Chapter 61: Who doesn’t matter?
In this class, Shen Jintao was not in a hurry to impart knowledge to the children. Instead, she first got acquainted with the children, asked each child to introduce themselves, and marked their seats.
Chen Jintao couldn't guarantee that she would remember all the children at a glance, but this method was still pretty good.
Chen Jintao had already received a list and was now able to find her seat. I learned about their grades, but she was not in a hurry to choose her class representative.
She hopes that her class representative will not only have excellent grades in a single subject, but also have certain social skills, so she still needs to observe him.
Children have a natural liking for beautiful things, so they do not reject Shen Jintao, the new teacher who is pretty and speaks nicely.
After one class, the children already call her "Teacher Taozi" all the time.
Maybe they think it's cuter to call her that, so everyone likes to call her that and doesn't like to call her Teacher Shen. Shen Jintao herself also thinks this name is pretty good.
"Okay, kids, this class is over. Although we didn't cover the knowledge in the textbook, I got to know you, which is also a benefit for me."
A child raised his hand, and after Chen Jintao gestured, she heard the little girl say, "Then getting to know Teacher Taozi is also a gain for us."
Chen Jintao couldn't help laughing, "Yes, and it can also deepen your mutual influence. I heard that there are a few children who just came to our class this semester. Are you more impressed by them now?"
"yes!"
The neat and orderly responses almost drowned out the sound of the bell for the end of get out of class.
Chen Jintao walked out of the classroom with a smile on her face. What a group of lovely children.
I met Xiao Hongying who came out of another class. It was obvious that she was in a good mood.
Seeing Chen Jintao, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Jintao, let me tell you, thanks to the lesson plan you taught me to write, you don't know, I was in class when the principal and the dean suddenly came in from the back door and sat down directly in the last row. If it were normal, I would definitely be so nervous that I wouldn't know how to continue. After I had this lesson plan, it was different. I didn't make any mistakes. When the get out of class was over, the principal even said to me: Comrade Xiao Hongying, you do a good job! I am very optimistic about you!"
Xiao Hongying imitated the principal's tone of voice, and Shen Jintao couldn't help laughing.
Chen Zhongyun, who had originally planned to go to the principal to complain but ended up with nothing, was in a very bad mood at the moment. He felt that everything was really going wrong for him.
When he saw Chen Jintao and Xiao Hongying walking into the office talking and laughing, he was so angry that his face almost fell to the ground.
"Chen Jintao, you hit me, what are you going to do about this?"
Chen Jintao was speechless. She really didn't know how to describe this person.
"I did hit him, but it was in self-defense. Why! Didn't Teacher Chen spend a whole class period looking for the principal?"
Speaking of Chen Zhongyun, I get so angry. Why is it that someone who is usually in the office is suddenly not staying in the office today?
"Who knows if the principal heard about some relatives beating people up and left the office on purpose to protect them."
Chen Zhongyun started to speak without thinking.
Liu Wanzhi's face changed when she walked in, because the principal and the dean of studies were following her.
"Teacher Chen, please explain clearly who I am protecting!"
The principal's tone was not good. After all, he had been in this position for some years and had always worked diligently. It was the first time he heard someone talk about him like this. It would be strange if he was not angry.
Chen Zhongyun obviously didn’t expect the principal to come here at this time, and his face turned pale immediately, "Principal...Principal, I didn’t mean that...I...I just..."
"Just what? As a teacher, the first thing we should do is not to make any judgments without knowing the full picture. You are so arbitrary that I even doubt whether you will do the same when dealing with various conflicts among children."
The principal took a deep breath and tried not to get too angry.
The head teacher standing by also had a rather unhappy expression on his face, and there was a hint of weirdness in the look he gave Chen Zhongyun.
"Teacher Chen, we don't know the rest so we won't talk about it, but regarding Teacher Shen's employment, I was there at the time. Teacher Shen's performance in both the written test and the trial lecture was impeccable. If you want to say that Teacher Shen came to our school through connections, we will definitely not agree to that. At worst, we can report him to the army. We still need to maintain the good reputation of our school."
