1979: My fiancée is a goddess

Chapter 305 Director Fang's Anger, Xiao Jianshan's Pride

Early morning of November 16th.

East Gate of Beijing Normal University.

A bicycle with mottled paint and a crooked basket slowly approached the street.

"Speaking of which, I haven't been to school for quite some time. This illness really came at an unfortunate time..."

Director Fang looked at the sky above the school gate in the distance. The sky was foggy and the biting cold autumn wind blew on his face and ears, stinging like a knife, but he had no intention of caring about anything else.

Since the last time he went to Peking University with teachers and professors full of confidence and expectation to invite the Stanford visiting team, but was rejected, Director Fang fell ill that night when he returned home.

The doctor said that it was due to excessive mood swings, drinking and being exposed to the wind, and Director Fang’s old age and poor resistance.

So you caught a cold, or a chill, which is simply a viral cold.

So during this period, Director Fang has been staying in bed at home with an IV drip to recuperate and has not come to work at school.

"Nothing should have happened in the department during this period, right?"

he thought as he pedaled his bike, panting.

White water vapor appeared in the air and quickly dissipated.

Before he knew it, Director Fang had arrived under the carport next to the bamboo forest of the office building.

There was a click.

He parked the car and locked it, then picked up his briefcase and was about to turn around.

His eyes swept across the scattered bicycles parked under the shed, and he suddenly felt something strange in his heart, but it disappeared in a flash.

Director Fang was confused for a moment and thought it was just a sequelae of a cold, so he turned and left.

When I got back to the office, it was still early and there were not many people in the office.

One was a middle-aged woman holding a teacup, and the other was a young man in his twenties.

"Director, you are finally back? Are you well?"

The young man looked up and saw him, and quickly stood up and greeted him with concern.

"much better."

Director Fang nodded with a smile, thinking that Song Jianming was quite diligent to come so early.

Speaking of which, there are also people in the Chinese Department who often come very early, they are Professor Xiao Jiang and Cheng Kaiyan.

"That's good. We were planning to go to your place with some stuff if you didn't come again."

Song Jianming breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile.

Director Fang was kind to him and transferred him to the Chinese Department as a teaching assistant. Otherwise, he would still be doing odd jobs in the logistics department.

Although it is a little worse than the gifted college students of the past, a monthly salary of 60 yuan is enough to support a family of three.

Thinking of this, Song Jianming's mind flashed through the mixed expression of anxiety and joy on his daughter's face, and he couldn't help feeling a little lost.

Fortunately, the relationship between father and daughter gradually improved.

He was looking forward to it.

"Hmph! What's there to see? It's just a minor illness. If your aunt hadn't stopped me, I would have come here a long time ago."

Director Fang said nonchalantly, as if the person lying unconscious in bed a few days ago was not him.

"hehe."

Song Jianming smiled along, pretending not to notice the old man's tough words.

"Nothing should have happened in the department during this period, right?"

Director Fang returned to his seat, took out a cup of water, and then went to the table by the door to pick up the kettle and pour tea.

He asked while pouring tea.

"There hasn't been any major incident in the department during this period, but..."

Song Jianming shook his head.

"That's good."

Director Fang nodded in relief. He was just worried that something might not be handled properly when he was away.

But it's just a school, how could so many things happen?

Moreover, most of the teachers in the Chinese department are in their 40s and 50s, and most of the things that happen in a daily basis are trivial matters.

"but……"

Song Jianming thought for a moment and he remembered something about Cheng Kaiyan and Professor Jiang.

"But what?"

Director Fang frowned.

"Professor Jiang seemed to have temporarily stopped teaching some time ago. It was said that this was because the superiors had other tasks to arrange, so they arranged for other teachers to take over Professor Jiang's work."

Director Fang frowned and didn't wait for him to ask.

Song Jianming continued, "By the way, didn't Comrade Cheng Kaiyan submit his application for the postgraduate examination in December? The Academic Affairs Office, in accordance with the leadership's arrangement, also rejected his application, saying that he was not qualified.

After receiving the notice that day, the two packed up and went home. They haven’t come to the office for a while. Everyone said they were angry and left. ”

"What! Such a big thing, why didn't you tell me earlier!"

Upon hearing his explanation, Director Fang's expression changed immediately.

Soon, he remembered the unpleasant lunch.

Professor Jiang and Cheng Kaiyan had a conflict with Vice President Xiao Jianshan at the dinner table.

