Rebirth of Bloody Romance

The next morning, warm and soft sunlight shone through the gaps in the curtains, sprinkling like golden threads onto Zhong Yuemin's slightly old desk.

On the desk was a pile of documents, an exquisite fountain pen and a small potted plant, all of which were given a faint golden edge by the sunlight.

At this moment, a burst of brisk and powerful footsteps came from far away, breaking the original tranquility in the room. It turned out that Zhong Yuemin stepped into the office in high spirits.

As soon as he entered the room, Zhong Yuemin's eyes were attracted by Liu Yansong and Zhu Jianguo who were sitting there. They looked like deflated balls, with their heads drooping listlessly, slumped in their chairs, and looked listless.

Zhong Yuemin couldn't help but find it a little funny when he saw this. He strode up to the two men, crossed his arms over his chest, and teased with interest, "Yo! What's wrong with you two brothers? You all look like eggplants hit by frost, dejected. Is it that things are not going well?" As he spoke, the corners of his mouth lifted up slightly, outlining a playful smile.

Hearing Zhong Yuemin's words, Liu Yansong slowly raised his head and looked at him with confused eyes. The Liu Yansong who always had a smile on his face and was full of energy was gone, replaced by a face full of worries.

"Sigh..." Liu Yansong sighed deeply, and the sigh seemed to contain endless helplessness and fatigue.

Liu Yansong paused for a moment and continued, "Yesterday, Zhu Jianguo and I ran almost all over the single teachers' dormitory. Most teachers were quite supportive of the plan we proposed and nodded in agreement. But..." At this point, Liu Yansong hesitated to speak, with an indescribable bitterness on his face.

Zhong Yuemin was now even more confused. He blinked his eyes and asked suspiciously, "Since most teachers agree, isn't this a good thing to be happy about? But why are you two sighing here?"

Seeing this, Zhu Jianguo hurriedly took over the conversation and said, "Yuemin, you only know one side of the story. These teachers just want to play the role of editors and are satisfied with a small amount of royalties. They have no intention of becoming partners in our project at all."

After hearing this, Zhong Yuemin nodded in his heart, expressing his understanding and agreement. He thought to himself: This is also human nature. After all, teachers value their reputation and fame the most.

Zhong Yuemin knew that it was not surprising that the teachers made such a choice. You know, in the 1980s, the reputation of individual business owners was not very good.

Especially in the vast rural areas, self-employed people are often regarded as those who engage in speculation, idleness and dereliction of duty.

Most people do business in a furtive and secretive manner, for fear of being seen and looked down upon by those they know.

Even in cities, the situation is relatively better, but overall, self-employed individuals still find it difficult to escape the negative pressure and prejudice imposed on them by public opinion.

At this moment, there was a creaking sound, and the door was slowly pushed open, and Xie Min and Yang Li walked in side by side. The sudden movement interrupted Zhong Yuemin who was immersed in his thoughts.

As soon as Xie Min entered the room, she quickly glanced at everyone in the room. When she saw Zhong Yuemin and the other three, a bright smile immediately broke out on her face and she said, "Wow, you three are all here!"

Then, Xie Min's eyes fell on Liu Yansong and Zhu Jianguo. She couldn't help but frowned slightly and asked in confusion, "Xiao Liu, Xiao Zhu, what's wrong with you two? Why do you both look so listless? Like eggplants hit by frost."

Hearing Xie Min ask this, Zhu Jianguo couldn't help but sigh deeply, then raised his head, looked at her helplessly, and then briefly recounted the whole story to Xie Min and Yang Li.

After listening to this, Xie Min waved her hand nonchalantly and said nonchalantly, "Hey! I thought it was a big deal, but it's just a small matter. Since those people don't want to participate, forget it. We still have a few of us! One less person means one less person to share the money, isn't that better? Besides, as for other issues, Xiao Zhong is still here, so what are you worried about with him around?"

Liu Yansong had his head down with a depressed look on his face, but when he heard Xie Min's words, he suddenly seemed to wake up from a dream. His eyes suddenly lit up, and he became energetic immediately, as if he saw a ray of light in the darkness and rekindled the fire of hope.

