Petain House arrived.

For some reason, foreigners seem to be particularly fond of the word "Petain", and when they came to China, they gave the name "Petain" to the local streets, buildings, and even taverns.

Perhaps, the French Marshal of World War I, did not expect that in a few years, all foreign buildings bearing his name would be forced to change their names, and only in China would still have a trace of his name.

Geng Chaozhong walked up to the second floor of this small Western-style building, where Situ's office was.

The headmaster's office was very simple, except for a row of bookshelves and a few flower pots, there was no ornate decoration, and behind two desks, one was Situ Leiden, reading, and the other was a young man with glasses, looking down and writing something.

Seeing Geng Chaozhong coming in, Situ Leiden immediately stood up.

"Mr. Zhou is here? Have you eaten it? Situ greeted Geng Chaozhong in a unique Chinese way, born in Hangzhou, China, he has long been fully adapted to the Chinese way of life and way of thinking, and only when he goes to the United States to raise funds, he will once again use his appearance to become an "authentic" foreigner.

"Yes, the food in Tzu Chi Monastery is not bad," Geng Chaozhong replied with a smile, "Thank you Mr. Situ for taking care of me, the old man has settled down, and my heart has also relaxed. ”

"Haha, Mr. Zhou is a good person and a wonderful person," Situ smiled, "I just asked my colleague, there are already people in your favorite position as librarian, but he still lacks a deputy, I want to ask, are you willing to be the assistant librarian of Yenching University?" ”

"Of course I do." Geng Chaozhong showed an overjoyed expression.

Situ Leiden shrugged helplessly and said:

"That's good, unlike the Chinese, we foreigners like to talk about the salary first, the salary of your position is fifteen yuan per month, it is really not much, but I can't break the rules and regulations of the school." Also, let me ask you again, are you sure you want to accept this position? If you work as a translator, you can earn 80 yuan a month. ”

"Really?" Geng Chaozhong suddenly hesitated.

This comes and goes, it is a four-fold difference, this difference is not small, if you refuse, it is too unreasonable!

Yes, there are people who don't bend their waists for five buckets of rice, but even Mr. Lu Xun went to Shanghai for higher treatment!

"If, I mean if, can I do some translation work part-time while working as a librarian?" Geng Chaozhong lowered his head and pondered for a moment, and finally asked.

"Of course," Situ laughed, "as long as you want, I can give you a stipend according to the amount of materials you translate, so that if you add up, it should be about fifty oceans a month, how about it?" ”

"Okay, then thank you Principal Situ!" Geng Chaozhong smiled embarrassedly.

"It doesn't matter, the gentleman is righteous, and the villain is profitable, but it doesn't mean that the gentleman doesn't value profit, it's just that righteousness comes first, even if Confucius teaches students, he still has to discipline and cultivate!" Stuart Layden laughed.

"Mr. Situ is insightful in the world, and the younger generation admires him very much, but he is contemptible, he has lived in the ivory tower for a long time, and he does not understand world affairs, he is really ashamed!" Geng Chaozhong hurriedly complimented.

"It seems that Mr. Zhou is not as ignorant of worldly affairs as he said," Situ Leiden's blue eyes contained a certain meaning, "Mr. Zhou, your insights into the general history of the West are admirable, as far as I know, even in Europe and the United States, I am afraid that no one has studied too much on the history of barbarians and the theological origins of the Middle Ages, what you just said can be said to have opened a precedent for this kind of research in China, I think, if the time is ripe, you will not refuse to take up a position as a lecturer or even a professor at Yenching University!" ”

"I'm not qualified for this," Geng Chaozhong waved his hand again and again, "I'm just a country man, and I can't be elegant." ”

"Oh? Haven't asked Mr. Zhou where he has studied, and whether he wants to stay abroad? Stuart raised his eyebrows.

"I'm ashamed that I'm just studying in the United States and have no academic qualifications." Geng Chaozhong shook his head and denied it.

"It doesn't matter, the motto of Yan University is: because of the truth, you will be free and serve you. As long as Mr. is talented and can give him momentary insights, the school does not hesitate to grant him a teaching position. Situ paused, and then spoke:

"Mr. Zhou, an ordinary teacher in the school, has a monthly salary of 360 oceans, plus various allowances, up to 600 oceans, and never arrears."

Speaking of never defaulting on the four words, the pride on Situ Leiden's face flashed, and it was obvious that he was also quite proud of this matter.

Geng Chaozhong knew in his heart that Yenching University was church-funded and notoriously wealthy, and that many national universities at this time were often in arrears of wages, but this had never happened at Yenching University.

"The contemptible people know that their talents are shallow, and it is difficult to meet the expectations of the public, so it is better to do some chores in the library first, and then to learn and improve, and then consider this matter, I still thank the principal for his love."

After thinking about it, Geng Chaozhong still dismissed Situ Leiden's kindness, firstly, he felt that his talent was insufficient, and secondly, he avoided making a big move, and it was not too late to think about it after the situation in Beiping stabilized a little.

"Okay, then I'm not reluctant, you can go to the Academic Affairs Office to get the school's certification documents, once the formalities are completed, you are our library assistant of Yenching University, this is the certificate I issued to you, after you go, the school will arrange a faculty dormitory for you."

Situ Leiden bowed his head and wrote a supporting document and handed it to Geng Chaozhong.

"Okay, thank you!" Geng Chaozhong took the document, thanked him repeatedly, and walked out of the office.

Waiting for Geng Chaozhong to walk out, the young man next to him, who had been bowing his head to work, raised his head and asked puzzledly:

"Mr. Situ, this person is so young, does he really have any real talent?"

Situ Leiden smiled and said:

"People can't look good, when Hu Shizhi first returned to China, he was only in his twenties, and the knowledge he studied was unpopular, and talents were extremely scarce, even if he couldn't teach alone, it was good to be a teaching assistant for Mr. Qi."

"Oh." The young man agreed, and bowed his head again, apparently very busy.

It is no wonder that Situ is not only responsible for the management of school affairs, but also participates in social affairs, and also has contacts with many politicians, so many daily tasks are entrusted to this young man.

Over there, Geng Chaozhong took the supporting documents and came to the school affairs office, and after the clerk briefly checked the supporting documents, he quickly went through the entry procedures for Geng Chaozhong, and also sent someone to take Geng Chaozhong to the faculty dormitory behind Yanyuan, the whole process was extremely fast and concise, which made Geng Chaozhong sigh.

Compared with later universities, Yenching University completely refers to the department setting and teaching management of Harvard University, and its style is extremely Westernized, and its efficiency is much better than that of later generations, or even surpassing.

After settling everything, Geng Chaozhong lay in the brand-new dormitory, looking at the separately configured bathing facilities and flush toilets in the dormitory, as if returning to the days of college in the later generations, no, even when he was in college, he did not enjoy such treatment.

This kind of treatment is comparable to that of future generations of international students! (Did I make a mistake again...... ）