Rebirth in the 90s: Her Counterattack and Redemption

Chapter 1631 - 934: Homeward Journey (Part 2)

It wasn’t until I got to know them better that I realized their school arranges for the top 20 students of each grade to study at City First Middle School every year. Whatever the eligible competition, regardless of its size, the school gives full support.

PE, art, and music classes are never taken over by the main courses, so the students from there are truly well-rounded in moral, intellectual, physical, and aesthetic development, and they have a broad perspective.

I don’t know if Teacher Wang can relate to what I’m saying, but this is the deepest impression I had after I went to college," Li Xiaoxian said with a very serious expression.

"Teacher, you feel the same way, right?" Before Wang Qiayu could reply, Lin Yuanyuan anxiously asked.

"That’s right," Wang Qiayu nodded, "It’s also the fundamental reason why I’ve stayed at Shangguan Town Middle School to teach after graduating.

It’s just that some problems aren’t because the school doesn’t take them seriously, but because it simply doesn’t have the capacity, so now I can only focus all my efforts on teaching."

Li Xiaoxian pouted, "You can’t say that, like this current funding delay, it’s simply because the school doesn’t take it seriously."

"Yes..." Wang Qiayu looked awkward and unsure of how to continue.

Li Xiaoyan glared at her sister through the rearview mirror and quickly mediated, "Teacher Wang, my sister didn’t mean it intentionally."

"I know, I know..." Wang Qiayu said with a sigh, "Back in college, maybe I felt it even more deeply than Xiaoxian. When I first became a teacher, I was full of ambition trying to change the school’s situation, but now, sigh, I’m ashamed!"

"You can’t blame yourself. As an ordinary teacher, how can you interfere with the decisions of the school leaders? However, before the finance director was replaced, the school used to pay more attention to students participating in competitions."

"Sis, that only means you were really lucky. Anyway, I attended middle school for six years and participated in a total of three major competitions, and those were ones we had no choice but to participate in.

Like Xiaoning and the others this time too, if there were no funds allocated from above, the school definitely wouldn’t let them go. To put it this way, in the current school, not even the principal’s words carry as much weight as Yu Dahu’s.

The reason is, Yu Dahu is our county’s Deputy County Magistrate Yu’s own cousin. With that connection sitting there, can the principal really call the shots?"

Hearing Li Xiaoxian say this, Wang Qiayu’s eyes flickered, but he said nothing.

Li Xiaoyan unexpectedly glanced at her sister, "How do you know all these things?"

"Sis, there’s no one in the school who doesn’t know about this. If you don’t believe me, ask them," Li Xiaoxian said, pointing at Lin Yuanyuan and Lu Lihua.

Lin Yuanyuan nodded, "As long as they aren’t new students in the first year, everyone probably knows about Director Yu. Mainly because he often talks about his cousin in the office; it’s impossible not to know."

Li Xiaoyan said apologetically, "Teacher Wang, I didn’t know the situation before and spoke carelessly. Please don’t take it to heart." She glared at her sister, "You knew about this earlier, yet you still said that to Teacher Wang? If even the principal can’t make the decision, can Teacher Wang? You’re pushing him to get fired, aren’t you?"

"What if Yu Dahu is the county magistrate’s cousin? So, as long as his cousin is the county magistrate, will the students in our town always be held back for him? Moreover, if no one takes charge of this matter, the students in our town will keep being delayed," Li Xiaoxian huffed angrily.

"This time, to participate in the competition, Teacher Wang already had an argument with Director Yu," Li Xiaoning, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up.

"Teacher Wang, I was just..." Li Xiaoxian paused before continuing, "I just got a bit emotional because of some of my own experiences. I know it’s unfair to say those things to you, I’m sorry."

"Who bullied you?" Li Xiaoyan frowned slightly.

Li Xiaoxian looked frustrated, "It’s nothing like that, it’s just that the five sisters in our dormitory went to KFC for an interview, and I and another sister from a rural area were assigned to the back kitchen.

Sis, don’t scold me. As I said earlier, you should know that I have no issues with academics, but I’m really far behind in terms of overall development.

Working at KFC is also to improve myself. I want to work in the back kitchen for a while, and once my Mandarin is up to par, I’ll apply to work at the front.

Interacting more with people is good for improving one’s overall quality. Sis, you don’t want me to become an academic nerd after graduation, right?"

After a while of silence, Li Xiaoyan nodded, "Okay, if you want to go, then go. It’s good to get more training."

"Sis, I knew once you understood the situation, you wouldn’t stop me. Don’t worry, once I’ve had enough training, I’ll work part-time at Liangyou, and I definitely won’t embarrass you."

Li Xiaoyan shot her sister a glance, "Are you really planning to work at Liangyou after graduation?"

"Of course, when have I ever gone back on my word? I chose to work at Liangyou not on a whim. Liangyou has branches in our city, and I hope I can work at Liangyou in our city in the future. That way, you and Xiaoning can rest easy."

"Xiaoxian, you’ve really grown up," Li Xiaoyan said with emotion. Recently, she was also worried about how lonely their parents would be once her younger siblings left.

She never imagined that her seemingly unpredictable younger sister would have moved ahead of her this time, giving her a sense of "the daughter of my family has grown up" in an instant.

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There was an unexpected issue today, so I’ll update less for now. Tomorrow, I’ll make up for it with double updates. Special thanks to Miao for the reward. Uh, Miao, Nuami disappeared. But isn’t there a daily update? As soon as I finish the drafts, I’ll hang out in the group more. For now, I feel awkward going...

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