This class was the hardest class that Lu Shanmin had ever had to take in his life. The old professor on the podium spoke Chinese, and all he heard was heavenly scripture. In the end, he had to write down everything the old professor said.
Besides, fortunately, the old professor's speaking speed is not very fast, but it is not easy to memorize every word he said, because I can't understand what the old professor said at all, so I can only memorize every word.
Words. After the class, I remember that Lu Shanmin was sweating profusely and his right hand was numb.
When the get out of class bell rang, except for a few students who couldn't even wake up due to the bell, most of the students rushed out of the classroom as if they heard the rally call for charge. Lu Shanmin finally breathed a sigh of relief and shook his numb right hand. , looked at the notebook and nodded with satisfaction. Zeng Yaqian tilted her head to the side, smiling happily while reading the contents of Lu Shan Min Ji.
The old professor was helpless. These bastards, are the old man's classes so unpleasant? Before he finished speaking, they all ran away. The few dozen minutes of a class were really not enough for him to give full play. As soon as he got to the exciting point, the classroom was full of people.
It was already empty. This feeling was very unpleasant. It was like I had just taken off my pants and was about to carry a gun into battle, and the other party said, "Auntie is here, not today". I saw two students in the first row, and one of them was serious.
Looking at the notebook, it seemed that he was as unfinished as he was. There was a smile of relief on his face.
In fact, he had already noticed this student who took notes seriously. As a teacher, he is just like a storyteller. No matter how excited you are about speaking, you must have an audience, so that you will feel satisfied. At this time, Lu Shanmin let him feel incompetent.
I found a trace of satisfaction. With a happy smile, I walked to Lu Shanmin's desk and said with a smile: "Know your shame and then be brave. You are a good student. Let me see your notes."
Lu Shanmin was a little excited to be praised by the old professor. He quickly stood up and handed the notebook to the old professor with both hands. Zeng Yaqian looked like it was none of her business and laughed happily.
Picking up Lu Shanmin's notebook, the old professor was pleasantly surprised, "Hey, what beautiful calligraphy. In this day and age, young people who can write such beautiful calligraphy are really rare." However, within a few seconds, the wrinkles on his forehead started to wrinkle.
They formed a pile, and the expressions on their faces became more solemn the more they looked at them.
At the end, the old professor was so angry that he pointed at Lu Shanmin's nose and yelled, "You, what did you write? It's such a mess."
Lu Shanmin was stunned on the spot and scratched his head anxiously, "I remember everything you said."
"Fart", the old professor took the notebook and hit Lu Shanmin's head hard, "That's nonsense". He slapped the notebook on the desk and see for yourself, what the hell is this 'mother's shoe'?
?There is also this 'duck egg dead rice', and these..., when did I talk about these?"?
Zeng Yaqian had already seen the contents of Lu Shanmin's notebook and had already anticipated the situation at this moment. She covered her mouth and giggled:
"Teacher, I think he wrote about Marshall and Adam Smith."
Lu Shanmin's face was full of embarrassment and he lowered his head in shame. He didn't expect that the first class would be so embarrassing.
The old professor was so angry that he was shaking all over. An economics student didn't even know about Marshall and Adam Smith, and even used "Marshall" and "duck egg dead rice" instead. He had never encountered such a thing in his life of teaching. It was simply
It is unprecedented and unparalleled, and it is the most ridiculous thing in the world.
Seeing that the old professor's face was red with anger, Zeng Yaqian said, "Professor, he is not a student of our school and has never been exposed to economics before."
The old professor glanced at Zeng Yaqian, looked at Lu Shanmin and said, "It's really hard for you. You really do everything you can to pick up girls."
Lu Shanmin raised his head and wanted to open his mouth to defend himself.
Zeng Yaqian was the first to say: "Professor Ma, you misunderstood. He is indeed here to study. Look carefully at his notebook. Is there any student who can be as serious as him?"
The old professor said oh, and glanced curiously at Lu Shanmin, who looked embarrassed. He picked up the notebook again and carefully read through the memorized notes. Except for a lot of proper nouns, this kid almost put himself in trouble.
