Transmigrated as My Aunt in the 70s

Chapter 503: Chapter 496: Ruined Reputation

Shen Baozhu had been eagerly awaiting her paycheck; she only had one hundred yuan on her, and with the addition of her 75-yuan salary, it was just enough to buy a down jacket. As for money for food and spending, wasn’t there still Wang Shimin, the easy target?

But why had it come to this?

Staring at the five ten yuan notes and one five yuan note inside the envelope, Shen Baozhu was dumbfounded. Afraid that she had miscounted, she counted twice more and confirmed it was indeed 55 yuan.

Thinking back to the strange expression on the cashier’s face when she received her salary just earlier, Shen Baozhu hurried into the finance office, squeezing through the crowd of veteran teachers and almost causing an older teacher to fall, if not for the steady hand of a younger female teacher next to him.

Shen Baozhu didn’t care about that; she didn’t even apologize, nor did she glance at the old teacher, as she rushed straight to the front desk.

The younger female teacher glared at Shen Baozhu with fury, thinking to herself, "Is this the kind of person who studied abroad? Such a disgrace to Chinese people."

"Why is my salary only fifty-five yuan? Accountant Zhang, did the finance office make a mistake?" Shen Baozhu tried to contain her anger, asking the accountant in a low voice.

"How could there be a mistake, I have been an accountant for twenty years and never once miscalculated a number. Teacher Shen, you must not make baseless accusations," retorted Accountant Zhang, a lean middle-aged man with a stubborn personality but also meticulous—the kind who never gets the numbers wrong. Principal Gu had great trust in him.

"If there’s no mistake, then why is my salary missing twenty yuan?"

Shen Baozhu’s voice rose involuntarily, sharp and discordant, a stark contrast to her usual soft tone.

Accountant Zhang glanced disdainfully at her and said, "Isn’t that because you took Mr. He’s bracelet and hairpin worth 1568 yuan and haven’t returned them? Mr. He has a kind heart and did not demand you pay all at once. Instead, twenty yuan will be deducted from your salary each month to compensate."

Accountant Zhang had said this on purpose. He didn’t like Shen Baozhu, known for her ambiguous relationships with men, and most importantly, he respected educators because he wasn’t highly educated himself. He had great respect for those veteran teachers.

That’s why when he saw Shen Baozhu nearly knock over the older teacher earlier, he was furious and wished he could reprimand Shen Baozhu himself. So, he made this public, wondering if the younger teachers would still crowd around her after knowing that Teacher Shen was unclean.

As expected, as soon as Accountant Zhang finished speaking, the other teachers were in an uproar, their gazes toward Shen Baozhu changed.

Concerning Shen Baozhu taking Sisi’s bracelet and hairpin, only about a dozen teachers from their office knew—the high moral standards of the college teachers at that time meant there were no gossips.

Even Liu Tielan, who despised Shen Baozhu, wouldn’t go around spreading this matter, and that was one of the reasons why Sisi was willing to associate with her.

Shen Baozhu’s face alternated between red and white. She thought the issue had been resolved, but little did she expect He Sisi to pull such a move and for Accountant Zhang to announce it in front of all the teachers. Now, everyone knew she, Shen Baozhu, was a thief!

"Accountant Zhang, don’t talk nonsense, I didn’t take Mr. He’s stuff; I was wronged by Mr. He," Shen Baozhu argued with teary eyes.

"Oh? Since Teacher Shen insists she didn’t take my things, why don’t we search your dormitory? That way, nobody will think I, He Sisi, am falsely accusing you!"

He Sisi stepped out from the crowd, staring intently at Shen Baozhu, knowing that she was sent by Jin Wen, She wouldn’t show any mercy now.

Shen Baozhu, thinking of the bracelet and hairpin she hid in her dorm, regretted not dealing with them sooner. Still, she defiantly retorted, "You’re not the Police Station, Mr. He, what right do you have to search my room?"

"Well, I’ll just call the police then. I originally wanted to preserve the school’s reputation, but since Teacher Shen puts it this way, let’s have the police handle this theft case. Speaking of which, a theft valued at over one thousand yuan could result in at least three years imprisonment, right?"

Sisi’s words scared Shen Baozhu pale. Although she was a bit clever, she had always had it easy and never faced any setback. Her only setback was when Jin Wen got a hold of something she could use against her.

But now, this situation was something she had never encountered before. A prison sentence, jail time; what would her future hold? Would her parents still be proud of her?

Everyone looked at Shen Baozhu’s demeanor and could immediately tell she was guilty. They all looked at her with disdain.

Who would have thought that Teacher Shen had sticky fingers?

Tsk, and she studied abroad, didn’t she? Who knows if she stole things in foreign countries too? It’s such a disgrace to the reputation of Chinese people.

In fact, Shen Baozhu had always been less than honest, even from a young age. As a child, she would steal her female classmates’ pocket money to buy pretty hair ornaments, not just once or twice. But back then, she was seen as a good student in the eyes of the teachers and her peers, and no one would have suspected her.

Because of this, Shen Baozhu got away with theft from a young age and became increasingly bold, stealing more and more valuable items, from China to abroad.

The reason she was blackmailed by Jin Wen was that she stole a dorm mate’s gemstone necklace worth around twenty or thirty thousand U.S. dollars. She was on tenterhooks for days because of that necklace.

However, it seemed that the dorm mate’s family was quite wealthy, for after looking for the necklace in the dorm for a few days, she stopped and maintained a good relationship with Shen Baozhu, which put Shen at ease.

But unexpectedly, Jin Wen came knocking, presenting photos of Shen on the day she stole the necklace and others of her mingling with foreign students, blackmailing her to return to China to ruin He Sisi.

Just like that, Shen Baozhu, who had caught a big fish, had to give up the U.S. green card and come to the poverty-stricken Huang Yuan, following Jin Wen’s orders to dismantle He Sisi’s reputation.

But things turned out differently. He Sisi wasn’t affected at all, and it was Shen Baozhu who was about to have her reputation destroyed!

At this moment, Shen Baozhu regretted her actions deeply. She should not have underestimated He Sisi!

Shen Baozhu was still thinking about how to make He Sisi let her off the hook when Principal Gu came out. He gave Shen Baozhu a disappointed look and sternly asked her to come to his office.

No one knew how Principal Gu persuaded Shen Baozhu, but the next day, Principal Gu handed the bracelet and hairpin over to Sisi.

Sisi took the items, smilingly handed twenty yuan to Principal Gu, and cooed, "Principal, why is Shen Baozhu’s salary so high? It’s really unfair to those veteran teachers!"

Principal Gu sighed, "What can we do? Who asked her to come back from studying abroad?"

Sisi pouted, is it really guaranteed to be a good teacher just because someone studied abroad?

With the likes of Shen Baozhu, who lacked moral character, no matter how good her teaching, she should not stay at the school!

Shen Baozhu!

Just you wait for what’s coming!