Chapter 10

Jiang Ping's words immediately caused a burst of laughter, and Zhou Xiang seized the opportunity to shout loudly, "Teacher Wang, do you really want Jiang Ping to read to everyone? With his level of spoken English, not only will Chinese people not understand him, but even foreigners won't understand him!"

"Haha!" After Zhou Xiang said this, the laughter in the class grew even louder.

Li Qian glanced at the bewildered Jiang Ping and couldn't help but feel anxious for him. At the same time, the girl became even more dissatisfied with Zhou Xiang, who was taking the opportunity to mock Jiang Ping. If it weren't for the teacher being in the classroom, she would have stepped in to stand up for Jiang Ping again.

Fortunately, Wang Jun, who was sitting at the back, whispered a reminder, and Jiang Ping realized that the English teacher had only wanted him to read a passage from the textbook.

Perhaps for Jiang Ping, who was in his senior year of high school in his previous life, spoken English was indeed a weak point. However, for the reborn Jiang Ping, this was not a problem at all. In his previous life, Jiang Ping had lived in Europe and America for over ten years and had obtained several degrees from universities where all courses were taught in English. In fact, he was not only proficient in English but also had a deep understanding of French, German, Italian, and Japanese. The English content in high school textbooks posed no difficulty for Jiang Ping at all.

Glancing at the smug Zhou Xiang, Jiang Ping cleared his throat and began to read the passage. He had only read half a sentence when the English teacher, who had been frowning, changed her expression to one of great appreciation. Soon, the other students also stopped laughing and stared at Jiang Ping in amazement as he read. The classroom quickly fell silent, and both the teacher and the students listened quietly to Jiang Ping's reading.

Jiang Ping spoke with a perfect Oxford accent, and a string of English words flowed smoothly from his mouth. If one closed their eyes, they would definitely think that a foreigner was reading. Moreover, this foreigner was not a farmer from Texas but a high-achieving graduate from Cambridge or Oxford.

Although Jiang Ping's classmates had not had much exposure to English, they could still tell the difference. Listening to Jiang Ping's fluent and pure English, which was on par with the teaching tapes, all the students were deeply surprised. No one, including Teacher Wang, had expected that Jiang Ping, whose spoken English was originally quite average, could reach such a high level.

Jiang Ping smoothly finished reading the passage and then sat down calmly, waiting for the teacher's evaluation. Teacher Wang was stunned for a moment before coming to her senses and praised him with a smile, "Jiang Ping read so well, with accurate pronunciation and clear articulation. He is the best student in spoken English that I have seen in all my years of teaching!"

At this point, Teacher Wang paused and then said with a sigh, "I remember that at the beginning of the semester, Jiang Ping's spoken English was quite average, and I even criticized him for it. However, after a semester of hard work, he has made such significant progress. This shows that no matter how difficult a subject is, as long as you work hard, you will always make some progress..."

While the English teacher was praising Jiang Ping on the podium, the students sitting below had different thoughts.

Li Qian was extremely happy. She had been worried that Jiang Ping would embarrass himself in front of the whole class and even be further mocked by Zhou Xiang. She didn't expect that Jiang Ping's spoken English was so high, not only more fluent than her own but even more standard than Teacher Wang. This raised her opinion of Jiang Ping even higher, and she couldn't help but turn around and give him a sweet smile.

Zhou Xiang, on the other hand, looked very upset. He had just mocked Jiang Ping in front of the whole class, but Jiang Ping immediately showed his skills, earning high praise from the teacher. This was undoubtedly a public slap in the face, making him lose face in front of the whole class. Zhou Xiang even felt that many of the students were looking at him, their eyes full of ridicule.

Zhou Xiang came from a well-off family and had always had excellent academic performance. He had never made such a fool of himself at school before. This made him hate Jiang Ping even more, and he couldn't help but think to himself, "This bastard must have deliberately tried to make me look bad. I need to find a way to give him a taste of his own medicine!"

Jiang Ping had no idea that he had become an enemy in Zhou Xiang's eyes, or even if he did know, he wouldn't care. The teacher's praise didn't make Jiang Ping arrogant; he still sat quietly, thinking about how to earn enough money for his sister's medical expenses as soon as possible.

The class quickly passed, and taking advantage of his desk partner's absence, Li Qian came to his side and said with a smile, "I didn't expect your spoken English to be so good!"

Jiang Ping, of course, couldn't tell the truth and just smiled slightly at Li Qian, "I've been practicing for a whole semester, reading along with the tapes for half an hour every day after school."

Li Qian glanced around to make sure no other students were paying attention, then whispered, "I... I also want to improve my spoken English. Can you help me review?"

Jiang Ping's heart skipped a beat as he looked up and seriously at her beautiful face. To be honest, spoken English had little to do with the college entrance exam, and with the exam just around the corner, Li Qian still wanted Jiang Ping to help her improve her spoken English. Any fool could see what her true intentions were.

Feeling a bit embarrassed under Jiang Ping's gaze, Li Qian's face turned slightly red, and she said, "If you don't want to, it's fine!"

"Of course I want to," Jiang Ping didn't want to upset the girl and quickly whispered, "Actually, I have some math problems I want to ask you for help with. We can help each other!"

Li Qian's father, Li Linxiang, taught math, so the girl's math scores were particularly good. Hearing Jiang Ping's words, she immediately nodded happily, "Okay, let's do it! When do we start?"

It was Saturday the next day, and Jiang Ping planned to go to the antique street in the old city district to look for treasures, so he asked Li Qian, "How about Sunday afternoon? Are you free?"

Li Qian thought for a moment and nodded, "Sure, let's do it on Sunday afternoon. I'll come to your place after lunch."

"Sounds good!" Jiang Ping nodded, confirming the plan.

At this point, his desk partner returned, and Li Qian couldn't continue talking to him, so she went back to her seat with a happy smile.

Zhou Xiang, sitting on the other side of the classroom, had seen everything that happened between Jiang Ping and Li Qian. Although he didn't hear what they were saying, he could tell from Li Qian's smile that they were having a good time. This made Zhou Xiang's hatred of Jiang Ping reach its peak, and he finally decided to give him a good lesson.

The reborn Jiang Ping didn't know that on his first day of school, he had unknowingly made an enemy. Jiang Ping, who had no interest in studying, finally managed to endure until the end of the school day and rushed home as quickly as possible.

The next day was Saturday, and Jiang Ping got up early. He told his parents he was going to the school for extra classes and then rode his bicycle straight to the antique street in the old city district.

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