LWDC Chapter 52

Chapter 52: Brat and Street Hustler

Chapter 52: Brat and Street Hustler

Chapter 52: Two Brats and a Street Hustler

On the second day after arriving in this mission world, Ning Fei arrived at the school early.

It wasn’t that he was particularly dedicated to his job as a teacher; he just wanted to familiarize himself with the school environment beforehand. After wandering around with the help of the “Three-Day Guide,” Ning Fei memorized the school’s layout and the people he should know. Then, he went to the school gate to observe the young boys and girls arriving for school.

There were other teachers and students on duty at the gate. Ning Fei greeted them all and quickly gained their favor. After all, in this day and age, it was rare to find a teacher as young as he was, with his looks, style, and eloquence all online. Some young girls even said that Ning Fei had a certain fragrance about him, just like a TV star.

Ning Fei stood silently at a distance from the students.

His target was indeed the students, but not all of them. He didn’t want to create unnecessary trouble.

Taking this opportunity, Ning Fei learned a lot from the teachers on duty that the “Three-Day Guide” wouldn’t tell him. For example, quite a few children from wealthy and powerful families attended this school. The cars that dropped them off one moment belonged to this official’s son, and the next to that wealthy businessman’s daughter. Also, these children with backgrounds didn’t necessarily have good grades. Their families didn’t care, and the teachers didn’t need to pay too much attention either.

“However, there are also those who are rich and have good grades. Look, that’s the Ji family’s kid.”

The teacher on duty raised his chin, signaling Ning Fei to look at the black car stopping at the school gate: “You’re new to Nancheng, do you know the Ji family? The Ji family is the richest family in Nancheng. That’s Ji Runan’s youngest son, Ji Xingzhe.”

Following his direction, Ning Fei saw a young man getting out of the car, slinging his backpack over his shoulder as he walked towards the school gate. Other students greeted him, and he responded with a smile.

“Ji Xingzhe…” Ning Fei quickly scanned him, feeling that the boy’s appearance was average, not as good as Lin Shengjia. But after all, wealth nurtured people. His skin was fairer, and his demeanor seemed more refined. The “Three-Day Guide” had mentioned that Ji Xingzhe accidentally learned he wasn’t the Ji family’s biological son in middle school, but he cooperated with his maternal grandmother to conceal this fact and continue to occupy the nest. Later, when he saw Lin Shengjia for the first time, he began to suspect the classmate’s true identity and kept preventing his family from seeing Lin Shengjia. So, this young man’s intelligence and composure should be quite good.

Indeed, if he weren’t excellent, how could the original Lin Shengjia have been completely overshadowed by him and eventually abandoned? In the end, the Ji family was a den of dragons and tigers in the same style as Ji Xingzhe. They could raise someone like Ji Xingzhe, and they would also abandon their own son if he became harmful or unprofitable to them. No wonder the original owner wanted to stay far away from them.

While Ning Fei was contemplating these thoughts, Ji Xingzhe had already reached the school gate.

He saw Ning Fei at a glance and came over to greet him: “Good morning, teacher.”

Faced with such a good student, the teacher on duty quickly responded with a smile. Ning Fei also nodded: “Hello.”

Ji Xingzhe didn’t leave. He stood in front of Ning Fei and asked: “Teacher, I haven’t seen you before. Are you a new teacher?”

“Yes, I’m the new English teacher.” Facing the other party’s good student act, Ning Fei’s smile became more professional. “My surname is Ning.”

“What a coincidence! Our class’s English teacher is on maternity leave and will be replaced by a new English teacher! Could it be you, Teacher Ning?” Ji Xingzhe looked surprised. “My name is Ji Xingzhe!”

“Hello, Student Ji. Hurry in.” Ning Fei could act much better than him. At least, people who weren’t familiar with Ning Fei couldn’t see through his pretense. “See you later.”

“Goodbye, teacher!” Ji Xingzhe waved his hand and finally entered the school.

Ning Fei watched him walk away, then withdrew his gaze and looked at the gate again.

