"Just eat it." Xie Zhili took it and stuffed it into his mouth, but it was so sour that he couldn't open his eyes.
But he just endured it and swallowed the orange.
Then he said, "It's very sweet. I ate it all."
Lin Xinghua: “…” I have to say, he is a ruthless person.
"Okay, okay, it's sweet if you say so. Tell me, what do you want to do?"
There were only him and the grandfather in the room. When he came, he had discussed with his second brother that his second brother would go and tie up Xie Linan. He came into the room to talk to the grandfather alone.
Xie Linan doesn't care about family affection, but the old man is soft-hearted.
As long as the old man agrees, he will go to persuade Lin An.
Xie Linan doesn't listen to them, but he listens to his master, so isn't that right?
Thinking about his future chance to become the principal, what else could Xie Zhili hold back on?
That being said, he just said it.
"Dad, this is it. I'm already in my second year of elementary school, you know that, right?"
Lin Xinghua lowered his head and thought for a while, then nodded and said, "I calculated, it's been almost two years."
"Yeah, I didn't expect that I've been a teacher for two years. From a young and naive kid, I became a senior among my colleagues. Dad, I'm your youngest son, and I'm old too."
Lin Xinghua: “…”
"You're only forty years old and you're already old. Shouldn't I be buried in the ground?"
"No, Dad, that's not what I meant. What I meant was that compared to my colleagues, I'm already old. Those colleagues who came in at about the same time as me have now either been transferred to better schools, or promoted to principals, or at least class teachers. Class teachers get a few more dollars than subject teachers, you know that?"
Lin Xinghua shook his head, "I don't know."
Xie Zhili: “…”
"It just costs a few more dollars."
Lin Xinghua: "You mean you want to be a class teacher?"
"No, no, those few extra dollars are hard-earned money. The head teacher works much harder than us. There is no need to do that for a few dollars."
"So what do you want to do?"
"I think I can be promoted to director, after all, I have been working here for two years."
Lin Xinghua: "Oh, then you go to the monastery, tell me what you are doing?"
"Oh, Dad, don't you know that I have few people watching over the position of director? How can I be promoted just like that?"
"Well, that's for sure."
"So, I want to ask you for a favor."
Lin Xinghua was puzzled. "I'm an old man. How can I help?"
"You're not, Lin An. Go talk to Lin An. He led the team that built this school, and he's familiar with the principal. If he goes to intercede with the principal, I'll definitely be the principal next year."
Lin Xinghua squinted at him and asked, "How can you say that?"
Xie Zhili: “…”
"Dad, I know you look down on me and think that as an uncle, I have to rely on my nephew to get promoted. Not to mention you, I myself look down on myself. What can I do? I am in trouble. I can't live like this anymore."
As he spoke, Xie Zhili took off his glasses, wiped his eyes and said, "Dad, Xiaomei and I only have such a small salary every month. Although we are not starving, we can't eat enough. It's okay for our family to get by, but it's far from enough to buy a house. Without a house, how can we marry a daughter-in-law? Even if we marry her, we will have no place to live.
Lin is already so poor, and still can't find a wife, what do you say? You tell Lin An to go to the principal, and I will definitely be elected as the dean next year. The salary of a dean is one-third higher than that of a teacher. If we save this way for a few more years, we will definitely move into a new house. Dad, I will treat it as a pity for your grandson, so please help me."
Lin Xinghua also knew that he was in trouble, but what could he do?
"Second brother, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but your elder brother and his family have helped you a lot. Think about it yourself, when you were studying, getting married, and renting a room at your school, others got single rooms, but you got a one-bedroom apartment. When you needed to pay for it, wasn't it your elder brother who helped you?"
"I know, Dad, I know everything you said. My brother is good to me, and I always remember it."
"Just remember that your brother has been very good to you. He doesn't owe you anything. As for whether you owe him anything, you know it in your heart."
"I understand. I owe it to my brother. I'll go to the grave in a few days and burn some more paper for my brother."
Lin Xinghua: “…”
"It's hard for me too. I can't live any longer. You have to help me, Dad."
Lin Xinghua shook his head and said, "Second brother, if you want me to help you, that's it. You are my son, and I am old enough. As long as it is within my ability, I will help you. If you ask me to ask Lin An for help, I can't open my mouth and I won't open my mouth."
"Dad, if you don't pity me, you should pity your grandson."
Lin Xinghua still shook his head, "Second brother, you shouldn't be like this. First of all, your brother didn't let you down, it was you who let him down. After he passed away, you didn't take good care of Lin An and the others. You didn't take care of Lin An and the others, so now you are even less qualified to ask him to help you. You are also shameless. I think you are a teacher after all, you still have some dignity and you wouldn't say this."
"Yes, yes, I admit that I am shameless. After such a life, what dignity do I have left? Dad, I don't mind what you say. Just let Lin An speak for me. With his influence, as long as he tells the principal, I will definitely be chosen for the director election next year.
I know that he has helped many villagers since he became rich. He helped the anti-government people, so what if he helped me? After all, I am his uncle, and it is just a piece of cake for him to talk to the principal.
"That's not a simple task, that's a favor. Regardless of whether it's a favor or not, if it's a favor, Lin An will have to pay it back in the future. Money is easy to pay back, but favors are hard to pay back. I don't know what price I will have to pay to pay it back in the future."
"No, they are all moving away, so they can leave. Once he leaves, he won't have to repay this favor."
Lin Xinghua: “…”
"Huh, why didn't I see before that you are so shameless?"
"Okay, I have no shame, Dad. I don't mind your son scolding me, but you have to help me. I'm already over four years old, and I'll be five in a few years. Think about it, how much time do I have left? If you don't help me, my life will be over."
"What's the end? As long as I don't make any mistakes, you can be my teacher here for the rest of my life."
"So what? Teachers don't get paid much, so why do you do that?"
"Just be content. There are so many people who can't even make a living, but they still survive."
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