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Chapter 61 Making a living even when there's nothing to do

When discussing exam results, Wang Li emphasized, "Our class's overall performance in this monthly exam was good, showing significant improvement compared to last semester. This is inseparable from the support and cooperation of all the parents!"

Then she started praising them one by one.

"Liu Shixian, you got first place in the class in math this time, fantastic!"

A smile spread across Liu Xudong's face, his eyes filled with smugness.

"Ge Junrui, you achieved top scores in both Chinese and English. Keep it up!"

"Sun Lu, you've made great progress this time, especially in your composition; your handwriting is also very neat!"

……

Wang Li praised almost every child, showing equal favor to everyone and leaving no one out.

That's quite impressive to be able to carry water like that.

At least the words of praise for each child are unique.

Jiang Yu waited for a long time before finally hearing Jiang Ning's name.

"Jiang Ning..."

Wang Li paused for a moment, seemingly considering her words.

"Jiang Ning has demonstrated outstanding classroom discipline this semester; we hope she continues her excellent work!"

Gone.

Just this one sentence.

There was no praise for academic performance or recognition of any subject matter; it was simply stated that he "performed exceptionally well in classroom discipline."

Wang Li has done her best.

You can't expect her to praise "Jiang Ning's unique mathematical thinking" when she only gets 17 points on her math test, can you?

She had no choice but to take on jobs even when there were none.

Jiang Ning awkwardly turned her head to glance at her brother…

Jiang Yu was so trying to suppress his laughter that he almost injured himself.

It's that kind of gloating look on a good buddy's face when he gets called out.

Are you laughing at me, brother?

"No, I just suddenly thought of something happy... Ahahaha!"

"You're so rude!"

Jiang Ning stretched out her little fist and punched Jiang Yu's thigh hard.

Then her little bottom quickly moved to the side, desperately trying to get away from her brother who was mocking her.

……

The parent-teacher meeting proceeded in this uneventful manner.

The parents were all listening attentively.

Of course, most of them are just putting on a brave face.

Jiang Yu was on the verge of collapse.

He's almost asleep.

He would get sleepy whenever the teacher spoke when he was in school.

Now that fear of being controlled by teachers has returned.

If Jiang Ning hadn't kept poking him, he would have fallen asleep on the table long ago.

Just as the parent-teacher meeting was drawing to a close…

Wang Li suddenly changed the subject, and her tone became serious.

"Dear parents, I have some important news to announce."

"This year marks the 30th anniversary of our No. 11 Middle School, and the school is preparing to hold a grand anniversary celebration."

Wang Li switched to a new PPT slide, which featured a design with the words "Thirty Years Old, Building Dreams for the Future" in large gold lettering on a red background, along with the school's emblem and motto.

"On the day of the school's anniversary celebration, many alumni, leaders and media will be present. The school will also produce a documentary to record the development of our No. 11 Middle School over the past 30 years."

She paused, her gaze sweeping over all the parents in the class.

"As our school's 'model class,' Class 3 of Grade 7 will participate in the entire documentary filming process."

Upon hearing this, the parents all became excited.

Whispers rose and fell.

"Really? On a documentary?"

"That's so prestigious!"

"This is the face of the school! The fact that our class is featured shows that the school values ​​us!"

"This is already a model class, if we don't take it, who will?"

Even the parents who were just moments ago looking dejected are now all beaming with pride.

The children didn't react that much.

Because they already knew about it.

This is the "participation that parents and children complete together" that Jiang Ning mentioned in the text message she sent to Jiang Yu today.

From a child's perspective, this is like being "on TV".

"Please be patient, parents. The principal and school leaders will come to our class shortly to give you a detailed introduction to the documentary filming arrangements."

"In addition, the school also arranged a group photo session, where parents and children went to the playground to take a family photo together, which will be used as material for the documentary."

No sooner had the words left his mouth than footsteps sounded outside the classroom.

The door was pushed open…

A man wearing a dark blue suit, with his hair neatly combed and a slightly protruding belly walked in.

Behind him were five or six men and women, young and old, all dressed in formal attire, and each of them had a serious expression.

