Chapter 24 Eating Filth Raw...
Mr. Huang pressed the power button on the phone several more times, and sure enough, the screen remained dark.
A classmate nearby sighed, “Seriously, if something this broken could still work, that would really be a miracle.”
“Qingqing Shi’s family is quite poor. It’s not surprising she picks things out of the trash.”
“What did Qingqing Shi do to offend the class beauty? I never noticed anything…”
“With how slow you are to catch on, you wouldn’t even realize your girlfriend had run off with someone else…”
“Shut up!”
…
A hint of embarrassment flashed across Mr. Huang’s face, but he was still the seasoned teacher. “No matter whether this phone works or not, it’s wrong to get distracted during class! Since you won’t admit to playing with it, I won’t argue with you. Memorize and recite the analysis and meanings of the three poems I just explained. If you can do it, I’ll believe you weren’t playing and give your phone back. If you can’t, then you weren’t paying attention and I’ll confiscate your phone! And you’ll apologize to Yining Yang as well…”
Qingqing Shi…
Damn, she had only previewed those three poems, just read through them once. The teacher hadn’t even started the explanations yet, and now she was supposed to recite the entire analysis?
Wasn’t this just making things difficult on purpose?
On top of that, she was already hopeless at her studies…
If she couldn’t recite it, her phone would be confiscated, and she’d have to apologize to Yining Yang?
Could she just let that go?
Absolutely not!
Yining Yang looked at her with obvious satisfaction, and the rest of the class wore expressions eager for a good show.
“Mr. Huang must be out of his mind—confiscating that piece of junk phone…”
“He’ll probably just throw it in the trash afterwards, ha!”
Little Rabbit Zhang, sitting nearby, was silently anxious. But there was nothing she could do. In her mind, losing that junk phone was one thing, but apologizing to the arrogant villain Yang was just too much.
Qingqing Shi was anxious too! She didn’t care about the phone, but her dignity was at stake!
Suddenly, almost as if possessed, she remembered the “Invincible X-Ray Vision” card.
Damn it, trust in black technology, trust in black technology…
Desperate times called for desperate measures—if this really was some kind of black technology and it actually worked, then memorizing a measly passage was nothing!
But what if it didn’t work? No, no, no—there could be no “what if.” Whether it worked or not, she had no choice.
Qingqing Shi forced herself to stay calm. “Teacher, if I can recite it, will you give my phone back and make Yining Yang apologize to me?”
Mr. Huang’s eyes were full of scorn—as if this hopeless student could ever manage it.
It was obvious he didn’t believe her! The rest of the class burst into mocking laughter as well.
“Not even the top students would dare say that! I’ve only read it through once myself…”
“Exactly, the phrasing is so awkward. If Qingqing Shi can recite it, I’ll eat a clove of raw garlic in front of everyone.”
“Raw garlic? I’ll eat something even worse…”
“Hahahaha…”
The class erupted in laughter.
Mr. Huang cleared his throat. “Quiet, everyone. Qingqing Shi, begin. I’ve agreed to your terms.”
Suddenly, the whole class was fired up.
Qingqing Shi was usually as invisible as air in the classroom. Who would’ve thought she’d dare challenge the teacher?
Although no one believed she could recite so much—there were at least two full pages—their respect for her courage alone was enough to liven up this otherwise drowsy poetry class.
All eyes were on her!
All attention focused again!
Even the handful of super-students, usually oblivious to anything outside their textbooks, looked up.
Little Rabbit Zhang was so anxious she was scratching her ears and cheeks. She knew better than anyone how hopeless Qingqing Shi was at studying—could she really pull this off?