She Only Cares About Cultivation

The sisters still couldn’t quite believe it. They thought they’d had a stroke of luck, but only An Yi knew. Using modern educational methods to tackle the standards of this era—ha! Third grade is enough to cope with their five years of knowledge reserve, and some advanced kids in first or second grade can reach the level of Fifties primary school students.

Normally, they were always with her. Naturally, they couldn’t truly assess themselves because there hadn’t been any tests. They hadn’t even borrowed any textbooks, thinking it might be hard to pass junior middle school. They thought, if not this year, maybe next year. Who would have expected that one exam would bring such a surprise to everyone?

The feedback from the school also made them weep tears of joy.

"Your foundation is solid, your vocabulary is abundant, mental calculation and written calculation are both fast, and your understanding of word problems is perfect. It’s clear you’ve worked hard. You said you hadn’t attended primary school before; is that true?"

"It’s true. We’ve studied hard for over half a year, taught by a high schooler. We came thinking we wouldn’t even qualify for enrollment, but unexpectedly..."

"What? A high schooler taught you? From scratch? Are you sure?"

"Absolutely, you’ve seen him before—the one who came with us holding a child. That’s our Teacher An."

"Does the teacher’s method include practicing writing? Your writing is neat, and your mastery of classical Chinese poetry is impressive. We’re truly amazed. Such promising students should not stay in the countryside. Quickly, invite her over. Our school is lacking teachers like her."

Qiuxia and Caihua exchanged glances: "But teacher, we’re from the countryside, we..."

"What’s wrong with being from the countryside? How could you look down on yourselves? It takes tremendous patience to teach students of your age, and taught so well, so effectively. It shows she’s an exceptionally good teacher. Our school is in need of talent like hers. It doesn’t matter where she’s from. As long as she’s willing, we’re willing to offer her a position."

An Yi was quickly invited to Dingyuan County’s First Primary Middle School, the county’s key integrated middle school and high school.

An Yi never thought she would become a teacher. At first, when Qiuxia and Caihua told her this "good news," she quickly splashed cold water on them.

"I want to live with An Ran in the village; I don’t want to be a teacher."

What’s so good about being a teacher? In turbulent times, many of those involved were teachers.

Her background might be clean, but it could also be troublesome, because many forget where they come from, and would go to any lengths to pin a crime on you.

She didn’t want this stage to ruin her beautiful life.

However, things didn’t go as planned; every reason she gave, they had a good solution for.

"Dear child, it’s okay. Our school has a special nursery for babies under three who can’t attend preschool. Professional teachers are there to help. When you’re not teaching, you can go see your child. Moreover, if you work here and teach well, their tuition will also be reduced accordingly. Being a teacher is great; you have summer and winter breaks and various benefits. Isn’t it better than farming in the countryside? It would be such a waste to have such a promising talent farming."

"The school has dormitories for both students and teachers. Given your situation, we’ll assign you a two-person dormitory that’s also for teachers with children. However, she will go home at night."

When did the demand for teachers in this school become so dire? They even thought of this for her, truly lowering themselves to an extreme.

She wasn’t aware that they valued her professional capability, seeing her as having great potential. A high schooler who hadn’t graduated could teach two not particularly gifted students. With systematic learning and training, how excellent could she become?

They were speaking with the school’s teaching director, responsible for admission rates and the overall quality of students and teachers. Even though everything in the Fifties was behind, the culture was passed down over Five Thousand Years. Nonetheless, places like private academies still compete over the number of Scholars and scholars. Not to mention a combined middle and high school?

Judging by Qiuxia and Caihua’s attitude, they were very supportive of her becoming a teacher. Being a teacher was great, at least no more farming, no more listening to idle gossip. Here, they faced people who didn’t know their past. It felt like their backbone could finally straighten up.