After the beginning of winter, the air in Fangzhou becomes very poor, and the weather is often heavily polluted. Meng Yihong suffered from a viral flu and continued to have a fever, although he took medicine on time, he did not get better. She couldn't insist on attending classes, so she asked Wu Dao to teach students the course "History of Foreign Literature" instead of her.

Wu Dao and Meng Yihong's lecture styles are very different. Meng Yihong's lectures are relatively plain, although they are often quoted from the sidelines, but they rarely add personal emotional colors, and rarely involve practical problems. Wu Dao is different, his knowledge reserve is not as rich as Meng Yihong, and his knowledge is slightly worse when he lectures, but he has a strong emotional color, and he is often involved in practical problems intentionally or unintentionally.

After a few classes, some students liked Wu Dao very much, saying that he had a personality, dared to face real problems, and was a different young teacher. Some students said that he was an angry youth, and gave him the nickname "Wu Angry Qing". But no matter what, Wu Dao finally has a little "popularity" among the students.

After Meng Yihong recovered from his illness, he re-taught the students and heard about Wu Dao's lecture style and the nickname of "Wu Yanqing". After meeting Wu Dao, she did not criticize Wu Dao, but said:

"Wu Dao, Senior Brother Tian really didn't misunderstand you, you are peaceful on the outside, as if you have no quarrel with the world, and you don't care about the outside world, but in fact, you are fiery and sympathetic, and you care about everything in the family, the country, and the world."

"Isn't that bad?" Wu Dao said.

"That's very good, otherwise how could Senior Brother Tian like you so much?"

"Sister Meng, do you like me like this?"

"I like it."

Both Wu Dao and Meng Yihong realized that there was something wrong with what they had just said. Meng Yihong said again:

"But you still have to learn to protect yourself, and you have to be in a good sense of proportion when you speak, Senior Brother Tian is suffering from the word Gengzhi."

"I understand."

The first semester passed quickly. During the winter vacation, Wu Dao asked Yang Zaixing to return to Qicheng together. Yang Zaixing was still busy with the tutoring class, and he couldn't go back until the thirtieth day of the lunar month, so Wu Dao went back to Qicheng by himself.

Just like when he went home on National Day, the people of Xiaohuangzhuang still looked at Wu Daogao. People know that he already has a girlfriend, and no one comes to the door to talk about matchmaking. Wu Dao thought that he could stay at home quietly, and there would be no more uninvited guests coming to him, but he still thought wrong.

On the evening of the twenty-sixth day of the lunar month, after dinner. In the village, a villager who usually does not have much contact with the Wu family came to the Wu family with a lot of gifts. On this day, Wu Yang was on the day shift and was at home at night.

The villager who came was named Huang Shengli, the same age as Wu Yang, but a few years younger. He works in the small factory where Wu Yang is a janitor, and he and Wu Yang are still colleagues. The gate of the Wu family was open, and Huang Shengli did not knock on the door, but walked directly into the courtyard. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he said:

"Uncle, eldest brother, sister-in-law, are they all at home?"

Li Mei opened the door and saw that it was Huang Shengli, and felt a little strange, so she said:

"Isn't this a victory, why are you still carrying so many things?"

"Isn't it about the New Year, I'll come and see the uncle."

Wu He was very happy when he heard that Huang Shengli said that he came to see him, so he stood up and said:

"Victory, come on, what are you doing with so many things?"

"Isn't this the New Year?" With that, Huang Shengli walked into the room and put things on the table.

"Sit down." Wu He said.

"Victory, you come here, you don't have to bring so many things." Wu Yang said.

Huang Shengli sat down, and Li Mei poured him a cup of tea. Huang Shengli said to Wu Dao again:

"When did Wu Dao come back?"

"I only came back a few days ago." Wu Dao said.

"Are you a teacher at Fangzhou Academy?" Huang Shengli said.

"Yes." Wu Dao said.

"Are you busy with work?" Huang Shengli said.

"It's okay, it's not too busy." Wu Dao said.

"Victory, what are you doing this time?" Wu Yang said to Huang Shengli.

"There's something I want to ask Wu Dao for help." Huang Shengli said.

Wu Dao never thought that Huang Shengli came to Wu's house to ask him for help. He just wanted to ask what was the matter, but Wu He said first:

"Shengli, do you have something to ask Xiaodao to help with, come and listen, I'll let Xiaodao solve it for you."

"Thank you, uncle." Huang Shengli said.

Listening to their words, Wu Dao really couldn't say it. He hurriedly said to Huang Shengli:

"Uncle, tell me what it is, I can definitely help."

"Wu Dao, you just studied when you were a child, and now you are a university teacher in Fangzhou College. My son, Huang Wen, is now in his third year of high school in No. 2 Middle School, and he should be admitted to university by the time of the wheat harvest. His grades are too poor, and it is difficult to get into the undergraduate examination, you are a teacher at Fangzhou College, see if you can help find a relationship and let Huang Wen go there for an undergraduate? These things I brought today are just a greeting gift, and after the matter is completed, I will give you another money, do you think 10,000 yuan is enough? ”

Listening to Huang Shengli's words, Wu Dao felt very funny, he was just a young teacher with a low status, how could he have such a great ability to help people go to college? He just wanted to refuse, but Wu He had already opened his mouth:

"Victory, it's right for you to come to Xiaodao for this matter, he will definitely be able to help, you can rest assured."

