Adored by Him: My Blissful Days as the Girl Next Door-Chapter 390 - 389: Standing Up for My Wife

The trip back to the provincial city was delayed a few days longer than Zhao Meimei expected.

Shi Yang had planned to return on the sixth day of the New Year, but on the evening of the fifth, Shi Yang’s father’s first wife suddenly took a turn for the worse. Shi Yang’s parents, along with Zhao Dazhuang and Liu Xiue, went to the hospital to help with the arrangements. Shi Yang and Zhao Meimei could only wait at home for news.

On the afternoon of the seventh, Shi Yang’s father’s first wife passed away. Only then did Shi Yang’s mother, Zhao Dazhuang, and Liu Xiue return from the hospital. As for the funeral arrangements and other matters, Shi Yang’s father needed to discuss and organize them with the first wife’s family.

It wasn’t until the tenth day of the New Year that Shi Yang took Zhao Meimei’s family back to the provincial city.

The night before leaving, Zhao Meimei said worriedly to Shi Yang, "Brother, the foreign language school starts tomorrow. Is it really okay if I don’t report in?"

Shi Yang put an arm around her, "There’s no contract, so what’s the problem? After we get home tomorrow, just do what you need to do. You don’t have to worry about this matter."

The foreign language school officially resumed classes on the tenth of the New Year. However, three of the substitute intern teachers didn’t show up at all, and those who did come were there to resign. They said they were resigning, but they actually just wanted an internship certificate. Later, when they graduate and look for jobs, they can use it as experience in their resumes. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎

The director sat silently behind the desk, orchestrating the interns who were running around filling out forms. At one moment, they needed to find the teacher who had managed them originally for a signature and review, and then they had to take it to the school’s administration office for a stamp.

The interns, lucky ones, would find the teacher immediately, exchange pleasantries and get a signature and brief comments. Those less fortunate had to wait outside the classroom while the teacher was giving a lecture, waiting eagerly until class ended to ask for help with the signature.

Just as a few interns managed to get their internship certificates and were leaving, Shi Yang walked boldly into the director’s office, accompanied by Xu Hongbin.

Shi Yang was wearing a business-style winter coat over a sharp suit, holding a bag, his demeanor and outfit suggesting wealth and influence.

Xu Hongbin, in a down jacket and casual pants, walked behind Shi Yang, looking entirely like an assistant or chauffeur tagging along to handle business affairs.

The director took one look and directed his gaze at Shi Yang’s face, greeting him politely, "Excuse me, who are you?"

Shi Yang directly took out a stack of papers, dividing them into two piles for the director to see, "I am Zhao Meimei’s brother. One of these is the original exam paper my sister created, and the other is the one your school’s teacher copied from my sister’s original, with all the copying errors marked. Director, please have a look."

The director looked at Shi Yang, placing his teacup aside, his brow furrowing, "Zhao Meimei? Oh, Teacher Xiao Zhao. Yes, that’s right, she was interning at our school. The school started on the tenth, why didn’t she report in? Even if she wants to resign, she needs to apply and get approval at the school. And what is this exam paper about? Where did you get it?"

Shi Yang said seriously, "My sister worked one month at your school, interned for a week, and including the remaining official substitute teacher hours, her wages were over sixteen hundred. Yet the salary you issued was just over thirteen hundred. The wage slip clearly states a three-hundred-yuan deduction for a work accident. Director, you should be aware of this matter, right?"

The director scrutinized Shi Yang’s expression, pondered briefly, and then spoke with a softened voice, "Teacher Xiao Zhao’s exam paper had six mistakes, which caused our entire class’s trial exam to lack essential topic types. Teachers couldn’t assess students’ learning progress based on their scores. This kind of thing is considered a teaching accident at our school."

Shi Yang waved his hand dismissively, "About your school’s definition of a teaching accident, I’m not very concerned. I’m here today to ask you one thing: wasn’t the original exam paper created by a different teacher, not my sister?"

The director responded, "Yes, the original exam paper was supposed to be created by Teacher Liu Wenjing, but she was ill and not feeling well, so she asked Teacher Xiao Zhao to help organize it. . . ."

Shi Yang raised his hand to interrupt, sneering, "Asking for help, if my sister was only helping, why should she bear the responsibility alone for any so-called incident?"

"Of course, you might say that my sister was responsible since she authored the paper. But I’m quite curious: these two sets of papers, one is my sister’s original, and the other, if I’m not mistaken, should be the one copied by the Teacher Liu Wenjing you mentioned, right?"

"And the paper your school used for the trial exam was the one copied by Teacher Liu Wenjing, right? The handwriting is not my sister’s. Teacher Liu Wenjing already made mistakes copying my sister’s paper. Is this also my sister’s responsibility? Isn’t that a bit of a stretch? I’d appreciate it if the director could explain this matter thoroughly to me."

As Shi Yang spoke, he calmly stared at the director, his gaze cold and scrutinizing, exuding an overwhelming aura that was quite intimidating.

The director, after all, was experienced and kept his composure, addressing Shi Yang calmly, "The school has already concluded this matter, nothing you say to me will change it."

"Alright then, since this is the first time I’ve approached you, hoping to discuss this matter privately and find a resolution, it seems you’re not quite fond of my approach. In that case, I won’t hassle you any further. Tell me who to see, who can resolve this, and whom I should talk to, and I’ll go have a discussion with them right now."

Shi Yang suddenly smiled, his words genuinely sincere, which left the director dumbstruck.

The director’s expression changed, realizing the implicit threat in Shi Yang’s words; this person was clearly here to make trouble. If the matter wasn’t resolved, he was ready to cause a scene, wasn’t he?

The director, relying on being on his own turf, felt particularly confident and responded coldly, "Teacher Xiao Zhao didn’t report as scheduled, didn’t notify anyone, didn’t ask for leave, and just didn’t show up. For that alone, I have enough reason to discipline her! You really shouldn’t try this with me! The trial exam matter has already been approved by the school, and all teacher salaries were reviewed by the principal before going to finance. You really have no need to discuss this with me!"

"Since you put it that way, alright then, I won’t delay your work any longer. I came today just to give you a heads-up in advance."