"You think I don't know that? But the problem is, Director Chen from the Changxi County Education Bureau's Personnel Departnt suddenly made a last-minute call to add her to the list. What can we do?" Principal Ding said irritably.
"But even so, that's no reason to kick Xu Suya off the list. She has the qualifications and is a good teacher; she has even been nad an outstanding rural teacher for several years. And just a few days ago when I t her in town, I even told her to prepare well for teaching at the new school. If we remove her from the list..." the middle-aged woman said with a troubled expression.
"If we don't remove her from the list, who would be appropriate to remove now? Damn it, back in the days when the mountain villages were short of teachers, not many people from the town were willing to go, even with a formal offer. But now, with the school built right in the town, even substitute teachers are in high demand," Principal Ding said, glaring.
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged woman just looked at the list in her hand and said nothing.
As the vice principal in charge of personnel, she was well aware that many people on the list had got there through connections; one of them was even through her own contacts. Those without connections usually had so background or network of support.
Of course, she did have so principles about how she did things. The connection she had used was just doing soone a favor. The person was qualified already, and with a bit of network and gifting, things were solidified. But soone like Hu ilin was a bit too much. The vice principal really didn't want to remove Xu Suya from the list for her sake.
But what Principal Ding said also made sense, if Xu Suya couldn't be removed, who else could be?
Looking through the list, it seed that Xu Suya was the only one who hadn't pulled any strings and had no significant background in the town.
Since removing anyone else wouldn't be appropriate, they naturally had to remove the "honest" Xu Suya.
...
In the county seat of Changxi County, at a certain hotel, Director Chen from the Changxi County Education Bureau's Personnel Departnt sat on the edge of the bed, with a fair-skinned woman with a hint of charm in her eyebrows sitting in his arms.
His hand road naughtily over the woman's body, and she twisted in mock protest, "You only know how to bully ; even getting a regular teaching position is too much for you."
"Your credentials aren't sufficient, and you don't have much teaching experience either. These things have to be taken slowly. Don't worry, honey, as long as you teach well, in a year or so, I'll definitely help you beco a formal state teacher," Director Chen said, even as he eagerly lifted the woman's clothes.
The woman was none other than the lazy Hu ilin from Baiyun Mountain Town.
Hu ilin was actually a married woman, but her husband was an honest-to-goodness man who ran a small shop in the town.
A while back, Director Chen had co to inspect the newly built Third Elentary School of Baiyun Town. After having lunch and drinks, unable to withstand the liquor, the town had arranged a room for him to take a nap.
After dozing off, he got up wanting to smoke and realized he had run out of cigarettes, so he left the room and went by himself to the small shop run by Hu ilin's family.
By chance, Hu ilin's husband had stepped out for sothing, and Hu ilin was taking care of the shop.
In the sumr, Hu ilin wore rather light clothing. When she handed the cigarettes to Director Chen, her neckline was quite open, and Director Chen, who was no saint, couldn't take his eyes off her.
Seeing his reaction, Hu ilin not only didn't get angry but also gave him a flirtatious smile. This emboldened Director Chen, and as she handed him the cigarettes, he took the opportunity to touch her hand a few tis. She simply blushed and withdrew her hand, but did not scold him for being a lecher.
Section Chief Chen was an old hand in such matters and knew full well there was an opportunity, so after buying cigarettes, he didn't leave but instead started to shoot the breeze with Hu ilin.
Of course, idle talk inevitably involved boasting about his own status, and once he bragged, Hu ilin took the bait, and before long, they were an item.
...
These days, Xu Suya had been busy preparing for her driving test and hadn't paid much attention to the teacher roster at Baiyun Town's Third Elentary School. She had always thought her position there was a done deal. After all, she had been a rural teacher for many years with devotion and a higher degree, and she had also won several 'Excellent Rural Teacher' awards over the years. Now that the village school was being moved to town, shouldn't she, a contracted rural teacher of more than a decade, at least be given a temporary teaching position, if not appointed directly to a permanent post?
A few days ago, she had even run into the vice-principal of the Third Elentary School in town, who, all smiles, told her she would be teaching in town and advised her to get ready in advance. So, she had even less reason to worry about the teacher roster.
However, things often weren't as simple as they seed.
"Sister Xu, the final teacher roster for the Third Elentary School of the town is out, but your na isn't on it," one day, on the road, Xu Suya was stopped by a colleague who was also a rural teacher from Ge Family Village.
"The roster is out? Now, Ge Dongi, don't talk nonsense; how could my na possibly not be on the list?" Xu Suya replied with a start and a laugh.
"Sister Xu, your na really isn't there. I told you before; with all the village schools consolidating into the town, not only are all of us teachers watching closely, but so people in town are too. I told you that you should have greeted them in advance, but you wouldn't listen. Do you rember that Hu ilin?" Ge Dongi said.
"I rember her, yes. That year, Uncle Sun was getting on in age and his health was declining, so he couldn't continue teaching. Our school was short-staffed, and there was no one suitable in the village, so we asked the town to help find soone, and that's when Hu ilin arrived. However, she wasn't dedicated to teaching the children, and couldn't stand commuting the long distance to the mountain village every day. She quit after a short ti, and I heard she's been staying at ho ever since. Don't tell she's been assigned to teach at the Third Elentary School in town now?" Xu Suya said.
"You guessed it; she is indeed on the list. It seems she has connections at the county's education bureau, and I even heard it was her connection that led to you being replaced at the last minute," Ge Dongi said.
In a world where walls have ears, Xu Suya was still in the dark, while the news had already spread among the teachers at the Third Elentary School.
"What the hell is this ss? No, I have to go to the town to sort this out. If I'm really not on it, they must give a clear explanation," Xu Suya said, visibly upset, and turned around to head to town without even thinking of going ho.
"Sister Xu, Sister Xu! What are you doing?" Ge Dongi hurriedly caught up to Xu Suya.
"Of course, I'm going to ask Principal Ding for a clear explanation!" Xu Suya said.
"Sister Xu, at this point, don't you understand? If you go to see Principal Ding now, you should bring so gifts; there might still be hope. But if you storm over in a rage like this, it's definitely hopeless!" Ge Dongi said with a wry smile.
"I'm a people's teacher, my job is to educate, why should I give gifts? Does that an I should also teach my students to give gifts in the future?" Xu Suya angrily retorted, her face flushed with anger.
"Sister Xu, I get what you're saying. But, with the way society works now, if you don't give gifts..." Ge Dongi said with a wry smile.
"Dongi, I know what you're saying. I don't care about others, but I, Xu Suya, teach with my skills and conscience. And after toiling for over a decade, I'm not even asking for a formal position, just a substitute teacher role. That's not too much to ask, right?" Xu Suya said before storming off, leaving Ge Dongi to stand there helplessly, stamping her feet and shaking her head.
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