Watching Shen Mianmian’s happy expression, Chen Jie smiled, "Feel free to look." He pushed the book in front of Shen Mianmian.
This child’s love for learning was even greater than he had imagined. As a teacher, he wasn’t afraid of students being slow, but of them not wanting to learn. Thᴇ link to the origɪn of this information rᴇsts ɪn 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵•𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮•𝓷𝓮𝓽
Since Mianmian was willing to learn, he was of course willing to teach.
"Mr. Chen, what you’re doing doesn’t seem quite right," Li Qiumei expressed her dissatisfaction, "There are so many students in the class, why are you giving her private tutoring? What will the other students think?"
No wonder Shen Mianmian is so bold now; it turns out it’s all because Chen Jie is backing her up. This Chen Jie, who usually doesn’t show his true colors, has finally revealed his fox tail.
That was only when he had just arrived and wasn’t yet established. Now that he’s been at the school for longer, he wants to climb over her head.
Shen Mianmian’s movement of flipping through the book paused, she knew Chen Jie meant well, but if this caused him any trouble, that would be bad.
Seeing her hesitation, Chen Jie gestured for her to continue finding the parts of the course she didn’t understand, then looked at Li Qiumei, "Now it’s after school, my personal private time. Mianmian’s academic performance isn’t very good; what’s wrong with me giving her a little extra tutoring?"
After having confronted Li Qiumei head-on before, he had thought a lot. His own students were willing to stand up and protect him, so of course, he couldn’t bow his head to Li Qiumei either.
His goal was to be a qualified people’s teacher, to teach the knowledge he had learned to thousands of students. As long as it was for the good of his students, he wouldn’t be afraid of Li Qiumei.
The other teachers in the office, hearing the two of them arguing, all pricked up their ears to listen closely. Li Qiumei, accustomed to being domineering, would often bully the younger teachers, relying on having taught for more years than others.
Everyone was wary of her because of her slight kinship with the principal and her seniority, giving her some degree of face, but that didn’t mean they agreed with her in their hearts.
Behind her back, not many were satisfied with Li Qiumei.
Now watching her lock horns with Chen Jie, everyone felt a sense of satisfaction; they just didn’t know if Chen Jie could out-argue her.
"What private time?" Li Qiumei snorted coldly, "As long as you are at school, this doesn’t count as your private time. If you really care that much, you should go to her home to tutor her, and I definitely wouldn’t say a word."
Chen Jie had never quarreled with anyone before, especially someone as overbearing as Li Qiumei, and was momentarily at a loss for words.
Shen Mianmian pursed her lips and asked in a clear voice, "Ms. Li, I haven’t mastered some problems and came to ask Mr. Chen for some guidance. I haven’t taken up any classroom time, nor have I affected other students. Is there something wrong with that?"
She dared to talk back? Li Qiumei’s expression twisted, "Do you not have an idea of what your own grades are? Teaching you is simply a waste of time..."
"What’s all this noise?" The principal walked in from outside.
This Li Qiumei really gave him no peace, having just been spoken to in the morning, and now causing a commotion in the office again.
Seeing the principal arrive, Li Qiumei got even more heated, "Principal, Mr. Chen has brought Shen Mianmian to the office for private tutoring. What do you think other students will think when they find out?"
Listening to Li Qiumei, the principal then noticed Shen Mianmian sitting there.
If it were anyone else, he would have certainly criticized Chen Jie, but Mianmian had just brought ten sponsorship slots to the school, a great merit.
If her grades were to improve, that would definitely please the big bosses in the city, and it would be beneficial for the school as well.