Chapter 297: A Different Peking University Teacher!
In class.
The students were in high spirits!
“Me!”
“I have a question!”
“It’s my turn!”
“Teacher Zhang Ye, here, here!”
It was time for the third question, and there were only three questions left. The chance to ask was decreasing, so no one wanted to ask something trivial. This was Peking University, and they were students of Peking University. They had some pride in them, and did not want to be belittled by Zhang Ye. According to their own practices, not the school’s, they had to slightly deliberately make things difficult for their teachers. They also wanted to see if this legendary new teacher really had the ability. They wanted to know if the internet and television had been exaggerated in boasting about his prowess.
A few third-year students raised their hands high up!
Zhang Ye scanned downwards and pointed at someone, “Let’s have this student.”
The Junior-year student, with a mustache on both sides of his mouth, chuckled while standing up.
“Why did he call him?” Yao Mi pited, “If he dares to make things difficult for Teacher Zhang, I’ll not let him off! Teacher Zhang is my father’s good friend!”
There were people engaging in whispers.
“Hehe, Teacher Zhang will be put in a difficult spot.”
“Right, this senior’s questions aren’t easily answered.”
“Didn’t he infuriate the new teacher last time?”
“Senior Zhou, others would be okay, but don’t make it difficult for Teacher Zhang. He is a nice person.”
There were students who liked Zhang Ye and were very supportive of him, but there were also some who were unconvinced. For example, Senior Zhou. Of course, he did not really plan on doing anything, he just found it fun. Zhang Ye was now pretty famous, so if he could stumble Zhang Ye with a question, he would become famous too.
Chang Kaige glanced at the student. He also knew him. He was quite a troublemaker in the department. He had past records in the department, where he made things difficult for the teachers, and was not very obedient.
Senior Zhou blinked, “Teacher Zhang, can I ask any question?”
Zhang Ye nodded, “Yes, anything will do.”
Senior Zhou paused before saying, “Alright then. Hur Hur. My question is if your wife and your mother fell into a river at the same time, who would you save first?”
The moment everyone heard this, they were speechless!
What sort of crappy question was that!? There was no solution! And it was overused!
Chang Kaige and a few teachers from the department frowned. Indeed, this trouble-making student was too disobedient. He was deliberately doing this!
Then Senior Zhou said, “This isn’t just some random question, Teacher Zhang. Since you will be in charge of teaching us literature, and answering our doubts, then this question is also considered a literary challenge from a certain point of view. Can you give us an answer? Don’t answer with things like you don’t have a wife.”
Zhang Ye did not mind this sort of questions, and instead said, “I can answer this question, but you need to first answer my question before I can answer you.”
Senior Zhou said, “If I answer, you will give me an answer?”
Zhang Ye said, “Yes.”
Senior Zhou did not hesitate, “Alright then, as long as it’s not that question, any would do.”
“Hur Hur, don’t worry, it’s definitely not the same question. My question is…” Zhang Ye looked at him and said, “Your wife is pregnant, but has complications during childbirth, would you save your wife or the child?”
Senior Zhou said it matter-of-factly, “Is there a need to ask? Of course I’ll save the adult!”
Zhang Ye carried on, “Then at that moment, what if your mother jumps into the water, insisting that you save the child?”
Upon hearing this question, Senior Zhou nearly vomited blood. Pfft! Go to hell!
The surrounding students also burst out in laughter upon hearing this!
“Hahahaha!”
“Aiyah, that’s a divine question!”
“Teacher Zhang’s brain moves too fast!”
“This question is ten thousand times harder than the question of your mother or wife jumping into the river!”
“I have a feeling that this question will replace the question of mother and wife jumping into the river, and become a brand new divine question that gives men nightmares!”
“Haha, I’ve remembered this question. I will ask my boyfriend this in the future!”
Professor Zeng also laughed.
Amongst the few teachers, who had their reservations about Zhang Ye, two of them could not help but laugh. This question had indeed amused them.
Senior Zhou knew this was not a matter about answering the question. He had been ridiculed by Zhang Ye. He had wanted to bring Zhang Ye down a peg, but who knew that he ended up being teased. With a gloomy expression, his heart convinced, so he sat down ashamed. He finally understood that Zhang Ye was the real deal. For him as a student to try to beat a talk show host in eloquence was him being overconfident.