The intern taught a top-performing class, and the parents wanted to change the homeroom teacher.

In the afternoon, it was self-study time.

The whole class was there, but Li Jun hadn't gone archery yet, and the physical education students hadn't gone out to train.

Lu Qian clapped his hands, drawing everyone's attention.

"You haven't had flatbread in a long time, so I'll feed you some during this class."

The whole class immediately became interested.

Learning is all about having fun, and if you really want to be funny, you have to watch Teacher Lu.

"Xie Tianming, come up here and perform a magic trick for everyone." Lu Qian began calling out names.

Xie Tianming, not understanding what was going on, came up with a deck of cards.

He was more than happy to perform magic tricks!

Besides, Teacher Lu had told him that magic is entertainment for the masses. What's the point of performing for just one or two people? If you're going to perform, you have to perform for thousands of people.

Later, Teacher Lu even said he would take him to set up a stall on the street to perform. Just thinking about it is exciting!

"Teacher Lu, what kind of magic trick will you perform?"

Use what you're best at.

Alright~

Xie Tianming opened the playing cards, first quickly shuffled them to warm them up, then placed the cards in his left palm and gently rubbed them with his right hand, changing the cards to other suits.

A gasp and applause erupted from the audience.

Xie Tianming felt a surge of joy.

Magic is such a magical thing; even if you've seen the same magic trick many times, you still can't help but marvel when you see it again.

Lu Qian nodded secretly. When he first taught Xie Tianming magic tricks, he made Xie Tianming practice these basics ten thousand times.

Xie Tianming did indeed take it to heart; his basic skills were very solid.

Immediately afterward, Lu Qian spoke up in fluent English, "Wow, your magic is amazing! Can you teach me?"

The whole class suddenly fell silent, and Xie Tianming looked over with a bewildered expression.

"Teacher, what did you say?"

Lu Qian looked at him with a smile, his meaning clear: communicate in English.

However, his English and Chinese conversations were at the same speed, so Xie Tianming didn't understand at all.

He could only make out a few words in fragments, and then he could barely guess their meaning.

Is he saying he's really good at magic and can teach me?

Many students in the audience guessed the meaning and showed expressions of interest.

However, among all the students in the class, only Xi Wenjing can understand the audio without any pressure and have a smooth conversation.

Xie Tianming opened his mouth, racking his brains to think, and then uttered a single word.

"Ah...yes~"

"This must take a long time to train, you're really awesome, I really admire people who can stick with it!" Lu Qian spoke again.

Xie Tianming was immediately dumbfounded.

He knows the words, and he can guess the meaning of the combinations, but he can't react to such fast speech at all.

Xie Tianming frowned and, based on the keywords he remembered, tried to deduce the general meaning of the sentence.

You've been training for a long time... Impressive... Keep it up!

This is him praising him... right?

He forced himself to answer again, "Ah...yes~"

Upon hearing this, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Not bad, you've memorized the English vocabulary quite well. Go back to your seat." Lu Qian nodded with a smile and walked to the center of the podium.

"I just said two sentences in English, which are quite simple to translate. The first sentence is: (Your magic tricks are amazing, can you teach me?) The second sentence is: (This must take a long time to learn, you're really amazing, I really admire people who can persevere!)"

"Just two very simple sentences. You might ask me why I asked them in English."

"It's very simple, it's to motivate you to learn English."

"Xie Tianming, if this situation happened in your future, and you were asked questions by a foreigner, you might be a little at a loss for words."

"Feng Zhiqiang, if you want to pursue a career in basketball and compete abroad in the future, being able to communicate in English is essential."

"Zhang Zidong, you like to sing, but have you ever tried singing English songs? Korean songs? Japanese songs?"

"You might ask again: Teacher, can't I just avoid contact with it?"

"Yes, that's fine, no problem. You can become excellent even without learning English. But your teacher hopes you will become even better and master another skill."

"Some of you may like to joke, or have heard statements like, 'I love my country, so I don't learn English.' Let me tell you, that's nonsense. If you can't do it, you can't do it, and it has nothing to do with whether you love your country or not."

"True patriotism is learning fluent English, going abroad to learn foreign things, and then giving back to your motherland. That's true patriotism."

"Don't think of English as some kind of monster. After you start working, many of you will be more likely to use English than math. This is not a joke."

Seeing the thoughtful expressions on the students' faces, Lu Qian continued:

"I have something to tell you guys. I have a friend..."

"Yes, this friend is not me."

The students in the audience burst into laughter.

"I had a classmate in college who loved watching anime. He was really into it. We had a lot of classes in our freshman year, and he wanted to watch anime during class, but the classes were too strict. So he taught himself Japanese so he could listen to anime. Eventually, he learned it so he could have normal conversations in Japanese."

"Is it magical? But this is what happened around me. Not only did they graduate normally, they also learned another language."

"So, whether it's to improve grades or to make it easier to pursue your dreams in the future, you need to master English so that you can at least have a smooth daily conversation."

Others may not know, but Xie Tianming truly took it to heart.

He really didn't hear what Teacher Lu said in English just now. Luckily, his memory is good and the vocabulary is within his syllabus, so he was able to barely deduce the meaning.

After class, Xie Tianming nudged Xi Wenjing.

"Hey, Xi Wenjing, did you understand what Teacher Lu just said?"

"Not only can they understand, but they can also answer fluently."

Xi Wenjing had a touch of pride. She had been learning English since she was a child, and even now, her mother still asks her to translate foreign documents. English conversation is a piece of cake for her, and she doesn't even need subtitles to watch American TV shows.

"Then teach me!" Xie Tianming's eyes lit up. "I'll teach you math and physics."

Xi Wenjing stared at him and retorted, "If I don't teach you English, will you still teach me math and physics?"

"I'll teach you," Xie Tianming blurted out, then scratched his head, puzzled. "But why not teach me English? I can bring you an extra steamed bun every morning."

Just as Xi Wenjing was about to answer, Xie Tianming suddenly realized, with a knowing look on his face.

"I see!"

"You're not afraid I'll surpass your grades, are you?"

"Don't worry, it'll happen sooner or later."

"Who's afraid you'll surpass my grades!" Xi Wenjing exclaimed, somewhat exasperated. "I'm not afraid to teach you English either!"

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