"Who are you? What do you want with Director Chen?" The old man glanced at the two of them lazily.
Ran Jinnian took out her family member ID card and pointed at Xiao Haili: "She's here for an interview to become a primary school teacher."
Upon hearing what she said, the old man said, "Wait a moment, I'll go ask first."
The two waited for a while before the old man slowly returned: "Go inside and turn left, go up to the second floor and turn left again. You'll see the director's office. Just go straight in."
"Thank you, sir." Ran Jinnian and Xiao Haili went inside.
The military district primary school has only three floors, and as soon as you walk in, you can hear the children reading aloud.
Following the old man's instructions, the two found Director Chen's office.
"Director Chen."
Ran Jin read aloud.
Chen Chunrong put down his work and said with a smile, "Comrade Ran, you've finally arrived. Please have a seat."
“It’s not me who’s here, it’s the person you wanted who’s here.” Ran Jinnian tugged at Xiao Haili.
Xiao Haili mustered her courage and said, "Director Chen, hello, my name is Xiao Haili."
Chen Chunrong sized up Xiao Haili, noticing her slender figure and somewhat timid appearance, though her clothes fit her well.
"Are you a high school student?"
"Yes, this is my graduation certificate." Xiao Haili took out her high school graduation certificate.
Chen Chunrong checked and found nothing wrong: "What kind of work did you do before?"
“I used to work at the street office in our town, but after I got married, the job went to my younger brother,” Xiao Haili said, her eyes dimming.
She earned her job at the neighborhood office through her own hard work, but because she got married, her parents forced her to give it to her younger brother.
In those days, jobs could be transferred or taken over by someone else.
Chen Chunrong was somewhat surprised; she used to work in the neighborhood office, which was not an easy job to get into.
"You've never been a teacher before, you have no teaching experience. So you have to take an assessment, and only if you pass can you stay."
Although the military region's primary schools are short of teachers, they do have requirements.
Xiao Haili nodded: "I know."
“I will have an experienced teacher mentor you for a month first.” Chen Chunrong didn’t waste any words and settled the matter in a few words: “You will only receive twelve yuan for the month of assessment, and thirty-five yuan for the month after you pass the assessment.”
"good."
Xiao Haili was very satisfied.
"Do you need the school to arrange accommodation? But the dorms are three people a room."
"need."
Xiao Haili immediately replied that she had no other friends in the military region besides Ran Jinnian.
Ran Jinnian is married and about to have a child, so it's impossible for her to live in Ran Jinnian's house.
It's best if she has a dormitory to live in.
"Then I'll give you a form. Go to the academic affairs office to register first, and they'll arrange your dormitory. Come find me at 8:30 tomorrow morning." Chen Chunrong gave her a form.
Xiao Haili took the order: "Thank you, Director Chen."
The two then went to the academic affairs office.
Seeing that Director Chen had approved it, the Academic Affairs Office acted quickly, stamping the document with their official seal and handing her a temporary pass: "Alright, your regular pass will take a couple of days to process, take this for now."
"Go to the logistics department to check into your dormitory," the person said and then ignored you.
The logistics department staff, upon seeing the newcomers, remarked, "Finally, some new people have arrived at the school. We're tired of seeing the same old people every day."
Xiao Haili smiled shyly.
"Accommodation is free, but you have to pay for the common areas, one yuan a month." The other person took out a piece of paper and asked her to sign her name.
"public?"
"You don't cook for yourself? You don't use water?"
Xiao Haili suddenly realized: "Yes, we need to."
"Sign your name here, and this is the key to your dorm room. Your dorm is 302." The other person handed her a key.
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