The brigade leader’s wife had prepared a huge spread, worried there wouldn’t be enough food. There was a large basin of chicken stew with potatoes, another large basin of pork stew with glass noodles, and finally, some mixed-grain flatbread.
For the times, a meal like this for entertaining guests was considered exceptionally good.
It was already ten o’clock at night by the time Gu Jiaojiao headed home after dinner.
The nights weren’t as cold now, so a thick sweater under a jacket was all one needed.
The four of them walked along the village’s narrow path. The silvery moonlight spilled onto the ground, illuminating the road ahead with perfect clarity.
The next day, not long after arriving at school, Leng Yuan had to leave on an errand.
He told Gu Jiaojiao before he left that there was a resolution regarding Lu Yuanbin’s situation.
Leng Yuan was scheduled to teach the ninth grade that day. Gu Jiaojiao had been at the school long enough that she was also capable of teaching them, but An Dongyang was still a no-show.
In the end, the principal just had the other ninth-grade teacher cover both classes.
As for An Dongyang’s absence, the principal could no longer tolerate it.
He immediately called the higher-ups again.
He had expected them to continue defending An Dongyang. To his surprise, the person on the other end was extremely accommodating. They admitted there was indeed a problem with An Dongyang and suggested a solution: he would file an application to allow the school to hire an additional teacher.
Furthermore, the previous request for desks and chairs had also been approved. They told the principal to come and pick up the authorization slip.
The principal was completely dumbfounded.
He had come in ready for a fight, so when the official was suddenly so considerate, the principal was momentarily stunned and didn’t know how to react.
After a long pause, he finally gave a curt agreement.
Just as the call was ending, the man casually asked, "You have a teacher at your school named Gu Jiaojiao, don’t you?"
The principal looked puzzled. "Yes, we do!"


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