Chapter 96: Liu Haibo is About to Become Vice Principal

"In accordance with the unified arrangement of the Shangcheng District Education Bureau, we are holding a democratic recommendation meeting here today to propose a candidate for the position of Vice Principal. The criteria are as follows..."

In the Seventh Middle School auditorium, over 300 faculty and staff members were gathered. In front of the podium, the leader from the Personnel Section of the District Education Bureau was reading the inspection notice.

Liu Haibo sat in the second row; no expression could be seen on his face, but the depths of his eyes revealed an irrepressible look of excitement!

He had finally waited for this day!

He could feel that the gazes of many colleagues and subordinates looking at him from the side were filled with obvious envy, respect, and awe!

The document reading concluded, and the democratic recommendation began.

Liu Haibo tremblingly wrote his own name on the ballot; at a time like this, there was no need for modesty.

The democratic recommendation ended, and the crowd dispersed. Since it would take a while longer to wait for the vote tally results, Liu Haibo stood up, intending to return to his office first to prepare his inspection materials.

When he encountered familiar colleagues who said congratulations to him, Liu Haibo played dumb across the board; the results were not out yet, so he had to be cautious at this time.

As he walked out the door, Liu Haibo saw Sun Xiaomei again. Today, she was wearing a gray professional suit, wearing rimless glasses, and her hair was coiled in a bun; even among the music teachers, where beauties were as common as clouds, she was the most outstanding.

Seeing her, Liu Haibo immediately thought of yesterday's events. He had a mind to go up and ask her how Bai Weiwei's work was actually going, but after thinking about it, he held back.

Forget it, this wasn't the right time.

He saw Zhou Yue walking toward him and wanted to dodge, but the latter walked directly shoulder-to-shoulder with him.

"You go back to the office first. This is a critical period, so be mindful of the influence," Liu Haibo said in a low voice to Zhou Yue after seeing several teachers cast their gazes toward him.

"My parents both said that once your results come out today, we'll go get our marriage certificate," Zhou Yue whispered.

"So fast?" Liu Haibo asked in surprise upon hearing Zhou Yue's words.

"What? You think it's too fast? Lao Liu, don't tell me that now that you're going to be Vice Principal, your standards have gotten high, and you're looking down on me and want to go back on your word," Zhou Yue said crossly.

"No, no, how could that be? I just felt it was a bit sudden," Liu Haibo explained hurriedly upon hearing Zhou Yue's words.

"Sudden? I've been with you for over half a year now, and I even got a divorce for your sake. Liu Haibo, let me tell you, if you don't agree, I will..."

"I agree, I agree! Let's go get the certificate this afternoon, this very afternoon!" Hearing that Zhou Yue's tone was off, Liu Haibo said hurriedly.

"Hmph, that's more like it. Don't forget to bring your ID card and household registration book!" Hearing Liu Haibo's words, only then did a triumphant smile appear on Zhou Yue's face, and she walked away with a *clack-clack-clack* of her small leather shoes.

Watching Zhou Yue's back, Liu Haibo felt somewhat uncomfortable in his heart.

When he had first gotten together with Zhou Yue, Liu Haibo had indeed experienced a long-lost sense of excitement and joy from her; on one hand, it was because she was young and pretty, and on the other, it was because of her status as a married woman.

However, after the two of them had been sneaking around for over half a year, from the initial thrill to the current state of being accustomed to it, Liu Haibo had lost the original sense of novelty regarding Zhou Yue. Although Zhou Yue was now divorced and could openly marry him and get the certificate, Liu Haibo actually felt less expectant.

Especially since he was about to become Vice Principal, the elevation in status and position had also caused his mindset to undergo a new change. He used to think Zhou Yue was quite good, but now Liu Haibo felt that the young female teachers who had recently arrived at the school seemed even better.

Of course, the main reason was that after witnessing the beauty of her close friend Bai Weiwei, it was as if Liu Haibo had seen the most magnificent scenery; looking back at Zhou Yue now, he felt a lack of interest.

