Chapter 49 Li Na Falls in Love
Some of the students at Second High School were excellent high achievers, while others came from well-off families who paid for their education and were more mischievous.
At this parent-teacher meeting, the differences in family backgrounds were apparent. Many parents arrived in their fancy private cars and parked them beside the school. The men wore suits and leather shoes, while the women were dressed in fur. Perhaps wearing fur might be considered tacky for southern women, but in the north, it was a popular attire for ladies.
Of course, not all the men brought their own wives.
In comparison, Li Na's family was not very well off. But this young girl was diligent in her studies and had always been a key student in the teachers' eyes.
Therefore, Li Na's homeroom teacher, a woman in her forties, attached great importance to this meeting with Li Na's parents.
But when she saw the young man and woman who arrived, she was taken aback.
"Li Na, who are these two?" she asked.
"Hello, Teacher. I am Li Na's older brother," Qin Chao quickly stepped forward, shook the teacher's hand warmly, and tried to please her by saying, "You have put a lot of effort into Li Na's studies."
"It's nothing. Li Na is very hardworking in her studies, so we teachers don't have to worry too much," the homeroom teacher quickly waved her hand. Then she saw the beautiful woman behind Qin Chao and couldn't help but ask, "And who is this?"
"I am Li Na's sister-in-law," Su Ji covered her mouth, with a hint of a smile in her eyes. Li Na beside her immediately glared at Su Ji, feeling angry and embarrassed.
"But wait... I don't remember Li Na having a brother... Isn't she a single-parent child?" the homeroom teacher said in confusion.
"Well...um..." Qin Chao also looked confused, realizing that the homeroom teacher knew a lot about Li Na's family background.
"Half-siblings, from the same father but different mothers," Su Ji said, her eyes darting around. She quickly added, "Li Na's mother is very busy and runs around everywhere for her child. Her father doesn't have time to come, so the two of us came to attend the parent-teacher meeting instead."
"Oh, I see," the homeroom teacher nodded. "I was actually hoping to have a good chat with Li Na's mother, but since she's unavailable, I'll talk to you later. Find a seat first, and after the meeting, we'll talk separately. "
"Okay, Nana, you go home first, and I'll find you later," Qin Chao said, sending Li Na home as students were not allowed to participate in the parent-teacher meeting.
"Okay, I'll wait for you at home!" Li Na said, taking her backpack and walking out the door, looking back three times.
The two of them found a seat and sat down. Other students' parents started to come in one after another, finding seats to sit down. The entire teacher's lounge quickly filled up with middle-aged men and women in their forties. Compared to them, Qin Chao and Su Ji, this young couple, stood out.
Qin Chao was fine, but Su Ji was absolutely stunning, with a perfect figure and close to the rumored nine heads tall. This attracted the attention of many male parents. If they weren't already fathers, their drool might have flowed out for a long time, and they would have come over to pursue her enthusiastically.
Qin Chao shook his head when he saw those male parents' naked gazes. Su Ji was indeed a calamity. No wonder the Trojan War lasted for so many years. It seemed that a peerless beauty could really provoke a national-level war.
Sure enough, before the parent-teacher meeting even officially began, some men who couldn't resist temptation approached them, hoping to have a meal with them.
"Miss, I don't know if you have time tonight. Would you please have dinner with me?"
Su Ji and Qin Chao were whispering to each other when they heard this sentence, and they both looked up. Ah, what a nouveau riche! They saw a man standing in front of them wearing a black mink coat, with a slightly outdated frog mirror on his face, a leather bag under his armpit, and a large gold watch on his wrist.
The most eye-catching thing was his hair, which was combed with shiny oil, and who knows how much hair oil was applied.
"I'm Zhao Long, and this is my business card," the man reached out his hand and handed over a golden-stamped business card. The card read, "Zhao Long, Chairman of the Golden Safe Entertainment Center."
"Husband, someone asked me out for dinner!" Su Ji's eyes lit up, and she immediately smiled warmly, leaning into Qin Chao's side. "Are we going to go or not?"
Seeing Su Ji acting coquettishly, Zhao Long furrowed his brow. But he soon relaxed, thinking to himself, as long as this little girl enters my nightclub, I'll find a way to get you into my bed! As for that so-called "husband," watching him see his own wife being taken by me will be so exciting.
Although Qin Chao didn't know what vile thoughts were running through Zhao Long's head, he instinctively disliked the man.
"Sure, you can go," Qin Chao shrugged. This sentence surprised Su Ji, while Zhao Long's face lit up with joy. "But I'm making sour cabbage with pork tonight. If you don't come back, then I'll just eat it all by myself!"
"Ugh, sour cabbage with pork..." Su Ji pouted, but then quickly smiled and said, "But that's my favorite!"
