Wedding ceremony tomorrow

Chapter 78 This guy is really good!

"The Third Madam has arrived!"

Outside the school, there was a lot of noise.

Then someone else said, "Oh, the Second Miss is here too!"

The crowd outside was noisy.

Although they were all speaking in hushed tones, the combined sound created quite a commotion.

Luo Qingfeng immediately slammed his hand on the podium and shouted, "Silence!"

He then looked outside and said, "Anyone who speaks again, leave! No one is allowed to stand outside!"

At this moment, the maids and servants outside fell silent, but they were secretly thinking to themselves, "This young schoolteacher has quite the airs!"

"Silence! No noise allowed! Listen to the teacher's lesson!"

The Third Madam came over and immediately gave cold instructions.

The fourth madam and she exchanged a glance and simply nodded slightly.

When the second young lady, who was in a wheelchair and dressed in a plain white dress, appeared, the two of them went to greet her and spoke to her in a warm and friendly tone.

When Luo Qingfeng began to speak, they all fell silent.

At this time.

Behind the Fourth Madam, Nightingale, dressed as a female guard in a white shirt and red skirt with a knife at her waist, stood there, staring intently at the figure on the platform inside the room, her expression exceptionally rich and complex.

At this moment, Luo Qingfeng was already preparing to start the class.

There were only seven students sitting in the classroom.

After waiting a while longer.

He asked, "Are all the students here?"

Nobody paid him any attention.

Luo Qingfeng looked at Dong Xiaopang below the stage, slammed the ruler on the podium, and said, "Dong Yang, I'm asking you a question!"

Because his mother was watching from outside, Dong Xiaopang was already sitting upright, too frightened to move or speak. Now, startled by this, he hurriedly turned his head to look around and stammered, "It seems there are... there are still a few who haven't arrived..."

At this moment, Dong Miaomiao said crisply, "Teacher, please continue with the class. They often skip class, so they might not come today."

Luo Qingfeng opened his book and solemnly warned, "From now on, class will start when it's time. Anyone who's late will have to stand outside as punishment. Standing outside isn't just standing; they'll also have to listen to the lecture, and I'll assign even more homework. I'll personally report the homework and the fact that they're late to their father and mother, and then I'll hand the ruler to their father to supervise him personally disciplining them!"

Upon hearing this, the seven students in the audience were all terrified and their faces changed color.

Even Dong Miaomiao muttered, head down, "Despicable!"

Luo Qingfeng then declared emphatically, "If you raise a child without teaching him, it's the father's fault. If you teach without strictness, it's the teacher's laziness! I hope you will all remember this saying from now on! Parents helping with education and teachers being strict are truly for your own good!"

The people outside the window were all taken aback when they heard this.

"If a child is raised but not taught, it is the father's fault. If the teaching is not strict, it is the teacher's laziness..."

The third and fourth wives silently repeated it several times, and both nodded slightly.

The second young lady chuckled softly, "Third Aunt, Fourth Aunt, are you saying this to yourselves? You can't spoil them too much in the future. They have to listen to their teacher and help discipline them."

Just as the third and fourth wives were about to speak, the young man inside suddenly slammed his hand on the table and shouted at the window, "Who's making noise outside again? Close the window if you keep making noise!"

The second young lady immediately stuck out her tongue and covered her mouth.

Seeing this, the third and fourth wives covered their mouths and chuckled. They never expected that even the most favored second young lady in the mansion, whom even the master and the first wife wouldn't dare to say a word against, would be scolded by a mere boy who had only been in the mansion for a day.

At this moment, Luo Qingfeng picked up the books and notes on the table and asked, "Does anyone still remember the article the old teacher explained in the last class?"

The room was completely silent.

At this moment, Dong Miaomiao raised her hand and said, "Sir, I remember a sentence."

Luo Qingfeng put down his book, looked at her, and said, "Read it aloud."

Dong Miaomiao immediately stood up and said in a crisp voice, "Don't be impatient, don't be greedy for small gains. Haste makes waste, and greed for small gains will prevent you from achieving great things..."

Luo Qingfeng nodded and said, "Okay, do you still remember what it means?"

Dong Miaomiao thought for a moment and said, "It seems that I can't do things too quickly, and I can't be greedy for small gains..."

Luo Qingfeng said, "Very good, Miao Miao answered very well."

Then his gaze swept over the others, and he said, "Of the seven students in this hall, she's the only girl, yet she's the only one who remembers. Are you so-called men all idiots, inferior to her alone?"

Dong Miaomiao's face immediately lit up with smugness as she said, "They're all idiots anyway. I could take down all six of them by myself!"

The six boys immediately lowered their heads, their faces flushed red.

Luo Qingfeng suddenly said, "Of course you're not stupid. The stupid one is someone else. Can you guess who it is?"

