Hospital 444
Chapter 355 - 8 Envelope

Chapter 355: Chapter 8 Envelope

The butler Qin opened the door and directly posed that question, leaving Lin Sunzhu startled.

She simply couldn’t comprehend why the butler Qin would ask such a question.

"Butler Qin, that... does Qin Lanting have some kind of health issue?"

Butler Qin continued to press: "I’m asking you, Teacher Lin, did she... cry in front of you?"

Clearly, this was the matter of utmost concern to butler Qin right now.

"No, she didn’t."

Hearing Lin Sunzhu’s response, butler Qin further inquired, "Teacher Lin, are you certain?"

"Yes, I’m certain, she really did not cry."

"All right then." Hearing this, butler Qin said, "This afternoon, I’ll have to trouble you again, Teacher Lin. Please continue to teach the seven children well."

At that moment, Lin Sunzhu truly had a multitude of questions she wanted to ask butler Qin, but obviously... butler Qin would not answer her. Moreover, asking would only serve to make him more averse to her.

After butler Qin’s departure, Lin Sunzhu felt somewhat oppressed.

What secrets were truly hidden within this manor?

Back in her room, she sat in front of her laptop, momentarily lost in thought.

Time passed, and she could not tell for how long, when a knock at the door suddenly sounded.

Who could it be?

She slowly moved to the door, opened it, and was surprised to find that the person standing outside was the English teacher, Chen Peian.

"Teacher Chen?"

"May I come in?"

"Oh, yes, of course..."

She had only met Chen Peian once before and did not understand why he would come to see her.

At that moment, she noticed that Chen Peian held an envelope in his hand.

After entering the room, Chen Peian asked, "Teacher Lin, what impression did you have of the children during the morning’s class?"

"They were... alright I suppose... It’s just that, the children seemed not at all lively..."

"Do they strike you as lifeless?"

"Yes... no, not exactly..."

Chen Peian held the envelope in his hand and said, "Your teaching ability seems to be quite decent. When I was teaching them English, some students mentioned you."

"Really? What did they say?"

As Lin Sunzhu, who aspired to become a teacher in the future, naturally cared deeply about her students’ opinions of her.

"Qin Liqun, he said that you include too many of your own views and insights in your classes. They only need to know the historical facts, and are not interested in political stances."

"But history classes are bound to touch on matters related to politics, it’s inevitable."

"They are not interested in that, and it won’t be on the exam. In history exams, only the historical events themselves are tested, not the political concepts that stem from them."

Lin Sunzhu was somewhat puzzled; she believed that besides remembering historical events, a key aspect of studying history was researching historical patterns.

"Sigh, nevertheless, Teacher Chen, did you just say that you thought my teaching ability was quite good?"

"During English lessons, I discussed some American history with them. Then, they brought up what you taught in your previous classes. Based on their retelling, I think you are very good at teaching history. Back in my student days, our history teacher would often recount conspiracy narratives from street literature; only after growing up and reading quality historical papers did I realize how misguided our teacher was."

"Really... When I was studying, our history teacher taught us pretty well..."

"Ms. Lin, the main reason I came here is to ask you. Up to what point have you taught?"

"I... I’ve covered the part of modern history just before World War II. That part of history is very complex, so I..."

"Which means..." Chen Peian’s following words were significantly louder: "you haven’t taught them contemporary history yet, right?"

Especially the term "contemporary history," he emphasized heavily.

"Contemporary history? According to the international perspective, modern history began after Russia’s October Revolution in 1917."

Chen Peian shook his head and said, "You’ve misunderstood me. The contemporary history I’m referring to is... now. It’s our current era."

"Our... current era?"

"Right."

"This... Shouldn’t they be most familiar with the present? Not to mention, I saw so many books in that room..."

She had glanced over the books on those shelves; a considerable portion were original editions, and some were very famous works from both the East and the West, including ones on modern and contemporary historical subjects. She even remembered one was a biography of Jobs; just from that one book, you could learn quite a bit about contemporary history.

"I haven’t taught them that."

"Good."

Chen Peian handed the envelope to Lin Sunzhu.

"Keep this safe."

Lin Sunzhu felt it; the envelope was quite thick.

"Mr. Chen, what is this?"

"Hold on to it. Then, if one day you find out that I am no longer at this manor, no matter what others tell you, whether they say I’ve resigned or that I’ve disappeared, or even if I personally say goodbye and leave this place, in short, the moment that day comes, open this envelope. But conversely, before that day arrives, do not open this envelope."

Lin Sunzhu was completely confused.

What’s this? Some kind of secret decree from Zhuge Liang?

"I don’t understand, Mr. Chen, what are you talking about? Please take it back. I’m just here to tutor, I..."

"Keep it safe." But Chen Peian still insisted, "You’ve also felt that something’s not right, haven’t you?"

Lin Sunzhu was stunned.

"Why give it to me? We’ve only just met today, haven’t we?"

"You’ll know in the future. I want to reiterate seriously, only when I disappear from this manor, can you open the envelope. Otherwise, absolutely do not open it. Absolutely not!"

Grasping the thick envelope, Lin Sunzhu swallowed reflexively.

Reason told her she shouldn’t take the envelope; it was a hot potato. Taking it would obviously involve her in the affair of the manor.

But then, Chen Peian added another sentence: "Of course, if you leave this place and I’m still well and here, just return the envelope to me. Ms. Lin, by then, for you, it will just have been a trivial episode in your job."

Lin Sunzhu clenched her teeth, pondering back and forth.

This matter, there was no benefit to her, only great risks.

And moreover, from the others’ words, this manor evidently concealed some unknown scandal. Perhaps she should leave as soon as possible? But the contract was signed, and she had spent part of the first payment on study materials for the postgraduate entrance examination and sent the rest to her family home. She couldn’t just up and leave now.

"When I leave, I will return the envelope to you. This matter... I can’t tell anyone, right?"

"You’re right. If anyone asks why I came to find you, just say it was to discuss the matter of those seven students."

After Chen Peian left, holding the envelope, Lin Sunzhu’s heartbeat grew faster and faster...

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