As the waves in his mind gradually subsided, Su Hang's lips curved into a slight smile, and the cold sweat on his forehead disappeared, replaced by a strong sense of confidence. Picking up the document again, the words on it had become so familiar. The level of proficiency in English, which he had obtained from Liu Guifen, was far beyond the ordinary level. It not only included the extensive vocabulary Liu Guifen had accumulated over her ten years of teaching but also a wealth of specialized knowledge in the mechanical engineering field. To other students, this document might have been like a book from another world, but to Su Hang, it was no different from ordinary Chinese text.
After a quick glance, Su Hang picked up his pen and began translating sentence by sentence. At first, he was a bit slow, but gradually, his speed increased, and his pen moved swiftly and smoothly across the paper, like a dragon dancing and clouds flowing.
Liu Guifen, seeing this, thought Su Hang was giving up and perhaps writing something bad about her. However, when she approached and took a closer look, she was completely stunned. The sentences Su Hang translated were exactly from the English document, and not a single word was wrong. Many words that could not be found in textbooks were translated with exceptional accuracy. Liu Guifen even realized that if she were to translate it herself, she would probably only reach this level.
Shocked, Liu Guifen's heart was filled with a tumultuous wave of emotions. Despite her surprise, she did not disturb Su Hang but stood by his side, quietly watching him translate.
The other teachers in the office, noticing Liu Guifen's surprised expression, couldn't help but come over out of curiosity. Two of them, who also taught English, were speechless with amazement, while the others, unable to understand, simply glanced and returned to their own tasks.
"Hmm? Mr. Liu, I don't seem to recognize this word. Do you know it?" After translating two pages, Su Hang suddenly got stuck on a long word and instinctively looked up at Liu Guifen.
Liu Guifen, standing there in a daze, immediately snapped back to reality when she heard Su Hang's question. She looked at the word Su Hang pointed to, and her face turned slightly pale.
"There's a dictionary right there. Look it up yourself," Liu Guifen said.
Noticing Liu Guifen's unnatural expression, Su Hang realized that his English ability was directly copied from Liu Guifen. This meant that if Liu Guifen knew a word, he knew it too, and vice versa. If he didn't know a word, Liu Guifen wouldn't know it either.
Su Hang just smiled and didn't say more. He took the dictionary and started flipping through it. The entire document was seven pages long, and with occasional dictionary checks, it took him over an hour to complete the translation.
Stretching lazily, Su Hang tossed the pen aside, organized the document and the translation, and handed them to Liu Guifen. "Mr. Liu, here's the money."
Liu Guifen was taken aback. Although she had been watching Su Hang translate, she still couldn't believe it and picked up the translation and the original document to compare them, trying to find a few errors.
However, Liu Guifen was ultimately disappointed. Su Hang's translation was extremely accurate. At least, she couldn't find any mistakes. Moreover, Su Hang not only translated the document but also pointed out several spelling errors in the original text. This level of proficiency was undoubtedly on par with hers.
"How can your English be so good?" Liu Guifen put down the document, still finding it hard to believe. How could there be a student with such high English proficiency in her class?
Su Hang grinned. "Mr. Liu, are you praising me?"
Liu Guifen rolled her eyes. She was being serious and had no mood for jokes. "If your English is so good, why did you perform poorly in the college entrance exam?"
"I was just being low-key!" Su Hang replied, a bit embarrassed. During the college entrance exam, he hadn't yet obtained the Super Learning System, and his English was truly terrible.
Liu Guifen rolled her eyes again. Although she found it hard to believe, having a student with such excellent English in her class was still a cause for celebration.
"Mr. Liu, shouldn't we settle this now?" Su Hang made a gesture as if counting money.
Liu Guifen was somewhat amused and exasperated. "Don't worry, I'll keep my word. Let me count how many words you wrote first!"
"No need to count. It's 3,623 words in total," Su Hang said immediately.
"Hmm?" Liu Guifen paused and smiled. "Alright, let's say 3,623. As agreed, 20 yuan per thousand words. This is already a good price in the translation industry..."
"I know, Mr. Liu, get to the point," Su Hang interrupted.
Liu Guifen continued, "At 20 yuan per thousand words, 3,000 words is 60 yuan. The remaining 623 words, which are less than a thousand, will be rounded down!"
"Wait, rounded down? Why rounded down?" Su Hang was immediately unhappy. That was over 600 words, which took him a considerable amount of time to write.
"This is an industry rule. If you don't believe me, you can ask someone who knows." Liu Guifen looked at Su Hang with a mischievous glint in her eye. She was shrewd enough to see that the translation had a lot of padding. Words that could be explained in a few characters were written in over ten characters, clearly to earn more money.
"Fine, rounded down, then." Su Hang didn't understand the industry rule Liu Guifen mentioned, and he suspected it might be her own rule. He didn't want to argue over a few yuan and simply reached out for the money.
Liu Guifen took out her purse, pulled out a wallet, and handed a new 50-yuan note to Su Hang.
"Where's the other 10 yuan?" After waiting for a while and seeing that Liu Guifen was about to put the wallet away, Su Hang quickly asked.
"Little guy, I introduced you to this job. According to the rules, I should get a commission, right? Besides, your handwriting is so ugly that I'll have to retype it before I can give it to the client. Deducting 10 yuan, is that unreasonable?" Liu Guifen said with a smile.
"Vicious capitalist, you're sucking the blood of the working people." Su Hang was speechless. Anyone who did business with this woman would definitely lose money, and lose a lot.
Liu Guifen's words left Su Hang speechless. After working so hard, he only got a measly 50 yuan?
"Alright!" Liu Guifen smiled and patted Su Hang on the shoulder. "Given your outstanding performance, I'll give you a special privilege."