Who would study psychology if they didn't have some kind of problem?

Chapter 351 What exactly are you doing?
For a moment, he was even a little stunned.

"What...do you mean by suddenly bringing this up?"

Teacher Zhao looked quietly at Vice Principal Ma, as if she was about to make a face, but she managed to suppress it.

At this moment, he exuded an unusual indifference, even a rigid and mechanical aura.

"What I mean is, Principal Ma, you're leaving soon. And I'm assigned to No. 1 Middle School, so I'll definitely be staying there longer than you."

"So, Principal Ma, I understand my 'job' better than you do, and I want to do my 'job' well more than anyone else."

At this point, Ms. Zhao choked slightly, as if realizing that what she was about to say was not wise, so she reorganized her thoughts.

Faced with Teacher Zhao's direct retort, Vice Principal Ma found himself unable to get angry.

Something seemed to be going through his mind, and Vice Principal Ma actually tried to comfort him with kind words: "Xiao Zhao, did you suffer some injustice while with Nan Zhuren and the others? I..."

“I won’t do those jobs,” Teacher Zhao interrupted Vice Principal Ma.

"…What kind of job?"

"I won't do tree planting, parties, or receptions."

Vice Principal Ma choked for a moment. So that's where the problem lies.

He habitually said, "Xiao Zhao, all the teachers are busy, not just you. Look at Ms. Zhou from the second year of high school, you know? She was pregnant a while ago..."

"Scholar Ma!"

Teacher Zhao interrupted again. As she did so, the corners of her mouth turned up almost imperceptibly, then she quickly suppressed it.

"Nan... Professors Zhu Ren and Chong Hui's studios are located in my consultation room, so I can't avoid their work. Even if you tell me now not to follow them, do you think I can run away from their work later?"

"In the end, you still can't get rid of the work you're already doing, and new work keeps piling up on you?"

She made a complaining face, as if she were furious.

"It's always the same, it's always the same."

"I'll only do my job, I'll only take care of the mental health part, I won't worry about anything else!"

Teacher Zhao stood up and slammed her hand on the table: "Go ahead and fire me if you dare! But by the time you're transferred, my personnel department will probably still be going through the motions."

"Otherwise, we'll report it to the disciplinary committee. But do you think the disciplinary committee would rather see me or you?!"

At this moment, Teacher Zhao's momentum truly reached its peak.

Instead, Vice Principal Ma began making reassuring and calming gestures: "Oh, Xiao Zhao, you know, oh, it's not that serious..."

The young female teacher stopped listening, turned around and left the office, but she almost bumped into someone because she took a wrong step.

Hiss—the sound of shoes rubbing against the ground.

"Uh... Teacher Wang?" Teacher Zhao quickly suppressed her smile.

“Teacher Zhao…” Wang Rui nodded to Teacher Zhao.

She seemed to have been waiting at the door for a while, her expression showing a hint of surprise: "What... what happened to you? It sounds like you were arguing with Principal Ma?"

"nothing."

Teacher Zhao's voice sounded rather cold at first glance, so I turned and left.

Fortunately, the teachers usually maintain a facade of "not meddling in other people's business." Wang Rui stared at Teacher Zhao's departing figure in amazement for a moment, then turned around and knocked on the door.

dong dong dong-

"……Enter."

Wang Rui couldn't discern Vice Principal Ma's emotions, but she could tell that his desk, his breathing, and even the sparse hair on his head were extremely disheveled. "Xiao Wang? Why are you back so soon?"

Vice Principal Ma was stunned.

He glanced at his watch; the conversation he had just had with Teacher Zhao hadn't actually taken much time.

Given the time gap between his previous phone call to Wang Rui and now, it would be too fast for Wang Rui to have rushed over from the school playground.

Unless it's running?
Wang Rui, who was neither out of breath nor sweating, smiled and said, "I had some things to do in the teaching building today, so I let the students train on their own at the beginning of the morning."

Physical education teachers are not teachers with a lot of responsibilities.

Vice Principal Ma narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he understood something.

"Looks like the recent efforts to reduce the burden on students have been quite thorough," he said casually, poking at Wang Rui. "Or did you start reducing your own burden a long time ago?"

These words didn't bother Wang Rui at all. She just smiled and said, "I just contacted Lao Zhang. He's in his office over there on the playground. I asked him to help me disperse all the students."

"But Principal Ma, why did the Health Commission suddenly send people again? What's the matter...? Could you let me know so I can be prepared when they ask questions?"

After hearing this, Vice Principal Ma's expression turned as if he had seen a ghost.

He rubbed his forehead and said, "They didn't give me any advance notice, it's strange... I only received a call from Chang Ming saying he was coming, and I can't contact anyone around Director Zhou now, I don't know what's going on..."

……

Teacher Zhao was counting the steps as she went down the stairs, as if only in this way could she divert her attention.

But as she took one step at a time, a smile gradually spread across her face.

She took deep breaths, her cheeks puffing up like balloons, making her steps lighter—

"Pfft."

Teacher Zhao finally couldn't help but burst out laughing.

[Awesome! This is so liberating!]

"I'm starting to like existentialism," Teacher Zhao muttered to herself.

But there seems to be something more important right now.

Without lingering in the pleasant feeling for long, Ms. Zhao hurried back to the consultation room.

"Teacher Chong, has Teacher Nan returned yet?"

"Not yet, is there something wrong...? Why are you looking at me like that?"

Teacher Zhao looked at Chonghui intently, as if she had made up her mind.

"I feel I've made a major breakthrough in my understanding of existentialism, and I've found meaning in my life!"

Chonghui blinked: "You've had an epiphany?"

Teacher Zhao waved his hand: "[Insight] is a topic of Gestalt psychology. I memorized it when I was in college... Anyway, if Teacher Nan isn't here, Teacher Chong, you should call him right away."

"It seems like you guys are up to something big today. Principal Ma is acting a bit crazy. I almost couldn't come back to find you."

"Fortunately, I just got through the act and even had a good time... But I'm not very good at acting, so I couldn't cover anything up for you. I can only say that I got through it temporarily and just managed to keep myself from having to help you."

"I believe in you, Professor Chong. Only those who study psychology can understand how good what you're doing is, but—"

Teacher Zhao said softly, "I also hope you can tell me what you are doing now, in case there is anything I can do to help."

(End of this chapter)