I memorized every word I said, and it looked like I had put a lot of thought and effort into it.
"Are you interested in economics?" the old professor asked with a frown.
Lu Shanmin's mood was very low, and he felt a deep sense of powerlessness in his heart. No matter what difficulties he encountered in the past, he always believed that he could overcome them, but this time it was different. He really felt desperate. "University" may not be him after all.
Such a villager in the mountains can get into college. Lu Shanmin felt bitter when asked by the old professor. He didn't even know what economics was, so how could he be interested in it.
"Professor, what is economics?"
The old professor was stunned by this question and asked in surprise, "You really don't know?"
Seeing the old professor's expression, Lu Shanmin knew that he had asked a question that everyone knew was an idiot. He blushed slightly and nodded, "I'm just a mountain villager who graduated from elementary school."
After speaking, Lu Shanmin stood up and bowed deeply to the old professor: "I'm sorry for causing you trouble." After saying that, he walked out of the classroom.
Looking at the young man walking out with a dejected look, the old professor had a complicated look in his eyes, some excited, some frustrated, some excited, and some pity.
He came here to take advantage of the excitement and returned in despair. Walking on the road to the campus, Lu Shanmin was not as excited and curious as when he first arrived. He just walked towards the school gate mechanically. He just felt that he was still too whimsical. Where is this place?
, this is the palace of knowledge, the place where the proud ones of heaven stay. And I, a mountain villager who graduated from elementary school, may have been destined to miss this place. Lu Shanmin once again strongly felt the feeling of walking on the road when he first arrived in the East China Sea.
It is an invisible glass cover that completely isolates oneself from the world.
Zeng Yaqian chased after her and walked side by side with Lu Shanmin, "Were you hit?"
Lu Shanmin nodded, "I don't belong here."
Zeng Yaqian smiled and said: "Mountain people, don't be discouraged. It's your first time to come to class, and you don't have textbooks. You have never heard of those things before. I don't know. It's normal. When I first came to the university to take classes,
I still don’t know what the teacher is talking about on stage.”
Lu Shanmin smiled bitterly and said, "Thank you for comforting me."
Zeng Yaqian had long expected such a result. How could a primary school graduate understand university courses? However, she did not expect that it would cause such a blow to Lu Shanmin. She said comfortingly: "You have forgotten that moment when we first met."
Son, how did you reach Chen Dacheng with one punch? You are a fierce hunter, how could you be defeated by a lesson?"
Lu Shanmin shook his head, "That's different. Knowing is knowing and not knowing is not knowing. Grandpa often said that you should not force anything, and you must have self-awareness in life."
Zeng Yaqian said anxiously: "You are considered a person who has read the books of sages, haven't you heard of 'Heaven's movement strengthens a gentleman's self-improvement'?"
He said and took Lu Shanmin's hand, "There will be another class later, come with me."
Lu Shanmin broke free from Zeng Yaqian's hand and said calmly: "I'm not going."
Zeng Yaqian frowned, "Do you still remember the promise you made to me yesterday?"
Lu Shanmin looked at Zeng Yaqian doubtfully.
"You said yesterday that you were willing to become a wealthy person for my friend."
"But"?
"But there's nothing you can do?" Zeng Yaqian said angrily.
"I, I really can't do it."
"Just because of the class just now"?
Lu Shanmin was extremely entangled in his heart. He was not a person who would give up easily. If possible, even if there was only a glimmer of hope, he would work hard to become someone like Zeng Yaqian and Bai Ling. But in this lesson, all he saw was deep
Deep despair.
"I only went to elementary school, not even junior high school or high school. I am destined not to reach your level."
Zeng Yaqian gritted her teeth and said harshly: "Lu Shanmin, do you know why I am willing to be friends with you? In my eyes, you are different from others."
Lu Shanmin shook his head in disappointment, "Of course it's different. You are all college students, educated and knowledgeable. I'm just a mountain villager who doesn't know anything."
Zeng Yaqian looked cold, sneered, and said word by word: "Lu Shanmin, I look down on you."