——I specifically targeted your and Lin Shengjia’s classes to parachute in, how could it not be a “coincidence?”

*

Soon, the morning reading bell rang.

The students on duty had already returned to their classrooms, and the school gate was closed, leaving only a small door open. The teachers on duty were still there, catching students who were late for another fifteen minutes. Ning Fei hadn’t left either. Just as the teacher next to him was thinking how nice he was, Ning Fei finally waited for his real target.

——Lin Shengjia was here.

To be precise, Luo Chenghong brought him on a motorcycle.

In this day and age, using motorcycles as transportation was very common. Many students came on their parents’ motorcycles. But Luo Chenghong’s motorcycle, with its red and white fuel tank and black seat, clearly had a more curved design, and the lines of the exhaust pipe were also more powerful. Although it didn’t even have a windshield and didn’t look so eye-catching from afar, Ning Fei knew at a glance that it was most likely a racing model. And Luo Chenghong himself, in a jacket, leather boots, and gloves, really didn’t look like any ordinary parent.

This Luo Chenghong, is he so rich?

Or is he actually the kind of street hustler who messes around even when he doesn’t have money? If that’s the case, it would be even more unreliable for him to take Lin Shengjia to Shenzhen to develop, right? The Lin couple would never agree.

While Ning Fei was thinking, he asked the “Three-Day Guide” whether there was originally a plot about Luo Chenghong wanting to take Lin Shengjia away.

Three-Day Guide: [No. But the original Lin Shengjia and the transmigrated Lin Shengjia have very different grades, and the original owner’s relationship with Luo Chenghong was also very average.]

Ning Fei: [So, if it’s changed to the current science-leaning slacker, maybe his adoptive parents will agree to him finding another way out?]

The “Three-Day Guide” didn’t answer, and Ning Fei didn’t need it to answer. This was originally something Ning Fei was pondering himself, and he also believed that even if the current Lin Shengjia’s grades plummeted, the Lin couple wouldn’t easily give up on his education.

While Ning Fei was still pondering, Lin Shengjia had already arrived.

He saw Ning Fei and looked surprised: “Teacher, Teacher Ning…!”

“Almost ten minutes late, Student Lin.” Ning Fei smiled at him and pointed to the desk with the registration book on it. “Sign your name and hurry in.”

His tone was quite gentle, but Lin Shengjia heard it with fear and trepidation: “Teacher, don’t tell my parents!”

“We’re not talking about that now.” Ning Fei maintained his smile. “Register, enter, go to morning reading.”

Lin Shengjia had no choice but to bend down and reluctantly sign his class and full name. With Ning Fei here, he couldn’t play tricks and write nonsense. After finally finishing writing, he couldn’t help but look at Ning Fei: “I…”

“Lin Shengjia, what are you still dawdling at the gate for?”

Luo Chenghong got off the motorcycle, taking off his gloves as he walked towards the gate: “Oh, Teacher Ning, you’re here too.”

“Mr. Luo.” Ning Fei looked at him and smiled gently. “Student Lin is late and needs to register before he can enter.”

“Oh, my fault.” Luo Chenghong said so, but his tone was nonchalant. “There was a bit of traffic on the road.”

A motorcycle is so flexible, how could it be stuck in traffic? I don’t believe you. Ning Fei complained inwardly, keeping a smile on his face: “If parents are bringing their children to school, it’s best to plan the time. Arriving on time can set a good example for the children.”

“Teacher Ning is really strict.” Luo Chenghong casually patted his gloves, his gaze freely scanning Ning Fei. “Is this the pedagogy you learned abroad? What else do you want to teach? Say it all at once.”

Faced with this level of provocation, Ning Fei was unfazed. He pushed up his glasses and smiled: “Also, a helmet is a treasure; you can’t ride without it.”

Luo Chenghong: “…”

He was silent for two seconds, then suddenly laughed wildly: “Hahaha, Teacher Ning, you’re really interesting!”

