"Shen Yixiao, bring the phone you dropped on the floor to the front!"
As the homeroom teacher, Chen Xiangyu had long honed her skills of being observant and aware of everything happening around her. Especially when the classroom was quiet, she immediately determined that the sound of a phone falling came from Shen Yixiao's direction.
"Uh....."
Shen Yixiao picked up the phone from the floor with a grimace, while its owner, Wang Yunpeng, looked even more miserable. He held onto Shen Yixiao's leg tightly, trying to prevent him from handing over the phone.
But all of this was in vain. Under the overwhelming pressure of Chen Xiangyu's powerful gaze, Shen Yixiao obediently brought the phone to the podium.
On his way back to his seat, he glanced at his own old man.
However, Shen Qiushan really wanted to rush up and give this brat a kick.
Math class, playing with a phone!
Isn't he keeping an eye on them?
Wait, where did the phone come from?
In order to make the two kids focus on their studies, Shen Qiushan didn't allow them to bring phones to school.
Subconsciously, Shen Qiushan glanced in the direction of Shen Yixiao's seat, and then the answer in his heart became clear, because Wang Yunpeng had a look of utter despair on his face.
"Collect the phone after the college entrance exams, come to my office to get it."
Chen Xiangyu directly slipped Wang Yunpeng's phone into her pocket.
"Teacher Chen, wasn't there supposed to be a new student?"
"Where?"
Math teacher Sun Xing asked curiously.
Actually, not only him, but the students in the class were also very curious about where the new transfer student was.
Only a student's parent had come with Teacher Chen, and a student recognized this parent as Shen Yixiao's old man.
But, where was the student?
"Ahem!"
"I'd like to introduce..."
Chen Xiangyu really didn't know how to introduce Shen Qiushan for a moment, as his situation was completely different from a regular transfer student.
"This is the new transfer student, Shen Qiushan!"
"His situation is somewhat unique; he's a bit older than you all, but it's never too late to learn, right?"
"Everyone, give a warm welcome to this new classmate!"
Chen Xiangyu quoted what Shen Qiushan had just told her, then led a round of applause.
However, inside the class, including math teacher Sun Xing, everyone was stunned, all of them dumbfounded!
This is more than just being a little older, right?
He could be the parent of any of these students!
Wait, he is a student's parent!
His son Shen Yixiao is in this class!
Which means, now the situation is that father and son are in the same class, as classmates!
This is utterly unbelievable!
Shen Yixiao, who had just returned to his seat, was also completely shocked!
When he came to school in the morning, he had even discussed the possibility of his dad's so-called "school companion" with Shen Yanran, and they both thought it was utterly ridiculous, impossible!
How could the school allow their dad to mess around?
But now, his dad was parachuted into his class!
He became his classmate.
"Brother Xiao, if I understand correctly, your dad has become our classmate??"
Wang Yunpeng turned his head, looking at Shen Yixiao with a face full of shock. Because this revelation was so overwhelming, he temporarily forgot the pain of having his phone confiscated.
Not just Wang Yunpeng, a few other classmates who knew that Shen Qiushan was Shen Yixiao's old man also turned their heads to look at him.
And those who didn't know the relationship between the two focused on Shen Qiushan's age, whispering among themselves.
"He's too old!"
"Looks like he could be my dad!"
"Should we call this transfer student uncle from now on?"
"On the other side of the ocean, there's an eighty-something-year-old president, and I have a forty-something-year-old high school classmate. The world has become the way I expected..."
In the classroom, there were whispers and some expressing their sighs.
For these miserable senior high school students buried in "endless books and test papers," the arrival of Shen Qiushan, this older transfer student, added a bit of gossip and amusement to their dull life.
"Uh, well..."
"Old Shen, why don't you introduce yourself."
Chen Xiangyu wanted to say "Student Shen," but couldn't bring herself to say those three words, so she addressed him as "Old Shen" instead.
Shen Qiushan walked to the side of the podium, glanced around the classroom, and upon seeing all those young faces, he felt as if he had returned to eighteen years old, his heart beating a bit faster with excitement!
"Hello classmates, I'm Shen Qiushan, 38 years old this year. You can call me Old Shen from now on."
"Of course, if you want to call me Uncle Shen, that's fine too, because I'm certainly old enough to be your uncle..."
When Shen Qiushan said this, some students in the classroom couldn't help but laugh.
Calling a classmate uncle does sound quite abstract when you think about it.
Shen Qiushan continued, "Returning to campus at my age is probably a rare thing, but I think it's quite meaningful for me, or for middle-aged people like me who regret not studying well when they were young!"
"Studying, no matter when you start, it's never too late; age is definitely not the issue!"
"Emperor Gaozu of Han started his uprising at 48, became an emperor at 54; Chong'er was in exile for 19 years, returned to become the ruler of Jin State at 62; Jiang Ziya descended the mountain at 72, became a prime minister at 80; She Taijun led troops at 100!"
Shen Qiushan listed examples of late achievers, then with a cheerful chuckle, added, "Additionally, Sun Wukong took the journey to the west at over 500 years old; Bai Suzhen came down from the mountain to fall in love after 1000 years..."
"And I'm just 38, isn't it normal for me to take a college entrance exam?"
Hahaha...
Yes~!
The students were swayed by Shen Qiushan's words and couldn't help but respond.
Chen Xiangyu glanced at Shen Qiushan with quite some surprise. She hadn't expected this old acquaintance of hers to have such a knack for giving speeches, managing to make his return to studies at 38 sound so reasonable with just a few words.
Because he cited such renowned figures, it made him seem impressive rather than an anomaly.
"Brother Xiao, has your dad done MLM?"
"Even a casual self-introduction is so persuasive!" Wang Yunpeng whispered to Shen Yixiao next to him.
At this moment, Shen Yixiao really didn't want to speak. All he could think about was how to get through the next three months!
If his phone hadn't been confiscated, he would've posted about it on "Zhihu."
[Can you believe it? My dad and I are now high school classmates!]
The thought of not being able to escape his dad's watchful eyes, in class or out, made Shen Yixiao want to die!
Is this school or jail?
It's downright like being punished!
"Wang Yunpeng, move your seat and sit beside him!"
"Old Shen, you can take his spot..."
After Shen Qiushan finished his speech, Chen Xiangyu instructed Wang Yunpeng.
"Okay, Teacher Chen!"
Wang Yunpeng agreed cheerfully, then sneakily bumped Shen Yixiao with his knee, teasing, "Looks like you're really gonna sit with your dad now!"