Lu Yanzhao said, “Board Director Yu said she’ll draw up new regulations for teaching management and the protection of student rights. They’ll arrange the teachers’ teaching and rest periods in a more scientific and reasonable manner. If the principal has any objections, he can go directly to the chairwoman.”
The math teacher was practically overjoyed, but on the surface he still pretended to be saying, “I’d love nothing more than to keep the students here and teach them to my heart’s content for three hours, but the chairwoman won’t allow it. There’s nothing I can do.”
The teacher said regretfully, “Ah, what a pity… That’s all for today, then. Everyone, be careful on your way home. Make reasonable arrangements for your time over the two-day weekend, and make sure to review your lessons.”
He turned around and wiped away his tears.
Sob, sob. Thank you, Board Director Yu. I’ll be your loyal soldier from now on!
The moment the teacher finished speaking, cheers erupted throughout the classroom!
“Yeah!”
“Thank you, Teacher! Goodbye, Teacher!”
“Long live the chairwoman! Long live, long live! Three cheers for Assistant Lu!”
Lu Yanzhao: “…”
Why does this sound like they’re praising some eunuch favored by the emperor?
The students excitedly packed up their schoolbags and rushed out of the classroom.
Although they still had no idea what this mysterious chairwoman looked like, many of them had already made her their goddess in their hearts!
Lu Yanzhao watched the young men and women skipping toward freedom. He also noticed the teacher’s secretly delighted smile.
He remembered the seemingly casual expression on Yu Xiaxing’s face when she had said those words.
He also remembered that whenever Fifth Young Master Yu Zheng mentioned this younger sister of his, he always seemed both respectful and afraid.
“Cold-blooded,” “profit-driven,” “willing to do anything to achieve her goals,” “merciless even toward her own brothers and sisters, let alone outsiders”…
But would a truly cold-blooded and profit-driven person notice that a teacher was being forced to work overtime, even though the teacher didn’t dare say anything?
Would she take on the blame for affecting the students’ grades just to give them a chance to breathe?
Would she even voluntarily act as a buffer between the teachers and the principal, making herself the one the principal could take his anger out on instead of bothering the teachers?
Lu Yanzhao had originally thought that Yu Xiaxing was not a good person.
But now, his position had begun to waver ever so slightly.
—
Outside the school gates.
Yu Xiaxing was waiting there for Lu Yanzhao.
Lu Yanzhao returned to her side without making a sound.
“Did you take care of it?” Yu Xiaxing asked.
“Mm. Everything’s done. Classes are over.” Lu Yanzhao nodded.
“Good.” Yu Xiaxing nodded in satisfaction. “Let’s go. Time to clock out. Our wonderful weekend is calling.”
The tall, long-legged model-like security guard immediately stood at attention when he saw Yu Xiaxing come out, greeting her with a brilliant smile. “Goodbye, Chairwoman! Have a wonderful weekend!”
Yu Xiaxing gave a faint “Mm,” striking exactly the right pose for a chairwoman.
She firmly remembered that employee satisfaction was also part of the evaluation criteria, and she had no intention of appearing too approachable.
It was better to remain lofty and dignified.
The security guard’s smile was utterly sincere as he watched her leave with admiration in his eyes.
A couple of passersby chatted as they walked past.
“Saint Virtue is letting out early today?”
“Who knows? It’s the most crucial period for the students, and there’s no one around at this hour. How are they supposed to study properly? That lousy school is going to go under sooner or later.”
“Exactly. How can the students afford not to work harder? What a mess.”
Yu Xiaxing’s ears instantly perked up, and even her steps slowed.
She strained to catch every word, her heart blooming with joy.
At least these passersby had good judgment!
If only they could go online and post a few criticisms, influencing public opinion about the school. That would be even better!
At the school gates, however, the handsome security guard who had just been beaming so brightly had clearly heard the passersby as well.
The smile on his face stiffened. He slowly let it fade, lowered his head, and silently tightened his white gloves.
No one knew that he had once been a streamer on a small platform, grinding out hours every day. He streamed for more than eighteen hours at a time, walking forward and backward throughout the entire broadcast. He took more than thirty thousand steps a day, yet earned barely a few thousand yuan a month. His agency also often gave him a hard time and deducted his wages whenever they pleased.
