Chapter 1195
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Professor Liu smiled and said, "My email address is on the email address. If you have any questions, feel free to email me."
Tan You nodded, and after distributing the advanced reading lists with everyone, she walked briskly towards Li Fugui and his wife. Before she even got close, she heard Li Fugui's smug laughter: "Old Wang, our little Youzi got first place in the national exam, I'll treat you to dinner when we get back."
Tan You chuckled. Li Fugui's words were like stabbing Old Wang in the heart. To be honest, Li Fugui's behavior was quite mischievous.
Old Wang on the other end of the phone was so envious his eyes turned red. Ever since Tan You wasn't assigned to their class, Old Wang felt like he'd lost a fortune. The more outstanding Tan You was, the more regretful Old Wang felt.
No sooner had Teacher Wang hung up on Li Fugui than he went to find Teacher Ding. Old Ding spotted Teacher Wang from afar and couldn't help but sigh deeply. As the most well-informed physical education teacher, how could he not know why Teacher Wang was looking for him?
After all, the banner that Lao Hu wanted was ordered by him from a nearby printing shop.
"Old Ding, you've got to buy me drinks tonight," Teacher Wang said, and the other PE teachers around Old Ding laughed. Such scenes were quite common.
Tan You got first place in the monthly exam, so Lao Ding had to treat Lao Wang to a meal. Tan You passed the preliminary round, so Lao Ding had to treat her to a meal. Tan You got first place in the province, so Lao Ding still had to treat Lao Wang to a meal.
Now that Tan You has won the national first prize, that meal is indispensable.
Old Ding said helplessly, "Please, I'll treat you, okay? But you can't do this job of registering student grades anymore. You think I've treated you to so many meals in the past few months?"
The chemistry teacher, Mr. Li, comforted him, saying, "It's alright. You treat Mr. Wang to a meal, and Fugui will bring him back later."
That's the situation. Every time Lao Ding treats Lao Wang to a meal, Li Fugui will treat Lao Ding to a meal in return, which can be considered as Lao Ding getting some financial support.
Teacher Ding smiled bitterly: "In the end, Fugui is the winner in life, while only Teacher Wang and I are hurt."
Teacher Wang snorted, "I'm the one who's most hurt. She was supposed to be my student, but she ended up in Fu Gui'er's class. Now she's already gotten her first-class national certificate, and Fu Gui'er's professional title can be promoted too."
"If she takes the college entrance exam again, her grades will definitely be good, and Fugui'er will be ecstatic!"
Teacher Ding spread his hands: "From now on, when new students enroll, you will have to register your grades yourselves. Don't count on us physical education teachers."
Teacher Wang retorted, "I'll go if I want to. Maybe I'll be the next lucky one to find someone."
Chemistry teacher Li: "Tan You's case is just an isolated incident. You might not encounter one like this even once every few years."
Just then, Tan You's former ninth-grade teachers arrived at the school gate. Seeing several people standing at the gatehouse, Teacher Tang couldn't help but ask curiously, "What's going on? Why is it so lively?"
"Why are they taking this banner down?"
He's gotten used to it, why does he suddenly want to tear it down?
Mr. Zhou, the former math teacher of the ninth grade, suddenly slapped his thigh: "Judging by the time, the finals should be over by now, right? Tan You won an award?"
The school wouldn't have taken down the banner if it weren't for the new award. Given how much Principal Hu cherishes Tan You, and with such a great honor, would Principal Hu really be willing to take down the banner? It must be because of an even greater honor.
Teacher Wang looked dejected: "First place in the national math competition? Tell me, if it weren't for Lao Ding, Tan You would be my student now. I would be the one accompanying Tan You to receive the award, not Fu Gui'er!" Teacher Zhou was overjoyed and didn't sympathize with Teacher Wang: "First place in the national math competition? That girl is amazing! She was so clueless back in junior high."
Teacher Tang was both happy and heartbroken: "My class representative for Chinese language got first place in math, and I find it all rather strange."
Teacher Zhou patted Teacher Tang on the shoulder: "It's alright, she's your student anyway. When Tan You comes back, we'll have to ask her about it. I didn't expect her to be so amazing, a top student in the national team!"
The ninth-grade teachers left chatting and laughing. Seeing the PE teachers busy at work, Mr. Wang went over to lend a hand. Although he was envious of his colleague's progress, he had no problem with Tan You herself.
If Tan You had a brain fart and chose her own class when it came time to switch between arts and sciences next semester, that would have been great.
On the way back, Li Fugui grinned broadly the whole way. When students are so supportive, teachers can just coast along. Take these professional title evaluations, for example; Lao Hu had explicitly told him to prepare the materials, with the emphasis on Tan You's award certificates.
Seeing Li Fugui happy made Tan You happy too. She didn't think Li Fugui's joy at being promoted made him mercenary. Teachers like excellent students, and Li Fugui and his wife took good care of her on a daily basis; that was enough.
As for Li Fugui profiting from this, some things don't need to be investigated too deeply. Where in this world is there pure love and hate?
They bought train tickets for that evening to go back, arriving at the T City train station early the next morning. As Tan You followed Li Fugui and Teacher Lin out of the platform, she stopped in her tracks, her eyes wide open, her toes practically digging out a three-bedroom apartment.
This...this is way too extravagant!
Looking at the flowers in the hands of Director Yin, the ribbon in the hands of Principal Hu, and the banner unfurled by the two physical education teachers, with another physical education teacher holding a camera nearby, Tan You felt a chill run down her spine and wished she could escape to outer space immediately.
Out of the corner of her eye, Teacher Lin noticed that Tan You's pace was getting slower and slower. She couldn't help but smile slightly, finally seeing a different expression on her face. She usually looked too mature.
Although the welcoming ceremony was both tacky and awkward, as long as the target audience wasn't himself, Teacher Lin was just watching the show, even with a touch of mischievousness, enjoying the spectacle.
Principal Hu, who is not nearsighted, spotted Tan You, who was three steps behind Li Fugui and Teacher Lin. He precisely bypassed Li Fugui and Teacher Lin, and together with Director Yin, one pinned a sash on Tan You's head while the other placed flowers in her hand.
Another physical education teacher who came along immediately started snapping photos. Tan You forced a smile, trying to console herself that at least Lao Hu hadn't given her a big red flower.
Wearing this sash, similar to those used by beauty pageant contestants, is sufficient for now.
At least it's more understated than a big red flower.
Sure enough, people's bottom line is lowered step by step like this.
Principal Hu patted Tan You's shoulder hard: "Tan You, congratulations on getting first place in the national exam! I knew you were an extraordinary child, you could definitely do it!"
Feeling the force of Old Hu's chubby palm, Tan You twitched the corner of her mouth: "Principal Hu, it's only been a few days, and your Mighty Vajra Palm has improved again."
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