I was reborn without dreams

Chapter 91 Teacher Li Transmits the Dharma
Although we have a dog, naming it has become a problem. Logically speaking, since the dog is all black, calling it "Little Black" would be a good name.

But Zhang Da'an felt it was a bit lacking because the dog's tongue was still pink, and it wasn't a Wu Hei dog, so calling it "Xiao Hei" was a bit of a misnomer.

So after giving the dog a minor deworming treatment, the only way to communicate between the Ma Chau branch and the Sha Chau main campus was by saying "dog, snort snort".

He also took the dog to the countryside, and the old man liked it very much. He strongly advised Zhang Da'an to be careful when naming the dog, as it was a matter of good fortune and prosperity.

If it were just one person, raising a dog would take time, but now that there's a nanny and two more nannies about to finish their training and start working, there's no shortage of people to walk the dogs.

“I won’t take it home to raise; I’ll keep it at the school.”

While petting the dog after dinner, the old man, smoking a cigarette, reminded everyone of four ways to raise a dog. His grand-nephew then remarked that the dog's life should belong to the school, as it was so intelligent and clever that it should be a part of Xindongweigang Middle School.

To fulfill its responsibilities and obligations to the company and the school.

"You're being crazy. You don't keep dogs at home, you keep them at school. Be careful, the parents might complain about you."

"Grandpa, don't worry, we have the core technology, so we're not afraid of complaints."

"You old codger, I can't argue with you... Heh heh, hahahahahaha..."

The old man was about to say a few more words, but when Zhang Da'an pulled out a pack of "Hua Zi" cigarettes, the old man couldn't stop smiling.

He put "Hua Zi" into his pocket with great satisfaction, then stretched out his withered, cracked, thick fingers to tease the little black dog that was shaking its head but never leaving Zhang Da'an's ankle.

"Wang!"

Forward, backward, forward again, backward again, and then a bark signaled the little black dog to distance itself from the old man in front of it.

Look at me!
It tilted its head and turned around before it could find a suitable angle to see Zhang Da'an's face looking down at it.

"Grandpa, I'll put on a show for you."

"What show? Singing? Can you spare my life?"

"stand at attention!!"

"Wang!"

The little black dog instantly transformed into a miniature stone lion.

Seeing this, Zhang Qihong burst into laughter: "Hahahaha... This little dog is clever! Ahahaha, very good, very good, he can even 'stand at attention,' not bad, not bad..."

"Grandpa, boss, I'll just put the teapot aside."

The old man was praising the dog when Shi Yelu, wearing a white Russian apron, brought over a nut plate and then placed a teapot on it.

When she put it down, she took two glasses commonly used in rural areas out of the pocket of her Russian apron, wiped them twice with a clean silk scarf, and then poured two small cups of tea into each.

He didn't linger there, just nodded slightly, then took the tray and placed it in front of him before heading to the kitchen to get busy.

Li Jiawen was also there, and you could hear her teachings through the kitchen: "Grandpa isn't picky about tea, 'Biluochun,' 'Maojian,' and 'Tieguanyin' are all fine; Zhang An prefers plain water, but tea water is also okay, he's even less picky than Grandpa..."

With a creak, the old kitchen door closed. The room was brightly lit, but because hot water was boiling and rice cakes were being steamed on the stove, it was filled with steam, and you could only see the light, but it was almost pitch black.

Teacher Li is quite anxious now. There are also two other nannies who will soon undergo intensive training and come to work for her nephew. Unlike Shi Yelu, Teacher Li has not yet met them in person and has only been looking at their resumes.

After learning about Shi Yelu's family situation, Teacher Li's feelings of pity for her swelled to the extreme. If she didn't have a son, Teacher Li would really want Shi Yelu to be her daughter-in-law.

Unfortunately, even in this lifetime, one would have to wait eighteen years...

"Lulu, how's your accommodation and food been lately? Has Zhang An given you any feedback?"

"Don't worry, Auntie, I'm used to the food and accommodation. The boss is also very good to me."

"There wasn't even the slightest...slightly excessive behavior?"

"..."

After Shi Yelu put the arm sleeves on Li Jiawen, she said, "The boss was very polite to me."

"How could this be? Oh, how could this be? Look at you, from head to toe, even if Xi Shi came back to life, she'd look like this, right? Is he blind? I refuse to believe I'm not tempted, even I, a woman, am tempted!"

"what?"

"Oh no, I was just using an example, I don't mean I'm really interested."

After thinking for a while, Teacher Li poured hot water into the sink and said, "A couple of days ago, your uncle and I were chatting one evening, and we talked about Zhang An's thoughts. He does have some unique preferences... Oh dear, I just can't bring myself to say it!"