Director Fang originally thought that Xiao Jianshan would not be able to trouble him in front of so many people, because it was Xiao Jianshan who started the trouble in the first place.

But I didn't expect him to be so narrow-minded and attack Professor Jiang and Cheng Kaiyan one after another.

But Professor Jiang and Cheng Kaiyan are not ordinary people.

Professor Jiang has achieved many academic results in the past six months. In addition, she has a high degree of education and studied abroad at a world-renowned university. Many universities in Beijing are secretly trying to recruit her.

Cheng Kaiyan is even more remarkable. He is a talented writer today and has previously been awarded the title of battlefield literary and artistic pioneer. He has become a benchmark figure at Beijing Normal University and is almost as important as Mr. Qi Gong.

The two were so angry at being treated like this that they packed up their things and went home!

"Damn it!"

Director Fang's chest was heaving. The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. His old face turned red.

Until he finally couldn't stand it anymore and slammed the teacup heavily on the table.

Drops of scalding hot water splashed all over the table.

He shouted angrily, "You are so good, Xiao Jianshan! I will go find him right now!"

After saying that, he turned around and left angrily.

"Hey, hey, hey! Director..."

Song Jianming couldn't stop him even if he shouted, and could only watch his back as he walked away.

……

at the same time.

Administration Building, Vice-President's Office.

There were several figures sitting on the sofa by the window, including school leaders, professors, Vice President Xiao Jianshan, and a man in a dark gray uniform who looked a little special.

Everyone sat there drinking tea and chatting, having a great time, and the atmosphere in the office was harmonious.

Earlier, an official from the Ministry of Culture came to Beijing Normal University with news about a visit and exchange program from the University of Pennsylvania.

After everyone learned the details of the news, the frustration of being looked down upon by the Stanford University team was swept away and they were all pleasantly surprised.

"Ha ha!"

"Penn is still very generous. After all, it is a prestigious university with a rich history. It is not like Stanford, which is arrogant and overbearing."

"It can only be said that there is a gap between famous universities." "This is all thanks to our international students studying at Penn. If their efforts had not impressed the professor, there would not be the current exchange visit."

"That's right, these students are the biggest contributors to this effort!"

Everyone sighed with emotion.

Vice Principal Xiao Jianshan, who was curled up on the sofa, sitting cross-legged and drinking tea leisurely, had a calm expression and was not surprised.

At this time, a female teacher looked at him and thought about something. Suddenly she remembered something and exclaimed,
"Principal, the last time I was shopping with your wife, Guifen, I seemed to hear her say that your Xiao Ran was studying abroad at the University of Pennsylvania?"

“That guy did study abroad at the University of Pennsylvania, but I don’t know whether he showed up in this matter.

But even if he has a contribution, it is just for the country, not a big deal."

Hearing this, Xiao Jianshan was secretly delighted and proud that someone had pointed out the matter.

However, he just took a sip of the slightly sweet tea and nodded indifferently, as if he didn't take the matter to heart.

"Is Principal Xiao's child studying at the University of Pennsylvania? I remember the letter clearly listed the names of the international students, one of whom was a boy named Xiao Ran. Xiao Ran is also the leader of this group. Is he your child?"

The young official from the Ministry of Culture recalled and then looked at Xiao Jianshan curiously.

You should know that almost no schools responded to the invitation extended by their Ministry of Culture, but thanks to the efforts of this group of international students, they were able to invite the world-renowned University of Pennsylvania to visit.

It is really admirable. One can imagine how much effort they have put in and how much contempt they have endured.

"It's Xiao Ran!"

"it's him!"

Everyone at Beijing Normal University nodded.

"As expected, a tiger father will have a dog son. Principal Xiao has raised a talented child!"

The secretary from the Ministry of Culture looked at Xiao Jianshan with a little more surprise and admiration in his eyes.

"I think this visit to Penn University also has a share of the credit due to Principal Xiao. If you hadn't taught such an excellent child, I'm afraid there wouldn't be this visit!"

A male teacher in his thirties laughed and boasted.

"Haha, everyone is joking, it's all the child's own credit."

This flattering remark immediately touched Xiao Jianshan's heart, and a happy smile immediately broke out on his face.

It can be said that without his son Xiao Ran, there would be no academic visit that attracted attention of major universities.

What a great achievement and what an honor!
Even the vice-president Xiao Jianshan felt proud and honored.

"You are so modest! This time you have helped us to wash away the humiliation we suffered some time ago."

