Zhen Shi Xiao Xue Yu Wen — Lao Shi- Qian Le Wang Dai Huang Bo...

On the first day, Teacher Li assigned a simple composition: “My Dream.”

Teacher Li smiled. “Because, Huang Bo, every great story needs a little trouble. And every great teacher knows: the wildest students often have the wildest hearts.” On the first day, Teacher Li assigned a

One rainy afternoon, Teacher Li kept them after class. “You three think Chinese class is useless,” he said calmly. “So here’s a deal: skip the final exam. Instead, create a project. Anything. But it must use all the Chinese you’ve learned.” “You three think Chinese class is useless,” he

At Zhen Shi Primary School, Teacher Li was known as the strictest Chinese language instructor in the sixth grade. But his real test arrived not with exam papers, but with three transfer students who appeared on the same sweltering September morning: Qian Le, Wang Dai, and a boy with a familiar, mischievous face named Huang Bo. Anything

Then came Huang Bo. The boy grinned, revealing a missing tooth, and handed in three pages of elaborate, hilarious, and grammatically disastrous prose about becoming a stand-up comedian who only tells dad jokes. Teacher Li had to hide a smile behind his teacup.