Promise not to give
"Qiyue is back. Principal He has been waiting for you for a long time." Li Qingge, who was standing at the front desk, was the first to see Qiyue.
"There was a traffic jam on the road, so I was a little slow."
"Let's go to her office." Li Qingge said as he pulled Qi Yue to Principal He's office.
Li Qingge is a very literary female teacher with a gentle appearance and a stunning beauty at first glance. She came to the Yunyi affiliated school around July. She was previously in the main school in Yangbin, but later left. This time she is returning home. She is a strong-willed person and is Principal He's confidant.
Previously, there had been a conflict between Teacher Li and the Marketing Teacher at the main campus due to enrollment, and they were not on good terms with each other. At that time, Qiyue had not yet gone to the second school. Feeling sorry for the difficulties faced by the Marketing Teacher, she spoke up for her and used her status as the branch principal to pressure her and try to calm things down. Well, Qiyue's sympathy was overflowing again, but in fact, the person she should sympathize with the most was herself.
After this incident, I don't know if they had any grudges, but Qiyue and she were definitely like two tigers in one mountain. She was not as good as Qiyue in terms of business ability, and Qiyue was not as good as her in terms of being pleasing to others.
"Qiyue is back. How's the campus performance recently?"
After the last disagreement with Mr. Chen, Principal He never went to the second campus again.
"Not good. We didn't complete the last mission objective."
Qi Yue thought she would continue to analyze the reasons, but in the end, none of this actually mattered.
"Qiyue, as you know, the teachers haven't been paid for three months, and they're quite resentful. After the regular meeting, I'm going to discuss this with Mr. Chen in person. I just want to ask for your opinion."
"My attitude, what kind of attitude can a working man like me have?"
"I know you don't need that little money if you don't get paid for a few months, but you know that teachers here either have to take care of their families or pay their mortgages. Life is stressful, and it's not as good as you back at headquarters. You can persevere. Later, during the meeting, I hope you can speak for everyone. Don't let me speak then, and you, the principal of the branch school, keep silent and I will be the only one to perform a monologue."
"No, you're wrong. I'm poor. I'm also working class, so how can I not be poor? I've also been looking at a small house recently, and I was thinking of finding time to figure out if I could afford it. But, I'm embarrassed to say it. I thought, if there are difficulties, I can just hold on and get through it. But this time, it looks like I can't make it through."
Just when Qiyue was silent, unsure how to respond, Li Qingge spoke up: "Qiyue, it's nothing. Principal He just wants you to express your attitude. This time, he's standing up for our teacher. I support Principal He."
"Of course you support it. You two are on the same side. As a teacher, I think I should support it, but this will be considered as forcing the emperor to abdicate. Maybe it would be better to talk about it in private. It won't look good on the public."
Principal He saw Qiyue's hesitation and, knowing her character, smiled and said, "Qiyue, you don't have to express your opinion right now. I know you're also thinking about the teachers. We both have the same starting point."
Qi Yue: "Don't worry, Principal He, as long as it's for the teachers' sake, I won't keep silent."
As usual, we held a regular meeting to analyze recent problems on campus, still focusing on three aspects.
Operations are the area of speech for investors; management is the area of speech for principals; and teaching is the area of speech for teaching supervisors.
After the meeting, Principal He called out to Mr. Chen who was about to leave. Qi Yue looked at Mr. Chen and saw that he was obviously not mentally prepared at all.
"Mr. Chen, everyone is here today, let's not rush to have dinner yet, the teachers also have something to talk about."
Qi Yue secretly glanced at everyone present; the atmosphere was awkward.
Mr. Chen thought for a moment and said, "Okay, then everyone, please share what you want to say today."
"Mr. Chen, let me start. As you know, we haven't received any salary in three months. Now it's the fourth month, and everyone is complaining. I don't know what to say anymore. Please give us an explanation today."
Mr. Chen looked at Principal He and said, "It's true. As everyone knows, the campus's enrollment performance has been poor recently. Furthermore, the rent for both campuses has come due and needs to be renewed. Therefore, our campus is indeed facing some financial difficulties right now. I hope everyone can work with me to overcome this difficult time."
Li Qingge glanced at Principal He and said, "Mr. Chen, it's not that we won't work with you to overcome this, but you have to give us a deadline. We all have our own lives and difficulties. It's okay for a short while, but no one can stand it for too long."
"I can't give you an exact date yet, but I will try to pay you within a month."
Colleague 1: "Mr. Chen, if we wait a month, it will be almost four months since we last received our salary. If we delay it any further, it will be half a year. I still have a family and children to support."
Colleague 2: "Mr. Chen, I just bought a house and have to pay several thousand dollars in mortgage every month. If you don't pay me, I won't be able to pay it back."
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"As a man of eight feet tall, I never thought that I would be in such a situation. If I were standing there, being blamed by everyone, I would definitely feel bad and lose my dignity." Qi Yue thought.
