Chapter 031 【Feelings Develop Gradually】 (Seeking Votes!)

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The words "Gu Feng" made all the teachers in the conference room breathe a sigh of relief. Clearly, no one was willing to become the homeroom teacher for Class 4-8. In their view, taking on that role was equivalent to slow suicide.

Relieved, they began looking around, searching for the new homeroom teacher of Class 4-8.

Since Gu Feng had been working at Zifeng Middle School for less than a week, apart from those few teachers in the office, the other teachers didn't know him.

"Teacher Gu, please stand up and introduce yourself," Xu Qin said, glancing at Gu Feng, a rare smile appearing on her usually stern face.

Gu Feng shot up from his seat, his body ramrod straight. He nodded to Xu Qin, then swept his gaze over everyone and said seriously, "My name is Gu Feng. I'm very happy to work with everyone at Zifeng Middle School."

"Clap! Clap!" A round of warm applause broke out in the conference room. While clapping, the teachers looked at Gu Feng with sympathy in their eyes. Clearly, in their opinion, being transferred to be the homeroom teacher of Class 4-8 shortly after arriving at Zifeng Middle School was the worst luck imaginable. Some even suspected that Gu Feng might have offended someone influential within the school.

After the meeting ended, Xu Qin asked Xia Wei and Gu Feng to stay behind.

"Teacher Xia, you can state your opinion now," Xu Qin said, looking at Xia Wei, who looked conflicted.

Xia Wei gritted her teeth and said seriously, "Principal Xu, I don't want to move to Class 4-1. I want to continue leading Class 4-8."

"Teacher Xia, I know you are an excellent teacher, and I also know you really hope the students of Class 4-8 can succeed under your guidance. However, you've discovered yourself that after more than a month, you haven't been able to turn Class 4-8 around." At this point, Xu Qin seemed to realize her words were a bit harsh and continued, "Of course, I'm not negating your ability. It's just that Class 4-8 is somewhat special and not suitable for you to lead."

Xu Qin's words caused Xia Wei's eyes to dim. After a few seconds, she raised her head again, her expression resolute. "Principal Xu, can you give me another chance?"

Xu Qin gently shook her head. "Teacher Xia, I can understand your feelings. However, I hope you can devote your energy to your new work. This time, the government is sending representatives to attend our school anniversary, intending to make our school a model for private schools. Last year, our school's college entrance exam results ranked first among all private schools. The foundation of the Form 5 and Form 6 students is quite solid, so maintaining the top position shouldn't be a problem. The difficulty lies mainly with the Form 4 students. I'm placing you in Class 4-1, which has the best student performance, precisely because I want you to guide that class well with your abilities. Three years from now, whether Zifeng Middle School's college entrance exam results can continue to rank first among private schools depends on your achievements. I hope you can understand the well-meaning intentions of myself and the other two principals."

Hearing this, Xia Wei let out a sigh of pent-up frustration, and her expression improved considerably. "Thank you for the explanation, Principal Xu. I understand."

"Good. If there are no other issues, you may leave first. I need to talk with Teacher Gu," Xu Qin said with a smile.

Xia Wei nodded, stood up, gave Gu Feng a smile and a nod, and then left the conference room.

After Xia Wei left, Xu Qin looked at Gu Feng and smiled. "Xiao Gu, do you have any objections to my arrangement?"

"No," Gu Feng shook his head.

As if she had already anticipated Gu Feng's answer, Xu Qin wasn't surprised by his response. Instead, she said with a smile, "You've probably met all the students of Class 4-8 by now. Do you have confidence in guiding them well?"

"Yes," Gu Feng smiled and said, "Actually, Teacher Xia has poured her heart into Class 4-8. I feel we should have given her a heads-up first."

In fact, if Gu Feng had any objection to Xu Qin's arrangement, it was regarding the situation with Xia Wei. For Xia Wei, who was outwardly gentle but inwardly strong, although she agreed to Xu Qin's arrangement, she undoubtedly felt somewhat disappointed. After all, she is a strong woman. Being transferred away from Class 4-8 before she was defeated by the difficulties would naturally cause some frustration.

"This is also unavoidable," Xu Qin said somewhat helplessly. "Initially, the school board and I appointed Teacher Xia as the homeroom teacher of Class 4-8, hoping her ability could manage that group of students. Now it seems Teacher Xia isn't suited to managing those students. Moreover, for the school anniversary twenty-eight days from now, Class 4-8 is the absolute key."

Hearing Xu Qin's words, Gu Feng understood her intention.

Since Xu Qin, the other principals, and the board of trustees attached such importance to the twentieth-anniversary celebration, they naturally didn't want any chaos during the ceremony. And within the entire Zifeng Middle School, the most troublesome students were basically concentrated in Class 4-8. That was hardly reassuring for Xu Qin and the others.

Furthermore, the students of Class 4-8 all came from privileged backgrounds; many were children from wealthy families. When the time came, it would be necessary to invite their parents to the school to participate in the anniversary, increasing its influence. If they couldn't persuade those students to invite their parents, even if the anniversary could be held successfully, it wouldn't be complete.

Seeing Gu Feng lost in thought, Xu Qin said seriously, "Xiao Gu, I believe you already understand my meaning. Whether Class 4-8 performs a program at the anniversary is unimportant. The key is to ensure they behave properly during the event. Also... the matter of inviting the students' parents will require you to do some persuasion with those students."

"I'll get it done," Gu Feng said with a serious expression.

Seeing Gu Feng's solemn face, Xu Qin smiled happily. The reason she liked her son-in-law Gu Feng so much was precisely because, like her, he was serious and meticulous when handling matters.

"By the way, how have things been with Jia Ying these past two days?" Xu Qin didn't know about the incident where Lin Jiaying went to the TV station that day, nor did she know that Gu Feng had wound up at the police station over Lin Jiaying.

Gu Feng nodded. "Not bad."

"That's good," Xu Qin chuckled. "Feelings develop slowly over time. Given enough time, affection will grow."

Gu Feng didn't offer any opinion on Xu Qin's words. Although it's said that getting used to someone might lead to loving them, in his view, the difficulty of him falling in love with Lin Jiaying was no less than the difficulty of Lin Jiaying falling in love with him. There was a clear generation gap between them.

However, Gu Feng also knew this matter couldn't be changed. He could only take one step at a time. At least, for now, the progress was smooth.

After leaving the conference room, Gu Feng headed towards the office. The first thing he needed to do now was to obtain the student records for Class 4-8.

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