Liu Yansong looked up excitedly, and said with a trembling voice, "Yes! Teacher Xie is right. Let's work together!"

As Liu Yansong spoke, he clenched his fists tightly, his tone filled with irrepressible excitement, as if he had instantly regained the fighting spirit he had lost before and became full of confidence.

Several people were sitting in the office, chatting casually. At this time, Yang Li seemed to have suddenly thought of something and broke the silence. "Hey, you say, this thing we are doing now, doesn't it always feel a bit unreasonable?" He frowned, with a little worry on his face.

Hearing this, Zhong Yuemin was stunned for a moment, then fell into deep thought. After a while, he nodded gently, expressing his agreement. "Well, it is indeed a bit unreasonable. How about... we run this in the name of the Economics Teaching and Research Office outside? This may make everything more logical."

However, Meng Jianguo shook his head and expressed his own opinion. "I don't think this method is a good idea. After all, the Economics Teaching and Research Section has little to do with what we do. If we force it to fit in, it will seem a bit far-fetched. In my opinion, why not use the name of the Education Union? At least it's related."

Just as everyone was expressing their opinions and arguing, Xie Min slammed the table and said loudly, "Why bother with so much trouble? Why don't we just set up a special secondary education research center tomorrow? Is there anything more appropriate than this?"

After hearing this, Zhong Yuemin pondered it carefully again, and his eyes lit up. He smiled and said, "Hey, it's true! You are worthy of being Sister Xie. This is indeed a great idea. Carrying out work in the name of the society is not only clean and neat, without too many constraints and restrictions; it can also avoid all kinds of unnecessary involvement and entanglement!"

These teachers may not seem to be that good at ordinary times, but once they mobilize the resources around them, they can do things smoothly.

Liu Yansong started with the teaching aids for senior high school. Early in the morning, he and Zhu Jianguo took Zhong Yuemin's money to buy textbooks, and also bought a lot of teaching aids for reference.

Zhong Yuemin's house outside Yanda University was bustling again, gathering 25 people including the five of them. As the initiator of the teaching aid project, Zhong Yuemin naturally took on the responsibility of explaining the ideas.

The team of teachers involved in this project have strong backgrounds. Some of them are top scorers in the college entrance examination that year, with rich learning experience and skills; some are current professors at Yenching University, with profound academic attainments and teaching experience.

Such a combination undoubtedly adds a lot of weight to this upcoming teaching aid book.

For every teacher involved in the writing work, Liu Yansong promised to give each person RMB 500 as a reward as long as they can complete the work of a book.

This number is attractive enough, especially in this era, it is a considerable income. Therefore, when hearing this news, everyone was very excited, and almost no one could resist such a "temptation".

Zhong Yuemin cleared his throat and started with an impassioned speech. "Our great comrade XX proposed that the whole party and the whole country should attach importance to education. my country's education has opened a new page and is booming. As a teacher, it is our unshirkable responsibility to serve education and provide strong support for the development of education."

Zhong Yuemin paused and continued, "Of course, we cannot ignore economic considerations. After all, everyone needs to make a living and support their families. However, we cannot just regard teaching as a way to make money, but also see the far-reaching significance behind it."

"We are teachers, and our job is to teach and educate. By compiling supplementary teaching materials, we can pass on our knowledge and experience to more students, helping them learn better and develop more comprehensively. This will not only improve our teaching quality, but also make greater contributions to our country's education."

The teachers in the audience began to talk in low voices, and their faces gradually showed expressions of approval. Indeed, although they initially agreed to do teaching support work for various reasons, now that they have done it, why not give it more meaning?

Seeing this, Zhong Yuemin smiled. "Moreover, the teaching materials we compile are not only to meet current teaching needs, but also to promote innovation and development of education. We can incorporate the latest educational concepts and methods into them, guide students to cultivate innovative thinking and practical ability, and lay a solid foundation for their future growth."

