136. How much better it would be if you cooperated like this from the start, why make it unpleasant?

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In the front yard of the private academy, Zhao Douan's face changed instantly. As he spoke these words softly, the two colleagues beside him were momentarily stunned.

Standing opposite, the female teacher, who displayed an attitude of passive resistance, also felt a sinking feeling in her heart.

"I've been speaking kindly to you, yet you show no appreciation. Now, I have no choice but to dispense with courtesy."

Zhao Douan's face was grim, devoid of the slightest hint of a smile.

He passed by his colleagues who exchanged glances and leisurely walked straight toward the master and servant pair.

"This, sir, please do not be angry. My young lady did not mean it that way..."

The old servant, named "Uncle Fu" with graying hair, hurried forward, bowing and smiling earnestly in explanation.

He had little confidence in the moral standards of the Great Yu officials.

So, the true colors have finally been revealed... Xue Xuan sighed internally, unsurprised.