Chapter 101: Three Hearts and Two Intentions

  Far away, I saw two figures, but they were not Tian Jiao Mei and Ye Meng Ting. Who were they? Quickly approaching them, Xiao Mei let out a sigh of relief:

  "Little brother, you've finally arrived."

  I'm touched in my heart, it's almost time for class, they chose to stay and wait, with some apologetic words:

  "You've waited for a long time, want to hear that teacher's lesson today?"

  "It's up to you, little brother."

  "Then go attend Teacher Yang Yonggui's class."

  "Uh-huh, okay; but I'm curious, why didn't you go listen to Teacher Mei An Kun's class?"

  "Hehe... I want to understand more about the teacher's point of view and understanding of literature. Literature is a subject that is seen differently by different people, it's always good to know more."

  "I see, that makes sense! You're really insightful, little bro! Hehe"

  “……”

  I entered the classroom with a thirst for knowledge, full of expectation, and I really wanted to know how literature classes were taught in another world. What kind of content would they cover?

  However, what disappointed me was that it was similar to a primary school language class and I soon lost interest. This wasn't because the teacher's knowledge was not profound enough or the explanation was not good enough; on the contrary, as an excellent instructor of Tianjiao College, Teacher Yang was fine in both aspects.

  But for someone with a deep foundation, the way elementary school students take classes really can't get me interested. Fortunately, I borrowed dozens of books and wholeheartedly devoted myself to them.

  ……

  "Hey classmate, I've reminded you several times already? How come you don't feel anything at all? When in class, one must listen attentively to the lecture, got it?"

  I was startled by the sudden stern voice while I was engrossed in reading, and reflexively looked around to find a stern and gloomy face staring at me with a look of discontent, I couldn't help but turn my head away, awkwardly smiling:

  "Uh, it seems like many times already, teacher don't worry about me, I've got it! Hehe."

  "Haha, did you understand? You don't look like someone who's paying attention in class at all! The whole table is full of books, I've been watching you for a long time, your eyes are fixed on the book without even blinking, how can you possibly understand?"

  Mr. Yang Yonggui raised his voice, saying with a disbelieving face, which made the whole classroom buzz and call out in surprise. His classmates all stared over in shock, wondering who would dare to provoke their teacher into losing his temper. When they saw that it was actually the student sitting at the first desk, who seemed like a "good student", they all started whispering to each other:

  "Look, isn't that classmate called 'Little Genius' Yi Yue? He doesn't look like a bad student at all!"

  "Yes, yes, many teachers highly praise him, heh heh, looks like this time he's met his match."

  "Haha, look at him, normally he's so full of himself, but in the end it's just like this."

  “……”

  "Not bad, I am reading a book, but I'm doing two things at once, one side reading and the other side listening to class, can't do that?"

  "Huh, one mind and two uses? I think it's more like three minds and two intentions."

  "Uh, okay, I guess I was distracted."

  "Great!!! You finally admit your mistake, let's say, it's okay for kids to make mistakes, what's important is not making mistakes but not admitting or correcting them, as long as you correct your mistakes, you're still a good kid."

  "Huh? Did I do something wrong?"

  "Hmm, it seems you still haven't realized your mistake. You're being careless and talking nonsense; not paying attention in class is wrong. If you think just reading books will make you understand, then why bother coming to class? Why not just go straight to the library?"

  Hearing this familiar line, I couldn't help but laugh awkwardly:

  "Heh heh, teacher, you're right; but you're being too serious, let me explain what I mean by 'three hearts and two intentions', you don't mind, do you?"

  "Okay, I'd like to hear your explanation, haha."

  As a literature teacher, Yang Yonggui's thinking is relatively open-minded and not rigid. At this moment, he surprisingly adjusted his mood and chatted with me, and this sudden change made our classmates secretly admire him.

  And I, of course, also noticed this change, and must make good use of it, smiled and said:

  "Three hearts and two intentions are like this, three hearts refer to being focused, enthusiastic and sincere, two intentions are paying attention and being mindful; I focus on reading with enthusiasm and sincerity, it can be seen that I am eager to learn; because I care about the teacher's insights and understanding of literature, so I pay attention to this class, therefore I came."

  "Haha, that's quite reasonable and refreshing. I'll let it slide this time; but did you really understand?"

  I concentrated and rotated, the whole classroom except for Xiaomei and dormitory buddies, the thoughts of other classmates were all sensed by me, sorted out the desired results, and said in an orderly way:

  "Of course, the teacher said..."

  "Well said, and with some of your own insights too! Let's give a round of applause to this classmate for their innovative spirit!"

  Teacher Yang nodded and smiled while listening, and was the first to applaud. The students who had just reacted also cheered and clapped loudly. Xiaomei's eyes sparkled with delight, many girls her age couldn't be as calm as she was, like Ye Mengting, a little girl next to her, shouting:

  "You're so cool! I'm totally stunned! I love you to death!!!"

  This shout instantly triggered a chain reaction among the spring-obsessed girls; the entire school was already predominantly female, and now with everyone shouting in unison, it was truly deafening - these girls were too crazy! This world is too wonderful!!

  Mr. Yang smiled and watched all this, as if he remembered when he was young, he had also seen such a scene, until the volume was small, he slowly opened his mouth and said:

  "Alright, alright; classmates be quiet for a moment."

  The classmates quieted down, and Teacher Yang suddenly came up with a question:

  "Classmates, you've also seen today that some idioms can actually have new interpretations. Class is almost over, and your homework for today is to find a few more words or phrases, or even a famous quote, and give them a new interpretation. Hand it in to me next week at this time, and you'll get academic credits."

  Teacher Yang saw that his classmates were not very interested in their homework and were avoiding it one by one, afraid of doing their homework. He took a deep breath and continued:

  "You don't have to do it, anyway the college doesn't require you to do homework, and you can also not attend classes, as long as you can take the exam and upgrade when the time comes. However, credits are very useful in our college, many of your classmates are freshmen, may not know, I'll tell you roughly."

  The classmates' interest was sparked, and I was also very interested, because I didn't know much either, only listening to Teacher Yang introduce:

  "When you have credits, they will be displayed on your student card. What are the uses of credits? Let me tell you in detail."

  "One of them is that credits are the main basis for ranking in grade levels, and the top ten students in each grade level every year are ranked according to their credits."

  "Secondly, academic credits can be exchanged for various benefits in the college, such as: qualification to enter high-numbered libraries, borrowing qualifications, exchanging for martial skills, divine weapons, kung fu, elixirs and heavenly treasures."

  "Thirdly, credits can be used as money, as long as it is an industry of the college, a certain amount of credits can be exchanged for items inside."

  "Hehe, you're all excited now, are you still going to do your homework?"

  Teacher Yang saw the classmates with bright eyes and asked loudly, The classmates replied in unison:

  "Go!"

  I will definitely do it, how can I give up such easily obtainable credits? At the same time, my desire for credits also arises. It seems that I have to study how to get credits when I'm free, Teacher Yang didn't introduce these, and I can only look them up myself.

  Seeing the classmates' greatly increased enthusiasm, Teacher Yang smiled lightly and said:

  "Hehe, alright, class dismissed."

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