Zhong Yuemin's words were full of passion and appeal, which moved the teachers in the audience. They began to realize that this job was not just about making money, but had deeper meaning and value.

Finally, Zhong Yuemin concluded loudly, "So, let us devote ourselves to teaching support work with greater enthusiasm and a higher sense of mission! Let us contribute to the education cause of our students and our great motherland."

Zhong Yuemin just talked a lot of empty words. Although the actual purpose of doing teaching assistants is to make money, one must not talk about money so openly. For most teachers, agreeing to do teaching assistants is a reluctant thing and it is a bit of a loss of status.

At this time, Zhong Yuemin stood there to help everyone find some empty words to cover up. At least on the surface, it seemed that the purpose of establishing the Secondary Education Research Center was to serve education, which made everyone look good. Regardless of whether anyone believed in this sense of mission or not, it had to be said.

Zhong Yuemin looked at everyone and began to talk about the requirements for teaching aids. "We must use the 'Curriculum Standards' as the editing guideline, this is certain. We serve senior high school students, and there is no need for us to edit content that is not tested in the college entrance examination. The knowledge points must be clear and the types and questions of the exercises must be classified and organized. The answers to the questions must be clear and sufficient so that students can understand them at a glance and master them quickly."

"The name of our teaching aid is tentatively named "Five Years of College Entrance Examination and Three Years of Simulation". Needless to say, the five-year college entrance examination mainly includes the college entrance examination questions in the past five years, so that students can understand the college entrance examination questions and the rules of question setting. The main work requires everyone to analyze the answers clearly so that students can learn the methods and ideas of solving problems. For the three-year simulation, you need to summarize the rules of college entrance examination questions, understand the question setting ideas, study the question setting trends, and then carefully prepare the simulation papers. Although this part of the work is difficult, I believe that with your professional ability, you will be able to complete it excellently."

The teachers listened to Zhong Yuemin's arrangements and nodded in agreement.

"It is indeed necessary to use the 'curriculum standards' as a guide to ensure that our supplementary teaching content is closely aligned with the requirements of the college entrance examination."

"The name 'Five Years of College Entrance Examination and Three Years of Simulation' is also very appropriate. It not only reflects the key points of the teaching aids, but also facilitates students' memorization."

Zhong Yuemin looked at everyone's active discussion and breathed a sigh of relief. He had said everything he needed to say. The next series of tasks, including the specific overall planning and arrangement, were fully handed over to Liu Yansong and his team.

During the break, Zhong Yuemin put his hands in his pockets, walked leisurely, and staggered towards the courtyard house in Xinjiekou.

From a distance, the gate of the courtyard was half-closed, as if welcoming his arrival. So he stepped into the gate without hesitation.

Walking into the yard, I saw Song Xiangjun squatting on the ground, talking cordially with Xiao Siqi and Xiao Sihai. She had a gentle smile on her face, like the warm spring sun, and her eyes were full of love.

"You two little ones have to be good and obedient. You have to listen to your mother, okay?" Song Xiangjun patiently admonished the two lovely children in a voice as gentle as the breeze blowing across the lake.

At this moment, Zhong Yuemin happened to see this heartwarming scene, and the corners of his mouth rose involuntarily. He couldn't help but tease, "Haha, they are still so young, can they understand the great principles you are talking about?"

Hearing the sound, Song Xiangjun stood up suddenly, patted her chest lightly, and complained coquettishly, "Oh, how come you walk without making any sound? You suddenly appeared and scared me."

Seeing this, Zhong Yuemin blinked a few times deliberately. "Hehe... I don't think you jumped up because of the fright!"

"You're just a chatterbox! Tell me, why did you have time to come here today?"

"I miss you!"

Song Xiangjun rolled her eyes at him. "What have you been doing at school lately?"

"Several teachers in our economics department wanted to find something to do. So we put together a teaching aid! We plan to make some contribution to the senior high school students."

Song Xiangjun sighed. "You are worthy of being from the Economics Department. You can even come up with this. I guess it must be your idea, right?"

"That's it!"