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Chapter 548: 538
Speaking of Shen Yunfang, after leaving the security department, she didn’t go to the laboratory building but headed straight to the office.
In just that short span of time, the incident at the laboratory building was already known by everyone in the office.
Upon Shen Yunfang’s return, the gaze of the two teachers without classes in the office immediately swept over to her.
What made Shen Yunfang most unhappy was that Teacher Yu, who always loved to pick on her, was also there.
"Oh, Xiaoshen, you’re back. I just heard that your mother-in-law’s family came looking for you and even went to the classroom in the laboratory building?" Teacher Yu asked with a gossipy air.
Shen Yunfang sat down at her desk and chair and grunted in acknowledgment.
"Xiaoshen, I heard you come from a rural area up north, and your in-laws are from there too, right?" Before Shen Yunfang could answer, Teacher Yu went on: "I always say it, you really shouldn’t marry someone from the countryside, their quality is too low. I heard they accused you of having an affair just because they saw you doing experiments with a male classmate, giggle giggle, it’s really too funny."
Shen Yunfang frowned as she listened to her saying all this. She actually wanted to tell her off to make her stop, but considering she still had to work in this office for another year, ruining her relationship with her colleagues now would make the office a difficult place to be in the future.
"Xiaoshen, you have no idea, some teachers came back from the laboratory building just now, talking about your mother-in-law’s incident, and I was really sweating it for you. My mother-in-law is from the Capital and is very understanding, but I have heard about those disgusting things rural mothers-in-law do. You really are pitiable, if you could have gone to college earlier, you wouldn’t have ended up marrying into such a family," said Teacher Yu with a face full of pity.
"Teacher Yu, I have a bit of a headache right now and would like to rest for a while." Meaning, could you stop talking?
However, Teacher Yu either didn’t understand the implied meaning of Shen Yunfang’s words or she just ignored them and continued chattering and laughing: "Your head should hurt, if I had to deal with a mother-in-law like that, my head would explode. Tell me, how on earth have you managed to live with your husband for so many years and even had two kids, tsk tsk tsk." It seemed she found Shen Yunfang’s tolerance incredulous.
Shen Yunfang glared coldly at Teacher Yu. It was one thing to talk about others, but speaking about her own family, Li Hongjun, and her children, that really touched a nerve, "I had no idea Teacher Yu was so progressive, discussing how to live with a spouse and how to have children with colleagues."
"That’s not what I meant." Teacher Yu, of course, picked up on the malice in her words, and the smile on her face could not be maintained.
"It seems I misunderstood. Just saying, women should avoid being so talkative. Living your own life well is better than anything else. If you really have that extra energy, you should put it into taking care of your own patch of land," Shen Yunfang said with a taunting smile.
Following that comment, the office returned to silence.
The only male teacher left pretended to prepare for class, flipping through his book rapidly, and Shen Yunfang didn’t care whether Teacher Yu was so fuming that she went pale. She simply tidied up her desk a bit and pulled out a book to start reading.
Afterwards, the office maintained this silence.
It wasn’t until just before school was out that a first-year student came running over and broke the stillness.
"Is student Shen here?" The male student peered inquisitively at the door of the office.
Shen Yunfang looked up at him and asked, "That’s me, do you need something?" She didn’t recognize the male student and was quite certain of it in her mind.
"Oh, Yunfang, it’s like this—not that I need you for something, but Deputy Principal Tao wants to see you. He sent me to call you over, asking you to head to his office right now," the young boy said apologetically, seeming a little embarrassed to deliver the message to a gentle-looking young girl.
Upon hearing this, Shen Yunfang frowned. Why would Deputy Principal Tao want to see her? It couldn’t be that Li Hongqi and his gang had gone to him, could it? "Junior, may I ask if you know what it’s about?" she inquired.
"I don’t know, but I saw there were a few people in Deputy Principal Tao’s office. An old lady was crying in there," the boy reported truthfully.
Shen Yunfang nodded in understanding. It seemed her guess was correct—those people had indeed complained to Deputy Principal Tao. Knowing his bias against her, if they had gone there, she couldn’t be sure what would be said about her.
"Alright, I understand. Thank you," Shen Yunfang said with a smile to the young boy as a gesture of gratitude.
The young boy scratched his head and then ran off.
Seeing that Shen Yunfang had been sitting for quite a while without showing any intention of heading to Principal Tao’s office, Teacher Yu, with a bit of malice, said, "Xiaoshen, it wouldn’t be good for you not to go when Deputy Principal Tao is asking for you, would it?" Teacher Yu deliberately referred to the deputy principal as the principal, instantly elevating the status of the leader.
Shen Yunfang continued to bury her head in her books. "I don’t have time; school is about to let out, and just getting from here to Deputy Principal Tao’s office would take almost up to when we dismiss," she replied. Although she didn’t need to pick up her child at noon, she didn’t want to waste her lunch break on those people’s account. Besides, she really didn’t want to talk to that Deputy Principal Tao.
Teacher Yu was taken aback at this response. "Xiaoshen, this attitude toward leadership—I must criticize you. When the leader summons you, it must be for a reason. How can you make excuses just because it’s almost time to leave? Haven’t you considered how busy the leaders are, and how difficult it is for them to find time to call for you..." Teacher Yu began to criticize.
Before Teacher Yu could launch into a longer tirade, the bell for the end of class conveniently rang.
Shen Yunfang swiftly began to pack her books. If it weren’t for Teacher Cai’s lessons during the third and fourth periods, she would have left already. Why would she stay to listen to Teacher Yu’s bootlicking? The leader you’re speaking of isn’t even here, so who are you talking to?
"Teacher Yu, I’m sorry, but I’m off work now. See you tomorrow," Shen Yunfang said nonchalantly as she left the office.
Teacher Yu fumed as she watched her leave, "Teacher Wang, look at her, just look at her! She’s only an intern, and she’s already so brazen and disrespectful. If she really ends up staying at the school, who knows how much worse she’ll get. No, when Teacher Cai gets back, I’m definitely going to talk to him about this and make sure they don’t give Shen Yunfang a top rating on her internship report."
Teacher Wang, who had been silently reading this whole time, also stood up and quickly gathered his belongings, chuckling as he greeted Teacher Yu, "Hehe, Teacher Yu, I’m off too! See you!" He then followed Shen Yunfang’s lead and left.
"What is wrong with these people, why are they all like this?" Teacher Yu complained bitterly, pointing at the door.
"Who are you talking about?" a teacher who had just finished teaching and was returning to the office asked, feeling a bit upset after entering and being pointed at by Teacher Yu.
"Oh, Teacher Zhao, you’re done with your class? I wasn’t talking about you just now, please don’t misunderstand. I was talking about that intern, Shen Yunfang. You wouldn’t know, but today she..." 𝑛𝘰𝘷𝑝𝘶𝑏.𝑐𝘰𝘮
In Deputy Principal Tao’s office, Qiu Shuping had been crying to the school leader for over half an hour, but Shen Yunfang was still nowhere in sight.
Deputy Principal Tao was also vexed, regretting having taken on this hot potato. He had originally wanted to use this as an opportunity to put Shen Yunfang, that student, in her place, since she had not given him an ounce of face before. Now the situation was awkward, and he was starting to get a headache.
When the bell rang, Deputy Principal Tao suddenly realized that Shen Yunfang usually went home at noon. He recalled that it was for this reason he had to invite her several times before she would come to his office. Could it be that she had left again? If so, what was he supposed to do with the few people waiting in his office?