These words were undoubtedly a slap in the face to Chen Zhongyun, and the principal's next words made Liu Wanzhi, who was standing beside him, feel even more ashamed.
"Speaking of connections, who among you didn't use connections to some extent? If you didn't have connections, would you have known in advance that the school was recruiting teachers and made preparations in advance?"
"It's the same with Teacher Shen. She did hear from the leader that the school was looking for teachers, so she made sufficient preparations. She submitted a perfect answer to the school, and that's enough."
"But no leader has come to me and said that they hope Comrade Shen Jintao can enter our school. Is this a relationship that needs to be considered?"
Liu Wanzhi almost vomited blood. Everyone knew more or less how she came to the school, but she didn't expect the principal to be so disrespectful. Although this was saying that Chen Jintao didn't use connections, wasn't it also reminding her that she was the one who used connections?
"But Principal, Chen Jintao did hit me today!" Chen Zhongyun was still unwilling to let Chen Jintao go, so he immediately complained.
"Then other teachers, please tell us what happened, one by one. I hope everyone will tell the truth. If anyone has a good relationship with someone else and wants to help others and confuse right and wrong, once I find out, they will be punished together."
After the principal said this, he directly transferred a teacher to question the students. Although it was slow to do so one by one, it could ensure the authenticity to a great extent.
For example, the first teacher who went there told the principal everything he knew before the principal even started asking questions.
The testimonies provided later were all similar. Except for Chen Zhongyun himself who spoke ill of Shen Jintao, no one else took sides, including Liu Wanzhi.
Can she not think of what others can think of?
So it was impossible for her to lie at this time, otherwise she would be telling everyone that she was deliberately targeting Shen Jintao.
Is there anything else you don’t understand, Principal? He called Chen Zhongyun to his office on the spot and scolded him.
Chen Zhongyun couldn't believe that no one spoke up for him. He widened his eyes and said, "Principal, even if I started it first, I didn't hurt her, did I? But she threw me to the ground. How can I explain this?"
The principal was also speechless. If it weren't for the fact that the other person was a teacher and the school could not fire teachers at will, he really wanted to kick this person out of the school. With such values, how could he educate the children well?
"Teacher Chen, your logic is very tricky. First of all, you were the one who hurt Teacher Shen first. Just because Teacher Shen has some ability and was not hurt by you doesn't mean it's not your fault."
"And from what I understand, you have been the one provoking Teacher Shen and Teacher Chen. If you can't correct yourself, I will really report the situation to the higher-ups."
What this means is that you have no control over how your superiors deal with the situation.
Chen Zhongyun opened and closed his mouth, and finally uttered a sentence, "Got it!"
"It's not enough to just know. You should apologize to Teacher Shen. As far as I know, you have been looking for trouble since Teacher Shen came to school. Teacher Chen, please be more careful. What is this all about?"
The principal felt that he had done his best and asked Chen Zhongyun to go back. Today really made him feel unhappy. In addition to learning from Xiao Hongying that the lesson plan should be prepared in advance, he thought it was a very good idea.
When Xiao Hongying came to explain the situation to the principal, she also specifically stated that it was Shen Jintao who taught her how to write the lesson plan.
He really felt that he had found a great treasure for the school. If every teacher could use this lesson plan template, the children would definitely make rapid progress, because the teachers would know what they should say in advance and would have prepared in advance, and the children would find it easier to understand the lessons.
The principal also made a special trip to the teachers' offices and praised Shen Jintao's method of writing lesson plans.
Chen Zhongyun was really about to be angry to death. You know, he was still being sarcastic at the beginning, saying that if he followed her to learn how to write lesson plans, it might interrupt his rhythm, and he even called her a country bumpkin. At this moment, he was also very ashamed and angry.
Without saying anything, he stood up and asked for two days' leave in front of everyone.
The principal did not object, but looked at Shen Jintao, "Teacher Shen, if I ask you to teach one more class, would you find it difficult?"