Looking at Zeng Yaqian's angrily leaving figure, Lu Shanmin felt a deep sense of loss in his heart. Bai Ling and Bai Ling have become people in two different worlds, while Zeng Yaqian and Zeng Yaqian are not from the same world. Grandpa often said, "Be calm and calm."
"Being calm about losing", Lu Shanmin asked himself that he could be calm about gaining, but can he really be calm when losing? When he first heard Bai Ling's words, "A frog in a well cannot talk about the sea, and a summer insect cannot talk about the ice", I heard it clearly
Hearing the sound of his own heart breaking and saying "I look down on you", Lu Shanmin heard that sound again.
Looking at Zeng Yaqian's back until it disappeared, just like when he stood on the hillside and watched Bai Ling's figure disappear into the distance. Lu Shanmin turned his head and walked towards the school gate.
Ma Guodong has taught at the College of Finance all his life. The College of Finance was not an inferior college at the beginning. I think back then, before the university expanded its enrollment aggressively, the economics major of this school was also top-notch in the entire East China Sea.
The school’s professors include many of the country’s top economic experts. With the deepening of reform and opening up, and the market economy gradually integrating with international standards, a large number of top teachers have been poached by other universities. In fact, many universities across the country have reached out to Ma Guodong.
I was an olive branch, but I was in love with the school and felt that wherever I went I was teaching and educating people, so I didn’t accept it. Finance colleges are academic institutions by nature. They don’t have enough funds for development, and there is a large loss of excellent professors, so they gradually
It has become what it is now, a low-ranking university that can only admit students with the lowest grades in high school.
As an older generation gardener, Ma Guodong puts all his thoughts on academics and educating the next generation. However, in recent years, he has felt very disappointed. Just because some people are willing to teach does not mean that others are willing to learn. Whenever he stands on the podium,
They all felt like they were singing a one-man show. The classroom was full of people, half of them were immersed in sleep, and half of their thoughts were far away. He knew that most of these students just wanted to get a diploma. As for the process of learning knowledge, save as much as possible.
The student I met today made this old professor who had been silent for a long time extremely uneasy. A thousand-mile horse needs Bole to gallop a thousand miles, and Bole also needs a thousand-mile horse to set off his existence. At this time, Ma Guodong had such a feeling,
There is an exciting feeling like Bo Ya meets Zi Qi.
He turned around and walked toward the school gate. "This classmate, please stay." A familiar voice came from behind. This voice had just been listened to for a whole lesson in class.
Lu Shanmin didn't think he was calling him, a mountain villager who graduated from elementary school, what qualifications did a respected old professor have to chase him out in person? He paused, didn't look back, and continued walking forward.
"Wait a minute," the old professor's voice came from behind again. Lu Shanmin stopped and looked back. The old professor was slowly walking towards him, with a flushed smile on his face, just like a man with malicious intentions in the movie.
Seeing the pretty girl's expression, Lu Shanmin's heart skipped a beat and he looked at the old professor in surprise. "Teacher, are you calling me?"
Ma Guodong said dissatisfiedly: "I won't tell you who to call."
In Lu Shanmin's opinion, the old professor had no reason to call him, and he asked with confusion: "Do you have anything to do with me?"
Ma Guodong did not answer directly. He smiled and asked with a strange look in his eyes: "Did you have a fight with your girlfriend?"
Lu Shanmin shook his head, "She is not my girlfriend."
Ma Guodong asked reluctantly, "Prospective girlfriend"?
Lu Shanmin shook his head helplessly and said: "Maybe we won't even be ordinary friends in the future."
Ma Guodong chuckled, "Are you interested in sitting with this old man like me?"
Lu Shanmin was stunned for a moment, a little surprised, but still nodded.
Following Ma Guodong to a small garden in the school, Ma Guodong sat on a bench, patted the other end of the bench, smiled and said "sit". The smile was particularly kind, like a spring breeze, somewhat similar to his grandfather's smile
.
Lu Shanmin nodded and sat next to the old professor.
"This classmate, my name is Ma Guodong, what is your name?"