This sudden turn of events left both the students in the classroom and the people outside the window completely bewildered.

Dong Miaomiao blinked her big, dark eyes and asked curiously, "Sir, who is it?"

The other six boys also looked at the podium with curiosity.

Luo Qingfeng said in a serious tone, "He is your teacher."

When these words came out, everyone was stunned.

Dong Miaomiao burst out laughing and said, "Sir is right, sir is the idiot! Hehehehe..."

Immediately, the Third Madam's reprimanding voice came from outside the window: "How dare you! How can you be so disrespectful to the master!"

Dong Miaomiao had just gotten carried away and forgotten that her mother was still watching outside. When she heard the sound, she hurriedly sat down, stuck out her tongue, and dared not laugh anymore.

Standing on the podium, Luo Qingfeng continued, "The reason you didn't remember this article, didn't remember these words, is indeed not your fault, but the fault of your teachers. Rote memorization will never make them stay in your heart."

"Now, let's start with what Miao Miao just said."

"Do not be impatient for quick results, nor be greedy for small gains; haste makes waste, and greed for small gains prevents the accomplishment of great things..."

"It means that you shouldn't blindly pursue speed or be greedy for small gains. Trying to succeed quickly will only prevent you from achieving your goals, and being greedy for small gains will prevent you from accomplishing great things..."

At this point, although Dong Miaomiao and the others sat up straight, they were all secretly thinking, "Here we go again. Who wants to remember all this nonsense?"

Their thoughts drifted out the window and elsewhere.

It was as if it went in one ear and out the other.

But then Luo Qingfeng suddenly changed the subject, saying, "Let's hear a few short stories, and you'll understand what this means."

"A short story?"

Upon hearing this, the students' attention, which had just begun to wander, immediately returned.

Luo Qingfeng said, "A few days ago, Dong Yang secretly bought a small hawthorn tree from outside and went to great lengths to plant it in his own yard. He thought that his sister liked to eat hawthorns, and if he planted a hawthorn tree for her himself, she would be very happy when she saw it full of bright red hawthorns, and then she probably wouldn't slap him anymore..."

"Pfft—"

As soon as these words were spoken, laughter erupted both inside and outside the school.

Dong Yang was about to speak when Dong Miaomiao, standing beside him, glared at him with a grin and threatened in a low voice, "Shut up! Listen to the teacher!"

Luo Qingfeng continued, "Dong Yang was full of anticipation, wanting to please his sister. After planting the hawthorn sapling, he watered it and checked on it every day. However, three days passed in a row, and the sapling hadn't grown any taller... He was very anxious, thinking to himself, 'The sapling is growing so slowly. Who knows when it will bear fruit? By then, won't I have already been slapped by my sister and won't be able to find a wife?'"

"Hahahaha..."

Dong Miaomiao suddenly burst into laughter, bending over backwards, and the other students joined in the laughter.

Dong Yang blushed and smiled in accompaniment.

Several distinguished people outside the window also had smiles on their faces.

At this moment, the seven students in the classroom were all captivated by this story that happened "nearby".

Luo Qingfeng continued, "Dong Yang was very worried. He immediately put his clever mind to work and began racking his brains for a brilliant plan to make the hawthorn saplings grow faster. Finally, one day, he used his clever little brain to come up with a wonderful idea!"

At this point, there was complete silence inside and outside the window. Everyone held their breath and listened, secretly wondering what brilliant idea Dong Yang had come up with. What method could make the hawthorn saplings grow faster?

Dong Yang listened very attentively, eager to know just how smart his clever little brain really was.

Luo Qingfeng continued, "One night, when all was quiet, Dong Yang secretly went to the hawthorn sapling, hugged the trunk with both hands, and pulled the sapling upwards with all his might. Seeing that the sapling had been pulled up a little, he nodded in satisfaction and went back to sleep."

"The next day, the first thing he did after getting up was to grab a ruler and check on his hawthorn sapling. And when he measured it, wow! It was incredible! His hawthorn sapling had grown so much taller!"

"Pfft—hahahahaha..."

A burst of laughter erupted in the classroom, and Dong Miaomiao clutched her stomach, almost collapsing to the ground from laughing.

"Dong Yang is so smart! Dong Yang's little brain is so clever! Hahahaha..."

Dong Yang had a blank expression on his face.

Luo Qingfeng continued, "Little Dongyang was very excited, thinking that this method really worked. He estimated that in just a few days, the little hawthorn tree would grow into a big hawthorn tree, and then it could bear hawthorn fruit to please his sister. So, for several nights in a row, he went to the courtyard to secretly pull up the tree without complaint. Finally, one morning, he discovered that the hawthorn tree, which had grown tall, was actually... dead..."

"Hahahaha..."

Laughter filled the schoolroom and the surrounding area.

