Chapter 1: The Immortal Becomes a Teacher

  lightly applied powder...

  Stop!

  Can't pretend anymore!

  Usually bare-faced, has caused traffic congestion many times, the male god self-mutilated to show his determination... Alas! The consequences are unbearable to think about!

  Liu Ya Qian put down her pen and sighed, lamenting her stunning appearance and of course, that devilish figure.

  One can't be too outstanding, or they'll suffer a great loss! Liu Ya Qian decided that she couldn't dress herself up anymore... "Mom, where's my new clothes?"

  "It's all here, I've prepared everything for you." From her mother's tone, it was completely audible how much she doted on Liu Ya Qian, this only child. At the same time, Liu Ya Qian, a single-parent family child, was also her mother's sole treasure and everything.

  "Hmm, it fits well. Mom, isn't this a bit too flashy? Wearing this to the interview, won't the interviewer be shocked?"

  Mom gently patted Liu Ya Qian's head and smiled: "Ghost girl, you're so pleased with yourself."

  "What's wrong with me?! I'm so excited again! Last year that principal or whatever, didn't he just spray blood from his nose on the spot?"

  "It was all you who said it, I didn't see anything." Mom's expression was one of trust.

  "Don't believe me? Then let's go together today!" Liu Ya Qian seemed to be trying hard to prove something.

  "Go, go, go, you big-headed ghost! With your skills, how come you're already 22 this year and still haven't found a decent boyfriend? Or a formal job? Or..."

  "Stop!" Liu Ya Qian made a "stop" gesture, "Mom, do you know what 'treasures can be found in unexpected places' means? You think I'm that easy to take advantage of? Really."

  "Alright, alright, you're a rare find, that's enough."

  Liu Ya Qian did not intend to argue with her mother, who had a low level of cultural knowledge, again. Although her mother's culture was not high, reality was cruel, and as a result, Liu Ya Qian always ended up losing miserably every time they "argued".

  After having breakfast, Liu Ya Qian glanced at the watch on her wrist and tidied herself up again in front of the mirror. She slung her bag over her shoulder and said, "Mom, I'm off."

  "Don't wear that watch anymore, Mom has a good one here."

  "Mom, what do you know? Who can tell that this watch is only 30 yuan? Besides, a 30-yuan watch, wear it for the New Year and then change to another one, even if it gets broken in the rain, I won't feel heartbroken. Leave your watch to me as my dowry."

  "Go, go, go, don't stay for you or anyone else."

  Liu Ya Qian smiled, just about to go out, suddenly thought of something, turned around and ran back to her mother's side, kissed her mother's cheek, and said: "Wish me good luck! Bye!"

  Watching her daughter Liu Ya Qian leave, the mother smiled sweetly, then shook her head and turned to look at this less than sixty square meters house, busying herself, after a while, the room was tidy again.

  ……

  Apart from Liu Ya Qian's watch which was only worth thirty, the handbag was no more than forty. All her clothes and shoes were under fifty, but they changed seasonally. It seemed like Liu Ya Qian had a lot of clothes, and her family background was "deeply mysterious".

  But Liu's mother was just a retired accountant. To make a living, after retirement, Liu's mother still worked part-time in several companies doing accounting work, and the family income was not tight either.

  Liu Ya Qian felt it was necessary to find a stable job now, couldn't let mom work hard anymore.

  Last year, Liu Ya Qian was hired by a private school, unfortunately the bad luck continued, the principal lost all his family property due to gambling, he then illegally raised funds, in the end still couldn't pay off the debt, and ran away, leaving behind a large group of teachers who had invested in the school, as the students dispersed, the school also closed down.

  It's April and spring is in the air. Although it's not the peak hiring season, Liu Ya Qian has to take action early on. Finding a job is really tough these days!

  A few days ago, good luck, a colleague from that school called Liu Ya Qian and said that the "Huiyuan School" where she is currently teaching has just lost a teacher, asking Liu Ya Qian to hurry over.

  Liu Ya Qian said "thank you very much" and then set off today, three days later.

  Before that, Liu Ya Qian had contacted her colleague Zhang Min by phone. Zhang Min was 54 years old this year. Maybe it's because of the age difference, she and Liu Ya Qian were rare friends who got along well despite their age gap.

  Following Zhang Min's guidance, Liu Ya Qian drove around in circles to reach the destination. By the time they arrived, they had already left the city and were in a suburban area with new rural villages. The environment looked very good...

  "Auntie Zhang!" Liu Ya Qian got off the car and ran towards Zhang Min who had been waiting for a long time.

  "Ya Qian, you've finally arrived. The road isn't close by, how much was the taxi fare?" Zhang Min asked.

