I am a Big Player-Chapter 45 - The new class teacher_1
Chapter 45: 45, The new class teacher_1
Chapter 45: 45, The new class teacher_1
The next day, the story about Ren He buying a luxury car made it into the newspaper. The paper didn’t reveal any information about Ren He’s identity. After all, there were many people who bought cars and luxury cars; even though Luo City was a small place, it wasn’t poor.
But the reason this incident got into the newspapers was entirely because Ren He was too young. The headline read: “Middle School Student Pays 2.84 Million in Cash to Purchase Luxury Car!”
Clicking his tongue, Ren He felt a little annoyed when he saw the Luo City Daily in the morning. It seemed like he had already made the news twice since his rebirth? At that time, television and print media were still thriving, so once the story was in the papers, almost everyone in the city knew about it.
The middle school student buying a luxury car instantly became the most interesting news in Luo City. Everyone was guessing who the student was, and news media flocked to the 4S dealership trying to get information about the student. However, Jiang Zhouzi had kept the contract and all information related to Ren He well protected.
All the classmates were discussing the identity of this middle school student. Some even guessed it was Liu Yinghai, since he was known for his lavish spending, but Liu Yinghai just smiled without confirming or denying, let his vanity play its part.
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Who could it be?
The answer lay with Duan Xiaolou, who followed behind him, carrying on with small talk and bragging with Little Fatty Xu Nuo as if nothing was happening.
Meanwhile, Ren He was pondering how to tackle his three time-limited tasks. He tried one in the morning and found he was just a few squats short of completing it, which confirmed his suspicion: all three tasks were set right at his current limits.
He decided to try the task of climbing five flights of stairs within five minutes again in the evening because Ren He always felt that this task was the most difficult of the three to complete.
Suddenly, someone whispered in the class, “Did you guys know, we’re getting a new homeroom teacher!”
“A new homeroom teacher?” Someone was startled. “What happened to Mr. Xie Miaohan?”
“He’s gone to teach mathematics at the high school. I heard our new homeroom teacher is one of the most fearsome ones from the high school, a Chinese teacher named Li Luobo!”
“Really? I haven’t heard about that. How fearsome?”
“In any case, students who were taught by him are quite afraid of him. He’s already retired and is being rehired by the school…”
Huh, hearing this, Ren He actually thought it was a smart move by the school. Director Liu and Xie Miaohan had been monitoring his every move, and he could clearly understand their reasoning. Weren’t they just afraid he would mess up and cause Ren trouble? Even if Ren didn’t blame them, someone would surely suck up to Ren to deal with them.
That’s how power works; it naturally attracts people who will serve you.
Director Liu seemed older but was actually in his forties; his career still had room for growth, while Xie Miaohan couldn’t handle the pressure…
Ren He had no intention of opposing the school — that would be pointless, right? The key issue was that he felt somewhat compelled.
It was somewhat embarrassing to admit…
As for rehiring retired teachers, firstly, that generation tends to have a stronger sense of responsibility. Secondly, since they’re already retired and earning some extra income, they’re basically desireless and, in case there’s trouble, they could just take the blame and retire for good.
What could you do to such an elderly person?
This was the perfect scapegoat…
Smart, smart…
Just as Ren He was thinking this, a classmate outside called out, “Ren He, Director Liu is asking for you at the Academic Affairs Office.”
What did Director Liu want with him? Ren He quickly trotted over. As soon as he entered the Academic Affairs Office, he saw a lean but sprightly old man standing next to Director Liu. The old man’s eyes were spirited, but for some reason, Ren He felt like he was being looked at as if he were a prisoner…
Director Liu smiled and said, “Ren He, meet your new homeroom teacher, Mr. Li Luobo.”
“Hello, Mr. Li,” Ren He greeted politely.
Then, Director Liu excused himself, saying he had matters to attend to. Li Luobo stared intently at Ren He and calmly said, “It was I who asked Director Liu to call you here. Before I became your teacher, I had already heard about you, so I wanted to have a talk.”
Ren He raised an eyebrow. This old man wasn’t holding back at all. He continued to speak politely, “No problem. Go ahead, I’m listening.”
Li Luobo nodded, “Xie started teaching in the same office as I did. You managed to drive him to resign on his own, that’s quite something. However, I want to tell you, as a student, what you should do most is to study well, not engage in attention-seeking antics. Do you understand what I mean?”
Ren He smiled. What was this, a direct targeting of himself? He replied, “I don’t understand.” To tell the truth, he had no desire to provoke anyone or stir up trouble. Diplomas didn’t mean much to him; he simply enjoyed the school life.
Many people, after a few years in society, miss and wish they could return to full-time schooling. Ren He was no exception, but he didn’t feel like he had to bow his head and apologize to anyone, especially not with Li Luobo coming at him like this, fresh after his return.
Li Luobo frowned, “You don’t understand? I know you have a strong background, but in this school, you are a student. Don’t engage in attention-seeking antics. I am close to my coffin, and others might hesitate, but I will not.”
“But I hope you understand, I have not been seeking attention. Although you are very responsible, it doesn’t mean your teaching methods are correct. I don’t think it’s something to be proud of for a teacher to intimidate students right off the bat. Maybe you’ve gotten used to students fearing you, so you agreed as soon as the school rehired you, which greatly satisfied your vanity… Shall I continue?” Ren He said with a smile, “In the future, I hope we can get along, but I’ve heard that although you’re good at managing students, your teaching quality isn’t that great…”
Li Luobo trembled with anger, instinctively reaching for something to hit Ren He, but Ren He had already turned and walked away: “If you had teaching morals, everyone would respect you, but corporal punishment is not a tool a teacher should have.”
Ren He had heard in the morning that this old man had a habit of punishing students physically, and nobody dared to do anything about it due to his age. He even humiliated a girl once, causing her to transfer schools, which was quite inappropriate.
In his previous life, Ren He had a math teacher named Wu Hongpu in elementary school who never punished students physically, had a sense of humor, and was good at befriending students. However, Wu died of lung cancer just two years after Ren He graduated. Ren He respected such teachers, not ones like Li Luobo.
Some say teachers are like parents in school, but Ren He never agreed with that. Those with teaching ethics are teachers; those without are just school staff.