Just thinking about how her husband would massage her while talking made Ms. Li blush. She really couldn't bring herself to talk about such things with a young girl.

"Auntie, just tell me what you want, I can accept anything."

At this moment, the mist swirls around, and the "Little Xi Shi" looks even more charming under the moisture. A string of fine water droplets forms on her long, curved eyelashes.

Teacher Li felt like she was committing a crime, but when she thought about how her husband could still improve, she turned her head and whispered in Shi Yelu's ear, "Lulu, Zhang An doesn't dislike pretty girls, but he prefers girls with big breasts."

"what?!"

At that moment, Shi Yelu subconsciously looked down...

I'm ashamed to admit I was wearing a coat.

Even if you don't wear them, you only get two oranges.

"Auntie, really?"

Feeling as if struck by lightning, Shi Yelu, who had been trying to reorient herself to a new direction in life, felt that everything had been in vain.

“It’s true, your uncle told me himself. He even had a fight with Zhang An in the office.”

Teacher Li wasn't flustered. She said to Shi Yelu, "But don't panic. You're still in your growth spurt. If you get enough nutrition in a year, you'll have everything you need. You might even grow taller. Don't believe me? When you had your physical exam before, they checked your growth plates, and they haven't closed yet."

What are epiphyseal plates?

"That means you can still grow taller. You must eat well, drink well, and exercise well to try to grow even taller."

The reason for emphasizing height again is unavoidable. Teacher Li reminded Shi Yelu, "Lulu, you have to listen to me. Be good to yourself. We're not lacking in nutrition right now, just eat well and exercise more. Look at Zhang An, he used to be 1.83 meters tall, and now he might even be 1.88 meters. If you grow taller, you'll look more proportionate next to him. Have confidence in yourself, and keep it up!"

Teacher Li was really worried sick. Actually, the best option would be to find a suitable young girl from her hometown of Gujiawei or Wuxing Village and send her over.

Unfortunately, there wasn't a suitable one, otherwise there would be no need to be in such a hurry.

Since "Little Xi Shi's" family was poor, she was the perfect candidate for Teacher Li and Uncle Zhang. From now on, "Little Xi Shi's" family would be Uncle Zhang and Teacher Li's family—it was simply perfect.

Teacher Li feels that the days ahead will become increasingly perfect, but for some students who have just escaped the hardships of their senior year of high school, they don't know what the next year of repeating a year will be like.

This August was not perfect.

For students, August is a dull and tedious month. Besides being particularly hot, it's also the month to say goodbye to summer vacation and plunge headfirst into an even more dull and tedious new semester.

However, for Zhang Da'an, the new semester is going to be a good one.

Because there are enough staff and the coaches' professional level has reached the standard, Zhang Da'an now plays the role of filling in the gaps and, as the head coach, is the main lecturer and assistant lecturer in internal training.

Except for the political science group, which is not yet as efficient as the other groups, all other subjects, including Chinese, mathematics, English, physics, chemistry, and biology, are on the right track.

The English teachers recruited this year have all overcome their previous pride and chosen to earnestly implement the "Zhang An Education" training principles. The only drawback is that the three middle schools that recruited them went to the Shazhou City Education Bureau to file a complaint.

Zhang Da'an was undermining local resources, which, in the eyes of some people in the Municipal Education Bureau, was somewhat unethical.

But considering that the first series of supplementary teaching materials in the "Top Scholar's Treasure Trove" series is called "Top Scholar's English Treasure Trove," this is nothing at all.

The education investment company plans to go all out to sell its products this year, with the main focus being "Top Scholar's Treasure Trove: High School Edition". It's not that they don't want to promote the junior high school edition, but the market is limited, and at most they can only do some business within the Wudu metropolitan area.

When the middle school entrance exam results for Yangzhou and Taizhou are released next year, the situation will be completely different.

Therefore, compared to the Mazhou City Education Bureau, the Shazhou City Education Bureau is actually more concerned about the development of the Mazhou branch of Xindongwei Port Middle School. They are sister units, so it is only reasonable for them to keep track of each other's achievements.

Everything for the students, everything for the students!
It is our duty.

"Mr. Zhang, it's rare to see you come to the bureau. Is there something good?"

"Hey, hey, hey, why are you calling me Director Zhang? I'm still the head of the Private Education Section. What's wrong with coming to the bureau for work and a cup of tea? Besides, my office isn't gone. The department's work still needs to be carried out."

"Hahahahahaha..."

Seeing Zhang Zhengdong learn to speak in official jargon, the older woman in the office burst into laughter, then asked him with a grin, "Is there some kind of perk being handed out again?"