  "It's okay, it cost me 40 bucks." Yaqian tried her best to hide her heartache.

  "It's half more expensive, I just spent twenty." Zhang Min said.

  Liu Ya Qian's expression changed in an instant, and she immediately said nonchalantly: "Let's just say I bought him a paper money. By the way, will the chairman personally interview me? No way?"

  Zhang Min smiled and said: "Yes, today he is going to interview you in person. You'd better behave well. Don't worry, if there's any problem, I'll take care of it. With me here, just relax."

  Ya Qian nodded.

  A wide thoroughfare runs north and south, at a fork in the road to the west there is a small path, also newly paved with cement, not narrow.

  The street lamps on both sides are "cross-shaped" and very beautiful and neat. Row upon row of new residential buildings, all with complex structures, spacious and looking extremely comfortable. It's just unknown why there are only a few households living in the residential houses here.

  The four golden characters "Huiyuan School" are already in sight, and after a moment's effort, I have arrived at the school gate.

  There was a family at the school gate, and they had set up a stall at the entrance of the first floor. Liu Ya Qian insisted on buying drinks for Zhang Min, but Zhang Min also insisted that she didn't want any. Finally, Zhang Min said: "If you want to buy something, buy it from inside the school. There's a store in the school."

  Liu Ya Qian seemed dazed.

  Zhang Min led Liu Ya Qian into "Huiyuan School" through a small gate of the school.

  As soon as she walked in, Liu Ya Qian excitedly said: "A new school?"

  "It's been ten years."

  "Ah? Is this a renovation every year? Looks like this school has a lot of funding."

  "Uh-huh, about right." Zhang Min said: "Let's go, the chairman is still waiting in the office."

  Liu Ya Qian followed closely behind.

  This short journey, Zhang Min has already introduced the school in general:

  East is the dormitory building, four floors, each dormitory has a life teacher; The "big classroom" under the dormitory building to the west is the cafeteria, connected to the back kitchen and boiler room. Under the dormitory building to the north is where the toilet is located.

  On both sides of the west gate of the campus, there is a garage and coal shed on the right side, and a guard room, bathroom, and tea stove house on the left side.

  The north side is a four-story teaching building, and under the building is a row of gardens with many weeds.

  The south-facing building has three floors, with the third and second floors being classrooms for students, and the first floor having offices, meeting rooms, and a small room of less than 20 square meters where the Dean of Studies and the Logistics Director work together. In front of them are two office desks, and behind the curtains is a bed.

  On the east, west and south sides of the three rows of green trees are lined with trash cans.

  The campus is surrounded by walls over three meters high on all sides. It is a full-day private elementary school with fully enclosed management.

  The playground is about 4 or 5 mu in size, with various sports equipment in the southwest corner. The west gate of the campus has six ping-pong tables inside.

  The playground is made of cement, with a dirt track around it. A class is having physical education, and the physical education teacher is a tall and young teacher who is leading the students to practice interval exercises.

  But as Liu Ya Qian walked by, the physical education teacher's movements suddenly froze...

  "Although the sparrow is small, all five organs are complete. However, the school will be expanded soon, and the land behind it has already been acquired by the school, with dozens of acres." Zhang Min pointed to the north of the campus.

  Liu Ya Qian smiled and seemed relieved.

  The first room on the left of the corridor on the first floor facing south is the chairman's office.

  Zhang Min led Liu Ya Qian to the chairman's office door and knocked on it. Earlier, Liu Ya Qian had learned that the chairman was surnamed Cao and was over 60 years old.

  "Come in." A thick male voice came from inside.

  "Director, Liu Ya Qian has arrived."

  "Oh... welcome! Come on in, please have a seat... Ah, Teacher Zhang, you're busy, go ahead and thank you."

  "Thanks for nothing, then, Chairman, I'm off to work."

  "Alright, alright."

  The first impression of Director Liu Ya Qian is: capable, straightforward, and full of spirit. No matter how you look at her, she doesn't seem like a sixty-year-old at all, at most less than fifty.

  "Hello Chairman!" Liu Ya Qian was polite and elegant.

  "Good, good, good, sit down, please have a seat." The chairman was unusually courteous and enthusiastic as he presented a cup of steaming hot green tea.

  "You're welcome, Chairman, you're welcome." When Liu Ya Qian took over the teacup, she had already determined that she was 100% admitted.

  "Oh, okay, okay, so, you, you're Liu Ya Qian, right? My surname is Cao, and I'm a descendant of the great military leader, politician, diplomat, strategist, and literary giant... Cao Cao." The chairman seemed even more nervous than Liu Ya Qian.

  "Hmm. I and the royal relative Liu Bei are from the same clan." Liu Ya Qian blurted out without thinking.

