Shameless Gangster

Chapter 11B

It's easier to invite the devil in than to send him away

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Since there was an English exam the next day, Han Jia stayed behind to print the test paper school ended for the day.

He laid the stencil paper on the iron plate and began to write the title with a stylus. He was halfway through the process when he heard some movements at the door.

"Han Laoshi." The person who pushed the door open was the young class monitor from the class next door and he was also Liu Dezhu's nephew. He had a small box of food in his hand as he walked in and said, "My uncle asked me to give you dinner."

"Thank you. You can just put it at the door," Han Jia said and smiled at him.

The small class monitor put down the box of food and watched Han Jia work out the exam questions. He did not draw near and instead stood at the side of the door, hesitating to leave.

Han Jia wrote another question and looked up only to see that he was still there. He asked baffled: "Why aren't you leaving?"

The young class monitor hesitated, but still asked: "Han Laoshi, I heard that you are leaving?"

When Han Jia did not answer immediately, a hint of urgency appeared on his face. He stared at Han Jia and said: "Han Laoshi, can you not leave?"

Han Jia put down the stylus and turned to look at him. "Of course, I'm not leaving."

"Really?" The kid apparently did not believe him, "My uncle also said that, but everyone was saying that you are leaving. They said that you and the principal said..." His eyes were red, "Han Laoshi, we will all be broken-hearted. You teach so well and are good to us, don't go..."

Han Jia smiled: "I'm not leaving, really."

In fact, he can't leave.

He volunteered to come here and did not sign an agreement with the school or any other educational departments. Naturally, he can leave if he wanted to leave. But since he had taught here for such a long time, he knew that if he actually leaves, it would bring about changes in the faculty and curriculum, along with a lot of trouble to the school. In the end, he wrote an application of transfer with the intention of discussing it with the principal.

The principal looked at his application and revealed a distressed look. He said to him: "You know the situation that the school is facing already. It is not easy to find a teacher at your level. The time for graduation is about to come again..." and then he sighed, "I don't know whether what Liu Dezhu said is true or not, but if you really want to distract yourself because of emotional problems, in two days, the school is assigning one person to the province to undertake advanced studies. You can go for one year. If it's something you want to do, you can go and study and return in a year..."

Han Jia knew that the position was originally meant for Liu Dezhu, so he quickly said: "Principal, I not using this transfer application as a means to gain any benefits." Then finally he had no choice but to add, "I won't leave."

That conversation was also half a month old, unexpectedly, the rumor actually continued to spread.

The petite boy standing in front of him was still looking at him with a dejected expression, probably unconvinced by his words still. Han Jia sighed and pointed to the paper on the table and said, "If I really want to leave, why would I work on this test paper for you guys?"

Junior high school students are only 13 or 4 years old; the children in the mountains are simple and honest. Hearing Han Jia specious proof, he actually believed him and immediately showed a happy appearance. "That's great!" Then without even a proper goodbye, he cheerfully ran off.