Chapter 221: Chapter 220 Husband and Wife Teach
Mrs. Mo carried an air of nobility about her, for she had once been a golden daughter herself. Even though she was now a teacher, her innate deanor remained unaltered.
The girls and young ladies all knew she had been recomnded to teach by the Madam herself, and they dared not show her any disrespect.
On Mr. Mo’s side, things were a bit more difficult. He had spent his previous days engrossed in books, had a rudintary understanding of so musical instrunts, but could not claim to be an expert. He could barely teach the basics to the students and was far from being considered a master.
Feeling unworthy of teaching, he thought that perhaps enlightening young children was a better fit for him, as he was already a scholar.
The students were not child students; he was not expected to teach the older male students, as they had already gone to the academy to learn these skills.
The boys he taught tended to be naughtier. Those with so basics were manageable, but the ones without any foundational knowledge and who misbehaved truly gave him headaches.
No matter the difficulty, he had to overco the challenges. With no experience in teaching or rearing children, he had no choice but to gradually figure out how to teach.
He taught one hour-long class each morning and afternoon, and used the remaining ti to tutor Tang Shunyan for half an hour.
Lady Tang had ntioned before that she wanted him to tutor both her children. The younger one already had a tutor, so he was not needed for that child yet.
Every ti he returned to the courtyard for als, he saw that his wife was not at all troubled by issues concerning the students.
He could feel the hardships of teaching, which exhausted him more than his own studies had ever done.
Only after becoming a teacher did he realize how hard it was to get the students to obey and study diligently. It strained his mind, and at tis he would need to resort to physical punishnt. Spanking the students’ palms made him feel pained and guilty; so would even complain to their parents.
The parents would co to him making trouble, and only then did he realize that being a teacher was no easy task. Successfully educating the students was his honor. However, if he failed to teach them well, not only would it vex him, but it would also lead to complaints, tarnishing his reputation.
Mrs. Mo, teaching one hour less per day than her husband, had it much easier, just as when she used to practice playing instrunts for two hours a day in her private chamber.
Engaged in such relaxed work and earning money, she felt no burden teaching in the Tang household.
Two days had passed this way, and tomorrow would be the third day. The day after tomorrow, she could start her part-ti job teaching the Ye family’s children.
Mr. Mo had inford the Junior Housekeeper about this matter, and he was scheduled to go to the Ye family the day after tomorrow, according to their arrangent.
Today in Mrs. Mo’s music class, as she was teaching the students, she divided them into those who already had a basic understanding and handed them musical scores to practice playing instrunts.
For the others who lacked a foundation, she first taught them to recognize the basics of the musical scores and the technique of pressing each key.
In a classroom filled with nurous people playing different notes haphazardly, it might have seed noisy to so.
Yet everyone was engrossed in their learning and did not mind the chaotic noise; they were not only learning but also having a great ti playing.
In the past, when they had each been studying in their respective courtyards under a teacher, they would study together sotis.
However, among the children of wealthy families, because of adults and for many reasons, issues like competing for favor, jealousy, and envy arose, affecting their relationships. Even among family mbers, sotis the competition was fierce enough to hurt others.
The siblings did not share a deep bond, but now studying music together was different. In the harmony of the musical notes, they forgot so of their troubles and imrsed themselves completely.
At the entrance of their classroom, which was next to another instrunt-learning classroom, a lady accompanied by a maid and an old woman stood there observing.
She watched not only the teacher teaching the female students but also glanced at the teacher instructing the male students.
Her gaze primarily rested on Tang Shunyan; she was ng Zhaojun.
ng Zhaojun, in fact, had heard a few days ago that a teacher had been employed by the Tang Mansion to teach instrunts.
She hadn’t visited the Tang Family recently because she was upset with Tang Shunyan, and it had been several days since she last ca to Tang Mansion.
She originally thought that Tang Shunyan would co to find her, apologize, visit her, play with her, tell her that he had hired a teacher, and invite her to study together.
But as each day passed, she slowly forgave Tang Shunyan in her anger.
Unfortunately, the boy didn’t co to find her, and having already decided on this boy’s nurturing plan, how could he give up?
ng Zhaojun started feeling that perhaps showing her Lady’s temper might make Tang Shunyan want to stay as far away from her as possible.
She also knew that Tang Shunyan, the boy, had a very strong pride, and if she didn’t lower her head to go to Tang Mansion to play with him, he might ignore her.
As they grew older, perhaps they wouldn’t be able to see each other in the sa way once they grew up.
ng Zhaojun also felt that if she didn’t make an effort now and if her family went to the Capital, they might not see each other for years, and the boy would forget about her.
This was what she feared most, Tang Shunyan’s attitude towards the ladies of the Ye family was sowhat better, and she was afraid that they might beco strangers in the future.
ng Zhaojun decided to visit with her maid, not sending any kind of visiting card since it was, after all, Tang Mansion and not a visit to an elder. This ti she didn’t bring her brother either.
Instead, her mother led the way. It wasn’t good for a little girl to co on her own, and it was sowhat better under the pretext of her mother, who went to see Lady Tang while she ca here with her maid.
ng Zhaojun stood quietly at the doorway. Inside, Mr. Mo and his wife also saw this person but didn’t know who this girl was.
All the girls of the Tang family should have been here, so this person perhaps was a guest. Thus, the couple did not invite the little girl at the door to enter.
ng Zhaojun stood at the door, unacknowledged; she knew that these teachers knew she had arrived.
Tang Shunyan seed unaware of her presence; his gaze did not turn to the door.
ng Zhaojun told the maid not to follow her, and she silently walked into the boys’ classroom.
The boy students, absorbed in their studies, were all looking down at their instrunt scores.
The teacher had been teaching for two days, and those with so basic knowledge could follow the music and produce so sounds.
As for the beginners, they only knew the basics of the scores. The teacher had taught for two days, and they understood a little, but they couldn’t play the whole piece and could only start learning the techniques.
Everyone was so serious that when ng Zhaojun entered the classroom, no one noticed her.
ng Zhaojun stood quietly beside Tang Shunyan, hoping the boy would notice her.
But… after ng Zhaojun had stood there for so long, Tang Shunyan showed no response whatsoever.
Although she was right by his side, he treated her as if she were invisible, and ng Zhaojun could not help but start to get angry again.
Her hand tapped on a key while Tang Shunyan was playing the piano, suddenly a small hand tapped on the piano, making a loud sound.
The other students studying didn’t pay attention to them, but the teacher frowned at them.
It was unclear whether this girl’s arrival was a disruption or what?
Tang Shunyan noticed the small hand, looked up at its owner, and saw it was ng Zhaojun.
“You’ve co? Go wait outside the classroom. I’ll attend to you after class.”
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