Chapter 130: Changing Teachers

When Liu Qin heard about the petition in the class, she was stunned.

She didn't expect that her students would actually see eye-to-eye with her on this—they all wanted to change their history teacher.

It's just that these kids are also... reckless.

A petition sent to the principal's mailbox leaves no room for maneuver.

Yin Xiangyu won't be able to save face and will definitely push all the problems onto the students.

It's also very difficult for the school to set such a precedent—if students from other classes follow suit and send a petition to the principal whenever they're dissatisfied with a teacher, the whole school will be in chaos.

Despite this, Liu Qin was happy inside.

Because these children know how to fight for their own rights and know they need to change a teacher to improve their grades.

In front of the principal, Liu Qin naturally gave Yin Xiangyu some face.

"Sigh, these kids, they're really childish, reckless, and ignorant," Liu Qin said in front of Yin Xiangyu. "Teacher Yin is a very experienced teacher; the whole school knows it. They don't know how lucky they are."

Hearing Liu Qin say this, Yin Xiangyu's expression finally improved slightly.

"Sigh, Teacher Liu, it's not that I'm complaining, but I've taught for so many years, and this is the first time I've encountered students like yours."

"It's mainly that the students in our class are all particularly motivated, so please be understanding," Liu Qin said immediately. "They must be dissatisfied with their own history grades, which is why they did such an irrational thing."

Yin Xiangyu: "Are they dissatisfied with their own grades? I think they have an issue with me!"

"How could that be?" Liu Qin said again. "It's normal for one or two students to have an issue with you; what teacher is liked by all students? But you're so excellent, surely the majority of students don't have an issue with you."

Yin Xiangyu suddenly didn't know how to respond to that.

If she denied it, she would be denying her own excellence.

If she agreed, then what was this petition about?!

Liu Qin knew when to stop. As long as she framed this as students being dissatisfied with their own grades, it would be easy to handle. She couldn't let Yin Xiangyu turn this into a personal grudge between the Class 3 students and her, or it would turn from a matter of principle into a private vendetta.

Liu Qin took the opportunity to suggest: "Actually, Teacher Yin also has to serve as the homeroom teacher for Class 4, which is very tiring. I feel bad about it myself. My class's students doing such a thing is really unfair to you. How about we change the history teacher, let these little brats know the difference, and then they'll know how good you are."

Yin Xiangyu looked at Liu Qin in disbelief, not expecting Liu Qin to actually dare to suggest changing the history teacher at this time.

Lu Yan He figured tonight would be a sleepless night for many people at school.

Especially for Yin Xiangyu.

Perhaps, since she started teaching, she had never been jointly complained about by a whole class for teaching poorly. For any teacher, this is an unbearable humiliation.

Lu Yan He thought, since things have escalated to this point, it's probably hard to end peacefully.

Actually, with Yin Xiangyu running to Class 3 and cursing, even if the school didn't want to change the teacher for their class, they would have to.

Otherwise, what would the parents do?

The subject teacher ran to the class and cursed the students as ingrates; if you don't change the teacher, what parent of a third-year student could be at ease?

The water in the cup was all gone.

Lu Yan He took his cup out to pour water, and just as he stepped out of the room, Yan Liang and Li Zhibai returned.

It was already 10:30 PM.

Yan Liang and Li Zhibai both looked exhausted.

"Practiced very late today."

"I'm exhausted," Li Zhibai said. "I don't know why we have to choreograph such a difficult dance; I haven't learned it after a whole day."

Lu Yan He knew them both very well and immediately asked: "Yan Liang should have learned it already, right?"

When it came to learning dance, Yan Liang was much more diligent and focused than Li Zhibai.

Yan Liang said: "Not familiar with it yet."

That means he learned it.

Lu Yan He looked at Li Zhibai with disdain.

Li Zhibai immediately exploded: "Holy crap, what kind of look is that?"

"A look of disdain," Lu Yan He smiled.

Yan Liang held his phone and asked: "Old Lu, it seems your class is in trouble again? My class group is lively again."

Lu Yan He asked in surprise: "This has spread again?"

"I heard your history teacher was cursing very loudly in your class, and it's spread everywhere," Yan Liang said. "Someone in our class group even posted a recording; it seems someone secretly recorded the history teacher throwing a tantrum in your class. I listened to it on the car just now, and the cursing was quite excessive."

Lu Yan He sighed and said: "Today our class wrote a petition to the principal, wanting to change a history teacher, and she threw a tantrum."

