Chapter 2173: Exam in the Rain
Chapter 2173: Exam in the Rain
The students had confidence but also nervousness on their faces. Many of them paced back and forth, reading knowledge silently. At this time, it suddenly started to drizzle from the sky, and the rain gradually got heavier.
Amid the rumbling thunder, the bell rang. The students sat in the classroom, quietly waiting for the teacher to give out questions. In the corner of the classroom, Xiao Jingheng sat against the wall with a gloomy expression.
Although he came to take the spring exam under family pressure, his mind was now filled with the thought that Chen Luoluo was pregnant and was forcing him to marry her.
His thoughts were in a mess. Throughout the entire exam, Xiao Jingheng was frequently distracted while answering questions and was in a very bad state.
At this time, Chen Luoluo learned that Xiao Jingheng was going to take the spring exam, so she dressed up and secretly ran to the Xiao family to show her courtesy to the two elders.
"Uncle Xiao, Aunt Xiao, please have some tea."
Seeing that the two were silent, Chen Luoluo touched her stomach with a loving look on her face and said, "I vomited a lot again today. This fussy child must be a boy."
Hearing this, the two elders were indeed shaken and looked at her: "A boy is good, so our Xiao family will have an heir."
"Yes, don't worry, auntie. I will teach my child well and let him respect and honor you and uncle like me."
"With such powerful elders as uncle and aunt, this child will definitely become a talented person in the future and bring honor to the Xiao family." Chen Luoluo smiled and said only nice things. She was so sweet that she made the two elders very happy.
For a moment, he even forgot about Chen Luoluo bringing her child to force him to marry. His mind was filled with only her and the child, as if he was treating her as his daughter-in-law.
The other members of the Xiao family also treated her like one of their own family members. They were all very happy. Chen Luoluo saw that the time was almost right, so she deliberately sighed and spoke hesitantly, "Uncle, Aunt, there is something I don't know if I should say."
"Jing Heng is now obsessed with Shangguan Chu and doesn't want to marry me at all. If I can't marry into the Xiao family, the child in my belly will be a concubine's child..."
She deliberately acted heartbroken and worried, but what she said shocked Xiao's father and mother.
"How can the eldest son of the Xiao family be a concubine's son? I don't know what kind of magic Shangguan Chu used to make Jing Heng not even listen to you."
Yes, the eldest son of the Xiao family is a concubine's son. If this were to be made public, I'm afraid people would laugh their heads off.
Seeing that Father and Mother Xiao's expressions really changed, Chen Luoluo was very proud and pretended to be worried and said, "At the beginning, she teamed up with Wan Shufang and had bad intentions. She disguised herself as a man and went to the academy just to seduce the rich and powerful young man."
"Everyone knows that Qingyun Academy is full of children from wealthy families. Shangguan Chu wants to go to Qingyun Academy. What he is thinking is obvious."
After these words were spoken, everyone in the Xiao family looked serious. They obviously believed what Chen Luoluo said. Their impression of Wan Shufang also became worse, and they couldn't help but criticize her.
"Yes, it's a pity that Wan Shufang is still their teacher, but she can harm people like this."
"The academy shouldn't recruit female students. They are a bunch of vixens who only show their faces in public. They are despicable."
"I heard that this proposal was also made by her. Could it be that it was just to help those people get close to the powerful?"
The Xiao family members were talking about it, all blaming Wan Shufang. Although Xiao's father and mother didn't say anything, their faces looked unhappy and hint of blame was visible.
Seeing that everything was developing as she expected, Chen Luoluo lowered her head to hide the smug smile on her lips.
In the academy, the first exam had already ended, but because of the rain, everyone was a little restless, which affected their answering and their spirits were not high.
Noticing everyone's anomaly, Wan Shufang called her students aside and asked softly, "How was your performance this morning?"
"Master, the sound of rain is so annoying. It's so disturbing that I can't write properly."
"Yes, yes." The students were in a mess, extremely disgusted by the sound of rain.
Seeing this, Wan Shufang just glanced at the rain outside the window and closed her eyes slightly: "Everything has its own rules. Why don't you close your eyes and calm yourself down."
"Listen to the sound of rain. In fact, it is more comfortable than sunshine and makes people feel at ease."
Under Wan Shufang's guidance, the students really tried to close their eyes. At that moment, they seemed to blend into nature, and the questions that they had not prepared for in the exam room suddenly became clear to them.
Everyone regained their confidence and asked Wan Shufang about their doubts about the next exam.
Wan Shufang answered all the questions one by one with great clarity, which made the students admire her even more and praise her constantly.
"Master, you are amazing. I have been studying this problem for several days and still have no clue."
"With the Master, we will definitely pass the exam."
Listening to the praise, Wan Shufang patted the students on the shoulders and said calmly: "The state of mind is very important. For the next exam, remember what I said, calm down and don't let the environment affect you."
"Yes, Master!"
"We must do well in the exam."
The students said in unison and walked back to the examination room with great pride and dignity.
Soon, the two-day exam was over.
The Xiao family came to the gate of the academy to pick up Xiao Jingheng. When they saw Wan Shufang and a group of students coming out talking and laughing, they were immediately dissatisfied and frowned slightly.
Thinking of what Chen Luoluo said, an elder of the Xiao family couldn't help but speak up: "Master Wan, as a master, it's really a bit inappropriate for you to not teach your students knowledge well and play with them all day long."
Another elder of the Xiao family echoed him, but his words were much more vicious.
"She has no intention of being a teacher. She just has ulterior motives and wants to cling to the rich and powerful and seduce the sons of noble families."
His eyes were full of disgust, and he looked like he was deliberately picking on her, which made Wan Shufang frown. Xiao Jingheng also became anxious, and hurried forward to defend her: "Uncle, what nonsense are you talking about, the teacher..."
"Xiao Jingheng, come here!" Xiao's father shouted angrily, interrupting Xiao Jingheng's words of defense.
The Xiao family was still insulting Wan Shufang, and they said everything that Chen Luoluo had said.
This made Xiao Jingheng blush, and he looked at Wan Shufang with guilt in his eyes: "I'm sorry, Master."
"Rebellious son, come here!"
Seeing that Xiao's father wanted to hit someone, Wan Shufang patted Xiao Jingheng on the shoulder and said calmly: "Go, the teacher can handle it here."
She watched Xiao Jingheng return to the Xiao family team. She did not get angry after listening to those slanderous words. She just calmly asked the book servant to get the transcripts and distributed one to each person in front of the elders of the Xiao family.
"I cannot agree with your slander against me. Since I started teaching, the students' grades have been improving step by step, and they also performed very well in this spring exam."
As she spoke, Wan Shufang sneered, "These are all proven by evidence. If I wanted to seduce the rich and powerful, why would I go to such great lengths to train a group of pillars?"
Her words instantly rendered the elders of the Xiao family speechless. Holding the report cards, they looked at each other with red faces.
But Wan Shufang didn't give them face, and her voice remained calm: "They are not my children."
"If I weren't a teacher with a great responsibility, I wouldn't have to teach with all my heart."
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