Chapter 1916 Is there anything else?
Chapter 1916 Is there anything else?
"Aren't you afraid the school will be short of teachers?" Zhang Ran teased jokingly. "If we leave, you'll be the only one left in the school."
The principal said, "...There's something I should have told you sooner. Cui Liu got into university, but her father absolutely refuses to let her go, insisting he can't afford the tuition. I've already applied to have her teach at the school, but the approval hasn't come through yet, which is why she's been staying at home." Otherwise, she would have gone out to work like other young people.
“Then what’s there to hesitate about?” Fu Qin, who hadn’t spoken until now, interrupted, “Immediately, right now, fire Teacher Jiang. I never want to see him again.”
The principal nodded. "Once he comes to class, I'll send him home." Out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught sight of a mother and daughter walking into the school, and he exclaimed in surprise, "Huh?"
Zhang Ran and Fu Qin followed his gaze.
Fu Qin also let out a soft "Eh".
Zhang Ran smiled knowingly, waiting quietly for the mother and daughter to approach.
Liu Ni, being a child, couldn't contain herself. She ran quickly to Zhang Ran, looked up at her excitedly, and said, "Teacher Zhang, my parents have agreed to let me continue my studies!"
"Oh?" Zhang Ran looked up at his second son's wife with a half-smile, and said sarcastically, "Don't let them send you to school today and call you home tomorrow. School is not a hotel; it's not a place where just anyone can come and go as they please."
The second son's wife, who had just approached, froze: "..."
Yesterday, the principal went door-to-door to talk to many parents, trying to persuade them for a long time, but was chased away. He asked in surprise, "Do you and your husband really want Liu Ni to continue going to school?" He left before school was over yesterday, and the first place he went to was Liu Ni's house, but he was kicked out by the couple as soon as he entered. It's really strange that he came to bring Liu Ni to school today.
The second son's wife quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, Teacher Zhang, Principal. My husband acted impulsively yesterday. It's all Teacher Jiang's fault. My husband believed his nonsense and came to the school to cause trouble."
“We didn’t know Liu Ni was so smart and got first place. We thought she was a girl and that it was a waste of money to send her to school.”
“We parents see how good you are to the children.” She reached out and tugged at Liu Ni’s school uniform. “This uniform was bought for the children by the school. What happened yesterday was all my husband’s fault. We will never stop Liu Ni from going to school again.” Unless she can always get first place.
The principal looked at her suspiciously, "Your man also agrees to let Liu Ni continue her studies?"
Seeing the woman nod repeatedly, the principal finally smiled and looked down at Liu Ni, "This opportunity to learn is hard-won, so you must study hard and go to class."
Liu Ni, carrying a schoolbag made of scraps of cloth by Si Ni, ran excitedly into the classroom.
The principal assumed that once all the children were in the classroom, his second son's wife should have left too, but to his surprise, she was still standing there. He asked in confusion, "Is there something else?"
The second son's wife looked at Zhang Ran with a fawning expression, "Teacher Zhang, my Liu Ni got first place this time. I heard that the other children received rewards? What about my child...?"
"What the heck?" The principal suddenly turned to look at Zhang Ran.
Zhang Ran looked at his second son's wife and smiled slightly. "The first place winner was supposed to receive ten yuan and a pound of pork, but Liu Ni dropped out of school yesterday, so I decided to give the pork to the other children instead."
The second son's wife immediately panicked, "How could you do this?!" She had been craving meat all night and hadn't slept!
Zhang Ran glared at the woman, who immediately shrank back and asked timidly, "What about the money?" Surely it couldn't have been given to the other children too!
The principal was speechless. He finally understood why the couple had changed their minds. They had sent Liu Ni back to school because they wanted to take advantage of her and were after her money and meat.
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