Moreover, she had a feeling that Li Xiuyuan might be just waiting to take advantage of her and make her call him "Brother Li".
In front of Wei Ke and Xiao Rui, Li Xiuyuan is the respectable Mayor Li, but she is much more familiar with him and doesn't have as many biases. Their relationship is also quite subtle. Calling him "Brother Li" always makes her feel like she's at a disadvantage.
But when Wei Ke saw that Su Ziying didn't move, he thought that Su Ziying was embarrassed because she was between her and Li Xiuyuan. So he picked up his wine glass, got up, and went around to the other side, where he sat down next to Xiao Rui and they started drinking and chatting.
They mainly talked about their experiences as teachers in Meilin Village. The two of them had spent a month or two together. They were the only two volunteer teachers in Meilin Village, so they supported each other and had a good relationship. Naturally, they had a lot to say before leaving.
However, Wei Ke kept giving Su Ziying meaningful glances, signaling her to offer a toast. Su Ziying had no choice but to leave. Once Wei Ke left, she went over and started talking to Xiao Rui about the Meilin Village Primary School. She and Li Xiuyuan couldn't get a word in edgewise, so it was just the two of them talking.
Su Ziying poured herself some wine and moved to Wei Ke's seat, which was to Li Xiuyuan's left.
"Mayor Li, let me toast you..." Su Ziying tried to brush it off, but the next second Li Xiuyuan said with a smile, "Teacher Su, didn't I tell you not to call me Mayor? When we're having a private meal, just call me Brother Li."
Su Ziying rolled her eyes at Li Xiuyuan. She had already guessed that Li Xiuyuan was waiting here to take advantage of her. Facing Li Xiuyuan's teasing gaze, Su Ziying's face turned even redder.
"Brother Li, I'd like to toast you." Su Ziying said through gritted teeth. She could clearly see that Li Xiuyuan's eyes were full of smiles in an instant. He was so wicked, just waiting for her to call him brother. What kind of respected Mayor Li was he? He was just a bad guy who knew how to bully people.
"Haha, Ziying, come on, I'll drink this." Li Xiuyuan also picked up his glass and drank it all in one gulp.
After Wei finished toasting, he didn't sit back down, but instead started a conversation, inviting Li Xiuyuan and Su Ziying to join in. They quickly got to the topic of the teaching environment in Meilin Village.
Meilin Village is a large village with many students. However, in the past two years, many students have gone to study in the county. Now there are only about fifty students, which is still quite a lot. There are three teachers in the village. The most educated one is a high school graduate. Back then, a high school diploma was the highest level of education, and you needed a recommendation to go to university.
The remaining two were junior high school graduates.
Those two volunteer teachers were the most educated among them. But what could they do? In a village primary school, there was no way to talk about any benefits. The village would just give them some money. There used to be a system for turning privately-employed teachers into permanent staff, but that's no longer the case. What kind of benefits could the village possibly offer?
"The problem is still the poor treatment of villagers, which makes it difficult to retain staff. Our town bears responsibility for this. We will definitely conduct research on this issue. Meilin Village has been developed and its residents are now more affluent, their material lives have improved, but their spiritual development must also keep pace. Education must start from a young age. Our next step is to strive to improve the treatment of students at Meilin Village Primary School. Putting aside other factors, we will try to improve the staffing situation and see if there is any hope of converting this village-run primary school into a public school, or at least improving the teachers' salaries."
Our Meilin Village isn't far from the county seat. If the salaries could be improved, we could still find some good teachers..."
Li Xiuyuan spoke up, saying that the construction of the school is within the scope of the new rural construction. What kind of new rural area is it if there are no schools? The village clinic also needs to be strengthened.
However, these are all things to be considered in the future. We can't think about that much in the early stages, but now that this matter has been brought up, Li Xiuyuan definitely has to make a statement. In addition, it is also to lay the groundwork for the next move.
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