The two of them seemed to be in perfect harmony, leaving Zhao Long's face alternately pale and green. No one took the business card he handed out, so he sullenly took it back.
However, Zhao Long clearly didn't want to let go of such a beauty.
"What's so great about sour cabbage with pork?" he said arrogantly. "You can come to my private club, where the world's most famous dishes can be eaten. Anything you can imagine, you can have there!"
Zhao Long's lecherous gaze swept over Su Ji's body, and he thought to himself that there were even human body banquets there.
"I'm sorry, but I've already eaten enough of those fancy dishes you mentioned," Su Ji said, feeling disgusted with the man and not wanting to play along any longer. She waved her hand and said, "I'm just not interested. You should ask someone else."
"Hmph..." In front of so many parents, Zhao Long didn't want to say anything more. He took back his business card and reluctantly glanced at Su Ji, thinking to himself, Little beauty, you can't escape from my grasp.
At this point, the homeroom teacher had finished receiving all the parents and stepped onto the podium to start the parent-teacher conference.
A parent-teacher conference is just a way for teachers and parents to communicate. The teachers inform the parents about their children's academic progress in school during these conferences. For certain important students, the teachers may also take the opportunity to speak with them individually.
One such student who was often discussed during parent-teacher conferences was Qin Chao in his high school years. He was infamous for being a poor student, frequently skipping classes and reading novels instead of studying.
As a result, Qin Chao's father frequently punished him, but after being beaten so much, Qin Chao became thick-skinned. He adopted a mentality of not fearing anything, and continued to do as he pleased, regardless of consequences.
During one parent-teacher conference, the homeroom teacher quickly distributed the results of the first progress test to all the parents in attendance. Suddenly, she called out from the podium, "Who is the parent of Zhao Ming?"
"I am!" said the tall and proud Zhao Long, who was dressed in all black fur.
"Mr. Zhao Long, you must pay more attention to your son's studies when you go home. He only scored 200 points on this progress test, which significantly dragged down the class's average. If this continues, the school may consider advising him to give up on taking the college entrance exam."
"This... this..." In front of all the parents, Zhao Long's face turned black like an eggplant as he quickly replied, "I will definitely discipline him when I go home! This little brat, I won't let him get away with this!"
"I do not agree with using corporal punishment as an educational method," the homeroom teacher shook her head and said, "What I hope for is that parents can make time and not just focus on earning money, but also communicate with their children and care about their academic progress. When students are at school, as teachers, we will certainly do our best to help them learn. But when they go home, we also hope to have the cooperation of parents and friends."
After finishing her statement, the homeroom teacher continued to distribute the progress reports. Qin Chao received Li Na's report and was immediately shocked. Wow, she scored 701 out of 750 on the mock exam! Her academic performance was excellent!
"Li Na's grades are really good!" Su Ji couldn't help but admire and envy her, picking up the report, "Mock exams are much harder than the actual college entrance exam, and she still scored so high! I'm so envious. I did very poorly on my college entrance exam."
"Oh?" Qin Chao became interested when he heard Su Ji mention her college entrance exam scores. "How many points did you get in the college entrance exam, Su Teacher?"
"Oh, don't mention it. I did poorly that year and only got over 650 points. It was so embarrassing." Su Ji waved her hand. "What about you?"
"Ahem..." Qin Chao quickly covered his stomach and said, "Oh, I have a bit of stomach ache."
"What are you pretending for? Did you get a low score and are too embarrassed to say it?" Su Ji suddenly became excited and deliberately asked, "Did you also get just over 200 points and are too embarrassed to tell me?"
"Nonsense! I got 400 points that year!"
"Ha ha..." Su Ji couldn't help but laugh out loud. Qin Chao's face turned as red as a baked sweet potato.
The class teacher on stage said a few more words, mainly about teachers and parents communicating more and grasping students' learning during this critical stage. After almost an hour, the parent-teacher meeting finally ended.
"Li Na's parents, please stay."
As the parents started to leave, the class teacher waved to Qin Chao and Su Ji. The two of them sat in the front row, and the female class teacher also sat down, pointing to the transcript in Qin Chao's hand.
"As Li Na's older brother, I hope you can communicate more with her and ask about her recent psychological state. In this assessment, she only got 701 points, and her performance has declined."
"What?!" Qin Chao widened his eyes, holding the transcript and asking, "Teacher, isn't 701 points a good score? How is this considered a decline?"
"It seems that you don't pay much attention to Li Na's studies." The class teacher shook her head, adjusted her glasses, and said, "You should know that Li Na's previous scores were around 720 points. This child is a genius."
"Indeed..." Qin Chao was speechless.
"Recently, I feel that Li Na's state is a bit abnormal. As her class teacher, I suspect that this child may be in love."