  The chairman was taken aback, then burst out laughing...

  "Good, good, good... haha... Teacher Liu is really humorous." The chairman's Mandarin was still very standard.

  "The chairman smiled. The chairman was witty and amiable, humorous and optimistic, not giving people a sense of being high above at all. With such a leader as you, the school will surely flourish day by day and become stronger and stronger. It would be an honor to work in your esteemed school." Liu Ya Qian often spoke with her eyes wide open, but her words were often reckless and impulsive.

  "Great! Teacher Liu is quite capable! Then... what are Teacher Liu's requirements for salary and benefits?" The chairman seemed to be overexcited.

  "Uh... don't I get to try teaching a lesson?" Liu Ya Qian was now confidently smiling.

  "Oh, yeah, yeah, I almost forgot. Go ahead and talk, I'm listening."

  Astonished! Liu Ya Qian was somewhat stunned.

  However, Liu Ya Qian soon came back to her senses and orally recited the general content of a lesson on "The Fallen Flowers Are Born".

  Just ten minutes later, the chairman couldn't wait to interrupt Liu Ya Qian's words and said: "Great! Teacher Zhang indeed didn't introduce the wrong person. Good, good, very good! Talented! By the way, which school did Teacher Liu graduate from?

  Liu Ya Qian: "Graduated from local normal college."

  "Then we're fellow alumni!" exclaimed Chairman Cao, clapping his hands.

  Liu Ya Qian

  "Ah, I went back to school later on, through correspondence. Speaking of which, you're still my senior sister! Haha..." - Director Cao

  Liu Ya Qian hesitated a bit, should she really stay in this school? Looking at Chairman Cao... what a dangerous person!

  Chairman Cao continued to return to the previous topic and asked: "What are Teacher Liu's requirements for salary and benefits? This school is mine, I have the final say."

  Liu Ya Qian hesitated for a moment before asking: "How much does your school charge per class?"

  Director Cao sipped his tea and said: "The hourly wage is 18 yuan per class, morning and afternoon exercises are 5 yuan each, evening self-study is 8 yuan per class, full attendance is 105 yuan per month, the head teacher's fee is 300 yuan per month, the school has a three-day holiday every ten days, there is a duty day every week, the duty day is 10 yuan per day, invigilating exams is 10 yuan, marking exam papers is 5 yuan... So, each teacher's salary can be calculated."

  "Isn't there a basic salary?" Liu Ya Qian asked.

  "There isn't... but you have it. This school is mine, I'm in charge. How much basic salary are you asking for?"

  Liu Ya Qian heard this and was suddenly a little "overwhelmed with favor".

  After a moment of contemplation, Liu Ya Qian raised her head and said straightforwardly: "Give me a basic salary of 400 yuan per month, I don't know if it's okay or not? If it can be..."

  "Alright, no problem! With this basic salary of 400 yuan added on, Teacher Liu, you'll be making at least... I've roughly estimated it, and Teacher Liu, your monthly salary will be over 3,000 yuan."

  Liu Ya Qian felt that she should have gotten a basic salary of 600 yuan just now.

  "Thank you, Chairman, I will definitely work hard." Liu Ya Qian said.

  "Uh-huh, okay, I believe you, believe in your confidence, believe in your ability, go for it. Our school is currently still missing a principal... Teacher Liu, good luck."

  Does Chairman Cao have ulterior motives? It's very obvious.

  Liu Ya Qian just smiled slightly.

  Director Cao took out a contract from the drawer and asked Liu Ya Qian to take a look. Liu Ya Qian looked at it, there was nothing special, just an ordinary contract, only that the work period must be at least three years.

  The salary and benefits were unexpectedly good, Liu Ya Qian signed without hesitation, and was even a little worried that the other party would not let her sign the contract.

  The contract was in duplicate, and Liu Ya Qian took away the photocopied one.

  "Hey, Teacher Liu, when are you coming over to work?" Chairman Cao folded the contract and put it in his pocket.

  Liu Ya Qian: "Anytime is fine."

  "Uh-huh, okay. Our school is a boarding school, do you live on campus?"

  Liu Ya Qian: "Mm, boarding school."

  "Alright then, I'll go get Director Jiang from the logistics department to come over and arrange a dormitory for you. If that's okay with you, you can start work formally tomorrow?"

  "Okay, no problem."

  "Alright then, I'll go call Director Chiang over. Teacher Liu, please take a seat for a moment."

  Liu Ya Qian stood up and saw off the chairman as he left.

  The computer was facing away from Liu Ya Qian, and out of curiosity, she walked over to take a look...... Yu Pu Tuan!

  Liu Ya Qian was shocked, but the contract from just now had been taken away by Director Cao...