No one understands rebirth better than me

Chapter 298 All for nothing

Jingle Bell--

The school bell rang.

Another Chinese class without Gu Wancheng began.

The reason for using "again" is, of course, in comparison to the time when Gu Wancheng was away on a business trip during her second year of high school.

"Wow, that's how long it's been..."

Guan Ren was in a daze, thinking that there had been no Chinese class with Gu Wancheng just yesterday.

Perhaps... this also shows that she is indeed a good teacher.

That's why Guan Ren felt that his Chinese class was incomplete without her.

Ok…

That must be the reason... right?

"Hey student, come up here and erase the blackboard."

Chen Dan, who was teaching as a substitute, shouted from the podium.

But at most, they looked at each other in confusion, and no one paid any attention.

Guan Ren didn't even bother to glance at it.

……

Although Guan Ren usually wipes the blackboard during every Chinese class.

But that's on the premise that it was Gu Wancheng's Chinese class.

Guan Ren was essentially helping Gu Wancheng wipe.

Guan Ren didn't even bother to look at this one, because her attitude was arrogant and he disliked her.

……

Chen Dan frowned:
Where is the student on duty?

There are no students on duty.

The audience members answered one after another.

"Tsk..."

Chen Dan frowned, her middle-aged face showing dissatisfaction.

Then he looked at Guan Ren, who was sitting right next to the podium yawning.

dong dong dong.

She tapped Guan Ren's table with the corner of her book:

"Erase the blackboard."

"..."

Guan Ren's eyelids drooped immediately.

But Guan Ren wasn't some hot-blooded junior high student anymore, so he wouldn't fall out with her over this. Since the teacher had given the order, he obediently got up and erased the blackboard.

Of course, the wiping process doesn't need to be as meticulous as it is with Gu Wancheng.

"Cough cough cough! Cough cough!"

Chen Dan swept the chalk dust away with her book, while Guan Ren pinched his nose and pretended not to hear.

After the blackboard was wiped clean, the classroom gradually quieted down.

Chen Dan slowly picked up a test paper:
"Take out last week's test paper, and I'll go over it."

Wow…

They started flipping through the papers.

"Let's start with the first question. A, well, nothing much to say... B, C, I'll explain these a little..."

Even from the perspective of a substitute teacher, it's quite perfunctory.

The so-called "brief explanation" was basically just reading the question stem and options once, which made many students frown.

After all, it's senior year of high school, and everyone knows how to cherish a dedicated and responsible teacher like Gu Wancheng.

……

"...There are three places where the wavy line is drawn that need to be punctuated. Do you know where the first one is? Hmm?..."

After inserting some lackluster interactions, Chen Dan quickly moved on to the second half of the story.

When she got to the last reading comprehension question, perhaps sensing the drowsy atmosphere in the classroom, Chen Dan finally perked up and her voice became louder:

"Reading comprehension, an excerpt from Wu Yu's 'The Toad'... Wu Yu is a master, as everyone knows. Just this month, on the 11th, Mr. Wu Yu won our first Nobel Prize in Literature! That's remarkable! Of course, articles and stories about him are very likely to appear in this year's college entrance examination in various ways!..."

……

At this moment, Chen Dan became excited, while Guan Ren couldn't hold on any longer and fell asleep completely.

Even a second before he fell asleep, he was doubting himself.

Someone like me, who always falls asleep when that woman's Chinese class isn't around... isn't that a bit unqualified of me as a student?

It's like I'm under her spell, addicted to her, this isn't good...this isn't good...

Thinking to himself, "This is not good, not good," Guan Ren fell asleep.

She didn't even know what she was dreaming about; her mouth was open, her tongue was sticking out slightly, and she kept sniffing through her nose.

Snapped!
"?!"

A moment later, Guan Ren was startled awake by the sound of someone slamming their hand on the table.

Looking up, I saw Chen Dan staring at me:

"stand up."

Guan Ren stood up dejectedly.

Chen Dan flipped through his exam paper:
“Guan Renga…”

"..."

"You can talk about question four and analyze the writing techniques used by the author."

