Chapter 179: Enthusiastic Old Bishop
Morning tea in Guangdong always has a sweet and greasy taste, which may be a characteristic common to southern cities, and Li Qingzhu also likes this very much, and it seems that there is no need to think about diabetes at all.
However, calculating that he had already drunk a bowl of hawthorn juice full of respect yesterday morning, so this morning, Li Qingzhu just ate some buns casually.
"Sir, sir, is it true that you said that we should go to class with foreigners?"
Zhang Huaiying looked very excited, since she heard the news from Li Qingzhu yesterday, she was thinking about what kind of scene it would be like to have a class with foreigners, but she was not afraid of life at all.
"Of course it's true, sir isn't bored enough to make fun of you all day."
Li Qingzhu picked out his ear droppings without a trace, which began to chatter non-stop from the moment they met, and he was really full of energy.
"Sir, what is the class like for foreigners? Is there any difference with the way of Mr.? ”
Zhang Huaitong also looked at Li Qingzhu curiously and asked, she definitely believed that Li Qingzhu would not deceive them, she was more concerned about the environment of the class.
Li Qingzhu raised his head and thought about it, thinking of some teaching scenes in later generations: "Probably Mr. is speaking on the podium, and the students are listening below, if you have any questions, you can raise your hand to ask questions, and Mr. will also call students to answer questions at any time." In general, it should be different from the way we teach. ”
After finishing speaking, he smiled and said to the two: "But you two don't have to worry too much, because Mr. will also teach there, so don't feel very strange." ”
Zhang Huaiying and Zhang Huaitong glanced at each other after hearing this. They all saw a sense of peace of mind in each other's eyes.
Studying in an unfamiliar environment is still a little restrained, but. If Li Qingzhu is also there, they will be inexplicably at ease, which is probably their trust and dependence on Li Qingzhu.
The church on North Street may be a quieter place in this chaotic area, and the environment here is very good, and it seems that the British government has put a lot of thought into creating a place where children can study in peace.
There are only two or three teachers here, and one of them is the bishop of the church. The rest, are nuns.
The old bishop's name was Smith, and he was seventy-four years old. He was full of white hair, and his face was surrounded by ravines like the loess slopes, and he was very kind, especially with a pair of loving eyes. It makes people feel close.
"Dear Smith. I'm sorry to keep you waiting so long, I'm Li Qingzhu, and the consul should have mentioned me. ”
Li Qingzhu and Smith met for the first time, and his fluent English made Smith look very surprised.
"Oh my God, boy, you speak English so well." Smith smiled and praised Li Qingzhu.
"I've learned it before, yes. Smith, I'm here for the first time. What should I pay attention to? ”
Li Qingzhu asked curiously.
Smith seemed very satisfied with Li Qingzhu's concern for his career, in his opinion, this is a teacher's responsible attitude towards children.
"Dear Li, don't be in such a hurry, this is Susanna's class, and there are still thirty minutes before the class ends, during this time, you can sit down and listen to me tell you slowly."
Smith said to Li Qingzhu with a smile as he stretched out his hand and motioned for him to sit down.
"Oh, look what I've forgotten, two beautiful young ladies, do you need something to eat? Milk or coffee? ”
After Li Qingzhu sat down, Smith noticed that there were two little girls behind him who looked a little restrained, Smith knocked his head a little naughtily, and then looked at Zhang Huaiying and Zhang Huaitong kindly and asked.
Although Smith was very amiable, it was a pity that he spoke English, and the two little girls couldn't understand it at all, so they knew that Smith was chattering, and then looked at them very kindly.
The two little girls looked at each other very tacitly at this moment, and when they came in fluent English, they not only surprised Smith, but also surprised their Li Qingzhu.
Li Qingzhu chuckled, and then said to Smith: "The two beautiful young ladies are obviously not used to your warm hospitality Smith, of course, I came with them and suddenly thought, wow, I seem to have breakfast with these two beautiful ladies in the morning, obviously I can still remember what I ate in the morning, so, thank you for your kindness." ”
For the kind of cold humor in Li Qingzhu's words, Smith seemed particularly cold, and immediately laughed heartily.
"Haha, dear Lee, you have such a good sense of humor, oh, please forgive my faux pas, did you grow up in England?"
Smith thinks that people who grew up in China should not be able to make such humorous statements.
"I'm sorry to disappoint you, I grew up in Mukden, China, well, in the northeast of China."
Smith nodded knowingly, of course, he was more interested in Li Qingzhu now, and he always felt that it was a special pleasure to meet a Chinese who could speak English and had grammar habits that were very similar to those of the British.
Li Qingzhu and Smith chatted for a long time, and finally under the knock of a metal bell, the two ended the conversation, and Zhang Huaiying and Zhang Huaitong were also relieved, because the two really couldn't understand what they were saying, and they were about to fall asleep.
"Smith, Smith."
At this moment, a nun of about forty or fifty years old walked in from outside, well, maybe she should be called Mama.
"Oh, dear Susanna, don't be too impatient, it takes a little patience to take care of the children, and a proper amount of sweets."
Smith looked at Susanna, who looked impatient, and smiled very unconscionable, and Li Qingzhu felt that he was like an old naughty boy.
"Smith, I think you should take a look at how I feel and then think about whether what you just said is appropriate."
Suzanne rolled her eyes, particularly upset at Smith's teasing, and she felt that it was obviously too tiring to teach the mischievous kids.
At this time, she happened to see three unfamiliar faces, so she asked Smith with a puzzled face, "Who are these three guests?" ”
"Oh, look at my memory, Susanna, let me introduce, this is a new teacher, teaching children about Chinese culture and history, you can call him Li, I think it's easy to remember."
Smith shrugged, he always found it troublesome to know the names of Chinese people.
"Hello, Susanna, you can call me Lee."
Li Qingzhu stretched out his hand and smiled to introduce himself to the old woman.
"Hello, Lee, it's a pleasure to meet you, in fact, there are a lot of children here, obviously a few of us can't cope with it, especially these children are a little too energetic. Oh, I mean, it's great to have you as our colleague. ”
Suzanne looked like a chatter, and the speed of her speech was a little faster, and she held Li Qingzhu's hand and began to talk endlessly, fortunately, Li Qingzhu exchanged the skills of the system, so there was no pressure to understand.
"Susanna, I think you should give Lee a chance to get used to the speed at which you speak, what do you think?"
Smith obviously knew Suzanne very well, and when he saw that she had a tendency to talk endlessly, he quickly stopped her.
Suzanne looked a little embarrassed and smiled at Li Qingzhu: "Li, I'm sorry, I talked too much, maybe it's because of this that the children don't listen to me, maybe you can change such a status quo, right?" ”
"Of course, I know a lot about educating children, in fact, you have to have something new to catch their attention."
Li Qingzhu smiled mysteriously at the two and said, Suzanne looked very happy, looked at Smith and said, "Hey, Smith, look at our new teacher, what a confident smile, I believe he will be able to handle it." ”
"Oh, yes, yes, I think so, but I think first I have to go and announce it to the kids, and introduce them to two new classmates, otherwise the kids will be scared."
Smith hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop Susanna's words, and then hurriedly walked to the classroom, turning back to Li Qingzhu as he walked: "Li, watch the time, it will be the start of the next class in ten minutes, you have to establish a punctual image for the children, otherwise you will be disgusted by the children, 'Oh, look, what an unpunctual teacher this is', this is their evaluation." ”
"I'll be careful, Smith, but I think you'll have to watch your feet walk."
Li Qingzhu reminded the seventy-four-year-old man that it would not be good if he fell. (To be continued......)