Chapter 21 The Moon of Yesteryear
"Cough cough—"
"Thank you for saving me. I'm so sorry. Could you please call someone over for me? He works at Heyuan. His name is Liu Ping. He's tall, has dark skin, and a scar on the corner of his right eye. Don't let his fierce appearance fool you; he's a very nice person."
Xiao Yang raised an eyebrow upon hearing this. It turned out to be someone from the Black Dragon Gang. Although the Black Dragon Gang couldn't compare to the big shots of the Green Gang, as a member of a gang, they had made a name for themselves.
When Xie Ning learned about this from Xiao Yang, she didn't feel anything. It was a trivial matter to her. She was busy preparing her lecture notes. Since the army commander said he would arrange it for her, she had to prepare first, otherwise she wouldn't know where to start.
Just as Xie Ning was wondering how Commander Cai would arrange for her to enter the school, a middle-aged man wearing a long robe and black-rimmed glasses rang the doorbell of Xie Ning's courtyard.
The visitor was also a teacher at Tongzhou College. When Cheng Youmin saw Xie Ning's young and handsome face, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and his tone was also somewhat hesitant, "You are, Mr. Xie?"
Xie Ning nodded with a smile, and the two had a lively discussion. The middle-aged teacher was so impressed by Xie Ning that his eyes were sparkling and his mouth was stretched to the back of his ears. Before he came, he thought that since the teacher assigned by the higher-ups was a relative, he probably didn't have much knowledge and was probably just going to their poor school to get a prestigious title.
But little did I know that this person was not only talented, but also extremely talented!
Cheng Youmin's eyes reddened with excitement, and he rushed to their principal's house.
"Go forth! Go forth safely!"
The slightly overweight man, who was listening to a record, glared at his friend who was rushing around in a completely unladylike manner. "Pingyu, you're not getting any younger, why are you still so impulsive? By the way, weren't you going to deliver a letter of appointment today? What? Is that person unsuitable for teaching?"
This time, Cheng Youmin ignored his friend's disdain and excitedly grabbed Principal Hao'an's hand, saying, "No, no, no, Xingzhi, we've struck gold!"
Then Cheng Youmin explained Xie Ning's expertise: "Xingzhi, as you know, mechanical engineering is of great significance to our country."
Principal An was startled. "Are you serious?!"
Goodness gracious! When his nephew-in-law tried to get the person to teach him, he didn't specify what the person should teach. Who would have thought that he would be a talented person who knows physics and mechanics! Now it was Principal An's turn to feel embarrassed. He even pettily asked Cheng Youmin to check if the person was suitable. If not, he would refuse even if his nephew-in-law tried to get him to teach him.
If an incompetent person were to become a teacher, wouldn't that be misleading the students?
"Very well, I'll host a banquet at home in a couple of days and invite Mr. Xie over for a meal." I'll take a look at him myself then and see what kind of talent he is.
"When you arrive, don't forget to invite me. I still have many questions for Mr. Xie. As you know, I learned some things from my father, but he passed away early, and I've been figuring them out on my own all these years. Now that I've finally met someone like Mr. Xie, I definitely want to ask him for his guidance. It's already late today, so I'm embarrassed to keep asking..."
"Haha, come on over! I'll come with you!"
"By the way, what about the salary? Should we raise it a bit?" Cheng Youmin hesitated. Their college was quite poor, unlike those business schools where the students were mostly from wealthy families. Although there were some students from wealthy families in their college, most of them came from ordinary or even impoverished backgrounds.
“Yes, you have to raise it. It’s an extra expense from me, not through the official accounts. It’s fifty yuan more than the original fifty yuan.”
"Will other faculty members have any objections?" After all, the salaries of teachers in their college are all in the range of thirty to fifty yuan.
"What complaints could we possibly have? If we don't give them more opportunities to stay, they'll be poached by other schools, and we'll have nowhere to turn to complain."
That's true.
Therefore, Xie Ning received a very warm welcome when she arrived at Principal An's villa. However, she did not expect that in addition to Principal An and his family, there would also be the teacher who had visited her home that day.
Teacher Cheng Youmin was taught by his father, who had studied abroad, from a young age, so he had some knowledge of mechanics and the like.
The principal's name is An Hongyuan. He studied in France and met his wife, Ms. Lin Qin, in romantic France. As a result, the two of them lead a very Westernized life, which is reflected in their clothing, food, housing and transportation. Not only is the decoration of their villa very European, but they also wear suits and Western-style dresses with lace trim.
Xie Ning gently shook Lin Qin's hand, which was adorned with a white lace handkerchief, but did not kiss it. During her conversation with Teacher Cheng and Principal An, Lin Qin did not remain silent but occasionally chimed in.
To Xie Ning's surprise, Lin Qin was very good at math. Upon asking, he learned that Lin Qin had studied mathematics, not literature, when she studied in France.
In the end, Xie Ning and Ms. Lin Qin talked the most. When they got home, Xie Ning was still thinking about whether she could persuade Lin Qin to become her assistant.
"Sir is back?" Aunt Liu stepped forward and took Xie Ning's long coat, then said to Xie Ning and Xiao Yang, "There are steaming buns on the stove, and there's still a small pot of chicken soup left. I'll fry a plate of dumplings later, and then make two bowls of chicken soup noodles. Eat your fill so you can go to sleep."
Xie Ning: ...Actually, eating less at night makes it easier to sleep, but thinking about the fragrant fried dumplings, she felt that she still had room in her stomach.
"I only need five fried dumplings. You can give the rest to Xiao Yang. He ran around with me today and probably didn't eat enough."
Xiao Yang touched his slightly protruding belly and nodded with tears in his eyes. He had eaten at Principal An's house. He had finished a big bowl of rice and some kind of croissant. Even so, he only refrained from finishing a second bowl because he thought that Aunt Liu would leave some food for the two of them.
To be honest, working with Xie Ning, aside from everything else, at least he was always well-fed. The food was much better than in the military camp. He didn't even need to weigh himself to know that he had gained more than ten pounds.
No, starting today, he has to get up early to run laps and then practice boxing a few times when he gets back. Otherwise, he won't be able to protect Mr. Xie, and he won't be able to find a wife either. My mother said that although a big belly is a sign of wealth for a man, a strong body is more powerful, and a wife will like him more.
It's a pity he's been away for so many years, and he's in his mid-twenties and still hasn't found a wife. But besides the military pay he sends home, he's saved up quite a bit of money. Once the war is over, he'll ask his mother to find him a pretty wife, and then they'll have a few sons and daughters. That would make his life perfect.
Xie Ning was in her room revising the lecture notes she had prepared. She had just chatted for a long time at Principal An's house and had learned more about the situation. Tongzhou College did not have a mechanical engineering major, so if Xie Ning were to go there, she would have to open a new class. And facing students with no foundation, she would have to prepare even more.
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