Chapter 214: Chapter 214: About Teaching Support
Later, Song Song spent a long time talking to Huo Huohuo about the importance of women having their own financial independence, even if a man has a lot of money.
However, in the end, she completely failed.
Not only that, Song Song almost got convinced by Huo Huohuo instead.
They talked for four to five hours about this, and it was already two or three in the morning by the time they fell asleep.
The next day, Song Song walked into the office with panda eyes, feeling that the atmosphere was somehow different from usual. She asked Lin Man behind her, but Lin Man hesitated and didn’t want to talk.
It wasn’t long before Song Song was called to the principal’s office for a conversation.
The principal was someone about to retire, appeared friendly, and added to that his chubby figure made him look like a kind old man. He smiled and said, "Teacher Song, I have something important to tell you."
"Yes, please go ahead."
Song Song thought that since the principal wanted to talk to her personally, it must be something big!
If it were something minor, the head teacher would act as a messenger instead.
"You probably already know that the documents regarding volunteer teaching have been released. Previously, we didn’t have quotas due to a shortage of teachers, but this time, for some reason, the education bureau has insisted that our school must send a teacher for volunteer teaching. I’ve asked several teachers and thought about it... We all think Teacher Song is more suitable..."
"..."
Song Song really didn’t expect it to be this matter. It’s well known that volunteer teaching is very challenging, and most teachers are indeed unwilling to go.
"I..."
"Teacher Song, don’t rush to refuse," the principal raised his hand to calm her down, "Of course, this volunteer teaching isn’t for nothing. I can promise you that it will add points to any future promotion opportunities."
"I don’t think Teacher Song would want to remain a regular teacher forever!"
Song Song really didn’t have much ambition. On the basis that she couldn’t achieve her dreams, all she wanted was stability; she hadn’t really thought about climbing higher.
The saying goes that the heights are cold, and she just wanted to be a regular teacher.
"I just..."
"Hey! Teacher Song, don’t refuse yet, let me finish my words."
"The incident with that student’s parent last time has somewhat affected your personal reputation. Aren’t there still teachers talking about it? Saying that you pay special attention to that kid named Xiao Beibei, care about them a lot. This kind of thing, whether true or false, once it spreads, it’s hard to suppress..."
"You could take this opportunity to leave for a while, and maybe when you come back, all those rumors will have disappeared."
Song Song thought that the principal was indeed impressive; his persuasion skills were top-notch. With his reasoning, going for volunteer teaching actually seemed like a great thing.
"I, I’ll think about it, okay?"
The principal squinted and smiled, "Of course, of course, but you must decide soon. You have to give me an answer by the day after tomorrow at the latest. The education bureau is urgently waiting for the list!"
"Alright, fine."
Only then did Song Song understand why the office atmosphere was off today; it was because of this matter.
At lunch, Lin Man sat across from Song Song, periodically sneaking glances at her facial expression.
Though Song Song was poking at her rice, it didn’t mean that she hadn’t noticed, "Just say whatever you want!"
"...Did you agree to the principal’s request?" Lin Man asked directly.
Song Song shook her head, "Not yet, I said I would consider it and give him an answer the day after tomorrow."
"What do you think, are you going or not?"
Song Song looked up, a bit disinterested, and asked back, "If you were in my place, would you decide to go?"