Seventies Sweetheart: From Breakup to Billionaire-Chapter 116: Teaching

Yu Xiumei took a look and said, "Aren’t these the questions the director gave us?"

A while ago, the director went to the provincial capital for a meeting. After witnessing the teaching quality at the Provincial First Middle School, he seriously realized the shortcomings of Town First Middle School.

He put his old face on the line and asked the director of education at the Provincial First Middle School for several sets of practice questions their students use regularly, covering all subjects.

He gave the problems from the other subjects to the respective grade leaders, but kept the math problems to himself. He would give a few questions at a time, and had all the math teachers work on them together. Only after they solved them correctly did he provide more questions.

The first two sets were solved smoothly, but each set became increasingly difficult. For this current set of six questions, three days had passed without them solving a single one.

After Yu Xiumei reviewed Lin Xiang’s solution process, she suddenly felt enlightened and gathered the other teachers in the office to discuss it together.

"The methods we’ve been using to solve the questions are based on the textbook, and we never thought of being flexible. Who knew they could be solved this way?"

"Let’s put Lin Xiang’s solution papers aside and try it ourselves to see if we can solve the questions with this new approach."

The teachers immediately got to work, turning over Lin Xiang’s papers and each taking a sheet to start solving. Within minutes, they gradually wrote down the correct answers.

As soon as they put down their pens, the teachers exchanged smiles, especially Teacher Zhang, whose eyes were filled with tears.

"I’ve taught math for so many years, and it’s the first time I’ve realized geometric questions could be solved this way."

"It’s not too late to know now," Yu Xiumei also had tears in her eyes. "It’s early November now, with less than a month until the college entrance exam. If we teach this problem-solving method to the senior high students in the next twenty days, they can score a few more points on the exam."

This year is the first college entrance exam since its resumption, with a total of one hundred and twenty-eight candidates at Town First Middle School.

The senior high teachers have been racking their brains recently, trying to figure out how to help the students score more points in the limited time left. And they finally met Lin Xiang!

Yu Xiumei excitedly walked over to Lin Xiang and grabbed her hand, "Lin Xiang, how did you come up with this problem-solving method?"

Looking at these teachers in the office with unanimous expressions, Lin Xiang felt a little out of place.

For these teachers, the problems seemed difficult, but for her, they were just introductory problems when she first studied solid geometry.

The problem-solving approaches in the future are diverse; she just chose the one she’s most proficient at but did not expect the teachers to be so excited.

The historical progress of several decades, the changes in Hua Country, are often reflected in such unnoticed details.

Lin Xiang couldn’t tell Yu Xiumei the truth, so she resorted to her universal excuse.

"I learned it from Grandpa in the cowshed. My math and foreign languages were taught by him."

Knowing a bit about Lin Xiang’s situation, Yu Xiumei didn’t ask further, just said, "Lin Xiang, can you explain your problem-solving method to us in more detail?"

As a teacher, Yu Xiumei felt no embarrassment in asking a student for help. Instead, she was somewhat grateful to know Lin Xiang.

Lin Xiang also understood that the teachers’ excitement was simply to help those taking the exam score a few more points and get into a good university they desired.

For her, it was a small effort, and she had no reason to refuse at the time.

"Teacher Yu, can I borrow the senior high math textbook?"

"Certainly." Yu Xiumei pulled her textbook from the desk and handed it to Lin Xiang.

The textbook was quite old, but its corners were not curled, showing that Yu Xiumei cherished it, and it was filled with dense notes.

Lin Xiang quickly browsed through the senior high math textbook, noted mentally, and then shared her problem-solving method with Yu Xiumei.

Clearly, she’s a student and the others in the office are teachers, but at this moment, their roles seemed reversed.

The teachers felt enlightened listening to Lin Xiang’s problem-solving approach.

Yu Xiumei pondered for a moment and asked Lin Xiang, "What about other subjects? Did the old gentleman teach you those?"

Lin Xiang shook her head like a rattle-drum, "No, he only taught me math."

She majored in arts, so math as a main subject must be studied well. But for her college entrance exam, she didn’t need to take physics, chemistry, and biology, so she wasn’t very familiar with those areas.

As for politics, history, and geography, she was not acquainted with the 1970s politics and could only slowly catch up after entering school.

For other subjects in arts, rote memorization was key, which she indeed couldn’t help with.

Nevertheless, Yu Xiumei wasn’t too disappointed; being able to grasp math was already a major stroke of luck.

"It’s about time to head to the athletic field and teach everyone the emergency aid method."

"Alright."

Lin Xiang initially thought all the students from Town First Middle School would be gathered, which made her nervous about how she would perform in front of so many people.

But when she arrived, she found that there weren’t many people on the field.

"To make learning efficient, each class selected three students and two teachers to learn. Once they’ve mastered it, they’ll teach it to the other students in their class, ensuring everyone learns effectively," Yu Xiumei explained.

The planning was more thorough than Lin Xiang had expected.

Unbothered, she stood on the platform, first explaining the key points of the Heimlich Maneuver, then demonstrated how to perform the actions.

To ensure everyone truly learned it, she broke down every step and explained it clearly.

But twenty minutes wasn’t enough; Lin Xiang spent nearly two class periods to assess the outcomes, ensuring that the teachers and students she instructed had genuinely mastered it.

By the end of the lesson, Lin Xiang was exhausted, sitting in a chair and catching her breath.

Yu Xiumei hurriedly handed her a cup of water, "After talking for so long, your throat must be dry. Have some water."

Lin Xiang’s throat indeed felt parched; she didn’t care that the cup was Yu Xiumei’s and gulped it down, finishing in a few swallows.

The principal came over at this point, "Comrade Lin Xiang, thank you very much for your significant teaching efforts for the teachers and students of Town First Middle School. Learning the Heimlich Maneuver can save lives at critical moments, which is a wonderful thing."

"It’s what I should do."

"I heard from the leaders that you plan to enroll in school next year? Would you consider joining now? Starting early can help you catch up on learning so that you won’t fall behind next semester."