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Chapter 121: Watching others be Jiahao is interesting, but when you're in Jiahao yourself, the interesting thing is him.

Originally, Chenxiang intended to prank Master Cui, but the result was astonishing. The entire class was stung all over their heads. It was only because he was a hybrid of a god and a human, born extraordinary, and could instinctively control wasps, that he would have been stung a few times as well.

But wasps are not bees. A bee sting will only cause swelling for a couple of days, but a wasp sting can be fatal. Not to mention, this guy even instructed the wasps to sting Master Cui, an old man in his sixties. He was stung by wasps all over the place and almost died because of Chenxiang.

This incident naturally caused a great uproar in Liujia Village. Although Master Cui was pedantic and rigid, he was the only private tutor in the village. Now, he was almost killed by Chenxiang's prank. In addition, the other children in the school that day were also affected by the wasps, and their faces and hands were all bruised. The parents were heartbroken and came to demand an explanation.

Liu Yanchang was overwhelmed by the scolding and apologized to everyone he met. He used all his savings to pay for a doctor and medicine for Master Cui, and even slaughtered his only two laying hens to give to the families of the students who had been stung as an apology.

Even so, the resentment still wouldn't subside, since all the children in the village had become out of school, and the parents naturally wouldn't give Liu Yanchang a friendly look.

Having no other choice, Liu Yanchang had to swallow his pride and ask Shen Yi for help. After all, he was too embarrassed to become a tutor himself, lest people think that Liu Chenxiang did it at his behest.

Shen Yi's first reaction was naturally to refuse. He knew that in the mythological world, knowledge was truly power. These classic texts of sages might actually contain some secrets. He was too busy studying these things to have time to teach a bunch of little brats.

Besides, how much money can a schoolteacher make?

However, he thought again that if he became Liu Chenxiang's teacher, then he would be practically Liu Chenxiang's half-father.

It's important to understand that in ancient times, the saying "a teacher for a day is a father for life" wasn't just a casual remark. Even in this modified mythological world where ancient farmers went to school and ate only white rice, becoming Chenxiang's master would bring many benefits.

Putting everything else aside, if Chenxiang embarks on the path of cultivation in the future, his identity as "Master" will be the most natural bond. If Chenxiang encounters problems in cultivation, doesn't understand the techniques, or even learns something good, he might share it with him.

Although I probably wouldn't understand those mysterious cultivation methods myself, we could still discuss them together and share our knowledge.

After all, Yang Jian's master, Yu Ding Zhenren, was also a good-for-nothing, but that didn't stop him from teaching Yang Jian and Sun Wukong, two traitors to the Heavenly Court!

And so, Shen Yi transformed from a scholar preparing for the imperial examination into the new teacher at Liu Family Village School.

The first thing he did after taking office was to completely renovate the school.

First, divide the students into several groups and let the groups compete with each other; use exam scores as the sole criterion to decide who can be a class leader and who can receive praise; post everyone's ranking on the wall so that everyone can see this method of manipulating students as pawns. He hated it to the core when he was a student, but when he stood on the podium, he used it more skillfully than anyone else.

Group leaders, class representatives, academic representatives, class monitors, vice class monitors, and students on duty—a whole host of roles were assigned to the students.

Happy education?

nonexistent!

Throughout history and across the world, those who wish to achieve academic success have to study relentlessly.

Once this system was implemented, the atmosphere in the school immediately changed. Group leaders kept an eye on their group members, and class monitors kept an eye on their group leaders. If anyone in a group was lazy, points would be deducted; if a group recited the text well, points would be added.

During the monthly assessments, the group with the lowest score has its leader dismissed, and all members are punished by copying the text ten times. If a group ranks last for three consecutive months, it will be relegated to the lowest-ranked group, losing all face.

What are teenagers most afraid of?

The worst thing is to lose face in front of peers. Nobody wants to be punished or scolded in front of others, and nobody wants to be labeled a "bad student".

In order not to lose face, they have no choice but to study hard. Under this system, even the students who don't like studying the most have no choice but to grit their teeth and work hard so as not to drag down the whole group.

Liu Chenxiang, on the other hand, is the biggest beneficiary of Shen Yi's system.

On his first day in office, Shen Yi publicly announced the appointment of Shen Xiang as acting class monitor. The boy was both surprised and delighted. His face turned bright red, and he stood in front of the podium at a loss, unable to even speak properly.

From that day on, he was like a different person, full of energy. He memorized his lessons more diligently than anyone else, practiced calligraphy more seriously than anyone else, and raised his hand faster than anyone else when answering questions in class.

There was no way around it. He knew perfectly well that all the dozen or so pairs of eyes in the class were watching him. If he failed the exam, he would not only lose face, but also the title of "class monitor." For a proud and arrogant boy, nothing was more humiliating than being stripped of his title in front of everyone.

Of course, what's even more amazing is that this class monitor not only has face himself, but can also manage others. In the past, Chen Xiang was a troublemaker in the school, leading the way in causing trouble, but now that he is the class monitor, he has become Shen Yi's capable assistant. Whoever talks in class or doesn't do their homework, he is the first to discipline them. When Liu Yanchang first saw Chen Xiang studying late into the night at home, he almost thought he was hallucinating.

This is the essence of Chinese education: the teacher only needs to give a push or a few pointers at key points, and the kids will get going on their own.

"And so, Lady White Snake was imprisoned under Leifeng Pagoda for a full 20 years."

Of course, Shen Yi also knew that he couldn't just keep putting pressure on students. If he only suppressed them without letting them vent, something bad would happen sooner or later. So he would use some extracurricular stories as teaching materials and interweave them between the regular classes, such as today's "Legend of the White Snake".

"To find out what happens next, stay tuned for tomorrow!"

Shen Yi slapped the chalk eraser, signaling the end of get out of class. The students immediately groaned in dismay, but had no choice but to pack up their books and prepare to leave. As Chen Xiang did so, he sang: "Green grass grows lush and white mist hangs in the air, a beautiful woman dwells by the water's edge; green grass grows lush and white mist hangs in the air, a beautiful woman lives by the water's edge—"

Just by looking at the lyrics, you'd think it was some kind of gentle and moving melody, but the problem is, this is Jiro Wang's version of "On the Water's Edge".

After all, Shen Yi had been through that age himself, so he knew all too well what these teenagers liked—they were all about being unrestrained and flamboyant. Otherwise, there wouldn't be a Jiahao.

Then he regretted it. After all, it was interesting to watch others be Jiahao, but when he was in Jiahao himself, he became the interesting one.

Shen Yi has joined the chat group!

So the students sang as they watched their teacher run even faster than them, and they sang even more enthusiastically. It was so loud that it made Shen Yi hallucinate.

Shen Yi has joined the chat group!

Shen Yi has joined.

【Shen Yi————】

Wait, is this not a hallucination?

The screen that suddenly appeared in front of Shen Yi made him smile. Goodness, my cheat code has finally arrived!