Chapter 243: Fair or Not, Right or Wrong

Ji Wanting checked the transcript and found no mistakes.

Xu Ying returned to her seat with the report card and drew a seating chart.

In the middle of the fourth row, from left to right, are her, Mu Zhengguang, Lu Hao, and Li Moqi. Ji Wanting sits in the fifth row, behind her. Zhang Xianghan sits in the fourth row, to her left.

In the middle of the third row, from left to right are Huang Ziran, Shang Yu, Wang Junpei, and Chen Yufeng. Shang Yu and Wang Junpei are boys, while Huang Ziran and Chen Yufeng are girls.

There are four girls sitting in the middle of the fifth row, from left to right they are Ji Wanting, Wang Xiwei, Xia Yuetong and Li Xiaoyue.

Xu Ying showed the picture to her classmates.

The gender is marked after the name. After looking at this picture, Mu Zhengguang felt that it was not appropriate: eight of the twelve seats in the middle of the third, fourth and fifth rows were for girls and four for boys. This ratio did not seem appropriate.

However, these twelve seats cannot be evenly distributed. As of now, boys are sitting in the middle of the third and fifth rows, and girls are sitting in the middle of the fourth row, also in a 2:1 ratio. In the seats arranged by the head teacher, boys have more advantages, and in the seats arranged by Ying, girls have more advantages.

Is there a more appropriate way to arrange the seats? For example, move the two pairs of students in the third row to the third and fifth rows, and move their seats from the sides to the middle, and arrange a person of the same sex next to each of them?
Originally, the four people in the third row were female-male-male, and the fifth row was four females. After the adjustment, both rows became female-female-male-male. There are twelve seats, and the ratio of men to women is equal.

However, this was too unfair to Li Moqi, as there were boys in front of her, behind her, and on her left. It was also not fair to herself, as there were girls in front of her, behind her, and on her left.

Mu Zhengguang thought about it and finally gave up the idea of ​​fighting for the middle seat for the male students. The middle seats in the third, fourth and fifth rows could not accommodate more boys, but there was still the sixth row. However, just because he gave up his idea did not mean that he completely agreed with his classmates' ideas.

"Isn't it unfair that we arranged the seats like this?"

In addition to gender reasons, this seating chart also contains many other unfair factors. For example, where do those with good academic performance sit? The second row? The sixth row?

The people sitting in the middle of the second row didn't have much to see. As for the sixth row, which was the third row from the bottom, it wasn't a good seat either. He always felt that it was not reasonable to place those with good academic performance in such a position.

"Little classmate, do you think those who are good at studying should sit in the middle of the classroom instead of at the back?"

Xu Ying knew what he was worried about. On the one hand, it was gender, and on the other hand, it was grades. There were twelve seats, and there were four boys, eight girls, four people with poor academic performance, and eight people with good academic performance.

The boy sitting in front of Lu Hao, Wang Junpei, was ranked fifth on the transcript. Above him, there were four people, one girl and three boys. The girl was Li Xiaoyue, who was sitting in the fifth row. One of the three boys was Lu Hao. The other two boys were both in the sixth row. Those with good grades did not get good seats.

"It seems so. The teacher has always arranged the seats according to their grades. According to their grades, they should not sit in the second or sixth row. I don't mean to change the seats you arranged, I just think it's wrong for us to do this."

Mu Zhengguang's voice became smaller and smaller, as if he was the one who did something wrong, but in fact, he was not. Ying was in charge of arranging the seats, and he was just a bystander.

"You've sat in the window seat in the second row. You've also sat in the sixth row." Xu Ying was not unaware of whether this seating arrangement was right or wrong. There were probably only one or two correct ways to arrange seats, sort by height, or first come first served, and reset for each class. None of the correct ways were available, and the rest were wrong ways. She could only choose a way that was more beneficial to the majority of people.

The little student must have understood this, so his voice was so small and his tone was so unsteady. Facing such an unsteady person, she didn't want to tell him directly whether this matter was right or wrong, but guided him to think about the advantages and disadvantages of various ways of arranging seats.

"The teacher has always arranged seats according to grades", which does not mean that the teacher is right, but that this way of arranging seats is recognized by some people. The little student was once a victim of the old order, and he does not need to maintain the old order, even if he has become a beneficiary of the old order.

Ying used his example to tell him a simple fact: in the past, the way teachers arranged seats was unfair. Moreover, when teachers arranged seats, they were interfered by many factors. These interferences once again greatly reduced fairness.

Mu Zhengguang said, "I understand. Arranging seats by grades is not fair either. This arrangement is more beneficial to those with good academic performance and also more beneficial to teachers. However, those with good academic performance are a minority. Moreover, in this era, teachers are virtually useless, and it is meaningless to consider their interests."

"That's right. There is no absolute fairness. Everyone has to learn to accept the insignificant unfairness that happens to them. It's the same for you, me, and everyone else. After we put up the seating chart, if anyone objects or disobeys our orders, we'll let them know what greater unfairness looks like. Do you think this is okay?"

At this moment, Xu Yingze was arrogant and complacent, but there was a faint fear and tension spreading in her heart.

"Do you think this is okay?" The answer was "No." She was looking forward to her classmates' answers, and she was looking forward to her classmates telling her the answer she already knew.

"No. They just disobeyed our orders, not done anything bad. They shouldn't feel any greater injustice."

This time, Mu Zhengguang's voice was quite loud. If it wasn't for the class and if there was no one in the classroom, his voice would be even louder, just as loud as when he normally spoke. He knew very well that his classmates would not use their power to make those people feel more unfair. His voice became louder because he no longer had doubts, not because he wanted to reprimand or accuse the other party from a superior position.

Xu Ying saw his firm attitude. At this moment, she felt a little ashamed. No matter what her reason or purpose was for asking her classmates this question, it was inappropriate, even if she knew the answer to the question.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have tempted you. We must not use power to create greater injustice."

"It doesn't matter. You believe I wouldn't do it, and I believe you wouldn't do it. This question is not a test."

"Well. Let's continue to arrange the seats. Don't worry about whether their grades are good or bad. Good and bad can change at any time. What's more, academic performance is not the only criterion."

"it is good."

Xu Ying told the other party her thoughts. When she was arranging seats, she felt more relaxed and she once again enjoyed the fun of doing puzzles in her childhood.

Filling the names into the seating chart one by one, she felt deeply gratified and inspired to see her ideas become reality and her power help everyone.

At the same time, she was also deeply grateful that she was a person with a bottom line, and that her classmate was also a person with a bottom line. Otherwise, it would be unknown how she would use this power.

(End of this chapter)