Regarding Luo Yang's response, both the top student and the class teacher were unconvinced.
Hong Jiaxin said, "Are you just brushing me and Teacher Su off? If you don't study hard, what kind of punishment are you willing to accept?"
Grinning, Luo Yang just kept shoving rice into his mouth.
Suyun said with a smile, "Luo Yang, you're a man, a man must keep his word and can't go back on it."
Seeing Luo Yang laugh without speaking, Hong Jiaxin added, "We are waiting for you to make a vow."
Under the urging of Suyun and Hong Jiaxin, Luo Yang had no choice but to swear, "If I don't study diligently, whatever punishment you guys choose, I will accept it."
Suyun just wanted to help Luo Yang, to get him to study earnestly.
With Luo Yang's intelligence, he shouldn't always be at the bottom of the class.
In Suyun's view, it was Luo Yang's lack of seriousness in studying that placed him at the bottom.
Now that Luo Yang had promised to study hard and strive for improvement every day, Suyun was delighted.
Only whether Luo Yang could persevere was still an unknown.
"Classmate Luo Yang, both Jiaxin and I will remember what you've said, and you must follow through," Suyun said.
"Teacher Su, class president, I will definitely study diligently," Luo Yang said.
Hearing Luo Yang speak so resolutely made Suyun even happier.
Every class has students who perform poorly; as the class teacher, Suyun hoped that the poor performers in her class would all transform into well-rounded students.
But it was a challenging task.
Poor performers generally don't have a problem with intelligence, but rather a lack of willingness to learn.
And this unwillingness to learn didn't develop overnight.
To get Luo Yang to enjoy studying in a short period of time was a challenging task.
After much thought, Suyun felt that having Hong Jiaxin help Luo Yang might have a good effect.
Unexpectedly, the two who had just met soon encountered a small rift, which thankfully was easily resolved.
Suyun invited the two students to dinner, hoping they could bury the hatchet with a smile.
"Classmate Jiaxin, Classmate Luo Yang, you can't continue arguing over what just happened. You should be united and friendly, helping each other out," Suyun patiently counselled.
"Teacher Su, I won't trouble the class president," Luo Yang said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Hong Jiaxin rolled her eyes.
"Teacher Su, he's clearly in the wrong, yet he speaks as if he has the moral high ground!" Hong Jiaxin pouted her red lips.
"Classmate Jiaxin, please forgive Luo Yang this time. If he dares to bully you again, I will criticize him," Suyun continued to persuade.
Thus, Luo Yang and Hong Jiaxin shook hands and made peace.
Seeing the two students finally reconciled, Suyun's face showed a relieved smile.
"Classmate Jiaxin, Classmate Luo Yang, go ahead and eat, the dishes are getting cold," Suyun said with a smile.
At this time, 3 teenagers entered the fast-food restaurant to eat.
Only Luo Yang's table still had two vacant seats, and the 3 teenagers wanted to join the table, but there still weren't enough seats.
One of the youngsters with dyed yellow hair kicked the chair Luo Yang was sitting on and arrogantly said, "Hey, move over there! We want to sit here!"
Luo Yang put down his chopsticks and drove the three away.
Suyun did not want to see any conflict arise again, and since they were almost done eating, she said, "Let's go back."
So, Suyun paid the bill, and the three of them rode a motorcycle back to school.
As they passed by a chess and card leisure room, they heard a commotion inside.
Someone said, "Your leg was fine just a moment ago!"
Another said, "How come I can't walk all of a sudden while sitting?!"
Luo Yang knew the owner of the chess and card room.
"I'll go have a look."
Luo Yang could see from Suyun's eyes that she supported him in checking it out.
After parking the motorcycle, Suhong joined him.