Urban Super Medical Saint-Chapter 409 - 408 Temporary Replacement
"You think I don't know that? But the problem is, Director Chen from the Changxi County Education Bureau's Personnel Department 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 named an outstanding rural teacher for several years. And just a few days ago when I met 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 some background or network of support.
Of course, she did have some principles about how she did things. The connection she had used was just doing someone a favor. The person was qualified already, and with a bit of network and gifting, things were solidified. But someone like Hu Meilin 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 seemed 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.
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In the county seat of Changxi County, at a certain hotel, Director Chen from the Changxi County Education Bureau's Personnel Department 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 roamed naughtily over the woman's body, and she twisted in mock protest, "You only know how to bully me; even getting me a regular teaching position is too much for you."
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"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 become 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 Meilin from Baiyun Mountain Town.
Hu Meilin 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 come to inspect the newly built Third Elementary 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 Meilin's family.
By chance, Hu Meilin's husband had stepped out for something, and Hu Meilin was taking care of the shop.
In the summer, Hu Meilin 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 Meilin 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 times. 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 Meilin.
Of course, idle talk inevitably involved boasting about his own status, and once he bragged, Hu Meilin took the bait, and before long, they were an item.
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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 Elementary 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 Elementary 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 seemed.
"Sister Xu, the final teacher roster for the Third Elementary School of the town is out, but your name 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 Dongmei, don't talk nonsense; how could my name possibly not be on the list?" Xu Suya replied with a start and a laugh.
"Sister Xu, your name 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 some people in town are too. I told you that you should have greeted them in advance, but you wouldn't listen. Do you remember that Hu Meilin?" Ge Dongmei said.
"I remember 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 someone, and that's when Hu Meilin 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 time, and I heard she's been staying at home ever since. Don't tell me she's been assigned to teach at the Third Elementary 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 Dongmei 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 Elementary School.
"What the hell is this mess? No, I have to go to the town to sort this out. If I'm really not on it, they must give me a clear explanation," Xu Suya said, visibly upset, and turned around to head to town without even thinking of going home.
"Sister Xu, Sister Xu! What are you doing?" Ge Dongmei 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 some gifts; there might still be hope. But if you storm over in a rage like this, it's definitely hopeless!" Ge Dongmei said with a wry smile.
"I'm a people's teacher, my job is to educate, why should I give gifts? Does that mean 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 Dongmei said with a wry smile.
"Dongmei, 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 Dongmei to stand there helplessly, stamping her feet and shaking her head.
