Chapter 390 We are relatives
This pattern lasted for about half an hour. Zhai Shengping had almost finished his drink and asked, "How come you have time to come and see me today?"
Tan Chen didn't beat around the bush and directly stated his purpose: "Teacher, my wife and I both want to take the college entrance examination."
Zhai Shengping put down his chopsticks and began to criticize Tan Chen seriously: "Back then, I urged you to continue studying, but you refused. Do you regret it now?"
When Tan Chen thought about what happened back then, he still felt a little uncomfortable.
At that time, Tan Kai was in junior high school and he was in high school. Zou Meihua kept complaining to him that the family could not afford to send two students to school.
Tan Chen was sensible and wanted to reduce the burden on his family, so he decided to drop out of school and join the army.
But he couldn't bring this family scandal to outsiders.
After all, family disgrace should not be made public.
"I was young and ignorant at that time, and I failed to live up to my teacher's expectations of me."
Zhai Shengping looked very disappointed.
"You were so rebellious back then that you wouldn't listen to anyone."
"If you want to take the college entrance examination this time, you can't do it without finishing high school."
Tan Chen knew it wouldn't work: "Teacher, my wife and I are in the same situation. I studied in the first year of high school for half a year, and my wife graduated from junior high school. We both completed the high school courses by self-study. I wonder if we can transfer to the third year of high school?"
Zhai Shengping was clearly troubled. "This isn't an easy task. Let alone a mere dean of studies, even if the principal stepped in, it wouldn't be possible."
Tan Chen knew without thinking that this matter was not easy to handle.
"Teacher, please show me the way."
Zhai Shengping pondered for a moment. "The Fengxian Education Bureau has a new director. I heard he was transferred from Zhuang City. His name is Xiangnan."
"Xiangnan..." Tan Chen silently repeated the name.
He was not unfamiliar with this name. Among the people who were reformed in the cowshed in Sihe Village, there was someone with this name.
I wonder if it was the person he met in Sihe Village?
Tan Chen was pondering when Zhai Shengping continued, "I heard that Feng County only has ten spots for transfer students. You need to get a signature from the director and pass an exam before you can be admitted."
Seeing that Tan Chen was a little dazed, thinking that he had given up, he encouraged him: "With the enthusiasm you put into studying back then, as long as you get the signature, the exam should not be a problem."
Tan Chen's eyes were determined. No matter whether this Xiang Nan was the one he knew in Sihe Village, he would give it a try.
He believed that with the level of self-study he and his wife had achieved, passing the exam would definitely not be a problem.
"Teacher, I'll go to the Education Bureau in a while."
Seeing Tan Chen's nonchalant tone, Zhai Shengping became anxious: "Do you think anyone can get into the Education Bureau? You should go find Director Xiang."
Tan Chen just thought that Director Xiang might be someone he knew, and hadn't considered anything else.
Even if Zhai Shengping didn't remind him, he knew this. Can anyone who wants to see the director of the Education Bureau see him?
In this way, the director doesn't have to work in the office and can just receive people who come to see him all day.
"Teacher, is there any good way?"
Zhai Shengping smiled mysteriously: "The guy in the mailroom at the Education Bureau likes to drink."
What else did Tan Chen not understand? The teacher was telling him to buy some white wine for the person who looked after the mail room.
The two chatted for a while, and then it was time for Zhai Shengping to go to work. After Tan Chen went to the counter to pay, he went to the Sports Bureau again.
When I passed by the supply and marketing cooperative, I bought two one-jin bottles of white wine.
At the same time, he also bought a piece of newspaper to wrap the liquor.
After everything was ready, Tan Chen came to the door of the mail room with two bottles of white wine.
There were a lot of people gathered in front of the mail room, all wanting to get Director Xiang's signature.
"Uncle, my son's chances of taking the college entrance exam depend entirely on Director Xiang. Please let me in!"
"Yes, sir, I've been waiting for this day for a long time. Let me go in and find Director Xiang!"
"If you don't let me in, I'll wait here. I don't believe Director Xiang won't come out after get off work."
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The old man was obviously a little impatient: "I know what you are looking for Director Xiang for. It's nothing more than asking for a transfer. Director Xiang doesn't have so much free time to receive you."
Tan Chen calmly walked past those who were anxious to see Director Xiang and walked to the door of the mail room: "Uncle, I want to see Director Xiang. We are relatives."
As he spoke, he handed two bottles of white wine wrapped in newspaper through the mailroom window and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Uncle, please help me."
As soon as the old man touched the newspaper package, he knew what was inside, and there were two bottles.
Two bottles of white wine were given to him as a gift, which was very expensive.
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