Chen Shulan was defiant.
"For their reputation, of course."
"Who in the village isn’t praising Leng Yuan and Gu Zhiqing for being kind enough to adopt two children? Who doesn’t look up to them now?"
A villager rolled their eyes. "What nonsense. When you adopted Sweet Girl and Xiao Yang, we looked up to you, too. Who knew you two were so rotten to the core, abusing those kids?"
"If they’re willing to go this far just for a bit of reputation, then we’re happy to praise them even more."
Besides, praising someone doesn’t cost a thing, and the way that couple treats the children is the real deal.
And anyone with eyes can see how much those two kids have changed since they were adopted. They’re happier than a lot of children with their own birth parents. We’d never think they’re just doing it for show.
To be blunt, what’s a reputation worth these days? You can’t eat it or drink it. A single penny is more practical.
Seeing that the crowd not only failed to see through Gu Jiaojiao’s hypocrisy but had also started attacking her, Chen Shulan couldn’t help but retaliate.
"You all say Leng Yuan and Gu Jiaojiao are genuinely good to these kids. Then let me ask you, why are their grades so bad when both of them are teachers?"
The crowd: ...
"Well? Why aren’t you talking? Cat got your tongue?"
When the crowd didn’t fire back, Chen Shulan grew even more arrogant.
For a moment, no one knew what to say.
If it were any other teacher, that would be one thing. But Leng Yuan was an outstanding teacher who had been praised by the county, the city, and even the province. The students he taught always got excellent grades.
It was highly unlikely that he couldn’t teach a child well.
But they also didn’t believe that the couple was neglecting the children.
"Not every child is good at studying! Besides, how long have Sweet Girl and Xiao Yang even been in school? What’s wrong with their grades being a little poor?"
"Exactly! They’ve only been in school for a few days. How long has your kid been going?"
Chen Shulan spat. "Looks like you’re out of excuses. Don’t you know how amazing a teacher Leng Yuan is? What do you mean, ’good at studying’? His greatest strength is teaching kids who aren’t good at it until they are!"



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