A chorus of wailing rose up. Yesterday they had watched the teacher make a fool of himself, but today it was their turn to suffer.
“Director Chen, if you are so bored, you can join us for a jump too. I see your complexion looks poor. You need some proper exercise!” Luo Chen said, looking at Chen Chao beside him.
“Luo Chen, you had better not get too smug.” Chen Chao’s face was extremely ugly. He had never imagined this would be the outcome.
“If you are not jumping, why are you standing here getting in my way? Get lost!” Luo Chen did not hold back and directly cursed him.
“Just you wait!” Chen Chao left. He wanted revenge on Luo Chen. He swore that now he did not want to see Luo Chen’s face even for a single day.
Meanwhile, Class Three was filled with sounds of complaint and misery.
Up in the teaching building, many people witnessed the scene.
“Has the sun risen in the west today? What are those guys from Class Three up to?”
“Right, why are they all doing frog jumps?”
“Come quick and see the spectacle. It looks like Class Three is having PE class!”
“When did the people in Class Three become so obedient?”
Not only the students but even the teachers found it strange.
This group of Class Three students was actually taking PE class with unprecedented seriousness for the first time in history.
Those one thousand frog jumps lasted right until the end of the PE period. Many of them had legs so weak they could barely stand by then. They supported each other as they made their way back to the classroom.
Only Gao Meng went off alone to find Luo Chen. From the way they talked and laughed afterwards, it seemed they got along very well. “All right, this is just one way to break through your physical limits. Go back to class now. If you have any questions in the future, come and ask me again. Remember to study hard. If I hear any teacher coming to me with a complaint about you, I will not give you any more of these limit-breaking training methods.” Luo Chen patted Gao Meng on the shoulder.
“Understood, Teacher Luo. No problem, Teacher Luo!” Gao Meng’s attitude was firm and full of excitement. Especially after talking with Luo Chen, he felt as though a new door had opened in his world, a door leading to something far more incredible and vast.
When he entered the classroom, Gao Meng walked straight up to the podium.
“Everyone, sorry about this. I have already been bought off by Teacher Luo. From now on I will not take part in your plans.”
After saying that, Gao Meng stepped down.
“What the hell? No way, Gao Meng, what is going on with you? You betrayed us after just one class?”
“Sigh, Gao Meng, you are being unfair! Did we not all agree together to deal with him?”
But Gao Meng pretended not to hear. He pulled out his brand-new textbook, opened it and began reading seriously.
“Hmm, interesting.” A cold smile curved across Liu Ziwen’s lips.
“What is so interesting? Now both Lingyu and Gao Meng have defected. This is only the second day. At this rate, I reckon in less than a month everyone will have switched sides!” Han Xiu sighed.
“Ziwen, how about I call my big brother from outside school? He can bring people over, give that Luo guy a beating and throw him out. Simple and direct, but definitely effective.”
Han Xiu could not swallow his anger. He rubbed his already aching thighs. Both legs were trembling now.
“Let us wait and see a bit longer.” Liu Ziwen wanted to observe more.
“Wait for what? My big brother is one of Guang Kun’s men. No matter how tough that Luo guy is, can he really take on Guang Kun?” Han Xiu sneered.
“I have a good idea. Have you noticed that Luo guy dresses quite poorly?” Liu Ziwen said.
“And then?”
“And teachers here earn just over eight thousand a month in salary. After deductions for social insurance and all sorts of things, he probably takes home only a bit more than five thousand. After all, he just arrived.” Liu Ziwen was very attentive to details.
“So?”
“So the canteen has a second floor, right? The minimum per person there is a hundred yuan. Let us make him treat us all to a meal. Excluding Lingyu and Gao Meng, we have eighteen people now, yes?” Liu Ziwen was excellent at calculations.
“Hey, one meal would only cost about one thousand eight hundred. It hurts a bit, but it is not impossible!” Han Xiu shook his head and sighed.
“If one meal is not enough, make it two. Let us eat him out for three days and see if he can hold on.”
“Heh heh heh, good plan!” Han Xiu laughed wickedly.
In the canteen that afternoon.
Indeed the canteen had a second floor, though it was more like a proper restaurant.
Although the minimum spend per person was a hundred yuan, this was after all an elite school. Many people could afford it, and not just occasionally but regularly.
Luo Chen had only been here two days and naturally did not know about it.
He walked into the canteen. By then many students were already eating.
“Hello, teacher.”
“Hello, Teacher Luo.”
“Hey, is that not Teacher Luo?” Sun Jianguo walked over, looking at the tray of food Luo Chen had collected from the serving counter.
“Something the matter?” Luo Chen found a seat and sat down.
“Heh heh, nothing. Just came to eat too. How is it so far? Getting used to things? The food on the first floor is pretty decent, right?” Sun Jianguo tried to make conversation.
“If you have nothing to say, get lost. I want to eat.” Luo Chen felt deep disgust toward Sun Jianguo.
At that moment Han Xiu and Liu Ziwen happened to arrive.
“Teacher Luo, you are eating here.” Liu Ziwen said with a cheerful smile.
“Mm.” Luo Chen naturally showed a much better attitude toward his own students.
“Um, Teacher Luo, could you treat us to a meal?” Liu Ziwen asked.
“Why?” Luo Chen asked in return.
“I am out of money. This month I am about to eat dirt. I could not even afford breakfast this morning.” Liu Ziwen put on a very pitiful look.
“Fine. Go get your food and put it on my tab.” Luo Chen could clearly see something was off with Liu Ziwen and Han Xiu, but he could not be bothered to argue.
“Teacher Luo, we want to go to the second floor for something nice. After all, we are so tired today!” Han Xiu spoke up again.
“All right. Let us go.” Luo Chen did not make a fuss.
“Teacher Luo, you are playing favourites. You are treating them behind our backs.”
“Exactly, Teacher Luo, how can you do this?”
“No way, Teacher Luo, you have to treat us too!” A large group arrived all at once. They were all from Class Three. Apart from An Lingyu and Gao Meng who did not join in, everyone else had come.
Luo Chen frowned. These guys wanted to eat him into poverty?
Just as Luo Chen was about to say something, Sun Jianguo had already tipped off Chen Chao earlier. At that moment Chen Chao arrived.
“What nonsense is this? With your Teacher Luo’s meagre salary, how can he afford to treat all of you?” Chen Chao sneered.
Liu Ziwen and Han Xiu exchanged a glance. Now there would be a good show.
“You all have no money?” Luo Chen ignored Chen Chao.
“Mm-hmm.”
The entire Class Three nodded in unison.
“Class Three students, no need to trouble your Teacher Luo. I will treat you. You should have some consideration for your teacher. After all, he only earns a few thousand a month. With so many of you going up there, one meal would cost him two thousand!” Chen Chao mocked.
Then Chen Chao continued.
“Besides, your Teacher Luo comes from a small county town. He is quite stingy. Otherwise he would not have been dumped by his girlfriend. I heard the first time he went to her house, he only brought a few bags of tea. How stingy must he be?” Chen Chao kept mocking. “So in other words, Director Chen is not stingy?” Luo Chen raised an eyebrow and said.