Chapter 40: Kind Homeroom Teacher (1/2)

Teacher Shelly wrote beautiful chalkboard notes on the blackboard.

The two incorrect questions were about the specific use of ‘so’ and ‘such’.

“Both ‘such’ and ‘so’ have similar meanings, expressing ‘so, such, this way’, and it’s easy to confuse them when using them.”

“The error in this question type was also due to one of our English group teachers occasionally confusing ‘such’ as an adjective and ‘so’ as an adverb.”

“This time it’s our fault, but please remember, ‘such’ can only modify nouns, while ‘so’ is used to modify adjectives, adverbs, and participles.”

“Alright, now please correct the answers on your test papers, and if you have any questions, you can raise your hand now.”

After finishing,

Teacher Shelly looked towards Zhao Qingfeng.

The problem resolved, Zhao Qingfeng had no need to raise his hand anymore.

“Everyone’s clear then? Then self-study.”

Teacher Shelly checked around and then left.

Shen Lingyao was busy correcting her paper.

But as she did, she suddenly thought of a serious problem.

Eh?

The two questions just explained were exactly the ones Zhao Qingfeng got wrong last night.

She immediately turned her head towards Zhao Qingfeng, blinking her beautiful eyes in confusion.

Then, snatching the test paper, she frowned slightly, biting her pen tip, and after a careful check, she said in surprise, “Brother Qingfeng, you’re quite lucky, I didn’t expect you to guess them right.”

Zhao Qingfeng wanted to show off a bit, but the girl doused him with cold water, “What do you mean guess right, I knew them already!”

“You dare to argue?”

“I’m not arguing, I’m proficient in English, IELTS and TOEFL are a piece of cake for me!”

“Blowing your own trumpet, crime plus one degree, I’ll pinch you to death!”

“Ouch what are you doing!”

Zhao Qingfeng cried out in pain, Shen Lingyao didn’t believe his proficiency in English, let alone his grip on IELTS and TOEFL.

After all, the scene of him being punished to stand for a day a month ago was still vivid in her memory.

It’s not about changing your perspective in three days, even looking through the temples won’t help.

Zhao Qingfeng felt helpless.

Under the supervision of Shen Pingyao’s compass, triangle, and pencil case, he earnestly reviewed the whole afternoon.

In the meantime, he explained a few key question types to Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang seemed to understand but not really, yet he still benefited a lot.

Thinking back to the first mock exam.

Zhang Yang only scored a little over 360 points at that time, not even reaching the standard for a polytechnic, which was really worrying.

One thing worth mentioning.

Their place really can’t compare to the capital city.

In 2001, the admission score in their province was 510 for tier one universities, 469 for tier two, and 430 for polytechnics.

While in the capital, it was 454 for tier one, 429 for tier two, and 360 for polytechnics.

That is to say, a student who might not even get into a polytechnic in Ji Province could go to a tier two university in the capital.

How does one even argue that?

Zhang Yang really wanted to cry out against the injustice of the heavens, why wasn’t he born in the capital…

But now with Zhao Qingfeng, he had a unique teaching method, as long as Zhang Yang studied diligently, there might be a glimmer of hope.

When Zhao Qingfeng was explaining to Zhang Yang, Shen Lingyao always listened in.

She was increasingly amazed by Brother Qingfeng’s capabilities; he had indeed improved a lot compared to a month ago.

This also made Shen Lingyao yearn for the teaching level of City No. 1 Middle School.

She thought to herself, no wonder it’s a big middle school.

Even a student like Brother Qingfeng could improve so much in a short time; if she went there, maybe getting into a top university wasn’t impossible.

But.

Shen Lingyao herself didn’t want to go to a very prestigious university.

Her vision was simple: graduate from a tier one university, find a stable job, live near her parents, marry the man she loves, and have children.

After all, she didn’t have to worry about a house or car at home.

As long as she didn’t have to worry about daily necessities in the future and had more leisure time to enjoy family happiness with her loved ones, that was enough.

Just like her family now, it was satisfying enough.

However,

Deep down, she had a long-hidden dream, feeling it was too difficult to achieve, so she buried it deep.

She loved geography and history classes, longing for the scenery and historical and cultural environments both domestic and international that the teachers talked about.

Those beautiful images made her heart flutter, imagining herself being there countless times.

She even thought,

How wonderful it would be to have a sweet little home all over the world.

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