Chapter 25

Rubbing his sleepy eyes, Chen Dasheng found everyone staring at him, and his mind went blank for a moment.

Guo Hui pushed Chen Dasheng forcefully, "Hurry up, Teacher Liu is calling you!"

"Calling me? Why?" Chen Dasheng looked up and saw that Liu Xiaomin was indeed looking at him with a strange expression, a mix of helplessness and anger.

"Chen Dasheng, please come up to the front. We are going to do a dictation of the words from Unit 2!" Liu Xiaomin said to Chen Dasheng.

"Dictation of words?" Chen Dasheng stared blankly at Liu Xiaomin, almost exclaiming in shock.

Liu Xiaomin nodded firmly, "Come up quickly, don't waste everyone's time!"

Chen Dasheng was sure Liu Xiaomin wasn't joking and swallowed hard. He said to Guo Hui, "Why didn't you remind me?"

Guo Hui whispered innocently, "I did call you, but you were sleeping so soundly that I couldn't wake you up!"

"Damn!"

Chen Dasheng spat at Guo Hui and quickly stood up, walking to the podium with a stiff upper lip. Looking back, he saw that many people were looking at him with malicious intent, especially Shu Yunlong and his cronies, who were eagerly waiting for Chen Dasheng to embarrass himself in front of the beautiful teacher.

"Are you playing with me? I'm not a primary school student, why are we doing English dictation?" Chen Dasheng muttered as he walked past Liu Xiaomin.

"Chen Dasheng, please pick up the chalk on the desk, we are ready to start the dictation!" Liu Xiaomin smiled, as if she hadn't heard Chen Dasheng's words.

Liu Xiaomin was actually quite upset. The day before yesterday, she learned that Chen Dasheng's English teacher had taken a long leave, and the school was arranging a substitute. For some reason, she immediately volunteered to the dean.

She had a bit of anticipation, after all, Chen Dasheng was Chen Xiaoli's brother. Since she couldn't have her brother as a disciple, having Chen Xiaoli's brother as her student was also nice.

However, in the first class, not only did this guy arrive late, but he also caused trouble. Even worse, he fell asleep, and the snoring was so loud it almost shook the podium. It was simply too much.

Her beautiful fantasy was shattered by the harsh reality. Liu Xiaomin had to wake Chen Dasheng up and teach him a lesson.

Chen Dasheng felt like crying but had no tears. He picked up the chalk and walked to the blackboard. His mind was blank. Damn it, he hadn't even looked at the English book this semester. How could he do a dictation? This was clearly a setup to embarrass him in front of everyone.

"Uh, Teacher!"

He couldn't afford to embarrass himself in front of everyone; that would be a huge loss of face. Chen Dasheng immediately raised his hand.

"What is it, Chen Dasheng?" Liu Xiaomin turned around and looked at Chen Dasheng with a warm smile, "Don't you know how to write them? I gave you time to memorize them, and you finished Unit 2 before the National Day holiday."

"Damn, you knew I was sleeping!" Chen Dasheng was filled with resentment, but he smiled calmly, "Of course not, I just forgot two words. Can I borrow your book to check them?"

"Chen Dasheng, if you don't know, just say so. What's the point of cramming at the last minute?" Liu Xiaomin frowned.

Chen Dasheng quickly said, "I really only forgot two words. Just half a minute will do."

Liu Xiaomin looked at Chen Dasheng with doubt, unsure if he was confident or just trying to save face.

"Go ahead!" Liu Xiaomin didn't care about the half-minute; she pointed to the English book on the desk.

Chen Dasheng rushed over, flipped to the word list of Unit 2, and focused on memorizing them quickly. He had only half a minute, and there were nearly two hundred words in Unit 2. That meant he had to remember at least seven words per second to finish the entire unit.

Such speed was probably impossible even for a world-class memory master, but Chen Dasheng had complete confidence in his memory.

Since playing cards with He Liang, he had a better understanding of his memory. He could easily remember the order of fifty-two cards even with the fast shuffling speed. Now, he just needed to remember words, which he hated, but he believed he could do it.

While Chen Dasheng was memorizing the words, Liu Xiaomin turned to the class and asked, "Is there any student willing to come up and do the dictation?"

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone in the class lowered their heads, pretending to read their books seriously, afraid of making eye contact with Liu Xiaomin.

"Teacher, I'll do it!"

