The Sweetness of the Seventies
Chapter 888 - 857: Firm Attitude, Return Without Success

Chapter 888: Chapter 857: Firm Attitude, Return Without Success

Two classes hadn’t answered yesterday’s question yet.

He Tiantian called out for the students to stand up and continue.

All the students came to class today, even those who were absent yesterday.

After He Tiantian finished her class and was packing up to leave, the students who were absent yesterday approached her together.

"Teacher He, I’m sorry I was sick yesterday and couldn’t attend the class," said a very tall and handsome boy, "Please give us another chance, we will attend all classes from now on."

He Tiantian, upon hearing this, was somewhat displeased and said, "You are students, isn’t attending classes mandatory? If you were sick, then bring a doctor’s note and a leave slip signed by the director."

"Teacher He, can’t you make an exception?" Wu Mian raised his eyebrows, this teacher was tough to deal with!

"Impossible," said He Tiantian, "Those who were absent, not all of their regular grades are deducted. I’ve made it very clear, being called four times is the standard. Missing one means losing a quarter of your regular grades. If you are here to ask me for leniency in this matter, then don’t bother. If you are not absent in the future, your regular grades won’t be too low."

After He Tiantian finished speaking, she scanned the students with a stern expression and left with her belongings.

After He Tiantian left, everyone turned to Wu Mian.

"Wu Mian, what do we do?" a classmate asked, "Will our grades be affected?"

"Wu Mian, please ask your uncle, maybe he can help us amend it," another classmate said. Wu Mian’s uncle was Vice Director Wu, who had considerable influence in the department.

Wu Mian, with a sullen face, felt humiliated by He Tiantian. She was attractive, which made her unyielding!

She was just a junior teacher, and his uncle was a director, this matter could be resolved by going to his uncle, without needing to consider the teacher’s feelings.

But Wu Mian wasn’t foolish either; getting good grades usually was enough. He couldn’t fix it for everyone else too.

"Let it go, as long as everyone attends class from now on," Wu Mian said, "There are still three roll calls left, or else not a single point will remain."

After speaking, Wu Mian departed with a gloomy face.

The following students sneered, weren’t you acting all powerful?

Now, you haven’t achieved your goals anyway.

But some were smarter, knowing Wu Mian might seek Vice Director Wu privately—these ordinary students weren’t so lucky to have an uncle who was a director!

After class, He Tiantian returned to the office, drank a lot of water to calm her anger.

Feeling a bit hungry, she took out some snacks to share with everyone.

Apart from Teacher Da Chen, Teacher Zhou, Teacher Xiao Chen, and Teacher Liu, He Tiantian was the fourth person without a class.

He Tiantian took out four pieces of cheese cake, handed one to Teacher Zhou, and said, "Teacher Zhou, here, have some food, recharge your energy."

"Oh, this is a rare snack, I’ll try it too," Teacher Zhou took it, took a bite, "Tastes good, easy to bite into."

He Tiantian then handed a piece to Teacher Liu, and said to Teacher Xiao Chen, "Come over and take one yourself!"

He Tiantian took a small box out of her bag, which contained a tiny dish and a small spoon. She arranged a piece on it and ate it with the spoon.

"Ah, one bite and I feel much better," He Tiantian smiled, "finally my stomach isn’t growling anymore."

"Teacher He, this is delicious, did you buy it at Sanfeng Bridge?" Teacher Xiao Chen asked, "I bought a chocolate cake there before, tasted really good, but it was especially expensive!"

"Yes, I prefer cheesecake," He Tiantian said, "but chocolate flavor is also good."

"Where is that place?" Teacher Liu asked, "Where is it? The taste is so good; I’ll buy some for my parents."

"It’s near Binhe Park and Shaanxi Street. Just ask about Sanfeng Bridge, and someone will tell you how to get there," He Tiantian responded enthusiastically. She saw potential customers in this.

"Alright, I’ll buy some after work," Teacher Liu said.

With something in her stomach, He Tiantian felt a bit better.

When He Tiantian went to the restroom, she ran into Wu Mian.

Wu Mian smiled, looked at He Tiantian, and then entered Vice Director Wu’s office.

He Tiantian also sneered. Huh, so he had connections!

She just wouldn’t agree to it!

As soon as Wu Mian entered the room, he spoke to his uncle about the matter of deducting average grade points and asked his uncle to handle it.

If it were any other teacher, it would’ve sufficed for Vice Director Wu to have a word.

But with the new teacher He Tiantian, he hadn’t figured out her temperament yet, and this policy was proposed by He Tiantian herself; he and the director had agreed to it and were about to promote it throughout the school.

At this time, to intercede would mean undercutting his own authority in front of He Tiantian.

After all, Vice Director Wu was just over forty, a man of great ambition who aspired to climb higher. He didn’t want to offend a potentially influential person just because of his nephew.

If He Tiantian became displeased and spoke ill of him to the dean, his position might be jeopardized.

"How many times have I told you to pay attention in class, to concentrate in class, but you just won’t listen," Vice Director Wu scolded, "This is only the first time; you still have three chances. In the future during class, you can still make up fifteen points."

"Uncle, I want to get a scholarship. With these few points of difference, I might not get it," Wu Mian said. His family wasn’t short of money, but this was a matter of honor. After graduation, it would look better on his records and he could gain more.

Vice Director Wu scoffed, "If you really wanted a scholarship, why would you skip classes? You’re not holding your own weight, and you’re embarrassing me."

"Uncle!" Wu Mian was anxious, "Won’t you help me out?"

"You go back and attend your classes properly. Don’t think that just because you have an uncle at the school, you can neglect your studies," Director Wu said, "Don’t even think about approaching Teacher He for this; it won’t work. If you jeopardize my chance for promotion, I wonder what good that would do you!"

Wu Mian was stared.

He was the only male child in the Wu Family; his second uncle had only a daughter, so he was very close to him and was willing to nurture him.

But he hadn’t expected his second uncle to say such things?

Could it be that He Tiantian really had connections, so much so that even his uncle didn’t dare touch her?

"Second Uncle, I will study hard," Wu Mian was not a fool. The attitude of his second uncle was already very clear. If he couldn’t see that, then his uncle might not care for him anymore.

Seeing that his nephew was not a fool, Vice Director Wu felt somewhat relieved.

"Go back and study hard, no more absences," Vice Director Wu said. "There are so many excellent students in the school. If you don’t work hard and stand out, I can’t even help you if I wanted to!"

"Second Uncle, I understand. From now on, I will put in a lot of effort," Wu Mian said earnestly. He couldn’t afford to be lazy anymore.

Even if his second uncle wanted to help him, he needed good grades!

Without good grades, if his second uncle helped him too obviously, it would be too conspicuous. If reported, his second uncle could be in trouble!