Chapter 194: Questioning

Chapter 194: Chapter 194: Questioning

[Anyone else feel like Chang Mu is secretly trying to compete with Nan Zhi...]

[Here we go again! How many times do we have to explain this? Can Nan Zhi’s fans be a little more confident?]

[Hey! A Nan Zhi fan didn’t say that, so don’t pin the blame on us!]

[They’re both beautiful, kind-hearted women. Can’t we all just get along? Why does there have to be a competition?]

[A certain celebrity’s fans are just salty that the young mistress stole their idol’s thunder. They should think about whether she’s even qualified to compete with her!]

[Hey, we’ve been putting up with you for a long time! Bunch of suck-ups!]

[What did you just say?]

...

The hostility in the bullet comments grew thicker.

The viewers, caught in the middle of it, might not have noticed.

However, the production crew, who were used to the conflicts of the entertainment industry, understood the situation perfectly.

—They were all seasoned players; who were they trying to fool?

Someone couldn’t help but whisper in a corner:

"This young mistress is really something else, tsk tsk tsk."

"Isn’t she? It’s obvious she brought her own lackeys and a paid comment army for protection. Boss Nan’s fans are clearly inexperienced. How could they possibly win against her?"

"I heard Boss Nan had a falling out with her company and doesn’t have professional fan management. No wonder she’s getting suppressed."

"So are we just going to stand by and watch? Not do anything?"

"How could we? I heard that young mistress got in through her connection to a major patron! The biggest investor! Why else would they suddenly add someone to the cast?"

"Then Director Xu definitely won’t stand up for our Boss Nan. Just look at how he usually sucks up to Young Master Tang... AHEM! Director Xu! When did you get here?"

There’s nothing more unfortunate for a worker than getting caught red-handed talking trash about their boss in a corner!

Xu Lin stood with his hands behind his back like a supervising manager, glancing over with a calm and composed air.

"What were you just saying? Who’s a suck-up?"

"I’m a suck-up! I’m a suck-up!"

Xu Lin couldn’t be bothered to argue.

He mused for a moment, then said:

"Have someone guide the bullet comments. Don’t let it become a chaotic mess."

With that, he turned and left.

The two remaining staff members exchanged a look.

"Is Director Xu taking Boss Nan’s side?"

Their faces lit up with excitement, and they were just about to secretly spread the news.

But just then, a problem occurred on the live stream—

"What? They don’t fit?"

Chang Mu clearly didn’t process it right away.

Teacher Zhang, on the other hand, had a guilty expression, as if it were her fault.

"Yes, about half of the children can’t wear the shoes. The sizes are a bit too small. If they were a little too big, we could make do, but since they’re too small... I’m sorry, Miss Chang. I should have collected the children’s shoe sizes and told you in advance."

The apology made no sense.

Chang Mu hadn’t announced she was donating shoes beforehand; she had brought them over as a surprise gift. How could Teacher Zhang have known to collect their shoe sizes in advance?

It was clear she was just trying to smooth things over for Chang Mu and give her a way to save face.

The corner of Chang Mu’s mouth twitched.

"Not at all, it’s my fault."

She shot a cold glance at her assistant, who hastily lowered her head in a panic.

The assistant quickly explained:

"I’ll contact the store right away and have them exchange these for new shoes!"

"Mm."

Chang Mu barely managed to suppress her temper.

[Wow, the look in the young mistress’s eyes just now was so powerful!]

[Someone supposedly dug up her identity. They said she’s an only daughter and the sole heiress! No wonder she sounds so authoritative!]

[Sorry, but as one of the working stiffs, I can only sympathize with the assistant. That really sucks for her.]

[What’s there to feel sorry about? Wasn’t she the one who messed up first?]

[To be honest, Chang Mu didn’t communicate with her assistant in advance either... As a director of a charitable foundation, if she often participates in these kinds of donation events, shouldn’t she be very experienced?]

[You hit the nail on the head! No wonder I felt something was off! Even though this young mistress has been trying hard to build up her "charity" brand since her first appearance, her every move shows how inexperienced she is! Even I, who only volunteered for half a year, wouldn’t be this clueless!]

[Can Nan Zhi’s fans stop smearing the young mistress? You can’t compete in other areas, so now you’re just trying to tear her down to prop up your own idol, right?]

[Enough with twisting the truth. Before some fans try to whitewash their idol, can you show us your idol’s donation records first?]

[Maybe the young mistress always had her subordinates handle it before? Your accusations don’t hold water!]

...

The doubts about Chang Mu didn’t cause much of a stir before they died down.

After all, Chang Mu used to be a non-celebrity, an internet personality at most.

The word "charity" was like an impenetrable shield for her.

Even a small oversight would be concealed by this halo.

However, Chang Mu knew she had acted too hastily.

The system reminded her to keep her distance from Nan Zhi for the time being.

Chang Mu listened. After promising to come back later to exchange the shoes, she found an excuse and temporarily left the village school.

Since Chang Mu wasn’t part of the volunteer teaching team to begin with, her departure seemed perfectly reasonable.

Seeing this, Qi Pei’er turned and winked at Nan Zhi.

It was so obvious.

Nan Zhi smiled and reached up to brush Qi Pei’er’s hair aside.

This also happened to help her avoid the camera.

Just then, it was time for class to start.

To help Nan Zhi and Qi Pei’er gain experience, Teacher Zhang had them start by teaching the youngest class.

Because this village school lacked teachers and had too few students, it wasn’t divided into first through sixth grades like many regular schools. Instead, the students were split into three classes based on age.

Including the principal, Teacher Zhang, there were three teachers in total. Each was primarily responsible for one class but also had to teach the other two, leaving them with almost no time to rest.

Through Teacher Zhang’s introductions, Nan Zhi and the others met the two other teachers, a man and a woman, who were very enthusiastic about their arrival.

During the pleasantries, the male teacher took the initiative to ask Nan Zhi and Qi Pei’er which subjects they could teach.

Teacher Zhang suddenly remembered something, her eyes lighting up as she looked at Nan Zhi.

"Teacher Nan, you graduated from Yan University, right?"

The other two teachers gasped in astonishment.

As the nation’s top institution of higher learning, Yan University was undoubtedly the dream of every student!

But by the same token, the entrance exam was incredibly difficult. Every student who managed to pass through Yan University’s gates was the best of the best.

As professional educators, everyone present understood this even more clearly!

Nan Zhi, however, was very modest.

She nodded and was just about to speak.

Nan Yi eagerly nodded along, his face beaming with shared pride.

"That’s right! My mom went to Yan University, and I’m going to go to Yan University in the future, too!"

He had barely said a word since arriving today; this was by far the most talkative and extroverted he had been.

Everyone was amused by his childish words and offered a few words of encouragement, but they didn’t take it to heart.

Nan Yi noticed and puffed out his cheeks in displeasure.

Nan Zhi soothingly patted his back.

Teacher Zhang said, "Since you’re a Yan University student, you can surely teach anything well. However, our students are a bit weak in English. Could Teacher Nan help with that?"

Nan Zhi said it was no problem.