A vast sky screen spanning time and space suddenly appeared above the dynasties. On it was a neatly dressed young woman, speaking with impassioned enthusiasm:
"Class dismissed! Everyone, please complete your homework: Su Shi's social media feed. I'll check it next class."
The ancient "students" who had been listening to the lesson were baffled. What was a social media feed? Su Zizhan? Never heard of him!
Su Shi, who was busy cooking Dongpo pork, exclaimed, "Huh? Is this young friend calling on me?"
Zhang Huaimin, walking together with him in the courtyard, said, "Why can't I do this homework either?! Despair.jpg"
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With her teacher certification interview coming up, socially anxious trainee teacher Zhu Jinshu started livestreaming junior high Chinese lessons without any students, to toughen up her thin skin.
She never imagined that every word and deed, including her private thoughts, would be shown live to the ancestors of every dynasty!
Teaching "Hard Is the Road to Shu": [Li Bai loves mentioning swords in his poems. The unofficial histories say he almost got beaten up by a crowd, and his apprenticeship wasn't even acknowledged... Tsk, maybe his swordsmanship was all for show?]
Li Bai: Young friend, ever heard of killing a man with every ten steps?
Discussing "Presented to Bai Juyi Upon Our First Gathering at Yangzhou After My Exile": [Bai Juyi's dedicatory poem was a little too cutting. Everyone else in court got promoted while Liu Yuxi alone stagnated. How miserable! Good thing Liu Yuxi was easygoing. No wonder he lived so long.]
Liu Yuxi (looking eager): Oh? How long? Tell me more.
Even more ridiculous were the viewers in the livestream. A bunch of old-timers with usernames like [Ying Zheng] and [Du Fu] spoke in an antiquated, flowery style.
When Zhu Jinshu casually wrote some rather messy characters on the board:
[Ying Zheng] commented: I have already unified the written language. What style is this? So ugly. Burn it!
[System notification: The streamer has muted [Ying Zheng]]
[Meng Tian] immediately chimed in: His Majesty is absolutely right! It really is ugly.
[System notification: The streamer has removed [Meng Tian from the livestream]]
Zhu Jinshu pulled back her hand cheerfully, put her hands on her hips, and slapped the desk in one fluid motion. "If you won't pay attention, get out. Let's continue the lesson!"
[Reading Guide]
1. The story covers the eight Chinese language textbooks used in junior high school, mainly classical poetry and prose.
2. Inner thoughts = the protagonist's rambling that can't be included in the lesson plan.
3. The author is historically illiterate, so anything related to history is basically researched.
Theme: Chinese language classes better suited to Chinese kids.
