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you. Please wait for me. I have something to speak to

you about.”

At about seven o’clock, the principal of the

university hurriedly came to see us. He said, “On

behalf of the university, I formally and sincerely

invite your wife to work in our school. At the

moment, our school is badly in need of a teacher with

a Master’s degree to work as the leader of the

mathematics department. If she could give up the

chance to return to her alma mater to study and work

in this university, we will provide you a single room

flat. What do you think?”

I was overjoyed. That was the most favourable

terms of employment for a teacher. Xi Si was

overjoyed too. We immediately agreed to accept the

offer.

The issue of housing had been a problem. Many

middle-aged teachers who had been working for

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