Chapter 337: Treated Like a Workhorse

Fu Mingxue interrupted Principal Wu.

She spoke quickly, "Principal, I don’t need a salary. The university has already taken great care of me, and I’m more than willing to set aside two weeks."

’How much would the salary even be?’

’Leaving a good impression on the principal is worth more than that paltry amount.’

’After all, she was getting her graduation certificate without attending a single day of class and being exempt from exams.’

’Most importantly, if she taught the students herself, it would effectively silence any naysayers.’

’It would prove that her graduation certificate wasn’t just for show—it was earned.’

’In any case, she had to make her position clear.’

’Whether they actually paid her or not was the university’s business.’

Principal Wu was incredibly moved by her words.

"We absolutely have to pay you; don’t refuse. We’ll pay you according to—"

Director Zheng immediately interjected, "Pay her according to my standard. Fu Mingxue is the head of an important research project—she’s absolutely qualified."

Principal Wu agreed. "Of course. That was my original decision as well. We’ll go with that. We’ll pay a full month’s salary for the fifteen days."

"—Principal, that’s really not necessary," Fu Mingxue refused earnestly.

"That’s settled, then. Don’t refuse again, Mr. Fu. Also, I heard you’re exceptionally good at math. How about you teach a few math classes as well?"

Fu Mingxue: "...?"

’Were they overestimating her a bit?’

’Her own major wasn’t enough for them; now they had to throw math into the mix?’

’What, were they really going to work her like a horse?’

"—Fine."

’She definitely wouldn’t feel the least bit guilty taking that one month’s salary now.’

’After all, if they wanted her to teach classes for two different subjects, wasn’t her schedule going to be completely packed?’

"Excellent! It’s settled. As for the specific curriculum, Director Zheng can discuss it with Professor Xu from the math department. I’ll be on my way."

As soon as Principal Wu finished speaking, he left in a hurry.

He seemed afraid that if he stayed a second longer, Fu Mingxue would back out.

After all, the university was the one getting the better end of this deal by a long shot.

Fu Mingxue: "...?"

’Why did he just leave like that?’

’She hadn’t even finished talking!’

"Mingxue, here are the courses from my side. See if this works for you. Don’t worry about the math department; just teach one lecture. We’ll have them combine all the classes so you can teach them all at once."

Fu Mingxue’s expression froze for a moment when she heard this.

She took the schedule and glanced at it—it was five classes a day.

A total of five large classes, with over one hundred and thirty students.

Because the majors were different, their areas of focus were also different.

There was Metal Physics, Theoretical Physics, Semiconductor Physics, Low-Temperature Physics, as well as Magnetism and Laser Physics.

Fu Mingxue was truly at a loss for words.

’They really did have high expectations for her.’

’To think they’d schedule so much for her.’

’She had originally thought it would just be her own class and the one next door that she had just taught.’

’Apparently not.’

’It seemed like they had scheduled the entire physics department for her.’

’Even a spinning top couldn’t keep up with this pace, right?’

’Weren’t they afraid she’d do a bad job? What if she didn’t know that much?’

Even Director Zheng felt it was a bit excessive.

"How about this? I can cancel the math department’s class for you. Or, we could split these classes over two days?"

Fu Mingxue thought for a moment.

Then she said, "It is a bit dense, but I’ll try it first. If my voice can hold up, we’ll stick with this for now."

"Oh, and in the future, my availability for these two weeks each semester will vary. After all, I’ll need to coordinate with my work schedule over there."

’Her round trip would also involve six days on the train, which had to be factored in.’

’This meant she would need to clear at least twenty-one days of vacation time.’