nycdaug Chapter 179 Revealing true colors
Chapter 179 Revealing true colors
Xiao Ma and the others agreed, but before Principal Li could breathe a sigh of relief, a sharp voice rang out. Ding Hongmei shrieked, "I disagree. What teacher doesn't hit students these days? Jade is not made into a gem without being carved, and people are not made into spirits without being beaten. I hit students for the sake of their reputation, so why should I be punished? Is your child so precious that he can't take a beating? He's just a child who toils in the fields."
Ding Hongmei's words became increasingly outrageous, and everyone in the office looked displeased. In this day and age, who among them hadn't toiled in the fields for generations? She was insulting them all. For the first time, Principal Li spoke sternly: "Ding Hongmei, watch your words and actions."
Xiao Ma snorted coldly, "Ding Hongmei, is it? I know you are a military officer's family member and a teacher at this school. As a military family member and a teacher, your ideological awareness is so backward, even wrong. How did you become a teacher and how do you educate people?"
Ding Hongmei retorted defiantly, "How you got into the Women's Federation is the same way I became a teacher. My education level is far higher than yours, so what right do you have to question me?"
Xiao Ma: "Just because I work for the Women's Federation, my job is to serve women and children, and you are harming the physical and mental health of children, I have to intervene. As for what you said about farmers, our great man said that our country is a major agricultural country. To develop the socialist economy and achieve the grand goal of national industrialization, we cannot do without the development of agriculture and the support of the vast number of farmers. What you just said is nothing but inciting class antagonism."
Ding Hongmei was startled by the words "class antagonism" and stammered, "You, you're making a mountain out of a molehill. I didn't mean that at all."
Ding Hongmei had no desire to accept this solution. To have to apologize in front of everyone, in front of all the teachers and students, was worse than death for her; she would die! She looked around the office with pleading eyes, then suddenly pulled Principal Li aside. "Uncle Li, I'm Ding Jianbang's daughter. If you don't help me, I'll go find someone else."
Before she could finish speaking, Principal Li abruptly interrupted her. His brows furrowed into a deep frown as he looked at Ding Hongmei with disdain. This was the first time he had ever heard of someone willing to expose themselves. Did they think their family was too innocent and could withstand an investigation?
Utterly foolish! He regretted once again why he had hired this person in the first place. He said bluntly, "Don't give me any nonsense. If you don't agree, go to the finance department later to settle your salary and then get the hell out of here."
Upon hearing this, Ding Hongmei chickened out again. Since graduating, she had messed up several jobs, and this teaching position was only obtained through her father's connections.
Her father, Ding Jianbang, was the head of the cadre section of the municipal party committee. As soon as Ding Hongmei received her graduation certificate, her father arranged for her to work in the government building. However, she didn't stay in her comfortable position for long. She couldn't write articles or cultivate personal relationships. Instead, she learned how to embezzle and accept bribes. She took a lot of benefits by relying on her father's connections. But she didn't clean up her mess and was reported by someone a few days later.
She lost her job, but she was able to leave safely. Ding Hongmei's father used a lot of connections to get her jobs in publishing houses and factories. These were jobs that others couldn't get, but Ding Hongmei didn't cherish them at all. She was fired for various reasons within a month of getting the jobs she was given, leaving her with a lot of shady past.
When Ding Jianbang found her a good teaching position, he warned her that this was the last time he would help her, and she couldn't afford to lose this job.
With that in mind, Ding Hongmei could only reluctantly agree.