PFC Chapter 246 Returning to School (4)
Chapter 246 Returning to School (4)
After arriving at school, Luo Xingguo sent his deskmate Monkey to sit with Taozi and gave the empty seat to An Xin.
The other students sat together as girls and boys.
"You should sit with the monkey!"
Luo Xingguo explained, "You are my sister. Since you are new here, I was afraid that others would bully you, so I made you sit with me so that no one would dare to bully you."
Although it's impossible for anyone to bully her for no reason, An Xin still felt quite pleased with what Luo Xingguo said.
When she was studying in her hometown, her older brother Anran always protected her. Now, she has another brother to protect her.
Anxin feels quite lucky to have such a warm and loving home.
Because An Xin was a transfer student, the textbook was specially chosen by Principal Lin. Coincidentally, last year's textbook was the same as this year's, so the teacher gave last year's textbook to An Xin.
Because it's a teacher's textbook, there are many annotations in it.
Based on the annotations, An Xin was able to quickly identify the key points and difficulties of each chapter.
Moreover, An Xin had already read An Ran's high school textbooks many times.
The current textbooks are slightly different from those Anran used when she was in high school, but the differences are not significant. So, although Anxin is a transfer student, she quickly caught up with the teacher's pace.
An Xin had been a teacher for four years, so she was very composed and had a cheerful and easy-going personality.
Soon, An Xin gained the favor of her teachers and the affection of her classmates.
An Xin quickly adapted to life of going to and from school alone, accompanied by Luo Xingguo, Li Tao, and Zhu Youcai, the three musketeers.
However, An Xin gradually discovered something: Luo Xingguo and his classmates didn't like to study. They went to school every day, but they were just wasting their time and didn't study properly at all.
It wasn't just those three; the other students were the same way, not putting much effort into their studies.
They only absorb as much of what they can in class, and they don't actively review or do their homework after class.
Since there is no issue of college entrance examination pass rates, teachers are only teaching to complete their tasks. They don't care too much whether students want to learn or not, or whether they are attentive or not.
How could this happen? This situation was completely unexpected for An Xin.
With this question in mind, An Xin asked Luo Xingguo.
Luo Xingguo said, "In the past, there were cases where teachers criticized other teachers, so teachers didn't dare to discipline students too much. Moreover, since there were no entrance exams, teachers were considered responsible as long as they finished their lessons on time."
According to An Xin's observation, these teachers were quite competent and did not teach perfunctorily. They simply did what they were supposed to do, and they did not care whether the students were learning or whether they were studying attentively.
Given this historical context, An Xin also understands her teacher.
As a student, An Xin didn't want to waste time. She left her parents and came to this unfamiliar city to study, hoping to learn real knowledge.
The reason these students don't study hard is that they feel it's useless no matter how well they study, since they can graduate and get a high school diploma no matter what.
Anxin's mother told her that the college entrance examination would be reinstated in the future.
The mother hopes that Anxin will get into university no matter what.
Anxin felt that her mother had never been to school, so her obsession was that her daughter must go to university.
In fact, behind everyone's obsession lies a sad story.
Because her mother was uneducated and had never been to school, Qi Zhengyang disliked and abandoned her.
This is my mother's pain. Although my mother has lived better than everyone else in the village through her own efforts, her wounded heart already bears scars.
Anxin wanted to fulfill her mother's regret of not having gone to school, so she vowed to get into university.
At the same time, she believed what her mother said: to rely on her own abilities to stand on her own two feet in this world.
Therefore, she can only study hard to fulfill her promise to her mother.
Luo Xingguo and his two musketeers were unimpressed by An Xin's hard work in studying.
"Anxin, why work so hard? You'll get your diploma no matter what."
An Xin said seriously, "We can't just do it for that diploma!"
"What else could it be for if not a diploma?"
"To get into university!"
"Nobody takes college entrance exams anymore?"
"The college entrance examination will be reinstated in the future."
"I've never heard of that. Who told you?"
"That's what my mom said."
How did your mother know?
An Xin shook her head.
"I am not sure as well."
The monkey said, "Even if the college entrance examination is reinstated and I go to university, it's all for the sake of getting a good job. I don't want to join the army. It's too hard and I'm far from home. So I'll just get a high school diploma and my family can arrange a job for me."
Li Tao chimed in, "Yes, yes, why study so hard? In the end, it's all for a job."
An Xin: "You all have family backgrounds, so finding a job shouldn't be difficult for you."
"Your dad is a teacher, so arranging a job for you won't be a problem. So Anxin, you don't need to study so hard. Studying is so boring!"
Anxin wanted to say that she would get a good job through her own efforts.
But then I thought, maybe in the end I'll still have to rely on my family.
She said nothing more.
After returning home, An Xin asked Luo Xingguo.
"Xingguo, are you just like Monkey and Taozi, only wanting to get a high school diploma and then rely on your family to arrange a job for you?"
"Otherwise what? I don't want to join the army and suffer that hardship. As for going to school, I won't go to university, so studying hard is useless. Tell me, will we be able to use the things we're learning now in the future? If we won't, why bother studying so hard?"
"If I told you that the college entrance examination would really be reinstated in the future, wouldn't you want to study hard and try to get into university?"
"How can you be so certain that the college entrance examination will be reinstated in the future?"
"Of course I believe what my mother says!"
Did she say which year the college entrance examination would be reinstated?
She said, "Maybe in five or six years!"
"If what she said is true, then even though we graduate next year, we can't just take the college entrance exam directly! We still have to wait a few years. So even if we study very well now, will we still remember what we've been learning five years from now when we take the college entrance exam?"
"If you learn it thoroughly now, it will be easier to get started when you are preparing for the college entrance examination."
Although Luo Xingguo also wanted to just get a high school diploma like the monkeys.
Perhaps influenced by An Xin, Luo Xingguo paid much more attention in class than before, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
While An Xin was reading and studying in the evening, Luo Xingguo, feeling bored, also started reading and studying with her.
So, without realizing it, Luo Xingguo gradually developed an interest in learning.