Wang Li quickly went to greet them and bowed slightly.

"Principal Ma, distinguished leaders, please come in!"

The parents stood up one after another, their faces bearing the respectful smiles one would give when meeting a leader.

Ma Longhui walked into the classroom, looked around, and then smiled and spoke in a loud voice, as if he were giving a report.

"Hello, parents! I am Ma Longhui, the principal of No. 11 Middle School. I am here today to talk to you about the school anniversary documentary."

Then came an official statement.

What about "showcasing the development achievements of No. 11 Middle School over the past thirty years," what about "highlighting the school's unique characteristics and educational philosophy," what about "letting all sectors of society see the spirit of No. 11 Middle School"...?

They came up with all sorts of elaborate explanations, speaking in a dazzling and captivating manner.

The parents listened attentively, nodding in agreement from time to time.

After Ma Longhui finished speaking, the vice principal, the director of teaching affairs, and the grade leaders each gave a speech.

The content is largely the same.

They all used platitudes like "The school anniversary is very important," "Class 3, Grade 7 is a model class," and "We hope everyone will cooperate actively."

After exchanging a few pleasantries with the leaders and parents, they called everyone to gather on the playground for a group photo.

"Come on, parents, bring your children to the playground, let's take a family photo!"

"Every teacher, student, and parent of Class 3, Grade 7, must be included!"

The children cheered and ran out of the classroom, holding their parents' hands.

Jiang Ning excitedly pulled Jiang Yu outside.

"Hurry up, bro! If we're late, we won't get a good spot!"

"It doesn't matter what position I occupy..."

"No, that's not true..."

As soon as the brother and sister stepped out of the classroom, Wang Li suddenly chased after them from behind.

"Wait a moment!"

Jiang Yu stopped and turned around.

"Teacher Wang?"

"Brother Jiang Ning, please wait a moment..."

Wang Li's expression was somewhat strange, with an unnatural smile on her face.

She glanced at Jiang Ning and hesitated for a moment.

"Xiao Ning, why don't you go to the playground with your classmates first? I'd like to speak with your brother alone for a few minutes."

Jiang Ning looked at Wang Li, then at Jiang Yu, and nodded obediently: "Okay!"

Then she jogged to catch up with Chen Zihan and the others, disappearing around the corner of the corridor.

Only Jiang Yu and Wang Li remained in the corridor.

Wang Li crossed her arms in front of her, twisting her fingers back and forth.

She didn't look at Jiang Yu.

Instead, he stared at the ground, as if he had something difficult to say.

Jiang Yu thought this was a good opportunity to get his phone back, saving him time.

He was about to speak…

"Jiang Yu, Xiao Ning hasn't been acting quite right lately."

Jiang Yu frowned.

"Teacher Wang, what's wrong with Xiao Ning?"

Wang Li frowned and said, "Xiao Ning's grades have suddenly dropped drastically since Monday..."

Jiang Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

He thought it was something serious.

Oh, it turns out their grades have slipped.

Anyway, his sister's academic performance has never been very good.

"Okay, then I'll come back later..."

"The decline in grades is only one aspect," Wang Li interrupted Jiang Yu.

Her tone became incredulous and tinged with worry.

"Although Xiao Ning's grades weren't outstanding, she could at least keep up and knew everything she was supposed to know."

"But starting Monday, I discovered that she couldn't even do the problems she had done before."

"Especially Chinese language."

"Whenever it comes to fill-in-the-blank questions, there are a lot of spelling mistakes, and they leave classical poems blank..."

"Even the simplest dictation of texts, I got most of them wrong..."

"If it were just these things, that would be fine."

"What I found most suspicious was her essay..."

After saying that, Wang Li took out a folded essay test paper from her pocket.

Her fingers trembled slightly as she unfolded the exam paper and held it up in front of Jiang Yu.

"Jiang Yu, you...you'd better take a look at this."

Jiang Yu calmly took the test paper from Wang Li.

He glanced curiously at the contents of the essay…

next second...

The composure on his face vanished.