A male voice from the front row, of course, it was Shu Yunlong. For him, this was the perfect opportunity to show off, not only to impress the beautiful teacher but also to belittle Chen Dasheng and show him what a top student was like.

Liu Xiaomin nodded in satisfaction and smiled at Shu Yunlong. Teachers naturally liked students who were active in class and had good grades, especially a handsome and sunny boy like him.

Shu Yunlong walked to the podium like a warrior. Unlike Chen Dasheng, the looks from the class were all envious, as good grades gave him a natural advantage, and he immediately won the favor of the beautiful teacher.

His best friend, Wang Hu, gave Shu Yunlong a thumbs-up, but his overconfidence caught Liu Xiaomin's attention.

"You, come up too!" Liu Xiaomin pointed at Wang Hu.

Wang Hu froze and quickly looked around, wondering if Liu Xiaomin was pointing at someone else.

"No need to look, it's you, the tall and handsome guy!" Liu Xiaomin smiled.

Wang Hu pointed at his nose and, upon receiving Liu Xiaomin's nod, was stunned. He and Chen Dasheng were similar, always sleeping in class. Today, he had managed to pay attention for one class and only memorized a few words, which he had almost forgotten.

"What's wrong, Wang Hu? Didn't you say my speaking affected your learning? Come up and let everyone see how well you've learned!" Chen Dasheng, who had finished memorizing the words, closed Liu Xiaomin's English book and leaned down to look at Wang Hu, a faint smile on his lips.

It had only been twenty seconds, but Chen Dasheng had already memorized the words from Unit 2 twice. He was amazed by his own powerful memory.

In such a short time, Chen Dasheng not only remembered the complex English words but also the annotations and images, which were deeply imprinted in his mind, impossible to forget.

Wang Hu's face twitched. After hearing Chen Dasheng's sarcastic words, his expression became very colorful. He glared at Chen Dasheng and then walked to the podium. He thought, even though he had crammed at the last minute, he had at least memorized a dozen words. Chen Dasheng, who had been sleeping, couldn't be better than him. He didn't need to be the best, just not worse than Chen Dasheng.

"Alright, let's start the dictation. Everyone, take out your paper and pens. After the dictation, I will randomly check a few based on your student numbers!" Liu Xiaomin turned to the class and then to the podium.

After a rustling sound, the large classroom became quiet, so quiet that a pin drop could be heard.

"Are you ready?" Liu Xiaomin asked Chen Dasheng, Shu Yunlong, and Wang Hu.

"Let's start!" Chen Dasheng smiled, twirling the chalk in his fingers, feeling unprecedentedly relaxed.

A hint of doubt flashed in Liu Xiaomin's eyes, "Why is he suddenly so confident? Does he really know the words?"

With doubt, Liu Xiaomin said, "I will read the Chinese annotations, and you write the corresponding words! The first word, 'rude, rough, can also be translated as hoarse, harsh!'"

Chen Dasheng stood in the middle of the podium, with Shu Yunlong and Wang Hu on either side. As expected of a top student, as soon as Liu Xiaomin finished speaking, Shu Yunlong smiled confidently, glanced at Chen Dasheng with disdain, and started writing on the blackboard.

Wang Hu scratched his head and suddenly his eyes lit up. This was one of his favorite words, so he remembered it. He quickly picked up the chalk and wrote it down before he forgot, covering it with his hand to prevent Chen Dasheng from copying, and writing it very small.

Chen Dasheng was speechless. Did he need to copy from him? If Liu Xiaomin had read the words directly, he might not have been able to write them, but since she read the annotations, how could he not write them?

"g, r, u, f, f!" He wrote it in one smooth motion, the writing not beautiful but neat.

Liu Xiaomin had been watching Chen Dasheng the whole time. Seeing him write the word, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.

"Maybe it was just a coincidence?" Liu Xiaomin thought. She had reviewed Chen Dasheng's previous English grades before coming, which were terrible. This word was relatively easy to remember, so it might have been a coincidence.

With doubt, Liu Xiaomin continued the dictation. Gradually, she noticed that every time she read the meaning of a word, Chen Dasheng could write it down without hesitation and accurately.

Some words were long and complex, and some had similar annotations, making them easy to confuse. Even Shu Yunlong hesitated sometimes, but Chen Dasheng could write them down immediately, which surprised Liu Xiaomin.