Chapter 26: Land Dispute Incident

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Xiao Rihua was both excited and worried. He was excited because the mid-term exams were approaching, but he was worried because Principal Ding Juntao seemed to be taking things seriously this time. Among the seven classes of the first-year grade, more than five class teachers were experienced veterans who had guided at least three batches of high school students through their academic years. They all held senior titles and excelled in managing both students and overall classroom operations.

In comparison, Xiao Rihua lacked a lot of experience, and even some subject teachers were on par with him in terms of qualifications, privately harboring dissatisfaction towards him. The pressure was quite significant.

Even though this mid-term exam would be conducted school-wide, it would still be counted separately by grade level. The competition among grades was obvious. High school and junior high are two entirely different stages; a student who excels in junior high may not necessarily excel in high school. Therefore, this mid-term exam would essentially serve as an entirely new round of ability screening and redistribution.

This directly affected the bonuses for all teachers and staff in the first-year grade, so some people had already noticed this aspect early on.

Currently, Xiao Rihua was secretly paying attention to a few outstanding students in his class who had previously demonstrated remarkable performance. He had long designated them as key objects of focus for nurturing observation.

Sometimes he would filter out certain information from the various messages he heard from different subject teachers. This was an essential skill for a homeroom teacher. There were times when it wasn't appropriate to directly ask subject teachers about some issues, such as regarding Su Cai, who was like a thorn in his side.

In the previous classroom confrontation incident, Xiao Rihua was more or less met with resistance to some extent, which had a certain impact on his authority in class. If he really wanted to go against Su Zhan, it wouldn't be entirely accurate. However, psychological factors played an important role, always feeling that Su Zhan, whom the head of discipline Tian Feng called over, was deliberately set up to make trouble for him.

Recently, from the mouths of various subject teachers, he learned that among the mischievous students in class, there wasn't any sign of Su Zhan, which came as a bit of a surprise. The prickly feeling in his heart gradually dissipated due to the busy work schedule, and when looking at Su Zhan, he no longer had the usual wariness in his eyes. That afternoon, Xiao Rihua went to the office early, during class time. Afternoon classes were rather relaxed, with fewer teachers present. In the quiet corridor, he heard some low murmurings coming from inside the office.

"Among all the classes I've taught, Tang Wu is undoubtedly the smartest student I've ever seen;嘖嘖 (tsk tsk), and she's also very pretty... She really resembles one of my former classmates when I was in school..." The speaker was an English teacher newly hired by the school. Young and energetic, he was dedicated to his work and was quite useful under Xiao Rihua's guidance.

"Oh, Little Tian, haven't you found a girlfriend yet Could it be that you secretly like one of your former classmates in high school" It was Zhou Wu, the biology teacher. In his thirties but still youthful-looking, he enjoyed playing jokes with young teachers and often told bawdy jokes, making some of them blush.

Seemingly reminded by this, Little Tian sighed. "Ah, my former classmate went to work as a flight attendant after college graduation; her husband is now a pilot, and on their wedding day, he even gave her an Italian sports car... We poor teachers can't compare with that..."

Zhou Wu seemed inspired by this reminiscence of life's circumstances. He sighed too before changing the topic. "By the way, there have been some small rumors about these students recently. It is said that in class 5, Su Zhan and Tang Wu seem to be quite close; they often walk together after school..." As teachers at No.1 High School of City, they naturally wouldn't be too disconnected from the student community. Sometimes, they even know more than their students about these small group activities.

The English teacher Yin Xiaotian showed interest in this news. "Indeed! Not long ago, Ye Zijiang from Grade 2 frequently visited class 5; unexpectedly, Tang Wu seems to have some feelings for the relatively obscure Su Zhan in class. Recently I've often seen them walking together on the road and waiting for public buses... Hmm... Youth is indeed carefree..." There was a hint of envy in his tone.

Instead, Zhou Wu scoffed and said, "Student romance A love that even considers the cost of an ice cream cone when using parents' money is like a rainbow; as soon as the sky clears up, it disappears!"

As Xiao Rihua walked in, both immediately cleared their throats and stopped talking. Zhou Wu pretended to mask his embarrassment with a smile at Xiao Rihua, saying, "Oh, Teacher Xiao is here!"

Xiao Rihua merely hummed softly as he sat down at his desk and flipped open the religious text in front of him. Yet inside, he was shaken to his core. Tang Wu! Su Cen! What could this mean

Class 1-5 seemed on edge, with things beginning during the twenty-minute break between classes. Due to limited basketball courts at No. 1 High School, each class had to fight for court time during breaks. Unfortunately for Su Cen's class today, they clashed with some students occupying the court. Mao Xiaoshi and Zheng Dong from their class acted a bit haughty toward the初三 (junior high third-year) student, speaking condescendingly and even slapping him on the neck.

Although they won the battle for the basketball court and intimidated the other side in terms of presence, what followed was a sentence that made Mao Xiaoshi and Zheng Dong's hearts sink. "My cousin is Wang Haoran. Are you from Class 1-5 I'll remember this today!"

Mao Xiaoshi and Zheng Dong were both middle-to-upper-tier students in their class and prominent figures among the boys, close with Zhang Xi and Li Ai. After the incident, they swallowed their pride and sought help from Li Ai.

"Why would you provoke his brother!" Initially, Li Ai felt a sense of pride when approached for help but was shocked to hear about Wang Haoran's involvement.

The woman whom his good brother liked got forcefully taken by someone else, while his own brother was bullied. Wang Haoran, the wastrel, must have a very deep impression of Class 5, Grade 1 now.

Everyone looked towards Zhang Xi求助ingly. Zhang Xi pursed his lips and said, "Let's wait until they come." He found it quite troublesome as well, but at this stage, he couldn't show any signs of worry under the countless expectant eyes watching him.

The more people in Class 5 heard about this incident, the more anxious they became. Many began to secretly discuss this topic and some even sent comforting messages to Mao Xiaoshi, with a majority of them being girls since Mao Xiaoshi was considered a prince charming in Class 5, Grade 1.

No matter how you look at it, if the other party targeted their class, then this would escalate into an issue regarding class honor. To be frank, when Gu Xufeng and his friend argued over the basketball court, they were indeed standing up for their own class's interests.

In one way or another, in the covert confrontation where they couldn't seek help from teachers, Zhang Xi, Li Ai, and Sun Ziyi, three individuals who usually caused quite a stir in the class, became the無形支柱 (indefinite support) of Class 5, Grade 1.

Finally, trouble did arrive. During recess, over ten male students from the second year of high school gathered outside the classroom and peeked inside through the back door. Among them was Wang Haoran's cousin, pointing towards Mao Xiaoshi, who was relatively tall in their class, saying, "Brother Chen, that’s him!"ue Yiyang's words about "Tang Wu having an appointment," which caused laughter among the crowd but also envy. It was mischievous, suspicious, and various other kinds of reactions.Tang Wu glanced over...