Chen Jintao nodded very honestly, "It's not that I can't teach, but it will be a bit difficult. After all, I have never been a teacher before."
From the tone of her voice, it sounded as if she had done many kinds of jobs.
"Ah? Weren't you a teacher before?"
The principals are really great.
"No, I was just a cook in a state-owned restaurant before." Shen Jintao said quietly.
"A cook...just?"
“Such a niche text…”
"Teacher Shen, you can also cook?" The principal was suddenly surprised.
Chen Jintao: ...
I always have a bad feeling.
Then I heard the principal's voice suddenly unable to hide his joy, "That's great. The food cooked by the aunt in our cafeteria is really not very good. If you can cook, can you help us cook a meal occasionally? If you are willing to agree, I can give you a higher salary. How about half the salary of a chef in a state-owned restaurant?"
This would have to be at least 30 yuan. Shen Jintao was very surprised. She didn't expect that she would have such an unexpected gain.
If this is the case, it is pretty good. There are not many children eating in the school cafeteria. Even children born in military families mostly bring their own meals from home, so cooking for the school cafeteria is not a difficult task at all.
But it won't be long before Shen Jintao realizes how hasty her decision was.
"It doesn't matter whether it's about money or not, the main thing is that I like cooking!" Chen Jintao smiled with her eyes curved.
"Then if you don't have any classes before lunch, go to the cafeteria and be the chef!"
The principal was not worried at all whether Chen Jintao would be able to do this job. He was a master chef in a state-owned restaurant before. It was not a job that everyone could do. If Chen Jintao did not have the skills, there was no way he could become a chef in a state-owned restaurant.
In just a few words, Chen Jintao's salary was almost half more than that of other teachers, which was really enviable.
Chen Zhongyun had been left aside for a long time, not knowing whether to leave or not. Finally, he fled after the principal nodded.
Liu Wanzhi did not act up for the whole afternoon because she suddenly had a feeling that Shen Jintao was not someone she could defeat. This woman was too cunning.
No one was looking for trouble, so Chen Jintao had a very comfortable afternoon. She went home with Xiao Hongying, but after arriving at the family compound, they parted ways directly. Their homes happened to be in two opposite areas.
Huo Beichuan returned home early today and cooked a large table of delicious food. He knew that his cooking skills were not as good as his wife's, but today was his wife's first day at work at school and she must be very tired, so he prepared the food in advance.
Looking at the sumptuous dishes on the table, Shen Jintao was a little surprised, "What day is today? You actually made such a large pile of delicious food?"
"Isn't this your first day at work today? Let me celebrate for you," Huo Beichuan put the last dish on the table, "How is it, do you feel okay going to work today?"
"It's okay, but the bad love interest you attracted doesn't like me, and her bootlicker has been targeting me all the time." Chen Jintao said with a smile.
"What?" Huo Beichuan's expression changed. "What's your name?"
"Uh... never mind. He didn't get what he wanted. When he tried to hit me, I threw him over my shoulder."
Chen Jintao was a little proud.
Huo Beichuan clenched his fists. Did he still want to hit his wife? This won’t do, he didn’t say anything more, turned around and looked at Shen Jintao with a smile, “Wife, sit down quickly, I’ll go get the dishes and chopsticks.”
"Okay!" Shen Jintao sat down obediently.
During the whole meal, Chen Jintao never stopped praising Huo Beichuan. She kept saying all the good things about him, such as his delicious cooking, his good looks which made him very prestigious to take out, and so on. Huo Beichuan, a grown man, almost couldn't stand it anymore and his ears turned red.
Finally, he couldn't stand it anymore and kept picking up food for his wife, "Wife, please stop talking. If you keep talking, I'm going to fly!"
"What's wrong with me telling the truth?" Shen Jintao didn't think there was anything wrong with what she did.
"My cooking isn't as good as yours, so don't make fun of me!"
"It's different. The food you cook is the most delicious food in the world to me..."
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Huo Beichuan suddenly felt ambitious.
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