"Knock knock" Tommy Hawk gently knocked his finger on the door of the office that had previously belonged to Mr. Ronnie Williams.

Otilia Farrell's voice came from inside: "Please come in." ”

Tommy unscrewed the door and walked into the office, the layout of the office has changed with the change of owner, the signed posters, photos and baseball team peripherals that Mr. Williams liked before have disappeared, replaced by some decorations that look extremely high-end, and the rich daughter of the famous school, Miss Otilia Farrell is wearing a Chanel lady suit at this time, carrying a small watering can printed with the word LV, and is carefully and attentively drenching a few pots of green plants on the desk. Make sure every leaf is moisturized.

"Miss Farrell, uh...... The school office called my apartment and said you want to see me? Tommy Hawk asked tentatively as he stood in the doorway.

He was at home reviewing his homework and preparing for his high school graduation thesis, but the school called him to come and say that Teacher Otilea Farrell wanted to talk to him after learning about his situation.

"Tommy, please sit down, feel free, just like you did with Mr. Williams before." Otilia turned her head and gave Tommy Hawk a friendly smile in response.

Tommy sat down near the door: "What's the matter?" Miss Farrell? ”

Otilia Farrell finished watering the greenery, then looked at Tommy Hawke and said with a sincere expression: "After all this time of knowing Lincoln High School, first of all, I want to solemnly apologize to you, Tommy Hawke, I think I took the liberty of asking the question when we first met......"

Seeing the guilty expression on the other side's face, Tommy Hawke knew what this woman wanted to say, so he said decisively: "Miss Farrell, your next apology may be understandable to me, but I don't recommend that you communicate in the same way with other people, if you don't want to get a nickname starting with B in this high school." ”

It was clearly a habitual expression of pity for whites in big cities, and after this period of understanding, she understood the difference between Lincoln High School and Andover Phillips High School, which she attended, and then realized how embarrassing the words she said that day were, and then a strong sense of guilt immediately welled up in her heart.

But this Miss Farrell obviously didn't know that her words that day were actually not hurtful, because she didn't know anything at the time, and this kind of pity and guilt at this time would really hurt people, or rather, the person who was apologized would not pay attention to her apology and guilt, but would only sensitively capture the superiority of the guy opposite.

Of course, this is not her fault, but the so-called common disease of British Americans, when they realize that their words hurt people whose social class is lower than their own, there will be this so-called gentlemanly performance, he is indeed apologizing, but the secondary damage caused to the person being apologized is far more serious than the first time.

In his previous life, he had witnessed this situation in his American classmates in business school, and when those guys found out their mistakes, they would seek the other party's forgiveness as soon as possible, but they were obviously very sincere in tone and sincere in expression, but the other party just didn't want to forgive him, just wanted to punch him in the face and scold him S*nOfBi*th.

Farrell was a little stunned by Tommy Hawk's interruption of his apology, after all, he is a teacher, and it is very rude for a student to interrupt his words, but looking at Tommy Hawk's expression, it is obvious that his apology this time is very, very bad.

"Am I doing something wrong?" Farrell asked puzzled, "I just want to apologize to you for what I said that day." ”

Tommy Hawk glanced at his cheap watch a little helplessly: "Miss Farrell, you just need to remember that you don't apologize for your ignorance, you don't need to apologize for ignorance, what you need is reflection, so, is there anything else?" I still have a lot of questions to solve, the AP exam is imminent, if you like to communicate with students, you can change a student, like Dennis Herbs, as I understand it, he recently asked for your contact information. ”

"I'm annoying? Tommy Hawke? I saw that you looked at me with helplessness, as if talking to me was a torture for you. Farrell saw Tommy Hawk's helpless expression, and asked a little angrily and funny.

Although she felt that she might not be a real teacher, but a school administrator, at least at the moment, in terms of appearance and sincere attitude towards people, she would not let a student show a helpless look.

"No, you're very beautiful, attractive, and a lot of guys like that, and probably me, but my love for grades is more than you right now, and I just want to use my precious time to study and get into a decent university and get out of this place."

"That's why I contacted you by phone, as your college admissions counselor, I learned that you are preparing your high school graduation thesis, but I found that the library has not been updated for four years, and the relevant reference books have been updated in other private high schools, I mean that the books in Lincoln High School seem to be updated too slowly compared to private high schools, so I want to say to you, I am sorry for what happened last time, and then Andover Phillips High School ...... But...... It seems that this meeting was messed up by me again. Otilia Farrell said at the end, with a somewhat depressed sigh, and slowly stood up: "I'm sorry, I hope to ...... next"

After hearing the female teacher in front of him call out for his purpose, Tommy Hawk stood up from his seat, with undisguised longing in his eyes, but Otilia Farrell spoke in a very serious tone: "No, Miss Farrell, you are a great instructor, better than Mr. Williams, at least Mr. Williams will not think of giving students some help outside of the campus." ”

"Really? Wow~" Farrell looked at Tommy Hawke, a little surprised by the other party's reaction.

