"No, no," Principal Chen hastily explained, "I was just asking, there's no need..."
There was a light chuckle from the other end of the phone, very unconcerned, "If you can't find a suitable person at the last minute, my assistant can substitute without any remuneration."
"Oh my, the remuneration isn't important," Principal Chen hadn't finished speaking when he was cut off with a 'let's leave it there, we'll get in touch', followed by the 'beep beep' of a disconnected call...
Principal Chen felt three dark lines fall over his head, and his mood soured.
God knows how thrilled he was when he initially got this big shot to come to Beijing University as a guest professor for the open economics course, so excited he couldn't sleep for several days, even happier than when his wife accepted his marriage proposal years ago!
Not only was he popular, but his expertise was an absolute match, having him teach for an extra term at their school was a windfall!