Whenever he thought of Bai Weiwei, the feelings in Liu Haibo's heart became even more complex—there was regret, and even more so, fear. He really wanted to ask Sun Xiaomei right now how the talk with Bai Weiwei had gone. Had she been pacified?

He was at a critical moment now. Even if he was successfully pushed up today, there was still a seven-day public notice period. He absolutely could not have any issues during this time; if Bai Weiwei caused a scene now, his years of hard work would be ruined in an instant.

At this moment, Liu Haibo still did not know that Ma Feng had been detained by the Discipline Inspection Commission for investigation. He and Ma Feng were not in the same system, and news traveled slowly; otherwise, he probably wouldn't have been able to sit still right now.

Liu Haibo sat in his office, feeling anxious and uneasy. He wanted to write his work summary, but after writing a few characters, he couldn't continue, and he would stand up from time to time to look out the door.

Half an hour later, the school leader in charge of personnel hurried over to find him and notified him to go for a talk.

Liu Haibo was so excited his heart was about to jump out of his chest. He followed the Vice Principal in charge of personnel into the interview room. After talking for a few minutes inside, Liu Haibo remained in a state of high excitement, and he forgot everything that was discussed in the end.

"Alright, Comrade Haibo, based on the democratic recommendation, you received the most votes, which complies with the regulations on the appointment and removal of cadres. According to organizational rules, we still need to hold a meeting to discuss this after returning. Prepare your personal ideological work summary as soon as possible and send it to us by the end of the workday this afternoon at the latest. After the meeting approves it, there will be a seven-day public notice period. If there are no problems during the notice period, the appointment will be officially approved. That's all for now; we have to go to the next stop, so we won't talk to you any longer," the leader from the Education Bureau's Personnel Section said to Liu Haibo.

"Thank you, thank you! You've worked hard, leaders!" Liu Haibo wore a fawning expression and bent his body as he saw the several leaders from the Personnel Section to the door.

Seeing their backs disappear at the entrance, the fawning look on Liu Haibo's face turned into triumph!

It passed; the matter was settled!

In seven more days, he would be the Vice Principal of Seventh Middle School!

Walking on campus, Liu Haibo felt as if the bones in his whole body had become two *liang* lighter.

Seeing the teachers passing by, all of them greeted him with respectful tones, and that "Principal Liu" sounded exceptionally comfortable to his ears!

In the afternoon, following the procedure, he wrote a leave request and accompanied Zhou Yue to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get their marriage certificate.

In the past, he would have just skipped half a day of work without a second thought, and no one would have dared to say anything, but now was a critical period, and Liu Haibo was mindful of his words and actions at all times.

"Alright, we've got the certificate now, so you can rest easy, right?" Standing at the entrance of the Civil Affairs Bureau, Liu Haibo looked at Zhou Yue, who was holding the marriage certificate with a triumphant look on her face, and said with a chuckle.

Zhou Yue was sixteen years his junior. Being able to marry such a young wife, Liu Haibo thought about it and felt it wasn't a bad deal.

"Mm, Lao Liu, when are we holding the wedding banquet?" Zhou Yue held the marriage certificate and said, somewhat impatiently.

"Let's wait until the public notice period is over. There are regulations from above now; we can't be extravagant or wasteful in this regard. I'm at a critical period now, so I have to be careful!" Liu Haibo said seriously.

"Fine, but I want to call Weiwei, Xiaomei, and Yuanyuan and the others tomorrow to celebrate in advance. That's okay, right?" Zhou Yue said, acting like a spoiled child while clutching Liu Haibo's arm.

"Heh heh, what celebration? I think you just want to show off. Fine, it's just one table anyway, it's no big deal. You call them, I'll arrange it!" Liu Haibo said with great bravado.

"Thank you, darling." Hearing Liu Haibo's words, Zhou Yue happily gave his old face a kiss.