Instead of having the new educated youth sign up for village primary school teacher positions as soon as they arrived, Gao Shuwen let them experience the hardship of farm work so that they would cherish the teaching job and do it well in the future.
Just as Gao Shuwen was thinking about discussing the registration and exam with the educated youth, something happened at the village primary school.
A boy in the village was kicked out of the classroom and made to stand at the back because he couldn't answer Fan Yuling's question in class. She also said many insulting things to the boy.
The children initially respected their teacher, but Fan Yuling never had patience with them, spoke harshly, and often vented her resentment towards He Yuhan and others on the children. Therefore, the children disliked her.
But Fan Yuling was, after all, a teacher, and the children couldn't do anything about her.
This time, Fan Yuling vented her anger on the child after being mistreated by Mu Yu and Wei Shuhong at the educated youth settlement. She even slapped the child, and her long fingernails scratched the child's face.
Then the child couldn't stand it anymore and ran home to find his parents.
The consequence was that the child's parents took their child to Gao Shuwen to file a complaint.
The child's mother said with heartache, "Uncle, we don't say anything about the teacher disciplining the child, but look at this, the teacher even hit the child and bruised his face. What if he's disfigured? This teacher Fan is really unreasonable. Teacher He has never hit any children."
Our child said that Teacher He has never hit or even scolded the children; she's incredibly kind to them. Teacher He is also a very good teacher. These two teachers are worlds apart.
"Can't the village find a new teacher for the children? Haven't new educated youth arrived again?"
Gao Shuwen saw this as a perfect opportunity to bring up the issue of changing teachers, so that Fan Yuling wouldn't have anyone to blame later. Even if she did blame them, they wouldn't be afraid of her.
Gao Shuwen said, "I've already learned about the new educated youth, and their educational level is sufficient. So I'll ask them if they're willing to work as teachers. This time I'll give them a thorough evaluation, and the most capable will be chosen."
The child's parents immediately calmed down upon hearing this and decided to replace Fan Yuling to see how arrogant she would become. They had originally planned to confront Fan Yuling, but now they decided against it and would just wait for her to cry.
They had such a good job as teachers but didn't take it, so they had to cause trouble. Now that they're no longer teachers, they have to go to the fields with them to do hard farm work. They brought it on themselves and deserve it.
The next morning, Gao Shuwen, along with the village accountant and women's director, arrived at the educated youth settlement.
When the educated youth saw the village cadres arrive, they all came out to greet them, knowing that the village had something to ask them about.
Li Zhihui, as the eldest brother, spoke first, "Secretary, what brings you here?"
Gao Shuwen nodded and said, "There is something I want to tell you educated youth. Yesterday, a student's parent came to me and said that Fan Yuling, as the child's teacher, arbitrarily beat and scolded the child, even injuring the child's face. The children's parents are not happy about this and are demanding a change of teacher. Many other parents have also made this request."
At the request of the villagers, we discussed the matter and decided to replace teacher Fan Yuling.
Upon hearing that she would no longer be allowed to work as a teacher, Fan Yuling immediately became agitated. "Secretary, how can you believe their one-sided story? That child is extremely naughty and completely disobedient. I only slapped him in a moment of anger. They are just using this as an excuse to make trouble. I am not satisfied with being replaced as a teacher."
Unlike Fan Yuling's impatience, the other educated youth were overjoyed. Wouldn't this give them a chance to become teachers? Especially Mu Yu and Wei Shuhong, who had experienced the hardships of farm work firsthand. If they could become teachers at the village primary school, wouldn't they no longer have to do such tiring farm work?
The women's director, after hearing Fan Yuling's words, didn't tolerate her and said from the side, "Whether you accept it or not is irrelevant; this is a decision we all reached out to. All the children's parents agree. They're all hoping to replace you as soon as possible. You can imagine how you treat the children and what your status is in their hearts."
Your teaching skills are also inadequate. These children are the hope of our village, and we don't want you to hold them back. Tomorrow you'll go to the fields with everyone to do farm work.”
When Fan Yuling heard that her replacement was a foregone conclusion, she cried and said, "You are bullying me."
Gao Shuwen said, "We never bully anyone; we just state the facts. We also need to inform all of you educated youth that both teachers in the village will be replaced. Teacher He is quite busy with his work as a village doctor, so he will no longer be a teacher at the village primary school."
The village primary school needs to recruit two teachers. You can all apply. There will be a comprehensive assessment, and the two with the best scores will become teachers.
Both new and old educated youth at the educated youth settlement signed up. Being a teacher was considered a respectable job, and you didn't have to do farm work—it was a rare opportunity.
Gao Shuwen knew this would be the outcome. Having achieved his goal, he said, "Then you'll all come with me to the village primary school for the exam today. We'll select the candidates today so they can teach the children tomorrow. Fan Yuling, you don't need to go."
Fan Yuling has now lost both a good job and face, and ran away crying.
No one will indulge her now, and she doesn't have the means to do so.
After Gao Shuwen and the others left, the educated youth quickly prepared paper and pens, and then went to the village primary school together, chatting and laughing.
Wei Shuhong said, "Xiaoyu, there are only two spots. Do you think I can get in?"
Mu Yu said, "We'll do our best."
The children had a day off today, so there were no students at the school, and the educated youth took their exams in the classroom.
Gao Shuwen took out the questions that He Yuhan had prepared in advance, copied them onto the blackboard, and asked everyone to copy the questions and then write down the answers.
He Yuhan set quite a few questions, divided into math and Chinese subjects. The questions covered knowledge from elementary and middle school levels, as well as some high school level knowledge.
The new educated youths are younger and have just graduated from high school, so they haven't forgotten much of their knowledge. The older educated youths, on the other hand, have been in the countryside for several years and haven't had much contact with books, so they've forgotten a lot of their knowledge. Therefore, the four new educated youths have a significant advantage in this assessment.
The educated youth secretly wondered who had come up with the questions that the Party Secretary had copied onto the blackboard. They thought the questions were quite clever.
It took them most of the day to finish answering all the questions.
The ordeal wasn't over after the papers were handed in; Gao Shuwen asked a few more questions. These were questions He Yuhan had prepared in advance. Only after everything was finished were the educated youth allowed to go home.
Gao Shuwen secretly handed the test papers completed by the educated youth to He Yuhan, asking her to grade them as soon as possible.
He Yuhan was in the village primary school office, having memorized the answers to the test papers thoroughly. She quickly finished grading the papers. Ultimately, considering the highest scores from the two female educated youths, Mu Yu and Wei Shuhong were chosen as the teachers of the village primary school.
Gao Shuwen and He Yuhan were both very satisfied with the result.
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