When he had submitted his résumé to apply for a job as a security guard, his former colleagues had all laughed at him. But he had truly been happy.
The pay here was good, and the relationships between people were refreshingly simple. There was no need for scheming and infighting.
More than anyone, he hoped this school would continue to thrive and make it through.
The security guard picked up his phone and called on his former streamer and internet-famous friends, asking them to help promote the school online.
Even if the school’s student body and teaching staff were poor, its concern for people was genuine!
The chairwoman treated every employee, teacher, and student like a friend!
Perhaps this kind of publicity would not be of much use.
But he hoped he could make a small contribution to the school.
—
Yu Xiaxing returned to the enormous villa that looked like a castle, the Yu family home.
As soon as she entered the main hall, a Maltese sprang toward her.
Yu Xiaxing immediately scooped it up. “Dian Dian, did you miss Mommy?”
Dian Dian squirmed in her arms, whining and acting spoiled.
She carried the little dog into the garden.
Suddenly, she heard her grandfather’s furious roar from a corner of the garden.
“…You good-for-nothing! I reminded you in the group chat today, and you still didn’t change it! Cut off the electricity?! Do you know what kind of place that is? An old residential complex! Do you know what kind of people live there? Is your brain filled with dog crap?!”
A moment later came a dull bang, as though he had driven his cane forcefully into the ground.
“Grandpa! Hear me out!” It was the voice of Fifth Brother Yu Zheng.
“I didn’t do it recklessly! A few days ago, I sent the property management staff to investigate every household. They went door to door and got a clear picture of everyone’s situation! Those households that had been behind on their bills for a long time didn’t have any medical equipment at home that absolutely depended on electricity! At most, losing power would make their lives inconvenient!”
“Someone reminded me today that maybe the former property management staff had hidden something from me and hadn’t investigated properly. So I arranged for my own people to investigate everything again. They checked all night, and there were still no problems!”
“They’re just troublemakers deliberately refusing to pay. If we don’t scare them a little, what other choice do we have?”
Her grandfather’s anger intensified. “Yu Zheng, let me tell you this: if something really happens, forcing you out of this family will be the least of your problems!”
Yu Xiaxing glanced in that direction.
A man with sharp brows and bright eyes, dressed in a black suit, was kneeling stiffly on the ground. His rugged face was filled with defiance.
Her Fifth Brother had been born with an extraordinarily handsome yet fiercely intimidating appearance. With his high brow bones, deep-set eyes, and straight nose, his good looks seemed to have been carved out through violence.
He looked the most like their grandfather when the old man had been young, both in temperament and personality.
But their grandfather did not favor him. On the contrary, he particularly enjoyed disciplining him.
That was because their grandfather had once been involved with the underworld. He had gone to prison as soon as he reached adulthood. By the time he was released, the world had changed completely, and he had realized that brute force was the least useful ability of all.
So he began studying various aspects of business on his own.
Fortunately, he was both intelligent and lucky, managing to seize every opportunity and steadily expand his business.
On top of that, the people who had once run with him were fiercely loyal and united. There were no weak links within their ranks.
Whenever competitors tried to infiltrate and divide them from the inside, they were simply crushed in retaliation.
After sixty years of struggle, the Yu family had become the most powerful wealthy clan in all of Pu City.
So the ruthlessness of the younger generation had all been inherited… Yu Xiaxing had not inherited it exactly; she had simply grown up surrounded by it.
Their grandfather had gone to prison after being framed by someone. He knew that lacking an education meant hardship, so he encouraged all his grandchildren to study hard and become educated people.
Apart from Fifth Brother, all the other siblings, including Yu Xiaxing, could be ruthless as hell, but on the outside they were all refined and elegant, with impeccable manners and impressive academic credentials. Wherever they went, they never embarrassed their grandfather.
Fifth Brother, on the other hand, had been expelled from school. If his family hadn’t had enough money to send him abroad to study, he would have ended up illiterate.
He didn’t even know how to polish his appearance, looking nothing like an educated man.
He was the very image of a thug in a suit.
Suddenly, Yu Zheng raised his head.
His gaze passed through the half-closed door and met Yu Xiaxing’s eyes.