"Everything has been said. It's my turn now. Let me speak, but what should I say?"
"If I don't tell you, I'll seem like a traitor, betraying my teachers and team. But if I tell you, I'll feel a bit sorry for Mr. Chen, as he hired me and I feel guilty about his trust. Besides, I personally don't have that many difficulties, and I'm not in urgent need of money. First of all, I'm not a second-generation rich kid. I just don't socialize, so naturally I don't spend much. Since I got paid late, I can consider it saving money. As a team, I believe we should share both good and bad times."
Seeing that she had no choice but to speak, Qi Yue mustered up the courage and said, "Mr. Chen, I hope you will believe in us, just as we believe in you."
Qi Yue felt that Mr. Chen's eyes lit up when he looked at her, and she said, "I believe in you. I believe in you very, very much."
"At the time, our CEO, Mr. Chen, seemed to be hiding something every day. I heard he was planning to sell the campus, so I told him that if there was anything, he could tell us directly and not hide it. Whether we stay together or part ways is up to everyone. We should just settle our salaries and part ways."
Qi Yue was still young at that time and her ideas were too simple.
It would be better not to say anything. Qi Yue felt as if she was about to be killed by the stares of He Xiao and Li Qingge opposite her.
"Forget it. I just expressed what I wanted to say. I don't want to see a man end up in such a situation."
Later, Qi Yue discovered that excessive sympathy is also a sin.
Humans are such hypocritical animals.
During the dinner, when it was time to toast, Qi Yue and Li Qingge went to toast He Xiao together for some unknown reason.
Naturally, Mr. Chen was sitting at the same table with Principal He.
"Principal He, don't worry, we'll go wherever you point us from now on."
"Yes, I will follow the principal's arrangements and follow you." Qi Yue agreed.
Qi Yue thought, "That's not a problem. As a branch principal, I must obey the arrangements of the head principal."
Don’t make promises, in case you really agree to them.
A few days later, at the second campus.
"Principal He, why are you here?"
Qi Yue, who followed the motto "eat when you're hungry, don't eat when you're not hungry, just live," was sitting at the front desk, lost in thought. Naturally, she was surprised to see Principal He walk in.
"I didn't miss you anymore, so I came to see you. I brought some milk tea, please share it with everyone."
After thanking Principal He, Qi Yue asked Xiao Yu, who was passing by, to bring the milk tea into the office to distribute to the teachers. She told Xiao Yu to keep an eye on the front desk, and then she and Principal He walked into the office.
"Principal He, what are you doing here this time?"
"Qiyue, you're really smart. This is what happened. You've heard about what happened in the class group before, right?"
Previously, because a parent had criticized certain issues at the main campus in the group chat, the teacher in charge, Li Qingge, had kicked her out. Since then, the parent has been relentless, demanding an explanation from President Chen. Principal He has, of course, defended Li Qingge. Qiyue is unclear about the specific reasons, and she doesn't know who is right or wrong. She only knows that countless issues exacerbated the conflict, leading to today's conversation between the two.
Seeing Qiyue remained silent, Principal He continued, "Qiyue, ever since I arrived at this campus, I have devoted myself wholeheartedly to its development. Although you arrived late, you've seen it. In order to recruit students, I disregarded my own health and my family, and focused solely on the campus. But now the campus is struggling with enrollment and poor performance, and everyone blames it all on me, He Qing. It's all my fault."
"Principal He, don't think like that. Maybe Mr. Chen is just anxious lately. We have been working hard, and everything will be fine."
Before Qiyue could finish, He Qing continued, "Qiyue, you don't know. I was late that day because of a family matter. Afterwards, President Chen had a talk with me, saying that I hadn't played a leading role, and that the influence from the top down had led to a lack of discipline on campus. Qiyue, you see, people are like that. They don't say anything when things are going well, but if something goes wrong, it's all your fault. In other words, if I took up work time, you would consider it my leave and deduct my salary. Why are you blaming me so much? What? When the campus is doing well, it's all your fault, and when it's not, it's all my fault."
"Anyway, I've made up my mind. I'm definitely going to resign, and Qingge said she wants to go with me. Qiyue, Sister Qing has been very nice to you since you came here. Sister Qing isn't trying to steal Mr. Chen's men, I just value his talent. Besides, you can't keep working for others. You have to think about yourself too."
"So you were waiting for me here. You really don't come here for no reason."
"It's like this, Principal He. I don't have any big ambitions, and my family doesn't need me to do anything. Besides, I was recruited by Mr. Chen."
As Qi Yue expresses her thoughts, you will find that she is experienced and well-prepared, and what she says is true.
"Qiyue, I respect your thoughts, but you know what? Life is still long, so you should be a valuable person. It's better to do something for your life than to live aimlessly."
Qi Yue hesitated: "But, what can I do?"
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