Gu Shanchang almost thought he heard wrongly: "Xie Mingxi, are you kidding me? Say what you just said again!"
Xie Mingxi calmly stated the bet with Dong Hanlin again.
Gu Shanchang: "..."
Gu Shanchang put his hand on his forehead and felt a headache: "You have always been smart and smart, and you are the most popular among all the masters. Why do you want to anger Master Dong this time? And you made such a bet with him?"
The student made a bet with the Master, and it was fine if he lost, but even if he won, it would be troublesome. It would be a bad reputation for disrespecting the Master.
What's more, Dong Hanlin has never been a broad-minded person, which can be seen from Sheng Jinyue's incident. If he holds a grudge for this and makes everything difficult for Xie Mingxi, it will always be unsightly.
Shanchang Gu has regarded Xie Mingxi as his disciple and always thinks of her. After thinking about it, he said: "I will call Mrs. Dong over later to appease him. The bet will be over."
Xie Mingxi said: "Thank you very much for your kindness, Chief Shan. There is no need to cancel this bet. I just want to make Master Dong look embarrassed."
Gu Shanchang: "..."
Gu Shanchang looked at Xie Mingxi who looked as usual and was speechless for a long time.
Xie Mingxi took the initiative to speak up and broke the silence: "Master Dong despises women from the bottom of his heart. Although he is a master at Lianchi Academy, he always speaks contemptuously about women."
"There are countless men like Master Dong in the world. This time I want to show Master Dong what it means for a woman to win over a man!"
"Not only Master Dong, but also those men who openly and secretly ridicule and despise Lianchi Academy, we must make them bow their heads and admit defeat!"
Gu Shanchang was silent for a moment and then said: "The status of men is higher than that of women. This has always been the case. Men's contempt for women is not easy to completely change."
"It is precisely because it is not easy that we must seize every opportunity." Xie Mingxi's eyes were bright and shining: "The Queen established the Lotus Pond Academy, and the mountain chief devoted all his efforts to the Lotus Pond Academy. Isn't it also to let the world accept that women can go out to study?
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"Although the students are not as good as the mountain leader, they are still willing to contribute their modest efforts to this end."
…
I don’t know which sentence touched Gu Shanchang.
Gu Shanchang finally sighed: "That's it! I just pretend I don't know about the bet between you and Mr. Dong."
Anyway, students are young, so they lose when they lose, and there is no shame in bowing their head to apologize to their master. On the contrary, once Dong Hanlin loses, he will write a policy statement that "women are better than men" and post it outside the academy door. This picture
My old face was completely lost.
Poor Dong Hanlin, at the moment he nodded in agreement, he had already jumped into the deep pit dug by Xie Mingxi and the Sixth Princess.
Xie Mingxi finally convinced Gu Shanchang, feeling quite happy, and said casually: "Master Dong seems to be particularly irritable and irritable today."
Gu Shanchang looked a little strange.
Xie Mingxi was moved in her heart and asked tentatively: "Could it be related to the mountain chief?"
Director Gu Shanzhang was unwilling to talk about people behind their backs, and said vaguely: "I don't know either. Okay, you can go back to the school!"
Xie Mingxi had no choice but to retreat.
After walking a few steps, he met several tutors from Dingxiang Academy. The tutors were chatting in low voices. Xie Mingxi heard the words Dong Hanlin and immediately slowed down.
"Master Dong actually invited an official mediator to come to the Gu family to propose marriage!"
"Isn't that right? It's a good thing he has the face!"
"The mountain leader has left the Gu family for many years and has been single and unmarried. The Gu family cannot be her master!"
"Even if I could make the decision, I wouldn't be able to agree to this marriage. Mr. Gu Shan is so outstanding, how can I marry him as a second marriage? To put it bluntly, even I would not be willing to marry such a man."
"That's right. I heard that the Gu family kicked out the official media at that time. The official media lost face and went to the Dong family to cause a scene. Mr. Dong is now 'famous'."
Ah!
What a toad that wants to eat a swan!
Xie Mingxi was disgusted.
If she had known that this was the case, she should have made a bet and asked Dong Hanlin to ask for his resignation.
…
The news that Dong Hanlin invited official media to propose marriage to the Gu family soon spread in Lianchi Academy, arousing strong repercussions among the master and students.
Gu Shanchang had a noble character and an upright temperament. He cared deeply about his wife and students and was highly respected and loved. Dong Hanlin actually wanted to marry Gu Shanchang as his second wife, which was really hateful and annoying.
The bet set up by Xie Mingxi and Dong Hanlin was considered by everyone to be a "just" move.
Because of this, Xie Mingxi was unanimously praised by everyone, and she was unparalleled in the Lianchi Academy.
Even Master Ji, Master Su, and others also said to the students: "You must try your best to win the first place this time, which makes Master Dong bow his head and feel depressed for the mountain."
For a time, the morale of the students soared. In the next few days, each of them made rapid progress, which was an unexpected gain.
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In the blink of an eye, September has arrived.
The academy competition is approaching, and all academies are preparing intensively. At this time, the list of participants in the academy competition has also spread. The lineup of new students in Lianchi Academy has become the latest talk in the capital.
When Principal Gu and the principals of five other academies gathered together to discuss the academy competition, they were teased several times, both covertly and openly.
"Chief Gu Shan is very fond of this year's freshmen!"
"It seems that the freshmen of Lotus Pond Academy this year must be very outstanding. It is unprecedented that all of them will participate in the academy competition!"
"Last year Lianchi Academy ranked fourth, this year it may be ranked second or third."
"That's wrong. I heard that those freshmen have already made rumors that they want to take first place."
"First? Haha! Then you have to ask Mr. Mengshan if he is willing to be polite."
A series of laughter sounded extremely harsh.
The faces filled with contempt and ridicule make people suddenly have the urge to punch them.
In particular, Chief Meng Shan of Songzhu Academy stroked his beard and smiled in a reserved manner: "It is a good thing for young people to be ambitious and motivated, and they should be encouraged."
The other four mountain chiefs immediately echoed with a smile: "Meng Shan's words make sense and should indeed be encouraged!"
"Yes, yes! Meng Shanchang has a broad mind and is truly a role model among men."
"I am so ashamed of myself!"
Pooh!
A group of self-righteous men!
Chief Gu Shan sneered in his heart and said with a pale expression: "Mr. Meng, why don't you and I make a bet? In this academy competition, Songzhu Academy won the first place. I, Gu Xian, would like to go to Songzhu Academy to become my master. On the contrary,
If Lotus Pond Academy wins the first place..."
Meng Shanchang responded without thinking: "I will go to Lianchi Academy to be my master!"
Gu Shanchang smiled gracefully: "That's not necessary. Our Lianchi Academy is quite strict in choosing candidates, and not just anyone can be qualified. In the future, the Academy Competition will be moved to Lianchi Academy."