Chapter 50 The Dull Man
"What?" Qin Chao was startled again, and quickly said, "That's impossible, teacher, you must be mistaken. Li Na is very focused on her studies, and going to Peking University has always been her dream. I find it hard to believe that she would engage in early romance."
Qin Chao was telling the truth. In their building, Li Na had always been a model for parents to educate their children. Whenever a child in the building performed poorly on an exam, parents would say things like:
"Look at Li Na, why is she so good at studying? She makes her mother worry less!"
This had also resulted in a very vicious effect, which was that all the children in the building liked to play with Li Na. After all, the pressure she brought upon them was too great.
"We are all people who have experienced romance," the female class teacher said very seriously, "especially as a woman, I believe in my own judgment. In this regard, I hope that parents can cooperate, even if it means correcting Li Na's attitude and persuading her to abandon the idea of early romance. She is a good student, and we cannot let this vague and intangible thing called romance ruin her!"
"I'm sorry, teacher, but I disagree with you on this point." Qin Chao's face also became serious as he spoke, "As a teacher, I think you should know that every child, after reaching a certain level of mental maturity, will develop a fondness for the opposite sex. Li Na is good at studying, but she is also an ordinary girl. She will like boys, and this is a perfectly normal thing. We should guide her, rather than suppress her. Otherwise, children at this age are very likely to develop a rebellious mentality. The more you suppress them, the more rebellious they become."
"How can you say that!" The female class teacher was now angry, "Romance only makes students lose their focus on studying. Li Na's grades have already dropped so much, that is a fact. In educating students, we are professionals!"
"If you are professionals, then why do you need us parents to come here?" Qin Chao was also a little angry. Why was this female teacher so unreasonable? Engaging in romance is not a bad thing for children. The key is how to guide them.
When they were in high school, many boys and girls were in love. Due to the crazy suppression from teachers and parents, these children's minds became a bit twisted. One girl who was good at studying was found to be in a relationship with a boy who did not do well in school, and was subjected to the teachers' and parents' mad criticism.
Finally, unable to bear the pressure, she cut her wrist and committed suicide.
Such a tragedy was not something Qin Chao wanted to happen to Li Na.
"You, as a parent, are so irresponsible in your speech!" The female teacher was angry. "What parents need to do is to cooperate with our work! Li Na is a key student in the school's training program, and her academic performance directly affects her future!"
"Yes, and it also affects your school's enrollment rate," Qin Chao sneered, "If Li Na can get into a prestigious university, it will enhance the reputation of Second High School. This will bring more revenue to the school, I'm not wrong, am I?"
"What you said has nothing to do with me!" The female teacher was completely infuriated. "I am Li Na's teacher, and I am only responsible for her academic performance! I don't want to see this child's future ruined by early love!"
"I believe in Li Na. She won't make that kind of mistake," Qin Chao said firmly.
"I won't talk to you. You're too young and you don't understand these things at all!" The female homeroom teacher was so angry that her face turned red and she waved her hand, saying, "Let Li Na's mother come. I'll talk to her!"
"Forget it then!" Qin Chao also turned his head and said, "Su Ji, let's go."
"You go ahead, I'll talk to Li Na's teacher," Su Ji gave him a glance and then turned to grab the homeroom teacher's arm, saying, "Teacher, don't be angry. Men are like this. They don't understand how to educate children. Let him go. I'll talk to you."
After speaking, she stretched out her hand and pushed Qin Chao out of the classroom.
"Really, what's going on..." The classroom door slammed shut, and Qin Chao touched his nose, leaning against the wall in the corridor, waiting for Su Ji.
He didn't know what Su Ji and the female teacher were talking about, and he waited for a long time but didn't see her come out.
At this time, in the restroom at the end of the corridor, Wu Bin walked out with a delicate girl with sweaty hair. Qin Chao saw him and immediately frowned.
Could it be that this guy was pursuing Li Na and causing her to be a little uneasy?
On the basketball court, Qin Chao noticed that Wu Bin's attitude toward Li Na was unusual. With this thought in mind, he immediately walked over to the high school couple who were still cuddling.
"Is it you?" Wu Bin pulled out a box of Zhonghua cigarettes from his pocket, lit one and put it in his mouth, while hugging the girl with one hand and patting his own chest with the other. "Aren't you Li Na's brother? Why haven't you left yet? Let me tell you, my loss was just an accident. I haven't been feeling well lately..."
Bang!
"Aah!" With a loud bang and a scream, Qin Chao walked over and lifted Wu Bin by the collar, slamming him hard against the wall behind him, scaring the girl next to him to scream.
