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

Xie Tianming frowned and looked toward the source of the sound.

Two students he didn't recognize were standing there, looking at him with displeasure.

"What did you say?" Xie Tianming asked.

"You guys are in last place, huh?"

The speaker was Wu Bin from Class 7, with Zhao Qihang standing next to him.

Students from other classes knew that Class 25 was watching a movie during evening self-study, but they were only slightly envious.

Upon hearing this, the students in Class 7 felt a mix of envy and unease.

If Lu Qian were still their teacher, they wouldn't have so much homework; today it would be their turn to watch a movie.

When Wu Bin heard this student from Class 25 arrogantly say that Teacher Lu had paid out of his own pocket to buy snacks and drinks for the whole class, he was shocked.

He felt even worse.

They should have been the ones enjoying all of this!

Why didn't you do these things when you were in charge of Class 7?

Isn't this discrimination?

Wu Bin's grades improved dramatically after Lu Qian came to school, but he was one of the students who had proactively asked his parents to change his homeroom teacher.

In his view, a good student like himself with excellent grades should have a better homeroom teacher, not a low-level teacher like Lu Qian.

But when he learned how good Lu Qian was to Class 25, his jealousy began to surge again.

Why is it that when he teaches our class, he doesn't show us movies or buy us snacks?

They've been so kind to Class 25 ever since they were transferred there.

Coupled with Zhang Chao's recent high-pressure management, he felt even more irritable, which is why he couldn't help but speak up and make sarcastic remarks.

"What does being last place have to do with you?" Before Xie Tianming could speak, Liu Mingchao retorted.

"It doesn't matter, who would care about a bottom-ranked class?" Wu Bin said sarcastically.

Xie Tianming pinched his chin, his expression strange, and said, "You're not jealous, are you? Jealous that Teacher Lu shows us movies and gives us snacks, but you guys don't get that treatment."

When his thoughts were exposed, Wu Bin was somewhat taken aback, and his voice rose as he spoke.

"No matter how good I am to you, I'm still a teacher you don't want. An incompetent teacher teaching the worst-performing class is a perfect match! You're only watching the movie because you can't teach students like you."

Liu Mingchao's eyes widened, and his temper flared up instantly.

He also hated studying two weeks ago and his grades were at the bottom.

But ever since Lu Qian came, the math classes that were always like listening to gibberish have actually started to make sense to me, and I even find them quite interesting.

When Lu Qian asked him a question in class and he answered it accurately, Lu Qian's praise made him feel indescribably happy.

From then on, he became more and more interested in learning and more and more confident.

Hearing the other party say such things about Teacher Lu, he immediately became furious and pointed at Wu Bin's nose to warn him.

"You called us bad students, and I couldn't be bothered to scold you. But you can't insult Teacher Lu. Apologize now and I can pretend nothing happened."

"Ha." Wu Bin sneered, "Getting impatient? If he were truly capable, why would we have replaced him? It's because we were afraid he'd mislead the students. Teaching you is fine, but if he misleads us, can he take responsibility?"

"Damn it, you're so ungrateful." Liu Mingchao cursed and charged forward with his fists clenched.

The next second, Xie Tianming grabbed him, "Don't do it."

"Xie Tianming, why did you pull me? He insulted Teacher Lu!" Liu Mingchao said, looking indignant but also a little surprised.

This kid is usually so quiet and well-behaved, how come he's so strong?

Xie Tianming looked coldly at Wu Bin and said that saying a teacher misleads students is no different from pointing a finger at someone and cursing them.

As for whether Teacher Lu is competent or not, others may not know, but don't they know?

"Liu Mingchao, you hit him, and Teacher Lu will have to bear the consequences. This will only cause more trouble," Xie Tianming said calmly.

Liu Mingchao belatedly realized what was happening and angrily straightened his school uniform collar.

The other students from Class 25 who were itching to do something also calmed down.

Wu Bin was genuinely startled by Liu Mingchao's thuggish demeanor, and his whole body trembled.

After realizing that the other party dared not make a move, Wu Bin became smug again.

"Ha, how vulgar."

Xie Tianming's fist hardened. How could there be such a despicable person?

Just as he was about to speak, a voice came from behind him.

"What are we doing here?" Lu Qian frowned and squeezed in.

Upon seeing Lu Qian approach, Liu Mingchao immediately became much more subdued and respectfully greeted him, "Teacher Lu," just like Xie Tianming.

Lu Qian frowned and asked, "Tianming, what's going on?"

Xie Tianming did not embellish the story; he simply recounted the events as they happened.

When Wu Bin saw Lu Qian arrive, he felt a little guilty, but then he remembered that Lu Qian was no longer teaching him, and he became much more confident.

He was telling the truth. Is it wrong to tell the truth?

After listening, Lu Qian simply smiled, patted Liu Mingchao on the shoulder, and then looked at Xie Tianming and the other classmates, saying, "Thank you for defending the teacher. The teacher is very touched, but the matter is over now, so hurry home."

Upon hearing Lu Qian's words, Liu Mingchao was happy one second, but then he was stunned the next.

That... solves it?

The other students also looked at Lu Qian with confusion.

"Teacher Lu, he..."

"Mingchao, are you not listening to me anymore?" Lu Qian's tone was still gentle, but it carried a hint of unquestionable authority.

"listen."

"And you?"

"listen."

"Let's go."

Lu Qian put his arm around Xie Tianming and Liu Mingchao, one in each arm, and led the other classmates away.

He never looked at Wu Bin or Zhao Qihang.

No need.

He couldn't be bothered to care about such things.

His attack power is even less than Zhang Chao's.

Lu Qian didn't care whether the other party apologized or not.

Who cares about an ungrateful apology?

Leaving them is the best punishment.

The pain of never having had something versus losing it after having it is far greater than the pain of never having had it at all.

As they approached the school gate, Liu Mingchao still didn't quite understand and spoke indignantly.

"Teacher Lu, why don't you say anything to them? They've all been talking about you like that."

"You little rascal, you still remember that? That's a good thing," Lu Qian said with a smile.

Liu Mingchao scratched his head and chuckled, "Teacher Lu, do you think we don't know whether you're competent or not? Do you think I don't know what I was like two weeks ago? Math formulas know me, but I don't even recognize them."

The other students laughed along with them.

"You little rascal," Lu Qian laughed, explaining, "because this is a school, and we have to follow the rules."

The students looked bewildered, while Xie Tianming seemed to be deep in thought.

"Not escalating the conflict is called following school rules. Otherwise, not only will I be infamous the next day, but all of you will be too. That's something I don't want to see. You need to focus on your studies now, and I don't want this kind of trivial matter to affect you."

"Tolerating students' immaturity is a professional quality of upholding teacher ethics."

"I won't overstep my authority to hold anyone accountable. Because I'm not their teacher, I'm only responsible for managing you. Whether they learn well or badly is not my concern; you are my students."

"You are far more important than those idle gossips. Right or wrong, high or low, will be judged by your achievements!"

"Of course, I don't talk about them because I really don't care. His approval or disapproval has no effect on me."

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