"Peaches, juicy peaches, we got three or four hundred boxes. There was a student in Zhang An's middle school exam retake class who planned to transfer directly to Xindongwei Port Middle School in his senior year. The student's father has business in Taihu Lake, so he got two whole containers of peaches and delivered them directly to Zhuangyuan Street."

"What?!"

The older woman was completely stunned.

"These peaches are ridiculously expensive, costing tens of yuan a box. The owner was like a lunatic, he didn't even say hello, he brought people from his own factory to unload the goods. Anyway, near Xindongwei Port Middle School, everyone gets a big peach, about 4 ounces and half a pound each. As soon as you enter the school gate, you can smell the peaches."

"So your nephew is doing repeat business?"

"It's hard to say whether it will be repeat business... The child came here to study for the middle school entrance exam, and it doesn't seem appropriate for him to come here to study for the college entrance exam. He is already in his senior year of high school."

"Amazing."

After a sigh, the older woman suddenly pulled Zhang Zhengdong aside and whispered in a corner, "Hey, Zhengdong, you could have some ideas."

"What do you mean?"

"I went to Wudu with the city government a couple of days ago for a meeting. It was supposed to be about strengthening the construction of high schools throughout Wudu, and they said they would encourage private capital to participate in the development of education. Look, Xindongweigang Middle School doesn't have any first and second year students; they're all students repeating the college entrance exam, right?"

"Well, what happened?"

"What do you mean, 'what's wrong'? Even if you're riding a donkey backwards, can't you move it yourself? Have your nephew get a complete high school education, then you won't have to worry about work performance for the next five years. Look, you're now running an education investment company as the general manager, and if you get promoted this year, you'll be on the same level as Director Qiu next year. When you retire, you might even be a bureau chief. Think it through."

"What am I thinking about? I'm some big boss, the boss is Director Qiu, and I'm the vice president."

"Huh? What happened? How did you become the vice president? This company is all thanks to your nephew..."

Suddenly, the older woman stopped talking. She suddenly realized something was amiss; there was something going on here.

Qiu Jianmin has been practically invisible lately, seemingly just waiting to retire. It turns out he's been given the head position at the education investment company?!
The older woman, who had been in the workplace for a long time, understood the intricacies of the situation. Seeing Zhang Zhengdong's ignorant and clueless expression, she couldn't help but sigh inwardly. This Zhang Zhengdong is lucky; he has a good life.

If she had a nephew like Zhang Da'an, she would dare to dream of going to the provincial capital for a trip even when she's fifty.

"You need to watch your mouth from now on. Don't casually mention Director Qiu's visit to the education investment company; loose lips sink ships."

"I'm just afraid that if something goes wrong, it'll be Director Qiu who suffers, not me."

"..."

It's only because the older sister has a good relationship with Zhang Zhengdong; otherwise, based on what Section Chief Zhang just said, it would have been clear that there was no possibility of advancement.

But as the older woman thought to herself, "They're just lucky."

In public, Section Chief Zhang is now incredibly refined and cultured. His speeches at meetings are always well-structured, demonstrating quality, manners, morality, and drive…

When they got home and ate the peaches Zhang Zhengdong had brought, the older woman washed one for her husband as well, and then continued to grumble: "What do you think Zhang Zhengdong is thinking? This is such a good opportunity. If he works hard, he could become the deputy director."

"Do you really think he's a complete idiot?"

"He really didn't take it seriously. Now Lao Qiu has taken his place and become the head of the education investment company. Although Zhang Zhengdong will definitely be in charge in the future, it's still a bit lacking."

"You're thinking too simply. What you can think of, do you think someone who got three top scores wouldn't have thought of? Do you really think they're children? I don't even need to ask around; Qiu Jianmin and Zhang An are 100% in sync. The more low-key Qiu Jianmin becomes, the higher Zhang Zhengdong will rise to."

"What should be the benchmark?"

"What else can we use as a benchmark? Of course, it's economic benefits. Qiu Jianmin certainly isn't thinking about anything else right now; he's just waiting to retire. As long as his rank is promoted, no matter how radical the plan is, he won't have any objections."

"From what you're saying... Zhang Zhengdong's nephew is in charge?"

"I think so, anyway, I would never treat him like a child."

He took a bite of the firm, crisp peach his wife had brought back from work, and nodded in satisfaction. "This peach is good; it's a crisp peach. I don't like soft, mushy peaches..."

“If you like to eat, I’ll go to Xindongwei Port Middle School tomorrow morning.”

“Then you should go for a visit. Your son is currently ranked outside the top 400 in his grade and is really struggling to keep up with his studies. Take 60,000 yuan and go to Xindongwei Port.”

"..."

Upon hearing this, the older woman looked annoyed, but after a moment, she realized that her husband was absolutely right.

(End of this chapter)