Reborn before the famine, kicking away the scumbag's family and living a carefree life.

90. Disappointment (3)

Schools are open again!

Upon hearing the news, Qi Zhengyang and Du Mei were so excited that they couldn't sleep all night.

They had no idea why the captain only notified the parents that their children could go to school the next day, but not the two of them.

They also had a vague sense of unease.

As is customary, their improper relationship would be dealt with seriously by the higher authorities, but ultimately nothing was done.

They're married now, so they probably won't pursue the matter any further!

The next morning, they dressed neatly and went to school together.

However, the seats they had been sitting in in the teacher's office were already occupied.

The other teachers in the office also looked at the two of them with surprise, as if they were strangers who had intruded into the room.

The school has five grades, one class per grade, one teacher, and the principal, making a total of six people.

In the teachers' office, in addition to the three teachers who were already there, there were three new faces.

A young boy who looked to be only in his early twenties told them that he was the principal of the school and that the county education bureau had sent him there to serve as principal.

He graduated from a teachers' college, and his surname is Zhao.

Principal Zhao told them that their names were not on the list of teachers at Daben Township Primary School. Although school had only started today, the teachers had actually reported to the school yesterday.

All the teachers received the notice the day before yesterday that classes would resume today, and they arrived at school yesterday to prepare.

Upon hearing this news, Qi Zhengyang felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

With red eyes, he roared, "Impossible! I am the principal of this school. You are an imposter!"

The young Principal Zhao said, "Teacher Qi, I heard that you were the principal of this school before, but now I am the principal of this school. This was arranged by the Education Bureau."

"This is the list of teachers for Daben Township Primary School that the Education Bureau gave me, and it's stamped with the Education Bureau's seal. There were six teachers before, but one of them starved to death, leaving only three. Including me, the other two teachers were just recruited. These two teachers are also from Daben Township."

"What about me and Teacher Du? Were we assigned to other schools?"

"I don't know about that. You should ask the Education Bureau! Or you can ask the township government, since the school is directly under their jurisdiction."

“Yesterday I went directly to the township government with the letter of introduction from the Education Bureau to see Mayor Wang. Mayor Wang personally brought me to the school and introduced me to the teachers.”

"These teachers were notified by their production team leader to report for duty, and they all arrived yesterday."

So, these teachers received the notification a long time ago, but Qi Zhengyang and Du Mei did not.

Did the captain forget to notify us?

After Principal Zhao finished speaking, he ignored them.

He addressed the other teachers, saying, "The previous teachers will continue teaching their original classes. The arrangements for the other teachers were made yesterday. This morning, your task is to organize the students in each class to clean. First, clean your own classrooms, then clean the common areas..."

All the teachers left the teachers' office and went to the classrooms, leaving only Qi Zhengyang and Du Mei behind.

In the end, they left the teacher's office dejectedly.

Watching the students laughing and playing around on campus, they felt a mix of emotions.

This place used to be their pride, but now it no longer belongs to them.

Qi Zhengyang and Du Mei slunk out of the school.

After discussing it, we decided to go to the township government to ask.

They arrived at the township government and found Mayor Wang, who was about to leave.

Qi Zhengyang was filled with grievances.

"Mayor Wang, why weren't we notified when school started? We were both teachers at Daben Township Elementary School, but they said the Education Bureau assigned a graduate this year to be the principal. What about me? Which school will you assign me to?"

"I know you, Comrade Qi Zhengyang, Comrade Du Mei. You are members of the Third Production Team. Aren't you working in the Third Production Team right now?"

"Yes! But with the start of the new school year, we should go back to our original teaching positions!"

"After deliberation by the Education Bureau and the Township Government, it has been determined that you are no longer suitable for your original teaching positions. Therefore, you two will continue to stay in the Third Production Team and participate in labor production."

Qi Zhengyang suddenly stood up, veins bulging on his temples, his eyes bloodshot.

"Why? I graduated from a teachers' college. How can I go to the production team to do manual labor? I should use my talents as a teacher."

"Comrade Qi Zhengyang, no matter what position you hold, you are contributing to the revolutionary cause. Participating in the labor of the production team, especially your third production team, is the lifeline of the entire county during this disaster. You are the most outstanding production team. Labor is the most glorious thing. Don't you want this kind of glory?"

Qi Zhengyang was speechless after being rebuked.

Du Mei said, "But he's an educated man! His strengths should be brought into play, and the teaching position is the best place for him to utilize those strengths. Letting him participate in labor, although labor is also a revolutionary job and an honorable one, should be a way to make the best use of everyone's talents! Putting someone as talented as him to do farm work is a waste of his talent!"

"It's true that everyone should be able to make the best use of their talents, but the teaching profession requires not only a talented person, but also a virtuous person, or rather, a person with both talent and virtue. How can someone with talent but no virtue educate a successor to society who is well-rounded in moral, intellectual, physical, aesthetic and labor education?"

"You two are now husband and wife, but you each had your own families before. You had an improper relationship, destroyed two families, and hurt your former spouses and children. Can you still be teachers with a clear conscience and teach children about truth, goodness, and beauty? Can you even say those things? Even if you can, how can children believe you after what you've done that has corrupted social morals and hurt others?"

Qi Zhengyang and Du Mei's faces turned red and white as they were rebuked.

Qi Zhengyang: "I am a formally employed person. I have been teaching for almost ten years. How can I just be dismissed like this? There should be some kind of document or something!"

Township Head Wang: "You can have a document if you want. I'll write you a letter of introduction right now. Take it to the Third Production Team and find Team Leader Sanbao. That will officially make you a member of the Third Production Team. From now on, you can participate in the production team's work with peace of mind."

Qi Zhengyang: "Writing a letter of introduction, what kind of document is that? And wasn't the document issued by the county education bureau? You can just write a letter of introduction and call that a document? This is not in accordance with regulations."

“Daben Township Primary School is within the jurisdiction of the township government, so all matters are naturally handled by the township government. If you feel that I have no authority to handle this, you can report it to the county education bureau.”