Chapter 452 They Are All a Homeroom Teacher
Let’s not talk about how several elders planned to break up Tang Chuxia and Gu Beihuai. Speaking of Tang Chuxia visiting her grandmother’s house, it turned out no one was at home, and she didn’t go looking for her aunt either, but strolled toward Zheng Daqing’s school.
This year Zheng Daqing was in his senior year of high school. The school was the same one the original owner had attended, and Chuxia had come here once before for a class reunion, which was different from the usual school day atmosphere.
Tang Chuxia might have been quite famous at the school, as the gatekeeper greeted her warmly upon seeing her.
"Girl, you’ve graduated, why are you back here?"
Tang Chuxia handed the gatekeeper a bag of tea leaves and sat next to him, chuckling, "I’m just here to check on my cousin!"
The gatekeeper didn’t stand on ceremony and accepted the tea leaves Tang Chuxia respectfully offered.
Back when Tang Chuxia was a student here, she would often bring him tea leaves and the like. The gatekeeper took good care of her and would genuinely lend a hand whenever she needed it.
The gatekeeper knew Tang Chuxia, but not her cousin, thankfully, Tang Chuxia was righteous and told the gatekeeper that she would bring her cousin to see him later so he could keep an eye on him in the future.
The gatekeeper agreed with a hearty laugh.
Tang Chuxia waited at the gatekeeper’s for a while, and when it was almost time for school to end, she casually made her way toward the classrooms.
At the door of Zheng Daqing’s classroom, she peeked inside and immediately retracted her head.
Her cousin’s homeroom teacher turned out to be her own former homeroom teacher.
The head teacher saw her and immediately signaled her, forbidding her to sneak away.
Tang Chuxia could only offer a dry laugh and approached the classroom entrance, "Head teacher, why are you not focusing on teaching and catching me instead? I’ve already graduated!"
The head teacher spoke irritably, "You still have the nerve to say that!"
Tang Chuxia herself had also been a prominent figure in the school. If it hadn’t been for health issues that prevented her from taking the college entrance exam, she might have been one of the school’s legendary figures by now.
This head teacher was not the one whose son had an issue; it was another one.
Tang Chuxia chuckled, "Teacher, please get back to teaching. I came to see you, how could I run away?"
The head teacher leaned towards the classroom and shouted, "Five minutes until class ends, behave yourselves!"
The students in the room burst into a commotion.
They also wanted to see who had caught the head teacher’s attention to such an extent that he would end the lesson content early – such occurrences were extremely rare.
Tang Chuxia shook her head. Was the head teacher really so exasperated with the original owner that he acted this way?
Fortunately, Tang Chuxia also leaned in and called out to Zheng Daqing, "Zheng Daqing, come find me in your homeroom teacher’s office after school!"
Zheng Daqing looked up to see Tang Chuxia had arrived and immediately acknowledged, "Understood!"
Tang Chuxia accompanied the head teacher to his office, ignoring the crowd of curious students who surrounded Zheng Daqing, eager to learn about her origins.
The head teacher was full of emotion upon seeing Tang Chuxia.
How could someone as academically gifted as Tang Chuxia not have taken the college entrance exam?
He couldn’t understand it.
Tang Chuxia reassured, "You’re just worrying too much. Aren’t I doing well now? Besides, would college be a challenge for me?"
The head teacher looked down on Tang Chuxia’s demeanor but, thinking of her strong academic ability, conceded, "I’ve heard you’re quite impressive now, a lot of factory teachers want to invite you over to help. Tell me, how did a young lady like you become interested in fixing things?"
The key was Tang Chuxia was interested in repairing things they couldn’t even imagine.
Tang Chuxia waved her hand dismissively, "It’s all a mix-up, who knows how it came about!"
She, a doctor, ended up as a master repair technician, and although it’s said that orthopedic doctors also fix things, the shift in profession was indeed significant.
After keeping the head teacher company for a while, the bell signaling the end of class rang, and Tang Chuxia saw Zheng Daqing running over.
"Cousin, why did you come?"
Tang Chuxia said to the head teacher, "Head teacher, this is my cousin. How’s he doing in his studies?"
The head teacher snorted coldly, "Just as mischievous as you!"
Zheng Daqing took umbrage, thinking that the head teacher was intentionally belittling him, and began arguing with him insistently.
"Head teacher, let’s go out for a meal, please honor me with your company. I have something to ask you!"
The head teacher wasn’t shy; as soon as Tang Chuxia suggested they go out to eat, he grabbed his briefcase and led the two students off campus.
When leaving the school gate, Tang Chuxia, dragging Zheng Daqing along, greeted the gatekeeper, asking him to take extra care in the future.
Zheng Daqing marveled at Tang Chuxia’s good rapport at the school.
The head teacher laughed and scolded, "It was one thing for you to sneak out by climbing the walls when you were a student, but now you want to set up your cousin to do the same?"
Zheng Daqing felt ashamed; he had always thought his cousin was delicate, doted on and brought up by several older cousins, never imagining she was so fierce in school.
Tang Chuxia raised her hand dismissively, "Please stop making fun of me, Sir. I came here because there’s something I’d like to ask you!"
The head teacher led them to a small restaurant; in the past few years, there had been a proliferation of small eateries, offering a variety of dining options.
Tang Chuxia asked Zheng Daqing to order the meals while she inquired about Zheng Daqing’s academic performance from the head teacher.
Since the Zheng Family wanted Daqing to study abroad, they needed to know about his academic status. Tang Chuxia was even more keen to ask the head teacher if he had any advice to offer.
Don’t underestimate this head teacher.
Once an overseas student who had returned to the country, if not for problems with his status, he wouldn’t have been teaching at a high school. If Tang Chuxia’s guess was right, the head teacher would soon be leaving. He was more than capable of supervising graduate students, not to mention that in physics, his skill was exceptional.
Tang Chuxia looked at the head teacher, who chuckled, "Did you hear some rumors?"
Tang Chuxia nodded, "I guess you’re about to leave Quan City, aren’t you?"
The head teacher couldn’t smile at this.
"What do you know?"
He was particularly serious.
"Sir, I definitely don’t know the specifics, but with your capabilities, it’s impossible for you to remain a high school teacher here forever. If I’m not mistaken, you’ve probably been invited elsewhere, but as to where, I definitely have no idea. I surmise it must be confidential work."
The head teacher felt very moved; he always knew Tang Chuxia was intelligent, but to be bright to this degree was rare.
"What nonsense are you speaking, child? But your cousin is indeed the last batch of students I will be overseeing—that’s the truth."
The head teacher poured himself a glass of sorghum liquor and said to Tang Chuxia, "What do you want to ask me?"
Tang Chuxia got straight to the point, "My uncle wants Daqing to go abroad for his studies, and I would like to ask you for advice. Preferably a school in Germany!"
She chose Germany over Old America because Tang Jianbing was very likely headed to Germany.
If asked why, the reason is simple: Germany’s industrial manufacturing is supreme.
The head teacher laughed, "Him going abroad for studies might not be quite right, but you, on the other hand, could make it. How about it? Would you like to come with me as my student?"
Tang Chuxia: ...