Chapter 442: Chapter 442

The descent from the mountain was easier than the ascent, taking just over an hour for the two of them to quickly reach the base.

This half-day date thus came to an end, drawing to a close.

On Sunday afternoon, tutoring still took place at Pu Sangzhi’s home, still for both Lin Qianqian and Huo Feng.

June was a very important month, for Huo Feng would face three subject exams that he needed to score an A on.

Lin Qianqian also had to face the middle school exams, which would determine where she would attend high school.

Because both of their exams were very important, Pu Sangzhi also took a very serious attitude towards them.

Fortunately, Huo Feng didn’t need Pu Sangzhi to teach too much for his three exams; he just needed to memorize and recite.

Therefore, in joint tutoring sessions, Pu Sangzhi could spend more time and energy on Lin Qianqian.

Lin Qianqian’s mid-term exam scores had slipped a lot, and knowing the importance of the middle school exams, she forcibly perked up and delved into the tutoring sessions with Pu Sangzhi.

Life carried on in orderly fashion...

The tension and pressure from studying weighed heavy like a burden on a group of students.

Everyone was struggling for their own goals, each moving in their own direction, each with people and things they wanted to protect and strive for.

Life is about creating goals, shattering them, and living life the way you want.

The weekend passed, and a new week of study days arrived anew.

Due to the June exams being a major test for all first-year high school students, not only did Pu Sangzhi alert Huo Feng to be cautious, other first-year students also started getting into exam mode.

Zhu Dandan and Wen Miao, close to Pu Sangzhi, had already started getting into the study groove.

The ten minions around Huo Feng had also been pushed into studying by the two junior teachers, Wen Miao and Chen Ruixiang.

Initially, Huo Feng’s ten minions were quite resistant to studying during the weekend tutoring sessions.

But upon arriving at school and seeing Huo Feng, who had become first in the class, still studying so hard during evening self-study, reciting key points for the upcoming exams!

The ten minions were completely shocked and thus also began to take their studies seriously.

Speaking of which, after the mid-term exams, the ten minions who had started to take things seriously all saw some improvement in their grades.

Through their own efforts, they gradually entered the top 35 of the class, with the lowest among them being 34th in class and within the top 380 in the grade.

Anyway, Huo Feng led these ten people to improve their class’s grades, raising the class’s average score.

This month, the class teacher, Zheng Qiu, received a higher performance bonus.

In a great mood, class teacher Zheng Qiu called Huo Feng to the office for a round of praise and encouragement before the Thursday evening self-study began.

At that time, inside the teacher’s office, other class teachers were present, and so was Huo Mingshan.

Being praised by class teacher Zheng Qiu in front of so many people, Huo Feng felt an immense sense of honor and pride, his face virtually spelling out ’cocky’!

From where Huo Mingshan was sitting, he could only see Huo Feng’s back, but even just from his back, Huo Mingshan could tell that Huo Feng was definitely feeling smug.

"Huo Feng, in short, you’ve really improved rapidly, and your current state and attitude are great. I hope you can continue to maintain it, your teacher is proud of you," Zheng Qiu thus praised Huo Feng.

Puffed up with pride, Huo Feng asked, "Teacher, since you’re so satisfied with me, shouldn’t you give me an official position?"

Zheng Qiu discerned the desire to be a cadre and laughed, "Right now, the class officer positions are filled. However, if there’s a chance for reelection, you can actively strive for it. You’re performing so well now, and your classmates’ impression of you has changed, so as long as you keep it up, opportunities will come."

Huo Feng nodded, "Alright then. I have another question, when can you recommend me to join the student council?"

Zheng Qiu was taken aback, "You want to join the student council?"

Huo Feng raised an eyebrow, "Yeah, if it weren’t for me not being in the student council, I definitely would have been the host for this year’s Red May event. If it had been me hosting with Sangzhi—golden boy and jade girl, a perfect match made in heaven, standing there would have been so pleasing to the eye!"

Suddenly, Huo Mingshan, standing behind Huo Feng, coughed twice, signaling him to stop talking incessantly about their classmate Sangzhi!

Huo Feng also heard Huo Mingshan’s coughing and, giving him face, stopped talking.

After hearing the purpose of joining the student council and realizing the poor intention, Zheng Qiu said, "Joining the student council is simple, but the work is busy and will certainly affect study time to some extent. If you want to join for... well, such reasons, I think you need to think it over more carefully."

When Zheng Qiu said "such reasons," his gaze deliberately glanced in Huo Mingshan’s direction.

