"Principal Luo, Teacher Ran told me you wanted to see me." Yan Bugui said as he cautiously entered the principal's office, his back slightly bent.
Principal Luo looked up and saw Yan Bugui walk in, his eyes filled with contempt and disgust.
"Teacher Yan, you are considered one of the senior teachers at our school. You have been teaching here for so many years with dedication and hard work. I have always trusted you. I never expected that you would be this kind of person. It is truly heartbreaking."
Upon hearing Principal Luo's words, Yan Bugui's heart sank, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and his voice trembled with nervousness: "Principal Luo, is there some misunderstanding? What's wrong with me?"
“Teacher Yan, we have already sent people to visit many students’ parents. The parents have a lot of complaints about you. I hope you can confess yourself. That way, the organization can punish you a little less severely,” Principal Luo said quite seriously.
Actually, he was quite angry inside. Other teachers, when they wanted something, knew to look at who they were dealing with and who they would take advantage of—those from well-off families.
But you, Yan Bugui, are something else entirely. You're not picky about food at all, and you've taken advantage of every kid in the class. No wonder someone reported you.
At this moment, Yan Bugui was also quite annoyed, thinking to himself, "Is it really necessary to make such a fuss over just having the students catch some locusts?"
“Principal Luo, to be honest, I shouldn’t have made the students catch locusts and disrupt their studies, but my intentions were good. This would effectively help the people eliminate pests…”
"Smack!"
Seeing that Yan Bugui had no awareness whatsoever and was still spouting nonsense in an attempt to get away with it, Principal Luo slammed his fist on the table in anger and threw several sheets of paper at Yan's face.
"Look at yourself, these are all the good things you've done over the years."
At this moment, Yan Bugui was first startled by the principal's actions, and then several pieces of paper flew over. Fortunately, they were not very damaging, and he quickly picked them up and looked at them.
When he saw the first line of text, he had a feeling that disaster was about to strike.
The inscription reads: "On a certain date, Yan Bugui, taking advantage of his position as a teacher, exchanged 5 jin of fine grains with Niu Dehua's parents for 15 jin of cornmeal."
Niu Dehua's parents, out of consideration for their child attending school under his tutelage, reluctantly agreed to the exchange and chose to let the matter rest.
On a certain day of a certain month of a certain year, Yan Bugui heard that the peanuts from his student Zhang Xueyou's family were quite good, and under the pretext of tasting them for him, he forcibly asked for a handful.
In order to avoid going home to practice calligraphy, Zhang Xueyou, under duress, "contributed" a handful of peanuts and chose to swallow his anger.
On a certain day of a certain month of a certain year, Yan Bugui learned that Guo Hucheng's mother worked in a needle factory, so he borrowed a large sewing needle under the pretext of sewing quilts at home.
When Guo Hucheng asked for the needle again, he was told that the needle had broken and he could not repay it, so the matter was left unresolved.
On a certain day in a certain month of a certain year, Yan Bugui heard from somewhere that Li Ming in his class knew how to grind tofu at home, so he brought a few soybeans and asked him to help grind tofu at home.
Li Ming looked at the one or two soybeans in his hand, feeling like crying, but in the end, with the help of his family's excellent skills, he successfully ground two pieces of tofu, which Yan Bugui praised.
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After reading through several sheets of paper, Yan Bugui's resolve shattered.
If these things were to come to pass, he couldn't imagine what kind of consequences he would face.
But in order to save himself, he had no choice but to say, "Principal Luo, all of this is voluntary. I have never asked the students for anything. Even if I have, it was a mutual agreement."
"Hehehe!" Yan Bugui's shamelessness amused Principal Luo.
“Yan Bugui, I’ll emphasize this again: you only have one chance. If you continue with this attitude, our school will have no choice but to hand you over to the public security authorities. I’m sure they have ways to deal with someone like you.”
"No, no! Principal Luo, I beg you, you must have a way to help me, right?" Upon hearing that he was to be handed over to the police, Yan Bugui was so frightened that he almost peed his pants. He quickly pleaded, practically kneeling down.
When Principal Luo saw Yan Bugui's cowardly appearance, he thought he would be tough, but it turned out to be nothing.
“Yan Bugui, you’ve committed such a serious offense that you can’t stay. You must be expelled. Also, give 100 yuan to the parents of these students to help them calm down. What do you think of this arrangement?”
"Ah~!" Yan Bugui's whole body went numb!
Not only should he be fired, but he should also have to pay compensation. This is going to kill him!
"Principal Luo, could you please make an exception? If I'm expelled, how will my family survive? Please, I beg you, help me."
“Yan Bugui, don’t push your luck. This is the lightest punishment you can get. You can choose to be dismissed and pay compensation or be handed over to the police. If you think it through, come and pay the money tomorrow. If you don’t think it through, turn yourself in to the police.”
Principal Luo's words were like a bucket of ice water poured over Yan Bugui, giving him a chilling feeling.
But he wanted to salvage the situation one last time, so he continued to plead, "Principal Luo, what will happen to the students if I leave? They can't be without a teacher! Please, please help me, let me go back to teaching!"
"Yan Bugui, you don't think the school can't function without you, do you? The school has decided to make Teacher Ran a full-time teacher and have her take charge of your class."
Principal Luo's words shattered Yan Bugui's last shred of hope.
Even though he was extremely unwilling, he had no choice but to obediently leave the school. Otherwise, Principal Luo would have shown him what it meant to be respectable.
At the entrance of Hongxing Elementary School, Yan Bugui took one last look at the place where he had worked for more than ten years before walking home dejectedly.
His legs felt like they were made of lead, and every step he took was extremely difficult.
What usually takes only ten minutes took more than half an hour to get back to the courtyard house today.
At the entrance of the courtyard house, a group of idle old women were gossiping again when one of them suddenly spoke up.
"Hey! Isn't that Third Auntie? And Third Uncle? Why are they back so early today?"
Several middle-aged women looked in the direction of the sound and, sure enough, it was Yan Bugui.
Upon seeing this, the three women said with a smile, "Our old man Yan is teaching his first class today. Once he finishes teaching his students, he won't have anything else to do, so it's normal for him to come back early."
The other women, though unhappy, still wanted to maintain appearances, so they all chimed in.
"Being a teacher is still the best. I can go fishing in my spare time and add some vegetables to my family's meals."
"Yes! Uncle San caught two fish yesterday, unlike our family, who rarely have meat even once a year."
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"..."
Hehehe!
Hearing the praise from these middle-aged women, the three women were overjoyed.
However, the words of these older women reminded her, so she stood up and went inside.
When the three women came out again, they were already carrying Yan Bugui's fishing gear: a fishing rod, a bucket, and a stool.
At this moment, Yan Bugui returned to the door, and the Third Aunt immediately went up to him, smiling and saying.
"Honey, you don't need to tell me, everything is prepared for you!"
Hearing his wife's voice, Yan Bugui looked up and realized that he had unknowingly returned to his front door.
Looking at the fishing set in his wife's hands, Yan Bugui felt it was ironic!
It seemed like a sarcastic remark: "Go ahead and fish! From today onwards, you can fish whenever you want."
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