“What kind of scenic photos?”
Pei Shinian leaned over from the other side and began the first lesson he learned about “inward folding”: flattery.
“Wow, you actually have photos hanging in the school?” Pei Shinian began to praise, “Isn’t it usually only the super smart students who can make it onto the campus list? I’ve been studying for more than ten years and have never made it. You’re so amazing, I have to admire it later!”
[“That photo is on the list of outstanding graduates, and I have to admire it every time I pass by on my way to and from school!”]
[“Demon king’s little brother’s student days photo? Ahhh, I want to see it!!”]
[“What? Your school is hiding such a good thing? Let Auntie have a look.”]
[“Is it the awesome youth that your son was captured in? Mom is so looking forward to it!!”]
[“Year after year, you’re good at flattery. You must have practiced a lot at home, right?”]
[“Hahaha, even the bad idol learns how to flatter – it’s all because of inward folding pressure.”]
After Pei Shinian finished speaking, Song Jianchu’s face turned even uglier.
He didn’t respond, turned his face away, leaned his head against the car window, and pretended to sleep.
Pei Shinian: “?”
What’s going on? The book says that when you flatter a leader, the leader usually returns the compliment.
“Sit tight.” Mu Ye pushed Pei Shinian’s head back, “Don’t disturb him while he’s resting.”
“Oh.”
Pei Shinian sat back, feeling confused. He thought he might have not flattered enough this time and decided to try again later.
After a few seconds, Pei Shinian suddenly realized and squinted his eyes to look at his brother.
He had never taken a class before and couldn’t see through his brother’s little tricks. However, after studying at home, he suddenly understood his brother’s tactics.
Although his brother appeared to be stopping him, he was actually not letting go of any opportunity to show off in front of their leader.
With just a short sentence, his brother had played a trick on him in front of the leader, portraying him as a considerate and kind employee who would not disturb the leader’s rest.
Pei Shinian: “!”
It’s so clever!
Appearing to be untainted by mud and being caring and gentle, but actually having a deep and dark heart – isn’t this the vicious female supporting role in that novel in the workplace who acts like a white lotus?
Pei Shinian suddenly realized, and his gaze toward his brother changed.
The morning rush hour traffic was indeed congested, and Song Jianchu closed his eyes and thought about his strategy for half an hour.
He accidentally fell asleep for less than a minute and dreamed that Mu Ye had seen that stupid student photo and laughed so hard that he couldn’t stand up straight. Finally, they rolled on the ground, laughing like a fox.
“Wake up…”
Song Jianchu suddenly opened his eyes and looked to his side.
Mu Ye was still in human form, helping him smooth down his messy hair. “We’ve arrived.”
Bai Xingyu turned his head and smiled, “What did you dream about? Why is your face so pale?”
“Did you suddenly become nervous about going back to your alma mater?” Pei Shinian busily smiled and said, “It’s okay, we’ll all be with you. In a little while, a few of us will be right behind you, giving you support and letting you return to your alma mater with glory!”
Song Jianchu: “…”
Song Jianchu had no expression on his face as he looked out the window at the school gates, which at this moment looked like the entrance to hell.
After struggling for a moment, he closed his eyes and said, “Let’s get off.”
At 9:20 am, the part-time job group arrived safely at their second workplace, Hongyu International School.
After getting off the bus, Pei Shinian lifted the brim of his hat and raised his eyebrows, saying, “Indeed, it’s the legendary ‘aristocratic school.’ Even the entrance is so grand.”
Bai Xingyu said satisfiedly while crossing his arms, “I’ve heard a lot about it when I was in school. Many of the students here are second-generation rich kids.”
Mu Ye had also heard of it, “The inheritor’s school.”
[“Ah, Teacher Mu, please, don’t use that nickname directly. As a student, it feels embarrassing,”]
[“It’s a gathering place for bad kids from wealthy families,”]
[“No wonder it’s the alma mater of the devil’s brother. It really matches his style,”]
The variety show lunatic with the team had already arrived ahead of them and was holding a small loudspeaker.
