Thank you for making me so strong

Chapter 19 American professor cherishes money like life
Xia Yu cast the net everywhere, and finally found an old American professor named John with blonde hair and blue eyes. Xia Yu breathed a sigh of relief, she had completed the task and could report to the leader.

Professor John is about 60 years old. He is from New Jersey. He is a Ph.D. student in social studies. When he was young, he liked to travel around the world. He traveled to many countries in the world, and finally came to China to teach English in colleges and universities. , The university gave him good treatment. In addition to salary, he also has free housing and travels around regularly.

But the money was a little low, so he was introduced to Xia Yu's school, thinking of earning some extra money.

Xia Yu found that Professor John is very dedicated, he is very serious in every class, and he is very flattering to himself, so Xia Yu has a good impression of him.

One day, Xia Yu sent Professor John's salary to the dormitory, and Professor John invited her to have a cup of coffee.

"Professor John, why have you stayed in China for so long?"

"Because I like constantly changing the living space, constantly looking for new things, and I also like this school, so I have been staying here."

"You haven't been to America for a long time, don't you miss America?"

"Sometimes I miss the United States, but now, I am used to staying here, and I am not used to returning to the United States."

Xia Yu understood why Professor John came to China, not because he liked Chinese culture, but because he had to.She stayed in the United States for a while and knew the living conditions of many elderly people in the United States. Many of them lived alone and spent the rest of their time lonely.In all kinds of libraries, I often see some retired old people looking up information, and their eyes are also looking around, watching the pedestrians coming and going in the hall, hoping to find someone who can chat with him to pass the time .

However, the United States is also a battlefield for young people. It is not easy for young people to find a suitable job. It takes a lot of time and energy, and they also need to send out an astonishing number of job resumes on the Internet. They are looking for jobs like hunters.Even the parents don't have time to accompany them, and there is still time to accompany other elderly people. At most, the young people will smile kindly at the old people, say a few polite words, turn around and go about their own business.

Many old people are very lonely. John has a withdrawn personality and doesn’t have much contact with the outside world. His life is boring and he lives more comfortably in China than in the United States.

"You are doing well in China."

"Yeah, life is good, I have a lot of friends, I don't know why, Chinese women like me very much."

"Really?" Young foreigners are popular in China, Xia Yu did not expect that elderly foreigners are also very popular, Xia Yu finds it very interesting, everyone says Americans are lustful, and it is true.

"Walking on the street, I am often greeted with attention. Sometimes, there are strange young ladies and girls who find an excuse to talk to me. Once I went shopping, I met a lady, and I talked to her casually. In a few words, she asked me my name and phone address, but she always called me and even waited for me downstairs, which made me feel very stressed. I expressed no interest in her, but she still looked for Me, what causes her to pester me all the time?" Professor John said triumphantly.

Xia Yu felt that John's story was very similar to Tom's. She looked at John's aging body. Although he took care of it carefully, he still showed oldness. Looking at the wrinkles on his face, she couldn't say anything about it. Speaking of his personal charm, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and say: "You are a very charming person, and you look very young, handsome and unrestrained."

"Thank you. Sometimes, I think so too." Sure enough, John was tricked, his eyes lit up, and there was a proud expression on his face. That feeling was very good.No matter men, women, young or old, everyone likes to be top hated by others.

Seeing Professor John feel so good, Xia Yu was speechless, her heart was like a bright mirror.There are two reasons for women to find him. The first is his status as an American citizen, and the second is because of the foreigner's mentality of Chinese people, thinking that foreigners are rich, but this foreigner is just a poor foreigner with little money. , he guarded his job carefully in China, for fear of losing it by accident, and he didn't even have a place to live.

After a long time of contact, Xia Yu found that at the end of each year, Professor John was very nervous, and often went to the school to talk with the teacher in charge of signing contracts for foreigners, asking if the contract could be renewed.It seems that the New Year's Day is not only for Chinese people, even Lao Mei, who has worked in China for many years, has adapted to the Chinese soil and has begun to celebrate the New Year's Day.

Professor John obeyed the words of the department leaders, and dealt with Chinese colleagues carefully, not to offend them.Although the foreign teachers around him come and go like a revolving lantern, he stays at his original post steadily, working happily year after year.

Xia Yu is his boss, so he is very cautious towards Xia Yu.

He works cautiously and has rich teaching experience. Xia Yu has listened to his lectures, and his pronunciation is accurate and the speed of speech is appropriate. When students skip class, he will name and criticize them. The usual questions and exams make students foolish. Xia Yu treats him very satisfied.

However, Xia Yu found out that Professor John has a shortcoming. He loves money like his life. If the salary is not paid to him on time, or there are some problems about money, Professor John will talk to her and will not give an inch.

Americans' obsession with money makes Xia Yu helpless.Especially Mr. John, his stinginess towards money made Xia Yu very helpless.

Mr. John is a man who loves money like his life. For the sake of money, he works hard and has never been lazy. Occasionally, if he wants to be lazy, he will leave get out of class a few minutes earlier. If I check the class When he arrives, he will be very embarrassed.