Luo Qingfeng continued, "See, this is a classic case of 'haste makes waste.' Being too eager to succeed while neglecting basic knowledge not only fails to achieve the goal but also wastes energy. Of course, this story also teaches us two idioms, which everyone should remember: 'pulling up seedlings to help them grow' and 'being self-righteous'. And 'being stupid and foolish'."

Dong Miaomiao suddenly stopped laughing and said, "Sir, no, you just said three idioms."

"Oh, which three?"

Luo Qingfeng asked.

Dong Miaomiao immediately counted on her fingers and said, "Trying to help seedlings grow by pulling them up, being self-righteous, stupid, stupid, look, aren't there three?"

Luo Qingfeng then looked at Dong Yang beside her and asked, "Dong Yang, I remember I only used the words 'self-righteous' and 'stupid' just now, right?"

Dong Yang immediately said, "No, the master only said three, and he said, he said..."

"What did you say?"

Luo Qingfeng asked.

After thinking about the story carefully, Dong Yang quickly said, "Pulling up seedlings to help them grow! Yes, that's it!"

Luo Qingfeng shook his head again and said, "No, no, I remember I only said two things. I only said self-righteous and stupid."

Then he looked at the other students.

The other five students chimed in, "Sir, you did indeed say three, including 'pulling up seedlings to help them grow,' which is an idiom from that story."

"Yes, the story of 'pulling up seedlings to help them grow'! We all remember it!"

The seven students offered their reminders.

Luo Qingfeng then realized what was happening, nodded, and said, "Alright, I must have remembered it wrong."

At that moment, everyone outside the window wore smiles on their faces.

"Hanliu, this kid is really amazing. In such a short time, he not only taught everyone that sentence and made its meaning clear, but he also taught everyone an idiom..."

"Hanliu, you have good judgment this time. You didn't choose the wrong person."

The third and fourth wives couldn't help but praise him.

Mei Hanliu smiled faintly, looking at the figure on the podium, and said, "It's all thanks to the cleverness of these young nobles; they learned it with just a little guidance."

Miss Dong, standing to the side, couldn't help but laugh and said, "If it were those old teachers who taught us before, I'm afraid these young nobles wouldn't be this smart."

Upon hearing this, everyone laughed.

Just then, the boy's shouting voice suddenly came from inside the house again: "Who's laughing outside the window? Want to eat my ruler? Come in if you want!"

The third wife, the fourth wife, and the second young lady all quickly covered their mouths.

The maids and servants beside them also lowered their heads and covered their mouths.

The young nobles inside the school and the great nobles outside all obediently shut their mouths and became extremely quiet.

Such a scene has never occurred since the school was founded.

At this moment, Nightingale, standing behind the Fourth Madam, stared blankly at this scene.

If it weren't for the fact that the figure and that handsome face were so familiar, she would have even doubted that she had mistaken the person for someone else.

On his very first day here, he's already won over all these young nobles and ladies?

At this moment, Luo Qingfeng said from the podium, "Haste makes waste, everyone should understand that now. Now, everyone recite it a few times, then write it down from memory, and then write down the meaning. I will give you a test later. Those who get it wrong will go out and stand as punishment, and those who get it right will continue to listen to my story later."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone immediately began to recite them.

Dong Miaomiao asked expectantly, "Sir, what story will you tell later?"

Luo Qingfeng glanced at her and said, "What I'm going to talk about later is the saying, 'If you're only interested in small gains, you won't achieve great things.' As for the story, it's about Dong Miaomiao going to help buy soy sauce, but she picked up the watermelon and lost the sesame seeds. In the end, she even lost the soy sauce bottle and her shoes. Then she went home and got a beating and cried her eyes out."

Upon hearing this, Dong Miaomiao was immediately taken aback.

Suddenly, Dong Xiaopang, who was standing to the side, perked up and his eyes lit up.

The other students were also filled with excitement and anticipation.

The third and fourth wives outside the window also smiled, their hearts filled with curiosity.

The title alone makes this story very interesting!

Luo Qingfeng said, "Alright, start reciting the sentence I just explained, and the idiom 'pull up seedlings to help them grow.' You'll have to write it down from memory later. If you can't write it down, not only will you not be allowed to listen to the story, but you'll also have to go outside and stand as punishment."

As he spoke, he wrote that sentence and the words "pushing up seedlings to help them grow" on the blackboard.

Upon hearing this, the group immediately began to recite it with great enthusiasm.

For a moment, the classroom was filled with the sound of seven students intently reciting their lessons, vying to be the first to finish.

Dong Xiaopang's voice was the loudest and most enthusiastic.

The Third Madam watched this scene from outside the window, her face full of undisguised smiles.

"Wow, this guy's really good!"

Nightingale looked at the satisfied smile on the noblewoman's face beside her, and the sparkling eyes of the pretty maids next to her, and felt very displeased.

(End of this chapter)