Rebirth of a Top Student's Handbook

Zhou Min was stunned for a moment, and the other teachers in the room also looked over.

Just as Zhou Min was about to speak, Mao's mother interrupted her again, saying, "Your parents aren't around, and it's really too dangerous for such a beautiful girl to live alone off-campus."

Mao's mother had already made preparations and planned to change Mao Yating's dormitory next semester, so she had no worries at all.

Zhou Min was speechless for a moment, stunned by those words. While Mao's mother's words appeared harmless on the surface, Zhou Min still understood what she meant.

The problem is, knowing something is one thing, but being able to refute it is another. Zhou Min was seething with anger, but her brain couldn't think of any rebuttal, and her lips trembled with anxiety.

To others, her appearance seemed to confirm what Mao Yating's mother had said. While others weren't paying attention, a glint of light flashed in the eyes of the stern-faced teacher opposite them.

Just then, Instructor Zhao spoke up directly: "Zhou Min has been living at the school."

"How did Teacher Zhao know? Some things can't be judged by appearances alone," Mao Yating's mother said with a smile.

"The dormitory manager checks rooms and takes attendance."

"Really? They still use this kind of check-in registration?"

"Our dormitory building has a facial recognition system."

"Hehehe, Teacher Zhao knows a lot, but there's still a difference between what I know and what's actually going on."

"I seem to remember that Zhou Min never went back to the dormitory on weekends, and she usually stayed off-campus during exam weeks."

Just as Zhou Min was about to speak, Teacher Zhao interrupted her again.

“It is normal for students to go home on weekends. Anyone who lives nearby and has registered for off-campus accommodation at the school can go home normally. Zhou Min’s father had already registered at the school when the semester started.”

"Really? I remember Zhou Min's parents didn't come when school started."

"It was communicated by phone."

"Hehehe..." Mao Yating's mother clearly didn't believe Teacher Zhao's words, and just smiled meaningfully.

But the meaning was already conveyed in the laughter.

Zhou Min was disgusted by Mao Yating's mother, and judging from Mao Yating's silent demeanor, she knew that Mao Yating was just like her mother.

“Auntie, the reason I don’t stay in the dorm on weekends and during exam week is because your daughter’s gaming has been too loud lately. As you know, I sleep in the bed opposite hers, and I can’t get a good night’s rest because of the light and noise from her computer. I had no choice but to move off campus.”

Zhou Min no longer gave Mao Yating any face; if your mother tramples on me, I'll trample on you.

Upon hearing Zhou Min's words, Mao Yating's eyes widened in shock, and she pointed at Zhou Min, saying, "You, you're talking nonsense."

"Oh, by the way, Auntie, Mao Yating is having an online romance. You'd better talk to her and tell her to be careful so she doesn't get scammed."

"You're talking nonsense!" Mao Yating was so anxious that she jumped up and down, completely losing her previous composure. Mao's mother's face also grew darker and darker, almost as dark as the dark-faced teacher next to her.

"You can't just spout off about something like this!" Just as Mao's parents were giving Zhou Min a vicious look, the female teacher opposite them quickly spoke up.

"I'm not making this up! Didn't Mao Yating get married in the game?"

"That was just a game plot design; I never had an online romance."

"Then I don't know." Zhou Min followed Mao's example, asking the question and then ignoring the follow-up.

"It's all my fault for being too strict with her in the past. Ya-ting has never been exposed to games since she was little, and she's easily tempted because she's young..." Mao's mother sighed as she said this. Although she didn't finish her sentence, even a fool could tell that she was blaming Zhou Min and the others for leading Mao Ya-ting astray.

"So I came to the school this time to help Mao Yating adjust her dormitory. I want to find her some kind, hardworking, and self-respecting girls as roommates."

What does that mean? It means we're not kind, not hardworking, and don't respect ourselves!

Upon hearing this, Zhou Min and the other two were instantly disgusted. Not to mention Zhou Min and Jiang Fei, even Feng Pinling, who had been feigning innocence since entering the room, could no longer control her expression.