Mr. John is very strict with the students. Although the students complain a lot, under his strict requirements, the students’ English has improved a lot, and they dare to speak loudly. Mr. John’s pronunciation is authentic. Generally speaking, he is a very A rare foreign teacher.

However, having money can turn ghosts around, and it can even make professors work well. A gentleman loves money and gets it in a proper way. This is the case in China, and it is still the case in the United States.

I remember that Mr. John came to the school for the first time and discussed salary with Xia Yu, "How much can your school give me for one class?"

"How much do you need yourself?"

"I feel like a class is 2."

"2?" It was a wild asking price.

"Yes, don't worry, I will definitely teach the students well."

"This? Well, let's keep it at this price for the time being, and it will change according to the situation later."

Seeing that Xia Yu agreed so readily, he felt a little regretful, so he jokingly said, "If I had known that you agreed so readily, I would have asked for more money."

"That's impossible. This is already the highest number we have paid. We have regulations." Xia Yu flatly rejected him, telling him not to have the desire to ask for prices.

Since his salary satisfied him, Mr. John was very active in his work.At first, Mr. John didn't know which aspect Xia Yu was responsible for, so he just nodded to her.After working for a period of time, he discovered that Xia Yu was his immediate boss, who held the power of his appointment and assessment, and he began to curry favor with Xia Yu from then on.

It turns out that foreigners also know that they should not have any grudges against money, and should be more polite to those who give them money. John Ming said that Xia Yu also manages his teaching and salary. In his eyes, Xia Yu is the representative of the boss.He knows current affairs very well, and those who know current affairs are heroes.

"Do you know that many people from other countries around my dormitory can also teach English. They are all Russians, Germans, and people from other countries. They speak terrible English. Don't understand why they can get teaching jobs in certain schools as well."

"You know, the English accent they speak is not authentic English at all, so how can they teach? I really don't know what kind of schools are those?"

"Maybe it's some irregular school. In fact, I know that Chinese people are so xenophobic nowadays. Just find a few people who are not Chinese, even if they come from Africa, and speak some other language, even Congolese language, to fool the students. , said that there are foreign teachers here, and by doing this, students can be charged more tuition fees. You see, I am from the United States, and I have a doctorate degree, and I have taught for many years in various countries around the world. In this city, there are not many people who speak spoken English as clearly as I do. He boasted that I am an excellent teacher."

"Yeah, your English is indeed articulate." After working and living in the United States for quite a long time, many of the Americans I came into contact with have a heavy accent, and their articulation is not fluent, as if from the throat The words that came out of the mouth, and stuttered, made Xia Yu's head big when he spoke, but Mr. John spoke clearly and fluently.

After Mr. John praised himself, a smile that was hard to see suddenly appeared on his face, that kind of smile was very gentle and sweet, because usually he only saw him in a serious manner, but only saw him in a serious manner. Speaking arrogantly, suddenly seeing his smiling face like a flower, Xia Yu felt unexpected in her heart.

If an ordinary colleague suddenly behaved like this, Xia Yu knew that they must be asking for something, but what was the reason for John?Could it be that he also came to ask me for something?
After John finished laughing, he said in a very sweet tone: "Can I get my salary now? If not now, when can I get this month's salary?"

It turned out that he made such a big circle just to ask this question.He has not been in vain in the past few years in China, and he has learned to beat around the bush.For no reason, he praised himself like a flower, so it was to draw out the theme.I don't know who gave him this kind of trickery in speaking, but now he can use it freely.

"Didn't we agree to get the money once a month? It's not the time for us to get the money yet." Xia Yu talked to him with a business-like attitude.

"But, it's already the end of the month." He smiled charmingly and said to Xia Yu with slight resistance.

"The end of the month is true, but your actual teaching time has not yet reached a month."

"So that's it." John said with a smile, "Then in another week, I can get my salary?"

"That's it, don't worry." Xia Yu reassured.

"Great." John said happily, "This way I can get the money."

"Yes, that's what you deserve." Xia Yu smiled at him.

"Thank you very much." He was very happy.So we started talking and laughing again.Xia Yu felt amused seeing this always proud guy so smart recently, money is powerful, no matter what kind of person you are, no matter how proud you are, in front of him, you can't help but bow your head.

"By the way, the chairman is very satisfied with your job. If you work hard, maybe your salary may increase." Xia Yu hugged him a hot pot, Xia Yu thought, this is my boss What I have been saying, although Xia Yu knows that these are like mirages, it is difficult to realize the possibility, whoever takes the boss's words seriously, then this person is really finished.

Although Xia Yu is very tender, she also knows that the boss has no other intentions other than tricking his subordinates to work more.

So, Xia Yu followed the example of the boss and blew John a big balloon that was impossible to achieve.Maybe it's a morale-boosting method consistently used by bosses on subordinates.In any case, as long as the enthusiasm of the subordinates is mobilized, it is the last word. This is the philosophy of the boss. Xia Yu feels that she is often played by the boss.Now that the power is in his hands, Xia Yu has also learned the art of power.When the time comes, if Mr. John asks, he can also blame his boss. "I have already submitted the application to you, but the leader is too busy, how can I have time to read it?" This is the best excuse.