The boy on the other side went from helplessness in the face of himself to full attention almost instantly.

Tommy Hawk nodded vigorously: "Yes, I do need some reference books that are missing from the school, but if I sell them myself, the price is too expensive, and if you have a library card from another school library, I would be very grateful if you could help me borrow some related books." ”

The woman in front of her was from Andover Phillips Private High School, which was 170 kilometers away from Warwick, but if she was willing to help herself get a library card, Tommy Hawke wouldn't mind driving 170 kilometers to gain knowledge.

"No, I just said, I hope that the next reference books can let you see my efforts as your instructor, and I will try my best to do this job well and get along with you on an equal footing." Otilia Farrell walked to a sorting box in the corner of the office, bent down to open the lid, and turned to Tommy Hawke and said, "I have bought some academic reference books published by professors at well-known universities, following the standards of Andover Phillips High School. ”

"Give it to me? All of these books were given to me? "This is the first time Tommy Hawk has shown a look of greed on his face in more than two months.

Because in the past two months, he has already known how difficult it is for the poor people at the bottom of the United States to obtain knowledge.

"No, it's just that you have the right to use them in the near future, and when you graduate and get into college, you have to leave them in the school library." Seeing Tommy Hawk's reaction, Otilia Farrell knew she was doing a good job.

"Of course, of course!" Tommy Hawk promised again and again, and squatted down in disbelief, gently stroking the brand-new books in the sorting box that had not yet been opened, you know, the price of books in the United States is amazingly high, especially academic rather than entertaining books, the price is even more expensive, a copy costs more than a dozen dollars at every turn, and this box of twenty or thirty academic treatises, which does not seem to have much, is likely to cost Ottilia a month's salary.

Martin Luther King, Jr., the black leader, once said that since the founding of the United States, regardless of variables such as economic inflation, why it is difficult for blacks and poor people to obtain knowledge, because the price of knowledge is too expensive, and the government has always kept it at the level that a book is worth as much as seven pounds of beef, and it is precisely because of this that the vast majority of poor people cannot achieve both food and knowledge.

"So, you're sure you won't be upset by what happened that day?" Farrell asked with a smile as he looked at Tommy Hawk, who was caressing the covers of those books as if a greedy dragon was coveting treasures.

"Unpleasant? Mademoiselle Farrell, you are now on a par with the Virgin in my mind, and if the Virgin had not accused me of blasphemy, I might have put your picture on her image and worship her day and night. Tommy Hawke straightened up and looked at the beautiful teacher in front of him: "This is my ......"

"Tommy! Hugh Spader's bastard was tacitly agreed upon by me and Aunt Melonie at the police station, like a holy knight, slaughtering that damn dragon! Dennis Herbs poked his head out of the office and growled in a low voice of excitement.

Otilia frowned slightly, and looked at Dennis Herbs with some cuteness and reminded, "Classmate, you seem to have forgotten that you should greet the teacher first. ”

"Hello, Miss Farrell, Tommy! Hugh ......" Dennis Herbs flicked the headband on his head, and after being about to add greetings to the teacher, he continued to repeat what he had just said, Tommy Hawke turned around: "Don't remind me again, I won't be reluctant, Dennis, they are yours, you can go and take them at any time." ”

"Goodbye, Tommy." The friend who received Tommy's reply immediately retracted his head.

Tommy Hawke turned to look at Otilia Farrell, bowed deeply and said, "Today, I have gained knowledge and wealth at the same time, this is the happiest day I have had in two months, thank you, Miss Farrell." ”

Soon, however, Dennis Herbs poked his head out of the door again: "Again, Tommy, according to the agreement, the thirty-seven beautiful girl posters of "The Penthouse" magazine you have accumulated are now mine, right?" ”

Tommy Hawk bowed his head in despair: "Yes, Dennis. ”

“Yeah。” Dennis shook his arm and disappeared completely out the door as footsteps sounded in the distance.

"It's good to know that your previous knowledge and wealth came from Loft Magazine, Tommy." After hearing the conversation between the two boys, Otilia shrugged and teased.