Reborn: I'll Never Fail My Childhood Sweetheart Again-Chapter 268 - 117: Class Reunion, Zhao Mingxuan’s Grand Plan to Show Off (Part 3)

Old Guo has been teaching for many years, worldly and smooth, he's seen plenty of rebellious students, yet many of those disobedient in school later become big bosses in society, often donating the most during school celebrations.

If a teacher faces difficulties, like falling seriously ill, these people are very generous, visiting and stuffing money without a word.

So Old Guo doesn't look down on such students; he realizes that rebels aren't rebels for life. Once they're in society, they naturally mature, respecting teachers like other students. That's why he never discriminates against any problematic student he's taught, making him quite possibly the most popular homeroom teacher at Second High.

Some troublesome students become bosses and frequently invite him to meals and drinks, or occasionally visit with gifts.

Su Zelin hadn't been back to Jianglan for long when he visited Old Guo at Second High. And he didn't just visit the homeroom teacher; he went to the homes of all the teachers.

"Teacher Guo!"

"Old Guo!"

Su Zelin and his group went over to greet him as well.

"Hello everyone!"

Old Guo replied with a smile.

"Thank you all for coming to see this old guy a few days ago. That was very thoughtful of you!"

The moment the homeroom teacher said this, Qin Shiqing found it strange.

A few days ago, they had organized the class to visit a few teachers, splitting into groups, each group visiting one teacher's house.

She and Xiaoyanzi along with Lu Haoran were in the group that visited the homeroom teacher. They bought some fruits and other gifts, and also talked about borrowing a classroom for a gathering.

However, Su Zelin didn't go.

This visit activity was purely voluntary. Qin Shiqing had asked Su Zelin, but he had said he couldn't be bothered.

Given Old Guo's social intelligence, there was no reason he'd embarrass Su Zelin in front of everyone.

As if seeing through her confusion, Old Guo added, "Su Zelin came to see me before you all did; he came alone. Oh, and Su Zelin, I heard from other teachers that you visited their homes too, right?"

They were instantly shocked.

They all thought Su Zelin was just making excuses not to go because of his poor high school grades.

But he got a full score in the college entrance exam for English. Even if he didn't go to see other teachers, he should at least express some gratitude to Lisa, right?

For this, Xiaoyanzi had even scolded Su Zelin for not respecting teachers.

Who would have thought, not only did he go to Old Guo's house, but he visited all the teachers!

"Well, it was boring at home anyway, so I just went around to chat with them."

Su Zelin curled his lips.

Xiaoyanzi instantly felt so ashamed that she couldn't find a hole to hide in.

She had misunderstood Su Zelin and even scolded him, thinking he didn't appreciate his teachers.

The homeroom teacher was quite pleased with this mixed student.

He thought this extremely clever student would only slowly wise up after entering society, but turns out he grasped social niceties faster than expected, even just starting college.

Considering his decent family background and business-owning parents, this kind of student is likely to make a fast track to success after leaving campus!

The homeroom teacher went to greet others, while Xiaoyanzi, feeling embarrassed, said, "Su Zelin, I'm sorry. I misunderstood you and take back what I said before. You do respect your teachers quite a bit."

Compared to the group visit by herself and others to see the homeroom teacher, Su Zelin visiting all the teachers alone was undoubtedly more sincere.

"Hey, it's just chatting with the teachers out of boredom, no big deal."

Su Zelin was rather casual about it.

To him, it indeed felt quite normal.

Not even mentioning high school teachers, there was an elementary school teacher in a past life who fell seriously ill, needing long-term bed care. Upon hearing this, he covered all that teacher's medical expenses.

This is Zelin's way of showing respect for teachers—saying little, but doing more than anyone.

Qin Shiqing was quite relieved, feeling that although her childhood friend wasn't great academically, she never really thought Su Zelin was someone who didn't respect teachers.

The other teachers quickly joined the gathering, greeting each student. The class noticed something: when meeting Su Zelin, the teachers stayed a bit longer with him, chatting more warmly than with the others.

Those unaware might even mistake Su Zelin for the class president.

This puzzled everyone.

While it's understandable for Lisa to chat with Su Zelin, his other subjects weren't good either. Why were all the teachers acting particularly nice to him, a treatment far different from high school days?

Only Qin Shiqing and her group knew the reason.

Because Su Zelin had visited all the teachers on his own.

His earnestness made the teachers naturally happy.

Moreover, even Qin Shiqing and others didn't know!

Not only did Su Zelin bring a few bags of cereal and milk to each teaching teacher, but inside the packaging, there was also a big red envelope, each with two hundred yuan.

In 2001, that was about half a month's salary for a teacher!

Even if a student visits empty-handed, just the thought of visiting is enough to make teachers happy.

But a savvy and generous student like Su Zelin naturally delighted the teachers even more.

So it was no surprise that they stopped to chat a bit longer with him at the class reunion.

"Zelin, the teachers treat you completely differently now!"

The straightforward people were impressed.

If it were them, even if they intended to visit teachers independently, they probably wouldn't have the courage to do so.

In Lu Haoran's eyes, teachers were always high and mighty. He wouldn't know what to say, potentially making private meetings awkward.

Xiaoyanzi was also impressed.

Back in high school, Lu Haoran had always praised Su Zelin immensely. At the time, she didn't think much of it.

After starting college, she realized Su Zelin truly was something special.

The power of his words was starting to show.

She was also articulate but only in the sense of speaking fast, like a machine gun, and was adept at hurling insults.

But it was different with this mixed student; his words could be sharp when necessary, smooth when needed, effortlessly shifting styles with different people.

Xiaoyanzi felt that compared to Su Zelin, her own speaking wasn't quite up to par.

Of course, compared to her, Qin Shiqing wasn't too bad either.

Qin Shiqing used to be the announcer at Second High, spoke excellent Mandarin, had an unhurried pace, always giving a calm and composed impression. Her voice was pleasant, her articulation clear, making people feel like they were basking in the spring breeze.

Yet, even though she had high EQ and articulate speech, Qin Shiqing felt there was still a noticeable gap between her and Su Zelin.

Lu Haoran, on the other hand, need not be mentioned; back in high school, he was a bit of a stutterer. He would also blush and stammer when speaking to girls he wasn't close with. After entering university, he made some progress, but compared to Su Zelin, it was like night and day.

Tang Yan silently compared several people and realized that no one could shake the mixed student's position.

Apart from his slick words, this guy had done many mature and sharp things since entering college, ahead of his peers.

While others were still planning how to visit teachers, he had already done so, being a perfect illustration.

Although university can well-sculpt one's social and practical skills, the rapid changes in Su Zelin over just half a year remained unbelievable.

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