Chapter 389 Design
Zhu Wanru was obviously stunned when she heard that Headmaster Mu had recruited a new teacher. This was something she had never expected.
She had originally thought that if she was willing to be a teacher, Headmaster Mu would definitely accept it with gratitude, but she had never expected that a new teacher would show up halfway.
But Zhu Wanru quickly calmed down. She had just grasped the important information in Headmaster Mu's words. She smiled and said slowly:
"Headmaster Mu, I want to say something to you. I think the four words "Better to have a shortage than to abuse" are very good. Just finding a young person with incompetent ability to teach students will not only mislead the students, but also waste the resources of the group." After saying the above, she looked at Headmaster Mu and reminded him kindly:
"It is said that one minute on stage is the result of ten years of hard work off stage. Once you are on stage, you have to accept the public's scrutiny and you can't fake it. So I think you should think it over carefully, lest you hire a half-baked person and mislead the students."
At this point, Zhu Wanru became more confident. She thought that no one could play better than herself, and continued to toss out her own advantages:
"I think such an important position should be filled by someone who knows her inside out. You know, I taught our Xiaoxiao to play the piano. You can see that every performance of hers has brought glory to the troupe, and every performance has been packed with applause."
After hearing Zhu Wanru's boasting, Director Mu just smiled and replied:
"Comrade Zhu, you worry too much. As the head of the group, I am of course responsible for the entire group. The teacher we hired this time is of course very capable. In all these years, I have never seen anyone who plays the piano better than her."
Zhu Wanru didn't take the previous words to heart, but this sentence made her completely uneasy. Isn't it telling her that the teacher they hired is more capable than her and plays better than her?
Zhu Wanru has been practicing piano and violin since she was a child. Her family invited famous teachers to teach her. She thinks she is very talented and hardworking. Moreover, she has accumulated so much experience for so many years. How could she be outdone by a young person?
She suppressed her dissatisfaction, looked at Director Mu, and said with interest:
"Oh? Is that so? Then I would like to meet this young teacher you mentioned. If it is convenient, I would also like to listen to her playing the piano to see if she is as talented as Director Mu said."
As soon as she said this, Director Mu raised her head and saw Xia Qingxi appeared at the door of her office...
She knew that Xia Qingxi was coming to see her, and was afraid that she would wait outside the door and neglect her, so she deliberately did not close the door just now. When she saw Xia Qingxi, she hurriedly raised her hand to greet her, looked at her with a smile and said:
"Qingxi, come in quickly. I just mentioned you to Comrade Zhu."
When Xia Qingxi walked into the room, Zhu Wanru turned around and looked over. Seeing her, Zhu Wanru looked a little puzzled, but she did not connect her with the young teacher mentioned by Captain Mu.
After all, in her eyes, Xia Qingxi was just a country girl from the countryside. Although she was a little pretty, she would never touch such an elegant instrument as the piano.
Just as she turned around nonchalantly, Captain Mu took the initiative to introduce her:
"Comrade Zhu, this is the teacher Xia Qingxi who I just mentioned to you, who plays the piano very well."
After hearing her words, Zhu Wanru's expression froze for a moment, and then she immediately revealed a meaningful smile and asked:
"Captain Mu, are you kidding me?" Her tone did not conceal her doubt and disdain for Xia Qingxi's ability.
"Do I look like such an idle person?" Director Mu was obviously dissatisfied with Zhu Wanru's questioning, and introduced her solemnly:
"This comrade Xia Qingying is a top-grade piano teacher specially hired by our art troupe."
"She can play the piano? What a joke!" Mo Zhenzhen, who came up a few steps slower than Xia Qingying, happened to hear Director Mu's introduction. Her expression was exactly the same as her mother's. After she finished speaking, she emphasized again:
"She is just a country bumpkin from the countryside who can't even read a few words. Haha, she still plays the piano? I think it's like playing the piano to a cow..."
"Zhenzhen." Zhu Wanru scolded her daughter, maintaining her usual elegance, slowly stood up, looked at Headmaster Mu, and smiled gently:
"Headmaster Mu, Zhenzhen is young and straightforward, so she doesn't know how to beat around the bush when she speaks. Please don't mind." After saying that, she intentionally or unintentionally glanced at Xia Qingying beside her:
"Actually, it's no wonder that Zhenzhen is surprised. I didn't expect that the new teacher you invited to your group would be this... Comrade Xia."
Listening to Zhu Wanru's doubts and belittlements, and seeing her elegant and hypocritical appearance, Xia Qingying was not angry at all, and even looked more indifferent and polite than her. She looked at Headmaster Mu beside her and deliberately asked:
"Captain Mu, I seem to have come at a bad time. I'm sorry to interrupt your conversation. I don't know what Comrade Zhu wants to talk to you about. If it's inconvenient, I'll come to see you later."
"Oh, it's not inconvenient." Captain Mu said, and looked at Zhu Wanru:
"Comrade Zhu came here this time to apply for the position of piano teacher in our troupe."
Xia Qingying understood that it was no wonder that Mo Zhenzhen was so confident that she could join the art troupe just now. It turned out that she thought that since her mother came to the art troupe as a teacher, she would definitely be able to join.
"Oh, what about this Comrade Mo? Is he also here to apply for the position of teacher?" Xia Qingying looked at Mo Zhenzhen and asked deliberately.
After hearing what Xia Qingxi said, Mo Zhenzhen's expression suddenly became unnatural. She knew in her heart that Xia Qingxi asked this question on purpose in order to embarrass her.
"No." Captain Mu quickly understood the purpose of Xia Qingxi's question. He was about to tell her the conditions that Zhu Wanru had just proposed to him, but was interrupted by Zhu Wanru. She still looked elegant and smiled,
"Captain Mu, I have a request. I would like to appreciate the music of your newly hired... Teacher Xia." As she spoke, she turned her gaze to Xia Qingxi, with obvious provocation and belittlement:
"I wonder if it is well-deserved or exaggerated?"
Xia Qingxi frowned slightly. Zhu Wanru was just trying to provoke him to play the music for her. However, she was neither a leader nor a judge. What qualifications did she have to ask him to perform in front of her? Even if he was trying to prove himself, he was lowering his status.
Xia Qingying thought for a while, and a plan to humiliate Zhu Wanru and her daughter soon came to her mind. She deliberately refused, saying,
"It's not convenient for me to demonstrate now. If Comrade Zhu wants to hear me play the piano, he can come to the classroom to listen when I teach in the future."
"I think you are just deliberately refusing. Haha, you can't be unable to play at all?" As Xia Qingying expected, Mo Zhenzhen immediately laughed at her.
"I don't need to prove whether I can play or not, right?" Xia Qingying said with a somewhat unconfident tone.
Zhu Wanru caught the expression on her face, narrowed her eyes slightly, and said softly:
"It only takes a few minutes to play a song, so it shouldn't be inconvenient. Comrade Xia, if you refuse like this, I have to doubt your professional ability."
Headmaster Mu had heard Xia Qingying play the piano and knew her strength very well. Just as he was about to speak up for her, he heard Xia Qingying say to him:
"Since Comrade Zhu is also here to apply for the job and is questioning my professional level, Headmaster Mu, why don't you give the two of us a fair chance to show ourselves in front of everyone."