratory and take a look."

"Of course. I'll go with you right now."

Wen Xinyue left with Wu Fangying, while many envious voices could still be heard behind her in the Set Sail Class.

"Xinyue really is amazing. She's already doing experiments with Teacher Wu."

"In all of Nanzhong, she's the only one with that kind of ability. Teacher Wu will definitely recommend her directly to North City University in the future."

"I'm so envious."

"Oh well, all we can do is envy her. She always comes first in exams, after all."