Shen Mianmian checked the time and felt that they should be leaving. Before going, she made a trip to the office where Chen Jie, seeing her come in, immediately smiled and called her over.
"Shen Mianmian," the headmaster said, "as soon as the exam results come out, I will go to your home to do some reasoning with your parents. We will definitely find a way to convince them to let you study."
During his first year of teaching, encountering a student who went from academic underachiever to top achiever was indeed a great honor for a teacher.
He felt a vicarious pride, for it was also a validation for himself, proving that he was suited to teaching and would not mislead the youth.
"Mr. Chen, thank you." Mianmian bowed before speaking, grateful for having such a good teacher, "My current achievements are inseparable from your guidance, but there is no need for you to do the ideological work with my parents."
"What’s wrong?" Chen Jie was taken aback, a bit puzzled, "Have your parents changed their minds and agreed to let you study?"
"Unless the sun rises in the west, they will never let me study in this lifetime." Mianmian gave a wry smile, "Mr. Chen, I’ll tell you the truth! I’ve already cut ties with them unilaterally. Over this period, I’ve made some small money through business. It’s not a lot, but it’s more than enough to support myself and pay my tuition fees."
Chen Jie looked surprised; he had heard her say this before and thought it was said in anger. He hadn’t expected that she was truly planning to support herself.
Seeing that she didn’t seem to be boasting, he believed she really had saved some money.
Chen Jie admired her even more. Although he had just begun teaching, he had an intuition that she might be the most intelligent and courageous student he had ever taught in his life.
The potential of this girl could be so great that he dared not even contemplate it.
"If you encounter any difficulties in the future, you can come to me for help. I may not have much to offer, but right now I don’t have a family to support. If you need help, I will do my best to assist you," he said.
Chen Jie didn’t specify what kind of help he meant, but he knew that Mianmian was smart enough to understand.
Now that she had decided not to rely on her family, she would need to pay her own tuition fees. Although she had some money now, the cost of schooling from high school to university was significant, and it was inevitable that she would face difficulties in the future.
He just wanted to tell her that if one day she couldn’t cope, instead of taking a wrong turn, she had a teacher willing to support her.
Chen Jie’s wish to help wasn’t because he thought Mianmian would achieve great things in the future; it was out of a simple admiration for talent.
"Mr. Chen, thank you."
From the look in Chen Jie’s eyes, Mianmian saw sincerity. She didn’t outright refuse his kindness because she knew that he was serious, at least in that moment. Chapters fırst released on 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝·𝘧𝙞𝙧𝙚·𝔫𝔢𝔱
Whether or not the day when she would need his help would come, she embraced his good intentions.
"To tell the truth, I should be thanking you. Having the opportunity to teach such an excellent student is an honor for a teacher," Chen Jie said.
Mianmian smiled sweetly, "It is my good fortune and honor as well."
After thinking for a bit, she said, "Mr. Chen, there is another matter I need your help with."
"Tell me," Chen Jie replied, sitting up straight.
"My parents won’t give up looking for me, so I probably won’t be able to come and collect the admission notice myself. Could you give it to Lu Siyuan?"
Li Qiumei had always objected to her and Siyuan. If nobody in the school helped, it probably wouldn’t be easy for Siyuan to take away her admission notice when the time came.