Wu Yang heard Huang Shengli say that he would give 10,000 yuan in benefits after the matter was completed, and he was also moved, so he also said to Wu Dao:

"Xiaodao, you can do your Uncle Shengli a favor."

Wu Dao complained bitterly, and he said to Wu He and Wu Yang: "Grandpa, Dad, you don't understand anything, don't talk nonsense." He said to Huang Shengli again, "Uncle, it's not that I don't agree to help, it's really that the matter you said is too big, and I really can't help." ”

"Can't I get any more money? If you can find a relationship in high school, you can go through the back door, and you should be able to go to college, right? Huang Shengli said.

"Uncle, college is not the same as high school. To go to university, you have to take the national unified college entrance examination, and you can only go to undergraduate if you pass the undergraduate score line, not to find a relationship. Besides, even if you can really find a relationship to go to undergraduate, it has to be a very big leader in the college to be possible. I've only been working for a semester, and I haven't even seen the face of the dean of Fangzhou College until now, even if I want to find a relationship, I can't find anyone, and it's impossible for other leaders to see me. Wu Dao said.

"So, there's really no hope?" Huang Shengli said.

"It's hopeless. However, if Huang Wen has any questions about language learning, you can come and ask me. At the end of the college entrance examination, I can give him guidance and guidance. Wu Dao said.

Seeing that things would not come to a conclusion, Huang Shengli sat for a while and left the Wu family very disappointed. Before leaving, Wu He, Wu Yang, and Li Mei asked him to bring back all the gifts. The two sides pushed back several times, and in the end Huang Shengli brought everything back.

The Wu family didn't know how capable a university teacher was and how much he could accomplish, and they still didn't believe what Wu Dao said, or they didn't want to believe it, because after all, Huang Shengli brought so many gifts and promised 10,000 yuan in benefits, and they missed so many things in vain, and they were unwilling in their hearts.

When Huang Shengli was there, there were some things that were not easy to ask, and as soon as he walked out of the door, the Wu family began to interrogate Wu Dao. Wu Yang said to Wu Dao:

"Xiaodao, you just told Huang Shengli that you can't help his son Huang Wen go to college, are you really unable to help?"

"I really can't help." Wu Dao said.

"Xiaodao, it's not that you don't want to help, do you? 10,000 dollars is a lot! Wu He said.

"Grandpa, it's not that I don't want to help, but I really can't help." Wu Dao said.

"Then tell me about it, why can't you help?" Li Mei said.

"As I said earlier, I don't have the ability to help. I am an ordinary teacher in Fangzhou College, just giving lectures to students and doing research, and there is no essential difference between me and junior high school, high school, and elementary school teachers. Besides, I've only been on the job for half a year, and I don't have any status in the academy, how can I do such a big thing? Helping people go to college may not be able to do this kind of thing, and the head of our Chinese department may not be able to do it. Wu Dao said.

"Then who in your academy can do it?" Wu Yang said.

"I don't know, the dean and vice president should be fine. However, the dean of Fangzhou College and the mayor of Fangzhou City are at the same level, and they are not what I want to meet. Think about it, the county magistrate of Qicheng County, ordinary people can't see it, and the mayor of Fangzhou City is a person of the same level, can it be so easy to see? Wu Dao said.

"So that's what happened, after a long time, the dean and mayor of your academy are at the same level, which is not something that ordinary people can see. Xiaodao, when will you become the dean? Wu He said.

"Grandpa, you don't understand, the dean is an administrative position, I am an ordinary teacher, I have a professional title, and I will evaluate lecturers, associate professors, and professors in the future. If you want to be a dean, you have to have a lot of conditions, and it's very, very difficult. Wu Dao said.

"Then what can you do as a university teacher?" Wu Yang said.

"It's just to teach students and do research." Wu Dao said.

"Isn't there any way to make money?" Wu Yang said.

"Nope." Wu Dao said.

Hearing Wu Dao say so resolutely, the three elders were as disappointed as Huang Shengli. But Wu He still told Wu Dao:

"Xiaodao, you must work hard to become the dean in the future. At that time, I will have the ability to help others go to college. ”

Years later, Wu Dao went to visit relatives. Yang Zaixing returned to Qicheng County on the thirtieth day of the lunar month, and spent one day visiting his relatives after the year.

Relatives knew that Wu Dao was a university teacher, and several people also wanted to ask him for help, but he had to repeat again that he couldn't help and why he couldn't help him, and promised that if they didn't understand anything about filling in the volunteers, he could provide reference advice.

The relatives asked Wu Dao how much his monthly salary was, he didn't want to talk about the salary, but the relatives asked this question, and it was not good for him not to answer, besides, these relatives were all elders, so he had to say a rough number.

Only then did the relatives suddenly realize that the university teachers were not as powerful as they imagined, they couldn't do anything as simple as helping people go to college, and their income was not as good as that of the self-employed, but it was more bluffing to say their names. Especially Yang Chengzhi and Wu Yue, after listening to Wu Dao's salary level, they felt that Yang Zaixing was right to run a tutorial class, because they earned much more money than being a university teacher.

At this time, Yang Zaixing had gradually replaced Wu Dao and became the focus of discussion among relatives. But on the surface, they still maintain their respect for Wu Dao, and still treat him as a guest, with a higher status than Yang Zaixing.

At the end of the winter vacation, Wu Dao returned to Fangzhou College. The hope of "collecting benefit fees" is gone, and the three elders of the Wu family are now more concerned about his marriage, telling him to be optimistic about his girlfriend abroad and not to let her be abducted by others.