Back in the classroom, Fu Ying checked the schedule and saw that the next period was Chinese. The Chinese teacher was the head of discipline, whom the students jokingly called Dark-faced Qiu.
Private elementary and middle schools like this offered poor benefits and struggled to recruit teachers. Often, fresh graduates would come just to tide themselves over for about half a year before leaving. Fu Ying's previous homeroom teacher had been like that—a graduate from a prestigious 985 university, and a wonderful teacher who taught Chinese and served as homeroom teacher. After half a year, he landed a job at a provincial key high school and resigned. Because the school couldn't find a suitable replacement, and it was a graduating class, Dark-faced Qiu had stepped in to take over.
As soon as class started, Dark-faced Qiu announced a piece of news: next Monday was the Dragon Boat Festival holiday, and upon returning on Tuesday and Wednesday, all third-year middle school students would take part in the district-wide joint mock exams. The classroom instantly erupted in an uproar, with sighs and groans rising one after another.
Chapter 22