For the first time, Huo Feng had established a tacit understanding with his homeroom teacher and understood the subtle hints in his teacher’s eyes!

Huo Feng nodded silently, "Mm, then I’ll give it some thought and discuss it with you later."

Zheng Qiu said, "That’s fine. You have the exams in June to focus on, especially since you are determined to get into Tsinghua. Tsinghua is no ordinary place, and I believe someone must have briefed you about it, right?"

Once again, Huo Feng tacitly understood who Zheng Qiu referred to as ’someone’ and nodded, "Understood."

Zheng Qiu was finally satisfied and said, "Alright, then go back to your classroom."

As Huo Feng turned around and raised his hand, he said, "I’m off, teacher."

And so, he sauntered out of the teachers’ office under the watchful eyes of most teachers.

Once Huo Feng had left, another teacher from a different class couldn’t help but tease, "It looks like Huo Feng is a bright kid. To think his grades were poor when he first enrolled, but just by saying he’d improve, he became the top of his class in one semester. It shows he’s smart. Who knows, he might actually get into Tsinghua!"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Qiu smiled wryly, "It’s only the first year of senior high; it’s hard to say. His aspiration for Tsinghua is driven by sheer impulse, who knows if he can maintain that for three years. However, if Pu Sangzhi’s allure remains as strong for him, who’s to say he won’t make it to Tsinghua?"

Huo Mingshan coughed again to remind her and couldn’t help interjecting, "Teacher Zheng, students shouldn’t engage in puppy love, especially during high school. As a homeroom teacher, you especially shouldn’t harbor such thoughts."

Zheng Qiu laughed awkwardly, "Yes, yes, I was just speaking off the cuff. I won’t meddle in these affairs."

Huo Mingshan frowned slightly and continued, "I, on the other hand, think you need to keep an eye on Huo Feng and get him to restrain himself. We can’t let puppy love burgeon. Even if it is bringing good grades for Huo Feng now, that’s just an individual case and just for the moment. High school is a long time, and it’s hard to say who will influence whom!"

Zheng Qiu pursed her lips and nodded, "Understood. I’ll have a proper chat with Huo Feng next time."

Although she agreed obediently with Huo Mingshan, Zheng Qiu couldn’t comprehend his point of view.

In Zheng Qiu’s opinion, the current situation was a good thing!

Pu Sangzhi had turned Huo Feng into a good student; if the two of them managed to get into Tsinghua together in the future, wouldn’t Huo Mingshan be the beneficiary?

One person is his son, another is a student of his class, and perhaps even a potential daughter-in-law...

Huo Mingshan was clearly the one who stood to gain the most, and Zheng Qiu couldn’t understand why Huo Mingshan was still so opposed.

At this point, the only thing that could explain Zheng Qiu’s confusion was...

She thought: Perhaps the deputy director truly has the character of the Valley Master from Ruthless Valley, as rumored!

At this moment, Huo Mingshan was indeed feeling uneasy about Huo Feng and Pu Sangzhi.

They had been flaunting their affection frequently on social media, and Huo Mingshan saw it every time!

Huo Mingshan initially intended to turn a blind eye to their relationship, but after seeing too much of their ’public displays of affection,’ he found it bothersome!

Not long ago, Huo Mingshan saw an utterly cringeworthy post on Huo Feng’s social media... The source of this content ɪs 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭•𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘦•𝘯𝘦𝘵

And to make matters worse, Pu Sangzhi had commented below, with an equally nauseating reply!

The interaction was like an endless stream of cheesy love confessions, and Huo Mingshan felt as if he were witnessing dialogue from a Qiong Yao drama!

Then there was last weekend.

Huo Feng posted a photo of himself and Pu Sangzhi hiking together, both dressed in black sportswear, wearing matching couple bracelets, and standing so close...

And the caption: "I am your wind."

That social media post!

It practically made Huo Mingshan’s stomach turn!

Thus, starting this week, Huo Mingshan had begun to feel anxious.

Although he could overlook Pu Sangzhi tutoring Huo Feng, deep down he still opposed their early romance.

Huo Mingshan believed in Pu Sangzhi’s words, and also in her proclamation of ’no dating in high school, maintaining a pure friendship’...

But now it seemed, Huo Mingshan’s faith in Pu Sangzhi was starting to waver.

Huo Mingshan was contemplating getting involved again.

If the two of them continue to flaunt their relationship so brazenly...

Or to put it another way, if Pu Sangzhi’s grades start to slip...