43 Bitter guord
Han Nanxian’s eyes fell on the last bench where another gloomy teenager was sitting with an adorable girl. Both of them are lost in their own world and it appeared as if they had nothing to do with this mortal world.
“So class, do you have any doubts,” Han Nanxian asked, getting into the role that he was allotted.
“Yes,” Qiao Wei said with a smile but her smile was quite sinister. Nobody knew what the laziest student was planning today. “I have doubt in question no. 4 in exercise 4. 6. of the fourth chapter.”
It was a very annoying, lengthy and complicated question. One mistake in any step, the whole question would be wrong. The students often leave this question in the syllabus because of its difficulty and length. It would take at least four pages of a notebook. This was how lengthy this question was.
Qiao Wei knew beforehand that Han Nanxian was capable of solving this question but was he capable enough of elaborating this question to the class?
If he failed to explain, he would be ridiculed by a bunch of rowdies.
“I also have a difficult time understanding this question. Student Han, please explain this question to us,” Mona said, winking at Qiao Wei.
Slowly the whole class started asking him to explain this question.
Han Nanxian smiled as he stepped onto the podium, taking a piece of chalk, he started explaining the question….
“Student Han, we failed to understand the first step.”
“Student Han, where did this ‘x’ come from?”
“Student Han, where is ‘Y’?”
“Student Han, we don’t understand a word!”
“Tell me, Shangyan, did we offend them?” Han Nanxian asked in bewilderment, staring at him. He explained the question twice but only to fail at his job.
“Maybe,” Gu Shangyan mumbled as he looked at An Xiulan who wasn’t even bothering to pay attention to him. He sighed and took another piece of chalk and asked Han Nanxian to step aside.
Han Nanxian was an excellent student but he wasn’t a decent teacher.
“Alright. I will explain this question,” Gu Shangyan announced. From the corner of his eyes, he saw An Xiulan looking at him before turning her eyes to her books again. What was wrong with this girl?
Taking a slight pause he added, ” However, in order to understand this question, you have to have an understanding of the first three exercises or all your time spent solving this question will be wasted and you won’t understand a thing in the end. We have sixty minutes. I will try to explain this question as much as I can. If I fail to, then please forgive me.”
Gu Shangyan literally began from the first exercise of the chapter. He was quite serious while explaining the question. Although Class Ten K had no intention of paying any attention to him when they saw his novel and interesting way of explanation they reluctantly started paying attention to him. ρꪖꪕᦔꪖꪕꪫꪣꫀꪶ
Still, it didn’t mean they would forget or forgive class Ten A for hurting one of their classmates. They were certainly going to crush class Ten A in PE in their next unified class which would be tomorrow.
For the first time, An Xiulan understood a math lesson. She understood every single word that Gu Shangyan explained on the blackboard. When the bell rang, Gu Shangyan ended his explanation of that complex question. The students were satisfied by his tutoring method, but not by him.
However, this didn’t stop anyone from copying the new and easier method of solving the question in their notebooks.
While writing down the answer, An Xiulan had to feed Han Zixin candies through the period whenever she felt like he was going to beat up that God Han. Thankfully, candies did their work and God Han was still intact in one piece.
One time Han Zixin was about to toss their two monkeys from his class but An Xiulan slapped her thick dictionary on the desk and Han Zixin hushed.
As the bell rang, Han Zixin disappeared from the class to avoid the God Han.
Out of sight. Out of mind.
Han Nanxian came to An Xiulan’s desk in the guise of checking her notebook. When he saw empty candy wrappers and recalled the number of candles she had fed to his brother, he said in concern, “You shouldn’t feed him so many candies. They are bad for health.”
“Candies will slur his speech and he won’t beat you in class,” An Xiulan replied with a blank face. She was quite savage and her doll-like appearance didn’t do her fiery spirit justice.
What she said next blew his mind.
“If you can’t say thank you, then don’t. I won’t force you but at least don’t speak in someone else’s matter.”
Han Nanxian took a deep breath to calm himself down. It was his fault for thinking that she was an adorable bunny. This had to be the effect of staying in the company of a bitter gourd.
“He won’t beat me, “Han Nanxian asked with oozing confidence. “Ever.”
An Xiulan rolled her eyes. “All the best for the future.”
He gave her a confusing gaze.
“Trust me you will need this.”
Han Nanxian didn’t know what she meant but he took her words for face value.
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Author Note: This is the extra chapter for all the gifts and golden tickets I received today. I dont know how to express the immense gratitude that I’m filled with but I guess, an extra chapter will make you happy just like I’m right now.