"I, I, I..." Wu Youwei racked his brains for words to respond, but found his mind was blank.
Wu Youwei had been so busy following Wen Yulong these days that he almost forgot he had a criminal record with Principal Xiao. Three years earlier, Wu Youwei had been the instigator of Zhou Yuanyuan's "unintentional premature love affair." He had wanted to make an example of her by expelling her, thus deposing Xiao Bin as principal and replacing him.
But what was the result? Wu Youwei had hit a wall in Zhou Yuanyuan's face. If Principal Xiao hadn't spoken up for him, Wu Youwei would have been fired from his position as Dean of Studies. It was precisely because of that incident that Wu Youwei had been forced to keep his head down in front of Principal Xiao for the past few years.
"Xiao Wu! You can't be picky about your work. Go wherever you are needed. That's all I have to say." Principal Xiao felt so relieved when he saw the embarrassed Wu Youwei.
As the saying goes, revenge is never too late. If Principal Xiao didn't have some capable people under him, he wouldn't have been the principal of Chaoyang Middle School for so many years.
Principal Xiao didn't touch Wu Youwei back then, not because he was broad-minded or humble. It was because Wu Youwei had a brother-in-law, Wu Xiaobao, who worked at the Chaoyang District Education Bureau. Principal Xiao wouldn't take action until he was sure he had "killed" Wu Youwei with one blow. Furthermore, Principal Xiao's ability to control people was remarkable. He had a handle on Wu Youwei's "stain" and, over the years, he'd been afraid to let him go.
Wu Youwei's brother-in-law, Wu Xiaobao, had made some mistakes years ago and had been transferred to a remote mountainous area to teach. Wu Youwei had been relatively honest in recent years, and Principal Xiao had forgotten about the incident. But now! Wu Youwei was acting recklessly, and Principal Xiao felt guilty about not punishing him.
"Principal Xiao, Principal Xiao, I beg you, please let me stay in Chaoyang Middle School! It doesn't matter if I don't become the dean of studies. I will go back to my old job and be a math teacher." Wu Youwei threw himself in front of Principal Xiao's desk and begged.
Lanyuan Middle School! Such a hellish den! If Wu Youwei were to become principal there, he wondered if he'd ever come out of it unscathed. He might as well just stay at Chaoyang Middle School and wait for death. At least he could get through retirement!
"Xiao Wu! The Education Bureau will issue an official document today. You should hand over the work on hand to Teacher Zhang Huajiang!" Principal Xiao shook his head, unmoved.
Wu Youwei didn't understand Principal Xiao, but Principal Xiao knew Wu Youwei's character very well. To put it bluntly, Wu Youwei was a sycophant.
Why has Wu Youwei been so obedient to Wen Yulong for two months now? Isn't it because he respects the Wen family behind Wen Yulong? Wu Youwei deliberately bypasses Principal Xiao to do things for Wen Yulong. In fact, he wants to cause a conflict between Principal Xiao and Wen Yulong so that he can take advantage of it!
"Handover?" Wu Youwei exclaimed. Principal Xiao had already found his replacement. It looked like he was finished this time.
"Yes, hand it over to Teacher Zhang Huajiang." Principal Xiao looked at Wu Youwei firmly and nodded. Zhang Huajiang was the director of the General Affairs Office and a loyal supporter of Principal Xiao.
"Principal Xiao, I was wrong. I shouldn't have been so obsessed with this. Please be kind and let me go! At most, I will listen to you in everything from now on. I will never do that again. I won't... wow... woo..." Wu Youwei saw that the situation was irreversible and burst into tears. He really didn't want to go to Lanyuan Middle School to die! Who can save him?
"Xiao Wu, wherever you go, you're working for the cause of education. You should hurry up and complete the handover!" Principal Xiao remained unmoved. What a joke! If Xiao Bin sympathized with Wu Youwei, who would sympathize with him? Who would sympathize with the students of Chaoyang Middle School?
Seeing that the situation was irreversible, Wu Youwei had no choice but to leave crying.
Principal Xiao sat in his chair, a wry smile on his face. His decision to kick Wu Youwei out might have been mistaken by some as a power struggle with Wen Yulong. In reality, Principal Xiao was the only one who understood his inner pain.
Principal Xiao was initially reluctant to offend Wen Yulong, who had the backing of the Wen family. After all, while Principal Xiao had a few former classmates who were doing well, anyone with a brain would know what to do when going against a powerful family like the Wens.
Less than two months after the start of school, Principal Xiao has already received numerous complaints from parents and teachers. Some are about uniforms, others about morning exercises. Regarding the uniform issue, Principal Xiao didn't contradict Wen Yulong, but instead urged the teachers to appease the students, and it has since been resolved. However, the morning exercises issue proved more difficult to resolve. Some students with less physical fitness simply couldn't cope with the intense morning exercises, and a large number fell ill. Others were completely inattentive in class all morning, and their grades plummeted, leaving the subject teachers anxious.
Principal Xiao once talked to Wen Yulong about this matter and suggested to him that exercise should be carried out step by step.
But Wen Yulong refused to listen.
Wen Yulong said that getting sick only showed that these students' physical fitness was too poor. When he was in the army, new recruits were trained in this way, and after a period of training, their physical fitness would improve.
After hearing Wen Yulong's answer, Principal Xiao was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
Principal Xiao wanted to shake Wen Yulong to see if his mind was whirring. That was the military! This was a school. Training school students like new recruits was like training. Wen Yulong was beside himself.
Education is a serious matter. Principal Xiao cannot stand by and watch Wen Yulong and Wu Youwei delay these students.
Principal Xiao couldn't move Wen Yulong for the time being, but he could move Wu Youwei! Principal Xiao gathered a few students and quickly handled the matter. As for transferring Wu Youwei to Lanyuan Middle School, it wasn't Principal Xiao's original intention at first, but after so long since the start of the school year, there were no vacancies at other schools, and only Lanyuan Middle School had no one willing to take over the principalship, so Wu Youwei was "given the opportunity."
As soon as Zhou Yuanyuan and Chen Xiaoyan returned to the dormitory, they heard a loud military bugle call on the school radio.
"Wow, it's time for morning exercise, hurry up sisters!"
"Xiaoqin, don't squeeze me!"
"Hurry up, hurry up!"
"Oh no, oh no, I haven't washed my face yet!"
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The girls in the dormitory didn't have time to greet Zhou Yuanyuan who had just entered the room. When they heard the bugle call, they all rushed out.
Looking at the dormitory that was empty in an instant, Zhou Yuanyuan's mouth twitched.
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