The next day, the vice-president of academic affairs tells the homeroom teacher that he's been getting more expensive gifts on Teacher's Day because of his position. The homeroom teachers, he says, are "really straightforward" about giving gifts. The vice president tells the teacher that his reputation in the school is "excellent," but that the students haven't yet given him a gift. The teacher says that he doesn't expect much from his job as a teacher, because it's a job to "make ends meet," not to give gifts