Chapter 586: Outrage!
Chapter 586: Outrage!
Because she was going to be a trainer, Jiang Xia dressed more formally today, wearing a white suit dress. It was professional without making her look old-fashioned.
However, she was still so young. The participants in the training session included top students from several universities’ foreign language departments, as well as translators and staff members from various factories. Even the factory manager, who was attending the Guangzhou Trade Fair for the first time, was there.
Some of them looked old enough to be Jiang Xia’s parents.
When they heard that Jiang Xia was the trainer and the leader of the translation team, they were naturally unhappy and resistant. How could they respect and address as a teacher someone who hadn’t even fully grown out her hair?
Everything has to follow seniority, right?
They were all important figures!
Someone in the back couldn’t help but whisper, "What’s going on? Did they make a mistake? Did this student walk into the wrong classroom?"
"Probably a mistake!"
"It must be a mistake!"
"I hope it’s a mistake. If she’s going to train us, I can’t bring myself to call someone around my daughter’s age ‘teacher.’ If that’s the case, I’m not participating in this training!"
"Neither am I! What a joke, does Beijing University have no one else? Sending a student to train us!"
"Didn’t Professor Ji usually train us?"
"Old He said they changed the trainer, but they couldn’t have sent a student, right? Has this person even graduated from college?"
...
Although some of the participants had attended the autumn Guangzhou Trade Fair last year and recognized Jiang Xia, like Ye Xian’s friends Zhu Qingqing and Yang Min, and the previous team leader, none of them spoke up for various reasons.
Jiang Xia looked at the chaos below and held the microphone calmly. "Everyone, there’s no mistake! I am the trainer and the leader of the translation team for this year’s Beijing-Guangzhou Trade Fair. If anyone thinks I’m too young and can’t accept me, you can leave now. You can go back and ask your superiors to replace me or replace yourselves. I’ll give you three minutes to decide. Please, feel free to leave."
Jiang Xia made a gesture, inviting them to leave.
Her clear and sharp voice was broadcast through the microphone, reaching everyone’s ears.
The crowd: "..."
Jiang Xia summoned the same commanding presence she had when negotiating with clients in her previous life, exuding a powerful aura that transformed her demeanor entirely, as if she had become a different person.
She looked at the crowd with a cold expression, not the least bit intimidated.
She glanced at her watch. "The clock starts now."
The crowd: "..."
The classroom fell silent instantly, as everyone looked at each other.
No one left.
They were all adults and had been carefully selected as elites from their schools or factories. They wouldn’t act impulsively, even if they wanted to replace the trainer. They planned to discuss it with their leaders after the class.
Participating in the Guangzhou Trade Fair was a rare opportunity, and if they left first, their leaders might replace them with someone else.
As the saying goes, "The first to stick out gets shot." No one wanted to be that person.
Jiang Xia had anticipated that no one would leave.
After waiting for about ten seconds, she continued, "No one is leaving, then? If no one is leaving, I won’t waste your time. Wasting time is wasting life, and I don’t want to waste your lives. I’ll give you one last chance. I’ll count to three, and anyone who wants to leave can stand up."
"One."
Everyone looked around, but no one moved.
"Two."
Still, no one moved.
"Three!"
No one moved at all!
"Alright, let’s start the class! Before we begin, I’ll explain my classroom rules. In my class, I don’t like to hear any sounds except when I’m asking questions. If I hear anyone speaking, I’ll call on them. I don’t tolerate more than two interruptions. On the third time, I’ll report to your leaders and recommend that they replace you."
Everyone: "……"
"Now, class will begin", Jiang Xia said without further ado, picking up a piece of chalk and turning to the blackboard. "The first lesson will cover……"
Jiang Xia's presence immediately commanded everyone's attention. Despite her young age, her words were incredibly arrogant!
Even veteran university professors and factory managers didn't exude such confidence during their meetings!
She seemed to believe that no one else in the world could match her!
So, everyone subconsciously listened quietly, eager to see what Jiang Xia had to say to be so confident.
Their gazes naturally fell on the blackboard:
The handwriting was impeccable!
It looked as if it had been printed!
Then, as they listened, they were completely drawn in.
Her writing never stopped.
Everyone was frantically taking notes!
……
When Elder He and a few others arrived, they saw Jiang Xia speaking confidently at the lectern, while the students below were furiously scribbling notes.
The entire classroom was deathly silent.
Everyone was listening and taking notes with utmost concentration.
Standing outside the classroom, the few people listening in were so engrossed that not a single student noticed them.
Even they were captivated, standing outside and listening intently.
Then more and more people stopped to listen.
……
An hour is not long, but it's not short either.
Jiang Xia finished her lecture right on time, not a second more:
"Alright, that's it for today's class! I'll distribute this material to you tomorrow. Class dismissed!"
Jiang Xia closed her notes and left the classroom.
Everyone was still in a daze, still immersed in the content Jiang Xia had shared, still scribbling down what she had said.
When they looked up, Jiang Xia was already gone.
Everyone: "……"
They looked at each other, all with expressions of lingering fascination.
Then they realized that the classroom was surrounded by people!
No one had noticed.
But it wasn't surprising.
For the entire hour, the only sounds in the classroom were the rustling of paper and the chirping of birds outside. The only voice they heard was Jiang Xia's.
They were so engrossed that they didn't hear anything else, only Jiang Xia's voice.
They wished their pens could keep up with Jiang Xia's speech, wanting to write down every word she said.
Now, coming back to their senses, they looked at their notes and compared them with those of the people around them.
Damn!
Everyone's notebooks were filled with notes.
They were more meticulous and detailed than when they were in school.
All of it was pure, valuable content.
At this moment, everyone understood why Jiang Xia had been assigned to train them.
Why Jiang Xia had been so confident from the start!
She truly had the capability to back up her confidence!
Some people who took notes more slowly saw that their neighbors had more and asked, "Classmate, can I borrow your notes?"
With this opening, others who had missed parts also asked their neighbors, "Classmate, can I see your notes? I missed something."
……
A wave of note-sharing swept through the classroom.
Everyone compared notes with those around them to see if they had missed anything.
An elderly factory manager, wearing reading glasses, was copying notes when he suddenly said, "I remember where I've heard the name Jiang Xia before. It was so familiar!"
The others looked at him eagerly. "Who is it? Is she very impressive?"(End of Chapter)
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