"I don't care if you feel well or not!" Qin Chao's fist hit Wu Bin's chin, lifting his body high in the air. Wu Bin was also scared, as he, who was one meter eighty-five tall, was easily lifted by a man who was only about one meter seventy-eight tall.
What a frightening strength!
"You dare to touch me! My father is the Minister of Education!"
Bang!
Qin Chao completely ignored his words and punched him directly in the face. The wall was instantly smashed into a fist pit, and the wall skin was flying everywhere, hitting Wu Bin's face.
"I warn you, stay away from Li Na in the future. Otherwise, I'll break your legs!" Qin Chao's eyes carried a faint killing intent, making all the hairs on Wu Bin's body stand on end. Qin Chao had killed people before, so when he was angry, he naturally carried this bloody killing intent.
Wu Bin, who grew up in a scholarly family, had never seen such a scene before, and was suddenly frightened, shaking like a sieve.
"Big... Big brother..." Wu Bin regarded Qin Chao as the boss of the underworld, his voice trembling. "I... I did chase after Li Na, but she never paid attention to me!"
Wu Bin was being choked by Qin Chao and was having trouble catching his breath. He weakly kicked his legs a few times.
The girl next to him knelt down in front of Qin Chao, begging, "Please let him go. If this goes on, he will be strangled to death..."
"After this, you are not allowed to bother Li Na again," said Qin Chao. He could tell that the guy was not lying, so he let go of him and released Wu Bin. The guy's face turned red, and he coughed for a long time after being let go.
"Wu Bin, have you seen me today?" Qin Chao reached out and patted his face, asking.
"No, no! Who are you? I don't know you! I haven't seen you!" Wu Bin looked panicked, shaking his head repeatedly. He pulled the girl on the ground and quickly ran down the stairs, as if the person behind him was not Li Na's brother, but a ruthless demon.
Qin Chao leaned against the wall in a daze. He seemed to have been a bit too violent just now. He wasn't like this before. Today, he used violent means to deal with others. Could it be that practicing dark magic was beginning to affect his own mind and spirit?
He vaguely felt that if the guy had resisted him just now, he might have really killed him. Had he lost his respect for life?
Just as Qin Chao was going a little crazy, the teacher's door finally opened, and Su Ji and the female teacher walked out together.
Both of them were smiling, and Su Ji kept talking to the female teacher.
"Thank you so much, teacher. You've put in a lot of effort. You can rest assured that I'll tell Nana's mother. You know, her mother is very busy, but I have more free time, so I'll talk to Nana more often."
"That's good. Improving a child's grades is the shared responsibility of teachers and parents." The female teacher nodded, not even looking at Qin Chao beside her. "Let's stop here for today, and let's keep in touch in the future."
"Yes, thank you for your hard work," Su Ji said goodbye to the female teacher, then pulled the still-dazed Qin Chao and also went down the stairs.
"What did you two talk about?" Qin Chao asked Su Ji curiously. "You even managed to deal with that unreasonable female teacher?"
"What an unreasonable barbarian!" Su Ji gave him a disdainful glance. "The teacher is still very responsible. The school wants to collect money, and the teacher can't stop it. And, for the teacher, puppy love is indeed more dangerous than a tiger."
"I don't believe Li Na would have a puppy love." Qin Chao sneered, walked outside, and unlocked his bicycle from the side. "I won't believe it even if you kill me. Maybe this child has been under a lot of academic pressure recently, which led to a slight drop in her grades. Perhaps I should find an opportunity to let her relax."
"Hmph, how can you be so sure she doesn't have a puppy love?" Su Ji sat on the back of the bike, embracing Qin Chao's waist. "It's just that you're slow-witted. Even I can see it!"
"What? Li Na really has a puppy love?" Qin Chao pedaled his bicycle towards home, murmuring to himself along the way. "Who is this boy... and should I tell her mother?"
Su Ji rolled her eyes on the back seat and thought, who else could it be but this slow-witted guy? Also, you really can't tell her mother. Otherwise, it would be a miracle if she doesn't chop you into mincemeat.
The two fell silent for a while, and Su Ji suddenly spoke up, "Qin Chao, let's not talk about Li Na anymore. Let's talk about something we're both interested in."
"What? Sex?" Qin Chao joked.
"Go to hell. Can't you think of something more serious?" Su Ji retorted.
"Of course I can. After all, I have you to keep me grounded." Qin Chao said with a smile.
"Stop sweet talking. Hehe, I want to ask you, do you want to know the origin of the bracelet on my wrist?"
As she spoke, she stretched out her white and tender wrist in front of Qin Chao. The Buddhist beads on her wrist emitted a faint golden light, which made Qin Chao a little flustered.
Qin Chao was surprised. Is it finally time for a showdown?
"Of course, I want to know..."
"Hehe, you treat me to a big meal, and I'll tell you!"