Chapter 56 Workers Night School
When Xu Qiang and his group arrived at the gate of the Workers' Cultural Palace, there were already rows of bicycles parked outside.

Although only less than eight students from the workers' night school have been admitted to the TV University in the past two years, the number of students has been increasing. The total number of students who come to repeat their studies every year, plus the new students who register, has reached more than 400.

Moreover, in the past two years, the students have begun to become younger and younger. The earliest group that registered were the third generation of middle-aged people, but nowadays, high school students and technical school students have gradually become the main group of this night school.

In fact, most of the workers who can come here to attend the night school are the factory's elites. After all, there are not many workers with a high school education these days. In addition, some workers in technical positions with secondary school or college education also want to pass the adult college entrance examination and complete their academic qualifications.

Compared with ordinary workers, these young people who attend the night school for employees are all dressed very fashionably. The men all stand straight and wear blue-gray Zhongshan suits. Their leather shoes are spotless, and they have Hero brand pens in their shirt pockets. Their hair is combed to a shiny shine, as if it was carefully combed with lard. It is estimated that if a fly lands on them, it will sprain its waist.

As for some female students, they were also dressed in bright and colorful long skirts with floral plaid stripes and various fashionable sandals. Some of them had the currently popular "wavy curls". You could smell the scent of Seagull shampoo from a long distance away.

"Why did you come here to sign up? Stop messing around!"

When Director Meng, the head of the night school, saw Wang Yongsheng appear at the door, his face immediately darkened.

It turns out that Director Meng’s name is Meng Guangsheng. He is the vice-principal of the factory-run middle school and now also serves as the principal of the staff night school. Wang Yongsheng used to be his student!

Meng Guangsheng knew exactly what kind of people Wang Yongsheng and his gang were.

"Teacher Meng, we are also actively striving to make progress, study hard and aspire to contribute to the four modernizations of our country..."

"What a bullshit contribution! You guys are lucky enough not to cause trouble every day!" Facing Wang Yongsheng and his gang, the usually gentle Meng Guangsheng couldn't help but swear.

In fact, it's no wonder that Meng Guangsheng is angry. When Wang Yongsheng and his gang were studying in the factory-run middle school, fighting and skipping classes were commonplace. What's even more infuriating is that these guys often put mice in the chalk box, scaring the female teacher to scream in class, put washbasins on the door, injected glue into the lock, and put mouse droppings in the teacher's teacup... Meng Guangsheng fell into these traps many times back then, so he still feels a grudge against Wang Yongsheng and his gang.

"Teacher Meng, don't worry. We promise to study hard. Besides, we are all working people. Is it necessary to make you angry?" Wang Yongsheng said respectfully.

"Yes, Teacher Meng, we are really here to learn..." The little cannon at the side also echoed.

"Forget about what happened in school. Don't be as useless as you were when you were little!" Seeing Wang Yongsheng and the others being respectful, Meng Guangsheng's expression eased a little. He took out a roster from the drawer and said to them, "Sign your names. There will be TV classes on weekends and Sunday nights. You must sign in when you come. If you don't come for two consecutive times without reason, you will be expelled!"

"Got it." Upon hearing this, Wang Yongsheng and others obediently signed the roster.

Just as Xu Qiang was signing with others, a few more students came to the office.

"Hello, Director Meng."

"It's Xiao Liu, come in quickly." After seeing the girl leading the group, Meng Guangsheng immediately smiled, which was in stark contrast to when he saw Wang Yongsheng and others just now.

The person who came was none other than Liu Siying.

Seeing Liu Siying suddenly appear, Wang Yongsheng and others immediately stepped aside. Another partner wanted to sign but was pulled aside by someone.

She came with her good friend Lin Yueying and several other male workers. When Lin Yueying saw Wang Yongsheng, her eyes lit up.

"Are you going to sign this?"

"That's right, sign it." Meng Guangsheng put the notebook in front of Liu Siying, turned to Xu Qiang and others and said, "Those who have signed should go out first, and we will arrange a classroom for you later."

There were obviously a lot of young workers who signed up this year. As soon as Xu Qiang and others walked out, they saw another group of people preparing to sign up.

Although the college entrance examination was resumed three years ago, there are still very few people who can pass this single-plank bridge. Even so, for many people, this is their only chance to change their destiny, so even if they fail for consecutive years, they still maintain their enthusiasm for learning.

Xu Qiang and others waited outside for more than ten minutes. After all the students had signed, Director Meng led them to the classroom.

"Let me tell you first. Our class is newly established. You will be the students of Class 8 in the future. I hope you can cherish the learning opportunity provided by the factory and realize your life ideals." Director Meng asked everyone to sit down and began a simple opening speech. He then said, "Today we have to do two things. The first thing is to elect a monitor, and then we will clean the classroom... Is there anyone who is willing to be the monitor?"

"Director Meng, let me be the squad leader." As soon as Meng Guangsheng finished speaking, a young man immediately raised his hand and said.

This young man was none other than He Wei, who was in the same technical department as Liu Siying.

He Wei was obviously dressed up carefully today, with his hair combed meticulously, a white Dacron shirt, two Hero pens in his pocket, and his leather shoes polished to a shine.

While He Wei was speaking, he glanced at Liu Siying who was sitting in the front row.

"Ah, Xiao He." When Meng Guangsheng saw that it was He Wei, a smile immediately appeared on his face.

There are few leaders in the factory, big and small, who have not received benefits from He Wei's father. As the head of the purchasing department, He Wei's father would always bring some things for these cadres in the factory almost every time he went on a business trip. Just a few months ago, his father helped Meng Guangsheng bring back a new radio from Shanghai.

"...He Wei volunteered himself, which is commendable." Seeing that no one else in the classroom said anything, Meng Guangsheng continued, "Since no one has any objection, He Wei will be our class from now on..."

"Teacher, I object!"

Just at this moment, Xiao Gangpao felt someone poking him with a finger, so he spoke loudly.

"Why do you object?" Meng Guangsheng asked with a frown.

"This..." Little Cannon was speechless for a moment, and turned his head to look in the direction of the person who stabbed him from behind.

"Teacher Meng, let me make it clear first, I'm not causing trouble, it's just that He Wei is not qualified to be the monitor." Wang Yongsheng finally spoke at this time, and he said: "When this guy was in technical school, his grades were not much better than mine. Sometimes he skipped classes more than I did. So I don't accept him being the monitor!"

"You..." He Wei was embarrassed when he heard this, and looked at Wang Yongsheng with a bit of anger...

(End of this chapter)