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There was a pause on the other end, and then came the reply, "It's Teacher Wang and Teacher Zhou."
Xu Qian immediately asked, "Is it Teacher Zhou Yan?"
A gentle murmur of confirmation came from the other end.
Xu Qian took a deep breath, her chest heaving with emotion, and spoke loudly, "My teaching performance is the best in the entire school, and I also rank high in our entire Qingyun County. I've been named an outstanding teacher for several consecutive years, so why can't I ever get the senior title? Every year they say I lack seniority, but Teacher Zhou has even less experience than I do. She's only been here a few years, and her teaching performance has always been much worse than mine. Why can she get it while I can't?"
