Tie Dan bought a house for his parents in the county town, and his siblings all settled down in the city. Tie Dan had supported them a lot. Now, his family is a wealthy household in the village, and everyone envies them for having such a successful son. Those who used to laugh at Tie Dan for being a glutton and stupid can only be envious now.
The old principal and Ya Dan's family lived in the same neighborhood and often saw each other, so Ya Dan's mother knew everything about the old principal's life. She knew that he was very frugal and couldn't even afford bottled wine. But in fact, the old principal's salary was not low, and it wouldn't be difficult for him to live a comfortable life. It's just that he used a lot of his money to help poor students.
Although that incident was over, Ya Dan was still unhappy teaching. She felt she was misleading students, and on top of that, the school was short-staffed. Young teachers like her had heavy teaching loads; Ya Dan not only had to teach the main subject English but also a minor subject, biology. She taught several classes back-to-back. Her body could handle it, but her voice couldn't. (It was common for main subject teachers to also teach minor subjects in the past, especially in remote mountain village schools.)
Ya Dan's voice went out of control before she even finished half a semester. First, it became inflamed, but she couldn't get a day off, so she had to drink some herbal tea to keep going to class. Eventually, she lost her voice completely. Ya Dan was terrified and didn't dare to neglect her health any longer, so she asked for leave and went to the hospital.
The doctor said she had overused her voice and had acute pharyngitis. If she didn't rest properly, it would become chronic. Although pharyngitis isn't life-threatening, it can be very troublesome. After hearing this, Ya Dan felt disheartened and became increasingly reluctant to teach.
After her voice recovered, the midterm exams came around, and the three classes she taught ranked last, one, two, and three from the bottom. Ya Dan felt even more disheartened. After thinking about it all night, she decided to resign and change careers. She couldn't keep misleading students.
Ya Dan had a heart-to-heart talk with the old principal, who realized that she wasn't interested in the school. So he let her teach for a semester before leaving. When a substitute teacher couldn't be found halfway through, Ya Dan went through the resignation procedures after finishing the semester. She only told her parents about it when she got home, which almost gave her mother a heart attack.
Tie Dan supports his sister. If she's not happy doing it, she can just quit. Anyway, he can support her. Among the six siblings, Tie Dan and Ya Dan have the best relationship. Tang Yuan Yuan also likes this sister-in-law, so of course she doesn't mind supporting her.
Ya Dan originally wanted to come to Pingjiang to find a job, but her parents disagreed and insisted that she stay at home to take the civil service exam. In the minds of the older generation, the most suitable jobs for girls are either teachers or civil servants. They felt that private companies were not reliable and might go bankrupt one day.
There was nothing she could do, so Ya Dan had to stay home for another six months. She really couldn't get into the essay section of the civil service exam, and those weird and strange questions were even harder than the college entrance exam. Ya Dan was completely overwhelmed. She just wanted to sleep whenever she saw those books. She had finally survived the college entrance exam, and now she had to take it again. Ya Dan was on the verge of tears.
But she didn't dare to resist. Last time she resigned, her mother almost had a heart attack. The ambulance had to come. The doctor said her mother's heart wasn't very good and she couldn't stand being upset. Her children had to go along with her. How could Ya Dan dare to be disobedient and unfilial again? She could only stay at home feeling resentful. This time, she was able to come out because of Xiao Tong's wedding. Her mother gave her a two-week leave.
The thought of taking the civil service exam in the spring gave Ya Dan a headache, and when she thought of her mother's last words, her head felt like it was going to split in three pieces.
"Brother, sister-in-law, if you don't have time, I'll take the meat pies and buns back with me and bring them over to you later. I promise you won't lose a single one." Ya Dan assured her.
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