"Really? That's great." Mr. John was even happier, smiling like a child.

Although John has stayed in China for many years, he has a good understanding of Chinese affairs and is considered half a China hand.But this China hand does not speak Chinese.Since he can't speak a word of Chinese, and he lives very far from the school, Xia Yu had to pick him up every time in the first few times, hoping that he would adapt to the environment quickly.

Xia Yu has more contact with Americans, and there have been many frictions, but in the end they can shake hands and make peace, and everyone is happy.She feels that Americans are of high quality, very friendly, don't care about trivial matters, and are easy to get along with.

But Mr. John destroyed the myth of magnanimity established by the Americans in Xia Yu's heart, because Mr. John was very fussy about small things.

When Xia Yu started dating Mr. John, she thought he was a funny person. After meeting him a few times, she found that he was very taciturn. He occasionally talked about the weather and cultural customs, which may have nothing to do with John. The current situation is related, he has lived alone for many years, and he does not feel lonely, because he claims that there are many opposite sexes in China who have a good impression of him.

Every time he got on the bus to school, he was very punctual and very polite in his speech.But he has a habit that surprised Xia Yu, that is, he doesn't like to pay bills, and he likes to take advantage of others.

When Xia Yu picked him up for the first time, there were several bottles of mineral water on the car. Xia Yu drank a few sips by herself when she was thirsty. Seeing John watching her drinking water, she was a little embarrassed and handed it to him out of politeness. A few bottles of mineral water, John said thank you, took them and opened the caps to drink.

As a result, when getting into the car for the second time, John told Xia Yu that he wanted to drink water.Xia Yu felt that he came to ask for water again. Maybe John thought there was a lot of free water here, but in fact the water was not free, Xia Yu paid for it.But since John has spoken, Xia Yu is too embarrassed to refuse.Out of courtesy, Xia Yu bought him a few bottles of mineral water.

Xia Yu pondered that John had stayed in China for so many years, so he should know that in China, unlike theirs, there are free drinking water everywhere, and you have to pay for drinking water.Of course, there is nothing he can do to pretend to be confused. Since he is a partner at work, it is not a big deal to give him some water.

The third time, John asked Xia Yu for water again, and Xia Yu told him that it was available in the store next to him, so he drove the car over, and there were bottles of water in the small kiosk by the roadside.Xia Yu pointed it out to him, but Mr. John sat upright, didn't intend to move his body, and didn't look at Xia Yu, just sat quietly.Xia Yu had no choice but to get out of the car and buy some more bottles of water for him.He sat in the car calmly and watched Xia Yu pay the bill, feeling that this was a matter of course.

"Thank you." He took the bottle of water and drank it as a matter of course, without expressing any apology, as if Xia Yu should pay the bill to buy water for him.

Xia Yu felt a little unhappy. In fact, this small amount of money didn't matter at all, and it was not a big deal to buy him some water. He mainly felt that he was uneducated.

Before Xia Yu went abroad, the people around him often said that one should show politeness while abroad. Xia Yu wondered if the people around Mr. John told him the same thing before he went abroad?Now that Mr. John is in the territory of other countries, I am very sorry for him. This behavior does not seem to be done by a gentleman.

When it was time for John to receive his salary, he found that the amount of money was less than expected, so he ran over and asked Xia Yu dissatisfied, "Why is the money so little?"

"Don't you pay taxes?" Xia Yu asked.

"Why do you have to deduct my taxes?" John's face showed displeasure, "My income is so little. Do you know that I have helped others translate a lot of documents, and I never have to pay taxes."

Xia Yu was speechless, why would an American citizen who claims to be the most legally aware ask such a low IQ question?You know, paying taxes is the most basic common sense of American citizens, but he complains about paying taxes, which is the most basic common sense, which is unreasonable. This person is getting money.

The topic John likes to talk about most is how to make money in China. He proudly said that he can accept a lot of manuscript revision work, and he can earn a lot of money almost every time. He stretched out a few fingers triumphantly .

His fingers are raised high, like a proud general showing off his wealth.

"You know, other foreign teachers spend a lot of money. The neighbor who lives upstairs with me spends almost all the money he earns every month before the end of the month, so he is always in a hurry to find a job. But I will I can save a lot of money every month by cooking my own food. I arrange my life very well. I cook by myself most of the time every month and eat at restaurants the rest of the time, so I am very comfortable. I There are always plenty of opportunities to make extra money, and I've been in China for a long time so it's easy to find such opportunities."

When talking about money, John gets excited, and counting money is his happiest moment.

Xia Yu and Mr. John have been dating for a long time, but he doesn't take it seriously for his calculating pettiness.But no matter what, the school finally had a competent American professor as a foreign teacher, and the school paid him a good salary, so he worked very hard.During his many years of teaching practice in Chinese universities, he has explored some oral English teaching experience, and the students have responded well to him. This is Xia Yu's first achievement after taking office.

Chairman Liu Yi is very satisfied with her.

(End of this chapter)