"Whoa?!" Li Zhibai's exhausted look, as if he'd been ravaged, vanished instantly, and he became gossipy. "You guys are really making things happen, actually able to write a petition to apply for a teacher change? Holy crap, you guys are really awesome."

Li Zhibai was excited, as if he were depressed about why he hadn't participated in such a thing.

Lu Yan He said: "What other choice is there? We've never encountered a teacher who teaches so poorly. It's the third year of high school; no one wants such a teacher to hold them back—especially since she's deliberately slacking off in our class, being perfunctory, while crazily adding extra sessions and special treatment in her own class. This approach is clearly deliberately not wanting us to score as well as their class."

"Holy crap, so many schemes." Li Zhibai was shocked.

Yan Liang said: "The school forum will probably stay closed forever. So many things have happened in your class recently; they're all big news that would blow up the forum."

"Some people have already moved to the Tieba forum and posted a lot of threads," Lu Yan He said. "In this day and age, it's not like you can block people's mouths just by closing a forum."

Yan Liang asked: "Will this have a big impact on you?"

"There will definitely be an impact, but with such a big fuss, I guess at least the teacher will definitely be successfully changed," Lu Yan He said. "Actually, as long as we can achieve this goal, our purpose is met."

"Can't help but want to know how poorly your history teacher teaches."

"Just like when Li Zhibai participated in the real estate developer's performance and slacked off," Lu Yan He gave an example.

Yan Liang was shocked and stared: "Slacked off that much?"

Li Zhibai said "Hey, hey," and said: "Can you two avoid me when you say things like that? I went to perform for my family's competitor, and I performed very hard, okay?"

Lu Yan He and Yan Liang burst into laughter.

Suddenly there was a knock on the door.

It was Cheng Hai.

He said: "The audition results for 'The Golden Age' are out, Lu Yan He, you got that role."

"Hmm?" Lu Yan He was stunned, feeling some inexplicable surprise. "Really?"

Cheng Hai nodded and said: "I heard it in Zhou Ping'an's office today."

"Congratulations, you have to treat us to a meal for this," Li Zhibai said immediately.

Lu Yan He smiled and said: "Who knows if I can act it well? Don't speak too soon."

Cheng Hai thought Lu Yan He didn't believe him and emphasized: "I heard it with my own ears, they chose you."

Meanwhile, Zhou Ping'an was looking worried and asked on the phone: "Mr. Ma, what should we do? Luo Dao specifically wants Lu Yan He. I tried to push Yan Liang and Cheng Hai, but I couldn't push them through, and Jiang Yuqian won't budge on changing to someone else."

Vice President Ma said nothing on the other end of the phone.

Zhou Ping'an was full of melancholy and depression on the outside, but he felt no pressure at all on the inside.

Anyway, Vice President Ma was there the whole time during this audition. If he couldn't handle it, what could a small agent like him do?

After a long silence, Vice President Ma said: "Didn't you already sign a termination agreement with Lu Yan He? Anyway, he'll terminate his contract with us after he takes the college entrance exam in June. You drag it out with Luo Yuzhong's side, don't sign the performance agreement with them, drag it until June, and Lu Yan He won't be a signed actor of our company anymore."

"Then he can still sign with 'The Golden Age' as an individual? He can still act."

"Even if he can act, it's not like we're letting him act. By then, he'll have terminated his contract with us, so can we still restrain him?"

Zhou Ping'an was suddenly shocked.

Vice President Ma might not have realized it himself, but Zhou Ping'an heard a meaning in Vice President Ma's words.

The person who really couldn't stand Lu Yan He and didn't want him to stay in the company wasn't Vice President Ma.

Judging by his tone, it seemed that as long as Lu Yan He was kicked out of the company, the subsequent matters would have nothing to do with him.

Then who made Vice President Ma do this?

Zhou Ping'an suppressed this question and said: "Then we'll just drag it out like this?"

"Drag it out, what else can we do?" Vice President Ma said. "Do you have the ability to convince Luo Yuzhong to change his mind?"

"I don't have that ability, but if we really don't want this to happen, of course there are ways to make it not happen," Zhou Ping'an said, feeling he could negotiate some benefits from this after figuring out Vice President Ma's true attitude toward Lu Yan He. "Ask for a sky-high price, a salary that is fundamentally not worth it for Lu Yan He, or ask for a 'buy one get two' deal. If Luo Dao wants to use Lu Yan He, he must also arrange a role for Cheng Hai and Yan Liang in his new drama. Either Luo Yuzhong insists on Lu Yan He and agrees to our conditions, or the whole thing falls through. It's not that we don't agree to let Lu Yan He act, it's that Luo Yuzhong and the others won't agree to these conditions."

