I was reborn without dreams

Chapter 2 Transferring Schools
Zhang Zhengdong had always taken good care of his nephew, Zhang Da'an. After Zhang Da'an's parents passed away, in order to prevent his other cousins ​​from taking advantage of the family's wealth, he would return to Wuxing Village every few days.

After leaving the military, my household registration was also transferred from Wuxing Village, so I no longer have a rural household registration.

When I reported to Dongweigang Middle School, I was directly appointed as the director of the logistics department. Later, although I became the principal, my rank was very low, half a rank lower than that of a normal middle school principal.

Before Shazhou City was upgraded from a county to a city, Zhang Zhengdong was not even allowed to open his prepared speech when he attended a meeting of the Education Bureau.

According to the overall education development plan of Shazhou City, schools that fail to meet the standards in the next two or three years will be closed down, and teachers and students will be reassigned. Dongweigang Middle School was one of those schools waiting to be closed down before Zhang Da'an's rebirth.

Whether or not more standardized school districts will be established in the future remains to be seen. In any case, from a normal person's perspective, a school like Dongweigang Middle School, located in a remote rural area, no longer meets the needs of the times, so its closure is quite normal.

Zhang Zhengdong didn't believe in miracles, so when his nephew Zhang Da'an suddenly said he wanted to transfer to Dongweigang Middle School, he obviously thought it was a joke.

"What kind of joke are you making, you little kid?"

Flicked his cigarette ash and chuckled self-deprecatingly again, "Whether I can still be 'Principal Zhang' next year is another story."

"Uncle, I'm not joking, I really want the bonus you have."

"..."

despair.

Zhang Zhengdong took the cigarette out of the water and flicked it with his finger. The half-smoked cigarette fell into the water with a whoosh and then floated up and down, creating ripples.

"Study hard and don't think about anything else."

Exhaling his last puff of smoke, Zhang Zhengdong lost interest in fishing. He simply stared at the big black fish that Zhang Da'an had pulled up and said, "Give me this blackfish. I'll give you a fifty-yuan note later."

“Uncle, I’m not joking. If you just issue a public notice saying that you will give me a bonus, I will transfer to Dongweigang Middle School. I really want this money.”

"Tsk, how come you can't understand human language, you little kid?"

Zhang Zhengdong frowned and pursed his lips, "Where do you rank at Wugang Middle School?"

"Two hundred and forty-nine people? What's wrong?"

"There are over four hundred junior high students at Wugang Middle School, right? You're ranked 249th. How dare you ask for a bonus? You'd barely make it into a regular high school, let alone a provincial key high school. And you're telling me you want a bonus? Get lost, you little monkey, you're dreaming."

Zhang Zhengdong, still grumbling, ignored Zhang Da'an and instead rubbed his hands together to grab the large black fish. He then said with a smile, "This is the real deal. Let's make braised black fish for dinner tonight."

"I'm controlling the score, Uncle."

"..."

Zhang Zhengdong, who had been smiling, twitched his face and looked at Zhang Da'an with some suspicion. "Really?"

"If you don't believe me, just try it. We're all on the same side, why would I be afraid of harming you? Besides, even if I barely pass the entrance exam for a regular high school, what impact would transferring to Dongweigang Middle School have? Would it affect your college entrance rate or the school's atmosphere? It's just a little over a month, it'll be over in the blink of an eye."

"I'll tell my father."

"It's best not to tell Grandpa and the others about this."

“If you do really well on the exam, people will gossip about my bonus. Once they find out, they'll know we're on the same side and say I'm rigging the job.”

"What's there to worry about? The city's high schools offer bonuses for students scoring over 600 in admissions. What's there to be afraid of? You got the money from the school-run factory yourself, paid the teachers' back wages, and what to do with the rest? Just write a report and apply for a solution. If the Education Bureau approves, then there's no problem. Why worry about what others will say?"

"I'm afraid others will laugh at me."

Zhang Zhengdong was still somewhat hesitant. "You know how many people are waiting to see me make a fool of myself."

Dongweigang Middle School was at the very bottom of the school hierarchy. When Zhang Zhengdong attended the city's school principals' conference, even the slightly decent rural primary schools looked down on Dongweigang Middle School. As for Zhang Zhengdong himself... he even got his associate's degree through correspondence courses, and the educated people didn't consider him one of their own, but rather as a "soldier." Anyway, before Zhang Da'an's rebirth, Zhang Zhengdong's final "promotion" was to the city's Education Bureau... Security Section.

Gao Di is considered a mid-level manager in his unit.

Of course, Zhang Zhengdong never became a section chief by the time he retired.

Calling him "Principal Zhang" during breakfast is purely for fun and has become a "dark history" for Zhang Zhengdong.

Zhang Da'an later opened a vocational skills training institution. After it grew in scale, he invited Zhang Zhengdong to be his consultant and give him the title of principal. This allowed the retired Zhang Zhengdong to regain the energy and spirit he had in his youth.

Since he was reborn before turning eighteen, even if Zhang Da'an wanted to do something, it would be useless in such a small place as Shazhou City. It wouldn't be impossible for him to find a job after graduating from junior high school and turning sixteen, but since Zhang Da'an had been reborn, he would definitely think about doing things in a way that was interesting.

It would be very interesting if Zhang Zhengdong, his uncle who has always taken good care of him, could have a more fulfilling life.

"How about this, Uncle? Six hundred and thirty points."

"What? 630 points?"

"I'll get a score of 630 on the high school entrance exam, then no one will gossip, right?"

"You? Six hundred and thirty?"

"..."

Seeing Zhang Zhengdong's disbelief, Zhang Da'an was speechless. In fact, he had scored 622 points before his rebirth. The top scorer in the high school entrance exam scored 627 points, and they were classmates in high school.

Since I've been reborn, I'll just have to apologize and instantly kill my old classmate.

However, Zhang Zhengdong did not believe in miracles and thought his nephew was bragging. But when he thought of Zhang Da'an's reliable character, he became skeptical and even imagined the wonderful moment when Dongweigang Middle School produced a score of 630.

Thinking about it this way...

I'm a little excited.

"Damn it, I'm going to Wugang Middle School tomorrow morning to complete the transfer procedures."

Having served in the military, Zhang Zhengdong didn't bother to verify whether his nephew was exaggerating. He didn't believe in miracles, but he also didn't believe that the long night was coming.

Surely he hasn't been working at Dongweigang Middle School for so many years and there isn't a single decent student under his nose?
"Remember not to tell Grandpa."

"Don't worry, do it secretly, it'll be safe."

Since there was no guardian, the matter could be resolved by communicating with the village and the school. Zhang Zhengdong rode his "125" motorcycle straight to the brigade and got it done in no time, in just over ten minutes.

The next morning, he drove Zhang Da'an to Wugang Middle School. After all, he was the principal, so everyone knew him. Zhao Yonggao from Wugang Middle School asked about Zhang Da'an's grades, and when he heard that he was ranked over 200th in the grade, he readily agreed.

"Zhang An, the high school entrance exam is coming up soon, you must prepare well and do well on the exam."

"Okay, thank you, Principal Zhao."

"Then, Lao Zhao, I'll head back to Dongwei Port."

"Okay, okay, take care."

Watching Zhang Zhengdong ride away on his motorcycle with Zhang Da'an in the distance, Zhao Yonggao smiled and muttered his usual sarcastic remark, "That idiot Zhang Zhengdong, he's all crazy..."

　The college entrance exam continues today!
　　This old monk is setting off for Rugao to write!
　　Off to work!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)