Chapter 868: Chapter 872: Born a Rebel (22)

Su Li and Lan Chengying also noticed Chen Jian, this senior sat alone at the last seat in the classroom with a serious expression.

As soon as the class bell rang, Chen Jian stood up and walked to the podium from the back.

“Elder Qin has something to attend to today, so I’ll be taking this class for him.”

Lan Chengying leaned close to Su Li’s ear and whispered: “I heard this stiff senior has extraordinary grades, excelling in every field. Several professors from different majors in the school have argued red-faced over him, and Director Xie ultimately won. Now it seems the rumors are indeed true.”

“Elder Qin is known for being impartial, for him to allow someone to substitute his class shows a recognition of their ability….”

Lan Chengying introduced knowledgeably, surprising Su Li greatly. She adjusted her posture from lying down to resting her head on her hand, looking at him in wonder.

It’s only been three days, yet you’re astonishing.

Lan Chengying was a bit embarrassed by Su Li’s gaze, his face slightly red, stammering: “You, you… why are you looking at me like that?”

Su Li clicked her tongue in amazement: “How do you know so much?”

Lan Chengying haughtily raised his head: “See how impressive I am? Yu Xiang definitely can’t match me.”

He would never admit that he once consulted his family’s first secretary.

Su Li couldn’t help but sigh, indeed, where there’s competition, there’s progress.

“Those two students from the sixth seat in the fifth row, don’t whisper during class.”

“From the looks of you, you seem to understand everything already, and don’t need to listen anymore. In that case, why don’t you come forward and answer this question?”

Chen Jian said indifferently, but the targeting was obvious to everyone present.

There were others who occasionally whispered, but he only singled out Su Li and Lan Chengying.

Some students had already set down their books, adopting a watching-the-show demeanor.

These two distinctive students had many flaws, and everyone knew they got into Hua University through connections. Their attitude towards study was not genuine, making them answer the question was clearly to embarrass them.

Moreover, the question Senior Brother Chen raised wasn’t from their freshman textbooks. They had just started school and hadn’t even started learning. Even upperclassmen might not have studied it yet, let alone answer it.

Lan Chengying frowned and stood up, who expected Chen Jian to immediately say: “Not you, it’s the female student next to you who should answer.”

“Picking on the weaker one?”

Su Li lifted her eyelids, leaned lazily, and glanced at the question written on the blackboard that she was supposed to answer.

How to use the principle of radiocarbon dating to estimate the age of artifacts?

Below the question were a series of assumptions and dizzying formulas.

“This student, please stand up.” Chen Jian’s stern voice slightly rose.

Compared to Lan Chengying’s unpleasant expression, Su Li was beaming with a radiant smile, causing other students, regardless of gender, to be mesmerized by her laugh.

“She’s really beautiful…” someone unconsciously sighed, and immediately most people agreed.

Not to mention, Su Li’s appearance was indeed a knockout.

Chen Jian’s expression changed, about to speak again in frustration.

Just as he was sure she couldn’t answer, Su Li tilted her head and said: “For such a simple question on determining artifact age, using equations is overkill.”

Chen Jian was taken aback by Su Li’s words. Before he could react, he heard Su Li continue her infuriating words, “Shouldn’t you be able to tell at a glance?”

Su Li looked at Chen Jian and remarked: “You’re truly an outsider if you need to complicate things with external help to solve problems in archaeology. A real archaeologist just takes a glance.”

“Indeed, observation skills are crucial.”

The pointed words inflamed Chen Jian, rendering him speechless with a grim face and blazing anger.

Other students shook their heads wildly internally: They couldn’t do it either, even as experts, they couldn’t tell an artifact’s age from a glance.

“Never in Hua University’s history has there been someone seeking fame with reckless claims,” Chen Jian was convinced Su Li was talking nonsense.

Saying you can determine the age by just a glance, not even Elder Qin would dare make such a claim.

Su Li boredly pouted, “Don’t believe it? Then there’s nothing I can do.”

“The truth is always hard to accept. Is it that difficult to acknowledge someone’s excellence?”

With Su Li’s words, not only the students, but even Lan Chengying widened his eyes, again redefining his perception of Boss Su.

Chen Jian: “Shameless.”

The tension persisted until Cheng Xinxin’s sudden intrusion stirred the scene again.

She rushed in heartbroken, saying to Su Li: “Sister, this will make grandma very upset.”

“You only scored a little over three hundred in the college entrance exam…. If not for… you should stop boasting and quickly apologize to Senior Brother Chen.”

Everyone was in an uproar; Cheng Xinxin mentioning the score of over three hundred instantly nailed Su Li to a pillar of shame.

Su Li squinted, her eyes showing ferocity, staring at Cheng Xinxin, “You’re quite lively, huh? By ignoring you, did I give you some kind of illusion?”

Cheng Xinxin, frightened, stepped back but stubbornly said: “It’s true, I have your exam score, so I’m not lying.”

Cheng Xinxin slapped the score on the table, and the nearby students peeked at it, feeling complicated inside.

“What’s going on? Everyone returns to their seats.”

Elder Qin walked in casually from the door with his hands behind his back.

He steadfastly eyed Su Li, saying: “You claim you can tell the age by just one look, then let me test you.”

From Elder Qin’s eyes, Su Li easily sensed his displeasure towards her.

Su Li said indifferently: “I never had the habit of respecting the old and loving the young.”

After speaking, she got up with a smile and said: “You think I should follow just because you say so? I’m not accompanying you.”

Worldly convention, in her view, is nothing but dirt. Indulgence.

Su Li’s willful departure and her shameless words sky-rocketed her notoriety.

But what greeted her was a sledge of harsh negative comments.

For everything that happened today, Cheng Xinxin felt very satisfied.

She just thought Su Li was truly foolish, walking right into the outcome she had planned for her.

After Su Li left with Lan Chengying, Elder Qin declared on the spot: From today, the archaeology department wouldn’t accept such a morally corrupt student.

Like confronting Elder Qin, Su Li also made a claim: Elder Qin’s dating assessment for a newly unearthed blue and white porcelain vase with gold-threaded edges was wrong.

Its excavated age was not eight hundred years, but merely a three hundred-year-old replica.

Although still a three-hundred-year-old artifact, the value difference between the two is vast.