Chapter 104: Just Want to See Her Stumble
Su He grinned cheerfully and said, “Principal, let’s talk business. I make a request, you give an answer—no need to kick me out!”
Principal Chen: …He had never seen anyone so shameless in his life!
“Give up. You don’t have the academic qualifications or experience. This matter is off the table!”
She wanted to be a night school teacher?
In her dreams!
Night school teachers had to be college graduates at the very least, or have years of teaching experience.
A high school graduate like her wanting to teach at night school? What was she thinking?
Remembering Su He’s contributions, Principal Chen’s tone softened a little. “Su He, you need to stay grounded. Focus on registering for night school, get into a good university, and once you graduate, you can come back and be a teacher.”
Su He blinked innocently. “Principal, I don’t want a formal teaching post. I just want to be a part-time teacher—you know, get paid but not have to show up every day.”
Principal Chen: “…”
I’d like that kind of job too!
Pointing to the door, he snapped, “You—get out right now!”
He was afraid he’d die of anger if he kept listening.
“Don’t be mad! At least let me finish before you kick me out.”
“Universities and provincial night schools have counselors. Shouldn’t our night school have one too?”
“I think I’m very suitable! I became class monitor and student council president to prove my organizational skills. Not to mention, I can pull in sponsorships now and then!”
“The salary you pay me is nothing compared to the donations I bring in. Think about it—it’s a great deal!”
“Don’t worry, I’m not after a permanent job. Just pay me, that’s all I want!”
“I’ve got no choice, I have to support two elderly women, one of whom needs medical treatment. We can barely afford food…”
Principal Chen was speechless for a long while. So it all came down to… money?
“Don’t you think you’re being shortsighted? University is tough for a few years, but afterwards, you’ll get a better job. You’re trading long-term success for short-term gain!”
Su He’s playful expression turned serious. “Principal, to be honest, I want to go to the kind of university you went to—not the kind we have now. I think the college entrance exam will be reinstated, so I want to wait.”
Principal Chen was stunned, then frowned silently.
As an educator, he knew what universities were like now—students of wildly different levels, and the campus atmosphere was far from pure.
After a long pause, he said, “Are you sure? A person’s best years are few. Once missed, there’s no turning back.”
The return of the entrance exam? That seemed far off. It was a huge gamble.
Su He nodded seriously. “I’ve thought it through. I’m still young. I can afford to wait.”
“Besides, university isn’t the only path. I believe even without a degree, I can shine in the workplace and contribute to the modernization of our country!”
Principal Chen nodded. “I don’t agree with your decision, but since you’ve made it, I won’t try to persuade you.”
“As for the counselor role, I’ll consider it. After all, we’re just a county-level night school, and a continuing education diploma is only equivalent to high school. There’s no real need for a counselor.”
Su He nodded. “Alrighty, then I won’t come to night school for now. It doesn’t feel right without a proper title.”
Principal Chen: “…”
If you don’t come, what about the performance show? If you don’t come, who’s going to bring in supplies? Is this girl threatening me?!
He was so furious his carefully styled hair became messy!
But then he thought—he couldn’t expect the horse to run without feeding it. There was no such thing as a free lunch!
“There’s no way to make the counselor position official right now. How about this: sometimes we invite guest instructors, like model workers, and give them souvenirs or small stipends.”
“You’ll be treated like an external counselor—for every day you show up, you get a daily allowance. Fair enough?”
Su He’s eyes lit up. “Then I’ll come every day! Rain or shine!”
Principal Chen: “…”
Su He was thrilled. External counselor or not, as long as she got paid daily, it was the same thing to her!
Seeing her beaming face, Principal Chen felt irritated again and decided to make things harder.
“All the factories have donated supplies. The local communes can’t just sit back and watch—after all, many literacy students are from the communes. You’ll handle this tomorrow. If you fail, your stipend is halved!”
Su He: “…”
Seeing her stunned face, Principal Chen felt immensely pleased.
You sly fox want to play games with me? You’re still too green!
Little did he know Su He wasn’t confused because she felt pressured—but because she was surprised… This was such a great opportunity?
Oh wow!
Why hadn’t she thought of this before?
Right! She could use this chance to network with commune leaders!
The liaison for Huaihua Commune only got paid for one position—there were eighteen communes in An County!
All of them were potential employers!
But seeing how smug Principal Chen looked, Su He decided to play along and show some “respect for elders.” She put on a pitiful expression.
“Principal, this is a bit much, don’t you think?”
“Setting that aside, there’s only one bus to the communes each day. Unless I have Sun Wukong’s cloning powers, I simply won’t make it on time.”
“How about this—I’ll borrow your office phone tomorrow and call each commune for donations. Is that okay?”
Principal Chen immediately agreed. Even face-to-face it was hard to get donations—by phone? Impossible!
Right now, all he wanted was to see the girl fail. Otherwise, his anger just wouldn’t go away!
“Oh, and by the way, the external counselor title is best kept secret for now. Just approach them as the student council president.”
Su He nodded. “Got it.”
After leaving the principal’s office, Su He returned to the classroom.
She had spent quite a while talking to Principal Chen, and it was now break time.
As soon as she sat down, her deskmate Yuan Xiaolan leaned over excitedly. “Class rep! I heard there’s a new young male teacher at night school. Someone saw him filling out paperwork today! And I heard our continuing ed class is getting a new Chinese class taught by him!”
Zhao Lili smirked. “Class rep, do you know why Xiaolan’s so excited? They say the new guy is super handsome—just like a movie star!”
Su He’s interest was piqued. Her original reason for coming to night school was to investigate Shen Ruyi and Luo Xiaoling.
But after these past few days, the teachers and students had all seemed nice. No one suspicious.
But this new male teacher? Very suspicious!
Still, like always—if trouble comes, she’ll handle it. Su He wasn’t afraid of anything!
Night school was her turf now. If someone new showed up, she’d take them down. If two showed up, she’d handle them both!