Vice President Ma pondered for a moment, laughed, and said: "You really have a way, kid. Then let's do that. If we can mess this up, that's the best."

Lu Yan He waited all night, but didn't wait for Zhou Ping'an to tell him about this.

No matter what, Zhou Ping'an was his agent.

When an actor gets a role, the agent has an obligation to tell their artist the result.

Early the next morning, Lu Yan He sent a message to Zhou Ping'an: Brother Ping'an, I heard I got the role in 'The Golden Age'. Although my contract with the company is until next year? Do I still need to communicate with Luo Dao myself?

Afterward, he sent another message to Jiang Yuqian: Sister Yuqian, good morning. I heard from others that I got the role in 'The Golden Age'. Thank you for recommending me; I will work hard.

It was only 6:30 AM, and Lu Yan He didn't expect them to reply immediately.

After sending the messages, the bus happened to arrive at the station.

He got off the bus and walked toward the school.

"Student Lu Yan He." A familiar voice sounded.

Lu Yan He turned around in surprise and saw Su Su.

He had changed into a suit, still handsome, not looking like a teacher, but rather like a white-collar worker in a company.

Few teachers dressed so formally and meticulously in a suit.

"Teacher Su, good morning." Lu Yan He was even more surprised to see him.

Running into this person for three days in a row made him feel very strange.

Su Su asked: "Do you come to school this early every day?"

"Yes." Lu Yan He nodded. "Teacher Su also comes very early."

"It's never wrong for a newcomer to come early." Su Su smiled. "However, it seems we really have a connection."

"Hmm?" Lu Yan He looked at him suspiciously, not understanding why he suddenly said that—just because they ran into each other at the school gate for two mornings in a row?

Su Su said: "It seems I might become your class's history teacher."

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Lu Yan He's eyes widened in surprise.

"Your class did a big thing yesterday; the teacher group is boiling," Su Su said. "Everyone is discussing this. Now everyone knows you applied to change your history teacher, and Teacher Yin herself is unwilling to lead your class anymore."

Lu Yan He asked: "Then... has the school decided to change it?"

"The principal will talk to Teacher Yin one more time today. You are a third-year class; at such a critical time, it's best not to change, otherwise, you'll have to spend time adapting to a new teacher," Su Su said. "Besides, with such a thing happening, no other history teacher is willing to take over your class. Taking over your class at this time is directly slapping Teacher Yin in the face. She is a veteran in our school, and no one would want to offend her easily."

"Then are you willing to take over, Teacher Su?"

"Whether I'm willing or not doesn't matter. I'm a newcomer. If no one else is willing, then it will definitely be me who takes over," Su Su said with a smile. "Of course, speaking privately, I'm also very willing. The more challenging it is to take on the burden at such a time, the more challenging it is, isn't it?"

"These are a group of third-year students, and the grade in one subject is critical for everyone." Lu Yan He originally wanted to say "We aren't your test subjects for self-challenge," but in the end, he was too embarrassed to say it directly.

Su Su, however, seemed to understand the real meaning behind his euphemism.

"I dare to challenge, of course, because I have the strength to challenge." Su Su, who had always maintained a gentle and elegant temperament in front of Lu Yan He, finally highlighted a bit of powerful confidence and an enterprising posture.

Lu Yan He didn't know how to respond to this.

He felt this state, between confidence and being a bit "chuunibyou," was really hard to grasp.

"Does Teacher Su think we were wrong to do this?" He decided to change the subject and asked.

"From your perspective, of course you weren't wrong," Su Su said without hesitation. "In the eyes of many teachers, Teacher Yin's approach is not recognized. Someone had already said that Teacher Yin's doing this was very unkind. As soon as I arrived at the history teaching and research group yesterday, someone mentioned this to me. I didn't expect this to explode in the evening."

"I thought from your teachers' perspective, you would think we were disrespectful to our teacher."

"No need to elevate it to that height," Su Su said. "Everyone has been a student; who doesn't understand how unfortunate it is to encounter a terrible teacher? You had the courage to point it out; I actually admire you." ===== CHAPTER 131 =====