The male teacher knew that the flattery was correct and said another sentence.

But too much is as bad as too little, and this time no one agreed with him, so he had to lower his head in disappointment.

Just when everyone was in high spirits, heavy footsteps were heard outside the door.

"Xiao Jianshan! Come out here!"

An angry voice came into everyone's ears from outside the door, and the office suddenly became quiet.

Then the door was pushed open with a click, and an old man with white hair and a bald head walked in aggressively.

"Director Fang? Are you cured?"

Although Xiao Jianshan was puzzled by Director Fang's unusual anger, he still expressed his concern.

"Ill? I'm fine!"

Director Fang was just about to confront Xiao Jianshan, but his eyes glanced away.

I found five or six people of different sizes sitting in front of me, including a government official.

He had no choice but to suppress his anger temporarily. Looking at the beaming Xiao Jianshan, he became more and more unhappy and said sarcastically, "It seems that I came at an untimely time!"

"No! Director Fang, you're here just in time!"

Xiao Jianshan stood up and walked over to Director Fang. He smiled and led him to sit on the sofa. He poured him a cup of tea.

"Come, come, have a cup of tea. I don't know where you got so angry. I can't be angry anymore after I've just recovered from my illness. There's a big happy event happening today."

"Yes, Lao Fang, you're here just in time!"

An old professor who was on good terms with Director Fang also nodded.

"hehe."

Director Fang frowned, "I want to see what happy event it is!"

"You may not know this, but yesterday the Ministry of Culture received a letter from the United States. It was from a team from the English Department of the University of Pennsylvania. They accepted the invitation to visit and will arrive in BJ in two days."

Xiao Jianshan explained with a smile.

"Penn? They accepted our invitation?!"

Director Fang's heart skipped a beat at this moment. He was so surprised that he forgot his anger for a moment. He grabbed the professor who was on good terms with him and asked anxiously.

"Of course it's true! This time, Penn will not visit like Stanford, but will select several universities with strong Chinese departments to conduct in-depth exchanges in the field of Chinese and foreign literature."

The old professor was held by Director Fang's hand, but he did not blame him. Instead, he patiently explained.

Director Fang looked at the others, only to see them all nodding and smiling.

Suddenly his breathing deepened, and even his face, which had just recovered from a serious illness, turned red.

He had always wanted to invite Stanford to visit Beijing Normal University, but unfortunately they did not agree, which made him very frustrated.

Even after he returned, he fell seriously ill.

But I didn't expect the surprise to come so suddenly.

So Director Fang patted his chest and said happily: "Choose the Chinese Department to visit? Our other majors at Beijing Normal University may be average, but the Chinese Department is real. I'm not bragging, we are not inferior to Peking University!"

"Haha, that's right!"

"When it comes to literature, which of our teachers and professors at Beijing Normal University is not an expert? Moreover, there are so many writers in the writers' class, as well as great writers like Jiang Zilong and Cheng Kaiyan!"

"that's right!"

Everyone laughed.

After chatting for a while, the official from the Ministry of Culture left and everyone dispersed.

Only Director Fang and Xiao Jianshan were left in the office.

"Director Fang, if you have anything to say, please speak up now."

As he watched the door close, the smile on Xiao Jianshan's face disappeared and he looked at it calmly.

"Xiao Jianshan, it was you who did what happened between Professor Jiang and Cheng Kaiyan, right?
You are going too far, you are just retaliating!"

Director Fang stared at him and said coldly.

"Retaliation?"

Xiao Jianshan understood and asked calmly, "First of all, let me make it clear that Professor Jiang has outstanding personal abilities and a solid academic background, and we have other plans for her.

As for Comrade Cheng Kaiyan, I am only dealing with her impartially. If she is not qualified, she is not qualified. Even if it is approved by the principal himself, it will not work."

"Hmph! It sounds better when spoken than sung!"

"There's no point in talking any more. Director Fang, please go back. I still have things to take care of.

As you know, the University of Pennsylvania will be visiting soon, and the president has given me full authority to arrange this exchange visit."

Xiao Jianshan turned around and walked behind the desk without looking back.

"You will regret this!"

Director Fang was furious when he saw his attitude.

"Regret? Impossible!"

Xiao Jianshan just thought this was extremely funny.

What is there to regret?
Regret suspending Jiang Ting’s classes and rejecting Cheng Kaiyan’s application?

So what if he’s a professor? So what if he’s a great writer?
They're all empty talk, no title works for him!
(End of this chapter)