"Principal, what did the other party say?" Li Jianping looked at Wang Hongwen who hung up the phone helplessly and asked, "Did the other party reject it?"
Wang Hongwen shook his head. "Teacher Zhou said that he doesn't plan to consider schools in Ruxu at this stage. His 'first choice' is a high school in Luzhou."
In the past few days, Wang Hongwen called Zhou Yu more than once.
But Zhou Yu either said that he was defending his thesis and had no time to consider other issues, or that he was relaxing with friends in another city and had no intention of discussing work matters.
Today, when Wang Hongwen called Zhou Yu again, Zhou Yu clearly rejected Wang Hongwen on the phone.
After hearing what Wang Hongwen said, Li Jianping said dissatisfiedly, "Why is this guy like this?! We invited him so sincerely, but he refused to do so! If you don't want to agree, why don't you just say it earlier? Are you really playing tricks on others?!"
Wang Hongwen shook his head. "That's not right. It doesn't necessarily mean they are playing tricks on us! I guess Teacher Zhou gave us his reply after careful consideration these days!"
"Then let's just leave it at that!" Li Jianping suggested, "There are so many good teachers out there, we don't really need him! Besides, he's clearly rejected us, hasn't he?"
Wang Hongwen still shook his head, "I still want to try again! These few days, I have also inquired about it. Teacher Zhou is really talented! I am a little unwilling to miss such a talent! With him, our school will have a lot more first- and second-tier students every year!"
Li Jianping scratched his temples. He was a little confused. Teacher Zhou had clearly refused, so why was the old principal still so persistent? Was this person so important?
"But, old principal," Li Jianping thought for a moment and continued, "Zhou Yu has already rejected us on the phone. If we continue to call, won't it be useless?"
Wang Hongwen nodded, "Yes, so let's go to Xiangcheng now!"
"ah???"
"What? In ancient times, Liu Bei visited Zhuge Liang three times at his thatched cottage. Today, I, Wang Hongwen, am going to Xiangcheng City to invite famous teachers. So what? Don't just stand there. Hurry up and arrange to buy tickets! Let's leave now!"
“Ohhhh!!!”
......
After Zhou Yu hung up the phone, he put away his phone, held his girlfriend's hand, and prepared to continue shopping with her.
Noticing the puzzled look of his lover, Zhou Yu smiled and explained, "It was in Ruxu County, the county where my internship school was located. A high school principal found out about my situation from somewhere and called me several times, insisting that I go to teach at their school!"
Hearing this, Qiao Meng smiled and leaned closer to Zhou Yu, resting her head on Zhou Yu's shoulder, and said softly with a proud tone, "Our Zhou Yu is so amazing! We have to take exams to get a job as teachers in school, but you even got an invitation from the principal!"
Zhou Yu's face turned red, and he waved his hands repeatedly, "It's not that great. You are in a provincial capital like Luzhou, so you must take an exam! The principal who called is just the principal of a high school in a county town, there is still a difference!"
"Besides, I'm not going to Ruxu. I'm going to Luzhou!"
Qiao Meng naturally understood what Zhou Yu meant.
Qiao Meng stopped, looked at Zhou Yu, and said softly, "If, if this school is really good, you don't have to come to Luzhou! Your career comes first! After all, opportunities don't wait!"
Zhou Yu held Qiao Meng's hand tightly. "If I go to Ruxu, what will you do? I don't want to stay in a different place forever!"
...
...
It was almost time for lunch, but Qiao Meng did not go home. Instead, she went to Zhou Yu's house to have lunch with him.
Seeing Qiao Meng following along, Wang Yufang's eyes narrowed into slits. At the table, she repeatedly asked Qiao Meng to eat more, "Come on, Qiao, eat more! Try this piece of chicken!"
"Thank you Auntie, I can do it myself!"
Zhou Yu didn't say anything, but just ate his meal silently, watching everything in front of him with a smile.
After lunch, Qiao Meng originally wanted to take a short rest and go home, but was stopped by Wang Yufang.
"It's so hot, be careful of getting a heat stroke if you go out now!" Wang Yufang happily asked Qiao Meng to go upstairs to rest, "Here, just treat it like your own home! Zhou Yu, take Qiao Meng to your room to rest and take a nap!"
So, Zhou Yu, with a smirk, led the blushing Qiao Meng back to his room.
"You're going to die, and you're still laughing!" Qiao Meng blushed and slapped Zhou Yu hard a few times. Zhou Yu pretended to be in pain with a grimace.
"I didn't laugh!" Zhou Yu cried out in injustice, "How dare I!"
"Tell me, do you want to wait a moment..."
Before he could finish his words, Zhou Yu's cell phone suddenly rang.
Zhou Yu couldn't help but feel confused, muttering, "Who is this? In the middle of the day, he doesn't care whether others are resting or not?"
"Oh, hurry up and take a look!" Qiao Meng urged, "What if they really have something urgent to ask you?"
"Who else could have an urgent matter to talk to me about? I'm just a college graduate!" Although he said that, Zhou Yu still obediently took out his cell phone to see who was calling him on such a hot afternoon at around 1:00 p.m.
However, Zhou Yu suddenly remembered that his mobile phone was a Nokia that he had used for a long time, and Qiao Meng's mobile phone was similar to his, also a non-smart phone that he had used for one or two years. Zhou Yu wanted to take this opportunity to buy Qiao Meng a mobile phone. After all, they had been together for so long, and he had never given Qiao Meng any decent gift.
"By the way, can I buy you a new phone in the near future? The iPhone 5 will be released in China in two months, right? Why don't we get a new phone together?"
"Oh, no, why waste money! It's good enough if the phone can be used! Besides, iPhone 5 is so expensive, why should you pay for it for me!" Qiao Meng refused.
Zhou Yu was about to speak when he was interrupted by Qiao Meng, "Oh, let's talk about it later! Hurry up and check the phone! What if it's really urgent? Don't keep people waiting!"
"I don't believe that someone really wants to talk to me! I guess it must be an advertising call!" Zhou Yu picked up the phone confidently, "Let me make a bet. If it's the advertising call I said, you kiss me!"
"Go! You are so unruly!"
"Hey," Zhou Yu glanced at the phone screen, "Holy crap! This isn't a sales call, is it?!"
On the phone screen, the words "Principal Wang of Ruxu No. 2 Middle School" were clearly written.
Zhou Yu was puzzled. Didn't Principal Wang call him this morning? Why did he call again now?
Although he was confused, Zhou Yu still picked up the phone, "Hello, Principal Wang, what can I do for you?"
"Ah. Ah? Ah!"
"Oh, okay, okay, then."
After hanging up the phone, Zhou Yu was stunned for a while. After a long time, he turned his head and looked at Qiao Meng who was looking at him with concern. "Principal Wang just arrived in Xiangcheng. He wants to make an appointment with me to have a good chat."
"ah???"