“Welcome to your second workplace, Hongyu International School, also the alma mater of your part-time job group leader. Over the next five days, you will be working at this school, which is known for its daily upheavals. As an outstanding graduate of this school, Song Jianchu will become the five-day special principal of Hongyu International School, leading four celebrity employees to experience the teaching profession.”
“After five days, the school will conduct a comprehensive quality assessment of the students you teach. The total score of the students’ comprehensive quality improvement multiplied by the occupational quality score given by the school’s teachers will determine the final donation amount for this part-time job.”
[“Wow, this time it’s the male god teachers!!!”]
[“Lemons, lemons!!! I’m going to go crazy, I’ll become a lemon spirit!”]
[“To be honest, if these guys were my teachers, I could study for a lifetime.”]
[“Ah, have they already arrived outside the school? Which class is lucky enough to be taught by the male god teachers? Could it be our class?”]
[“I vow to remain single for life in exchange for five days in a male paradise!”]
Bai Xingyu nodded contentedly while hugging his arms, “Being a teacher? Not bad. When I was young, I wrote in my composition that my dream was to be a teacher. I guess my dream has come true.”
Lu Shen said indifferently, “A physical education teacher?”
Bai Xingyu gave him a sideways glance, “Do you think everyone who knows martial arts is physically developed but mentally simple? My academic performance was pretty good back then, you know?”
Lu Shen sneered.
Bai Xingyu gritted his teeth with a black face, “What are you laughing at?”
Upon hearing about their occupation for this part-time job, Pei Shinian was shocked, “Wow, I never thought I could be a teacher in my life… What can I teach? Dance? But there’s no such course in middle school, is there?”
[“Hahaha, the idol for academic underachievers is in a panic,”]
[“Be more confident every year! You have a lot of shining points! Not just in dancing, you’re also good at playing games!”]
[“Let’s have Teacher Pei come and teach our class, and then we can play games together.”]
Mu Ye glanced at the person next to him who got off the car and was particularly silent, and asked, “Not happy to return to our alma mater?”
“No,” Song Jianchu rubbed his face and perk up, asking the director, “We don’t have teaching qualifications. Do we need to undergo training first?”
Director Cui replied, “The teacher who will receive you will come out soon. He will give you a pre-service test, and based on your academic performance in middle school, he will provide you with urgent training for relevant subjects for teacher certification. After passing the assessment, you will officially substitute tomorrow.”
Pei Shinian’s whole body wilted, “Do we still have to take a test? Can I not participate in this term?”
The students had already started class, and the reception teacher ran over from the school enthusiastically.
“Sorry, sorry, to all the new teachers!” The middle-aged man was not tall, but he was agile. He quickly ran over and warmly said, “We caught a few students who came in late by climbing over the wall.”
Song Jianchu looked up and his eyes stiffened.
The person who came was Director Zhang.
[“Wow, Director Zhang is on TV!”]
[“Ah, this feels so strange, like I’m also in the TV with him.”]
Director Zhang saw the outstanding graduates and was very pleased with them.
He walked over and patted Song Jianchu’s arm, saying, “Last time you couldn’t see the completed effect of the monument, and you must have regretted it, right? It’s okay, it will be completed in a few days, and you will be able to see it before you leave!”
The monument was not yet completed, and Song Jianchu breathed a sigh of relief, “…”
It’s better if it’s never completed.
Song Jianchu said calmly, “Director Zhang, I think we can just go straight to work. There’s no need to hurry to visit the campus.”
“Let’s still take a look?” Flatterer Pei Shinian immediately said, “I heard that there’s still a glorious photo of Jianchu hanging in the school. Can you take us to have a look?”
Song Jianchu’s pupils trembled.
“That’s a must.” Director Zhang raised his hand and said, “Come on, let me take you to see our school’s pride!”
