著名作家、北大教授吴组缃是个性情耿介之人,上个世纪40年代,吴组湘应聘到四川省立教育学院做教授,按照合同,他只开半个学期的课,校方鉴于他的名气和学问,准备支付给他整个学期的薪水。如果换了别人,心里早就乐开了花了,然而,吴组缃却拒绝了学校的好意,说:“这样怎么行?我明明只上了半学期的课,怎么能拿他们一学期的薪水?”终于也没多吃多占公家的便宜。 In the 1940s, Wu Zuixiang hired Sichuan Provincial College of Education as a professor, according to the contract, he only half a semester classes, the school in view of his fame and knowledge, to prepare Pay him the entire semester’s salary. However, Wu group rejected the school’s kindness, saying: “This is how to do? I obviously only attended the semester of the class, how can I get them a semester’s salary ? ”Finally did not eat more than public money.