"?"

Guan Ren looked down and was a little stunned.

He's been asleep for at least ten minutes.

Chen Dan is still explaining this reading comprehension passage.

Considering how perfunctory she had been before, Guan Ren had reason to suspect that this woman might be explaining the test paper based on her own preferences.
For example, she genuinely enjoyed the reading, so she talked about it enthusiastically?

Upon reflection, Guan Ren did recall vaguely hearing Chen Dan talking about things like "the author's life," "the author's background," and "the Nobel Prize."

For a moment, Guan Ren couldn't help but recall a news story titled "A teacher who idolizes students makes them sing their idol's songs every day."

"Question Four..."

Guan Ren looked down and touched his lips, which had dried out while he slept:

"Hmm... Author Wu Yu's technique is full of clumsy, distorted aesthetics, exhibiting typical characteristics of 80s intellectuals' failed imitation of Western modern literature. It lacks any cultural integration or philosophical experience, superficially copying postmodern narrative techniques..."

As soon as Guan Ren spoke, not only Chen Dan was stunned, but the classmates also looked up in surprise.

What is Ren-ge mumbling about?

When asked to analyze the author's writing techniques, Ren Ge ended up seemingly making a critical commentary.

"Guan Ren!"

Chen Dan's face darkened. She finally realized what was happening and interrupted him, taking his test paper to look at it. She found that it was indeed written that way.

Instead of marking his paper with checkmarks or crosses, or awarding him any points, Ms. Gu simply wrote in red pen, "During the exam, please write carefully according to the scoring points!"

The funniest part is that Guan Ren himself apparently wrote a sentence in red pen below:
Okay, I'll listen to you next time.

"..."

Chen Dan's eyelids twitched as she watched.

The teacher is grading your paper, what are you treating it for? Why does it sound like you're flirting?
……

If it were a normal teacher, they would just let it go at this point and wouldn't bother to dwell on it.

But as Guan Ren thought, how normal is it to talk about reading comprehension questions in a rambling way, claiming to be a college entrance exam point but not actually talking about the relevant points, but instead preaching to students like a fan?

……

"Guan Ren, do you know what you're saying?"

"I know..."

Guan Ren frowned; it seemed this older woman was about to start.

"If I ask you to appreciate the author, you can just spout off whatever comes to mind. As a student, how can you possibly understand the depth of works written in the Wu dialect?"

"Where is the depth? Is it whitewashing the local rulers and invaders, or is it just vulgar, obscene talk?"

Guan Ren pouted:

"In contrast to the truly grounded works, those imitative pieces born from thought and exploration in the real material world, such as *Gravity's Rainbow*, *One Hundred Years of Solitude*, and *Southern Expressway*, the writings of so-called 'avant-garde writers' like Wu Yu lack both transcendence and philosophical exploration. They are nothing but personal, chaotic ramblings and hysteria, filled with the resentment of that generation of writers who could no longer gain central power through writing in the new world. They lack both realistic soil and intellectual depth..."

……

At this moment, the whole class was watching the drama unfold.

Although they couldn't quite understand what Guan Ren was saying.

But in today's parlance, it's "impressive but incomprehensible."

Most importantly, everyone had a feeling that Chen Dan, the homeroom teacher of Class 10, didn't quite understand what Guan Ren was saying either.

She only knew that Guan Ren's words were not kind, so her face twitched and looked very ugly.

This embarrassing situation was quite amusing to the students, who were all very interested in how Chen Dan would react.

The eyes of Luo Xiaobei and Gu Youli were sparkling at this moment.

They also didn't understand much.

All she knew was that her boyfriend/childhood sweetheart remained calm and composed in the face of Chen Dan's outburst.

On the other hand, they also hoped that Guan Ren would shut up quickly to avoid causing any more trouble.

……

"...In that era, after Latin American magical realism entered the domestic literary scene, it quickly gave rise to variations like Gaomi Universe. Novels by writers like Wu Yu, if you don't take it too seriously, are simply 'realistic rural life'; if you do take it seriously, they're 'magical techniques' and 'reflective critique'—in short, a three-dimensional defense..."

