Chapter 36: Chapter 32, Facing Up_l
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Master Qin felt that Daohua was neither respectful nor sincere enough, and after starting the lesson, he said, “Miss Yan, since you have claimed to have read the Four Books, I suppose you should have understood all the characters and principles that ought to be known by now, so I will not slow down to tutor you separately. You should follow along with the other young ladies in the
class.”
Before, he had thought that since Miss Yan of the Yan Family had just come from the countryside, she would not understand many things and would inevitably need extra guidance, but having met her in person today, he found her temper to be less than agreeable and felt it necessary to temper her first.
Joining the class with the same progress as other young ladies who had already studied for several years, she would certainly be left behind.
If she couldn’t keep up with the progress, she would naturally come to seek his guidance.
By then, she would surely understand what it means to respect and honor the teacher.
Daohua didn’t react much to Master Qin’s words. She had never considered the possibility that she would be outperformed by a few children, having endured nine years of compulsory education and the bombardment of various tests such as the middle school and college entrance exams. Was she afraid of
ancient boudoir studies?
Yan Yishuang and others, seeing that Master Qin didn’t seem to like Daohua very much, exchanged glances and then opened their textbooks in an orderly fashion.
In the following lecture, Master Qin did not slow down for Daohua’s first class; he taught as he normally did.
Several times, he turned to look at Daohua and saw no sign that she was falling
behind, his eyebrows knitting slightly together.
Could it be that this person actually read so many books in the countryside?
“Miss Yan, please explain the meaning of the passage we just read,” he said.
Daohua, who had been seriously examining her book, was momentarily startled by being called upon but quickly stood up and interpreted the passage based on her understanding.
After listening, Master Qin said nothing and told her to sit down.
Later on, Daohua was called upon several more times.
Initially, Daohua thought Master Qin was simply testing her, but as it happened repeatedly, she suddenly felt targeted.
Daohua glanced at the severe-looking and stem Master Qin, then shook off the slight discomfort in her heart.
It must be her imagination, right?
She had just started attending his class; surely she hadn’t offended the master?
Time slipped away, and the first day of classes ended after Daohua had been questioned countless times.
In the evening, at Songhe Courtyard.
“Daohua, how was your first day of class? Are you getting used to it?”
Madam Yan and Madam Li looked at Daohua with caring faces.
Others also looked at her attentively.
Daohua nodded her head calmly: “It’s fine, nothing unusual.”
Madam Yan and Madam Li both sighed in relief.
The others then praised Daohua for being smart with smiles.
Ping Tong gave Daohua several looks and, seeing her expression was normal, buried the incident of Yan Yishuang and company isolating her that morning in her heart.
Daohua thought, if she truly were an 8 or 9-year-old girl, in such a blatantly biased learning environment, over time, she would undoubtedly become more and more unconfident, right?
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