bookrandom Chapter 129 Threat
Chapter 129 Threat
Full of hope, Chen Jiefang finally reported to the central primary school.
Cai Meijuan originally thought that she could go with them and live in a tube-shaped building, but she didn't expect that things would not be as simple as she thought.
As a new teacher, the school only arranged one bed for Chen Jiefang, who lived in a dormitory with three other male teachers.
There was no sign of the housing that Cai Meijuan had been dreaming of. Dormitories for teachers and staff were in short supply, with more people than rooms.
Not to mention Chen Jiefang who had just joined the company, even many senior teachers with more than ten years of teaching experience have not yet been allocated a house.
Cai Meijuan felt anger and bitterness boiling in her heart. She had already made her big talk before entering the city.
It is absolutely impossible for her to go back to that leaky youth camp in disgrace now!
"Jiefang, since the school can't solve our housing problem for the time being, why don't we rent a place to live outside?"
Chen Jiefang's heart skipped a beat. His monthly salary was 32 yuan, which was not a small amount, but he was a frugal person and how could he afford to spend money on renting an apartment?
If Cai Meijuan returned to the countryside to work as an educated youth, she could at least earn some work points and get some food at the end of the year, and maybe even be able to supplement her income.
But if you insist on staying in the city, not to mention all the expenses, just renting a house will cost you an extra five or six dollars every month.
He couldn't bear to do it. He rolled his eyes and said in a heavy tone, "Meijuan, you know my family's conditions. I just came to the school and it's time to build good relationships with my colleagues. If I move out..."
Cai Meijuan naturally saw through his little thoughts, she snorted coldly with a hint of threat, "Why, you don't want me to stay in the city?
Don't forget how you got this teaching position. Do you think...?"
Chen Jiefang's forehead twitched and he felt unhappy, but more of it was hatred for being manipulated. However, he had not yet established a firm foothold in the school, so naturally he had to coax her.
She immediately forced a smile and said, "Meijuan, look, you are overthinking again. Of course I hope you stay in the city. Life in the countryside is so hard. How can I bear to let you work so hard?
But you know, my salary is not high, if I rent a house in the city, I am afraid I can’t afford it…”
Cai Meijuan sneered. She knew exactly what kind of person Chen Jiefang was. In the final analysis, she and he were essentially the same kind of people, both putting profit above all else.
"You promised me before that as long as I became a teacher at the school, you would take me to the city and give me all your salary in the future.
I have already inquired around. There are houses for rent in the residential buildings near the school. We don't have any children now, so we can rent a single room for only four dollars a month.
There was 28 yuan left, enough for our daily expenses. I stayed in the city and got to know the locals and found some odd jobs.
Even if you are not a formal worker, even if you work in a match factory, pasting paper boxes can supplement the family income.
Anyway, I must stay. If you don't want to cause any trouble, don't try to drive me away!"
This was already a blatant threat. Chen Jiefang suppressed his unhappiness, forced out a bitter smile, and said through gritted teeth, "You're right. As long as we are together, it doesn't matter if we suffer a little bit..."
Cai Meijuan sneered and pretended not to see his anger and resentment.
"By the way, I heard that Fang Heng reported to the county government a year ago. If you have time, go see him. When you rent a house, invite him to dinner.
He became a clerk beside the commune secretary at such a young age. Wow, tut, tut, tut, it's really amazing. If we don't curry favor with him now, what are we waiting for?"
Chen Jiefang frowned tightly. If she disliked Shen Ning the most among all the educated youths, then the one she envied the most was Fang Heng.
Fang Heng is young, good-looking, has a good family background and is popular.
Ever since he came, Chen Jiefang seemed to be doing nothing, mediocre and poor.
Originally, after he used underhanded tactics to successfully become an elementary school teacher, he was secretly proud of himself, thinking that he had finally surpassed Fang Heng.
Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, Fang Heng actually found a way, participated in the special recruitment of the county government, and was selected after going through layers of screening.
He could only marry an uneducated country woman, but his fiancée was the mainstay of the art troupe.
She even took the trouble to travel thousands of miles to see him. Everything she ate, wore and used was the best. Fang Heng was also considerate and gentle...
Chen Jiefang felt that his knowledge and talent were not inferior to Fang Heng's, but he was just unlucky. He felt that he was unlucky and was not as good as Fang Hui in reincarnation, which was why he was outdone by her in every way.
He finally left the educated youth center, but instead of receiving the expected support, he had to go back and flatter Fang Heng, which was even more difficult for him to accept.
Cai Meijuan pushed him unhappily, "Did you hear me?
Invite him to your home for dinner later, and visit him more often so that he can take care of you."
Chen Jiefang sulked and rejected impatiently, "Don't even think about it. When he was in the educated youth camp, he was already very self-important and arrogant.
Now that he has become a clerk beside the county party secretary, he looks down on us even more. Why bother trying to please him? It's really asking for trouble!"
......
Fang Heng had no idea that he had not done anything, but was being accused of being self-important.
He has been immersed in work these days, numbing himself with the heavy workload, and his mental state is much better than before the New Year.
After this experience, he seemed to become mature and steady all of a sudden, but a little too silent.
Pei Yan was busy all morning, and seeing Fang Heng still buried in the report, he looked very thin...
He already knew about Fang Heng's experience, but the matter was done, so he could only advise Fang Heng to be more open-minded.
Pei Yan sighed, thinking that this guy was really pitiful for marrying a woman he didn't love, and he felt a bit of sympathy for him.
"Fang Heng, stop working and have lunch first."
Fang Heng sorted out the meeting materials in his hand, with a hint of fatigue between his brows, "I'll go after I finish this meeting record."
Pei Yan handed over the lunch box in his hand, "It doesn't take long, eat first."
Fang Heng took the lunch box readily and said, "Thank you, Secretary."
Pei Yan's eyes fell on his unfinished meeting minutes.
"Hejia Village is a pilot site for literacy campaigns. This task is very important to the organization and is also a project that needs to be followed up this year.
You were an educated youth in Hejia Village before, so why don’t you do the follow-up visits and get feedback from the villagers…”
Fang Heng was stunned and paused with his hand holding the chopsticks.
During this period of time, he had been numbing himself with work. He had read through all the information about Heilongjiang Province over the past ten years. He was so busy that he had no time to think about Shen Ning or that terrible night.
But now...
Pei Yan saw his stunned look and patted his shoulder, "I understand, then I'll leave this matter to Xiao Zhang..."
Fang Heng put down his chopsticks and immediately said, "Leave it to me. I promise to complete the task."
Pei Yan nodded with satisfaction and patted his shoulder, "That's right, a real man should be able to take it and let it go.
The higher-ups take this matter very seriously, but it is not easy to promote the literacy campaign.
You should go to Hejia Village and help solve the difficulties encountered by the literacy class in a timely manner. You should also record them in detail and submit a report.
By the way, you should also pay more attention to the teachers arranged by the literacy classes and communicate more with them. There should be exclusive interviews later.”
Fang Heng nodded and agreed.
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Although he was well prepared, when he stepped onto the familiar country road, walked to the village branch, and saw the teacher of the literacy class through the window, he still froze in place.
Yes, he should have thought of it earlier...
In the village, there is no one more suitable for this job than Shen Ning...