“Thank you, I’d rather the students think I’m interesting.” Ning Fei fully felt that this guy must be a troublemaker. He casually brushed it off and turned to look at Lin Shengjia. “Student Lin, why haven’t you gone in yet?”

“Oh, oh! Then, Uncle, I’m going in…” Lin Shengjia had a hesitant expression, but in the end, he didn’t say anything. He turned around and quickly walked into the school.

Ning Fei watched him go in, then turned back. Luo Chenghong was still standing there, not moving.

Ning Fei had no choice but to speak again: “Mr. Luo, the child has arrived safely at school. The parent can leave.”

Luo Chenghong slowly put on his gloves, asking: “Teacher Ning, what color helmet do you think I should get?”

Ning Fei: “…”

——If this is flirting, can you look at the time and place? Flirting with the teacher on duty at the school gate is either a provocation or you’re sick.

The more Ning Fei looked at Luo Chenghong, the more he seemed like a street hustler.

But Ning Fei didn’t take this person’s words seriously. In this era, people in society wouldn’t so readily display their minority inclinations. So he just smiled: “Whatever color Mr. Luo likes is good. But if you often bring Student Lin to school, don’t forget to buy one for him too.”

“Him?” Luo Chenghong chuckled, not saying anything. Instead, he turned around and waved his hand. “I’m leaving. Goodbye, Teacher Ning.”

“Goodbye.”

*

Ning Fei’s class was in the second period of the morning.

When he entered, he caused a small commotion in the class. Firstly, because he was a new teacher, and secondly, because his mental outlook was different from other teachers. In fact, most of the students had seen this teacher at the gate, and some had even discussed him. Now that this person had actually become the new teacher in the class, the students were inevitably both curious and excited.

Especially Ji Xingzhe and Lin Shengjia, one looked surprised, and the other looked even more astonished. When Ning Fei thought that he was actually staring at the astonished one, he found it laughable.

However, faced with these youthful agitations, Ning Fei’s expression was still calm as usual. He introduced himself, talked about his study abroad experience, and in this era where even university students were few, his identity as a returned graduate student indeed won him a chorus of “wows.” Ning Fei had deliberately set it up this way, but not mainly to attract these little brats, but Lin Shengjia’s parents.

He wanted to offer the Lin couple, who “hoped their son would become a dragon,” a condition that was hard to refuse.

However, after class, there was another person who was attracted.

“Teacher Ning, you studied in Y Country!”

Ji Xingzhe and his several partners surrounded Ning Fei. The one who spoke was naturally Ji Xingzhe: “Then, in the future, can I ask you questions about foreign countries? I also want to study abroad in the future!”

Ning Fei glanced at the people around him, guessing that this should be Ji Xingzhe’s “childhood sweetheart little group.” He smiled slightly: “Of course, Ji Xingzhe.”

“Teacher, you even remember my name!” Ji Xingzhe’s eyes lit up. Just as he was about to say something more, the boys and girls around him asked him one after another: “Xiao Zhe, you want to study abroad? You’ve never told us!”

“Uh, it’s just my own idea, not yet confirmed…”

Taking advantage of these little devils shifting their attention, Ning Fei left the podium, walked to Lin Shengjia’s desk, and knocked on it.

Lin Shengjia, who was pretending to be asleep, had no choice but to look up: “What do you want?”

Ning Fei clipped a page of his English textbook between his fingers and gently lifted it. As expected, it was cleaner than his face.

Ning Fei said: “Come to my office after school this afternoon.”

“Why?” Lin Shengjia was inexplicably a little afraid of him, and also a little unconvinced. “I didn’t sleep in class!”

Ning Fei didn’t argue with him, only saying: “If you don’t come, I’ll have to visit your home and ask about the reason for your tardiness.”

Lin Shengjia immediately deflated: “…Okay, then.”

Ning Fei was originally just bluffing him casually, but he didn’t expect there to be real inside information. He didn’t immediately press for details, just nodded and left the classroom.

Not far away, Ji Xingzhe silently observed Lin Shengjia, then, under the questioning of his companions, withdrew his gaze.