Zhu Yanyi stopped speaking. She noticed Teacher Zhou and Teacher Sun staring at her with blank expressions.
Oh. Zhu Yanyi stuck out her tongue. She had gone too far. She forgot that primary schools did not teach English yet. Even for Chinese class, most poems were Tang Dynasty works. Song Dynasty poetry usually came in middle school.
She cleared her throat. "In short, it is very simple. Easy to remember."
Teacher Zhou also cleared her throat. "Zhu Yanyi, can I ask you to do something?"
Teacher Zhou was usually kind to her. But this kindness made Zhu Yanyi’s skin crawl. She looked at Teacher Zhou suspiciously for a while. Then she said, "Teacher, you don’t need to act like this. Just say it. If someone beheads you, it is just one cut. But this makes my skin crawl."
"Nonsense. Teachers are not that cheesy." Teacher Zhou laughed helplessly. But she spoke up. "Look, can you tutor the class in Chinese too?"
Teachers today worked very hard. Unlike later times, parents did not do most homework at home in the early primary years.
Zhu Yanyi looked at Teacher Zhou, amused. "You are the teacher, aren't you?"
"But I think your lessons are interesting. Look, all the students in our class like your teaching style." Teacher Zhou felt a bit depressed. She had taught for several years. She had graduated at least one class. Yet now, she found her lessons less interesting than those of a six-year-old child.
Zhu Yanyi hesitated. Her time was already tight. Seeing her hesitation, Teacher Zhou said directly, "Like this. If you teach, you can set any conditions."
Zhu Yanyi glanced at Teacher Zhou. She thought for a moment. Although she was not busy now, she might be busy later. If she became busy, she might need to take leave. Good students could take a day or two off, but having a special privilege was nice. So she nodded. "Okay. But our class schedule is fixed. When do you want me to teach?"
"Friday afternoon, the third period is the class meeting activity. That period is fine." Teacher Zhou said directly.
Heh. Zhu Yanyi was speechless. "Teacher, although studying is important, balancing work and rest is also important. How about this? I can use the Friday class meeting. But I will combine activities with lessons. It is still the Friday class meeting, but I will decide the activities."
Well, teachers today did not know about "edutainment." Zhu Yanyi felt sorry for Teacher Zhou’s sincere care for the students. So she decided to help her once.
Teacher Zhou listened to Zhu Yanyi’s words. She nodded and agreed immediately. After all, these children were so young. Class meetings were just games. Handing it to Zhu Yanyi was good. It saved her from planning activities. Teacher Zhou did not know why, but she just trusted Zhu Yanyi. "Then let’s start this afternoon."
She was so eager. It made Zhu Yanyi speechless.
Zhu Yanyi sighed. "Fine. Remember to notify everyone."
Teacher Zhou thought for a moment. "How about you become the vice class monitor?"
The children were still young. There were only a few class cadres. They were all good students. But due to personality issues, the vice class monitor position had remained empty.