novelraw Chapter 514: Being Disliked
Chapter 514: Being Disliked
Zhuge Ming was in a pretty good mood today, even though he hadn’t met those four children yet. Anyone who could receive endless praise from Zhuge Zhi probably wouldn’t be that bad.
Zhuge Ming’s good mood left the fourth and sixth-grade homeroom teachers, who came early today, puzzled.
Rumors had been circulating for days that some transfer students were attending the school. In the past, whenever that happened, Principal Zhuge would always get angry.
Originally, they thought the principal would continue to be angry and randomly assign a class in a rage, but unexpectedly he even organized a special exam, which shocked them.
Before they could figure out why Zhuge Ming was in such a good mood, they were stunned by a piece of news he suddenly dropped, "What, Principal, are you serious?"
"A nine-year-old and a ten-year-old kid entering fourth grade?" Normally, they should just be in second grade.
As for the other two kids, it wasn’t that they disliked them, but they really couldn’t imagine two little kids mixed in with kids two years older than them.
"If it weren’t for their parents disagreeing, they even planned to directly enter fifth grade." Zhuge Ming also expressed his anticipation.
The teachers were dumbfounded by Principal Zhuge’s words, genuinely shocked by each piece of news.
Teacher Wu stood up, as she was the teacher of the advanced class, "Principal, my class is already full; I can’t take in two more students."
Teacher Wu didn’t think that students from Northeastern Rural areas could be that smart, and even if they were, were their school teachers any good?
If it weren’t for the principal being Zhuge Ming, Teacher Wu might have unreservedly mocked the situation.
Teacher Wu’s attitude had a bit of arrogance to it, but Zhuge Ming was broad-minded and didn’t mind her demeanor, and the other teachers just ignored her.
It wasn’t that they weren’t willing to speak up; it’s just that Teacher Wu was known for being like that. To them, they were used to any good students being poached by Teacher Wu for her class, with the justification that as an advanced class, it must have the best students in the entire grade.
This made many teachers very unhappy, but no matter how much they were displeased, there was nothing they could do. After all, they had to endure it due to her backing.
"Don’t worry, it’s just for grading some test papers." Zhuge Ming actually felt relieved when he heard that Zhuge Zhi didn’t plan to place these kids in the advanced class. It wasn’t that he was unwilling to help, nor that the advanced class’s education quality was poor, but because the character of the teacher was not very good.
Even though everyone had restrained themselves over the past few years, some things were deeply ingrained and couldn’t be changed thoroughly. Rather than subjecting them to potential sarcasm from some teachers later, it was better to let them study comfortably in a regular class.
After receiving Zhuge Ming’s assurance, both Teacher Wu and Teacher Cao from the advanced class relaxed, especially Teacher Cao, who was about to have her sixth-grade graduation exam and was keen on cultivating some high-achieving students to stabilize her position as the head of the sixth-grade education group and to aspire for the position of director of the school’s academic department.
Teacher Cao understood that if she didn’t seize this opportunity, it would be hard to have such a good one again in the future. Teacher Wu was catching up behind her, and if her credentials weren’t so good, who knows if the dean’s position would go to her.
While everyone in the office was calculating their own plans, Zhao Xuran walked in with Gong Ruini and the others.
Teacher Wu knew these kids came from the Northeastern Rural area, and although past experiences over the years taught those present not to project their thoughts about rural people outwardly, they couldn’t let these people see their dislike for Northeasterners, so they put on a facade.
Those present were planning to see how these kids from the Northeast were dressed, but they were shocked by their appearance.
Weren’t they supposed to be from the rural Northeast? Why were their clothes so clean and without patches? Why did their clothes look so new? Hmph, they must have worn new clothes on purpose to impress.
Yes, that’s definitely it. Rural people are just rural people. Do they really think wearing a couple of new outfits will earn them respect? They haven’t considered what it will be like when they’re back in their old clothing eventually.
Zhao Xuran and the others ignored the scrutinizing looks from these teachers. After all, since they were from rural areas, it was normal for them to be regarded this way, but it was still annoying to them.
Zhao Guangran really wanted to say, so what if you’re from Beijing, are you rich? It didn’t look like they were rich at all. Maybe they weren’t, compared to him, so he didn’t understand what they had to be so haughty about.
"Principal Zhuge, hello." Zhao Xuran had discussed the relationship between Zhuge Zhi and this Principal Zhuge on the way, which made Gong Ruini understand why Zhuge Zhi said finding them a school wasn’t difficult and even offered to help get them into the advanced class.
It wouldn’t be wrong to say they had dependable connections, allowing them to swagger around the school, but Gong Ruini was just imagining it. She was a simple girl from the Northeastern Rural area; her grades could be celebrated, but she couldn’t behave boastfully.
"Principal Zhuge, can we start the exam?" Zhao Xuran wanted to begin the test sooner to make a decision about their class placement early.
Teacher Wu thought the exam was unnecessary, "Principal, today is registration day. Since they’ve already come to the school, I think there’s no need for an exam."
Hmph, if they really intended to test, they could have done it days ago. Was it necessary to delay until today? Didn’t they know today was student registration day?
If she hadn’t protested in various ways before, who knows if the principal might have forced her to take these two kids. Hmph, they seemed all sorts of small, so it was uncertain if they could even manage themselves, let alone the other little boy. Teacher Wu was entirely displeased, her eyes darting around, and her gaze was unsettling to people.
Ah, it couldn’t be, Gong Ruini was shocked. Wasn’t Zhuge Ming supposed to be the teacher? But how could a middle-aged teacher behave with that kind of attitude? It was outrageously arrogant.
If it’s not because of her capability, then it must be because she has someone backing her. Judging by the expressions of the surrounding teachers, Gong Ruini estimated that the latter was more likely, which gave her some relief.
If she had accepted Zhuge Zhi’s proposal initially and now said she didn’t want it, how would that put Zhuge Ming in a difficult position? But if she had to endure dealing with this teacher for two years, Gong Ruini expressed she’d go crazy.
Teacher Wu got up and left, and Teacher Cao quickly followed. Although Zhuge Ming was generous, having two subordinates who were so dismissive still made him very upset.
Zhuge Ming always believed in being amiable with others, but now he realized he had been too lenient, allowing some people to think they could step on him to rise. It’s just a matter of whether they regret it afterward. However, the opportunity was given; they failed to take advantage of it, and it’s not his fault.