“Hahaha, here it comes!”]
[“Hehe, is it finally going to be revealed?”]
[“Everyone can look forward to it, it will be a surprise!”]
[“Ah ah ah, my child’s student photo!! Hurry up!!”]
The group followed Director Zhang through the school gates.
Song Jianchu walked slowly at the back, staring at the campus rankings on the side of the main road getting closer and closer.
He felt like his million-dollar wanted poster was about to be discovered, and his eyes gradually became hopeless.
He kept telling himself that it’s no big deal even if he’s laughed at for a day.
The other three were listening to Director Zhang’s introduction to the school’s history, with Mu Ye accompanying him slowly at the back.
Suddenly, Mu Ye asked, “Don’t you want us to see your old photos?”
Song Jianchu looked surprised and met Mu Ye’s gaze.
He hesitated for a moment, lowered his eyes and looked at the campus road he had walked countless times, calmly saying, “No.”
Mu Ye turned his head to look at him and said, “If you don’t want me to see, I won’t.”
[“I don’t know why, maybe it’s because of that video, but I feel like these two could have a good relationship no matter what they say.”]
[“Wuwuwu, Teacher Mu Ye is really gentle.”]
[“Look at the expression on the Demon King’s little brother, he clearly doesn’t want to show it, but we get to see it every day hehe.”]
Song Jianchu’s lowered eyelashes moved slightly. After two seconds, he hesitated and looked at Mu Ye again, pursing his lips lightly.
The campus ranking was less than five steps away, and Pei Shinian and the other two were already standing in front of it.
“We’re here, this is the best batch of graduates our school has ever had!” Director Zhang said.
When they saw the photo at the top of the ranking, the three of them were stunned, then began to suppress their shoulder shaking laughter.
Pei Shinian couldn’t hold back a “pfft” and quickly covered his mouth.
The audience also saw the photo and were shocked by the huge contrast in the Demon King’s student image.
[“Hahahaha, oh my god who is this??”]
[“Hello Demon King the Academic God! Oh no, Demon King the Bookworm hahaha.”]
[“This is my child? Oh my god, my child had such an innocent time? Wahhh, my heart as a mother is melting.”]
[“Oh my god!! This is too cute! I want to hug him!!”]
[“Little baby, give your sister a kiss!!! Sister will buy you a workbook~”]
Song Jianchu stopped in his tracks and didn’t move forward anymore.
He coolly put his hands in his pockets, turned his face towards the teaching building and said casually to the person beside him, without any concern, “If you’re curious, go ahead and take a look. It’s just a photo, nothing special.”
Mu Ye was indeed very curious and tentatively asked, “Can I take a look?”
Song Jianchu clenched his fist in his pocket and said in a low voice, “Hmm.”
Mu Ye didn’t move forward, but looked from a distance.
Song Jianchu clenched his fingers, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and thought to himself that if Mu Ye laughed too much, they wouldn’t have a date today.
Suddenly, there was a light laugh in his ear, low and ticklish.
Song Jianchu opened his eyes, his face burning, and turned his head expressionlessly.
Mu Ye restrained himself and looked back at him, his lips tightly pursed as he held back a laugh and said, “So cute.”
Song Jianchu had a wooden expression, “…”
Mu Ye raised his hand and ruffled his hair.
Song Jianchu was stunned for a moment.
The awkward discomfort in his heart was dispersed by the weight of that hand.
He hesitated and looked up, and bumped into those particularly light gray eyes under the sunshine, misty and deep.
The man’s eyelashes followed his gaze and drooped gently, as if observing his face carefully.
After two seconds of observation, Mu Ye chuckled lightly and said, “Chu Chu has grown up.”
Chu Chu is indeed the cutest 🥺🥰
i kinda don’t like it the way they do it without asking SJ’s opinion at all
I found this last night and just finished binging everything! Tysm for your translations, can’t wait for what happens next <3