Handrick Qin, the principal of the Chinese Medicine School, was an old man in his sixties. Perhaps it was because Walter had already introduced Fade to Handrick beforehand, but he was very polite to him. He had not only personally arranged the curriculum and assigned the classes for Fade, but he also walked Fade to his own office.
After sending Handrick away politely, Fade sat in front of his desk, looked at the other people in the office and got up to greet everyone.
After all, he would have to work here for a period of time in the future. It would be a good thing to build a good relationship with his colleagues.
There were another three teachers in the office. One of them was an old man who was about to retire. After a simple greeting, he continued to read the newspaper over a cup of tea. Obviously, this kind of teacher who was about to retire had no interest in building relationships. He was just waiting for retirement.
The other teacher was a plump, 30- year- old, female teacher, Priscilla Wei. It seemed that she had just graduated with a PhD from the university and stayed on to teach.
Perhaps it was because Handrick personally sent Fade here, or maybe it was because he was also a young teacher, but Priscilla was treating Fade warmly.
The last one was a middle-aged teacher in his forties. It seemed that he was the backbone of the Chinese Medicine School.
Fade went forward to greet him with a smile. However, the teacher did not seem to notice his greeting. He ignored Fade and continued to read his book.
Fade was a little surprised upon seeing this. So he raised his voice and introduced himself again, "Hello, I am a new teacher of the Chinese Medicine School. I will be teaching Class One Introduction of Chinese medicine. Nice to meet you."
This time, Fade was sure that he had heard his greeting. However, he just raised his eyes, took a quick glance at Fade, snorted slightly, and then continued to indulge in reading. He still ignored Fade.
In such a situation, Fade couldn't help but give a puzzled frown. What was this guy's deal?
While Fade was feeling puzzled, Priscilla gave Fade a wink, signaling him to follow her out.
Fade picked up the teacup and walked out of the office. He was going to get some water.
Once they were outside, Priscilla pulled Fade aside and said, "Mr. Chen, you've come."
"Miss Wei, what was happening just now? I don't think I have done anything wrong. Why..." Fade asked in a perplexed tone.
Priscilla answered, in a lower voice, "Mr. Chen, that is Mr. Cabrio Hu. He is the backbone of the Chinese Medicine School. He usually teaches all the important courses in the school."
"This year, the school has recruited quite a few students who have basic knowledge of Chinese Medicine and placed them in the first class. All of them have huge prospects in the field. Therefore, Mr. Hu was actively striving for an opportunity from the academy to teach that class. After all, teaching such a good class is a great honor for a teacher."
"Previously, the school said that they would need to consider it, but there are not many teachers in the Chinese Medicine School, to begin with. No one was more qualified than Mr. Hu. Therefore, it was almost certain that Mr. Hu would teach that class."
"However, the school unexpectedly recruited you and Handrick even let you teach that class, so that's why Mr. Hu..."
Speaking of this, Priscilla did not go any further, but Fade understood what was going on.
It turned out that, in the eyes of Cabrio, Fade had snatched his thunder, as well as his credit from him. No wonder his attitude towards Fade was so cold and indifferent.
Fade could not help laughing when he thought of this. He did not expect that he would get caught up in such office politics on day one.
Cabrio left in a huff after saying that. It was obvious that he was very dissatisfied with Fade.
As for Fade, he had not expected this result. He returned to his seat and sat down.
Priscilla quickly came over and advised, "Mr.
Chen, don't be angry. This is Mr. Hu's character. He's a little..."
Fade said calmly, "I'm not angry. I've already done what I should. Since he didn't want to listen to me, then that's his business. As for Class One, I will do a good job to prove myself to the people who looked down on me."
"Mr. Chen, this..." Priscilla did not expect the two of them would get into a fight. She said awkwardly, "Mr. Chen, don't be angry. Class One is indeed a bit special. I'm afraid you..."
"Why, Miss Wei, what is there so special about Class One?" Fade asked.
Priscilla explained, "Mr. Chen, among the twenty plus students in Class One, at least half of them have basic knowledge of Chinese Medicine. Their skills are not bad."
"Among them, there are two of them who are quite good. One of them is called Jasmine Zhuo. She is very talented in Chinese medicine. After studying by herself at home for several years, her current level is on par with some of the Chinese medicine practitioners."
The other one is called Faber Chiang. He is even more amazing. His grandfather is Edmund Chiang, a National Chinese Medical doctor, and his father is Leslie Chiang, a famous doctor in Capital City. Faber has started learning Chinese medicine since he was five years old, so he is very proficient in it. Ordinary teachers would not be able to teach him at all."
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