"Hello, Professor Ma, my name is Lu Shanmin."
"Lu Shanmin, villagers in the mountains."
Lu Shanmin nodded.
"Your handwriting is beautiful."
"Thanks".
"Mountain people, you came to the city from the countryside to work, right?"
"Um".
Ma Guodong said, "Do you like that girl just now?"
Lu Shanmin looked at the bookish old professor in surprise. He didn't expect that he would suddenly ask this question. He didn't know how to answer it for a while. For a girl like Zeng Yaqian, there must be many people who like her. As for whether he likes her or not
, Lu Shanmin had never thought about this question at all. But when it came to answering that he didn't like it, he couldn't even say "no" for a while.
"I have no idea".
The old professor smiled unceremoniously and said: "Hey, that girl named Zeng Yaqian is a well-known school beauty in the Finance College. It is said that her family is very rich. Hey, if I were decades younger, I would also like her.
”.
Lu Shanmin looked at Ma Guodong in disbelief. He didn't expect that a dignified professor could be so old and unruly. Is it very idle to be a professor? He would actually gossip with a stranger he had only met once.
Lu Shanmin asked doubtfully, "Old professor, don't you just want to talk to me about this?"
Ma Guodong said with a serious face: "These are very important to you, and they are also very important to me."
Lu Shanmin looked at the white-haired Ma Guodong inexplicably. He was important enough to understand that it had nothing to do with him.
Ma Guodong said calmly, "Don't worry, listen to me slowly." "Mountain people, you just said that you are just a mountain villager who graduated from elementary school. Do you think you are worthy of her?"
Lu Shanmin shook his head without hesitation and said with some frustration: "She and I are from two different worlds, how can we be worthy of each other?"
Ma Guodong nodded, "So it's not that you don't know whether you like him, but you simply don't allow yourself to like her, and you don't dare to think about it."
Lu Shanmin looked at Ma Guodong in surprise, feeling that what he said made some sense, but he felt that it was not entirely true.
Ma Guodong continued: "You just said you are not worthy. Specifically, what aspects do you think you are not worthy of?"
Lu Shanmin lowered his head and thought for a long time, "She is a daughter of a rich family and a college student. I am just a primary school student from a poor family."
Ma Guodong shook his head, "Are you right?"
"Wrong"? Lu Shanmin was very confused.
"You only see the appearance, not the essence." "She is a rich girl. This kind of resource allows her to gain more knowledge and higher taste than ordinary people intentionally or unintentionally. She is a college student and has more education than you."
I have more books, richer knowledge than you, and a deeper understanding of the world than you. In general, behind this disparity in identity, the essential difference between you lies in your worldview, outlook on life and values."
Ma Guodong continued: "So, if you want to be worthy of her, you don't necessarily have to surpass her wealth and education, but you must at least meet or surpass her level of outlook."
Lu Shanmin looked at Ma Guodong blankly. This was the first time he heard about his outlook on life, worldview and values.
Ma Guodong continued, "Do you think that when a chicken talks to a duck, they can understand what each other is saying?"
Lu Shanmin shook his head.
Ma Guodong added, "It's actually possible."
"Ah, how is it possible? They are not the same kind." Lu Shanmin said in disbelief.
"Hey, as long as they can practice to become masters, let alone chickens and ducks, even humans can communicate."
Lu Shanmin almost choked to death because of Ma Guodong's words. Isn't this unreasonable? There are no monsters in this world. He thought to himself, this old professor is no longer confused.
Seeing Lu Shanmin's expression, Ma Guodong chuckled and said, "Bai Suzhen is still a snake spirit. She married Xu Xian and gave birth to Wenquxing."
Ma Guodong said earnestly, "Mountain people, I just want to tell you that a person's birth destiny is destined and cannot be changed, but status cannot restrict a person's life. Compared with the feudal society of thousands of years ago, this society has become extremely different.
Fairness, as long as you work hard with both hands, no one will starve to death. As long as you want to learn, even university classes are open to the outside world. If you want to become a similar person with Zeng Yaqian's three views, it is not out of reach."