Chapter 127

On Monday, while on the bus to school, Lu Yan He discovered that someone had posted in the class group chat again the previous night, saying that the school would ultimately retain Chu Saiying's recommendation eligibility.

Although many classmates were very dissatisfied, Lu Yan He did not feel too surprised.

If there had been a procedural problem with this matter, it would not have been passed on to Chu Saiying in the first place.

Even if many people had opinions about this and felt it was unfair, from the school's perspective, no one could criticize them.

Xu Zijun had given it up herself; they were simply filling the vacancy according to the rules.

If one really wanted to hold someone accountable, they would have to go after Chu Saiying and Xu Zijun.

Even so, Lu Yan He still felt a little disappointed. Even when one knows that some things are unlikely to happen, one still silently hopes for them in their heart.

After the bus arrived at the stop, Lu Yan He got off and walked toward the school gate.

Sunlight spilled down from the plane trees overhead; it wasn't scorching at this hour, just comfortable.

As Lu Yan He was walking forward, he suddenly saw a somewhat familiar silhouette.

This made him pause.

Mainly because this was a silhouette he had just seen the previous night.

Qiu Ling's blind date, Su Su.

Lu Yan He looked suspiciously at the man standing at the school gate; he was wearing a silver-gray suit, his hair was combed neatly, and he looked handsome, upright, and high-spirited.

Why was he here?

Just as Lu Yan He was suspiciously sizing him up, the man seemed to suddenly notice someone watching him and turned his head to look over.

Lu Yan He hurriedly looked away, pretending that nothing had happened.

"You must be student Lu Yan He, right?"

Su Su actually took the initiative to speak to him.

Lu Yan He looked at him with a face full of astonishment.

Su Su said, "I am the new history teacher at the Thirteenth Middle School, Su Su."

Lu Yan He was even more surprised.

Was it... this much of a coincidence?

He had only met him as Qiu Ling's blind date yesterday, and today he had become the new history teacher at the Thirteenth Middle School?

"Hello, Teacher Su." Lu Yan He was shocked inside, but on the surface, he still greeted him very respectfully.

Su Su said, "I've long known that the school has a celebrity student; I didn't expect to run into you on the very first day."

His attitude was very gentle.

If the incident in the parking lot yesterday hadn't happened, Lu Yan He would definitely have thought Su Su was a very refined and elegant teacher.

"Teacher Su, I'll head in first," Lu Yan He said.

Su Su nodded, but followed him as he walked into the school.

Lu Yan He didn't know if it would be impolite to just ditch him and walk away, so he hesitated.

Su Su started talking to him again.

"I heard that the school has been in an uproar recently because of the independent recruitment recommendation quotas, and even the school forum was shut down. Do you know the specific situation?" Su Su asked.

Lu Yan He then briefly explained the ins and outs of the matter to him.

Su Su nodded and said, "I understand now. No wonder it caused such a big debate."

"Does Teacher Su think the school should cancel Chu Saiying's eligibility for the vacancy?" Lu Yan He asked.

"From the information I have gathered so far, there are actually arguments for both canceling and not canceling. The key lies in what kind of influence the school hopes this matter will have on everyone," Su Su said. "From my personal perspective, I certainly hope the school cancels Chu Saiying's eligibility. What belongs to someone should be theirs; these quotas should not be tradable."

Su Su's last sentence touched Lu Yan He.

That's right, not everything in this world is tradable.

Even if both parties reach the conditions for a trade, it doesn't mean it's fair.

Lu Yan He had a feeling of sudden enlightenment—he had never agreed with the fairness Luo Zicheng spoke of, but he couldn't clearly articulate where he disagreed.

Until he heard this sentence from Su Su.

"Is today Teacher Su's first day?"

"Yes," Su Su nodded, "I'm here to report for duty today."

Lu Yan He asked, "Which class does Teacher Su teach?"

"Class 4, Grade 11," Su Su said. "The previous teacher, Teacher Chen, is on sick leave, so I'm here to take over his class."

"I thought you were here to teach Grade 12."

"Oh? Why?"

"I see that you are very familiar with the situation in Grade 12," Lu Yan He said.

He knew him, a Grade 12 student, and also knew about the Chu Saiying and Xu Zijun matter.

Su Su smiled, "When starting at a new workplace, one always has to understand some situations beforehand. Who told you Grade 12 is the most talked-about topic lately? It's all centered on you few."

The chance encounter with Su Su made the first thing Lu Yan He did upon reaching the classroom to send a message.

——Your (Officer Qiu) blind date from yesterday actually came to our school to be a teacher!

Yan Liang was still a member of the "instant reply" party: Shocking, is it such a coincidence?

Qiu Ling replied three minutes later: Is it that much of a coincidence? I only knew he was a teacher, but I didn't know he was a teacher at your school.

Lu Yan He replied to Qiu Ling: He came to start his job today.

Qiu Ling: I was wondering; yesterday he told me he wasn't a local from Yuming and hadn't worked in Yuming before.

Lu Yan He: Officer Qiu, is there anything going on between you and him?

Qiu Ling: What do you think?

Lu Yan He: I don't think there's anything, but I can't help wondering if there's a spark between you two. If there's something going on later, I'll be more polite to him.

Qiu Ling: As if you could be impolite to him?

Lu Yan He: Didn't that woman say yesterday that this guy is a total scumbag? If that's true, I have to help you see his true nature clearly.

Qiu Ling: Don't act recklessly like Li Zhibai. He's a bit chuunibyou, are you following suit?

Lu Yan He: It's mainly so you don't get deceived.

Qiu Ling: Don't worry, he can't deceive me. I don't have a spark with him anyway. I already made it clear to him yesterday that we aren't a good match.

Lu Yan He: Then I'm relieved.

Qiu Ling: You little brat, you're so worried about my affairs, worry about yourself first.

Lu Yan He put down his phone and pursed his lips in a smile.

As a result, the next second, he heard Chen Siqi's irritable voice coming from outside the classroom.

"Where is Hong Zhixing? Tell her to come out!" Chen Siqi's tone was as irritable as a lioness who had been provoked.

Lu Yan He hurried out.

Chen Siqi was standing at the door of Class 4, her face stern, as if covered in a layer of frost.

"What are you doing?" Lu Yan He asked.

Hearing Lu Yan He's voice, Chen Siqi turned to look at him and said, "Don't worry about it."

Lu Yan He was genuinely worried that Chen Siqi would do something impulsive.

He stepped forward and pulled her to the side.

"You aren't going to cause trouble for Hong Zhixing over Xu Zijun's matter, are you?"

"So what if I am?" Chen Siqi rolled her eyes and turned back to shout at the door of Class 4, "Tell Hong Zhixing to come out!"

She was fierce as could be.

Even Lu Yan He was startled by this fierce voice.

A weak voice came from inside the Class 4 classroom: "She hasn't arrived yet."

Chen Siqi: "..."

Lu Yan He watched as Chen Siqi's burning rage seemed to be doused by a bucket of cold water, leaving her with nowhere to vent, and he couldn't help but laugh.