Chapter 43

Recently, Mufangfang has been in a good mood. Not only has her son picked himself up and found a decent job, but he has also started dating Wenwen. Thinking about the future, Mufangfang feels that her hard times are finally over.

After having lunch in the school cafeteria, Mufangfang returned to her office and immediately received a notice that all faculty members were to attend a meeting in the lecture hall at 12:30.

She quickly finished grading the students' homework and immediately went to the lecture hall with the other teachers in the office.

As soon as she entered, Mufangfang saw that the principal Fang Yongcheng, vice-principal Chang Kuan, and the head of the education department Yu Lili, among other school leaders, were already on the stage.

She saw Zhou Wenwen also entering at that moment, so she found a place to sit together with her.

Naturally, Zhou Wenwen did not refuse to sit with her future mother-in-law, and since they still had a teacher-student relationship, others would not find it strange.

At 12:30, the doors of the lecture hall were closed. Principal Fang Yongcheng patted the podium and said, "Today, I have called everyone to this meeting not to give a report, not because of any instructions from above, and not to assign any tasks, but to deal with some serious matters!"

Upon hearing Fang Yongcheng speak this way, all the teachers' faces changed, realizing that someone was about to be in trouble. However, most of the teachers present felt that nothing significant had happened recently. From the principal's demeanor, it seemed that the matter was quite serious and would require drastic action.

Amid the confusion, Fang Yongcheng said with a tone of frustration, "The city has repeatedly issued clear prohibitions against in-service teachers privately running tutoring classes and charging students for extra lessons, but this practice continues despite the bans. I believe the previous penalties were too lenient. This time, after some parents' complaints, the school has decided to impose the strictest penalties on the following teachers."

Hearing that teachers who privately tutored students would be punished, Mufangfang felt a wave of worry. To earn more money for her son, she knew that private tutoring by in-service teachers was now prohibited, but she still did it. Although the rules were in place, very few actually followed them, and they were not effectively enforced. However, she now felt increasingly uneasy.

"Ji Yan, the homeroom teacher of Class 3, Grade 2; He Lan, the homeroom teacher of Class 2, Grade 3; Mu Fangfang, the homeroom teacher and grade head of Class 1, Grade 1..."

Upon hearing her name, Mufangfang's heart skipped a beat. She could no longer clearly hear the other names. Instead, Zhou Wenwen, upon hearing Mu Fangfang's name called, tightly gripped her hand.

Feeling Zhou Wenwen's grip, Mufangfang gave her a forced smile, but her heart was still in turmoil.

After announcing the names of the teachers who violated the rules, Fang Yongcheng sternly said, "These teachers have violated national regulations, and the evidence is clear. I believe no one feels wronged. If you do, you can stand up!"

Seeing no one stand up, Fang Yongcheng continued, "Very well. Since that is the case, I will announce the punishment decided by the school party committee. All the teachers mentioned will retain only their basic salary this year, with all bonuses deducted, and will receive a major reprimand. They will not be eligible for promotion for three years. Additionally, Mu Fangfang, as the grade head of Grade 1, led the violation of the rules, which is a serious offense. After discussion with Principal Chang and Director Yu, it has been decided to dismiss Mu Fangfang from the teaching staff!"

Mufangfang initially thought that being mentioned by Fang Yongcheng meant she would lose her position as grade head, which was normal given her violation. However, she did not expect to be directly dismissed.

She has been working at No. 7 Middle School for nearly thirty years. She loves her job and enjoys teaching students. Losing this job would be regrettable, but being dismissed from the school would mean that even with her teaching skills, no other school would accept a dismissed teacher. Without a job, what would happen to her son, who had just found work? Her savings were not much, and she couldn't ask him and Wenwen to live with her in the teacher's apartment. She knew Wenwen's family situation; if this happened, Wenwen's parents would definitely not agree.

Thinking about this, Mufangfang suddenly felt that her once bright future had turned dark again.

"Principal Fang, isn't this punishment too severe..."

"Yes, Principal, Mu Fangfang has worked at the school for nearly thirty years. Even if she made a mistake, removing her as grade head would be enough. This seems too harsh..."

Mufangfang seemed to hear some teachers who were on good terms with her pleading with the principal, but she couldn't tell who was speaking. She felt a wave of dizziness, her vision went black, and she fainted.

"Teacher Mu!" Zhou Wenwen, seeing Mufangfang faint, immediately shouted and held her.

Others, seeing this, also shouted, "Not good, take her to the medical room, call an ambulance quickly!"

A young teacher sitting not far from them sneered at the corner of his mouth.

Mu Yan was still sitting in Zhong Jiaqiang's seat, with his legs crossed, chatting with Old Su.

At this moment, his phone rang. Seeing it was Wenwen, he smiled sweetly.

"Wenwen, you miss me again!" Mu Yan answered the call, chuckling.

"Brother Yan, it's bad, Teacher Mu has been sent to the hospital. Please come quickly, at..."

Upon hearing that Zhou Wenwen had told him his mother was sent to the hospital, Mu Yan immediately jumped up, his face darkening as he rushed out.

The others, seeing his hurried appearance, didn't know what had happened, only that a girl named Wenwen had called.

Five minutes after she left, the phone rang again. Tong Ling answered and found it was the CEO's secretary, Hu Ting, looking for Mu Yan.

Seeing it was the CEO's secretary, Tong Ling didn't dare to hide anything and had to honestly tell her that Mu Yan had left. However, she didn't want to harm Mu Yan, so she made an excuse for him.

After hanging up, Tong Ling felt worried for Mu Yan. Last time, the CEO was clearly dissatisfied with him. This time, the secretary's call probably wasn't good news. Now that he had skipped work, his days as a colleague might be numbered. The others seemed to sense this and didn't joke about it anymore.

"CEO, the resource allocation department said that Mu Yan's girlfriend called, saying there was an emergency at home, so he took leave and left!" Hu Ting reported to Yu Jing after hanging up.

Upon hearing that Mu Yan had left work after receiving a call from his girlfriend, she felt a pang of jealousy, though she knew he had a girlfriend, it still made her uncomfortable.

Seeing that the CEO didn't get angry, Hu Ting was somewhat surprised. However, the more she thought about it, the more she believed that Mu Yan was in for a lot of trouble.