Chapter 408: Turning Documentary Literature into a Sci-Fi Masterpiece? Su Meng

"This story is called — 'The Village Teacher'!"

Yes, this time Su Meng had brought out Liu Cixin's sci-fi masterpiece from his past life, 'The Village Teacher'.

The novel is not long — barely over twenty thousand characters — yet it is universally recognized as a sci-fi masterpiece.

Su Meng had never drawn this work; he had specifically purchased it from the System Shangcheng.

Though expensive, for Su Meng now, it was nothing.

Besides, after seeing such noble village teachers today, what's a little popularity value spent?

"Aaaahhhhh~~~~ Su Meng, keep going!"

"What happened to the teacher's ending?"

A small figure rushed out from the school and grabbed Su Meng's hand, shaking it desperately.

Everyone looked closely — wasn't that Deng Ziqi?

After finishing their tasks, the girls had opened Su Meng's live stream.

They had just caught him telling this moving story.

In an instant, everyone was immersed in it.

But you just cut off halfway? Seriously?

The crowd instantly became unhappy.

Not just Deng Ziqi — Boss Yang and several school teachers also stood at the school gate, their faces filled with plaintive longing.

Everyone's eyes were red.

Clearly, this tear-jerking assault had been devastating.

…

Su Meng shrugged helplessly.

"We've walked such a long mountain path — we're starving, our stomachs are practically glued to our spines."

"Shouldn't we eat dinner first?"

"It's fine if I'm hungry, but if Miss Yuanyuan goes hungry, how can you bear it?"

Miss Yuanyuan was thrown into confusion.

You're hungry — why drag me into this?

Liu Laoshi walked over, looked at Su Meng, and said seriously.

"Teacher Su, thank you. Today, if not for you, that boy Dashan might have… thank you!"

"Oh my, Teacher Liu, you're too kind!" Su Meng hastily waved his hands.

"I only did something trivial — no need to thank me so much."

"Um… did you save us some dinner?"

Liu Laoshi paused, then smiled warmly.

"Teacher Su truly has the heart of a child."

"Don't worry — we've saved dinner for you. But after eating, this story…"

"Tell it! Must tell it!" Su Meng slapped his thigh and agreed at once.

"Not leaving it unfinished, not dropping updates — that's a writer's basic integrity!"

Achoo! Achoo!

On the screen, a group of special people suddenly sneezed hard several times.

They felt as if someone was subtly mocking them.

Forget it — let's play a few games first.

As for updating… cough cough cough, I've got my period today — isn't taking a day off perfectly reasonable?

…

Su Meng and Miss Yuanyuan were eating, while the others gathered together.

Liu Laoshi sighed.

"I originally thought you all came here to teach just as a publicity stunt."

"But I never expected Teacher Su's literary skill to be this high — truly admirable."

Everyone was momentarily embarrassed.

They really had come to teach only as a publicity stunt.

Do you think everyone is Su Meng?

Boss Yang thought for a moment, then spoke respectfully.

"Teacher Liu, I… um… my Chinese was always terrible in school."

"I just thought this story was touching, but I can't explain exactly why it's good."

"Could you help us analyze it?"

"Consider it a Chinese lesson for us."

Liu Laoshi waved her hand and said seriously.

"I have no such qualification?"

"I'm just an ordinary elementary school teacher."

"Teacher Su's article has mature prose, vivid emotion, distinct characters, and a profound, soul-stirring power."

"In my view, Teacher Su's level, even compared to some renowned domestic authors, is no less impressive."

"How could I possibly dare to critique it?"

Hiss… many were startled.

Isn't this teacher's evaluation of this article far too high?

Isn't it comparable to famous domestic writers?

No, Su Meng is just an entertainment star, isn't he?

Is his level actually this high?

Xiao Xiao Yueyue scratched his head and said, puzzled.

"But I feel like it's a bit watered down."

"The protagonist is almost dead, the students are already praying for him, yet he is still recalling past events."

"He has been recalling for so long, yet he still hasn't said what his ending is."

"Isn't this just the 'watered-down' writing found in web novels?"

The other few people subconsciously shifted a few steps outward, moving a bit farther from him.

You compare this kind of article to a web novel?

If you had even a junior high school diploma, you wouldn't be able to say such words!

Liu Laoshi smiled and explained patiently.

"This uses the flashback writing technique, which is also one of the commonly used techniques in literary creation."

"Su Laoshi's article is a typical work of documentary literature; the use of the flashback technique makes the character image more vivid."

"Oh, the so-called documentary literature is a literary style that reflects objective and real life."

"It is based on real people and real events, and can have a certain degree of fiction."

"Su Laoshi's article was obviously inspired after hearing the story of Yuanyuan's teacher, and was created on the spot."

"Taking Yuanyuan's teacher from her childhood as the protagonist, a certain amount of artistic processing was carried out..."

Su Meng, who was eating on the side, froze, and the rice bowl in his hand nearly fell.

Documentary literature?

"The Village Teacher" is documentary literature?

This is clearly a sci-fi masterpiece, isn't it?!

But it seems that in the first few thousand words, it really does have a strong documentary literature style...

By the way, if I continue reading aloud later, will I be slapping Liu Laoshi's face?