Chapter 59: Chatty Xiao Hongying
Chen Jintao just smiled, she understood the principle of not talking too much with someone she just met.
Seeing Chen Jintao's reaction, Xiao Hongying understood it in her heart and was very frank, "I'm sorry, I didn't speak for you just now, because I just came here and I don't know much about the interpersonal relationships here, but I don't think you are the kind of person they said."
Shen Jintao became interested, "What did they say about me?"
Xiao Hongying thought about it and decided to tell the truth, "Liu Wanzhi said that she was dating Deputy Head Huo, and you used improper means to marry him. She can only swallow this loss in silence."
"But I have been with the army in the family compound for some time. I don't think Deputy Colonel Huo has had any contact with her. Everyone knows that it is true that Liu Wanzhi likes Deputy Colonel Huo, but Deputy Colonel Huo has not done anything that would cause misunderstanding."
Chen Jintao smiled and said, "Right and wrong are in people's hearts. Liu Wanzhi is not afraid of being guilty if she says this. My husband, Lao Huo, and I grew up together, and our family has always had an engagement."
Shen Jintao still had to explain what she needed to explain, but there was no need to talk about the marriage exchange. Anyway, she did not lie, and the engagement had indeed always existed.
Xiao Hongying opened her mouth wide, "That's what I said, she's going too far."
Shen Jintao skipped the topic directly, "Are you also a military wife?"
"No!" Xiao Hongying shook her head. "I came here with my mother to follow the army. My eldest sister-in-law died of illness, leaving behind a son who had no one to take care of him. My eldest brother was busy on a mission and might not be home for a long time, so my mother came here to take care of my nephew. I also finished high school, and my mother thought if she took me with her, would it be possible for me to find a job or a military partner."
Xiao Hongying blushed a little when she said this, "My mother likes soldiers very much, and I like them too, so I want to find a suitable partner."
This girl is quite naive. She told all these things to Shen Jintao, whom she just met. However, Shen Jintao didn't have any thoughts. People of this generation are like this. They have a natural filter for soldiers. In addition, her son is also a soldier, so it is normal for Xiao Hongying's mother to think this way.
"That's great. Your mother will be with the army to take care of your nephew. If you also find a military partner, she will be under her nose and won't have to worry too much."
Xiao Hongying nodded immediately after hearing this. "Yes, yes, yes! That's what my mother said. I also think that soldiers are good, but I just haven't found someone I like. I still hope to find someone who has the same values as me, so that we won't feel tired when we get along with each other."
This was quite surprising to Shen Jintao. There were many women in later generations who had such ideas. With the progress of the times, women's thoughts were gradually breaking free from the shackles. For example, didn't she herself also open a chain of restaurants?
It is no longer the case that people used to say that women should follow the three obediences and four virtues, and should stay at home to take care of their husbands and children and never show their faces in public.
"It's good that you think so."
Because there was no one else in the office, Xiao Hongying told Shen Jintao about what she had seen and heard since she came to work, including what she knew about her colleagues' personalities. Most of them were fine, but she frowned when she talked about Chen Zhongyun and Liu Wanzhi.
"Jintao, you don't know that Chen Zhongyun is simply a top-notch person. We are teachers to teach and educate children, but from what I have observed during this period of time, this person is simply a peacock, especially towards Liu Wanzhi. He is extremely attentive. Anyone with a discerning eye can see what he is up to. Although I think Liu Wanzhi is not simple-minded, she definitely doesn't like people like Chen Zhongyun."
"In fact, I thought Liu Wanzhi was an okay person at first. Although she caused such an incident, there was nothing wrong with her as a colleague. But last Friday, after the principal notified us that a new teacher would be coming this week, she seemed to have changed. On weekdays, she looked down on us and didn't like to chat with us. But after that, it was as if she had opened up her Ren and Du meridians and kept talking to us."
After hearing this, is there anything Shen Jintao doesn't understand?
It must be the cricket itself.
As they were chatting, half of the class time was over. In the next class, Shen Jintao was going to teach Chinese to the second graders. Because the first graders were difficult to manage, the new teacher would not be allowed to teach them for the time being.
Shen Jintao began to prepare the lesson plan. Xiao Hongying saw her writing something in the textbook and was curious, "Jintao, what are you writing?"
Shen Jintao did not hide it, "I'm writing a lesson plan."
"Is it for class?" Xiao Hongying wondered.
"Yes! Prepare in advance so that you know what you are going to talk about in class and avoid confusion. If your thoughts are not clear, the children will definitely not understand."
Xiao Hongying said she had learned a lot and humbly asked Shen Jintao how to write a better lesson plan. Shen Jintao gave her some pointers. Xiao Hongying had a good education and high school students were considered to be very capable in that era. She quickly understood the key point, thanked Shen Jintao with a smile, and started to write her own lesson plan.
Although she teaches mathematics, the format of the lesson plans is similar, and you just need to organize your ideas clearly.
"Jintao, your method is really useful. Now I feel my thoughts are much clearer. I'm suddenly eager to try it!"
When Xiao Hongying said this, Liu Wanzhi and other teachers just walked in from the door, and their class had just ended.
A teacher asked curiously, "Hongying, what method are you talking about?"
Xiao Hongying is quite outgoing. "It was Jintao who taught me how to write lesson plans. And I understand it better when I write according to her format. It won't be confusing at all when I teach. I feel more relaxed."
The cultural levels of teachers are uneven. It's better here in the army, but the worst is a junior high school student. In some rural areas, teachers may have to teach children while studying on their own, and it's not uncommon for them to look up dictionaries in the middle of class.
So Xiao Hongying really thinks Shen Jintao is amazing.
"Really? Can you teach me too?"
“I want to know how to write it, too!”
Several teachers gathered around. Xiao Hongying looked at Chen Jintao embarrassedly. She felt a little caught in a dilemma and wanted to slap herself in the face. She didn't even know whether Jintao was willing to teach or not, but she said too much. What if she was unwilling? Wouldn't that just bring hatred upon her?
Chen Jintao smiled slightly, "This is actually very simple, you guys just do this..."
"I say, are you all crazy?" Before Shen Jintao could say anything, Chen Zhongyun spoke first, "She is a country girl, how can she teach children better than us? Forget it, don't follow her and disrupt your own rhythm, that would be more harm than good!"
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