26: Why would she reward me for no reason?

"Lin You, you haven't forgotten, have you?"

Lin You looked at Sister Yin. This expression, this tone—why did it feel so much like a girlfriend interrogating a scumbag?

Was this right?

"Teacher, I didn't sleep well last night, my brain is a bit sluggish. Could you... remind me?"

Sister Yin sighed. "Sigh, I originally thought that as long as I worked hard in class, you all would study English well. I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I lack experience, I'm not capable enough, I'm not a special-grade teacher, so I probably couldn't attract you into liking English. You don't even remember your score from the last English exam..."

Hiss...

Lin You gasped.

Was this right?

Sister Yin, you're a teacher! Why is the 'tea' smell so strong?

"Teacher, I didn't, I'm not, don't say that. I really like English, it's just that my brain isn't very sharp, and I can't memorize the vocabulary and grammar."

Sister Yin's expression didn't change, and she said eerily, "Then why were you doing math problems during class just now? Why do you only go to other teachers when you come to the Teachers Office?"

Lin You wiped away non-existent sweat. "I... I'm relatively weak in science subjects, and besides, I haven't asked the Chinese Teacher any questions either."

As an English underachiever, what he didn't dare to say was, does English also require asking questions?

"Can Chinese Language and Literature be compared to English? Chinese Language and Literature doesn't widen the score gap much. As for English, the top students can score over 140. You only got 106 last time; you were left behind by 40 points in English alone!"

Lin You immediately stopped talking... because everything Sister Yin said was right.

Seeing Lin You give up struggling and prepare to submit, Sister Yin felt happy inside. A mere high school student, easily handled.

"I heard from Teacher Zhang that you have your own methods and plans for studying recently. The class progress is aimed at everyone, so I won't require you to keep up with that, but you must come to my office once a day to ask me questions."

?

This sense of déjà vu—why does it feel so much like a resentful wife demanding her husband pay his 'public grain' on time?

Lin You didn't have any entries related to English, and fundamentally lacked the direction and motivation for "progress." Hearing this, he could only say with a bitter face, "Teacher, once a day is a bit too much. Can it be every other day? If I go too often, I'm afraid I won't know what to ask..."

Sister Yin's expression went blank. Who bargains like this?

She pondered for a while. "Then how about this: you must come to the office every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. I will organize a study guidance plan for you. You can study according to my plan, and if you encounter any difficulties, come and ask me."

Although this counted as an extra task, the teacher doing this was out of good intentions. Although Lin You was a bit helpless, he didn't refuse.

"Okay."

Seeing that Lin You didn't seem very motivated, Sister Yin looked as if she was frustrated that he wouldn't improve.

"If you show improvement in the monthly exam, I will give you a reward."

Lin You's eyes lit up, and he straightened his back, but then immediately realized something was wrong.

Improvement is for myself; getting excited just because of a reward, isn't that a bit inhuman?

Lin You's reaction was seen by Sister Yin, and she continued to handle Lin You.

"Are you curious about what the reward is?"

Lin You had been looking forward to it—after all, who doesn't love a beautiful 27-year-old unmarried older sister? But he realized, this is a teacher!

He immediately stopped looking forward to it; it was nothing more than rewarding some school supplies.

He lowered his head and glanced at Sister Yin's long legs. Could it possibly be worn pantyhose?

However, Lin You still nodded cooperatively. After all, Sister Yin was worried about his English grades, so he had to give her that much face.

"I'll treat you to bubble tea for a month."

?

What is this dorky teacher saying? Is she speaking Chinese?

Sister Yin loved bubble tea. Every day she filled her thermos with bubble tea, often with bubble tea foam all over her mouth, thinking no one knew, and believing herself to be incredibly clever.

However, what kind of normal straight guy likes drinking bubble tea every day? Isn't cola delicious?

A cup of bubble tea costs at least a dozen, up to twenty yuan. If you swapped that for cola, you could drink enough to get diabetes.

Only an idiot would like to drink bubble tea every day!

But Lin You thought about it again; this bubble tea thing, if he didn't drink it, he could give it to girls.

Although this seemed like a pretty great deal, a great teacher doesn't count as 'great' in that way.

He immediately nodded. "Teacher Yin, you are truly too kind!"

The two talked for a few minutes. After returning to the classroom, the people in the class were still reading. Lin You returned to his seat, and a certain unknown deskmate immediately leaned over with a sleazy grin.

"Did Sister Yin scold you?"

Lin You shook his head. "Why would she reward me for no reason."

The deskmate was immediately shocked, with an expression like he was looking at a pervert.

During the big break after the second period, Lin You first went to do exercises, then took his math test paper and went to the main Teachers Office to ask Teacher Zhang questions.

Before returning to the classroom after asking the questions, Lin You, as if possessed, glanced in the direction of Sister Yin's desk and saw a resentful face.

Seriously? Teacher, please mind your personal boundaries! We already said Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; today is Thursday!

For the rest of the day, whenever Lin You went to the office to ask other teachers questions, he would receive a condemning gaze from Sister Yin.

Until the last free activity class in the afternoon, when Lin You had finished asking questions and was preparing to leave, Sister Yin followed him out of the main Teachers Office and called out to stop Lin You.

"I heard you added all the other teachers on WeChat for the convenience of asking questions?"

Lin You replied rigorously, "I didn't add the Chinese Teacher or the Biology Teacher on WeChat either."

Sister Yin didn't speak, just kept staring at Lin You. Lin You's scalp went numb; he could only sneak a glance around, take his phone out of his pocket, and say with a guilty conscience, "Teacher, are you scanning me, or am I scanning you?"

...

During the evening self-study, when Lin You was writing a "Physics, Chemistry, Biology" test paper, his phone in his pocket vibrated. He thought his phone was acting up.

He picked up his phone and saw it was a series of pictures sent by the friend noted as "Sister Yin." Lin You opened them and saw that it was a handwritten analysis of Lin You's English proficiency by Sister Yin, including targeted strengthening of various weaknesses, and an overall phased score improvement plan.

It was very detailed, written over several full pages in a pink notebook.

Lin You replied, "Teacher, don't you know how to use scan mode? You can scan it into a PDF document and send it; that would be more convenient."

The dialog box immediately displayed: The other party is typing...

After a while.

Sister Yin: What is PDF?

Lin You replied with a string of periods, and finally added, "Thank you, Teacher."

Because his problem-solving was interrupted, Lin You turned his head to look at Su Wenwen on the other side. Su Wenwen was drinking water. He asked curiously, "Su Wenwen, how much did you score on your English exam last time?"

Su Wenwen's mouth was filled with water; she swallowed it adorably with puffed cheeks, and raised an eyebrow.

"143, what's wrong?"

Lin You wished he could slap his own mouth. "It's nothing, the moon is quite round tonight, huh."

Su Wenwen took out her phone and looked at it. "Today is the twenty-eighth of the lunar calendar."

Lin You could only ask Du Zhaoyu for help. "Xiao Yu'er, which subject is Su Wenwen weakest in?"

Du Zhaoyu was clearly very familiar with Su Wenwen and immediately answered, "Chinese Language and Literature."

He vaguely felt something was still wrong and continued to ask, "Then what does she usually score in Chinese Language and Literature?"

Du Zhaoyu frowned. Why was Lin You so concerned about Su Wenwen? Best friend stealing home?

"Around 110."

Oh, that's fine then.

Lin You lowered his head silently, preparing to continue doing problems. However, Su Wenwen saw through Lin You's dark thoughts and asked with a grin, "Lin You, what's up, caring so much about my grades? Are you thinking of helping me improve my score?"

Lin You didn't speak, just continued doing problems.