Teaching at a Senior University

Blurb dated 24.07.25

Qian Shaoyou passed the hiring exam to become an instructor at the senior university in his hometown, teaching a bunch of elderly grandpas and grandmas how to use smartphones.

The grandparents were kind and easy to get along with, and every one of them treated Qian Shaoyou like their grandson.

Qian Shaoyou: No need for all that!

The grandparents were lovely people, but they did love skipping class.

The first time Qian Shaoyou caught one of the truants, Grandpa Bao, Grandpa Bao stared straight ahead, looking very reluctant, then pulled a bird out of his clothes. Its thirty-centimeter beak smacked right into Qian Shaoyou's face.

Qian Shaoyou, with a pelican biting his head: ???!!!

The pelican, over a meter tall, huddled in Qian Shaoyou's arms and cried for a whole day and night. At last, with help from staff from the forestry bureau, it left the senior university.

The second time Qian Shaoyou caught one of the truants, Auntie Hu, she smiled and waved a little fan. For no apparent reason, a puff of white smoke came out of her mouth, and Qian Shaoyou crashed to the ground.

Half an hour later, when he finally woke up, his best friend's eyes had changed. The friend leaned over for no apparent reason and whispered in his ear,

"You smell so good, bro!"

The third time...

Qian Shaoyou slammed the table. He was going to talk to their parents, no, their families!

He'd show them what these students, who had no business studying, were up to!

Not one of them was learning how to use a phone at school. All they knew was how to skip class!

At fifty or sixty, you're at the perfect age to make your mark. If they didn't learn how to use phones properly, how would they find new jobs in society?

He was a little nervous about meeting a student's family for the first time. As the knock sounded, Qian Shaoyou loosened his tie, clutched the report card, cleared his throat several times, and called out, "C-Come in."

The door opened, and a very polite black bear walked in. It stood nearly two meters tall, wore gold-rimmed glasses and a crisp suit, and walked upright!

Qian Shaoyou: ...???!!! Damn it.

Qian Shaoyou: I'm done for.

Theme: Protecting animals is everyone's responsibility