"okay!"

As more incomprehensible words flooded her ears, Chen Dan, facing this student who spoke ill of her literary idol, tremblingly raised her finger:

"You're amazing! Even Nobel laureates aren't as good as you!"

"First, I didn't say he was inferior to me. Second, it's just a literary award, after all."

Guan Ren wanted to say that Wu Yu's award-winning book felt inferior to "The Supreme Confucianism and Taoism," which at least offered a somewhat somber experience.

"That's all?! Okay, okay..."

Chen Dan was so angry that she twisted her face and actually uttered the classic villain's phrase "three good things in a row," which made Guan Ren almost unable to hold back, fearing that she would say "hehehe" next.

But reality is reality.

In the end, Chen Dan said nothing more.

He picked up the things on the podium, said "Study on your own!" and left straight out the door.

"Hehehe..."

A burst of laughter rippled through the classroom, and then everyone actually began studying on their own, creating a very harmonious atmosphere.

……

After all, she's a teacher from another class, so let her go.

Besides, many people were already dissatisfied with her poor explanation of the test paper and didn't want to waste their time, so they wanted to wait for Gu Wancheng to explain.

Furthermore, Guan Ren did not engage in any extreme behavior or disrespectful actions towards the teacher throughout the entire process. Chen Dan was the one who sought out Guan Ren to answer questions, and left in anger after being left speechless.

Overall, this kind of plot, which seems like something out of a TV drama, is actually quite exciting.

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"elder sister."

That evening, when Xiaolihua returned home, she immediately told Gu Wancheng, who was resting on the sofa, about this little incident.

Although, true to her nature, she spoke very calmly throughout.

But Gu Wancheng could still sense that her younger sister seemed quite excited, as if she was filled with the pride of "Guan Ren was in the limelight today~ My boyfriend is so awesome~".

Of course, Gu Youli couldn't exactly recreate what Guan Ren said at the time.

After gaining a general understanding of the situation, Gu Wancheng commented calmly:

"You're already in your final year of high school, and you're still making trouble for yourself every day."

"elder sister…"

Upon hearing this, Gu Youli gently shook Gu Wancheng's arm.

Gu Wancheng remained silent.

After a long pause, she suddenly parted her red lips and casually asked:

"Are you the only one in Class 7 who knows about my muscle strain...?"

"No, I also told Guan Ren."

"..."

Gu Wancheng paused.

Then he said "Oh".

He then fell silent again.

He remained silent while internally struggling with his feelings.

You should know that the reason she strained her leg was because she practiced yoga intensely, and she practiced yoga intensely in order to calm her mind and stop her from overthinking.

But now, after the strain, she can't help but worry about a small issue related to her overthinking.

This...isn't all that practice for nothing?
So be it, I'll just have to practice for nothing.

Finally, after holding back for a while, Gu Wancheng spoke up:

"Did he...did he ask me anything...?"

"?"

Half a day had passed since then, and Little Pear Blossom had finished drinking water and was about to go back to her bedroom when she suddenly heard her sister's words and hadn't yet reacted:
"Who? Who asked you?"

"At once…"

Gu Wancheng frowned slightly, her eyes fixed on the television, her throat bobbing with inexplicable tension.
"Just...Guan Ren..."

"Oh, he did ask."

Gu Youli nodded:

"He was very concerned about you, asking if your condition was serious, whether you had seen a doctor, and even asked me to take good care of you..."

Gu Wancheng's expression didn't change much upon hearing this.

The jade hand that had been clenched inadvertently just moments before suddenly relaxed.

slap~
On the thumb and little finger, the two slightly pointed nails tapped together lightly.

"So, sister, you see."

Little Pear Blossom didn't forget to take the opportunity to say nice things about her boyfriend:
"Guan Ren is actually a really good person, isn't he?"

"..."

Hearing her sister's words, Gu Wancheng felt a complex tremor in her heart, and her pretty face slowly lowered:

"Um…"

(End of this chapter)