Meng Yan's Transformation

With Yunqing's guidance, Zhan Mengyan was not discouraged by her classmates' comments. However, she was still unhappy and cried for a while. Her mood was still very low.

Zhan Mengyan was assigned to a new class, Class 9, Year 1, and her homeroom teacher was Mathematics teacher Guo Yiming. He did not look down on Zhan Mengyan because of her mock exam results and still let her be the class monitor.

Zhan Mengyan and her new classmates walked to the podium and saw the list of new class committee members posted on the right side of the blackboard. Under the position of class monitor, it was clearly written: Zhan Mengyan.

"The monitor of our class is really Zhan Mengyan."

"She was actually elected as our class monitor."

"..."

Some of the students were whispering, some looked at Zhan Mengyan with a smile, and some were pointing and talking about something...

Zhan Mengyan sat in her seat, listening to her classmates' vague discussions. She couldn't hear clearly what her classmates were saying, but no matter what expressions they had, Zhan Mengyan felt very ironic, as if sitting on pins and needles and having thorns in her back.

Fortunately, her former deskmate Pan Hongxia was also assigned to the same class as Zhan Mengyan. At that time, she chased Zhan Mengyan to the poplar forest in the school playground. Seeing that Zhan Mengyan was crying very sadly, she comforted Zhan Mengyan in every possible way before taking her back to the classroom.

"Mengyan, don't listen to what your classmates say. Don't care about what others say. Just be yourself and save face in the next exam, then we can shut up the gossips." Pan Hongxia whispered in Zhan Mengyan's ear. She was afraid that Zhan Mengyan would run to the poplar forest and cry like she did last time.

Zhan Mengyan walked to the office with a lump in her throat, found her homeroom teacher Guo Yiming, and said with a heavy heart: "Teacher Guo, I don't want to be the class monitor anymore. As a class monitor, my academic performance must be the best in the class. The mock exam results based on my class division this time ranked 65th in the whole year. I know myself well. This result and ranking are not worthy of being a class monitor. I am unworthy of it, and I can't convince the whole class. Without the conviction of my classmates, I can't carry out my work in the class."

The head teacher Guo Yiming asked in confusion: "Zhan Mengyan, other students feel proud and honored when they are selected as class cadres, why do you look so dejected? Who said that you can't be a class monitor if you rank 65th in the whole year? You were the class monitor before, isn't it normal to continue to be a class monitor, because you have experience as a class monitor? Besides, I heard that you ranked first in the county's entrance examination after graduating from elementary school, so why are you not qualified to be a class leader?"

"Other students were elected as class monitors because they deserved the title; I was elected as class monitor because of a theft. Besides, my good grades before are a thing of the past and cannot represent the present. A hero never brags about his past achievements." Zhan Mengyan replied.

Liu Yixia, the Chinese teacher, happened to be sitting at a desk not far from Zhan Mengyan. Hearing the conversation between Zhan Mengyan and her homeroom teacher, he continued, "Zhan Mengyan, if you don't want to be the monitor, you can be the Chinese class representative. I heard that you used idioms just right, and your writing is also good. I admire it. Although you have been assigned to a new class, I will still be your Chinese teacher."

When the head teacher Guo Yiming heard what the Chinese teacher Liu Yixia said, he interrupted her and said, "You are the Chinese teacher. Go back to your Chinese office. Don't sit in our math department and interrupt my conversation with our class monitor Zhan Mengyan."

"Okay, okay, okay, I won't disturb your conversation between teachers and students. I'm here to see Teacher Li. I'll go back to my office first. Zhan Mengyan, after you finish talking with Teacher Guo, don't forget to come to my office. Teacher Liu also has something to say to you." Chinese teacher Liu Yixia said as he walked towards his Chinese group office.

The head teacher, Mr. Guo, looked at Zhan Mengyan and said earnestly, "We held this mock test for class division because some head teachers were dissatisfied with the original class division results. The students who were promised were all assigned to certain classes. The teachers also have selfishness and honor, and they all hope that the classes they lead will rank among the top in every exam. In order to make the teachers feel fair, the principal organized this mock test for re-dividing classes. I didn't expect that the student who ranked first in the county's admission to higher education would be assigned to my class. If you still ranked first, we would not have such a deep teacher-student relationship, and I might not be able to be your head teacher. Zhan Mengyan, I know that you are a good student with self-esteem, responsibility, intelligence and diligence, so I am very happy that you were assigned to my class. Mr. Guo also learned that you suffered some grievances in the original class. This time, the teacher promises not to let you suffer any grievances, and to treat every student in our class fairly and impartially. You don't want to sit with a male student, so our class implements boys and boys sitting at the same table, and girls and girls sitting at the same table."

Zhan Mengyan was very moved when she heard the heartfelt words from her homeroom teacher, but she was a little worried about her mock exam results for this class division. She said timidly, "My classmates all know my mock exam results. I ranked only 65th in the whole year. What if I become the class monitor and they don't believe me?"

"Student Zhan Mengyan, I believe you can gain the trust of all the students in your new class. The results of this exam cannot represent everything. The school will soon organize an English competition for the whole county. The teacher hopes that you will sign up for the preliminary English competition. The teacher believes that you will definitely get good results, so that you can regain the self-esteem that you think you have lost."

With the persuasion of her homeroom teacher, Guo Yiming, Zhan Mengyan regained her confidence.

Zhan Mengyan went to the Chinese language office and found teacher Liu Yixia.

Chinese teacher Liu Yixia saw that Zhan Mengyan seemed like a different person, with her face full of confidence.

"Student Zhan Mengyan, you look so radiant. You must have been getting along very well with our homeroom teacher, Mr. Guo. Have you declined the position of class monitor? How about it? Are you willing to be my Chinese class representative?" said the Chinese teacher, Liu Yixia.

Zhan Mengyan said to the Chinese teacher excitedly: "Teacher Liu, I like your Chinese class and am willing to be your Chinese class representative, but I did not refuse the position of class monitor. The English teacher also wants me to be the English class representative. I have to take on multiple roles and I am afraid that I can't do well. Besides, my results in the mock test for class division are too poor. My new classmates will not be convinced by having so many positions. I want to participate in the English competition organized by the school. If I am selected in the preliminary round and then participate in the county-wide English competition, and if I can get good results, I can consider taking any position in the class. Now I can only be regarded as an acting class monitor. Everything will have to wait until the results of the English competition come out."

"Okay, Teacher Liu is waiting for your good news. Teacher Liu also believes that you can get good results in the English competition exam. Zhan Mengyan, you can just be your acting class monitor for now and devote yourself to this English competition exam."