"Auntie, you underestimate Mao Yating too much. No one in our dormitory cheats, but Mao Yating still cheated, didn't she?" Jiang Fei was insulted like this for the first time, and seeing that she was going to miss the train, she was also full of resentment.

Zhou Min was shocked when she heard Jiang Fei's words. As expected, a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger.

The teachers went on and on for a long time without mentioning cheating, which showed that they had a tacit agreement to downplay the matter and let it go.

"What nonsense are you talking about! Ya-ting just didn't study because you guys led her astray and she didn't do well on the exam."

Looking at Mao's mother's righteous words, Zhou Min was almost starting to believe them herself.

"It's hilarious. She's the craziest gamer in the dorm. We can't possibly lead her astray." Mao Yating has spent twenty or thirty thousand yuan on this game.

This money is enough for four years of university tuition. Jiang Fei was born in the countryside and knows how hard it is to earn every penny.

So even during the time she was obsessed with games, she never spent a single penny on them. Later, she drifted apart from Mao Yating and Feng Pinling because of their extravagant spending in the game.

"Alright, don't argue with a child. Let Director Wang and Dean Zhang handle school matters." Just as Mao Yating's mother was about to continue arguing, Mao Yating's father stopped her.

"Jiang Fei, who told you that Mao Yating cheated on the exam?" the stern-faced male teacher said.

Jiang Fei was stunned for a moment. She had only seen Mao Yating crying when she returned to the dormitory. After asking her, Feng Pinling told her the story.

Moreover, Mao Yating was there at the time and heard everything, but she didn't refute it.

Jiang Fei looked at Feng Pinling and found that she was only staring at her toes. Then she looked at Mao Yating and found that she was glaring at her with fiery eyes. For a moment, Jiang Fei was unsure of what to do.

"If you don't have evidence, don't make baseless accusations against others. Which college are you from?"

"From the School of Life Sciences," Jiang Fei answered softly, so softly that even Zhou Min, who was standing next to him, couldn't hear him.

"Call over the teachers from your college," Director Wang said, taking a sip of water without looking up.

Zhou Min looked at Jiang Fei and noticed that tears were already welling up in Jiang Fei's eyes. Despite being clearly terrified, Jiang Fei stubbornly stared at the teachers present.

This made Zhou Min think not only of herself, but also of the fact that the teaching level in remote rural areas is very low, and the college entrance rate is incomparable to that of big cities. Many schools are already doing well if they can get a few students into undergraduate programs in a year.

There's nothing we can do about it. After all, many high school teachers are only college graduates themselves, so how can they possibly produce top students who get into prestigious universities?

Students like Jiang Fei, who were able to get into a university in the capital from a remote rural area, are basically like Zhou Min, who excelled from elementary school all the way to key middle schools.

It is precisely because I know how difficult it has been for me to get here that I care more about my studies, am afraid of making mistakes, and am intimidated by the teachers at school.

Zhou Min looked at Instructor Zhou and Instructor Zhao again. The current situation was very unfavorable for them. Zhou Min could see that, apart from the two instructors, everyone else on the scene was on Mao Yating's side.

Both instructors, Zhou and Zhao, looked grim; it was clear that neither of them knew about the cheating incident.

"Teacher Chen is grading papers again today, right?" Instructor Zhou said with a laugh.

“Call them over here. Nothing is more important than the ideological education of students. They must first become good people before they can become talented.”

Listening to Director Wang's sanctimonious words, Zhou Min glanced at Mao Yating and her family of three. Mao's father had a gratified expression, Mao's mother looked at Jiang Fei with disdain, and Mao Yating's previous embarrassment and shyness were gone. Now she stood up straighter than the three of them.

Jiang Fei ultimately didn't make a move, and it was Zhao, the instructor, who helped contact Professor Chen.

Professor Chen's office must be very close by, because he arrived shortly afterward, looking travel-worn.